Noted Leaders and Incidents in Brief from Across Nations
A wide sweep of items reports deaths of William B. Gale and Joseph Rhodes Buchanan, a torpedo boat launch at Richmond, and losses at Poepeke-Leicht Lumber Chicago. Dishes include a Canadian bank funding South African relief, a Texan marshal attacked, drownings in Canada, and various political and industrial notes across the United States and abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William B. Gale
Boston
Stockton
Richmond
Poepeke-Leicht Lumber Company
Chicago
London
Joseph Rhodes Buchanan
Reymond G. Wolfe
Humboldt
Chiloco
Oklahoma
Seneca EF. Truesdell
St. Paul
Ashcroft
B. C
Thompson River
Earls of Warwick
Dudley and
Lonsdale
Viscount Galway
Duke of Marlborough
South Africa
Governor Mount
Indiana
Standard Oil Company
Year in business shows record domestic and foreign trade
Bradstreet's review cites 1899 as a standout year with the largest ever volume of domestic and foreign trade, a broad rise in staple prices and wages, and a surge in production and bank clearings. Exports near $1.28 billion, imports approaching $0.8 billion, signaling a foreign trade above $2 billion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Bradstreet
Thurston on the Progran Our Foreign Policy
New York plans a January 31 dinner for the New York Board of Trade and Transportation at the Waldorf Astoria. 300 to 400 members and friends will attend with several U S senators invited to speak on toasts including Thurston of Nebraska and Beveridge of Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Board of Trade and Transportation
Waldorf-Astoria
United States
Lindsley Ofentucky
Thurston
Nebraska
Hannan
Ohio
A. J. Beveridge
Indiana
Senate
Teast
Perkins
California
Washington
Probable railroad to the Pacific coast discussed in Chicago
In Chicago several eastern capitalists and promoters view a new western line as strong. Warner Miller confirms his Chicago work centers on traffic matters and a Salt Lake City to Los Angeles route is practically decided upon for construction.
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Pacific Caast
Chicago
Pacific Coast
Warner Miller
Salt Lake
Los Angeles
Signal Corps Men Caught Amid Insurgent Action
Six signal corps men were attacked near Talvera east of Tarlac by about 200 insurgents. four were killed or captured. Reports say Filipinos harass the Lingayen coast, and Yorktown crew prisoners are among insurgent bands in the northern mountains. General Otis censored a dispatch with conflicting details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Easto Manila
Signal Corps
Talvera
Tarlac
Lingayen
Vigan
San Jacinto
J. C Gilmore
Yorktown
Otis
Malabon
Cavite
Justice Arellano
Lawton
Paranaque
Bacoor
Imus
Bryan Speech Draws Record Crowd in San Antonio
Col W J Bryan addressed the largest audience in a Texas hall, outlining a platform aligned with Chicago 1896 plus new plank on industrial combinations and war time needs, focusing on bimetallism and expansion. He urged a stable Philippines government before eventual local transition and planned northern engagements before returning to Austin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Antonio
Tex
W. J. Bryan
Chicago
Bryan
Philippines
Austin
Texas
Bankrupt ruling for Greater America Exposition
Judge Munger granted about 100 employees of the Greater America exposition a bankruptcy declaration. The court found the company, though in the exposition business, engaged in mercantile activity enough to fall under the bankruptcy act, making employees preferred creditors and nullifying late efforts to create other preferred claims.
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Omaha
Munger
Exposition Company
Former Globe Bank Chief Granted Guarded Transfer
Charles H. Cole former president of the Globe bank of Boston faces an embezzlement case totaling 900000 dollars. A warrant arrived in Los Angeles directing U S marshals to transport him to Boston under guard after he waived preliminary hearing. Four counts accuse him of specific embezzlements on August 7 and August 17 with two counts referring to these amounts.
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Globe Bank
Los Angeles
Cal
Charles H. Cole
Globe Bank of Boston
United States
Cole
Boston
Census Supervisors Assigned for 1900 Instruction Tour
The census bureau lists dates and cities where supervisors will assemble for instructions for the 1900 census. Charlotte January 4, Atlanta January 5, New Orleans January 8, Houston January 5, Memphis January 31, Cincinnati January 12.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Charlotte
N. C
Atlanta
New Orleans
Houston
Tex
Memphis
Cincinnati
Americans to Keep Open House in Paris for New Year
Paris dispatch reports the American colony will hold open houses to celebrate the New Year. Ambassador Porter and Mrs Porter will host Monday. any American in Paris is welcome. Consul General Cowdy will host Tuesday to avoid conflicting with Porter. French ambassador Cambon plans departure for Washington early next week.
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Paris
United States
Porter
Cowdry
M. Cambon
Washington
Free State Brother Leads War Faction Urges Return to Farm
London dispatches report a faction led by Matt Styen, brother of the Orange Free State president, urging an end to war and return to farms. Boer leaders warn against unwarranted conduct, while British military appointments and Baden-Powell proclamations shape Mafeking siege coverage.
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London
South Africa
Roberts
Kitchener
Cape Colony
Capetown
Victoria West
Lourenzo Marquez
Matt Steyn
Orange Free State
Free
Charles Howard Vincent
Sheffield
Queen's Westminister Volunteers
City of London
Imperial Regiment
Baden-Powell
Mafeking
William
England
Portuguese Officials Skeptical of Delagoa Bay Sale Treaty
In New York on December 30 Portuguese figures caution about a possible Delagoa Bay sale. Consul general Taveira says no knowledge of a treaty though not impossible. Charge d affaires Duarte doubts a single ministry could cede all colonies and notes no credible signs in Portugal.
