The Seris of Tiburon Island and Their Secrets
A Los Angeles letter profiles the Seris, a warlike and isolated tribe near Tiburon Island in the Gulf of California. It describes their cannibal accusations, hunting prowess, village huts, diet of raw meat and seafood, ceremonial marriage feast, and polygamy linked to female excess.
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Los Angeles
Cal
North America
Tiburon Island
Gulf of California
Papagueria
Arizona
Sonora
Menico
Coronado
W. J. McGee
Bureau of Ethnology
North American
Afavasupa
Viavasu 9 Canyon
Seris
Indians of the Seri and their Pelican Faiths in Gulf Lore
G Wharton James portrays the Seri of Tassae and related tribes as tall, strong, agile people famed for speed and endurance. He notes pelican skin robes, reed canoes on the Gulf of California, and pelican worship linked to creation myths. He warns of Mexican domination threatening Seri civilization.
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Gulf of California
Tassae
G. Wharton James
Shipwrecked paper men seized by Seris in old voyage tale
An early tale recounts a San Francisco crew bound for Seriland who, warned of Seris treachery, fall prey to deceit. A cook volunteers to stay on shore while funds and a gun are used to lure the party toward a fatal ambush.
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San Francisco
Seriland
Goorner
Description of the Canal From Chicago River to Lockport
The Chicago Journal outlines the sanitary canal length from the Chicago river south branch to Lockport, totaling 24.4 miles of waterway. It notes 14 miles cut through earth and 14 miles through solid rock, with widths of 200 and 160 feet, depths of 22 to 24 feet, two entry points at Twenty-eighth and Robey and Kedzie at Thirty-third, and an average cost per mile of about 1 million. The adjacent 7,300 acres are owned by the sanitary district.
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Lockport
Chicago Journal
Chicago
Staiary
Twenty-eighth
Robey Streets
Kedzie Avenue
Thirty-third Street
Gage details on National City bank deposits and inquiries
Secretary Gage transmits to the Senate a detailed reply to resolutions asking about dealings with the National City bank of New York. He states there were no communications between June and October 1897 and explains funds from the Pacific railway debt were handled to avoid financial disruption. He confirms existing records cover March 4 to January 4 and denies holding bonds in trust for Standard Oil.
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Washington
Secretary of the Treasury
Senate
National City Bank of New York
Gage
A. B. Hepburn
Hepburn
A. B. Hepura
Treasury Department
National City Bank
Pacific Railway
Morgan
Treasury
New York
James Stillman
Lyman J. Gage
Ise
Secretaries of the Treasury
United States Bonds
Reid
Standard Oil Company
Gauge
St.Sasie
Standard Ollompiany
Standard CW Company
Benofiting Bank
Secret goodbye plan at the corner
Mrs Gillian and Mrs Wyckoff bid farewell as they arrange a final meeting after a hair cut. Mr Gillian agrees to the plan and they prepare to leave together from the overcoat moment.
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Gillian
Mrs. Wyckoff
N. Y. Press
His Sensation
Dialogue fragment shows a rural Irish exchange with Mrs McGorry questioning a dentist pull and Megorry reacting with humor about being born then. The snippet captures dialect and comic tone without wider context.
Illinois Anti-Trust Act Declared Void by Circuit Judge
Judge C C Kohisaat of the United States circuit court voided the Illinois anti trust act as unconstitutional both for class and special legislation. The ruling cites conflicts with federal and state constitutions.
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Chicago
C. C. Kohisaat
United States Circuit
Ilinois
Haines Cleared in Self Defense Irons Case
Sioux City Iowa January 30 Mike Haines was exonerated by the coroner's jury on charges he killed Andy Kean by thrusting a red hot iron into the abdomen the verdict stating the act was in self defense and justified.
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Sioux City
Mike Haines
Andy Kean
Fire destroys seven story Cherry Street chair factory
A seven story Heywood Bros and Wakefield Manufacturing chair factory on Cherry Street burned on Monday amid high winds. Firefighters faced severe conditions as they fought the blaze. Estimated loss runs to thousands of dollars.
