Smallpox aid eyed as Boston outbreaks grow
Washington notes show smallpox in Boston and surrounding areas may draw action from the supervising surgeon general of the Marine Hospital Service. Data from 1898 reveal wider spread across 24 states and 151 localities, with unusually low mortality and emphasis on vaccination and enhanced local health funding and organization.
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Washington
Boston
United States Marine Hospital Service
Treasury Department
Boards of Health
The
Marine Hospital Service
Cicy
United States
New York
Tennessee
Alabama
Birmingham
District of Columbia
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Illinois
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Michigan
Mississippi
New Jersey
New Mexico
North Carolina
Ohio
Pennsylvania
South Carolina
Texas
Virginia
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Middlesboro
Ccisease
Greenfield
Westfield
Holyoke
Old Bay
Croker Says He Cannot Lead Tammany Hall Any Longer
New York dispatch reports Richard Croker, former Tammany boss, saying he will not lead constantly, aging and worn out, and cannot be field horse for all. He will stay in New York part of the year and plans a future still undecided, with a January or February trip to England and a Tammany meeting next month.
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Tammany
Tammany Hall
New York
England
Tammany Executive Committee
Beecham
Thomas Beecham
St. Helen’s
U.S. A
F. Allen CO
Banks Consolidate in Massachusetts Bank Merger
Boston December 3 The State National Hide & Leather bank and the State National Bank plan a merger with the National Hide & Leather bank liquidated. The State National will adjust capital to 1 million, then issue 10 002 shares at 130 each to reach 2 million. Stockholders receive options including cash and stock, with leadership names S N Aldrich George Ripley and A L Ripley.
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Boston
State National Hide & Leather Bank
State National
National Hide & Leather Bank
State National Bank
S. N. Aldrich
Geo. Ripley
A. L. Ripley
Trolley plunges into Hudson river in snow storm tragedy
In Poughkeepsie a trolley car on a steep grade during a snow storm ran into the Hudson river. Five aboard. one, B Baruth of New York, drowned. Deputy Sheriff Baumbusch and conductor escaped. Judge Phillips, prisoner Oliver, and Theodore Van Kleeck survived. Oliver escaped during the rescue.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hudson River
B. Baruth
New York City
S. K. Phillips
Baumbusch
Oliver
Mattewan Asylum
Theodore van Kleeck
New York Central
Sheriff Baumbusch
Baruth
Attorney General report notes appellate docket changes
The attorney general reports an 81 case rise on the U S supreme court appellate docket and a 3 case disposal drop leaving 336 docketed. Of 368 cases considered 179 argued orally 152 briefed. dispositions include 132 affirmed 57 reversed 57 dismissed 24 settled 9 certified questions answered and 89 denied writs. Prisoner statistics show 4641 in penitentiaries with 1611 discharged 1650 received 41 died and 63 pardoned. demographics detail birth origin gender literacy and numbers.
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Washington
Congress
United States Supreme Court
United States
Massachusetts Smallpox Aid and Spanish Treaty Claims
The treasury will aid only when necessary to prevent interstate spread of smallpox and mainly in advisory capacity. Massachusetts saw ten cases in 1897 with two fatalities, marking a rare outbreak. The Spanish treaty claims commission in Washington handles US claims against Spain totaling about 60 million dollars, with no judicial appeal aside from Congress. Ex Senator William E K Chandler of New Hampshire chairs the panel. Maine case jurisdiction is under question.
