Sault Ste. Marie Canal Freight Surpasses Suez In Tonnage
The Soo locks move vast freight through a seven month navigation season. In 1897 the canal carried 18,982,755 tons while Lake Superior iron ore coal and grain move by the route. Canada built a parallel canal on its side to avoid tolls and wartime disruptions. The Great Lakes trade drives regional growth and city development.
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Sault St. Marie Canal
St. Mary Canals
St. Mary Locks
Mary’s River
St. Mary’s River
Sault Canal
Suez Canal
St. Mary’s Falls
Canada
Riel
Lake Superior
Great Lakes
St. Mary’s Island
Lakes Superior
Huron
Northwestern Fur Companies
Enterprise
Hudson Bay Company
Michigan
Congress
War Department
Hay Lake
United States Canal
Sir Garnet Wolsey
Welland Canal
United States
Sault St. Marie
Trima
Sault
Uncle Sam as Missionary in Cuban Sanitation Drive
The article notes prewar Cuban cities bred pestilence but now yellow fever and smallpox are nearly stamped out. It credits Maryana’s engineer corps with a sweeping house cleaning initiative, supervising every home and 16,000 houses cleaned in one month. Sewers were repaired thoroughly under American supervision, improving the system and even causing a cleaning squad leader to fall ill from the effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Santiago
New York
Maryana
Unique Hotel Rules in Bloomington European Hotel
Rules posted in Bloomington Illinois hotel outline charges for board meals and services. Guests are warned not to speak to the dumbwaiter and offered self rising flour. Valuables are not the hotel's responsibility and should be kept in the safe. Office is near connections with horse hire and driving utensils provided. If rooms overheated open a window to the fire escape and in case of power outage take a light enough sodata.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Finch
Stewart Elected Chief at Grand Army Parade
Washington reports recount the Grand Army encampment events from Oct. 9 to Oct. 11. President Noosevelt rode in an invalid chair, reviewed by crowds and veterans recounting a 25 000 to 30 000 parade, then camp fires and injuries to Gov. Bliss. Stewart named commander in chief at encampment close.
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Washington
Noosevelt
White House
Cortelyou
Bingham
Peiuce
Capitol
Order
Grand Army
Torrance
A. T. Bliss
Michigan
Washington Circle
Grand Army Hospital
Thomas J. Stewart
Pennsylvania
William M. Olin
Massachusetts
James M. Averill
Georgia
Pension Committee
Pension Bureau
Adjt
Silas TH. Towler
Minneapolis
Adjutant General
Grand Army of the Republic
San Francisco
Sons of Veterans, Womans’ Relief Corps
Rioting Kills Twenty In Spanish Border Clash
Dispatch from Gibraltar reports rioting after a socialist club’s closing within the Spanish lines leaves 20 men dead and many more seriously wounded.
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London
Gibraltar
Daily Mail
Trade Review notes favorable outlook despite labor and fuel issues
R G Dun weekly review reports favorable signs for business though labor controversies fuel shortages and tight money hinder progress. Manufacturing tied to steam power faces profit cuts from high fuel costs while transport congestion and coal mining disruptions strain railroads. US failures total 245 this week versus 231 last year. Canada 21 versus 34.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
United States
Canada
Insane Boy Kills Mother and Sisters in Homestead
In Pittsburg area report, 17 year old Charles Cawley dies under mental strain while refining an air-brake patent. He kills his mother Hannah and sisters Belle and Anna with an axe and fatally injures four others, including the infant Joseph and twins Raymond and Adeline, all treated at Southside hospital. He overpowered his two older brothers and was turned over to police.
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Pittsburg
Washington, D. C
Charles Cawley
Homestead
Hannah Cawley
Belle Cawley
Anna Cawley
Joseph
Southside Hospital
Raymond
Adeline
Agnes
Lynching of Burley and Brown in Newbern Tennessee
Garfield Burley and Curtis Brown two Black men were lynched by about 500 people in Newbern on October 9 after Burley confessed to killing farmer D Flatt near Dyersburg. The mob abducted them from a negro cabin in Huffman Arkansas and hanged them at a telegraph pole after tying them face to face.
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Newbern
Tenn
Garfield Burley
Curtis Brown
Burley
D. Flatt
Dyersburg
Huffman
Ark
Fate of Aged Couple in Ohio Street Slaying Suicide Pact
Indianapolis report says Pleasant Pruitt, 62, and Winnie Pruitt, 47, were found dead in their basement at 220 East Ohio Street. Mrs. Pruitt was stabbed and mutilated, face injured, one eye torn out. Mr. Pruitt died of a gunshot wound. Police theorize a murder suicide after frequent quarrels.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Pleasant Pruitt
Winnie Pritt
East Ohio Street
Pruitt
Watertown Teacher Fires on Pupils and Trustees
A Crand Forks dispatch reports a Watertown North Dakota teacher in a quarrel with three school trustees fired on three pupils and the trustees, killing them and himself. The escalation followed a conference with the trustees at the school.
