Agriculture and morals in distant lands and territories
Sued hv ert Saturday. Barley and rye ripen along the Yu con and many vegetables flourish there with harvest due mid August. Alaska’s agricultural outlook looks brighter than expected. Germany enforces moral standards. Despite population growth, 680 people were punished for perjury in 1899 versus 1011 in 1882. Public schools in Indian Territory lag Porto Rico. Congress should act to lift school disabilities.
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Alaska
Germany
Indian Territory
Porto Rico
Congress
Roosevelts Ancestor Archibald Bulloch in Georgia History
Archibald Bulloch, great great grandfather of President Roosevelt, led Georgia's provincial congress in 1775 and 1776, served as a continental congress delegate in 1775, and first read the Declaration of Independence in Georgia. The government has purchased over $33 million in bonds since April 1 at a cost of $40 million to curb money-market stringency and ensure income exceeds ordinary outgo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
President Roosevelt
Archibald Bulloch
Provincial Congress
Georgia
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Secretary of the Treasury
American yacht crew favored to win after tough race
The series of yacht races looks like previous attempts with the American boat holding an excellent chance to win. The first attempt failed due to insufficient wind, as neither boat completed the course in time, but the Columbia led the Shamrock throughout.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbia
Anarchist Editor Arrested for Lottery Advertisements
The anarchist editor of L'Aurore in Spring Valley Illinois has been seized for publishing lottery ads. In Bureau County where he lives, he praised assassin Czolgosz and urged others to kill, a conduct deemed intolerable.
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L’aurore
Spring Valley
Illinois
Bureau County
Czolgosz
St Louis World Fair Exhibit Promises Quality Over Size
The St Paul Pioneer Press notes a $3,000,000 ethnological exhibit at the St Louis World's Fair will take nearly as much space as the Pan American exposition. The piece argues fears of quantity over quality are unfounded as the fair seeks to maximize opportunity with impressive scope.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
St. Louis
Governors Face Pressure Over Centennial Inaction
Governors of states that have shown no interest in the Louisiana Purchase centennial risk falling into the behind-hand class as constituents demand accountability. A governor who delays must explain his laggard stance to voters, but there remains time to act and join the effort with urgency.
Execution Looms For Buffalo Assassin Smith
The Buffalo assassin shows remorse only after capture and faces execution in a few weeks. Authorities nationwide should keep watch on the Czolgosz brood as the public fates unfold.
Fall River mill owner shares prosperity with workers
Mr. Matthew Borden of Fall River Massachusetts a cotton spinner and iron master is praised for fair treatment of his employees. His business prospers and workers deserve a share of this success. His logic and actions reflect balanced stewardship and generosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Matthew Borden
Fall River
Massachusetts
Borden
Week Of October 28 Named For Czolgosz Execution
The week starting October 28 has been named as the earliest possible execution date under the law for the assassin Czolgosz. It aims to meet justice promptly, about six weeks after President McKinley’s death. The contrast with the 1881 timing in the Garfield era offers satisfaction to domestic and foreign observers alike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Czolgosz
McKinley
Garfield
Guitéau
Craiggay
Cuban convention dissolves after delivering election law changes
The Cuban constitutional convention informed Gov Gen Wood that changes to the election law had been made and that the convention, deeming its work complete, was ready to dissolve. News notes also mention Krupp purchasing a Berlin residence, Wilson naming F H King as chief of soil division, and various political and financial updates from around September 1901.
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Wood
Herr Krupp
Berlin
Wilson
F. H. King
University of Wisconsin
Bureau of Soils
Department of Agriculture
Nakachidze
Rome
Italy
St. Louis
John W. Springer
National Live Stock Association
C. R. Thomas
American Hereford Breeders’ Association
Independence
John B. McGinnes
Ordnance Department
San Francisco
Department of California
J. M. Herbert
Southern Pacific Railroad
Herbert
Gould Hines
George B. Cortelyou
Washington
Canton
White House
Roosevelt
Belle Hagner
Justice Hagner
Supreme Court of the District of Columbia
Miss Wagner
McKinley
Prince Henry
Prussia
Russia
Emperor Nicholas
British Submarine Boats Begin Series with First Launch
The first of five Holland-type submarines, built at Barrow-in-Furness for the British government, was launched without ceremony on the 2nd. The remaining four boats are expected to be ready for launching this year. A yacht race between Shamrock and Columbia on the 1st was called off due to inability to sail within the time limit while Shamrock led.
