Notable U S and Religious Figures in Brief
Professor John S Sewall of Bangor Seminary survives Commodore Perry expedition to Japan and plans a full history. Miss Jane Scherzer passes Berlin English philology exam, third American woman to do so, previously led Franklin High School and Oxford College. US Treasury reports nickel and cent production by state totals. Cardinal Ledochowski dies, heart sent to Gorki, Poland, in a crystal urn after embalming.
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John S. Sewall
Bangor Theological Seminary
Commodore Perry
Japan
John Malloy
Sheboygan
Mich
Sewall
Jane Scherzer
Franklin, D
University of Berlin
Miss Scherzer
Berlin
Franklin
Oxford College
Oxford
Cardinal Ledochowski
The
Propaganda
Rome
Gorki
Poland
Pelagallo
Police chiefs adopt bullet proof vests for protection
Southwest and western police chiefs and sheriffs join European monarchs in buying bullet proof vests for personal protection as dangers from outlaws and assassins loom. A Chicago priest’s tests and field use of the bullet arrester have demonstrated its life saving value.
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West
Europe
Chicago
Miss Gould Bows To Hugo Ban In Gift List
A Kan. library list sent to Miss Helen Gould prompted her to order the books but she struck from it all Victor Hugo titles. Officials say she objects to Hugo for his bitter attacks on the wealthy.
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Osawatomie
Kan
Helen Gould
Death of Tokyo executioner shocks with decapitation
The official executioner of Tokyo died in a curious incident as he was struck by a fast express while crossing a railway track near Tokyo. His head was found neatly decapitated beside the body, with no other injuries, a ruinous irony given his profession.
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Tokyo
Albanian-born Ismail Hudgo Dies at 160 in Albania
Tribune de Geneve reports the death of Ismail Hudgo born in 1741 who lived to 160 years. Even at 158 he reportedly walked 11 miles and retained full senses and vigor. his teeth were described as splendid at death.
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Tribune de
Memorial for Dean Sage to rise as stone pulpit at Sage Chapel
William H. Sage of Albany plans a gift to Cornell University to enlarge Sage Chapel and build a stone pulpit shaped memorial honoring Dean Sage. The donor follows his late brother's stipulation that his name remain unpublished, continuing their father Henry W. Sage’s memorial plan.
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Dean Sage
Cornell University
Sage Chapel
William H. Sage
Albany
Henry W. Sage
Veteran naval service and nurse reformer William Garland
William H. Garland, aged 93, of Washington, enlisted in the navy as a youth and spent seven years on foreign stations. He met Napoleon at St. Helena and has seen every U.S. president except Washington. At the Civil War outbreak he volunteered and served until its end. He helped replace male with female nurses in government hospitals and homes.
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William H. Garland
Washington
Navy
Napoleon
St. Helena
United States
Don't Get Tired Club Formed By English Women
English women form a club named the Dont Get Tired club aimed at hygienic shopping discipline. Members pledge by honor not to shop all day without proper refreshments and swear to shop systematically under strict rules governing what is allowed.
Predictions for 1903 From London Seer Old Moore
The London astrologer Old Moore forecasts dire events for 1903 including financial panics, global disturbances, labor strife, famine threat, shipwrecks, and widespread misery. He claims monetary disputes will start in the United States and spread to Great Britain and other nations.
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London
Old Moore
United States
Great Britain
Old World
Auto ride kills Mrs Stewart in Alameda crash
Mrs. William M. Stewart wife of Nevada Senator dies after an Alameda California auto collision. The vehicle driven by Henry Foote and a man named Taylor struck a telegraph pole causing Mrs Stewart to be thrown against it. Foote and Taylor escape with minor bruises while Stewart dies at a sanitarium. Senator Stewart remains at The Hague amid the Pius fund arbitration on a Mexican Lower California church claim.
