Hard Times in Cuba Prompts Annexation Plea by Navy Captain
Lieutenant Commander Young, captain of the port of Havana, arrived on leave and urged annexation to the United States as Cuba faces dire economic woes. He cited low sugar prices, high production costs, and a weak tobacco crop, arguing free trade with the U.S. is Cuba’s salvation.
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Young
Havana
New York
United States Navy
Cuba
United States
Senate
Congress
Labor Well Employed As Nation Hails Economic Growth
The Dun's review portrays a booming U S economy with record employment and high wages. It notes widespread business success, active mills and factories, and sustained consumer demand fueling market values while labor remains strong across industries. Cotton and cereals show dull to barely steady prices amid favorable harvest weather.
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Dun
United States
Ceat “Hunrods
Wheat Prices Hold High After Year of Scarce Crops
Wheat remains about three cents above last year’s price despite smaller crops. The weekly failure count in the United States fell to 218 from 238 last year, signaling uneven market pressures amid drought and reduced yields.
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United States
Van Sant Probes Northwest Railway Consolidation
Governor Van Sant of Minnesota sends letters to governors of North Dakota Montana Idaho and Washington outlining known facts about the alleged attempt to consolidate the Northern Pacific and Great Northern railways and seeks their opinions on potential actions. Nebraska Governor Savage declines to meet Van Sant, saying no consolidation is evident and Minnesota matters fall outside Nebraska’s jurisdiction.
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St. Paul
Minn
van Sant
North Dakota
Montana
Idaho
Washington
Northern Pacific
Great Northern
Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
Savage
Prout
Northwest Railways
Minnesota
Archbishops Close Internal Session on Indian Funds
Archbishop Keane of Dubuque announced the final session of the archbishops meeting focused on internal hierarchy affairs. Catechisms and Lenten regulations dominated discussion with no major actions taken. The meeting adjourned to the second Thursday of November, with plans to press Catholic Indian school funds.
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Washington
Keane
Dubuque, In
Move in Crowley Case Filed in Cook County Court
Rev. Michael J. Fitzsimmons of Holy Name cathedral filed a bill in Chicago’s Cook County circuit court asking a restraining order against excommunicated Rev. Jeremiah J. Crowley. The filing claims Crowley’s presence disrupts services every time he enters the church since his excommunication.
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Cook County
Chicago
Michael J. Fitzsimmons
Holy Name Cathedral
Jeremiah J. Crowley
All Goes Well in Samar Amid Insurgent Strife
Manila reports Samar shows progress with no wholesale surrenders by natives yet. Gunboats patrol coasts with searchlights hindering insurgent landings while over 20,000 dollars in cash and 100,000 dollars worth of hemp are seized. Cabellas reportedly commands 500 to 1,000 armed men in Laguna as telegraph lines near Mauban are cut and poles removed. The U S Philippine commission prepares a vaccination act as smallpox spreads.
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Manila
Samar
Lukban
United States
United States Philippine Commission
Chaffee
Cabellas
Laguna Province
Luzon
Mauban
Laguna
Cant Guard the Isthmus From Colon Colombia
The government says it cannot guarantee protection for isthmian transit and reports a convoy of 75 soldiers on two sailing boats that left Panama, arriving at 8 p.m. General Alban and 50 soldiers came aboard the gunboat Boyaca later. Liberals claim Alban was attacked at Ghame near Chorrera and defeated, with only Alban and a few escaping. They further claim Lugo routed other Alban divisions, with 400 troops joining the fight.
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Colon
Colombia
United States
Panama
Alban
Boyaca
Lorenzo
Ghame
Chorrera
Lugo
Liberals Expect Lugo Arrival at Colon
Liberals at Colon jubilant and predicting General Lugo will arrive momentarily. Further details on his decisive fighting are anticipated at Panama City at any moment.
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Colon
Lugo
Panama J
Rebel Leaders Crown
The Colon correspondent for the New York Herald reports that Generals Patino and Cortissoz, leaders of the insurgent force, left Gatun, their boat capsized in the river, Patino drowned while saving Cortissoz, both died, a severe blow to the Liberal party.
