Egypt and Hungary Laws and Trade Notes in The Express
A set of brief observations on 19th century issues including beet-sugar factory operations in the U S, the spread of Usury, Egypt tobacco bans since 1890, Egyptian cigarettes sourcing, and Hungary banning hypnotism with a required sanitary department permit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egypt
Turkey
Austria
Germany
Italy
Hungary
Secretary of the Interior
Sanitary Department
Bunker Hill DAR Marks Paul Revere Ride Start Spot
The Bunker Hill chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution marks the location where Paul Revere began his midnight ride on April 18 1775 to warn towns from Boston to Concord that British troops planned to seize stores and munitions of war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bunker Hill
Daughters of the American Revolution
Paul Revere
Boston
Concord
Faxon Calls 23 Quincy Ministers to Support Moral Welfare
Henry H. Faxon, a temperance worker in Quincy Massachusetts, mails each of 23 ministers a $100 check for use in promoting the moral spiritual social and political welfare of the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry H. Faxon
Quincy
Mass
Harvard Doctor Links Sports to Fashion Change
In his opening address the presiding officer at the twelfth annual conference of the Physical Culture association in New York Dr. Dudley Sargent of Harvard declared that lawn tennis golf and cycling have done more to win women away from tight clothing than all past lecturing and writing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Physical Culture Association
New York
Dudley Sargent
Harvard
British War Office casualty update in South Africa
The latest official reports show total killed wounded and missing through March 31 amounting to 1 993 officers 27 952 other ranks. Added deaths from wounds or disease bring the grand total to 47 637 casualties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
British War Office
South Africa
Cocaine, Alcoholism, and Morphine Schism Warned by Dr Crothers
Dr Thomas D Crothers of Hartford Connecticut calls cocaine, alcoholism and morphineism the three scourges of the world. He ranks cocaine as the most dangerous and condemns its use even as a local anesthetic. He notes imports fell price from six dollars per ounce five years ago to seventy five cents, fueling higher consumption.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas D. Crothers
Hartford, Conn
Young Gridley Named Among Marine Corps Officers
Among the second lieutenants of the marine corps ordered to Manila is J. P. W. Gridley, son of the late Captain Gridley who commanded the Olympia in the memorable Manila fight. Dewey addressed the command You may fire when you are ready Gridley. Gridley has served a year and a half and earned high praise for his conduct.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Corps
Manila
J. P. W. Gridley
Gridley
Olympia
Dewey
Stanford President to Lead Hawaiian Islands Fish Expedition
President David Starr Jordan of Stanford University has accepted an offer from the United States Fish Commission to head an expedition studying fish around the Hawaiian islands. He will devote two months to the investigation, after which a report will be sent to Washington to form a basis for expanding federal fishery work on the islands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David Starr Jordan
Btanford University
United States Fish Commission
Hawaiian Islands
Washington
Federal Fish Commission
Massachusetts Senate Rejects Liquor Law Punctuation Fix
The Massachusetts senate overwhelmingly voted not to correct a punctuation error in the liquor law known as the semi-colon bill. The unintended semicolon made it unlawful for hotels to serve liquors after 11 PM. the state chose to keep the law as is despite the mistake.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts Senate
Irish Hunt corps and the number thirteen in history
The Irish Hunt corps of the Imperial yeomanry mobilized in Dublin on January 13, 1900. It sailed for South Africa on March 13 and joined the Thirteenth battalion. In its first engagement with the Boers 313 men were killed and the remainder surrendered.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irish Hunt Corps
Imperial Yeomanry
Hunt Corps
Dublin
South Africa
Cape
German artificial stone industry grows from lime and sand
The article describes a cheap artificial stone made from lime and sand in four to six parts lime to 94 to 96 parts sand. The mix is formed into blocks then placed in a sealed boiler and subjected to steam pressure of 120 to 150 psi, imparting a fluffy texture to the blocks.
