Real estate boom in Washington shifts to suburbs over high city prices
Smith D. Fry reports on real estate fortunes in the capital from 1881 to present. Rapid transit underground lines boost Washington’s suburbs north of Mount Pleasant and across the Potomac. He notes five cent per square foot ground in Virginia heights may outpace city lots. plans for a Potomac bridge and Alexandria County absorption seek to pull more workers into subcity homes.
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Washington
National Capital
New York
Chicago
Pennsylvania Avenue
Treasury
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Mount Pleasant
John Sherman
Ohio
Stone Estate
Boundary
Georgetown
Sinto
Capitol
Government Printing Office
R Department
McLean
Admiral Dewey
Shepherd
Bladensburg
Hyattsville
Berwyn
Maryland
Renan
Potomac
Congress
New York Avenue
Virginia
Potowace
Cabin John Bridge
Great Falls of the Potomac
Alexandria County
District of Columbia
Baltimore
Smith D. Fry
Philippine commission submits preliminary report
The Philippine commission presents a compact summary of conditions on the islands, Ashes of events before the Spanish war, negotiations with Aguinaldo, and the insurrection. It notes no alliance or promise of independence with Aguinaldo, cites efforts at conciliation, and asserts Americans aim for home rule within US sovereignty. The report also examines the archipelago’s tribal diversity and capacity for self government. Washington cabinet meeting reviews and approves the report.
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Washington
White House
Philippine Commission
Dewey
Admiral Dewey
Aguinaldo
United States
Philippines
Gove
The Infant Terrible Visits Aesthetic Admiration
The room scene features Florence observing a mother entertaining a guest. Florence expresses affection for the visitor saying she loves to look at her, while she privately fears looking fat and comfortable to others.
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Florence
N. Y
Bride Seeks Angel Cake Despite Spousal Jibe
A newlywed woman, only three weeks married, tries to bake angel cake from a recipe but is moved to tears by her husband’s remark that the cake should be angelic. The Chicago Daily News quotes the quip as a humorous domestic moment.
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Chicago Daily News
Not an Incendiary in NY World Snippet
A short dialogue between Tommy and Sister Mary's young man revisits cautions about matches. Tommy asks if he ever plays with fire, prompting a playful exchange about not setting the river on fire as his father warned.
Trade and steel prices bolster October U S markets
Bradstreet's notes October the country saw record bank clearings outside New York with strong price levels and firmer textiles while wholesale dry goods softened. Rim of British and American trade is steady. wheat and corn dip modestly. Rails for next year push 1,000,000 tons sold. iron billets at 29.50 with ships and markets hedged. Supreme Court in Knoxville rules prison whippings illegal. damages awarded in whip case against Knox county workhouse keeper.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
R. G. Dun & Co
South Africa
Bessemer
Knoxville
Tenn
Supreme Court of the State
Knox County
Dust Explosion Kills Three in Chicago Building Collapse
A six story building at West Lake street collapsed after an explosion in a flour milling plant. Three men died and three are missing with several injured. Loss estimated at 200000 dollars. Names include Joseph Br. Doctor and Wranklin Hanson among the dead. missing Charles Mullens and C Williams. Authorities attribute the blast to accumulated flour dust ignition. Financial losses list S F Leonard, C J Bowal, F H Hanson, F C Meyer.
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Chicago
West Lake Street
Joseph BR
New England Milling Company
Wranklin S. Hanson
Harry Hilton
Charles Mullens
C. Williams
Jeonard Seed Company
Patrick Peyton
W.B. Adams
Charles Henning
A. J. Kelly
J.C. Taylor
I. 8
S. Sliunson
Swenie
S. F. Leonard
C.J’. Bowal
New England Mills
F. H. Hanson
F.C. Meyer
Aetna
Ind
Rudolph Christannsen
August Lang
Fire Devastates Seven-Story Mott Street Buildings
A fire on Friday gutted seven-story structures at 94 46 and 98 Mott Street, housing Manhattan Bed, Tron and Spring Co. Three people are believed dead: engineer Michael Conlin is confirmed while two others are missing. Joseph St Winsey, 31, suffers fatal skull fractures and is expected to die.
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New York
Mott Street
Manhattan Bed, Tron and Spring Company
Michael Conlin
Joseph St Winsey
Joseph Wifer Chosen for Interstate Commerce Post
Place for Fifer Washington November 2. Joseph Wifer former governor of Illinois will succeed W J Calhoun as member of the interstate commerce commission. This information was secured from source which practically gives it authority of an official statement.
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Washington
Joseph Wifer
Illinois
W. J. Calhoun
Interstate Commerce Commisssie
Jeffries Retains World Heavyweight Crown at Coney Island
James J. Jeffries defeats Sailor Tom Sharkey in twenty five rounds at the Coney Island Sporting Club to keep the world heavyweight title. Referee George Siler stops the bout as Jeffries dominates in the early and late rounds despite Sharkey's sustained attack. Preliminary: Kid Goulette loses to Tommy Moran in ten rounds at 128 pounds.
