Hundred Years Ago In The Weekly Historian
A fragment cites travel peril along the Tennas sige river to Natchez with Indians harassing travelers. President Adams orders War Department to build block houses and mount artillery for New Orleans amid Spanish tensions. Also notes British Commons funding for a Scottish ship canal and a royal blockade order from London.
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Tennassige River
Natchez
Miss
Joladama
War Department
New Orlean
House of Commons
Scotland
King of
Seventeen Forty Five News Bits From Boston to Arkansas
Seventy five years ago free traders protested duties on 109 bales of wool imported at Boston with a $2450 levy while the original Smyrna cost stood at $2430. The London Quarterly Review estimated the Jewish race at $6,000,000 personas. President Adams aimed to safeguard forests and had five oak timbers seized at St Marks from government land. Gen Chilly McIntosh reported twenty seven buffalo kills in Arkansas from a herd over six hundred.
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Boston
Smoyrna
London Quarterly Review
John Quincy Adams
St. Marks
Wln
Chilly McIntosh
Arkansins Territory
Fifty Years Ago News Briefs Reach Readers
A recall of events from fifty years ago notes Yable rock along the Niagara River and the death of George Poindexter, noted as second governor of Mississippi. The Dutch upper house adopted a religious liberty bill in its parliament.
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Yable Rock
Niagara River
George Poindexter
Miaslasippi
Fort Wagner and Sumter War Actions Reported
Fort Wagner in Charleston harbor was abandoned by rebels as Union forces planned an assault. Gillmore’s command suffered heavy losses at Fort Sumter while Fraser’s rebel brigade faced a surrounding Union trap in Cumberland Gap. Charleston and surrounding areas felt the impact of ongoing siege and artillery moves.
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Erars Agnou City
Fort Wagter
Charleston Harbor
Owas
Gillmore
Fort Sumter
Witile Oaleep
Fraser
Cumberland Gap
Burnside
Shackelsford
de Courcey
Charleston
D. C
Fort Wagner
Thirty Years Ago Reflects Turbulent Era in U S History
A retrospective notes Britain paid five with fifteen million dollars to the United States for Alabama damages under the Geneva treaty. John Bigelow opposed the Philadelphia exposition for its commercial tone. Paris politics blocked the display of the American flag at a republican proclamation. Nelson Dinglay later became Maine governor. A bed stump in the New York stock market tied to crop financing and Jay would movement.
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Great Britain
United States
Geneva
Noted 19th Century Events and Figures Recap
Twenty years ago Frank James was acquitted in Gallatin Missouri of the Winston train robbery. Jay Gould pressured Rufus Hatch by driving rail stock down to 40 to end litigation with Western Union. Lord Coleridge banqueted in Boston with Wendell Holmes Butler Appleton among guests. Northwestern States saw no frost, Bloomington Illinois reported 40 degrees and corn killed. Gould testified to Congress on labor and capital, recounting hunger prayers by a poor surveyor. John Jacob Astor left his fortune to son William Waldorf Astor, then minister at Rome, with a $100,000 annual pension. The last spike in the Northern Pacific was driven near Molena Montana, about a century after Thomas Jefferson proposed a Northwest highway.
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Frank James
Gallatin
Bfo
Jay Gould
Rufus Hatch
Western Union Telegraph Company
Louisville and Nashville Railroad
Coleridge of
Ingland
Boston
QH Vor Wendell Holmes
Gov
Benjamin ‘Butler
Nathan Appleton
Northwestern
Bloomington
Gould
United States Senate
Hungary
John Jacob Astor
William Waldorf Astor
United States
Rome
Molena
Mont
Thomas Jettersoll
Ten Years Ago in Rio and Washington Policy Debate
Ten years ago a Brazilian leader demanded the resignation of Prealent Peixota. Heugtoy Woelfer introduced in Washington a bill for 8000000 in bullion coin for a scientific fund in the District of Columbia. Gov Horace Boles from Town urged unity of gold and silver money standards in a campaign address.
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Rio de Janeiro
Peixota
Heugtoy Woelfer
Wansac
Washington
District of
Columbis
Horace Boles
War Expected Between Turkey and Bulgaria Before September Ends
Turkiye mobilizes sixteen battalions of second reserves for Salonica Ushub Monastir and Adrianople Smyrna areas. Third army corps ordered to guard Serbian frontier amid fears of mass killings of Bulgarian Macedonians in Constantinople. Consular dispatch notes repression by Bashibazouks and regular troops. Beirut riot leaves seven Christians dead and homes looted.