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San Francisco
William M. Stewart
United States
Nevada
Alameda
Cal
Stewart
Henry Foote
Taylor
Washington, D.C
H. B. Taylor
Santa Clara Avenue
Alameda County
Foote
Louis Aldrich
Senator Stewart
Hague
Washington
Catholic Church
Lower
California
Government of
Mexico
Distinguished
European Tribunal
Uniform Tax Law Aimed at Interstate Tax Comity
New York Sept 12 The National Civic Federation's taxation department backs interstate tax comity to prevent double taxation on the same property across states. The executive committee plans preliminary steps to push a uniform state and local tax law through 41 legislatures this winter, aided by two Saratoga committees from the American Bar Association and state boards of uniform laws.
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New York
Taxation Department
National Civic Federation
Department
Federation
Saratoga
American Bar Association
State Boards of Commissioners of Uniform Laws
Confederates refuse aid for Alabama home from G A R leader
New Orleans vets reject Gen Terrence's offer of funds to build a home for indigent Confederate soldiers in Alabama. The Army of the Tennessee praised his kindness but said they cannot accept help from any source save their own people.
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New Orleans
Torrence
Grand Army of the Republic
Alabama
Army of the Tennessee
Terrence
British tobacco fight loss cited by Belfast maker
W D Galleher of Galleher's Limited Tobacco Manufactories in Belfast says the American Tobacco Company has lost its fight in Great Britain. He claims J B Duke not only lost but lost 7 500 000 dollars without making headway against British manufacturers.
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Louisville
W. D. Galleher
Galleher’s Limited Tobacco Manufactories
Belfast
Ireland
American Tobacco Company
Great Britain
J. B. Duke
President appoints Bonaparte and Draper to Indian commissioners
Washington on September 18 reports the president named Charles J. Bonaparte of Baltimore Maryland and Prof Andrew S Draper president of the University of Illinois to the board of Indian commissioners with no salary attached.
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Washington
Charles J. Bonaparte
Baltimore
Andrew S. Draper
University of Illinois
Board of Indian Commissioners
Coal Combine plans purchase of Fife and Clyde mines
London Sept 13 The Evening News reports a syndicate named the Coal Combine with capital of 50,000,000 dollars is forming to acquire the mines owned by the Fife and Clyde companies. The move aims to consolidate coal assets and expand industrial control in Britain.
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Coal Combine
England
London
the Evening News
Saya
Fife and Clyde
Peabody and Brooks Named by Republican State Convention
Denver Sept 13 James H Peabody of Fremont county was nominated for governor and Franklin E B Brooks of El Paso county nominated for congressman at large by the Republican state convention.
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Denver
Col
James H. Peabody
Fremont County
Franklin EB. Brooks
el Paso County
Crop Conditions Reported After Western Tour
Secretary Wilson, returning from the west, summarized crop conditions in Nebraska, Kansas, Iowa, Illinois, Indiana, and Ohio. He noted abundant crops, a likely good corn crop, and the finest records in some areas. The west also shows a very fine wheat crop and a strong grass crop, with cattle numbers rising and meat prices expected to adjust as feeders fatten.
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Washington
Wilson
West
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
Ohio
United States
Fire at Beaumont oil field destroys ten acres of derricks
A Friday dawn fire at the Spindle Top area in Beaumont Texas swept through ten acres of derricks with $200000 damage. Only the Flora Texas well remains burning as crews fight the blaze which began from a lantern in a settling tank. A Higgins Oil tank burst burning near 37500 barrels of oil and a 1500 barrel tank burned as well. Fire losses are led by the Price company at about $32000.
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Beaumont
Flora
Texas
Keith-Ward
Higgins Oil & Fuel Company
Admiral Killick Dies at Crete-a-Pierrot Sinking
In Gonaives Haiti on September 11 a press investigation reports Admiral Killick personally fired the Crete-a-Pierrot after magazine, went down with his ship as the German Panther attacked. The Panther later fired to complete sinking, departed, and Killick's body was found and buried Saturday evening.
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Creten-Pierrot
Panther
Gonaives
Admiral Killick
Mrs Eva Smith Acquitted In Burlington Murder Case
A Marshall Michigan dispatch reports Mrs Eva Smith was found not guilty of murder after a six minute jury deliberation. The incident stemmed from a June 9 break in by her estranged husband James H Smith at Burlington Michigan where a scuffle led to a revolver discharge and his fatal injuries the next day.
