Profits of Brigandage Miss Stone Case Reflections
The Philadelphia Press argues that Miss Stone's five month captivity reveals systemic failures in protecting Americans abroad. It calls for a state led fund to cover ransom and for decisive action by Congress and governments to deter brigandage, warning of repeat captures and rising risks to American travelers and workers.
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Philadelphia
Miss Stone
Macedonia
Massachusetts
Constantinople
Vienna
Huy
Marathon
Mixx Stone
Mediterradan
Sicily
Mexico
Foreign Office
State Department
Congress
American Board of Foreign Missions
England
Wall-street
Grape-Nuts Helped Me Recover Health And Weight
A reader credits Grape-Nuts Breakfast Food with curing stomach catarrh, dyspepsia, and fatigue after cold neglect. A friend recommended the cereal for one week, claiming quick benefits. The testimonial notes improved head fog, nausea, vitality, and a nine pound weight gain while continuing use.
Why the Indian Fails in Modern Boarding Schools
William A. Jones argues in World’s Work that 113 boarding schools educate about 16,000 Native youths from many tribes. Pupils are chosen for blood, moved far from home, and fed, housed, and taught a wide curriculum with modern conveniences. Upon returning home they face squalor, struggle, and perceived loss of status, fostering dependence and arrogance.
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William A. Jones
Wick-I-Up
Tepee
Pair found dead in room at Bridge Hotel in gas tragedy
New York report says a man named Williams Thompson and his wife Bella Thornton registered at the Bridge Hotel on Third Avenue last night. They were found in bed with the woman dead and the man dying from gas asphyxiation. The couple appeared poorly dressed, with the man described as a laborer. The police note that the woman had previously attempted suicide by self harm.
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New York
Willam Thompson
Bridge Hotel
Third Avenue
Bella Thornton
Governor Hunt Sees Sober, Prosperous Puerto Rico Tour
Governor Hunt and party return from Guayama praising healthy thrifty people and good crops. Banquets and receptions marked the island tour as major cities prepare to float bonds for municipal improvements. He notes progress in education commerce agriculture health and overall governance.
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San Juan
P. R
Hunt
Guayama
Porto Rican Newspaper Editor Acquitted of Libel Charge
H Bird editor and proprietor of the San Juan News in Porto Rico was acquitted in the Arecibo District Court of criminal libel against the San Juan District Court. Prosecutors had sought two months imprisonment after the paper called a native court’s actions high handed. The case explored whether Spanish press law or constitutional press freedom should prevail.
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San Juan
Porto Rico
H. Bird
Arecibo
United States Court
Bird
Textile strike averted as wage talks fail
News from Lowell Philadelphia and Scranton reports tense talks over pay in the textile and coal sectors. Manufacturers refuse more than 6 percent while unions push 10 percent. A secret laborers union forms in Scranton to demand wage parity and threaten to fill miner jobs during any strike.
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M. ©. D. Borden
Mr. Borden
Lowell
Mass
Lowell Textile Council
Lowell Mills
Fall River
Scranton
United Mine Workers and operators fail to reach agreement in Altoona
In joint session both sides adjourned to 1 20 p m Monday with President Mitchell to attend. Miners seek an eight hour day and mule car pushing. L W Robinson of Roch ester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Co withdrew from talks. In Missoula sympathy for striking switchmen led to clashes with nonunion workers leaving several injured. Deputy Marshals guard Bristol area as nonunion miners still visible and ringleaders may be targeted. Indications point to possible strike spread toward Pocahontas region.
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Philadelphia
George Baer
Philadelphia & Reading Railroad
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers of America
Scranton
Mitchell
Shamokin
Reading Company
Lehigh Valley Company
Altoona
United Mine Workers and Operators
Miners’ Union
L. W. Robinson
Rochester and Pittsburg Coal and Iron Company
Missoula
Mont
Bristol, Tenn
Virginia
Pocahontas
Mass meeting rejects manufacturers’ proposition in Quincy
Four hundred striking quarrymen in Quincy mass meeting vote unanimously to reject the manufacturers proposition this morning. The act marks a firm stand in the ongoing labor dispute as workers press for better terms and conditions.
