Nation's commerce better as exports rise in 1903 figures
Washington dispatch reports eleven months of 1903 trade show exports rising across agricultural products forests and mines with manufactures gaining for November. Agricultural exports jump notably in cotton while imports fall in November though eleven months total indicate overall growth in U S commerce and higher total imports.
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Washington
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Statistics
United States
Christmas at the White House Quiet Amid Death Funeral
President Roosevelt kept Christmas day simple with a morning desk hour, a funeral service for Mrs Hoar, and a turkey dinner at the White House. Guests included Senator and Mrs Lodge and various friends and military officials. Archie Roosevelt claimed a sewing room tree of remembrances while gifts went to children after breakfast.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
Hoar
Archie Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Department of Commerce and Labor
Charles Henry Davis
Davis
Masters Davis
Granville R. Fortesque
R. H. M. Ferguson
New York
Wreck on Pere Marquette Kills Seventeen in East Paris Area
A collision between two Pere Marquette passenger trains near East Paris, six miles from Grand Rapids, leaves seventeen dead and thirty one injured as officials blame a red signal lamp failure. Fatally injured riders are among the wounded.
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Grand Rapids
Pere Marquette
East Paris
Japan to Send 15000 Men to Korea for Order
Paris cable reports an authoritative source that Japan plans to deploy 15,000 troops to Korea to restore and maintain order at disturbed ports. The force is imminent and Russia is not expected to view this as an unfriendly act or casus belli.
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Paris
Japan
Korea
Russia
Platt Confirms April New York Republican Convention
Senator Platt says the New York Republican State convention will be held in April and expects a Roosevelt endorsement. He states the delegation will likely be instructed to vote for Roosevelt at the national convention.
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Platt
New York
Senator Platt
Roosevelt
Unions Grow Despite Effort to Suppress them
Albany NY. The New York State Department of Labor reports a large rise in union membership and new unions in the quarter ending October 1, despite alleged efforts to discourage trade unionism.
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Albany
N. Y
New York State Department of Labor
Tribesmen Declare War in Namaqualand Uprising
A general insurrection has broken out among the Bondelzwarts in German Southwest Africa. Rebels have gathered in the Kara mountains in a rising against colonial authority.
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Cape Town
Bondelzewarts
Great Namaqualant
Steamer Grapevine Sinks in Cincinnati Ice Gorge
The W. H. Grapevine, loading from Ohio Kentucky and West Virginia points, sank at Cincinnati public landing after being struck by a ten foot ice gorge. Cargo losses exceed 10000 dollars with total wreckage, while other harbor damage includes 25 coal barges broken from moorings and multiple vessels wrecked or driven away as ice flooded the river.
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Cincinnati
W. H. Grapevine
Ohio
Kentucky
West Virginia
Davis
Tucker
New City
Coney Island
Lower
North Bend
Heath Quotes McKinley on Hanna’s Presidential Bid
Perry S. Heath, former assistant postmaster general, said in Louisville that President McKinley expected Senator Hanna to succeed him and would accept the nomination though he does not want the office. Heath spoke after spending Christmas in the city.
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Louisville
Perry S. Heath
McKinley
Hanna
Heath
Dog Convicted of Murder in Landmark Trial
At Corford Park a full jury convicted a large St Bernard of murder in the second degree for sheep killing, in a highly charged Buffalo courtroom. Judge Currin presided as the crowded house witnessed this unique criminal trial.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Qorehard Park
Currin
St. Bernard
Nebraska Republicans form committee for Webster VP bid
Omaha report notes a committee of prominent Nebraska Republican leaders organized to promote the candidacy of Hon. John L. Webster for the vice-presidential nomination at the 1904 national convention.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
John L. Webster
Inventors Busy as Patents and Trademarks Rise
Washington report shows 31 165 patents and 1 886 trade marks plus 536 design specifications printed in the patent office Gazette this year. The division’s work exceeds prior years with higher counts across all categories.
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Washington
Patent Office
Blind Tom Returns to Stage at Brooklyn Orpheum
The famed pianist known as Blind Tom, once thought dead five years ago, will make his first public appearance in nearly a decade at the Orpheum Theater in Brooklyn, New York, in a vaudeville special.
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New York
Tom
Orpheum Theater
Brooklyn
Tragic Freight Crash Kills Sixty Three in Laurel Run
A Baltimore & Ohio Duquesne Limited freight collision at Laurel Run near Dawson, Pennsylvania, left 63 dead and over 30 injured after heavy timbers dropped on the tracks caused a derailment and plunge into the Youghiogheny river. Engineer William Thornley faced no investigation.
