Kansas Life in Brief From National Recap
A miscellany notes deer nearly wiped out in Kansas and hunters still active for big game. Federal convicts remain at large in the state. Potatoes reappear on Kansas menus while reciprocity is praised. Colorado has ample potatoes, Kansas abundant wheat and apples. America could soon meet silk demand domestically with United States silk plants. A Kansas woman seeks divorce over her husband’s swearing and violence citing unequal rights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas
America
Allen
The
Silk Association of the
United States
Porches, Politics and Cuba Split in Insistent Debate
Co D Thompson, treasurer of the Maccabees, boasts of friends who will shield him from punishment. The Kenosha mayor orders police to shoot porch climbers, while Palma’s support in Cuba fractures into factions. Leaders argue who may become president or governor as unrest continues.
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Co. D. Thompson
The
Maccabees
Kenosha
Wisconsin
Palma
Suport
Cuba
Dust exposure linked to half of German consumption cases
Germany reports that about 50 percent of consumption cases stem from habitual breathing of dust tainted with harmful substances. It is also suggested that even untainted dust may damage the breathing apparatus of the average person.
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Germany
Warning of Railway Roadbed Settlement on Monon Line
A Lake County Illinois report warns of grave consequences if ballast extraction continues. About 800 feet of Monon railway roadbed has settled, with a deepening 100 feet in two months. The company has dumped over 7,500 car loads of fill and shows no slowdown.
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Monon
Lake County
Iinois
Rural delivery lands see value rise as mail routes expand
Land values along rural delivery routes are rising from about two dollars to five dollars an acre. Farmers may be motivated by more than early letters, with added educational value as magazines and periodicals reach homes.
Americanization of the World article by Stead profiled
In a current issue, William T. Stead argues the American flag has displaced the Union Jack as the masthead of progress. He contends the United States will be the nerve center of civilization, placing the continent’s inventive genius energy and vast resources at the disposal of humanity.
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Review of
William T. Stead
United States
Young rulers of Europe and Roosevelt at forty three
The piece notes young leaders: Theodore Roosevelt at 43, William NI nearly 43, King Carlos of Portugal at 38, Nicholas II of Russia at 33, Victor Emmanuel III of Italy at 32. It adds Servia and Bulgaria also have young monarchs and Alfonso XIII will be 16 when he ascends the Spanish throne in May.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Theodore Roosevelt
William NI
Roosevelt
Carlos
Portugal
Nicholas II
Russia
Italy
Victor Emanuel MV
Servia
Bulgaria
Alfonso XIII
French academy awards 1000 francs to Cecile Morand
The French academy awards Cecile Morand, a seamstress described as a dwarf and cripple, who has supported a paralytic father and ten siblings. Despite hardship, Morand is praised for virtue and unselfishness, with the prize seen as public recognition and financial aid to ease her labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
French Academy
Cecile Morand
Mlle
Morand
Milo
Personal and Political News In Brief Across Nations
Gov Jenkins of Oklahoma met President Roosevelt on the 25th with Secretary Hitchcock, without details released. Also on the 25th, Marquis Ito arrived in St Petersburg, and Secretary Gage received a $13,669 conscience contribution in New York. Noted deaths include composer Joseph Fischer in Springfield Ohio and Harvard professor Joseph Henry Thayer Bussey in Cambridge. A conference at the state department preceded Leischmann’s return to Constantinople. A cable from Rome announced James Fletcher’s death in Genoa. Railroad plans emerge for Dunderdal Norway with American-supplied equipment. German budget body approves 1902 navy estimates at 209 million marks, below committee figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gov. Jenkins
Oklahoma
Rosevelt
Hitchcock
Joseph Fischer
New York
Springfield
Cortelyou
Washington
Harvard University
Cambridge
Mass
Thayer
U Harvard
Leischmann
United States
Constantinople
State Department
Turkey
Miss Stone
Rome
James Fletcher
Genoa
Italy
Fletcher
England
Iowa
Russell Munger
Rochester Hospital For the
St. Paul
Minn
Northwestern
Icebergs Drift South of St Johns and Expositions News
The 25th reports four large icebergs seen from St Johns Newfoundland drifting south in the Atlantic shipping lanes, an unusual late-season sight. Subscriptions for the Lewis and Clark centennial exposition in Portland began, with a strong showing of capital backing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Johns
N. F
Grand Banks
Portland
Ore
Indian Territory
St. Louis
National Union Conservative Associations
Wolverhampton
England
Ireland
Valparaiso
Chile
Argentine Republic
League Island Navy Yard
Catskill
Ericsson
Manhattan
Jersey City
South Dakota
Sioux City
Grand Trunk railway names Charles Hays as manager
Charles Hays is reappointed general manager of the Grand Trunk railway of Canada. The note lists other recent items including a glass factory start in Centralia Illinois, a burglary thwarted in St Louis, rising weekly bank clearings, and several regional notices.
