Mine Workers Convention Exonerates Officials
The Mine Workers of America convention in Indianapolis exonerated President John Mitchell and Secretary Wilson amid charges by ex-employee Mollie Meredith. Delegates debated limiting federal judges power in issuing blanket injunctions in labor disputes and prepared for inter-state cooperation with operators.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Mitchell
Wilson
United Mine Workers of America
Mollie Meredith
National
Pearce
Miss Meredith
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Iowa
Reese
Mine Workers’ Convention
John Mitchell
T. L. Lewis
W. B. Willson
American Federation of Labor
National McKinley Memorial Fund
Committee On
Hopkins County
Kentucky
Congress
National Department of Statistics
United Mine Workers
Bride Bound and Robbed of Diamonds and Cash in Daylight
Mrs Ange lina Anderson was bound and gagged in her Wichita room during broad daylight and robbed of 1100 dollars worth of diamonds and 1500 dollars in cash. She had married an 18 year old livery stable boy from Racine Wisconsin who tended her horses and is sending him to a local college.
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Wichita
Kan
Angelina Anderson
Racine
Wis
Navy official Darling suffers severe fall on icy pavement
Washington January 22 Assistant Secretary of the Navy Darling had a hard fall on the icy sidewalk sustaining a head cut a lip cut and knee bruises though authorities expect no serious results from the mishap.
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Washington
Darling
Reagan, Suspect in 15 Indictments, At Large in Gainesville
Gainesville Texas January 22 F K Reagan remains at large though 15 indictments by the federal grand jury now in Dallas accuse him of raising silver certificates. No arrest has been made locally as the case unfolds with federal authorities pursuing the suspect.
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Gainesville
Tex
F. K. Reagan
Federal Grand Jury
Dallas
Reagan
Treaty signs cession of Danish West Indies to U S
Washington January 25 treaty signing transfers Danish West Indian islands to the United States. Secretary Hay and Danish minister Brun sign. U S House must approve appropriation. Danish plebiscite to gauge islanders’ wishes will be conducted by Copenhagen before ratification. St Thomas St John St Croix islands described. $4 million consideration noted. islands deemed of strategic importance.
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Washington
United States
St. Thomas
Keys
Belond
Island of
St. John
St. Croix
Santa Cruz
Grant
Massive Bowery Raid Nets 32 Prisoners
Nearly 100 policemen conducted a large raid on the Bowery, closing several notorious resorts and locking up 32 prisoners. The force deterred violence as arrests were made at most locations, signaling a broader cleanup of the famed thoroughfare.
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New York
Bowery
Colombian general Castro defeats revolutionaries near Agua Dulce
A report from Panama states that forces under Colombian General Castro clashed with revolutionaries led by Gen Herrez near Agua Dulce near Las Tablas on the Azure peninsular southwest of Panama. The revolutionary forces were defeated and final confirmation is pending.
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Panama
Castro
Herrez
Agua Dulce
Las Tablas
Yaeger Suicide After Theft Sparks St Louis Tragedy
Julius F. Yaeger Jr., 26, who stole 2230 dollars from employers and planned a new business, hanged himself in his father's barn at Oakville after a St Louis girl refused to marry him. He had kept the money aside for his venture.
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St. Louis
Julius F. Yaeger, Jr
Oakville
St. Louis County
Yaeger
Wholesale Grocers Fire Destroys Michael & Lyons Building
Fire in Mobile Alabama gutted the large wholesale grocery establishment of Michael and Lyons. The ground floor housed the grocers while the two upper stories served as cotton factors offices and warerooms. Loss is estimated at fifty thousand dollars.
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Mobile
Ala
Michael & Lyons
Lady Cook Plans Funds for Schools Worldwide
London reports Lady Cook formerly Tennessee Claflin vows to devote most of her fortune to founding schools and institutions aimed at resuming the fight against social evils she once championed in the United States.
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London
Lady Cook
Tennessee Claflin
United States
Business Failures For the Week In the United States
New York reports 292 business failures for the week, up from 291 last week and 281 the prior year. Canadian failures total 34, down from 35 the previous week.
