State Journal Data on Manufactures Exports Through History
The article presents a numeric summary of U S exports of manufactures from 1780 to the present, with yearly totals and milestones. It traces growth from under 1 million to surpassing 50 million by 1870, then crossing 100, 200, and 400 million in later decades, noting percentages of total exports and key year marks. It also mentions monetary figures for paper and manufactures, musical instruments, and provides a grand division country breakdown.
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Home News While Away and Other Local Remarks
Subscribers abroad may have the State Journal mailed daily at thirty tents per month. While out of town, the paper serves as a daily letter home. The column comments on De Windt nearing completion, Mrs Bragg, Platt’s governor bid, Roosevelts' term thoughts, and possible appointive hints. It notes the Bank of England’s former governor’s estate, criticizes wedding lodging customs, and discusses freight issues and Jack London’s Klondike fiction and influence.
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State Journal
Our Markets for American Manufactures in 1901
Treasury bureau tables show exports by region for 1901. Europe received 62 percent worth $215,000,000. South America 66 percent. Asia 42 percent. Oceania under 7 percent. Africa just under 3 percent. Major European exports include iron and steel, refined products, leather goods, sericultural tools, and chemicals.
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Treasury Bureau of Matistres
Bureau
Europe
North America
South America
Asia
Oceania
Africa
United States
Feowac
Avia
Betras Popper
India
Gloriously Oddities and News from Atchison Globe
A compact mix of satirical quips and local bits from Atchison Globe poke fun at manners and morals while noting national items. Items include jokes about fishing, cooking potatoes, a North Atchison piano, and social observations, plus a dispatch on Americans killed in Mindoro and a Santa Fe murder case.
Mexican assault shocks Tucson as five attackers flee
In Tucson on July 29 Vincente Arena, a noted Spanish citizen, was held up and severely beaten by five Mexicans on his way home. Three suspects were captured, two are believed to have crossed the Mexican line, with one more man pursued.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Alejandro Sebu
Luis Romero
Romero
Seba
Tucson
Ariz
Vincente Arena
Tere
Whipping and expulsion in Excelsior Springs incident
Early today in Excelsior Springs Missouri a group rounded up Riley Thompson his wife and Charley Walker from town tied them to trees and whipped them. They were ordered to leave the town and did so promptly.
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Excelsior Springs
Riley Thompson
Charley Walker
Thompsons
Electric Bitters touted as cure-all remedy
An old advertisement extols Electric Bitters as a permanent cure for digestive and liver troubles. It claims stomach regulation, liver stimulation, nerve vigor, blood purification, and relief from kidney issues, malaria, rheumatism, and nervous disorders, with a money-back guarantee and a low price.
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Iron Dawn
St N. Kansas
Avente
Epidemic at Auburn Spreads Infected Water Suspected
An Auburn epidemic and nearby spread threaten the region as many fall ill and several deaths occur. Officials warn contaminated wells, some nearly dry, with dirty green water blamed for the illness. Dr Peers was summoned to aid Mrs Baxter and her 18 month old child as the crisis deepens.
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Auburn
H. Peera
de Ue Beer
Will Baxter
Peers
Bid Burton
W. Dyche
Prof. Dyche
Teltate University
Mr. Grose
Jess Burton
Lively County Convention in Westmoreland Picks Legislature Candidate
Westmoreland Kansas July 29 A lively Republican county convention here nominates a candidate for the state legislature from Pottawatomie County. Candidates are J W Dunn Onaga and J F Buell St Marys with Buell Curtis candidate and seeking renomination. Dunn supportive of Long for U S senator. Curtis and E W Hoch also present as observers. A three man sheriff race sees A M Scott D J Allen and O G Hobb with Hobb favored.
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Westmoreland
Kan
Fottawatomie County
J. W. Dunn
Onaga
J. F. Buell
Bt. Marys
Buell
Curtis
Dunn
United States
EW. Hoch
A.M. Scott
D. J. Allen
O. G. Hobb
Hobb
Blossom Named Chairman of Ways and Means Committee
W Blossom of the First ward will be appointed chairman of the ways and means committee to replace W C Cha ney. Frank Blanch will join the committee, which will include Blossom Griley Neil Swendson Howe and Blanch. The committee plans to discuss city finances and will meet Friday to review the expense estimates filed by city officials. Mayor Parker is arranging changes in other committees but none ready yet.
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W. Blossom
First Ward
Chaney
Frank Blanch
Joseph Griley
Geo
Neil
A. Swendson
Samuel T. Howe
Ways and Means
Parker
Thompson Moves Up In Rock Island Passenger Office
Chicago July 12 announcement from Rock Island management confirms Leon M Allen will become general passenger agent for the lines east of the Missouri River with headquarters in Chicago. E W Thompson will be general passenger agent for the lines west of the Missouri with Kansas City headquarters. The changes follow John Sebastian’s promotion to general manager.
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Chicago
Rock Island
Leon Mallen
Maes
Missouri River
Allen
Baasengergent
E. W. Thompson
Thompson
Kansas City
John Sebastian
Jointist on Trial in Prohibitory Case at City Court
Judge Bedden presides as Fred Ross F P Plamondon C Simmons and J Hi face 15 counts for liquor selling at 54-16 Kansas Avenue, with 24 witnesses sworn and informants lured into prosecution. Jury sworn at 2:15 PM in a Brat case marked by nuisance charges and alleged illicit sales.
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Red
Justice Court Ye
Oakland
Eng Weavers Strike
Rug weavers strike described with fragmented wording. Readable portions indicate worker action affecting production and potential labor dispute without clear dates or organizations.