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St. Paul, Minn
Crand Forks
N. D
Watertown
New Otsego hotel collapse claims one life in Jackson
A partial collapse of the northwest section on the fourth floor of the New Otsego hotel in Jackson on Saturday killed Henry Giltner and severely injured four others. Nineteen workers were on site. rescuers evacuated eight to safety as investigators questioned contractor Mayor Samus Pickles and architect Harrison Albright. The cause remains undetermined as an inquest is set for Thursday with Albright detained briefly on bond.
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Jackson, Mich
Otsego
Henry Giltner
Patrick W. Coughlin
Grand Rapids
W. Thomas
George L. van Allen
Willian McVey
Coughlin
Thomas
van Allen
McVey
Giltner
Samus Pickles
Harrison Albright
Badgeley
Albright
New Orleans Strike Ends After Two Weeks
New Orleans street railway strike ended Sunday night with union members voting to accept the governor's ultimatum. Workers return at 20 cents and ten hours minimum, no discipline for charged members to be lifted, and as many back as needed to run lines. Widespread rejoicing follows the settlement amid two weeks of halted service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Railways Company
War Invites from Sultan of Bacolod Stir Philippine Tensions
In Manila on October 13 the sultan of Bacolod Mindanao rejects General Sumner’s friendly overtures and declares he desires war He cites defense of Mohammedan faith and orders an end to letters Moros report fortifications and possession of rifles An American column from Camp Vickers is expected to move against the Bacolod stronghold though a date has not been set.
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Manila
Bacolod
Mindanao
Sumner
Drunken Man’s Rampage Across Kentucky
Lloyd Nelson Young, a white planter, intoxicated, attacked near Pembroke after being removed from a train. He killed Rebecca MacKay with an ax and fatally wounded Joseph Landy after which a mob formed. A posse overwhelmed him and he was jailed to avoid lynching.
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Hopkinsville
Lloyd Nelson Young
Pembroke
Rebecca MacKay
Joseph Landy
Express Train Collides With Wrecked Freight Near Petersburg
Two killed and a fireman fatally injured when an express train struck a wrecked freight train near Barre three miles west of Petersburg at 2 AM. Also, George W. Porth Milwaukee deputy city comptroller and former postmaster dies after illness. noted in state political circles.
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Altoona
Barre
Petersburg
Milwaukee
George WY. Porth
Porth
First Inebriate Law Conviction in Iowa
Edward K. McNeel was sentenced in Webster City to one year in the inebriate ward of Mount Pleasant state insane asylum under the new inebriate law. This marks the first Iowa conviction in that section and has aroused fear among drinkers. The temperance element vows relentless warfare against drink.
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Edward K. McNeel
Webster City
Mount Pleasant State
Iowa
Young farmer fatally shot in Albia by marshal
J W Johnson a young farmer living near Albia was fatally shot by Marshal Thomas Smith after resisting arrest. Johnson who was with his father had been drinking when the marshal attempted to arrest him. After a brief struggle Johnson broke away and the marshal fired twice with one shot piercing the heart, causing almost certain death.
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J. W. Johnson
Albia
Marshal Thomas Smith
Jolnrgen
Marshal Smith
Johnson
Sims Son Cleared in Bussey Shooting Case
Marion county grand jury exonerates John W. Sims after investigating the August 13 shooting of James M. Sims at Bussey. Elder Sims pursued his wife with a knife and threatened to kill her. the son intervened and, in a struggle, fatally shot his father in self defense.
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Marion County Prand
James M. Sims
Bussey
John W. Sims
Sims
Sheriff C C Scott Struck By Unknown Attacker In Osceola
Sheriff C C Scott of Clarke County was badly injured by a blow from a club in a dark Osceola alley. He lay unconscious for an hour before being found and is in serious condition though not expected to be fatal. An unknown assailant fled the scene.
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C. C. Scott
Clarke County
Osceola
Pardon Granted For Ex-Postmaster Wood In Perjury Case
Governor grants unconditional pardon to A L Wood formerly Winterset postmaster who was sent to Fort Madison about two years ago on perjury and subornation charges. Frank Ferguson of Sioux City released on parole for ill health after a one year sentence for the killing of Leonard Shelgren of Cherokee.
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Cummiis Hay
A. L. Wood
Winterset
Fort Madison
Frank Ferguson
Sioux City
Leonard Shelgren
Cherokee
Hospital Built by Jacob M. Funk Donated to NW Iowa Methodist
Jacob M. Funk has donated a complete and furnished hospital valued at $20,000 to the Northwest Iowa Methodist conference for public use in Webster City. The conference, which includes 200 churches, will operate the facility and admit patients regardless of color, sex or creed.
