Prohibition campaigner Woolley tours Massachusetts in special train
The Prohibition party led by John G Woolley rode a special train from Providence through Attleboro Taunton New Bedford and Fall River to Boston and Lowell. Woolley urged recruiting from Republicans Democrats Socialists and Populists and promised to raise a national fight to end liquor traffic while denouncing the gin mill as the owner of major parties.
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Prohibition Campaigning
Massachusetts
Providence
R. L
Attleboro
Taunton
New Bedford
Fall River
Boston
Merrimack Street
Lowell
City Hall
John G. Woolley
Clark M. Langley
Mr. Woolley
Prohibition Party
Republican Party
Democratic Party
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Hfe
Breath
Jesus Christ
White House
Volney D. Cushing
Maine
McKinley
Bryan
Henry B. Metcalf
Samuel Dieckte
Michigan
J. W. Staples
Mr. Dickie
Dickie
U S Education Report Shows 16 738 362 Pupils Enrolled
The 1899 annual report details national school enrollment totals across elementary secondary and higher education. It notes 15 188 715 pupils in common schools, 35 458 in agriculture and mechanics institutions, and 6 193 016 total income with 1 769 716 from Congress grants.
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Washington
United States Commissioner of Education
Colleges of Agriculture and the Mechanics Arts
Alaska
Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Manila
Boards of Education
Island
Wreck of the Maine to be removed from Havana harbor
Gen. Wood reports to the secretary of the navy that removal of the wreck of the Maine in Havana harbor is imperative to restore navigation. The vessel sinks deeper in the mud. work will begin upon Wood's return to Havana within a week after his Canton departure to confer with the President.
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Washington
Maine
Havana
Wood
Gen. Wood
Canton
New York
Telegraph link will connect England and Belgium
United States Consul Roosevelt at Brussels reports telephonic communication between England and Belgium to be opened to the public around February 1, 1901. The Belgian terminus will be La Panne near the French border, with a line about 74 miles long.
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Washington
England
Belgium
United States
Roosevelt
Brussels
Department of State
la Panne
Industrial Commission to Hold 10 Day November Sessions
The industrial commission will convene on November 8 and continue for ten days. Expats invited include Prof. John Graham Brooks of Harvard University and Bishop Henry A Potter of New York. Bishop Potter will speak on arbitration and related topics.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
John Graham Brooks
Harvard University
Henry A. Potter
New York City
Bishop Potter
Canton’s Gain Secretary Root Speaks at Ohio Rally
Secretary Root of the War Department addressed Republicans in Canton Ohio to show party momentum. A rally for Youngstown was canceled out of respect for the late Secretary She. The Canton event proceeded after local committee influence to hold the speech.
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Canton
Ohio
Root
War Department
Youngstown
Hanna Busy to Attend Sherman Funeral in Mansfield
Senator Hanna will depart for Mansfield Ohio at midnight to attend Sherman’s funeral and return to Chicago tomorrow night after a conference with President McKinley. He comments on Senator Jones’s demand for secret Instructions on the Paris peace talks, saying it falls under the war office and the President will likely not intervene.
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Chicago
Hanna
Mansfeld
Sherman
McKinley
Jones
Paris
War Office
Harriman and Vanderbilt Take Control of Pacific Mail
New controls shift Pacific Mail Steamship to Harriman with Vanderbilt as partner. The move unites Atlantic to Pacific coast routes with Far East service under one management, boosting Asiatic trade and enabling expansion of the fleet. Henry Hart Isaac Gates Edwin Hawley Samuel Thomas Russell Sage George J. Gould G. H. Macy and R. P. Schwerin named as directors. Hill also implicated in the broader Harriman plan.
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New York
Pacific Mail Steamship "Company
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific Railroad
Collis P. Huntington
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Vanderbilt
Atlantic
Pacific Coast
Far East
New York Central
Union Pacific
Chicago and Northwestern
Pacific Mall
China
Japan
Mr. Harriman
W. K. Vanderbilt
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railway
Hill
Chicago and Alton
Baltimore and Ohio
Pacific Mail
The
Stock Exchange
Henry Hart
Isaac Gates
Edwin Hawley
Samuel Thomas
Russell Sage
George J. Gould
G. H.macy
R. P. Schwerin
San Francisco
Mr. Hedman
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Rumor of Pacific Mail Control Debunked by Press
New York reports say no credible confirmation exists that Pacific Mail Co. control shifted from Huntington and Southern Pacific to R. H. Harriman in concert with Vanderbilt interests. The Mail and Express notes four transcontinentals vie for control, with Southern Pacific active in buying Pacific Mail stock to maintain its influence held through Huntington.
