Immense Increase in Cost of Living Report by Carroll Wright
Washington bulletin by Carroll D. Wright, commissioner of the Bureau of Labor, compares 1903 wholesale prices with 1890–1903 averages across 260 articles. It finds overall increases in farm products, clothing, fuel, metals, lumber, drugs, and house goods, with raw and manufactured commodities rising and varied shifts in beef, bread, sugar, and petroleum costs.
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Washington
Carroll D. Wright
Bureau of Labor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Wright
Tyas
Singapore
M. Y
Eelletcai
Disston
Wreck on Third Avenue Elevated Kills Motorman and Injures Five
A rear end collision on the Third Avenue elevated between Fifty sixth and Fifty seventh streets in New York killed Motorman Cornell and seriously injured five passengers. The impact caused fires from exposed wiring, panic on the platform, and cars to hang over the edge before being propped and separated. Conductors and the motorman of the first train were arrested as investigation blamed Cornell for the crash.
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New York
Third Avenue Elevated
Fiftysixth
Fifty-seventh Streets
Cornell
Fifty-sixth Street
Frank Hedley
Interborough Railway Company
Sir Henry Stanley Dies After Pleurisy Attack
London authorities report explorer Sir Henry M. Stanley dead at his London residence after a bout of pleurisy and heart trouble. Born John Rowlands in 1841 near Denbigh Wales, he rose from obscure origins to lead famed African expeditions and confirm the Congo system feeds Lake Tanganyika. He sparked search for Livingstone in 1871 and later voyaged through central Africa before returning to England in 1890.
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London
Henry M. Stanley
Henry Morton Stanley
John Rowlands
Denbigh
Wales
New Orleans
Stanley
United States Navy
Turkey
Abyssinia
New York Herald
The
Herald
Livingstone
Zanzibar
Ujiji
London Telegraph
Central Africa
Victoria Nyanza
Albert Nyanza
Congo
Lake Tanganyika
Express wreck kills two trainmen at Port Chester
Two trainmen died when a south bound Adams express special derailed at Port Chester on the New York New Haven and Hartford line at 1 am. Engineer Keenan and Fireman Howes were killed. the engine and two express cars left the track. No other injuries reported.
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New York, New Haven and Hartford
New York
Port Chester
New York, New Haven
Sf Hartford
Keenan
Howes
Death by Own Action RECORD
Paris reports Harold T. Clarke a Detroit born lawyer and son of Jeremiah Clarke killed himself in Paris by shooting himself after a gambling loss in Monte Carlo. In Detroit Edward A. Gott, prominent local lawyer, died by self inflicted death at home amid financial troubles.
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Detroit
Paris
Haroldt. Clarke
New York
San Francisco
Jeremiah Clark
Monte Carlo
Edward A. Gott
Wabashee
Bryan's Brother Predicts Victory for Jennings and Sixteen to One
W. C. Bryan of Lincoln Nebraska, brother of Willard Bryan, says reports of Nebraska dissension are false and he will head a delegation to St Louis pledged to back a Kansas City platform revival.
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Bryan
William Jennings
New Orleans
Chives W. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Willard Jennings Bryan
Nebraska Democracy
St. Lou
Reacummiuno
Kansas City
Sully's Last Stand Amid Cattle Rustling Plot
Bonesteel Nebraska May 11. Jack Sully head of a cattle rustling gang terrorizing the region makes a final bid to flee as Rosebud settlement ends open range. The gang uses confederates to buy stock and dodge law while Conover brothers and others face arrest and beatings in a string of seizures and escapes.
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Bonesteel
S. D
Jack Sully
Here
Oacoma
the Range
Rosebud
Kansas
Sully
Mitchell
Canada
Stock
Nebraska
Niobrara
Ohio
Fra Conoyer
Conoyers
John Conoyer
Wilkie
John
Lyman County
Phillip
Claude
Charles
Keya Paya
Neb
Lincoln
Sprinsview
Conover Place
Pickert
Brown
Onacoma
George Jeffers
Sioux City
John Conover
Jeffers
Conoyer
Briggs
Naper
Herring Brothers
Omaha
Bouncer
Impudent Japs and Russian Reactions Reach Port Arthur
In St Petersburg May 9 reports say Port Arthur is cut off by the Japanese who landed at Port Adams. Admiral Alexieff escaped with funds aboard a train as Japanese fired on it. Rumors say Grand Duke Nicholas will go to the front in full command. The bourse eyes the loan news and stock losses widen amid war anxieties.
