Death of Philip D Armour Echoes Wealth and Charity
Chicago obituary recounts Philip Danforth Armour death at 68 from heart failure after pneumonia. Born May 16 1832 in Stockbridge New York he built a vast meat-packing empire based in Chicago employing up to 23 000 and payrolls of 6 to 10 million annually. Armour Institute funded his charity and he valued simplicity in business saying he had no talent but business.
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Chicago
Philip Danforth Armour
Dr. Billings
Armour
Stockbridge
Oneida County
Cazenovia Seminary
California
Milwaukee
Armour Institute
Philip D. Armour
Stockbridge Hills
New York
el Dorado
Nick
Frank Gunsaulus
H. O
Kirk B
Kansas City
Board of Trade
Corporation
The Rise and Marriage Ideals of Armour in Packing History
The figure built a pork empire by aggressive trading causing prices to tumble and profits to soar. Armour’s success led to ownership of major Chicago packing interests. He chose a wife by evaluating her mother and emphasized home life, discipline, and concentration over leisure to sustain his business gains.
Life of Armour and the Mission Institute Legacy
Comprehensive obituary notes Armour's philanthropy to the Armour Mission and Armour Institute of Technology, detailing his brother Joseph F. Armour's 100000 bequest, the 1886 opening near Thirty third Street, and Armour's own $3,000,000 in gifts by 1899. It recounts endowments, the surrounding Armour avenue flats, funeral arrangements, pallbearers, and traders' reactions to his death.
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Armour
Armour Mission and
Armour Institute
Joseph F. Armour
P. D. Armour
Thirty-third Street
Mr. Armour
Armour Institute of Technology
Institute
Decision Day Prompts Vast Sunday School Conversions
In 1896 E F Wescott proposed an international Sunday school day. By 1900 the Iowa Sabbath School association aimed for 25 000 conversions aided by A D Sallee. Reported gains show 4 percent of church growth from Sunday school with large gains in several schools across denominations.
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E. F. Wescott
St. Louis
Iowa Sabbath School Association
A. D. Sallee
Davenport
Harvard Treasurer Denies Wheeler Rumor
Boston January 7 Charles Francis Adams Harvard University treasurer says a San Francisco report that Harvard's Eliot would resign and UC President Wheeler would succeed him is false and without foundation. He notes there is absolutely nothing in it.
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Boston
Mass
San Francisco
Eliot
Harvard University
Benjamin Tde Wheeler
University of California
Charles Francis Adams
Britain Plans Largest Battleships in World
London January 7 British admiralty decides to build two new battleships intended to be the largest in the world. The Queen and the Prince of Wales would exceed Italy is Lepanto and Italia by 2000 tons and surpass America is biggest armored ship by 3500 tons, reaching about 18000 tons displacement.
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London
Italy
Italia
Great Britain
Prince of Wales
America
Rape case ends in marriage settlement
The Ainsworth case involving Lizzie Goble and Will Wilson concluded with a marriage. Wilson was held on $1,000 bonds for rape, and Justice White officiated. The father of the bride reportedly helped secure the settlement.
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Washington
Ainsworth
Lizzie Goble
Will Wilson
Justice White
Six Iowa towns to become second class cities by law
Des Moines, Jan 7 Six Iowa towns will become cities of the second class by operation of law due to the latest federal census. Sac City Corning Storm Lake Colfax New Hampton and Waukon will attain city status before spring elections. Monticello Glenwood and Bloomfield already hold second class status by charter.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Sac City
Corning
Storm Lake
Colfax
New Hampton
Waukon
Monticello
Glenwood
Bloomfield
Poultry Show Concludes After Successful Eastern Iowa Exhibition
The poultry show at the K of P dance hall ends after several days of display. Managers receive praise for securing top quality poultry, making it one of the season best in eastern Iowa as dealers transport fowls home.
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K. of P
Iowa
Wife did the murder story denied in Indiana trial
A sensational tale circulated in Princeton Indiana claimed Mrs. Keith killed Nora Kifer in jealousy to free her husband Joseph Keith who is on trial for May murder. The defense denied the yarn this morning stating it as a general denial.
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Princeton
Ind
Joseph Keith
Nora Kifer
Nora
Keith
Mulct Law Enforced in Clinton Saloon Stir
Mayor McDaid orders strict enforcement of the mulct law following a gambler’s challenge to saloons. Police chief says the order will be enforced to the letter.
