Notable items from a busy political and social week
The summary lists varied brief notices including a Maryland senator omitted from a Republican caucus list at his request, Berlin art school buildings costing 16 million marks, Indiana Big Four workers forming a strong labor union, and Florida orange grower Edwin Pepper's suicide. It notes Marconi's wireless progress, young German prince in banking service, resignations and appointments in U S agencies, railways safety talks, and several other political, business, and social items with multiple named people and places.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
Wellington
Maryland
Berlin
Indianapolis
Ind
Big Four Railroad Company
Middle West
Edwin T. Pepper
Florida
van Buren County
Mich
Signor Marconi
London Daily Express
Atlantic
Prince von Hohenlohe-Dehringen
Herzog von Urest
Gage
Henry 8S
Pitchett
United States Coast and Geological Survey
Otto H. Tittmann
Count von Buelow
Empire
Stewart
Prohibition National Committee
Barry
Boston
Monte Carlo
Lipschuetz
Marshall
Pillsbury
Showalter
Newark
N. J
National Rice Milling Company
Rice Trust
Jonnon Robinson
McKinley
St. Paul
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
Kruger
Henry W. Miller
California
St. George
Utah
Biglet
Mormon Battalion
Sutter’s Mill Race
North Carolina
Oregon
Nebraska
Emperor William
Kiel
Kiel Harbor
Wilhelmshaven Harbor
William Warner
Missouri
Grand Armoy
John Reese
Daniel E. Sickles
Joseph W. Kay
New York
Henderson
Congress
Kingman
Kan
Charles Froltz
Patrick Larkin
United States
Chicago
William Kraus & Sons
Philadelphia
Martin’s Creek
R. A. B. Dorr
New York Mail and Exppress Company
Henry C. Payne
Russian Central Statistical Committee
Russia
Siberia
Central Asia
John Carney
Earle
William Henderson
John Feil
St. Peter’s Evangelical Church
Kansas City
Sandy’’ Dixon
Elroy
Wis
Congress In Session Sets Agenda For War Taxes And Army Bill
Washington dispatch says house leaders push a fast start for the short session. Key measures include war revenue tax reductions, army reorganization, river and harbor, and various appropriations bills. The oleomargarine bill is slated for Thursday or Saturday as lawmakers seek swift action.
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Washington
House
Congress
Senate
Ways and Means Committee
Representative Harmer
Pennsylvania
Daly
New Jersey
Representative Hoffnecker
Delaware
Davis
Gear
Frye
Republican Committee
Engineers discuss Gulf of Mexico works at Aransas Pass
River and Harbor Committee heard Colonel Robert Haines and Captain Riche of the engineer corps about projects along the Gulf and the Mississippi. Much time was devoted to Aransas Pass, Texas, as they outlined the ongoing works and responsibilities.
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Washington
River and Harbor Committee
Robert
Haines
Riche
Engineer Corps
Gulf of Mexico
Mississippi
Aransas Pass
Tex
Coal boats sink after collision on river
The steamers Tom Dodsworth and Volunteer collided twenty miles above Huntington. About thirty coal boats carrying 100,000 bushels sank, with a total loss estimated at 100000 dollars.
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Corl
Huntington
W. Va
Tom Dodsworth
Volunteer
Pittsburg
Liscum 4 Remains Ashore
The body of Colonel Liscum was taken from the transport Thomas to the Presidio then escorted to Washington for final delivery.
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Liscum
San Francisco
Thomas
Presidio
Washington
Would Like to Be Senator in Minnesota Vacancy
In St Paul many lawmakers discussed a six week senate vacancy after Senator Davis's funeral. The field of candidates is large, awaiting Governor Lind's appointment before the legislature acts. The brief term will fill the seat until the next legislature convenes.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Davis
Lind
Wreck on Mexican Central claims many lives near Jimulco
A Mexican Central collision between a freight and passenger train near Jimulco, fifty miles south of Jamilico, killed about twenty and left sixty hurt. Two American railroad workers fled threats at the scene. Engineers and firemen died, most victims were Mexican passengers in adjacent cars.
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San Antonio
Tex
Tamanaca
Lymon
Jamilico
Edward Rische
Mexico
EL Paso
Ross
Reeves
Harveson
Jimulco
Weather Bureau Chief Interprets Court on Rain Forecasts
Prof Moore of the weather bureau rebutts a Richmond Va court of appeals ruling on vessel masters and rain damage to a Charleston rice cargo. He says warnings must be heeded even if forecasts vary in reliability and notes decades without destructive marine storms preceded by warnings.
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Washington
Moore
Weather Bureau
United States Court of Appeals
Richmond
Charleston
S. C
United States
Kruger Visits Bonn Students and Pan German Delegation
In Cologne on December 3 thousands gathered near the Cathedral hotel to greet Mr. Kruger. He addressed Bonn students about Transvaal education progress and thanked them, then spoke from the balcony amid cheers. A Pan German League deputation wished him success, and he noted Boer German relations. he is expected to stay through Wednesday.
