News Notes On International Affairs And Domestic Incidents
A digest of events includes Japan and China failing to guarantee southern Manchuria occupation, Roosevelt naming ambassadors Tower and McCormick to Berlin and St Petersburg posts, May Irwin offering bail for Nan Patterson, and Taft elected honorary life member of Cincinnati Chamber. Reports cover a fatal Oklahoma rail collision, a New York homicide tally, a Morocco raid death, a Boston East Boston tunnel opening, bank indictments, and various fires, strikes, and legal rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
China
Manchuria
Roosevelt
Ambassador Tower
Berlin
Ambassador McCormick
St. Petersburg
May Irwin
Nan Patterson
Tombs Prison
Caesar Young
Charles J. Russell
Chicago
House of Correction
Choctaw, Oklahoma & Gulf Railway
Oklahoma City
Okla
Frank Curry
Butts
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
William H. Taft
Senator Pendleton
Robert Brennan
Mallon
Wiliam O’brien
New York City
American Window Glass Co
United States
Howard (Pa
Carnegie Steel Co
New York County
Manhattan
Bronx
Chantenges
Prades
France
New York
Owen Kelly
Philadelphia
Kelly
Clan-Na-Gael
David E. Thomasson
Nebraska
Brazil
Mexico
Edwin H. Conger
Elias Hatfield
Bluefield
W. Va
Boston
Port Arthur Surrenders After Desperate Defense
News from Che Foo details Port Arthur garrison capitulation to Japan. Russian forces and civilians become prisoners. forts, ships, and munitions pass to Japanese control. Destruction and sunken harbor block entry as Stoessel reports severe losses and dwindling ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Stoessel
Nogi
Army
Navy
Russia
Che Foo
Kartzow
Golden Hill
Philadelphia Mint Produces Record Gold Coinage in year
The Philadelphia mint minted 6,996,957 gold coins in the calendar year just closed valued at 129,144,428 dollars. Silver coinage totaled 8,142,290 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Minnesota Legislature Opens in New State Capitol
The thirty fifth Minnesota legislature convened in the new white marble State Capitol in St Paul on January 4. It is the first session in the building, noted as the handsomest state capitol in the United States, costing about 5 million dollars. The interior features polished marbles and paintings by renowned American artists depicting Northwest history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minn
Minnesota
Capito
United States
Northwest
Carnegie offers gift to Maryland Institute rebuild
Baltimore residents learn Andrew Carnegie proposes to fund a new Maryland Institute building equal to the current assets of 263000 dollars. The offer follows the February fire and seeks a city site and matching funds to recreate the institution’s endowment and facilities for public service. Carnegie calls for a $263,000 project total to duplicate existing assets.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andrew Carnegie
Maryland Institute
Baltimore
Carnegie
Gilman
Chadwick Bail Set At Ten Thousand In Forgery Case
Dr Leroy S Chadwick and his wife Cassie L Chadwick are under indictment for forgery. He arrived from New York with Sheriff Barry and posted 10000 bail at Cleveland jail. The couple reunited briefly in jail, Cassie weeping as she urged him to doubt newspaper reports. Dr Chadwick offered no statements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Leroy S. Chadwick
Cassie L. Chadwick
New York
Barry
Chadwick
Dr. Chadwick
Virgil P. Kline
Indictment Ties Mitchell Hermann in Oregon Land Scandal
United States Senator John H. Mitchell Congressman Binger Hermann and George Sorensen were indicted by a federal grand jury in Portland Oregon. The charges allege a January 1902 conspiracy with multiple figures to defraud the federal land office through forged affidavits and fictitious persons. Senator Mitchell denies wrongdoing calling the claims false.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
Ore
United States
John H. Mitchell
Binger Hermann
George Sorensen
Multnomah County
S. A. D. Puter
Horace G. McKinley
N. W. Tarpley
Emma L. Watson
Salmon B. Ormsby
Clark E. Lo
General Land Office
Washington
Mitchell
Federal Grand Jury
Oregon
Times Square’s 31 Story NYT Building Opens
The New York Times begins publication from its new Times Square building, praised as a world class architectural triumph. The 31 story tower rises 476 feet, making it the citys tallest structure from base to top. The district names reflect its landmark status along Broadway and Seventh Avenue, with the basement subway station bearing the same title.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
New York
Times Square
Forty-second Street
Broadway
Seventh Avenue
Fatal Fight at Essex County Hospital in Newark
In a 15 minute melee at the Essex county hospital Patrick Corrigan an insane patient was beaten to death by two attendants and another patient. Corrigan concealed a fork and used it to stab S Redding an attendant through the nose. A struggle left five of Corrigan s ribs broken and he died two hours later.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Essex County Hospital
Newark
N. J
Patrick Corrigan
Corrigan
S. Redding
Redding
Oldest Altar in America and Cortes Legend in Tlascala
A historical sketch describes pre Jamestown altars in the Americas, Cortes marching on Tlascala near Puebla and Mexico City, Baptism of Tlascala chiefs, a four‑lock lava font treasure chest, and Cortes banner. Tlascala, capital of its state, now hosts decayed public buildings with about 4,000 residents.
