Riches Out of Earth Mineral and Metal Output
New York report from the Engineering and Mining Journal reviews U.S. mining and metallurgical progress in the year just ended. Coal output reached about 200 million short tons, exceeding Britain and any other nation. pig iron output surpassed Britain and Germany combined. oil discoveries in California and Texas promise major manufacturing impact. ore shipments from Lake Superior topped 20 million tons.
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Slight Gain in U S Gold and Silver Production in 1901
Washington Jan 4 The mint director Mr Roberts reports preliminary 1901 production figures show a slight overall increase in gold and silver output in the United States. Alaska declines about one million dollars while Colorado posts a small gold rise and other producers are nearly unchanged. Silver output exceeds the prior year by about a small margin.
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London Theatres Open New Week With Frocks and Frills
London critics praise H. B. Irving in The Twin Sister at Duke of York's while Frocks and Frills at Haymarket draws crowds with a dressmaker battle. Grace Lane gains notice in Frocks and Frills and Joan Hare returns to Criterion in A Pair of Spectacles. Stephen Phillips plans Paolo and Francesca for St James and Ulysses for Her Majesty's with lavish scenery and a notable Hades scene.
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George Alexander
the St. James
Ulysses
Beerbohm Tree
Her Majesty's
Mr. Phillips
Charles Frohman
Annie Russell
Willard
Alexander
Malatesta
Evelyn Millard
Hades
Anderson Southern theatrical circuit charter filed in Atlanta
J. B. Frost and R. Coley Anderson of Atlanta and T. H. Bowles of Milwaukee filed for a Superior Court charter for the Anderson Southern theatrical circuit with ten thousand dollars paid-in capital. The circuit would cover Chicago Louisville St. Louis Memphis Nashville Birmingham and Atlanta to buy sell lease and operate theaters and entertainment venues. The first organizational meeting is set for Atlanta on February 4.
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Maude Adams Ends Quar ty Street Run in New York
Miss Maude Adams closed her two month season at the Knickerbocker Theater in New York and will immediately start a thirty week tour of principal cities, with Chicago as the westernmost stop.
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Y M C A Hotel plans largest world building in New York
The Y M C A announced plans for the world’s largest YMCA project to be built on West Twenty third to West Twenty fourth streets in New York. The hotel will cost an estimated 675000 dollars and include five floors of sleeping rooms a large restaurant an auditorium seating 600 classrooms a library a swimming pool baths and a gymnasium.
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Young Men’s Christian Association
Henry M. Orne
West Twenty-third Street
West Twenty-fourth Street
Young Men's Christian Association
A Fortune in His Desk
NEW YORK Jan 4 Adams and sixteen others arrested in December raids on policy shops by the Society for the Prevention of Crime were arraigned in the Court of Special Sessions. Hearing adjourned to Jan 1% Adams listed cash and valuables said to be in his desk at the raid including 20000 dollars in cash 50000 dollars in gold bonds a diamond ring and a diamond collar button valued at 900
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Coronation season drives American interest in London route
American visitors flood London steamship offices seeking seats to witness King Edward's coronation procession as Parliament opens January 16 with pomp. Mansions in Park Lane fetch up to £4,000 for the season while hotels book early and Americans scout stores in the West End.
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Gage for the Senate Not a Candidate But Open to a Deadlock
Chicago report notes Lyman J. Gage may accept Illinois senate if a deadlock among Mason Hopkins and Dawes prompts it. Roosevelt neutral, cabinet praise for his finance expertise, and pledges that federal officeholders avoid backing candidates. Illinois GOP hopes Gage could be a compromise figure to sweep a three way contest.
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English and American girls sparked by social exchanges
Mrs Twieedie sparked a stream of correspondence about American girls and their expectation of attentions such as tea theater drives or gifts. English responses mocked the idea that American hospitality should be returned, while clubmen jeered at the commercial tone. King Edward sponsored the daughter of Wilfred Ashley, whose wife is Cassel's daughter.
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Kronprinz Wilhelm Unsinkable Trial Halts Doubt
Chief Engineer Emel Prillwitz tests a new bulkhead system on the Kronprinz Wilhelm. A small wheel triggers hydraulic doors to seal twenty water-tight bulkheads in the ship. Sixteen compartments fill, and an electrical dial displays door status. Tests show the ship can be made unsinkable within about two minutes after a hull breach.
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New Light Invented by Peter Cooper Hewitt
New York January 4 an announced by the Herald that Peter Cooper Hewitt grandson of the philanthropist and millionaire has invented a new light revolutionizing illumination methods. The lamp is described as the perfection of high power electrical gas or vapor lamps, long regarded more in theory than in practice.
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Chicago banking house plan denied by Van derlip
Private dispatches from Chicago claimed that Secretary Gage would set up an international banking house in New York after leaving the Cabinet and that Frank A. Van derlip was linked to the plan. The Tribune reports Van derlip denies any such project.