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Eng Weavers
PBB
Rug
Ig Rentera Wna Ane Bette
Dispute Halts Work at Smith and Co as 6000 Affected
Agreement stalls amid union conflicts with William T. Smith and Co. One non union worker remains employed while the firm refuses to discharge him. Other plants planned to resume but delayed after Smith and Co. refused to restart. Approximately 6,000 workers affected.
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William ‘T. Smith & Co
Smith & Co
Topeka Wins Demand For Timely Weather Reports
The Topeka Commercial Club passed a resolution urging William L. Moore, Washington weather bureau chief, to furnish Topeka with daily precipitation reports at the same time as Kansas City. The motion requests that reports be distributed to Topeka and its newspapers simultaneously with Kansas City, noting current delays and the Topeka bureau’s 24 year lag.
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State Journal
Government Weather Bureau
Kansas City
Kansas
William L. Moore
Weather Bureau
Washington
Topeka
Telegraphic Daily
Commercial Club
Secretary of Agriculture
Daly
T. B. Jennings
Cumberland poy band to stage 100 concert tonight
The Cumberland boy band performs a 100 concert at its ball on Quincy Street tonight led by Tony, a hard up of colored boys aged between 9 and 16 who joined the Jewa boys on their two Mc Farland trips. The group, though still wearing trousers, has varied uniforms and has purchased new outfits for tonight. They will present band music and be assisted by other musicians.
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Atchison
Cumberlana Poy
Quincy Street
Tony
Jewa Boys
McFarland
Cumberland
Mdm Rt
Arrest Report Describes Torcerr Charge In City
A fragmentary report notes Peter Beetholt, once a dealer and brewer in the Duchy of Saxe Altenders, was arrested in the city on a torcerr charge amid unclear surrounding details.
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Nmaro
Urueners
Peter Beetholt
Duchy of
Saxe-Altenders
Berrigan
Characd
Torcerr
Securing a Guarantee for the State Fair Fund
A Topeka Commercial club committee seeks subscriptions to a $5,000 guarantee fund for emergency use at the fall state fair. The fund supports stock, carnival and vaudeville acts under State Street company auspices, contingent on unforeseen bad weather or unusually low attendance jeopardizing state exposition obligations.
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Baner
Topeka Commercials Club
Ranean State Stion Company
Commercial Club
State Exposition Company
Freight rate plan tops Frisco Topeka discussion
A proposed solution to the freight rate problem suggests routing Frisco traffic to a main line south from Kansas City through either Miami or Johnson counties or Shawnee county. Major T A of the Commercial club oversees the plan and a committee will be appointed within ten days to study the route and time savings for trips to St Louis.
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Anderson
St Louiestenens
W. H. Davie
Local items and notices from city and region
Local briefs report a Pittsburg death of Mrs. Geo A Kelly. Councilman Griley travels to Oklahoma to handle a claim sale. Banda Rossa distributes tests to officials. Mrs Brog ter undergoes cataract operation at Stormont hospital. D Feltner appointed special policeman as officers take summer leave. Mrs W A Haskins and others to host ladies Maccabees at Sixth Avenue hotel. H W Newcomb denies authorizing a party to a 5998 suit against Knights and Ladies of Security. Wausnington dispatch notes National Bank of North America approved as reserve agent for Merchants National Bank of Topeka. Wilson Humphries, Sante Fe veteran, injured by coal chute incident at Arkansas Post. A man named Humphries now at Arkansan Pyaspack. A Navy veteran reports stroke. son’s crowbar incident noted. Dispatch from Albany cites Gov Odell’s urgent dispatch from Peekskill.
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A. R. Banks
Geo. A. Kelly
Pittsburg
Joseph Griley
Oklahoma
Banda Rossa Mana T
Brogter
Santa Fe
Stormont Hospital
D. Feltner
W. A. Haskins
Roam Geiger
CE. Purviance
Lady Maccabees
Haskina
Sixth Avenue
Kady Mac
Naonal Bank of
Harriman interests denied seen as general eastern rep claim
Washington July 2. Electrical Workers local union 2 members who were repairing White House power quit to enforce rules of the wates. The report cites tensions over terms and a dispute involving lawyers. Beatrice Nebraska July reports note a Frank Praia, a wealthy farmer, harmed near Odell in a separate line of events.
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Harriman Failroad
White House
Washington
Brotherhood of the Electrical Workers
Anton
Union Pacific
Kansas Ave
Beatrice Neb
Frank Praia
hamiGed Biemett
Odell
Ankn
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Bank of England
Hartford Post
Joe
Otto Kuehne
Shorey
Jack London
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Abe
Congressional Timber
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War Department
Atindora
Mindoro
Leland
Doniphar
Makellim
Onba
Cuba
Kellam
Captain Ravenshaw
Rosalynde
Seven Houses
Clementina
Nichola
Dandy Chater
Jack Raymond
Tom Ossington
House of Romance
Nancy Noon
Sarah
Paris
Louisa M. Alcott
Jack and Jill
Rose
Riley Books
Armazindy
Running Brooks
Will Carleton
Cambridge
Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Maurine
Peices Wodeton
Nabie
Noras Btorles
Austin Dobson
Horace Vey
Oliver Goldsmith
Ier
Johnnie
the Kellaw Book and Stationery Co
Bigbee’s Boy Band
Frisco
New York City
Odall Dontas
Albany
Peekskill
Stansfield’s
Banda Rossa
Dagres
Fee Maes
W. Cannon
Lawser Whittier
Jawer
Lajman
City Ticket Office
Union Padse RM
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