Englanders Granted Entry For New Industry Work
Assistant Secretary Taylor rules two Englishmen who arrived in February to work bobbinet race at a Philadelphia establishment may land. He finds bobbinet face making is a new industry and thus exempt from alien contract labor law restrictions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Taylor
Treasury Department
A Week's History of Washington and National News
A survey of recent events includes a census note on population shifts in the north Atlantic states and the former western trend. Porto Rican status looms as a San Juan lawyer may reach the Supreme Court. Dewey hosts a Manila Bay veterans dinner in Washington. Mexico imposes typhus quarantine. April government receipts amount to 47,767,851 with disbursements of 41,968,245 and a surplus of 5,799,606. The public debt statement shows a monthly decline of 4,397,653 with a treasury cash balance of 306,494,208 and total debt minus cash at 1,072,745,256.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Census Bureau
North Atlantic
San Juan
Supreme Court
Washington
Admiral Dewey
Manila Bay
Mexico
United States
Hay
von Holleben
Germany
Pan American exposition gates open at Buffalo
News notes include Pan-American exposition gates opened in Buffalo New York. Cuban constitutional convention commission members depart from New York for Havana. Mary Sankey mother of Ira D Sankey dies at 90 in Newcastle Pennsylvania. A New York Stock Exchange seat sells for 70000 dollars breaking records. Forest fires between Somerfield and Addison Pennsylvania cause immense damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
N. Y
New York
Havana
Mary Sankey
Ira D. Sankey
Newcastle
New York Stock Exchange
Somerfield
Addison
Multitude of 1900s U.S. News Snapshots Across States
A broad roundup reports suicides in Toledo and a pursuit over a Omaha ransom offer dismissed. Robbery in Springville yields 8000 dollars. Colorado capital punishment law enacted. May Day shows labor unity in Chicago. Child twins Jay and Jay Hubbard die in Hawarden. Vanderbuilt rumored to own Union Pacific. The gold brick swindler Van Triplet dies poor in West Baden. Crump dies in West Bay City. Kensett, Iowa consumed by flames. Nebraska Gov. Dietrich resigns. Lt. Gov. Savage takes over. Conger returns to Des Moines from Peking. Winnebago Indians seek G A R post in Sioux City. President visits New Orleans then to Houston. Grinnell church votes to council conduct unbecoming a minister. Indianapolis glass factories to close May 11 with 15 percent raises. Ohio Republicans set Columbus convention for June 24-25. New battleship Kearsarge to be commanded by McCalla. Oshkosh high school burns for 70000. Three suspects in Selma murder shot. Michigan Central shows 1226000 extra earnings. Towboat collision sinks 13 coal barges at Henderson. Illinois votes down constitutional convention. Wisconsin governor vetoes dog tax bill. Chicago Ozark building struck by lightning. 22 injured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Toledo
Edward Cudahy
Omaha
Springville
Mich
Ruth Ayres
Colorado
Chicago
Jay
Jay Hubbard
Hawarden
Union Pacific Road
W. K. Vanderpbilt
van B. Triplet
West Baden
Ind
Rosseau E. Crump
Tenth
West Bay City
Kensett
Savage
Dietrich
Nebraska
E. H. Conger
United States
Peking
China
Des Moines
Sioux City
G. A. R. Post
New Orleans
Congress
W. H. Elliott
Michigan
Republican National Committee
Detroit
Houston
Tex
Grinnell (Ia
Council of Churches
Herron
Indianapolis
Ohio Republicans
Columbus
Kearsarge
McCalla
Folger
Oshkosh
Wis
Selma
Ala
Edwards
Michigan Central Railroad
Henderson (Ky
Pittsburgh
Illinois
la Follette
Wisconsin
Ozark
Arrests in Russian Poland over anarchist plot
About 600 people were arrested in Russian Poland on suspicion of involvement in an anarchist plot. Dispatches report surrender of all but one Fili pino leaders, nearing the end of armed opposition to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russian
Poland
United States
World News Condensed From London To Manila
