Roosevelts policy notes and world events summary
A wide range of readings notes President Roosevelts messages to Congress and policy skirmishes. McKinley era stamps and campaign badges surface in Canton. Emma Goldman released in Chicago court. case dismissed for want of prosecution. Czolgoss murder case unfolds with no remorse. Roosevelt urged to accept bodyguard amid anarchist threat. Senators discuss McKinleys reciprocity policy while southern support grows. Roosevelts Yale bicentennial attendance and honorary doctorates planned. Czolgys death sentence set for Oct 28. Naval questions at Schley inquiry and blockades debated. Kitchener resigns. British losses reported. Berghun Bergen and Kellundborg fires cause damage. Colombian rebel defeat linked to La Mancha. Edward VII returns to England. Irish MPs sail to America. Asia-Pacific finance and indemnity plans noted. Global unrest includes Turkey, Albania clashes, and floods in Yangtze valley.
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Postal Department
Canton
Emma Goldman
Chicago
Liother
Czvlgosa
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White House
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Yate
Asgagein Czolgosz
Bergun
Norway
Kellundborg
Denmark
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Berlina
la Macha
Edward
England
Scotland
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P. A. McHugh
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Sailer
America
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Europe
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Russia
Yrsztyten
Caar
Nicholas
Carl Lumholtz
Mexico
France
Germany
Turkey
Selopoje
Old Serbia
Equivel
Costa Rica
Spain
Morocca
Yangtse
Winter Disorder and Global Tension Mark Early 1900s News
A wide range of events are reported from cold weather dangers to political shifts. Civil unrest fears arise as floods and storms threaten. War era tensions surface with Colombia insurgents near Colan and U S assurances of free transit. Various deaths, accidents, and notable retirements fill the domestic and international briefings. Major figures such as Senator Platt, President McKinley, and John Nicolay are noted along with local incidents in Wisconsin and Illinois.
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Colan
Gonsul
Opposition to Croker rule and 1900s misconducts in brief
Seth Low named for mayor as Croker opponents gain traction. Patrolman ONeill exposed NYPD bribery system and was discharged by Commissioner Murphy. Columbia and Shamrock Jr race ends abandoned with Columbia leading by three quarters of a mile. Centerville grand jury accuses Sheriff Climie, Constable Smith, and Justice Henderson in conspiracy to collect fees for detaining vagrants. Never Sweat mine closure due to sliding damage. injuries from a Michigan Central engine blast at New Buffalo. Spring Valley anarchist publisher Cinerbella ordered to leave town but plans next issue.
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Croker
Seth Low
Edward O'Neill
New York
Murphy
Columbia
Shamrock Jr
Centerville
Climie
Constable Smith
Justice Henderson
AC Butte
Never Sweat
Awowonda
Michael Wiley
Freman
Twat
J.B. Palmer
Grouch
Oraker
Jackson
Mich
Michigan Central
New Buffalo
Ind
Spring Valley
Minn
oAurora
John Cinerbella
Giacebella
Tress
Panama Canal Sale Bid Faces US Purchase Only
The Isthmian commission remains unlikely to alter its view that Nicaragua offers the most feasible canal route under American control. The Panama Canal Company plans a final bid within ten days as M Hutlo returns from Paris to authorize a sale offer. French franchise value is said to exceed 200 million dollars, complicating promoters as the commission resists a board appraisal and awaits a definite Panama proposal. The Colombian government insists the United States remains the only possible buyer for the French rights.
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Isthmian Commission
Tiis
Nicaragua
Panama Canal Company
Neligie
M. Hutlo
Panama Company
Paris
Commission Las
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Padama
Treasury
United States
Dewey Bars Sampson Out In Court Inquiry
Washington reports a court inquiry yesterday rejected Rear Admiral Sampson's request for counsel explaining he is not a party to the case. Key witnesses included Lieut. John Hood and Captain Bowman H. McCalla who discussed dispatches from Lamp and codes with Cuban insurgents near Cienfuegos May 24, 1898, and McCalla noted Chadwick was the only official he contacted about the code. McCalla also opined that ceiling was feasible off Santiago as Schley began his retrograde movement.
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Jeremiah Mr. Wilson
Cadel
Admiral Sealey
General Wood
Schley
Lewis ©. Heller
Santiago
Texas
Brooklyn
Captain Wise
Yale
Wise
Seaton Schroeder
Lattleship
Massachusetts
Admiral Higginson
Admiral Schley
Mehta
Washington
Sampson
Tegerd
John Hood
Bowman H. McCalla
Lamp
McCalla
Cienfuegos
Cervera
Chadwick
Key West
Women barred from general conference by Minnesota Episcopal vote
St Paul September 28 the Minnesota conference of the Episcopal Church voted 90 to 10 to exclude women as representatives from the general conference. The decision follows a heated session at the conference meeting yesterday.
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St. Paul
Minnesota
The
Episcopal Church
McKinley Will Read As Estate Valued At Up To 250000
Secretary Cortelyou read President McKinley’s will in Canton on September 28. Judge Day and Cortelyou filed for probate with Ida McKinley named as life beneficiary and widow. Provisions direct 1000 yearly to his mother and a share to his sister, with remainder to brothers and sisters. Estate estimated at 225000 to 250000, including 67000 life insurance and real estate in Canton and Washington Banks deposits.
