Enormous Iowa crop and rising banana trade noted
Iowa eyes plentiful harvest of 43,000,000 barrels up from 27,000,000 in 1901 with export surge. Jamaica bananas yield 3,150,000 dollars at 35 cents per bunch. fruit companies pay 1,850,009 in wages, totaling 5,000,000 yearly impact. Also reports a New York court ruling on municipal liability for hazardous signs, a Yonkers jewelry-store clock accident with a 3000 dollar award, and science prize offers for women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Yonkers
Katherine Leary
Jamaica
Big Kaisar Wilhelm Sr Sets Speed Record Plans
The Kaiser Wilhelm Sr. aims for at least 25 miles per hour with four engine sets and nineteen boilers to be the fastest passenger liner between Bremen and New York, with builders confident of reaching 27 mph.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kaiser Wilhelm Sr
Bremen
New York
News of the World Sweeps Across 1902 Headlines
A digest of global and domestic items notes the Annapolis naval course cut to three years, rail mail costs rising, Roosevelt voting at Oyster Bay, and Treasury reports on revenue and debt. Reports cover disasters, strikes, crime, and political events including fires, robberies, fatalities, legal actions, and new ventures.
National and Local Political and Obituary Notices
A. L. Bennett dies in Creede Colorado from typhoid pneumonia. Mrs Maria Fox Smith, last Fox sister, dies in Newark New York at 85. Georgia reelects United States Senator Alexander S Clay. State election results show Republicans ahead in numerous states with Democrats sweeping others. Daniel E Storms elected Indiana secretary of state names Frank I Grubbs first assistant. Bernard B Rodney elected Republican delegate to Congress from New Mexico by 5400 votes.
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A. L. Bennett
West
Creede
Col
Georgia
United States
Alexander S. Clay
Maria Fox Smith
Newark
N. Y
Congress
New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
Connecticut
Delaware
Massachusetts
New Hampshire
New England
Rhode Island
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Michigan
Wisconsin
Iowa
Minnesota
Kansas
Nebraska
Dakotas
Colorado
Nevada
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
California
Missouri
Kentucky
Daniel E. Storms
Frank I. Grubbs
Lafayette Courier
Bernard
Rodney
Rep
New Mexico
Panama Canal Talks Resume As Colombia Orders Reopen
Isthmus residents denounce Colombia for suspending canal treaty talks with the United States while Panama's negotiations are to resume. Measles devastate remote islands, Irish politics spark arrests, and misery spreads in Manitoba as pilgrims seek the Messiah amid famine warnings. Russian and Venezuelan turmoil add to a world unsettled, with budget deficits and rising estimates shaping headlines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Panama
United States
Manitoba
Palma
He Island
William Redmond
Kingstown
Ireland
Venezuela
Washington
Panama Canal
D. C. Montgomery
Negros
Philippines
Indrones
Porto
World News Briefs Mention Rice Crisis and Political Events
Fragmented OCR notes mention rice crop issues and deaths related to famine, relief funds in the United States, aid to river colonies, and disputes among Catholics in Manila. Mentions Taft era governance, Tarrin, and a world photo exhibit prize. French senate dueling bill, record car speed in France, and the death of General Manuel Lizando Barillas of Guatemala.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Kia
Manila
Taftilibus
Tarrin
Philippi
Rindes
Yans
Oran
Manuel Co
Diss
Philippin Church
Henri Fournier
Dourdan
France
Manuel Lizando Barillas
Guatemala
Trade progress and notable early 1900s events summary
Dun's Weekly Review notes steady trade and wholesome development across the country. Judge John H. Baker resigns from the US district court of Indiana. Prof. Robert Kedzie dies at Lansing aged 79. Nashville's Grand Opera house destroyed by fire. US weekly business failures total 145, down from 191. Mrs. Sadie M. Jones dies at 102 in Binghamton. Eleven Cuban children ordered back from Point Loma school. Culver post office robbed of 1000 in stamps. Republicans sweep Montana for first time in ten years. Ireland imprisons first woman under crimes act. Colorado railroads require doctor certificates after December 1. Treasury stops accepting state and municipal bonds for public deposits. Coal strike negotiations and costs discussed. rural free mail service expansion projected, needing 24 million. Earthquake felt in Hancock and Houghton counties, Michigan. Clearinghouse totals reach 2,241,864,029 with 10.9 percent weekly rise.
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Dun
Review of
John H. Baker
United States District Court of Indiana
Robert C. Kedzie
Michigan Agricultural College
Lansing
Grand Opera
Nashville
Tenn
United States
Sadie M. Jones
Binghamton
N. Y
Point Loma
Cal
New York
Culver
Ind
Montana
Annie O'Mahoney
Ireland
Colorado
Secretary of the Treasury
Machen
Hancock
Houghton
Michigan
Fragmented Early 20th Century News Snippets
A mosaic of brief items mentions the emperor of Corea granting favor to a wife in Berlin papers claiming a German origin, indictments in Indianapolis grand jury raids, and a grave robbery case tied to General Botha. It notes Henry Dawes birthday in Massachusetts, Victor Herbert's damages ruling, and a plagiarism suit involving a magazine editor. Other notes include folklore of global politics, piracy allegations, and a US Panamanian canal discussion with diplomatic undertones.
