Diverse News From Around The World In The Express
The Express notes Nebraska hay yields surpassing prior years in western counties. It highlights a London hat shop by Countess Fabricotti, tea and cakes at a royal event, and soldiers in France growing vegetables to supplement rations. Reports mention herring fisheries plans for British Columbia, Turkish palace lighting, New Granada ink plants, a long Kansas City umbrella claim, a Berlin deaf club, and Russo Japanese war use of hand grenades shaping modern military training.
Life Insurance Premiums in 12 Southern States 1904
Mr J D Dargan of an Atlanta based insurance company reports that life insurance premiums collected in 12 southern states in 1904 totaled 50 856 067 dollars. Confederate States are included and most of the large premium sum went to northern companies with New York firms taking about 60 percent of the total.
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J. D. Dargan
Atlanta, Ga
Confederate States
New York
Paper as a Material in Clothing and Accessories
The article describes extensive use of paper in garments and accessories. It notes paper garments, zorn with cotton, and cheap dickeys. It also mentions paper bonnets crepe hats and stiffening for dresses as well as paper shoes and slippers.
Annexation of Allegheny to Pittsburgh Promises Major City Status
The Pennsylvania legislature supports a act to annex Allegheny to Pittsburgh. The plan requires ratification by both towns’ voters before taking effect. In 1900 Pillsboro and Allegheny combined to 451,512 residents, a figure surpassed only by New York Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Boston and Baltimore.
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Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Pittsburg
Pillsboro
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
Southern public sentiment curbs lynching says Mississippi report
Encouraging signs the lynching mania is waning in the South under public pressure and leaders like Gov. Vardaman. Through the year fewer cases have occurred than in recent years and Mississippi Supreme Court action upholding a life term for a white man in a black girl’s assault further represses this violence.
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South
Gov. Vardaman
Mississippi
Supreme Court of Mississippi
Mesault
Horticultural Experiments Expand Pineapple Trials Near LA
Within 150 miles of Los Angeles California farmers grow more soil products than one would think and see profitable returns. Each year new experiments appear in southern California horticulture and the pineapples project is now being tested as a potential major crop with higher yields and lower labor.
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Los Angeles
Cal
California
Microscopic calligrapher writes prayers and anthems
The article extols M. J. Sofer, a French calligrapher who writes the Lord’s Prayer on a space sixpence wide, the national anthem on a visiting card, and biographies of King Edward and royal relatives on a grain of wheat, impressing with precision.
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Edward
M. J. Sofer
Folie de doute and nightly security fears
The piece discusses a common mind ailment folie de doute causing self distrust about whether lights are out and doors and windows are secured at night. It notes this doubt is widespread among daily dutiers and affects many people responsible for such tasks.
McCall testimony ties 235000 payment to real estate talks
New York Life paid 235100 to Andrew A Hamilton of Albany with no accounting beyond McCall's word. McCall says funds related to real estate deals, campaign aims, and notes his dispute with Parker. Roosevelt and others plan to curb corporate campaign contributions. Hamilton denies using funds to influence legislation.
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New York
New York Life Insurance Company
Andrew A Hamilton
Albany
McCall
Hamilton
Legislative Insurance Investigating Committee
Flughes
Parker
Democratic State Committee
Judge Parker
Democratic State Executive Committee
Cuban Statesman Slain In Havana Political Violence
Official dispatches report the killing of Congressman Henrique Villuendas, liberal party leader and noted orator, and the chief of police of Cienfuegos during a clash between liberals and moderates. Six people died and more were wounded in the fighting at Cienfuegos. fears rise over election-board stability as authorities rush rural guards and artillery toward hotspots.
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Havana
Cienfuegos
Ihenrique Villuendas
Liberal Party
Villuedas
Lance
Villuendas
Itance
Cienfuezos
Frias
Farmers Combine Movement Gains Steam Across States
Reports from Chicago indicate farmers uniting with trades unions to form a network aimed at controlling prices of agricultural products. The drive targets commissions, speculators, and railroads alleged to profit in farm-to-city transfers. Wisconsin farmers form county groups as the American Society of Equity and seek AFL convention affiliation in November.
