Color line barred no man from office says president
President states in a personal White House note to a Charleston citizen that color must not block competent men from office. He cites charges against Dr. Crum as collector of the port and rejects opposition based on race. The president recalls past appointments from states with sizable colored populations and rejects racial prejudice in official choices.
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Washington
Charleston
White House
Crum
Dr. Crum
South Carolina
President vows fair actions in appointing officials
The president defends appointing colored men to office when qualified, says he will not bar all people of color from service, and argues it is essential to recognize good repute regardless of race. He urges merit over racial restrictions, warning against universal exclusion.
Indian School Progress Report Highlights Training Gains
Eastelle Reel, superintendent of Indian schools, releases the annual report noting a shift toward industrial training and improved coursework aiding Indian youth in sericulture and home duties. Enrollment in 1902 reached 28 610 with gradual disappearance of the blanket Indian and overall race improvement.
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Washington
Eastelle Reel
Indian Schools
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Three Roads Consolidated Formed in Indiana
THREE ROADS CONSOLIDATED Indianapolis November 28 The Consolidated Traction company was incorporated Wednesday as a merger of three firms with a capital of 200000 The incorporators include Alex F Ramsay Edward Hawkins William Mitchell Charles N Van Cleave Andrew B Reynolds Peter C Somerville Jacob F Marks George P Haywood Eli P Baker Alfred M Glosabrenner and ex-Judge Robert McBride The line will run from Indianapolis through Brownsburg Liston Jamestown Crawfordsville Dayton Mulberry Dartington Frankfort Lebanon Whitestown Zionville New Augusta Lafayette Stockwell Clark's WMI Colfax and Thorntown across Marion Hendricks Boone Montgomery Tippecanoe and Clinton counties.
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Indianapolis
Consolidated Traction Company
Alex F. Ramsey
Crawfordsville
Edward Hawkins
William (. Mitchell
Lafayette
Charles N. van Cleave
Andrew B. Reynolds
Peter C. Somerville
Crawfordeville
Jacob F. Marks
Farm stock sale to Treveford breeder for $386,000
Nov 28 Moneagun Hill reports Tom C Ponting sold five stock farms to Jesse C Adams a Treveford cattle breeder for a total consideration of 386000 dollars.
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Moneagun
Hill
Tom C. Ponting
Jesse C. Adams
Treveford
Supreme Court Reverses Iowa Water Plant Case
The United States circuit court in St Louis rules Ottumwa has reached the limit of municipal indebtedness. The Iowa supreme court had held a water plant levy would not count toward constitutional indebtedness. This marks a rare post Dred Scott departure from a state high court decision.
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Ottumwa
Dred Scott
United States
State Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court
St. Louis
Roosevelt greets Tutuila chiefs with gifts for loyalty
In a message to Tutuila after the island ceded sovereignty to the United States President Roosevelt thanks the people for their loyalty. He also presents each signing chief with a silver watch and chain and a silver medal as a token of appreciation.
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Washington
Tutuila
United States
Roosevelt
Lumber Firm Sells Sawmill Holdings to Weyerhauser
Duluth reports say the Johnson Wentworth Lumber Co of Cloquet sold its large sawmill and pine holdings to Frederick Weyerhauser of St Paul for about $2,600,000. The Weyerhauser family owns the Northern Lumber Co operating two Cloquet mills.
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Duluth
Johnson Wentworth Lumber Company
Cloquet
Frederick Weyerhauser
St. Paul
Weyerhausers
Northern Lumber Company
Plague Vaccination Plan in Punjaub Halted by Fatal Error
Report from Calcutta states a government effort to inoculate for the plague in the Punjaub is stalled after villagers near Gujarat were mistakenly given a poisonous serum, causing many deaths and prompting a halt to operations.
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Calcutta
India
Gujerat
Bank robbery charge follows Greenwood bank heist
Sheriff R. M. Campbell of Greenwood Clark County traveled via Milwaukee with Thomas Yale Frank Richards and Thomas Doyle. They were captured in Chicago and charged with blowing up and robbing the State Bank of Greenfield for seven thousand dollars on November 4.
