Deficit and loan plan loom as Britain faces shortfall
The Express reports a projected British deficit of 220 million dollars for the coming year with only 50 million in new taxes expected, leaving a large loan to cover the gap. It notes 800 Chinese rebels attacked a Russian force, leaving 30 alive, and describes ruthless Russian killings. Cecil Rhodes funds support for 100 American students yearly, reaching 300 at Oxford after a three year program.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecil Rhodes
Oxford
Lord Kelvin Sees Wireless Contact With Planets Possible
Lord Kelvin says communication with other planets via wireless telegraphy is possible and would not surprise him if such experiments succeed. He notes the future holds as many wonders as the past has had.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lord Kelvin
84 year old Denver mother of 37 children seeks lost kin
Mrs Mary Elvira Gillespie, aged 84, has just been admitted to a Denver hospital. She is the mother of 37 children including 15 sets of twins, but none of them remain in contact and she cannot recall the address of any.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Elvira Gillespie
Denver
Bank merger and family tragedy linked in Chicago column
Two adjacent Chicago morning column items report a proposed merger of two national banks with $100,000,000 capital and a murder suicide by poverty affecting an entire family. The juxtaposition highlights stark economic extremes in a single day.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Cable to reach Wonolulu and Hawaii by Thanksgiving
George Gray Ward in San Francisco expects the United States to be connected with Wonolulu and the Hawaiian islands by wire by next Thanksgiving. He notes a potential wireless link if Marconi advances the project.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Gray Ward
San Francisco
United States
Hawaiian Islands
Marconi
New York Youth Seeks Break From Six Daily Love Letters
A 20 year old in New York had his 17 year old sweetheart arrested after she sent him as many as six love letters in a single day to his workplace. The remark suggests the suitor may doubt the romance or be aged beyond his years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Flower exposure study sparks concern in crowded NYC district
In New York City Eleventh district with 10,000 children in a mile square, a thoughtful benefactor finds nine tenths have never seen a growing flower. The observation prompts worry that crowded tenement life helps render youngsters rough in character.
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New York City
Last Monitor officer survives from early Civil War era
Only one of the officers of the little ironclad Monitor remains. Capt. Louis N. Stodder, now supervisor of anchorages at the port of New York and a veteran of the U S revenue service, was born in Boston in 1838. He served after Monitor’s 1862 commission and its Merrimac victory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Monitor
Merrimac
Louis N. Stodder
New York
United States Revenue Service
Capt. Stodder
Boston
Susan B Anthony Drafts Her History of Woman Suffrage
Susan B Anthony, longtime crusader for women's rights, is at her Rochester New York home writing a comprehensive history of the suffrage movement. She has not appeared publicly for a year, rarely leaves home to conserve strength for completing this monument to the cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan B. Anthony
Rochester
N. Y
Widow and merchant marry by telephone in Kentucky
A Dayton widow and a Hopkinsville merchant in Kentucky have wed by telephone. The piece notes such long distance ceremonies may rival traditional weddings, while playfully guessing a first time bride would prefer a wireless ceremony with minimal space between stations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dayton
Hopkinsville
Movement to provide Roentgen ray treatment for the poor
The push to establish a hospital offering Roentgen ray therapy for tuberculosis cancer and other conditions aims to serve the poor and those of limited means. If effective in only a portion of cases the treatment should not be exclusive to the wealthy. The same logic applies to goat lymph therapy for nervous diseases and any benefit should be made accessible to all.
Cherokee Advocate to be Abolished in Indian Territory
The Cherokee Advocate published at Tahlequah since 1852 is to be discontinued due to dwindling circulation to about 300. It began as a New Echota paper in 1830, leaving the Cherokees as the only U S Indians with a printed language.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cherokee Advocate
Tahlequah
Indian Territory
New Echota
United States
Alaskan push for full territorial organization sparks agitation
Alaska reports lively drive for statehood with strides claimed over four years. Proponents say wagon roads from the coast to the Yukon and telegraph lines to Nome will unite districts, with companies active and fisheries and energy cited as territorial strengths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Alseka
Wecoon
Guust
Yukon
Zadimay
Nome
Numered
OE AG Ske Raber
Fisheries Regeen
Abe
Pug
Washington D C Senate Debates Philippine Question
A weekly review notes the Ist and discussions on the Philippine question in the United States Senate. The Cuban relations inquiry begins into Cuban sugar holdings. The House works on the District of Columbia appropriation bill and a post office mail matter bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Senate
District of Columbia
St. Louis
United States
Senate
House
Republic of
Cuba
Department of Commerce
Philippines
Amos J. Cummings
New York
President lauds navy in Annapolis graduation address
In Annapolis the president lauded the navy as key to victory if the United States must confront a foreign foe. Washington events noted the National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution elected Edwin Warfield as president. Roosevelt asserted the army and navy planted the American flag in the Philippines and will keep it there. A $7,500 shortage was found in H. A. Barrows's census office accounts. Secretary Shaw plans to deposit surplus funds in 30 banks not designated as government depositories. Funeral services for Congressman Amos J. Cummings were held in the hall of representatives.
