Great Northern inaugurates Watertown to Huron passenger service
The Great Northern Railroad launches through passenger trains between Watertown and Huron starting October 5. Through trains depart Benson 3:50 p.m., Watertown 7:25 p.m., reaching Huron at 9:50 p.m. Return trains depart Huron 6:20 a.m., arriving Watertown 8:50 a.m., Benson 12:55 p.m., Minneapolis 5:55 p.m., St. Paul 6:35 p.m. New through coaches between Huron and the Twin Cities via the North Western line join the service with 8:30 p.m. and 9:05 p.m. departures from Minneapolis and St. Paul. The arrangement includes Pullman sleeping cars between Redfield and the Twin Cities via Brookings.
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Huron
Great Northern
Watertown
Benson
Minneapolis
St. Paul
North-Western
St Paul
Great Northern Issues Half Fare Clergy Permits for 1903
Great Northern Railway announces half fare clergy permits for 1903 valid on most western lines including routes between St. Paul and Chicago and all Trans-Continental Association lines. A $1.00 permit charge applies and application blanks are available from all GN agents.
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Great Northern
Great Northern Railway
Chicago
St. Paul
Trans-Continental Association
Great Northern Railway Company
Commissioners Open Case in Coal Strike Inquiry
The Delaware and Hudson company opened its case before the strike commission led by General Wilson. Charles J. Rose testified that pre 1900 relations were cordial until the 1900 strike and unionization amid mine discontent worsened discipline. He argued weekly pay is unwise and noted varying car weights and minor blacklists.
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Philadelphia
Gray
Wilmington
General Wilson
Delaware and Hudson Company
Coonsel
James H. Torrey
Scranton
Torrey
Charles 3. Rose of
Mr. Torrey
Miners’ Union
Ten Slavs endure coercive mine labor scheme
News from New York reports ten enslaved Slavs who arrived from Toms Creek Virginia after six weeks with thirty two others to work at a coal mine for 2.50 dollars daily. They faced oppression and were forced to purchase dynamite and petroleum costing forty dollars, paid from their wages, leading to escapes and an Austrian investigation for redress.
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New York
Toms Creek
Washington
George
Baltimore and Ohio
Archduke Leopold Ferdinand Offered $600000 to Renounce Claims
In Salzburg on January 12 the Archduke Leopold Ferdinand, brother of the Saxony crown princess, was offered 600000 dollars by his family to renounce all claims to their estates.
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Salzburg
Austria
Leopold Ferdinand
Saxony
Beet Sugar Makers Demand Five Year Cuba Tariff Stability
Michigan beet sugar producers push for a five year stability clause in the Cuba reciprocity treaty. Senator Burrows discusses with President Roosevelt as producers warn of opposition to ratification without a defined tariff period. If unmet, opposition could unite sugar states in Congress.
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Washington
Michigan
Congress
Burrows
Roosevelt
Senate
Cuba
European opposition to silver indemnity plan in China talks
London reports European officials urge a compromise on China indemnity payments. A Foreign Office source says America and Britain have been generous but oppose paying in silver, warning that silver terms could crush China. A time extension and revised arrangements may satisfy credit nations and avert consequences.
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London
Washington
Europe
Foreign Office
Associated Press
America
England
China
United States
South Africa stock scare sparked by Chamberlain rumor
London reports deny Chamberlain assassination in South Africa yet note a stock scare in the Kaffir section as rumors spread. The illness of Alfred Beit triggers further declines and a rush of sell offers in Chartered and De Beers, with markets briefly dipping before closing above lows. Paris also notes Kaffir weakness and broad selling in all departments.
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London
United States
Chamberlain
South Africa
Stock Exchange
Alfred Beit
de Beers
Paris
Mr. Chamberlain
Alfred Beit Reported Dying After Stroke
Alfred Beit, noted South African financier, suffered an apoplectic stroke in Johannesburg and is reported as dying. Dr Jameson traveled via Queenstown on a special train toward Johannesburg, while Wernher Beit Co confirms illness but says latest reports are more reassuring.
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Cape Town
Alfred Beit
Johannesburg
Dr. Jameson
Queenstown
London
Wernher, Beit & Co
Beit
Subcommittee Debates Anti-Trust Bill Revisions
Washington Jan 12 The house judiciary subcommittee led by Rep Littlefield met to review pending anti-trust bills and a draft bill it nearly agreed on. No final action was taken as two attorney general draft bills were considered for comparison with the subcommittee's plan. A report to the full judiciary committee is postponed until next Friday.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Littlefield
Judiciary
Will Protect Postmaster in Indianola Dispute
Senator Mc Laurin of Mississippi met with Postmaster General Payne to press reopening of the Indianola post office and insure the safety of the current postmaster Mrs Minnie Cox. He cited a telegram from P C Chapman claiming voluntary resignation and promised the postmaster would be safe upon return.
