Interesting collection of events and retirements
General Joseph Wheeler retires and China turmoil dominates Western concerns. Reports say Japanese troops stay at Pekin, Americans to winter in the Philippines, and in Maine Republicans lead by large margins. Debates on forest grazing, Galveston losses approach 1,000, while Oregon seeks an exhibit building and price booms ripple through agriculture.
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Maine
Galveston
Germany
England
Pekin
San Pedro
Seattle
Haut
Siberia
General Botha Overture Aimed at Surrender Sought
Long list of 1900 era events. amid dispatches, Chinese diplomacy, storms, and disasters reflect a tense period. General Botha reportedly seeks surrender overtures. Galveston violence, Indian famine relief, Pekin military actions, and Texas flood aid illustrate widespread crisis alongside press notes on officials and travel.
Replacing Volunteer Troops With Filipino Soldiers
Manila reports a shift toward native Filipino forces as volunteers exit. Native Macabebe scouts have performed satisfactorily, with efforts expanding to Ilocano and Visayan groups. Major Allen and Colonel Kennon trial native units, including Visayans and Ilocanos, for insurgent operations and local policing duties as a model for future Philippine security.
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Manila
United States
Luzon
Leyte
Lipa
Philippines
Allen
Samar Island
MacArthur
Kennon
Cabanatuan
Nueva Beja
Dead at Galveston Rising A Desperate Toll
Galveston reports 5000 estimated dead with over 2500 bodies taken from ruins or buried in trenches. Police chief Ketchum leads burial work as soldiers patrol for looting. Riots and shootings occur amid debris and ruined structures, including the Orphans home and Lucas Terrace Bridge House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Walter (. Jones
Ketchom
Rafferty
Lucas Terrace Bridge
Missing link found in Java fuels Sir Charles’ chase
Dr Dubois reports fossil remains in Java suggesting a species between the highest ape and prehistoric man. Prof Haeckel plans to visit to study the find as the Dutch war in Java is described as among the longest on record. Prof Hilprecht uncovers 17000 Nippon temple tablets dating to 2780 BC.
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Java
Dubois
Haeckel
Herman V. Hilperecht
University of Pennsylvania
Babylon
Nippur
Hilprecht
The Wrecked City
Galveston slowly recovers after a devastating hurricane with over 2,000 identified dead and Mayor Jones estimating 5,000 losses. Troops patrol the city as business slowly resumes and efforts focus on water, sanitation, and lighting while debris reveals more victims. Port Huron sees mill and elevator plants destroyed by fire, with $225,000 loss insured. Buffalo faces a packing house workers strike over union dues. Pekin reports Russo-Chinese bank closure and indemnity seizure of university funds. Pittsburgh notes Carnegie Steel donation of $10,000 to Galveston relief.
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Galveston
Jones
Port Huron
Mich
McMorran Milling Company
Fort Huron & Northwestern Elevator Company
D. McMorran & Company
Joss
Pekin
Russo-Chinese Bank
Shanghai
Russia
Imperial University Fund
Galveston disaster toll reaches family ties for Galveston native
La Junta Colorado reports C J Sealey a Galveston native learns by telegram of death of 21 relatives including his mother two sisters and three brothers in the Galveston disaster. In Cincinnati relief committee telegraphs $1000 to Governor Savers for sufferers and expects further aid.
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la Junta
Colo
C. J. Sealey
Galveston
Tex
Cincinnati
Relief Committee
Proclamations Warn Natives on Opposing Forces and Amnesty
Washington reports two proclamations, one by American commissioners promising amnesty and free transport for insurgents who surrender, the other by insurgents offering ten days of amnesty to Filipino spies but denouncing a listed outlaw with a death reward. The American notice warns of asset seizure and urges reporting of looting, while the insurgent message counters American pursuit claims and cites limited reinforcements. Additional notes discuss Japan China attitudes and a health ad for Hostetter’s Bitters amid moonshine history in the southern mountains.
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Washington
F. W. ‘Aille
Philippines
Marcello Abinsay
Storm in New England and related troubles
The West Indian hurricane reached New England causing nearly 1 million dollars in losses across Southern Massachusetts and other areas. Fires swell into acres of woodland. telegraph lines damaged. houses unroofed. crops harmed. Coastal shipping faced gale but stayed relatively safe. Other items note Arnold’s appeal, train wreck attempts near Abilene, and Massachusetts forest fires with $150,000 in damages plus a death from shock near Long Pond.
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Boston
Porto Rico
Jamaica
Gulf of Mexico
New England
Massachusetts
Highland Light
Doston Harbor
Givernau Silk Mill Idle Amid Weavers Strike in Allentown
Allentown reports the Giv ernaud silk mill with 450 workers idle as 800 weavers strike over a 15 percent wage cut. The mill superintendent called the closure temporary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allentown
Givernaud
French Victory in Sahara Ends Abdab Threat, Arms Seized
Paris reports the defeat and death of Arab chief Abdab after French columns dispersed his forces in the Southern Sahara. Large quantities of arms and treasure were captured. In Formosa, head-hunting by aborigines continues with casualties at Higashi and Cebio mines. Missionaries return home from Yokohama as tensions rise in the region.
