Fremont Hotel Names Widow of Pathfinder in Los Angeles
The widow Jessie Benton Fremont becomes the first on the Fremont hotel register in Los Angeles named for her husband. In Congress 283 of 386 current members have been renominated, signaling a trend to reelect veterans. A new naval ship, the monitor Wyoming, has its official trial off San Francisco and tops contract speed.
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Jessie Benton Fremont
Fremont Hotel
Los Angeles
House of Representatives
House
Navy
Wyoming
San Francisco
Carbondale
Ill
Elia M. Riley
W. Walter Cowger
Springfield
Chicago plant condensation of milk into tabloids noted
Humorists warned that a costly Chicago plant to condense milk into tabloids signals that domestic food problems may be solved this way. The remark frames the venture as a prophetic though satirical indicator of changing food industries.
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Chicago
Abbreviated Golf Term in British Headlines
A London newspaper headline uses the phrase The golfing pro as a cabalistic shorthand. The article explains it stands for golfing professional and notes British shorthand often abbreviates golf terms, reflecting the language’s fluidity.
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London
Death by Own Action Ends Jim Younger’s Parole Dream
The notorious outlaw Jim Younger dies by his own hand, illustrating that freedom on parole proved more tormenting than prison. Two years ago he viewed parole as nearly blissful, but found it intolerable and chose suicide with a revolver to end the free life he had long desired.
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Jim Younger
Alaska Women Organize First Social Club
Alaska reports steady progress toward civilization as it sheds frontier traits. White women, once unknown, now participate in social life. A women's club has been organized and is operating successfully.
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Alaska
American Mule Praised as Best Army Draught Animal
The British blue Book hails the American mule as the finest animal for army draught use, implying heightened status and capabilities. The creature grows more celebrated, able to kick higher and hee-haw louder than before.
National irrigation oversight launches with Needles gathering
Twenty eight engineers and assistants from the United States geological survey convened at Needles California to begin active work in 32 townships along the Colorado river between Needles and Yuma. The effort marks the first national oversight of irrigation authorized by the act of Congress of June last.
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Congress
United States Geological Survey
Needles Cal
Colorado River
Needles
Yuma
Lord Roberts to Visit America Next Year
Lord Roberts, commander in chief of King Edward's forces, plans an American visit next year in response to invitations from American generals who toured England and impressed the public. The U S audience is expected to welcome him as a guest in return.
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Lord Roberts
King Edward
America
England
Sleeping cars on trolley lines tested on Detroit Cleveland run
The Detroit Free Press reports live sleeping cars ordered for the Detroit to Cleveland 173 mile route. Each car will seat 15 persons and operate with a 10 hour running time and usual stops. Officials call it an experiment but promoters expect success.
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Detroit-Cleveland
Detroit
Cleveland
Detroit Free Press
Lipton's Third Challenger For America's Cup Accepted
The third Lipton challenge for the America's Cup has been received and accepted. American yachtsmen praise Sir Thomas Lipton for sportsmanlike conduct and expect improvements in both challenger and defender based on recent races.
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Sir Thomas Lipton
Sir Thomas
West Point reports end of hazing with one case
Col Mills of the military academy says hazing is virtually gone with only one incident this year. The offender was dismissed after a prompt court martial, and cadets have shown a soldierly regard for their obligations, voluntarily abandoning the practice.
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Col. Mills
Military Academy
West Point
Anthracite miners strike after rejected wage demand
The original wage and workday demands included a 20 percent pay rise for tonnage workers a 20 percent cut in daily time and a 2240 pound basis for tonnage payment. After rejection miners pursued a 20 percent wage rise a 10 percent shorter workday and union recognition. When refused they went on strike.
