Union Veteran Legion encampment elects officers at Fort Wayne
The Union Veteran Legion held its annual encampment in Fort Wayne Indiana approving a harmonious gathering. National Commander William R Wooters of Philadelphia was elected along with F P Banning of Fort Wayne Senior Vice Commander N M Avis Camden New Jersey and other officers. Gettysburg was chosen as the 1901 meeting site.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Veteran Legion
Fort Wayne
Ind
William R. Wooters
Philadelphia
F. P. Banning
N. M. Avis
Camden N. J
Henry M
Berlin group acquires German empire bonds for U S market
The Discounte Gesellschaft board announces that with the help of the Imperial Bank and several banks and firms including Norddeutsche Bank Hamburg M M Warburg Kuhn Lord Co New York National City Bank New York they have taken over over one million marks of 4 percent empire treasury bonds due 1904 1905. The issue will be marketed in the United States with Imperial Bank approval.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Discounte- Geselleschaft
Hyperial Bank
Discounte-Geselleschaft
Norddeutsch Bank of
Hamburg
M. M. Warburg Company
Kuhn, Lord & Co
New York
National City Bank
Imperial Bank
United States
Gale Devastation Reported Across Newfoundland Islands
Terrible gale described from St Johns special reports six vessels wrecked near St Pierre and six in Piacentia Bay. Four lost in Renew's harbor, two in the straits of Belle Isle, four near Cape Bonavista. Telegraph lines down. fourteen lives known lost with fears of higher toll as more details come in.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
N.F
St. Pierre
Piacentia Bay
Renew’s
Straits of Belle Isle
Cape Bonavista
Galveston Rebounds as Troops Stabilize City
Galveston Texas begins slow recovery after a devastating blow with authorities and business interests mobilizing to resume activity. Troop presence has curbed crime and quelled fears of a brief reign of anarchy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Texas
Roberts Warns the Boers Proclaims New Transvaal Crisis
Lord Roberts circulates a proclamation declaring President Krueger resigned and all sail for Europe. He warns Burghers guerrilla warfare will continue and harsher measures will follow.
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Roberts
Lord Roberts
Krueger
Transvaal
Europe
Big Fire Destroys Port Huron Mill and Elevator Plants
A large blaze in Port Huron Michigan destroyed the McMorran Milling Company Port Huron and Northwestern Elevator Company and D McMoran Co plants. Estimated loss runs to 225000 dollars with 150000 bushels of grain in the elevator also wiped out, insured coverage confirmed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Port Huron
Mich
McMorran Milling Company
Port Huron & Northwestern Elevator Company
D. McMorran & Co
Secretary Root Undergoes Operation in Southampton
Secretary of War Root is laid up at his summer residence in Southampton Long Island after an operation to remove a carbuncle. He will not leave his room for ten days to two weeks.
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Root
Southampton
L. I
Fort Wayne Temple Offers Week of Stage Attractions
Fort Wayne Masonic Temple presents two shows this week. On Sept 20 Across the Pacific screens and on Sept 21 The Runaway Girl premieres, drawing local audiences to downtown entertainment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Wayne Masonic Temple
Pacific
Butchers on Strike at Buffalo Packing Houses
Eight hundred workers at Jacob Dolds, Clinks, and Danahy packing houses in Buffalo strike after Dolds refuses to discharge two men who refused to pay union dues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jacob Dolds Packing Company
Clink’s
Danahy’s
Buffalo
Dolds Company
Korean Converts Killed on Frontier Report
A Japanese officer at Chiang Kai shek reports that two Japanese and several hundred Chinese and Korean converts have been murdered on the frontier by Chinese forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chiang
Korea
Nations Discuss Pekin Withdrawal In Multi Power Talks
Paris and Vienna reports say America France and Japan may withdraw troops from Pekin but keep forces beyond the walls to maintain control. Britain Germany Russia and Japan would hold about 10 000 troops each in Pei Chi Li while the US and France accept half that size. A Washington correspondent notes a settlement is pending among powers.
