Various Global and Domestic News Briefs Across 1900s Events
Ira C Deaver named gardener at Pima Indian School Arizona. American Sugar Refining cuts soft refined sugar 10 points per 100 pounds. Thirty box manufacturers form a paper box trust in Buffalo. Bulgarian ministry resigns over loan proposals. Prince Nicholas of Montenegro visits czar in St Petersburg. Senator Cullom introduces bill for retiring Hawaiian coinage and currency. Homer A Seip appointed naval inspector at Cavite. Garrison leads Boston protest against Chinese exclusion act. Rev Daniel Bradly tipped as president of Iowa College Grinnell. Oklahoma cattle losses due to cold around 10 percent. Paris morning paper cites 24 000 armed Boers under Botha. Floss extends entry deadline for US bowling tournament in Buffalo. Kitchener reports Badenhorst capture at Sterkfontein. Large annex to Lewisburg Female Institute in West Virginia burned. Emperor William honors czarewich with Black Eagle order. Per diem Civil War pensions bill introduced in senate. Vice admiral grade bill advances Sampson Schley Clark. State siege measures in Russia amid riots. River and harbor bill hearings to close January 25. Woman suffrage amendment proposed in senate. Spindle Top oil gushers opened in Beaumont Texas. Barcelona iron workers strike affects 9000. Cadiz bakers riots linked to anarchists. Lloyd steamer Neckam captain fined in Perth for theft from stores. Hawaii leper colony proposed as US government reservation. International sugar conference opens in Brussels Count de Smet de Nac yer presiding. Judge Darling assumes Vermont Navy asst secretary. American Lumber Company charter filed in New Jersey. 7
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Ira C. Deaver
Robinson, Mo
Pima Indian School
Arizona
American Sugar Refining Company
Bufffalo
Homer A. Seip
Summerfield
Kan
Cavite
Philippine Islands
William Lloyd Garrison
Daniel Bradly
First Congregational Church
Grand Rapids
Mich
Iowna College
Grinnell
Oklahoma
Paris
General Botha
Kruger
Cape Colony
Floss
United States
Buffalo
British War Office
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Badenhorst
Sterkfontein
Lewisburg
W. Va
William
Czarewich
Michael
Order of the Black Eagle
Alexander Highlan Regiment
Penrose
Senate
Parose
Navy
Sampson
Schley
Clark
St. Petersburg
Russia
River and Harbor Committee
Warren
Beaumont
Tex
Perry, O.T
Iron Workers
Barcelona
Spain
Cadiz
Lloyd
Neckamn
Harrassowitz
Perth
Western Australia
Wilcox
Hawai
Hawaii
Wnter
Treas
Navy secretary ends Schley inquiry citing court findings
Secretary John D. Long approves the court of inquiry findings and the majority opinion in the Schley case. He declines further proceedings and rejects Admiral Sampson’s request to reexamine command questions. The Navy announces no action will be taken on Sampson’s brief.
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Washington
Long
Schley
Navy Department
Court of Inquiry
Santiago
Admiral Sampson
Admiral Schley
Sampson
John D. Long
Secretary of the Navy
Washington, D. C
Department
William T. Sampson
Ransom Talks As Stone Kidnap Case Continues
In Constantinople W W Peet treasurer and M Garguilo dragoman seek to open talks with brigands holding Ellen M Stone. A Sofia report says brigands would receive 70000 in ransom on Bulgarian soil for Stone’s release into Turkish territory.
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Constantinople
W. W. Peet
M. Garguilo
United States
Salonica
Ellen M. Stone
London
Sofia
Express
Miss Stone
Chosen Agroatrologist Selected in Washington
W J Spillman of Pullman Washington is chosen to succeed Prof F L Scribner as agrostologist for the department of agriculture in Washington D C on December 23.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington, D. C
W. J. Spillman
Pullman, Wash
F. Larson Scribner
Department of Agriculture
France Italy Reach Tripoli Protectorate Pact
The Allgemeine Zeitung reports a formal treaty between France and Italy enabling Italy to declare a protectorate over Tripoli. The notice notes Vienna as the reporting city dated December 23.
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Tripoli
Vienna
Allgemeine ‘Zeitung
France
Italy
Sod House Triumph at Buffalo Exposition
Mrs. L. Bowser of sod house fame recounts her Pan-American display in Buffalo Nebraska cooking venture. She notes market value rise of her 160 acres, details daily coffee and chicken sales, and her aim to serve the best coffee while raising receipts to $1,000 a day.
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Omaha
L. Bowser
Nebraska
the Bee
Newport
Rock County
Buffalo Exposition
Buffalo
Real Estate Dealers Mulling Nebraska State Association
Deputy Labor Commissioner C. E. Watson invites real estate dealers to form a Nebraska state association to promote immigration. Cities like Lincoln and Omaha may be excluded. York Hastings Grand Island and Columbus are possible meeting sites. Early next year action aims to discuss land values yields and related topics while noting Illinois and Iowa farmers increasingly invest in Nebraska land.