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New York
Cherry Street
Heywood Bros. and
Wakeffield Manufacturing Company
Supreme Court Chief Justice Announces Three-Week Recess
Washington January 30 Chief Justice Fuller said the United States Supreme Court will recess for three weeks starting next Monday. He did not specify dates or cases during the adjournment.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Fuller
Fatal Boiler Explosion at Phillips Nimick Mill
In Pittsburgh on January 30 a boiler battery at Phillips Nimick & Co. mill on West Carson street exploded destroying the boiler room roof. Simon Holland was killed and about a dozen workers injured as heavy metal and steam blasted through the area. Mill staff had just fired the boilers after Sunday shutdown. investigators will determine cause. Property loss not yet estimated.
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Pittsburgh
Steel Department
Phillips, Nimick & Co
West Carson Street
Simon Holland
Holland
Missing Major Rockefeller Hinted Alive in War Dispatch
War department notes from Manila and Washington report a rescued Spanish major sighting Maj. Rockefeller in northern Luzon on December 12 and another officer placing him in southern Luzon recently. Rockefeller has been missing since April 28, with officials undecided on his fate. He is a New York native, a regular army officer and Civil War veteran.
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Washington
War Department
Manila
Maj
Rockefeller
Zalbaies
Luzon
Otis
Charles M. Rockefeller
Lawton
New York
Supreme Court rules Des Moines saloons operate without legal sanction
The Iowa Supreme Court finds the 1894 saloon petition signatures insufficient, backing the Anti-Saloon League claim that less than 60 percent voter support existed. Saloons plan to seek an injunction to halt the ruling until a new petition is gathered.
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Des Moines
Supreme Court
Anti-Saloon League
League
Satoonkeeprs
Iowa mine operators form independent slate in Des Moines
A Des Moines committee of Iowa mine operators voted to organize independently of the national association, saying they were excluded at Indianapolis for having the highest schedule. They plan a March meeting of town operators and miners to set a year starting April 1 outside the national structure.
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Des Moines
Iowa
National Association
Indianapolis
Inquest Held Over Priest Found Dead at Immaculate Conception
Springfield coroner's jury examined the death of Father Sullivan whose body was found behind the rectory. Testimony offered no new lead and contradicted sensational rumors. The jury found death from unknown causes after evidence suggested a fall or blow and exposure.
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Springfield
Father Sullivan
Church of the Immaculate Conception
Presidents Birthday Observed With Messages and Flowers
Washington January thirtieth President McKinley turned fifty seven receiving many congratulations from visitors and a flood of cablegrams and telegrams. Floral remembrances were sent to mark the birthday.
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Washington
McKinley
German Americans to Build 25,000 Seat Assembly Hall
The German-Americans of the Twin Cities plan to purchase a 40 acre tract south of St. Paul and construct a summer assembly hall. The facility will host conventions saengerfests and other German-American gatherings with a seating capacity of 25 000.
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Hig Assembly Hall
Minneapolis
Minn
Twin Cities
St. Paul
Congressman Proposes Medal for Helen Miller Gould
Representative Briggs of New York introduces a bill to thank Helen Miller Gould with a congressional resolution and a gold medal for patriotic service during the Spanish American War in Washington on January 30.
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Helen Gould
Washington
Briggs
New York
Congress
Helen Miller Gould
Spain
Indiana labor board orders weekly pay for Republic Iron workers
Indianapolis Jan 30 The Indiana labor commissioners ordered Republic Iron and Steel to pay its 5000 employees weekly. Failure to comply will prompt legal action. The company operates 11 factories across the state.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana Labor Commissioners
Republic Iron & Steel Company
Two Sailors Lost In Barge Foundering Off Frying Pan Shoals
News reaches Norfolk of the foundering of the barge Houseman in a storm off Frying Pan shoals. Two crewmen are reported lost though their names and residences were not learned.
