Formation and History of Coal and Peat Beds
Smith D. Fry describes coal formation from peat beds to cannel and anthracite, detailing plant life in the Carboniferous era, fossil evidence, and the process of coal creation under water and heat. He notes Pennsylvanian climate, the abundance of ferns and tree ferns, and the constancy of coal mining from England to America, including Virginia's Richmond area.
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Washington
National Museum
Jfrrom
Yorkshire
England
Homer Greene
Pennsylvania
Julius Caesar
Island
London
America
Richmond
James River
Philadelphia
New York
Smith D. Fry
Ice Plants Proposed for Army Garrisons Abroad
Army subsistence officers urge ice plants in the Philippines Cuba and Porto Rico to preserve food and aid soldiers health and provisioning. The Manila refrigerator contract faced delays amid objections to a Chicago bid and officials have not approved the system. Proposals were sought repeatedly to secure best facilities regardless of cost.
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Philippines
Cuba
Porto Rico
Manila
Chicago
A Case in Point Slang Debate Cited by Chicago Record
The Chicago Record notes a strong disdain for slang in speech and writing. It claims slang dominates current usage and contrasts it with perceived proper language.
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Chicago Record
Boers Advance Threatens Cecil Rhodes Capture in Cape War
Kimberley besieged by Boer forces as raids cut Belmont railway and Spyfontein station. Rewards offered for Cecil Rhodes dead or alive. Reports place 400 Boers marching toward Modder river and Kimberley with fears of early fighting and paralysis of telegraph lines. Additional dispatches note train bombardment and detachments near Ladysmith and Mafeking.
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Burgheria
London
Daily Mail
Cape Town
Kimberley
Belmont
Spyfontein
Modder Bridge
Orange River Bridge
Cape Colony
Modder River
Johannesburg
Katlir River
Durban
Ladysmith
Acton Homes
Dublin
Glencoe
Sir Willam Symons
Brakwal
Besters
Mafeking
Dewey Visits Vermont Amid Welcoming Festivities
Admiral Dewey arrived in Vermont after a New York to Boston voyage aboard the Olympia. He was hosted at Shelburne Farms by Dr. W. Seward Webb and scheduled to tour Montpelier with formal greetings, a parade review, and a governor's medal presentation.
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Shelburne
Admiral Dewey
Green Mountains
Lake Champlain
Olympia
Sandy Hook
Vermont
W. Seward Webb
Shelburne Farms
Montpelier
New York City
Dr. Webb
Husmiere
Boston
Boston Harbor
New York
Charlestown Navy Yard
Stock Exchange and Banks
Dewey
State House
Gov. Smith
Trade Review Reports Broad Prosperity and High Volume
Bradstreet and RG Dun & Co summarize strong trade activity across distributive centers with high volumes and rising prices. Manufacturing runs full, coal and iron sectors active, labor and materials tight, car shortages noted. October failures reach 1.087 million, with manufacturing and trading failures down from last year in the United States and Canada.
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New York
Bradstreet’s
RG. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Will Keep Hands Off Mediation by United States
Washington October 13 The state department issued an official statement that the president has received numerous petitions seeking U S mediation in the Great Britain Transvaal dispute and others urging alliance with either side. It states no action or mediation will be offered without both parties requesting it and aims to prevent harm to U S interests and citizens.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Great Britain
Transvaal
Pana settles long coal strike with 40 cent scale
Pana Illinois ends a two year strike after a two day conference among mine operators state union mine officials and business leaders. An amicable adjustment includes a 40 cent wage scale and formal recognition of the union. Four mines resume operations immediately and a peace jubilee is planned.
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Pana
Illinois
Training School Fire Rips Feehanville in Chicago
Fire at St. Mary's training school in Feehanville causes extensive damage with losses estimated near 200000. Separate item notes Hudson River Tunnel pumping resuming in Jersey City signaling likely funds to continue construction. Also reports Britain contracting steamers in Buenos Aires to move horses and mules to South Africa.
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Chicago
St. Mary's Training School
Feehanville
Hudson River
New York
Jersey City
End of Cleveland Boycott Hits Big Consolidated Rail
In Cleveland on October 9, the boycott over the Big Consolidated railway system neared its end as most strike buses stopped running. The street railway workers union issued a bulletin calling on all labor unions to revoke fines against members who ride Big Consolidated cars.
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Cleveland, O
Big Consolidated Railway
Street Railway Men’s Union
Consolidated
Large fire destroys most Makanda shops in Illinois
A Tuesday morning blaze in Makanda nine o'clock destroyed seventeen business places, causing losses exceeding 60,000 dollars. Two people were injured as walls collapsed. Authorities suspect an incendiary origin.
