Carnegie gift of one million for Pittsburg technical school
At a Pittsburg dinner W. N. Frew announced Andrew Carnegie proposes to build a technical institute linked to the Carnegie Institute and endow it with $1,000,000 in gold bonds. Carnegie envisions a large school with future room for extensions and may offer free access to high school students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsbur
Penn
W. N. Frew
The
Carnegie Institute
Andrew Carnegie
W.W. J. Diehl
Diehl
Carnegie
Central Board of Education
Pittsburg
Pitsburg
Educational Board
Great Britain
United States
Technical
Boston
Worcester
Drexel Institute
Philadelphia
Pratt Institute
Brooklyn
Armour Institute
Chicago
Keithley Institute
Halifax Institute
Technical Institute
Armour
Drexel
Egyptian Relics Arrive at Yale's Peabody Museum
A London gift to Yale from Connecticut members of the American Archaeological Association brings an Abydos excavation collection. The items include scarabs from the eighteenth dynasty, alabaster vases from the Ramese s period, shell and green glass beads, feldspar pendants, prehistoric flint, royal tomb inscription, model tools, and ivory pegged chair. All are housed in a new Egyptian antiquities room at the Peabody Museum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Peabody Museum
London
Yale
Connecticut
American Archeological Association
Abydon
Egyptian Exploration Fund Association
Students Guilty Of Larceny In Platinum Theft Case
Edwin McClintock and Roy W. McClintock two Massachusetts students pleaded guilty to stealing four pounds of platinum valued at 1200 dollars from Johns Hopkins University. Judge Dennis parole them for one year warning of immediate sentencing if parole broken.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Edwin McClintock
Roy W. McClintock
Massachusetts
Johns Hopkins University
Dennis
Baltimore Medical College
Irregular stock notes and page references in Financial Affairs
The entry lists assorted market items including corn oats and iron with price notations and page references for various sections such as Amusements Arrivals at Hotels and Out-of-Town Buyers Business Troubles Court Calendars and others. It also advertises Evans Ale and Stout tonight with shell fish sandwich or beefsteak and proclaims Poland Poland Poland with natural spring water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marine Intelligence
United Service
Weather Report
Evans
Adv
Five Days on Sinking Ship Ends in Rescue at Sea
Captain Andersen and his thirteen crew aboard the Norwegian bark Highflyer survived five days adrift after a gale sank their vessel. They were rescued by the British steamer Georgian Prince off Hull after sighting only two ships, one of which failed to aid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Andersen
Flett
Hull
Highflyer
Campbellign
P. FE. L
Newport
Wales
Giant Pacific Liners Begun at Groton Works
New London Nov 15 Actual keel laying has begun on giant 20000 ton cargo steamers built by Eastern Ship Building Company Groton opposite New London. Ships will be 680 feet long 73 feet beam 56 feet depth with five continuous decks and holds for 28000 tons coal. Capacity for nearly 1000 passengers, dual triple expansion engines and water tube boilers. Cost about 5 million dollars and to run Pacific Coast to Oriental ports via Great Northern Railway with 2000 workers anticipated as work progresses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New London
Conn
Eastern Ship Building Company
Groton
Atlantic Greyhound Deutschland
Pacific Coast
Oriental Ports
Great Northern Railway
Meat Prices Stand Steady Despite Rumors of Rise
Chicago packers deny reports of 1 to 5 cent price boosts and a meat price cartel. E F Swift and Thomas S Wilson insist supply and demand govern pricing, not politics or a single election. Housewives were told price increases were coming, blamed on the alleged trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
E. F. Swift
Swift’ & Co
Thomas S. Wilson
Nessor, Morris & Co
Fawn Killed in Westchester Hunts Stir Local Open Woods
In Mount Vernon on November 15 hunters hunted near Empire race track after a fawn and a buck appeared. Julius Martinengo, son of a Mount Vernon hotelier, shot the fawn then pursued the buck which vanished. Zoo keepers denied any escaped deer from the Bronx Zoo, suggesting escape from a Westchester estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Westchester County
Empire Race Track
Julius Martinengo
James Daly
Martinengo
Bronx
Westchester
Deer Season Closes as Snow Bites Adirondacks Hunters