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Milwaukee
R. M. Campbell
Greenwood
Clark County
Thomas Yale
Frank Richards
Thomas Doyle
Chicago
Greenfield
Kaiser's Gift to Ambassador White in Berlin
Emperor William awarded Ambassador White the empire's annual gold medal for science and art during a farewell audience in Berlin. The honor honors a person, German or foreign, deemed most deserving by the government.
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Kaiser
Ambassador White
Berlin
Emperor William
Family feud ends in gunfire in Milwaukee hospital
Albert and Bernard Bielfus brothers lie in the county hospital with gunshot wounds after an hour long clash involving Max and Paul Osten as neighbors and relatives quarrel over a family dispute. The incident occurred in Milwaukee on November 28 as authorities investigate the shooting.
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Milwaukee
Albert
Bernard Bielfus
Max
Paul Osten
Relatives in House Clash In Yard Over Past Dispute
Bielfus family head shot multiple times and near death while Max Osten, accused by Bielfus kin, fled as a two-family feud erupts in their shared home. Tuesday night a yard battle with axes ends only when a sleeting halts the fight. Albert Bielfus lay wounded twelve hours before aid. Max Osten arrested, Paul Osten escaped.
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Bielfus
Albert Bielfus
Max Osten
Rew
Albert Hielfus
Paul Osten
Young Girl Runs Away to Join Lover in The Tower Behind the Throne
Fifteen year old Zelda Fletcher ran away from Battle Creek Michigan to join Wright Lorimer the leading man for Katherine Willard in The Tower Behind the Throne. Her parents objected yet letters continued. Lorimer invited her to meet in Rock Island and sent funds. She left Wednesday and may marry.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Zelda Fletcher
Wright Lorimer
Katherine Willard
Zelda
Lorimer
Coldwater
Faribault
Minn
Rock Island
Choked by a Miscreant Disturbs Detroit Faithful
A young Detroit woman, daughter of a prominent family, was attacked in St Mary’s Roman Catholic church on Antoine Street as she prayed before an image of the Virgin. The assailant seized her throat, she fainted, and was found an hour later by the sexton. She is under a doctor’s care in precarious condition. the assailant fled and police have no leads.
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Detroit
Navy
St Mary's
Antoine Street
War threat in Hayti general Nord on the warpath
Reports from Hayti indicate General Alexis Nord, war minister, leading about 10,000 troops toward Port au Prince with rumors he will seek the presidency or back his candidate. In Santo Domingo, revolutionary disturbances rise in the north, arrests escalate, while the government presses a settlement with the improvement company.
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Janmica
Tettera
Hayti
Republic
Gonaives
Alexis Nord
Himer Hif
Port Au Prince
Port Au Vrince
St. Marc
Nord
Himelf
Cape Maytien
Tie
Cape Haytien
General Nord
San Domingo
Republic of
Santo Domingo
Wes Gil
J. PD. Piehardo
Powell
Bannockburn Stranding Sought On Lake Superior
A 1902 report notes the steamer Bannockburn vanished after likely grounding near Caribou Island in Lake Superior. The vessel with twenty crew aboard and cargo valued at $200,000 is feared lost. a search from Sault Ste. Marie along the north shore was launched by the Montreal Transportation Company after the Canadian light was discontinued for the season.
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Sf Keweenaw Potot
Rannockburn
Lake Superior
Caribou Island
Montreal Transportation Company
Bannockburn
Sault Ste. Marie
Kalamazoo freshmen clash with sophomores at party
Four Kalamazoo College sophomores journeying to a class party were attacked by freshmen who painted their faces red and drenched them with water. One sophomore star pitcher has been suspended and twenty-five others face possible discipline.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
Kalamazoo College
Gas Strike At Petersburg Pushes Town Growth
Evansville Indiana reports natural gas struck at Petersburg Pike county at about 1200 feet. Flow estimated 5 million cubic feet daily. Pressure uncontrolled. Well owned by Petersburg capitalists and local investors. Land values rise as people flock to town for investment.
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Evansville
Ind
Petersburg
Pike County
Bigelow and Miss Andrews wed in Pontiac home ceremony
George L. Bigelow editor of the Pontiac Daily Leader marries Miss Eva M. Andrews at the bride’s parents home with Rev. Alexander Smith officiating. The couple plans a post wedding trip.
