Tea Cultivation in India and Austrian Strike Insurance
A survey of tea cultivation in India shows Assam and Bengal as core areas with rising yields and growing areas, while Austria forms an association to insure against strikes, indemnifying members up to half their weekly payroll under defined conditions. A British concession delay on Haifa to Commonscus railway is noted alongside moves toward commercial education in Scotland.
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India
Austria
Leipzig
Haifa
Syria
Commonscus
Conenstantinople
Scottish Tweed Trade in Edinburgh District Faces Decline
The Edinburgh district’s tweed industry suffers a deep downturn with Galashiels firms closing and 400 to 500 workers laid off. Trade woes stem from overproduction, tariffs, competition from flannel, wool price swings, and foreign competition, notably from the United States. Some mill owners fear gloomier times ahead despite hints of possible revival.
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Edinburgh
Scotland
Galas Shiels
Hawick
Selkirk
Galashiels
United States
A Jockey’s Sensations in Race Riding
A well known jockey explains breathing strategies and focus during a race. He notes head position affects breathability and energy, compares speed to train motion, and describes the mental concentration required in neck and neck finishes.
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The
Cincinnati Enquirer
Imperial decree pins life terms on Prince Tuan and allies
Washington reports a cable indicating an imperial decree on November 13 orders life imprisonment for Prince Tuan and Prince Chwang, incapacitating several high Chinese officials and exiling Yu Hsien, amid Boxer movement fallout and prior punitive notes.
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Washington
Wu Has
Shéng
Hay
Prince Tuan
Prince Chwang
Prince Yih
Prince Ying
Lien
Duke San
Ying Nien
Kang Yi
Chao Bhu Chaio
Yu Hsien
China
Tuan
Kang-Yi
Dead Letter Office reports rise in undelivered mail
The annual report from the dead letter office shows a near ten percent increase in undelivered mail receipts to 7,536,158 from 6,855,983. It records 660,461 pieces addressed to foreign countries, 6,676,003 opened, and 50,553 letters containing cash or negotiables totaling 1,180,785.
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Washington
Endangers Negro Vote in Georgia Education Suffrage Bill
Representative Hardwick introduced a bill in the Georgia general assembly to require educational and property qualifications for suffrage, mirroring a North Carolina law. A similar measure failed previously 172 to 3, and the current bill is expected to prompt a constitutional convention to restrict the Negro vote.
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Atlanta
Hardwick
General Assembly
North Carolina
Georgia
A Wonderful Feat Captures Eros Image At University
Minneapolis reports Prof BF P Leavenworth photographed the asteroid Eros from the State university observatory. Despite a 34 million mile distance and invisibility to the naked eye, his calculation pinpointed its exact location and a plate recorded its likeness beyond human ken.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Bf, P. Leavenworth
State University Observatory
Lumber Mills Shut Down as Winter Halts Northwest Work
Minneapolis reports that most saw mills in the northwest closed for the season with about 5000 men laid off. The winter pause comes as logs fill each pond and the past season was one of the best, yet woods work offers other opportunities.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Northwest
Head End Collision Near Polk Kills Six
A head end crash two miles west of Polk, Pennsylvania, between an extra freight and the Lake Shore passenger train killed six men and injured three. Both engines were demolished and 40 freight cars derailed, with all passenger coaches left the tracks. The collision occurred shortly before eight o'clock Friday night.
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Oil City
Pennsylvania
Lake Shore
Polk
Calcutta Flood Toll And Damage From Heavy Rains
Fatal floods in Calcutta caused by unprecedented rains submerged native quarter streets under four feet of water and limited European area movement to boats. Large fish reportedly floated in streets as 590 houses collapsed leaving 23 dead and 67 injured.
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India
London
Calcutta
Aged Carrier Charles A. Tyler Dies in Brooklyn
Charles A. Tyler, the world's oldest letter carrier, died in Brooklyn Thursday night at about 80 years old after fifty years with the post office. He suffered heart disease.
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New York
Charles A. Tyler
Tyler
Post Office Department
Brooklyn
Internal Revenue report shows record year and proposed law amendments
The 1900 fiscal year ended June 30 reports receipts of 205.8 million, 21.8 million above prior year and 10.3 million over estimate. Cost of collection at 1.68 percent, lowest in bureau history, with Commissioner Wilson praising taxpayers. Proposes amendments to the war revenue act, including removing a ten cent stamp on certain certificates and taxing bank withdrawal receipts to curb tax evasion. Also notes changes affecting distilleries tobacco and related administration.
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Washington
Internal Revenue
Bureau
Internal Revenue ‘Service
Wilson
Internal Revenue Bureau
Unique Watch Meetings Readied by Red Cross Worldwide
New York Nov 16 The American National Red Cross plans worldwide watch meetings on December 21 revealing sealed packets with greetings from Tolstoi Chamberlain Kruger and about 100 others Messages from leaders will be opened and read to raise an endowment fund for early relief in disasters like Galveston Full information is available by applying to the Red Cross at St James Building New York.