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Bulgaria
Porte
Mustihfuy
Calla
Ata
Salonica
Ushub
Monastir
Adrianople
Smyrna
Anny Corpa
Servian
Constantinople
Maesulman
Nerhapa
Turkey
Sam Salvonien
State Department
Selehman
Beirut
Union Host Marches in Chicago Labor Day Parade
Organized Labor of Chicago set a national record for industrial parades as four columns stretched along Michigan Avenue in heavy crowds. Estimates suggested the procession would have reached 200,000 with more spectators. reports list numerous city and national contingents, highlighting Chicago as best organized.
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Chicago
Bridgeston
Organized Labor of
Michigan Aveling
Weat Jackson Boulevard
Marrjeoo Street
Michigan Avenue
Twenty-Second Street
Thore
Jahor
Thors
Worcester
St. Louis
Indianapolis
New Orleans
San Francisco
Cleveland
Ottumwa
Baltimore
Peoria
Philadelphi
Denver
Pittsburg
Bridgeport
New York
Salt Lake
Milowraukee
Joliet
Cincinmati
Molines
Kansas City
Lerre Haute
Lynn
Lincoln
la Crosse
Columbus
Sioux City
Detroit
Oshkosh
Seth Low Renominated for Mayor of Greater New York
Seth Low renominated for Mayor of Greater New York, nearing end of first term. He resigned as president of Golotahia University in 1904 to pursue the campaign and was elected by the four party voters of the metropolis. Low was born in Brooklyn and began life in his father’s importing house. He served four years as mayor of his native city. Moe is a scholar and educator of national fame.
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Setis Low
Seth Low
Greater New York
Golotahia University
Commany
Metropolia
Low
Brookly
Moe
Farmer to Combine Piona Perfected for a National Coop
Farmers form a nation wide cooperative movement by organizing an advisory board at Beagle Beaglou Chicago. Six members from three agricultural societies will recruit and enroll more organizations across the Midwest. Each joining group gains two representatives on the central advisory board. The aim is to bypass middlemen by placing distribution in farmers hands through elevators and warehouses, with state correspondents appointed to aid enlistment ahead of December livestock show.
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Piona
Beaglou
Grand Pacife
Chicago
Hts
Cooperative Association
Middle West
Autos Cause Deaths at Detroit and Zanesville Tragedy
Two people die and several are wounded in separate auto crashes. At Grome Pointe track Detroit a tire burst causing a car driven by Barney Oldfield to crash into a fence killing Frank Shearer of Barberton Ohio and injuring others. Earlier in the event Oldfield’s tire troubles nearly kept him from racing. In Ohio Burl Kiser of Dayton lost control at the Alanosville county fair, crashing through track barriers, killing one spectator and injuring six as fence and crowd were scattered.
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Detroit
Zanesville
Grome Pointe
Frank Shearer
Barberton
Ohio
Barney Oldfield
Oldfield
Cunningham
Alanosville
Burl Kiser
Dayton
Interesting News Itemes from Early 20th Century Ledger
A garbled wire of events reports a gas well at Piensanton Kaw, a major fire in Fors 0. T. causing about 75000 in damage, Philippines bonds sold in Washington for 3 million with premium, Schwab purchasing control in a Chicago Pneumatic tool firm, the Comptroller authorizing Bank of Hursmilton to start with 25000 capital, and a Guthrie Oklahoma man shot dead while handling a loaded revolver with a misloaded cartridge.
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Piensanton
Kaw
Philippines
Washington
Charles M. Schwab Han
Chicago
Yoo
Hursnilton
Kpr
Larry Hamilton
Guthie, O. T
Corn Averages Rise in Government Agricultural Report
The monthly report from the Bureau of Statistics shows corn condition on Sept 1 at 80.1, up from 78.7 on Aug 1, with ten year average 70.3. It lists state by state conditions for other crops and notes no weather forecast. The report also tracks barley, oats, flax, potatoes, tobacco, and other crops with figures for Sept 1 and August 1, comparing to prior years.
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Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Rhc
Kaneng
Almenoth Si
North Datotn
Drelotit
Nebraska
California
Missouri
Indiana
Timala
aKay Pennsylvant
Oklathoma Oo
Washington W
Do Tennessea
Tt Ee
Amichigan
Rere BO DO
United States
North Carolin
Arkanens
South Carolina
al Flouth
Nkota
Ian
Unite States
Unite States . “Bb 7. the Average Condition At Hatveat
Ambition to Make Washington World’s Grandest City
A plan to transform Washington into the early and Berlin of America proposes monumental costs and vast construction. Central is a $20,000,000 Union Railway station, with 41,000 miles of mileage, and national avenue State homes housing 12,600 visitors across fifty states. Proposals include a National Pavilion, a glass-roofed cultural complex, a large park, a new White House terrace, broad boulevards, and a National Tall of Maine, all aimed at grand public spaces and viewing galleries for inaugurations and national events.