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Henry Plant Will Probate in New York Chiefly for Widow
Justice Leventritt ruled the will of Henry Bradley Plant, founder of the Plant system, valid in New York since he was a New York resident at death. The Connecticut executed will would have limited widow Mary J. Plant to a life annuity, but the ruling awards her full dower valued near seven million dollars.
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Police Drowned in Rapids in Northwest Protest
Three Northwest mounted police were drowned in the Sticken rapids on December 29 when their canoe overturned. Fitzgerald and Heathcote were named. the third officer remains unidentified.
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Bondsmen Withdraw Support for Ex City Attorney Salsbury
Grand Rapids officials report that the bondsmen for ex City Attorney Lant K. Salsbury, jailed on bribery convictions in the water supply scandal and seeking a new trial, notified the court they would not continue as sureties and urged he be taken into custody. The same bondsmen previously held Stilson in bond and took similar action.
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Ayook
Traitors to Desert the Army Appeal to Filipinos
A nine signer proclamation in the Philippines urged American soldiers to desert the U S army and join insurgents. John T Kreider was tried for treason but General Chaffee set aside the life sentence due to lack of an overt act. the accused was freed after commission findings.
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Provost Courts Authorized in Philippine Brigades
Gen Chaffee issues general order establishing provisional provost courts in areas of Philippines not yet under full civil control. Courts may sentence imprisonment up to two years or a fine to 1000 pesos, with optional hard labor. Sentences may be mitigated or remitted by brigade or department commanders.
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Troop Withdrawal Prompts Manila Business Protest
General Grant ordered removing the Bacacay garrison due to space and peaceable conditions. Manila business leaders and Bacacay American and Spanish merchants send a joint telegram to General Chaffee seeking protection, warning they cannot stay if troops depart, while Filipino civil authorities favor withdrawal citing native constabulary as enough protection.
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Navy announces departure of Rear Admiral Remey from Nagasaki
Washington Jan 4 The Navy Department cablegram reports Rear Admiral Remey leaving Nagasaki aboard his flagship Brooklyn bound for Woosung China. The Rainbow is fitting out at Brooklyn yard and will join the Asiatic station soon after. Uncertain who will command the Philippine squadron between Rodges and Evans. Rear Admiral Evans will sail mid March for the Philippines.
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Army order from Calbayog shows duty in Samar
Adjutant General Corbin in Washington received from General Chaffee in Manila a copy of a general order issued at Calbayog Samar by Colonel Charles F. Robe of the Ninth Infantry. The document concerns discipline and duties in the region.
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Balangiga Heroic Stand Cited In Army Memoir
A dispatch notes a daring Balangiga affair where a small force nearly destroyed a company and earned high praise. The concluding message commends the regiment for courage under unequal odds and honors the fallen and surviving men for a powerful display of will and bravery. Separately, Capt. Kirkman of the Twenty-fifth Infantry is released in Manila and will return to the United States after General Chaffee finds no justification for his detention.
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Dowager Empress Edict Seeks Foreigners' Conciliation at Peking
Peking reports the dowager Empress issues a new edict to restore friendly ties with foreign ministers after the court returns to Peking. An early audience for the ministers is urged, with a viewing site prepared for foreign ladies along the procession route. The edict also confirms punishment for the KKaanan massacre attackers and notes a petition by Chinese merchants in the United States against re-enacting the Chinese exclusion law, warning it could damage trade with Mexico and South America.
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Must Pay Tribal Taxes In Indian Territory
ARDMORE I T January 4 Since Judge Townsend ruled the intercourse laws valid tribal authorities begin collecting taxes for the first time after merchants’ injunction against tax payment. Some merchants still refuse and risk ejection from the domain as intruders while noncitizens plan appeals.
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Can Company Plant Abandoned in Columbus
The local branch of the American Can Company is closed and its stock and machinery moved to the Illinois Can Company in Chicago. Most workers will transfer to other plants, and manager E C Derby may move to New York City. The move follows company consolidation policy.
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Concessions in Congo Granted to Lake Company
Brussels reports the Upper Congo organization was registered with The Great African Lakes Company and a capital of 2,000,000 francs. It plans a 1,400 kilometer railroad in the Congo Free State. French capitalists subscribed 10,000,000 francs and Belgians the rest. The state guarantees a minimum 4 percent interest. The company receives land, forest and mine concessions for ninety-nine years.
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Georgia Supreme Court Rules Howell Resolution Constitutional
Atlanta January 4 the Georgia Supreme Court declared constitutional the Howell resolution dedicating 55889 from the public property fund to interest on the state bonded debt. The ruling centers on whether the measure aligns with state fiscal powers and public debt management.
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Howell
Supreme Court of Georgia
Fears of Europeans in Thirty Six Cities
Boston professor Frank Parsons reports European manufacturers fear U S undercutting in open markets. Austria and Italy show concern while Germany believes it can defend prices. He notes Austrians and Italians underfed, Americans overfed, and that Germans face long hours for low pay. Parsons heads home this month.
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