Global notes on finance, education and art history
The survey touches on high interest burdens and per capita costs in the United States, Bacon exports to Britain, Curzon’s call for universal schooling in India, Angora goat trade contrasts, Mrs. Eliza Potter’s will, Manila executions, temperance pledges in Wilkes-Barre, and railroads improving station landscapes. It also reports a Venetian painting find by Brass, including a Titian valuable at £8,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza Potter
Henry C. Potter
New York
Essex men propose long sleep endurance challenge
Two Essex, Connecticut residents issued a bold sporting proposition aiming to break a 72 hour sleep endurance record. A judge linekeeper has been appointed to oversee the event, with one winner set to win $25.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Essex
Denials and notes from Washington and abroad
Resume from Washington reports Henry L. Wilson denies retirement to pursue commerce. Oklahoma land sales receipts total 650 257 dollars by Aug 24. Philippines education expands with 800 new teachers and English replacing Spanish. Smuggling cases involve Chinese girls through Nogales. Chile appoints Infante as chargé d’affaires after Vicu’s death. Several crime items follow from Chicago to California, including murders, abductions, and embezzlement charges.
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Washington
Henry L. Wilson
United States
Chile
General Land Office
Oklahoma
Agricultural Department
Fred W. Atkinson
Philippines
Treasury
Nogales
Ariz
San Francisco
Destructive storms and disasters sweep multiple regions
Reports describe a damaging Janesville engine wreck, Winnipeg hail shattering panes, a Minneapolis storm causing 125000 dollars in damage, and fatalities in Red Lodge Salt Creek and Fairylake. A Santa Fe train incident near an over claims two deaths, while the Dauntless steamer sinks but passengers survive amid Pennsylvania floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Janesville
Wis
Jersey City
Winnipeg
Minneapolis
John Andrews
Red Lodge
Mont
Daniel Daly
Salt Creek
Ind
Sir Frederick Robinson
Osgood Hall
Lucerne Robinson
Fairylake
Tlunisville
Ont
Elaine Chavez
Leon Mora
Santa Fe
Mora
Chavez
San Joaquin
Dauntless
San Francisco
Stockton
Mary Garrett
Pennsylvania
Notable Obituaries and Society Notes From Prominent Figures
Miss May Moreau, renowned opera singer, to wed a millionaire. Joaquin Godey, Chilean minister to Brazil and former U S envoy, dies in Rio de Janeiro. Gen Fabius J Mead Civil War veteran and ally of Grant Logan McClellan dies in Chicago. Dr Thomas M Markoe emeritus Columbia surgery professor dies at Wasthampton L I. Samuel J Willett Sr Springfield NL leader and Knight Templar dies. J L Ackley Kansas State regent and lawyer dies of appendicitis. married Adairy of Fairfield Iowa in 1894. Lloyd Booth pioneer iron maker and Union Engineering President, dies aged about sixty eight. John R Thomas New York architect of public buildings dies in Watertown N W aged fifty three. He designed New York City Hall among other works.
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Fabius J. Mead
Grant
Logan
McClellan
Chicago
Thomas M. Markoe
Columbia University
Wasthampton
L. I
Samuel J. Willett
Springfield
J. L. Ackley
Kansas State University
Adairy
Fairfield
Towa
Lloyd Booth
Lloyd
Union Engineering and Foundry Company
Youngstown
Ohio
John R. Thomas
New York City
Watertown
N. W
Foreign Gonsaip. Mixed global chatter and curious claims
A collection of brief notices and rumors spans stage fright in Paris, Boer war tension, European royal attendance, political unrest in El Salvador, police surveillance of anarchists, anti German sentiment in Russia, and a science test on tuberculosis comparing humans and cattle.
Global news highlights and political shifts in early 20th century
A collage of brief items notes grain rate movements from Chicago east, Anglo American market gains, Mississippi violence deaths, Dowle’s inflated tax assessment, a new rival around-the-world line, a Colorado senator blackballed, polygamy amendment stance, Iowa GOP chair pick, Porto Rican veterans national commander, citizenship by Indian adoption, Virginia disfranchisement plans, Templar lodge standings, a Kansas divorce bid over affection, land gift offers near Kansas City, Louisiana expo ground plans, Brooklyn navy yard preparations, Carrie Nation arrest risk, St Paul gold dust voyage and Nome court notes, a fragile wedding contract in Baraboo, ore shipment from Chile, silk workers in Paterson vote results, and a Royal Scottish clan convention.
