Notable 19th century figures and 1900s weather update
Obscure figures James Linen and James Baggaru linked to presidents and military figures across the era, including Jackson and Garfield, with mentions of Judge W. W. Morrow, Arthur Stringer, John H. Converse, and Captain Alexander Simpson. The piece notes Morrow’s eyesight decline, Belt of Northwestern executives, and a Baldwin works director. It also reports a historic October cold snap in Chicago with 30F, snow flurries, and widespread early-season snow across Ohio, Indiana, Michigan, and Pennsylvania, affecting rail traffic and grain movement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alicia West
Premac
Chicago
Mercury
Chicago Weather Bureau
Cer
Los Angeles
Cal
United States
Cleveland
Painesville
Ohio
Birefield
W.va
South Bend
Ind
Indiana
Michigan City
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Professor Deutsch Defends Jews in Debate
Prof Gotthard Deutsch of the Hebrew Union College Cincinnati replies in the New York Hebrew Standard to Prof Goldwin Smith. He refutes claims that persecutions stem from religious fanaticism and argues Jews are not merely middlemen, citing sweatshops and tailors. He notes past bans on trades and land but points to widespread Jewish work in Russia and denies inherent tribal hostility to assimilation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deutsch
Gotthard Deutsch
Hebrew Union College of Cincinnati
New York Hebrew Standard
Goldwin Smith
Russia
Nuis
Rail fare reforms and new travel conveniences across rail networks
Reports outline state action to curb coal and farm-rate abuses after Gov. Johnson’s inquiry. Ohio aginst ten cent excess fares, new sleeping car bag for women travelers, and reduced 2 cent per mile rates on Pennsylvania lines west of Pittsburgh. Erie Railroad slashes fares to two and a half cents per mile from November 1. Transfers and cross-state pricing adjustments accompany unified cost reductions amid broader international comparisons.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota Railway and Warehouse Commission
Gov. Johnson
Ohio
State Railway Commission
Pennsylvania Lines
Dittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio
Maryland
Erie Railroad Company
Erie
Italy
New York
Pennsylvania
Traly
Great Northern Railway Company
United States
Wisconsin
la Crosse
Francisco
Tuid
Salk
Freigh
Baltimore
Nevada
Lake Viry
Financial market tone and trade activity in Bradstreet report
The Bradstreet's Commercial report notes high activity across wholesale and retail sectors, with strong demand for finished goods and ongoing labor and transportation constraints. Chicago freight earnings rise but car shortages persist, while cotton and woolen goods show robust demand despite delivery delays. Failures in Chicago district total 26, similar to prior weeks, as overall trade remains large in New York volumes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Dan
New York
Bradstreet
Krupp family history and wedding tribute at Krupp works
The article recounts the Krupp iron works in Essen with a humble smithy and a bronze bust of the first Krupp. It details a bride placing a wreath on the bust, their modest wedding cost of 250, and her devotion to simplicity. It honors Fraustin Krupp and her years with her husband from 1547 to 1861. It notes her Confederate sympathies and letters, including her work as amanuensis and her memoir of her husband Jefferson Davis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Krupp
Jefersay Daris
West Virginia mine disaster recovery and notable deaths
Reported recoveries from the West mine disaster near Roanoke Virginia include Raysiond Fillingesley aged A who died of hydrophobia contracted after a bite in Greenwich Connecticut. Also noting the late Senator Gorman of Moneyland left a personal estate of 612406 dollars. The bodies of thirty five miners were identified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Roanoke
Raysiond Fillingsley
Greenwich
Conn
Senator Gorman
Moneyland
Fraulein Krupp Marries In Simple Krupp Ceremony
In Issen Germany a simple religious ceremony united Bertha Krupp the world’s richest woman with Lieut Gustav Von Bohlen und Halbach. Kaiser Wilhelm attended and kissed the bride as he saluted the groom at the chapel on the Krupp grounds. A brief civil ceremony preceded the church rite. A wedding banquet followed with Kaiser’s toast to the couple. The event honored the family’s humble origins as a great line of Krupps was cited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walxer
Issen
Germany
Krupp
Bertha Krupp
Gustav von Bohlen Undfalbach
Kaiser William
Haiser Wilhelm
Kaiser Wilhelm
Mme. Krupp
Baron Krupp
Bertha
Bertha Krapp
Mrs. Jefferson Davis Dies in New York Hotel
Varina Howell Davis widow of Confederate President Jefferson Davis died at the Hotel Majestic New York after a week long illness from pneumonia. Surrounded by her surviving daughter and relatives she spent the summer in the Adirondacks before returning east. Born in Natchez Mississippi in 1864 she married Jefferson Davis in 1845 and went to Washington after his Mexican War service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Jefferson Davis
Hotel Majestic
Congress
Paying San Francisco Claims Hit Connecticut Fire Firms
Six major Connecticut fire insurance firms have paid 15,952,749 on account of the San Francisco disaster, about six percent of the total claims against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Nce
