Census figures show US population 76 million in 1900
The director Merriam announces the 1900 census total at 76,293,220 with 74,627,907 in the states and 134,158 Indians not taxed. Growth slowed in the Intermountain and Midwest, Nevada and several Western states shrinking or flat. New York leads with 7,268,009, Pennsylvania 6,301,365, Illinois 4,157,545, Missouri 3,107,117, Texas 8,048,828. Indianapolis 169,164 among Western cities under 200,000.
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United States
Merriam
Director of Census
Awaii
Intermountain
Middle Western
Middle States
Nevada
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Idaho
Central States
Fiotiana
Mchigan
Mlingia
New York State
Pennsylvania
Illnois
Ohio
Missouri
Texas
Indianapolis
Othwr
Pet
Kansas City
St. Paul
Tbenvermia Tat Dse
Kaphs
Des Moines
St. Louis
Indiana
Alabama
Arkansas
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Igaginels
Diana
Jwil Ay
Montana
New York
Rhode
South Dakota
West Virginia
Wise
Alaska
Istla
Arizona
Carlet
New Mexico
Unis
Antredites
Lola
Dadian
Reese
Paymaster slain in bank robbery attempt near Mount Pleasant
Four heavily armed highwaymen tried to steal 5000 dollars from Paymaster W H Hosler of the Southwest Connellsville Coke Co. near Mount Pleasant. Hosler and color man Harry Burgess killed. two robbers shot or wounded. crowd of 3000 tracked suspects, one killed, one captured.
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W. H. Hosler
Connellsville
Coke Company
Hosler
Harry Burgess
Citizens’ Bank
Alserton
Mount Pleasant
Hosier
Clever
Burgess
Salisbury resigns as foreign minister but stays prime minister
The London Telegraph reports Lord Salisbury will resign as foreign minister while remaining prime minister, due to health concerns and doctors' advice to cut workload. Lord Lansdowne, then Secretary of War, is to succeed him as foreign minister per Telegraph and Times.
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Promiser
London Telegraph
Lord Salisbury
Lord Lansdowne
Telegraph
London Times
Daily Telegraph
Lord
Salisbury to resign foreign office in a long career
Lord Salisbury plans to give up the foreign office portfolio but does not name a successor. He reflects on a political career stretching nearly fifty years, noting his 1853 election as MP for Stamford at age 24 and his long service in church and state matters.
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Salisbury
Foreign Office
Lord Salisbury
Stamford
News From Our Colonies in Manila Struggles and Tensions
Civilian clerks in Manila supply departments protest low pay compared to enlisted men, while soldiers face danger in the field. Negros politics erupt as Bacolod seeks new public buildings and bridge funding. Washington weighs measures against price-raising combines. Efforts to isolate leprosy sufferers provoke debate. Mutinies on Escano and Catapania de Filipinas prompt fleet caution. Hed Men form Manila branch as Masons plan a lodge under dispensation.
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Manila
Peace talks urged as Pekin envoys press for delay
Washington pressures Minister Conger and colleagues to begin formal negotiations with Wui-Hung-Chang and Prince Ching to avert chaos in China. Officials warn postponement risks anarchy and heightens fears for world peace as punitive plans overshadow talks. Boers press South African campaign with ongoing harassment across the theater of war, isolating Cape Colony from the north and challenging Roberts.
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Washington
Pekic
United States
Conger
Peki
China
Gvente
Pekin
Wui-Hung-Chang
Prince Ching
South Africa
Cape Colony
Floemfontein
Orange River Colony
Fraserburg Road
Lord Roberts
Jagersfontein
Dash to Escape Prison Ends in Deaths at New York Jail
West Fifty fourth street prison keeper Hugh McGovern was killed during a break by burglars Joseph Emerson Arthur Flanagan and George Wilson. Flanagan escaped after sliding down a rope improvised from bedding. Wilson fell from a broken rope and likely died. Mimerson leapt from a third story window and was killed instantly.
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Eliot
Norglars
Hugh McGovern
Prion
West Fifty-fourth Street
New York
McGovern
Joseph Emerson
Arthur Flanagan
George Wilson
Flanagan
Wilson
Mimerson
Flood at Honolulu Submerges Large Town Area
A heavy rainstorm drenched Honolulu Tuesday night and caused severe flooding. Nautanu valley recorded about 0.17 inches, with the Nutanu stream swelling and overflowing banks. Acres along the river were submerged up to three feet, washing away movable objects and driving residents from homes near the banks. The Moora measured water up to two feet in places, and Chinese residents fled the rising waters.
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Honolulu
Nautnn Valley
Tonglulu
Ita
Dow
United States Opposes German Coaling Stations in Americas
The United States says Germany must not establish coaling or conferring stations in Venezuela or any Western Hemisphere country. The stance upholds the Monroe Doctrine as Washington promises to oppose any German attempts to gain such strategic sites in the region. The note cites German interest in the Danish islands and references shifting French duel code and rising Dutch oyster costs affecting American imports. The Army of the Tennessee meeting in Detroit is postponed to November 14.
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Germany
Venezuela
United States
Washington
Merriam on Census Bureau Work Details
Director Merriam describes census procedures with early tabulation using electrical machines to speed data. He notes completion of field data for population agriculture vital statistics and manufactures and outlines timelines for public reports and payment of enumerators. He cites totals for administration and enumeration costs and remaining unsettled accounts.
