World News in Briefs Highlights From Around the Globe
A 5000 Italian colony prepares to settle in Missouri. Panama notes minor earthquakes while German troops report typhoid cases in Southeast Africa. World’s fair total admissions reach 12,804,616 as steel bolts rise $4 a ton in New York. Immigrants labeled undesirable, Lisbon hosts Charles and Amelia, and Canada orders three high speed steamships. Shoup dies in Boise aged 68. Verestchagin collection bought by Emperor Nicholas for $50,000. Overseas rail and naval notes, including Rosters, robberies, and rail bonds. Roosevelt to Lincoln Day dinner address. Hoo-Hoo house moved to Cuba. Major Hardin acquitted for Malate guard lapse. birds eye on eggs in Nebraska. Pittsburgh bankruptcy shocks Erie financier Reed. Grand Trunk to issue $7.6 million gold bonds for Lake Superior line. Pershing named military attache to Tokyo. Fushimi dined in New York with no speeches. St Stephen canon Pitts undecided. Vreeland bill on assay marks. Belgium pavilion demolition begins. US Naval Academy records 823 midshipmen. Lincoln professor Wolfe joins Montana University. Venice repairs urged to protect St Mark’s Basilica. Chicago University gifts total $437,370. Rockefeller adds $305,000. Harvard enrollments show a drop to 4136 from 4328.
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Missouri
Panama
Africa
Steel Bolt Association
New York
Charles
Amelia
Lisbon
Great Britain
France
Emperor Nicholas
Verestchagin
Tottenham
San Francisco
Chemulpo
Harbin
Roosevelt
Republican Club of
Cuba
E. H. Hardin
Malte
Manila
Rogers
Ark
Migs Larrie
Lake Superior
John J. Pershing
Fifteenth Cavalry
War Department
Tokio
Japan
Wood
Prince Fushimi
Stewart L. Woodford
Spain
Frederick W. Pitts
St. Stephen's Episcopal Church
Boston
Christchurch
St. Louis
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
United States
Belgium
United States Naval Academy
H. K. Wolfe
Lincoln, Neb
University of Montana
St. Mark’s
Venice
Basilica
Harper
University of Chicago
John O. Rockefeller
Harvard University
Harvard
Radcliffe College
Vote Totals Show Roosevelt Wins 32 States in 1904 Election
Official canvass of presidential electors reveals Roosevelt carried 32 states with 1,746,768 votes, Parker 13 states with 5,080,054, and McKinley 28 states. Overall national vote dropped to 13,508,496 from 13,968,574, a loss of 460,078. Prohibition votes rose to 260,305.
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Parker
Bryan
McKinley
Roosevelt
Chicago
Minnesota
North Dakota
Washington
Associated Press
Noosevelt
Ceseree
Debs
Swallow
Watson
Cesenesee
Corregan
Holcomb
Continental Labor
McNkinsey
Alabama
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Maine
Maryland
Mississippi
New Hampshire
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginia
Delaware
New Jersey
New York
Rhode Island
West Virginia
Nwwebraska
Barker
Russians Claim Recapture of 203-Meter Hill at Port Arthur
General Kuropatkin telegraphs that Chinese sources report Russians have recaptured 203-Meter hill at Port Arthur with guns mounted by Japanese. He notes no major new front moves and describes sunny weather with 14 degrees Fahrenheit. Officials deem the report credible though details from front reconnaissance remain sparse.
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Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Port Arthur
War Office
Denver Men Jailed for Election Contempt
The Colorado supreme court found Leonard Rogers William G Adams Louis Hamburg and Thomas Kinsley guilty of contempt for acts at the Seventh ward second precinct during the recent election. Rogers Adams and Hamburg blocked the appointment of a Republican clerk while Kinsley ejected the supreme court watcher from the polls. Rogers is a deputy sheriff and Democratic Senate aspirant.
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Denver
Supreme Court
Leonard Rogers
William G. Adams
Louis Hamburg
Thomas Kinsley
Rogers
Adams
Hamburg
Kinsley
State Senate
Anti Saloon League aims expansion with funded plans
In Columbus the executive committee finished its meeting declaring sufficient funds to carry out next year's plans. John G. Wooley of Chicago attended and proposed unifying all temperance papers, a move kept under advisement.
