Soot Fallout Estimate From Manchester In Winter
An English investigator estimated soot in Manchester at three tons per square mile over ten days. He found the soot composed of about half carbon and one fourteenth grease, with the remainder ash. London plans to spend 35000.800 on river improvements. Waterway issues gain attention in major commercial nations as transport remains a key challenge. Russell Sage notes nearly seventy years of work and intends to continue. without work he might watch the tape for recreation.
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Manchester
London
Russell Sage
Sage
Panama or Nicaragua canal to rise under new law
The article states that if the Panama canal project fails under the new law, Nicaragua will advance as an alternative and if Panama succeeds private enterprise will also use the Nicaragua route. Either way a Nicaragua canal will exist.
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Panama Canal
Nicaragua Canal
Nicaragua
Yale Men Propose Mission in Northern China
A small Yale group plans a mission for evangelical medical and educational work in northern China. The project, novel and promising, is likely to attract wide interest among supporters and potential partners in similar endeavors.
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Yale
China
Edward VI of Hanover Gains American Sympathy
The United States and world sympathize with England in this tribulation, focusing on the sequel threatening England rather than the spectacle. Edward VI is the most popular male member of the house of Hanover, especially friendly toward Americans and widely respected in this country.
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United States
England
Edward VI
House of Hanover
Senator Morgan Delivers Long Canal Speech
The 78 year old Senator Morgan stood for five hours and read 30 009 words of a Nicaragua canal speech. He remained fresh and ambled from the chamber afterward while others left, seemingly unaware or indifferent to the event.
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Morgan
Nicaragua Canal
Senator Morgan
Emory College Honors Joel Chandler Harris Doctorate
Emory college at Oxford Ga awarded its first and only honorary doctor of literature degree to Joel Chandler Harris author of Uncle Remus at its recent commencement.
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Mark Twain
Emory College
Oxford
Joel Chandler Harris
Uncle Remus
Field Opens for Ambitious Young Foresters
There is a new field in scientific forestry offering ambitious young men strong prospects. The occupation promises salaries comparable to the average college professor and suits those who enjoy nature and outdoor life.
Prophecy of Reign Plagues King Sid ward
Reports recount King Sid ward’s belief he would never be crowned and his friends recall his pre coronation astonishment. The discourse traces how the prophecy affected his mood and raises questions about its possible impact on his health following the coronation date announcement.
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Sidward
On to Jerusalem in 1905 plan discussed
The piece debates the push to convene the International Sunday School convention in Jerusalem in 1905. It calls for practical checks on hotel facilities meeting American expectations and the risk of travel to Joppa with possible theft threats.
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Jerusalem
Holy City
Joppa
Unfriendly Venezuela presses US relations over past crises
The article critiques Venezuela’s long hostility to the United States and its treatment of US representatives. It recalls the 1895 arbitration that granted Venezuela a vast tract England sought to annex, noting little gratitude for US action and implying ongoing tension in bilateral ties.
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Venezuela
United States
England
Queen Alexandra Reappears at Colonial Troops Review
London July 2 The queen reappeared at the review of 2500 colonial troops led by the prince of Wales marking an easing of anxiety over King Edward’s condition. The parade through the Mall to Horse Guards featured crowds, medals, cheers, and a royal salute with prominent foreign attaches observing.
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London
Queen Alexandra
Edward
Prince of Wales
Great Crowns
Constitution Hill
Buckingham Palace
Horse Guards
British Empire
India
Princess of Wales
Princess Victoria
Princess Charles
Denmark
Duke of Cambridge
Duchess of Connaught
Prince “Eddy
Prince and Princess of Wales
House of Commons
Duke of Connaught
Royal Sick Room
Life Guards
King Edward Shows Further Improvement in Health
London July 1 5:18 p m King Edward spent an excellent day and continues to improve Sir Frederick Treves expressed entire satisfaction with the patient's condition.