A string of brief items reports on a destroyed pier in San Juan Porto Rico a Morgan controlled Leyland Steamship firm valued at 75 million dollars Victoria day made permanent in Canada General G W Davis to replace Ludlow in Manila and illness forces return Surrender of Alejandrino deemed second to Aguinaldo capture England urged to negotiate parcels post with US Chilean president resigns due to ill health Britain asked to pay 25 000 to Germans expelled from the Transvaal Boxer indemnity set at 273 million dollars Chinese woman appears on public platform in China for first time Venezuela apologizes over US slights Russians and Chinese clash near Mukden with Russian casualties Exhibition in Glasgow opened by the duke and duchess of Fife US engineers finish Nicaragua canal route survey cost estimated at 210 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Juan
Porto Rico
London
J. Pierpont Morgan
Leyland Steamship Company
Canada
Gen
G. W. Davis
Gen. Ludlow
Manila
Washington
Alejandrino
Aguinaldo
England
United States
Chili
Great Britain
Transvaal
Committee of Foreign Ministers
China
Venezuela
Mukden
Glasgow
Duke and Duchess of Fife
Nicaragua Canal
Major fires and disasters sweep multiple states
A Jacksonville Florida blaze left 10,000 homeless and at least six dead, with 148 blocks burned and property losses around 15 million dollars. Other reports note fires in Gridley Iowa and Muskegon Michigan, plus a Dallas Texas block fire costing 500 thousand.
Massive early 20th century fire devastates Gridley Illinois
A vast blaze in Gridley Jacksonville Florida destroyed about 1 800 buildings and caused losses around 15 666 000 dollars. The fire started Friday afternoon in a fiber factory and raged for ten hours aided by southwest winds. 6 lives were reported lost including the fire chief, with 10 000 to 15 000 made homeless and 130 blocks burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gridley
Jacksonville
Fla
American Fiber Company
Davis and
Union Streets
Seven Die In Chicago Tenement Fire On Marquette Avenue
A three story South Chicago fire at 9316 Marquette avenue killed seven people, injured many, and halted fire crews due to a railroad crossing blockage. The Zook family perished on the second floor while attempting escape, and neighbor heroism rescued several children using a makeshift rope链. Victoria Zook died in bed, others found near exits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Marquette Avenue
Josephine Cooley
Mabel Cooley
Cooley
Annie Cooley
Peter Zook
Victoria Zook
Nicholas Zook
Zook
John Smith
Frank Smith
Marquette Street
Louis Christensen
Christensen
C. C. Morrison
Smith
James Finnigan
Mrs. Christensen
Fire destroys Gridley town in Illinois blaze
Mrs. P Cohen started a shop rear fire in Gridley at 1 30 pm Friday and rapidly spread as a southeast wind fanned flames. Peoria fire crews assisted after a night halt as 33 buildings burned, with losses from 100 to 5000 dollars and total damage pegged at about 85000 dollars. Principal losers included Robert Smith McNear Son George Franks and others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peoria
Ill
P. Cohen
Gridley
Here
Settle
Robert Smith
Gridley State Bank
McNear & Son
Christ Oberbach
George A. Franks
Howard Tarman
William Settle
Troops Leave Peking After Relief Mission
U S cavalry and artillery departed Peking Sunday morning to march to Ton Ku with imposing farewell ceremonies. Sir Alfred Gaselle and other British generals witnessed the event as Baluchi detachments escorted the Americans. General Chaffee praised the troops for their service and conduct in the relief expedition. A London report notes Count Waldersee may return home by mid June. In Tai Yuan Fu a brutal massacre of 45 foreigners is recounted by Yung Cheng a Baptist convert.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Peking
United States
Ton-Ku
Alfred Gaselee
Chaffee
Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Count von Waldersee
Washington
Tai Yuan Fu
Yung Cheng
Indemnity Debate Over Boxer Upheaval Figures
May reports from Peking show the indemnity committee naming 273 million dollars for China. The figure draws opposition from United States and Britain who challenge the amount.
