Atlantic City Wasted By A Destructive Fire
A major blaze along the Atlantic City boardwalk destroyed twelve hotels and over a score of small shops from Illinois Avenue to New York Avenue. Losses exceed 730,000 with limited insurance coverage. Militia and National Guard aided police to prevent looting as fires raged for hours.
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Tlantic City
Ocean
Beac
Iinois Avenue
New York Avenue
Brady's Baths
Tarlton Hotel
Winds Avenue
Board Walk
Roobery
Luray and Annex
The
Norwood
J. S. White & Son
the New Holland
J. M. Lee
Stratford
A. W. Waldner
Berkley
Ben Bros
Bryn Mawr
J. & B. Keffer
Evard
James T. Gorman
Rio Grande
J. P. Kilpatrick
Mervine
K. Eel
Academy Hotel
Academy of Music
Charles Fraling
Windsor
J. G. Waters
Tarlton
G. Jason Waters
Charles Keeler
Kentucky Avenue
Victor Freisinger
St. James Place
Old Tims
James A. Brady
Bath House
David John
Uggist
Nabass & Kazar
Oriental Goods
Haines
Torists
Shimamura & Co
Chip Hop Sing
John H. Flett
Art
Partridge & Richardson
Woman's Exchange
E. P
Philadelphia
Camden
Aii
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Morris Guards Company
Volunteer Fire Department
Dty National Guard of
New Jersey
Stoy
Trenton
Murphy
Atlantic City
Board of Insurance
Starvation Suffering Described In Zapata County Visit
Lane and District Attorney Hamilton report from Carizzo and Zapata County that stock are dying from lack of fodder and water. Judge Meane says water holes are drying up and no grass is left. He traveled 140 miles to see the devastation and notes the county has grown nothing for two years. Judge McLane believes corn and beans could sustain people temporarily. Urgent relief is urged to ease the dire situation.
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Lane
Hamilton
Carizzo
Zapata
Meane
Tex
McLane
Canada’s four dollar notes keep circulating after canal blunder
The Toronto Mail and Empire urges stopping the four dollar notes issued from Canada's latest die. The note features a Canadian Sault canal lock but shows an American lock image. Despite a pledge to destroy surplus bills, some remain in circulation and fetch premiums to collectors. The piece argues there is no need for a four dollar note and warns it promotes a rival canal, recommending cessation.
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Toronto Mail and Empire
Canada
They Were All John s How Chinaman Gained Revenge
Washington Star recounts Representative Mercer retuning from the Philippines and describing how a Chinese man in Luzon avenged a perceived insult by making locals address Americans as John. The tactic spread through Mindanao as natives greeted the party with Hello John and similar phrases, exposing the vanity of the nickname.
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Washington
Mercer
Philippines
Luzon
Mr. Mercer
John
Mindanao
Ching Fang
Ching Fane
Cardinal Goes to Washington for Delegate Role
Cardinal Martinelli traveled to Washington accompanied by Monsignor Becker and Savannah clergy to attend the national gathering. Grand jury recommends county offer rewards for arrests with proof to convict in the Ogeechee Road murders, but county leaders resist and debate a county constabulary. Hawaiian Glee Club attracts patrons yet faces debt collection actions. Secretary Shaw invited to Savannah in June for a regional bankers meeting and potential subtreasury visit.
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Savannah
Cardinal Martinelli
Washington
Tipal
Monsignor Becker
Tukhop Kelley
Ogeechee Road
George T. Cann
4. B. Moore
Madison
Shaw
Atlanta
Treasury
Bankers’ Associations of
Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Savannah Clearing Association
Savannah Cotton Exchange
Muscogee Primary Today in Columbus Georgia
The Muscogee county primary is today with heavy expected turnout. 2750 white voters are registered after books closed. Legislative candidates include B. S. Muller T. J. Chappell and G Tigner. A heated tax collector race features D A Andrews and Van Marcus. Coronial contest also noted.
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Muscogee
Columbus, Ga
Muscogee County
B. S. Muller
T. J. Chappell
G. ¥. Tigner
D. A. Andrews
van Marcus
Train Kills Section Hand Near Thomasville
R B Smith white section hand on the Albany division of the Plan System was run over yesterday afternoon about six miles from Thomasville and killed after nodding off on the track. His body was badly mangled. The report notes the accident occurred near 6 pm.
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Thomasville
R. B. Smith
Smith
The Policeman's Reward in a Philadelphia Tale
In Edwin Forrest's late years a pensioned policeman at Tenth and Thompson streets once guided the actor home along Spring Garden Street. Forrest, roused from stupor at the mansion door, attacked the officer, sending him down the steps. The key the officer kept as a souvenir remains in his possession.
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Philadelphia
Edwin Forrest
Tenth
Thompson Streets
Spring Garden Street
Forrest
Broad
Master Streets
Ford
Sterling Remedy Company Drug Ad From Chicago or New York
An incomplete ad copy for a remedy by the Sterling Remedy Company based in Chicago or New York references blood, digestion, and healing claims. The garbled text mentions a price list “25, 50,” dragplate, and a CDC Gunrapteen care line, with vague promises of money back and free samples, typical of era patent medicine promotions.