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Paris
London Post
America
France
Japan
Pekin
London Standard
Posal
St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Vienna
The
Standard
Britain
Germany
Russia
Pei-Chi-Li
Austria
Italy
United States
Washington
Miners Strike Shuts Anthracite Region
About 140,000 miners in the Pennsylvania anthracite region walk out after President Mitchell orders a strike. Demands include ending company stores, wage increases, cash pay, and abolishing the sliding scale as wages halt work across collieries, strip mines, and breakers until companies meet terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennsylvania
Mitchell
United Mine Workers
United Mine Workers of America
Hazleton
Gale wreaks havoc from Texas to lake region
A massive storm battered Texas then surged to the lake region with a 300 mile wide path. Chicago felt the strongest gusts since Galveston as the gale reached seventy two miles per hour, ripping signs from buildings and snapping electric wires.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
Lake
Chicago
Galveston
United States Troops May Withdraw From Pekin Soon
Reports indicate Washington will withdraw troops from Pekin as Li Hung Chang negotiates a settlement with a Chinese empire and Empress Dowager. The move prompts hopes for an escort and broader talks, while a storm on Lake Erie causes deaths and major property damage in Buffalo, complicating communications.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Pekin
Li- Hung-Chang
Earl Li
Tientsin
Maine Returns Complete Republican Victory With 33 Thousand Lead
Partial Maine results from 250 of 512 towns show Hill 53 524 and Lord 30 252, yielding a Republican plurality near 33 500. Re-elected congressmen Amos L. Allen Charles B. Littlefield Edwin C. Burleigh and Charles Boutelle lead by 6 000 to 10 000. Republicans sweep county tickets in all but one of sixteen counties. Legislature unchanged.
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Maine
Hill
Lord
Powers
Frank
Amos L. Allen
Charles B. Littlefield
Edwin C. Burleigh
Charles Boutelle
Principal’s self interest drives housing ousters in Kansas City
In Kansas City a black school principal for colored children admits buying poorer houses in white neighborhoods and selling out adjacent owners at high prices to keep colored families out. He insists his actions are lawful despite public backlash and racial tensions surrounding the vendings.
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Inansas City
Miss Higgins Aged 14 Sails Eight Miles Across Harbor
Priscilla Higgins of New York steams across the bay from Fort Hamilton to St. George Staten Island eight miles in two hours and five minutes continuing her voyage by water.
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Priscilla Higgins
New York
New York Bay
Fort Hamilton
St. George
Staten Island
China War News From Far East Front Prepares New Talks
Dispatches report Gen Chaffee in control at Takow with Barry cables. Prince Ching seeks negotiations with allies as Maj Peley notes 120 American sick and 200 at hospital ships. Pekin says British force met five miles west of Pekin with 300 Boxers and 2,000 Chinese. many casualties. Yu Hsien seeks protection for foreigners after inviting 52 guests to safety then murders follow. Li Tsung-Chang accused of old tricks. foreigner foes favored. Ho Si Wu battle details cite heat and harsh losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tongku
Yang-tsum
Barry
Takow
Chaffee
Prince Ching
Maj
Peley
Relief
Pekin
Yu Hsien
Shanghai
Berlin
Li- Tsung-Chang
Peace Commission
Ho-Si-Wu
Delaware apples win first prize at Paris exposition
The Paris exposition awards Delaware apples top prize while Maine's state election yields a Republican majority of 33 000. Reports narrate diverse events from a Guilford Connecticut snake with three eggs to a White House scene and a series of disasters across the East.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Maine
Guilford
Conn
White House
McMinley
B. F. Brady
St. Louis
Liberty
N. Y
Narragansett Pier
Rockingham
Baldwin Locomotive Works
Philadelphia
Bethel
P. T. Barnum
Barnum
Mabel McWinley
Somerset
Pennsylvania
Erie
John B. Lyons
Lake Erie
Lyons
John Endicott
North Scituate
Mass
Camden
N. J
Connecticut
Vast array of 1890s calamities and crimes shake American towns
Reports include Archibald Blaines Jr. of Chicago suicide and Richard Stahl's murder of Roy Smith in Fort Smith Arkansas. From Texas Galveston hurricane deaths to Chicago White Stockings clinching AL pennant, and a spate of fires robberies and court actions across the nation. The census notes Chicago male excess, while other items cover accidents, indictments, marriages, and business losses.