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Corea
Berlin
Kaut Bernhardt
fort-on-the-Qder
Indianapolis
Gen
Botha
Britain
Henry L. Dawes
Uniteventi Fenitor
Mass
Victor Herbert
York
Pais Mesie
Euien
Gor
Oar
Bell Ius
Western
Ponthwestern
Tober
Charles Meinel
Medicine
Showman
Volkman
Yow Y
Cold Springs
Harbor
N. Y
Solomon Hill
Azores
United State
Epus
Maral
Faust
Revelt
Hio
Nearea
Colom- Q Washington
Canal Negod
Jeremiah
New York
Arbitrat ors arrive to Scranton for coal strike hearing
Philadelphia arbiters led by Chairman Gray arrive after touring the coal belt. They plan hearings on November 14 with miners, operators, and rebuttals to follow. Several members part for homes and return to Scranton later. London dispatch notes Rosebery’s consent to provide notes to Roosevelt commission.
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Philadelphia
Gray
Wright
Wilson
Parker
Anthracite Strike Commission
Moseley and
Neill
Owl
Wilmington
Del
New York
Gen. Wilson
Washington
Baltimore & Ohio
Clark
Reading
Chicago
Bishop Spalding
Watkins
Scranton
Hoban
Pottsville
Mitchell
Miners’ Union
London
Lord Rosebery
President Roosevelt
Coal Strike Arbitration Commission
Eight Drowned in Seattle Storm Hits Nome Beach
In a weeklong storm beginning October 14, at least eight men drowned near Nome Beach. Purser Robertson of the Ohio reports several vessels wrecked including the schooner Louise the steamer Elk and the launch Fleetwing. Lifesaving crews rescued a dozen or more surf victims as Dry Creek Bridge and nearby waterways suffered flood damage. Names of the dead include Frank Kelly George Robertson George Fleuth and Sam Josephson.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Snake River
Dry Creek
Son of Senator Vest Dead in Washington Hotel
George Vest Jr., private secretary to Senator Vest of Missouri, died at the Columbia hotel in Washington between three and six am Thursday. The immediate cause was convulsions due to acute gastritis. He was about 42, survived by a widow and children.
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Irish League of America
Rosebud
Nebraska
Coal Strike Arbitration Commission
Panther Creek Valley
Scrant
Edward S. Bragg
United States
Havana
Hong Kong
New York
Cuba
Roosevelt
Philadelphia
Grand Lodge of Ancient Free
Magons
Pennsylvania
Washington
Lincoln
Minnesota Narvester Company
St. Paul
Big Harvester Combine
Ben Stell
Chicago
New York City
Leon BL. Strause
Richmond
William B. Albrecht
Bayonne
N. J
Tampa State Bank
Herrington
Kan
Joseph Farrow
Marion
Grandin
George Vest, Jr
Senator Vest
Missouri
George Hausmann
Napa
Cal
Delaware & Hudson Railroad
Pennsylvania and
New York Central
Civil Service Commission
Congress
White House
Miles
Army
Nome
Alaska
Columbia
West
Frederick H. Morhart
Vest
Car Men Win Through Arbitration
Chicago reports the board of arbitration granted a wage increase of over ten percent for nearly thirty five hundred street carmen effective from September 15, following almost two months of consideration of their demands. A separate note from Washington lists a long ignored extradition treaty with Guatemala, unsettled since its 12 year old creation and now arranged for proclamation. Earthquake shocks were felt in Guarda and Rein provinces causing concerns about structural damage and potential casualties.
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Chicago
Union Traction
Consolidated Ones
Board of Arbitration
Peruna praised for kidney relief by Hartford City readers
A Hartford City Indiana resident Mr John Vance says his kidney trouble improved after using Peruna and recommends it widely. In Canada Mr J Brake from Petrolea reports recovery from Brights disease after starting Peruna and Manalin, noting sustained health for years.
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John Vance
Hartford City
Ind
J. Brake
Petrolea
Ontario
Canada
Bright
Peruna
Manalin
Brake
Hartman
Dr. Tartman
Pall the
Hartman Sanitarium
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Campania
Noyes F. Palmer
Brooklyn
Maine Woods
Guam
Agana
Edward Segttz
Annapolis Naval Academy
Oyster Bay
Roberts
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Salem
Ala
University of Chicago
Yale
Henry Bolte
Arlington Heights
Ill
Shallenberger
Lehigh Valley
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General Land Office
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Plains
Mont
Anna
Greenwood
Wis
Admiral Sampson
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Hale Johnson
Willam H. Harris
Bogota
Harris
Grampus
San Francisco
Hanna
Cleveland
Loyal Legion of Ohio
Jordan
Tony Jones
Jeff Chenault
Orange
Richards
Bayard
Suranac Lake
John Mooney
Bessette
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Neb
W. C. Rabe
German Baptist Church
Omaha
Augusta Busch
Supreme Court of Appeals
China
Japan
Stanley Buford
Don Neal
Ernest Rousch
Lafayette
Watseka
Inl
Marine Hospital Service
San Franciggo
Edmund Bersch
House of Delegates
St.Louis
Ond
Ike
Nome Beach
Wady
Novae
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Wisconsin Cavalry
Dunning Street
Petruna
Boston
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Veena
Ienies
Bio
Hamlin
ENO
Patel Pune
Anne
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