Record of 1902 disasters and world events
The passage surveys 1902 heavy with disasters from Mount Pelée to wars and explosions. It notes deaths of Cecil Rhodes and others, Edward VII’s coronation after surgery, the Boer War ending, Venezuela South Africa tensions, the Nile dam at Assouan, Coaha’s presidency, and Pennsylvania coal strikes ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mount Pelee
Martinique
Aany
Cecil Rhodes
Rev
DeWitt Faeimage
Wade Hampton
Frank R. Sioeckton
J. Sterling Morton
Sol Bmith Russel
Bret Slarte
William T. Sampson
Lord Pauncefure
Ersanz Sigel
Edward Eggleston
Justice Lersee Gray
Marie Henriette
Belgium
Emile Zola
Elizabeth Lady Stanton
Herr Krepp
Thomas B. Revd
A. &. Grant
Edward VII
England
South Africa
Venezuela
Nile
Assouan
Coaha
Pennsylvania
Eventa of the Year January list of world shocks
A scattered January chronicle reports events including Patna elected Cubs president, a Roosevelt reception, the sinking of the Walla Walla, a White House ball for M iss Roosevelt, a deadly Portugal collision, Maine derailment, New York Central tunnel crash, bank failures, and various political and military incidents across the globe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Estrada
Patna
Cubs
Roosevelt
Walla Walla
Cape Mendocino
White House
Alise Roosevelt
Aveiro
Portugal
G& Congress
Eave
Maine
Nezanunee
Mich
New York Central
New York City
Euclid Avenue Trust and Savings Co
Cleveland
Buaio
N.Y
George H. Phillips
Fonnerly
Chicago Cearn Kbug
al OB
West Indies
Belved
Lest Creek
Jews
Ais
Lee St Tren
Sre
Jn Besten
Lee
February disaster round up hits multiple cities and events
February events report explosions and fires in Liondo Mexico Waterbury Connecticut and St. Louis Missouri. Firemen die in a collapse in St. Louis. Several cities report smaller fires and accidents including Jersey City Brooklyn and Chicago. Wars taxes and political notes appear amid disaster items and deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liondo
Mexico
Waterbury
Conn
Gore
Atlantic
Eusst
Kemer Hauer
Dwight
Garus
St. Louis
Sideveniavst Gro
Faterson
Jersey City
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Laut
Sprinmield
Mardis
Dufferin
Stone
Varias
Barcelona
Park Avenue
New York
McLauren
South Carolina
Fen Stone
Congress
TeHurnde
Cal
Prince Henry of Pressia visits Chiaro and western cities
A broad itinerary lists Prince Henry of Pressia visiting Chiaro and other western cities amid reports of rail projects and regional affairs. Official changes include a resignation in the Treasury and a new appointment in Massachusetts. Major events noted include storms, ship collisions, and a wave of deaths from various causes across the month.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matic H
Prince Henry of
Pressia
Chiaro
Mdodde
Tess
Methuen
Secretary of Treasury
Moody
Massachusetts
Bla
John P. Altgeld
Vaecker
Mississippi River
Cerl Rhodes
Dayton
Tenn
Colossal Commercial and Industrial Progress in 1890s America
A sweeping portrait of U S prosperity in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, citing vast growth in railways population wealth and industrial output. It notes 25 000 miles more railways than a decade earlier and a U S population of about 79 million with rising bank deposits gold reserves exports and factory wages while warning labor rewards lagged capital gains. It portrays Uncle Sam as a storekeeper hosting John Bull and the Russian, celebrating Americanization and potential future expansion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Chicago
Canada
Mexico
South America
England
China
Korea
Philippines
Americas
South
West
Alaska
New York
Ake
Spain
Uncle Sam
John Bull
Crown of Alfonso IIIT Declared King of Spain
A historical note records Alfonso IIIT crowned as king of Spain amid events reported across regions. The list includes natural disasters in the Gulf Coast and Canada and political shifts such as Cuba becoming independent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alfonso Iiit
Spain
Gulf Coast
Goliad
Coal Creek
Tenn
Cuba
Cincinnati
Decorah
Iowa
Fernie
B. C
Milners
Riots and disasters sweep midwestern cities in June news