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Cologne
Kruger
Bonn
Transvaal
Pan-German League
American Shoes in Egypt Trade Hint
Consul Schumann at Mainz reports to the state department that American shoe makers can capture the Egyptian market if they study local requirements. He notes Swiss manufacturers currently dominate, having driven French goods from the trade, and that Americans could offer better and cheaper shoes.
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Washington
Schumann
Mainz
State Department
Egypt
Public bath for women opens in Santiago de Cuba
The new women’s public bath, built by the sanitary department, opened yesterday in Santiago de Cuba and attracted about 300 girls and women. Previously lower class women bathed in a cave, often interrupted by men who stole their clothing.
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Santiago DE Cuba
Sanitary Department
Wheeler WIE Save His Arm
WYMORE Neb Nov 28 Conductor BE Wheeler who was so injured at Table Rock last week that it was thought his arm would have to be amputated will pull through and save his arm though the muscles above and below the elbow were ground to a pulp.
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Wymore
Neb
Be, & Wheeler
Table Rock
Helomen Surrenders Reported at Vigan Front
Manila December 3 One thousand more helomen have surrendered to Captain Greene of the Thirty third infantry at Vigan on Luzon Island in the campaign against insurgent forces.
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Holomew Searrender
Manila
Captain Greene
Thirty-third Infantry
Vigan
Island of Luzon
Government Receipts and Expenditures for November 1900
The monthly statement shows total government receipts of 48,344,514 and expenditures of 41,278,660, yielding a surplus of 7,065,854 for November. Customs receipts total 15,550,296, down 654,121 from a year earlier. internal revenue rises to 27,659,169, up 3,865,905. miscellaneous reaches 2,238,058, down 1,812,842.
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Washington
Customs
Ranchman Murdered on Anselmo Ranch in Nebraska
The body of W. H. Fullhart was found on his ranch eighteen miles northwest of Anselmo. An inquest determined his skull was fractured by a blunt instrument. No murder clue except the claim that the last worker named Zone was present. He lived alone with cattle and horses and had a sister in Indiana.
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Broken Bow
Neb
W. H. Fullhart
Anselmo
Talbot
Day
Fullhart
Indiana
Zone
Smythe and Railroad Cases in Nebraska Court
Lincoln November 28 Attorney General Smyth pressed a $600 000 penalty claim against Union Pacific for violating the maximum freight rate law as referees appointed by the supreme court begin testimony in Omaha. A rehearing request on Transportation and Irrigation matters and the Bartley bonds case is anticipated.
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Lincoln
Smyth
State of
Nebraska
Union Pacific Railroad Company
Supreme Court
Omaha
Board of Transportation and Irrigation
Bartley
Contests Legislative Seat in Nebraska Race
Republican Jo seph Pigman files contest against fusion candidate James D. Ream over a narrow margin in the Fifty sixth district. Officials say McKinley and Bryan totals in Custer and Logan counties reached 5 100 while Pigman Ream totaled 4 395. Contest cites election judge and clerk errors.
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Broken Bow
Neb
Joseph Pigman
James D. Ream
Tre Fusion
McKinley
Bryan
Custer
Logan
Pigman
Ream
Fakirs Peddle Expensive Watches From Jamny Storefronts
A stranger in Grand Island Nebraska sold farmers $3 watches for ten dollars and claimed local jewelers would repair them. He produced a written guarantee from Mr Meyer, though the jeweler had not dealt with the timepiece. The ruse unfolded after a farmer sought repair at Meyer's shop and exposed the fraud.
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Grand Island
Med
August Meyer
Meyer
Kearney Faces Power and Gas Disasters After Fires
Kearney Neb experienced two major disasters last week as a canal pipe burst cutting electric light, and a gas plant reservoir fire destroyed by an attendant’s lantern. Damage is around fifty thousand dollars and insured, threatening future city lighting.
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Kearney
Neb
Standard Oil Company
Dietrich names Dr Kern to Hastings Asylum post
Lincoln December 3 Governor Dietrich announces the appointment of Dr Kern of Wood River as superintendent of the Asylum for Incurable Insane at Hastings He also signals support for a State Board of Control for state institutions and directs applicants to apply to the institution superintendents The inaugural ball is planned for January 3 at the Auditorium
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Lincoln, Neb
Dietrich
Kern
Wood River
Asylum For Incurable
Hastings
State Board of Control
Cattle Deaths Raise Alarm Over Poison in Corn Stalks
In Burwell Nebraska Noeb Burwell reports farmers facing cattle deaths blamed on a poison in corn stalks. Vets advise cutting and burning vast corn stalks, forcing yarding and close feeding while straw and hay prices rise about a dollar per ton as cattle are wintered indoors.
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Burwell
Noeb
Letter states 42 pounder gun to Fort Mifflin post
The Grand Army post in Plattsmouth Nebraska received word via Congressman Burkett that Brigadier General Buffington directs Fort Mifflin Philadelphia to turn over a 42 pounder gun to the post. The cannon is expected to arrive before the year ends.
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Plattsmouth, Neb
Grand Army of the Republic
Burkett
H. R. Buffington
Fort Miffin
Philadelphia
Smallpox outbreak alarms Wallace Nebraska residents
Wallace Neb Nov 28 Five smallpox cases reported three in town and two in the country. County physician summoned and authorities plan immediate steps to prevent further spread. The malady is in tight form so far.