Plan a Big March for Miners to Harrisburg
National organizers Dougherty Hartlein and Duffy led a conference in Pottsville to mobilize miners from Hazleton McAdoo Panther Creek valley and Schuylkill to march six days to Millersburg joining Northumberland and Columbia counties. At least 10000 men expected to depart with six days rations, camping at Agricultural Park.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pottsville
Dougherty
Hartlein
Duffy
Harrisburg
United Mine Workers
Hazleton
McAdoo
Panther Creek Valley
Schuylkill
Millersburg
Northumberland
Columbia
Agricultural Park
Cleveland Woman Elected President at Music Club Convention
At the National Federation of Musical Clubs biennial session in Cleveland on Friday May 4 Mrs. J. H. Webster was chosen as president.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland, O
National Federation of Musical Eluhics
J. H. Webster
Cleveland
Notable Early American Political Figures Quickly Summarized
Ex congressman Llewellyn Powers of Maine aged 62 with timber holdings, Elihu Root's early call to law delayed until after 21, Gatling diversifying into agricultural machinery, Paris Gibson Montana senator with Minneapolis origins and past debt paid, Edward A. Ross named professor of sociology at Nebraska and Harvard lecturer with Nebraska granting leave for Harvard lectures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Llewellyn Powers
Maine
Gatling
Montana
Paris Gibson
Minneapolis
Minn
Gibson
Edward A. Ross
Leland Stanford University
University of Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Harvard University
Harvard
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the Express
Monticello
Iowa
East
Foreign Intelligence
Jacksonusiile
Hickman Rich
Sullivan
McKinley
Texas
Sayers
Philippine Commission
Fenton
Reuben Fenton
Jamestown
Ewart
W. B. Matthews
Prosser
Wash
Standard Oil Company
Katchkarovka
Russia
Eugenie
Louis Napoleon
Paris
Childen
Muskegon
Simperor William
R. G. Dun & Co
Alamo
Fort Sam Houston
Philippines
Manuel Mess
Hebronville
Lufkin
San Francisco
Washington Commission
Freeman Randle
Edwardsville
Southern Rock Island Plow Company
Dallas
Cape Town
Col
Dennison
Tientsin
J. J. Healy
Aberdeen
S. D
Kansas City
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Cleveland Manufacturing Company
Commercial Bank
First National Bank
Stubbard’s
Industrial Savings and Trust Company
Windsor
Seminole Club
Elks' Club
Opera House
Herkimer
Palmetto
Hotel Richelieu
Ely
Gilkes
Nedeman Block
United States Hotel
Albemarle House
Christie, Groover & Co
McMurray Livery Stable
New York Steam Laundry
R. D. Knight & Co
S. H. Kress & Co
A. B. Campbell Co
Heffley Bros
Cable Plano Company
C. C. Betts
Law Exchange
Greenleaf & Crosby
Merchants’ National Bank
Florida Hardware Company
Hast Florida Printing Company
Ritzweiler Shoe Company
Belvedere
St. John
Smith Building
Barton
St. Mary's
Church of the Immaculate Conception
St. Joseph’s
Cookman Institute
First Baptist Church
St. John Episcopal Church
Col. H. Bisbee
W. B. Owens
Tasy
Lydia E. Pinkham
M. H. Lewis
Valentine Ave
Tremont
Sam
Euma Haven
South Ave
Council Bluffs
Mars
Emma Haven
Boa
National City Bank
Lynn
Lyptra E, Pinkuam Mepicina Co
America
Kansas
Wichita
Kan
Francis
David R. Francis
Marshalltown
Iowa Central
Presbyterian Church
Pennsylvania
St. Petersburg
M. Sipiaghin
Rossiya
Vannovski
Richard Broadhead
St. Mary’s Church
Paddington
France
W. L. Douglas
Goodyear West
Brockton
Elihu Root
Carter
Carters
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