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Colon
Colombia
New York Herald
General Patinoke
Barrera
Pa‘tino
Cortissoz
Gatun
Patino
Liberal Party
Army Appointments Announced by the President
The president announced multiple promotions and appointments across branches. War chief of ordnance William Crozier earns brigadier general. James L. Miller becomes colonel of infantry. Francis W. Mansfield is lieutenant colonel of infantry. Numerous second lieutenants and captains across infantry cavalry and artillery follow, with names including Jackson, Roberts, England, Bracken, Leisenring, Hullen, Deitsch, Baker, Cook, Moorman, Winnia, Maigne, Lynch, Ray, Christensen, Gunn, Marshall, LeCompte, Thomas, Sulser, and Pine Scouts.
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William Crozier
Ordnance
James L. Miller
Francis W. Mansfield
James B. Jackson
Wm. E. Roberts
Geo. W. England
Edwin J. Bracken
Franklin S. Leisenring
John A. Hullen
Answell E. Deitsch
Leonard T. Baker
Leonard H. Cook
Thomas
Japanese Navy to consider Fulton submarine boat test
At the Bottom of the Bay New York reporters Nispi and Sata with Lieutenant Ide observed the Fulton trial. They will recommend adoption by the Japanese navy. Rear Admiral MacArthur Jr. and four men will spend tomorrow night aboard the Fulton as it is tested underwater with a crew.
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New York
Nispi
Sata
Ide
Fulton
MacArthur, Jr
Great South Bay
Body of Joseph Noto Founds in Well Near Springfield Fl
The body of Joseph Noto, head severed, was found in an unused well near Sherman today. Police say a fellow worker hacked him with a razor, wrapped the body in a blanket, slept, then carried it 100 yards to a deep well of water and sunk it. The coroner's jury accuses the fleeing colleague.
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Springfield
Joseph Noto
Sherman
Felow-Workman
Wilhelmina Update Quietly Progressing at Court
News brief reports Queen Wilhelmina's condition is improving while court officials remain reticent. Public perception is anxious as details remain scarce. The wire item summarizes general world happenings condensed for broad readers.
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Wilhelmina
High Price for Cattle at Pittsburg Auction
At the Greek show in Pittsburg prize winners and other cattle sold for record beef prices. Charles Escher's load of first prize cattle brought 21 1 2 cents per pound, said to be the highest price for a carload. The cabinet meeting Tuesday lasted about two and a half hours with reading and commendation of the president's long and vigorous message.
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Pittsburg
Charles Escher
Roosevelt
Marcus Daly
Helena
Mont
New York
Madison Square Garden
Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad
Drexel Boulevard
Lake Shore and Michigan Southern Railroad
Thirty-third Street
Chicago
War Department
Sandy Hook
Internal Revenues Grow From 1901 Report
The annual report of the commissioner of internal revenues shows total receipts for the year ending June 30 1901 of $306 897 600 and about 1 155 561 in excess of the estimates, about the same excess over 1900 receipts, and 38 000 000 in excess of 1899 receipts.
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Commissioner of Internal Revenues
Plague Rife at Cape Town Reported by Monmouth
The British cruiser Monmouth reports over 3800 bubonic plague cases near Cape Town as it left for Norfolk. Up to sailing time, 380 deaths had occurred, indicating a severe outbreak in the area.
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Cape Town
Monmouth
Troop
Norfolk
South Africa
Emperor William attends Charlottenburg naval engineers meeting
At Charlottenburg Emperor William presided over a Society of Naval Engineers gathering. He showed keen interest and praised Meyer, a Paperbug shipbuilder, for arguing how foreign shipbuilding competition, notably American, could be best countered.
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Emperor William
Charlottenburg
Society of Naval Engineers
Meyer
Biddles Seek Separate Execution Dates in Pittsburg
Counsel for Edward and Thomas Biddle request Governor Stone fix separate days for their executions at Pittsburg, arguing they do not wish to be hanged together.
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Edward
Thomas’ Biddle
Pittsburg
Stone
Biddles
Baltimore & Ohio Earnings Increase Reported
Data shows an accrual style report with increases in gross earnings of 4.831 million and operating expenses of 218 thousand. Net earnings rise by 1.119 million with freight and passenger earnings noted. After dividends and charges a surplus of 1.569 million remains.
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Baltimore
Baltimore & Ohio
Sota Gna
Call for Troops Over Captives in Bulgarian Mountains
Report says Mr Dickenson United States diplomatic agent in Sofia has told Bulgaria that abductors of Miss Stone and Mme Sila with captives are hidden in a defile of the Zeleritza mountains near Smoteh Bubnitza district and that troops have been requested to surround the area and free them. Both Dickenson and the Bulgarian foreign office decline to confirm or deny.