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Sully
Sully Corral
Russia
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Port Adams
Admiral Alexieff
Khouropatkin
Stoessel
Novoe Vremya
Skhydloff
Bezabrazoff
Sevastopol
Orel
Nicholas Nicolaievich
Splcnd
Yalu
Alexieff
Liao Yang
Mukden
Harbin
New Chiang
Shan Hai Kwan
New Chwang
Gkow
Pegh
Grand Duke Goris
Piltsewo
Liao Tung
Feng Weng Chet
Kuropatkin
Kuroki
Kao Li Meun
Korea
Peng Weng Cheng
Far East
Soaght
Kin Chou
IxXin Chou
Port Dalny
Tokio
Togo
Congress man Martin Earns Black Hills Approval
Most delegates to the state Republican convention have gone home to the Black Hills from Sioux Falls. Congress man Martin has returned and will spend the summer in Deadwood attending to private business. His family has returned from Washington and will stay here. Black Hills residents are unusually pleased with his work in Washington.
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Black Hills
Deadwood
S. C
Sioux Falls
Martin
Washington
Tons of Virgin Gold Melted at U S Mint
Twelve tons of Virgin gold were melted at the United States mint in Philadelphia. Coinage department will convert the mass into golden eagles with twelve more tons to be melted tomorrow. In coming days about $12,000,000 will be coined, largely from New York bullion, breaking all records for mint melting.
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Philadelphia
United States Mint
New York
Bebel Denies Imperial Telegram Reflects German Mood
In Berlin on May 11 the socialist leader Bebel rejected the claim that Emperor William’s telegram after the sinking of the Petropavlovsk mirrors German sentiment. He argued German sympathy favors Japan, while Chancellor von Bülow said the telegram showed warm sympathy for the fallen and represented the majority view.
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Berlin
Reichstag
Bebel
William
Germany
Hid Czar
Petropay- Tovsk
Japan
Russia
von Buelow
Russians Leave New Chwang as Forces Withdraw
May 16 New Chwang reports indicate Russian troops are evacuating the city. Forts are dismantled and artillery moved onto trains while local transport is commandeered. Reports say Japanese forces may advance from Foo Chau Bay. brigands across the river threaten looting if the Russians depart before Japanese arrival.
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New Chwang
New Chiang
Foo Chau Bay
Liao Tung
Port Arthur
Ying Kow
New Chwanr
Sivoutch
Battle reports from Feng Wang Cheng and surrounding areas
Multiple dispatches describe Japanese victories at Feng Wang Cheng with prisoner captures. Russian forces retreat toward Hai Cheng as Japanese landings expand at Kinchau bay Poo Chau bay and Pitsewo. Indirect notes of rail damage, hospital stores used by Japanese, and ongoing skirmishes near Kai Chau and Port Arthur.
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Feng Wang Cheng
Chefoo
Tokio
Erhtaitsu
Santmisu
Kuroki
Feng Wang
War Progress Report on Port Arthur and Manchuria
The war advances rapidly as Port Arthur remains sealed off by sea. Japan seizes control of major artillery and pushes toward Mukden. Russian forces retreat, with the Yalu crossed and Vladivostok potential gains for Japan. The conflict foresees a decisive campaign, shaping terms that favor Japan and counter Russian influence.
Rus sians Carry Suwoundea Through Sorrow Place
Cheng claims last Monday the Russians moved through Suwoundea causing heavy casualties above 8,000. The report notes significant disruption and widespread impact on the region.
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Cheng
Port Arthur's Plight and Far East Developments
Port Arthur remains cut off from news as Japanese forces press on Liao Tung. Kuropatkin and Stoessel forecast heavy fighting while fortifications, garrison totaling about 22,000, brace for siege. New disclosures from the fleet off Port Arthur confirm ongoing Japanese operations and Chinese coast guard deployments.
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Carroll Wright
Ing
Standard Oil Company
George’s Creek
Sir Henry
Dark
Africa
Congressman
Philadelphia Mint
Chwang
Shan Tai Kwang
Hai Cheng
Liao Tung Peninsula
Kinchanu Bay
Poo Chau Bay
Pitsewo
Novosti
Alike
Third
Polandina
Sassalitch
Dalian Diapu Tse
Schlindjane
Vladivostok
Manchuria
Feng Tuane Cheng
Indy
China
Near East
Constantinople
Europe
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