World and Domestic Political and Economic Notices
A chaotic collage of 1900s era items covers Congress actions on pension increases for Mexican veterans, Philippine tariff debate, oleomargarine regulation, and constitutional timing for inaugurations. Mentions Hoar Platt Teller, bills on Spanish war claims, Ottawa courthouse project, lighthouse in Calumet Harbor, and a direct popular vote amendment. Also notes mine disasters, bank robberies, factory closures, and labor hours.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hoar
Platt
Con~ut
Fedi Party of the Philippines
United States
Senate
Ottawa
Ill
Judiciary Fee
Northern District of Illinois
Fed
Calumet Harbor
Notable Deaths and Political Notes Across Regions
Obituaries note the deaths of Nancy Jane Roberts near Portland at 109, Thomas Searle in NL at 105, and Mrs Odell in New York. Detroit death of Mrs J E Ellis sister of Admiral Sampson. Alabama’s first post reconstruction governor Robert Lindsay dies in Sheffield at 78. Also Henry Fork, a Mexican War veteran, dies near Evansville at 100. George W Cromer renominated for Congress in Indiana Eighth. Alice Roosevelt marks her eighteenth birthday in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Jane Roberts
Portland
Ore
Thomas Searle
St. Anne Township
Kankakee County
Odell
Gov
Newburgh
N. Y
George W. Cromer
Indiana
J. E. Ellis
W. T. Sampson
Detroit
Mich
Alice Roosevelt
Washington
Robert B. Lindsay
Sheffield
Ala
Alabama
Henry Fork
Evansville
Ind
London Daily News changes hands ruling out betting news
A new proprietor at The London Daily News declares no printing of betting or turf items. Manila dispatch reports Edmond A Dubose and Lewis Russell deserters from the Ninth cavalry captured and hanged after joining insurgents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Daily News
Manila
Edmond A. Dubose
Lewis Russell
Ninth Cavalry
Berlin Missionary Society
Fayen
China
Japan
England
Corea
Honolulu
Victoria
de Wet
Kitchener
Dufferin dies in Ireland as brigands seek Miss Stone
The marquis of Dufferin, former governor general of Canada and veteran diplomat, died at Clandeboye, Ireland. Two bands of brigands battle for Miss Stone after the original capture, seeking ransom. German dispatches claim Britain urged allied note to U S to justify war with Spain. Santos-Dumont makes another airship ascent at Monte Carlo. British parliament says Anglo-Japanese alliance aims to counter Russian aggression in the east. Lord Minto urges Canada US and others to help suppress anarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquis of Dufferin
Canada
Clandeboye
Ireland
Miss Stone
Foreign Office
Great Britain
United States
Spain
Santos-Dumont
Monte Carlo
Lord Minto
Legislative highlights and disasters cross 19th century news
A Senate discussion over a permanent census office stalls with earlier public pension tributes for the late Rep. Brosius. Wheeler of Kentucky provokes a flare in the House against Pauncefote and Prince Henry, while a bill proposes February 14 as Lincoln’s assassination anniversary holiday. Witnesses recount Taft’s Philippines notes as Stone’s ransom nears. Shamoka trembles from an earthquake. a Little Rock wreck kills seven, injures fourteen. Schley’s role in Santiago weighs cabinet debate. Altoona crash leaves three dead, four hurt. Santos-Dumont’s airship sinks after rope entanglement. Lahore plague claims thousands daily. suffragists in Washington back an international conference with Susan B. Anthony as chair. U.S. business failures total 240 in the week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Senate
Representative Brosius
Pennsylvania
Wheeler
Lord Pauncefote
Prince Henry
Lincoln
Ith
Taft
Senate Committee
Philippines
Constantinople
Miss Stone
Shamoka
Transcaucasia
Little Rock
Ark
Admiral Schley
Santiago
Pennsylvania Railroad
Altoona
M. Santos-Dumont
Monaco Bay
Fitzsimmons
Jeffries
Lahore
Punjab
Washington
Susan B. Anthony
Minor News Items From Across the World
A collection of brief notes notes inventions and appointments. Herbert L Cromwell of Bath invents telegraphic typewriter. Queen Margherita to visit the US as Countess Stupinigi. Dolphin sounds 4662 fathoms north of Porto Rico. Box factories plan a Chicago purchasing office. Loyd George estimates Britain costly Boer conquest at 2 billion. There are six George Washingtons in the House with state allocations. Diamond Match 1901 profits reach 2,021,072 the highest in company history. New York tax officials test millionaire residency in Rhode Island. Mabilleau to urge a French industrial school in Chicago. Chevalier Zeggio appointed St Louis fair commissioner to Italy. Yung Lu named first secretary in China signaling British and Russian influence. Puebla Mexico ends bullfighting. Whisky aged without barrels in new process removes poisons. Faith care doctrine denounced in German Reichstag as bad philosophy. Plymouth Church organ blower Joshua Savall aged 72 has served 37 years without absence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herbert L. Cromwell
Bath
Margherita
Italy
United States
Countess Stupinigi
Dolphin
Porto Rico
Chicago
Loyd George
Great Britain
Ilinois
Indiana
Alabama
New York
Diamond Match Company
Rhode Island
Prof
Mabilleau
Chevalier Victor Zeggio
St. Louis
Yung Lu
China
Russia
Puebla
Mexico
London
America
Reichstag
Joshua Savall
Plymouth Church
Brooklyn
A New Era for Athletics Opens With 1904 Olympiad
A discussion on the upcoming 1904 Olympian games and the spread of athletic sports across America. Emphasizes athletics as a moral and physical development tool, with schools, cities, and national leaders supporting the movement and a Chicago office driving organization. The piece lauds the U S president’s endorsement and anticipates stadiums and broad public interest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
