Pioneering travel, science and politics across continents
A broad survey notes petroleum exports from Romania in early 1903, US religious and educational investments in Turkey, New Zealand's move to metric system, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science meeting in St. Louis. Focus shifts to polar expedition doubts, New York to San Francisco cremation postage rulings, Sierra club memorial, and Sir Conan Doyle's parliamentary bid in Hawick.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pelegri
Maritime
Alps
Romania
Turkey
New Zealand
American Association For the Advancement of Service
St. Louis
Carrol D. Wright
United States
Clark College
Nansen
Sverdrup
Norway
Canary Islands
Pennsylvania
Manhattan
Herr Muller
Salt Lake City
J. HW. K
al- Vance
Asiatic Station
Pacific
Frank McCarthy
Lving
San Francisco
Albert Maumene
Review Scientifique
Paris
New York
Washington Post
Joseph le Conte
Sierra Club
San Flrancisco
Yosemite Valley
Glacier Point
Sir Conan Doyle
Hawick Burghs
Edinburgh
Conan
Thomas Bhaw
Debating Bebel and Buelow Highlight German Policy
A crowded session featured Herr Bebel challenging Chancellor Von Buelow over Germany’s foreign affairs and American policy in the Philippines. Bebel accused the chancellor of misrepresenting socialists, while Von Buelow warned against social democratic officials and warned of a brutal reign if socialism triumphed. The emperor hosted Reichstag leaders and discussed overseas policy, cotton cultivation, and railroads in African colonies, with the emperor appearing lively and ready to engage on public matters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herr Bebel
von Buelow
Bebe
United States
Congress
Philippines
von Direlow
Germany
Bebel
America
William
Reichstag
German Merchants Battle for Rio Grande Trade in Brazil
Berlin paragraph reports Dr. Hermann Meyer founder of New Wuertemberg tells Berlin colonial society German colonization in Rio Grande do Sul faces US traders and German capitalists hesitating to fund railroads. He notes $1,000,000 spent on surveys, peasant land grants, nativism, and cautions merchants to stay away while continuing colonist trade relations and settlements. He lived six years in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Hermann Meyer
New Wuertemberg
Brazl
Berlin Colonial Society
Rio Grande Do Sul
United States
Meyer
Rio Grande Northwestern Railway
Dr. Meyer
Germany
Cold Wave Grips Midwest as Temps Plunge
A cold wave sweeps Illinois and the Midwest with temperatures plummeting. In St Paul the forecast calls for 12 below at night after a NW arrival. Bismarck recorded 16 below, Duluth six below, and Omaha dropped to zero as afternoon fall continues.
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St. Paul
Bismarck
N. D
Duluth
Water scandal hearings continue in Grand Rapids
Grand Rapids Mich Dec 14 The water scandal proceedings see Salshbury's testimony read by stenographer Alderman Eilen faces scrutiny while Alderman DePagter is charged with taking a bribe and held to the superior court Lehriver, who pleaded guilty, was cited for sentence as Judge Gotham is absent. Upper Sandusky Ohio Dec 14 Philip Nagel is convicted of first degree murder after a second trial and faces the death penalty electrocuted after the first trial for killing William Wade to seize about $50 in savings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Rapids, Mich
Salshbury
Eilen
DePagter
Aldermin Lehriver
Gotham
Upper Sandusky, O
Philip Nagel
Nagel
William Wade
Wade
Pere Marquette Expands to a Chicago Trunk Line
Pere Marquette directors meet in Chicago to discuss a 21 year lease for using Michigan Central tracks from St Thomas to Buffalo and the St Clair line. The lease completes a Chicago entrance making Pere Marquette a trunk line enabling direct service to New York and the East. Negotiations continue with no signed agreement yet and no start date set for Chicago Buffalo or Chicago New York routes.
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Chicago
Pere Marquette System
Shey
New Buffalo
Michigan Central
St. Thomas
Buffalo
St. Clair Hne
Pere Marquette
New York
New York Central
Kansas City Blizzard Sees 40 Degree Drop Since Midnight
A Kansas blizzard blankets the region as temperatures plummet by about 40 degrees from midnight. Western Missouri endures a snow and windstorm of milder intensity, disrupting travel and daily routines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Temperature Drops Thirty Degrees at Lincoln Neb
Lincoln Nebraska December 14. The past 24 hours saw a 30 degree fall with much colder conditions across the West and North. The region reports its lowest December temperatures in years.
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Lincoln
Neb
Snowstorm Halts Keokuk Streetcars and Wires
A heavy snowstorm in Keokuk Indiana on December 12 forced suspension of street railway traffic and interrupted telegraph and telephone communications, delaying local transit and line service.
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Keokuk, In
Blizzard disrupts central Illinois lines in first major storm
Bloomington Illinois December 14 The worst blizzard in many years grips central regions. Snow plows by the Chicago and Alton run for the first time in ten years. Passenger trains delayed and hauled by double headers. Other central lines brace for a cold wave with trains moved with great difficulty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomington
Central Lines
Chictago & Alton
Indictment mix up names Frank Currie cited
An inspection of federal grand jury indictments last Thursday shows one charge was against Frank Currie of Dawes county not Frank McCurrie of Custer county as previously reported. The error arose from similar names and both men are prominent ranchmen and lawmakers. Currie of Dawes is a current state representative.
