Packers Plan First Consolidation of Stockyards Across Cities
Chicago Record Herald reports two major consolidations by beef interests. Packers will merge first then unify major stockyards in Omaha Kansas City Chicago St Louis St Joseph Fort Worth Sioux City with Armour Swift and Morris as key owners. Estimated stockyard costs could reach 100 million dollars plus 500 million for the packing companies merger.
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Chicago
Record-Herald
Boston
South Omaha
Kansas City
East St. Louis
St. Joseph
Fort Worth
Sioux
Thanksgiving Proclamation by President Roosevelt
President Roosevelt proclaims Thursday November 27 as a day of general thanksgiving. He notes years of prosperity amid trials and urges nationwide cessation of work to render thanks to Almighty God for the past year.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Cholera Epidemic Decreasing in Amur Districts
Cholera cases are decreasing in the Amur districts and other infected areas. Only one fatal case of suspected plague has occurred in Odessa since October 21.
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Petersburg
Amur
Odessa
Arbitration Tour Begs Ground in Anthracite Mines
Visiting Scranton seven Roosevelt appointees toured the extreme upper coal field to observe mining from blasting to market. They crawled through wet gangways, endured coal dust, and planned a second day of study while noting a stance to curb trusts. Senator Hoar spoke on strikes and sympathy for labor, asserting capital will sort itself out.
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Arbitration Commission
Scranton
Roosevelt
Hoar
Evils of Trusts Reported by Senator Hoar in Boston
Senator Hoar outlined eight evils of trusts in a Boston talk, including destruction of competition and secrecy, plus the seizure of private gain by officers. He urged cautious statecraft to cure or prevent these ills without harming good, and noted his role in adding a Sherman anti trust provision.
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Boston
Hoar
Arizona Seeks Statehood Under Irrigation Aid Plan
Governor Brodie urges statehood for Arizona and explains proposed use of Leland-Hansbrough act funds. Items include irrigation system expansion, forest rejuvenation, school facilities, governor and National Guard support, Colorado River improvements, Yuma to Mexico levee works, land overflow prevention, and funding for sites and erections in Arizona. Property value listed at $39,083,178.
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Washington
Brodie
Arizona
Leland-Hansbrough
Arizona National Guard
Colorado
Yuma
Territory
America Answers Colombia on Panama Canal Treaty
Washington reports a prompt U S reply to Colombia’s vote on the Panama canal treaty. The nature was not released but likely concerns Colombia’s sovereignty over the Isthmus and Colombia’s protests over actions by Commander McLean and Admiral Casey blocking troop movements on the railroad. The State Department seeks a speedy settlement to advance canal completion.
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Washington
Colombia
McLean
Casey
State Department
Kruger Seeks Return Home From Exile
In Brussels the report states Mr. Kruger plans to seek permission to go back to South Africa after abandoning his hardline stance.
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Kruger
Brussels
South Africa
Victim Refuses to Tell How Injury Was Received Near Silver Creek
A 30 year old man named James J. Francis from Baltimore was shot under the left shoulder blade near the coal house west of Silver Creek. He refused to talk further as medical staff held little hope for recovery. A related suspect with a revolver and acid was jailed in Columbus after a description matched a man linked to a post office robbery in Belgrade.
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Silver Creek
James J. Francis
Baltimore
Francis
Columbus
Shack
Barnes
Byrnes
Belgrade
Merrick County
Large Nebraska irrigation project faces hearing
State Engineer Adna Dobson conducts a hearing over protests by the Farmers Canal Co and Farmers Irrigation District against William Frank’s water rights from the North Platte in Scotts Bluff County. Frank seeks a 150 mile ditch costing about 580000, while the district planned eighty miles with 400000 bonds. Rob ert Walker’s rights pass to William Frank with H G Leavitt of Ames Sugar Co. prior claim dates from 1887, disputed by opponents.
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Lincoln
Nebraska
Adna Dobson
Farmers’ Canal Company
Farmers’ Irrigation District
William Frank
Frank
North Platte River
Scotts Bluff County
Irrigation District
Mr. Frank
Robert Walker
Farmers’ Bond Company
H. G. Leavitt
Ames Sugar Company
Life Sentence in Omaha for Murder
Anton Christenson received a life sentence in Omaha for killing his wife last August. The courtroom fell silent except for a sister's sudden, startling applause after the judge's verdict. Christensen showed no reaction beyond a meek bow as the sentence was pronounced.
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Anton Christenson
Omaha
Christensen
Wolves Attack Hogs Near Tecumseh
Johnson county farmer W P McCoy reports wolves attacked a hog pen near Tecumseh. Two wolves mauled an old hog until it died after the animals were driven off by the owner.