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Treasury
Massachusetts
Boston
Cambridge
Gloucester
New Bedford
Boards of Health
Marine Hospital Service
Washington
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
United States
Spain
William EK. Chandler
New Hampshire
Congress
Maine
Havana Harbor
Commission
H. H. Atherton, JR
Probable Cotton Crop in United States for 1901 02
Washington reports 9,674,000 bales as the probable U S cotton production for 1901 02. Area picked or to be picked is estimated at 26,802,239 acres, down 730,216 acres or 2 6 percent from planted area. Total lint production is 4,529,954,000 pounds, averaging 169 pounds per acre picked, with a belt wide average net weight of 468 2 pounds the lowest in a decade.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
United States
Royal Arcanum to Face State Exam With Funds on Hand
Boston December 3 A joint examination of the Royal Arcanum supreme council offices at 407 Shawmut avenue will open tomorrow, with Massachusetts represented by William H. Brown and Connecticut by Charles A. Hawley. The process will verify receipts and disbursements and balance, not solvency, under state law. The society holds about 1.55 million in U S and Massachusetts bonds and about 575,000 due from the November assessment, plus a 586,332 balance with the supreme treasurer.
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Boston
Supreme Council of the Royal Arcanum
Shawmut Avenue
Massachusetts
Connecticut
William H. Brown
Charles A. Hawley
Massachusetts Department
Royal Arcanum
United States
Supreme Treasurer
Bonine Murder Trial Nearing Jury Deliberation
Washington December 3 Mrs Lolanda Bonine faces a murder trial over James Seymour Ayres death as three intimate friends testified seeing a revolver in Ayres room and the defense seeks to challenge government expert Shaeffer on blood on the wrapper worn by Bonine the night of the tragedy.
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Washington
Lolanda Bonine
James Seymour Ayres
Ayres
Duncan B. Hubbard
Thomas Ford
Michigan
Manfra Held Without Bail In Meoli Slaying
Michele Manfra, accused of murdering Nicola Meoli in an alley off Prince Street, was brought to Boston police headquarters for booking and photographed for records. He spoke briefly to Capt. Dugan, then was placed in a cell. A dispute over counsel arose, with Peter S. Maher, Frank Zotton, and Clifford H. Prummer involved. Prummer to represent him after Maher withdrew. The hearing adjourned to December 11.
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Boston
Michele Manfra
Nicola Meoli
Prince Street
Rogues’ Gallery
Mantra
Dugan
Peter S. Maher
Frank Zotton
Clifford H. Prummer
Maher
Plummer
Manfra
Sleet in New York Slows Transit and Winters Arrive
A December drop of ten degrees turned rain into sleet over New York City, coating pavements with ice as snow began to fall, hindering surface and elevated transit and marking the first taste of winter for residents.
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New York
Public meeting opens of state board of agriculture
Northampton December 3. Mayor Watson welcomed attendees as the annual session of the State board of agriculture opened for a three day meeting. Lieut. Gov. Bates could not attend today. Booker T. Washington is slated to speak Thursday night. The program includes talks on Modern Potato Culture by Charles D. Wood and on the Shade Tree Insect Problem by A H Kirkland.
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Northampton
Watson
State Board of Agriculture
Bates
Booker T. Washington
State Board
Charles D. Wood
Maine Agricultural Experiment Station
A. H. Kirkland
M. S
Boston
Leary Held Insane. Sanity Trial Ends in Asylum Order
Pittsfield December 3 The trial of Daniel Leary alias Michael Welch of Philadelphia for killing Overseer James W Fuller at Berkshire house of correction July 17 closed as the state commission found him insane. The court discharged the jury and ordered Leary confined in Bridgewater asylum for Criminal Insane.
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Pittsfield
Daniel Leary
Michael Welch
Philadelphia
James W. Fuller
Berkshire House of Correction
Leary
Bridgewater
Boycott American Smokes Promoted by Imperial Tobacco
Imperial Tobacco in London launches a large public appeal to British smokers to boycott American imports during the tobacco war. About a hundred London and provincial papers carried a striking page advertisement reportedly costing around £7000 for a single day.
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New York
Imperial Tobacco Company
the Tribune
London
Solace Arrives with Tutuila Court Martial Members
The navy transport Solace reached Honolulu from Pago Pago with most of Gov. Tilley of Tutuila court martial members aboard. Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans Rear Admiral Henry Glass and several captains are among the passengers. The remaining court members will sail to the coast on the Wisconsin, and the Solace's passengers plan to transfer to the Alameda next week.