New Haven Railheads Electrify Using Single Phase System
The New York New Haven and Hartford reports net earnings of 3 612 812 and plans to electrify with a single phase system to replace the third rail. A contract was awarded to equip a Titmilc track section. Mayfield woolen mills in Louisville KY sustained fire damage estimated at 350000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ew Haven
New York, New Haven and Hartford
Toledo Strike Injunction Against Machinists at Pope Toledo
United States Judge Taylor in Toledo grants a sweeping injunction against the machinists on strike at the Pope Toledo Company. The order bars interference with the company business or employees and forbids threats or persuasion to quit. Local authorities reportedly failed to protect workers and protests near the plant are prohibited. The National Metal Trades Association argues the strike is not about wages or hours and campaigns in papers deny prejudice against union members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
United States
Taylor
Machinists’ Association
Pope-Toledo
National Metal Trades Association
National Association of Retail Drugsists
Atlanta
Charias F. Mann
Detroit
End Thomas V. Wooten
Chicago
Anderson
Indianapolis
National Association of Detail
International Protective and Beneficial Association
Canada
New York
International Federation of Lithographers of Europe
Trolley Collision Injures Several in Trenton
Two trolley cars collided head on at Trenton New Jersey injuring several people. The report notes the crash as a notable local transportation accident with multiple injuries reported.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Trenton
N. J
Terrible hurricane devastates Caribbean coast killing many
Terrific storm sweeps from Venezuela coast to Florida, with Elliott Key and Tolida coast suffering severe losses. Refugees aboard a barge are swept away, the St Lucie steamer driven ashore with dozens dead, and Havana and Pinar del Rio report major damage. San Salvador also records heavy fatalities as floods alter landscapes and wash bodies downstream.
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Venezuela
Florida Ast
Atlantic Ocean
Tolida
Falliotther
Elliott Key
Hood
Key
Eliott Island
Bahama Islands
St. Lucie
Kers
Miami
Elliott Ker
Cuba
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Republic of
San Salvador
Modernizing Chinese Law Call for New Code
The Chinese Reform diet aims to modernize laws after the imperial edict. Officials of all classes join the movement as Temples forego lottery bets and Haulu festival is halted over extravagance. Viceroy Tuan Shir Wai seeks removal of evunuchs amid calls for a constitutional government and a fresh legal code.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pekin
Tuan Shir Wai
Europe
America
China
Report on Tuberculosis From Henry Phipps Institute
Dr. Lawrence F. Flick and staff publish two year findings on tuberculosis. The report notes Negroes are more susceptible than whites and houseworkers have the highest death toll. Indoor life, hardship, and want correlate with higher death rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kreport
Lawrence F. Flick
Henry Phipps Institute
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Treasurer Berris questions capitol expenditure
State Treasurer Berry pressed Gov Pennypacker and Auditor Snyder to name his authority to authorize $6 million for capitol trimmings after the building was deemed complete. They refused to answer as Berry estimated excess spending from $2 million to $4 million beyond the original $4,000,000 appropriation and anticipated court action over bill approvals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berrs
Pennsylvania
Tew State Capitol
Pennypacker
Snyder
Berry
New York Clearing House Annual Report Summary
The annual report shows total balances and finances for the year. It notes leadership changes with a new president and appointments at the Chase National Bank for secretary and manager roles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Clearing House
Barwear
Allul
Medi Wich
Albert E. Wisin
Chase National Bank
Meade
Wollamw J. Glipin
Also Mentioned on This Page
James Arthur Linen
Nemareene Kekoun
Perhimns
James Baggaru
Peter la Pay Tite
Andrey Jackson
Me. Hageard
van Buren
Willian
CJ. Hirvison
Tunes EK. Polk
James Buchanan
Aachary Paylor
Millard Villmoce
Abrlion Gincoin
Andrey Jolson U, S Grant
James A. Courtel
Grover Levelind
Benjamin Harrison
William McKinley
Garfield
Christian Church
Cincinnati
Hogeard
Laylor
Winfield Seoer
John Lane
Washington, D. C
Washington
Abount Vernon
W. W. Morrow
United States Circuit Court
Morrow
Milton
Lad
Tollinois
California
Ninth Judicial Circuit
Wabash College
Arthur Stringer
Auchor
Cedar Springs
Ont
William L. King
the Underwriters’ Association of the
Northwest
Grillion
Wis
Lisbon
X. D
The
Queen
Providence
King
Association
Hinsdale, Th
S John H. Converse
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Quabec
Trust Company
Frank K. Hipple
Converse
J. H. Converse
Alexander Simpson
Bedros Razanjian
Cimerian Board of
Forview Missions
Ahte
Euphrates College
Slarsot
Turkey
CoLogst
Rae
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Harley
Standard
Fraustin Krupp
Fraulein Krupp
Mrs
Mayfield Woolen
Louisville
Cebia
Weyy
Picrids de Ave
Utu
Elliott’s Key
Panama
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