New Hay Pauncefote Treaty Sent To Senate For Canal
The senate committee on foreign relations moves to report favorably the Hay Pauncefote treaty enabling a canal under US auspices. The text sets neutralization rules from Constantinople and outlines construction costs, canal regulation, belligerent rights, and ratification procedures with Hay and Pauncefote as plenipotentiaries.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
United States
John Hay
United States of America
Howard VII
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
India
Lord Pauncefote
G. Cc. B
Constantinople
Suez Canal
Senate
London
Tohn Hay
Pauncefote
Gage Reports On Nation's Finances And Banking Reform
Secretary Gage presented the annual financial report for the year ended June 30, 1901. Revenue totaled 699,316,591.92 with expenditures of 621,598,546.54, leaving a surplus of 77,717,984.38. gold reserves stood at 150,000,000 and cash balance at 717,017,610. Reform proposals urge shifting gold redemption to national banks, expanding bank note issuance, and rescinding government liability for insolvent bank notes. Immigration data show 662,868 total arrivals, with Italy leading steerage passengers and a sizable illiterate cohort.
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Washington
Gage
Treasury Department
Congress
Treasury
The
United States Treasury
United States
Italy
Banker Thomas Haymond Falls to Death in Kinmundy Well
Thomas W Haymond age 60 senior partner of Haymond and Company bankers committed death by own action at Kinmundy by jumping in a well after weeks of mental decline. Restricts Immigration Melbourne bill passes commonwealth senate excluding non European language speakers.
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Centralia
Thomas W. Haymond
Kinmundy
Thomas WW
Haymond & Company
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Melbourne
Australia
Commonwealth Senate
Sinking at Goa Marine Feast Drowns 140 Devotees
A Bombay dispatch reports during Goa feast day on December 2 a launch sank 50 yards from shore causing the drowning of 140 devotees. The incident occurred as St Francis Xavier celebrations continued.
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London
Daily Express
Bombay
St. Francis Xavier
Goa
India
Two Men Die In Ishpeming Pow der Works Explosion
An explosion wrecked the Anthony Powder company packing house between Ishpeming and Negaunee Michigan on a Wednesday evening. Workers John Nelson and Linius Shively were killed.
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Ishpeming
Mich
Dee
Anthony Powder Company
Ishpeming and
Negaunee
John Nelson
Linius Shively
Schwartz Dupee & Co to retire from business
The Chicago grain and stock commission house Schwartz Dupee & Co announces plans to retire effective January 1, ending a firm that reports annual profits around 500000 dollars.
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Chicago
Grain and Stock Commission House of Schwartz, Dupee & Co
Copper Fight Wages On Amid Amalgamated Copper War
Boston dispatch reports a critical phase in the copper battle led by Thomas W. Lawson. Shares of Amalgamated Copper have plummeted, with Lawson claiming 140,000 shares and vowing to weather raids by Standard Oil linked interests. Market rumors spread of Lawson’s ruin while he asserts he holds funds to continue the fight and plans to outlast his critics.
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Standard Oil
Lawson
Boston
Thomas W. Lawson
Amalgamated Copper
Trinity
Amalgamated
New York
Chicago
Wall Street
Independence
New York Yacht Club
Stock Exchange
Judge Frees Hearst Staff in Contempt Case
Judge Dunne ruled that the Chicago American and its staff were not in contempt of Judge Hanecy for publishing material criticizing the quo warranto ruling against Peoples Gas Light & Coke. A. M. Lawrence and H. S. Canfield were released from custody after the decision.
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Chicago
Hancey
Peoples Gas Light & Coke Company
Hanecy
Bun dren sentenced for murder of Crozier in Rutledge
Knoxville reports P B Bundren nearly 60 is sentenced to life imprisonment for the July highway murder of Attor ney John H Crozier who had pursued recovery of a debt. In Constantinople the Cramp Shipbuilding Co notifies readiness to begin a Turkish cruiser project and asks government officers to supervise construction.
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Knoxville
Tenn
P. B. Bundren
Rutledge
John H. Crozier
Crozier
Bundren
Constantinople
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
The
Porte
Post Office Looted in Ogden Center Heist
The Ogden Center post office safe was robbed of 540 dollars with the thieves likely knowing the lock combination. The theft targeted funds of local societies including the G A R post and the Woman's Relief Corps.
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Adrian
Mich
Ogden Center
Odd Fellows
G. A. R. Post
Woman’s Relief Corps
Chelsea marshal killed by bank robbers near Tama county
Iowa report says Marshal Rolla Smith of Chelsea Tama county was shot by three robbers who fled by handcar to near Long Point then to Gladstone where they rode a Milwaukee freight. Three suspects are under arrest at Keystone and held for identification as sheriffs search widely. Marshal Smith leaves a widow and infant son as locals plan a relief fund.