In Utica on November 15, heavy snowfall in the Adirondacks drives hundreds of hunters into the woods. The deer slaughter has been enormous with many parties returning with the full legal limit. Across the northern region, snow depths range six to four inches and lake surfaces are icing over.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Utica
Adirondacks
Watchman Colligan Arrested for Arson in West Haven
Night Watchman F G Colligan of the West Haven Town Hall faces arson charges after authorities say he set two barns ablaze on Main Street and near the Congregational Church. Police recovered kerosene bottles and incendiary paraphernalia at the town hall. He escaped custody but was recaptured and jailed again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
F. G. Colligan
West Haven
Colligan
Main Street
Town Hall
Congregational Church
Poland Pure Spring Water Hailed as World’s Purest
An enthusiastic claim promotes Poland as home to the purest natural spring water in the world, though details and sources are not provided in the fragment. Further information is unavailable from the readable text.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Poland
Illness of Emperor Nicholas Weighs on Europe
London reports that Europe fears the Czar's illness may be serious though official bulletins show only a slight attack. Copenhagen links it to overwork amid the Chinese crisis. Dowager Czarina's departure from Fredensborg is pending. The Times notes the Czar's peace role and warns of potential impact on world affairs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Nicholas
Russia
Copenhagen
Livadia
Czarina
Fredensborg
Denmark
St. Petersburg
Europe
William
the Times
England
Far East
Czar’s Condition Improves Quiet Bulletin Reports Stable Status
The St. Petersburg bulletin states the Czar had a good day with a pulse of 68 and temperature 101.8 at 7 pm. Overnight he slept well and by morning his temperature was 100.7 and pulse 72. His general condition is good and his head is free from pain and clear.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ST. Petersburg
Illness of Emperor Nicholas Sparks Regency Fears
Berlin reports the illness of Emperor Nicholas as extremely serious with press speculation about a possible long regency if he dies and a crown prince is born. Grand Duke Michael is mentioned as the present Czarevich and brother to the potential heir.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Nicholas
Vossische Zeitung
Cresson
Michael
Czarowitch
Rumor of Czar Poisoning Circulates in Rome
In Rome on November 15 a rumor spread that the Czar was poisoned and that cipher telegrams claimed an attempt on both the Emperor and Empress, though the tale was not believed. King Victor Emmanuel sought confirmation and received a prompt reply stating the Czar was as well as could be expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Vatican
Victor Emmanuel
Anarchist Circular Claims Paterson Target in 1900
A New York Times received a circulated missive from the Anarchist Society dated 14 November 1900 claiming Paterson as the center of their movement. The letter threatens killings, mocks police, and asserts a global anarchist conspiracy with grim pledges and fatal plans.
Removing Dewey Columns in Madison Square
Demolition begins under Commissioner Kearny with a crew of twelve at Madison Square. Workers pull staff from the base of the pedestal near Twenty Fifth Street while relic hunters gather scraps of the Victory figure. Mayor Van Wyck signed the order yesterday and work aims to finish within ten days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kearny
Madison Square
Dewey Arch
Centre Arch
Twenty-fifth Street
Department of Streets and Highways
van Wyck
Loonie Sentenced to Auburn Prison for Forged Deeds
Catherine Loonie is transported to Auburn Prison to serve four years and nine months for offering forged deeds for record. She described a coercive attempt by attorney J John Hassett and Deputy Sheriff Frank Howard to obtain a signed retraction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elmira
N. Y
Catherine Loonie
Auburn
J. John Hassett
Frank Howard
Herbert N. Babcock
Mayor Flood
Babcock
Grand Jury
Flood
Winter Arrives as Snow Covers New York Region
A light snow episode is recorded across New York State with Albany reporting flurries and New York City noting only trace amounts. Temperatures fell to freezing by midnight, while winds eased from 45 to 26 mph. warmer readings appeared elsewhere, but officials confirm the season’s first true winter arrival.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
American Surety Company
New York State
Lake Region
Albany
Eastport
Palestine
Texas
Jupiter
Fla
New York