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Quincy
Mass
Strike News Across Cities Delivers Wage and Day Changes
Across Cleveland Massillon Catro and Pittsburg workers negotiate wage scales and hours. Molders accept 2.90 per day with 15 cent raise and six months terms. Coal miners agree to current year wage scale. engineer eight hour day to be decided March 2. Singer workers strike. plant closed indefinitely. Painters settle at 40 cents an hour or 3.2 per day for eight hours.
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Cleveland
Massillon
Catro, Ill
Singer Manufacturing Company
South Bend
Pittsburg
Teachers Are All Well Bound for Manila on McClellan
British steamer Middleham Castle reports the US transport McClellan spoke March 3 while eastbound from New York to Manila. McClellan carries about two hundred school teachers from the Middle States Indiana the South and West. Arrival in the Philippines hoped for in the second week of April amid a long voyage via Suez. Separately marine corps officers Capt. A. C. Anderson and First Lieut. R. S. Hooker will sail for the Philippines from Brooklyn March 28.
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Galveston
Middleham Castle
Antwerp
Barry
United States
McClellan
New York
Manila
Gibraltar
Suez Canal
Middle States
Indiana
South
Philippines
A. C. Anderson
R. 8
Hooker
Marine Corps
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Condit-Smith
Peking
Anderson
Yosemite
Powder Plant Explosions Leave Dozens Injured in Kansas and Missouri
Explosions at Fairmount Manufacturing in Cleveland Kansas and at Laffin Rand powder works near Columbus Missouri devastate facilities. Anna Fritz 17 dies in Cleveland blast. seven others seriously hurt. A barrel mill blast near Columbus kills Walter Reid and causes $10,000 damage. In Westboro Missouri Frank Dunn dies in a barn fire while freeing trapped livestock.
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Cleveland
Fairmount Manufacturing Company
Euclid Avenue
Anna Fritz
Christine Smitzer
Kittle Howard
Frank G ‘Sh
Augusta Alden
Lena Kort
Liza Cottill
Helen Carey
Reo
Columbus
Kan
Laffin & Rand Powder Works
Joplin
Galena
Walter Reid
Joseph
Frank Dunn
Missouri
Westboro
Fire Devastates Carrollton Public Square Banks and Stores
Carrollton Missouri reports a morning fire destroying three buildings in the public square including the Merrick-Minnis grocery and Wilcox Son Co Bank with offices burned out. The courthouse also caught fire as high winds threatened the town’s business district. Denver reports St Vincent's Orphan Asylum damaged with 29 orphans rescued. run by the Catholic Sisters of Charity.
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Carrollton
Merrick-Minnis
Wilcox Son & Co. Bank
Denver
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
Catholic Sisters of Charity
Lottery Man Sentenced for Original Louisiana Lottery
BUFFALO N Y March 1 The Federal grand jury indicted Andrew Gifford who ran The Original Little Louisiana Lottery in Buffalo He pleaded guilty to using the mails for fraudulent purposes and was fined The lottery held no drawings and no tickets sold appeared on the published winning list
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Buffalo
N. Y
Federal Grand Jury Today
Andrew Gifford
Gifford
Joss Leaves Toledo for Cleveland Ame League 1902
Pitcher Joss from last year's Toledo team signs with the Cleveland Ame League for 1902. A step was arranged despite Joss being retained on Toledo's reserve list.
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Joss
Toledo
Cleveland
Financial Fallout Leaves $125k Unpaid After Payout
A report notes that a debtor paid only cents on the dollar, leaving $125,000 outstanding after all settlements. The amount reflects a partial recovery with a large balance still due and unresolved.
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Norfolk
Governor Hunt
Island
M’clellan
The
Kansas
Frances W. Gresham
Higher League of Educational Society
Washington, D. C
Warner
Indianapolis Journal
Sabre Cure
Bright
Hitler League of Educational Society
Washington, D.C
Howard Ave
New Orleans
Ntlemen
Strang
Tenjoy
R. McCarthy
Planters’ Club
Thouands
Mr. McCarthy
Miss Gresham
Aida
Speedy Cure
Warner's
Safe Cure Co
Rochester
Delaware and
Alabama Sts
Indiana Trust CO
Robt. Martindale
Real Estate Dept
Middletown
N._Y
C. C. Jayne
Florida
California
Jaynes
Ardmore
J. T
Paul's V
Sidney W. Giles
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