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Marshal Rolla Smith
Chelsea
Tama County
Long Point
Gladstone
Milwaukee
Keystone
Tama
Benton
Marshal Smith
Tragic Infant Death From Oven Fire Near Correctionville
Mrs J Fred Meyers from five miles outside Correctionville wrapped her five month old in a blanket and placed the baby in the kitchen oven to keep warm. After half an hour she returned to find the oven ablaze and the room filled with smoke. Fire had burned the blanket and the child, lifeless, with limbs reportedly burned.
Des Moines Plant Fire Destroys National Starch Facility
A large National Starch Manufacturing plant in southeast Des Moines was destroyed by fire. Hundreds of workers were near quitting time and all escaped unharmed. Loss is around $200,000 with insurance unknown. records were kept in New York.
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National Starch Manufacturing Company
Des Moines
New York
Negro Lawyers Form State Bar Association
The Negro lawyers of the state met in Des Moines and organized a State Bar Association with officers including George E H Woodson as president J E W Mamson as vice president George J Holt as secretary S J Brown as treasurer. Members include George H Woodson of Musha kinock S J Brown of Albin William Mott of Davenport Mr Holden of Ottumwa J H Williamson George J Holt H R Wright and J B Rush of Des Moines.
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Des Moines
George E H. Woodson
J. E. WH Mamson
George J. Holt
S.J. Brown
George H. Woodson
Muchakinock
S. J. Brown
Albin
William Mott
Davenport
Mr. Holden
Ottumwa
J. 18
Williamson
H. R. Wright
J. B. ‘Rush
Ex-Convicts Convicted in Sioux City Assault Cases
George Howard and Edward Mumford were convicted in Sioux City under four indictments charging assault with intent to murder and intent to rob businessmen J. J. Smyth and Samuel Shafer. Albert Ray, an ex-convict, turned state's evidence. JT Howard is said to be a nephew of ex-Senator James Ti Wilson.
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George Howard
Edward Mumford
Sioux City
J. J. Smyth
Samuel Shafer
Albert Ray
JT Howard
James Ti. Wilson
Storm Lake jury convicts Greenville robbers in first degree murder death penalty
The Storm Lake jury found Louis Brooks and Alberry Phillips guilty of murder in the first degree and sentenced them to death. Two posse members were fatally shot by the robbers and one robber died in the fight at Albert City.
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Sioux City
Greenville
Louis Brooks
Albert Phillips
Storm Lake
Alberry Phillips
Albert City
Women’s suffrage alliance formed in Des Moines
The Woman’s Home Alliance of Town opposes granting women the elective franchise and has organized in Des Moines with officers President Mrs Simon Cassidy Secretary Mrs C Duke Treasurer Mrs Emily Stowe all of Des Moines.
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Alliance of Town
Des Moines
Simon Cassidy
C. Duke
Emily Stowe
Revenue districts report earnings for Iowa in fiscal year
The annual report of J W Yerkes commissioner of internal revenue shows the southern Iowa district with headquarters at Burlington collected 938029 34 during the past fiscal year The upper Iowa district collected 626844 53 in the same period
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J. W. Yerkes
Internnal Revenue
Southern
Iowa
Burlington
Upper
Biennial auditor urged creation of state insurance department
Auditor Merriam urged establishing a state insurance department in his biennial report to the governor. Other items list a Dubuque death from a fall, arsons on a Burlington mill, rural delivery changes in Russell Iowa, Frank Kerr's heirs settling with a company for 2000, arrests of navy deserters in Des Moines, Mary K. Ingalls death in Iowa City, Wells-Fargo opening in Fort Dodge, Alden Coffee founder's death, forged check attempts by two boys near Low Mooy, Arthur Fordhe killed by shotgun accident, bank charter for Citizens' State Bank of Anthon, Le Mars bank creditors' dividend, murder case against W F Reynolds, Florence Porter shooting in Cherokee.
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Merriam
Insurance Department of State
Theodore Trilk
Dubuque
Harmer
Burlington
Russell
Lucas County
John HH
Willits
Ola
Olmitz
Frank Kerr
Waterloo
John Holm
Zeke Reacher
Arthur L. Ewing
Navy
Des Moines
Mary K. Ingalls
Iowa City
Mount Pleasant
Soldiers’ Orphans’ Association
Wells-Fargo Express Company
Fort Dodge
Frank F. Alden
Alden Coffee and Spice Company
Low Mooy
Arthur Fordhe
Citizens’ State Bank of
Anthon
A. Olsen
le Mars National Bank
le Mars
Justice Black
Ireton
W. F. Reynolds
Sioux Falls
Samuel Crofton
Harry Hartman
Florence Porter
Cherokee
Odds and Ends Highlights From 19th Century Clippings
A collection of brief notes covers payments for cable rents to England, oil ship shipments, lumber seasoning losses, early religious settlements, and Mexican mountain Indian rattles. It notes 60 million young fish released in the Columbian River with 6 million expected to return, a local pack of one million fish, and a 1507 map by Martin Waldseemüller linking to Amerigo Vespucci’s naming of America.