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Charles H. Hays
Grand Trunk Railway of Canada
Centralia
Mae Kelly
St. Louis
United States
St. Louis Society of Colonial Wars
Southern Hotel
EK. W. Stephens
Columbia
Young Men’s Christian Association of Missouri
St. Louis Transit Co
Board of Public Improvements
Max Birenbaum
Louis
Secret Service
Yukon
Dawson
Pleasant Valley Church
Pana
John Himes
Elmer Denenbarger
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Co
Louisville
Charles F. Glaspell
Missouri Knights Templars
Rov
Arch Masons of
Missouri
Kansas City
TARAS EXPLOSION AT PEABERTHY INJECTOR CO
Detroit newspaper reports a deadly boiler explosion at the Penberthy Injector Co plant on Abbott street and Brooklyn avenue. Twenty six workers died and 24 more were injured, with many unidentified bodies presumed to be at home by night. Rescue and hospital efforts continued as crews removed debris and authorities assessed damage and insurance. Subscriptions were started for relief, and the cause remained unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Penberthy Injector Co
Abbott Street
Brooklyn Avenue
Appartus
Department of Public Works
Grace
Harper Hospitals
George W. Childs
Childs
Illinois State News Beardsown sells bonds and obituaries flood page
Beardstown sells 67000 refunding railroad bonds at 4 percent to local banks. Burtes, 20, jailed at Shawneetown for burglary. Burke, gospel hymn writer linked with Moody and evangelists, born 1855 in Ireland, later abroad. Obituaries list Keer of Mount Vernon. Harter near Ridgway. Roe Ament of Litchfield. others in Medora, Greenville, Mascoutah, Fayette and Jersey counties.
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Beardstown
Will Burtes
Shawneetown
John H. Burke
D. L. Moody
D. W. Whittle
Thomas McNeill
Wheaton
DuPage County
Mr. Burke
Ireland
America
Chicago
Moody
Australia
Mr. McNeill
Christ
Mary M. Keer
Mount Vernon
Gotlieb Harter
Ridgway
James Roe Ament
Litchfield
Harvey Williams
Medora
Rebecca Flatt
Walter von Weise
Greenville
Otillie Dambach
Henry Dambach
Mascoutah
Thomas Dooley
Fayette County
James Edwards
Wilberton Township
Lillian Mitchell
J. C. Mitchell
First National Bank of
Marion
Pedro Mendoza
Jersey County
Hiram T. Keiser
Local fatalities and hazard deaths reported in multiple towns
Daniel Garber, a 44 year old Woodford county farmer, was found dead on the highway north of Pekin. Mrs. Lafayette Boyer, 70, of Payson, died in a yard fire while boiling soap. Nicholas Linkey, 11, accidentally shot his 7 year old brother Joseph at their Freeburg home. Carrie Rice, five, died after her clothing caught fire in Harrisburg. Alto Pass businessmen plan to form a company to prospect for oil nearby.
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Daniel Garber
Woodford
Pekin
Lafayette Boyer
Payson
Nicholas Linkey
Joseph
Freeburg
Alto Pass
Carrie Rice
Harrisburg
Indictment in Quincy over Murder by Poisoned Candy
The Morgan county grand jury returned an indictment against Mrs. Mary L. McWilliams of Quincy and her daughter Mamie Barnes of Quincy. They are charged as accessories to William Webb Ferguson alias William Winn, who faces trial for the murder of Dr. J. L. Barnes of Monticello at the Central Hospital for the Insane Jacksonville last May, allegedly by poisoned candy.