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Tecumseh
Johnson County
W. P. McCoy
Sneak Thief Robs York Store
A sneak thief entered W. G. Boyer’s York store during the night and took 35 dollars from a drawer behind the prescription case. Officials suspect a cellar window entry and note the crime as an overnight theft.
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York
W. G. Boyer
Live Stock Market Downtick and Weekly Gains Report
South Omaha and Kansas City quotes show cattle activity mixed with a light run and a weeklong rise for better grades. Cattle prices edged up 15 to 25 cents for top cows, veal calves and bulls. hogs gained 5 to 6 cents late, and sheep ranged from 2.50 to 5.50 for various grades with feeder stock noted.
Cattle and Hogs Market Report With Mixed Week Prices
Cattle values largely steady natives and western beeves active while stockers and calves show weakness with minor weekly drop. Hogs opened higher but closed weak with top at 6.65 and bulk sales around 6.05 to 6.46. Sheep and lambs hold steady values including native and western lambs and fed ewes with odds and ends in stockers and feeders.
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Texas
General Miles Arrives in Manila On Transport Thomas
General Miles reached Manila aboard the Thomas from San Francisco Friday morning. A salute was fired from Fort Santiago. Governor Taft and the civil commission welcomed him at the palace, and he plans to live there during his stay. A Manila garrison review is planned for Saturday before he visits Dagupan.
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Luther Academy
Wahoot
P. L. Plym
Lincoln
David Kluck
Richland
Young
Schuyler
Charles Ogoms
Gibbon
Boone County
New York
McKillip & Swallow
Manila
Miles
United States
Thomas
San Francisco
Fort Santiago
Davis
Taft
Civil Commission
Dagupan
Charles L. Davis
Fifth Infantry
Cad do County Lynching Ties Horse Thief to Swan Lake
Residents near Swan lake in Cad do county found a body hung from a tree. Officials say the man belonged to a gang of horse thieves who terrorized the area for months. It is believed enraged farmers lynched him after stock losses.
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Guthrie, O. T
Caddo County
Swan Lake
Oklahoma
Indian to Cheat Gallows Planned In Rosebud Murder Case
Sioux Falls report says James Robbins and ex-Sheriff Joseph Dickson, who watched Hanging Shield, are assigned to monitor George Bear on the Rosebud reservation. Bear, Sioux Indian convicted of killing his stepson and a white worker, is sentenced to be hanged December 5.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
James Robbins
Joseph M. Dickson
Walking Shield
George Bear
Rosebud
Roosevelt greets White House repair crew after completion
After breakfast at the White House the president met with 191 mechanics and laborers who worked on the mansion repairs. He thanked them for their efforts and for enabling him to occupy the executive residence again.
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Washington
White House
Roosevelt
No Prize Fighting There in Waterbury
In Waterbury Connecticut John P Kellogg assistant state attorney warned the managers of a proposed prizefight between Young Corbett and Austin Rice that any violation of the prize fighting ban would be met with immediate arrest and punishment.
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Waterbury
Conn
Young Corbett
Austin Rice
John P. Kellogg
Saving a Life Through Kidney Pills Fosters Publicity
A testimonial describes Walter Mc Laughlin of Wheel ing West Virginia crediting Dean’s Kidney Pills with a dramatic recovery after a severe kidney and back ailment. The ad promotes free trials and mail order availability from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY with a 50 cent price. A closing quip about a banana peel adds a stock humorous note.
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Bright
Walter McLaughlin
Jacob Street
Wheeling
W. Va
J. A. Holiday & Son
Dean
Logan Drug Co
McLaughlin
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Defiance Starch Boosts Results and Value
An ad-like fragment touts Defiance Starch as yielding best results with no cooking, promising 4 extra ounces for more money. It also derides curiosity of a private detective as a reason offices would close.
Nostalgic Patent Medicine Ad Rates 25c
Clever cure claims for coughs and fevers from Dr Wood and Mother Gray products feature testimonials and free samples. The ad lists addresses in LeRoy New York and promotes cures for teething disturbances digestive issues and worm destruction with 30 000 testimonials.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Imitation poetry and old advertisements in spring prose
A collage of polemical quips and product pitches from a vintage ad page. References to Red Cross Blue, Defiance Starch, Burdock Blood Bitters, Laxative Bromo Quinine, and regional promotion of the Great Southwest. Includes antique travel and business booster lines.
Superb Dining Car Service on New York Central
Experienced travelers praise dining cars with meals the best in the East and West. Menus reflect the entire nation with oranges from Florida shad from North Carolina breakfast foods from Minnesota potatoes from Utah water from the Adirondacks and wines and cigars from Cuba Porto Rico and Manila. The note ends with a social quip about fashion and money.
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New York Central
Florida
North Carolina
Minnesota
Utah
Adirondack Mountains
Missouri
California
Cuba
Porto Rico
Manila
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