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Washington
Senator McLaurin
Mississippi
Payne
Indianola
Miss
Minnie Cox
McLaurin
P. C. Chapman
Chaffee Claims Forbidden City Treasure Plan Vetoed by McKinley
General Adna R. Chaffee told a Hamilton Club dinner in Brooklyn that he knew where $80 million in Forbidden City treasure lay in China and would have seized it if President McKinley had not vetoed the move. He alleged looting was limited, and recounted guards and a map showing the treasure's location. He praised American actions and criticized Chinese soldiers for complicity.
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New York
McKinley
Adna R. Chaffee
Hamilton Club
Brooklyn
Alexander Hamilton
China
Forbidden City
Chaffee
Winter Palace
Work of Women Footpads in Denver Shooting
Denver police report three women May Kelly Della Howard and May Summers attempted a street holdup at Nineteenth and Lawrence around 3 p m. When the man resisted one shooter fired grazing his cheek and exiting the back of the head. The injured man is unconscious and thought fatally hurt. Suspects were captured and their records are being checked.
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Denver
Nineteenth
Lawrence Streets
May Kelly
Della Howard
May Summers
President Takes a Hand on Reed Smoot Seat
The president told Utah Senator Kearns by phone it would be poor judgment for Utah to elect Reed Smoot to the U S Senate. He cited Smoots high ecclesiastical position rather than opposition to him personally and asked Kearns to inform Utah voters of this view through the press.
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Washington
Senator Kearns
Utah
White House
Reed Smoot
United States Senate
Kearns
France May Join Blockade Over Venezuelan Debt
Paris reports France likely to join European bloc against Venezuela after Caracas failed to pay 20 000 on the French claim by December 31. Venezuela owes 2 600 000 to Bank of Venezuela and 20 000 to the French cable company. Castro faces mounting pressure and possible resignation as soldiers guard plazas and revolu tionary leader Matos promises a swift settlement after inauguration.
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New York
France
Spain
Venezuela
Castro
Bank of Venezuela
Matos
Judiciary panel backs anti trust suit expediting bill
Washington January 10 the house judiciary committee agreed to favorably report Rep Littlefields measure to speed suits under the anti trust law. A favorable report was authorized on a senate bill to raise salaries for Supreme Court and other federal judges with amendments cutting circuit judges to 7000 and district judges to 6000. A favorable report was ordered on a senate bill adding a judge to the Eighth circuit.
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Washington
House Judiciary Committee
Littlefield
Senate
Supreme Court
United States
Navy board recommends Cramp bid for two cruisers
The navy board submitted to Secretary Moody a recommendation to accept the lowest bid from William Cramp & Sons for two new cruisers, the Tennessee and the Washington, at 4 million dollars each. Completion is set for thirty six and thirty nine months respectively.
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Washington
Board of Construction of the
Navy Department
Moody
William Cramp & Sons
Tennessee
Peoria glucose plant closes for want of coal
Peoria Illinois January 12 the Peoria Glucose and Sugar Refining plant closed due to coal shortage leaving about 800 workers temporarily out of employment. The plant requires thirty cars daily for operations.
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Peoria
Ill
Peoria, al
Peoria Glucose and Sugar Refining Company
Fez Area Pretender Reassembles Camp for Offensive
Fez reports from Fez indicate the pretender has reestablished his camp at El Hil llan about twelve miles from Fez and is preparing to assume the offensive from that position.
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Tangier
Morocco
Fez
el Hillan
Vienna Records Sharply Rising Personal Crisis Reports
Vienna statistics for 1902 show that the city leads European capitals in personal crisis reports. The year recorded 453 deaths by own action and 467 suicide attempts. Women’s reports rose from 57 to 124 in ten years, with most deaths linked to love and hunger.
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Vienna
Mississippi Mob Lynches A Black Man Near Drew
John Hollins, a Black man, was seized by masked attackers two miles south of Drew Mississippi and shot dead after being charged with attempting a criminal assault on a white woman. The mob acted after a train incident, ending in his murder.
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Mississippi
Drew
Miss
John Hollins
Here
London Unemployed Parade Through East and West Ends
More than 1,000 unemployed people paraded through London's East and West Ends led by mounted and unmounted police. No disorders occurred as the demonstration proceeded througout the day.
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London
Doran Promises Cure All Diseases With $50 Guarantee
A medical ad touts Dr Doran claiming cures for chronic catarrh eye ear throat lung disease and many others. It offers $50 for any disease not located in five minutes and mentions injections for goiter cancers and other conditions. Consultation fee listed as $1.00.
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Jean M. D
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Sapolio
Cascarets
Newell
Cc. H. Kerrz
Jones St
Sioux City
Inn
Sterling Remedy Company
Crdentteman
United States Medicine CO
West 141m Street
Commission
The
United Mine
Rose
Watkins
Eply
Mitchll
Mitchell
Able L. Culver
Culver
OF Europe
Lain
Albert
Alfred Beit Dying
Bill
House
M’kinley
Smoot
House Committee
Kodol
E.C. Dewitt &Co
Thousan
DR. Doran
South Dakota
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