Global unrest and domestic shocks ripple across nations
A Panama Canal report from Colon indicates growing turmoil as liberal forces reach Old Bank near Bocas del Toro with a surrender ultimatum to General Luendia. In other notices, Henry Frick deposits a highly valuable paper at J P Morgan for a major stock to bond swap, while a Plymouth mob attack targets Italian workers, and a jail break via scrub women in Kukomo is foiled. Also noted are airship permit debates, a gasoline stove explosion injuring a laundry owner’s wife, and the discovery of a new comet by William R. Brooks of Smith Observatory.
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Bocas del Toro
Huendia
Bocas
Frick
Henry €. Frick
I. P Morgan & Co
United States Steel Corporation
Mr. Frick
Children Murdered in Des Moines District Deaths Mapped
Mary Peterson 15 and Thomas Peterson 11 were found murdered at Elishland Park near Des Moines. Police say an unknown assailant, likely a Black man, struck heads with a brick and iron, killing the girl and fatally injuring the boy who died shortly after. A farmer discovered the bodies at midnight after hearing moans. no suspect yet.
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Elishland Park
Des Moindy
Mary Peterson
Chomas
Peter J. Peterson
Sui
War on Big Railroad Seeks Foundry Reopening
A labor union committee in Omaha urged the city attorney to press Union Pacific to reopen its local foundry, after a past contract promised perpetual operation of shops. The piece notes broader union and corporate maneuvering, plus assorted international and domestic incidents.
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Union Pacific
Molders’ Union
Omaha
Union Pacific Railroad
Union Pacific Road
Wealthy cattleman dies by own hand over feud
Oklahoma Territory cattleman A N Smith, famed for large herds and disputes with Jack Stribbling over a $5,000 claim, shot himself in a Oklahoma City hotel leaving a note citing his Masonic oath and fear of murder. His wife clings to the corpse as authorities describe a fatal, self-inflicted death following a bitter financial dispute.
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Corpae
A. N. Smith
Oklahoma Territory
Oklahoma City
Jack
Smith
Wealth Discovered In Old Chest By York Jeweler
York jeweler W J Koch found cash and securities valued at 15000 under a false bottom in an antique chest stored above his shop. The former owner remains unknown. The story ranges across railway mergers, explorer finds, and notable crimes of the era.
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W. J. Koch
York
Koch
Death of Representative Gabrin Linked to Poison
Arsenic found in wine at a New Year family reunion party led to the death of Representative Albert Gabrin in Denver on January 8. Autopsy removed the stomach and parts of the intestine. Chemical analysis by Dr Hillkowitz found three and a half grains of arsenic per tumblerful of wine. The Woodmen society will investigate. Gabrin held a large life insurance policy, payment paused pending the inquiry.
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Albert Gabrin
Denver
Gabrin
Wilder
Hillkowitz
Kreiner
Ufe
Dunn Schooner Sinks After Rescue At Lake Ontario
The schooner Dunn, under Captain William Wakely, carried coal from Fairhaven to Toronto when water flooded the hold. Despite long hours in danger, the crew was rescued at Oswego, but the Dunn sank as she reached the dock after a tug answered the distress signal.
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Dunn
G. Dunn
Oswexo
N.Y
Lake Ontario
Don
Wiliam Wakely
Fairhaven
Toronto
Wakely
Oswego
Cho Dunn
Senate Debates Chinese Exclusion Bill Amid Other Actions
The Senate spent most of the period debating the Chinese exclusion bill with several amendments and contrasting positions from Diingham Stewart and Hoar. The House covered Cuban reciprocity, funeral attendance for Gen. Rosecrans, and several private pension bills. Conference reports on the post office appropriations and other measures moved forward, while discussions on the Chinese measure continued into the next sessions with various votes and speeches.