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Coney Island Sporting Club
N. Y
James J. Jeffries
George Siler
Tom Sharkey
Coney Island
Jeffries
Sharkey
Toi
Kid Goulette
Rochester
Tommy Moran
Brooklyn
Young advances across the Philippines press on
Cable reports Gen. Young's column steadily advances toward Talavera and Alfaga with goals including San Jose and Carranglan. Wet season roads hinder wagon movement. Insurgents retreat, many desert and join Americans as cavalry blocks battles across the front.
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Washington
War Department
Young
Otis
Caletatuan
Talavera
San Jose
Carranglan
Manila
Chase
Third Cavalry
Bonghong
Castner
Aliago
Colonial Bureau Proposed to Oversee Outlying Dependencies
Washington November 3 HM indicates a colonial bureau will take direct charge of all matters pertaining to outlying United States dependencies. The office will be within the War Department rather than a separate department and the selection of a bureau chief is under consideration.
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Washington
Unites States
Hhe
War Department
Victory for Boers shakes British lines at Ladysmith
Gen White reports Royal Irish Fusiliers Gloucestershire regiment and 10th mountain battery surrounded by Boers near Ladysmith after heavy losses and capitulation. Dispatch notes Boer casualties around 900 to 1,000 and a later recon mission failed to secure Nicholson's Nek with mules and ammunition lost.
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London
War Office
White
Ladysmith
Royal Irish Fusileers
No. 10 Mountain Battery
Gloucestershire Regiment
British War Office
Lambton
H. M.S. Powerful
Cal. Carlton
Nicholson
Nek
Artilery
Gloucesters
Joubert
Pretoria
Great Consolidation Aims to Unite Major Telecom Firms
The Continental Telegraph Telephone and Cable Company organizers have obtained control of all independent U S telephone firms and seek to merge them with major telegraph firms and the five Atlantic cable companies. This move, described as one of the century’s greatest financial combinations, unfolds as of Nov 1 in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
North American
Continental ,Telegraph, Telephone and Cable Company
New Jersey
United States
Proclamation urges independence while clergy urged to keep faith
Manila reports Aguinaldo proclaims Congress will meet in December to decide imperial policy and calls soldiers to act for independence while asking priests to refrain from politics to restore the church’s name after friars’ deeds. Judge Mallory Dend Milwaukee reports death of former Municipal Judge James A. Mallory at 72 after a long illness.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Confess
Milwaukee
James A. Mallory
Mallory
Hanna Makes Votes In Tight Pre Election Talk
In Columbus Ohio the pre election picture shows wavering voters leaning to party lines as whips press for support. Hanna’s appeal gains some favor in remoter districts while opponents stress his boss image but fail to sway the tide. Bryan’s brief tour boosts Republicans as Jones fades under leadership pressure and petitions for 80 000 names lack weight in the face of dwindling support.
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Hanna
Blaine
Senator Burrows
Michigan
Landis
Indiana
Graff
Ilinois
Burnham
California
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Webster Davis
Kansas City
Depew
New York
Columbus
Foraker
Burrows
Bryan
Northwest
Brice
McLean
Thurman
Pendleton
Ward
Mechean
Jones
Toledo
Negro Protection Party
Prosperity gains under tariff laws praised by press
The article cites an 1899 industrial census by the American Protective Tariff League showing wage increases, more workers employed, and higher per capita wages under the Dingley tariff. It contrasts prosperity under McKinley with Cleveland and notes widespread gains across 1,957 employers in 39 industries across 46 states.
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Philippines
Washington
American Protective Tariff League
Bod Tdites Bes Ve
Kb Rfl Ae Abel
McKinley
Cleveland
Troy Times
Chicago Inter Ocean
Bryanism On Trial In Nebraska Campaign
Nebraska voters confront a high-stakes clash as Bryanism and the fusion of Democrats and Populists face off in the home state. The piece traces past state results and argues a Republican victory would curb Bryan and inspire national GOP strength.
Prosperity and Mills Rise Across the Nation
A Philadelphia Press summary notes Cassatt’s tour of Pennsylvania railroad lines shows full operation of mills and factories along the system. Labour is scarce, crops are good, and prosperity spreads from the southwestern routes to Kensington and Manayunk mills with profits returning after years of loss. The piece praises McKinley as a pro prosperity leader over free silver and free trade.
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Cassatt
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pennsylvania Company
Kensington and
Manayunk
McKinley
Philadelphia Press
Political Drift and Republican Claims in 1896 Debates
Clipping collates editorials from Cleveland Leader St Louis Globe-Democrat Springfield News Troy Times and Cincinnati Commercial Tribune criticizing Democrats Bryan and Jones over 1896 issues including corn crop prosperity trusts and expansion while praising Republicans for facing problems. notes cross party disagreements and editorial tone.
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Democratic Exchange
Indianapolis Journal
Bryan
Nebraska
Cleveland
Jones
Arkansas
St. Louis
Globe-Democratic
Ohio
Kentucky
Marl Hanna
Springfield
Democratic National Committee
United States
Republican Party
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
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