Italian coins and medals history tome completes volume
D R Sragermr reports the first volume of a lengthy history of Italian coins and medals, with about 12 000 illustrations and an estimated cost of 100 000 dollars. A Richmond Virginia tablet marks Gen Robert E Lee's residence from 1861 to 1865. Florida reports a Palmetto leaf paper breakthrough potentially rivaling wood pulp and notes rapid Palmetto growth across thousands of square miles with two harvests yearly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ming Victor Mmmmanuel
Richmond
Gen
Robert E. Lee
Franklin Street
Seventh
Virginia Historical Society
Florida
St. Cloud
Colonel Elijah De Beard’s stone home near grave site
Colonel Elijah De Beard of Gilmer County Georgia lives in a one room stone structure over his wife’s grave. The doorway bears the inscription One in life and one in death. He repeats his wife’s funeral ceremony each anniversary and tends the grave surroundings with flowers and vines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elijah de Beard
Gilmer County
de Beard
Colonel de Beard
Balloon voyage across the Mediterranean planned by Comte de la Vaulx
Comte Henri de la Vaulx prepares a Mediterranean aerial voyage for July or August based on a selection by M. Flamarion and other experts. The famed balloonist aims to test long distance navigation, with the start from the Isthmus of Sablettes near Toulon and a beach shed to aid rapid departure.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Comte Henri de la Vaulx
Mediterranean
M. Flamarion
Sablettes
Toulon
Violet harvest failure sparks Riviera distress in Nice
A cold spring and bitter winds have ruined violet blooms along the Riviera causing Great distress in Nice. A public appeal seeks aid for peasant families until new plants can be bedded. Orange crops are also poor and forest fires in the Esterels are blamed for climate changes prompting replanting and preservation plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Riviera
Nice
Estereals
Hungarian Hermit Coiner Detected in Fire Attempt
Bodmuller, a hermit living near Nagyssal Hungary, tried to burn his hut to fake death. Recognized at West Station Buda Pesth by a detective, he was taken to police. He tossed counterfeit coins to the crowd on the way. He is now jailed in Budapest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagyssal
Hungary
Bodmuller
Buda-Pesth
Scientists Push Global Bid to Eradicate Rats
Doctor Nagusha calls for a united effort by civilized nations to rid the world of rats with his government ready to participate. The proposal wins broad professional approval though details and feasibility remain unresolved. The spread of bubonic plague linked to rats in India and Hawaii underscores the potential value of reducing rat populations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nagusha
India
Hawaii
Banker Sandager Conducts Unauthorized Wedding Ceremony
Andrew Sandager, president of the State Bank of Lisbon and former North Dakota state senator, arranged a marriage license without consulting the bride-elect. He summoned Carrie Johnson to a soldier’s home, where Justice Grover performed the ceremony, and Johnson did not object.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Sandager
State Bank of Lisbon
N. D
North Dakota
Carrie Johnson
Grover
Sandager
St Johns College Athletes End Game With Grace Before Meal
St Johns College Shanghai team defeats Confucian rivals in athletic contest. The victors remain to eat rice with opponents, hesitate briefly, then a St Johns member rises and leads a grace with his teammates. A rare postmatch scene noted for duty and restraint.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. John's College
Shanghai
St. John's
Grace
Army and Navy Updates From Washington and Philippines
Army officials praise recruits in the West as a fine body of men while the department is swamped with applications from school teachers seeking to go to the Philippines. Secretary Root denies a West Point cadet hearing. Post Office awards to local bidders only. President grants unconditional pardon to Alex McKenzie in Oakland jail. Navy approves a balanced turret plan for the monitor Nevada, setting a precedent for Florida Wyoming and Arkansas. Secretary Root orders five additional infantry regiments. Government won’t concede Chinese tariff increases without trade gains. Hay tells Britain the canal treaty must have neutrality and equal tolls or Clayton-Bulwer abrogation follows. War secretary endorses board findings on Chattanooga relief plan. Rosecrans not Brook conceived it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Insular
Philippines
Root
West Point
Post Office Department
Alex. McKenzie
Oakland
Cal
Navy Department
Nevada
Florida
Wyoming
Arkansas
United States
Hay
Secretary of War
John Brook
William F. Smith
U.S. A
Gen. Rosecrans
Chattanooga
Tenn
Lookout Valley
Multiple Disasters Reported From Chicago Ky Torreon West
An explosion of gasoline wrecked a Chicago house killing two people burned fatally. In Kentucky Elkton a buggy overturned in rain and all three occupants drowned. A Mexican soap factory La Union destroyed by fire with losses $225000 and insurance $190000. West Icelandic fishermen suffer many drownings. a large boat near West Mana islands with twenty nine dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Elkton
R. A. Morrow
Jennie Craig
West Mana Islands
Notables Pass On Across the Nation in Busy Ledger
Mrs. Lillian Breckinridge wife of Kentucky attorney general died after a prolonged illness. Gen Augustus Stone Civil War veteran and longtime bank examiner died in Burlington hospital aged sixty eight. Herbert W. Bowen named envoy to Persia. William F Speirs former Southwestern Traffic association official died in Chicago. A R Sevron civil service examiner headed to Honolulu to study Hawaii. William Church Denver magnate died of apoplexy. Dr Thomas Rumbold nasal surgery authority died in St Louis at seventy one. Lieut Col Francis Michler military secretary to Lieut Gen Miles died in Washington. George Adams longtime Chicago livestock broker died at seventy. Mrs Kirk D Bishop married to her former husband’s coachman H E Klucher sparked Cleveland area sensation. Barney Rourke East Side political force in New York died. fortune likely over one hundred thousand.
