Japan Funds Bangkok Museum Showcasing Japanese Goods Abroad
A Bangkok museum displays Japanese products under government direction with duties paid by the state. Goods can be ordered with a fixed commission, samples available for inspection, and delivery offered door to door. The exhibit attracts both oriental and European traders and marks a growing Japan-Siam trade.
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Bankok
Japan
Far East
Bangkok
Orental
Occidental
Siam
Overproduction in Germany Strains Textile Trade
Berlin correspondent reports a spreading crisis in German textiles with many mills halting production or reducing hours. Overproduction from Europe and India，多 with high cotton prices drives closures from Saxony to Silesia. velvet stays strong while Austria-Hungary and other mills cut output.
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Berlin
London Daily Mail
India
United States
Saxony
Germany
Silesia
Western Germany
Crefeld
Aix la Chapelle
Alsatia
Thuringia
China
Austria-Hungary
Vienna
Europe
Austria Exports Timber Decline Prompts Public Concern
The article notes Austria's long role as a premier timber exporter since the railway era. It cites a shift in opinion and widespread criticism of the country's timber exports as the industry faces change and possible decline.
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Austria
Europe
Oyster Cultivation Exposé at Paris Exposition
The French naval department presents an exhibit in Paris showing oyster cultivation advances. From 1879 to 1887 average French oyster production rose from about 2.1 million to 4.3 million dollars, with 15.5 million French and 3 million Portuguese oysters sold in 1598. Luxury bivalves command high prices in Europe, Frankfort shells cost 60 to 72 cents per dozen. Some Americans abroad receive barrels of American oysters.
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France
Europe
Frankfort
Rice Crop Outlook in Japan and German Lumber Trade
Japan projects a record rice yield this year with an expected 27.7 million bushels above the average, boosting value by about 25 million dollars. Separately, German railway totals show lumber at 12. six million tons of traffic, with 660,000 people employed in the industry and rising imports of hard woods.
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Germany
Germany Signals Strong Butter Imports to Germany Market
Germany’s butter imports rose in the first seven months of the year to 1 098.7 metric tons, led by Holland 2 850.5 tons Austria Hungary 2 476.3 tons and Russia 1 635.9 tons. German tariff advocates argue 16 marks per 160 kilograms is too low to shield domestic producers.
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Germany
Holland
Austria-Hungary
Russian
United States
Angora cat kills a snake in Orange New Jersey
Dr J Hammond Bradshaw of Orange New Jersey owns a large Angora cat that killed a snake measuring five inches around and over three feet long. The event was witnessed by Mrs Margaret Haughwout, Bradshaw’s sister in law, who stepped in when the cat attacked the reptile a second time. The cat struck the snake in the back and leaped away as the snake coiled in the roadway near the Bradshaw residence.
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J. Hammond Bradshaw
Orange
N. J
Margaret Haughwout
Dr. Bradshaw
Ruin by Explosion and Demolition of Drug House
Fire at Tarrant & Co wholesale drug house in New York caused multiple chemical explosions. Buildings collapsed over a wide area as about 30 to 35 people were reported missing and around 100 injured. Chief Croker pegged property loss at 1.5 million dollars. Origin suspected to be chemical storage violations or faulty insulation.
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New York
Tarrant & Co
Warren
Greenwich
Windsor Hotel
Croker
Fire Department
F. T. Witte Hard Ware Company
Breitenbach & Co
Eppens, Smith & Weinman Company
Locke & Conklin
Douglas & Co
Cheese
Kahn
Bakers’ Supplies
Hopping & Campfield
Aller
Haven’s Drug and Spice Company
Flake & Co
Pedora & Nenellis
Cunco
Morris Jackson Flag Company
Hart & Co
Shiegler
O'Keefe & Shiesler
Boerne
Butter and Eggs
Behman
Kornaheerens
Ernst
Hesse & Ohls
Apples
Granalto
Banianas
Harman
Ioerber Nutt Bread Company
Lirschitz
Cigars
Rosenberg
Chinsse
Warren and
Greenwich Streets
Scannell
Tarrant
Allen
Frerson
Alleged Dynamiter Arrested After Fatal Bombing in Williamsburg
Williamsburg Ohio resident George Snell was arrested for dynamiting Henry Wilson's home near Williamsburg last winter and killing Wilson's ten year old son. A second arrest is expected.
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Williamsburg
George Snell
Henry Wilson
Wilson
Judge Denies Separate Receiver for Omaha and St Louis Railroad
In St Louis on Monday Judge Amos Thayer denied the application by Guaranty Trust Company of New York and Julius Welsh for the appointment of a separate receiver for the Omaha and St Louis Railroad Company.
