Kisses and Laws Highlight Odd 1900s News Snapshots
A Alabama kiss cost a railroad conductor $245 after a young woman was kissed. A central Africa tribe requires speakers to stand on one leg while debating. Sinai copper mines were reexplored, Egyptians or slaves mined them 7,000 years ago. Mrs. Cannon of Utah won a state senate seat by 4,000 votes, the first woman in Utah to hold the post. David Starr Jordan estimates Alaska herd seats fell from 2,000,000 to 400,000. a New York publishing venture seeks to dodge publishers, now bankrupt. The cobbler’s craft remains best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alabama
Central Africa
Sinai
David Starr Jordan
Alaska
Immigrants Rejected For Qualifications Say Inter Ocean
The Chicago Inter Ocean notes that 2023 of 343,267 arrivals were sent back as lacking in good citizen qualities. It urges stricter screening and warns Uncle Sam could spare those labeled as refuse in Europe and at home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Death at Pittsburgh of Laughing Voodoo Doctor James Thornton
James Thornton described as a voodoo doctor died in Pittsburgh after a severe bout of laughter. He reportedly could not stop laughing during several spells before a final sleep and death was found the next morning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James Thornton
Pittsburgh
Florida Supreme Court declares Sheats law unconstitutional
The Sheats statute that barred teaching white and colored pupils together is void. Last spring teachers from the American Missionary Society school at Orange Park were arrested for violating this law. The Florida Supreme Court’s ruling announced the recent declaration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida
Miles Report Says Army Enjoyed Quiet Year on Frontiers
General Miles notes that the troops, the boys in blue, faced no outbreaks in reservations over the year. Only a few cut throats and outlaws on the southern frontier caused brief worry before the soldiers settled into new quarters and await no active field duty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles
Scientist Links Vegetables to Human Character
A learned scientist reports that diet affects personality. Carrots lessen harshness and irritability, peas foster fatty tissue and joy, white turnips depress. Cabbage aids pulmonary issues while lettuce provides sedation due to milky opium-like juice.
Arctic Expedition Sequel Faces Unfavorable Prospects
The article doubts the Nansen expedition sequel’s scientific value and reports an auction of a steamer drain’s effects fetching high prices for surplus canned meat and soup. It warns such episodes may trigger Arctic expeditions aimed mainly at stockpiling canned provisions.
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North Pole
King Oscar Erects Monument for Youmans Couple Fatality
King Oscar of Sweden and Norway funded a monument at the site of the Youmans deaths near Bergen after a car accident. A wooden cross was replaced with a granite marker following the tragedy on a road decline.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
King Oscar Sr
Sweden
Norway
Daniel W. Youmans
New York City
Oscar
State Department
Youmans
Bergen
Burke on America and the charm of small towns
Novelist J. M. Burke says before visiting the United States he imagined only its large cities. He admires small towns where residents settle disputes locally and live independently, seemingly unconcerned with neighbors' opinions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. M. Burke
America
Football injuries claim two deaths in college games
A UIL report notes two fatalities in college football this season with fatal injuries in Nebraska and Indiana. The Chicago Tribune warns the sport remains a menace and calls for eliminating risks to prevent further tragedies in college life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louluiti
Guime
Livrebee
Neb
Lafayette
Ind
Wattus
al- Ahaugi
Teen Tong
Coicago ‘Tribune
Jcet
Aiulda
Eoitome of the Week from Washington