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Lillian Breckinridge
Robert J. Breckinridge
Kentucky
Augustus Stone
National Bank
Burlington Hospital
Herbert W. Bowen
New York
Persia
Bowen
Terhan
William F. Speirs
Southwestern Traffic Association
St. Louis
Chicago
A. R. Sevron
Civil Service Commission
Honolulu
Rodenberg
Hawalii
William Church
Denver
Quincy
Colorado
Arizona
Thomas Rumbold
America
Europe
Francis Michler
Miles
George Adams
Livestock Commission
West
Mr. Adams
England
Barney Rourke
East Side
Robbery of Mineral Point Bank Safe for $30000
A robbery at the First National Bank of Mineral Point Wisconsin led to the loss of thirty thousand dollars from the bank’s safe. The incident is noted among other sensational crimes in a column of terse reports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
First National Bank of
Platt Amendment Accepted by Cuban Constitutional Convention
A roundup of international and domestic events includes Cuba's constitution move approved. plans to colonize Southern Palestine with Emperor William as principal surety. an Italian anarchist suicide. Boer General Schoeman and family casualties in Pretoria. Morocco's Sultan yields to French demands. Chilean President Errazuriz gravely ill. Milner receives London reception and peerage. storms across Germany. Italian tension at Preveza. French Socialist congress on Millerand. Plains of Abraham ownership settled. Morgan denies Denmark steamship rumors.
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Palestine
William
Lot
Schoeman
Pretoria
French Socialist Congress
M. Millerand
Socialist Party
Plains of Abraham
Dominion
Quebec
London
Morgan
Denmark
Varied 1900s News Signals Across Nations and Markets
Reports span looting accusations against a diplomat's wife in Pekin, discussion of Northern Pacific interests, Woodmen of the World funds, Fort Yates land leases, Reina Mercedes training ship use, winter wheat yields, insurance protests on Christian Scientists, Wyoming grazing famine risks, Krupp armor testing, Theosophical Society in Chicago, pope's delegation rumor debunking, Pullman pension plan, Milwaukee patternmakers strike, Porto Rico customs receipts, South Carolina senatorial bid hints, Salvation Army land fund drive, Massillon coal district options, Maryville college race policy, Creek treaty actions, glucose company absorption, mothers congress curfew calls, and upcoming Congress in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific
Woodmen of the World
Fort Yates
Reina Mercedes
Cervera
Santiago
R. G. Dun & Co
Wyoming
Indian Head Proving Grounds
The
Theosophical Society
Chicago
Canada
United States
Pullman Sleeping Car Company
Milwaukee
Porto Rico
McSweeney
South Carolina
United States Senate
Hanna
Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
Mentor
Garfield
M. A. Hanna & Co
Massillon
Wheeling Railroad
George J. Gould
Wheeling
Indians Refuse Lease After Fort Yates Council
At Fort Yates Indian leaders gathered around the church after the interest money payment and ration issue. Chiefs including Thunder Hawk and Mad Bear opposed leasing lands to cattlemen led by H F Hunter. Students from Standing Rock supported a modified lease plan, One Bull rebuked their stance, and the meeting ended with chiefs declining the Milwaukee proposition with thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Yates
Bingenheimer
H. F. Hunter
Dakotas
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Maj
Mr. Hunter
John Grasse
Thunder Hawk
Mad Bear
Two Bear
Weasel Bear
Standing Rock Returned Students’ Association
Sitting Bull
Milwaukee
Pigeon Industry Grows Among Mennonite Colonies
The Elm Springs colony and related Mennonite groups along the Jim river in Hutchinson county are expanding a new poultry niche by raising pigeons for Eastern markets. Shipped values rise from $90 to $300 since January, with New York City as a key destination and total county sales projected to reach $25,000 this season from about $15,000 last year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jim River
Hutchinson County
Elm Springs
New York City
New Undersea Cable Ties England and Germany
A new submarine cable linking England and Germany has been laid. It is owned by a British company with initial costs supported by the German government and a German firm hired to complete the installation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
England
Germany
Edison Aims to Cut Building Cost with Cement Tech
Nikolaus Edison reveals a method to produce Portland cement at very low cost, predicting it will replace quarried stone and brick for construction materials. The claim positions Edison as a pioneering voice in affordable building supplies and industry disruption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Thomas A. Edison
