Siberian railroad condition compared to American lines
The Sroy Weekly Call notes the Siberian railway could move only 3,000 soldiers daily, far short of an American track that can haul 30,000 per day. Russian naval officer Commander Boutokoff in New York wonders about Pacific sentiment toward Japan, while past tales like Michael Strogoff echo public mood. A Michigan invention imitates meat with vegetable prep praised as tenderloin substitute, potentially accelerating a shift for the Meat trust to control vegetables and steaks.
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Siberian
Boutokoff
New York
Japan
America
Michael Strogoff
Siberia
Michigan
Meat Trust
Judge condemns buying European sons in law case
A St. Louis judge in a passing divorce opinion denounces the purchase of European sons in law with American money. He urges American girls and their ambitious mothers to return to the principles of true democracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Copper output and leading mining states in the United States
The world produced 1.1 billion pounds of copper last year and the United States mined 714 million pounds. Montana tops the states, followed by Michigan, Arizona, and Utah. U.S. copper production has risen almost fourfold since 1884.
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United States
Montana
Michigan
Arizona
Utah
Passholders versus ticketed travelers street compensation
The piece notes that ticketed travelers who are killed receive $5,000 for their relatives, while pass holders receive nothing. It highlights a disparity in compensation between those traveling on paid tickets and those on passes, implying a form of advantage for pass holders.
Antivivisection Exhibit Aids Planned at St Louis Fair
Antivivisection advocates plan an exhibit at the St Louis fair led by Miss Calla Harcourt and Judge BE L Spence, secretary of the International Antivivisection Society. Prominent supporters John D. Long Ex Senator Boutwell and Mrs John L Gardner of Boston have promised aid to the exhibit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Fair
Calla Harcourt
BE. L. Spence
International
Public lands turnover inflates farmed acreage nationwide
More than 22,824,299 acres of public lands were turned over to private individuals last year. This area nearly equals the size of Indiana and marks a major addition to the productive regions of the United States. Most of the lands opened were homesteaded by farmers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
United States
Philadelphia adopts vacant lot farming with disabled workers
The plan, led by the Superintendent of Vacant Lot Farming, reports successful use of empty lots by partly disabled and idle residents. The annual report indicates the initiative yielded good returns and offers a model adaptation of the Pingree potato path concept.
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Philadelphia
Swedish World Fair Pavilion Arrives for St Louis
Andrew H Bergstrom of St Louis based contractors has agreed to assemble the Swedish pavilion at no cost. The Stockholm built structure is shipped in sections and Bergstrom estimates 150 men will take three days to erect it.
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Andrew H. Bergstrom
St. Louis
Stockholm
Bergstrom
Trade with Russia and Japan by per capita in 1903
The text gives population figures for Russia and Japan and cites total trade values for 1903. It estimates per capita trade of 14 cents with Russia and 1.48 dollars with Japan, noting Americans do over ten times as much business with Japan per person than with Russia.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Japan
If says Host Aurora Advertiser on renewing acquaintance
A humorous note from the Host Aurora Advertiser suggests a tangled family connection to urge readers to renew acquaintances to save hotel costs while attending the World's Fair. The piece playfully traces relatives across towns and links a plan to practical travel savings.
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Aurora
N. Y
St. Louis
Illustration of alleged Russo Japanese engagement illustration
A St. Louis newspaper printed an illustration depicting Russians and Japanese in a hand to hand fight with mounted cossacks charging a stone wall and Japanese infantrymen firing rifles. The image seems out of date and resembles 19th century battlefield tactics rather than modern warfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Orlor
Lehigh Valley Coal resumes operations at Shamokin
The Lehigh Valley Coal Co. resumed work at Shamokin Pennsylvania on the 29th, bringing employment to 1500 men and boys after a lengthy idle period since October. Also on the 29th Agnes French received a six year penitentiary sentence for stealing jewelry from Postmaster General Payne’s Washington apartments and being captured in Brooklyn.
