Year's Record. Country Makes Big Stride in 1902
Bradstreet's year in review notes 1902 as the best year yet for the United States with broad gains across most trades and industries. Output rose while imports expanded and exports shrank, rail congestion increased, industrial unrest appeared but often avoided through wage and living standard adjustments, and stock market activity remained modest compared with 1901.
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New York
Bradstreet
United States
News From Orient Reports Mixed Colliery Rescue and Naval Budget
Victoria reports the Hoshua colliery disaster less severe with most of the 39 trapped miners rescued. The U S S Oregon, after a rough San Francisco voyage, arrived at Yokohama with all boats lost and one crew death. Automatic pistol developed for Japanese army fires 80 rounds per minute and is government acquired. Japanese budget shows revenue 253 803 587 yen, expenditure 240 548 871 yen for 1903 with funds set for rail and naval buildup. Rebels in Manchuria numbering 100 000 fortify at Koto north of Shirkiang as General Tsao laments officials powerless. Ensign Henry wreck off Che Foo to Wei Hai Wei leaves only mails and freight.
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Victoria
B. C
Glenada
Orient
Hoshua
U. S. S. Oregon
Yokohama
San Francisco
Hine
General Tsao
Moukden
Han Fow Fu
Koto
Shirkiang
Tsao
Enseign Henry
Che Foo
Wei Hai Wei
Consul Nasts Death Shocks Washington
Details of Thomas Nast death at Guayaquil reach the state department. He fell ill December first with a bilious attack, doctors diagnosed yellow fever, and after a night of care he died Sunday morning. British vice consul Ashton aided, officials in Guayaquil attended his funeral.
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Washington
Thomas Nast
U. S
Guayaquil
State Department
Robert B. Jones
Nast
Guayaquill
Jones
Mr. Nast
Ashton
Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng Promoted and Noted for Posts
Washington reports Pekin advices saying Sir Chen Tung Liang Cheng K C M G V receives a brevet third grade court button and is named metropolitan expectant officer of the fourth grade. The minister designate to the United States, who succeeds Wu Ting Fang, is due in January.
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Washington
Chen Tung Liang Cheng
K. C
How to Drink Milk and Digestion Myths
A historical health note advises sipping hot milk slowly after exhaustion to avoid curdling. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for improving digestion, claiming benefits for adults, children, and busy professionals, with cautions against cancer or ulcer-related cases. The piece quotes Miss Anna Folger and a nurse’s endorsement of the tablets in convalescence.
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Stuart
Anna Folger
Jury Box Tainted in Rensselaer County Deliberations
Troy N Y December 30 A further investigation into county grand jury box stuffing reveals the practice began last March tainting four grand juries. Names moved from petty to grand juries with eight illegal entries in March ten in May thirteen in September and a plan for fourteen more for the January term.
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Troy
N. Y
Rensalaer County Grandad
Shanghai Engineer Punished For Sudden Resignation
In Shanghai a court imposed 100 blows and two weeks in prison on an engineer who quit without notice. Seven colleagues joined the strike when foremen profited from a wage advance that excluded the engineers. The court held no monthly notice required despite company claims.
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Washington
Shanghai
Ossified Woman Stella Ewing Dies at 39 in Rome
Miss Stella Ewing, once called an ossified woman for a decade, died at 39 in Rome New York. Born in Holland Pennsylvania she fell ill with inflammatory rheumatism and gradually lost use of her limbs cured none. For ten years she was blind and immobile while a sister Emma Ewing Palmer shares the affliction.
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Rome
N. Y
Emma Ewing Palmer
Rioting Lancers Trigger Belgian City Crackdown
Namur Belgium December reports say soldiers clashed with civilians. A number of lancers rioted, breaking shop windows while police and gendarmes struggled to restore order. The burgomaster requisitioned troops as shops remained shut and several police were wounded.