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Detroit
Mich
Free Press
Marshall
Eva Smith
James H. Smith
Burlington
Smith
Shear Surrenders to Sheriff in Muskegon Jail
Luther W. Shear district agent of Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company and noted church leader, who vanished on June 11 amid alleged forgeries and debts totaling 40000, turned himself in to Sheriff Payne at the county jail on Friday.
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Shear
Detroit
Mich
Muskegon
Luther W. Shear
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Payne
Priday
Burial of Mr and Mrs Pair in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Charles Pair and his wife were shipped to San Francisco and laid to rest Friday afternoon in Laurel Hill Cemetery. The services were simple and attended by relatives and a few intimate friends.
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Mra
San Francisco
Charles Pair
Laurel Will Cemetery
Maine Election Update with Hill Lead Narrowing
The Maine election report from Portland notes Gov. Hill leading by 26,479 votes as only about a dozen small towns remain to report, signaling a tightening race and potential shifts in overall tally. The count reflects early results and expected updates from rural municipalities.
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Maine
Portland
Hill
Panama in Great Danger as U S Forces Move
United States orders battleship Wisconsin and cruiser Cincinnati with Marines to the scene in Panama. Consul Gudger reports revolutionists advancing on Panama City. Navy department also orders Panter and a 380 man marine battalion to Colon and Isthmus to prevent bombardment.
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United States
Wisconsin
Cincinnati
Asheville
N. C
Gudger
Panama
Washington
Navy Department
Colon
Panther
Ranama
Killing frosts injure crops across the plains states
Reports from Minneapolis Sioux City and Omaha describe killing frosts on Thursday night with temperatures near 24 degrees. Late corn and uncut crops in North Dakota Minnesota and South Dakota suffer damage while substantial portions may already be out of danger or cut for fodder. Forecasters warn of continued cold conditions across the eastern slope.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Journal
Northwest
Iowa
South Dakota
North Dakota
Minnesota
Sioux City
Watertown
Omaha
Neb
Weather Bureau
Welsh
Denver
Col
Forest Fires Rage Across Cascades Killing Two
Forest fires sweep from British Columbia to the California line, burning millions of feet of timber, destroying mills and farms, and leaving two dead. Elsie Palmer perished at the Palmer mill in Bridal Veil. Others, including Mrs. Hendrickson and her two children, are missing as fires threaten mills and towns across Washington and Oregon.
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Portland
Ore
Cascade
Coast Ranges
British Columbia
California
Bridal Veil
Palmer
Elsie Palmer
Rickey
Mill Plain
Vancouver
Mason County
Mitlock
Olympia
Bordeaux
Black Hills
Tacoma
Career ends of Alexander R. Shepard
Washington telegram reports the death in Batopilas Mexico of Alexander R. Shepard 67 former vice president of the District board of public works and governor of the District. He died of peritonitis after an appendicitis attack. A public works leader, he expanded improvements shaping Washington into a capital, later bought San Miguel mines and lived there. He leaves a widow and seven children.
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Washington
Batopilas
Mexico
Alexander R. Shepard
Board of Public Works
Columbia
Shepard
New York
San Miguel
Revolutionary gunboats guard isthmian railroad plans
The flotilla orders Marines to land at Colon if needed and patrol the isthmian railroad to protect property. Wisconsin sails to Panama. Cincinnati to Cape Haytien. Montgomery to Cape Haytien to safeguard American interests amid revolution. Warships may confront rebel gunboats near Panama City as centers of trouble emerge. long voyage ahead for Wisconsin. Frost and cold snap hit Nebraska with frost on Sept 18, damaging corn and tender vegetation in northern counties.
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Cincinnati
Colon
Wisconsin
Bremerton
Wash
Cape Haytien
Montgomery
Panama City
Agua Dulce
Panama
Pacific Coast
Atlantic
Mamma Lemon Dien Dies Aiding Orphans and Elderly
Mrs J G Lemon wife of Rev J G Lemon editor philanthropist and minister died Wednesday in Council Bluffs Iowa. For twenty years the couple engaged in charitable work aiding homeless and destitute children and old people, reaching nationwide. As Mamma Lemon she helped thousands of boys and girls enter lives of usefulness.
