American titles replace Spanish forms in Luzon circular
Gen Wade issues a southern Luzon directive removing Don Senor Senora Senorita and substituting Mr Mrs and Miss. The note signals ongoing Americanization. A New York socialite’s champagne drummer husband Harry Lehr has designed his wife’s dresses and manages Newport events. Lipton returns to Fingland proud of Shamrock II’s three races and hints at an American marriage prospect.
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Wade
Luzon
New York
Harry Lehr
Newport
Thomas Lipton
Fingiland
Mint coinage totals for gold and silver drop and rise
The director of the mint reports world gold coinage for the last calendar year at 354,936,497 dollars, down from 466,110,614 the year before. Silver coinage rose to 177,011,902 dollars, up 10,854,938 from the prior year.
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the Mint
Debate Over Clayton Bulwer Treaty and Isthmian Neutrality
The discussion centers on guaranteeing Isthmian canal neutrality by the United States alone as the essential condition for any treaty with England. This sine qua non shapes the potential accord on canal control and security.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Britain
United States
England
Five States Set General Elections This Fall
General elections occur November 5 in Iowa Massachusetts New Jersey Ohio and Virginia for governors and other state offices. Nebraska will choose a supreme judge and university regents while Pennsylvania and Maryland pick judges treasurers and legislators.
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Iowa
Massachusetts
New Jersey
Ohio
Virginia
Nebraska
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Chaffee Eyes Light Action in Samar Campaign
Gen Chaffee reportedly seeks limited combat in Samar with a broader push to clear insurgents and sympathizers from the island. Authorities expect some fighting as hundreds of soldiers and marines have recently arrived to pursue suppression. those in arms will be killed or captured.
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Chaffee
Samar
War office red tape fuels Buller dismissal debate
Gen Buller skipped Christmas dinner in Pretoria, but did not eat humble pie in London as Roberts claimed the war was over. The piece argues Buller’s firing will have a different impact than politicians expect, amid public calls for fair play and skepticism about the real war situation.
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Buller
Pretoria
London
Roberts
Colenso
War Office
Royal arrivals in London heighten ceremonial display
King Edward and Queen Alexandra now trigger constant ceremonial markings in London. Guards in full dress uniform, attendants on horseback, and splendid carriages drawn by famed bays are visible. State and court officials must be vigilant, no longer resting on Victorian era sinecures.
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King Edward
Queen Alexandra
London
Pan American exposition faces four million shortfall
Estimates show the Pan American exposition will run behind by about 4,000,000 due to missed exhibit installations at opening, the McKinley assassination aftermath, and construction errors. St Louis is praised for robust finances behind the Louisiana Purchase exposition with no major mistakes anticipated and the fair expected to be completed on schedule.
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McKinley
St. Louis
Lipton Will Not Marry Till He Wins America's Cup
Sir Thomas Lipton vows he will not marry until he lifts the America's cup. He notes Americans may try to block him with a slow defender and might hand Columbia or a worthy successor the commission. Lipton remains confident, hoping to out-sail American yachts and sailors. He hints the bride may be an American girl if he can “make good.”
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas Lipton
Hymen
Columbia
Tom
Notable Obituaries and Public Notices From All Sides
This news in brief item records the death of Samuel Miles Hopkins at ninety, the golden wedding anniversary of Anton J. Foitik in St. Joseph, Rockefeller’s donation to a Berlin church fund now totaling 200000 marks, and other varied notes. It covers Pan American congress banquets in Mexico City, a political conspiracy in Bogota implicating Gen. Pedro Nel Ospino, Miss Ellen M Stone negotiations in Constantinople, Taft the Philippine governor’s illness, Warren Willets’ Denver death, and New Mexico cattle quarantine against Texas fever.
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Samuel Miles Hopkins
D.D
Auburn
N. Y.) Theological Seminary
Anton J. Foitik
St. Joseph
John PD. Rockefeller
American Church Fund
Berlin
Diaz
Pan- American Congress
Mexico City
Gen Diaz
Raigosa
Congress
Columbia
New York City
Pendro Nel Ospino
Ospino
Panoptico
Bogota
Constantinople
Rdansom
Ellen M. Stone
Aee
Miss Stone
Taft
Philippines
Manila
Warren C. Willets
Denver
Col
Otero
New Mexico
Texas
Washburn College Receives Gift for Observatory
Washburn college at Topeka Kansas has been given 50000 by a Boston man who demands his name be kept secret. The money is earmarked for building an astronomical observatory. The trustees have accepted the conditions.