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Columbus
American AntiSaloon League
John G. Wooley
Chicago
Roosevelt weighs rail rebates and federal corp charters
President Roosevelt discussed railroad freight rebate legislation and empowering the Interstate Commerce Commission to adjust excessive freight rates with callers including Secretary Morton and RE Bacon. Attorney General Moody reportedly drafting a bill to be introduced after the holidays. Senator Heyburn proposed federal charters for all corporations under U S laws and supervision by the Department of Commerce and Labor.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Morton
RE. P. Bacon
Moody
Congress
Heyburn
Idaho
Senate
United States
Department of Commerce and Labor
Bureau of Corporations
Nebraska Wins Supreme Court Boundary Case Over McKissick Island
The U S Supreme Court held the Missouri Nebraska boundary remains along the middle of the old river channel. Justice Harlan stated that changing the river’s course did not shift land boundaries. The McKissick Island dispute began in 1867 and affects Nemaha Nebraska and Atchison Missouri. A final decree was postponed 30 days for agreement on the center of the old channel.
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Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Missouri
Nebraska
Missouri River
Justice Harlan
McKissick
McWissick
Island
Misouris
Mystery Beef Combine Probed in Kansas City
Herbert Knox Smith acting commissioner of corporations of the department of commerce and labor has written to Kansas City meat dealers seeking additional testimony on the alleged beef combine. A department representative recently gathered statistics from local butchers.
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Kansas City
Herbert Knox Smith
Department of Commerce and Labor
Nebraska Pension Bills Faces Uncertain Path This Session
Washington reports that every Nebraska delegation member has introduced pension bills winding down March 4 with limited passage. Most measures started this session are unlikely to clear both chambers, requiring reintroduction next winter. A few holdovers from last winter have passed this month.
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Washington
Nebraska
Federal license proposed to regulate interstate commerce
Garfield urges Congress to enact a federal license system to regulate interstate and foreign commerce. He argues state incorporation fails reform and outlines franchise issuance, corporate requirements, and powers to grant, refuse, or withdraw licenses with judicial appeal. The Bureau of Corporations would administer the law.
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Washington
Commissioner of Corporations
Congress
Garfield
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
Resolution Seeks Global War Cost Statistics
Representative Bartholdi of Missouri introduces a concurrent resolution, urging the secretary of commerce and labor to collect 1800 to present data on war costs for all nations. It covers pensions, hospital care, property destruction, peacetime army and navy maintenance, indirect damages to health and prosperity, and killed, wounded, and disabled counts. The aim is to publish statistics for an international peace congress planned for July 6, 1906 in Washington or The Hague.
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Washington
Bartholdi
International Peace Congress
Boston
Congress
Secretary of Commerce and Labor
the Hague
Health of Troops in Luzon Described as Excellent
Brigadier General 21-anual reports the general health of troops in the Luzon department is excellent with cholera disappearance easing anxiety. Improved conditions credited to new posts, distilled water, no hard field service, and abstinence from native fruits and uncooked vegetables. Recommends two-year continuous service in the Philippines to prevent nervous breakdowns among white troops.
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Washington
Anual
Department of Luzon
Philippine Islands
War Department
Philippines
Islands
Government probes Venezuelan expulsion of Caracas journalist
The state department announced that the United States again asked Venezuela to explain the arbitrary expulsion of A. F. Jaurette, a Caracas newspaper man. The initial Castro administration explanation was deemed unsatisfactory.
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Washington
State Department
Venezuela
A. F. Jaurette
Caracas
Castro
England Announces Annexation of Tonga Islands
SYDNEY Australia reports two British warships have sailed toward the Tonga islands to annex them as part of the empire and assert control over the Pacific region.
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England
Sydney
Tonga Islands
Mrs Powell Not Guilty In Nebraska Trial
Wayne district court heard the case State vs Mrs Kemp Powell charged with attempting to murder her husband by shooting at their home. Judge Boyd presided. The defendant was acquitted after Mr Powell survived injuries and recovered in Omaha Hospital.
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Wayne
Neb
Boyd
Kemp Powell
Land Frauds Probe Prompts Mitchell and Hermann Return
Washington reports Senator Mitchell and Representative Hermann of Oregon left for Portland to face charges in Oregon land frauds. They vow innocence and demand a fair grand jury hearing, citing alleged political hostility and urging investigation before the jury meeting Saturday.
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Washington
the Post
Mitchell
Binger Harmiann
Oregon
Portland
Harmann
Puter
Watson
Wermann
Hall
Yaney
Grand Jury
Hermann
Hitchcock
Rural Carriers Removed Over Alleged Influence Plans
Postmaster General Wynne dismissed two rural carriers Nivin of Berthold Colorado and Whitehead of Medina Ohio for alleged efforts to influence legislation. Nivin chairs the executive board of the National Rural Carriers Association and Whitehead serves on its board and leads Ohio carriers. A St Louis meeting followed by calls to party committees aimed to gauge support for carrier interests, tied to actions by President Cunningham and Secretary Tumper removed after an investigation.