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Lehigh Valley Coal Co
Shamokin
Agnes French
Payne
Washington, D. C
Brooklyn
N. Y
Senate Bills on American Vessels Move, House Debates DC Funds
Senate on the 1st passed a measure requiring American vessels for government supplies and considered a ban on non American ships serving the Philippines while freeing inter island trade from U S coastwise laws. The House concluded general debate on the District of Columbia appropriations bill and adjourned after speeches on tariffs immigration and the Lewis and Clark centennial. A series of legal and military items followed including a new trial motion in a government fraud case, the Sherman’s voyage to the Philippines with recruits, and several senatorial and local political developments.
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Senate
Philippines
United States
House
District of Columbia
Sheppard
Tex
Adams
Powers
Mass
National Capitol
Williamson
Ore
J. W. Bubb
M. T. Blake
First National Bank
Dunkerton
Charles Dick
Akron
United States Senate
Marcus A. Hanna
William M. Treloar
Mexico
Ansonia
Conn
Russia
Columbus
Harding
Hanna
John H. Clarke
Taft
Congress
Treasury Department
Emperor William
Frederick the Great
Washington
D. C
William E. Sewell
Guam
Mare Island Navy Yard
Cal
Supply
Sewell
W. F. Helm
Louisville
W. G. Huber
Terre Haute
Ind
Kansas City
Huber
St. Joseph (Mo
Lodge Knights of Pythiias
Russ
New York
Harper
University of Chicago
Senate and House in brief on naval and commerce bills
The Senate and House debated appropriations and naval bills, with amendments on armor plate and torpedo boats and a fight over American ship use. The Senate faced a filibuster risk over government shipments and reciprocity, while the House passed many pension and local bills and adjourned after a busy day.
Personal and Political Tragedies Reported in Illinois and Nebraska
On the 27th Mrs Polly Ann Tower died in Charleston Illinois at age eighty seven leaving substantial real estate and farm holdings in Coles and nearby counties plus a controlling stake in the First National Bank of Charleston. On the 29th Red Oak Iowa native Charles Bratton drowned after leaping from a Missouri river bridge at Omaha Bert Redding attempted a rescue and nearly gave his life. Secretary Hay missed work with a grip relapse while Assistant Secretary Oliver shows improvement. George ONeill 19 died on the operating table at St Josephs hospital Omaha from injuries police claim to have inflicted during arrest, with Officer Moore asserting force was necessary.
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Polly Ann Tower
Charleston
Ill
Illinois
Coles
First National Bank of
Charles Bratton
Red Oak
Missouri River
Omaha
Neb
Bert Redding
Bratton
Hay
Grip
Oliver
George O'Neill
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Moore
O’neill
Banks form national bank for St Louis Exposition
Seventeen large banks and trust companies in St Louis organize the Bankers' World's Fair national bank with federal charter and a $200000 capitalization to handle large sums during the Louisiana Purchase exposition period. The largest real gun at the St Louis World's Fair arrives, a 12 inch disappearing rifle for the coast defense exhibit, weighing 131500 pounds without its carriage and able to fire a 23 mile projectile capable of piercing battleship armor.
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St. Louis
Bankers
Two men of color in Upper Alton fatal shooting
Dan Wright, a Black man, was shot and killed by Lawrence Slaughter, also Black, at Slaughter’s home in Upper Alton. Slaughter fired a buckshot shotgun at close range, then surrendered to Constable Harry Streeper. Officers believed he was justified and did not lock him up.
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Dan Wright
Lawrence Slaughter
Upper Alton
Slaughter
Wright
Harry Streeper
Corn Award Prizes At Illinois State Institute
At Decatur the Illinois state farmers institute awarded prizes for corn. White corn first prize went to Sutton Bros. of Macon county, second to Chester Roberts of Douglas county, third to George Dunsel of Morgan county, fourth to A. A. Hill of Macon county, fifth to Robert Styan of Champaign county. Yellow corn first prize went to W. E. Johnson of Menard county. White corn southern division first prize went to H. S. Helms of St. Clair county.
