Telegraph and News Digest from The Daily Journal May 8 1901
The page includes misc. notices on subscriptions and postage rates for the Journal, distribution by agents and mail, and locations for sales. It reports Cuba reforms, the Platt amendment, and stock market moves especially Northern Pacific stock’s surge. It also covers President McKinley on imperialism, Porto Rico crop rotation insights, and British royal visit enthusiasm in Australia. The report closes with Edward VII and royal family coverage from Australia.
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Australia
Edward VII
England
Ds Son
Duke of Cornwall
York
House backs export tax by wide margin amid opposition
A tax of percent cents per ton passed the House by 106 votes showing the government’s strong support. Opponents doubt its gain for British interests, while U S reports urge safeguards on medicinal waters and wells in several states for a Berlin based commission.
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House of Commons
United States
Trade by Great Britain cited in opium issue in China
The article notes Britain bears discredit for establishing and maintaining trade, while opium’s place in Chinese life makes a government prohibition unlikely, even if treaty liberty allows it to ban imports.
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Great Britain
Open Chinese trade plan gains traction in Washington report
A Washington dispatch confirms the United States aims to open all of China and its dependencies to world trade with broad support. The move would cap a string of diplomacy and place the U S in a leading position to widen commerce across provinces and ports previously closed to foreigners.
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United States
China
Washington
Aloe
Japan
Canton
Hong Kong
Paris
United States of America
Civil Service Reform Report on Superannuation Plan
Hon William Dudley Foulke forwards a National Civil Service Reform League report to the Journal. It rejects pure fixed term appointments as unworkable for removing inefficiency and proposes a deferred annuity life insurance system funded by deposits and a surplus annuity pool. The plan includes efficiency records and possible government inspections to determine who remains beyond a fixed age. The regulations would be drawn by a commission and applied to select Washington department divisions and major post offices.
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the Treasury
Congress
Washington
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Foulke
Navy Department
William Dudley Foulke
National Civil Service Reform League
Civil-service Commission
Claseiediv
Fragmented quotes mix humor and social notes
An assortment of clipped lines and quips from papers discuss gender views and respectability. References include the Detroit Journal Philadelphia Press, Suburbs, Washington Star, and characters Plodding Pete Meandering Mike. The passage blends satirical extracts on love, value, and polite society with a fragmented street dialogue vibe.
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Washington Star
Henker
Pete
Mike
Bigsby’s Rise From Vaudeville to Fortune in Cleveland
The Cleveland Plain Dealer recalls Clever Bigsby, famed as a vaudeville mimic, who never played golf yet has the game’s grip down perfectly. The piece hints at his planned path to wealth and public persona, noting his unusual talent and ambition.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Bigsby
Catholic Standard Contemplates Water Cure Testimonial
An article recounts a Catholic Standard dialogue in which a citizen recalls drinking water from a curative source. The response confirms unexpected benefit with modest faith. The exchange highlights belief in local remedies and personal testimony.
Exclusion of Foreign Beef From British Army Reported
The U S State Department instructed Ambassador Choate after London dispatches on April 9 that foreign beef for six months from June 1 will be barred from British army use. Dr Wray, cattle inspector, says domestic supply is limited and imports will fill both army and general markets, with little direct harm to American exporters.
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Washington
London
State Department
Choate
British War Department
Great Britain
Dr. Wray
Department of Agriculture
Ireland
British Board of Agriculture
United Kingdom
United States
Canada
Local Council of Women split over Sewall plan at May meeting
At the Propylaeum yesterday the Local Council of Women debated Mrs May Wright Sewalls resolution to hold private executive sessions with affiliated society presidents and officers. The measure was rejected as too lengthy and is to be discussed publicly for future business, reporters included. Standing committees were appointed, naming members to Visitation State Legislation Programme Civic Information and related groups.
