Root Plan for Army Reform Expands Ranks and Units
Secretary Root proposes a sweeping army reorganization with a lieutenant general, six major generals, 315 brigadiers, and expanded cavalry and infantry captains and lieutenants. An artillery corps will replace the artillery arm, adding 182 captains and 192 lieutenants, with 20 percent annual growth to a limit of 18,920 men. The staff corps would be abolished as a permanent institution, and 12,000 Philippine natives could be enlisted, with majors commanding the auxiliaries and a Puerto Rican regiment authorized.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Root
Cavalry
Coast Artillery
Field Artillery
Washington
Army
Staff Corps
Philippine Islands
Infantry
Secretary Wilson outlines farm export growth and markets
Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson states the department will line up scientists to help producers, study imports to boost domestic production, and seek new markets. He cites a 1897–1900 record of $3.186 billion in farm product sales to foreign countries, $844 million in agricultural exports last year, and rapid export growth to Asia, Oceania, Cuba, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines, including a $26 million sale to those islands in 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of Agriculture
James Wilson
Department
United States
Orient
Asia
Oceanica
Globe
Cuba
Puerto Rico
Hawaiian Islands
Philippines
Factory Inspector Report Details Child Labor and Accidents
The annual report by James A Campbell, Pennsylvania State factory inspector, shows 773 443 workers with 440 aged 13 to 16, under 5 percent. Many establishments avoid employing children 13 to 16 due to age certificates and unreadable records affecting 274 illiterate children. Accidents totaled 2,557 with 113 fatal, 470 serious, and 1,065 less serious.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James A. Campbell
Pennsylvania
Goy, Stone
Rgce
President Favors Good Roads
The President received a Good Roads congress delegation in Chicago and discussed a proposed appropriation of 150,090 for sample road construction and information dissemination. He expressed interest and willingness to aid the congress aims. Five workers were burned by a gasoline explosion at Westinghouse Airbrake in Allegheny Pennsylvania. In China coal reserves exceed Europe’s by twentyfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Congress
Chicago
Westinghouse Airbrake Company
Allegheny
Mines and Miners in Siberia and Alaska Coal Regions
The article surveys Siberian placer mining potential via hydraulic methods and dredging, noting vast untapped riverbeds and flat terrain limiting deep mining. It cites Alaska coal outcrops near Chignik Bay, with Apollo mines at Unga planning large-scale development, while American engineer C. W. Purington notes Siberia as a major source of Russian gold, mostly placer, with limited working of quartz veins in the Urals and Siberia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Siberia
California
Montana
New Zealand
Siberian
United States
Chignik Bay
Unimak Pass
Alaska
Thomas Hagon
Apollo
Unga
Tidewater
Alaskan
C. W. Purington
Ural Chain
Finland
Turkestan
Russian Empire
Amur
Lena
Olekma
Transvaal
Ural Mountains
Prominent figures and political notes featured in Vernon era
A scattered column lists notable individuals and events. Senator Jonathan Ross becomes Vernon president. John Dwieht adds funds to Mt Holyoke College art building. Sir Thomas Vipton is named honorary colonel. Addison C Harris plans resignation to resume law in Indianapolis. Congressman Allen of Mississippi pursues cotton cultivation post politics. John Pillsbury to donate East Minneapolis public library. prayers held for Max Muller in Madras. General Chaffee noted for Indian campaigns and language skills. Senator Hoar famed for prepared speeches. John Sherman urged access to all visitors before death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jonathan Ross Hae
Vernon
John Dwieht
Mt. Holyoke College
Thomas J. Vipton
Seca
Hisitian Light Infantry
Addison C. Harris
Austria
Tindianapolis
Allen
Mississippi
John Sherman
Turkey signs cruiser contract with Cramp Company
Telegrams from Constantinople report Hassam Pasha Ottoman minister of marine and Gen Williams of Cramp Shipbuilding Co Philadelphia have signed a contract to build a cruiser for the Ottoman navy at a price of 340000 pounds, including 23000 pounds indemnity to the United States for losses during the Armenian massacres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Turkey
Hassam Pasha
Gen. Williams
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Philadelphia
United States
Live Stock Exposition at Chicago draws vast national turnout
Ten thousand animals including hogs sheep cattle and horses are on display at the International Live Stock Exposition in Chicago. The event features six hundred exhibitors from 35 states plus forty five Canadian exhibitors and four from England and Scotland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
International Live Stock
Chicago
Canada
England
Scotland
Tired of the Postal Service Postmaster Resigns
The former postmaster and assistant postmaster, after 38 years of service, resigns at St. George Utah. The figure notes age and rank among postmasters, with remarks on train speeds and international cremation practices. A liquid air factory is under construction in Los Angeles for refrigeration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Pynt
St. George
Utah
Hime
Point of Sery
Los Angeles