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Annapolis
Navy
United States
Washington
National Society of the Sons of the American Revolution
Edwin Warfield
Maryland
Roosevelt
Philippines
H. A. Barrows
Shaw
Treasury
Amos J. Cummings
Hall of Representatives
Industrial and transport summaries highlight weekly losses and accidents
Across leading U.S. clearing houses the week ending May 2 saw 2.57 billion dollars traded, down from 2.69 billion last week and up 0.8 percent from a year ago. A series of transport wrecks and labor disputes accompany the data, including fatal crashes on New York Central at Clyde and Baltimore and Ohio near Connellsville, and looming coal miners strikes at Scranton.
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United States
New York Central Road
Clyde
N. Y
New York
Scranton
Detroit
St. Louis
Philadelphia
Washington
Boston
Chicago
Baltimore
Cleveland
Wittshoro
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Connellsville
Tpa
Renominations and notable events from the era
Reports list congressional renominations in several districts, a Milwaukee widow poisoning her children and taking her own life, the Federation of Women’s Clubs biennial convention in Los Angeles, the death of Congressman Aimos J. Cummings in Baltimore, comments by J Z Fal about railroad rate injunctions, Iowa tornado damage across multiple towns, Potter Pamer’s sudden death in Chicago, a ten million dollar estate largely in Chicago real estate, and a slow Chicago stockyards market with advise to hold cattle.
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D. B. Henderson
R. G. Cousins
Ohio
Tim, Kyle
Stephen Morgan
Michigan
W. Gardner
G. W. Prince
Indiana
Rh. W. Miers
John TL. Kingsbury
Denver
Col
Federation of Women's Clubs
Los Angeles
Cal
Aimos J. Cummings
New York City
Baltimore
J. Z. Fal
Iowa
Woodburn
Bayard
Lohrville
Hiteman
Adaza
Potter Pamer
Chicaro
Grip
Chicago
Explosion kills wife and child in Wisconsin incident
An explosion of kerosene near Spring Valley Wisconsin killed Perle Hill's wife and child and burned Hill's hand. In Chicago federal court this week action will claim Chicago packers received about 3 million dollars in railroad rebates in a year. A rain and wind storm in St Louis caused 300 thousand dollars in damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Perle Hill
Spring Valley
Wis
Hill
Chicago
St. Louis
Palma greeted by 20000 in Santiago in Cuba welcome
Gen Tomas Palma president elect of Cuba reached Santiago to a crowd estimated at 20 000. The article notes Americans seeking homes in northwest Canada and British MPs urging the government to bar ship transfers to the American combine.
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Tomas Palma
Cuba
Santiago
Canada
House of Commons
United States
Chicago
Venice
Italy
Chaffee
Board of Inquiry
Col
Baldwin
Bayan
Mindanao
Sultan
Rajah
Wilhelmina
Senate debate defends Philippine policy amid isolated cruelties
The Senate heard Senator Lodge defend administration policy while noting isolated cruelty. The Sundry Civil Appropriation Bill passed with an April 30 1903 St Louis exposition dedication and May 1 1904 opening. House adjournment eyed for June 16.
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Senator Lodge
Mass
United States
Senate
Congress
Jones
Otey
Foss
Okla
Canada
Frank P. Sargent
Illinois
Michael Augustine Corrigan
New York
Marion
Ind
Bartfelt
Tlungary
Havana
Wood
Patrician
New Orleans
Cape Town
Col. Baldwin
Bayan
Kansas
Nebraska
Indian Territory
Wilhelmina
Dlerbert G. Squiers
Cuba
Edward 8. Brage
Pond du Lac
Wis
Wavana
Minor News Items From Around The Nation
A collection of brief notes spans weather havoc in western Oklahoma, leadership changes in the Army Relief society, emigration trends from Ireland to America, Jules Verne’s daily writing routine, a Chicago wave-measuring machine, and church leadership changes as Rev. Dr. Charles Olmsted becomes bishop of Colorado. Other items note the sale of the Wilson homestead in Mason County, a proposed daily steamship service to Europe, Morgan's stock reward in the new shipping combine, a death and subsequent tragedy in Jonesboro, Havemeyer’s gift to Greenwich library, and planned New York Brazil steamship freight. Additional items cover rubber and coffee freight potential, a Greenville cotton-picking contract by machinery, and Clark University’s new collegiate school led by Carroll D. Wright.