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St. Louis
United States
Amos Thayer
Trust Company of
New York
Julius
Welsh
Omaha
Foreign and domestic dispatches on China crisis arc
Dr Morrison reports ministers propose adding Prince Yi and Ying Nien to seven executed officials. Hong Kong placards offer bounties on missionaries heads. Paris notes ministers back death for instigators. potential no reply to Prince Ching note. London reports rebel defeat. 600 killed. Mukden mass murder evidence cited. Hay moves toward The Hague for indemnity questions if talks stall. States seek Britain and Germany replies on Russian plan.
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London
Morrison
Times
Peking
Prince Yi
Ying Nien
France
Hong Kong
Chinese Mutual Protection ‘Society
Hoi Ping District
Sager
American Board of Missions
S. G. Tope
Graves
Southern Baptist
Beattie
American Presbyterian Board
Hoi Ping
Paris
Havas
M. Delcasse
Prince Ching
Li Hung
Chang
Shanghai
St. Petersburg
Mukden
War Office
New York
Washington
Herald
Hay
Conger
Russia
Hague Court
China
Germany
Great Britain
State Department
Census work nearly complete as Merriam prepares figures
The census bureau will announce the national population this week with minor revisions possible. Alaska returns are incomplete and counts for U S troops abroad will be estimated. State and territorial totals will be official and further bulletins on civil divisions follow next week.
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Washington
United States
Census Bureau
Merriam
Alaska
Philippines
Avalanche reported on Mount St Elias near Kodiak
A Yakutat report says Mount St Elias was badly shaken by the recent quake with ice avalanches roaring down the mountain. Indian hunters nearby saw a half mile wide track cleared of snow and fear some trappers may have been caught in the slide.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Yakutat
Mount St. Elias
Kodiak
Drowning near Lake Washington claims two Carr brothers
Seattle today reports Torrey Carr son of E. O. Carr and Clark C. Carr son of Gen. Clark E. Carr died when a canoe duck hunting on Lake Washington capsized. Early Sunday morning their bodies were not recovered. E. M. Carr, a leading local lawyer, is Torrey’s brother, while Gen. Clark E. Carr, from Galesburg Illinois, is a campaign speaker for the Republican National Committee and a longtime associate of President Lincoln.
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Seattle
Wash
Torrey Carr
E. O. Carr
E. M. Carr
Clark C. Carr
Clark E. Carr
Galesburg
Ill
Lake Washington
Illinois
Republican National Committee
Lincoln
Denmark
Gold Strike Report From Dawson City Dig
Advices from Dawson City report a strike on Goring Creek, 16 miles above Hunter Creek mouth in the Klondike. The best pay is 14, with the entire creek yielding gold. Seattle dispatches note the dig’s significance as prospectors rush to the site.
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Seattle
Wash
Dawson City
Goring Creek
Hunter Creek
Wild scenes as London greets Imperial volunteers home
London observed a chaotic homecoming for the City Imperial volunteers from South Africa. Police and troops struggled to control crowds along the march route from Temple Bar to Guildhall, with hundreds injured and at least two died after a night of unbridled revelry and street chaos.
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London
City
Imperial Volunteers
Southampton
South Africa
Aurania
Temple Bar
Alfred Newton
St. Paul's Cathedral
Guild Hall
Lord Wolseley
Queen Victoria
City of London
Stepney
Newton
Guildhall
Ancient and Honorable Artillery of London
Strand
Ambulance Corps
Finsbury Circus
Carlists Battle Near Badalona Ends With Chief Dead
A clash near Badalona between 24 armed Carlists and gendarmes left the Carlist chief killed and another wounded. Three Remington rifles were captured as the band retreated toward Moncada, pursued by cavalry and infantry.
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Madrid
Badalona
Moncada
Towns and Cities
The piece notes Philadelphia has 70 cobble and rubble streets out of 1070 paved miles. It cites Troy population decline and city inhabitants at 60 651. Berlin Hamburg and Leipsic seven room apartment costs are given as 500, 400 and 350 respectively. East St Louis shows 95 percent growth in ten years signaling urban migration toward suburbs.
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Philadelphia
Troy
N. Y
Berlin
Hamburg
Leipsic
East St. Louis
St. Louis
Peace talks move as Boxers and envoy actions unfold
Dispatches from Paris and London report shrinking violence and resumed negotiations in China. Li Hung Chang cites poisoning claims, French troops clear Boxers, and an indemnity of 40 million pounds is proposed. An international commission will investigate missionary killings as Britain plans troop movements toward Peking and Tianjin. Hay informs London and Berlin of open door terms, with caveats.
