English spelling vs Spanish names in Washington note
Officials in Washington urged correct spelling of geographical names noting Puerto Rico is Spanish not American. The Johannesburg gold mines report poor outcomes with six mines failing. England’s debt may rise by 100 million due to the Boer War, with total near 3 billion. Fraud claims in Havana customs are discussed and the current administration is praised for uncovering fraud and taking steps to fix it.
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Washington
Puerto Rico
Johannesburg
England
Havana
Calendar year 9 700 business wrecks liabilities decline
Liabilities tied to the 9,700 business wrecks for the year ending in November totaled 99 142 750, a smaller loss than in any year since 1881 when 81 155 932 was recorded. It also marked a smaller figure than all years since 1871 except 1881 and 1880.
Heidelberg Opens Medical Faculty to Women on Equal Terms
The medical faculty of Heidelberg will admit women as regular matriculates and allow them to sit examinations if they hold German gymnasium certificates. This marks the greatest concession yet by a German university to women students.
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Medical Faculty
Heidelberg
Century of US growth since Washington era counted
The United States in Washington's time had sixteen states with Kentucky Tennessee and Virginia added during his presidency. Population then was 5,000,000 versus 75,000,000 today, a notable century of expansion.
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United States
Washington
Kentucky
Tennessee
Virginia
British command defers attack as Roberts and Kitchener move
London hints that if fighting resumes in South Africa the Boers must launch any assault. England expects Generals Roberts and Kitchener to arrive before any forward movement. Roberts may delay attacks until troops increase.
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South Africa
London
England
Roberts
Kitchener
China Gains New Political Life Amid US Friendliness
China appears steadied by external support, likely from the United States, as overtures of friendship curb the partitioning efforts among European powers. The shift signals China’s revived political activity and influence on the global stage.
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China
United States
Europe
Final burial of the Maine at Arlington
The final burial of the Maine's dead took place at Arlington with services by Chaplain Chidwick attached to the Maine during the tragedy. This interment under the sod of their native land stands as the last official act by the government, marking what was deemed the century's greatest crime.
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Maine
Arlington
Chidwick
Safety Precautions in Mines Should Be Lawfully Enforced
Explosions in coal mines mainly arise from neglected ordinary safety measures. Miners lighting pipes with safety lamps is a noted risk. The standard precautions are clearly effective and should be legally enforced in mining districts, with penalties for violations even if no harm results.
Reestablishment of England and Holland Relations
The text notes the return of friendly ties between England and Holland as a hopeful sign of the times. It argues there was no justification for quarrel over South Africa and that the Boers have not been Holland's long-standing subjects.
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England
Holland
South Africa
Century start confusion noted by readers
The piece notes widespread uncertainty about when a new century begins. It argues people often count from year 1 to 100 for horses, but misroot the century in 1900, while the actual next century starts January 1 of 1901, the twentieth century.
Prince Arenberg planned for new trial abroad
A report states Prince Arenberg, court martialed in German Southwest Africa for killing a subordinate and torturing victims, will have a new trial in Berlin. Also cited are military moves, retirements, and various political and international notes from early 1900s era press.
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Prince Arenberg
Africa
Berlin
Hamner
Department of the Missouri
Washington
Manila
Seattle
Wash
Philippines
Springfield
Mass
W. R. Moody
Dwight L. Moody
Moody
Aguinaldo
Bontoc
Island of Luzon
Mgr
Charles Eliot
Grand Jury
Concord
N. IL
Aldrich
Gallinger
Civil Service
Rensburg
Cape Colony
French
Colesberg
Reorganization in Cuba and early war dispatches
A Washington telegram from the 1st reports probable complete reorganization of Cuban military commands with a plan to reduce and create two departments from six. Other items note American advances near Laguna de Bay with casualties, a Pennsylvania bridge line pensioning program, Filipinos surrendering in Luzon, and various financial and civic updates including a bank stock increase and mint dies destruction. The report also mentions a fatal shipwreck near Cabot island and a gale incident with a sailor injured.
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Red Cross
Transvaal
Berlin
Germany
Deutsche Tages Zeitung
Buller
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
Pittsburgh
Manis
Thirty-ninth Infantry
Cabuyao
Laguna de Bay
Knoxville
John Young
Margaret Jackson
Washington
Cuba
Maninla
Charles Eliot
Eliot
Aguinaldo
Maj. March
Third Infantry
Bontoc
Island of Luzon
Seventy-fourth General Assembly of
Ohio
Ist
Schurman
Philippines
Philippine Commission
Manila
Cornell
Dewey
Denby
Prof
Worcester
National City Bank of New York
Painter
Mountain State Gas Co
Parkersburg
W. Va
Ritchie County
United States
Philadelphia
Chicago
Lockport
Desplaines
Sinois
Mississippi Rivers
Gulf
St. Johns
N. F
Cabot Island
Ton
Study Hint on Cuban Division and Presidential Link
A fragment notes Ton saying it is probable that the president of Cuba and the land division were tied to a later split into four parts. The incomplete line hints at a historical discussion of Cuba and its territorial or political divisions linked to a presidential figure.
Illinois State News Highlights Grim Toll of Deaths and Legal Cases
A roundup from Illinois reports numerous deaths and obituaries across counties including Litchfield Normal and Danville. Notables include Samuel Smith and Nicholas Hurst. Snell divorce case court injunction. New Year gift to University of Chicago totaling 3.27 million with Rockefeller funds in negotiations. Also notes a Baltimore homicide case harking from Cobden, and a Hinsdale Methodist church dedication in DeKalb county. Illinois Teachers Association meeting at Springfield with speeches. Pana hosts old fiddlers contest won by J O Henderson of Pana.
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Hanna Domek
O. W. Hoffman
Litchfield
Perry
Mich
Crebs
John M. Crebs
Carmiter
Samuel Smith
Methodist Church
Normal
Boone County
Nicholas Hurst
Marshall
Jocob K. Decker
Coles County
Knox County
Ind
Charleston
Filizabeth Miller
Beardstowié
Squire Resin Perryman
Pana
Perryman
W. R. Timmons
Danville
Illinois
B&. A. Dilly
Ellen Hawks
Joan Hawks
Henry Hilton
Cobden
Chicago
St. Louis
Snell
Moffatt
McLean County Circuit Court
Thomas Thornton Snell
William V. Dinsmore
Gertrude Sherwood Snell
University of Chicago
Harper
John D. Rockefeller
Rocckefellerr
Mr. Rockefeller
Waterway opens as Chicago canal begins operation
Chicago marks the $33,000,900 sanitary canal opening after seven years of work by the Sanitary District trustees. Water flows gradually from the Collateral Channel toward Lockport as dredges remove earth, aiming for 50,000 to 100,000 cubic feet per minute. The event lacked ceremony, with few onlookers present. The canal will bring Lake Michigan water to the Gulf via Desplaines and the Illinois and Mississippi rivers, improving the Chicago River’s quality once the current strengthens.
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Chicago
Sanitary District
Lockport
Ill
Holland Dyke
Canal
Joliet
Chicago River
Lake Michigan
Gulf
Desplaines
Illinois
Mississippi
Gulf of Mexico
Lake’ Michigan
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Order of Notre Dame
Milwaukee
Hinckley
DeKalb County
Aurora
Illinois Teachers’ Association
Illinois State Teachers’ Association
J. O Henderson
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