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Oklahoma
Army Relief Society of the
United States
Daniel J. Lamont
Ireland
America
Jules Verne
University of Chicago
Charles Olmsted
Pennsylvania
Episcopal
Colorado
Wilson Homestead
Mason
N.ds
Uncle Sam
Europe
J. Pierpont Morgan
New Shipping Combine
Jonesboro
Tenn
Samuel
Tadlock
Nancy J. Good
Henry O. Havemeyer
Public School
Greenwich
Conn
Bureau of Foreign Ecommerce
Joulletin
New York
Brazil
Greenville
Miss
Morris Rosenstock
Thomas R. Morris
Pittsburg
Carroll D. Wright
Bureau of Statistics of Labor
Washington
Clark University
Worcester
Mass
Wright
Desperate Battle in Mindanao Ended in Surrender
General Chaffee reports a gallant assault on Bayan fort in Mindanao leading to surrender of Bayan and eight other Moros. Eight officers and seven enlisted men killed. numerous wounded. Capt. Baldwin praised for hand to hand fighting in four trench lines. President Roosevelt and Secretary Root applaud the victory and urge continued action.
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Washington
War Department
Chaffee
Sultan Bayan
George W. Davis
Bayan
Raja Muda Bayan
Sultan Pandapatan
Frank D. Baldwin
Datto
Malabang
Potter Palmer Dies After Long Chicago Career
Potter Palmer died at 5:30 p.m. at his Lake Shore Drive residence. The 76 year old Chicago real estate magnate left a vast fortune of about 10 million dollars, built the Lake Shore Drive and State Street frontage, and shaped the post fire city’s retail and park schemes. Funeral arrangements were to be announced.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
Mrs. Palmer
Hl. H. Honore
Mr. Palmer
Favill
Marquis
Palmer House
Palmer
State Street
South Park
Lake Street
Lake Shore
Four drown as skiff overturns on Youghiogheny River
West Newton Pa May 5 a skiff carrying four adults and a child overturned in the Youghiogheny River two people were drowned Mrs Fred Landsparger and her four year old son were among the dead Landsparger helped another to shore before the tragedy and then both woman and child sank together in the water. New York May 5 Maria Twaffman 70 ended her life with morphine in Sleepy Hollow cemetery near Washington Irving’s grave. Portland May 5 H W Kerrigan of the Multnomah Athletic Club set two world records in diving events. New York May 3 a warrant was issued for Arthur L Meyer of Webb Meyer syndicate over a 900000 loan from investors.
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West Newton
Youghiogheny
Fred Landsparger
Washington Irving
New York
Sleepy Hollow
Maria Twaffman
Portland
Ore
H.W. Kerrigan
Multnomah Athletic Club
Lowe Heavily
Arthur L. Meyer
Webb-Meyer Syndicate
Elegant dining cars on Iron Mountain Route
The Iron Mountain Route inaugurated a new dining car service on its fast daily trains from St. Louis Memphis and intermediate points to Texas. The cars issued from Pullman shops are stylish and well equipped with electric lighting and fans. Meals are served a la carte using Haviland china Libby glassware and silver. It is the only line with dining cars from St. Louis to Southern Missouri Arkansas and Texas and offers triple daily service to Texas and double daily service from Memphis to Texas with Pullman sleeping cars also featuring electric lights and up-to-date appliances.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron Mountain
St. Louis
Memphis
Texas
Pullman
Dainty Haviland China
Libby
Missouri
Arkansas
End of Her Tongue Causes Doctor’s Quip
A humorous exchange quoted by the Chicago Daily News centers on a doctor declaring a wife has a small ulcer on the tongue end. The husband questions the finding noting the tongue ends, and the doctor defends the assessment with disbelief at the coincidence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Polite Man Creates Fuss Over Seat In Photographer's Studio
A Man, noted for excessive politeness, kept his seat in a photographer's studio as a lady entered to have her portrait taken. The incident prompted humorous remarks in the Yonkers Statesman.
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Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Descriptive booklet on Spirit and Okoboji Lakes offered free
A descriptive and illustrative booklet about Spirit and Okoboji Lakes in northwestern Iowa along the Burlington Cedar Rapids and Northern line will be mailed free on application. It includes Minnesota and Iowa game laws and lists boarding houses hotels and rental lodgings around the lakes. Jno G Farmer G P and T A B C R and N Ry Cedar Rapids Iowa.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Towa
Burlington, Cedar Rapids
West Pocket Confidences and Smokeless Powder Quip
The excerpt shows a lakeside fishing scene with 26 men on the bank and a line breaking as a large fish escapes. A separate dialogue references smokeless powder as a new topic, with Mrs. Bickers asking about it and Mr. Bickers replying it has been used for years.
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West Pocket
Mrs. Bickers
Mr. Bickers
Detroit Ree Press
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Tieut
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Fourteenth Infantry
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Gov. Taft
Miss Root
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Neue Freie Presse
Roumania
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Egypt
Mit Gamti
Lieu
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Lillih
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Ham
Pound
Lydia E. Pinkham
Jisette Af Ole
Samuel Pitcher
Bears
the Gentaur Company
Khotals
Hydro-Carbon Burner CO
Fulton Street
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Keocktord
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Saskatchewan
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Western Canada
Ioree
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Deemery
Ottawa
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Monadnock Bidg
M. V. McInnes
Avenus Theatre
Mich
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Sault Sta. Maurie
C. A. Laurie
Marquette
Carble
Callahan
Milwaukee
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Fifth Street
Des Moines
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Indianapolis
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