War notes and accidents from the 1904 era
Reports from Manchuria describe three days of desultory fighting near Dapas with Japanese forces repulsed yet placing siege guns. A Pullman fire in St Louis injures Patrick Shay and kills Edward Sheehan. farmer Thomas Brower dies by suicide in Missouri. A railing collapse at a Philadelphia armory injures many. Other items include political moves, hospital fires, a Cuban hospital grant, a Mexico presidency, Port Arthur status, and the St Louis World’s Fair closing ceremonies with gifts to officials.
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Manchuria
Dapas
Edward Sheehan
Pullman
Jersey City
N. J
Patrick Shay
St. Louis
Pullman Car Co
Thomas W. Brower
Bear West Plains
Fenciblea Armory
Philadelphia
Nassau Street
Oliver
John T. Smith
Fort Mott
Grant
Nan Patterson
Caesar Young
Tombs
Santiago
Michael Kelley
Danville
George Henry
Grandma) Gilbert
Sherman House
Chicago
Gilbert
Rome
Japan
Bowery
Arthur C. Dunn
Russian War Office
Port Arthur
Robinson
Missouri Supreme Court
Judge Foster
Gayety
Jefferson
Sixteenth
Unite States Infantry
David R. Francis
William H. Thompson
Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co
Plaza of
Danville & Western Division
Southern Railway
Brokesland
G., Minter
Stockton
Sam Staples
Roosevelt
Lst
Stonewall Jackson
West Point
Rock Island
Peabody
Kas
Startling Panama Canal disclosure shocks Congress
Representative Shackelford plans a study resolution after Panama inspection to probe the Panama Railway Company. The plan targets management, property, dividends, and possible traffic monopolies, citing US ownership of 98 percent of shares and a $150,000 loss in the railway purchase. Senator Stevens calls estimates unreliable and urges canal cost clarity with major reorganization suggestions for the Isthmian Canal Commission.
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Whelington
D. C
Shackelford
Missouri
House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Fifty-Eighth Congress
Panama
Isthmian Canal
Congress
Panama Railway Company
United States
Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Hy Ita
F. C. Stevens
Minnesota
Stevens
Wallace
Gen. Davis
Isthmian Canal Commission
Davis
Washington
Canal Sone
For Greater Mississippi Industrial Development Chronicle
A compact notice highlighting efforts in Mississippi to advance industrial, commercial, and agricultural growth within the state. It surveys resources and items of interest gathered from varied sources, reflecting ongoing development initiatives and regional progress.
Russian Fleet to Pass Dardanelles Despite England
London reports quote Admiral Kazanakom declaring the Russian Black Sea fleet will go through the Dardanelles, challenging Britain. Moscow dispatches note troop movements toward the Afghan frontier, with authorities suggesting Russia will risk consequences. The Times insurance correspondent hints Britain may halt coal exports to Russia. London also cites moves against the torpedo destroyer Carolina sale to Russia and potential court actions involving Sinnett and Yarrow & Co.
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London
St. Petersburge
The
Daily Mail
Kazanakom
Black Sea
Darnanelles
England
Moscow
Russia
Dardanelles
Caucasus
Times
Vladivostok
Dec
Carolina
James Roche Sinnett
Yarrow & Co
Liban
Sinnett
Yarrow
Bow Street
Mississippi Prosperity Pushes Delta Growth
A broad survey lauds Yazoo Mississippi delta wealth and future prosperity. It highlights abundant cotton shipments, rising town improvements, new factories, rail expansion, and planned interurban lines. It notes Eden and Jackson progress, farm diversification, and growing industry across multiple counties.
English Tourist Quips on Poetry and Spencer
A Baltimore Evening Herald report recalls an English tourist quoting Herbert Spencer’s dislike of poetry calling it sentimental caterwauling. He praises some poets like Shakespeare Longfellow and Yeats in a moment before suggesting a move to Manunkachunk where poetry is valued and even published on par with advertisements.
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Jackson
Vicksburg
Wirt Adams
Herbert Spencer
Baltimore Evening Herald
Mr. Spencer
Shakespeare
Longfellow
Manunkachunk
Governor Taylor and delegate joke at state convention
A Tennessee campanion with Governor Bob Taylor prompts a sharp exchange with a delegate from an eastern county. Taylor notes the son looks better than the father, the reply hints at political loyalties, and the governor retorts that while the son looks better he lacks the father’s sense.
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Richardson
Tennessee
Bob” Taylor
Taylor
Barksdale
Harper's Weekly
Mary reads to baby as he enjoys The Star pages
A mother keeps the 10 month old quiet and engaged by asking Mary to read aloud. The baby seems to enjoy the activity as Mary turns the pages of The Star and recites a playful line about reading the har ag verb.
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Mary
Agronomy Prof Holden Marks Iowa Corn Boom
Prof. P. G. Holden, an agronomist, has drawn crowds in Iowa and his guidance is linked to a dramatic rise in corn yields. Iowa’s 1904 average is about 40 bushels per acre, with total crop around 360 million bushels and an estimated $10 million rise in value year over year.