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Connellsville
Duquesne Limited
Baltimore & Ohio
New York
Pittsburg
Laurel Run
Dawson
Youzhiozheny River
William Thornley
Youghiozheny River
D. W. Duer
Buchanan Presents Credentials as U S Minister to Panama
W J Buchanan United States minister to the republic of Panama presented credentials to the provisional government in Panama City. The reception was enthusiastic with guards and dignitaries, Buchanan expressing gratitude to President Roosevelt and the Panamanian people for peace and progress. Senor Jose Augustin Arango welcomed the envoy and praised Roosevelt's letter accrediting Buchanan as a special envoy.
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Panama
W. J. Buchanan
United States
Republic of Panama
Tts
Buchanan
Roosevelt
Lam
Senor Jose Augustin Arango
Jochanan
North
Senor
Brookhaven Killings By White Caps Reported
In Brookhaven Mississippi a Black resident named Eli Hil son eight miles from town was killed by white caps after allegedly ignoring a warning to leave. The incident is reported as a fatal assault with racial elements noted in the special report.
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Brookhaven, Miss
Eli Hilson
Brookhaven
Cabin for a Fort riot ends in fatal shooting in St Louis
Albert Chambliss colored was fatally shot Friday by the man he was detaining for the arrest of Chambliss’s friend. Patrolman Peter Dolan was wounded but not seriously as Alington a Black man resisted arrest near Benton in the city’s west. A mob of two hundred gathered while police blocked a cabin where Alington fired fifty or sixty shots. He was finally arrested after exhausting his ammunition.
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St. Louis
Albert Chambliss
Peter Dolan
Alington
Benton
Alingon
APS READY HOR WAR Negotiation Efforts and Diplomatic Stance
London reports Japan may build arms with New South Wales lead while Kato Okuma urge transparency and national readiness if war comes. St. Petersburg notes Russian reply and possible liberal concessions to satisfy Japan without breaking talks.
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St. Petersburg
Japan
Far East
Russia
Foreign Office
Too Shy to Tell His Love
Edward Maniien, a Virginia, Minnesota youth, was committed to the Fergus Falls insane hospital under unusual circumstances. His love for a girl he has never spoken to, fueled by Bashfulness and distress, is cited as the cause, with a expectation of permanent cure once the exact reason is treated.
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Duluth
Minn
Edward Maniien
Virginia
Fergus Falls
Manimen
Mob Loot and Lynching Trigger Alabama Jail Fire
A mob in Pine Apple Alabama attempted to free and hide the lynching of Arthur Stuart a Black prisoner seized from the local jail Saturday night. The jail was set ablaze and destroyed along with eight stores two warehouses and the post office valued at 35909 dollars.
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Pine Apple
Ala
Arthur Stuart
Vandal damages Roosevelt portrait in Guthrie governor’s office
Vandals entered Governor Thomas Ferguson’s private office in Guthrie Oklahoma Territory and destroyed an oil painting of President Roosevelt. The attacked portrait was kicked from its frame and scratched beyond repair. Governor Ferguson denounced the insult to the President who appointed him to office.
Stood Up Forty Years Man Dies in Cumberland
Anthony Holven, an 85 year old blacksmith of Cumberland Maryland, died after forty years of never sitting while awake. He never left his home, could not stand still, and ate meals while walking due to a nervous disease.
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Cumberland, Md
Anthony Holven
Holven
Leaning Tower of Bologna Sold to Baron Franchetti
The Garisenda tower, begun in 1110 by Filippo and Ottone Garisenda and once owned by Marquis Malvezzi, has been purchased by Baron Raimondo Franchetti, a noted composer, in Rome.
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Rome
Bologna
Garisenda
Filippo and
Ottone Garisenda
Malvezzi
Raimondoa Franchetti
DIXIE Sails with Marines for Panama Campaign Vows
Philadelphia reports the cruiser Dixie fitting out at League Island with 600 marines under Lieutenant Colonel Waller for Colon. Brigadier General Elliott leads the party as three marine companies arrive from Boston and Washington. Loading continues to midnight, signaling a long Panama campaign amid heavy stores and armament. Washington notes diplomatic exchanges expected with Colombia over Panama secession issues while French authors urge Russia to join Berne literary property protections.