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Chicago
Wisconsin
Illinois
Indiana
American Society of Equity
Com Nz
American Federation of Labor
Five Die in Harrisburg Railroad Collision
Five men were killed and eight others seriously injured when a pay train collided with a combined passenger and milk train on the Philadelphia Harrisburg and Pittsburg branch at Roush's curve Mount Holly Springs. The dead include Ephraim McCleary and C J Shearer Harrisburg. John Hill Heading. Edward Landis Reading. Thomas Marion Pottsville. Passengers were uninjured.
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Harrisburg
Philadelphia, Harrisburg and
Pittsburg
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
Roush’s Curve
Mount Holly Springs
Ephraim McCleary
C. J. Shearer
John Hill
Heading
Edward Landis
Reading
Thomas Marion
Pottsville
Hil
Union Leader Pleads Guilty in Sluggers Trial
George Meller president of Carriage and Wagon Workers' union local No 4 admitted guilt in Judge Chetlain's court. He pled guilty and is expected to turn state's evidence to reveal union hired wrecking crews and internal arrangements.
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Chicago
George Meller
Carriage and Wagon Workers’ Union
Two Killed in Explosion Near New Market Minn
Two men Ole Hagen and Andrew Gilbertson were instantly killed when a threshing engine boiler exploded on a highway near New Market Minnesota on Thursday. Hagen was decapitated and both men suffered severe injuries.
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New Market
Minn
Ole Hagen
Andrew Gilbertson
Hagen
Father kills child in Kentucky home attack
Gravel Switch Kentucky September 23 Jason Chumbrey, a county resident, returned home to visit his wife and child. He grasped his six year old daughter by the chin to kiss her, lifting her head back. The girl fell to the ground and died. A physician found her neck broken by her father.
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Jason Chumbrey
Pardon Refused for Former Chicago Banker
Springfield Illinois September 283 Governor De negen on recommendation of the state board of pardons refused to pardon Edward Ss. Dreyer formerly a Chicago banker who was sentenced to imprisonment for violating the banking laws at Joliet penitentiary.
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Springfield
Ill
Denegen
State Board of Pardons
Joliet
Edward Ss. Dreyer
Chicago
German Minister Rosen Reaches Morocco Accord with France
Paris reports that Dr. Rosen the new German minister to Morocco and the French government have reached a complete accord on the Moroccan conference program. The announcement confirms a unified plan between Berlin and Paris ahead of the proceedings.
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Paris
Dr. Rosen
Morocco
Cave-in Buries Two Children During Hill Play
In Traverse City Michigan on September 22 two children Violet Bresthaunt eleven and Harry nine died when a playhouse they were digging into a hill collapsed. Their bodies were recovered that night.
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Traverse City
Mich
Albert Bresthaunt
Violet
Harry
Devastating Fire Burns La Porte Business District
A large blaze in La Porte California destroyed the town's entire business section, starting in the Chinese quarter. The fire caused about 100000 dollars in losses and was partly insured.
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Marysville
Cal
la Porte
Alfonso Signs Treaty of Arbitration with Belgium
In San Sebastian on September 22 King Alfonso signed a treaty of general arbitration between Spain and Belgium signaling a move toward peaceful dispute resolution. The accord follows recent diplomatic outreach and aims to formalize mediation channels between the two nations.
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Alfonso
San Sebastian
Spain
Belgium
American drowned after jumping from Prinz Oskar in Palermo harbor
While the Hamburg American line steamer Prinz Oskar from Genoa to Naples and New York was entering Palermo harbor on September 20 an American passenger named William Rens jumped overboard and was drowned.
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Palermo
Sicily
Hamburg-American Line
Prinz Oskar
Genoa
Naples
New York
William Rens
Russian troops in Tunghwa suffer provisioning shortage
Seoul dispatch reports Russian forces under Gen Madrikott at Tunghwa in the Hailung Chen district facing severe provisions shortage amid ongoing operations.