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Jacob M. Funk
Webster City
Northwest Iowa Methodist Conference
News in Brief from Iowa Several Local Incidents
Two day race meet slated at Ringgold county fair Mt Ayr Oct 15 16. Post office blocks Hamburg Distributing agency Hamburg Ta for chain letter scam offering 475 daily for ten letters. Ella Gallaugher acquitted in Iowa City murder trial of her husband James Gallaugher. 12 year old Glenn Hunter dies from injuries in Des Moines school game. J G Cherry Co Waterloo to open Osage creamery supplies factory with 2500 bonus. State auditor says uninsured insurers have no standing in Iowa courts. Rural free delivery starts Nov 1 Chester Howard county two carriers 45 mile routes pop 900. Hanover post office discontinued mail to Aurelia and Kate Houston Keokuk daughters. F H Cutting J Willett at Oto close with 20000 liabilities. September prison population at Anamosa 883 then 389. Sept 30 1901 prisoners 396. Burlington financiers plan urban electric line Keosauqua. Iowa banks need outside cash for moving crops. Deaths: T J Childress longtime Des Moines carrier. David C Anderson dies Keokuk. John Hendershott sentenced Burlington 12 years. Heavy southern Iowa rains cause wrecks Rock Island Unionville and Milwaukee Seymour. Bert Liles drowns near Elliston. 16 year old Albert J Trudell runs away with Jaber circus then dies Cheyenne. Mrs John H Gear dies Burlington aged 83. Born 1818.
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Ringgold County
Mt. Ayr
Post Office Department
Hamburg Distributing Agency
Hamburg
Iowa City
Ella Gallaugher
Charles Holada
James Gallaugher
Glenn Hunter
Des Moines
Ed M. Hunter
J. G. Cherry Company
Waterloo
Osage
Merriam
Iowa
Chester
Howard County
Hanover
Buena Vista County
Aurelia
Kate Houston
Keokuk
F. H. Cutting
J.T. Willettat
Oto
Board of Control
Ananasa Prison
David C. Anderson
Towa
John Hendershott
Dr. Pratt
Burlington
Rock Island
Unionville
Milwaukee
Seymour
Bert Liles
Elliston
Albert J. Trudell
Louis S. Trudell
Sioux City
Jaber Circus
Cheyenne
Wyo
John H. Gear
State University Honors and Faculty Appointments
The University of Iowa offers a free liberal arts scholarship to any Spanish American War veteran, removing Iowa enlistment limits. Regents elected Will iam J. McChesney as Haddock’s successor. Histology assistants named: Kier Anita Pease Collins Blythe and Boots. MacLean and Lowder to represent Iowa at Northwestern and Princeton inaugurations. Nellie Sebern awarded from the A Whitney Carr fund. Kern named morphology assistant.
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College of Liberal Arts
University of Iowa At
Iowa City
Strong
University of Kansas
Iowa
Frank Nelson
Kansas
A. Whitney Carr
Nellie Sebern
Vinton
Frank D. Kern
Reinbecks
Stamford Teacher Weds Pepperell Man in Reinbeck Romance
Miss Lucena C Williams a Stamford school teacher aged 58 plus arrived in Reinbeck to marry Orlando J Boynton a Pepperell born businessman. The pair were betrothed 25 years ago but parted when he married another. After her resignation in Stamford and his pursuit the couple renewed their vows and wed upon her arrival.
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Lucena C. Williams
Stamford
Prominent farmer Stanfield commits suicide in jail
M. L. Stanfield, 56, once a noted farmer near Ayreshire in Palo Alto county, hanged himself with electric wire in Emmetsburg jail after being bound over for grand jury on charges of disposing mortgaged property. He left a wife and eight children.
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M. L. Stanfield
Ayreshire
Palo Alto
Emmetsburg
Stanfield
Duties of Clerks Under New Judgment Renewal Law
Judge Prouty in Des Moines explains clerk duties on outlawing and renewing judgments under recent statute changes. The ruling clarifies that judgments entered after 1873 remain in force for 20 years without renewal and must be renewed by July 4, 1904 or become outlawed.
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Pronty
Des Moines
Prouty
Value of soft corn studied by Ames farm crops dept
The Agricultural college at Ames reports an experiment by the department of farm crops to determine relative feed values of corn qualities. Tests will compare very hard, sound, medium, and soft corn, including corn frosted before maturing, in response to inquiries about feed value.
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Department of Farm Crops
The
Agricultural College At
Ames
Clergy Circles Tighten on Divorce Records Policy
Bishop Morrison of Davenport forbids going behind court records in divorce cases. Divorced persons with decrees on other grounds than infidelity are barred from marriage again. The note targets clergy and laity in the Iowa Episcopal church amid a broad review.
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Theodore N. Morrison
Davenport
Iowa Episcopal Church
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Pennsylvanian
T. J. Stewart
Trade Review
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New Orleanus
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Avenue de la Republique
Ameren
Toronto
Cardiff
Iowa State News
Row
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Connecticut
Reinbeck
J. W. Mecum
Independence
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