Fragmented historical note on cities and figures
New York and Chicago discuss parlor quatch and dislocated hip jokes. Prof Lorenz suggests placing a hip in its socket by putting it in its sock et. References to Canada annexation, 50,000 settlers, a John Sherman grave monument, coal problems, Boston boodlers, and Henry Frick and Carnegie university rivalry in Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prof
Lorenz
Henry C. Frick
Andrew Carnegie
Pittsburg
Polytechnic School
Carnegie
Frick
Debates on Mexican dollar depreciation and rail expansion
The piece notes depreciation of Mexican silver dollars at Manila and suggests adopting the American silver dollar with subsidiary coins. It highlights rapid town building in Oklahoma and Indian Territory as railroads determine key sites, and cites Secretary Hitchcock on land frauds by cattle owners seeking monopolies, praising his vigorous enforcement.
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Manila
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Southwest
Secretary of the Interior
Hitchock
Hitchcock
Interior Department
Oil Fuel Gains Ground in Public Utilities
The Washington capitol superintendent reports experiments with oil-burning devices to cut coal gas odors. Oil-burning steamers have long operated on the Pacific coast and locomotives are proven successful. Oil is cheaper cleaner and leaves no ashes or smoke.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Capitol
Washington
Pacific Coast Service
Unity in river town effort at Quincy convention
The Burlington paper lauds the Quincy Illinois convention for improving the upper Mississippi River. It credits unified town cooperation, shifting from local piecemeal funding to seeking a federal appropriation and relying on government engineers for comprehensive work.
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Burlington
Quincy
Ill
Mississippi
Congress
Loubet's 1904 World Fair Visit Route Up Mississippi
President Loubet plans a 1904 World’s Fair tour starting in New Orleans and traveling up the Mississippi, missing much of the territory Texas France once sold in 1803. French America’s growth into a major US region by 1902 is noted, with expectations of hearty welcome in 1904. Venezuelan troubles persist as England and Germany threaten demonstrations over rights of their citizens, raising Monroe Doctrine tensions. The United States is not expected to make an official statement on the matter.
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Loubet
Mississippi
New Orleans
America
United States
Europe
Venezuela
England
Germany
Resignations and deaths mark late December events
Rev J W McGarvie resigns after 30 years as church pastor in Lexington Kentucky over opposition to instrumental music. Prof Otto Sieman commits suicide in Fort Wayne. Septimus Winner, composer of The Mocking Bird, dies in Philadelphia. Telegrapher Dustin Sarvis shoots Miss Jody Burns and kills himself in Washington. Roosevelt plans a western trip after adjournment. Dr Edwin G Granville dies in Kansas City. A Paris examination clears De Rydzewski of involvement in Mrs Gore death. William S Cullins dies near Boonville Indiana. J J McCormick and Bert Ensign fatal deer hunt accident in Michigan. Wu Ting-fang sails to China. Captain A P Mordaunt dies in San Francisco. James E Gibbs dies in Virginia. Col Thomas P Ochiltree dies in Hot Springs Virginia. Indiana supreme court voids 1901 act against pluck-me stores. Justice Harlan to mark 25 years on Supreme Court with a Washington dinner. Cleveland to preside at Philadelphia meeting for Berrean Manual Training and Industrial School. Madame Duse visits White House. Golden wedding of Judge and Mrs Dawson noted. Mexican currency exchange rate and Havana strike news. Cold wave reaches Texas with snow in the panhandle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lexington
J.W. McGarvie
Otto Sieman
Concordia College
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Septimus Winner
Philadelphia
Dustin Sarvis
Nichols
D. C
Jody Burns
Roosevelt
Senator West
West
Congress
Edwin G. Granville
Kansas City
Paris
de Rydzewski
Raphide
Thomas P. Ochiltree
Galveston
Tex
Hot Springs
Supreme Court of Indiana
Justice Harlan
United States Supreme Court
Washington
Cleveland
Berrean Manual Training and Industrial School For
Madame Duse
White House
William Dawson
James
Miscellaneous items dominate Thanksgiving week events
A roundup of brief incidents reports a Kansas City chief canceling a Thanksgiving bull fight, Massachusetts cattle disease spreading, heavy Texas rains damaging roads and strawberry crops, a Leon Ecuador earthquake, a Mineral Point boiler explosion killing two and injuring three, a Marksville dispute ending in a fatal shooting, vagrancy auctions in Lancaster Kentucky, Texas flood damage nearing 100000 dollars, a poisoned whisky death in Springfield Illinois, and a Texarkana couple found with cut throats after a short marriage.
