Farm Laborers Wages Bulletin to Be Issued
The Agriculture Department plans an early bulletin on farm labor wages for 1886 to 1899. It notes wage trends by year and region with and without board, highlighting peak and trough years and regional variations across states such as Maryland Alabama Mississippi and California.
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Department of Agriculture
United States
Maryland
Alabama
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Iowa
California
South Carolina
Oregon
Texas
Virginia
Florida
Ohio
Georgia
Michigan
Colorado
Maine
Vermont
New Jersey
North Carolina
New Hampshire
Connecticut
Delaware
Tennessee
Minnesota
Nebraska
Kentucky
Utah
Appointment of Jose Abreu to War Department post
President names Jose Abreu a Filipino assistant in the War Department division handling insular affairs. Abreu arrived about a year ago after study at Columbian Law School and a summer term at Cornell. He will oversee Philippines related work under Colonel Edwardes.
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Washington
Jose Abreu
Division of Insular Affairs
War Department
Militia appropriation by state totals reported
Washington August 3 reports state allocations for militia funding with Alabama receiving 308 dollars Arkansas 1660 Florida 8.4 percent Georgia unspecified Indiana 5? Kentucky 27614 Louisiana 10.98 Mississippi 7 North Carolina 23468 Ohio 45 South Carolina SMl Tennessee 25 Texas 31.40 Virginia 5.49 West Virginia 12.76 New Mexico 16 Oklahoma Puerto Rico Hawaii 5000
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Alabama
Arkanens
Florida
Georgia
Indiana
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
North Carolina
Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Virginie
West Virnia
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Gage to Visit West for About a Month
Secretary Gage will depart Washington next Monday for the West and expect to be away about a month. An amendment by Internal Revenue Commissioner Yerkes to a circular on Porto Rican merchandise says such articles may be reshipped to foreign ports without tax, if prior notice is given to the customs collector by the consignee, naming vessel and destination. The attorney general today received a signed statement from about fifty attorneys.
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Aug. S
Gage
West
Internal Revenue
Yerkes
Porto Rico
United
Nation in New York clashes with Murphy over morals
Carrie Nation arrived in New York and pressed Police Commissioner Murphy on closing saloons and moral reform. He warned she would be arrested if she violated the law. She pressed for action calling his stance hypocritical, and left after a tense interview.
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Carrie Nation
Murphy
Nation
John J. Sullivan
Corrigan
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Commissioner Murphy
Mr. Nation
Mr. Murphy
Weather Bureau convention hears forecasts focus on accuracy
Milwaukee session on forecasts and forecasting features papers by Henry J. Cox and others. Cox argues that better verification raises forecast value and that skilled forecasters deserve freedom from strict verification. Sessions cover local versus oral forecasts and climate and crop services. Delegates are entertained with a Milwaukee Press Club smoker in honor of Prof. Willis L. Moore.
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Wis
Weather Bureau
James Berry
Washington
Henry J. Cox
Chicago
W. J. Walz
A. J. Henry
F. H. Brandenburg
Denver
F. P. Chaffee
Montgomery
Als
L. M. Pindell
Chattanooga
Tenn
H. M. Boyer
Savannah
Washington, D. C
H. C. Bate
Nashville
Charles F. Vondermann
Raleigh
N. C
O. L. Fasig
Baltimore
W. T. Blythe
Indianapolis
Aanate
Milwaukee Press Club
Willis L. Moore
Presbyterian Creed Committee Deliberations In Saratoga
The Westminster Confession revision committee of the Presbyterian Church convened in Saratoga with Rev. Dr. Minton presiding. Three subcommittees began work on their assigned subject branches, with reports possible as soon as next Saturday or early next week. Chairmen named are Dr. Johnson Chicago Dr. Nicholls St. Louis and Dr. Dickey Philadelphia.
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N. Y
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Minton
San Francisco
Johnson
Chicago
Nicholls
St. Louis
Dickey
Philadelphia
Probing a Bank Failure in Cleveland
A special grand jury in Cleveland on August 23 examined the collapse of the Superior-street Banking and Savings Company. Judge Dellenbaugh charged that if the bank continued to take deposits after becoming insolvent, even via a clerk or teller, bank officials must be held responsible.
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Cleveland
Superior-street Banking and Savings Company
Dellenbaugh
Imperial Edict Debated by Foreign Ministers in Peking
In Peking Aug 28 foreign ministers debated an imperial edict banning arms imports. They accepted the edict but omitted the first paragraph in its appendix, while Sir Ernest Satow proposed returning it as unsatisfactory. Rockhill and others argued enforcement flaws and logical issues undermine the protocol. The court plans a modest Peking return with a farewell gift of 100,000 taels, tax abatements, and road repairs, financed by the imperial exchequer.
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Ernest Satow
Rockhill
Li Hung Chang
Great Britain
Chan-Si
Ho-Nan
Chi-Li
Robert Hart
Imperial Maritime Customs
Chinese Mission at Berlin Faces Firm German Handling
Prince Chun and his Chinese mission, guarded by German officials, remain confined to a Berlin hotel. Herr Von Rauch enforces room assignments despite objections from minor Chinese officials. A high cable cost signals ongoing tight controls as Peking coordinates from afar.