Five Men Lynched Near Lookout Bridge in Modoc County
Details reach Biebier California of a mob estimated at 30 to 50 that overpowered guards at Lookout jail and hanged five prisoners. Calvin Hall and B D Yantis, with Hall’s three sons Frank James and Martin, were taken to the Pitt River bridge and executed. Frank resisted and was hanged before reaching the bridge. the others were hanged on either side of the main bridge. An inquest is planned with the district attorney sheriff and coroner en route.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Biebier
Cal
Lookout
Modoc County
Calvin Hall
Frank
James
Martin
B. D. Yantis
Hall
Yantis
Lookout Hotel
Carpenter
B. Nichols
J. W. Brown
S. Goyette
Pitt River
Frank Hall
Alturas
Tragedy in Covington Wife Kills Husband and Daughter
In Covington Kentucky at Ottie Hester's home on Western Avenue and Third Street Mrs Kate Hester 32 after a quarrel with Ottie 42 shot and killed him and their three year old daughter then killed herself The couple's bodies lay in the dining room until discovered at the morgue authorities say a heated argument preceded the shootings at 7 o'clock and the door was locked after the acts
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
Ottle Hester
Western Avenue
Third Street
Covington
Kate Hester
Ottie
Porto Rican Decision Sparks McKinley Third Term Talk
Former Senator Charles A. Towne says the Porto Rico ruling will spur Republicans to seek a third term for President McKinley. He spoke at the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York, noting GOP leaders have seriously considered another run and an imperialist program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
New York
Supreme Court
Porto Rico
Charles A. Towne
Minnesota
Fifth Avenue
Loomis Not Returning to Venezuela as President Withholds
The U S government announces Minister Loomis will not go back to Venezuela citing health and repeated hostile attacks. Loomis is abroad recovering and may receive another diplomatic post. Russell will stay at the Caracas legation for a period to be determined by Caracas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Venezuela
Washington
Loomis
State Department
Europe
Russell
United States
Caracas
Leper Scare in Chicago Tied to Dowie Follower
Health officials seek John Stewart believed afflicted with leprosy and in hiding under treatment by Dr John Alexander Dowie. Dr James Nevans Hyde cites state authority while the Stewart family traces origins to the Sandwich Islands. Rumors say Dowie allows Stewart to attend large meetings at the Auditorium and the Coliseum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dowleites
Chicago
John Stewart
John Alexander Dowie
James Nevans Hyde
Department
Stewart
Sandwich Islands
John
Dr. Dowie
Dowie
Dowley
Notable Penn football star arrested in kidnapping case
Dr. Wylie G. Woodruff of Philadelphia and Mrs. Edith Moyer of Lawrence Kan were arrested at Portland union depot on charges of abducting Mrs. Moyer's baby Myrtle. The trio were jailed after telegraphic orders from Chief Hayes of Lawrence. Woodruff protested the arrest as an outrage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodruff
Hayes
Lawrence
Kan
Dr. Woodruff
Oregon
Automobile crossing attempt across the continent abandoned
Alexander B. Winton and Charles B. Shanks from Cleveland Ohio halted their cross continental car journey near Winnemucca Nevada. Their vehicle stalled on a sand hillock and could not proceed. They will ship the car to Cleveland by rail and plan a future trial in a specially built machine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Winnemucca
Nev
Alexander B. Winton
Charles B. Shanks
Cleveland
Ohio
Winton
Nevada
Prospect Harvest Prospects Brighter Over Midwest Lines
Roswell Miller chairman and President Earling of the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railroad toured the Dakotas Minnesota and Iowa and reported crop prospects never better for an abundant harvest this season in those states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Roswell Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
Earling
Dakotas
Minnesota
Iowa
Dakota
Kaiser’s Guests Witness Berlin Review
Queen Wilhelmina and Prince Henry witnessed the emperor’s review of Berlin garries. The royal party then proceeded to the royal castle, the emperor leading the First guards regiment, and was greeted on Unter den Linden by the chief burgomaster and officials. A bouquet of Netherlands colors was presented to Queen Wilhelmina and she offered thanks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilhelmina
