Supreme Court tackles insular questions in Dooley and Downes cases
The U S Supreme Court issued opinions on the Philippines and Porto Rico in a pair of landmark decisions. The de Lima case ruled Porto Rico not foreign territory and ordered a duty refund, while the Downes case upheld the legality of duties on goods between Porto Rico and the United States, signaling Congress control over insular revenue.
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United States Supreme Court
United States
Philippines
de Lima
Downes
Cies
Porto Rico
Porto
New York
Congress
New Orleans
Brown
Harlan
Brewer
Peckham
Children killed by bear near Job Wyoming
Three Porter children from a mountaineer family about twelve miles southeast of Job Wyoming were killed and partially devoured by a bear while gathering flowers near their home. The report notes a tragedy in a rural area and mentions local residents and a distant newspaperman.
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E. P. Porterfield
Job, Wyo
First Supreme Court Decision in De Lima Case
The Supreme Court's first decision, Elias S. A. de Lima et al. v Bidwell, reverses the lower court and rules that territory acquired by the United States is part of the country and cannot be taxed for Porto Rico import duties. Justice Brown authored a unanimous opinion with Justices McKenna Shiras White dissenting.
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Supreme Court
Elias
S. A. de Lima
Geo. R. Bidwell
Port of
New York
Brown
McKenna
Shiras
White
Porto Rico
United States
United
Porto Rico Goods Duty Case Upheld by Supreme Court
Justice Brown delivers the court’s opinion in Downes v Bidwell. The court holds Porto Rico is a US territory not part of the United States for revenue, allowing duties on imports from the island and denying the claimed rebate of $650,235 on oranges imported from Porto Rico in November 1900.
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Justice Brown
Downes
Bidwell
Port of
New York
Porto Rico
Circuit Court of the
United States of
Southern District of New York
Supreme Court
Circuit Court
United States
Dodd's Kidney Pills Credited With Curing Nervous Illness
A Missouri reader reports four doctors said she would die from nervousness and kidney disease. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills her condition improved immediately and continued to get better, with neighbors praising the remedy. Also ads tout Grain-O coffee substitute and various patent medicines.
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Aldrich
Mollie Moore
Dodd
Missionary Work of the American Sunday School Union
The year ending February 4, 1901 shows 1874 new Sunday schools organized, 504 reorganized, 3523 schools visited or aided, and 1923 cases of visit and aid to old schools. The progress includes strong growth in reviving and strengthening existing schools alongside new ones.
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American Sunday School Union
Origins of Cape Colony Town Names Traced to Governors
The article explains how Durban, Grahamstown, Harrismith, Caledon, Beaufort, Somerset, Cradock, Ladysmith, Port Elizabeth, Lady Grey, Kimberley reflect governors and their spouses. Durban honors Sir Benjamin Durban, Grahamstown and Harrismith honor commanders, Caledon and others honor Earls and Lords, while Kimberley marks Earl of Kimberley during 1870s.
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Cape Colony
Natal
Durban
Benjamin Durban
Cape
Grahamstown
Harrismith
Col
Graham
Harry Smith
Caledon
Beaufort
Somerset
Cradock
Earl of
Ladysmith
Port Elizabeth
Lady Grey
Kimberley
Earl of Kimberley
Good Behavior Noted in Hancock County Kentucky
Hancock county Kentucky shows a spell of good behavior as Hawesville grand jury adjourns after a week with only one indictment. The single charge concerns a man who whipped his mule.
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Kentucky
Hancock County
Hawesville
Western Canada December Weather Praises Fertile Lands
Letter from Minnesota delegates Thomas Regan and Cr Collins describes mild December weather in Calgary and rich grazing and grain prospects in Alberta and Yorkton district Assiniboia Saskatchewan. They urge readers to seek details from Canadian government agents and note promising wheat and oats yields.
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Thomas Regan
Cr. Collins
Eden Valley
Minnesota
Western Canada
Calgary
Manitoba
Oura
Alberta
Yorkton
Assiniboia
Yorktowers
Saskatchewan
Wife's Spring Bonnet Triggers Household Money Outflow
The line suggests a married couple's finances tighten as the wife purchases a spring bonnet. It implies spending pressures on the husband and a potential impact on household budgeting within the domestic scene.
Marriage of Prof Herron and Miss Rand in New York
Announcement reports the engagement of Prof. George D. Herron and Miss Carrie Rand in New York. It notes Miss Rand's prior efforts and funds for socialism and states the couple plan to devote their lives to socialist work.
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New York
George D. Herron
Carrie Rand
Cadet Battalion Drill Winners Named At University
Company A captain Harry Tukey led the University Cadet Battalion to win the competitive drill while First Sergeant A K Barnes of Company D captured the individual prize.
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Harry Tukey
University Cadet Battalion
A. K. Barnes
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