The president and Mrs. Cleveland host lunch for Dr John Watson of Scotland known as Ian Maclaren and Mrs Watson. Commodore Melville reports modern ships in good condition. bureau spending $675,095 last year. National Grange backs stable currency voter elected senators pure food and rural mail delivery. US weekly business failures 344. clearing houses amount $1.2357 trillion, up 9.3 percent vs 1895. Buffalo streetcar test with Niagara Power proves successful. J J Crowley reports customs arrest 58 and seizures 1,356. year receipts exceed prior by $8,058,188.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Cleveland
John Watson
Scotland
Ian Maclaren
Watson
Commodore Melville
Navy
National Grange
United States
Buffalo
N. Y
Niagara Power Company
J. J. Crowley
the Treasury
Notable events in brief across states and nations
Reelection of James R. Sovereign as general master workman in Rochester. New York hosts the 128th chamber of commerce banquet at Delmonico's with President Cleveland’s congratulatory letter. Mercer Pennsylvania suffers major fire. Lucy C. Freedley dies at 82, first nurse with southern battlefield pass. Warden McCrae breaks neck chasing a prisoner near Erie. John R. Gentry sold for 19500 to Lewis J. Tewksbury. Vermont senate defeats woman suffrage bill 135 to 89. Frank P. Arbuckle dies in New York. James Corbett agrees to fight Fitzsimmons in New York for 26000 purse. Frederick Miles, 81, dies in Connecticut. Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Conaty named rector of Catholic University in Washington. Violent earthquake shocks felt in Delaware and New Jersey towns.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rochester
N. Y
James R. Sovereign
General Assembly
Knights of Labor
New York City
Chamber of Commerce
Delmonico’s
Cleveland
Mercer
Lucy C. Freedley
Boston
McCrae
Erie
Riverside Penitentiary
New York
John R. Gentry
Lewis .J. Tewksbury
Robert J
Vermont
Frank P. Arbuckle
Denver
Col
Democratic State Central Committee
James Corbett
New York Athletic Club
Fitzsimmons
Frederick Miles
Twin Lakes
Conn
Connecticut
Pope
Thomas J. Conaty
Worcester
Mass
Catholic University At
Washington
John J. Keane
Wilmington
Dell
Woodbury
N. J
Delaware
New Jersey
Multiple events mark a busy national roundup
The report lists deaths from vigilante violence in Missouri, a lynching near Columbus, and a murder case witness death in Wisconsin. It notes sports wins by Star Fainter in Philadelphia and Memphis bicycle feats. It covers political tallies in Mississippi Wyoming Idaho Utah and Missouri, plus resignations and deaths of public figures.
Multiple incidents ripple across states in 1900 era notices
Robber steals valise carrying $6000 in watches from M Klippart at Columbus Union Station. Dawson Minnesota farmer shoots sister-in-law and himself. no motive known. Florida counts Bryan plurality of 18872. Danville fire damages part of business district. Granville Dodge reelected Army of the Tennessee president in St Louis. Macon platform collapse sends 30 injured, 500 feet of track area down, 3000 bales cotton affected. Iowa totals show McKinley 289578, Bryan 223260, McKinley leading by 66312. Woodford Kentucky mob destroys tailgates. similar acts in Franklin, Owen, Anderson, Washington. Centre Point Indiana business district burned. Memphis rider Frank Waller breaks 100 mile bicycle record 3 52 14. Sioux City First National Bank closes with 537908 liabilities. Sioux City bank liable for 100000. Earl A Moore begins one year in penitentiary for prizefighting at Springfield Ohio. Northern Wisconsin reports abundant wild animals. Alabama legislature urged to call constitutional convention for educational voter qualification. Illinois legislature forecast Republicans to hold 46 on joint ballot. Commerce and industry show ongoing improvement nationwide. Cleveland hardware firm Luetkemeyer & Co. suffered 350000 loss from fire. Chesapeake and Ohio train hits buggy at Concord Kentucky, killing Al Pollick and two Lind daughters. Solomon Islands expeditioners killed by cannibals. Frank Addison of Baltimore and Mrs A C Swain of New Rockford found dead in Valley City North Dakota. LPrussic acid poisoning noted.
