Immigration trends reflect prosperity and labor shifts
A discussion notes that prosperity drives immigration from Europe, with skilled labor rising in the U S while unskilled workers dwindle. Data from 1870 to 1898 shows wages in twelve major cities did not fall in 1898, despite large immigrant inflows. Thomas Nast dies in Guayaquil and is praised as a pioneering cartoonist whose work supported the Union cause.
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Europe
United States
Germany
France
Great Britain
Russia
Department of Labor
Denver Mayor and 11 Aldermen Jailed for Contempt
Judge Mullins jailed Mayor R. R. Wright Jr and 11 aldermen for contempt over defying an injunction. The ruling bars the Denver Tramway franchise ordinance for 20 years and a five cent fare. sentence stayed 10 days for appeal.
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Denver
John I. Mullins
District Court
R. R. Wright, Jr
Denver City Tramway Company
W. B. Tebbetts
John D. Ross
Andrew Horna
P. B. Russell
John Conlon
William Gahan
James Parish
George W. Weich
F. A. Bailey
D. S. Gray
Pinkney Wallick
Mullins
Supreme Court
Board of Aldermen
Waiting for Opportunity Sealed by Vigilant Pursuit
The passage urges that opportunity favors the proactive. Those who wait risk it slipping away. the sure path is to create and pursue chances aggressively, staying alert so opportunities cannot escape.
The Climber The Key To True Success
A Chicago anecdote contrasts two errand boys to show success hinges on energy and initiative. The boy who walks the stairs and acts with ambition wins promotion, while the rider who waits for the elevator faces idleness and possible downfall. The message: climbers endure steps to stay atop.
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Chicago
Star of empire to move northward into Canada
A historical reprint argues that Canada will join the United States without war as population centers shift west toward the Mississippi and northward into Canada, with mutual affection and growing commerce between nations. It envisions a peaceful expansion of territory and ties across the border.
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Canada
Gulf
Bay
Star of Empire
Mississippi River
Australian convict Arthur Worthington sought in fraud case
Mail advices from Australia say Arthur Bentley Worthington, once active in Salt Lake City and other places with the Students of Truth sect, absconded from Charleston in 1886 and is now convicted and awaiting sentence in Melbourne for obtaining 5000 dollars from a young widow under false pretenses. He posed as a clergyman and allegedly duped many Australian women connected to his sect.
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London
Australia
Arthur Bentley Worthington
Salt Lake City
Texas
Detroit
Canada
Students of Truth
Charleston
Melbourne
Worthington
United States
Two Men Die By Suicide In Indianapolis Hotel
Robert Killian a musician from St Louis and Thom as Sharp a local youth committed suicide in Little's hotel Indianapolis. Killian used morphine while Sharp took rough on rats. Sharp died at city hospital Sunday afternoon. Killian was found dead in his room. They had rented rooms late Saturday and were strangers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Killian
St. Louis
Thomas Sharp
Meek Street
Little’s Hotel
Killian
Sharp
City Hospital
Italy Sends Cruisers to Venezuela Amid Claims Dispute
Rome dispatch reports two Italian station cruisers ordered into immediate service. London suspects the action stems from Italy’s claims against Venezuela and notes a Castro delegation was in Rome last week seeking settlement of those claims.
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Italy
London
Rome
Venezuela
Castro
Cuban Children Released for California School Admission
Eleven Cuban children detained at Ellis Island over immigration concerns were ordered released by the treasury department. They will proceed to the Point Loma Universal Brotherhood school in California after a closed hearing in Washington. The case involved Gerry Society of New York and the Raja Yoga school interests and found no objection to the school.
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Washington
New York
Treasury Department
Point Loma Universal Brotherhood School
California
Department
Gerry Society of
Point Loma
Cal
Ellis Island
Jersey City
Will Visit the West Roosevelt Plans Westward Tour for Exposition
President Roosevelt considers an extended tour of the west and northwest to attend the Louisiana Purchase Exposition dedication in St. Louis on April 30, 1903. He hopes to open the exposition and then travel widely, with Senators Carter of Montana and Thurston of Nebraska discussing the arrangements.
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Washington
Roosevelt
West
Northwest
St. Louis
Northwestern
Carter
Montana
Thurston
Nebraska
St. Louis Exposition
Missouri River Channel Shift Strands Nebraska City Water Works
Nebraska City faces a water crisis as the Missouri River main channel moves to the Iowa side. Water mains are drained leaving basins empty and the electric light plant shutdown, threatening factory operations until lines can reach the relocated main channel.
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Nebraska City
Neb
Lowa
Actor Barry John Stone Dies After Self Inflicted Wound
Philadelphia report states actor Barry John Stone died at Hahnemann hospital from peritonitis after shooting himself last Monday following the killing of Kate Hassett, a member of Keith's Bijou theater stock company.