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Hayes
Kansas City
Massachusetts
Texas
Leon
Ecuador
Mineral Point
Thomas C. Planche
R. L. Barbin
Marksville
Barbin
Lancaster
Springfield
Ill
Ed Salt
Carthage
Lee Weigel
Texarkana
Ark
Rail and sea disasters and deaths on Thanksgiving day
A string of telegram items reports cattle disease controls and a Boston shipment prohibition, a derailment near Indianapolis killing Engineer Frazier and injuring Fireman Grant, a London Thanksgiving dinner, a lake wreck near Port Burwell with 18 crew lost, a tame Kansas City bull fight, apoplexy death of Rev J L J Barth at St Louis, Archibald killed near Prescott Ark, Krupp funds for Essen workers, Havana riots deaths, Granite City fire loss, a 17 year old killed near Deep Water, IllinoisU Illinois beat Iowa 82 0 and Mrs Whitsett burned in Lorena Texas.
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New England
Wilson
Europe
Boston
Pennsylvania Road
Indianapolis
Ind
Frazier
Grant
Clayton
London
J. L. J. Barth
St. Louis
Asbury B. Archibald
St. Louis, Iron Mountain & Southern Road
Prescott
Ark
Frau Krupp
Essen
Prussia
Havana
Cuba
Mark Henson
Granite City
James Johnson
Deep Water
Champaign
Illinois University
Iowa
F. W. Whitsett
Lorena
Tex
Notable Missouri News Bits Span Health to Politics
Vicar General Muehlsiepen sinks from paralysis in St Louis archdiocese. Judge Selden P Spencer of St Louis elected president of Missouri UMC A state group. A St Louis firm books Kansas City hall for a Thanksgiving bullfight. Lake Contra racing stables at St Joseph destroyed by fire. grand stand damaged. Dinner honors Dr Lorenz at St Louis Club. Col Thomas Ochiltree critically ill at Hot Springs Va. Old St Louis riverfront landmarks slated for removal for Eads bridge approach. Democratic congressional campaign committee to become a permanent Washington center. Ex-treasurer Martin Ferguson of Butler County and son William arrested for counterfeiting in St Louis. Rev C M Sheldon of Topeka backing Christian-only insurance venture. Lt Cmdr Niblack says navy auxiliary cruisers are mostly junk. St Joseph street improvements halted by charter limits. Texas flood hits Beaumont areas. seven feet water in streets. Belleville building boom setback tied to brick work concerns.
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Muehlsiepen
Archdiocese of
St. Louis
Selden P. Spencer
Lorenz
St. Louis Club
Thomas Ochiltree
Hot Springs
Old St. Louis
Eads Bridge
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Washington
Oo Martin Ferguson
Butler County
Willian
C. M. Sheldon
Topeka
Kas
Niblack
United States Navy
Navy
St. Joseph
Texas
Beaumont
Belleville
Tit
Com. Wactora
Illinois State News Highlights Local Disasters and Events
Ferdinand Fortaamp aged 20 died after being injured by falling coal in a Stanton mine. James Holt of Herrin was killed while attempting to board a train at De Soto. Reinhold House aged 16 was accidentally wounded by Sam Edwards while hunting near Staunton. Explosions hit three Chicago south side locations. Segregation plans at the University of Chicago begin soon. Rural free delivery launches near Edwardsville. A farmers institute drew good attendance in Robinson. W B Ward and S B Eaton bought 1000 acres of coal land south of Duquoin. Minor paralysis struck I H Moward aged 79 at a Coffeen funeral. No Mexican bull fight occurred at Sullivan on Thanksgiving. Long Southern freight train incident near Centralia.
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Ferdinand Fortaamp
Stanton
Farmers’ Institute
Robinson
W. B. Ward
S.B. Eaton
Duquoin
I. H. Moward
Chicago
University of Chicago
James Holt
Herrin
de Soto
Edwardsville
Sullivan
Eugene Kerry
Long
Southern
Centralia
Reinhold House
Sam Edwards
Staunton
Poison Call Raises Murder Rumor In Springfield Hotel
At 7 p.m. Ed Salt of Carthage Ill checked into the Silas hotel. The next day he became gravely ill and died at Springfield hospital. A half pint flask given to a bellboy with a note for analysis suggested poison. Papers identify the victim as Amos Stuart of Plymouth Ill, age 20.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Springfield
Silas Hotel
Ed Salt
Carthage
Bogardus
Springfield Hospital
Amos Stuart
Plymouth
Obituary notices list residents from several towns
Mrs. Andrew Thomas 58 in Virginia, M. F. Stanners 62 in Flora, Silas W. Carrier president of an elevator company in Springfield Geo, Mench retired miller in Rushville, Dr Z R Miller near McLeansboro, Thomas W Saathoff former South Litchfield township supervisor at Litchfield 65, Mrs Susana Zick 67 of Centralia after a long illness wife of John Zick prominent German resident.