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King
London
King Edward
Sir Frederick Treves
Move to Free the Philippines Civilize Transfer Begins
Washington July 2 chairman Cooper says steps will be taken at once to put the Philippines government act in operation The transfer of authority from military to civil officials will exclude the Moro country where disorder lingers A proclamation from the president expected on the Fourth of July will reduce the military force to about 18000 men The census will then be taken by Filipinos under local commission supervision Governor Taft plans a local census system to serve the Filipinos as an object lesson The act aims to make the Philippines governance fade from attention like Puerto Rico and reduce future military presence The commission will broaden Filipino-led census efforts while retaining access to expert help from Washington The census should take about a year Secretary Root cabled praise for the commission and its work to Acting Gov Wright
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Washington
Cooper
House Committee On Insular Affairs
Philippines
Taft
Manila
Mr. Cooper
Porto Rico
L. G Sehurman
Cornell
First
Philippine Commission
Root
Gov. Wright
The
Philippines Commission
Congress
CONFERRED ABOUT CANAL WITH SENATORS IN WASHINGTON
Secretary Hay met with Senators Lodge Hanna and Spooner by appointment to discuss the isthmian canal act. The talks focused on steps to implement the measure and align executive action with the views of those instrumental in creating the legislation. The secretary outlined cabinet plans and believed the senators fully approved.
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Hay
Lodge
Hanna and
Spooner
Washington
Hanna
President's Summer Plans Move Him to Oyster Bay
The president intends to spend most of the summer away from Washington traveling to cities in the fall and will leave from Pittsburg on July 4 for his summer home at Oyster Bay. Preliminary Isthmian canal negotiations will be handled by the state department with no immediate presidential involvement.
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Washington
Pittsburg
Oyster Bay
State Department
Illinois Obituary Notes From Various Illinois Towns
Miss Edna Hawkins daughter of Mr and Mrs E A Hawkins of Louisville. Mrs Margaretta Boller wife of William Boller Sr of Mascoutah aged 64. Ernest Tiedemann a prominent O Fallon resident. Mrs Waldren aged 48 wife of J A Waldren a prominent farmer northwest of Salem. E Raguse a wealthy farmer at his Iuka home. Mrs Eva Castle Johnson aged 52 wife of ex County Clerk John W Johnson three miles NW of Salem. Peter F Stearns aged 67 at his Mt Vernon home. Frederick Herman at Havana aged 78 born in Witenberg Germany. W D Coyce produce merchant of Ashley dead of heart disease. Gotlieb Schaefer 30 years Ramsey resident aged 67. Mrs Rebecca Tompkins aged 88 of Piasa one of Macoupin county’s oldest residents.
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Edna Hawkins
E. A. Hawkins
Louisville
Margaretta Boller
William Boller
Mascoutah
Ernest Tiedemann
O’fallon
Waldren
Salem
E. Raguse
Iuka
Eva Castle Johnson
Piasa
Macoupin County
Collapse of Illinois Crops After Unprecedented Rainfall
Reports from central Illinois describe millions of dollars in crop damage as floods burst banks and ruin lowland corn. Wheat and oats are water soaked or prostrated, with late harvesting delays worsening losses. Upstate areas fare slightly better but still show heavy damage across oats and corn. Similar conditions recur across the northern region.
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Aaron
Centrallinois
Illinois
Farm Wealth of Illinois by Census Office Report
The census office reports Illinois agriculture showing Molen county leading with 4,873 farms. State wide farms number 264,151 as of June 1, 1900, with total farm property valued at 2,004,316,987 including buildings land and improvements. Illinois covers 35,840,000 acres and about 33,000,000 acres are on farms.
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Ilinois
Illinois
Molen County
Meine
Feet Cut Off by Reaper Tragedy Near Carrollton
Trutman Harkins, 4, son of Daniel Harkins, died after a week of suffering when a mower blade severed both feet in a field west of Carrollton. Four days earlier his sister Pearl, 10, suffered similar injuries but is expected to recover. The mother is distraught and the unnamed brother has isolated himself after the accidents.
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Trutman Harkins
Daniel Harkins
Carrollton
Pearl
Relics of ancient kings on display at Chicago museum
Relics of kings who ruled 3,000 years before the Christian era and complaints of a chief of police, written on papyrus 2,000 years ago, are shown for the first time at the Haskell museum of the University of Chicago. The exhibition is by the Chicago Society of Egyptian Research, with the relief gathered last summer.
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Haskell Museum
University of Chicago
Chicago Society of Egyptian Research
Unknown man returns 11 cents as conscience money in Chicago
An elderly stranger handed 11 cents to Mayor Harrison of Chicago claiming it was conscience money. In a letter he said he received two streetcar tickets from a city employee two years earlier and later learned the worker had no right to distribute them. The extra cent covers interest.
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Harrison
Chicago
Tragedy near Springfield claims two residents in train crash
Casper Geschwiler a 61 year old carpenter and Maurice Tobin a 52 year old farmer and dairyman, both well known Springfield residents, were killed instantly when struck by a northbound Chicago and Alton work train about three miles north of Springfield.