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New York
United States
Resentment in Ecuador Over Lautauro Transfer to Colombia
Guayaquil reports resentment toward Chile for allowing the Lautaro steamship to fall into the hands of the Colombian conservative government. The ship’s transfer becomes a source of regional friction and commentary from Ecuador.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Galveston
Tex
Mine Disaster in Lost Creek Claims Dozens
A dust explosion at Lost Creek mine in Oskaloosa Iowa left 21 dead and eight injured. More than 100 men were in the mine. only east entry workers suffered serious harm. Property damage is estimated at about 10000 dollars.
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Oskaloosa
Lost Creek
Lost Creek Fuel Co
New Philippine coins unveiled for House insular committee
Washington January 25 sketches of the proposed Philippine coins were shown by Mint Director Roberts to the House insular committee. The designs feature a native head and inscriptions on one side and an American emblem with English wording on the reverse. Roberts discussed currency revision needs as urged by the Lodge and Cooper bills.
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Washington
Philippine Commission
House Insular Committee
Mint
Roberts
Lodge
Cooper
Paymaster’s Messenger Arrested for Second Time
J H Alexander a colored messenger in Maj P C Stevens paymaster of the U S Army was arrested by a secret service agent on charges of stealing 4769 dollars of government funds from Maj Stevens satchel as he left Atlanta for Pensacola to pay off the garrison. He was committed to jail for trial next Monday.
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Atlanta
J. H. Alexander
P. C. Stevens
United States Army
Secret Service
Maj. Stevens
Pensacola
Fla
Adm Schley's Appeal Referred for Comment
The president has referred Adm Schley's appeal to the navy department for comment. In naval law comment is a formal criticism in reply to charges or presentations. The preparation of this reply is expected to take about two weeks.
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Washington
Adm Schley
Navy Department
Naval Law
Lake Erie and Ohio Canal Bill in House Committee
The Dalzell bill proposing a canal linking Lake Erie and the Ohio River was referred to a special committee of the House Committee on Rivers and Harbors, while another committee was appointed to study Mr. Mudd of Maryland’s bill for government acquisition of the Delaware and Chesapeake canal.
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Washington
Dalzell
Lake Erie
Ohio River
House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Mudd
Maryland
Delaware and Chesapeake Canal
Death of Maj Joseph IT McArthur in Chicago
Maj Joseph IT McArthur A S A died at his Chicago residence. Born in 1825 at St GenEvieve Missouri he graduated West Point in 1845 and served with the Potomac Army in the Civil War. In Atlanta representatives plan to invite Prince Henry for a visit with a committee to Washington to urge the visit.
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Chicago
Joseph It, McArthur
St. Genevieve
West Point
Army of the Potomac
Prince Henry
Atlanta
Washington
Navy Board Rejects Hobson Retirement Request
Washington January 25 The naval retiring board declined to recommend Capt Richmond P Hobson for retirement He sought discharge from active service citing alleged failing eyesight as the reason The action leaves Hobson continued on active duty with no retirement approval.
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Washington
Naval Retiring Board
Richmond P. Hobson
Hobson
Rebellion Spreading in Cape Colony Forces
London reports from The Hague claim growing Boer control in Cape Colony as colonists join the Boers. Private advices say loyalists defect after executions of Lotter and Scheepers, with several British defeats from Sept to Nov 1901 not reflected in Kitchener’s dispatches.
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London
Daily News
Hague
South Africa
Cape Colony
Lotter
Scheepers
Coal Lands Sold Near Belmon t County Ohio
Capt Alfred Hicks of Pittsburg and Thomas M Mahon of Philadelphia completed a deal for 8000 acres in Belmont county Ohio near the De Armit Coal Co working. The tract with three mines will be developed swiftly, traversed by the Baltimore and Ohio Cleveland Lorain and Wheeling Wabash railroads. Negotiated by J P and C W Troll of St Clairville representing Black Diamond Ohio and West Virginia Echo Coal Co.
