World debts rise amid wars and utilities studies
The North American Review summarizes a global debt total of 321.8 billion dollars, tenfold higher than a century ago. Germany and Britain hold large rail investments, while France bears the heaviest per capita interest and the United States sustains the lowest rates.
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O. P.austn
Germany
Russia
P. Austin
Australia
Great Britain
France
Australasia
United States
Mrs Ruffin Uncertain About Run for National Club
Mrs Josephine St Pierra Ruffin, a Boston colored woman who was refused a seat at the National Federation of Women's Clubs in Milwaukee, has not decided whether to seek election in California next year. The Northeastern Federation of Colored Women's Clubs voted to send her again, but she did not know of the action until yesterday. She said the matter will require much thought and that she has other organizations to consult before acting.
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Ruffin
National Federation of Women’s Clubs
Milwaukee
California
Northeastern Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs
Springfield
Senator to seek inquiry into foreign owned newspapers
A U S senator will introduce a resolution in December demanding an inquiry into the ownership of newspapers that advocate anti American ideas in this country. It is charged that fifteen leading papers are owned abroad and a thorough ex pose of the black sheep will likely be the remedy.
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United States
Canada
London
A Wife's Privilege Sparks a Pocket Theft Case
News and Views discusses a New York arrest where a husband accuses his wife of theft for going through his pockets and taking 57 dollars and papers. The magistrate holds the wife guilty, sparking debate on whether a wife can steal from her husband or if spouses are separate persons in law.
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New York City
New York
Healed by a Pardon and a Sham Illness
A Rutland Vermont bank embezzler, Judson Arkell, was released on a mercy pardon after his cashier claimed fatal illness. He left prison healthy, went on a hunting trip, and it is proven he faked illness. The piece argues pardons should end when recovery begins.
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Rutland
Adirondacks
Abraham
Boston Woman Arranges Estate Transfer to University
Mary Carroll of Boston arranged that the income of her late father’s estate, valued around 400000 dollars, be kept for her life and then transferred to the University of Virginia after April 1 1902, with 85000 dollars reserved for her.
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Mary Carroll
Boston
Uni
Virginia
Thas
University of Virginia
Price dies. long career in legal and political service
Judge William Cecil Price, 84, former United States treasurer under President Buchanan, died in Chicago after a life spanning Missouri and Virginia roots, early law practice in Springfield, and service in both Confederate and Union forces. He refused Lincoln era office, was briefly captured at Pea Ridge, and pursued law and public duties across Missouri and Illinois. Captain Arias Rhodes leads the yacht Constitution, background on his lineage and racing career is noted. Shipyard activity cites busy American yards, with battleships, cruisers, coasters, and Pacific routes in progress.
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William Cecil Price
United States
Buchanan
Chicago
Judge Price
Springfield
Lincoln
Russell County
Virginia
Knox College
Nashville
Springfeld
General Conway
Green County
Missouri
State Senate
Senate
Circuit Court of
Casey
Price
Jefferson Davis
Sterling Price
Pea Ridge
Ark
Alton
St. Louis
Constitution
Arias Rhodes
Rhodes
New York Yacht Club
Europe
Atlantic
Viper Destroyer's Remarkable Trial and Katipunan Review
Destruction of the Destroyer Viper near Aldernay Island highlights its turbine engine innovation and speed, then a report on Colonel Kennon's Katipunan account details the Philippine insurrection's secret society, its brutal methods, and its impact on Filipino natives under American arrival. Also notes Canadian coinage beavers and Venice cafe history findings.
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Katipunan Secret Society
Culonel Kennon
United States Army
North American Review
Hne
Philippines
Katipunan
Manila
Tagal
Kennon
Aguinaldo
Chicago Tribune
Colonel Kennon
Ku Klux
Frontlvne
Mmemorial
Unionism in the Amalgamated clash and mass labor figures
President Shaffer claims the fight is whether unionism will stand or fall amid steel industry tensions. The piece questions evidence for claims of antiunionism, contrasts dull times closing union mills with cheaper nonunion mills, and warns that a large scale strike could trigger nationwide disruption. It lists worker mobilization and financial pools totaling about 1.2 billion dollars and related labor figures.
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Shaffer
Amalgamated Association
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
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Viper
Aldernay Island
C. A. Parsons
Earl of Rose
Royal Society
Mr. Parsons
Wailapout Market
Brooklyn
Venice
Bor
Hongkong
Hawaii
Federation of Labor
Stack of Steel Trust
Iesi
Total Trust Fund Wires
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