Global transport scheme eyed by Morgan and Hill leaders
Plans for a world spanning transportation system link the Great Northern and its steamship arm with J Pierpont Morgan interests. A missing link between Alexandria and Hongkong would be filled to connect Duluth and St Paul gateways to Yokohama Shanghai and London via a network including Leyland lines.
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St. Paul, Minn
Globe
James S
Great Northern
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York
St. Paul
Hill
Mr. Morgan
Buffalo
Great Northern Steamship Company
Great Northern Railway
Mr. Hills trans-Pacific Steamers
Yokohama
Shanghai
Hongkong
Alexandria
Singapore
Bombay
Morgan Lines
Mediterranean
Liverpool
London
Leyland Lines
Philadelphia
Morgan-Hill Interests
Tin Can Trust Raises Prices Spark Public Outcry
The Philadelphia Record notes a rapid price hike by the Tin Can Trust after issuing stock certificates. It estimates each consumer will bear about 50 cents more per year for canned goods, a tax in effect for millions overall.
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Tin Can Trust
Atrocities in the Philippines Stir Debate Across United States
The War Department replies to a Northampton inquiry, denying reported atrocities by U S troops in Luzon while outlining numerous native-perpetrated killings of American soldiers. The letter cites Sergeant Riley and a series of murders and brutalities, contrasting official investigations with eyewitness accounts and flagging ongoing wartime tensions.
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Andrews
Army
Isaac Bridgman
Northampton
Mass
Bridgman
Charless. Riey
Tweety Sixth Infantry
United States
Luzon
War Department
Riley
Philippine Islands
Dugan
Hayes
Tracey
Calinog
Nolan
Dingle
Denehy
Dumangas
O’ Hearn
Leon
Max Wagner
Pototan
Jaro
Laganes
Mina
Baratue Nuevo
Philippines
Department
Lunatics as Builders and Artisans at Willard State Hospital
The Willard State Hospital inmates produce clothing shoes and household goods and raise food while building the Lehigh Valley railway nearby. The article notes positive effects from outdoor labor and cites other institutions in the US and Europe using work programs for the insane with improved treatment over the past 50 years. Benjamin Franklin helped establish the first American institution in 1751.
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Willard
Seneca Couty
Willard State Hospital
Lasalle
Lehigh Valley Road
Pennsylvania Hospital For
Great Britain
Benjamin Franklin
England
France
Hail Strikes Strawberry Region Widespread Damage Feared
The Wilmington Messenger reports three days of hail in the strawberry region with alarming frequency and severity. Hail fell from Raleigh to Goldsboro and along the Atlantic Coast Line toward Wilmington, with Willard and Ivanhoe noted for heavy, large stones. Ground white with hail, crops possibly damaged though the extent is unclear.
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Wilmington
Strawberry
Raleigh
Goldsboro
Atlantic Coast Line
Washington
Willard
Atlantic
Yadkin
Fayetteville
Ivanhoe
Baby Girl Found on College Porch in Columbia State
A three week old girl was found on a college porch at midnight by Rev. Rh P Peil president of a women's college. The infant was cared for at the college then by Door of Hope workers. The child appears healthy and well dressed, suggesting no immediate poverty. Police were notified and an officer was sent to assist.
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Rh. P. Peil
Presbyterian College
Wome
Dr. Pell
Cotton Growing in Cuba Start Deliberations by Havana Railway
The Havana Western Railway plans to spur cotton cultivation in Cuba by distributing Egyptian seed and seeds from Georgia and Mississippi. A Spanish pamphlet will accompany the seed, offered freely to interested planters along the line. If many plant, the railroad will install a cotton gin and equipment at convenient points.
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Havana Western Railway
Cuba
Egypt
Sea Island
Georgia
Mississippi Valley
Bankers blamed for gambling driven embezzlement chatter
Columbia State reports a New York banking firm clerk embezzled about 20009 over six months using gambling losses. The municipal reform committee cites bank presidents appealing to curb city gambling, while accusing bankers of fueling Wall Street speculation and clerks borrowing funds to chase profits.