Heavy Snowstorm Paralyzes Buffalo and Region
Snow fell up to ten inches in South Buffalo with continued flurries as storms lingered. Trains delayed, freight cars stalled between Silver Creek and Buffalo, and the Nickel Plate and Pennsylvania lines faced switchings and cancellations. In Watertown, snow deepened to three feet with drifts up to ten feet, halting streetcar service and delaying travel. Storm described as the heaviest in twenty four years in Chautauqua County with vessels storm bound and rapid temperature drop.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Buffalo
Pennsylvania Mail
Pittsburg
Nickel Plate
Silver Creek
Pennsylvania
Watertown
Dunkirk
Brocton
Lake Shore
Chautauqua County
Sewege
MIT Cane Rush Tragedy Ends in Fatal Drowning of Freshman
A cane rush at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology on the Boston grounds ends with the death of Hugh C. Moore of Rochester New York a freshman age nineteen. He died after suffocation and exhausted heart during the rough event following a football game earlier in the day. The Sophomores won the contest nineteen to eleven. Moore weighed 175 pounds and stood six feet tall. His father H J Moore of Rochester was notified and expected to arrive tomorrow.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Mass
Massachusetts Institute of Technology
Hugh C. Moore
Rochester
N. Y
Moore
Hts
H. J. Moore
North St. Paul Street
Pritchett
Tech
Snow melt gives way to ice in Binghamton
A brief snow fall melted then a sudden temperature drop created a glaze of ice on asphalt in Binghamton. Traffic halted as hotel buses returned to stables and drays remained in streets with horses unhitched. Authorities reported an unprecedented traffic suspension.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghamton
Snowstorm Delays Lake Shore Traffic Through Cleveland
Heavy snowstorm across the lower lake region disrupts railroad service east of Cleveland. A strong west wind drifted snow into large piles on tracks, delaying the westbound Lake Shore limited by nearly two hours. Forecasters predict continued storm through the day and possibly tonight.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Ohio
Lower Lake Region
Lake Shore Limited
Largest brush order ever placed in United States
Ren nous, Kleinle & Co. of Baltimore fills the biggest US brush order for Pittsburg Plate Glass Company valued at about 60000 dollars. The 385000 brushes weigh 140000 pounds and will ship in seven freight cars to plants in Chicago Minneapolis Milwaukee St Louis Davenport Detroit Columbus. First carload to Chicago then Minneapolis.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
United States
Rennous, Kleinle & Co
Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Pittsburg
Chicago
Minneapolis
Milwaukee
Wis
St. Louis
Davenport
Iowa
Detroit
Mich
Oyster Fishermen Clash Looms Over Island Boundaries
The New Orleans report says Louisiana and Mississippi oyster crews risk conflict over island and marsh boundaries. Louisiana bans dredging. Mississippi boats plan large dredges, raising fears of bloodshed. A commission travels to mediate and Congress may settle the boundary dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Louisiana
Mississippi
Sanat Soceaae
Adeline
Congress
Wages Cut for Illinois Steel Employes
Eight hundred workers at the Illinois Steel Company in Milwaukee learned their wages were reduced about 5 percent under the sliding scale adopted at the season’s start. Puddling price drops to 4.75 per ton from 5, with a smaller cut for finishers. Company offices said the cut aligns with the Sept 1 scale and should cause no trouble.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Illinois Steel Company
Jefferson at Princeton Probes Orator and Actor Differences
Joseph Jefferson lectured 1500 at Alexander Hall Princeton with ex president Cleveland present. He compared orators and actors, noting the actor relies on others while the orator relies on self command. He favored idealism over symbolic plays and discussed temptations and public judgment faced by actors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Princeton
N. J
Joseph Jefferson
Alexander Hall
Cleveland
Jefferson
Isben and
Maeterlinck
Champlin Donates Chicago House to Episcopal Bishop
Mrs Abby K Champlin deeded the West and Fell City block house and lot in Chicago to the Right Rev William McLaren Bishop of the Diocese of Chicago for ten thousand dollars to be held as a home for boys. The deed was recorded Nov 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Abby K Champlin
William 5. McLaren
Diocese of
Chio
Mountain fire threatens Highland Falls area in New York