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Andrew Thomas
Virginia
M. F. Stanners
Flora
Silas W. Carrier
Springfield
Geo. Mench
Miller
Rushville
Z. R. Miller
McLeansboro
Thomas W. Saathoff
South Litchfield +ownship
Litchfield
Susana Zick
Centralia
John Zick
Phillips verdict in Chicago margin case reaches twenty thousand
The Galesburg trial of George H. Phillips versus Knox county’s James C. Beaird awarded Phillips $20 700 the full claim. Chicago board of trade figures attended and viewed the ruling as pivotal for margin contracts while Beaird’s margin dealings under dispute were labeled gambling by his defense. Phillips plans to press the case on other similar contracts across the state as nearly $100 000 is owed to him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galesburg
George H. Phillips
Chicago
James C. Beaird
Knox County
Phillips
Chicago Board of Trade
Boards of Trade
Baird
Where Did They Get the Stamps?
Two men identified as E. H. Fuller and E. B. Fuller were arrested at the Wyoming hotel in Chicago on suspicion of involvement in a major stamp robbery. They may be linked to last year’s $74,000 Chicago post office heist. Fuller, once connected to a prominent local firm, allegedly offered $1,500 worth of stamps. intercepts of letters and telegrams at the hotel mention the swag. The pair were about to depart the hotel when taken into custody.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
E. H
E. B. Fuller
Wyoming
Chicago
E. H. Fuller
State Supreme Court Taxes Beneficiary Funds Beyond Public Charities
The state supreme court ruled that beneficiary funds of societies not devoted exclusively to public charity are taxable even when set aside for known death losses and not yet paid out. The decision tightens taxation rules on charitable funds and affects organizations holding such reserves.
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State Supreme Court
Found After Forty Years David Richardson Discovers Owed Fixtures
After forty years in the shop at Alton com, David Richardson recovered fixtures that were owed and considered lost since 40 years ago. The find shifts long‑standing claims as he reclaims items once thought gone.
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David Richardson
T Alton
Fifth Army Corps Fifth Anniversary Surrender Commemoration Plan
Maj. Gen. William R. Shafter announces a national reunion for the Army of Santiago de Cuba to mark the fifth anniversary of Gen. Toral's surrender. A Chicago meeting will set dates and committee proxies, aiming for July 1 1903 and a grand review in a future national convention.
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Toral
San Francisco
Shafter
Society of the Army of
Santiago de Cuba
Fifth Army Corps
Santiago
Lawton
United States
Cuba
Sariago de Cuba
United States ‘Army
Tarral
Chicago
Hill
U. S. Sharp
Denver
Col
WM. R. Shafter
U.S. A
RESULTS OF THE STRIKE IN HAVANA
Havana reports two wounded men died after Wednesday evening street car shootings from neighboring houses. Mayor orders arrests of occupants linked to the gunfire. Special judge seizes editor Arnauto Cervantes of Reconcentrado on sedition charges as efforts to resolve tensions between edgarmakers and their employers continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Arnauto Cervantes
Reconcentrado
Edgarmakers
Funeral of Herr Krupp draws Essen crowds
Remains of Herr Krupp were buried Wednesday in Essen Prussia with Emperor William following the hearse on foot from the old home of the grandfather to the cemetery. Practically the entire population of Essen attended the funeral making the obsequies impressive.
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Essen
Prussia
Krupp
William
Government Orders Delayed for Sheep Shipment at Port
Fragmentary OCR states the government and agriculture authorities expect orders to sail by Saturday. It notes about 400 sheep at the port and uncertainty over whether they will depart as planned. The text is garbled but implies a stalled port shipment.
Precautionary measures on English cattle for expo
Portland Maine officials said a telegram advised precaution against contagion as England cattle are kept separate at Boston farms. Huntington noted no disease detected in Maine yet and emphasized efforts to prevent its entry.
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Portland
Huntington
England
Boston
Maine
Ottumwa Disagreement Over Municipal Water Debt Limit
Ottumwa Iowa November 28 for the first time since the Dred Scott decision a United States circuit court and municipal water plant case has moved to St Louis. The tribunal ruled Ottumwa reached a legal limit of indebtedness and that a levy to fund this proposal would not count as constitutional indebtedness according to the Iowa state supreme court ruling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Dred Scott
Dads
United States
United State Court
St. Louis
Tribu
Iowa
Coal shipments delayed by river water levels in Pittsburg
About 250000 bushels of coal were sent to southern markets by Pittsburg river shippers on Thursday as the Monongahela River allowed some shipments. Water remained too low for full port access, with boats likely to be stalled until Saturday if water holds. The rivers reached a low water mark of 914 feet.
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Pittsburg
Pittsbur River
Monongahela
Krupp Vindicated In Rome Defamation Inquiry
An inquiry in Rome on November 23 cleared Herr Krupp of defamatory accusations related to Capricat. The proceedings concluded with Krupp vindicated and no charges upheld.
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Rome
Herr Krupp
Capricat
Glear Krupp
Chiad
Accushtiar
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New York
Quatch
Canada
British Northwest Territory
John Sherman
Mansfield
Ohio
Mexico
Central Labor Union
Illinois State News
Kaiser
Eissen
Autori
Charac
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