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Chim
Herr von Rauch
von Rauch
Prince Chun
Peking
William
Prince Chan bows thrice to Emperor William in German plan
A Pe king dispatch reports Prince Chan will bow three times to Emperor William upon reception, with the secretary of the mission and subordinates bowing and tapping heads nine times on the floor. The German minister refused to alter the plan, saying it was government-made.
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Peking
Prince Chan
Germany
William
British authorities in Peking seek more troops telegraphed
A Shanghai dispatch reports British authorities in Peking have telegraphed for additional British troops. The message notes the request sent to London or other authorities as tensions rise in the foreign concessions amid ongoing incidents.
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London
Shanghai
Peking
French Flag Comes Down In Constantinople Ambassadors Exit
The French flag was hauled down from the embassy after Ambassador Constans left. No charge d'affaires remains as consuls protect French interests amid Turkish trade friction. Reports cite Sultan pressure and possible war if Turkey resists. The Vienna dispatch notes Constans warns patience may fade if demands aren’t met.
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France
M. Constans
Turkey
London
Daily Mail
Vienna
Orient Express
Standard
Kitchener weighs reprisal plan after Graspan killings
London dispatch reports sworn evidence of a June 6 shootout at Graspan near Reitz. It notes calls to proclaim that commando members tied to the incident will be executed if found, with leaders facing death and others facing death or punishment by degree of complicity.
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Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Elliott
Mailer
New South Wales Artillery
Harvey
Blunt
Graspan
Reitz
Steyn
Botha
War Office
Winkfontein
Daily News
the Times
Dowager Empress Frederick Estate Revealed in Will
The will of the late Dowager Empress Frederick opened at Homburg shows a fortune of 11 million marks with six children each receiving a million. Princess Margaret of Hesse gains Frederickshof Castle. 3 million marks bequest funds the castle, private papers destroyed, other assets stored in the Frederickshof library. The estate grows through reinvestment, and reports denying a marriage to Baron Zeckendorff are published. autumn parade of Gardes du Corps ordered omitted.
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Margaret of Hesse
Frederick Charles of Hesse
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Frederickshof
Victoria
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Lokal Anzeiger
Tageblatt
German Women Rally Against Corsets With Elastic Girths
Berlin reports strong excitement over a crusade against corsets led by Dr Witthauer chief physician at Sisters of Mercy Hospital. He proposes lattice elastic girths as a substitute claiming they mimic the benefits of whale bone corsets while maintaining the human form. He stresses each girth must be measured and fitted to the wearer for healthful results.
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Rescuers Push On At Donibristle Mine Tragedy
From London reports the Donibristle mine rescue in Perthshire continues without pause. Voices of entombed workers were heard, and at 2 AM three more men were freed. Survivors recount harrowing moments and near misses including a man clinging to a roof bar to survive. One attempted to free a fellow miner caught in rushing water but was overwhelmed by debris.
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Donibristle
Perthshire
Tomson Medical Institute
Russian Empire to Review Military Automobiles
Paris dispatch notes the Czar desires a full examination of military automobiles and that all available cars will be used in the Rheims review. The Echo de Paris says the Russian Emperor is deeply interested, with large factories already built in St Petersburg for army vehicle production.
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Echo de Paris
St. Petersburg
Court of Appeals Reopens Marten Case In Germany
Berlin Aug 28 The Court of Appeals orders a reopening of the case of Sergeant Marten who after a second trial was sentenced to death for the murder of Captain Von Krosigk General Von Alten seeks revision citing the acquittal of Sergeant Hicket at the same trial as Marten.
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Doctor Koch to inoculate Granault with cattle tuberculosis
Paris reports Dr. Koch will inoculate Dr. Granault with bovine tuberculosis to test the theory that human and cattle TB are unrelated and that disease cannot be transmitted from cattle to humans. This aims to challenge prevailing beliefs about cross-species infection.
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Koch
Granault
Helen Morton to Count de Perigord engagement announced
London reports the engagement of Helen Morton daughter of former Governor Levi P. Morton of New York to Count Boson de Perigord second son of the Duc de Tallyrand.
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Helen
Levi P. Morton
New York
Boson de Perigord
Duc de Tallyrand
Buffalo Arrives at Greenock on Training Cruise
United States training ship Buffalo under Commander Charles T. Hutchins has reached Greenock after departing New York on July 17 for a cruise.
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Buffalo
Charles T. Hutchins
New York
Rearrest of W M Hoey Escorts New Chinese Conspiracy Counts
United States Collector of Customs William M Hoey was rearrested on additional counts in the Chinese conspiracy case and bond raised to 5000 dollars. In Havana, Director General Fosnes estimated Charles F W Neely’s Cuban postal funds misappropriation trial would start around October 1 as he meets with War Department officials during a vacation.
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Post Office Department
Tribune Sold to Morton Printing Company Leader J Sterling Morton
The Daily Tribune of Nebraska City has been sold to Morton Printing Company led by J Sterling Morton, ex secretary of agriculture. Morton will head the editorial operation.