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Pontiac, Ths
George L. Bigelow
Eva M. Andrews
Alexander Smith
Galva
Pontiac
Bigelow
Pontiac Daily Leader
Paris Broom Makers Settle Dispute Resume Operations
Paris Is Nov 28 The Paris broom makers settle differences with the Merkle Wiley Broom company ending a three week strike. Employers grant half of the requested advance and make other concessions allowing the factory to resume operations.
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Paris, Is
Paris
Merkle-Wiley Broom Company
Nervous Women Urged to Try Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
An exhortatory advertisement claims nervous symptoms in women stem from nerves and that Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription calms nerves, improves appetite, and aids sleep. A Nashville reader recounts extreme weakness and prior medical failure, praising the remedy’s perceived success.
South Seas Sailors Return After Island Shellings
H M S Sparrow returns from a long South Seas cruise and claims Suwarrow Ysabel and Croiseul for Britain. Native villages at Malieta and other islands were shelled to punish murder of a Kijian woman who converted to Christianity. Ventnor foundered near New Zealand with 500 coffins aboard.
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B. C
Sydney
Acrangi
Sparrow
Suwarrow
Ysabel
Croiseul
Great Britain
Malieta
Maleta
Auki
Sio
Uras
Kwai
Port Diamond
Ventnor
Hekianga
New Zealand
Wellington
Hong Kong
China
Mount Egmont
Nelson Starrington Escapes Elgin Asylum Returns to Syramore
Nelson Starrington, who escaped from Elgin insane asylum last Friday, was captured in Syramore on November 28. He had traveled from Elgin to Chicago staying at a hotel and informing his son of his location before leaving again. His case is well known in northern Illinois and authorities fought to detain him. He claims sanity.
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Syramore
Hls
Nelson Starrington
Elgin Insane Asylum
Elgin
Chicago
Illinois
Joliet Man Defends Water Power Plans Amid Appeal
Joliet Illinois November 28 Robert Gaylord owner of riparian rights south of the city denies plans to abandon his water power project. He says he will appeal Judge Hirscher’s decision in the recent suit with the Chicago sanitary trustees and asserts his rights could develop 6000 to 8000 horsepower.
Bannockburn Likely Lost on Lake Superior
Chicago based report says marine insurers deem the Canadian steamer Bannockburn lost after being sighted last Friday by the Algonquin about fifty miles south in Lake Superior.
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Chicago
Lake Superior
Collision of street cars injures many in Des Moines
Two persons died and six were seriously hurt in a street car collision at the foot of Sixth street hill. The runaway car crashed through a second car and into Lawrence's drug store entrance. Mrs. J. H. Frawley and ten year old Helen Frawley were among the injured. Other serious injuries included Mrs. J. J. Foy and motor man Klein as responders worked to clear debris.
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Des Moines
Sixth Street
Lawrence
J. H. Frawley
Helen Frawley
Mra
J. J. Foy
F. P. Weat
Klein
James Kirkwood
Julius Shane
Health scare triggers Boston cattle quarantine order
Secretary Wilson declares a nationwide quarantine on cattle, sheep, and other ruminants in New England states including Connecticut Rhode Island Massachusetts and Vermont. The step aims to halt foot and mouth disease spreading from infected districts as experts warn a western expansion would be a national calamity. Boston faces potential loss of 2500 head weekly exports and milk supply disruptions.
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New England
Washington
Wilteon
United States
Boeten
Department of Azriculture
Connecticut
Rhode Island
Massachsetta
Vermont
Mohler
Leonard Pearson
University of Pennsylvania
James Law
Cornell
Wilson
Ile
Hudson River
Testen
Secretary of Agriculture
Boston
Massachusetts
Massachusetts Cattle Commission
Europe
Littleton
Mass
Cannon
Illinois
Lake Naval Training Station
Lake Michigan
Chicago
Waukegan
British-American Tobacco Company
Sald
Holloway emblem prize result delayed by New York jury
St Louis reports the announcement that Charles Holloway of Clinton Iowa won the 2000 prize in the emblem design contest was premature. The jury of awards in New York must make final action after Holloway sent a revised design for reconsideration.