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Chicago Board of Review
Alexander Dowle
Hill
Morgan
United States
Patterson
Colorado
American Bar Association
John Wesley Hill
R. W. Clayton
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Republican State Central Committee
John R. Brooke
Veterans of the
Justice Barnard
Supreme Court
Johanna Lovelace
Turner
Kas
Kansas City
Theological Seminary
Isaac 8S. Taylor
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Sandy Hook
Baraboo
Wis
Mary Elsie Lippit
Rogerald Rothwell Reynolds
Omaha
American Smelting and Refining Company
Chile
Silk Workers
Paterson
Weavers
Dhe
Wreck at Nyack Mont Kills Seventeen Reported
A Great Northern wreck near Nyack Montana last night left seventeen dead, with Train No 3 halted on the main line and 28 cars of shingles from Train No 10 sliding downhill to crash into the rear of No 3. Assistant G N West Downs was killed, burned after being pinned under debris. The death toll may rise as details come in.
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Kalixpel
Kalispell
Mont
Great Northern
Nyack
P. L. Downs
West End
Downs
Dowling First in Field for Congress Nomination
St Paul Sept 1 Speaker M J Dowling of Renville files the first candidacy certificate under the new primary law with the secretary of state He seeks nomination to Congress at the Republican primary seven weeks before the 1902 general election He argues early filing earns first place on the ballot.
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Congress
St. Paul
M. J. Dowling
Renville
Dowling
Brave Boy's Welcome Home at West Superior
Capt Harry W Newton, a Funston aide in the Aguinaldo capture, received a hero’s reception in West Superior Wisconsin on September 1. Veterans orders militia a brass band and a large crowd attended as Newton was awarded a state legislature medal amid the gala scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Newton
West Superior
Wis
Superior
Harry W. Newton
Funston
Aguinaldo
Newton
Shooting affray injures four Italians near Plum Lake
At Plum Lake Vilas county a fight between Italian laborers and American section hands led to about one hundred shots. Four Italians were wounded two seriously. one side says the Italians provoked the clash while the sheriff arrested many suspects and brought the disturbance under control.
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Rhinelander
Wis
Plum Lake
Here
Vilas County
Milwaukee Road
Gasoline Caused Restaurant Fire Death in Pipestone
Sherman Thompson, owner of the Gem restaurant in Pipestone Minnesota, died from burns received when he tried to refill a gasoline coffee warmer while it was lighted. He overfilled the device, causing oil to spill, ignite, and explode. The blaze damaged the building but was extinguished. His clothing was burned from his body.
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Berlin
Pipestone
Minn
Sherman Thompson
Gem
Bulding
Thompson
Nuggets of copper found on Wis. farm
Osceola Wisconsin September 1 A farmer and his son uncovered several pure copper specimens on their farm one mile southeast of town while quarrying rock. They note numerous copper indications in the quarry and believe an expert on site could reveal a larger deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Osceola
Wis
John W. Nelson
William
Killed by Train in Iowa Preacher Dies on Tracks
Silas White, about eighty, was struck by a Chicago Burlington & Quincy train while watching work on a new culvert in Sioux City Iowa. His body was badly mangled and thrown across telegraph wires. The incident occurred just before 3 PM yesterday in the east part of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iowa
Ted Oak
Silas White
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Worcester & Munising acquire 20000 acres in timber deal
In Marinette Wisconsin the Worcester and Munising company buys 20,000 acres of timber land from the Dester and Sullivan estate near Munising Michigan for 200000 dollars. In Lake Elmo Minnesota Mrs Frank Dittman was severely injured by a buck sheep near the German Catholic church sustaining two broken ribs and other bruises.
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Marinette
Wis
Worcester & Munising Company
Dester & Sullivan
Munising
Mich
Ram
Lake Elmo
Minn
Frank Dittman
Boy Hit by Freight Train Near McCord Injures Leg
Ben Thomas of Prentice Wisconsin fell under a Seo freight train while attempting to board at McCord twenty miles east of here. His right leg was amputated near the hip and he was brought here for treatment.
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Prentice
Wis
Ben Thomas
Seo
McCord
Here
Farmhouse Destroyed by Fire Near Plainview
Plainview Minn Sept 1 the residence of George Stodart located on mile east of here was burned to the ground yesterday most of the household goods were saved the building was insured
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Plainview
Minn
George Stodart
Here
Fire destroys Schmidtke barn and grain near Charles City
Rudolph Schmidtke, a farmer north of Charles City, Iowa, lost his barn outbuildings and contents to a fire. He had just completed threshing and his entire crop was burned. Loss estimated at 2500 dollars, partly insured.
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Charles City
Iowa
Rudolph Schmidtke
City
Warshell Missing from Morris Residence in August
Alfred Warshell left his Morris home on August 1 and has not been heard from since. He is described as quiet with three small children and may be in danger. Authorities and family appeal for information to locate Warshell and ensure his safety.
