Repatriation Struggles in Transvaal Boers Return
Pretoria reports the Central Repatriation Board under Captain Hughes coordinates compensation and repatriation for Boers returning to farms. Challenges include insufficient cattle, scarce draft animals, and tension with military stock sales. About 9000 families settled. immigration and mine labor reforms urged to boost postwar economy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pretoria
Orange River Colony
Central Repatriation Board
Captain Hughes
Central Committee
Civil Administration
Central Board
Transvaal
England
Johannesburg
South Africa
London
The Woman With Hair on Her Face
A writer discusses the troubles of facial hair on women, claims to have tested many removal methods, promises to reveal proven cures, and invites readers to consult for full information and guidance based on years of experience with skin care.
Cereal Crops Profits Soar Across States in 1902 Harvest
A 1902 crop outlook reports record corn and wheat yields uplifting farmers nationwide. Minnesota and the Dakotas lead spring wheat, with Missouri contradicting government wheat figures while Nebraska, Illinois, Ohio, Kansas and Oklahoma show strong corn and wheat production. Expert estimates project wheat near 778 million bushels and corn around 2.5 billion, oats about 885 million.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
United States
Wisconsin
Indiana
Nebraska
Illinois
Ohio
Kansas
Oklahoma
Big Spring
Minnesota
Dakotas
B. W. Snow
Missouri
Agricultural Department
Washington
Tuly
Engineers Officers Ordered to Report for Army Navy Manoeuvres
Washington on August 11 lists officers of the corps of engineers assigned to duty with Major General MacArthur for army and navy manoeuvres. Lieut Col William S Stanton goes to Newport Rhode Island Major Daniel W Lockwood to New London Connecticut Major Charles F Powell to Fort H G Wright New York Major Wm L Marshall to Fort Terry New York Major Wm T Russell to New London Connecticut Major Zolom W Roessler to Fort Michie New York Major George W Goethamb to Fort Adams Rhode Island Captain Harry Taylor to Port Grebe I Captain Charles H McKinley to Fort Mansfield Rhode Island Captain Edward Barr to Fort Wetherill Rhode Island.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Corps of Engineers
MacArthur
Army
Atlantic Carriers promise coal shipping order rule
Boston August 11 state shipping circles report almost all Atlantic Carriers association coastwise schooner owners have told agents to withhold coal trades unless steamers and schooners are loaded in turn. Steamers bunker coal and government vessels exempt. Shippers may enforce $300 forfeiture for contract breach. No action yet by coal shippers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Atlantic Carriers’ Association
Baltimore
Metric System Adopted At Colonial Conference
London August 11 final meeting of the colonial conference continued discussion of imperial commercial relations including tariffs and fiscal policy. A resolution provides for the use of the metric system throughout the empire. The conference closed with thanks to Colonial Secretary Chamberlain. Proceedings will not be published but resolutions will be issued in a parliamentary paper.
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London
Colonial Conference
Chamberlain
Clergy Man Breaks Collar Bone In Bicycle Collision
Rev W H Rusie of 85 Bay Street pastor of the colored people's church was riding on Gorham street last night when he struck a boy and was thrown from his bicycle. An ambulance carried him to Emergency hospital where doctors found a broken left collar bone.
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W. H. Rusie
Bay Street
The
Colored People's Church
Gorham Street
A New Swindle by Postal Officials Unearthed
Washington reports a new petty swindle under postal laws where city postmasters and rural rivals collude to milk stamps and mail receipts. The scheme boosts city cancellations and country post office activity, costing the government money. Postmaster General Payne warns postmasters found taking part will forfeit commissions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Post Office Department
Payne
United States Appraisers Study Berlin Lens Costs
Berlin August 11 I F Fischer of the board of United States general appraisers is in Berlin to determine the cost of producing unmounted lenses mainly photographic lenses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
I. F. Fischer
Board of
United States General Appraisers
Moonlight Excursion Planned by Local Club
An enthusiastic meeting at Vincent block last night finalized plans for the club’s first social venture a moonlight excursion. The literary program featured a Romeo and Juliet recitation by Frank J. Higgins Two Views of Christmas by John M. O Donoghue and T Mack and an essay A Narrative on Friendship by John H. Murphy M J O Donoghue was ethic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vincent Block
Frank J. Higgins
John M. O'Donoghue
T. Mack
John H. Murphy
M. J. O'Donoghue
Port au Prince Tensions Rise as Blockade Quarrel Grows
In Port au Prince on August 11 the gunboat Crete A. Pierrot in Firminite service notified a blockade of Cape Haytien. Foreign consuls and Commander McCrea of the US gunboat Machings protested. Soldiers have gone out. a battle is feared, as anti foreign sentiment intensifies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Au Prince
Hayti
Crete A. Pierrot
Cape Mhaytien
McCrea
United States
Bristow Retirement Rumor Rails Washington Politics
Washington reports a plan to retire Joseph L. Bristow of Kansas from the postmaster general’s office to be replaced by a Wisconsin man. September 1 is listed as the date with Senators Scott and Elkins pushing the move, amid inquiries into a candidate’s fitness and past opposition from party rivals.