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St. Louis
Charles Holloway
Clinton
New York
Holloway
Falconio Makes First Official Appearance in Washington
Monsignor Diomede Falconio the papal delegate attended a solemn military mass at St. Alevysius Church in Washington. It marked his first official appearance since arriving to his post.
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Falconio
Washington
Monsignor
Mgr
Diomede Falconio
St. Alevysius Church
Rural Mail Service to Start in Ingham and Clinton Counties
Agent Schriever of the post office department announces that when the rural mail service is established in Ingham and Clinton counties there will be eighty four routes serving 25 000 residents in this county. There will be forty nine routes in Ingham and thirty nine in Clinton. Almost 200 applicants took civil service examinations for carrier positions last week.
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Lansing
Mich
Schriever
Post Office Department
Ingham
Clinton
Civil Service
Hunting accident injures three in Rolla Missouri
Rolla Missouri November 28 Henry Williams and brothers Sam and Will Elliott were hunting when Williams tripped a rifle discharged wounding Sam Elliot in the hip. Sam fell and shot his brother Will in the heel. Sam is very seriously injured.
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Rolla, Mo
Henry Williams
Sam
Will Elliott
Williams
Sam Elliot
Will
Gas strike at Jasper deepens drilling challenge
Carthage Missouri November 25 strong flow of natural gas found near Jasper at a depth of 173 feet. Forty feet of jack intervening. after striking the gas the drill sank thirty feet before meeting resistance.
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Carthage
Jasper
Combs Named Minister to Guatemala by State Dept
Acting on state department orders Leslie M. Combs signs the oath as minister to Guatemala to succeed Dr. Godfrey Hunter who was relieved of the post in Louisville on November 28.
Thanksgiving Day Markets Closed With No Quotations
Chicago on Thanksgiving Day reports all exchanges closed and no market quotations available.
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Chicago
Pittsburg Shippers Move 3,250,000 Bushels Coal South
The Pittsburg river shippers sent about 3.25 million bushels of coal to southern markets yesterday. Finley Peter Dunne, author of Mr. Dooley, is engaged to marry Mar et Abbott, daughter of Mrs. Mary of New York.
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Pittsburg
Finley Peter Dunne
Mr. Dooley
Maret Abbott
Mary
New York
Michigan Wins Western Football Title Over Minnesota
Michigan defeated Minnesota 22 to 6 at Ferry Field in 70 minutes to claim the western football championship. The Wolverines totaled 385 yards to Minnesota’s 86. 10,000 spectators watched. Chicago beat Wisconsin 11 to 0. other scores included Drake 47 and Iowa 80, Missouri 5 over Kansas City, Ohio 6 over Indiana, Penn 12 over Syracuse, and Cornell 11 over Pennsylvania.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Michigan
Minnesota
Ferry Field
Wolverines
Michiganders
Chicago
Wisconsin
Badgers
Champaign
Iowa
Timnois
Des Moines
Iowa College
Drake
Lincoln
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Nebraska
Kansas City -Missouri
Kansas
Columbus
Indiana
Ohio
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Columbia
Philadelphia
Cornell
Pennsylvania
Man Confession Ties Fred Brockman to Double Tragedy
In Hillsboro Urs witnesses for the prosecution described Brockman and Miss Gertrude Clifford arriving at Cun diff's stable with Clifford deceased and Brockman wounded. They testified Brockman held the girl and admitted shooting her while doctors treated his self inflicted wounds.
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Hillsboro
Urs
Fred Brockman
Gertrude Clifford
Cundiff
Miss Clifford
Brockman
Breckman
Essen fund vowed for workers memory of husband
Frau Krupp gives 750000 dollars to establish a benefit fund for Essen workers in memory of her late husband. The dowager empress of China will appoint Prince Chun as principal Chinese representative at the St Louis exposition.
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Frau Krupp
Essen
China
Prince Chun
St. Louis Exposition
Kritzinger
Fouche
Joubert
New York
London
Kiel
Venezuela
Siam
4 Cent Bee Images? Preserved in Early Photographic Talk
Fragmentary OCR hints at a discussion of four cent bee cartoons or images, with unclear provenance and missing context. no concrete names, dates, or places are discernible from the readable text.
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