Naval plans and new camera uses in the era notes
The article surveys naval war college plans, signaling drills and hypothetical uses of the Nicaragua canal and Magellan Straits in regional defense. It highlights camera applications in cruelty cases and smoke nuisance enforcement, and references education reforms in Batavia, New York and Fall River textile output and efficiency.
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Naval War College
Mavy Department
Juan Pacific
Nicaragua Canal
Straits of Magellan
Pacific
Hawaii Statehood Move and Cable Plan Highlight July News
Delegate Wilcox of Hawaii declares he will introduce a bill to admit Hawaii to statehood when Congress convenes, while opposing a California division and urging a San Francisco to Honolulu cable project. Also noted are a habeas corpus bid over cattle inspection fees in Denver and leadership changes at Northern Pacific with W G Pearce named general manager and Thomas Cooper as assistant to the president.
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Wilcor
Aga
Washington
Hawaii
California
Hawa
Congress
San Francisco
Honolulu
Island
Philippines
Wilcox
Dole
United States
Denver
Colo
Judee Hallett
United States District Court
Edwie H. Reid
Colorado
United States Supreme Court
Northern Pacifi
St. Paul
Minn
C. S. Mellen
Northern Pacific
W. G. Pearce
Pearce
Kendrick
Tacoma
Thomas Cooper
Western Land
Seattle
Frisco Refunding Plan details spread to New York
A majority of the St. Louis and San Francisco railroad company bonds have been deposited under the recently announced refunding plan by J and W Seligman Co New bonds are signed and ready for countersignature by trustees Delivery is expected within two weeks with preparations in New York following the plan's rollout
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Board of Education
Batavia
New York
Frisco
St. Louis and
San Francisco
J. & W. Seligman “& Co
Hill and Morgan to Meet in New York This Week
James J. Hill of Great Northern expected in New York early next week to meet J Pierpont Morgan as Morgan arrives on the steamship Deutschland. Hill travels with ex Secretary Daniel S Lamont and First National Bank President George F Baker after a two week trip in Canada.
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Morgen
New York
James J. Hill
Great Northern Railroad
J. Pierpont Morgan
Deutschland
Mr. Hill
Wer
Daniel S. Lamont
George F.baker
First National Bank
Canada
Big Mineral Deal in Mangfield and Joplin Transfer
In Mangfield Missouri on July 1 the Dodson Lead and Zinc Company of Bethlehem PA transferred its mineral lands and plants to the Anglo American Zinc and Lead Company for 8 million dollars. Also conveying a smaller Galena Kansas property to the same buyer. This is the county’s largest recorded deal. Wichita elevator in the same report caught fire early today. Rock Island green elevator in Wichita burned with logs valued at about 50 thousand dollars.
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Mangfield
Dodson Lead and Zinc Company
Bethlehem
Galena
Kan
Joplin
Anglo-American Zinc and Lead Company
Wichita
Rock Island
Railroad Yards
Mediation Efforts Tangle in The Hague In Arbitration
The Dutch branch of an international arbitration union was formed today appointingKruger Wessels Flacher and Wolmarans as honorary members. The group agreed not to seek mediation from The Hague Court for South African troubles. Meanwhile the University of Missouri will adopt a one degree system starting September.
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Bruger
Hague
International Arbitration Union
Messrs
Kruger
Wessels
Flacher
Wolmarans
Haguey Court
The
State University of Missouri
Heat waves sweep cities as deaths mount in July heat
A string of tallies from major cities reports intense heat on June 29 and July 1, with New York losing sixteen to the heat, hundreds prostrated, and some fatalities. Chicago Boston Philadelphia St Louis and Cleveland record temperatures from 90s to 106 with ambulance crews busy and many victims.
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New York
New East River
Chicago
Weather Bureau
Auditorium Tower
Polce
Cox
New England
Boston
Nashua
N. H
St. Louis
Cleveland
US House Speaker Henderson Visits Windsor Castle
On July 1 in Windsor England Speaker Henderson of the United States House of Representatives, with several friends, toured Windsor Castle under guidance of Henry White, Secretary of the American Embassy. King Edward granted special privileges as the party visited St. George's, Albert Memorial chapel, the royal library, and the grave of William Penn and viewed priceless art treasures.
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Vedereeo
Windsor
London
Speaker Henderson
United States House of Representatives
Henry White
Windsor Castle
Edward
St. George's
Albert Memorial Chapel
Royal Library
William Penn
Oil boom at Red Fork shows strong gusher prospects
Davyid R Beatty and W B Sharpe from Beaumont arrived at Red Fork I T to inspect an oil well. The pair noted abundant oil indications and praised the quality, predicting deeper drilling to determine if the field yields a gusher or stable flow. Leases fetch high prices amid uncertainty over title validity and long term supply.
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Indian Territory
Red Fork
I.T
R Beatty
W. BH
Sharpe
Beaumont
Tex
Beatty
Gannot
Texas
Red
Missouri Fair Officers Leave St Louis for Buffalo
In July 1 St Louis crowds bid farewell to Berne and others as they board a Big Four special train to Buffalo New York. The jubilant send off celebrates Missouri’s role in securing expo funding and promotes St Louis as host for a grander 1903 World’s Fair amid the Pan American exposition audience.