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Washington
Wynne
HI. . Nivin
Berthold
Colo
J. W. Whitehead
Medina
O. Nivin
National Rural Carriers' Association
Whitehead
Ohio State
St. Louis
Cunningham
Tumper
Nivin
Russia anxious for treaty with United States
St Petersburg reports show surprise at foreign office over Washington hints to abandon the arbitration pact. Emperor Nicholas aims to wrap up a treaty with the United States and notes Russia’s proposed changes mirror The Hague style arbitration treaties. Russia has signed similar pacts with Belgium and Sweden and Norway and seeks more with major powers.
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ST. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Washington
Russia
Nicholas
United States
Belgium
Sweden
Norway
Steel Trust Maintains Prices as New Year Looms
In Jersey City leading steel manufacturers reaffirmed $21 per ton for steel billets and hints of a $2 rise soon after the new year. The structural steel group likewise reaffirmed current prices amid favorable conditions for higher costs.
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Steel Trust
New York
Jersey City
Binet
Structural Steel Combination
Lights on the Brooklyn Bridge Mark Hidden Mast Limits
Three lights on the Brooklyn Bridge, unseen by night travelers, guide tall masts. One marks the center peak, while the two side lamps near the towers indicate the danger maximum of about 125 feet above water for vessels.
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Brooklyn Bridge
Good Story Told By Lord Rosebery Ends With Sharp Wit
An English biography recalls Lord Rosebery’s anecdote about a traveler in the southern United States who is shaved by a black barber. The barber notes the razor is very blunt and adds he was out last night with the boys, delivering a dry, characteristic twist.
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Lord Rosebery
United States
Vury
Global Newspaper Circulation Figures
A statistician estimates world newspaper circulation at about 12 billion copies annually. The volume would span at least 10,450 square miles of paper, weigh around 781 thousand tons, and would require over 333 years for all copies to pass in seconds if counted as such.
Dodd's Kidney Pills Promoted in Arkansas Backache Cure
Mrs. Sue Williams of Jensley Arkansas claims Dodd's Kidney Pills cured her chronic backache after years of suffering and multiple doctors. She urges backache sufferers to try the remedy to prevent progression to Bright's Disease or rheumatism.
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Jensley
Ark
America
Sue .Williama
Dodd
Tam
Dadd
Bright
To Train Servants Hamburg Opens New Training School
Hamburg plans a new school to train servants not intended to compete with existing domestic science schools for daughters of well to do families. The project aims to provide practical instruction for service work rather than formal domestic science education.
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Hamburg
Defiance Cold Water Starch Promises No Stick Iron
Advertisement urges housekeepers to buy Defiance Cold Water Starch, noting each 16 oz package equals a full pound for 10 cents, unlike rival 12 oz or 1 lb packs. Claims absence of injurious chemicals and warns grocers pushing smaller stock.
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Defiance
Purity of the Mind by Ruskin
A reflective line on mind purity and inner calm, arguing that purification cannot be forced or maintained by filtering thoughts. The author urges keeping the mind undefiled and avoiding actions that disturb its quiet.
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Ruskin
Catarrh Cure Claim Promises $100 Reward
A 19th century ad claims 4 Catarrh Cure as a universal cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It states internal action on blood and mucous surfaces and offers $100 if it fails to cure. Endorses testimonials and lists F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio as sellers with druggists.
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F. J. Cheney & CG
Toledo
Reid
Hall
Cupid's Leadership Questioned Over Troubled Campaign
A critical view accuses Cupid of mismanaging guidance causing people to face consequences alone, implying a failed leadership in matters of romance and conflict resolution.
A Rare Good Thing for Sore Feet Sold Widely
Mrs Matilds of Holbert Providence R 1 praises Allen's Foot-Ease for relief from aching feet. Advert says sold by all druggists for 25c. Note adds Statesmen who also ran are slow to predict a bright future for their country.
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Allen
Defiance Stands For Sale With No Equal In Quality
An old advertisement touts Defiance as unmatched in quality and quantity and urges readers to buy wherever available. The message promotes a drug claim about PAZO OINTMENT and includes a testimonial from J. W. O Dningx of Minneapolis dated January 6, 1908.
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Defiance
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Glasgow
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Fairchild & Co
George L. Shoup
Boise
Teddy
Bureaus
Mrs. Powell
National Association
Cupid
J. W. Odningx
Ava
Minneapolis
Minn
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