New York City Budget Tops U S Cities in Expenditures
The Williston Graphic reports New York City's next year budget at 116 805 490 87, far surpassing Chicago Philadelphia St Louis Baltimore Boston and Cleveland in total spending. It notes per capita debt high and that Hoboken has the highest population density.
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New York City
United States
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Baltimore
Boston
Cleveland
Spain
Buyreau
Citiew
Portland
Ore
Auburn
Detroit
Hoboken
New Orleans
Hindus' Complaint on English Rule in India
A Berne Tageblatt correspondent details Hindu grievances against English policies in India. Young officers are accused of harsh policing provoking growing resentment among educated Hindus who seek a voice in policy. The German notes difficulty in understanding British attitudes toward educated Indians.
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India
Beren Tageblatt
Alaska to elect delegate in first congressional campaign
Alaska edges toward representation in Washington as a new territory with about 100000 people many of them Indian natives. The landscape for campaigning will be vast with sparse railways and highways and focus in Sitka and mining camps. Census and newspaper industry figures show a surge in daily copies printed since 1900.
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Alaska
Seward Purchase
Washington
Troy Trmes
United States
Mississippi River
Sitka
Bear Prank Leads to Surprise Get Married Plan
Marjorie rejects Jack Van Dorsen for sixteenth time yet a staged bear encounter forces a dramatic disclosure. He believes he faces danger until the culprit is revealed a stuffed bear. Laughter ends his marriage proposal with a witty twist and confession of love.
Fierce Panther Fight On Jungle Edge Endures Trail
A hunter and his shikari stalk a wounded panther in dense jungle. After a moonlit reveal and a close encounter, the panther knocks the hunter to a hollow, then is driven off by the hunter’s fox terrier Toby. The hunter suffers fourteen wounds and is carried to safety.
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Shikari
Toby
Caleugo Truire
Monument to Burns Unveiled in Chicago by Scottish Community
A 28 foot Burns statue by W Grant Heyenson in Chicago marks nearly twenty years of Scottish civic effort. The bronze portrays scenes from Tam o’Shanter and The Cotter’s Saturday Night, set on Vermont granite pedestals with a multi-panel base. The project began in 1888 with a citywide Burns Memorial and Monument association and culminated after decades of fundraising and coordination by Scottish societies and public committees.
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Chicago
Scola
Bobby" Burna
W. Grant i Heyenson
Edinburgh
Sons of Scotland
America
Ita
Vermont
Stevenson
Ire
Une
Scotia
Byrne
Tale Virtue
Memorial Aasociation
Park Commission
Municipal Art Commission
Scotland
Burns Memorial and Monument Association
Memorial Association
Sage Millions: Osborne to Direct Vast Estate Money
New York long time Russell Sage employee Charles W. Osborne becomes executor of Sage’s estate and will direct a fortune of 160 million dollars. Osborne, trusted assistant since the first year, is described as a cheerful, careful man with a sharp eye for securities and collateral.
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New York
Charles W. Osborne
Russell Sage
Will Street
Osborne
Russell
Wall Street
Sage Entate
Sage
Maander
Bia
From Priscilla Alden to Miles Standish A Colonial Tale
New York reports a sequel to the Miles Standish legend detailing John Alden and Priscilla marriage, their daughter Sarah Alden, and her marriage to Alexander Standish. The piece notes early Duxbury settlers, shared family ties, and homes still standing, with Standish timber linked to his father’s house. Also a note on French quill toothpicks, Paris factory producing millions annually, once pens.
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Plymouth
John Alden
Priscilla
Blu
Sarah Alden
Alexander Standish
Miles Standish
Barbara
Alexander Stanilish
Rose
Mass
Durbury
Standishes
Aldens
Duxbury
Alden
Dr Williams Pink Pills Cure Anemia Says Maine Woman
Mrs. Nathaniel Field of Bt Albans Maine recounts severe anemia with numb spells neuralgia and distress after meals. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for weight gain from 120 to 164 pounds and full recovery after three weeks, with claims the pills create new blood. Sold by druggists or prepaid at 50 cents a box, six for $2.50 from the Dr Williams Medicine Co Scdx NY.
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Williama
Dr. Williams
Nathaniel Field
Bt. Albans
Somerset County
Maine
William A
Dr. Willia Medicine Company
Sclenectady
N. Y
Donkeys Die in Rain as Philippines Experiments End
War department notes that eight dozen American donkeys sent to Manila faced harsh weather and poor shelter. Seven animals died when torrential rain exposed them, prompting reflections on the inexperience of such deployments. The piece also touches on broader comments about Central and South American troops and a brief literary note on Stevenson’s Bottle Imp. It mentions Justus Miles Foreman planning an extended journey to Australia and the South Seas for leisure.
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Curtis
Mrs. Curtis
Marjorie
Mrs. Johnston
Mr. van Dorsen
War Department
Philippines
Bureau of Isular Affaifa
Manila
Birean
Durden
Garcia
Caney
Central
N. C
Democrat
Robert Louis Stevenson
Samoa
Louis
Mr. Stevenson
Justus Miles Foreman
New York
Australia
New Zealand
South Semislands
Tuberculosis Care in Germany Grows Under Sickness Insurance
Germany spent about 9.5 million dollars on treating tuberculous patients under workmen's sickness insurance from 1901 to 1905. The figure reflects the program's expanding burden on the social welfare system and public health measures in the era.
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Germany
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