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Omaha
Frank Currie
Dawes County
Neb
Frank McCurrie
Custer County
Emperor William and Empress Greet Berlin Crowd
Emperor William and the empress arrived from Potsdam to a warm, spontaneous welcome in Berlin. Crowds cheered along the way to the royal academy of arts and at the royal theater. The emperor appeared animated and well after his recent operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
William
Potsdam
Royal Academy of Arts
Academy
Royal Theater
Long fight seen over Inland Steel plant union dispute
A failure to agree on terms for the Amaleaumated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin Workers strike at Inland Steel in Indiana Harbor leads the company to end dealings with the union. Mills remain closed to union men, and part of the plant operates with non union labor, signaling a prolonged battle.
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Inland Steel Company
Indiana Harbor
Chicago
Tee
Amaleaumated Association of Tron, Steel and Tin
Soldiers Would Lynch Him at Fort Douglas
Salt Lake City Dec 14 soldiers at Fort Douglas identified Private Thomas Fuller as the man who criminally assaulted a young woman in the city. They seized a rope and attempted to stop the street car believed to carry Fuller. He was hustled into the post ambulance and driven under guard into town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salt Lake City
Fort
Douglas
Thos
Puller
Fuller
Enard
Severe cold grips St Joseph after heavy snow and sleet
In St Joseph Missouri on December 14 a 40 degree temperature drop within twenty hours brought heavy snow and sleet causing widespread hardship. Trains are delayed and telegraphic service is interrupted, impacting local travel and communication.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Winter Snow Delays Rail Traffic Across States
Grand Rapids reports light snow with serious railroad delays. Niles sees six foot drifts, South Haven sixteen inches. Burlington records a heavy storm crippling telegraph service and trains late as temperatures drop. Jacrosse Wisconsin hits 14 below zero, a 27 degree fall in twelve hours.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Niles
South Haven
Jacrosse
Wis
Attack Laager of Natives Near Cape Town
An official dispatch reports a Hottentot Imager attacked and captured by a German patrol. The Hottentots forced the Germans back across the river, firing heavily and wounding Lieutenant Berlin and a private. The attackers withdrew with three killed and two wounded, and further fighting is anticipated.
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Cape Town
Harteheeste
Berlin
Heaviest Snowfall Strikes Saginaw in Recent Years
The city of Saginaw Michigan reported its heaviest snowfall in years as a blizzard rolled in on Saturday evening, disrupting conditions and travel.
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Saginaw
Mich
Fine is levied on Franklin Union No 4 of the Press Feeders
In Chicago on the 14th, Judge Holden imposed a $1,000 fine on Franklin Union No 4 of the Press Feeders. The court held the union a contemptuous corporation for defying an injunction that barred interference with the business or employees of ten printing firms affiliated with the Chicago Typothetae. The ruling sets a precedent as the first instance of a court fining a union as a corporation, and an appeal was taken.
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Chicago
Dac
Franklin Union No
Holden
Chicago Typothetae
Apinion
Holdom
Rumor of Clash Near Monte Cristi Shapes Tense Day
The provisional government troops reportedly attacked revolutionary forces at Monte Cristi. Government forces were repulsed and besieged in a fort at Santiago City. The Newport gunboat has departed. the area remains quiet but tense.
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San Domingo
Provisional Government
Monte Cristi
Santiago City
Newport
Blizzard Deluge Hits Detroit Region With Heavy Snow
Blizzard sweeping Detroit area reports Battle Creek and Charlotte receiving seven to nine inches of snow. Weather authorities expect lingering conditions through the day as highways grow treacherous and travel slows.
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Detroit
Mich
Battle Creek
Charlotte
Prisoner Fires on Sheriff in Haven Jail Escape
Sheriff Dykhus was shot in the jaw and seriously though not dangerously wounded by a prisoner named William Wilson alias Frank Clarris. A friend of the prisoner passed a revolver through a tall window as Wilson attacked a deputy during jail rounds and escaped into the street before capture.
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Tr and
Haven
Mich
Nev
Dykhus
William Wilson
Frank Clarris
Wilson
Old Convents Abandoned In San Juan Porto Rico
The Carmelite convent at San Juan ended a 30 year occupation as fifteen nuns were moved with secrecy by steamer to San German. The transfer aimed to secure better quarters, drawing many relatives to the pier and triggering hysterical scenes.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
San German
Man Confesses to Murder in Colorado Neighborhood
Jerry Simms surrendered to the sheriff in Marion Colorado saying he killed neighbor Gen Miller last August. He had wandered through several states including Oklahoma before returning home.
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Marion, CO
Jerry Simms
Gen. Miller
Oklahoma
Curtis Will Coach The Wisconsin Football Team
Arthur H. Curtis was reelected coach of the University of Wisconsin football team in Madison at a salary of 1800 dollars per year. No baseball coach was elected. OQ G Erickson Julian V Ware and Rudolph G C Roach of Chicago are candidates.
