Global Markets and Infrastructure Note From 1904 Digest
Reports cover E Nobel securing a water works contract in Jalapa and Cordoba Mexico. Austria-Hungary bans fodder exports amid drought. French fruit crop up, reducing American prune demand. Panama rents surge, while Greater New York employs 40,000. UK shipping stats show coastal trade figures. Grain forecasts for 1904 predict lower European yields and bank purchases of farming equipment. Emigration from Italy to the Americas totals 162,000 with prepaid tickets. Calendar reforms and world time misunderstandings are noted.
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Commissioner General of Emigration of
Italy
North
South American
Tokyo trade shows surge in 1904 six months total
Japan’s commerce for the first half of 1904 reached 169 million dollars, up 14.01 million from 1903, a 91 percent gain. War material imports boosted the figure, but there was notable growth independent of military purchases.
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Japan
Licorice Sourcing Mistaken Belief About Mediterranean Lands
Almost $2,000,000 in licorice is consumed annually in the country and all of it is imported from lands bordering the Mediterranean, though many readers believe licorice originates elsewhere.
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Mediterranean
Delighted Delaware County man inches past height test
Wm Johnson 21 of Delaware county sought enlistment in the army after turning 21. An officer found him short, then remeasured to reveal a full six feet two inches. A bump on his head explained the height gain, leaving his army dream unfulfilled.
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Munele
Ind
Wm. Johnson
Delaware County
E. B. Cummings
Young Johnson
Cummings
Field Artillery Service
Johnson
Woman of 549 Pounds Rides Baggage Car Seeks Missing Husband
Logansport Indiana report tells of Mrs. W. C. Ladd weighing 549 pounds who rode in a baggage car from Logansport to Monticello after her husband wandered off at Kenneth. She fears for his safety and notes he took $65 of her money. Police alerted as search continues.
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Logansport
Ind
W. C. Ladd
Monticello
Kenneth
Spain
Europe
Morocco
Fez
Francis Joseph
Austria
Charlemagne
Christian of
Denmark
Georgios
Greece
Albert Edward
Prince of Wales
Prince Frederick
Prince Christian
Czarowitz Alexis
Roumania
Iron Hand Society forms in Bedford to protect women
Bedford Indiana October seventh. The Iron Hand Society organized here after Miss Schaffer’s murder aims to guard women but provokes anger among prominent colored men who are barred from joining. E L Pearson, president, says letters flood in protesting exclusion. The group insists the movement is not aimed at Negroes and that racial mixing will not be considered, address concerns raised.
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Bedford
Ind
Iron Hand Society
Constantine
Algeria
Stockholm
Oscar
Gertrude Farrar
Mary A. Booth
Springfield
Mass
Royal Microscopical Society
London
Evans
Crete
B.C
Anit- Gamael Golbey
America
Indiana populist parties unite in fusion for governor race
A coalition of two Indiana populist factions formed on October 6. Leroy Templeton, named by both sides for governor, heads the united ticket. The fusion keeps both state organizations intact while campaigning. The mid-road slate lists seven fusionists and six mid-roaders with Everroad for supreme judge and Patterson for Indianapolis as nominated.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Fusionites
Mid-Roaders
Leroy Templeton
United Party
Willam H. Everroad
Cu'ambus
William Patterson
Two Men Arrested in Carrie Sham Case in Redford Ind
Coroner Plummer returned from Mitchell after investigating the death of Carrie Sham who died September 18. The body was buried under a fever death certificate by Dr W H Diggs. Coroner finds death by criminal operation. Dr W H Dings and George Thompson charged as parties. both arrested, waived examination, bound over.
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George Thompson
Dr. Dings
Thompson
South Bend Plans Football Team With Local Notables
South Bend police chief McWeeney organizes a city football team featuring Peter Studebaker, McGlue, Salmon, Hanleys, Koehlers, and Notre Dame coaches. F. E. Hering, a congress candidate, pledges to play. Games set with Marinette Milford Rennsalaer Detroit Fort Wayne Chicago P and 8 Toledo Yachting Club.
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South Bend
Ind
McWeeney
Chicago Athletic Association
Peter Studebaker
Purdue
McGlue
Salmon
Notre Dame University
Hanleys
Koehlers
F. E. Hering
Congress
Marinette
Wis
Milford
Rennsalaer
Detroit
Ft. Wayne
Chicago P
Toledo Yachting Club
Prohibition Candidate Mistaken for Salesman in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana on October 7 Bilas C Swallow the prohibition candidate for President stayed at the Braun house. Clerk Morrison mistook him for a traveling salesman and directed him to a barroom just around the corner.