Prince Henry
Berlin
Prince of the
Netherlands
Royal Castle
Prince of the Netherlands
Unter den Linden
Smith to Retire from Cabinet Report
Postmaster General Smith is reported to have decided to retire from the cabinet. Sources link Perry S. Heath and Vice Chairman Payne of the national Republican committee to the vacancy. A resignation may be tendered to the president within a few days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hax
Washington
Smith
Perry
Heath
Payne
National Republican Committee
Cotton Crop Report Shows Large Acreage Yet Low Condition
Washington June 2 The statistician of the department of agriculture estimates total cotton area at 27,532,000 acres up 2,111,000 from last year and 2,498,000 more than picked. The average crop condition is 81.5, near the lowest June level in twenty years, compared with 82.5 a year ago and 85.7 in 1899.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Department of Agriculture
Artesian Well Caves In At Tyndall
Workmen at the artesian well in Tyndall report slow progress cleaning it out as the bottom caved in and the pipe possibly crushed. Abandonment may be necessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyndall
Strikera Become Riotous in Corunna Riot
Corunna on June 2 reports serious disturbances as several officials struck mutinous. Gendarmes were summoned to disperse rioters. one official was killed and ten wounded in the unrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corunna
Murderer Hanged in Westville Mississippi
Westville Mississippi on June 2 Charles Haverson a white man was hanged for the murder of A A Ammonds with about 5000 spectators witnessing the execution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Westville
Miss
Charles Haverson
A. A. Ammonds
Shortage Ties Mexican Central Cashier at Torreon
El Paso June 2. A cash shortage near 10000 dollars was found in the accounts of Martinez the cashier of the Mexican Central railroad at Torreon. Martinez left Torreon two weeks ago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
el Paso
Tex
Martinez
Mexican Central Railroad
Torreon
Hanged for Ransault Near Baltimore
Wiley Kirk, colored, was hanged in Towson jail yard for felonious assault on Mrs Barbara Green, lighthouse keeper at Welshman’s Creek, March 7 last.
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Ransault
Baltimore
Wiley Kirk
Towson
Barbara Green
Welshman’s Creek
Plague of Black Files Spreads Through Stanley Area
A plague of black files has settled upon Stanley New York and nearby areas. The insects attack humans and animals especially horses. They enter eyes and ears causecuts and blood flow driving the animals frantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stanley
N. Y
Purcell Score Recovered After Two Centuries in London
The full score of Purcell's Fair Queen has been found in the Library of the Royal Academy of Music, London, tucked among old manuscripts after being missing for two hundred years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Purcell
Ranchman James Clowes Drowns Crossing High Coulee
Chinook Montana June 2 A ranchman James Clowes living near town lost his life while crossing a swollen coulee on horseback. The water was unusually high and he drowned attempting the crossing near his ranch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chinook Mont
James Clowes
Coulee
Wealth seekers hunt for Revolutionary gold near Hanover Neck
The Henry Walker farm beside the Whippany River in New Jersey draws treasure hunters chasing a local tale of $50,000 in gold buried during the American Revolution. The search centers on the Walker property as crowds converge along the riverbank.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry Walker
Hanover Neck
N. J
Harmsworth Donates £10000 for Lupus Lamplight Cure Plant
London donor Alfred Harmsworth of the Daily Mall gives £10,000 to the Royal Hospital to fund a plant enabling lamplight therapy for lupus treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Alfred Harmsworth
London Daily Mall
The
Royal Hospital
Amicably Adjusted End of Remarkable Wall Street Battle
New York June 2 The Northern Pacific Union Pacific dispute ends in an amicable settlement. No terms disclosed. Board to be led by J P Morgan with names to be recommended. Complete harmony expected among all interests. Louis A Heinsheimer confirms authenticity but declines details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wall Street
Northern Pacific Board
New York
Northern Pacific Railroad
Northern Pacific
Union Pacific
J. P. Morgan
Louis A. Heinsheimer
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
