Massacre Predicted by Fong Wong in China Warning
Fong Fong former secretary of the Six Companies in San Francisco warns of an imminent massacre and urges Americans to leave China by February 24 seeking German protection. Washington officials differ on immediacy while the Army plans steps if trouble spreads to China. In Hongkong anti foreign riots grow with Americans singled out. Japan monitors and keeps transports ready.
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Fong Fong
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Ohio
China
Seattle
Los Angeles
Germany
Fong
Ah Lee Wai
Washington
State Department
War Department
Philippines
Philippine Scouts
South China
Hongkong
Canton
Julius G. Lay
South
Japan
Nagasaki
Mexico City Moves to Clean House Campaign
Health authorities in Mexico City obtain authorization to fight unsanitary living conditions. They will force landlords to improve water supply, build bathhouses at police stations, expel persistent beggars, burn the clothes of the very poor and provide new raiment, and dispossess residents in congested tenements. Health inspectors gain extraordinary powers to enforce the campaign.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico City
Board of Health
Milwaukee Judge Quarles Refuses Ex Parte Injunctions
Judge Joseph Very Quarles of Milwaukee declares he will issue no temporary injunctions on ex parte evidence, insisting on hearing both sides before restraining orders. A Republican leader, he served in the U S Senate, was a former district attorney and mayor, and has held positions in both branches of Wisconsin’s Legislature.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Very Quarles
Milwaukee
United States Senate
la Fol
Wisconsin
Quick Dentists and Clever Bribery Jokes In Plaid Column
A quote from the Cleveland Leader jokes about memory and a dentist appointment while noting a quick way for a young man to win a girl’s love is to bribe her father to object to him.
Spokane Wholesale Produce and Meat Price Snapshot
A detailed price list for Spokane markets shows wholesale prices for vegetables including potatoes at 60c per cwt and beets 75c per cwt, apples per box and per case, and onions 1 per cwt. It also lists beef and mutton dressed rates, live stock values, poultry, eggs, dairy, sugar, grains, hay, and butter fat at regional rates.
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Spitzenburg
Rome
Baldwins
Ben Davis
Wallbridge
Wageners
Minnesota
Spokane
Seattle Chamber Drives Pacific Coast Battleship Squadron Plan
The Seattle chamber of commerce will push to establish a Pacific coast battleship squadron. It seeks support from the California delegation to join with Washington lawmakers in backing the project.
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Seattle Chamber of Commerce
California
Congress
Washington
Settle Coal Miners Strike Reached in Dubois
Representatives of 10,000 striking miners and Buffalo Rochester and Pittsburgh coal interests reach an agreement in Dubois Pennsylvania. General Manager Robinson expects a satisfactory settlement for both sides.
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Dubois
Robinson
Buffalo
Rochester
Pittsburgh
The Jumel House of Washington Heights Reveals Its Glories
The Jumel house on Washington Heights New York stands as a carved vestige of colonial splendor. Historical guests included Madame Betty, Jerome Bonaparte, James Prince de Joinville, and Aaron Burr. The mansion, now owned by the Daughters of the American Revolution, operates as a free historical museum.
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Washington Heights
New York
Mary Phillips
Phillipsburg Manor
Yonkers
Roger Morris
Washington
M. Stephen Jamel
South Street
Jerome Bonaparte
Elizabeth Patterson
Mme
Betty
Napoleon
Kingsbridge
James Prince de Joinville
Hunter
James
Aaron Burr
Jumel House
Daughters of the American Revolution
Mansion of Mme Betty Bow en and the Jumel Ghost Chamber
The Ja mes mansion in New York hosts a tale of Major Freelove Ballou and Betty Bowen a beauty who drew Boston and French wealth into its walls. Napoleonic relics and Marie Antoinette bric a brac decorate a history filled drawing room a ghost chamber and a revelers table that never changes after midnight feasts.
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Jamaica
San Domingo
Betty Bowen
Betty
Prince
Massachusetts
George Washington
Reuben Ballou
Haughy
Mme. James
Freelove Ballou
Stephen James
France
Little Co
Oral
Josephine
Mme
Jumel Mansion
Old Flame of Hostess in Schwenkfelder Reunion Tale
The Schwenkfelders at their Allentown reunion share bread and apple butter, symbolizing their first meal in the new world. A reporter’s anecdote contrasts humble, historic meals with people misreading their meaning. A Cleveland Plain Dealer joke about sacrifice ends the item.