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Union
Columbus
M. Klippart
New York
Dawson
Minn
Seblom Bloomquist
John Bloomquist
Florida
Bryan
Danville
Granville M. Dodge
Iowa
St. Louis
Army of the Tennessee
Macon
McKinley
Woodford County
Franklin
Owen
Anderson
Washington
Hire
Centre Point
Ind
Memphis
Tenn
Frank Waller
First National Bank
Sioux City
Sioux City Bank
Earl A. Moore
Springfield
Wisconsin
Alabama
Cleveland, CO
N. W. Luetkemeyer & Co
Chesapeake & Ohio Railroad
Concord
Kired al Pollick
Lulu
Lizzie Lind
Lind
Solomon Islands
Samouria
Frank Addison
Baltimore
N. D
Thomas Owens
Foreign Intelligence Dispatches Across Asia Minor and Beyond
Reports from Asia Minor indicate broad business stagnation and distress. Cuban news cites a major insurgent victory on the island, while a London church fire destroys its tower. Paris sees actress Mrs. Scott Siddons die of lung congestion at a hotel. A Norwegian bark with 16 crew is believed lost after sailing from Newcastle for Honolulu. 30 miners die in a Recklinghausen fire damp explosion. Manitoba’s school question is settled on mutual terms. Edward J. Ivory, Irish American dynamiter, is ordered for trial in London.
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Asia Minor
Pinar del Rio
St. George’s Church
London
T He
Scott Siddons
Paris
Seladon
Newcastle
Honolulu
Recklinghausen
Westphalia
Manitoba
Edward J. Ivory
Notable Early 1900s News Digest Highlights
Obituary notes George W G Ferris inventor of the Ferris wheel dies at 38 in Pittsburgh from typhoid. Hamilton Washington washed away by Skagit flood. San Benito goes ashore near Point Arena with six drowned. East Sag inaw bank closes with 300000 liabilities. Willy Naas convicted of murder and faces electric chair in Ohio. James Michael sets American record in Memphis. David Wright dies from football injuries in Austin. Princeton beats Yale 24 to 6 for American football title on Manhattan field. Brown and Gibson drown near Waupaca. Licking Valley caboose wreck injures 30 near Ashland. Five Snyder Neal children die in Mo. riot injuries in Lebanon Indiana. Hungarian Irish riot in Cleveland leaves several stabbed. Morton reports 72 percent of US farms mortgage-free. US export farm products rise to 570 million.
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George W. G. Ferris
Mercy Hospital
Pittsburgh
Skagitt River
Hamilton
Wash
San Benito
Tacoma
San Francisco
Point Arena
Cal
First National Bank of
East Saginaw
Mich
Willy Naas
Emma Brader
Covedale
Ohio
James Michael
Memphis
Tenn
David M. Wright
Austin
Manhattan Field
New York
Princeton
Yale
Waupaca
Wis
Ret Brown
Ira Gibson
Licking Valley Railroad
Ashland
Snyder Neal
Charles Johnson
Lebanon
Ind
Jack” Dowden
Jeffrey Gulldon
Cleveland
Morton
United States
Mortons Fourth Annual Report Highlights Farm Aid and Trade
Secretary Morton touts saving $180,000 this year and $2,000,000 since March 1895 through civil service reforms. He urges a director for bureaus and investigations, notes skilled staff losses to institutes, supports extended federal meat inspection paid by packers, and reports Britain’s demand for American pork and horses. He analyzes farm land grants, mortgage costs, and rising farm exports while detailing weather bureau kite work and new air‑borne instruments.
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Washington
Secretary of Agriculture
Treasury
Morton
United States
Great Britain
Glasgow
England
Congress
North Atlantic
New Jersey
Wisconsin
Kansas
Iowa
Texas
Alabama
United Kingdom
Germany
France
Holland
Belgium
Willis L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Day Transfer Legal Clarifies Bank Creditors' Prospects
Milwaukee Nov 23 A circuit court judge ruled that F T Day’s transfer of lands and securities to secure his debt to Plankinton Bank was a valid act though made within 60 days of Day’s assignment. The case hinges on Supreme Court review which could settle if creditors are paid in full from property valued between 200000 and 400000.