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Washburn College
Topeka
Kas
Boston
Manila
P. I
Hong Kong
Rome
Abruzzi
America
Spezzia
Genoa
Bologna
Bresci
Milan
Gallarate
Czolgoxz
Municipal Council
Havana
Cuba
Municipal Couucil
Sicily
Messina
Denver & Rio Grande Announces Largest Motive Power Order
The Denver & Rio Grande placed the largest single order for motive power and equipment, contracting 40 locomotives 20 passenger cars and 2 000 freight cars for a western road. The Pennsylvania Railroad Co plans to order 13 006 pressed steel cars to relieve coal traffic blockades and move coal.
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Denver & Rio Grande
Pennsylvania Railroad Co
October 1901 US receipts exceed expenditures by nine million
Telegrams report October 1901 government receipts 49,831,952 and expenditures 40,645,835, leaving a surplus 9,186,117. Receipts fall nearly 2,000,000 from October 1900 while expenditures drop about 7,300,000. Other items note Mrs Elizabeth Handbury in London death, T P A World’s Fair hotel plans, Cebu insurgent surrender, Samar troop arrivals, Tachira withdrawal, Rio Hacha bolster, Gen Ospina denial, an Oklahoma quail case, and Constantinople rumors on Madame Tsilka and child.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elizabeth Handbury
London
Thomas Sanderson
Perry Sanderson
New York
Handbury
Hughes
Cebu
Samar
Tachira
Barranquila
Venezuela
Rio Hacha
Ospina
Marroquin
Tecumseh
Okla
G. W. Estick
Oklahoma
Chicago
Constantinople
Madame Tsilka
Miss Stone
Obscure Reprimand and Fines Hit St Louis Fair Officials
Twlice Sergeant Kennedy of St Louis was reprimanded and fined 59 for failing to remove obnoxious persons from the St Louis fair grounds during the fair when asked. A series of brief notices follow: 85 year old Leo Shumard died near Stewardson Illinois. Negro delegates to a WC T U convention in Louisiana Mo faced lunch-table segregation at a Christian church. The Eleventh cavalry at Jefferson Barracks IL may be sent to the Philippines. Jim Morgan, escaped Texas convict, captured at Tulsa with reward 3500. Hall Caine elected Ramsay Manx parliament representative. A McKinney Texas football brawl left several players unconscious.
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Twlice
Kennedy
St. Louis
the &T. Louis Fair Grounds
Leo Shumard
Stewardson
Louisiana
Christian Church
Eleventh Cavalry
Jefferson Barracks
Philippines
Little Boy
Memphis
Tenn
Amos Green
Quincy
R. G. Dun & Co
United States
Canada
Rose Weiss
St. Louis Transit Co
West Virginia
Edward Kimley
Mattoon
Anna Edson Taylor
Niagara Falls
Jim Morgan
Texas
Tulsa
I. T
Hall Caine
Ramsay
McKinney
Tex
Illinois state hunting rules and seasons summarized
Illinois hunters face seasons for wild turkey from September 1 to January 1 and various game birds and mammals with dates from August 21 to December 1 or July 1 to December 1. Violations include unlawful devices, sunrise/sunset limits, possession prohibitions, and license requirements. Fines range 50 to 100 dollars with possible county jail time. nonresidents must pay a $10 state license plus 50 cents service fee and attach a photo. A hunting license allows carrying out of state twenty five birds for inspection by wardens. Seining bans apply April 18 to August 1 and bans on certain lines or gear. Misdemeanor penalties apply for violations.
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Illinois
Secretary of State
Old Kaskaskia Still Holds Landmarks and Remnants
Reports of Kaskaskia’s disappearance are false. Ten houses remain including the Randolph County courthouse and much of the old statehouse clinging to the riverbank. Riley’s old mills lie a half mile north, while the Kane tomb sits in a wildwood once part of the Kane farm.
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Herve
Kaskaskia
Randolph County
Old Town
Riley's
Hainois
Kane Farm
Elias Kent Kane
Illinois
Illinois Bankers Meet at Quincy Elects New Officers
The Illinois Bankers association annual gathering in Quincy featured Hon. Charles G. Dawes opposing the proposed asset credit system, calling it dishonest. Judge J. Y. Sherman praised the association and the group’s integrity. Elected officers included Homer W. McCoy as president, Andrew Russell as vice president, Frank P. Judson as secretary, and H. C. Hamilton as treasurer.
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Illinois Bankers’ Association
Quincy
Charles G. Dawes
J. Y. Sherman
Macomb
Illinois Bankers Association
Illinois Bar Association
Springfield
Homer W. McCoy
Peoria
Andrew Russell
Jacksonville
Frank P. Judson
Chicago
H. C. Hamilton
Girard
Ear graft plan sparks legal clash in Chicago
Dr. Elmer E. Prescott a skin graft expert in Chicago proposes an operation requiring two human ears with two men willing to swap an ear each for 300 dollars. Justice Blume warns the plan would be mayhem. State Attorney Deneen says it would not be a crime, but the physician declines to proceed.