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Washington
Berlin
America
Congress
Union Railway
National Avenue
United States
Speakor Reed
Union
Thane
Gallarieg
Potomac
Robbers Target Thle and That at Arrow Track Bank
A gang of four burglars robbed Thle and That at Arrow Track Missouri taking a small gum. In Arkansas City Kao a 12 year old, WIM Ramsey, was fatally injured when kicked by a family horse while passing his stall.
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Arrow Rock
Arrow Track
Wim Ramsey
Arkansas City
Kao
Fight for a fortune in probate battle over large estate
Legal filings in New York seek to recover over 340000 from executors Hamilton Beadshnaw and Willa Gardiner as attorneys for Mrs Maybrick press for an accounting. The suit centers on the estate of Darius Toolbrook, grandfather of the American woman connected to a controversial murder case. Proceeds reportedly include the remaining cash from the fortune and tie to a prisoner release in Britain.
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Mra. Maybrick
Hamilton L. Beadshnaw
Willa I, Gardiner
New York
Holbrook Heirloom Fortune and Maybrick Connection
Holbrook left vast estate to his Rouen resident daughter Baroness von Roques with a reversionary interest to Mrs. Maybrick. A historic 1889 poisoning case tied Maybrick to wealth potential. Holbrook owned 2500 acres of coal and iron lands in Virginia and West Virginia with litigations to recover. If successful Maybrick could become among America’s wealthiest women.
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United States
Holbrook
Mobile
Ala
Tio
Cyrus Told
Cairo
Til
Illinois Central Railroad
South
Hold Up on Canal Treaty Demands Gob New Colombian Terms
Bogota discusses a bill authorizing President Marroquin to negotiate a new Panama canal treaty with the United States. Provisions include higher premiums if terms extend, a 25 percent increase over the prior period, a $400000 initial premium and $400000 annual rent, mixed tribunals, police and annuity control by the United States, a $20 million concession price plus $10 million rent, and possible U.S. buyout of a railroad. The canal must begin and finish within a set term, with dispute mechanisms, and Bogota now regards the Way-Werran treaty as dead, suggesting negotiations with Nicaragua are possible.
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Bogota
Marroquin
United States
Canal Zone
Canal Company
Colombia
NickAraguo
Global oddities and empire notes from a distant era
A jumble of antiquated items reports Icelandic peat of birds in Sutton Ireland, rival ship fleets near Britain, a Mohammedan anatomy book in Constantinople, Naples plans two new quays costing 140000 dollars for emigrant service, Holland lotteries nearing abolition, Britain’s boot industry leather demand, a China exam comparing Po Wang to Napoleon, Uganda blossoming telegraph poles, Polish students jailed for secret society, and Indian industries barely affected by British rule with native smiths near Sina.
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Sutton
Ireland
Constantinople
Mohammedan
Naplesia
Holland
Great Britain
China
Uganda
India
Sina
Pennies Profit and Mint Figures in Early 1900s
The article outlines penny production costs and profits, noting last year’s mint expenses of 1,310,890 dollars and a copper value rollover yielding 8,880 dollars in pennies’ favor. It details bronze composition, 87,370,722 pennies issued, state-by-state distributions, and historic half-cent and silver issues still outstanding. It also covers stock market receipts, cattle and wheat trends, Navy loyalty oath considerations, and various government actions and fraud notes.
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United States
Coles
New York
State
Tillon
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Masaachusetts
Alekel
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Promontory
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Yantie Ormnwitz
Mary Jenkins
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Burlington Express
New Castle
Wyo
Northern Pacific Limited
Glendive
J. M. Watchking
Coneeuh Tumber Company
Montgomery
Sullivan Island
South Caroline
Robert McComish
Golden City
Soma
Charles T. Smith
Bill Arp
Cartersville
Alee Oionesy
Nelson’Morris Packing Company
Kan
State Charter Board
Kanass
Indian Territory
Greater
MNS
Florengw Max Brick
CANAL
Correspondiig Dite
Sana Ave
Kangas Ciey
Omaha
St. Louisa
St. Joseph
Kanaays City
St. Loula
Toledo
Darling
Navy Department
Navy Yards
Army
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Naval Establishment
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Secret Service
Mechanical National Bank
New Bedford
Mass
Bruce
Register
Wyman
United Tates
Oliver Lan
St. Louis Merchants’ Bridge Company
Root
Bridge Company
Andrew Gettes
Lowa
Dppartment
Agricuire
Eltima Haa
Bite
Min
O. W. Fletcher
Tuka
Pratt
Kanig
C. M. Clarke
Iuka
Fletcher
Cuarke
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