Congress Passes Philippine Civil Government Bill Amid War Coverage
The Senate approved the Philippine civil government bill by a 44 to 23 vote. House amendments to the urgent deficiency bill were adopted. The Senate also passed private and semi public bills and debated the pure food bill while considering Judge Swayne impeachment in Florida. The Territories Committee favorably reports on statehood for Oklahoma Indian Territory to become Oklahoma and for Arizona and New Mexico to become Arizona.
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Senate
House
Charles Swayne
Florida
Senate Committee On Territories
Oklahoma and
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Rumors From Port Arthur and Chefoo Amid War News
Captain P C March of the U S Army reports Gen Kuroki alive. Seven Russians flee Port Arthur with czar dispatches in an open boat. Kwantung peninsula observers think Japan may end Port Arthur siege after destroying the Russian fleet. Gen Stoessel wounded again though not seriously. Japanese forces prepare to assault main Port Arthur forts. Port Arthur appears deserted from 203 Metre hill with wrecked ships in the harbor.
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P. C. March
United States Army
Kuroki
Chefoo
Port Arthur
Kwantung Peninsula
Stoessel
Chadwick Affair Indicts Add Pressure Before Trial
Mrs Chadwick remains denied visitors under court order while five more indictments are leveled in Cleveland. She declines bail and clashes with the crowd as she is held in jail. Cassie L Chadwick faces forgery charges as grand jury acts. Andrew Carnegie is summonsed though excused by lumbago.
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Chadwick
Cleveland
Beckwith
Cassie L. Chadwick
Andrew Carnegie
Miscellaneous items from across the country
A roundup reports bank robbery arrests in Rice Minnesota. two fishermen drowned in Grand Traverse Bay. Portland’s Lewis and Clark expo palace nearing completion. ice gorge threatens Cincinnati area. Wisconsin Central train accident fatality. Chicago officials plan Roosevelts dedication of federal building. a gale sinks a small Scottish steamer with ten dead. gas asphyxiation kills Bridget Daugherty and family in Springfield Ohio. La Crosse yard collision fatality and injuries. a pawnbroker’s denial in a murder case. Dr Harper returns from Rockefeller visit with large sums. two men die from a church supper fight in Lowell Kentucky. missing Logansport treasurer amid large office shortage. 100 new locomotives ordered for Harriman lines at over 1.5 million dollars.
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St. Cloud
Minn
Bank of Rice
Rice
Joseph Ryant
Paul Wienewsky
Grand ‘Traverse Bay
Portland
Ore
Cincinnati
Wisconsin Central
Chippewa Falls
Wis
George Rosine
Walter Mohr
Rosine
Mohr
Chicago
Roosevelt
Federal
McKinley
Scotland
Bridget Daugherty
James
Anna
Springfield
la Crosse
Henry Fidlin
Young
Nan Patterson
Harper
University of Chicago
Rockefeller
Mitchell
Sebastian
Lowell
Frank Obenchain
Logansport
Ind
Harriman
Notable Executions and Disasters Highlight 1900s Headlines
James Connors executed in Boise for deputy sheriff murder. Kruger’s body honored in Pretoria. Will Jones hanged in Helena Ark for murder. Consul Davis to resign after flag incident at Alexandretta. Augustus Macon dies in Denver aged 73. Portsmouth factory explosion kills one and injures many. Plans for American exhibit in Paris take shape. Minneapolis man kills fiancée and himself. Holiday sales surge per weekly trade. Rail traffic and collections rise while unemployment falls. Carnegie Hall hosts arbitration appeal with Ireland’s Archbishop and Oscar Straus. Train collision at Jeffersonville injures and kills. Patton declines Prohibition chair. Owen Kelly missing since Oct. violence suspected. Wack seeks indictment of Lawson. Kimball dies in Chicago. Mass. train wreck near Bristol. several dead or hurt. World’s Fair property sale contract signed in St Louis. Belmont elected president of National Civic Federation. Fire in Goshen, Ind. causes $100,000 loss. Wireless overland telegraph sets long-distance record. Mass. battleship Massachusetts fire incident injures crew. Weinseimer released on bail. Robbins dies in New York. Cincinnati fire causes major losses. Princetons football injury linked death. Muscatine railroad purchase. Elk River bridge collapse kills three. Berlin population tops 2 million. Eva Booth welcomed in Chicago. Turkish sultan restricts Bible sales. Sansenoff and Sikorsky trial results in St. Petersburg. DC appellate court upholds post conspiracy verdicts. Warren children drown skating. Forman dies at 78. Dr Van Cleve dies in Detroit. Reinbeck post office robbed of 2500.
