Why Gen Sickles Dislikes H Evans in Pension Row
A detailed letter by Gen D. E. Sickles recounts his dispute with Pension Commissioner Evans over the construction of a pension law. Sickles argues for his own interpretation to back pay, while Evans and Attorney General guidance favor the bureau’s reading. The Grand Army of the Republic defends a fair, courtlike review for veterans and urges a reform of pension administration.
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Washington
D. E. Sickles
Evans
Pension Bureau
Gen. Sickles
Grand Army
Sickles
Legislative Committee of the Grand Army
Bureau of the Dependent Pension Act
Mr. Evans
Bureau
Bureau of Pensions
Pension Office
Letter from Gen Sickles to The New York Times
Gen Sickles denounces a Times editorial attacking the Grand Army of the Republic and its membership. He cites the GAR’s 7,000 posts across 43 states with 300,000 members and asserts broad veteran and family support opposing the administration.
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New York Times
Grand Army
Evans
Grand Army of the Republic
Index to Departments and Page References
Financial affairs unsettled blocks and commodity quotes. Lists Wheat Corn Oats Cotton Iron Butter along with page numbers for related items. Indicates arrivals at hotels, legal notes, insurance notes, real estate, weather and society references across the paper.
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Age
Society
United Service
Weather Report
Poland Water Fights for Global Market Share
Trade analysts highlight Poland as a rising player in natural spring water with growing exports to Europe and Asia. Industry officials cite investment in bottling plants and branding campaigns aiming to boost presence against established brands.
Poland Poland Poland ca purest natural spring water in the world
A brief note proclaims Poland purest natural spring water in the world with emphasis on its mineral purity and global quality standing. The message highlights a strong national or regional branding claim.
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Poland
Adv
Veteran at Pension Office Defends Civil War Defenders
D E Sickles fires back at a newspaper for calling veterans beggars and lauds defenders of the Union. He argues the nation owes veterans a debt and a Southern press would face ruin for disrespecting Grand Army men. The letter from New York condemns unjust treatment of Civil War veterans.
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Congress
Georgia
South Carolina
South
D. E. Sickles
New York
Coronation Proclamation Sets June Date For Edward
A proclamation from London states King Edward's coronation will occur in June next on a date to be announced. The ceremony will follow only Westminster Abbey traditions, excluding the King's Champion and many ancient procession customs.
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London
Edward
Westminster Abbey
Crenshaw Stabbed On Atlanta Train By Conductor
T C Crenshaw president of the Georgia Railroad Commission was stabbed twice in the neck and once in the shoulder by a Pullman car conductor on a train from Atlanta. Crenshaw said the conductor demanded his transportation and a struggle followed before the knife attack. The conductor was arrested and bond was posted to continue the journey. Crenshaw resides in Marietta.
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Marietta
T. C. Crenshaw
Georgia Railroad Commission
Atlanta
Mr. Crenshaw
Traction War in Chicago Between City and Union Traction
Chicago council weighing retaliatory measures against the Union Traction Company after the Elkins suit. Aldermen Foreman and Mayor push ordinances demanding adherence to street clearance, sprinkling, and snow removal rules. A special sub committee will report back. corporation counsel served with notice of the Elkins filing.
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Union Traction Company
New York Times
Chicago
Elkins
Council
Foreman
Traction Company
Walker
Arson Arrests Taint Chicago Fire Case
Two men Barney Graff and George Samels were arrested in Chicago as part of a widening probe into incendiary fires. Police allege the Feb 1 1901 467 Forty seventh Street blaze involved stock manipulation and gasoline ignition. Graff held on 5000 bail for July 5 hearing. Samels in custody awaiting arraignment.
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Chicago
Haynie R. Pearson
Conway
Barney Graff
Calumet Avenue
George Samels
Dearborn Street
Forty-seventh Street
Justice Hall
Harrison Street
Samels
Norton
Chicago gas companies win in federal court
Judge Kohlsaar refused to remand the case brought by Chicago to forfeit the Ogden Gas Company and related entities. He ruled the court had original federal jurisdiction on constitutional questions, sending the matter toward a federal ruling rather than state court. Defendants include Ogden Gas, People's Gas Light and Coke, and Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of New York.
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Chicago
Kohlsaar
Ogden Gas Company
Circuit Court
Cook County
People’s Gas Light and Coke Company
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company of
New York
Haneey
Largest Gold Ingot Brought to Ashcroft for Exposition
From Cariboo, Ashcroft reports the arrival of a massive ingot weighing about one thousand pounds and valued at roughly $200000. Produced by the Cariboo Consolidated Hydraulic Mining Company under J B Hobson, the brick travels four days by four mule team to Glasgow Exposition.