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Illinois State Farmers’ Institute
Decatur
Sutton Bros
Macon County
Chester Roberts
Douglas County
George Dunsel
Morgan County
A. A. Hill
Robert Styan
Champaign County
W. E. Johnson
Menard County
H. 3. Helms
St. Clair County
Drillers Strike Paying Coal Vein Near Fruit Station
Prospecting near Fruit station in Madison county on the Clover Leaf railroad, drillers struck coal in paying quantity. A vein 5 feet 8 inches thick of excellent quality and little slate was found at 216 feet. The drillings have been sent to an expert for examination. The field lies in a good neighborhood and shows promise for a paying investment.
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Fruit Station
Madison County
Clover Leaf
Alleged Swindler Held by Federal Authorities in Springfield
Alleged swindler S. C. Sprague was held for the grand jury in Springfield on a $1,000 bond for using the mails to defraud. He reportedly acted as an agent for an accident insurance firm and obtained $500 or more by submitting fake accident reports and affidavits to secure payments.
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S. C. Sprague
Springfield
Sprague
Starr Struit firm members welcome twin infant daughters
The Alton firm Starr and Struit J F Starr and A J Struit celebrate two mothers, Mrs Struit and Mrs Starr, both giving birth on the same day. In a curious coincidence, the partners became parents again on the same day two years before.
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Alton
Starr & Struit
J. F. Starr
A. J. Struit
Struit
Starr
Beo
Wabash plans $10000 depot remodeling at Decatur
The Wabash railway will spend $10 000 to remodel and enlarge the passenger station and division offices at Decatur. The current building, erected five years ago at $60 000, now houses officers in the business district due to rapid growth. Minots Press Association Meets. Illinois State Press association gathered in Galesburg where Gen. Smith Atkins of Freeport urged uniting with the State Historical association to aid in collecting historical material. The annual address was delivered by H. N. Wheeler of the Quincy Journal.
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The
Wabash Railway
Decatur
Illinois State Press Association
Galesburg
Smith T. Atkins
Freeport
State Historical Association
H. N. Wheeler
Quincy Journal
Indictment in Mt Sterling Jury Case Against Mrs Hughes
Grand jury at Mt Sterling indicts Mrs Lida Hughes for shooting her husband in the head with a 44 caliber revolver. Defense will assert insanity with ex Judge Jefferson Orr of Pittsfield as counsel.
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Mt Sterling
Lida Hughes
Jury Finds Findley Not Guilty in Rock Island Murder Case
In Rock Island circuit court jurors acquitted John W. Findley of murder in the death of Lieut. Arthur Bradley, commander of the Moline naval reserves. The jury accepted self defense and intoxication arguments despite conclusive evidence that Findley fired the fatal shot.
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Rock Island
John W. Findley
Lieut
Arthur &. Bradley
Moline
Findley
Jury convicts Joseph Evans in Hast Street murder case
After a 24 hour deliberation the jury found Joseph Evans alias Erwin colored guilty in Belleville for the killing of Edward Lawson a one armed white man on Hast Street in St Louis dated December 7 last. The verdict fixes the punishment at death.
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Joseph Evans
Erwin
Belleville
Edward “Lawson
Agriculturist Ludwig Leidel Found Dead in Belleville
Ludwig Leidel a noted agriculturist and scientist was found in his room over Dammerichs saloon at 115 West Main Street Belleville. He had taken his own life by shooting himself in the head with a 32 caliber revolver.
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Ludwig Leidel
Dammerich
Main Street
Belleville
Leidel
Ex-Supervisor shoots bystander over account dispute
In a quarrel at Cub Market ex-Supervisor John J. Baker shot bystander Pearl Bandera. The wound, though severe, is not considered dangerous. Authorities investigate the incident and classify it as an accidental shooting during a dispute over an account.
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Cub
John J. Baker
Pearl ¥. Bandera
First Methodist Alton collects diamond jubilee offering
Members and friends of the First Methodist church in Alton raised nearly $26,000 for the new church fund as a diamond jubilee offering.