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Philadelphia
Barry Johnstone
Kate Hassett
Keith
Bijou
Hahnemann Hospital
Embezzlement Charge Leads to Arrest in New York
Alfred Spellmier, 28, arrested in New York for embezzling a small sum from C. W. Kotcher, a Detroit lumber merchant. He is jailed at police headquarters pending extradition proceedings.
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New York
Alfred Spellmier
C. W. Kotcher
Detroit
House Passes Pension Bill In Washington
The house approved the pension appropriation bill totaling 139 million dollars without debate and then spent the day advancing a number of calendar bills.
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Hhouse
Washington
Dee.s
House
Ex Speaker Reed Dies After Illness in Washington
Ex Speaker Thomas B. Reed died early Sunday morning after uraemia illness. He had spent many years in public life and his remains were taken to Portland, Maine for burial. Word of his condition came from his room at twelve to Dr. Gardner, the family physician.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Thomas Nast
New York
Landau
Bavaria
Washington
Thomas B. Reed
Portland
Mr. Reed
Gardner
Weed
Goodno
Philadelphia
Congress
F. A. Gardner
Reed
Catharine Reed
Amos L. Allen
House of Representatives
Asher Co. Hinds
Ultimatums from Britain and Germany threaten Venezuela
London and Caracas report that Britain and Germany have issued ultimatums to Venezuela with a time limit and possible seizure of customs. British minister Haggard and German chargé d’affaires Baltazzi left Caracas for La Guaira as both legations close.
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London
Great Britain
Germany
Venezuela
Foreign Office
Caracas
W. H. D. Haggard
von Pilgrim- Baltazzi
la Guaira
Haggard
Retribution
Herr von Pilgrim-Baltazzi
Lopez Barratt
Long in Public Life. Reed's Career Summary and End
The obituary recalls Thomas Brackett Reed born October 18, 1839 in Portland Maine. A naval paymaster in the Civil War he served in the Maine legislature and as attorney general before twelve terms in Congress from 1876 to 1899. He practiced law in New York after retirement. The epitome lists offices and reelections, including as speaker of the House and resignation in 1899.
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Thomas Brackett Reed
Portland
New York City
Bowdoin College
State Senate
Maine
Cccseene
Scse
Tia
BSS
Ooselbod
Constose
Congress
Odell Wins New York Governorship by 8803 Vote Margin
Albany Dec 8 The secretary of state announces New York total vote from the last election. Gov Odell leads with 665 150 to Coler 656 347 a margin of 8 803 votes.
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New York
Albany
N. Y
Secretary of State
Odell
Coler
Train Demolished in Roithville Wreck Involving Santa Fe
East bound California limited on the Santa Fe derailed at an open switch in Roithville Missouri. Engineer Samuel Wise of Argentine Kansas and fireman Alexander Haviland of Topeka Kansas were killed. Passenger John McKean sustained minor injuries. Three waiters were injured. Congressman Loud and Rabbi Hirsch aided the injured. Twenty three passengers were moved to an accommodation train.
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Kansas City
Santa Fe
Roithville
Chicago
Left the Track in Bemidji Minnesota
The Minnesota & International chair car left the track in Bemidji yards last night and rolled down an embankment. None of the passengers were killed but most occupants were injured, with Mrs. W. D. Smith and her three children among the seriously hurt. The cause remains unknown as the car derailed on a slow curve.
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Bemidji
Minn
Minnesota & International
W. D. Smith
Train Collision Kills Two In Youngstown
Two trainmen died and two were injured in a head on crash between a passenger train and a local freight on the Pennsylvania road in Youngstown. Engineers John Pilmer and Albert Kaiser died and Frank Smith and George McKinley were among the injured. The freight crew failed to flag the approaching passenger train, and no passengers were hurt.
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Youngstown
Pennsylvania Road
John Pilmer
Ashtabula
Frank Smith
George McKinley
New Castle
Albert C. Kaiser
Blast at Baker's Hill Kills Two in Tennessee
A delayed explosion on the Louisville and Nashville railroad near Baker's Hill, 13 miles north of Nashville, killed two men and seriously injured six others, with at least three fatally. The Italians at work in a cut under construction were the victims. the remote site hindered details.
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Nashville, Tenn
Baker’s Hill
Here
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Louisville & Nashville Road
Savage Buys Dan Patch for 60000 in Minneapolis
Minneapolis announces M. W. Savage of the city has purchased Dan Patch the famed unbeaten pacer from M. E. Sturgis of New York for 60000. The price is reported as the highest ever paid for a pacer.
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Minneapolis
Minn
M. W. Savage
Dan Patch
M. E. Sturgis
New York
A New Association of Employers
Frederick W. Job resigns as chairman of the state board of arbitration to become secretary of the Employers' Association of Chicago. The new group, formed by leading Chicago employers, will unite to address labor troubles affecting its members and aims to attract national attention.
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Association of Employers
Chicago
Frederick W. Job
State Board of Arbitration
Employers’ Association of Chicago
Job
Qchicago
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Lincoln
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Archbishop Ireland
A. B. Worthington
Venzuela
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Luzon
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