Wandering News Reels: Curiosities and Conflicts Across Oceans
A jumble of satirical notes and brief items spans figures from Castro and Von Buelow to Rockefeller and Marconi. The column jokes about society leadership, American gas fears, and a Babylonian deed translation while noting Nicaragua buying German war materials and a large locomotive plant in Canada. It mentions a Cleveland church collection, a Chicago man woefully unlucky with 56 rejections, and fashion warnings for Northwestern coeds.
Washington notes on naval expansion and politics
The president nominates Dr KP M Tuxey for surgeon general of the navy while plans for a large Pearl Harbor station advance. Congress will weigh wireless links to Hawaii and possible sale of telegraph systems. Crim of Georgia named as Kansas marshal. rules on the House floor tighten access. Morgan urges Longstreet’s retirement. Darwin falls in Washington. Nicaragua canal debate versus Panama route continues.
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Washington
Noten
KP. M. Tuxey
Navy
Navy Department
Pearl Harbor
Hawaii
Congress
United States
Knox
L. 3. Crim
Gawego
Kanaa
W. 8. Bterns
House Committee On Rules
Haa
Morgan Tas
James Longstreet
Confederacy
Darling
Representative Hepburn
Iowa
Saveth
Fathmian Canal Commissioners
Panama
Nicaragua
Friends
Minnesota River
McCleary
Multiple Disasters and Global News Highlights Across 1901
A wide range of brief items reports disasters in Belfast Chattanooga and Missouri with fatalities and injuries, plus accidents in Chicago and Texas. International notes cover the Pan Am canal, German affairs, Boer War costs, and American industrial and political moves. Also noted are rail, steamship, and telegraph developments, royal honors, and a court case over dining at a boarding house.
Notable Bereaved and Appointments Highlight 19th Century Notices
Neighbors and friends gift Senator Hanna a statue of Peace at a capital labor conference. Rev Dr Vinton of Worcester elected bishop of Western Massachusetts diocese. Prof Edward James named Northwestern University president succeeding Dr Rogers. Nat C Goodwin and Miss Maxine El Mott may act as stars after season. Ira B Richards, Iowa planter and real estate operator near Victor for decades, dies. Rev Fr William Walsh of Church of the Immaculate Conception dies in Knoxville aged 53. Prof Emil Scheffer, chemist, dies in Louisville. discovered liquid pepsin formula in 1870. Rufus Waptes, former Louisiana district judge and author, dies in Ann Arbor aged 72.
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Hanna
Capital and
Dr. Vinton
Worcester
Protestant Episcopal Diocese
Massachusetts
Edward James
University of Chicago
Northwestern University
Henry Wade Rogers
Nat C. Goodwin
Maxine el- Mott
Aome
Ira B. Richards
Iowa
Victor
William Walsh
Church of the Immaculate Concenion
Knoxville
Tenn
Publin
Ireland
Emil Scheffer
Louisville
Scheffer
Rufus Waptes
Louisiana
Waptes
Ann Arbor
Mich
Delaware
New Orleans
Crimes and Crimination in the Nation's Press
An array of reported crimes sweeps across states including arson attempts in Ohio and multiple house fires. Executed and jailed individuals are named, with cases from Montana, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, Oklahoma, and Illinois. Notable items include executions, conspiracies to poison for insurance, manslaughter sentences, hangings, and counterfeit Bank of England notes surfacing in New York.
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Chineton
Harrison County
Ohlo
Gov. Toola
Montana
Will Fard Hardie
Glaegow
Scranton
Alexander Bergman
H. C. Frick
John 8. Farr
West Virginia
State
Owen Ross
John Lutz
Lutz
Caddo County
Oklo
Caddo
Bank of Ingland
London and Westminster Bank
New York
Jacob Btern
No Mercy Shown Filipino Murderers Face Hanging
Washington reports from Manila show Maj. Gen. Chaffee presiding over military commissions that sentenced nearly all captured Filipino murder suspects to death. One American soldier’s body remained unidentified. The cases largely involve natives accused of murdering locals or suspected spies, with commutations and harsh sentences reflecting wartime harsh justice.
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Washington
Gen. Chaffee
Chaffee
Augustin
Antonio Abaya
Aguilar
Abaya
Schley May Face Naval Court Over Graham Letter
Washington Jan 28 Admiral Schley may face another naval court for a letter to George E. Graham author of Schley and Santiago in which Sampson is inferred to have been absent when the Spanish fleet was destroyed. Secretary Long will consider action, with Lenily, while discussions with Judge Advocate Lemly and Solicitor Hanna occurred.
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Santiago
Washington
Schley
George E. Graham
Sampson
Admiral Schley
Graham
Arlington Hotel
Navy Department
Long
Court of Inquiry
Newy Départment
Lemly
Hanna
White House
Smallpox War Roils Greentown Indiana Crowd Drives Preacher Out
In Greentown Indiana a mob forced Sagac Murphy from town after a Friday capture over suspected preaching smallpox. Murphy fired at officers injuring one, as residents barricaded homes and vowed to return for Murphy amid a tense standoff. The incident escalated but no further attacks were reported.
