Progress of the art preservative revolution in printing
The Springfield Register notes a swift shift to mechanized printing with Mergenthaler Linotype machines expanding to 1,491 US offices, 986 on rental, 371 purchased outright, delivering 641 new units and $535,833 annual revenue. The Journal, early adopter, reports doubling daily news output and overcoming printer prejudice, as association efforts push to renew dam locks and river-city status while Hopkins vows to oppose war tax cuts to fund forthcoming congress appropriations.
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Springfield Register
Mergenthaler Linotype Company
United States
Mergenthaler
Journal
Moline Business Men's Association
Moline
Hopkins
Illinois
Porto Rican Delegation to Study US Trade Ties
A Porto Rico delegation of merchants bankers and planters travels to the mainland with Governor Hunt's endorsement to study American business methods and attract capital for development their visit aims to broaden trade between Porto Rico and the United States. Embezzlement waves and burglaries loom in the same period with several high value thefts noted across New York Boyertown and Lowell totaling over 271000 as monthly losses reach 308000 for October. The report also hints at corn crop outlook for 1901 as season progresses.
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Porto Rico
Hunt
United States
George Armitage
New York Bank
M. A. Emory
Boyertown
A. G. Smith
Louis Swift
Lowell
Mass
Chicago Tribune
Chicago
Farm yield forecasts clash over crop size in 1800s era notes
The Kansas City Star notes yield estimates vary with government data pegging October production near 1.23 billion bushels. Expert reporters suggest a higher figure around 1.4 billion. The piece discusses vast agricultural capacity and the difficulty of precise returns. It also mentions a customs duty of 10 000 on Lafayette relics bought by J Pierpont Morgan and Leo P Morton for the Congressional library.
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Kansas City Star
J. Pierpont Morgan
Leo P. Morton
France
Congressional Library
Washington
Purification schemes and witty jabs cross borders
The speaker rails at Purifier Mr Spartacus J Bests claiming Paris must be purified first, then American cities. He recalls Lorenzo Snow who left a $10,000 estate, praising his wit over wealth in family matters. A farcical note adds about a Pango Pango Court martial suitable for comic opera.
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Spartacus J. Bests
Paris
Lorenzo Snow
Scott's Emulsion for All Ages Promises Even Health
An advertisement urges care for aging and infants alike, claiming health balances withemphasis on comfort over time. It touts Scott's Emulsion of cod liver oil as the remedy to maintain even health in old age and for the very young, inviting readers to request a trial sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl Street
New York
Denial of King Edward Cancer Report Issued
The Official Gazette denies a cancer claim about King Edward and dismisses talk of specialist consultations during his visit to Denmark. Other items note prison escapes in West Virginia, insurgent activity near Catbalogan Samar, a major fire in Timmonsville, Sicily flood deaths, and Palmer’s reappointment as DC marshal.
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Copenhagen
Qct
Official
Edward
Denmark
Manila
Cathalogan
Samar
Smith
Lukban
Catbalogan
Colorbia
S. C
Timmoneville
Smith & Dennis
Bank of Timmonsville
Distress in Russia crops sparks press ban
In St Petersburg on October 31 officials forbid newspapers from reporting nonofficial news about crop failures in eastern Russia. Rome and London dispatched notes on anti anarchist actions and troop movements as authorities respond to political events.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Samuel Miles Hopkins 1 D L DD dies at 89 in Auburn
Professor emeritus Samuel Miles Hopkins of Auburn Theological Seminary died Tuesday in his eighty ninth year. The obituary notes his long career and ties to Auburn, with a brief quoted dialogue from a Boston transit script.
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Auburn
Samuel Miles Hopkins
Auburn Theopien! Seminary
Made a Difference in Gohlen Days Pie Exchange
A humorous exchange from Gohlen Days features a child named Harry answering a question about two pieces of pie at home versus at the event. The mother’s permissiveness is contrasted with the speaker’s insistence that the home rules do not apply to the here and now.
Uncertain Fate of Miss Stone in Balkan Crisis
Reports from Sofia and Constantinople indicate government circles fear Miss Stone is dead while U S diplomats seek confirmation. Consul Dickinson and M Bakhmetieff pursue definite word on her status as talks with captors continue with scant details.
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St. Petersburg
Sofia
Miss Stone
Dickinson
M Bakhmetieff
Constantinople
Spencer Eddy
United States
Legation
W W Peet
London
Daily Telegraph
Washington
State Department
Markets in Chicago: Wheat Corn and Butter Steady to Firm
Chicago markets show dull to steady tone with December wheat and May oats firm yet mixed. Spot corn and oats steady, butter and cheese steady, eggs unchanged while hogs and cattle markets display moderate activity and varied prices across grades.
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Chicago
Safi
Creimeres
New York
Tita Upton
21Mc
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Journal Printing Company
City of
Thomas I. Btanley
Warren L. Eastman
Ilinois
THD Journal Printing Company
Moline, Tl
Moline, Illinois
Drummond & Campbell
the People’s Tailors
Bry
Sieet
Davenport
Iowa
George
Father
Montgomery
W Va
State
Fayetteville
Sicily
Messina
Aureck Palmer
District of Columbia
Rome
South Africa
War Office
Aldershot
Hogan
Boston Transcript
Texie
Starry
Elioeee
Troihar Heavy S&s
Bush F .A. A
Hullie Gee
Ain't
Cox
Rosenstein Buildin
Ely
ELY Brothers
Warren Street
Third Avenue
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