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Canton
Ohio
Cortelyou
President McKinley
Helen McKinley
Bath
Hare
Share
Abe
McKinley
Wasington Banks
Roosevelt May Go West on Extended Pacific Visit
President Roosevelt plans an extended Pacific coast tour next year visiting Washington and Oregon first, then California, with a return through central western states he has not yet visited, according to friends including J. W. Scott of the Oregonian and S. A. Perking of the Ledger.
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Washington
Roosgevely
Pacific Coast
Cauken
J. W. Scott
Fortland Oregonian
S.A. Perking
Tacoms Ledger
Oregon
California
Patitie
Awakening of the Chinese political economy study emerges
Pekin reports a new school of political economy called the school of learning as Li Hung Chang regains health and resumes provincial duties. Plans to move the court to Lu koucuoea and bring the emperor and empress to Pe Hung Chang’s gate are tied to the Chinese new year in March. Barracks for guards on the Pekin to Tientsin railway are delayed to winter. Foreign post offices rival Chinese systems. proposals to reserve government subsidized mail steamships for Chinese use surface. Sir Robert Hart seeks authority to absorb native customs after November 7 as indemnity payments begin. About thirty ports are involved.
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Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Lukoucuoea
Peror
Jowager
Pe Hung Chang
Tientsin
Robert Hart
Horse meat gains popularity in Vienna diet
Washington report dated September 28 notes a rising taste for horse meat in Vienna. The dispatch states that 25,646 horses and 58 donkeys were slaughtered, reflecting growing acceptance of horse meat as a dietary staple.
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Washington
Vienna
Horse Meat as Cheaper Alternative in City Meat Trade
A Consul General report notes high prices for beef mutton and pork push the poor to horse meat for sustenance. Horse meat sells at five to eleven cents per pound for various cuts, with beef averaging twenty to twenty four cents. Horse butcher shops number 189, offering sausages and other products at lower prices.
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Hae
State Department
Hurst
War Not Yet Over
London dispatch reports General Wesley Merritt says the Philippine war is far from over. An officer’s long communication cites guerrilla fighting, a small but rich territory, and the likelihood of a 40,000 man permanent army. Civili governance policy is labeled a mistake while natives are deemed dishonest and unreliable.
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London
Wesley Merritt
Philippines
Merritt
Washington
United States
Duke of York Cheered at Winnipeg Welcome
The royal train with the duke and duchess of Cornwall arrived in Winnipeg on time. A royal procession to city hall drew thousands of cheers while addresses were read from the city, Rupert Land and St. Boniface dioceses. The duke praised western Canada as the empire’s coming granary and medals were awarded to Boer War veterans.
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Winnipeg
Llan
Duke
Duchess of Cornwall
Rupert Land
St. Loniface
South Africa
American tobacco firm to start operations in Ireland
In Dublin a large flour mill has been seized in Belfast and is said to be planned as a tobacco factory by an American concern eyeing Ireland. The move follows purchases in Liverpool and signals a push to establish tobacco production in the north of Ireland amid existing wheat grinding and flour imports.
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Emerald Isle
Dubin
Asierican Tobacco Company
Ogdens of
Liverpool
Ireland
Belfast
Judge Wilson’s Funeral in Washington
Funeral services for Jeremiah M. Wilson chief counsel for Schley were held at the Church of the Covenant yesterday afternoon. Honorary bearers included Secretaries Gage and Wilson Gen John M Wilson former chief of engineers Justice Breyer Admiral Dewey Rear Admiral Schley Senator McComas General Sherwin Justices Morris and Bingham of the DC judiciary.
Plague Declaration Shocks Rio Janeiro
The Brazilian government states Rio Janeiro is infected with bubonic plague. Willam Hoeppner, once a confidential poolkeeper for A. W. Faber of New York, who vanished June 18 after allegedly embezzling 39 000 to 49 000 dollars, has been arrested in Buenos Aires, Argentina.
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Rio Janeiro
Willam Hoeppner
A. W. Faber Company
New York
Buenor Ayres
Indicted Kentucky Mayor and Police Chiefs Named in Probe
Lexington mayor Duncan and the city’s police leadership face indictments for failure to regulate and arrest poolroom operators. The mayor, chief of police, and chief of detectives are charged in a widening probe.
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Lexington
Duncan
President Adams greeted by Wisconsin students in gymnasium
A crowd of about 3000 packed a Wisconsin gymnasium to welcome President Adams home. Freshmen and sophomores shouted rival campus yells, while Adams praised Wisconsin and discussed European education systems. He highlighted German compulsory schooling and critiqued French university administration, noting Italy’s nine year gymnasia. Engineering faculty and Dean Birge accompanied the president.
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Adams
Varsity
Coyer
Wisconsin
Dean Birge
Seho
Paris
France
Gymnasia
Italy
Netherlands
Germany
Europe
Johnson
College of Engineering
Bank Clearings Increase Across U.S. Cities
The Broadstreets weekly summary reports total bank clearings of the nation's principal cities at 2,168,014,988 dollars for the week, marking a 9.2 percent rise from the same week a year ago in New York on September 28.
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New York
Broadstreets
United States
Milwaukee woman with mental illness tied to serious incident
Matilda, mother of five in Milwaukee, suffers mental illness after a serious incident. She believes she is the person accused in the case, experiencing hallucinations and distress connected to the event and its repercussions.
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Milwaukee
Sert
Matilda
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