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James Connors
Sweet
Blackfoot
Boise
Idaho
Paul Kruger
Pretoria
Will Jones
Helena
Ark
A. W. Robertson
Mr. Davis
Alexandretta
Augustus Macon
Denver
Col
Kentucky
Abraham Lincoln
Lloyd Adams& Simpson
Portsmouth
Paris
France
Minneapolis
Carnegie Hall
New York
Archbishop Ireland
Oscar S. Straus
George Burr
New Albany
Harry Hardin
Jeffersonville
Ind
Robert H. Patton
Prohibition Party
O. W. Stewart
Owen Kelly
Henry Wellington Wack
Amalgamated Copper
Thomas W. Lawson
W. W. Kimball
Chicago
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy
Bristol
Ill
World’s Fair Company
Chicago Wrecking Company
St. Louis
August Belmont
National Civic Federation
Marcus A. Hanna
Fira
Goshen
Hawk's
Hawk's Electric Company
Collin’s
Globe Milling Company
Kansas City
Cleveland
Massachusetts
League Island Navy Yard
Philadelphia
Philip Weinseimer
New York Building Trades Alliance
Horace Walcott Robbins
Mobile
Ala
Cincinnati
Ohio Seat Company
Rudolph Surre Anchor
Lakewood
N. J
Augustus F. Holly, Jr
Princeton
Henry Jayne
Muscatine North & South Railroad
Muscatine
Elk River
Hast
West Charleston
W. Va
Berlin
Eva Booth
Salvation Army
United States
Turkey
Sansenoff
von Plehve
Sikoritsky
St. Petersburg
Sasenoff
Silkorifsky
District of Columbia Court of Appeals
Machen
Lorenz
Groffs
West Virginia
Ruby
Bernice Warren
Richard Warren
Pass
Mont
William H. Forman
Pringle
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Frank van Cleve
Detroit
Mich
Reinbeck
Roosevelt Firsts and Battles Across A Turbulent Era
Roosevelt leads in New York with 175552 plurality while Higgins trails by 80560 and Parker lags nearly 49000 behind Harrick. Prohibition party urges resignation of Stewart, alimony and court cont empt cases advance. Global events include Italy U S arbitration treaty and railroad rate talks.
Bombardment renews on Port Arthur amid heavy shelling
Reports from Tokyo and Chefoo detail renewed Japanese bombardment of Port Arthur starting Friday with major scraping at the new town. The Sevastopol is said torpedoed ten times and aground. several ships and hospitals suffer damage as Gen. Stoessel rationing begins.
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Sevastopol
London
Togo
Chefoo
Singapore
Vladivostok
Peresviet
Poltava
Pobieda
Retvizan
Pallade
Bayan
Mizzeneoff
Stoessel
Oregon leaders to face federal charges in land fraud case
Senator Mitchell and Representative Benger Hermann of Oregon left Washington for Portland to appear before a federal grand jury. They deny any wrongdoing and attribute the move to Secretary Hitchcock's personal hostility toward them.
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Washington
the Post
Mitchell
Benger Hermann
Oregon
Portland
Hermann
Hitchcock
Bank Officials in Oberlin Case Are Arraigned
Mrs Cassie L Chadwick President Beckwith and cashier Spear of the Citizens national bank Oberlin Ohio were arraigned in federal court. All pleaded not guilty. Mrs Chadwick kept in jail awaiting bail. Beckwith and Spear bonds raised to 25000. bail posted and they were freed.
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Cleveland, O
Cassie L., Chadwick
Beckwith
Spear
Citizens’ National Bank
Oberlin
United States District Court
Wing
Chadwick
Nine Lives Lost In Glen Island Steamer Fire
In Long Island Sound the Starin line steamer Glen Island burned on Saturday with nine lives lost and about 250000 dollars in property destroyed. Officers and crew displayed courage as 22 of 31 aboard were rescued, eight of them passengers, after being picked up from small boats.
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New York
Starin Line
Glen Island
Long Island Sound
Street Battle Ends in Triple Fatal Firefight
Rosa Arkansas reports a street confrontation over a 25 cent debt left three men dead. J J Warren and son H H Warren along with Edward Bickerson were killed as the feud escalated. John Hickerson, brother of the slain man, shot the Warrens dead and was arrested.