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Madison
Wis
Arthur H. Curtis
University of Wisconsin
The
Athletic Association
G. Erickson
Julian V. Ware
Rudolph GC
Roach
Chicago
Robbers Hold Up Station In Camden Near Trains
Five masked desperadoes held up the bridge tender and watchman near Pavenia outskirts at midnight and dynamited the Pennsylvania railroad station safe. A running duel with two cops followed before the bandits fled with about $10.
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Camden
N. J
Pavenia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Bank Officers Bound Over to Grand Jury
Garden Indiana December 15 Je L Broderick and W L Collins president and cashier of the defunct Indiana National bank in Garden have been bound over to the United States grand jury.
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Indiana National Bank
Expect to Reduce Wages in Steel Industry Affects 160000
A United States Steel official stated that starting January 1 about 90 percent of workers will face wage reductions ranging from 5 to 20 percent. The measure will impact 160000 employees across the company.
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United States Steel Company
New York
United States Steel Corporation
Americans among those killed in Manila dynamite blast
Manila today reported a quarry blast at the entrance to Manila Bay killed three Americans and seven natives. Named victims include Joseph Law Gentenitens and Thomas Steldner among the dead.
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Manila
Manila Bayong
Joseph Law
Thomas
Steldner
Eer
Don’t Want a Ten Hour Day Enflames Batavia Factories
In Batavia Illinois several factories shut down as workers refuse a ten hour day. About 1000 men are out of work and idle amid this labor dispute.
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Batavia
Ill
Chicago
Smoot Hearing Set With Carlisle for Prosecution
Washington December 14 It is stated that in the hearing of the charges against Senator Smoot before the election committee John G Carlisle will conduct the prosecution and Smoot will be represented by counsel.
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John G. Carlisle
Washington
Smoot
John G
Carlisle
Coungy
Powell Stands Pat Case Settlements Not Reopened
United States Minister Powell informed San Domingo’s provisional government that American claims settled with President Gil’s administration will not be reopened for discussion. He demanded full compliance with all prior US agreements and warned the provisional government and foreign ministers must recognize those accords before any formal recognition.
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San Domingo
United States
Powell
Gil
Vasquez
Troops Return to Colombia From Cartenga Mission
Governor Melenz reports unofficial sources say 450 troops aboard General Pinzon and Cartanga ships were landed at Rio Atrato to build a road toward Panama. After four days of river travel and spoiled supplies they returned to Cartagena. Meanwhile 4,000 Colombian troops had advanced to Honda on the Magdalena but were recalled to Bogota December 2, possibly by General Reyes.
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Colon
Melenz
Colombia
Pinzon
Cartanga
Cartenga
Tovar
Rio Atrato
Panama
Cartagena
Bogota
Magdalena River
Honda
Reyes
TALK ON THE CUBAN MEASURE
In the Senate on Friday two speeches addressed the Cuban reciprocity bill. Bard of California argued the United States has no obligation to aid Cuba, citing harm to American industries. McCreary of Kentucky, making his maiden speech, backed the bill as consistent with past policy and as a step toward tariff reform. He warned protective policy could provoke retaliation by Germany and possibly other powers.
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Washington
Senate
Bard
California
United States
Cuba
McCreary
Kentucky
Germany
Great Britain
Murdered Elderly Woman Found In Home In Washington
Mrs. Rachel Ann Beall aged 71 was found murdered in her Washington home with six bullet wounds. Two men and a woman from the victim’s family were arrested on suspicion of knowing something about the crime.
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Washington
Rachel Ann Beall
Heidelberg University Fund Drive Extended to Holidays
Tiffin Ohio December 12 The campaign to raise 160000 for Heidelberg University has been extended beyond the holidays. 100000 has been raised and President Miller hopes to secure the remaining 60000 from Tift and Seneca counties for improvements and new buildings. The university will receive a similar amount if it raises 150000 by its own efforts.
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Tiffin
Heidelberg University
Miller
University
Death on the Train Near Lestérebir Station
A Buffalo freight and passenger agent for the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul Railway died suddenly of heart disease aboard a train near Lestérebir before noon. He was taken unconscious from the train and died shortly after observation.
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Freig
Milwaukee
Binghampton
N. YD
Wilson Ofuffalo
Passionaery and
Chicago, Aoewaukee and St
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Mldora
Iowa
Pittsburg Dispatch
Lombroso
Edward A. Spitzka
von Wormer
Lombrose
Benedict
van Wormer
von Barlow
Venant von Buelow
Herbert Spencer
Efe
von Dallestrem
Tageblatt
von Ballestrem
Brazil
New Wurtemberg
South America
Illinois
Nebraska
Alderman
Supreme Court
Phillip Nagel
Custer
Fort Douglaas
Burlington
Towa
South Africa
Insurgenta
Man
Marion, O
Curtis
Wisconsin
Pennsylvania Road
Bill
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