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Associated Press
Honolulu
San Francisco
Solace
Pago- Pago
Gov. Tilley of
Tutuila
Wisconsin
Alameda
Bearlike Appetite Cure Ad for Stomach and Liver Tablets
An old advertisement urges readers to take Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets to restore stomach function and regulate the liver. The product is priced at 25 cents and available at all druggists.
Switchmen's Strike Improves. Bottlenecks Persist in Mills
Pittsburg, December 3. The switchmen strike situation shows continued improvement with terminals reporting little congestion. More B&O switchmen in McKeesport have walked out yet trains run normally, though McKeesport mills suffer severe crippling from yard manpower shortages.
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Pittsburg
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
McKeesport
Federal judge appoints receiver in Snow oil case
Beaumont Tex Dec 3 Federal Judge D E Bryant in the case of Mrs Annie E Snow of California who seeks a one eighteenth life interest in the Vealth survey has appointed Sinclaire Talliaferre of Houston as receiver The receiver will demand and receive from each defendant company a sworn monthly statement showing oil taken marketed and prices received for the preceding month
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Beaumont
Tex
D. E. Bryant
Annie E. Snow
California
Sinclaire Talliaferre
Houston
Kansas Pioneer Dies After Prolonged Sleep Spells
Hyawatha Kansas December 3 J Lyt tle a Kansas pioneer died today after three years of almost continuous sleep. He slept from May 28 to August 20 in Santa Ana Iowa and again from September 2 until his final death. He was fed through a rubber tube during sleep.
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Hyawatha
Kan
Lyttle
Kansas
Santa Ana
Iowa
Brush with insurgents in Lipa mountains clash
Manila December 3 Col Wint's column engaged forty insurgents in the Lipa mountains with several killed and fourteen quarters burned.
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Manila
Dr Benoit's Cough Medicine Ad by AM Druggists
An old advertisement promotes Dr Benoit cough medicine available from AM Druggists. The short copy urges readers to try a bottle and hints at medicinal relief for coughing symptoms. The style reflects early 20th century patent medicine marketing.
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Dr. Benoit
Weak Stomach and Strength in War Era Health Advice
An article arguing that soldiers must meet height and robust digestive health standards. with emphasis on indigestion as a foundational disease. It promotes Dr. Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery as restoring nutrition and strength, sharing patient testimonials and urging readers to consult the guide “Common Sense Medical Adviser.”
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U. S
Pierce
Victor L. Hayden
Blackstone, Nottoway Co
Golden Medical
A. C. Jones
Walterboro, Colleton Co
D. C
Dr. Pierce
Benson's Porous Plaster Promoted for Winter Ailments
An advertisement extols Benson's Porous Plaster as superior for coughs colds chest diseases rheumatism grip neuralgia kidney trouble and back pain. It warns against capsicum strengthening or belladonna plasters and claims 5000 physicians endorse the product with fifty five top awards in official comparisons. Seabury & Johnson Mfg Chemists promote pre paid postage on orders in the United States at 25 cents each.
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Benson’s
United States
Seabury &Ohnson Mfg
N.Y
The Size of Texas as a Southwestern Empire
A Pearson's Magazine excerpt outlines Texas vastness 265780 square miles and vast distances from Texarkana to El Paso. It compares Texas to New England and several states and notes diverse climates from Panhandle to Gulf coast. The piece emphasizes the state's immense scale and variety.
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Texas
Union
United States
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Delaware
Maryland
Virginia
West Virginia
Germany
France
Masachusetts
Texarkana
el Paso
Chicago
Panhandle
Gulf Coast
Pearson's Magazine
Farmer's Wife Weighs Gown Purchases Against Roosevelt Gift
A farmer's wife who uses the so called turkey money would deem Mrs Roosevelt's alleged $300 a princely sum, reflecting wartime economy and public scrutiny of presidential gifts.
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