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Cena Bureau
Merriam Saids
Congress
Reapportionment Basis Sparks Likely Congress Debate
The article outlines the likely basis for apportioning representatives among states under the twelfth census. It notes a proposed standard of one representative per about 200,000 people or a major fraction, and warns that partisan debate will focus on shifting representation, especially toward Southern states with constitutional amendments at issue. The piece mentions Republican leaders’ concerns and the ongoing process of compiling population statistics by states, with final decisions pending further data.
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Congress
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Jutve
United States
Kteos
National and War Department Figures From Yearly Reports
The text notes leave requests by military personnel, a statement on Chinese land rights in Hawaii, and renewed recommendations for the use of walls or walls in assays. It records international arms deals with Saumans for rifle surrender payments, and fiscal figures: annual royalties, stamp issues, and government receipts and expenditures. It also mentions Haiti damages case and public debt totals with treasury cash and demand liabilities.
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Navy Department
United States
Didge Estee
Hawaii
Hoawalton
Miles
Germany
England
Nagual
Third Assistans
Madden
War Department
Ludge Bay
John J. Metzger & Co
Bayti
Haytiust
Treasury
Schreiber Stole A Fortune In Elizabethport Bank Caso
Elizabethport New Jersey tells of William Schreiber a 24 year old bank clerk who vanished after stealing a fortune from his employer and spending on a life of luxury. A 5000 reward was posted and bank directors must cover the loss while Schreiber’s mother suffered a shock near death. The fragmentary report notes a gold ring and a poodie as property involved and the bank seeks restitution.
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Elizabethport
N. J
William Schreiber
Schreiber
Jersey youth entangled in Tenderloin theft scheme
Directors suspected polling until a summer vacation absence triggered an investigation revealing a long running defalcation by Schrether. Over $40,000 funded jewelry, horses, carriages for Mrs. Anus Hart, the New York socialite who lured the young man into lavish spending. Joe Wendig and Circular Joe aided bets on prize fights as Schreber’s funds vanished into high life and Paris gowns.
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Schrether
Anus Hart
Wn Belle
New York
Enderlot
Selreiber
Hizabethport
Joe
Wendig
Schreiber
Tenderlain
Lakewood Hotel
Jersey
Paris
Great Napoleon's Double and Jerome Bonaparte in America
The article discusses Jerome Bonaparte, son of Napoleon, and his American connections. It notes plans for marriages with European Bonapartists, his marriage in Baltimore in 1829, and the resemblance between Jerome and the Emperor. It also mentions Mme Bonaparte’s hopes and fears of Napoleonic loyalties influencing France.
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France
Bonaparte
Jerome
Willian Perrine
Elizabeth Patterson
Jerome Bonaparte
Ladies’ Home Journal
Joseph Bonaparte
Philadelphia
Bordentown
New Jersey
Napoleon
St. Helena
Mme
Europe
Baltimore
Starvard College
Emperor
Tours
Philippe Monarchy
Parla
Advertising and business in end-of-century markets
A series of quotes discusses advertising’s role in commerce and monopoly. It cites the danger of diminishing advertising as a business practice, arguing that widespread advertising fosters buyer interest and strong merchant-reader relations, while warning against relying on location or limited competition. The text references the Providence Rhode Island Advertiser and Philadelphia Record’s observations on the value of daily ads.
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Rhode Island
Profitule
Maerchant
New York
Pullman
Tesel
Bluntsville
Ala
Tribune
Siberian Gold Mines Employ About 40000 Workers
In Siberia about 40,000 miners toil in the gold mines as grains of Siberian gold are noted to be larger than elsewhere. The text then digresses with a quip about a husband who sent a pickle dish at marriage, contrasting it with a man who saved a woman.
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Siberia
Baboon as a Soldier in a British Regiment
A fringe report from the South African campaign notes the Duke of Edinburgh's Own Volunteer Rifles kept a baboon as the troops pet. The animal enjoyed artillery noises and accompanied troops across the Vaal River, drawing reactions from observers including General Warren who questioned the practice.
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South Africa
Beame
France
Duke of Edinburgh’s Own
Volunteer Rifles
Fraserburg
Pearson
Vaal
Warren
Jocko the monkey earns fame amid Boer War siege
During a Maxim detachments action at a Boer attack, the monkey Jocko stayed with the troops, shielding himself behind a bucket and helping move gear. He gained popularity for fearless conduct and even learned to uncork canteens, drinking or wasting much water during the march.
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Doon
Maxim
Jocko
Ife
Population of the Capitals Decline and Growth
The ten year census shows Albany and Lincoln fell in population while several capitals like Providence Hartford Columbus Indianapolis and Des Moines rose. Capitals with rail links or geographic advantages gained notably with Indianapolis up over 60 percent. Other capitals including St Paul Salt Lake City Nashville Topeka and Trenton recorded gains.
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Albany
New York
Nebraska
Lincoln
United States
Providence
Indianapolis
Indiana
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Des Moines
Lews
Harrisburg
Pennsylvania
Denver
Colorado
St. Paul
Mion
Salt Lake City
Utah
Rivhuwud
Nashville
Virginia
Tennessee
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