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Paris
Havas
Peking
Li Hung Chang
Yu Hsin
Pao-ying-fu
Shanghai
China
Tuan
London
Lord George Hamilton
India
Pao-ting-fu
Sir Alfred Gaselee
Gaselee
Count von Waldersee
Tientwin
Kwang-Su
Washington
Hay
England
Germany
Alvord Arrested in Boston After Bank Theft Charge
Cornelius IL Alvord Jr the absconding note teller of the First National Bank New York charged with stealing 700000 was captured in Boston by Chief Inspector Watts and Detective Armstrong. He faced arrest in a lodging house then agreed to return to New York without papers and was taken to police HQ. He admitted the vast sum and said he would not fight bail. He planned to meet lawyer Gardner on arrival.
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Boston
Cornelius IL. Alvord, Jr
First National Bank
New York City
William L. Watts
Armstrong
New York
West Newton Street
Burlington Avenue
Alvord
Gardner
Woman’s twenty second day fast puzzles local doctors
Pana Illinois October 30 Mrs Simeon Lowe entered the twenty second day of her fast and remains unable to take nourishment. The case stumps local physicians as they seek a cause and potential treatment.
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Pana
Ill
Simeon Lowe
Secretary Hay Delivers China Policy Response
United States Secretary of State Hay on Monday afternoon returned the government’s answer to the British German China agreement. The communication will not be public until it is delivered in London and Berlin.
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United States
Washington
Hay
China
London
Berlin
Proclamation Declares Thanksgiving Day Nationwide
The 1900 proclamation by President William McKinley sets aside Thursday, November 29, for a day of thanksgiving and prayer. It calls Americans to worship, praise prosperity, honor soldiers, seek divine favor, and pray for peace and harmony among nations. Secretary John Hay assists the president.
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Washington
State Department
United States of America
China
Galveston
William McKinley
United States
William M'Kinley
John Hay
Partial Resumption Seen At Hazleton Mines Amid Strike
Hazleton district mines resume operations Monday and plan full production for two months. Lehigh & Wilkes Barre Coal Co mines at Audenried Honey Brook and Green Mountain keep strikes. Company offers to end sliding scale and pay 10 percent raise to April 1, workers seek written guarantees. Lackawanna valley 5000 plus workers refuse return to work over conversion terms. In Shamokin 15000 report for work as whistles blow. Henry Clay Excelsior and Corbin idle but expected to restart soon.
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Hazleton
Lehigh & Wilkesbarre Coal Company
Audenried
Honey Brook
Green Mountain
Scranton
Lackawanna Valley
Shamokin
Trevorton
This Place
Mount Carmel
Henry Clay
Excelsior
Corvin
Wreck on Northern Pacific Kills Seven, Injures Many
A Helena dispatch reports Northern Pacific No. 4 eastbound wrecked at De Hart Montana eight miles from Big Timber after a switch rod broke. Seven died including W C Reisenrath and Dr Lester Pendleton. numerous others injured with varying injuries.
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St. Paul
Minn
Helena
Mont
Northern Pacific
de Hart. Mont
Big Timber
W. C. Reisenrath
Lester Pendleton
Mount Hope
Wis
Ed Eastman
Raymond, S. C
Cc. C. Harthorn
Livingston
M. S. Tracy
Bozeman
Walter Nelson
Dickinson
N. D
Lucy Carpenter
Jacob Hugh
Marietta
Mich
Maria Tracy
M.S. Tracy
M. J. Sweeney
Butte
Erick Pendleton
Ed Gray
Omaha Railway
M. A. Deidrick
George Hubbard
Yellowstone County
Earthquake hits Caracas killing fifteen and injuring many
A severe Caracas earthquake at 1 46 am causes fifteen deaths and many injuries. Buildings including the Pantheon suffer great damage. The U S delegation sustains damage but occupants escape unhurt. President Gas tro reportedly breaks a leg after leaping from a government house balcony. The second item notes ex president Cleveland criticizing the free coinage of silver in a 1897 New York Reform Club address.
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Caracas
Venezuela
United States
Gastro
Government House
Princeton
N. J
Cleveland
Don M. Dickinson
Reform Club
New York
Mystery Cleared Up in La Crosse Diary Case
In La Crosse Wisconsin on October 30 the mystery around the strange disappearance of Peter Sac’s diary is resolved as police disclose renewed evidence and close the case with no further public danger.
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la ‘Crosse
Wis
Peter
Sac
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Victoria
Pretoria
Christian Victor
Schleswig-Holstein
Princess Herene
King’s Royal Rifles
New York Bank
James Maguire
Central Labor Union
Fort Worth
Tex
Will Cawthorn
Tyler
Cawthorn
Silvela
McKinley
Montana
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