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New York Times
Vancouver
B. C
Ashcroft
Cariboo
Cariboo Consolidated Hydraulic Mining Company
J. B. Hobson
California
New York
Poland water ad and New Jersey rail specials
An old advertisement notes Poland as a purest natural spring water and lists July 29 railroad specials from New Jersey Central. The Long Branch and Atlantic City trains depart Liberty Street at 1:10 PM and South Ferry at 12:55 PM with a 1:00 PM and 12:55 PM note respectively.
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Long Branch
Atlantic City
New Jersey Central
Egg City
Liberty St
South Ferry
Brooklyn Hero Saves Boy From Trolley Wheels
T. E. Terry, 25, of 110 Ridgewood Avenue, risked his life on a Brooklyn streetcar to pull four year old Emil Kroner from under the wheels at Broadway and Reid Avenue. The boy escaped with a minor leg bruise while Terry received cheers from a large crowd and carried the child to safety before the car could be stopped.
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Broadway
Reid Avenue
Brooklyn
Emil Kroner
Isidor Kroner
Alice
East New York
T. E.terry
Ridgewood Avenue
Terry
Kroner
Pope Said to be Ill in Rome Dispatch
A Rome dispatch to the Petit Bleu reports the Pope is seriously ill with Dr. Lapponi at his bedside. Vatican officials are anxious about the Pontiff’s health.
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Paris
Petit Bleu
Rome
Lapponi
Vatican
Disorder in Manchuria Four Cities Seized Report
A Shanghai report claims bandits have seized four walled cities near Mukden in Manchuria. A Peking dispatch relayed by The London Times and circulated from St. Petersburg says Russian negotiations with China on Manchuria are to be opened, though officials consider this inaccurate.
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Shanghai
Mukden
Manchuria
ST. Petersburg
London Times
Peking
Ex Senator Pugh Reveals Pragmatic Imperialist Views
Ex Senator Pugh discusses US policy on territories, tariffs, and reciprocity. He denies expansion retreat and opposes statehood for insular lands while predicting tariff fights over the Dingley act and Babcock bill. He cites Senate legal questions on delegation and notes House influence. Poland! Poland! filler ends.
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Washington
Pugh
Daniel
Tie
Porto Rico
Philippines
Congress
Insular
Steel Trust
Senate
House
Famous contralto escapes serious runaway in city crash
Mme Schumann-Heink, famed Metropolitan Opera contralto, narrowly avoids injury when a Sixth Avenue street car collides with her carriage en route to the Hamburg American Line steamer Columbia. Her baggage master ally Mukehill helps control the runaway as police and ferry officials intervene. The driver, Hugh Hannigan, blamed for speeding, is said not to have sounded his gong.
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Mme. Schumann-Heink
Metropolitan Opera Company
Columbia
Europe
Sixth Avenue
Washington Place
St. Vincent's Hospital
Mme
Schumann-Heink
Muliehill
Singer
Mullehill
Germany
Mulehill
Hugh Hannigan
Belvedere Hotel
Fourth Avenue
Eighteenth Street
Hannigan
Mukehill
Farmer shoots at rat. wife mortally wounded
George Williams of New York state fired at a rat with a small calibre rifle as his wife watched. The bullet missed the animal and struck Mrs Williams in the right breast, tearing a rib and exiting near the shoulder blade. The physician said the wound was fatal.
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Farmer
N. Y
George Williams
Mr. Williams
Williams
Maine Naval Reserves to Train Aboard Dolphin
The first division of Maine National Guard Naval Reserves will sail in July aboard the United States dispatch boat Dolphin. They will train at sea in three squads of sixteen, each at sea for a week with the regular crew, then proceed to target practice and gunnery. After three weeks the full division will undergo a two day cruise for organization as a ship's company.
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Bangor
Naval Reserves
Maine National Guard
United States
Dolphin
Navy
Navy Department
Maine
Fortune in Sale of Rio Grande Western Road
Gen William J Palmer former president of the Rio Grande and Western rail line reportedly earned six million dollars from selling the Rio Grande and Western Road to Gould interests He plans to retire from railroading and live at Glen Erie near Colorado Springs Colorado Daydreams on the Hudson are noted in an advertisement for live steamers near the town.