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Dickenson
United States
Sofia
Bulgaria
Miss Stone
Mme ‘Sila
Thei
Zeleritza
Smoteh
Bubnitza
Bulgearing Foreign Office
Lower Rates to New York by $4.50 Through Fare
The Chicago St Paul lines cut the through passenger rate from St. Paul to New York by $4.50 using Michigan Central routes. Officials expect the same reduction to apply on Fort Wayne and Lake Shore routes.
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New York
St. Paul
Sony
Chicago-St. Paul
Michigan Central
Fort Wayne
Shore Roads
Anti-Chamberlin Movement Gains Momentum in Germany
The Anti-Chamberlain movement spreads across Germany with a large Berlin veterans meeting denouncing Colonial Secretary Chamberlain after his Edinburgh remarks. Plans for anti-Chamberlain gatherings are announced in Cologne Mulheim Brunswick Celle and student meetings in Bonn Würzburg Leipzig Wurzburg Munich with popular meetings listed in Bochum Brunswick and other towns.
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Germany
Deutscher Kriezerbund
Society of Veterans of
Berlin
Chamberlain
Edinburgh
Cologne
Mulheim
Brunswick
Celle
Bonn
Worzburg
Leipzic
Walle
Munich
Bochun
Army officials dispute Alaska independence conspiracy tale
Washington officials dismiss the published report of a conspiracy to gain Alaska independence. General Randall’s dispatch from Vancouver concerns engineer transfers from Valdez to Fort etc. The department ridicules the notion that the story aimed to bring workers back to Alaska.
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Washington
Alaska
Randall
War Department
Vancouver
Reduction in plate glass tariffs by region in 1901 02
The Pittsburg Plate Glass company and the executive committee of the robbers association agreed on a 15 percent cut in the Western territory and a 10 percent cut in the Eastern territory for plate glass for 1901 02. The reduction aimed to stave off foreign competition despite the tariff.
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Pittsburg Plate Glass Company
Robbers’ Association
Miscellaneous 1901 World Notes and Local Incidents
Dispositions in baseball and marriage news include George T Stallings selling his Detroit club stake and stating retirement. Mary E Wilkins becomes Mrs Charles M Freeman with marriage date unknown. Robbery at Mondovi Wisconsin bank yields 5000 to 6000 dollars. Major Francisco Braganda of the Filipino insurgents sentenced to death for massacre. Otto Gram dies by suicide amid Leipzig banking failures. The steamer Ela wrecked off Newfoundland with all 25 to 30 aboard lost. German ships Falke and Stein arrive at La Guaira. Veneti and Moltke in Venezuelan waters. Roosevelt and strongman Eugene Sandow meet. Sandow praises his control. Since Jan 1 1901, St Joseph Michigan reports 1861 marriage licenses and 1100 marriages. Belle Woods, Chas Vallencey, and Stanley McLean drown after air hole in St Louis Bay. Tin Plate Workers oppose three-year wage scale. Three children of Mack Blalack die burned in Wake County NC. Illini Odd Fellows encampment vote to keep time and place. Lincoln encampment wins banner for membership gain. National reciprocity convention opens in Washington with delegates in attendance.
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George T. Stallings
Detroit
Stallings
Mary E. Wilkins
Charles M. Freeman
First National Bank
Mondovi
Wis
Francisco Braganda
Otto Gram
Leipzig
Ela
Newfoundland
Halifax
Falke
Stein
la Guayra
Venezuela
Veneti
Moltke
Venezuelan
Roosevelt
Eugene Sandow
St. Joseph
Mich
Belle Woods
Chas. P. Vallencey
Stanley McLean
St. Louis Bay
Duluth
Tin Plate Workers’ Amalgamated Association
Mack Blalack
Wake County
North Carolina
Illinois Odd Fellows
Springfield
Lincoln
Murphysboro
Washington
Pia Glear
Milwaukee Railroad
Burlington, Cedar Rapids & Northern
Decorah
West Union
Chicago
St. Paul
Lolanda Bonine
James Seymour Ayres, Jr
Kenmore Hotel
Civil Service
War Department
Root
Quartermaster
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse
National Salt Company
New York
New International Salt Company
L. Fuller
Retsef Mining Company
White
International Salt Company
John Player
Santa Fe
George R. Henderson
Anna Ivons
Tessie Hamilton
Tessie Ellis
Mary Murray
Toledo Union Station
Boston
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Minois
Grove City Oil and Gas Company
Wentucky
Benjamin A. McBurney
Ehzan E. Cato
Charles Methrene
Oak Park
John J. Semple
Camden
N. J
United States
Arthur ‘Taylor
Baldwin Bredwell
Lancaster
Union Railway
Waycross
Henry B. Plant
Florida
Idaho timber sale funds and bold flying machine plans
The Idaho land board received 101652 for 18000 acres of white pine in the Potlatch district sold to Henrym Turish and associates of West Superior Wis. The timber sale totals over 100 million feet. Backers plan a flying machine market opening in six months at an estimated minimum price of 2000.