Week's History Across Regions and Federal News
A roundup of national and foreign dispatches notes Supreme Court changes on copyright usage. Gen Cillespie urges Great Lakes defenses in his annual U S Army chief engineer report. Civil service shows 62 020 examined and 14 983 appointed. October receipts show a 4 457 000 surplus. Captain Gilmore retires as rear admiral. Public debt statement reports a $14 739 682 October decrease. treasury cash stands at 356 421 878. total debt less cash at 955 507 721.
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Supreme Court of Appeals
Cillespie
United States Army
Great Lakes
United States Civil Service Commission
Gilmore
U. S. ON
Treasury
Strike Commission Sets November 1 Wage Changes
Aggregated US clearings reach 2 192 756 508 for week ending July 31 with a 4 4 rise from last year. Niagara Falls tunnel gas kills four workers. Morgan Opera House Sharon Pa burned. Larchmont Fire destroys large part of business district. Charles I Miller eminent landscape engineer dies at 73 in Philadelphia. Annapolis Naval Academy shortens course to three years. New direct steamship service to link New York with China and Japan announced. Coal strike commission to begin testimony in Scranton November 14.
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United States
Niagara Falls
New York
China
Japan
Morgan Opera House
Sharon
Larchmont
Coal Strike Commission
Scranton
Charles I. Miller
Philadelphia
Annapolis Naval Academy
Varied 1900s Crises Highlight Wide-Range News Bits
A stream of incidents spans thefts, murders, trials, and disasters from across the U.S. I E Christensen’s bank is missing fifty thousand dollars. Wilkinson siblings found dead in Wisconsin. A Pueblo murder suicide follows refusal of marriage. New Orleans bank fraud alleged. Primghar fire devastates business district. Perjury conviction in St. Louis. Damages awarded in Grand Rapids for a death linked to secret society initiation. Trotting record in Memphis. Post office and store robbed in Steece. Sheridan transport casualties on voyage home. Train tragedies near Baltimore. Cedar Mountain battlefield visit by president. Cordeck murder attempt and child injury in Chicago. Lynch mob in Darling. Domestic tragedy in Grover. Bubonic plague fears from San Francisco to Chicago. Illinois barbers seek regulation. Chicago horse show record. Michigan-Wisconsin game injury from grand stand collapse. Train fatalities near Algonquin.
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I. E. Christensen
Parmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Sharpsburg
Albert
William Wilkinson
Julia
Palmyra
Wis
Pueblo
Frederick Roberts
Charles Cooper
New Orleans
Primghar, Ta
St. Louis
Edmund Bersch
House of Delegates
Grand Rapids
Mich
Charles J. Lewis
Memphis
Tenn
Cresceng
Steece
E. B. Willard & Co
Sheridan
San Francisco
Manila
Don Neal
Stanley Buford
Ernest Rouseh
Tafarette
Ind
Watseka
Ill
Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Cedar Mountain
Joseph Cordeck
Chicago
Cordeck
Peter Grant
Marine Hospital Service
Illinois Barbers
Itfeatherbloom
Ltoward Willetts
White Plains
N. Y
Michigan
Frank
Louis Schutte
Charles
James Woodrich
Algonquin
Mysterious Marion soldiers' home death probe opened
An investigation into the mysterious deaths of seven inmates at the Marion soldiers' home has been started by authorities. In Newton Iowa five miners fell into a coal shaft and were fatally injured.
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Marion
Newton
Global News Summary From The Philippines To Panama
The Philippines army will shrink from 17 000 to 10 000. Kruger will take an oath of allegiance to Britain. Cholera reports in the Philippines may be exaggerated. Colombia delays canal talks while the US presses for resolution. Gen Miles arrives at Manila and is hosted by Gov Taft. Vanderbilt Jr. was fined for speeding in Paris. Beef prices in Germany rise to 41 marks a pound, hurting workers. St Pierre, Martinique suffers major damage. Panama residents protest Colombia suspending canal treaty talks with the United States.