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Clinton
McDaid
Ice improves on river skating as conditions promise further safety
The city sees large crowds skate on the river with good ice above the city. Weather notes indicate the ice could become even better in a few days if ice dealers refrain from cutting it.
Cold at Paris Causes Winter Suffering and Deaths
Paris reports a deepening cold snap with widespread hardship among the poor. Nine deaths from exposure occurred overnight, and provincial reports indicate many more perished from the cold.
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Paris
Mutiny in Congo Free State Reported
Brussels dispatches say a mutiny among Congo Free State native troops broke out with serious outrages reported in the wake of the disturbance.
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Free State
Brussels
Congo Free State
For Sale Seven room frame house on car line
For sale a seven room frame house and full lot in good condition on the streetcar line. Price 1400 dollars. A bargain. Call at once. Titus and Jackson.
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Titus & Jackson
Cullom Confident in Springfield on First Ballot Support
In Springfield on January 7 Senator Cullom’s allies expressed strong confidence of winning on the first ballot aided by Cook county. There is no opposition to Lawrence Y. Sherman for speaker in caucus or on the floor, and Governor-elect Yates aims to harmonize Senate Republicans. The Busse Campbell faction holds the advantage. Frank Sullivan of Cook counts as likely minority candidate for speaker.
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Springfield
Cullom
Cook County
House
Lawrence Y. Sherman
Yates
Senate
Busse- Campbell
Frank Sullivan
Stringer
Logan County
Mahoney
Cook
George W. Prince
Prince
United States
England Upset by American Flour in South Africa Trade
London reports English trade grievance over government flour purchases in the United States for South Africa. A Morning Post writer calls for inquiry and claims unfair handicap to English millers while Americans pay no taxes. The article notes doubts about American quality vs English machinery and the government’s continued patronage of American flour amid ongoing disputes.
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South Africa
London
America
United States
Morning Post
Reward Offered for Crowe Arrest in Abduction Case
Omaha reports a $13,000 reward for the arrest of Pat Crowe with no requirement of conviction. Police issue 5,000 circulars showing Crowe and describing two other suspects tied to the Cudahy abduction. The offer is unconditional, contingent only on Crowe’s arrest and delivery to authorities. Endorsed by General John C. Cowan, counsel for Mr. Cudahy.
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Omaha
Neb
Pat Crowe
Crowe
John C. Cowan
Cudahy
Force may be used over Venezuelan asphalt concessions
Washington reports fear of a possible forcible U S intervention over asphalt lake concessions in Venezuela. The president will not intervene between American claimants but will not allow Caracas to cancel a concession granted to American citizens until a judicial decision is issued. Minister Loomis urges Caracas not to act before legal ruling.
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Washington
Venezuela
United States
Loomis
Caracas
Mrs. Lease Reconciles With Husband in Wichita
Mrs Mary E Lease has abandoned planned divorce filing against Charley Lease after reconciliation prompted by their grown grandchildren in New York. She will return to Wichita quit politics and settle into domestic life. Charley Lease states the couple never quarrelled and the children remain employed in New York.
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Wichita
Kan
Mary E. Lease
Charley Lease
Lease
New York
Implement Men at War
Des Moines executive committee of the Manufacturers' Implement and Vehicle Club held an indignation meeting over Iowa Implement Dealers' convention resolutions. They accuse the Des Moines club of breaking faith by not keeping exhibits open during convention sessions, denying the verbal agreement cited.
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Des Moines
Manufacturers’ Implement and Vehicle Club
Iowa Implement Dealers
Manufacturers’ Club
Indications for Iowa Warmer West. Rain or Snow Tuesday
Chicago dispatch notes unsettled weather for Iowa with tonight threats and warmer western areas. The forecast calls for rain or snow Tuesday with moderate temperatures across the state.
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West
Young Armour
John Plankinton
Lee
Plankinton
Cincinnati
The
Institute and Mission Bear
Mission and Institute
Wheeler
Harvard
Will
Congo
Congressman Prince
Senator Cullom
Tribune
Shelby M. Cullom
England
New York and
Bermudez
Supreme Court of Venezuela
Bermudez Company
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