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Indiana
Kokomo
Ind
Greentown
Sagac Murphy
Murphy
William Somers
Somers
John Poole
Hha
Ogcuaente
Beot Plots New Boer Army Units in Pretoria
Lord Kitchener sanctioned General Vilenel a surrendering burgher to raise 1500 more men to join the British effort. The letter to ex-President Steyn warned of forming the corps and claimed Beers in concentration camps are weary of the endless struggle and ready to assist the British.
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Vilenel
Steyn
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Inter
Explosive Blast Devastates Park Avenue Shaft Area
A major explosion at the Park avenue shaft of a rapid transit tunnel blew up just after noon yesterday in New York, killing six and injuring hundreds. The blast damaged Murray Hill hotels, Grand Central station, and surrounding buildings, with a damage estimate near $1,000,000. Roderick Robertson, a Canadian executive, was killed. Investigations and arrests for homicide followed as officials sought the cause.
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Caurlan
New York
Tan
Park Avenue
Rapid Transit
Murray Hill
Manhattan Eye and Car Hospital
Grand Tron
Grand Central Railroad
Roderick Robertson
Nelson
B. C
Canada
British Columbia Gold Wield A Company, Limited
Madison Avenue
Rapid Tranalt
Murray Hill Hotel
Manhattan Eye and
Jerome
Tra A. Shaler
John Bracken
Marin Moetrath
Supreme Court weighing jurisdiction in Northern Securities case
Washington Jan 29 The United States Supreme Court considers whether it has jurisdiction to enjoin the Northern Securities Company in a pending equity action Minnesota is represented by Attorney General W B Douglas and J D Munn of St Paul while Willam B Guthrie of Philadelphia and John W Griggs of New Jersey argue for the company The court questioned the constitutional points and deferred a ruling expected in two to three weeks.
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Supreme Court Fintenn
Bobh Sidex
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Sultan Equity
Northern Securities Company
Yeuter-. Dey
Minnesota
W. B. Douglas
J. D. Munn
St. Paul
The
Securities Company
Willam B. Guthrie
Philadelphia
John W. Griges
New Jersey
United States
Douglas
Grigga
Guthrie
Munn
Fuller
Harlan
Brewer, Gray and White
Vttorneys
Petition to Governor Seeks Suspension of Merger Action
In St Paul on January 29 Governor Van Sant received a petition signed by thirty six Minneapolis business firms asking he take no steps against the Northern Securities Company but allow a fair chance to demonstrate its merits They argue cooperation may yield lower costs and better rates through cooperative management and federal and state supervision with a possible Supreme Court remedy if unsatisfactory They urge promoting railroad development and trade with the Orient as benefits of cooperative practice and capital investment
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National Board of Trade
Chiergo
Wisconsin
Indorce
Neigon
Belle Center
Ohio
Pearson
America
Morgan
Sault Ste Marie
Victor Emmanuel
Chas
P. Hoyt
Morgan- Hi
Commercial National Bank of Chicago
Atlantic
New York and European Steamship Company
Transatlantic
Gertrude Cutching
Lebanon
Euclid
Western ‘Telephone and Telegraph Company
Cepital
Trenton
N. J
Webster Davie
Kansas City
New York
Tha Booth
May Towing
New Cattle
Miatrees
Alould
St. Paul
Daring Express Robbery Near Branchville Reported
An audacious Southern Railway hold up at Branchville South Carolina occurred around 7 pm. Seven of eight robbers disrupted the train, forced open the mail and through safes, and escaped with a small booty. Engineer John Reynolds and Messenger Hall faced deadly threats. no passengers were harmed. Suspect Barton Warren linked. large reward offered. prior related incidents noted.
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Branchville
Southern Railway
Charleston
Tranchville
John Reynolds
Reynold
Phen van Cobb
Expresa
Fexpreas
Messenger Hall
Bcat
Hall
Tostant
Brachville
Barton Warren
Warren
Southern Express
Thomas Watson
Agen
Branchwile
Grandville
Orangeburg
Southern Republicany caucus debates election law enforcement measure
At a caucus in Weeklington Southern Republicany members drafted a bill to enforce state election laws. Senator Pritchard presided and named Mr Collxon to draft the proposal merging Bartholdt and Gibson ideas. The plan includes minority representation, canvassing board hearings, and appeals to district judges if the result is challenged.
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Cilloxon
Thear
Pritchard
Australian wealth heirs traced to St Ignace relative
Wartine of the Cite Engincce of SS reports that a St Ignace, Michigan, man learned he is an heir to a 16.9 million dollar Australian estate left by John Motarmick, whose wealth passed to his nieces and nephews. The heir’s mother was a niece of the deceased, linking the St Ignace man to the fortune.
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Wartine
SS. Trance
St. Ignace
Trn
Sineer Forrister
Australia
John Motsarmick
Fire destroys General Store and nearby rooms at night
A dawn blaze at a brick building in an unidentified Minnesota town yesterday morning consumed the General Store owned by Dr Maloney and occupied by Samuel Menes, with stock valued at about 30000 dollars. Nearby rooms housing HY Irvine law office and M Tele ton's photograph gallery were also damaged.
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Cod
Minn
Lee
BR. Maloney
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