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Carbondale
Ill
Makanda
Here
Insurgent actions reported as US forces push in Philippines
Cable from Gen Otis details Schwan's column driving insurgents from Das Marinas toward Indang and Muntinlupa with 200 reported killed and 400 wounded. Another note reports Manila unrest planned for daylight on Sunday failed, guards doubled and troops prepared.
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Washington
Otis
War Department
Manila
Schwan
Imus
Das Marinas
Bacoor
Indang
Maj
Chetham
Lake Town of
Muntinlupa
Tonds
Negroes attack Apaches near San Carlos post
Colored soldiers of the Twenty-fifth Infantry disguised as Indians assaulted a band of Apaches near the San Carlos reservation. A pitched battle ensued with many Indians wounded and four dead. Survivors fled to the mountains as authorities search for the assailants.
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Pima
Company C
Twenty-fifth
United States Infantry
San Carlos Reservation
Died On The Platform At Socialist Meeting
In New York on Sunday night Mrs. Florentine Cantius Lange collapsed while addressing a socialist women’s meeting on Second Avenue. The 53 year old speaker, known for her fervent advocacy of women’s rights, gestured frantically before turning pale and dying within minutes before medical help could arrive.
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Niles, O
Frank Augusta
New York
Second Avenue Hall
Florentine Cantius-Lange
W. P. Ketcham Sinks Typo in Lake Huron Disaster
In Lake Huron near Alpena the steamer W. P. Ketcham struck the schooner Typo, sinking it and drowning four crew members Mrs. Adams Henry Ledford John Campbell and Daniel Carr. The captain and two seamen survived and were rescued as the Ketcham continued to Buffalo with grain.
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Yllarbor Beach
Mich
W. P. Ketcham
Lake Huron
Adams
Henry Ledford
John Campbell
Daniel Carr
Chicago
Buffalo
Middle Island
Alpena
Netcham
Food in Fiction Dinner Scenes Across Victorian Authors
The piece compares how male and female writers portray meals with abundance and social warmth. It notes Scott and Disraeli foreground lavish banquets, Thackeray an epicurean sensibility, Dickens a hearty, plain fare, and mentions Ouida’s heroines often skipping substantial meals. Milwaukee etymology offered as a side note.
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Scott
Ouida
Disraeli
Dickens
Thackeray
Nutmeg State Fire Kills Twelve On Sands Point Run
The Bridgeport line steamer Nutmeg State burned off Sands Point L I at sunrise sending twelve dead and many injured. Freight handlers pushed women and children into the water causing chaotic rescues as ships and tugs pursued the stricken steamer. Of the 70 rescued, four required hospital care.
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New York
Bridgeport Line
Long Island Sound
Sands Point
L. I
Samuel Jaynes
Nils Nilsen
Charles Anderson
Patrick Coffee
Bernard Hendry
Thomas Murphy
John Connors
Weatherwax
City of Lawrence
Kismet
Chester
M. Hi. Reed
Brooks
City of
Lawrence
Jaynes
Hartford
Joseph Wilt
Harry J. Wilt
Philadelphia
Wilkes
York Street
H. Purcell
New York City
National League Standings and Lost Games of 1899
National League season ends with teams ranked by won lost and percentage. Brooklyn leads with 104 wins 47 losses. Boston 95 53. Philadelphia 85 60. Baltimore 84 62. St Louis 83 67. Cincinnati 76 60. Chicago 73 70. New York 60 40. Washington 86?. Cleveland 62?
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Perch
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
Baltimore
St. Louis
New York
Wassningzton
Cleveland
Tacoma
Wash
Japan
Igata
Miss Underhill Wins U.S. Women's Golf Title in Philadelphia
In Philadelphia on October 16 Miss Underhill defeated Mrs. Fox in the finals to claim the United States women's golf championship. Final scores were Miss Underhill 52 49 and Mrs. Fox 55 48.
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Philadelphia
Miss Underhill
Mrs. Fox
United States
Indemnity to Spain Justified by Day Letter
Judge William R. Day explains in a letter to D. K. Watson why the United States paid 20 million dollars for the Philippines. He says the payment was to avoid conquest and to honor national prestige, citing Paris Peace Commission records and Spain’s debts for pacific works.
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William R. Day
United States
Philippines
Judge Day
D. K. Watson
Congress
Watson
Columbus
Paris Commission
Spain
Philippine Islands
Manila
Mexico
Pacific
Political speeches and reactions across the nation
The piece surveys various editorials and remarks on President McKinley and W J Bryan. It notes supportive rhetoric from the president's party in the middle west and Ohio, anti Bryan rhetoric and questions about Philippine policy, plus praise for the Dingley tariff’s aims and outcomes.
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