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Colon Station
St. Louis
Missouri
Congress
Union
Berne
Buffalo
N. Y
Destructive Prairie Fires Hit Western Kansas Wheat Crops
Reports from Ellis and Gove counties in Kansas describe prairie fires devastating ripe wheat, with thousands of acres burned. High southerly winds and sparks from trains fueled spread, damaging harvested grain and machinery. In one area eight stacks burned. two teams tied to a header perished in flames. Also noted: Boer commando movements near Barkley Hastings and Rhodes, with sacking at Rhodes and presence near Yellow Woods.
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Kansas
Salina
Kan
Ellis
Gove
Victoria
Hays City
Cape Town
Fouchee
Barkley Hast
Kouchee
Rhodes
Yellow Woods
Fort Beauford
Adelaide
Bar Iron Scale Settled After Long Conference
Pittsburg Pa July 1 At 1230 this morning the bar iron scale was settled by the conference after an almost continuous session since 2:30 pm yesterday. The members accepted the scale as adopted by the Milwaukee convention with no changes. The amalgamated association had demanded a general advance averaging between five and ten dollars per ton. The bail rate is set at five dollars per ton and one cent per sard, compared with 475 last year.
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Pittsburg
Amalgamated Association
Chinese Proclamation Signals Chinese Rule After Evacuation
Reports from Che-Foe, Pekin, and Shanghai describe revolts in Sheng-King province and fires burning villages near Mukden with hundreds killed. Li Hung Chang proclaims Chinese authority will resume after foreign troops depart, while Sir Ernest Satow objects to posting. Beijing to be governed under foreign protectorate, similar to Manchuria.
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London
Che-Foe
Sheng-King
Mukden
Times
Cabling
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Tung Fuh Siang
Agaizat
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Ernest Satow
Russia
Manchuria
Town Struck by a Tornado in Wisconsin Storm
A tornado hit La Croane Wisconsin around 7 PM causing severe damage estimated in the thousands. High winds swept away parts of the Hotel Boycott, wrecked a Norwegian hospital under construction, and damaged boats on the Mississippi River. A houseboat owned by Col. F A Copeland disappeared with no trace.
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la Croane
Win
LaCroese
Wis
Boycott
John C. Burns
Norwegian Hospital
Mississippi
Col
F. A. Copeland
Senator Clark Defends Purchase of Timber Lands
Washington dispatch reports Senator Clark of Montana denies knowledge of land patent operations and claims he acted as an innocent purchaser. Cobban previously acquired the lands and later transferred titles to Clark while the interior department notes Cobban-initiated interests rather than Clark directly employing patent seekers. Cincinnati Strike Threatens Traction Lines Over 0 Cent Day Raise Demand. if rejected by July, Linemen threaten to walk off.
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Washington
Senator Clark
Montana
Cobban
Interior Department
Clark
Cincinnati
Cincinnati Traction Co
Tod
Tym
Great Ship Canal Planned Across New York State
United States engineers advocate a federal project to build a 21-foot canal from Buffalo to Lake Ontario and to the Hudson River, linking Lake Michigan with the Mississippi via a St Louis gateway. They seek congressional funding, arguing western states and wheat trade would benefit and cost could reach about 300 million dollars.
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United States
New York
Albany
N. Y
Sond
Hay
Bond
Northwest
Congress
Union
Buffalo
Lake Ontario
Oswego
Hudson River
Dept
New York State
Indiana
Illinois
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
South Dakota
Nebraska
North Dakota
Lake Erie
Lake Michigan
Mississippi River
Hennepin Canal
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Marquand & Co Bankruptcy Shocks Wall Street
Henry Marquand & Co., bankers and brokers at 160 Broadway, made a forenoon assignment on June 29. The move followed Seventh National Bank losses from a $1.6 million loan on poor collateral. No preference given to Frank Sullivan Smith. Market opened stronger and rose after the news, seen as inevitable and easing Wall Street tensions.
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New York
Henry Marquand & Co
Broadway
Seventh National Bank
Frank Sullivan Smith
Henry Marqnvand & Co
Monopoly the Greatest Evil Claim by Mayor Johnson
Detroit June 29 Mayor Tom L Johnson of Cleveland said monopoly in private hands is the greatest evil facing the country. He urged equal taxation as the cure and warned that tax inequality sustains monopolies. The opening session of the second national social and political conference heard the remark at Philharmonic Hall with fewer than 100 attendees.
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Tom Johnson
Detroit
Tom L. Johnson
Cleveland
Jobngon
Philharmonic Hall
Eli— Qweedle Pomeroy
New York
Johnson
Went Virginia Strikers Threaten in Coal Fields
In Williamson West Virginia on June 29, strikers remain quiet now but fear a coming crisis as operators vow to import black and Italian labor to replace striking miners. Nonunion workers grow, fewer than 20 at work, with importation of foreign labor expected after railway improvements. Local tension raises concern for peace.
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Virginia
Williamson
W. Va
Norfolk and Weston
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