United States to Build Nicaraguan Canal Under New Treaty
Secretary Hay and Nicaraguan minister Senor Correa sign a treaty granting the United States exclusive rights to construct and operate a canal across Nicaragua. The accord includes use of the San Juan river and Lake Managua, U S police authority, and compensation to Nicaragua estimated near five million dollars. Senate ratification pending, terms not yet public.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hay
United States
Senor Correa
Senate
Pacific
Nicaragua
San Juan River
Lake
Managua
Nicaraga
German trade not falling despite anxiety over restrictions
Treasury figures show exports to Germany for ten months ended October 1900 rose by about 20 percent to $27 million above the prior year, while imports from Germany increased over six percent by $8 million. Copper, mineral oils, tobacco, agricultural implements, and manufactured cotton led gains. corn and wheat fell slightly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Germany
Treasury
Dutch Districts Report Cape Colony Armaments Surge
Reports from Cape Colony districts say farmers are arming in large numbers and sourcing ammo. Cape Town dealers near depletion order more while game is abundant. Fear of a black uprising grows amid Dutch alarm. Boers in the Transvaal push to arms, while Pretoria notes heightened activity. The British lines hold, but farms are destroyed and rebel strength could force massive mobilization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cape Colony
Cape Town
Transvaal
Pretoria
Chinese rebellion grows as 10000 troops join Yuan forces
Telegrams from Shanghai report 10000 Tung-Fu-Hsiang troops entering Kansu and allying with Prince Yuan against the emperor. Tung-Fu-Hsiang has been receiving supplies from the Sze-Chuen viceroy. Shansi governor requests eight quick-firing guns from Wu-Chang viceroy, who orders dispatch. Hsu-Tang, heir apparent guardian, is said alive and in hiding near Peking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shanghai
Kansu
Tung-Fu- Hsiang
Prince Yuan
Tung
Sze-Chuen
Shansi
Hsu-Tang
Peking
Bo'omen Surrender In Luzon Remnant Troops Yield
About 1200 Boalamen entered Wigan in Luzon and surrendered to Captain Green of the Thirty-third Infantry on Saturday afternoon. It is the largest single surrender of men in Luzon to date. General Tinta has harried the mountains, swelling the strain on local food supplies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wigan
Luzon
Captain Green
Tinta
New Statehood Drive for Oklahoma and Indian Territory
A convention of 300 delegates from each territory will launch the effort to unite Oklahoma and Indian Territory into a single state. Backers expect broad support for statehood and aim to persuade Congress at its next session, though concrete plans remain unsettled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Congress
Calamity in San Francisco Glass Works Roof Collapse
Twenty one people were killed and eighty two injured when the Pacific glass works roof collapsed during a football game between the University of California and Stanford played in San Francisco. The crowd of workers and spectators fell onto furnaces and molten glass. many victims were boys aged from g to 16. Rescue efforts saved several lives as workers pulled others from the dangerous site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pacific Glass Works
University of California
Leland Staniford University
San Francisco
Latrobe
Westmoreland
Strubie
Warren
Strethers
Mary Ellen Lease
Kansas
Grand Rapids
Mich
Wheeling Steel and Iron Company
Wheeling
Benwood
W. Va
Wesley Beatty
David Nine
Kingwood
Hood
Stori
Spokane
Woodlawn Cemetery
Titusville
Cal. Drake
Pioneer
Elkins
Winston Spencer Churchill
America
England
South Africa
Tunnel Under the Sea From Europe to Africa
The State Department reports details of a proposed 25 mile tunnel under the Strait of Gibraltar with 20 miles underwater. French engineer M Berlioh seeks Spain and America support. Europe railway would run Tarifa and Algeciras to France while Tangier links to Tiemcen in Morocco. Estimated tunnel cost exceeds 23 billion dollars and the Spain to Algiers line around 4.25 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State Department
Washington
Europe
Africa
Strait of Gibraltar
George H. Murphy
Magdeburg
Germany
M. Berlioh
Spain
Amerecen
Tarifa
Algeciras
France
Morocco
Tangier
Tiemcen
Goa
Algiers
Liquor License Reform in Manila Decrees Fee Ups and Class Limits
The War Department announces higher Manila liquor fees for saloons, with first class licenses at 600 and others at 250 100 and 30, restricting sales to beer and light wine outside the business district. Native vine sale to soldiers is banned. As of June 30 licenses total 155, down 69 since start of American licenses. Spaniards hold 64, Americans 23, Filipinos 26, others mixed. discharges none hold licenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
War Department
Rats Three Feet Long From Smithsonian Cuba Expedition
A Smithsonian expedition to Cuba returned with many specimens and tales of adventure. Edible rats about three feet long weighed up to 18 pounds were captured but none were brought back alive as the hungry party ate them and most snakes on the island, though nonvenomous, were also consumed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Smithsonian Institution
Mexicans and Indians Battle Near Coyuca Mexico
