Week's News Condensed From The World Wide Ledger
A miscellany of domestic and foreign items notes the Fifth Avenue Savings and Loan in McKeesport placed in receivership with liabilities of 590000. It covers stock exchanges, Chicago schools, Galveston storm toll, Port Arthur shipping, and widespread relief efforts amid disaster. Includes war, politics, labor moves, and international diplomacy updates.
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Fifth Avenue Savings and Loan Association
Western Baseball League
United States
Chicago
New York Ootion Exchange
Miles
de Voe
Chattanooga
Tenn
Joseph Wheeler
War Department
Galveston
Port Arthur
Citizens’ Bank of
Evanston
Tfl
New York
Chinas
Mayne Jones
Sayers
Houston
Texas
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Michigan
Union Veteran Region
Fort Wayne
Taborers
Mariana Gawks
Tate
Fieshag
Thor
Scramble of 1890s World Events and Crises Across Nations
A compact digest reports imperial China resisting punitive demands on Boxer chiefs while Li Hung Chang vows to respect American life and property. US forces in the Philippines resume operations against insurgents as news covers European affairs, floods, and labor unrest including Pennsylvania miners strike, Galveston storm devastation, and rising relief efforts.
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Ryanhs
Li Hung Chong
Philippines
Spain
New York
Loubet
Transvaal
Europe
Sankey
London
von Ketteler
Galveston
Lawley
Quartermaster Baxter
Gulf Coast
Gov. Sayers
Manor Road
Pennsylvania
Li Hung Chang
Shanghai
Peking
Ohio
Columbus
W.d. Bryan
Kruger
Lord Roberts
Lawrence Muteques
Couniestoner of Education
Manila
University of Chicago
American Federation of Labor
Chicago
Milwaukee
Des Moine
Montgomery Sicard
Westernville
Bay City
Mich
Minor News Items From The Era Of Global Ventures
Chicago and London firms plan to invest 20 million dollars in Colorado mines. August ties records as hottest month, Favith & Co. long leased New York plant of Eastmans. Captain Tuttle warns Alaska natives face fever and famine. Spirit distillers form national cooperative. West Point opens year with 424 cadets, largest on record. Brussels 1905 world fair abandoned after Paris expo failure. Only three current US army generals are West Point graduates. Lincoln Neb. claims largest creamery, producing 400,000 pounds butter daily. A Wisconsin dispatch notes new Great Lakes to Pacific railroad with Dawson branch. British capitalists gain options on 1,000,000 acres of Wyoming oil, Western States Oil Company formed. Copper exports inNavust fall near 13,815 tons. stern Umatite returns with 1.5 million in treasure from Nome and nearby. Phineyear apple crop expected largest ever. forecasts rise in barrels to 9,000,000–10,000,000 giving ample supply per US resident.
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Metal Exchange
San Francisco
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Nome
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Strike Ordered by Pennsylvania Miners Forces Walkout
President Mitchell and Secretary Wilson sign the strike call to 149,000 Pennsylvania anthracite workers. The shutdown halts operations in the nation’s productive coal field, risking tens of millions in losses to wages, railroads, and operators. Miners seek abolition of company stores, cash wages, wage raises, and other labor reforms.
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Ind
Mitchell
Wilson
Walled Mine Workers of America
Pennsylvania
Isbor
Joss
Miners’ Union
New York Democrats Nominate Ticket in Saratoga Convention
The New York Democratic ticket selected at the Saratoga convention includes John P. Stanchfield for governor from Chemung, William Mackey for lieutenant governor from Erie, John T. Norton for secretary of state from Rennsalaer, Edwin Atwater for comptroller from Duchess, John B. Judson for treasurer from Multon, Thomas F. Conway for attorney general from Ginton, and Russell R. Stuart for engineer and surveyor from Onondaga. The platform pledges to Jeffersonian democracy and endorses the recent national party platform.
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N. Y
Tor
John P. Stanchfield
Chemung
William Mackey
Erie
John T. Norton
Rennsalaer
Eewin & Atwater
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John B. Judson
Multon
Thomas F. Conway
Ginton
Russell R. Stuart
Onodaga
New York
Tiill
Albany County
Bird & Coler
New York City
Saylor
John B. Stanchticlus
Destructive Rockingham hotel fire devastates Narragansett Pier
Fire at Rockingham hotel and surrounding buildings in Narragansett Pier on September 13 destroys the casino, Sherry’s casing, Hazard block, Knights of Lythias hall and other summer tourist sites. Loss estimated around 900,000 with half insured. Origin unknown and no casualties reported as hotel was largely vacant. Occurring as summer season ends, the blaze also consumes nearby structures.
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Great Resort
Rockingham
Sherry
Knights of Lythias Hall
Uppper
Fall of Babylon Sparked by Banana Peel
A Sunday school teacher asks why Babylon fell and prompts students to think. A freckled boy named Percy suggests the reason was a banana peel. The article then credits the Chicago Times Herald as the source.
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Babylon
Toms
Percy
Nebby
Hicago Times Herald
Low Rate Excursions To Western Points In 1900
Shipping notes describe low rate round trips on Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain routes with $2 surcharge, valid on select Tuesdays from September 1900 through December 1900. Details list departure dates and contact: H C Townsend, G P & J Agent, St Louis. Also includes miscellaneous quotes and advertisements from periodicals.
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Missouri Pacific Railway
Iron Mountain
H. C.townsend
St.Louis
Hall's Caterrh Core Taken In Interior Price Tie
Hall's Caterrh Core is taken internally. The ad promotes a price tie for the product, implying a sale or discount. The snippet reads as a medicinal cure claim with an offer tied to a price reduction.
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Hall
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