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Philadelphia
Leagune Island Navy Yard
Dixie
Colon
Elliott
Marine Corps
Boston
Washington
di Ie
Waller
Panama
State Department
Reyes
United States
Department of Panama
Colombia
Gorman Choice in Congress Poll for President Candidate
A New York special reports Theinen’s poll of Democrats in Congress on presidential choice. Gorman leads with 12 senators and 30 representatives totaling 42. Parker 2 senators and 29 representatives totaling 31. Non committal have 17 senators and 67 representatives totaling 84. Totals: 32 senators and 150 representatives.
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New York
Theinen
Congress
Gorman
Parker
Cockrell
Hearst
Gray
Garvin
Bailey
McClellan
Stampede at Chicago Coliseum Over Dinner Event
During a large crowd at the opening of doors for the Volunteers of America annual dinner in Chicago Coliseum many spectators were injured as glass doors broke and police struggled to restore order amid chaos.
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Chicago
Volunteers of America
Pardoned Son Delivers Belated Christmas News
A Muncie Indiana man learns his 15 year old son, imprisoned in Alabama for throwing stones, has been pardoned by the Alabama Governor. The telegram from the attorney in Pratt City arrives Sunday morning, delivering the long awaited clemency.
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Muncie
Ind
C. F. Hinton
Pratt City
Ala
Alabama
Deserts Altar for Matrimony in New Britain
In New Britain Connecticut both clergy and laity react to Father Peter O'Reilly leaving his pulpit to wed a Hartford high school girl. O'Reilly, formerly curate at St Marys, had come from Fort Wayne Indiana two years earlier.
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New Britain, Conn
Peter O’reilly
Mary O'Donnell
Hartford
Father O’reilly
St. Mary's Catholic Church
Fort Wayne
Ind
Fish Reeling From Wine Sewer Baffles Bridgeport Fishermen
In Bridgeport Connecticut fishermen report intoxicated fish after Deputy Sheriff Doolan emptied about thirty casks of red wine into a sewer feeding the harbor. Police seized the illicit stock from a still, prompting the unusual spectacle and puzzled locals.
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New York
Bridgeport
Conn
Doolan
Bank President Crowns Himszaff
Granville W. Garth president of the Mechanics Bank of New York killed himself by jumping from the Mallory steamer Denver between New York and Galveston. The Galveston special reports the death occurred en route.
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Galveston
Tex
Granville W. Garth
The
Mechanics’ Bank of New York
Mallory
Denver
New York
Desert Cruiser Yankee Losses
Many Desert Cruiser, New Orleans, La., special. During the last year the cruiser Yankee, now in this port, has lost 180 men by desertion. One man jumped overboard Saturday night and swam ashore.
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New Orleans
Yankee
General MacArthur Returns From Hawaiian Cruise
General MacArthur arrived in San Francisco aboard the Siberia on Sunday after a military inspection trip to the Hawaiian islands. He stated he is in good health and praised the islands as a valuable acquisition to the United States.
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San Francisco
MacArthur
Hawaiian Islands
United States
Indians on the War Path in Tiburon Island raid
Hermosillo special reports Seri Indians who occupy Tiburon island in the Gulf of California have gone on the warpath. Military authorities say a force of natives is raiding ranches on the mainland and committing depredations along the coast of Sonora.
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Hermosillo
Mex
Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
Edison Battery Declared Complete Success in Tests
New York reports that the Thomas A. Edison storage battery passed thorough testing and is hailed as a potential revolution for street railways and automobiles. Claimed to weigh less than half of current storage batteries and to last many times longer.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
Will He Resign Reed Smoot in Utah Focus
A Washington report states Senator Reed Smoot of Utah is expected to resign his Senate seat after being summoned to Utah. The Mor r mon Church reportedly prefers resignation over Senate investigation by the body.
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Washington
Reed Smoot
Utah
Senate
Morriccn
Police Ride on Hearses as Undertaker Strike Paralyzes Rites
Chicago undertakers used more hearses Sunday than since the drivers went on strike, with policemen riding in the boxes with drivers for all funerals. In a few cases a full funeral procession of hearse and carriages proceeded to cemeteries.
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Chicago
Hudson man kills three children then hangs self
In Hudson New York a Holonville farmer Joseph Phillips killed his three children on Thursday night and then hanged himself in a neighborhood barn over his inability to buy suitable Christmas gifts for his children.
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Hudson
N. Y
Joseph Phillips
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