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Daily Tribune
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Will Not Intervene In Colombian Venezuela Affairs
Washington reports no official updates on Colombia and Venezuela amid insurrectionist activity and a gunboat patrol. Officials reiterate non intervention unless Isthmian traffic is halted or American interests are threatened as negotiations over the asphalt dispute proceed slowly and the court recess delays resolution.
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Venezuela
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National Asphalt Company
Invasion of Venezuela by Colombian Rebels Sparks Wider Conflict
A 2000 strong revolutionary force reportedly crossed from Colombia into Venezuela to aid in overthrowing President Castro, with plans for similar moves in Nicaragua. Tensions rise as Colombian authorities blame neighboring liberal republics for backing the revolt, while conservatives claim they have vanquished forces. Across borders, armies mass along eastern and southern fronts, with 25,000 to 40,000 lives said lost in a two year struggle. Arms tied to Venezuelan refugee General Riera seized by authorities in Coro, dampening insurrection hopes.
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Arms shipments from New York to troubled ports reported
Special agents monitor arms shipments from New York to Latin American ports via weekly Washington reports. explosives must be marked. Aug 27 week tallies include firearms and gunpowder to Mexico, Colombia, Venezuela, Santo Domingo, Uruguay, Argentina, Central America, Bolivia, and other items such as wheelbarrows.
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Wild oil well brought under control in Texas
The Palestine-Beaumont wild oil well, blamed for three deaths, was capped today by Frederick Chase after hours of work. Oil-coated land surrounds the site and water from the land will flood toward the Naches river, then to the Gulf of Mexico.
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Palestine-Beaumont
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Do Not Neglect Yourself Do Not Neglect Yourself
Health alert warns readers to watch for warning signs of disease and seek timely medical evaluation. Emphasizes personal responsibility and early detection to improve outcomes.
Sanitary Work in Cuba What Has Been Accomplished by the United States
The War Department reports American military efforts in Cuba have drastically reduced yellow fever. Santiago is now as clean as any American city with no cases since December 27, 1899, and Havana shows excellent sanitation. June death rates compare favorably with Mexico and Rouen, while disinfection reduced infected mosquitoes. The note suggests continued methods could end yellow fever on the island and ease commerce restrictions.
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War Department
Division of Insular Affairs
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Mexico
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Rouen
France
Charles Finlay
Open Forum on Irrigation and Forestry Topics in Denver
At the American Forestry Association sessions in Denver on August 3 papers were read on the hydrography of Colorado and water supply benefits from forest reserves. Discussions covered range livestock impacts, arid region reclamation, forest boundaries, shrubbery conservation, and opposition to forest destruction.
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American Forestry Association
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F. H. Newell
Geological Survey
S. J. Holsinger
Phoenix
A. T
Lee H. Maxwell
Chicago
Mary Baker Eddy Hosts at Concord State Fair Day
The Concord fair welcomed Mrs. Mary Baker G. Eddy who admitted every child with valid claims and joined Governor Jordan as a special guest. Judge Wm. G. Ewing and others accompanied her, as Christian Scientists filled the stands to watch racing and other events. Eddy reportedly watched a water dive and socialized with attendees. In Littleton, plans indicate a deferral or dismissal of a defamation suit against Eddy, as the case is dropped from docket in U S courts after similar Massachusetts action.
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Littleton
Aug
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Bequest to First Church of Christ Upheld in New York
Surrogate Pitsgerald today upheld Helen C Brush bequest to the First Church of Christ of New York. The will was contested on grounds of alleged incapacity and undue influence by the church.
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Harrisburg Adjutant General Stewart Injured in Runaway
Harrisburg dispatch reports Adjutant General Stewart broke his left leg in a Sunday runaway near General Shoemaker of the National Guard of Pennsylvania. Stewart, a Philadelphia native, is under care at Harrisburg Hospital. First examination showed him markedly improving, but organic complications create lingering danger.
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Nai Iuard
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Perenne
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Vanderbilt hogs win at Buffalo swine show amid juror dispute
In Buffalo the Berkshire contest sparked debate as two judges split over Vanderbilt hogs from Carolina and Cox hogs from Ontario. After a fruitless quarrel the referee resigned and Alexander was named referee. Vanderbilt won the six month to one year old classes while Cox claimed first in the under six months and sow classes.
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Aug
Berkshire
Vanderbilt
Local Fire Insurance Agents Meet in Put-in-Bay
The sixth annual convention of the National Association of Local Fire Insurance Agents will be held in Put-in-Bay on September 9. On the program are J. M. De Camp of Cincinnati John Washburn of New York H. C. Stockdell of Santa Ga and Cyrus Woodbury of Columbus among others.
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New York
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Columbua
Valparaiso College Enters Twenty Ninth Year With Growth
Valparaiso College in Valparaiso Indiana begins its twenty ninth year with steady progress in facilities and high level instruction. Enrollment is expected to surpass last year as the school continues its notable success and broadening prospects for the new term.
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