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Pittsburg
Alfred Hicks
Thomas M. Mahon
Philadelphia
Belmont County
de Armit Coal Co
Baltimore & Ohio
Cleveland, Lorraine & Wheeling
Wabash
J. P. and
C. W. Troll
St. Clairville, C
Black Diamond Coal Co
Ohio & West Virginia Coal Co
Echo Coal Co
Missing Condor Sloops Sought by US and British Vessels
In Victoria B C on January 25 the US cutters Grant and McCulloch and the British ship Phaeton began a search for the missing Condor. The Egeria left dry dock to join, as officers fear the Condor’s big guns could unleash danger if loosened in a storm.
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Victoria
B. C
United States
Grant
McCulloch
Phaeton
Condor
Egeria
Sclater
Telephone rates cut in Chicago business lines
Judge Tuley ruled the annual rate for Chicago business telephones may not exceed 125 dollars, a five dollar reduction. The cut follows a campaign by the Illinois Manufacturing association, with the final order signed after discussions with both sides.
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Chicago
Tuley
Illinois Manufacturing Association
Smuggling Ring Panned Out By Postal Authorities
Washington reports the post office department has advised that the Montreal furriers smuggling scheme moved furs hidden in buggies across the border into Vermont points like Swanton and other towns. The ringleaders have been driven out of business and the operation is completely broken up.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Montreal
Can
Swanton
Vermont
United States
Seattle Blizzard Halts Streetcar Traffic
Seattle experiences its first major blizzard in years starting Friday morning as heavy snowfall blocks streetcar routes and disrupts business with no relief in sight. No snow fell in Seattle last winter.
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Seattle
Wash
McKinley Day Proclaimed in Michigan
Lansing Gov Bliss issues a proclamation for January 29 the anniversary of President McKinleys birth. The day calls upon Michigan residents to contribute to the McKinley memorial fund.
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Lansing
Mich
Bliss
Michigan
McKinley
McKinley Memorial Fund
Proposed Jeffries Sharkey Fight Postponed Indefinitely
San Francisco January 25 The Yosemite club postponed indefinitely the proposed Jeffries Sharkey bout citing the unsatisfactory ending of Sharkey Maher in Philadelphia as the chief reason.
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San Francisco
Yosemite Club
Philadelphia
Olympia Placed in Commission at Charleston Navy Yard
Historic flagship Olmila from Manila Bay now in commission at Charleston navy yard with Capt. Henry W. Lyon assuming command.
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Olympia
Boston
Manila Bay
Olmpila
Charleston Navy Yard
Henry W. Lyon
Lenney Dominates Dixon in Sparring Display
In Baltimore on January 2 George Dixon, a veteran colored boxer, was defeated by Eddie Lenney after a barrage of body blows. Lenney controlled the exchange and won the exhibition on points.
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Baltimore
George Dixon
Eddie Lenney
Lenney
Costa Rican President Starts Guatemala Mission For Peace Pact
Managua Nicaragua January 25 President Iglesias of Costa Rica after meeting with President Zelaya left for Guatemala to secure President Cabrera's signature on the peace protocol drafted in Corinto.
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Managua
Nicaragua
Iglesias
Costa Rica
Zelaya
Guatemala
Cabrerara
Corinto
Capture of Gen. Viljoen Tied to Botha Lieutenancy in War
Lord Kitchener reports from Johannesburg that Gen. B Viljoen, Botha’s top lieutenant, has been captured in Lydenburg Transvaal. Pretoria confirms Col Wilson seized 20 Boers near Frankfort Orange River colony last Saturday. In dawn move to flee, Boers mounted a counterattack. most prisoners escaped, with several killed or wounded on both sides.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Johannesburg
B. Viljoen
Lydenburg
Transvaal
Viljoen
Botha
Pretoria
Col. Wilson
Frankfort
Orange River Colony
Prince of Wales in Berlin Truthful Reception in German Streets
The prince of Wales arrived to represent King Edward at Emperor William’s birth anniversary in Berlin. Crowds showed no cheers or hats, and British flags were absent. German officials offered formal hospitality while most newspapers avoided editorial comment on his visit.
