Growth of the Cities Nearly Five Million Rise 1890 to 1900
The census bulletin reports 159 cities with 15,000-plus population growing 32.5 percent from 1890 to 1900, totaling 19,094,625 in 1900. New York leads with about 3.5 million, Chicago and Philadelphia over 1 million, Seattle and Spokane rise sharply, and Nebraska shows a population decline.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Isso
New York
Chicago
Philadelphia
St. Louis
Boston
Baltimore
Cleveland
Buffalo
San Francisco
Cincinnati
Pittsburg
New Orleans
Detroit
Milwaukee
Newark
N. J
Jersey City
Louisville
Minneapolis
Ing
Seattle
Los Angeles
Duluth
Kansas City
Kan
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Spokane
Arizona
Idaho
Indian Territory
Mississippi
Nevada
New Mexico
North Carolina
North Dakota
Oklahoma
South Dakota
Vermont
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Nebraska
North Atlantic
North Central Division
Quinine Tablets Claim Cure a Cold in One Day
An old advertisement touts Quinine Tablets as a guaranteed cure for colds with relief in one day and a no cure no pay offer priced at 25 cents. It also promotes a laxative product named Lramo as stopping the cough and clearing the cold.
Bryan's New Jersey rally frames race over trusts and independence
Francis Bryan criticizes trusts and large employers arguing laborers lose share of wealth while capital concentrates. He warns about standing armies and imperial policies, urges a people’s campaign fund, and recounts threats of factory closure to sway voters in the 1900 era.
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Bryan
Slong
Inelaw
Mr. Ryan
Philippines
England
India
Mr. Bryan
Trenton
Auburn
N. Y
Hartman Attacks Clark at Livingston Political Meeting
Special Dispatch to the Standard reports Charles J. Hartman addressing a large audience at the Hefferlin opera house. He denounced W. A. Clark as a convicted briber and corruptionist, urged Clark’s desertion of silver, and argued Clark would not win a United States Senate seat even if Montana voters supported him.
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Standard
Livingston
Charles 3. Hartman
Hefferlin Opera House
R. H B. Kelley
Independent Demoucratia
Hartman
Democratic Party of Montana
W. A. Clark
United States Senate
Montana
Conger Authorized to Open Talks on China Peace Notes
Washington reports Minister Conger is authorized to begin negotiations with China based on German and French note points. Powers will settle divergences among themselves, while Conger acts unrestrained. Unclear if Pekin envoys hold consistent credentials. plenipotentiaries usually decide credentials at the first meeting.
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Washington
Conger
Pekin
Bulletin
Germany
Japan
China
Mumm von Schwartztenstein
Allied troops occupy Paotingtu as guards posted and quarters chosen
General Gaselee reports from Paotingtu that British French German and Italian guards are at the gates and generals toured the town to arrange quarters for occupation. He awaits Waldersee orders while noting signs of hostility and civilian suffering among residents.
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London
Gaselee
Paotingtu
India
Lord George Hamilton
Waldersee
Anglo German Agreement Reached On Terms
Washington reports the state department received British notes detailing the terms of the Great Britain Germany accord. The replies will address acceptable points while a third paragraph awaits further talks, and Pekin ministers will handle negotiations with the Chinese government replacing lengthy cross country communications.
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Washington
State Department
Great Britain
Germany
Count DeQuadt
Pekin
Open Door Effort Reaches for Broader Anglo German Accord
Washington expects Secretary Hay to press for a broad pact among major powers to uphold China’s integrity and the open door. France and Russia likely to join. London and Berlin may approve given the Anglo German reiteration. Italy and the United States, already aligned with the Anglo German agreement, would follow the German emperor’s lead.
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New York
Herald
Wash Nerton
Hay
China
Washington
France
Russia
London
Berlin
Italy
America
Feud Breaks Out in Clay County Over Davidson Death
London Ky Oct 25 Another feud erupts in Clay county between the Philpote and Davidson families after David Davidson father of Felix Davidson the deputy killed Monday in the region.
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London
Clay County
Philpote
Davidson
David Davidson
Felix Davidson
Death toll rises from earlier Philpot fight
David Philpot was killed and several others wounded in the earlier clash. The report notes Philpot died and multiple people sustained serious injuries in the incident.
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A Philpot
David Philpot
No successor named for Labor Party lieutenant governor candidate
Labor Party deliberations continue on October 26 as no nominee for lieutenant governor to replace Schoenfeldt has been chosen. State committee meetings and talks involving Dan McDonald Charley Clark and Frank Higgins persist while rumors swirl. The People's Party has not filed presidential electors and will do so tomorrow as the deadline approaches.
