Galveston Storm Wipes Coast Leaving Heavy Losses
A New Orleans dispatch reports Galveston struck by a savage gulf storm with a 15‑foot surge at Virginia Point. Estimates place 2500–3000 dead and 4000 houses destroyed while Port Arthur Sabine Pass and nearby towns face massive damage and telegraph lines fail.
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Memphis
New Orleans
Gulf
Texas
Vera Cruz
Missouri, Kansas & Texas
Sabine Pass
Port Arthur
Galveston
Highlands
Sabine
Port Lavaca
Rockport
Arnsas Pass
Cord Christi
Brownsville
Ywer Coast
Dine Pass
Texas Cay
Oyster Creek
Brazoria
Houston
Tex
Galvestion
James C. Timmins
National Express Company
Morganspoint
Timmins
Timmins Overs
Tremont Hotel
Mr. Timmins
Columbia Top
Ferguson
Angleton
Arcola
Wofford
Brookshire
Alvin
Seabrook
Jane Woodstock
Nickelson
Louis Broquet
George Duff
J. F. Duff
Judge Duff
Chenango
Ben W. Dew
Southern Pacific
Dew
Virginia Point
Conductor Powers
Santa Fe
Hitchcock
Alta Loma
Pearl
L. B. Carlton
Business League of
Prather
Rosenberg
Buller advances as Lydenburg falls to British forces
Dispatches report Ian Hamilton turning the Boer right flank aiding Buller’s advance. Lydenburg capitulated with Krugerspost and other Boer units retreating into the mountains as Buller crosses the Mauch Berg and presses toward a final phase of the war. Theron’s death is noted among Boer losses.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Belfast
Ian Hamilton
Buller
Theron
Honingspruit
United States
Stone
Krugerspost
Lydenburg
Kruger
Cape Town
Redvers Buller
Mauch Berg
Excursion Steamer John Endicott Sinks Near Scituate
Ex cursion steamer John Endicott struck a sunken rock east of Minot's Light on Sunday afternoon and foundered after taking 600 passengers toward the North Scituate shore. Lifeboats and nearby vessels saved all aboard.
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Cohassett
Mass
John Endicott
Boston
Plymouth
Minot
North Scituate
British naval brigade rejoin ships after Peking relief
The British admiralty announces that members of the naval brigade who participated in the relief of Peking have rejoined their ships.
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London
British Admiralty
Naval Brigade
Peking
Rare Philippine Jewels and a Cure All
Rare corals in the Philippines become American property as the article extols health as a rarer jewel. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a king remedy for indigestion dyspepsia constipation biliousness belching heartburn and sleeplessness.
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Philippines
Map showing how America grew after the Revolution
A wall map measuring 48 by 34 inches highlights in color the divisions of U S territory acquired since the Revolution. It traces the original thirteen states, Louisiana Purchase, Texas Annexation, Gadsden purchase, Mexican cession, and Northwest discovery and settlement. Price 15 cents plus postage. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, C B Q R R, Chicago.
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America
Louisiana Purchase
Texas
Gadsden
Mexico
Northwest
Eustis
Chicago
That Funny Feeling and the Five Dollar Vote
A humorous quip from Uncle Eben contrasts a man’s odd sensation when he votes for a ham and grocer returns only $8.87 in change, as captured by the Chicago Evening News. The line highlights the tension between civic action and personal gain in a playful dialect.
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Eben
Chicago Evening News
Mose Whistles Cake Walk Sparks Surprise Return
A lines-filled item recalls Mose starting to whistle a cake walk, prompting interest in his long absence and a reaction from Mrs. Jackson in a playful exchange reported by Puck.
Poison bottle blamed for seasickness remedy
A quoted exchange from the New York World shows a character insisting on using a poison bottle as the remedy for seasickness, while another warns to take care and avoid the toxic option.
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Alfred
N. Y
Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
New York
Lane's Family Medicine Cure for Health
Lane's Family Medicine promotes daily bowel movement health claiming one daily action keeps the body healthy. It suggests easy action on the liver and kidneys and claims to cure sick headaches. Prices listed as 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
Hotel Ad Claims European Plan Appeal
Fragmentary note from Puck references a hotel describing itself as a European plan and contrasts prices with Americans, suggesting the hotel charges are higher than others. The readable text is limited and lacks concrete details.
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Ohare
Puck
Women turn to Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
Women with painful periods find ordinary treatment insufficient and seek Mrs. Pinkham's remedy. The ad asserts the compound cures many, noting a million women helped and urging others to ask for assistance without delay.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Charles Kelner
Stanley C. Spencer
Elder-Demster Steamship Lime
Richard Lord
McFadden’s Cotton Company
Bailey
Wharf Company
Pelican Island
Texas City
Houston Island
Middle Bay
A. England
England
St. Charles
Waco
Brazos Valley
Henry Black
Merchants’ & Planters
Dickson
Masonic
Grand Lodge
First Baptist
Southern Methodist
Trinity Methodist
What He
Wanted
Mrs. Pinkham
President Tyler
White House
Washington
D. C
Seraple
Tyler
National
Louise
Washington, D. C
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Columbus,o
Waltham Watches
Waltham
Waltham Watch Company
American Waltham Watch Company
Waltham, Mass
Omaha
Rockford
Dubuque Waterloo
Fore and
Coun- Dee Uffs
S. BR. R
LC Lines
Hanson
Oklahoma
A . T. Morgan
Perry
C. T
Dui Te Binnie
Milwaukee
Tom Shea
FTO
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