Carnegie Suit Is Off As Frick Reaches Amicable Accord
The dispute between Andrew Carnegie and Henry Frick ends with an amicable settlement creating a vast steel and iron corporation. The merger includes Carnegie Steel, coal mines, Great Lakes fleet, iron mines, railroads, and coke interests. Frick, once a Carnegie clerk, had charged malice and profits of his own, but the accord dissolves lawsuits and consolidates allied companies under a single umbrella.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel Company
Frick
Andrey Carnegie
H. C. Frick
Steel and Iron Corporation
Carnegie Steel Company
Great Lakes
Carnegie
Carnegie Company
Prolific 1900 Census Details and Diplomatic Woes
The piece sketches Ottoman diplomatic wives, veteran widows on pensions, and the massive scale of the upcoming census. It notes Saadullah Pacha’s suicide, pension distribution among Revolutionary and 1812 War survivors, census costs, Hollerith machines, and the need for durable counts. It also covers federal bail reform, racial dynamics in Washington, and census badges for June enumerators.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ali Ferrouh Bey
United States
Washington
Stockholm
Sheriff Pacha
Sweden
Halim Pacha
Alif. Bey
Saadullah Pacha
Vienna
Constantinople
In Memory of Ernest Long Monument Unveiling at Woodlawn
Union men from Edwardsville and nearby towns gather at Woodlawn Cemetery Mt Olive Illinois for memorial services marking the unveiling of a monument to Ernest Long. The ceremony brings labor union members together in a solemn tribute at the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woodlawn Cemetery
Mt. Olive
Edwardsville
Mt. Q’tre
Ill
In Memory of Ernest Long Killed in Illinois Mine Riot
In memory of Ernest Long, a Hdewards ville boy killed in the mine riot at Virdin Illinois on October 12 1898. Union locals met at the courthouse square at 2 o clock and formed a procession led by the city band and the Enterprise band. The procession, nearly a mile long, included about 1000 men marching to the cemetery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ernest’ Long
Hdewardsville
Virdin
Ill
Union
Court ‘House
Enterprise
Will Gut Railroad Rates Across Government Land Grants
Comptroller Dawes rules railroads lose millions on military traffic since the Spanish American War. Land grant reductions will be deducted from party rate allowances, lowering government business revenue and affecting almost all rail lines. freight and passenger traffic both rise under the new interpretation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mptroller Dawes
Ikines
Dawes
Notable Global Stats in Brief From City to Continent
A compiled digest notes Lon don suffers 3 846 ores and 191 deaths from that cause last year. Romignia plans three new rail lines costing 16 546 008 dollars, excluding rolling stock. NSW fixes railway labor wages at seven shillings daily about 1 75. A German paper says Europe has 71 marriageable princesses and 40 marriageable princes. New Zealand offers work to all applicants at 2 dollars daily. Berlin boasts 70 public monuments, more per capita than any other European capital. The Prussian court rules American title doctor cannot be used without a government permit. A sandal society in Berlin sees 40 people parade in sandals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Romignia
New South Wales
Europe
New Zealand
Berlin
Prussia
Senator Morgan Defends Porto Rico Citizenship View
Senator Morgan of Alabama spoke in the Senate on the constitutional status of Porto Rico. He argued the Paris treaty remains supreme law, extends to acquired territories, and that Porto Ricans are United States citizens. He urged a unified tariff and governance approach across United States and Porto Rico.
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Morgan
Porto Rico
Alabama
Senate
United States
Philippines
Cuba
Congress
Spain
Morgafi
Loud Postal Bill Defeated in House on Motion to Recommit
The national House rejected the Loud bill for amending second class mail rates, voting 148 to 92 against recommittal after four hours of debate. Chairman Loud stated it was three times and out. Moon and Sivody led opposing and supporting speeches respectively.
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National House
Loud
House
Moon
Governor Steinensberg details Coeur d Alene unrest
Idaho Governor Steinensberg testified in Washington about Coeur d'Alene troubles. He sent Bartlett Sinclair to the scene, urged federal aid and martial law, and described masked men frightening residents as nine tenths of citizens supported strong action. The governor explained steps to implement the proclamation.
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Idaho
Washington
Gov. Stenenberg
Bartlett Sinclair
Sinclair
Philippines
Postoffice Expands Mail Service to Alaska Gold Regions
The Postoffice Department broadens services to Cape Nome and Yukon river points in anticipation of a large summer population from Behring Sea gold discoveries. Previously only first class mail reached the district due to overland carrier limits.
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Postoffice Department
Alaska
Behring Sea
Cape Nome
Yukon River
Boers Reassert Pressure as Plumer Retreats to Crocodile Pools
British column under Col. Plumer withdraws to Crocodile Pools after repulsed advances by Boer commander. Mafeking relief now hinges on Isimberley column. The Boer attack disrupts British plans with minimal Plumer losses, while Methuen’s Kimberley column remains north at Warren ton with no relief in sight.