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Council of Women
Propylaeum
Nettie Ransford
May Wright Sewall
Fpropylaecum Association
Spruance
Mary A. Moody
Lew Wallace
Isabella Roach
Drummond
W. F. Curryer
J. Beck
Wiliam Hubbard
D. M. Parry
Ridenour
Flora Wulschner
H. G. Gaylord
J. W. Kern
Julia Morrison Moore
A. P. Spruance
F. F. McCrea
Addison Bybee
W. T. Brown
Rebecca Rogers George
L. H. Dunning
Marie Haslop
J. T. Barnett
Elle Db. Zinn
Leo Lando
Bertha L. Wade
Venezuela Arms Purchases Sought in Germany
Washington reports say Venezuela seeks arms from Herr Krupp to bolster defenses amid regional tensions. Officials downplay U S concerns, noting fears center on Colombia and internal revolutionary threats south of the isthmus.
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Washington
Germany
Venezuela
Herr Krupp
United States
Colombia
Post Office to Close at Myoma Indiana May 15
Washington reports Indiana moves include the Myoma post office in Washington County shutting May 15 and mail redirected to Waskom in Jackson County. Bond approvals for Ashton, Kilroy, and Dabney postmasters were announced, with commissions issued. Fred Ducknell of Noblesville and Marshall Mitchell of New Albany named railway mail clerks. Judge Hayden’s condition unchanged. John R. Dinnen of Lafayette registered at the Ebbitt.
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Indianapolis Journal
Washington
Myoma
Washington County
Indiana
Waskom
Jackson County
George Mosmier
Ashton
Ripley County
William K. Edens
New Albany
Judge Hayden
John R. Dinnen
Lafayette
Ebbitt
Physio Medical Doctors Begin 39th Annual Session
The Physio-Medical Association of Indiana opened yesterday at the college on Ajlabama and North streets for a three day convention, its thirty ninth annual session. Officers named include President E H Brubaker and Vice President W S Channing as papers are read and elections held.
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Physio-Medical Association of
Indiana
College
Ajlabama
North Streets
Association
E. H. Brubaker
W. S. Channing
A. W. Fisher
War Department discharges several volunteer officers
An official order from the War Department announces honorable discharge for multiple volunteer officers. Major Generals Shafter and Wood and Brigadier Generals Barry and Barber are discharged effective June 1, with Brigadier Generals Whiteside Bell Bird Hare Long Ballance and Bliss effective June 2. Volunteer Brigadier General James F. Smith is discharged effective June 20 but remains collector of the port of Manila.
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Washington
War Department
Shafter
Wood
Barry
Barber
Whiteside
Bell
Bird
Hare
Long
Ballance
Bliss
James F. Smith
Manila
Campaign of Fire Hits Vacant Nebraska Street House
Fire investigators say a vacant house at 405 Nebraska Street was clearly incendiary. Similar blazes occurred at 7 and 409 on Sunday morning. The targeted houses are occupied by Black residents and prior attempts to move them from the neighborhood are noted, with fire crews routinely responding quickly to new vacancies.
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Nebraska Street
Treasury notes and bonds buy of short and long term notes
The Treasury purchases $90,000 short term bonds at 113.64 and $412,000 short term bonds at 113.64. Available cash in the general fund stands at $157,594,037 with gold at $97,782,850. New Orleans seeks currency while Treasurer Roberts allows New York deposits up to $250.4 daily, payable in New Orleans via telegraph receipts. A. E. Barrett of San Francisco wins the Oakland public building contract for Utah gray sandstone, to cost $159,000 and finish in eight months. Rear Admiral Schley, returning from the South Atlantic, asks to stay ten days in England, approval granted.
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Secretary of the Treasury
Treasury
New Orleans
Treasury Department
Roberts
New York
Oakland
Cal
A. E. Barrett
San Francisco
Utah
Schley
Southampton
South Atlantic
Navy Department
England
Spencer health officer denies smallpox in county
Dr. Cox of Spencer Owen county yesterday rebutted reports that smallpox is prevalent in his town. He said there is no smallpox in the county, with the nearest cases in Poland, a neighboring town across the border, but in the adjoining county.
Still Another. Concluded From First Page
Stock on the curb in New York reached 342 dollars the highest on record. Pennsylvania Oil Co secured options on acres near Wellsville Missouri to bore for oil in thirty days. Germany seeks mid European tariff union against American competition per London Daily Mail. Adolph Ochs buys Philadelphia Times. brother George to manage. Fletcher Heath says Seventh National Bank controls Equitable National Bank of Cincinnati and will reorganize it. Baltimore and Washington Electric Railway will run trolley from Baltimore to Washington with branch to Annapolis. charter acquired. Associated Manufacturers of Press and Brown Glassware reelect James Grillander to president and W A B Dalzell to secretary. no further business. Miami and Erie Canal trolley rights to Cincinnati to Toledo turned over to Everitt Moore syndicate via secret negotiations. W S Dimmick resigns as general manager of Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway to join Richmond street railway. W B Tarkington succeeds.