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Colorado Springs
Col
William J. Palmer
Denver and Rio Grande Road
Rio Grande and Western
New York
Gould
Palmer
Glen Erie
No Final Decision in Asphalt Case
Washington June 27. The Venezuelan Chargé dAffaires Senior Pulido met with Acting Secretary Hill on Venezuela affairs. The Federal Court decision on the asphalt contract is not expected for several months. A local court refused a temporary order in the asphalt lakes dispute pending permanent ownership ruling. United States has named Henry C. Bowen as minister to Venezuela, ending Chargé governance. speculation says Venezuela may name a minister to Washington with Pulido among candidates.
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Grand Army of the Republic
Lincoln
Grand Army
Commissioner of Pensions
Gen
Walker
Indiana
Warner
Missouri
Peters
Blue
Kansas
Congress
George W. Brush
Brooklyn
N._Y
Medal of Honor Legion of the United States
Pension Committee
Rochester
Lego Bassieur
Washington
Pension Office
Veteran Soldiers of the Union
Courts of Justice
Republic
Rassieur
Pulido
Hill
Venezuela
New York
United States
Henry C. Bowen
Sefior Pulido
Venezuelan Judge Fontaines Arrest Reported By Caracas Ally
The brother of Col. Hernandez claims Judge Fontaines, a Venezuelan Supreme Court protégé, was arrested after releasing political prisoners. He notes Castro’s move to curb the judge and mentions dubious cable reports on an asphalt case ruling favorable to a U S company with awaiting official confirmation.
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Judge Fontaines
Supreme Court of
Venezuela
Castro
Col. Hernandez
la Guayra
Supreme Bench of
Hernandez
Federal District
Caracas
Curacao
Fontaines
Dispatch
Washington
State Department
Philadelphia
Avery D. Andrews
New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company
Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Company challenges Caracas report
Syracuse July 27. C M Warner says he has heard the Venezuelan Supreme Court decided against his company but quotes no official confirmation. He cites a Caracas lawyer and a New York contact claiming the ruling will favor Warner-Quinlan, while accusing Caracas reports of delaying tactics.
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Syracuse
N. Y
C. M. Warner
Warner-Quinlan Asphalt Company
Supreme Court of Venezuela
Venezuela
Warner
Patrick Sullivan
Trust
New York
Caracas
British coal tax passed after heated Commons debate
London observers report the House of Commons in committee approved the coal tax by a narrow majority after a lengthy debate and disorder. Irish members accused the chair of partisanship, while government leader A J Balfour said the Education bill would be dropped and reintroduced next year due to busy business.
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London
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
Enormous Wheat Crop Expected Across Northwest
Chicago June 27 traffic officials from St Paul Northwestern Northern Pacific Great Northern and Burlington forecast a record wheat harvest for 1901 in the Northwest. The Dakotas and Minnesota may yield 185 to 200 million bushels, up from 100 million last year, with 1898 the previous high for the three states. Contributing factors include railroad colonization and expansion of cultivated lands.
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Chicago
Northwest
St. Paul
Northwestern
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Burlington
Dakotas
Minnesota
Record-Herald
Northwest Territory
Automobile Runaway Ends in Narrow Escape in New Rochelle
Greenwich resident Charles T. Wills former Commodore of the Indian Harbor Yacht Club his son and his chauffeur faced a near fatal run away today on the Post Road in New Rochelle. The brake failed on the steep hill causing the car to surge forward and crash into a gutter as the occupants jumped clear.
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Greenwich
Conn
Charles T. Wills
Indian Harbor
Mrs. McKinley Goes for Another Drive
The President and Mrs. McKinley, with Dr. Rixey, drove again this morning. Two trained nurses remain at the White House. one will join them in Canton next week, the other returns to San Francisco. Mrs. McKinley continues to improve.
Saratoga Limited Leaves New York Daily for Lux Pullman Service
At 3 20 P M on weekdays except Saturday and 1 50 P M Saturdays the Saratoga Limited departs New York with Empire State Express time. The train offers luxury Pullman cars including an observation car and is described as premier service.
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New York Central
New York
Empire State
Pullman
Yale Beats Harvard in Historic Boat Race
Yale defeated Harvard in the annual university boat race in New London Conn after a fiercely contested four mile race. The freshmen won by two lengths while the main event stayed tight, Yale pulling ahead in the final stretch as Harvard pressed hard near the two mile mark.
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YALE
Harvard
New London
Conn
United States
Dolphin
Hackett
Newport
University
Mount Morris
Constitution
Pequot House
Meikleham
Crimson
New Haven
Eli
Elis
Myles Standish Ginger Ale Club Man’s Choice Ad
An old advertisement promotes Myles Standish Ginger Ale as the club man’s choice, suitable straight or for dilution, echoing a bygone era of social beverage use.
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Myles Standish
Dileetion
Adv
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