United States
Chicago
Stock Exchange
Rock Crash Kills Seven on Arkansas Rail Line
A 15 ton rock toppled from a hillside and crashed into a Choctaw Oklahoma Gulf work train two miles west of Little Rock Arkansas. Seven men died and at least 14 were seriously injured as the caboose was splintered and sand cars buried many workers. Fifteen injured reached St Vincent's infirmary and others were missing. The crew included Conductor J R Gamble Engineer Nazor and Fireman W H Evans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Rock
Ark
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railroad
Samuel Simon
Booneville
B.D. Jones
Boonville
Orange Foster
John Williams
North
Little Roel
Henry McGee
Little Roe
J. R. Gamble
Nazor
W. H. Evans
Little Maumelle
Lide Rock
St. Vincent’s Infirmary
Beautiful Indian Women in Society of Indian Territory
The article describes five tribes in Indian territory and Oklahoma social life. It praises educated Indian women who blend heritage with white manners, notes varied bloodlines, and highlights leaders in Tahlequah Muskogee and Vinita society. It mentions mixed attitudes to whites, marriage patterns, and enduring tribal identity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Kansas
Georgia
New York Times
South
Tahlequah
Muskogee
Vinita
Shape of the Earth and Polar Variations
Popular Science Monthly notes the exact earth shape remains unsettled without new ant arctic evidence. Pendulum experiments on expeditions help measure distance from the earth's center, with estimates suggesting the south pole lies slightly farther from the center than the north by about one hundredth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Antarctic
South Pole
Equator
North Pole
Earth
Popular Science Monthly
Ropes or Wires in Politics Jibe Sparks Debate
A Washington Star quip captures a young man’s wish to master politics and Senator Sorghum’s quip that the “ropes” he seeks are really “wires,” signaling the networked reality of political power and the media’s role in shaping access and influence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senator Sorghum
Washington Star
Collision on a grade near Horseshoe Curve in Altoona
In Altoona Pennsylvania on February 15 a double freight collision on a steep grade above Horseshoe Curve killed three men and injured several others. The forward train’s caboose was wrecked with three dead and one fatally hurt. the rear engine crew and firemen were seriously or fatally injured.
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Pennsylvvania
Pennsylvania
Altoona
Simon Frederick
Gullitzin Tunnel
Allegrippus
Grove
Westner
Cooney
Hartman
Fluke
Ransom Paid for Miss Stone and Miss Tsilka
Ransom money is paid for Ellen M. Stone and Mme Tsilka in Constantinople. Delivery to American agents awaited hourly as time limit nears. Sofia reports Bulgaria notes that U.S. pressure prompted Turkey to open direct talks with the brigands for Stone’s release in Turkish territory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Ellen M. Stone
Mme. Tsilka
Sofia
Bulgaria
United States
Turkey
Miss Stone
Split in Reichstag customs committee tops Berlin briefing
Berlin reports a fierce political rift within the Reichstag customs committee culminating in an open split and the resignation of chairman Baron von Kardorff, an Agrarian leader, after several disturbing incidents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Reichstag
Baron von Kardorff
Kansas People Praise Western Canada Land Share
A Canadian government representative in Kansas City helps delegates visit Western Canada. Isaac H Levagood from Didsbury Alberta reports delegates impressed by the land, schools, and growing settlements. Many locals moved from little to substantial lands and wealth, with crops promising a strong winter wheat outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. 8. Crawford
Kansas City
Western
Canada
Missouri
Kansas
Isaac H. Levagood
Didsbury
Alberta
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Palla Ghronicis
Iowa
Jam
Ite
Congressional
Genjebate
Frank C. Andrews
Industrial Commission
Teon
Ichael Smith
John Jacimo
Rabble
McAlester
Paterson
N. J
Savings Bank of Detroit
Bbers
Musa
Savings Bank
Yeamy
Salt Lake
Chicago University
Eva
Ewport News
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage of States Trust Company of New
KaXe
Jersey
Frank C. Briggs
J. Charles Bradley
Lackawanna, Reading & and
Jersey Central
Lehigh Y Railroad
Sabath
John Mewise
Abraham Lincoln
National Woman Suffrage Association
Beveridge
Syms-Eaton Academy
Hampton
Charles W. Pearson
Northwestern University
Methodist Church
St. Paul Road
City Savings Bank
Humbert
National Federation of Millers
Menominee
Midi
Hohenzollern
Middlesboro
Julia Elma Brewster Brick
N. C
Erie
Phalanx
Mahoning
Des Moines
Leonel de Peau
Col. Roosevelt
Cuba
Roosevelt
Groton
Mase
Booth Tucker
Salvation Army
Baltimore & Ohio
Indian Harbor
Huntley
Brice
Garrett
Philemon Crelin
Milburn
Dr. Roberts
Presbyterian Revision Committee
Presbyterian Church
John Rosel, Jr
Kittie
Henry J. Furber, Jn
Beautiful
Cor Mian Stone
Mme, Tallin
Owensboro
Louisville, Henderson & St. Louis
James Warren
Henderson Road
Eau Claire
Wis
Henry Martin Grant
Persia
U. S. Grant
N. Y. Herald
Atchison Globe
Grote
A Peakeen Leah
Cei eeeeeMete Hind "Beattie
Wien
Post Intelligencers
Indianapolis News
St, Jacobi
Allen
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