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New York
Pennsylvania Oil Company
Wellsville
London Daily Mall
Holland
Germany
Adolph 8. Ochs
Chattanooga Times
New York Times
Philadelphia Times
George W. Ochs
Fletcher S. Heath
Seventh National Bank of New York
Equitable National Bank of Cincinnati
Baltimore and Washington Electric Railway Company
Baltimore
National Capital
Annapols
Annapolis
Presa
Brown Glassware
Pittsburg
James Grillander
Philadelphia
W. A. B. Dalzell
Moundville
W. Va
Miami and Erie Canal
Cincinnati
Toledo
W. H. Lamprecht
Cleveland
Ohio
Everitt- Moore
W. S. Dimmick
Omaha & Council Bluffs Railway and Bridge Company
Richmond
Street Railway
W. B. Tarkington
Dimmick
Avanrent Tagot
Ve Eerie Sac
Condemnation Proceedings Begun by Electric Rail Line
Condemnation actions have started in Marion county against a private right of way for the Indianapolis and Martinsville Rapid Transit Company under a law granting electric roads the right of eminent domain. The move follows the legislature’s enactment extending this power to electric lines.
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Indianapolis & Martinsville Rapidtransit Company
Marion County
Comet with Three Tails Prompts Early Morning Skywatch
The Chicago Tribune advises setting an alarm for 3:60 p m to view a new comet with three tails. If weather is favorable observers may glimpse the celestial wanderer before sunrise using opera glass or naked eye, and it may remain visible after the sun rises.
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Chicago Tribune
Chicago Mayor Harrison Calls Clean City Idea Flawed
The Baltimore American notes Mayor Harrison of Chicago argues a great city cannot be completely clean. It questions whether his stance should apply to great men, including himself, if his own statements are to be believed.
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Baltimore
Epitaph in Georgia Cemetery Reflects Quiet Farewell
An epitaph in a Georgia cemetery reads a brief, reflective couplet about endings and silence. The inscription hints at a personal journey without revealing the speaker's exact age or name, evoking a somber mood and the quiet dignity of a life completed.
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Atlanta Constitution
Georgia
Wann Reco
Richmond Locomotive Works Sale Rumors Denied
Officers say the reduction will be fed entirely on prices for Bessemer Iron. Reported sale of the Richmond locomotive works to Joseph Leiter is denied though Joseph Bryan, president, says negotiations have begun to consolidate all locomotive plants. The deal to unify plants has been pending for some time.
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Bessemer Iron
Richmond
Joseph Leiter
Joseph Bryan
Richmond Locomotive Works
Cincinnati Gas, Light and Coke Company
Cincinnati Gas and Electric Company
Great Lighting Companies
Cincinnati
New York Evening Post
National Park Bank
National Park Bank of
New Orleans
National Park
Paroled Hope for Younger Brothers Favors From Prison Managers
In Minnesota, Coleman and James Younger, aging convicts of life for the Northfield Bank raid, received initial support for parole from prison managers. The path to release hinges on the unanimous board of pardons and legality of new law provisions, while the brothers near the end of their long imprisonment reexamine the past with cautious optimism.
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ST. Paul, Minn
Coleman
James Younger
Stillwater
Bob
Friends of the Youngers
Senate
Vansant
Board of Pardons
Board of Prison Managers
Youngers
Cole
James
Bob Younger
Bank of
Orthfield
James Brothers
Jesse
Frank
Missouri
Col
Henry W. Younger
Cass County
John Younger
Northfield
James Boys
Tose
Northfield Bank
Seminary Directors Begin Three Day Review of Gilbert Case
Chicago Theological Seminary directors opened a three day session to determine if Rev. Dr. George H. Gilbert’s book The Revelation of Jesus contains heretical graphs. Gilbert, on leave to finish a second volume Teachings of the Apostle, argued he should not be judged on that work. Directors travel from multiple states and reside in Timneis Wisconsin Iowa Michigan Minnesota Missouri Kansas Nebraska Colorado Indiana and the two Dakotas. E W Blathford, president, is in Europe. Gilbert is in Dorset, Vt. No action taken today.