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Namur
Belgium
Tragedy Follows a Chinese Riot at Singapore Depot
Victoria B C December 30 Steam ship Iyo Maru reports a riot by Chinese coolies detained at Singapore immigrant sheds police captured two, shot killed two and wounded one when rescuers attempted to free them Chinese fired injuring thirty before police were rescued
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Victoria
B. C
Singapore
Fortune Reported to Lie in Scottish Bank for Dying Man
Providence December 80 A fortune said to be several million dollars awaits Malcolm M McDonald a carpenter in this city. He lies dying at Rhode Island Hospital from a Christmas night assault. The money is said to be in a bank in Scotland and he is the sole heir if identity proof is provided. His wife says he was beaten in a saloon and left unconscious. He is 58 with a wife and one daughter. If he dies the fate of the fortune is unknown.
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Providence
R. I
Malcolm M. McDonald
Rhode Island
Scotland
McDonald
Deposition in Tingley-Times Libel Case Presented
In San Diego on December 30 the Mohn deposition was read in the libel suit. Much of it was stricken, with the sole admitted fact that under Mrs Tingleys rules meals at the institution were eaten in silence. The defense then offered Miriam G Egbert who testified that Mrs Tingley fully controlled the institution finances.
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San Diego
Cal
George F. Mohn
Los Angeles
Tingley-Times
Tingley
Miriam G. Egbert
Desperate arrest ends with man shot in Rethel street
L. I. Sims was shot and killed during a confrontational arrest in Rethel Ohio. Earl McKibbon had obtained a warrant and, as Marshal George C. Clare and Constable William Hannah tried to effect the arrest, Sims and McKibbon exchanged gunfire. Sims was shot four times and died on scene.
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Rethel
L. I. Sims
Sims
Earl McKibbon
McKibbon
George C. Clare
William Hannah
Berlin Navy Budget Plans for 1903
Berlin reports the 1903 naval budget calls for immediate construction of two battleships one armored cruiser two small cruisers and five torpedo boats within the permanent naval program. Two battleships now building to be completed in summer 1905 three small Gazelle type cruisers to be finished early 1904.
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Berlin
Professor Adolf Lorenz Receives City Honor
New York on December 30 Prof Adolf Lorenz was presented with a resolution passed by the board of aldermen praising his work in the city especially for the poor. After a luncheon at the Hardware Club he was escorted to City Hall where Alderman Walkley gave an address and Alderman Sullivan presented the engrossed album. Lorenz thanked the aldermen and said he was pleased by the reception in the United States.
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New York
Adolf Lorenz
Board of Aldermen
Hardware Club
Walkley
Sullivan
Lorenz
United States
Collision in Boston Harbor Between Farragut and Cumberland
Judge Lowell heard cross libel cases over the July collision in Boston harbor between the Admiral Farragut of American Mail Steamship and the Cumberland of International Steamship. Each claims blame and seeks damages totaling 20 000 dollars and 150 000 dollars respectively.
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Boston
Admiral Farragut
American Mail Steamship Company
Cumberland
International Steamship Company
Boston Harbor
Lowell
United States District Court
Farragut
Cigar and Tobacco Dealers Form Protection Union
A union of nearly 400 tobacco dealers in Pawtucket and the Blackstone valley, called the Cigar and Tobacco Dealers' Protective Association, plans a retail boycott of all goods made by the tobacco combination. The agreement becomes effective January 1, and members will refrain from selling any goods duplicable by union or independent firms.
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Pawtucket
R. L
Blackstone Valley
Cigar and Tobacco Dealers’ Protective Association
First Anniversary Reception at Children's Home
An all day event at the Children's Home on Kirk street January 1, 1908 invites all friends to call. The house will be open for inspection as children sing and other attractions entertain. The home reports 142 children cared for and good work as shown by the annual report.
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Kirk Street
Italy Says Italians Will Vigilantly Watch Morocco Situation
Rome reports that Italy, not seeking warlike moves, will limit itself to vigilant watching of events in Morocco. An authoritative AP source quotes Rome saying Italy is not interested in the Morocco question.
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Rome
Italy
Morocco
Associated Press
Outbreak of diphtheria on training ship Buffalo
A navy department dispatch from Captain Wise at Key West reports diphtheria on board the United States training ship Buffalo, which arrived at Pensacola. Two sailors died, Guy Charles Pattison aged 18 of Silver Creek New York and Robert Emmett Casey of Kankakee Illinois.