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New York
Luis A. M. P
A. Taveira
Delagoa Bay
Senor Taveira
United States
Ignacio de Costa Duarte
Portugal
East Africa
Senor Duarte
Agents of Boers Recruiting in Kansas City
The British vice consul in Kansas City says Boer agents are recruiting here for the South African war promising free transport lands and future citizenship. Recruits would be sent to Philadelphia as the main British rendezvous, though few may actually depart. Consul Burrough notes many applicants have sought enlistment.
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Washington
Kansas City
Burrough
Philadelphia
Defense for French Coast Plan to Strengthen Fleet
Paris reports the government will present a bill at the start of January to defend French coasts and colonies and bolster the fleet without extra spending. The defense plan costs 120 million francs over two and a half years funded by 60.9 million francs yearly from bonds maturing this year.
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Paris
Chamber of Deputies
Cheyenne flyer crashes into Boulder Valley train at Brighton
A Cheyenne Union Pacific flyer struck the Boulder Valley train at Brighton Colorado at 6 this morning. One man was killed and fourteen injured with many seriously hurt. Fire destroyed two flyer cars and the engine lay wrecked as rescuers hauled wounded to Denver hospitals.
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Union Pacific
Denver
Colo
Cheyenne Flyer
Boulder
S. G. Hurst
Brighton
E. V. Davis
Danver
W. G. Tompkins
Bradley, Alderson & Co
Kansas City
C. H. Payne
Laramie
Wyo
McCanna
Boulder Valley
Brighton Hotel
Brighton Hose Company
Deuel
Honolulu Plague Fears Mentioned in Dec 30 Dispatch
News from Honolulu reports mixed views on bubonic plague with President Dole stressing calm and trust in health boards. Observers note Chinatown risks, no Japanese victims, and a $25,000 emergency appropriation by Hawaii’s state council to combat the outbreak.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Associated Press
Dole
Board of Health
Chinatown
Council of State
Roland Reed Not Expected to Live
New York December 30 Roland Reed the actor underwent surgery at St Luke’s hospital last Tuesday and was reported resting quietly with little change in his condition. Doubt remained whether the operation was for cancer as originally stated or for other causes. His daughter and wife are at his bedside as flowers and messages pour in while precautions keep most from the room.
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Roland Reed
New York
St. Luke's Hospital
Trial of the Torpedo Boat
The torpedo boat destroyer Goldsborough built by Wolff & Zwicker Iron Works of Portland completed its first contractors' trial on the Columbia River. She steamed sixty miles at half speed with no incidents, and on official trial she will be required to reach thirty knots per hour.
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Portland
Ore
Goldsborough
Wolff & Zwicker Iron Works
Columbia River
Brussels Chestnut Trees React to Electric Tram Install
Extraordinary foliage changes are observed in Brussels chestnut trees along a street after the electric tram system began. Trees on the opposite side follow normal seasonal cycles, shedding in autumn and budding in spring, while the tram side shows brown August foliage and a second bloom in October.
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Brussels
Chicago Authors Dominate December Atlantic Issue
The December Atlantic features three standout Chicago contributions. Harriet Monroe presents The Grand Canon of the Colorado, a vivid nature sketch. Elia W. Peattie’s The Artistic Side of Chicago explores the city’s cultural life. Will Payne’s The Detectives showcases Chicago romance fiction.
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Chicago
Harriet Monroe
Colorado
Elia W. Peattie
Will Payne
America
La Porte Deep Water Port Progress Nears Completion
La Porte Texas shows progress toward a deep water shipping port on Galveston Bay with wharves tracks streets and sewerage works advancing. I R Holmes general manager of the La Porte Improvement and Wharf and Channel Companies oversees the work from Sylvan Hotel ahead of February 1900 sales and invites visitors to learn the project details. A separate note promotes Lazative Bromo Quinine Tablets with L L Grove’s signature on the box.
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la Porte
Texas
Galveston Bay
Gulf of Mexico
I. R. Holmes
Sylvan
Mr. Holmes
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Sidney
Cigar Leaf Tobacco Board of Trade
Congress
Missouri Valley Fruit Growers
St. Joseph
Johnson
J. G. Johnson
Democratic National Committee
Peoria
Ill
Buffalo’ Jones
North America
Germantown
Joseph Fiing
General Shafter
Koppitz
John, A. Logan
T. E B. Clark
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Iown Central
Hazleton
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre, Coal Company
Silver Brook Coal Company
Pettigrew
South Dakota
McKinley
Dwight L. Moody
Northfeld Seminary
Georgia
Kansas
Ingalls
Gage
New York City
Joseph Wilkins
Howard Butler
Moyamensing
Department of the Interior
Dawes Commission
Five Civilized Tribes
Louis E. Goldsmith
Port Jarvis
General Ledger
Admiral Schely
Buenos Ayres
Panama Canal Company
Sposeoloc
Trenton
Cocha Watt Cigar Manufacturers
American Tobacco Company
Duginess
Filpinos
Col. Bryan
Roberts and
Kitchiner
of the
Free State
Ask
Cheyenne
LL. W. Grove
Lome and Sanitarium
Incorporated
Tull
Addreas
J. H. Teltibaum
Fast
Baker's
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Colton
Getca
GupRnia
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