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Kruger
Transvaal
Great Britain
Gay
Taft
Colombia
United States
Miles
Manila
Thomas
White Star Line
International Mercantile Marine Company
Ile
Gov. Taft
Paris
W. K. Vanderbilt, Jr
Germany
Wames
St. Pierre
N. FP
Panama
Treasury reports show 1902 revenues exceed expenses in yearly balance
United States Treasurer Roberts releases annual figures with net revenues of 562 million, expenses 471 million, cash balance 862 million as of July 1. Public debt reduced by 42.34 million. Roosevelt votes at Oyster Bay amid bonfires and fireworks. Measles hit Arctic natives. Cuban congress reconvenes with Palma declaring order and a treasury balance of 1.56 million.
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Roberts
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Manitoba
Washington
Panama Canal
Des Moines
Irwin
Sam Harris
Satem
Ala
Shallenberger
Coal Strike Arbitration Commission
Lehigh Valley
Upper Lehigh
General Trand
Henry Wolfe
Arlington
C. Montgomery
Negros
Philippines
Herschel Island
Arctic
Palma
Minor items of world and national note
A collection of brief items notes the emperor of Corea elevating his wife to empress, claims Berlin that Sarah Bernhardt is German, indictments in an Indianapolis grave robbing case, and Boer loyalty remarks by Gen Botha. Also reports birthdays, damages for plagiarized work, legal actions in Manila, large colonist migration, a Cold Springs Harbor shooting death, Azores annexation enthusiasm, a Roosevelt pardon, Panama canal negotiations, Chinese labor import for Philippines, and Chicago president Harper on church exclusivity.
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Corea
Berlin
Sarah Bernhardt
Frankfort-on-the-Oder
Indianapolis
Gen
Botha
Great Britain
Henry I. Dawes
United States
Pittsfield
Mass
Victor Herbert
New York
Manila
Gov. Taft
Gen. Bell
Charles Meinel
Showman
John Volkman
Cold Springs Harbor
Solomon II. Amaral
Fayal
Azores
Roosevelt
Dora Martin
Ohio
Washington
Panama Canal
Philippines
Jeremiah W. Jenks
War Department
W. R. Harper
University of Chicago
Anthracite Commission tours Lehigh Valley mines
The anthracite strike commission spent the day in the Lehigh valley visiting Upper Lehigh, Drifton, Jeddo and Oakdale while miners remain on strike over body vs individual returns. They inspected the Audenried mine and a 350 foot descent before an underground blast. The panel adjourns until November 14 after a three hour executive session.
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Sazleton
Lehigh Valley
Wright
Mitchell
Scranton
Washington
Lackawanna
Wyoming
Upper Lehigh
A.C. Leisenring
Upper Lehigh Coal Company
Drifton
Smith
Coxe Brothers Company
Jeddo
John Markle
Oakdale
Markle
Hazleton
Dusty
Gallagher
Coxe Mines
Markle Company
Central
Audenried
Central Hotel
Shamokin
Panther Creek
Pottsville
Wilkesbarre
Cuban Congress Reopens As Palma Forecasts Prosperity
Havana reports the Cuban congress reconvening as President Palma delivers an optimistic message. He cites orderly conditions and better sanitation, notes cordial U S relations and a potential sugar friendly treaty, highlights a healthy treasury balance and funds for agriculture, and mentions recognition by foreign powers while referencing the Platt amendment via sanitation provisions.
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Havana
Palma
Congress
Republic
Cuba
United States
Roosevelt
Dying of measles devastates Arctic natives on coast
The whaling steamer Jeanette brings news from Merschel Island and Arctic coast where measles have killed an estimated 25 percent of natives. Captain Newth cites rapid spread since two years of devastation linked to clothing and spirits, with pneumonia and other illnesses sweeping the region.