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Labor Party
Standard
Helena
Schoenfeldt
Dan McDonald
Charley Clark
Frank Higgins
Frank Corbett
Labor
People's Party
Transfer of Southern Pacific Lines in Oregon
Portland Oct 25 The Oregonian reports negotiations to transfer Southern Pacific lines in Oregon to the Northern Pacific have been ongoing but interrupted by the death of S P president C P Huntington. Immediate results are anticipated though current SP condition blocks any sale and a deal was once considered impossible. The Northern Pacific aims to gain Oregon lines to boost Pacific Northwest business. SP Oregon trackage totals about 650 miles.
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Portland
Ore
The
Oregonian
Southern Pacific
Oregon
Northern Pacific Company
C. P. Huntington
Oregon Ines
Northern Pacific
Pacific Northwest
Strikers and Soldiers Clash at Valley Field Quebec
In Valley Field Ottawa, October 25, strikers from Montreal Cotton mill, 200 workers seeking 25 cent daily wage gains led a stoppage halting coal shipments. Police injured eight as stones flew at Empire mill. militia from Montreal arrived after midnight to restore order, four strikers wounded.
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Montreal
Valley Field
Quebec
Montreal Cotton Company
Royal Scouts
Empire Mill
Reward Offered for Alvord Capture in National Bank Embezzlement
New York officers of the First National Bank plan a liberal reward tomorrow for the capture of Alvord the note teller accused of stealing 700000. A warrant for embezzlement was issued against Cornelius Alvord Jr with McCluskey and Pinkerton notified and surveillance continued.
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New York
Alvord
First National Bank
McCluskey
Vernon
United States Commissioners Shield
Cornelius Alvord, Jr
Detective Bureau
Pinkerton Agency
Fisher A. Kerr
Georgia postmasters indicted in conspiracy to defraud
United States grand jury returned indictments against 13 former postmasters and carriers in Polk Harrison and Paulding counties charging conspiracy to defraud the government. It is alleged they formed a criminal combination and even gave away stamps to cancel them.
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Atlanta
United States Grand Jury
Polk, Harrison
Paulding
Transports Wright and Ingalls undergo repairs in New York
Orders issued for the completion and repair of the transports Wright and Ingalls in New York. These ships, purchased during the Spanish war, carried troops and freight to the West Indies and have lately cruised near Tampa and Porto Rico. They are too small for regular U S troop runs to the Philippines but suitable for cruising the archipelago.
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Washington
Wright and Ingalls
New York
United States
West Indies
Tampa
Porto Rico
Philippines
Chaucer Anniversary Observed With Window Unveiling
The 500th death anniversary of Geoffrey Chaucer was marked in London with the unveiling of a memorial window by Poet Laureate Alfred Austin in the church of Saint Saviour, Southwark, near the Tabard Inn where Chaucer began his Canterbury pilgrimage.
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London
Chaucer
Alfred Austin
Church of Et Saviour
Southwark
Taberd Inn
Canterbury
McKinley and Root Attend Ohio Wedding Stop
President McKinley and Secretary Root traveled from Manefield to Massillon where they joined Mrs McKinley and Mrs Root to attend the wedding of Irving C Wales and Edna McClymonts, longtime friends of the McKinleys.
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Canton
McKinley
Root
Manefield
Massillon
Irving C. Wales
Edna McClymonts
McKinleys
Roosevelt Campaign Endings in Auburn and Syracuse
Governor Roosevelt spoke in Auburn and Syracuse after a day of campaign addresses across counties. The crowds were large and peaceful with lively exchanges on trusts expansion and Alaska, while Syracuse featured dense crowds and police-assisted access to the speaking venue.
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Syracuse
N. Y
Auburn
Roosevelt
Bryan
Seward
Welling Opera House
America
Alvord Seen In Mount Vernon After Bank Heist
The World today reports Cornelius L. Alvord Jr. was seen in Mount Vernon last night in a two horse coupe with three men and a driver. Patrick Ring said he saw Alvord on First street and DeWitt notified police. Details on the alleged $7000000 theft remain unconfirmed.
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New York
Cornelius L. Alvord, Jr
Fieet National Bank
Mount Vernon
Alvord
Avery Stable
Patrick J. Ring
People’s Opera House
John DeWitt
First Street
DeWitt
Police
Ring
New York Yacht Club Plans New Cup Defender
The New York Yacht Club met tonight and Commodore Ledyard pledged a new cup defender to meet Lipton's Shamrock III. The vessel will be built and operated by a syndicate.