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Seoul
Korea
Madrikott
Tunghwa
Hailung Chen
Packers Escape Jail Guilty Pleas in Be f t Beef Trust Case
Four Schwarzschild & Sulzberger officials pleaded guilty in Chicago to conspiracy to accept railroad rebates. Samuel Weil, vice president, fined 10000. Beth Casey 5000. Vance Skipworth 5000. Chess Todd 5000. A $25000 certified check was paid and the four released. Interference with witnesses remains in pending charges.
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Chicago
Schwarzschild & Sulzberger
J. Otis Humphrey
United States District Court
I. K. Boyesen
Samuel Weil
Casey
Weil
Missouri Flood Sweeps Missouri River Bottoms
Missouri flooding inundates river bottoms with up to a foot of rain in days. Streams overflow, crops and livestock losses mount as twelve people die in the disaster.
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Missouri
St. Louis
Sherrick Denies Charges In Indiana Protest
David Sherrick, former state auditor, issued his first public statement after resignation amid Gov. Hanly’s pressure. He described the note as preparatory and asked Hoosiers to withhold judgment until a fuller explanation is released.
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Sherrick
Indianapolis
Ind
David
Hanly
Mr. Sherrick
Peace Treaty Exchange Between Japan and Russia Planned
Washington reports that the ratifications of the Japan Russia peace treaty will be exchanged in Washington soon after all sovereigns ratify. A ceremony in the White House is likely as a courtesy to President Roosevelt, but no firm plans or assistant official has been decided.
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Washington
Japan
Russia
White House
Roosevelt
First Legal Execution In District Carried Out At Ardmore
Rufus Binyon a colored man who murdered his stepdaughter in 1900 was hanged Friday in Ardmore Oklahoma Territory in a stockade behind the federal jail. There were no witnesses and it was the district's first legal execution.
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Ardmore
I. T
Rufus Binyon
Raw
Federal
Ex-Governor Dies in Harris Home at 78
Former Rhode Island governor and leading manufacturer Henry Howard died at his Harris home Friday night at age 78. News notes his long public service and business impact in Providence.
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Providence
R. 1
Henry Howard
Rhode Island
Harris
Potter Prohibits Police Firemen Political Contributions
Philadelphia director of public safety issues an order banning all policemen and firemen from paying assessments or contributions for political purposes. Disobedience will lead to immediate dismissal.
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Philadelphia
Director of Public Safety
Potter
Cholera Strikes Lodz As Death Toll Rises
In Lodz Russian Poland three people, two men and a girl, have died from Asiatic cholera. The sanitary committee has requisitioned 90000 dollars to fight the outbreak and curb its spread.
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Lodz
Russian
Poland
Sanitary Committee
Mob Hangs Black Man in Conway After Quiet Lynching
In Conway Arkansas a mob removed Frank Brown a Black man from jail and hanged him near Mrs Lawrence s home for alleged assault and murder of her family. Sheriff Harrell seeks suspects in Little Rock while Sheriff Barsell backtracks claiming another man was the real culprit.
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Conway
Ark
Frank Brown
Brown
Lawrence
Wheat movement blocked by eastern railroads
An alarming condition threatens the wheat crop movement as eastern railroads refuse to run cars west of Chicago. Western roads aim to protect manufacturing interests, causing car shortages that pinch shippers as the crop begins moving toward the seaboard.