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Senate
Diingham
Stewart
Mr. Hoar
Hoar
United States
Depew
Teller
Colorado
China
Artington Comory
Washington
Gen. Rosecran
Heptman
Iowa
Grosvenor
Ohia
Loud
Cal
Stoote
Ind
Lessler
Elliott
Clark
Com
Clayton
Ala
Moxsra
Smith
Swanson
Quincy Railroad Bridge Company
Mississippi River
Quincey
McKuley
Billy
Second Judicial Circuit
New York
Petrified Forest National Park
Arizona
Paraker
McLauria
Aguericn
Far East
McLaurin
Mesara
McCall
Miass
Brontiey
Mexara
Robertson
Brevens
Minn
Mr. Robinesco
Lodge
United States unveils formidable new rapid-fire gun
The United States reportedly developed a four ton fourty four inch caliber cannon named the Brows regimental wire tube rapid-fire gun. It allegedly fires a 655 pound shell 25 miles at 4 000 feet per second, reaches target in under two minutes, and uses a small powder charge. The design features a steel tube with wound wire and a high pressure chamber to withstand recoil, threatening coastal defenses such as Sandy Hook and Coney Island.
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United States
Waa
New York
Sandy Hook
Coney Island
Randy Hook
City Seekers Bid For Methodist Conference Here
Rev Henry Spellmeyer chairs the committee to locate the next United Methodist General Conference seeking bids from cities. The group notes expenses reach about 110000 for the three week gathering with local hosts covering rent and incidentals, and hopes to raise around 20000 locally. Eastern cities are favored but no strong bid has yet emerged with Boston and New York considered possible hosts. Newark clergyman Spellmeyer is a leading figure and potential top donor predictions.
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M. E. General Conference
Methodist General Conference
Henry Spellmeyer
Audi Cltles
Avellmeyen
Sun
Phas
Methodist Church
General Conference Committee On
Newark
N. 3
M. E. Church
North western University principal pressures students to quit smoking
Dr Herbert F Fisk, principal of the American Northwestern University ne academy in Chicago, urges 800 students to quit cigarettes or leave school citing universal agreement among educators on health harms to youths. Other items note a Manila execution, Schwab’s Automobile Club election, a Spokane mayoral attack attempt, a London jail order for Effie Fay, and a Connecticut mother’s shooting incident.
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Herbert F. Fisk
Ne Academy
Northwestern University of Chicago
Grand Arch
Phi Kappa Psi
Pittsburg
Indianapolis
Healy
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Manila
Sergt. Moreland
Charles M. Schwab
Steel Trust
Automobile Club of’ America
New York
Albert A. Pope
Awerican Bicycle Company
Byrne
Spokane
Wash
Mias Elele D. Richards
Barkhamsted
Conn
Emily Richards
Unanimous Senate Vote Extends Chinese Exclusion Provisions
The Senate, 76 to 1, passed the Platt amendment extending exclusion of Chinese laborers to insular possessions until December 7, 1904, with Senator Hoar sole dissent. A Pratt amendment substitute for the Home bill limits to definite exclusion. treaty terms grant a ten year initial period with renewal unless notice is given. Treasury to set regulations. laborers must obtain government certificates or face deportation.
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United States
Senate
Hoar
Uncle Sam
Hin West
Seary of the Treasury
Water Shoes Inventor Walks 100 Miles on Danube
Captain Grossman of Cologne Germany, inventor of aluminum water shoes, completed a 100 mile journey on the Danube from Linz to Vienna. He towed his wife in a boat, claimed to finish in under two days, and demonstrated rescue use by freeing twenty people two years ago. The devices consist of thirteen foot long cylinders with four winged oars and are worn to propel with a treading motion.
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Grossman
Cologne
Germany
Danube
Linz
Vienna
Jen
Mormon Growth in New York Alarms Missionaries
The Mormon Church expands rapidly in New York with 18 000 adherents and three churches. Apostle John Henry Smith spoke of a worldwide rise, claiming 2 000 missionaries in the field and 20 000 new converts in the past year. The article notes tension with Federal authorities and highlights international scope of the faith.
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Mictropolis
John Henry Smith
East Lake City
Smith
Joseph Smith
Utah
England
Ireland
Scotland
Wales
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