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Plankinton Bank
Milwaukee
F. T. Day
Circuit Court
Supreme Court
Johnson
Bismarck
N. D
Northwest
Myron R. Kent
Mandan
Tom Swidensky
Kent
Gov. Allen
W. B. McConnell
M. A. Hildreth
H. G. Voss
Morton County
McConnell
Alleged Fence Ring Busted in Chicago Home
Louis Harter and his wife were arrested at 995 Seminary Avenue as police seized about 800 dollars in stolen goods believed linked to thefts at State Street department stores. Harter, a known shoplifter, allegedly ran a fence operation with mysterious men visiting late at night and bringing large bundles.
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Chicago
Louis Harter
Seminary Avenue
State Street
Harter
Urgent Recommendation For Liberal War Appropriations
Washington November 18 The annual report of the board of ordnance fortifications urges continued and increased appropriations to defend harbors. It warns that without steady funding for several years principal ports will face a formidable coast with potential enemy attack and ransom risks. The report stresses readiness for any emergency and cites past wars as warning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Board of Ordnance Fortifications
Nelson A. Miles
Royal T. Frank
First Artillery
Peter C. Hains
Corps of Engineers
B. H. Phipps
Ordnance Department
J. C. Ayres
J. H. Outhwaite
Ttgs
China
Germany
France
Sedan
Congress
Jewish Women Elect Officers and Move to Aid Armenians
The fifth day of the Council of Jewish Women session included a resolution showing sympathy for Armenians persecuted for faith but tabled. Another resolution praising improved conditions for Hebrews in Russia passed. Officers were elected by acclamation: H G Solomon as president, Joseph Geers as first vice president, Sadie American as corresponding secretary, Gertrude Burg as recording secretary, Carrie M Wolfe as treasurer. The next convention will be held in three years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
The
Council of Jewish Women
America
Russia
Meldola de Sota
Minnie D. Louis
H. G. Solomon
Chicago
Joseph Geers
Sadie American
Gertrude Burg
Philadelphia
Carrie M. Wolfe
Mendes
Resolutions and court news from the National Grange and Northwest
The National Grange reports on resolutions backing stable currency, direct senatorial elections, farmer protections, pure food laws, rural mail delivery, and support for agricultural colleges. A harsh case in North Dakota commutes a death sentence, sparing Myron R. Kent. The Liberal Religious Congress in Indianapolis rebrands itself and elects leaders with David Starr Jordan and Edwin S. Mead among new directors. next meeting in Nashville.
Famine Threat Looms in Cascades Flood District
Chinese passengers on the Great Northern train tied up between Wellington and Madison reached Seattle after two meals a day for four days. They walked seven miles through snow to a section house where they got three meals daily. Railroad damage jeopardizes supplies in the Cascades flooded area. Miners left Monte Cristo due to lack of provisions. Rail service may be three weeks away. 800 to 400 Snohomish valley farmers suffer losses from stock to property.
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Cascades
Seattle
Wagh
Great Northern
Wellington
Madison
Everett
Monte Cristo
McCarthy
Sultan City
Snohomish
Snohomish Valley
Death of Dem state chair after initiation injury
RE W Curry Democratic state committee chairman died in Des Moines Iowa after injuries believed to have occurred during initiation into the Benevolent and Protective Order. Officials and physicians linked death to blood poisoning from the undisclosed injuries. Curry urged secrecy to avoid embarrassment for the lodge.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
RE. W. Curry
Democratic State Committee
Savery
Benevolent and Protective Order
Curry
Lodge
Elks
Order
Mr. Curry
Minnesota Pastor Pleads Guilty to Wife Poisoning
The Rev James C Hull admitted guilt in a St Paul court for poisoning his wife with arsenic. Evidence showed a February letter claiming cancer contradicted his testimony. Hull, former Clinton Avenue M E Church pastor, was sentenced to six years in state prison at Stillwater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