Mormon witnesses in Smoot inquiry defy law
Defy the Law reports Mormon witnesses in the Smoot inquiry saying they would obey the president of their church before the law of the land. This stance highlights the tension between church authority and U.S. law during the hearings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Smoot
Hooley Acquitted in Fraud Case with Law Son Sentenced
Ernest T. Hooley, noted English financier who built a $50,000,000 fortune in stock deals and then lost it, was found not guilty in criminal court on fraud charges. Law Son, alleged accomplice, received one year in prison.
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Hooley
London
Ernest T. Hooley
Lawson
Crumpacker Drops Southern Representation Bid
Washington reports Representative Crumpacker of Indiana has abandoned his push to cut southern representation in Congress and the issue is largely dropped for the session. Also noted is the death of Mrs. Mary Andrews Clark, mother of Senator William A. Clark, in Los Angeles after a seven day illness at age ninety two. Judge E B Hammond of the federal district court in Memphis dies in New York after four days of pneumonia. he was claimed to be 66 years old.
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A. A. Ames
Minneapolis
Minn
Elliott
Supreme Court
William L. Elkins
Philadelphia
New York
Mill Creek
California
South America
Washington
Crumpacker
Indiana
Congress
Senator Clark
Los Angeles
Cal
Mary Andrews Clark
William A. Clark
J. Ross Clark
Europe
EB. H. Hammond
Federal District Court
Memphis
Tenn
Motorman Proves a Hero in Sioux City
In Sioux City motorman Simon Peter of the West Third street line and a conductor saved many lives by leaping in front of a runaway streetcar. While repairing a sand pipe the car began to roll toward a stalled freight train. Peter halted it mere inches from impact, a daring act that spared women and children aboard.
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Sioux City
Simon Peter
West Third Street
Peter
Murderess Delilah Fails Confesses After Parole
Delilah Fails, released on parole seven weeks ago to live with a Cedar Rapids banker’s family, was found bound and gagged in a bathroom but confessed this morning that she had murdered Kern, a wealthy farmer, and staged the crime, claiming a large man robbed the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robin Banker
Delilah
Brenfer County
Kern
Prison for Confessed Forger Newton Bryan Sentenced
Charles W. Bryan was sentenced to five years in the penitentiary after pleading guilty to forgery. Formerly in Prairie City’s mercantile trade he stole $7,000 from widow Mrs. John Potter, forging mortgages to disguise the loan and repay private debts.
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Newton
Charles W. Bryan
Prairie City
John Potter
Bryan
Taunts Trigger Tragic Death in Castle Household
Bessie Hendricks Castle, second wife of C B Castle Ot tumwa painting contractor, drank poison after taunts from former wife Margaret Castle. She died thirty minutes later in Castle's arms. C B Castle divorced from first wife in September and remarried September 19.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bessie Hendricks Castle
C. B. Castle
Ottumwa
Castle
Margaret Castle
Bessie Hendricks
Robbers Dynamite Reinbeck Post Office Safe
A trio dynamited the Reinbeck post office safe and stole 2500 dollars. A pursuing posse exchanged gunfire with the suspects, a handcar chase followed, and two robbers were found and surrendered with 1300 dollars recovered from their possession.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinbeck
Sunbury Farmer Hangs Self in Barn Haymow
John Hass a farmer living three miles north of Sunbury was found dead by hanging in the haymow of his barn. He had been treated for insanity at Mercy hospital Davenport for three or four months and returned home a week ago. Authorities believe the death was a suicide caused by despondency during an insanity episode.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunbury
John Hass
Mercy Hospital
Davenport
Missing Cashier Returns From Imogene Bank
William McArdie, formerly cashier of the Citizens' bank of Imogene, returns to his Shenandoah area home after an absence since November 5. He had vanished while owing the bank about $380,000, money lost in stock market speculation.
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William McArdie
Imogene
Shenandoah
Citizens’ Bank of Imogene
Board of Trade
Multiple Iowa Local Notes Include Bank Openings and Fatal Incidents
Marshalltown reports an offering for widows and orphans of Russian war dead, near $200 pledged for a hospital fund. Jax Salmon shot dead at Buxton saloon. Jefe s arrested. Muscatine railroad sale at $104,000. Jewell Swedish Lutheran College main building dedicated. Rockwell City post office burglarized. $230 cash and $187 stamps stolen. Des Moines notes cooperative movement growth among retailers and suppliers. Grinnell Citizens National Bank opens. Cedar Rapids Bank of Olin assigns. liabilities $155,000 assets $171,000 including $162,000 in Jeans. Allison jury finds Hugh Wheeler guilty. Hampton township constable bill expansion considered. Shenandoah bank to build new house at $10,000. Sioux City endowment drive for Morningside College reaches $250,000. Samuel Cassidy killed in Missouri Valley sand pit collapse. Harry Allen 14, killed by horse near Madrid.