Two American miners near Coyuca Mexico report a fierce clash between Mexican regulars and Yaqui Indians. Troops pursued the Indians after the Americans were captured. In a narrow mountain defile the Mexicans withdrew leaving 20 dead. The fight continued at long range as the Americans fled to El Paso. Six Indians were killed or wounded.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coyapa
Mexico
el Paso
Tex
Kentucky Murderer Captured in Miner Holdout
William Gibson, charged with burning his two year old step daughter to death with a poker, has been captured in Kuali Kentucky and is held for a reward. Captors are miners holed up in the mines and refuse transfer until a higher reward is posted. Governor Bev hain will offer a reward of 500 dollars, but demand rises to 1000 dollars for delivery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willian Gibson
Kuali
Bevhain
Year Ends With Surplus for Pennsylvania Funds
Pennsylvania closed its fiscal year with more than 4 million dollars in the general fund and over 2 million in the sinking fund. After allocating about 1.5 million for public schools and 0.5 million from personal property tax returns to counties, plus a few thousand for judges owed for the last war, at least 2 million remains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
British Forces Surrender Report from Dewetsdorp Crisis
British and allied garrison at Dewetsdorp surrender to Boer forces amid heavy losses. Major Johnson and Captain Digby wounded. 2,500 Boers said to be present. Knox column engagement near Vaalbank followed by retreat of Dewet and Steyn. Dispatches conflict over alleged 400 British captured and loot. London furor, France Kruger sympathy debated as Parliament convenes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Roberts
Johannesburg
Dewetsdorp
Gloucestershire Regiment
Highland Light Infantry
Irish Rifles
Johnson
Digby
Ldenburg
Knox
Steyn
Dewet
Vaalbank
Great Britain
Orange River
Cape Colony
France
Kruger
England
Germany
Kitchener
South Africa
Chamber of Deputies
London
Largest U S Gold Stock Reaches Historic Highs
The United States holds a record gold stock in its treasury and branches totaling 474,108,336 dollars up from 1896. About 243,000,000 dollars belongs to the treasury as part of the reserve fund, with 150,000,000 dollars reserved for that purpose. Projections suggest a treasury gold total near 475,000,000 dollars and possibly 500,000,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury
Bad railroad wreck leaves many dead and injured in Mexico
A terrible crash on the Mexican Central railway between Tamanacha and Symon 50 miles south of Jumilico killed a score of people and wounded about 66. One train carried 1000 workers and the other a freight train of 55 empty cars. Three engines and about 460 cars piled 36 feet high. Two American workers were forced to flee to avoid lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexican Central Railway
Tamanacha
Symon
Jumilico
Mormon Elders Besieged in Temesvar Protests
In Temesvar South Hungary two Mormon emissaries from Salt Lake City faced violent rejection as they spoke against polygamy. The crowd ejected them from the hall, one man run through a gauntlet and beaten by matrons, stripped to the waist, while the other was ducked in a horse pond. The interior minister banned further Mormon proselyting as a danger to state wellbeing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Temesvar
Hungary
Salt Lake City
Utah
Temeswar
Minister of the Interior
Typhoon at Tourane Kills 1500 to 1600 People
Dispatch from Jhangkong reports a 48 hour storm at Tourane that wrecked villages, rice fields and harbor structures. Estimated fatalities range from 1,500 to 1,600 with 4,650 residents left without provisions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jhangkong
Tourane
Postal Department Reports High Post Office Growth
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Bristow reports 15 142 appointments of postmasters for the year ended June 30 1900 and 3 600 new offices established. By that date 76 688 post offices existed with classifications and the department’s gross revenue for the year reached 102 344 570 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bristow
Department
World News Notes From A Busy Period
A wide range of items from the era including international tensions with Uruguay over Tyazil, a deadly Fulton fire destroying twenty business houses, a Georgia family feud with one dead and two wounded, and various obituaries and political notes. Also listed are industrial strikes, transport and naval movements, accidental deaths, and regional incidents across the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruguay
Tyazil
Fulton
Georgia
Caleb Baldwin
Newark
N. Z
Jaueriaah
London
Ber- An
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Gecretary Root
Department of Agriculture
China
Mines and Miners
Anada
Boston
Fresh Pond
Long Island
Costa Rica
Colombia
Prince Tuan
O Ba
Qno
Kentucky
U. 8. Treasury
South
Srate
Postal Department Statistics
Congressimn James
Musgrove
Kittanning
Waynesburg
Samuel Merrill
Berlin
Aguinaldo
French Chamber of Deputies
West Virginia
J. M. Henaker
Hinton
Herr Spinola
Charity Hospital
Tycho Mommisen
Mommsen
Cincinnati Board of Education
Eichels
Ramsey
Mifflin
Oscar L. Booz
Bristol
West Point
Kilpatrick
Davenport
Beaver County
Emperor William
Mr. Kruger
Peking Observatory
Czar
Mexican
Parsons
Australia
Beach Island
New Britain
Manchester
National Good Government League
Pittsburg
Stock Exchange
Natroria
Maud Coleman Wood
Charlottesville
Maxine Elliott-Goodwin
Stark County
Thomas L. Childs
Canton
Akron
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