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Casper Geschwiler
Maurice Tobin
Springfield
Chicago & Alton
Death in 260 foot well during rescue attempt
B. O. McCain, collector of Hutson ville township Crawford county, died in a 260 foot well from foul gas as assistants were hoisting him out after he collapsed, causing the fatal accident.
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McCain
Hutsonville Township
Crawford County
Secret Service report shows 63 percent arrested convicted
Chief Wilkie's annual Secret Service report to Secretary Shaw details 573 federal offenses with New York leading at 85 prosecutions. Ofenders include 413 American-born and Italians. Only one dangerous spurious note circulated, plus one passable counterfeit whose makers were caught in Chicago.
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Washington
Wilkie
Secret Service Division
Shaw
New York
Chicago
National Finances for fiscal year ending June 30 1902
The comparative annual statement from the US Treasury shows receipts of 563,405,187 and expenditures of 471,209,641 for the year ended June 30 1902, with a surplus of 92,196,000. Revenue sources include customs 254,456,927, internal revenue 272,503,214, and miscellaneous 36,445,046. Expenditures cover civil and miscellaneous 13,488,202, war 112,216,683, navy 67,558,500, Indians 10,049,523, pensions 138,488,559, and interest 29,108,082. The June 1902 surplus is 15,839,600.
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Washington
United States
Secretary of the Treasury
States Receive Civil War Claims Warrants Totaling 3.22 Million
The treasury department issued warrants totaling 3,218,584 to Illinois Indiana Iowa Michigan Vermont and Ohio for civil war expenses of raising and equipping troops. Individual state payments ranged from 280 AB to 1,005,129 with more states expected to file similar claims for favorable action.
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Washington
Treasury Department
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Michigan
Vermont
Ohio
Comptroller of the Treasury
Congress
Ilinois
Towa
Henderson to campaign nationwide after New York visit
Sneaker Henderson leaves Washington for New York to greet his daughter from Europe then return to Iowa. He plans a rest before an extensive campaigning tour across the country to reach as many doubtful congressional districts as possible.
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Washington
Henderson
New York
Europe
Iowa
Funeral in tar and feathers over alleged infidelity
In Sterling Illinois July 2 a Mount Morris widow Mrs John Seibert died of consumption. Her funeral was delayed so mourners could tar and feather her husband and sister after discovery of the pair embracing. They were driven from town and told not to return. Seibert allegedly courted the sister during the two years of Mrs Seibert’s illness.
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Theodore Wolfe
Seiberts
Fell One Hundred Feet In Pompeii Show
Louisville July 2 5000 spectators saw the Last Days of Pompeii open air performance end in tragedy as James Duil known as the Human Bomb was hurled aloft by a bomb that failed to explode at height and exploded near ground level breaking his back and he was rushed to the city hospital.
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Louisville
Pompeii
James Duil
Duil
Dity
Fatally Shot by Burglar in New York Home
Albert C. Latimer a wealthy New York stationer who lived in Brooklyn was fatally shot early Wednesday in a struggle with a masked burglar at his city home. Latimer awakened by his wife pursued the intruder who escaped after firing twice. Shoes and cap were left behind at the scene.
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New York
Albert C. Latimer
Brooklyn
Hia
Tornado Wrecks Towns in Racine County Wisconsin
A tornado swept a half mile wide stretch from Raymond to Caledonia in Racine County late Wednesday afternoon, killing one man and injuring several. Some 40 houses and barns were wrecked, 30 to 40 head of stock killed, hundreds of trees blown down, hundreds of acres of grain ruined, and property losses ran into thousands of dollars.
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Racine
Wis
Raymond
Hushtr
Caledonia
Rear End Collision Injures Five in St Louis Yard
In a July 3 rear end collision in East Side yards near Madison a passenger train on the Miners' Central and a freight on the Chicago Peoria St Louis left a switch open. At 10 30 a m Wednesday forenoon five persons were injured one severely. The engine was badly damaged and several freight cars telescoped. Injured include Lewis Carpentier conductor Frank Albers fireman Miss Lillie Gedericks Harvey Green and Charles V Monroe.
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St. Louis
East Side
Madison
Miners' Central
Chicago
Peoria
Lewis Carpentier
Charles V. Monroe
Frank Albers
Lillie Gedericks
Harvey Green
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Sam
Sneaker Henderson
2. Bomb
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