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New York
New York Yacht Club
Commodore Ledyard
Thomas Lipton
Bhamrock Sr
Wedding Hall Collapse Kills Thirteen in Epirus
During a wedding in Argyrokastro Epirus a floor collapse killed thirteen people and injured thirteen others last Sunday. Local authorities reported the tragedy as rescue teams searched the rubble and assessed casualties.
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Constantinople
Argyrokastro
Epirus
Embezzler Snapp Arrested in Chicago for $32000 Theft
Chicago report of Oct B C D Snapp a confidential agent for Caldwell and Smith cotton brokers Memphis Tenn arrested here for embezzling 32000 dollars.
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Chicago
D. Snapp
Caldwell & Smith
Memphis
Tenn
Battleship Kentucky Sails for China Voyage
Washington reports the battleship Kentucky departed Tompkinsville for China after gun mechanism adjustments proved satisfactory. The Sciendia has also sailed from the same port.
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Washington
Kentucky
Tompkinsville
China Station
Sciendia
Life and Strength Restored to Palsied Limbs
Mrs H T Salisbury of Pawtucket Rhode Island describes eight years of nerve debility and partial paralysis cured by Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. She notes gradual improvement after two years and a 55 pound weight gain with restored mobility and health. She endorses the treatment and cites doctors’ initial pessimism.
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Follett Street
Pawtucket
R. I
St. Joseph's Church
H. T. Salisbury
Providence
Dr. Williams Medicine Company
Schenectady
N. Y
Abarenda Reported at Apia Samoa on the Fourth
The steamer Abarenda was reported at Apia in Samoa on the 4th inst. indicating its arrival or status during the period.
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Singapore
Canton
Apia
Samoa
Hart Sees Boxer Rebellion Spread Across China
Sir Robert Hart, director general of the Chinese Imperial Customs, predicts in the Fortnightly Review that the Boxer movement is national and patriotic and will spread across the empire. He forecasts millions of Boxers within 50 years in service of the government. Some papers deem his views gloomy and overdrawn, calling them a phantom of imagination.
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London
Robert Hart
Robert
Monster Gold Nugget Arrives at Wall Street Assay Office
The largest gold nugget ever received at the Wall Street assay office arrived today from a British Columbia mining camp. Weighing just over 753 pounds, the solid yellow metal is valued at 154000 dollars and arrived in a two foot high box wrapped in canvas. A heavy iron bound container used wedges and wooden bars to secure the nugget, requiring four men to move it from the truck to the scales.
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New York
Assay
Wall Street
Mason
British Columbia
Bank of Montreal
Baltimore Shooting Tournament Ends With Handicap Contest
The Baltimore Shooting Association closed its annual tournament in Baltimore with a 25 yard handicap final. There were 26 entries and 35 added to high runs with side money. Competitors included Smith Martin and Postones.
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Baltimore
Baltimore Shooting Association
Smith Martin and
Postones
Divided First Three Moneys Among Recipients
The text notes the division of the initial three sums with the remaining three allocated to Halewell Fanning and Welch. This item lists individuals and distribution without broader context.
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Halewell
Fanning
Welch
Sharkey Declines Fight With Wolcott After O'Rourke Challenge
New York October 5 Tom Sharkey answered Tom O Rourke about the Wolcott challenge. Sharkey refused to meet Wolcott citing other engagements and obligations.
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New York
Tom Sharkey
Tom O'Rourke
Joe Wolcott
Sharkey
Wolcott
Lord Rosebery Disposes Stable at Newmarket Sale
London reports that Lord Rosebery disposed of a portion of his stable at Newmarket today. Seventeen horses brought a total of 107 guineas with Richard Croker's representative purchasing Flambard for 45 guineas.
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London
Lord Rosebery
Newmarket
Richard Croker
Flambard
American doctors lead in medical progress says Osler
A London lecture highlights rising American superiority in medical clinics and specialties. The Philadelphia Medical Journal urges students to stay in the United States for post graduate study, noting advances in dentistry ophthalmology and general practice and urging patriotic focus on domestic medical science.
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London
Osler
United States
Saya
Philadelphia Medical Journal
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Macechio
Li Hung Chang
NDP
Southern Pacifc
Hight
Hank Vel
Georgia
Chauecer
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the Times
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Siegel Clothing Co
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Empire
Monster
Croker
Norseflesh
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