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Plumer
Crocodile Pools
Col. Plumer
British War Office
Mafeking
Isimberley
Lobatsi
Bloemfontein
Free State
Methuen
Kimberley
Warrenton
Vaal
Postmasters Told To Balance Political Activity
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath sends a letter to Representative Minor outlining the Postoffice stance on political activity by postmasters. Office holders may exercise political privileges, but post offices must not become political rendezvous or neglect duties through overactivity in political matters.
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Heath
Minor
Postoffice Department
CANNOT BURN CHINATOWN Prompting City Health Action
San Francisco health officials announce thirteen day program of daily inspection and cleansing in Chinatown amid bubonic plague reports. A suspicious death in Waverley Place is noted as concealed before autopsy, while officials caution that some Chinatown buildings are so deteriorated that only fire might eradicate germs.
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San Francisco
The
Health Board
Chinatown
Waverley Place
Williams
Board of Health
Chicago Political Tragedy in Lions? Lyons Shooting
Former Illinois state senator John F. O Malley shot ex Alderman William H. Lyman Friday night in the Star Theater building Chicago. Lyman wounded twice in groin and taken home for care. O Malley arrested and held at East Chicago avenue station as bitter political quarrel escalates amid ward politics.
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Stee
John F. O’malley
Chicago
William H. Lyman
Lyons
O'Malley
Star Theater
Clark and
Kinzie
Lyman
Chicago Avenue
Sampson
Twentythird Ward
Church and Clergy Notes of the Era
Canon Gore laments poverty among English clergy and laity lukewarmness. Bishop Webb of Bloemfontein promotes war aims in England. Ecclesiastical Commissioners buy Glyngarth for the Bangor bishop. Catholic missions resume in Omdurman and Khartoum with planned native schools. Dean Farrar links British victory to blessings for South Africa and the world. Goers and service disruptions cited in Cedar Rapids. London Sunday School Institute boosts music and drills with a Crystal Palace field day. Linesly Park Baptist Church in Cincinnati features a mothers gallery and nursery with attendants. Methodist Episcopal support in Italy rises from 917 to 16 343 in twelve years.
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Canon Gore
England
Uéo
Webb
Bloemfontein
Glyngarth
Anglesey
Menai Straits
Bangor
Omdurman
Khartoum
Dean Farrar
Great Britain
South Africa
Sunder
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Green
Grace Church
London Sunday School Institute
Crystal Palace
Linesly Park Baptist Church
Cincinnati
Ohio
Methodist Episcopal Church
Italy
William Burt
Rome
Various Early 20th Century News Snippets Across Regions
A mixed collection notes Russia’s revenue surplus, a church box with two nickels and a slot machine part, trolley riders at risk on running boards, Oklahoma bridges aging to 22 years, remarriage effects on averages, and steel prices guiding wooden bridge builds. Other items cover a Newark saloon's cat courier plan, South African gold yields, a Tennessee moonshiner, New York health deaths, American bottles abroad, a Delaware Lackawanna and Western poker ban, and a Philadelphia liquor license ruling. Also included are gas franchise bids, liquid air ideas, new locomotive water heating, a Brooklyn bridge incident, wheat production in Oklahoma, and older medical poison cases with powdered glass.
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Russia
Emporia
Kan
Elmer
Connecticut
Boston
Maine
Newark
Manila
Philippine
Nashville
Tenn
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Railroad
New York
McPherson
United States District Court
Philadelphia
Passaic
N. J
Brooklyn
Big Bridge
Oklahoma
Rocky Mountains
Washington
Union
Missouri
Illinois
Michigan
Kentucky
Tennessee
Maryland
Texas
Poisoning by Glass Court Case Promises Unusual Interest
A prospective criminal case in an American court involves a wife accused of poisoning her aged husband by grinding glass into his coffee. The incident is described as a serious act of harm and a notable domestic crime likely to attract attention.
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America
Health of College Girls and Rational Athletics
The article argues that college girls show superior physical condition due to rational athletics beyond gym work. It cites bicycling swimming skating tennis golf basketball boating and other exercises as shaping firm muscles and steady nerves. It notes women’s colleges model balanced training avoiding overexertion and promoting lasting health over mere athletic intensity.
Domine Quo Vadis Church and Peter’s Return
A Rome church tradition centers on St. Peter meeting Jesus at Domine Quo Vadis with the query Lord whither goest thou and the reply that Christ goes to Rome to be crucified afresh. Peter returns and the church is built on the site. A philosopher notes that wise men doubt while fools are certain, implying the folly of absolute certainty.
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Rome
Peter
Holy
Christ
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Hiram Cronk
N. Y
Hollerith
Senator Depew
Hanna
Mr. Depew
John W. Ross
Reynolds
Sternberg
Philippine Islands
Feensus
Ernest Long
Steinensberg
BRU
Edinburgh Medical and Surgical Journal
Turner
Spanish Town
Tamascal
Midland Medical and Sureies
William Hepp
Worcester
Allegemeine Wiener Medicinische Zeitung
Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
Paris
le Sauvage
Baudelocque
Chaussier
Yarou Yere
Pas Ne Rewurn J
Brand
Pit Cay
Ek Aur
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