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First Methodist Church
Alton
Sensational Strategy Wins Cook County Democracy Charter
Springfield March 3. A dramatic political maneuver gave Mayor Carter H Harrison control of the Cook County Democracy. Powers and allies filed for incorporation and obtained a license after exposing the opponents’ charter as invalid for failing to file annual reports. The Harrison faction secretly reorganized at midnight Tuesday to secure a new license, while a 1903 amendment exempting non profits did not apply to the earlier charter.
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Springfield
Cook County Democracy
Carter H. Harrison
John Powers
Rose
Carter Harrison
Powers
Harrison
Leutenant
Robert E. Burke
Cook County
Secretary of State
Oldest man Noah Raby dies in New Jersey
Noah Raby, claimed to be the world’s oldest man, died at the Piscataway poor farm in New Brunswick New Jersey on Tuesday. His family record suggests he would have turned 182 on April 1, and he was born April 1, 1772 in Eatontown Gates County North Carolina.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Noah Raby
Piscataway
Raby
Eatontown
Gates County
N. C
George III
Morning Baby
Henry Bass
Noah
Chicago orchestra to become permanent institution
The Record Herald reports a movement to build a music hall and make the Chicago orchestra permanent, seen as Theodore Thomas's crowning achievement. The source cites unquestionable authority, though trustees refuse to issue a definite announcement yet.
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Chicago
The
Record- Herald
Chicago Orchestra
Theodore Thomas
Final dividend paid to 2000 stockholders of 1893 World’s Fair
Chicago news reports the World’s Columbian Exposition of 1893 closed with a final dividend of 4.65 percent for 2,000 stockholders, adding to 10 percent paid in 1894 for a total 14.65 percent. Remaining funds include a small claim reserve of about one cent per share. Secretary H O Edmunds says any surplus after debts will go to public works. Total spent on the fair was $33,000,000 with $20,000,000 from local organization and $7,000,000 from national government and states.
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Chicago
H. O. Edmunds
Destructive Prairie Fire Rages Near Kearney and Wood River
A destructive prairie fire swept between Kearney and Wood River Nebraska driven by a 60 mile per hour gale. It began Wednesday evening near the latter town and moved southward destroying all buildings on the Calkins ranch and several on the Gamble farm. The fire crossed the Union Pacific tracks creating a clear path and consumed hay stacks and other structures.
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Kearney
Neb
Wood River
Calkins Ranch
Gamble Farm
Union Pacific
Log cabin prepared for World’s Fair exhibit
Utica N Y March 3 The log cabin built by Dwight Sherry of Old Forge for the state forest commission for the St Louis exposition is being prepared for shipment The rustic furniture accompanies the cabin Two Old Forge men will supervise the camp setup at the exposition
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Utica
N. Y
Dwight Sherry
Old Forge
State Forest Commission
New York State Forest Commission
Dick declared elected to Senate in stand-in Hanna seat
Columbus report says Lieut Gov Harding formally proclaimed Gen Charles Dick elected to fill the late Senator Hanna’s seat for both short and long terms. Vote 174 to 25 with John H Clarke as the opposition. Dick urged collective effort to carry on Hanna’s unfinished work.
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Columbus
Harding
Charles Dick
United States Senate
Senator Hanna
John H. Clarke
Hanna
Not Guilty Verdict In Parker Foster Conspiracy Case
A Creipple Creek Colorado jury found Sherman Parker and Thomas Foster not guilty in a conspiracy case accusing them of plotting to wreck a Florence and Cripple Creek passenger train. After brief deliberation the pair left the courtroom with union leaders including Western Federation of Miners President Moyer. No demonstration occurred.
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Cripple Creek
Col
Sherman Parker
Thomas Foster
Florence
Ripple Creek
Moyer
Western Federation of Minerda
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Gie
Congressional Proceedings
Heyburn
Idaho
Roberts
Midvale Steel Co
Secretary of the Navy
Hale
White House
Departments of State, Justice and Commerce and Labor
Daizell
Williams
Lovering
Repubican
Llinois
Stork
New Decatur Station
Minots Press Association
Chicago. Orchestra
Thomsand
Gen. Dick
Parker
Foster
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