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New York
Eoening Post Today
Pacific Mail Company
Huntington
Southern Pacific
R. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Vanderbilt
Mail and Express
Pacific Mail Steamship Co
Pacific Mail
Motion to Discharge Patrick and Jones Denied by Court
In New York on October 4 the defense of Albert T. Patrick and Charles F. Jones faced dismissal motions in the case over a forged 25000 dollar check tied to the late William Marsh Rice. Attorney House argued lack of evidence of forgery and that presenting the check did not constitute an uttering offense, and moved to dismiss all charges.
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Patrick
Jones
New York
Albert T. Patrick
Charles F. Jones
William Marsh Rice
Mr. House
Bank of Swenson & Son
House
Dismissal Denied. Defendants Remain In Custody At Tombs
Police Magistrate Brann refused to dismiss the complaints or deny the motion and postponed ruling until tomorrow. Patrick and Jones will stay in the Tombs in the interim.
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Brann
Patrick
Jones
Stinson Sets New Bicycle Records on Oval
Brockton, Oct 24 Will Stinson yesterday set new bicycle records on the Shoe City oval from 2 to 11 miles inclusive with pace averages around 1 27 per mile. He quit at 11 1/2 miles due to strong winds but will claim the 2 to 11 mile records and try for the hour tomorrow.
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Brockton
Stinson
Shoe City
Mitchell to Define UMW Strike Status Tomorrow
Hazleton Pa October 24 President Mitchell announced a statement to be issued tomorrow late in the afternoon or evening defining the United Mine Workers stance in the current strike. The move follows a three hour conference between national and district officers and signals a likely declaration on ending or continuing the strike. Some coal firms controlling about 76 percent of anthracite have posted notices while Lehigh Coal and Navigation Co Markle and Coxe Brothers have not.
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Hazleton
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Scranton
Lehigh Ceal and Navigation Company
G. B. Markle & Co
Coxe Brothers & Co
Bryan Delivers Two Speeches in Delaware and Maryland
In Wilmington after 17 speeches statewide, Mr. Bryan spoke at St. Michaels and Maryland towns Easton Preston Hurlock Vienna Salisbury Berlin and at Frankford Georgetown Milford Harrington Dover Clayton Middletown Kirkwood Newcastle. Most audiences were appreciative though Frankford and a few Delaware stops showed little enthusiasm. initial Frankford crowd was small and quiet.
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Wilmington
Bryan
St. Michaels
Maryland
Easton
Preston
Hurlock
Vienna
Salisbury
Berlin
Frankford
Georgetown
Milford
Harrington
Dover
Clayton
Middletown
Kirkwood
Newcastle
Delaware
Leaving Transvaal Foregn Officials Reach Naples
Naples October 24 The Transvaal foreign secretary postmaster general and treasurer have arrived on the German steamer Herzog and proceeded to Hamburg as part of a formal departure from Transvaal affairs through Naples and onward to European headquarters.
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Naples
Transvaal
Herzog
Hamburg
Not Yet Arrested Emmbezzler Alvord Faces Probe
New York reports say Cornelius L Alvord, bank note teller and embezzler, has not been arrested. His wife left Mt Vernon for New York after an alleged, unsettling exposure. Bank officials and detectives guard his home as steps to attach Alvord property begin. A warrant may be sought to secure his arrest. Mrs Alvord claims hardship and denial of rumors about Saratoga sightings. The bank notes his absence denied, and a list of Alvord assets in Mrs Alvord name totals about 105000 dollars.
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New York
Cornelius L. Alvord
First National Bank
C. A. Peabody
Peabody, Baker & Peabody
Alvord
United States
Hine
Iss
Wal Street
Saratoga
Hines
Financial
Mount Vernon
New Rochelle
A Tall Tale Of A Great Big Fish From 89 Summer
A Washington Star humorous item recounts a boastful fisherman in upper Canada during the summer of 1889 who claims a record catch. The teller insists on truth, weighs the fish at exactly half a pound, and faces a skeptical heckler with sharp wit.
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Upper Canada
Dorn
Washington Star
Must Believe It Endorsed Kidney Remedy Testimony
Public endorsement from a Lowell representative urges belief in the testimony of Mrs. E. O. Adams of 33 Powell Street. She credits Doan's Kidney Pills with ending long kidney trouble, back pains, and irregular secretions after buying at Ellingwood & Co, Buffalo sole agents Foster-Milburn Co. Remember the name Doan's.
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Lowell
E. O. Adams
Powell Street
Dean
Doan
Ellingwood & Co
Foster- Mibourn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
U. S
Doan’s
Local Store Ad Promotes Bargain Pantry Staples
Rolled Oats ten pound bag for 23 cents Best Pea Beans priced at 60 cents per peck Oyster Crackers eight cents per pound three for twenty cents Pure Wheat Starch five cents per pound Monument Coffee touted as citys best at 25 cents New crop Teas available all kinds and prices New jams ketchups and preserves Bottom prices on flour with a range of staples offered at reduced rates
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