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Elmer E. Prescott
Chicago
J A. Blume
Deneen
Second annual farmers institute held at Preston
Open switch caused wreck near Edwardsville. fireman Thomas killed. Oil strike reported on J. P. McQuaid farm west of Canton. Simon Emery killed in runaway near Litchfield. Monroe Manion, farmer, found dead near Benton.
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Farmers’ Institute
Randolph County
Preston
Edwardsville
Thomas
J. P McQuaid
Canton
Irs
Simon Emery
Litchfield
Monroe Manion
Deval
Benton
Deep Waterway Project Faces Congress Review
The Chicago drainage board will seek congressional support this winter for the Deep Waterway Project to connect the Great Lakes with the Mississippi River. A bill proposing a $200,000 appropriation to survey and estimate the project cost will be introduced.
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Chicago Drainage Board
Congress
Great Lake
Indictment in Chicago Over Bogus Dental Diploma Forgery
A grand jury in Chicago returned indictments against Dr. Jacob Smyner former secretary of the state dental board. He faces forgery charges for issuing fraudulent diplomas to dental students and related acts alleged in the case.
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Chicago
Jacob Smyner
State Denth Board
T Dental
Bright Navy Officer Ward Shapes Cross-Examination in Schley Case
Washington report highlights Lieut Henry H. Ward as the central figure in the cross examination of Admiral Schley. Ward, under 30, is praised as a brilliant, fearless officer who helped expose Spanish naval weakness and once ran the Maine. His ties to Crowinshield and wealth at home also noted.
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St. Louis
Washington
The
Post-Dispatch
Lemley
Henry H. Ward
Admiral Schley
Crowinshield
Navy Department
Michiavelli
Admiral Sehley
Porto Rico
Maine
Bureau of Navigation
Young Ward
Bunce
Schley
Ward
Judge Advocate
Court of Inquiry
Mary M. Hartshorne
Benjamin Hartshorne
Highlands
Navesink
Admiral Schley Excused After Prolonged Cross Exam
Washington Oct 31 Admiral Schley is allowed to leave the witness stand after a long cross examination. The court asked 34 questions about the flying squadron campaign, not Santiago. The testimony covered retrograde movement May 31 reconnaissance the loop of the Brooklyn and a purported talk with Lieut Hodgson about the Texas. The original battle report of July 4 1898 was not published and was not admitted. Captain Thomas Borden aboard the Brooklyn will testify, followed by rebuttal witnesses.
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Washington
Santiago
Brooklyn
Lieut
Hodgson
Texas
Admiral Schley
New York
Thomas Borden
Marine Corps
Jaffer the Red Anarchist Sought by Immigration Officers
Washington reports Commissioner Powderly has issued alerts to immigration officers to detain or refuse entry to Jaffer the Red an anarchist suspected of traveling to the United States. The Italian suspect, about 25, tall with blond hair, is linked to anarchist writings and alleged Milan prison ties and a dubious letter praising assassinations. Funds are reportedly being raised to send him to the United States or South Africa.
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Washington
Powderly
Immigration Bureau
Jaffer
Jaffei
M 2
United States
State Department
Antwerp
Milan
Italy
Humbert
Hressel
South Africa
Bond Purchases Resumed in Treasury Offer
Washington officials announced resumed bond purchases with no prior notice. U.S. securities offered include three and five percent bonds from 1904 1907 1908 1918 and a 1925 issue at yields set to 1.726 or 1.906 percent. Secretary Gage said terms match the previous call and were set after careful market pricing. He cited cash inflows this month exceeding outlays by over 9.3 million dollars and an urgent need to support the currency supply, noting the duration of the program is unclear and buyers should not count on a long window.
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Washington
Treasury Department
United States
Sub-Treasury
New York
Gage
Treasury
Monthly Statement Shows October Surplus of 9 Million
Washington reports the October 1901 monthly government receipts reached 49,531,952 while expenditures totaled 40,645,835. The month ends with a surplus of 9,186,117. Receipts lag October 1900 by about 2 million. expenditures drop nearly 7.3 million. For four months of the fiscal year, receipts total 191,980,841, down 5.4 million from last year, while expenditures are 164,610,671, down 27,000,000.
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Washington
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Kaslankia
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William Hamilton
Stacy Middleton
Tuka
John A. Sutter
Waterloo
Sarah A. Manker
Clay City
Capt. Lemly
Admiral Crowinshield
Jaffe
Koa
Bald
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