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Norfolk, Va
Houseman
Trade review notes light new business and price shifts
The Dun weekly trade review reports light new business for manufacturers in early 1899 with large prebooks in some sectors. Woolen goods show peak weekly transactions while others lack follow through. boot and shoe orders are small yet shipments rise. Iron and steel prices ease while scarce billets endure. Cotton demand remains moderate with India famine affecting British sales. Wheat and corn exports shift, cash corn prices fall, and weekly failures rise modestly in US and Canada.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
Bessemer
India
Atlantic
Pacific
United States
Canada
Flood Losses in Northern Japan Hit 13 Million Yen
Official reports detail December floods in Hokkaido and surrounding districts destroying 17 235 houses in Hokkaido alone and 100 fishing vessels. The disaster area covers 35 towns in Shikari district with total damage estimated at 13 000 000 yen and 159 lives lost.
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Tacoma
Wash
Llakkauldo
Japan
Shikari
Ilakkaido
Roberts Excluded From House Seat in Utah Case
The House adopted a resolution excluding Brigham H. Roberts, the Utah representative-elect, by a vote of 268 to 50. The resolution stated that Roberts ought not to have or hold a seat, and declared the seat vacant.
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House
Utah
Washington
Brigham H. Roberts
Congress
House of Representatives
Wolf attack claims former Detroit resident near Presque Isle
A letter from Detroit reports John Smith a former Detroit resident was devoured by wolves near a logging camp in Presque Isle county. He left the camp in the evening and was found the next morning in the snow with signs of a desperate struggle and a wolf carcass nearby. Smith served in the Spanish-American War and was well off.
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Detroit
Mich
John Smith
Presque Isle
Presque Isle County
Smith
Republicans Set May 16 17 For State Convention
Indianapolis reports the Republican state committee fixed May 16 and 17 for the state convention. The meeting sparked talk of Congressman Landis from the Ninth district and Congressman Watson from the Sixth district as Governor nominees. Friends expect an official declaration later.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Republican State Committee
Landis
Congressmar. Watson
Emperor Kwangsu’s Death Reported From Shanghai Dispatch
A Shanghai special dispatch says Emperor Kwangsu died by his own action. Peking reports the imperial edict credits poor health for the emperor’s inability to govern and names Pu Chun heir. The dowager is said to have compelled abdication.
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London
Shanghai
Emperor Kwangsu
Peking
Pu Chun
Prince Tuano
Massive log cutting announced for Indian reservations
Ashland Wis Jan 27 Maj Campbell in charge of the La Point Indian agency says over 52 009 000 feet of logs will be banked on the Bad River Red Cliff and Lac du Flambeau reservations this winter This will bring about 200 000 dollars for the tribes plus earnings from other work
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Ashland
Wis
Maj
Campbell
la Point
Bad River
Red Cliff
Lac du Flambeau
Akron Woman Confirmed Not Mrs Luetgert
The Akron woman thought to be Mrs Adolph Luetgert is identified as Matilda Cook formerly of Lima Ohio She recently returned from Germany and says she was mistaken for Mrs Luetgert on several occasions.
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Luetgert
Akron
Adolph Luetgert
Chicago
Matilda Cook
Lima
O. X
Mirs
Cook
Germany
Murderer Bartruff Kills Wife and Two Children in Cincinnati
Cincinnati police charge Charles Bartruff with the killings of his wife, a five year old son, and a three month old daughter in a Bremen street home. He claims a spell triggered the crime and offered no clear motive. He attacked witnesses defending himself as officers arrived, inflicting injuries before arrest.
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Cincinnati
Charles Bartruff
Bremen Street
Carl
Bartruff
New Coaling Station at Basilan Island
Admiral Watson reports possession of the Isabella coaling station on Basilan Island with a marine garrison commanded by Lieut Long. After surveying Zamboanga for a southern archipelago base, a deeper harbor was found at Basilan and the navy has taken control and begun augmenting coal supplies.
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Washington
Admiral Watson
Isabella
Long
Philippine
Manila
Basilan Island
May Succeed Diaz in Mexican Presidency
Laredo Texas January 29 Officials say President Diaz desires Gen Bernardo Reyes to be his successor when he retires. Reyes now minister of war and former Nuevo Laredo governor is popular with foreigners for his energetic statesmanship. No early succession is indicated, Diaz may seek reelection and back Reyes as a future candidate.