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Washington
Navy Department
Wise
Key West
United Stat
Buffalo
Pensacola
Thouse
Guy Charles Pattison
Silver Creek
Robert Emmett Casey
Kankakee
Ill
Germany's cable ship launches to strengthen ties
Berlin reports Emperor William telegraphed Max Guillaume of the North German Sea Cable works in Stettin praising the first German built cable ship. He hopes the vessel's launch, tied to the new German Atlantic cable, will bolster good relations between Germany and the United States.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Max Guillaume
Stettin
Germany
United States
Strike in Ashton disrupts Lonsdale cotton mill
A strike by 100 workers in the spinning and filling departments of the Lonsdale Company mill at Ashton Rhode Island erupted after the superintendent was discharged. By afternoon 500 strikers had returned to work, while the remainder insisted on reinstating the discharged official before returning.
Polish provinces gain separate cabinet post plan
Berlin reports Emperor William and Chancellor Von Buelow discuss creating a separate cabinet position to govern Polish provinces. The move aims to centralize Polish affairs in one office and ensure uniform administration policy across the region.
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Berlin
William
von Buelow
Mercy appeal from General Schalk Burger in Onsland letter
Cape Town December 30 General Schalk Burger former acting president of the Orange Free State publishes an open letter in Onsland pleading for mercy for those harmed by Boer devotion and asking removal of grievances making it hard to live by the motto Forgive and Forget He hopes loyalists will be governed by righteousness and rightful share under rikander rule
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Cape Town
Schalkburger
Orange Free State
Onsland
South Africa
Rikander
Justice Shiras to retire from U S Supreme Court
Justice Shiras will retire this winter though exact date undecided until argued cases and re arguments are disposed of. He plans to retire during the current session of Congress so his successor can be confirmed before adjournment. Potential successor includes William H Taft then civil governor of the Philippines.
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Washington
Justice Shiras
Supreme Court of the
United States
Shiras
Congress
Wm. H. Taft
Philippines
Caribbean maneuvers spelled out by Dewey staff
Washington notes reveal Rear Admiral Taylor’s report on Caribbean exercises. Plans cover fleet-wide drills in late December to early January, with divisions practicing battleship groups, blockades, and evolutions under Admiral Dewey. Minor incidents include a cracked Chicago steam pipe and a damaged Riddel bow, both repaired.
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Washington
Navy Department
Taylor
Dewey
Caribbean
Admiral Dewey
Chicago
Riddel
New Training System Aims at Gun Pointe rs and Loading Drill
Report notes a new training system for gunners and loaders aboard ships. The plan emphasizes improved efficiency and safety, with consensus that ship assembly and related drills are beneficial to all hands.
British steamer Araucania returns after gale damage
The British steamer Araucania sailed from Glasgow on December 28 bound for Boston and put back to Lough Foyle Ireland today. Decks were swept, pumps and steam pipes damaged, two lifeboats smashed. Captain Yorkston had a broken leg and three crewmen were injured in the gale.
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Glasgow
Yorkston
Boston
Lough Loyle
Ireland
Explosion Wrecks House injuring five in Delaware
A gas explosion in the residence of the Kurrley family in Delaware Ohio destroyed their house and injured five people. Helen Kurrley died from her injuries. The blast occurred today causing extensive structural damage and prompt rescue efforts by local responders. The identities of the injured were not fully disclosed in the report.
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Delaware, O
Kurrley
Helen Kurrley
Fire losses rise in Germain Street blaze at McLaughlin block
St John New Brunswick December 30 It is estimated this afternoon that the loss from the early today fire in the McLaughlin block on Germain street runs to about 42000 dollars.
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St. John, N. B
McLaughlin Block
Germain Street
Greene Sworn In as New Police Commissioner
New York on December 80 Gen Francis V Greene was sworn in as police commissioner today by Mayor Low. He will assume the office duties on Thursday.
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New York
Francis V. Greene
Low
Chamberlains Colic Remedy Prevents Bilious Attacks
Advert suggests taking a double dose of Chamberlains Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy at first signs of bilious colic to ward off attacks. Claims hundreds use it with success and states it is sold at all druggists.
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Arge
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