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Washington
Joseph L. Bristow
Kansas
Wisconsin
Scott and Elkins
West Virginia
Post Office Department
Scott
Bristow
Filkins
Senator Burton
McKinley
Leland
Turner man found drowned in Beal's pond
Lewiston Maine August 11 The body of John C Faulkner of Turner aged 60 was found in six feet of water in Beals pond this noon It is supposed he suffered a heart attack as he was entering his boat Sunday evening
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Lewiston
John C. Faulkner
Turner
Beal's Pond
Ias
Queen Alexandra awards medals at Devonshire House grounds
On August 11 Queen Alexandra presented war medals on the Devonshire House grounds to doctors, nurses, and others in the Imperial Yeomanry Hospital service. The event recognized service by medical and staff personnel during the conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Queen Alexandra
Devonshire House
Imperial Yeomanry Hospital Service
Doctor Houston gains large gift from Amherst benefactor
Northampton August 11 Dr J A Houston superintendent of the Northampton state insane hospital has received about 30000 by the will of Miss Martha Eastman of Amherst.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northampton
J. A. Houston
Northampton State Insane Hospital
Martha Eastman
Amherst
Senator agrees to find Bristow-like replacements
In a calm exchange Bristow is deemed highly useful and Senator is pressed to send two or three more like him, as Burton abandons the effort. The remark reflects a tactic to preserve Bristow by replacing allies with similar supporters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator
Bristow
Burton
Funeral Services for Ex Superintendent Eldridge
Boston scene honors Benjamin P. Eldridge ex superintendent of the police with official services at Walnut Street Congregational church Neponset attended by Police Commissioner Curtis Superintendent Pierce and Chief Watts among many officers. Deputations from Neponset Lodge I O F Veteran Fireman and United Order of Workmen. Interment at Codman Dorchester after a wreath filled procession from Ashmont to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Benjamin P. Eldridge
Boston Police Department
Walnut Street Congregational Church
Neponset
Minot Street
Frederick G. Hoffman
Charles P. Curtis, Jr
William H. Pierce
United Order of Workmen
White
Worcester
W. H. Perry
Azubah Perry
McKendry
Sarah Pillsbury
D. J. Ritter
G. F McCausland
Richard Fitzgerald
Otis F. Kimball
Lawrence Cain
George W. Westcott
Richard F. Irish
John J. Hanley
Charles W. Hunt
George A. Wyman
P. D. Warren
Edward L. Noble
Frank W. Merrick
Raymond
Donovan
Ashmont Street
Neponset Lodge of Odd Fellows
Printers Meet and Sympathies for Miners in Akron Region
The first session of the International Stere typers and Electrotypers union convened in Cincinnati with Inter national James J. Freel presiding. The forty eighth annual Typographical union opened with 365 delegates, including women in the ladies auxiliary. A sympathy resolution for United Mine Workers in the anthracite strike was adopted. President Lynch spoke on wages, unity, and peace in industry, noting one major strike at Rouses Point. The convention adjourned to continue tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cincinnati
International Typographical Union
Ladies’ Auxiliary
Charles J. Christie
Edmund O’connell
Alvin McReynolds
Cincinnati Union
James T. Lynch
United Mine Workers
Lynch
Rouses Point
New York
American Federation Labor
Tas
Federation
American Newspaper Publishers' Association
International Stereotypers’ Union
J. M. Pramwood
Pho
Buying Our Cotton Direct From China and Japan
New York Aug 11 With better financial facilities and improved steamship accommodations direct trade with China and Japan is likely to grow significantly. Chinese merchants have bought cotton in New York and most exports to Asia go to Japan. Daily market reports reach Kobe and Hong Kong and a private firm will soon add dispatches from New York to Orient buyers for safety. Cotton Exchange leaders see no reason for volume with China to stop rising.