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Morgan County Grand Jury
Mary L. McWilliams
Quincy
Mamie Barnes
William Webb Ferguson
William Winn
J. L. Barnes
Monticello
Central Hospital For the Insane
Jacksonville
Court ruling triggers stock slump after tax assessment
Following a Springfield circuit court decision denying a permanent injunction against the Illinois state board of equalization, the board levied assessments totaling 75 million dollars on the capital stock of the Chicago traction companies for 1900, causing a heavy slump in the related stock prices on the Chicago market.
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United States Circuit Court
Springfield
Illinois State Board of Equalization
Chicago Traction Companies
State Board
Chicago
Explosion Wrecks Bloomington Printing Office
A gas explosion demolishes the Lloyd and Whiller printing office in Bloomington. The blast wrecked the building and damaged adjacent structures. The proprietors and two employees were seriously hurt.
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Lloyd & Whiller
Bloomington
Berthoffs Celebrated 63rd Wedding Anniversary at Rushville
Married sixty three years Mr and Mrs Edward Berthoff celebrated their long marriage in Rushville. He is eighty eight and reported hale, hearty and vigorous. They were wed in Rushville.
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Edward Berthoff
Rushville
Mr. Berthoff
The Peoria Sleeper
James A. Harris of Peoria who went to sleep on November 1 has not awakened. Milk and wine have been forced down his throat to keep him from starving.
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James A. Harris
Peoria
Death Comes in the Night as City Fire Chief Dies
Carl Moeller longtime Peoria fire chief whose 14 year leadership of the No 4 volunteer company ended with a sudden night death. The community mourns a dedicated public servant and fire fighting hero associated with Peoria.
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Carl Moeller
Peoria
Old. No. 4 Volunteer Fire Company
Wabash Holocaust Raises Death Toll Debate
Detroit dispatch reports a rail crash near Seneca Michigan with about eighty feared dead. Officials differ on the final tally, noting many bodies incinerated and fragments still in Adrian morgue. Superintendent Burns doubts totals will exceed twenty, while scene witnesses estimate around eighty. No arrest offers against Engineer Strong yet.
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Detroit
Mich
Seneca
George M. Burns
Adrian
Burn
Burns
Olmes
Strong
Locomotive Wreck Near Ducktown Kills Two
A northbound freight on the Atlantic Knoxville and Northern railroad derailed two miles south of Ducktown Tennessee. Conductor Harvey Ott of Knoxville and Engineer Edward Dawson of Blue Ridge Georgia were killed. Fireman and brakeman seriously injured as the locomotive left the track on a sharp curve and rolled down a 40 foot embankment with several cars following.
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Ducktown
Tenn
Atlantay, Knoxville & Northern Railroad
Here
Harvey Ott
Knoxville
Edward Dawson
Blue Ridge
Mining Plant Boiler Explosion Claims Two Lives
Joplin Missouri early reports say engineer John Hill and visitor A D Robinson were killed when a boiler exploded at the Ida zinc mining plant three miles northwest of Joplin yesterday. Robinson was visiting the plant at the time.
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Joplin
John Hill
A. D. Robinson
Ida Zinc
Here
Robinson
General Randall Tightens Grasp on Small Thievery
Washington reports Brigadier General Randall of the department of the Columbia enforcing strict penalties for petty thefts. Recruit Alexander Reese of the Tenth fel bat tery was sentenced by court martial to dishonorable discharge, forfeit of pay and allowances, and one year confinement at Alcatraz for stealing a shirt. Randall approved the sentence reluctantly, believing hard labor more appropriate.
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Washington
Randall
Department of the Columbia
Alexander Reese
United States
Alcatraz Island
Trackage Fight Blocks Eighth Street in Omaha
In Omaha on November 29 a clash over track laying occurred before daylight as 50 men worked on the Baines project along Eighth street. Police halted the men and delayed a crossing with Northwestern track. Both lines face official orders and are guarded to prevent further progress.
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Omaha, Neb
Baines
Eighth Street
Council
Interfe
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Peaberthy Injector Co
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