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Wilkesbarre
Pennsylvania
Algrea
Warshell
Morris
Auk
Alfred Warshalell
Bééh
Jquite
Meyer
Wineman
Grand Forks
North Dakota
Edgeley
North Dakota highlights amid busy farm season
Cooperstown notes fines on a wife beater. Glenullin reports town projects, new bridge at Glenullin, and a Liscon hotel. Wheat yields vary across counties, with steady grain elevators and mill activity. Officers pursue bootleggers. typhoid cases feared in Cooperstown. Goosen River mill uses fiber mill refuse for fuel.
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Glenullin
Flaxton
Braddock
Nolette County
J. H. van Voor
Cooperstown
Edinburg
Daily Post Office
Iowa
Ransom County
Goose River
Mayville
Steele County
George Hunter
Finley
Sampson May Not Appear as Witness in Court Inquiry
Reported by the press and Schley’s lawyers center on Admiral Sampson’s health. Friends say his mental state prevents a connected Santiago campaign account and afternoon recall of morning actions. If needed, deposition may be sought and naval surgeons decide competence.
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Washington
Admiral Schley
Admiral Sampson
Boston
Sampson
Schley
Santiago
Naval
Attempted Jail Delivery Thwarted by Jailer’s Daughter
In Edwardsville Illinois last night James Johnson attempted to free thirty three prisoners from Madison county jail. Katherine Hotz daughter of jailer George Hotz aided by turning the escape into the corridor where seventeen prisoners fled. Sheriff deputies Turnkey Threadley and volunteers held the mob for three hours before the fire department quelled the biock and the men were recaptured.
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St. Louis
Madison County
Edwardsville
James Johnson
James Ryburn
Alton
Katherine Hotz
George Hotz
Threadley
Death of Brig. Gen Ludlow in New York
Brig. Gen Ludlow, recently back from the Philippines and then suffering tuberculosis, died in New York. He served as brigadier general of volunteers and as military governor of Havana where he instituted reforms. He was regarded as an ideal soldier with notable ability.
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New York
Ludlow
Philippines
Havana
Steamer Pewaukee Towed Into Chicago After Gale
The water-logged Pewaukee wreck was towed into Chicago harbor last night after a long gale on Lake Michigan. The vessel left Cheboygan, Michigan for Chicago Wednesday with a deck load of cedar poles. fires out and crew exhausted. Smokestacks and masts were damaged and poles had fallen overboard.
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Lake Michigan
Chicago
Cheboygan
Mich
Gilman Heirs Agree on Settlement Plan with One Exception
The full and half blood heirs of George Francis Gilman reach a settlement plan, including a $50,000 share to Helen Potts, with one exception. Edward S. Percival, nephew of the deceased tea merchant, disagrees with the agreement.
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New York
George Francis Gilman
Helen Potts
Edward
Percival
Sultan Retaliates By Targeting French Religious Bodies
Paris Sept 1 The Matin reports the sultan’s first retaliation against France involves drafting a treaty that withdraws concessions and tax exemptions from French religious communities in Syria. French communities in Jerusalem are also taxed.
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Paris
France
Syria
Jerusalem
Butler County Veterans to Hold Reunion in New Hartford
The Butler County Veterans association will stage a reunion in New Hartford Iowa on September 4 and 6 with Dr J C Magee of Cedar Falls as principal orator. Two bands and a Greene drum corps are slated to attend.
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Butler County Veterans
New Hartford
Iowa
Butler County Veterans’ Association
J. C. Magee
Cedar Falls
Greene
Rooney Wins on a Foul in Wrestling Match
In Duluth last evening John J. Rooney the giant gripman won on a foul against Mourandon Mou randonhaha the Terrible Turk at the armory. In Redwood Falls Minnesota the city council awarded a contract to Chicago Bridge and Iron Company to build a 100000 gallon steel water tower to replace the old wooden tower that collapsed.
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Duluth
John J. Rooney
Gripman
Mourandon Mourandonhaha
Armory
Redwood Falls
Minn
Chicago Bridge and Iron Company
Chicago
Smallpox Epidemic Gambles Dubuque Health Officials
In Dubuque Iowa on August 28 the board of health and county authorities contend with a widespread smallpox outbreak that has reached epidemic proportions.
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Dubuque
Iowa
Board of Health
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Aurora
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Luther A. Thrasher
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University of Kansas
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Brazil
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Foreign Gonsaip
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John 8. Gee
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Buffalo
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W. E. Stevens
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Thomas Chairen
Taylor Creamery
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Ellendale
Dickey County
Prof. Smith
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G. B. Barnes
Wyndmere
A. N. Ten Eyck
Agricultural College
Jamestown Asylum
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Northern Pacific
Barry
Fred Tate
LaMoure
Washburn
Stefon Bager
Lay
Dickinson
Germany
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Bowdon
Tom Fillett
Crocker
Larimore
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Mandan
Sampson IS
Sigks
Gen. Ludlow
Gilman
Sultan
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