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Slong City
Iowa
P. G. Molden
Lowa
Prof. Holden
Prof. Halden
Michigan
Read
Tield
Acra
Holden
Nore
Immigration Decline Noted in Year End Report
Frank P. Sargent, commissioner general of immigration, released a report from Washington noting a material drop in immigration in the last fiscal year. It also highlights that the arriving aliens show higher moral, intellectual, and physical qualifications than in prior years with 812,870 aliens arriving.
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Washington
United States
Frank P. Sargent
Laclede Return From European Trip Noted in Society
Society note from St. Louis highlights the Laclede family returning from a European trip. The passage then shifts to a lengthy account of Prof Holden's seed corn program in Iowa, detailing his influence on agriculture, farm expansion, and public lectures that boosted corn yields and state pride. It also includes demographic data on railroad workers and alien admissions.
Eighteen Cent Turkey for Convicts
Jefferson City Missouri December 4 Frank W Wooldridge warden at the penitentiary has contracted for 351 pounds of dressed turkey at 18 cents a pound for Christmas dinner at the penitentiary Also report from Kansas City December 5 bones of Jim Bridger famed scout and discoverer to be moved for burial at a local cemetery a granite monument seven feet high to be unveiled next Monday with a bust and inscription financed by Gen Granville M Dodge Bridger described as Wests greatest frontiersman from 1824 into the 1860s Plan to honor his deeds and legacy also notes President and Mrs Roosevelt eighteenth wedding anniversary celebration and various other brief items from different cities
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Jefferson City
Frank W. Wooldridge
Furniye Saam Penitentiary
Kansas City
Jim Bridger
Great Salt Lake
Tall City
Ifonday
Mary Leightle
Bridger
Granville M. Dodge
Union Pacific Railway
Rocky Mountains
West
Fort Bridger
South Pass
Panama Canal Zone Trade Terms Define U S Panama Relations
An executive order by Secretary Taft outlines free trade between the canal zone and Panama, reduces port charges to 60 percent, and permits U S maintenance of highways and a hospital. It also sets stamp purchases, currency alignment with the gold standard, and citizenship rules for Panamanians in the zone, effective December 13, 1904.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
United States
Taft
Canal Sone
Republic of Pansme
Vesesia
Guaratntion
Panaom
Injured to Recover as Missouri Pacific Wreck Victims Moved
In Holden Missouri Pacific wreck more than 50 injured, 18 still hospitalized in Kansas City. Among the gravest is Mrs. Mary Gillett of Canton New York, 74, with high fever, but doctor expects recovery. She rode in the rear Pullman plunging into a creek after the bridge collapse. rescued after axes cut through wreckage. Other patients not in serious condition and many to go home soon.
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Kansas City
Holden
Missouri
Mary Gillett
Canton
N. Y
Sudden Death of Mrs Frank McLain Investigated
Relatives in Kentucky prompt inquiry into the death of Mrs Frank McLain of Livingston County Missouri. Exhumed body, stomach sent to St Louis for chemical analysis. Physician reports convulsions and signs of possible strychnine poisoning. death occurred after a 24 hour illness.
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Kansas City
Times
Carrollton
Frank Mc Lain
Livingaton County
Kentucky
Livingston County
St. Louis
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Mississippi
H. E. Blakeslee
Yazoo-Mississippi
Loag Thin
South
Miseisaippi
Union
Northwest
Yazoo
Mississippi Rivers
Eden
Yazoo County
Scientific American
Gore
Mississippi Corn and Cotton Carnival Association
Alabama
Bupora
Southern
Sta Ines
Misslexsippi
Miesisssippian
Pearl River
Aberdeen
Vardaman
Calhoun County
Omdala
Indianola
Tupelo
Southern Track Growers’ League
Newton
Aince
Winona
Aberdeen Sand and Brick Company
Capital City
Leake County
W. A. Youve
Jefferson County
Clarksdale
Mossra, Wade & Dodra
Red Snapper Sauce Co
Centreville
Freedom In
St. Petersburg
Preas
Aun
War
Navy
Mirsky
Novoo Vroyma
Chicago Record-Herald
Chicago Journal
P. G. Holder
Agronomist
Se Fays
Frenk FP
Sargent
Commis Cer General of Immigration
ST. Louise
Laclede
Funk Brothers
Towa
Towa Agricultural College
Ames
Iona
Agricultural College
Fronticeraman
Mrs. Roosevelt
Joe Wheeler
Menxico
Mexico City
Joseph Wheeler
Beuton Armenal
Mobile
Tex
South Texas
Etory Duras
and Hindow Glass Co
Georgetownington
Elde
Hang
Georgetown
Waterloo
Joseph Schnaider
Taft and der Sige
Coles
Frank Mc- Lain
Ottawa
Kas. Dee
Altes Alton
Dee
Alton
Washin
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