Boers Repulsed After Bold Attack Against British Convoy
Potchefstroom dispatch describes two Boer assaults on a British convoy near Ventersdorp in a drift choked with wagons. Fourteen Boers lie dead after the repulse, while British losses are described as severe. Boers reportedly advance in the south with 500 horses captured near Colesberg.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Potchefstroom
Ventersdorp
South Africa
Cape Colony
Colesberg
Slaughter of Strikers Reported in Russia
Dispatch from St Petersburg says the May 20 clash at Alexandrovsky near the Obuchoff Ironworks left police injured and soldiers fired. Authorities reported 2 killed and 12 wounded. relatives claim 40 strikers killed and 150 wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
St. Petersburg
Alexandrovsky
Obuchoff Ironworks
Instant death on railroad near Parkston South Carolina
Reports from Junior Arkansas say Lewis C. Grimm a former Parkston and Tripp business man was killed while walking on a railroad track by a train. He had recently relocated to Junior and his remains were taken to Wisconsin for burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Parkston
S. C
Lewis C. Grimm
Tripp
Junior
Ark
Wisconsin
Right of Way Dispute Settled in Wisconsin Court
In Black River Falls Wisconsin on June 2 the circuit court term closed. A jury awarded increased damages for two Omaha Railway Co right of way cases and the remaining suit was settled to the plaintiff's satisfaction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Black River Falls
Wis
Omaha Railway Company
Population of the United States in 1900 Census
Washington reports the final 1900 census population as 76,303,387. The Census Bureau says the full report will be available to the public at least four years earlier than prior censuses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mothers’ Congress
United States
Washington, D. C
Washington
Census Bureau
China Accepts 450 Million Taels Indemnity to Powers
Pekin reports China has unconditional signal to pay 450000000 taels as indemnity to the powers with only minor details left to finalize negotiations. Foreign ministers express great satisfaction at the settlement and its implications for the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
China
Bernhardt's Son Challenged to Duel
Maurice Bernhardt son of the renowned actress has been challenged to a duel. Mme Bernhardt anxious over the affair threatens to end her London engagement unless a rapid settlement is reached.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bernhardt
Paris
Maurice Bernhardt
Mme, Bernhardt
London
Town Farmer’s Find at Eldora Reveals Hidden Coins
Marvin Finster, a local farmer in Eldora Iowa, unearthed a barrel containing several hundred dollars while tearing off a roof on an old farm house. The coins bear long‑settled dates indicating they have been hidden for years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eldora
Iowa
Marvin Finster
Vacancy Filled in Souk Rapids Board of Education
Souk Rapids Minnesota June 2 board meeting resignation of W L Nieman filled by Herman Berg elected to vacancy John A Senn chosen treasurer to succeed Nieman.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees of
Maryville
Tenn
Souk Rapids
Minn
Board of Education
W. L. Nieman
Herman Berg
John A. Senn
Nieman
Giant North American bill-posting trust forms
A massive trust uniting all major bill-posting companies in the United States and Canada is being organized to combat adverse legislation and regulate prices and competition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
United States
Canada
Wireless telegraph success from Liverpool steamers to Canada
The first wireless messages from Liverpool steamers were received from the Canadian liner Lake Champlain ten miles off Holyhead Anglesey Wales. The experiment was perfectly successful.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Liverpool
Lake Champlain
Holyhead
Island of Anglesey
Wales
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D. R. Sragermr
Linton, Emmons Co
Che News
Casualclens
Columbus
Ind
Aggie Long
John Long
Sycamore
Mina Whitham
Lois Dott Pond
Yellowstone
Glendive
Mont
Sioux City
Harry Baker
Jim Askew
Morocco
Herr Brefeld
Commerce and Industry
Gastein
Great Britain
Errazuriz
Chile
Alfred Milner
Edward
Aschaffenburg
Bavaria
Crossen
Frankfort Forest
Preveza
Porte
Italy
Insurance Companies
Porter
Okmulgee
Glucose Company
Charles Pope Glucose Company of
Pope Company
Saccharine Trust
South Dakota
Edison
Kaiser's
Cotton Crop Report
Harmsworth
Northwestern Steamship Company
Northtown
Pederson
Hamburg
Antwerp
Igantic Trust
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