June events include Teamsters strike riots in Chicago and Providence street car clashes, fires at St Luke's Sanitarium in Chicago with lives lost, tornadoes across Iowa Nebraska Kansas Illinois South Dakota, a Dallas hotel collapse, and political notes from Congress and the Canary Islands era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teamsters
Chicago
J. B. Barrows
Oberlin
Providence
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Ilinois
South Dakota
St. Luke’s Sanitarium
Hilnots
Minnesota
Congress
Senate
King Albert
Saxony
Wyerh
Coleago
Jefferson
Portland
Ore
St. James
Dallas
Texas
Edward VII
Senator Balfey
Beveridge
Indiana
Adjournment of Congress and global events brief
The report notes Congress adjournment amid a peace and amnesty proclamation for the Philippines. It mentions a fast train held near Dupont, a deadly trolley wreck near Gloversville, and a Chicago market fire at Swift’s. It cites mine explosion at Johnstown with 125 miners affected and political shifts including Lord Salisbury’s resignation, Arthur Balfour succeeding. Archbishop Feehan dies in Chicago and Liang Cheng appointed to a U.S. post.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philippines
Rock_Island
Dupont
Lil
Gloversville
N. C
Swift
Chicago
Johnstown
Lord Salisbury
England
Arthur Balfour
Archbishop Feehan
Liang Cheng
United States
Express train robbery near Marshall's Pass Colorado
A report notes an express train was held up and robbed near Marshall's Pass in Colorado. Details are sparse but indicate a significant railway crime in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshall's Pass
Flolorado
Emeralda
Thompson
Korup
Mina
Cileags
Park City
Utah
Jacob LU. Smith
Minnie Mitchell
Santa Barbara County
Cal
Multiple 1900s Crises Loom in Nation and World
A sequence of disasters and notable events unfolds from a railway robbery in Kentucky to storms and floods in Mexico and Illinois. News notes include political changes, royal coronation, and deaths of prominent leaders like General Franz Sigel and ex Governor George Hoadfer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
Savanna
Collins
Iowa
Eius
King Edward
England
Asa Bartholin
Chicago
Senator McMillan of
Michiigan
San Angelo
Texas
Culiacan
Mexico
Fordville
Massachusetts
Franz Sigel
Roosevelt
New England
East Turkestan
George Hoadfer
Ohio
Mont Pelee
Morne Rouge
List of historical world calamities and notable deaths
A compiled bulletin lists numerous events including train wreck near Herrs with many killed and wounded, Roosevelt injured in a trades accident near Pittsfield, deaths of Edward Eggleston Horace Gray Marie Henriette and other notables, natural disasters in Sicily and Jamaica, and various political and naval incidents across 1910s era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrs
Roosevelt
Pittsfield
Mass
Edward Eggleston
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Wm. J. Bartholin
Nesr
Beaumont
Texas
Oll Reldise
Frost
Northwest
Stewart
Nevada
Supreme Court
Horace Gray
Negro Baptist Convention
Birmingham
Ala
Marie Henriette
Indianapolis
Japan
Emile
Anthracite Strike Moves and Key October Events
Chronology shows coal operators seeking arbitration as Governor Stone dispatches state militia, anthracite workers voting to accept arbitration, and resumed mining. Notable items include a great fire in Amoy, Lincoln train incident, New Orleans streetcar strike end, and Elizabeth Cady Stanton’s death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
White Trouse
Westington
Amoy
China
Stone
Pennsylvania
Burlington
Lincoln
Neb
New Orleans
James Younger
Italy
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
November events and disasters across the United States
A list of events including a New York firework blast injuring 80 and killing 12, a large East River bridge fire, Armour & Co. plant blaze in Sioux City, multiple deaths such as Friedrich Krupp and Colonel Ochiltree, a railroad robbery near Davenport, a boiler explosion in Chicago stockyards killing 14, and a Great Lakes gale with ships lost.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Pierre