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San Francisco
Merschel Island
Arctic
Jeanette
Newth
Nome
Public Lands in Demand Report Details Vast Acreage
Washington report by Binger Hermann shows the general land office year totals 19,488,535 acres, with 1,757,793 acres sold for cash and 17,614,792 acres in miscellaneous entries. Forest reserves reach 60,175,765 acres, and 1,663 forest fires burned 87,799 acres, illustrating forestry force efficiency.
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Washington
Binger Hermann
General Land Office
Short Hand Reporting Sparks Debate Among Legislators
A committee member criticized reporters for misrepresenting speeches, saying short hand summaries miss essential meaning. He and others want exact wording printed, while reporters defend selecting what is deemed important. He notes that repeated phrases fail to convey intent accurately.
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Christian Endeavor World
Frisco System Adds Observation Cafe Cars
Frisco System expands through chair car and Pullman Sleeper service with handsome Observation Cafe Cars run from Saint Louis and Kansas City daily. Ired Harvey oversees car features including a large library observation room, easy chairs, writing material, fast newspapers, electric lights and fans for passenger comfort.
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Frisco
Saint Louis
Kansas City
Ired Harvey
Theater owner rejects Michelangelo curtain scene
A Western theater owner, renowned for limited art knowledge, surveys a new drop curtain. The stage manager explains it depicts a scene after Michelangelo, prompting the proprietor to declare Mike is no good and to pay him off.
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Eugene Field
Michael Angelo
Mike
Philadelphia Ledger
Bankers Meeting Route via Chicago and Eastern Illinois RR
The Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad is set as the official route for bankers traveling to the American Bankers Association annual meeting in New Orleans November 11 to 13, 1902. Round trip tickets will be sold November 7 to 10 at one fare. return limit is ten days from sale with a possible extension to November 30 upon deposit and a 50 cent fee. Stopovers allowed. details from local agents or W H Richardson G P A Chicago.
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Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago & Eastern Illinois R. R
Northwest
American Bankers’ Association
New Orleans
W. H. Richardson
Chicago
Difference in Degree on Monologue and Dialogue
A Town Topics quip defines a monologue as a man’s wife talking to him and a dialogue as his wife and her mother talking to him. It uses humor to contrast solo speech with a two person exchange.
Through Sleeping Car Chicago to Washington Route
The Chesapeake and Ohio Big Four line now operates a through sleeper from Chicago to Washington D C leaving Chicago at 1 00 P M and arriving the next day at 3 39 P M Enjoy quick time smooth roadbed dining car service and magnificent mountain scenery Reservations: Big Four Ticket Office 234 Clark St Chicago.
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Chicago
Washington
D. C
Vireginia Hot Springs
Big Four
Chesapeake and Ohio
Big Four Ticket Office
Clark St
Where It Originated Robbins I Didn't Think You Had Any Idea
Cartoon caption style line from Smart Set quoting a joke about marriage to a widow. A newlywed responds that it was the widow's idea, not his.
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Robbins
Great Southwest Promises Business Insight and Travel Tips
Compact ad like notes offer information on Missouri Kansas Indian Territory and Texas prospects. James Barker of the M K T Ry promotes travel and opportunities from St. Louis. Quips on health, cosmetics, and cures appear as filler items and publisher jokes.
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Great Southwest
Missouri
Kansas
Indian Territory
Texas
James Barker
Des Moines Bank Reports $2000 Shipment Loss
Des Moines National bank officials disclosed the loss of $2000 shipped by American Express to the Bank of Irwin on October 20. The package opened in Irwin showed brown paper and one seal removed, replaced with mucilage while still soft, suggesting contents not removed long after.
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Des Moines
Des Moines National Bank
American Express
Bank of Irwin
Irwin
Lydia Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound Cited By New Yorker
Miss Karl Borman of New York credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with strengthening her back and reducing fatigue after kidney and womb trouble. The testimonial promises $5000 if the letter’s authenticity cannot be proven and urges other women to write to Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for help.
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Karl Boruman
142Nd St
Wales Ave
New York City
Lydia E. Pinkham
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