St. Paul
Minn
James C. Hull
Hull
Butler
California
Clinton Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Elopement Ends in Suicide of Swain Family Wife
News from New Rockford North Dakota reports Mrs A A Swain aged about 40 and Frank Addison of Baltimore Maryland eloped and registered under assumed names at a Valley City hotel. They were found dead in bed Friday having committed suicide. Addison was 40. Mrs Swain mother of four children and the family is prominent and wealthy in the community. The remains will be returned for Christian burial.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Rockford
N. D
A. A. Swain
Frank Addison
Baltimore
Swain
Valley City
Addison
Indiana Vote Totals and Political Majorities Ledger
Indiana official returns show McKinley winning by 9 610 as Democrat and People's party totals exceed 305 425 and 823 828 respectively. Other parties Prohibition 3 056 Gold Standard 2 146 National 2 268 Socialist Labor 8323. Total 637 046. Dr Conaty named successor to Bishop Keane in Washington DC. Sioux City bank closes prompting savings bank failure and dealer Prugh assignment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Democratic and People's
Republican
Prohibition
Gold Standard
National
Socialist Labor
McKinley
McKinsey
Sioux City Bank
Sioux City
First National Bank of
Notable Scholarly Figures and Dignitaries Honored
Health updates on Prof Henry Drummond noted as improving. William Potter ex minister to Italy elected president of Jefferson Medical College and Hospital Philadelphia. University of Pennsylvania hosts reception for Prof Wilhelm Dorpfeld. Harvard seniors elect sons of Carl Schurz and Joseph H Choate to honors. Rev D S Barrows elected to Congress. Sven Hedin mocks China attacking Europe. Miss Margaret La Farge chosen to name the gunboat Newport. La Farge line connects to Commodore Perry lineage. father is John La Farge artist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry Drummond
William Potter
United States
Italy
Jefferson Medical College and Hospital
Philadelphia
Wilhelm Dorpfeld
University of Pennsylvania
University Library
Harvard
Carl Schurz
Ivy
Joseph H. Choate
D. S. Barrows
Christian Register of
Boston
Congress
Sven Hedin
China
Europe
America
Mr. Kato
Paris
Japan
Margaret la Farge
Mayor Boyle
Newport
Bath
Miss la Farge
Oliver Hazard
Perry
Lake Erie
Christopher Perry
Commodore Perry
Newport Artillery
John la Farge
All About Housekeeping Tips and Tricks
A collection of practical homemaking hints including soaking salt fish in sour milk, softening bread with a heated knife, using soda for tinware cleaning, applying damp cloths, camphor in clothes presses, borax in baby baths, black coffee for cleaning clothes, placing a mirror to enlarge narrow halls, sun drying scorch marks, and crawling low to escape fire for better air near the floor during a blaze.
The Strange Adventures of Miss Brown at McVickers Theater
John R Rogers comedians present the enormously funny musical farce for two weeks starting November 22 with an extra matinee on Thanksgiving day. The notice also cites various medical and consumer items in the issue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John R. Rogers
Miss Brown
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Monticello
Eoitome
How
Tennessee
Star Fainter
Joe Patchen
Mississippi
Palmer
yLevering
Frances E. Willard
National Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Idaho
Missouri
Richard P. Giles
Shelbina
Collier
Martin
Quealy
Jl H. Murray
Utah
Lucas County
Yoledo
Dubuque
Norwegian Plow Company
James S3each
Louisville
National Fraternal Congress
J. G. Johnson
J. W. McDufffie
Haynesville
Boards of Trade
Agricultural Department
Coast Defenses
Patrons of Husbandry
Committee On
Cuba
Committee On Railroads
Mersick
Liberal Religious Congress
Congress of Religions
American Congress of Liberal Religions
Hiram W. Thomas
Jenkin Lloyd Jones
Leo Fox
T. W. Higginson
E. G. Hirsh
M. J. Savage
R. H. Newton
Prof
Momerio
Stanford University
Edwin 8. Mead
Nashville
Famine
Conaty
Keane
Holy Father
Church of the Sacred Heart
John Keane
Catholic University
Washington, D.C
Siglare
Mia
Ofes
McVicker's ‘Theater
Georgaio
Mus
Figaro
California Tig Syrup Co
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