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United States
Treasury
National Department of Agriculture
Jordan
Spain
Episcopal Church of America
San Francisco
Fowler
Kentucky
Hart
Kansas City
House of Bishops
John §. Lindsay
Massachusetts
Charles Hutchins
House of Deputies
Glasgow
Shamrock SL
Wescottian Syndicate
Guatemala
Germany
Shamrock Tr
Columbia
Shamrock
Barrow-in-Furness
Strike at Nathiele colliery over ex foreman Bateman
Twelve hundred men and boys at Nathiele colliery strike on the 3d to oust ex foreman James Bateman from a company house. Miners had previously secured his discharge and now demand his eviction from the village amid labor tensions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Natiiele
Shamokin Coal Co
James Bateman
Natiele
Bateman
American Tin Plate Co
Amalgamated Association
London Daily Mail
Adurassa
United States Geological Survey
Herr Panzer
Berlin
Neurs Leben
McKinley
Arctic
Robert Stein
Samuel Warmbirth
Boston
Sydney
N. S
Mortimer L. Johnson
Charlestown Navy Yard
Wm. T. Sampson
John Campbell
Colorado
Gastein
Austria
London
Drowning of a Child in St Louis Cistern and Western News
Robert Lovelady, age six, drowned in an abandoned cistern at St Louis while arsenous water projects are urged for the World’s Fair. Also noted are deaths in Houston and Fort Worth from overdoses and elevator accidents, recapture of a jail escapee, improved business activity in the West, a 25 year penitentiary sentence for Lake Simmons, a fatal ditching near Council Bluffs, continued homeseekers’ excursions, McKinley’s will filed, Roosevelt planning a Pacific coast visit, Denton murder conviction, Bonham life sentence, and a Cumberland Presbyterian resolution on anarchists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Lovelady
St. Louis
Charles N. Bean
Houston
Tex
Morton Horton
Fort Worth
Reuben Dorsch
Carbondale
Ill
Lake Simmons
Angleton
Council Bluffs
Western Passenger Association
President McKinley
Canton
McKinley
Helen McKinley
Roosevelt
Pacific Coast
Washington
Oregon
California
Denton
Nathan Hughes
George Frampton
Bonham
Jim Moore
J. J. Johnson
Johnson
Ewing Presbytery
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Shawneetown
William McKinley
Colle ‘Gress
Illinois State News Deaths and Estates Across Counties
A list of obituary notices and notable deaths across Illinois counties including Beardstown Bluford Shadowers Williamson Carlinville Palmyra Mason Havana Medora Bloomington Moweaqua East Alton Sycamore DeKalb Jacksonville and Chicago. Notable names include J J Starkweather Augustus Tull Roswell P Daw and Rev William C Gray. Estate value cited as 100000.
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J. J. Starkweather
New York
Beardstown
Bluford
Williamson County
George Ross
Carlinville
Albert Dopheide
Palmyra
J. H. Mitchell
Mason County
Havana
C. E. Wales
Medora
William C. Gray
Interior
The
Presbyterian Church
Chicago
Peter Stauffer
Holder
Augustus Tull
Bloomington
Rachael Breeding
Shelby County
Moweaqua
Benjamin Paterson
East Alton
Bright
William Harris Attacks in Springfield County Jail
William Harris, described as insane, went berserk in the west corridor of Springfield county jail. While being shaved he seized razors and attacked, wounding Larry Hopkins who tried to subdue him. Harris slashed Hopkins's neck, severing a jugular vein and leaving Hopkins near death as medical help arrived. Hopkins was jailed previously for larceny.
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William Harris
Springfield
Larry Hopkins
Hopkins
Harris
Mayor halts Kinloch poles amid Alton property owner protests
Alton property owners opposed to Kinloch Telephone Co poles illegally erected without authority planned to cut them down. Mayor Young ordered a stop to all line work and pole erection until the dispute is settled, after police uncovered the plan and notified the mayor.
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Alton
Kinloch Telephone Co
Mayor Young
Kinloch Co
Madison County Officers Seek Reimbursement for Smallpox Care
County officials urged Granite City to pay 3800 in gold as their share of keeping smallpox patients, but the city refused citing ongoing court action. The city claims about 14000 has been spent and that the county should cover total costs.
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Madison County
Granite City
Missing Murphysboro man amid diphtheria outbreak
Thomas Garner aged 56 of Murphysboro vanished after starting work in the morning of the 26th. The town faces a diphtheria epidemic while John Metz aged 12 of Pontiac was arrested in St Louis as a vagrant.
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Thomas Garner
Murphysboro
John Metz
Pontiac
St. Louis
Willo ware firms weigh Granite City move
In St. Louis a pair of willow ware factories are considering relocating to Granite City seeking the abundant basket making materials.
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St. Louis
Granite City
Alton to Extend District Hot Water System
Work on extending the district hot water heating network in Alton will begin in a few days. The expansion aims to serve parts of the city currently without service.
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Alton
Ministers Gather for Southern Illinois Conference at Murphysboro
The Southern Illinois Conference of Ministers of the M. E. Church South met in Murphysboro with nearly one hundred ministers in attendance, reflecting regional church activity and collaboration.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Southern Methodist Conference
Southern Illinois Conference of Ministers
M. E. Church
South
Murphysboro
Granite City welder badly burned foot may face amputation
Henry Mendel, a car shop worker in Granite City, suffered severe foot burns from molten metal. Doctors warned that amputation might be necessary.
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Henry Mendel
Granite City
Killing at Rockwood Sparks Randolph County Quarrel
Grant Mitchell a colored man was killed by a stray bullet during a quarrel between Frank Gatewood and Lee Stone at Rockwood in Randolph County. The incident underscores rising tensions and prompts a police investigation.
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Rockwood
Grant Mitchell
Frank Gatewood
Lee Stone
Randolph County
Columbia Wins Second Race for America Cup
New York reports the Shamrock II against Columbia on a 30 mile triangular course. The Columbia led from start to finish after steady gains, finishing 3 minutes 35 seconds ahead when adjusted for handicap. A brisk northwest breeze, 18 knots, aided a spectacular marine spectacle with cheers and flags across the fleet.
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New York
Shamrock II
Columbia
Shamrock
Shamrrock
Columbian
Herreshall
Columbis
Watson
Thomas
Sir Thomas
Long Island
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Illinois State News
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Upton
Columbia Gatineau
Miles
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Barr
Sycamore
Cherbourg
Gresham
Corsair
Erin
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