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New York
American National Red Cross
United States
Tolstoi
Joseph Chamberlain
Kruger
Lord Roberts
Ried Cross
Galveston
St. James Building
White in Court Indicted Michigan General Appears
Gen. W. L. White ex quartermaster general of the Michigan national guard faced Judge Wiest as an indictment accusing him of complicity in state military frauds was discussed. He entered a not guilty plea and bail of 10000 was posted by five Grand Rapids businessmen. The case adjourned to November 26.
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Lansing
Mich
W. L. White
Michigan National Guard
Wiest
White
Michigan
West
Gen. White
Grand Rapids
Stanford Professor Edward Ross Resigns Amid Controversy
Stanford University officials reveal the resignation of Dr. Edward Ross head of economics and sociology after a dispute with Mrs. Stanford over public addresses on social and economic topics. The move stirs university circles as several faculty take Ross’s side and point to powerful interests in San Francisco.
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Stanford University
Cal
Edward Ross
Ross
Stanford
San Francisco
Dr. Ross
National Council hears of NACW dues progress
A letter from Mrs. Booker T. Washington read to the National Council of Women says the National Association of Colored Women has secured 50 of the 100 dues and would join soon. Mrs. Mary Church Terrell, national president, attends the meetings as the council votes unanimously to admit the NACW at once.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Booker T. Washington
National Council of Women
National Association of Colored Women
Mary Church Terrell
Train Derailment Near Bayonne Kills Thirteen
The Southern express derailed at noon Thursday between St. George's and Saubusse near Dax, about 33 miles northeast of Bayonne. The restaurant car fell down an embankment, with thirteen dead and twenty injured seven seriously. Five passengers are listed as missing. Among the dead is Senor J. F. Canevaro, Peruvian minister to France.
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Bayonne
France
St. George’s
Saubusse
Dax
Senor
J. F. Canevaro
Miles Urges Permanent Army Force For U S Population
Gen. Miles renews his call for a standing army one man per thousand of population and a formal draft. He notes current forces are far short of need after deployments to Cuba, Porto Rico, Alaska and the Philippines and cites $56,000,000 spent on coast defenses with further costs looming. He stresses reorganization, troop relief for tropical service, and outlines projected fortification budgets across states including New York and California.
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Miles
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
Alaska
Philippines
Peking
New York
California
Maine
Oregon
Washington
Virginia
National
Postmaster General plans $121 million for whole service
Emory Smith has prepared estimates to present to Congress seeking about 121 million dollars for the 12 months ending June 30, 1902. The rural free delivery budget stands at 13.5 million with 4,300 routes already established and about 4,500 more planned next year. Officials study extending the system to all remaining areas not reached by city rural free delivery.
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Washington
Emory Smith
Congress
United States
Three Negroes Lynched Near Jefferson Texas
Three African Americans arrested for attacking Mr. Stallcup were taken from the Jefferson jail by unknown men. They were hanged from a railroad bridge over Cypress Bayou after overpowering the jailer and severing the telephone line. The men had confessed to the crime.
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Texas
Jefferson, Tex
Haywood
Stallcup
Cypress Bayou
Anglo American commission work to resume progress
Washington reports steps taken to resume the Anglo American commission with representatives from the United States Great Britain and Canada. Correspondence between Ottawa and Washington preceded the move and with elections over there is more time to address the serious questions involved.
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Washington
Anglo-American Commission
United States
Great Britain
Canada
Ottawa
Execution by Fire Consumes Prisoner Amid Mourning Crowd
A detailed account describes a mob of Lincoln county residents gathering to witness an execution by fire. The condemned man, Preston Porter, stood mute as flames consumed him after a cautious, ritualized proceedings. The crowd, about 800 strong, maintained solemn order throughout the ordeal and returned home after the body was consumed.
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Preston
Porter
Alf Quences
Callen
Lincoln
Limon
Business World Reports Broad Trade Upturn and Strong Markets
R G Dun's Weekly Review notes widespread price gains across commodities and firmer manufactured goods while labor shortages worry middle states producers. Iron and steel demand rises, railways show strength, anthracite mining restarts, and export trade reaches new highs. Bank clearings set record highs reflecting booming business.
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New York
R. G. Dun
Middle States
United States
Canada
Bradstreet
Ax hurled at German emperor in Breslau carriage
In Breslau on Friday an angry tradeswoman hurled an ax at Emperor William and the hereditary prince of Saxe Meiningen as their open carriage neared the cuirassier barracks. The weapon fell behind the moving carriage. One woman was arrested and the suspect deemed insane after medical exam.
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Breslau
William
Saxe-Meiningen
Griggs to resign from Cabinet after four years
Washington reports Attorney General Griggs told the president at a Friday cabinet meeting that he cannot remain a cabinet member for the next four years. The resignation will take effect March 4, with other members likely to stay in their posts except possibly the Secretary of War.