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St. Paul
Minn
Chicago
Seaboard
Northwest
Not Guilty in Mol Bribery Case in Grand Rapids
In Grand Rapids Michigan on September 20 a jury in superior court found former Alderman James Mol not guilty of accepting a $350 bribe from former City Attorney Lant K in connection with the Lake Michigan water deal. This was Mol's second trial after a prior guilty verdict and a Supreme Court grant of a new trial due to juror involvement in related cases.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Superior Court
James Mol
Lant K
Salsbury
Lake Michigan
Mol
Supreme Court
Richmond loses former Gov O Ferrall after long illness
Richmond Virginia September 28 Former Congressman and former Governor Charles T O Ferrall died here Friday after a year of declining health and a month bedridden The cause was nervous prostration confirming the end of a notable Virginia political era
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Richmond
Virginia
Charles T. O’ferrall
O’ferrall
Fatal Lisbon crash kills family of four
The Oporto express collided with a crossing motor car in Lisbon on September 20 killing the husband wife and their two children.
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Lisbon
Oporto Express
Audubon Boy Ties World Pace Record at Readville
In Readville Mass on September 28 Audubon Boy matched the world pacing record set by Star Pointer, finishing an exhibition mile at Readville Trotting Park in 1.59. The pacer went solo as the running horse faded shortly after the start.
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Readville
Mass
Star Pointer
Readville Trotting Park
Bank cashier's wife and infant killed in Nardin gas blast
In Nardin Oklahoma on Friday Mrs Louisa Chambers wife of the local bank cashier and her four month old child were fatally burned in a gasoline explosion.
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Nardin
Okla
Louisa Chambers
Nardin Bank
Civil War Monument Unveiled At Forest Lawn
In Omaha Nebraska on September 22 a monument to soldiers and sailors of the Civil War was unveiled at Forest Lawn cemetery with about 2,000 attendees. The G A R and multiple military groups took part in the ceremony.
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Omaha
Neb
Forest Lawn Cemetery
Kirby Lumber plant Destroyed by Fire in Bronston
The Kirby Lumber company mill at Bronston Tex was totally destroyed by fire on Thursday evening. One hundred workers were left unemployed. Loss placed at about $100,000.
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Bronston
Tex
Kirby Lumber Company
Ingenious plight on island voyage in Tribune tale
The Chicago Tribune recounts a voyage where the narrator and a companion rowed eight miles to an island for a view. On returning they find the boat loose from its moorings and drifted across the bay leaving them eight miles from the mainland with no word to friends.
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Chicago Tribune
Mull's Anti Belch Wafers Free Offer Ad
An advertisement promises Mull's Anti Belch Wafers cure for stomach and digestive ailments without drugs. It offers two boxes for 75 cents or a free sample via coupon, claiming absorption and safety, with a claim that doctors rely on medical science.
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Mull
Satirical essays and ads from a 1900 newspaper
A collage of quotes and ads including claims about satirical views of 'the worst age' from the New York Times, promotion for Chas A Stevens & Bros Chicago cloak catalogue, Uncle Eben wit, and a testimonial praising Piso's Cure with an 1900 Minneapolis address.
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J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Railroads Face Off With Auto Growth Predictions
Auto Enthusiast argues cars will not replace rails. Tribune notes railroads killed 15,000 people nationwide last year, reflecting concerns about evolving transportation safety and competition.
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Chicago Tribune
Seaside boarding house clash cited by Judy
A visitor at a seaside boarding house complains to the landlord that the food is worse than last year. The landlord retorts that it is impossible. The Washington Post note quotes an average wage earner needing no definition of an irreducible minimum.
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Judy
Washington Post
Pink Pills Aid Chronic Erysipelas Patient’s Recovery
Mrs Ida A Colbath of 19 Winter Street Newburyport Massachusetts suffered a severe chronic erysipelas that spread all over her body and caused extreme pain. After two months with a physician she stopped treatment and used Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Two boxes eased inflammation and pain, six boxes restored her ability to work. Pills sold by dealers or from Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Ida A. Colbath
Winter Street
Newburyport
Mass
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Painful periods relief praised in Lydia Pinkham article
The report highlights Lydia H. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for menstrual pain. It notes many women suffer monthly but argues relief is possible and states the product has helped thousands of cases, including Misa Irene Crosby.
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Misa Irene Crosby
Lydia H. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Irene Crosby
Charlton Street
Savannah
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