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Muncie
Ind
Bilas C. Swallow
Prohibition
Braun
Morrison
Swallow
Canning Factory Burned in Flatrock Indiana
Fire at midnight destroyed the Flatrock canning factory the town barn two boxcars and a residence. Loss estimated at 1000000 with about half uninsured. Also reported: Samuel Lawrence died after colliding with an overhead bridge while riding a moving freight train near Lawrence, Indiana.
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Flatrock
Ind
Lawrenceburg
Samuel Lawrence
Big Four
Lawrence
Mystery Murder and Milk Poisoning Reported in Indiana
In Laporte county a well dressed stranger’s partly decomposed body was found on a Kankakee river sand bar near La Crosse with a bullet in the head, no valuables or identifying papers. Investigations continue. In South Bend the Colfax family reports Eilen Colfax died from milk infection and Katherine Colfax is critically ill from the same cause.
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Laporte
Ind
Kankakee River
la Crosse
Laporte County
South Bend
Eilen
Schuyler Colfax
Colfax
Katherine
Mrs Fairbanks Misses Olean Celebration Due to Illness
Mrs Fairbanks wife of the Republican vice presidential candidate was unable to speak at the Olean celebration on Friday because of illness. The event had been scheduled in Rochester and Olean with attention on the campaign.
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Fairbanks
Rochester
Purdue Football Team Prepares for Chicago Contest
Purdue football held final practice in Lafayette Indiana before heading to Chicago for the upcoming game. The article notes the team’s preparation and travel plans for the roller makers event.
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Purdue
Lafayette
Ind
Chicago
Roller Makers
Money Found In Smuggling Case In Flora Safe Theft
Frank Martin and his brother James Martin confessed to robbing the Flora elevator office safe using duplicate keys and taking 144 dollars. They buried 1066 dollars in a tin can, later found by a detective. Both are jailed in Gen Loganaport.
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Gen. Loganaport
Ind
Frank Martin
James Martin
Flora
Reform Church Synod Convened in Corydon Indiana
The Ohio Synod of the Reform Church of the United States met in Corydon with delegates from Indiana and Michigan. Bryan was set to speak, addressing the assembly and church formation efforts amid regional reforms and cementing church ties across the Midwest.
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Reform Church Synod
Sion
Ohio
Bryan
Corydon
Shunammite Woman and Elisha Heal Boy Miracle
The Shunammite woman urges help from Elisha when her son dies. Elisha and Gehazi try methods before the prophet lays on his mouth and hands to restore life, with the boy reviving after seven breaths. The observer notes faith, perseverance, and God’s healing power.
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Gehart
Gehaz
Elisha
Gehasl
Shunammite
God
Jesus Christ
Shunem
Nazareth
Samaria
Mount Carmel
Bethany
Jesus
Gehazi
Jehovah
Jacob
Royal types and global curiosities in a world of titles
Rumors outline extravagant royal lineages and titles from Europe and the Middle East, noting emperors, kings, queens, and princes with vast arrays of ranks. The piece mentions royal tours, prizes for maneuvers, and a mix of aristocratic habits across nations.
Wheat Yields in Western Canada Reach Billions of Bushels
Reports claim Manitoba and Northwest Territories harvest 55 to 60 million bushels of wheat with good quality and price near one dollar per bushel. Clifford Sifton notes crop resilience amid frost and rust doubts while predicting strong future trade for American and Canadian wheat.
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Canada
Clifford Sifton
Interior
Lord Strath
Can
Northwest
Manitoba
Northwest Territories
Frank H. Spearman
Saturday Evening Post
Canadian Pacific
United States
Dakota
St. Paul Road
Eureka
Dakotas
Minnesota
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Cordoba
State of Vera Cruz
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Austria-Hungary
Panama
Colon
United Kingdom
New York
Agricultural Bank of
Sofia
Agricultural Bank
Far East
St. Petersburg
Mudken
Harbin
Julius Caesar
Pope XI
Ron Hand
Miss Carrie Sham
Chief of Police
Mr. Swallow
Mishawaki
the Sunday Bible School
J. M. Edson
Pars
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Castoria
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