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Columbia State
New York
Municipal Reformatory
Wall Street
Southern Electric Company of Charlotte Files for Bankruptcy
The Southern Electric Company of Charlotte declares voluntary bankruptcy amid liabilities around 6500 dollars. The party attributes blame in part to the failing health of Capt. J J Gormley.
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Southern Electric Company of
Charlotte
Charlotte Observer
Capt. J.J. Gormley
A Caseion Which Judge Connell Refused to Tarket Punishment
In a Durham trial Judge Connell suspended judgment in a case where Radcliff was charged with attempting to shoot a man who ruined his daughter. The judge spoke on provocation, noting he never fined a father in similar cases and did not intend to do so, despite not endorsing lawbreaking.
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Radcliff
Conneil
Eagle Captured Near Lincolnton Weighing 35 Pounds
Mr J L Reep captured an exceptionally large eagle about seven miles west of Lincolnton last week. The bird measured from tip to tip and weighed around 35 pounds.
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Lincolnton
J. L. Reep
Piles Cured by Bucklen Arnica Salve Claims
An advertisement touts Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a cure for the worst piles and various injuries. It claims thousands of cures, notes price of 50 cents per box, and lists J E Curry & Co. drug store as the seller.
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Buecklen
Thas
J. E. Curry & Co
Lungs Removed From 26YearOld Patient in Santa Ana
Perry Taylor of Santa Ana California is reported to have one lung removed in a successful operation. The 26 year old patient suffered from galloping consumption for four years and 240 cys’s were removed in one operation before the full lung was excised. He has recovered and is in good spirits. Secretary Grimes proposes a printing reform to produce copies of laws in book form, saving time and expense for citizens requesting acts. The new method means state printers prepare Acts in book form and ship 50 copies upon request, replacing laborious copying from originals.
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Perry Taylor
Taylor
J. Bryan Grimes
State Department
Oil Boom Brings Warnings From Beaumont Dispatch
A Beaumont dispatch warns oil investors in Texas that many holdings will be unprofitable as numerous small wells overexpand and go dry. It notes big gushers will provide fuel oil, but many promoters profit while ordinary investors lose savings poured into overcapitalized companies. Thousands lose as 300 Texas oil firms form in a month, nine in ten failing to pay dividends.
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Baltimore Sun
Texas
Beaumont
Che
Beaumont Dispatch
Wall Street
New York
Negro plows up gold coins on railway property
While plowing last week a man unearths a pot of 20 gold pieces. He tries to sell the coins at 15 cents each, unaware of their value. The find occurred on the Southern Railway property behind an old shop building.
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Sali
Southern Railway
Heroic Sacrifice in Boiler Accident Prompts Tribute
Indianapolis dispatch describes two black workers, William Phelps and James Stanbury, burned when steam struck them as they cleaned a boiler. Phelps saved his married colleague Jim Stanbury by urging him to go first, dying of burns two hours later. His act echoes the biblical line about laying down one's life for friends.
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Indianapolis
William Phelps
James Stanbury
Phelps
Jim
Rural Free Delivery Funds Shrink with Next Year Budget
Post Office Department computations show the annual general allowance for rural free delivery at 3.5 million dollars is nearly expended. No new extensions can be planned until July 1 1902 funds or a congressional increase become available. Applications exceed the appropriation by about one million dollars.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Department
Congress
Oil Mill Project in Yorkville Heads of Promoters Named
Yorkville set to host an oil mill with Gaffney leadership and Yorkville capital. Lipscomb and Cox of Victor Cotton Seed Oil Co. represent the Gaffney interests, Carroll and J. P. White for Yorkville. Morrow cotton gin and roller mill property bought for 3000 dollars. A roller mill will operate with the gin in oil production. New buildings require 250000 brick.
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Yorkville
Gaffney
Yorkville Capital
The
Enquirer
Messrs. Lipscomb and Cox
Victor Cotton Seed O.1 Co
Messrs. Carroll
J. P. White
Morrow
Tax returns spark solicitor clash with Winston merchants
Solicitor Mott indicts Winston Salem merchants for failing to file purchase tax returns. The legal action aims to enforce compliance with the law and collect owed taxes. The dispute centers on whether merchants met their statutory filing duties and the solicitor’s role in pursuing enforcement.
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Mott
Winston-Salem
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Dating the
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Joe
All the Lambs
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