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Idaho State Land Board
Potlack
Gustave Whitehead
Bridgeport
Conn
Dance
Marion
Ivas
University of Chicago
Milwaukee Line Purchase Alters Midwest Rail Map
Rail news reports Milwaukee has bought the Decorah to West Union line of 50 miles from Burlington Cedar Rap ids. Through trains from Chicago to St Paul may run via Decorah, changing regional service. The item reflects broader railroad consolidation and service shifts in the era.
Discovery by Ritchey Proves Nebular Theory Shift
Prof Ritchey of Yerkes Observatory reports photographic proof of nebular changes around Nova Perseus, suggesting nebulae form solar systems. He captured moving wisps in a three hour fifty minute exposure and a seven hour night, signaling a rapid structural change in a nebula.
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Chicago
Gowey
Yerkes Observatory
Rita
University of Chicago
Jogg
Williams Bay
Lake Geneva
Wis
Crardes Yerkes
London
Ritchey
Eytion
Perseus
Persea
Ritche
Late Markets by Wire Chicago Grain Report
Chicago market notes show wheat firm with moderate trading and prices near unchanged. Corn unsettled but closed higher with No 3 white around 60 cents. Oats active early, then rallied to close higher. receipts include flour 28 cars, wheat 116, corn 115, oats 210. shipments list 18, 1, 87, 226 cars respectively.
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Chicago
Chicaga
Nowoo Wee Pheomicks
Ili&t Nighest
Plague aboard ship trips to London trigger quarantine
Reports from Marseilles state the Peninsula steamship with bubonic plague aboard reached port. one patient died at sea and passengers, ordered quarantined for ten days, refused detention and continued to London. Also noted are court martial sentences in Berlin, bandit fighting near Pekin, Crete autonomy talks, a dubious royal impostor, and Liverpool's plague-free declaration.
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Peninsula and Oriental Steamship Company
Steamship Peninsula
Bombay
London
Marseilles
Hildebrand
Berlin
Sublieutenant Blaskowitz
von Grodeck
Pekin
George
Greece
Crete
Victoria Docks
Chicago Live Stock Market Report
Chicago Navy market notes cattle receipts near 800 head with weak prices. Good to prime steers bring 7.00, poor to medium 3.75 to 5.90, stockers and feeders 2.60, heifers 1.00 to 5.4, calves 2.50 to 5.00, cows 1.40 to 4.75. Hogs receipts 460 head with prices 4.00 to 5.75, pigs 4.00 to 7.05. Sheep supplies 8,000 with slow demand and prices 3.25 to 4.25.
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Chicago
Navy
Chicago Produce Market Report November 21
Butter prices firm at 22 1 2 cents. creamery butter 2 1 4 cents. Rees market steady at 22 1 2. Dressed poultry steady with turkeys 64 10, chickens unchanged. Ribs and sides unchanged. overall market steady with few changes for other items.
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Chicago
St Louis Live Stock Market Summary
The market for cattle remained steady with demand for shipping and beef steers. Prices ranged around eight dollars per head with notable transactions in shipping steers and heavier cattle.
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St. Louis
Poly
Laan
Natit
COE Fund Hetters
Pesan
Rhe Marke Gan
de Jower
Ange Wits al
Wheat Market Quiet and Steady in Minneapolis Trade
Wheat trading in Minneapolis on November 24 shows a quiet, steady tone. December and May futures around 4 and cash bids around 7.04 with bids for No 1 Northern near 7.24, while other Northern grades hover near 7.44 to 7.46 as arrivals expected.
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Minneapolis
Mats Oy
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