Punishment proposal and society notes from The Register
The Register from Lamar notes a proposed punishment to cut off Chan Chi Tung below the collar button. It mentions a man marrying for money and swallowing a bitter pill. It reports Sir Thomas Lipton's challenge accepted by the New York Yacht Club and Baden-Powell tribute by Natal subscribers. It covers Allegany ordinance on streetcar jacks and princely host expectations for the future king’s visits.
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Chan Chi Tung
Sir Thomas Lipton
New York Yacht Club
Sir Thomas
Pork Corner
Australian mistress and maid relations illustrated in Queensland paper
A Queensland newspaper highlights female employment attitudes as a girl seeks a position to run a laundry or dairy. She notes cooking and housekeeping skills and states only a respectable mistress wanting to retain her servant’s uninterrupted duties should apply.
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Australia
Queensland
Trade and wealth shape Africa through kerosene and ivory
A reflective opinion piece praises foreign trade's impact on Africa. It cites sending $100,000 of kerosene to Zanzibar to “light up” the continent and notes American locomotives reaching Africa. It warns ivory scarcity prompts elephant conservation efforts, exalting modern commerce’s wonders.
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Zanzibar
United States
Africa
Ex Governor Pillsbury and wife fund home for poor girls
Ex governor John S Pillsbury and his wife plan a home for poor girls in St Paul to provide food and shelter for women who lose bread earning power. The project, praised as worthy of a statue by Daniel C French, was unveiled at the University of Minnesota campus.
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Pillsbury
Minnesota
St. Paul
John S. Pillsbury
Daniel C. French
University of Minnesota
Great Lakes population growth and canal tonnage rise
The census reveals population growth around the Great Lakes with six cities Buffalo Cleveland Toledo Detroit Milwaukee and Chicago each adding over a million since 1890. Commerce has surged with lake tonnage through Sault Sainte Marie surpassing New York and Suez all combined, proving the lakes are a thriving resource.
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Great Lakes
Buffalo
Cleveland
Toledo
Detroit
Milwaukee
Chicago
Sault Sainte Marie
New York
Suez Canal
Call for public inspection to curb food adulteration
A dealer markets a purporting pepper at low price, sparking allegations that genuine pepper must be priced higher than adulterated rival goods. The piece blames consumer demand for cheapness, urges government inspection of all foods, compulsory labeling of adulterated items, and punishment for selling adulterated products.
Colorado News From The Region And County Reports
Colorado notes celebrate a new bank institution and census chatter. Pueblo records show 14 514 registered voters statewide shifting to 245 percent from fall. The state library fund will receive 100 dollars. The Longmont Gun Club issues shoot programs for Thanksgiving weekends. Denver officials inspect Goose Creek dam as river lines warn of freight shortages. A rural delivery expansion in Pueblo County begins November 15. A variety of local incidents note a miner injured, a woman attempted suicide, and stock broker E. E. Barnes dies by self-inflicted gunshot. Colorado brands book lists nearly 12 000 cattle brands with a full index and 405 pages.
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Pueblo
Colorado State Federation of Women’s Clubs
Longmont Gun Club
Colorado
Charles A. Walker
St. Louis
William Claus
Nevada
Salina
Claus
National Jewish Hospital Association
Osio
Board of Public Works
Denver
Goose Creek
Denver Union Water Company
Gripple Creek
Minnie Pphens
Florence & Cripple Creek Railway Company
Economic
Squaw Mountain
Annin
Postal Department
Mitchell
Artman
Vineland
Pueblo County
Colorado Lines
Lon Moyer
Kokomo
Ella Moore
Victor
Nellie Mintry
Miss Flatty
South
E. E. Barnes
Cripple Creek
Barnes
A. O. U. W. Lodge
Woodmen
Secretary of State
Telegraphic Brevities Covering Flood Relief and Global News
Relentless dispatches note Galveston flood relief at 2,140,368 dollars by October 25. Halifa x welcomes transport Idaho with Asian soldiers. Chicago hosts a record horse show with 6,000 attendees. French cruisers La Stelle and La Souchet visit Baltimore for a week. Major Henry J. Hearsay dies at sixty. Premier Lyne urges Queen Victoria to become Queen of Australia. 8,500 telegrams go out from Santa Fe offices in one day. Norman Brokaw dies in Wisconsin after appendicitis. Mary Voelker inherits 80,000 dollars in Wichita from Holland’s Bekker lineage. Long obituary notices follow. Crimson news spans steel price rise, court rulings, and Boer War reports. Dispatches recount Manila arrivals, counterfeit bills in Europe, and Venezuelan tensions under Monroe doctrine. Weathered by battles and transport, the world moves on through late October.