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New York
China
Japan
United States
Liverpool
Cotton Exchange
William V. King
Kobe
Hong Kong
Composers Win Temporary Injunction In Opera Case
New York August 11 judge Lacombe grants a temporary injunction to Isa dore Wiltmark author of The Chaperons restraining Frank Perley manager from inserting a topical song and certain vaudeville features into the score. The ruling supports Wiltmark and the case resumes in October.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Juesse Lacombe
Isadore Wiltmark
Frank Perley
Wiltmark
Perley
Fall and blast maim Malden workers in accident
Malden on August 11 reports Martin Crowe aged 60, caretaker, and Paulo Gavistyse a laborer in critical condition at Malden hospital after Crowe fell from a tree onto a piazza rail while reaching gypsy moth nests, and Gavistyse was struck by a rock fragment from a blast. Both are not expected to survive.
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Malden
Martin Crowe
Paulo Gavistyse
Malden Hospital
Crowe
Coleman
Powers Located After City Search In Montreal
New York reports George A. Lamb, counsel for Peter Powers, states Powers has been located in Montreal staying at the Queen's hotel under the name P. Bake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
George A. Lamb
Peter Powers
Montreal
Queen's Hotel
P. B&ke
Detachment of Captain William H. Emery Ordered
Washington August 11 Captain William H Emery has been detached from duty at New York Navy Yard to take effect on the 11th instant and ordered to report to the Bureau of Navigation for further orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
William H. Emery
New York Navy Yard
Cadet to Command Indiana After Naval War College Course
A cadet will complete instruction at the naval war college and then assume command of the battleship Indiana, presently serving as a training ship for cadets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Naval War College
Indiana
Trouble in France over closing of congregationalist schools
In Brest Aug 11 a prefect convened residents of Saint Meén Le Folfoet and Ploudaniel to discuss resisting unauthorized congregationalist schools. The crowd threatened bloodshed while Abbe Girud urged peace and praised the sisters, ending with cries of Long live the sisters and Liberty.
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Brest
Saint Meén
le Folfoet
Ploudaniel
Abbe Girud
Chamber of Deputies
Finisterre
Hermit Walton of Gloucester Ter shows a storied life
Mason A Walton known as the hermit of Bond's hill Gloucester is painted as a versatile figure. A farmer, lumberman, traveler, editor and political organizer he moved among senators and governors while living in a turf cabin by Ravenswood park.
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Mason Augustus Walton
Bond’s Hill
Gloucester
Brook Farm
Concord
Mason A. Walton
Pest-House
Ravenswood Park
Samuel H. Sawyer
William E. Russell
Magnolia
Russell
Tyro
Walton
Maine
Oldtown
Hampden Academy
Cyrus Hamlin
Hamlin
Pine Tree
Greenback Party
Rockingham County
N. H
Massachusetts
Butler
Bangor
Boston
Bond
Pesthouse
Cape Ann
Man Studying Crows and Their Language in Open Air
A Boston Globe feature describes a man who studies crows and their dialect. He claims crows communicate danger signals to him when with others and otherwise signal safety. He sleeps outdoors from spring to November in a hammock, and his improvised cabin holds only books on botany and birds. His lectures in Boston and at big hotels draw attentive audiences.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Boston Globe
Formosa Under Japanese Rule Progress Report
Gov Shimpei Goto of Formosa outlines administrative gains under Japanese rule following the Isaa war. Sanitary measures cut deaths 75 percent, schools and 11 hospitals established, a railroad and harbor works advancing, with native cooperation noted. Policy aims include education, industry, and sanitation, forecasting eventual assimilation and political stabilization. The 20 year plan targets balanced finances, with deficits shrinking toward 1910. Population totals 2,758,161 with 33,120 Japanese. revenue from camphor opium and salt monopolies.
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Shimpei Goto
Formosa
Japan
Isaa
China
Kodama
Once Owned Martinique Story Connects Athens Woman to France
Athens Ga Mrs S C Reese inherits tale of Mme Gouvain linked to Count de Trobriand and Josephine de Beauharnais. Land in Martinique once traded to Count d Estaing spread to Georgia near Tallulah Falls and Athens. Relic dress from Napoleon and Josephine era adds to family historic web across generations.
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Martinique
8S. C. Reese
Athens
Marie Louise
America
French West Indies
d’Estaing
Georgia
Tallulah Falls
Mme Gouvain
France
Reese
Napoleon
Josephine Beauharnais
Gueuvain
d'Estaing
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Arthur Rhodes
Rhodes
Merrimack Street
Lowell
Mass
Engineer Corps
Atlantic Carriers
British Empire
Walter H. Rusie
Benj. Franklin Club
Queen
Eldridge
Typographical Union Gathers
International Stereotypers and Electrotypers Union
James J. Freel
Committee On
Composers’ Rights
Emery
Hermit Walton
Philippines
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