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Jamestown
Plymouth Rock
Cortez
Montezuma
Vera Cruz
Tlascala
Puebla
Mexico City
Spain
Charles V
Phillip II
Barcelona
San Francisco
Order of Cortez
Tulips and Poppies Warn of Flower Folly and Pensions
A column notes that crimson tulips can cause light headed behavior and that poppies loom as sleepy dangers for nervous women. It adds a Royalty pension quip, claiming the Duke of Richmond holds a $95,000 perpetual grant linked to a royal lineage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Asia Minor
United States
Duke of Richmond
Charles II
Washington Post
Market snapshot of early 1904 grain and livestock prices
New York reports dull but steady flour with No 2 red wheat at 1.23, corn 58, oats 0.89, hay firm. cattle, sheep, and hogs steady with varied bids. Cleveland shows Minnesota patent flour 6.10 to 6.60, No 2 red wheat 1.19, corn 0.49, oats 0.344, dairy and potato prices listed. Toledo and East Buffalo note cash grain values. Pittsburgh lists steer prices 5.25–5.50 and lower good bids.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Cleveland
Minnesota
York State
Three Years After Backache Relief from Dean's Pills
Eugene E. Lario, a Denver ticket seller, repeats his 1899 endorsement of Dean's Kidney Pills. He says the remedy stopped his backache and has kept him free of pain since. Foster-Milburn Co. markets the pills, price 50 cents per box.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eugene E. Lario
Twentieth Avenue
Union Station
Denver
Col
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Tales of the titled modern European nobility and royals
The piece surveys prominent royals and aristocrats, noting Cecile of Mecklenburg Schwerin’s upbringing and domestic skills, the Piedmont prince’s nursing by his mother, and honors given to Bishop Henry Gabriels. It highlights Lord Charles Beresford’s wit and Consuelo Vanderbilt’s singing of plantation songs, spreading among noble families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cecile
Mecklenburg- Schwerin
Germany
Prince
Piedmont
Yolanda
Mafalda
Helene
Leopold
Belgium
Henry Gabriels
Ogdensburg
Royal Order of Leopolds
Gabriels
Charles Beresford
Channel Fleet
House of Commons
Charles
Speaker
Consuelo Vanderbilt
Duchess of Marlborough
Duchess of Westminster
Henry
Pless
Animals Strike Across Species in Curious Colony Tactics
A curious wartime tone describes animal strikes where rabbits and ants withhold labor to protest conditions. Black and yellow ants, warblers, starlings, birds, and horses are noted to halt burrowing or feeding, with mixed outcomes. Females desert nests while males show no aggression, leaving remedies limited.
Habit's Chain and a Coffee Cure Story
A reader from Indiana recounts breaking a lifelong coffee habit after trying Postum. She describes previous dyspepsia and stomach troubles tied to coffee and notes improvement after switching to Postum, praising the beverage and the product’s directions. The ad mentions Postum Co. of Battle Creek Michigan and encourages checking for The Road to Wellville booklet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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G. E. Billingsley
Capitol National Bank
Guthrie
Territory of
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Billingsley
Chattanooga
Bryant B. Brooks
Wyoming
John McPhee
McPhee
Diamondville
Wyo
Bacash
Ben-M’sur
Tangier
Morocco
Walter B. Harris
London Times
American Steel and Wire Co
Neville Island
Edward R. Warner
Pennsylvania
First
New York Artillery
Volunteers
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Philippines
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B. Linklater
First National Bank of
Faribault
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Lexington
Abraham Wolfe
District of Columbia
Supreme Court of the United States
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Brooklyn Theatres
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Winchester
Ella Thomas
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