Notable Murders And Disasters Across Several States
The report lists multiple killings and strange deaths: Charles Brown age 36 killed by dynamite at Ivanhoe Virginia. George W. Moore of West Point Mississippi poisoned his wife and two children then killed himself. Thomas Holt and Miss Cora Waller die after Miss Waller falls ill while out driving near Morganfield Kentucky. Ardrie J Kinsauls sentenced to death for stabbing Herring in Charlotte two years ago and attempts suicide before execution. James Profit linked to a 1891 drowning and a later murder arrest. Eddie Harrell, one of five feral children found near Jacksonville, Florida, dies after years in the wild amphibious life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galveston
Houston
Texas
Rosslyn H. Ferrell
Express
Charles Lane
Marysville
Ohio
Louis Radke
John Nordheim
Dayton
Radke
M. M. Worthington
Washington
United States Fish Commission
Duluth
Minn
Chicago White Stockings
Cleveland
John Muller
Chicago
Frank McBride
Salt Lake
May Flint
San Francisco
Desplaines Street
Missouri Pacific
Lyndon
Kan
Detroit
Mich
A. Ives & Sons
Arizona
Choate-Hollister Furniture Company
Janesville
Wis
St. Louis
Seckner Contracting Company
James Burnside
Baptist Church
East Liverpool
Mary Linkenstein
Salt Lake City
Geo. Prousse
St. Joseph River
South Bend
Ind
Paul Behindt
Louis Rush
George Raby
Sir Rowland Raby
England
Wallace Dean
Nora Nave
Jeffersonville
Justice Nixon
Cordelia Botkin
John P. Dunning
Wilmington
Del
Columbia Carriage Company
Hamilton
Niles Tool Works
Samuel Allen
Pekin
Terhune
Chas. Brown
Ivanhoe
George W. Moore
West Station
Miss
Morganfield
Thomas Holt
Cora Waller
Miss Waller
Holt
Charlotte
N. C
Mr. Herring
Ardrie J Kinsauls
Kinsauls
James Profit
Powell’s River
Middlesboro
Ixy
Profit
Tom Mason
Eddie” Harrell
Jacksonville
Fla
St. John’s
Eddie
McKinley Accepts Republican Nomination for Presidency
President McKinley formally accepts the Republican nomination. Gen. Joseph Wheeler retires from the regular army and returns to Alabama. McKinley orders General Chaffee to move troops from China to the Philippines and evacuate Pekin to Taku, with the legation moving to Shanghai for safety. Navy Rear Admiral Watson is detached from the cruiser Baltimore to await orders. Consul Warner at Leipsic reports to the State Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Joseph Wheeler
Department of the Lakes
Alabama
MccKinley
Chaffee
China
Philippines
Pekin
Taku
Shanghai
Navy Department
J. C. Watson
Naval
Asiatic
Baltimore
Consul Warner
Leipsic
State Department
American shoe makers eye German trade potential
The article notes U S shoe manufacturers may gain a sizable market in Germany if they tailor products to local demands. It also reports on the Chinese edict empowering Li Hung Chang to settle the Chinese dispute. The Interior orders 300 square miles in New Mexico withdrawn for a park status. Washington dispatches confirm a North Pacific sea seizure protocol between the United States and Russia, ending five to six years of talks with claims near 400000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Washington
Li-Hung-Chang
Secretary of the Interior
New Mexico
National Park
Hill
Pierce
St. Petersburg
United States
North Pacific
Russia
International and political brief notes from the era
Reports include a new cable between Port Arthur and Che Foo. Italian consul general Chevalier Branchi recalled. Riots erupt in Oimuetz Moravia injuring many. China's empress dowager denies complicity. Servia King Alexander warns traitors. Glasgow reports bubonic plague case with 16 total, 112 under observation. Yerkes acquires Metropolitan District Underground in London. Norwegian election returns show 77 rightists, 37 leftists. Deutschland breaches transatlantic record Plymouth voyage. Swiss traveler arrested in San Sebastian with anarchist plot documents.
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Port Arthur
Che-Foo
Chevalier Branchi
New York
Oimuetz
Moravia
China
Alexander of
Servia
Glasgow
Charles T. Yerkes
Metropolitan District Underground Railroad
London
Plymouth
Santander
United States
San Sebastian
Dust Sprinkling on Chicago and Alton Road and City Population Figures
The Chicago and Alton road is applying oil sprinkling as a dust layer. Seventy three cities total 15 214 506 inhabitants. A young American is under arrest in Monclova Mexico for robbing Wells Fargo Express of 40 000 dollars. Henry A Chittenden a noted journalist who secured Oakland s Carnegie library is dead at age 50. The Amalgamated Association says independent iron makers signed the original scale and have paid 6 1244 a ton for puddling with the rate set to drop to 5 a ton. The steamship Elihu Thompson arrived from Cape Nome with 200 passengers many destitute. About 15 000 people there face winter with no prospect of escape. Bradstreets business view notes week growth in distributive trade late August with wide fall trade across the west south and pacific coast. Improved east jobbing demand and southern crops corn and cotton show strength.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago and
Alton Road
Monclova
Mexico
Wells-Fargo Express
Henry A. Chittenden
Oakland
Cal
Carnegie Free Public Library
Amalgamated Association
Elihu Thompson
Cape Nome
Bradstreet
Pacific
Market Reports: Midwest and East Grain and Livestock Prices
Chicago to New York markets show cattle 2.50 to 5.85 per cwt and hogs 3.00 to 5.90, with sheep and lambs varying by region. Wheat and corn quotes span No 2 grades with mixed regional ranges. butter eggs and oats also listed across cities.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
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Tuncia
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David More
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William Brown
State Levee
Butchers On Strike
Amerca
Chang Crin Tung
Nwang Su
Hsu Tung
Foo-Chow
Yung Lu
Legations
China War News
Western
Archibald Blaines
D Jr
Richard Stahl
Fort Smith
Ark
Roy Smith
Michigan
Ora G. Scott
Fort Scott
Ian
Little Rock
Seattle
Henry Cooksey
Andersonville
Orin E. Walker
Southern
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