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Diaz
Gen. Reyes
Emperor Kuang-Hsu Dies. Heir to Be Proclaimed
Moscow reports Chinese legation in St. Petersburg cables that Emperor Kuang-Hsu is dead and lying in state. Funeral ceremony set for Thursday. The heir will be proclaimed emperor at Piring February 5 as Chick Nanga. Rumors say abdication preceded by self-inflicted death.
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Moscow
St. Petersburg
Emperor Kuang-Hsu
Piring
Chick Nanga
Aus
Governor Wells Proclaims Election for Federal Representative
Salt Lake City Jan 29 Governor Wells issues a proclamation under Utah law calling a statewide election on Monday April 2 to elect a representative to the Fifty sixth Congress for the vacancy caused by Roberts exclusion.
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Salt Lake City
Cereal firm boosts quarterly dividend to eight percent
A Akron dispatch reports the American Cereal company will raise its quarterly dividend to two percent starting February 1, increasing the annual payout from six to eight percent. The capital stock stands at 2,500,000.
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Columbus
Dispatch
Akron
American Cereal Company
Blue Laws in Baltimore Enforce Sunday Closures
Baltimore authorities enforce the blue law with all cigar stores groceries bakeries and most drug stores closed Sunday. Police took names of boot blacks for indictment as the law’s enforcement continues in Maryland capital.
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Baltimore
Oxford and Cambridge Postpone Return Games with Harvard Yale
Oxford and Cambridge, after consultation, decide to postpone the return field games with Harvard and Yale until 1901 due to the difficulty of arranging a suitable date for both sides. Dr Leyds, Transvaal envoy, arrives in Berlin for the emperor's birthday celebration and is received by Count von Buelow.
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London
Oxford
Cambridge
Harvard
Yale
Dr. Leyds
Berlin
Transvaal
von. Buelow
Quincy Police Kill Two Safe Crackers In Hotel Shootout
In Quincy Illinois police killed two expert safe burglars and wounded a third after a running gun battle through a hotel. The men, linked to recent Illinois safebreaking, carried skeleton keys and nitroglycerin and used disguises and multiple aliases.
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Quincy
Ill
Chicago
Galesburg
Freefort
Illinois
Building and Loan Association
Adams County Building and Loan Association
Moecker’s
Kansas City
George Koch
Koch
Newcomb Hotel
Moecker Hotel
John Ahearn
Ahearn
Charmhorst
J. M. Burt
H. E.crowley
Burt
C. H. Rogers
C. H. Prince
Des Moines
Omaha
Neb
Prince
Charles Dennis
Thomas Monaghan
Gustav E. Shubert
Martin White
White
Dennis and
Monaghan
Madison
Wis
Deerfield
Here
H. B. Fargo Company
Baby Carriage Makers Plan 30 Percent Price Rise
Toledo manufacturers of baby carriages and children's wagons met in secret to approve a 30 percent price increase. They deny forming a cartel but cite higher iron costs as the reason for a uniform adjustment.
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Toledo, G
Socks for Soldiers Reach San Francisco for Manila
A large shipment of cotton socks for U S troops in Manila arrived in San Francisco from Philadelphia. The consignment totals 200000 pairs and fills two freight cars. The socks will be sent to the Philippines on the next transport.
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San Francisco
United States
Manila
Philadelphia
Philippines
Bryan Will Accept Nomination for Texas Populists
Austin January 29 populists of Texas announce that Hon. W J Bryan will accept the party’s nomination for president if tendered to him.
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Bryan
Austin
Tex
Texas
W. J. Bryan
Canal Improvement Resolution By New York State Republicans
Albany January 29 The New York State Republican Association of editors from smaller cities and villages adopted a resolution opposing the expenditure proposed for canal improvements in the state canals.
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Albany
New York State Republican
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Wny
Seri
Zalbados
Roberts
Indiana
Watson Ererorts
Navy
Mexico
China
Kuang-Hau
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