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Allentown
Washington Post
A. R. Scherman
Pandora, O
New York
John
Cambridge
Chicago
A Little Lesson In Patriotism Francis Lewis Profile
Francis Lewis born in Llandaff Wales and educated in London joined the American cause early. He aided revolutionaries with his wealth and business acumen, faced British hostility, and helped found the Sons of Liberty. He signed the Declaration of Independence and served in advisory boards and the new government.
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Francis Lewis
Llandaff
Wales
London
New York
Lewis
Whitestone
Long Island
Sons of Liberty
Continental Congress
Board of Admiralty
Santo Domingo History and Key Facts Abrief
A compact outline traces Santo Domingo area 18,045 square miles and population, with chief cities Santo Domingo Puerto Plata La Vega Santiago Sama na. It covers government terms, legislature, religion, education, debt, revenues, and major exports, plus a chronological list from 1492 discovery to 1905 leadership changes. Also notes a success story about C W Raymond becoming a lawyer after starting as a factory hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santo Domingo
Puerto Plata
la Vega
Santiago
Samana
Congress
Toussaint L’ouverture
Boyer of Haryti
Haiti
Santana
Spain
United States
Senate
Ulises Heureaux
Heureaux
Ramon Caceras
Figuero
Jiminez
Vasquez
Wes Y Gil
Morales
Timeline of events from St Peters church to Morrill
The entry lists diverse historical moments and deaths from 1065 to 1900. Highlights include Edward the Confessor’s dedication of St Peter’s Westminster, Becket’s assassination, Jesuit founding, Catherine von Bora’s death, smallpox death of Mary, Queen of England, and the 1900 deaths of Ruth Ashmore author Isabel Mallon and Senator Morrill. It also notes events like the 1845 Texas admission, 1854 Dorr rebellion leader, and the 1876 Ashtabula railroad disaster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
New Zealand
Thomas W. Dorr
Dorr
Canton
China
Lord Macauley
Marshal Prim
Mad
United States
Brazil
E. V. Smalley
Isabel A. Mallon
Ruth Ashmore
Justin S. Morrill
Vermont
Indorsing Checks Causes Confusion at Bank
A woman attempted to indorse a check made out to Mrs M J Smith with initials for her husband. The teller said to sign as written but she hesitated over making an M. The simple banking task exposed a dispute over signature style and recognition.
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Lucy B. Smith
M. J. Smith
Wh. J
Imaginative but Not an Author Says Misa Cayenne
The Washington Star quotes Misa Cayenne praising imagination while stating the subject is not an author He explains plans for money won at the races outlining his intended use and ambitions tied to racing winnings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Misa Cayenne
Washington Star
Wonderful Oklahoma Crops Reach Record in Greer County
Greer County Oklahoma reports crops valued above 10 million dollars in 1905. Cotton about 65 000 bales worth 60 dollars each plus seed value 4 420 000. Oats 3 000 000. Corn and kaffir another 3 000 000. Wheat 500 000 bushels and more crops and livestock. In Frenzy Deacon Smiff jokes about frenetic finance during collection.
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Oklahoma
Greer
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Joseph V. Quarles
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United States Court of Appeals of
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Ill
Henry A. Button
Raymond
Success Magazine
the Weekly Historian
St. Peter's Church
Westminster
Edward the Confessor
Thomas a'Becket
Canterbury
Primate of
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Wickliff
Society of Jesuits
Ignatius Loyola
Catherine von Born
Martin Luther
Innocent X
Paris
Kinsale
Ireland
Russia
Earl of Argyle
Mary
Elizabeth of
George Whitefield
Scarborough
James Francis Edward
James II
Philadelphia
Bucharest
William E. Gladstone
Constitution
Java
N. Y
Carolina
Mississippi
Alexander
Liberia
Rowland Stephenson
Tampa Bay
Imperial Palace
St. Petersburg
Alphonso XII
Ashtabula
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James G. Fair
Delavan
Albany
Smiff
Pawson
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