Alliance Editor Wallace Phelps Dies After Short Illness
Wallace H. Phelps editor of the Alliance Review died Tuesday morning after a brief bout with typhoid pneumonia. He was 49, leaving a widow and three children.
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Youngstown
Alliance
Wallace H. Phelps
Alliance Review
Wages Advance for Wisconsin Central Shop Men
Wisconsin Central management in Fond du Lac Wisconsin advanced shop men wages by ten to thirty cents a day making skilled mechanics earn 3.20 dollars daily. The raise was voluntary by the road.
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Fond du Lac
Wis
Wisconsin Central Management
The Cuban Loan Passed by Senate Vote
Havana reports the house of representatives has passed the senate loan bill by 48 to 2. The president is authorized to raise a $35,000,000 loan issued at 90 with five percent maximum interest. The loan is redeemable in 40 years.
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Havana
House of Representatives
Senate
Merger of major meat packers set to take effect Saturday
Chicago reports confirm a long awaited merger among United States meat-packing interests will begin operations on September 27 unless an unforeseen change arises. The deal follows a Thursday meeting at the First National Bank building and positions the industry second only to steel in scale. A separate note from New York cites a high stock exchange seat price of $81,000 plus a $1,000 initiation fee, with seats once trading as low as $15,500 seven years ago.
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Chicago
United States
First National Bank
Steel Trust
Stock Exchange
New York
Boies Nominated by Democrats in Third District Race
Former Gov Morace Boies of Waterloo Iowa nominated by Democrats of the Third district on Thursday. His Republican opponent for Congress is Speaker Henderson from Dubuque Iowa.
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Congrean
Dubuque
Morace Boies
Waterloo
Henderson
The First Snow Falls in Early Season
The first snowstorm of the season began Thursday and is melting in many areas. Bald Mountain and other points to the north show white ground as the precipitation falls.
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Lead
Bald’ Mountain
Sale of Liquor Barred in Washington Samoa
Government bans sale of intoxicating liquor in Samoan possessions. Policy affects September 10 and blocks all descriptions of liquor for local markets. Protective measure cited as maintaining order and public welfare.
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Washington
U S Deficit Cleared as Credit Balance Emerges
Washington reports the United States deficit for the fiscal year wiped out with a $79,056 credit balance. The $12,221,412 debit noted on July 22 has been reduced gradually while the gold reserve climbs to $576,622,374.
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Washington
United States
Fly Bite Killa Dead in Brooklyn Blood Poisoning Case
New York Sept 12 Bitten by a fly two weeks ago George Lindhurst of Brooklyn is dead Doctors pronounce it an extraordinary case of blood poisoning.
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Killa
New York
George Lindhurst
Brooklyn
Resignations and nominations at September conventions
In Chattanooga the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen accepted Grand Master F Y Sargent's resignation as he assumes commissioner general of immigration in Chicago. A new packing company, Hately, is incorporated with 1.5 million dollars capital, John B Level to be president. In Denver E S Stimpson of Teller County is nominated for governor on the first ballot by the Democratic convention.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
F. Y. Sargent
Imigration
New Packing Company
Chicago
Hately Packing Company
John 8. Level
Denver
Col
E. ©. Stimpson
Teller County
Fragmented 1904 News Clipping Survives OCR Jumble
Disjointed news items touch on a university fire in Massachusetts, a Say Thy plant blaze with $300,000 loss, Marconi radio distance claims, political shifts in Kalmazoo and Belfast, steam coal prices in Chicago, and various diplomatic and financial notes. The garbled text references Taft releases, Prince Henry, and a postmaster from Albany, among scattered names and events.
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Minami
Colorado
Ovestown
China
Congress
Department of Comment
Sarah Rumey
Lanesyville
Inq
Taft
Prederty Brewing Company
Say Thy
Marconi
Hay Tin I. Wade
Con and District
Herman and Henry Brewerers
United
Chicago
Ted” Roosevelt
Pres
Oyster Bay
St. Loui
W. J. Bryan
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Whitemost
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Newport
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