Wildfire in the mountains south of Highland Falls spreads toward Doodletown and Fort Montgomery. Five miles of woodland burn as volunteers work without significant progress. Sparks from a West Shore freight train likely started the blaze. ice houses and plants near Highland Lake are consumed. The dry leaves and brush ensure the fire will burn until exhaustion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Highland Falls
N. Y
Doodletown
Fort Montgomery
Highland Lake
West Shore
Big cattle raising scheme shapes up in Texas land plan
George B Loving of Fort Worth aims to form a cattle trust in New York seeking about 12 million dollars capital and land holdings near the Texas New Mexico line. He denies Rockefeller involvement and says the venture has no connection to the Leather Trust.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Loving
Rockefeller
George B. Loving
Fort Worth
Texas
John D. Rockefeller
Waldorf-Astoria
New York
New Mexico
Cleveland
Leather Trust
Platt Foresees Passage of State Constabulary Bill
Senator Thomas C. Platt says a State Constabulary bill will pass at the next Legislature despite Republican protests. He defends his son Frank H. Platt’s statements as clear and convincing. He denies any truth to reports of conference on Ford franchise tax repeal and offers no early timetable for new franchise tax legislation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas C. Platt
Croker
Frank H Platt
Senator Platt
Frank
Platt
Odell Sells Stocks After Arrival in City
Gov elect B B Odell Jr visited the city and conferred with Col George W Dunn as he prepared to assume the Republican State Committee chair. He then hurried through downtown carrying account books and documents and told reporters he had disposed of all his stock holdings. Odell attended a Union League Club dinner with Senator Platt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erect B. B. Odell, Jr
George W. Dunn
Binghamton
Republican State Committee
Union League Club
Senator Platt
Louis Stern
Christian Science Victim In Cheyenne Fatal Illness Case
In Cheyenne Wyoming Mrs A D McNeil died after a Denver woman arrived as nurse and proved to be a Christian Scientist. The patient grew worse and died early yesterday evening as the attending physician was denied entry when the door was locked.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cheyenne
Wyom
Christian Science
A. D. McNeil
National Biscuit Dividends Declared at Chicago Meeting
The National Biscuit Company declared a 1 percent quarterly dividend on preferred stock to be paid November 30 to holders of record November 20 with books closed November 21 to 30. A 1 percent quarterly dividend on common stock will be paid January 15, 1901 to holders of record January 5 with books closed January 6 to 15. Chairman A W Green praised quarter results and rising sales of trademark package goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Biscuit Company
A. W. Green
Special Trains Yale Princeton Game
Train service advertised for November 17 departs New York from West 23d Street at 10 25 and 11 25 A M with pickups at Cortlandt and Desbrosses Streets at 10 30 and 11 30 A M via Pennsylvania Railroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yale
Princeton
New York
Cortlandt and Desbrosses Sts
Pennsylvania Railroad
Purest Natural Spring Water Claim Cited
A claim proclaims the water as the purest natural spring water in the world, asserting unmatched mineral balance and pristine sourcing.
Vice Crusade Begins Under Croker at Tammany Hall
Richard Croker launches a crusade against east side vice at a Wigwam meeting. Isidor Straus of Educational Alliance testifies on conditions and urges action. A committee led by Lewis Nixon is named to stamp out vice with Tammany leaders urged to cooperate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Richard Croker
Tammany Hall
Executive Committee
Fourteenth Street
Croker
Tammany
Mr. Croker
Isidor Straus
Educational Alliance
New York
Lewis Nixon
New East River Bridge Commission
John J. Scannell
Michael C. Murphy
Health Board
John W. Keller
Charities
George C. Clausen
Department of Parks
Educational “Alliance
Broker
Mr. Straus
East Broadway
Jefferson Street
Europe
The
Re Ures
Also Mentioned on This Page
Institute
New York Times
Pardoa
Groton, Conn
Chicago Packers
Fawn
Czar
Paterson
New Yorkk Times
Anarchist Society
New York Journal
Patterson
Anarchists Society
Dewey
Miss Loonie
Evans’ Ale
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Air
Wax Cortlandt Park
Doodietown
MR. Odell
National Biscuit
Green
Vice Crusade
East Side
Alli
Ance
Tee
This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!