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Galveston
Idaho
South Africa
Halifax
Chicago
Daily States
New Orleans
South
William St. John Lyne
New South Wales
Queen Victoria
Australia
Santa Fe
Norman Brokaw
Kankawna
Wisconsin
Mary Voelker
Manhattan
Wichita
Kansas
Bekkers
Holland
India
Henry Russell-Pritchard
Christian Church
United States
Chestert Indiana
Cleveland
Edward Dewey
Admiralty
Montpelier
Vermont
Frankfort
Kentucky
M. Millerand
Loubet
W. 8
Robson
Texas
Brazos
Colorado
Boll Weavil
Boston
Harry Ellis
Stinson
War Department
Manila
Hancock
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Marine Corps
Berlin
Avondale
Charles Stewart Parnell
Mr. Boyland
John Howard Parnell
Professor Schurmann replies to Aguinaldo agent letter
Buffalo, Nov. Professor Jacob G. Schurmann, en route to Ithaca, responds to Sixto Lopez open letter. He affirms Philippine Commission findings on education and the educated class, notes vast tribal and linguistic diversity, and argues Filipinos cannot yet govern themselves or accept sovereignty. He warns that removing American flag invites foreign intervention and division, and says U S aims to guide Filipinos toward self-government through free institutions.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Jacob G. Schurmann
Ithaca
Sixto Lopez
Aguinaldo
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Lopez
Philippine Islands
United States
Spain
Mr. Lopez
Nome Conditions Reported By Randall In Alaska
Brigadier General George M. Randall reports Nome in a critical state upon arrival. Convictions by jury were hard to obtain, labor unions kept wages high, and destitution rose. About 18,000 arrived in June. claim jumping and vigilantism followed until troops restored order. He praises Captain Bethel, notes beach work and low gold yields, and envisions a future with a sea route cap and military posts. He urges a Seattle supplied supply line, a Yukon steamers, a Seattle to Valdez telegraph link, and fortifications if needed. He calls for relief to natives and cautions against aiding venturesome outsiders.
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Washington
Nav
George M. Randall
Department of Alska
Nome
United States Commissioners’ Offices
W. A. Bethel
Randall
General Randall
Island of
St. Michael
Yukon
Alaskan
Seattle
Juneau
Skagway
Valdez
Dutch Harbor
Tam
Dire Predictions for Great Britain
London reports crown cabinet reconstruction and rowdyism after City Imperial volunteers return from South Africa. The National Review and English authorities warn Britain faces political and economic upheaval, navy and army inadequacy, and possible invasion with mobilization delays.
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London
South
National Review
Great Britain
George J. Goschen
Admiralty
Far East
Mediterranean
Cairnes
France
England
Santiago
Golden Paper Mills Burned in Golden Colorado
Early Friday morning fire destroyed the Golden paper mills owned by Wells and Peppard. About 45,000 dollars in value with 12,500 dollars insured, the loss included a large stock of paper ready for shipment. Fire officials believe a hot box in pen machinery near inflammable waste caused the blaze. firefighters saved nearby Senator Wells’ residence, Rock flour mills, and a large warehouse as the plant’s first mill and a major regional builing paper producer.
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Golden
Colo
Golden Paper Mills
Wells & Peppard
Senator Wells
Rock
Missouri River
Colorado
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the Register
Lamar
Allegany
Natal
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
Transvaal
Prince of Wales
Lafayette
Ferris
State Historical Society
State House
Germany
Venezuela
New York Herald
London Daily Mail
Orange River Colony
Poin
Charing Cross, Euston & Hampstead
Charles T. Yerkes
London Sportsman
Ted Sloan
Sloan
Chicago & Grand Trunk Railroad
Port Huron
Michigan
Charles M
W. Meredith
Caracas
San Casimiro
Harallano
Nevers River
Tacarigua
Brochico
Curiepe
Caramaro
Rio Chico
Prof. Schurmann
Senor Aguinaldo
Cape Nome
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