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France
England
Beaumont
Germany
Mexico
Columbian
America
Wolfegg Castle
Prince von Waldburg-Wolfegg
Martin Waldsee Muller
Amerigo Vespucci
Sparks and Flashes from The Electric Age
A long distance underground telephone line links Buffalo and Washington. St Pauls Cathedral London receives $45,000 electrical upgrades funded by J Pierpont Morgan. Chicago and Alton locomotives gain 2000 feet of headlight reach. A small dynamo powers power on top of engines. Ganz electric system in Italy hits 45 mph in trials with 21000 volt generators.
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Buffalo
Washington
St. Paul’s Cathedral
London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Chicago & Alton
Ganz
Italy
Pet the Husband and Grow His Whiskers
In a light exchange printed as Stray Stories Mrs. Vernon Brown asks why her husband should be shaved while Mrs. Smiffian Jones favors growth, saying she wants him to let the whiskers finish their course and be out of his system.
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Vernon Brown
Smiffian Jones
Walter Baker Cocoa and Chocolate Endorsements Highlight Quality
The Indianapolis News quotes Walter Baker & Co of Dorchester Massachusetts praising their cocoa and chocolate for purity palatability and high nutrient value. Their processes are said to be patented and endorsed by doctors nurses and housekeepers worldwide.
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Walter Baker & Co
Dorchester
Maso
U.S.A
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Advertises Natural Relief
An ad proclaims Cascarets cure for a range of ailments by cleansing the bowels. It promises easy, natural movements and health restoration for 10 cents to start. The genuine tablet bears GCC in metal boxes, warning against imitations.
Unclear 1900 Advertisement Fragments
Fragmented OCR item mentions keeping straight ahead to avoid meetings and cites Piso's Cure for Consumption with a dubious claim. Includes a testimonial from N. W. Samuel of Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900 and a note on the modern millionaire counting wealth as a necessity.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Patent medicines and quack ads flood the page
An assortment of nostrums tout cure claims for colds coughs and toothache with price quotes and spoof quotes from Chicago Daily News and other papers. The notices push Bromo Quinine tablets Putnam facial dyes and various tonics amid mock proverbs and sensational lines.
Nickel Plate Road Offers Low Cost Travel and Dining
Persons planning a trip East or West are urged to compare rates with Nickel Plate Road which claims to always offer the lowest fares and efficient service. Attendants attend to first and second class passengers, dining cars provide meals from 35 cents to 1.00, and Pullman service remains high grade. Semi weekly tourist cars run between Atlantic and Pacific coasts.
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Nickel Plate Road
Atlantic
Pacific
Fragmentary quotes illuminate social chatter in Chicago paper
Snippets recall conversations about spouses, manners, and appearances in a Chicago Daily News page item. Mrs. de Goin Nolwy and Mrs. Biges are noted with remarks on husbands attire and quiet behavior, plus a humorous line about a collar button.
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Biges
Digge
Chicago Daily News
Annual Canadian excursions fare and tickets details
Advertisement offers a round trip fare via the Grand Trunk Railway system for travel to Canada. Tickets dated December 12 15 14 15 allow return through January 4 with departure from Chicago at 240 Clark Street. Phone Harrison 1757.
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Grand Trunk Railway System
Nia
City Licket
Chicago
Clark Street
Phono
Farrison
Incumbent Faces Embarrassing Shift From Job to Situation
The quotation notes that changing from a political job to an awkward situation is often unwelcome for the person holding office, illustrating how title and role can sour into discomfort. The example implies strain when duties become awkward moments for leaders.
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Puck
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U. S. Monitor
Florida
Elizabethport
Pliny
Stanford University
Cal
University of Michigan
Pasadena
Hay
Root
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Luzon
Herald
the Lancet
James Craithwaite
State News
Barnes
Agaum
Tnternal Revenue
Ibrief
Odds and
Nuette
Indianapolis News
Democrat
Pihaeiaby
Thale
Tay
Pike
Nanan
Atehison Globe
Putnam
Alehison Globe
IK Circe
Alifornia Fi Syrup
Louisville
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Queen & Crescent, Son
R’y
Plant System
I la
East Coast
J. C. Tucker
Clark St
Warren J. Lynch
T. A
W. P. Deppe
Lackawanna Railroad
W. J. Douglas
Theaa
Meriy
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Best
W. L.douglas
Tate
Brockton
Mass
Ieee
Bears
the Centaur Company
TT Murray Stalet
New York City
Woolrich & CO
Palmer, Mass
Rhakesis
Ana E Esis
Tribune Building
J. H. Green
Hox
Atlanta
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