Circling the globe and other late 1902 notes
Northern Pacific cashier Sollin in Billings is charged with stealing two $50 money orders and is said to have taken $2,500 of company funds in six weeks. Gov Pennypacker urges delegates to Washington for a uniform divorce law. Alabama orders out the Capital City Guard amid anti Negro sentiment after a Montgomery street incident. Pittsburg brokerage notes control shift to United Gas from Brown Brothers, value $75 million, unconfirmed. Nations plan second Hague peace conference with May tentative. Memphis mayoral race ends with Malone winning by 1,299 over Williams. anti-administration gains reflect council. Norfolk clerk fired for not relaying Roosevelt message. Philippine court-martial seeks dismissal of First Lt. Sidney S. Burbank for unbecoming conduct toward his self-proclaimed wife.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles BE. Sollin
Northern Pacific
Billings
Mont
Sollin
Gov. Pennypacker
Pennsylvania
Union
Washington
Gov
Jelks
Alabama
Capital City Guard
Jeff Davis
Montgomery
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Brown Brothers
Baltimore
New York
United Gas Improvement Company
Roosevelt
Western Union
Norfolk
Telegraph
Philippines
Sidney S. Burbank
Lieut. Burbank
Concepcion Vasques
Czar Grants Poland Autonomy Similar to Finland
Summary of early 20th century news nuggets detailing political changes and incidents: the Czar to grant Poland autonomy akin to Finland. a Los Angeles sanitarium fire causing $250,000 loss. Dan and Bradstreet report strong weekly business. a Roubaix fire destroys 14 dwellings and stores. Illinois property valuation rises to 1,008,225,745. 37,508 colonists pass through San Francisco en route to California in six weeks to Oct 31. marriages in Kenosha, Chicago. murder charges against Austin Francis in Kansas City. War Department prep for annual report. Panama canal affairs to be documented separately. Wu Tingfang deafened by Pekin bombing. two elderly men commit suicide in Buffalo. Akron city council bribe indictments. a student dies from school assault in Homestead. Mrs. Leonidas Hubbard Jr. completes Labrador expedition. a Detroit man erects Satan statue. counterfeit money and coin seizures in Washington by Treasury order.
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Poland
Finland
Los Angeles
Cal
Dan and
Bradstreet
Roubaix
D. C
Illinois
California
San Francisco
Rollin P. Belden
Anna Francis
Chicago
Kenosha
Wis
Belden
Austin Francis
Winona Newton
Kansas City
Francis
War Department
Panama Canal
Wu Ting Fang
Washington
Pekin
Seath
William Rock
Albert Oakes
Buffalo
Perley Hale
Jeremiah Amundson
Akron, Ohio
James Sinko
Homestead
Leonidas Hubbard, Jr
Labrador
Detroit
Treasury Department
Kronstadt Mutiny and City Fire In Revolt
A St. Petersburg dispatch says Kronstadt sailors mutinied Wednesday night, overpowered officers, seized shops and public buildings, and set houses ablaze as fighting with troops lasted all night. Many killed or wounded. machine guns used. British subjects protected. violence spread to Odessa and Kishenev with anti Jewish outbreaks. Glorified riot involved ikon bearing mobs, bishop threats, and widespread looting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Odessa
Red Cross
Russia
Finland
St. Petersburg
Kronstadt
Trepotf
Vonstadt
Bessar
Alexandrovskaia
Pushkinskaia
Gostinkaia
Dangerous Fair Rides and Aerials Cause Many Injuries
Chicago Tribune compiled county fair accident figures from five states showing seventy injuries among 55 counties last season. Most injuries occurred to performers during sulky collisions and running horse events. spectators were mainly hurt entering or leaving grounds and by crowd chaos. Major hazards include aerial acts, slide for life, looping the loop, and loose equipment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Wisconsin
the Tribune
Atlanta
Ill
Edward Stubblefield
Logan County Fair Association
Court House Dome
Complete pluralities in leading cities and states
The record lists state and city results with party affiliations and vote margins. Key entries include Pennsylvania Kerry Democrats by about 100000, Ohio Pattison Democrats around 55000, Massachusetts Guild St. about 23116, Rhode Island Utter Republicans roughly 4842, Nebraska Letton Republicans near 18000, and city results such as Philadelphia Reform 48338, Indianapolis Bookwalter Republicans 1661, Salt Lake Thompson Am. 925, Louisville Barth Democrats 2500, San Francisco Schmitz Labor 11504, Jersey City Fagan Republicans 3200, Providence Dyer Republicans 1400, Newport Rhode Island Cottrell 50.
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Plurality
Pennsylvania
Kerry
Ohio
Pattison
Massachusetts—Guild
Rhode Island
Utter
Nebraska
Letton
Philadelphia
Reform
Indianapolis
Bookwalter
Salt Lake—Thompson
Louisville
Barth
San Francisco
Schmitz
Lab
Jersey City
Fagan
Providence
Dyer
Newport
R. I
Cottrell
The Cause of Red Hair Explained by Science
Science attributes red hair to an excess of iron in the blood which gives red-haired people vigor and intense emotions. It notes that high iron also causes freckles on pale skin and makes the skin unusually sun sensitive, tanning poorly and burning easily.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Featured By Catherine Devine Tale
Sacramento reports Catherine Devine extols Dodd's Kidney Pills curing rheumatism after four years of severe leg pain. A separate Irish anecdote follows, recounting interactions with Corkonian drivers and raceboxing legends, including Peter Maher and Bob Fitzsimmons, in humorous travel dialogue.
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Sacramento
Dodd
Catherine Devine
Whats the matter with McLosh in a joke
A Cleveland Leader quip jokes about McLosh who fell and broke the viaduct of his nose, spreading a pun about the bridge term viaduct versus water flow.
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McLosh
Cleveland
Gratitude for Postum Coffee Benefiting Texas Family
A Texas reader from a farm town praises Postum Food Coffee as a healthier alternative to old coffee. The letter describes improved digestion and bilious relief, a nursing mother benefiting a child, a brother-in-law cured of constipation, and the whole family preferring Postum over coffee. The note cites Postum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and the Wellville book.
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Lone Star State
Texas
Potie
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Goreville
Thos. M. Jones
Grand Duchy
Helsingfors
Moscow
Nicholas Baumann
Marseillaise
Dorgozlava
Ralph Wilder
Record-Herald
Ireland
Ted Sullivan
Herr von Suddibeck
Corkonian
Peter Maher
Treland
Bob Fitzsimmons
Fitz
Maher
Begorra
Peter
America
Amerika
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