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Lincoln
C. E. Watson
Nebraska
Omaha
York
Hastings
Grand Island
Columbus
York County
Iowa
Ilinois
Aledo
Illinois
County School Superintendents Meeting Called in Lincoln
County Superintendent Fowler announces a business meeting of county superintendents and superintendent elects in the senate chamber starting Tuesday afternoon December 31. He hopes for an interesting and profitable session where current officeholders share experience, whether they remain in office or leave.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lincoln
Fowler
Senate
Bonness Returns to Illinois on Governor’s Writ
Governor Savage granted the requisition for Frederic Bonness to be sent back to Illinois after his Omaha arrest for deserting his wife and four children. Police say Bonness left Chicago with $1400 and a young infant. Bonness disputes the marriage. Habeas corpus actions followed re arrest and are set for Judge Baker’s consideration.
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Omaha
Savage
Lindis
Frederic Bonness
Bonness
Chicago
Joseph T. Barry
Windy City
Baker
Omaha Tea Company
Adulteration crackdown on vinegar in Lincoln district
Deputy Food Commissioner S C Bassett prepares to prosecute manufacturers and dealers selling vinegar that fails the legal test or is sold under false names. Analyses show many samples are base imitations and distilled products colored to resemble cider vinegar are common. Nebraska bought cider vinegar for 3 cents a gallon, yet it failed the test and showed no apple origin. Some shipments arrive at 3 cents and retail for 25 to 40 cents per gallon as pure cider vinegar. A Lincoln store sample contained salicylic acid, a preservative illegal under law, punishable by a minimum fine of 50 dollars.
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Lincoln
S. C. Bassett
Nebraska
Rates for Nebraska teachers meeting excursion travel
Lincoln Dec 21 information for teachers attending the Nebraska State Teachers association meet. Western Passenger bulletin sets a round trip rate from Nebraska and Black Hills areas with excursion tickets sold on Dec 30 31 and Jan 1. One way local rates must exceed 3 dollars. Return allowed through Jan 4 1902. Tickets limited to start date of sale and continuous travel in both directions.
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Lincoln
Nebraska State Teachers’ Association
Fowler
Western Passenger Association
Nebraska
Black Hills
South Dakota
Shortage Made Good by Fidelity and Deposit Co
The state received $522.03 from Fidelity and Deposit company of Baltimore to cover the shortage of former Oil Inspector J. N. Gaffin. The payment followed a settlement by the state board of compromise, with the attorney general, state treasurer, and state auditor as members. The auditor received the check.
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Lincoln
J. N. Gaffin
Fidelity and Deposit Company of
Baltimore
State Board of Compromise
Blizzard Partially Buries Nebraska Roads and Ranges
Harrison Nebraska reports a blizzard from Sunday evening to Monday evening, dropping a foot of snow on the level and large drifts in railroad cuts and on the range. Cattle are in good condition and expected to tide over the storm.
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Harrison, Neb
Carrie Nation Lectures in Beatrice as Weather Reduces Audience
Beatrice Nebraska December 21 Carrie Nation spoke to a small audience because bad weather limited attendance.
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Mrs. Nation
Beatrice
Beatrice, Neb
Carrie Nation
Missouri v Nebraska land dispute intensifies after court appearance
Attorney General Prout returned from Washington where he asked the supreme court to appoint commissioners to take evidence in the Missouri against Nebraska case. The dispute centers on several acres of land cut off from Nebraska by a sudden Missouri river channeling change affecting taxes in Nemaha County.
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Lincoln
Prout
Washington
Supreme Court
Missouri
Nebraska
Nehaina County
Causes for Divorce as Read in Modern Law
The article analyzes typical grounds for divorce including infidelity non support gross neglect of duty and extreme cruelty. It critiques infidelity as public admission of marriage fragility notes economic shifts threaten non support as a ground and discusses the interpretive flexibility of neglect and cruelty in courts.
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K. Garnett Wells
North American Review
Bridges on Wheels at Peel Harbor Isle of Man
In Peel Isle of Man a daily moving bridge spans the harbor end for visiting tourists. Built as a simple wooden on wheels system, it is assembled each low tide and taken apart as water rises. Each crossing costs a half penny and sections are set on iron legs to sink in mud. Primitive bridges similar exist in Ireland.
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Peel
Isle of Man
Kipling
Peel Harbor
Furrther
Peel Castle
Ireland
Electric Motors Break 94 Mile England Run
A 94 mile electric carriage test in England used a 42 four plate battery with 180 ampere hour capacity. The four wheel dogcart carried two motors of 2.5 horsepower each and downhill reversing the motors generated dynamos to recharge the accumulators, strengthening the battery at the bottom of grades.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Not Much A Daring Moment Between Archey and Miss Millie
Archey stammers asking Millie for something but she questions his courage. He clings to her waist as she urges him to move away, declaring she sees a rejection in his eyes and demands he release her. The scene ends with his hesitation.
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Millie
Archey
Earth as Conductor in English Experiments
English researchers use the Armors system to send electric vibrations through the ground. The method claims telegraphy without artificial conductors and requires no poles or receiving points to gather current, improving range beyond Marconi’s invention.
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Marconi
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