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Wallace, Neb
Wallace
Think He Smothered
Reports from Memphis tell of the sudden death at that place of Judson McCoy. The theory is that he fell intoxicated against a refuse pile with his head down and smothered to death, as he was found near Herman Harrison's barn on Sunday afternoon about 2 o'clock.
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Ashland
Nebd
Memphis
Judson McCoy
McCoy
Herman Harrison
Cornstalk Disease Ravages Taylor County Cattle
Taylor Nebraska reports severe cornstalk disease losses across the county with many farmers losing eight to ten cattle in a day. The Abbot ranch alone lists twenty five cattle dead as hides flood to market. horses show far less impact with only a few losses.
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Taylor, Neb
Abbot Ranch
Accidental shooting of farmer by his son at Nebraska home
In Brainard Nebraska L Van Doren, a farmer three miles west of town, was accidentally shot in the back by his 11 year old son inside the house. The rifle ball passed through the door striking Van Doren who is at the point of death.
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Brainard, Neb
Treasurer-elect Steufer names Heilman deputy at Madison
State Treasurer-elect Steufer selects E. G. Heilman of Madison as deputy. Heilman is a veteran bookkeeper who has served three terms as clerk of Madison County.
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Tate
Steufer
E. G. Heilman
Madison
Mr. Heilman
Madison County
Beets Growers Hope for Local Factory in Tecumseh
Herschel Heilig of Tecumseh raised seven acres of sugar beets for experimental purposes and earned about 25 dollars per acre after marketing at Ames. He plans to plant twenty acres next season and urges fellow farmers to join the effort toward locating a local beet sugar factory within the coming years.
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Tecumseh
Neb
Herschel Heilig
Ames
Hellig
Louis Larson Found Dead in Emerson Alley
Louis Larson village marshal is found dead in an alley beside a saloon in Emerson Nebraska. He was alone and appears to have died from an internal injury or heart failure with no visible wounds. Suspicion of foul play leads to a coroner’s inquest. Sheriff Rubel of Allen was notified.
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Emerson
Neb
Louis Larson
Mershcal
Deniseison
Rubel
Allen
York County Corn Crop Boosts Local Economy
In York Nebraska on December 3, corn huskers are in high demand with many farmers hiring multiple workers after each task. Girls, young women, and matrons shuck corn as cribs overflow and corn piles line driveways. The favorable weather aids steady progress, and the county reports good quality corn with strong yields and profitable prices.
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York, Neb
York County
Reavy Transfer of 2240 Acres Near Gothenburg Neb
C W Wiggins and Foster Fonche of Ames completed a land deal, acquiring about 2,240 acres of grazing land ten miles south of Gothenburg. The property will support a sheep and cattle ranch and is set to become one of the largest in the region.
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Gothenburg
Neb
C. W. Wiggins
Foster & Fonche
Ames
State Capital Notes and War Rants Call
Lincoln officials report a war rant call totaling 50 000 dollars for registers 60 931 to 61 370 payable December 8. State election meeting postponed to December 14 due to Charles Weston’s absence in Wyoming. Minnesota football backers lost about 5 000 dollars on wagers placed in Lincoln, mainly on scores.
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Lincoln
Neb
Treasurer Reserve
Courts sustain city ban on street advertising handbills
Following Philadelphia’s ordinance blocking distribution of advertising circulars in streets and vestibules, porches, Interior Pennsylvania papers call for similar measures. Proponents argue loose paper littering harms city streets as much elsewhere as in Philadelphia.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mrs Pinkham’s Cure Claims For Women’s Ailments
A 19th century promotional piece asserts men cannot grasp female distress and praises Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It notes Mrs Chappell of Grant Park Illinois credits the remedy for ovarian inflammation and urges suffering women to seek Mrs Pinkham’s free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Sician
Magnetic Starch Promises Creak-free Clothes
The ad touts Magnetic Starch as a solution for durable fabrics and wrinkle resistance. A parallel boast claims a fast express train delivers fresh milk to town before the cream rises, illustrating timely service expectations.
Magnetic Starch Slogan Mocking Politician Pricing
A Chicago News line mocks political dealings claiming magnetic starch has no equal and a politician’s price does not guarantee success. The quip hints at corruption jokes and editorial wit without detailing any specific figure or event.
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Chicago News
Cassarets Candy Cathartic Health Ad with Humorous Quips
An old advertisement promotes Cassarets Candy Cathartic as a cure all for ailments from headaches to cancer, promising easy natural movements and health for 10 cents to start. It warns against imitations and notes the distinctive CC stamp on each tablet amid quirky lines and a Life magazine quote.
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W. H. Fullheart
Custer County
Smythe
The
Rane
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Ion
Grand Army
Father
Lou Larson
Pinkham
Mra, G, HM. Carreci
Toll West
13Th St
Treadquarters & Wicken & Company
Green
Mrre Eyee
Phompsen
Arthur, Texas
Farnam Street
Paxton Hotel Bik
Harry F. Moores
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