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Berlin
Prince of Wales
Edward
William
New Foundland
Famous Saint Paul Monastery Burns in Athens Fire
Athens papers report the Saint Paul monastery on Mount Athos was burned last Thursday night. The prior and nine monks died while 20 others were seriously injured. The fire, which woke the sleeping occupants, caused about £80,000 in damage.
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London
Vienna
Daily Chronicle
Athens
Saint Paul
Mount Athos
Government dispatch boat Gen. Campo sighted by revolutionaries
A government gasoline launch named the Gen. Campo carrying dispatches for Gen. Castro was sighted near Rio Grande off Agua Dulce southwest of Panama. Two shots were fired by the revolutionary gunboat Padilla and the Gen. Campo returned to port.
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Panama
Colombia
Campo
Castro
Rio Grande
Agua Dulce
Padilla
Kruger to Tour America in Spring Dispatch Reports New Invites
A Brussels dispatch says Mr. Kruger has received fresh invitations from Chicago New York and Philadelphia to visit the United States and he will likely begin an American tour next April.
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London
Brussels
Kruger
Chicago
New York
Philadelphia
St Louis American League Franchise Sold in Quiet Deal
The St. Louis American League franchise was sold Sunday in Chicago by Matt and Henry Killilea to R. L. Hedges who represents several St. Louis capitalists. The price paid was not made public.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Matt and
Henry Killilea
Milwaukee
R. L. Hedges
Captain Henry Goss Dies After Carbuncle Complications
Kansas City mourns Capt. Henry Goss 62 a Civil War veteran and prominent local business man who died Sunday from carbuncle complications.
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Kansas City
Henry Goss
Heaviest Snow of the Season Hits Lacrosse Wisconsin
Heaviest snow of the season fell in Lacrosse Wisconsin on Sunday as temperatures dropped to 10 degrees below zero and continued to fall with ongoing extreme cold.
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Lacrosse
Wis
Crawford Named Secretary of State in Florida
Tallahassee announces Gov Jennings has appointed H. Clay Crawford as secretary of state to succeed his late father who died recently.
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Tallahassee, Fla
Jennings
H. Clay Crawford
Miss Howler to Sing for Company at Event
In a noisy room the hostess whispers a plan to have Miss Howler sing for the company in a half hour. The utterance is described as heard by those near her in a Chicago Tribune note.
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Maria
Cai
Grammar Quips From The Detroit Free Press
A humorous exchange features a jibe about grammar between a big school girl and a little girl. The dialogue highlights cheeky literacy banter and playful slang characteristic of the era’s humor pages.
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Detroit Free Press
Salzer Seed Co Expands Potato Acreage Worldwide
John A. Salzer Seed Co of Crosse Wisconsin claims status as the world’s largest seed potato grower. President Henry A Salzer recently added 21 000 acres of ideal potato land, fueling speculation on purpose and scale. Potatoes stretch for miles, underscoring the company’s global reach.
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John A. Salzer
Cure a Cold in One Day with Laxative Bromo Quinine
A 1900 advertisement urges a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and promises refunds if unsuccessful. It cites endorsements, testimonials, and claims about universal enjoyment and suffering, along with other ad copy and quotes from public figures.
Mrs Hulda Jakeman Seeks Relief From Menstrual discomfort
A reader, Mrs Hulda Jakeman, reports dreading her menstrual period before discovering Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The letter indicates relief or expectation of relief from using the product.
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Jakeman
Elders of the Mormon Church
Salt Lake City
Utah
Lydia E. Pinkham
Woeman
Mrs. Pingknamm
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Lake Erie and Ohio Canal
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J H. McArthur
Qhio Coal Lands
Kuchner
War Office
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Col. Ae
Germany
Euripides
J. W. O’brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
Chicago Daily News
Putnam
Mrs
Hulda Jakeman
Hurpa Jakeman
Carter
Carters
CMI
Allen
Wall
J. P, Allen
St Ewa
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