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Washington
Griggs
Torney
Secretary of War
Yerkes Named Internal Revenue Collector for Eighth District
Washington November 16 John W Yerkes the former Republican candidate for Kentucky governor was appointed collector of internal revenue for the Eighth district. He will assume duties November 20 after resigning his prior post to pursue his Kentucky gubernatorial bid and said he abandoned any plan to contest Beckham's election.
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Washington
John W. Yerkes
Kentucky
Yerkes
Internal Revenue
Beckham
Mississippi River Navigation Officially Closes at La Crosse
Navigation on the Mississippi river is officially closed at La Crosse Wisconsin on Friday. The season ends this week though activity has ended for a month as no boats have passed the river bridge and raft boats remain laid up.
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Mississippi
la Crosse
Wis
Mississippi River
Earthquake in Colombia Destroys Thousands of Buildings
Reports from Caracas say the Colombia quake was far more severe than first described. Residents fled homes and slept in the streets as between 12 000 and 15 000 buildings were destroyed or damaged.
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Washington
Myr. Russell
United States
Caracas
Colombia
Cable link speeds transatlantic telegrams via London
Consul Lisle To Rotterdam reports a new third telegraph cable laid between the Netherlands and England. It will connect with Atlantic cables at London, allowing direct cable to the United States without London office routing. Britain and the United States financed the project.
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Washington
Listoe
Rotterdam
State Department
Netherlands
England
London
Atlantic
United States
Great Britain
Language amendment delays many Iowa officials’ seating
Alteral construction of the biennial election amendment to Iowa’s constitution, adopted November 6, will keep in office through 1901 every official whose successor was chosen in that election. About 2,000 township, county and state officials are affected and will not take seats until 1902, if then.
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Des Moines
Iowa
U S Forces Press Philippine Insurrection on Samar and Panay
Gen Hare arrives with 250 men on Samar to crush Lukban as gunboats patrol the coast and Ameri can forces prepare eight companies from Marinduque. In a separate action near Panay 200 bolo men attack Barzon with 3 Americans killed and heavy enemy losses.
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Samar
Hare
Second’ Infantry
Marinduque
Lukban
United ‘States
Forty-third ‘Regiment
Grant
Maccabebe
Manila
Bugazon
Panay
Thieut
Hotel Fire Kills Four In Oswayo Pennsylvania
A Sunday blaze destroyed the McGonigal house hotel barn and the opera house in Oswayo. Four men died Arthur Fletcher Michael Russell William Mulhaney Hugh Jamerson. Fire origin traced to an overpressure of natural gas as the town without a fire department faced delays from a faulty pump. Three others were injured, property loss estimated at 3000 dollars.
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Oswayo
McGonigal
Arthur Fletcher
Pennsylvania Stave Company
Boston
Michael Russell
Pennsylvania Tanning Company
William Mulhaney
Rexford
N. Y
Hugh Jamerson
Alfred
McGonigal House
Otto Kayley
Coudersport
Jerry Dailey
Open switch wreck halts Wheeling & Lake Erie train
A Wheeling & Lake Erie passenger train derailed after encountering an open switch at Zanesville Ohio. Engineer John Somers died after leaping from the engine. four trainsmen were injured. passenger Mrs Sarah Schaing of Louisville Kentucky suffered bruises.
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Zanesville, O
Wheeling & Lake Erie Railroad
John Somers
Sarah Schaing
Louisville
Weyler denies Paris report on Cuba statement
In Madrid on November 19 Gen Weyler refutes a Paris-dated cable claiming he told an interviewer that staying in Cuba would have ousted the Americans. In Chicago football scores for November 19 Wisconsin defeated Chicago 39 to 5 and Minnesota beat Northwestern 11 to 0. Yale overwhelmed Princeton 29 to 5 and Michigan topped Notre Dame 7 to 0.
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Madrid
Weyler
Paris
United States
Cuba
Chicago
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Northwestern
Yale
Princeton
Michigan
Notre Dame
Iowa
Grinnell
Lafayette
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Carlisle Juilinns
Illinois Steel Works billet mill resumes after shutdown
Joliet Illinois November 19 The billet mill and converter of the Illinois Steel Works resumed operations Sunday night after a three weeks shutdown About 1000 men were put to work The outlook is good for a long run
War Veteran John O Halloran Dies In Springfield Crisis
Springfield Illinois November 19 Civil War veteran John O Halloran committed death by his own action taking laudanum and asphyxiation His reported home is Washington DC He is said to have a wife Mary M O Halloran in Philadelphia PA
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Springfield
Ill
John O’halloran
Washington, DC
Mary M. O’halloran
Philadelphia
Ore Dock Collapse Kills Two Boys in Buffalo Harbor
A section of the Minnesota ore docks on Blackwell canal collapsed Sunday morning under 60,000 tons of ore. Two boys were killed and one man was badly injured in Buffalo.
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Buffalo
Minnesota
Blackwell Canal
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