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Chicago
Chicago Theological Seminary
George H. Gilbert
Gilbert
Jesus
the Apostle
Timneis
Wisconsin
Iowa
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Kansas
Nebraska
Colorado
Indiana
Dakotas
E. W. Blathford
Europe
Dr. Gilbert
Dorset
Unusual Pension Claim Inmate Murder Case
Lizzie Halliday, inmate at Matteawan State Hospital for the Criminal Insane, seeks a widow’s pension as a soldier’s widow after murdering her husband near Warwick Orange County New York more than three years ago. The case questions pension rules denying widows of those who die by their own actions, with a June 2 1890 statute cited.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Lizzie Halliday
Matteawan State Hospital
Warwick
Orange County
New York
Matteawan
Arees
Fort Wayne Election Report States Democrats Win City
Fort Wayne Ind May 7 Democrats carry city by about 14 percent. Henry C Berghoff elected mayor over Charles Reese. Republican candidate William F Urbabus for city clerk defeated by 50, with Republicans gaining minor council seats. Charter amendments inconsequential to Berghoff's plurality. In Clark County towns Republicans gain, with Port Fulton, Sellersburg, Clarkeville shifts. Jay County Ridgeville and Poneto split tickets. Berne and Eaton stay Democratic. Mixed results across counties and towns, overall Republican gains in several areas.
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Indianapolis Journal
Fort Wayne
Ind
Henry C. Berghoff
Charles E. Reese
William F. Urbabus
IMM
Berghoff
Scherer
Clark County
Charlestown
Item Long
Clarkeville
Port Fulton
Sellersburg
Jay County
Ridgeville
Berne
Eaton
Poneto
Geneva
Clay County
Bowling Green
Center Point
Knightsville
Salem
Christian Church
Marshal Medlock
J. L. Tucker
Wabash
North Manchester
Roann
Fortville
Democra
Liberty
Centerville
Citizens
Clay City
Social Democrats
Rockvill' Me Serea
Elec
Dublin
Nashville
Marengo
Ladoga
Worthington
Bloomfield
Orleans
Hrepublicans
Republicans Sweep Baltimore City Council Elections
Baltimore May 7 Republicans won a sweeping victory in the city election the first under the new ballot law carrying eighteen of twenty four wards and electing eighteen to the first branch and all three candidates for the second branch Democrats blame factional divisions and Mayor Hayes supporters for the defeat while the colored vote was sparse and turnout was light.
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Baltimore
Hayes
Freeman Basin
Tennessee Gerrymandered in Tennessee redistricting
Congress man Henry R. Gibson returning from Washington states to the Journal and Tribune that the state’s new redistricting is grossly gerrymandered. He says the federal requirement for compact contiguous districts with equal population is violated, especially in East Tennessee. His own district was altered by the recent Legislature.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Henry R. Gibson
Washington
Journal and Tribune
Tennessee
Congress
East Tennessee
Naval officials push for Azores and Gallapagos naval stations
Washington reports that American naval leaders seek coaling and rendezvous sites in the Azores and Gallapagos to back Atlantic and Pacific operations. Curacao is noted as another suitable site off Venezuela. Overtures to Portugal, Ecuador, and others are hinted. Germany reportedly also seeks Azores access.
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Washington
Azores
Atlantic
Gallpagos
Pacific
Portugal
Ecuador
Bermuda
Curacoa
Veneguela
Agores
Germany
Thundering Lightning Kills Three Near Cordele
A thunder shower in Cordele Georgia yesterday struck and killed three people including Mrs. J J Perry and Miss Kinney. A man at work in the suburbs also died from the lightning.
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Cordele
J. J. Perry
Chicago Art Touches Kansas City Journal Mystery
A fragmented note from the Chicago art scene hints at a Kansas City Journal link to a popular work. It suggests an artist of note who created a hit and a possible gatepiece tied to the piece.
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Kansas City Journal
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