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Paris
M. de Crais
Abdab
Sahara
Vancouver
B. C
Tartar
Yokohama
Formosa
Taikakan
Higashi
Japan
Alum Baking Powders and Food Adulteration Debate
Senate committee on manufactures reports widespread food adulteration and urges banning alum in baking powders. A list of powders found to contain alum is discussed, noting manufacturers often deny alum content. Also includes a quip about Yucatan ruins, and an advertisement for Allen's Foot-Ease against foot pains. The closing line reflects a moral reflection on covetousness.
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Reno
Nevada
Theron
Kragersport
Lydenburg
Portland, Or
Senate Committee of Manufactures
Congress
Deafness Cure and Catarrh Remedies Offered
A vintage ad note discusses deafness caused by inflamed Eustachian tubes, touting constitutional remedies and Hall's Catarrh Cure with a one hundred dollar prize for cures. It also includes farming advice on butter quality and a plucky wartime letter praising tea and sugar as substitutes for rum for Temperance abstainers in Ladysmith.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Menzies
Gordon Highlanders
Good Templar Lodge
Ladysmith
Irs
Gremeral
George White
Five Thousand Dead Reported After Galveston Disaster
Houston dispatches describe a massive death toll with about 5,000 dead feared in Galveston. Hundreds burned or buried, refugees poured into Houston, survivors identified on beaches and inland areas, with insurance agents and relief efforts mobilizing as officials weigh official tallies and aid needs.
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Houston
Tex
Galveston
Fgg
Jones
King
E. D. Dorchester
Ty Velasco Terminal
Hho
Velasco
Galvesay
Kruger Resigns Presidency and Roberts Moves on Koniaupoort
London dispatch reports Kruger has resigned the presidency of the Zuid-Afrikaanse union yet remains on executive. General Botha allegedly takes supreme command as war shifts toward Koniaupoort. Lord Roberts aims to seize Komatipoort and the Dutch railway line to neutral territory while forces press east from Lydenburg. News notes strategic moves and a new mob law in Brooklyn affecting stamp dealers. tributes arrive from Peru for disaster relief. butte and Plymouth reports of deaths and fires round out mixed dispatches.
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York
Adi the Tribune
London
the Mail
Marques
Kruger
Tay Vaal
Botha
Lisbon
Epes
Mozambiqu
Lydenburg
Lord Roberts
Komatipoort
Blomefontemn
Pred
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The
Texas City
Gulf
Oregon
California Fruit Association
China
Henry Watson
Albany
Eureka
Harrison
Idaho
Chung Li
Rock Creek
Park County
Mont
Frank Forrest
Willis Heard
Laurw Linn
Henry A. Chittenden
Oakland
Cal
Carnegie Free Public Library
James Gordon Lennett
Herald and Telegram
Joverness
Li Hung Chang
France
Florida
May Flint
Bay of
San Francisco
Lowa
Cleveland
International Board of Arbitration
Haron von Kettelers
Francis Edward Hinckley
Chicago University
West New Hrighton
Staten Island
Chicago
Karl Calvin Titus
Iowa
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Titus
Jerusalem
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Holder
Clomwe
Jersey City
Charles J. Allen
Charles K. Holder
Lillie W. Clo
Wilson
Wilde
Conger
Americana
Colorado
Democrats
J. B. Oran
Cascade Reserve
Eugene
New York
John &. Stanchfield
Narragansett Pier
Rh. 1
Kroger
Laurenco
Europe
Box
Illinios
Dallas
South Texas
Dennis Dowling Mulcahy
O'Donovan Rose
Newark
N. B
Puyallup, Wash
India
Lord Curzon of
Keddleston
India Office
Madras
Bengal
Ciangetic
Prince Ching
State Department
State Hill
Wablegram
Earl Li Hung Chang
St. Petersburg
Lam
Pao Ting Fu
Li Jang Chang
Karl Li
Hill
Li Hsung Chang
L'Ekin
Eastern
Transvaal
Tien Tsin
Gulf Coast
Li Hong Chang
New Hampshire
Chester S. Gordon
W. B. Shaw
Illinois
Duluth
Minn
Nevada, California & Oregon
Glalveston
Lancashire
F. W. Vaille
Hacolor
Lawton
Mercy
Cape Nome
St. Faal
Great Northern
Cold Springs
Bear Springs
Shevelins
Deutchland Reale
Standard Oil Company
Sayers
New York Merchants’ Association
Halale Butchers
Buffalo
Jacob Dold Packing Company
Klinck's
Danabay
Dokids
Dold
Chineer
Pittsburg
Carnegie Steel Co
Talveston Relief Fund
Far East
Durham White Stevens
Legation
Collier's Weekly
Georgia
Alabama
Tennessee
Abilene
Kan
Union Pacific
Plymouth
Mass
Joseph A. Brown
Long Pond
Abiah
eat-Hanting inFormosa
Yucatan
New Orleans College
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Kk. O
Jamies. Mf. Co
Hicago Home
Home Baks Powder Co
Pacific 4 Chemical Works
Toone
Crescent
D Ferrera & Co
Tacoma
Grant Chemical Co
Defiance
Vortland Coffee & Spice Co
Portland
Beno & Rallis
Brooklyn
Buntty
Be Ing
Fulton
Pias
Sicard
Rome
Montgomery
Ard
Westerngil
Peru
Lima
Montana
Butte
Kelley
James Murre
Vane Tom
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