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Marshalltown
Jax
Buxton
Salmon
Jefe S
Muscatine
Henry Jayne
Muscatine North & South Railroad
Webster City
Jewell Swedish Lutheran College
Swedish Lutherans of Iowa
Rockwell City
Des Moines
Iowa
Grinnell
Citizens’ National Bank
Cedar Rapids
Bank of Olin
H. E. Snyder
Allison
Hugh Wheeler
Hampton
L. H. Wolfe
Franklin County
Thirty-First General Assembly
Shenandoah
Shenandoah National Bank
Sioux City
Morningside College
Samuel Cassidy
Missouri Valley
Harry Allen
Charles Allene
Madrid
Germany and United States Clash and Compromise in War Years
Andrew D White recalls German conduct during the Spanish American War. He notes fair handling by Count von Buelow and Baron von Richthofen, German restraint despite hostile press, and German support during the Civil War. He cites misperceptions in both nations and the enduring aim of good relations.
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Germany
Spain
Foreign Office
Count von Buelow
Baron von Richthofen
Andrew D. White
Hamburg
Cuba
Elbe
Leipsic
Nani Ty
United States
Atlantic
Died 2Richs
Dewey
Schiller
How Kate Became Cecilia in a Domestic Mixup
A Chicago Daily News tale recounts a South Side family deceived by a pretend housemaid named Cecilia. The elder daughter fabricates letters praising Cecilia while a real maid named Kate fills the role, until the mother returns and learns the truth. Kate declares her name and origin ending the ruse.
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Cecilia
Chicago Daily News
Paterfamilias
Saysaylia
Kate
Pleasure of Old Age and the Virtues of Restraint
At 91 Cor naro praised old age as the most beautiful life phase. He urged that earthly paradise after 80 is possible only through self restraint and temperance. He wrote eight hours daily, walked and sang, appreciating nature while serving humanity.
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Cornaro
Freak Turtle With Oyster Growth Found In River
A gill netter in the Choptauk River caught a turtle exhibiting an oyster growing on its back, noted by the Detroit Free Press as one of the era’s strangest freaks.
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Choptauk River
Detroit Free Press
Paper man and spanking incident quoted by New York Press
The piece recounts a traveling salesman who neglects his family until a Sunday return exposes a child’s need for discipline. A four year bond with the parent prompts a mild punishment, leaving the youngster crying for his mother as the father departs again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Press
Aby
Real estate pitch ends with a sharp retort
A real estate man pushes an undesirable lot while a wary buyer quips he wants help letting go, likening the seller to the man who caught the bear in a Cincinnati Commercial Tribune note.
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Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Doctor misdiagnoses patient as appendicitis
A Cleveland Leader quip recalls a doctor’s error mislabeling a man’s condition as appendicitis. The punchline reveals the patient had no money, underscoring the monetary nature of the misdiagnosis.
Rude Woman Attends Swell Society Reception
A gossip note from the Philadelphia Press describes a guest calling Mrs SwellMan rude at a reception, sparking a sharp exchange about manners and entry to the function.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Cited For Curing Kidney Disease
Florisant Missouri reports claim Dodd's Kidney Pills cure Bright's Disease Dropsy and Diabetes. A local resident Mrs Peter Barteau says back and knee pains ended after using the remedy. Many in Missouri report early symptom relief after taking the pills, credited with saving suffering nationwide.
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Dodd
Bright
Peter’ Barteau
Missouri
Two Years of Agony Cured by Cuticura Soap and Ointment
A Woodfords Maine man recounts his sister’s two year battle with a severe skin condition. Despite multiple doctors the ailment plagued her until a single cake of Cuticura Soap and one box of Cuticura Ointment cured her completely. The note ends with a humorous quip from the Atchison Globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie Chase Walker
Tremont St
Woodfords, Me
Quotations From Various Authors Cited In 1900
A small cottage here on earth is better than a castle in the air. Piso's Cure cannot be too highly spoken of as a cough cure. Whether it is a misfortune to go to the grave unsung depends somewhat on the qualifications of the singer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Paro Ointment Advertisement
Paro Ointment offers a guaranteed cure for piles including itching bleeding and protrusion. If it fails to cure in 6 to 14 days the druggist will refund the purchase price of 60 cents.
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Kemp's
LE Roy
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