Miquelon
New York
New East River Bridge
Roland Molineux
Newark
Armour & Co
Sioux City
G. A. Henry
James Mcore
Sullivan
Ind
Rock Island
Davenport
Iowa
Friedrich Krupp
Ashland
Wis
Thos. P. Ochiltree
Boilet
Chicago
Great Lakes
December 1 Short session opens with world events
Congress begins a brief session as a string of global incidents unfolds. Fires claim fourteen lives at Lincoln Hotel in Catcage while European powers seize Venezuelan ships near La Giabra and other regions report strikes, treaties, and political appeals amid growing tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Lincoln Hotel
Catcage
Cleveland
Thomas B. Reed
Washington
Thomas Nast
Guayaquil
Ecuador
Great Nile
Assouan
Venezuela
la Giafra
Castro
Havana
Canal ‘Dover
Ohio
Paerts
Cabello
M .O
Eali Dijan
Russia
Aebieea
Trade Review Highlights Holiday Demand and Steel Deals
The Weekly Trade Review notes strong holiday demand with brisk sales of top merchandise, fuel shortages delaying deliveries, and robust December earnings up 4.2 percent over last year. US Steel expands through acquisitions while rail freight rates rise about 16 percent. Corn exports slump, wheat remains cautious, and foreign inquiries bolster milling prospects as Roosevelt makes a dramatic Globe visit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
HK. G. Dun & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Seaboard
Midwest and regional market prices for cattle hogs and crops
A dense market report lists bid ranges for cattle hogs and sheep across cities like Chicago Indianapolis St Louis Cincinnati Detroit Milwaukee and Po ledo with grain prices including wheat No 2 red corn No 2 and oats No 2 white. Prices show wide variance by grade and region and include butter eggs hay and rye pricing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Milwaukee
Record of Doan's Kidney Pills Enduring Cures
Testimony claims over fifty thousand cured kidney ailments including back pain and diabetes. Samuel J. Taylor of Goshen Indiana recounts long illness ending in 1902 with permanent relief after using Doan's Kidney Pills. Free trial offer via Foster Milburn Co Buffalo New York with 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel J. Taylor
South Third Street
Goshen
Ind
Jacob C. Mann
Doan
Sidney
Taylor
U. S
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N
A Model of Taste in Mrs Parvenu remarks
Mrs Parvenu proclaims her husband a model of neatness and taste noting he constantly cleans dirt from under his fingernails whether in public or private as quoted by the Los Angeles Herald.
Limited Experience and Pancake Reminders in Dialog
A dialogue features a Major and a widow discussing warfare and memory. The Major admits limited experience and jokes about Mrs. Austins Pancakes while a historical aside notes Elias Boudinet as first president of the American Bible Society and his Lost Ten Tribes claim.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
American Bible Society
Elias Boudinet
Israel
Unable to determine full headline from fragment
A partial OCR fragment notes vast human labor behind making tie gadgets used by people, but lacks clear details on event or entities.
Atlanta Woman Claims Cure for Ovarian Inflammation
Miss Alice Bailey of Atlanta Georgia describes a permanent recovery from ovarian inflammation after avoiding surgery by using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She recounts three years of terrible menstrual pains and weakness before the doctor suggested an operation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alice Bailey
Atlanta, Ga
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Ohio River
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Missouri
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J. Sterngs Mortons
Sol Smith Russell
British India
W.m. H. Merody
Potter Palmer
Archbishop Corrigan
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London
Paul
Leicester Ford
Malcom Ford
Wisconsin
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Garrett
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Ustin
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