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Trene Ackerman
West Fifteenth Street
New York
Clara Summel
Sandusky Street
Delaware
Cascarete
Mabel Allen
Clara
Michige
I Sterling Remedy Company
Chicago
Moslems Allegedly Targeted by Macedonian Rebels
Exchange Telegraph from Sofia reports fourteen revolutionary bands crossed into Macedonia recently. Turis ambushed Bulgarian outlaws in Kurzev mountains, killing several and capturing the rest. Alleged atrocities include skinning a Turk alive used as a trophy. Vienna notes Servian village insurrection in Turkey with fighting Albanians at Kolashin and other deadly encounters.
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Vienna
Neu Frie Pressa
Turkey
Kolashin
Funeral of Cecil Rhodes Draws Massive Crowd in Cape Town
In April crowds converge as Cecil Rhodes lies in state in Parliament House. The public funeral procession, led by pallbearers including Dr. Jameson and Sir John Gordon Sprigg, traverses to the cathedral with troops, officials, and mourners. Archbishop Milner-ordered service honors Rhodes while noting his faults, and the ceremony ends with the body transported to Rhodesia for burial. Thousands of Matabele arrive at Bulawayo to witness the funeral march to the Matoppo hills.
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Dr. Jameson
John Gordon Sprigg
Cape Colony
Frank Rhodes
Lord Milner
Debeers
Messrs
Merrimar
Sauer
Molteno
Afrikander Band
Rhodes
Central
Africa
Rhodesia
South Africa
Bulawayo
Cecil Rhodes
Matoppo Hills
Mosilikatze
Russia to Withdraw From Manchuria Under Russo-Chinese Pact
The document states Russia will evacuate Manchurian provinces in three six month periods after signing. China may keep forces, and restoration of Tianjin triggers Niu Chwang vacating. China to repay Russia for railway work and policing costs, with ratification within three months.
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United States
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
China
Manchuria
DEWET AND STEYN URGING BOERS TO FIGHT TO LAST
Reports from April describe General De Wet and General Steyn urging the Boer forces to persist in the war. Transvaal delegates remain to influence negotiations with Acting President Schalkburger while Steyn appears irreconcilable and determined to continue the struggle despite pressure. Durban notes traffic bans north of Tugela and reinforced town guards at Ladysmith, Dundee, and Newcastle.
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Dewet and
Steyn
DeWet
Schalkburger
Retoria
Transvaal
Kronstadt
Cotas
Orange River Colony
Durban
Natal
Tugero
Ladysmith
Colenso
Paris scene at UN Geographical congress clash ends with purse attack
In Oran at the UN National Geographical congress opening, a young woman accused former foreign minister Hanotaux of ruining her life after grabbing his arm. She hurled a purse at him and called him coward and wretch before a police officer restrained her. She was detained then released after parental request.
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Paris
UN National Geographical Congress
Oran
Algeria
M. Hanotaux
Effairs
M. Hanataux
Pelea
Value of an Idea in Advertising Profits
An elderly man rewards a young inventor with one thousand dollars for a novel advertising idea. The idea promises over one million dollars in profit within a year for the corporate advertiser, which underscores the power of striking, widely seen promotions. The young man sells his concept, not his wealth, and the sponsor notes the idea’s potential to attract public attention and boost sales.
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Washington Star
Astrat
Sunshine in January Reform Appeal in Washington Star
A poem urges readers to embrace reform in January, promising a mild, philanthropic change from a rough past. It envisions a steady renewal of society, acknowledging possible relapses but hopeful for lasting improvement by May, urging collective effort.
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Washington Star
Swamp Root Advert Offers Free Sample Bottles
An article extols the kidney remedy Dr Kilmer Swamp Root claiming it cures Brights Disease and other kidney troubles. It urges readers to request a free sample by mail from Kilmer Co Binghamton NY and notes available regular bottle sizes at drug stores nationwide.
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DR. Kilmer & CO
Binghamton, N
Topeka State Journal
Bright
Wail
Atlanta Daily Constitution
Binghamton
N. Y
Woman Drowns After Niagara Falls Jump with Rake Trap
Delia Tansey of Buffalo leapt from Goat Island bridge during a sunrise attempt and went over the American Falls. A rake caught in her clothing. onlookers, including William Connors of Liverpool, tried to pull her to shore but the fabric tore and she plunged to her death before about two hundred spectators.
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Niagara Falls
Delia Tansey
Buffalo
Goat Island Bridge
William Connors
Liverpool
Ingland
Tansey
Look Out for This Foot Washington Star Cap Door
The brass doors at the capitol east entrance show Washington riding through Trenton with his right foot unusually polished and gleaming like gold. Guides explain the scene to visitors as groups ask why the foot shines, prompting amused curiosity about the meaning and the foot’s shine.
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Washington Star
Senate
Capitol
Washington
Trenton
Ford Arrested on Forgery and Bigamy Charges
Stockton dispatch reports Robert E. Ford, sought in Florence South Carolina on forgery and bigamy charges, arrested by Detective Walken in Stockton. He allegedly forged a warehouseman’s check in 1897, vanished after posting bond, and now faces South Carolina authorities. meanwhile England announces hydrophobia eradication with new dog quarantine to start after March 15, 1900.
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Stockton
Cal
Robert E. Ford
Florence
S. C
Walken
South Carolinna
Fords
Bryant Ham
Ford
Florence County
California
England
Board of Agriculture
United Kingdom
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Cardinal
Newton
Gsa
T. A. Grant
Catherine C. Coffman
Englis
Vivoreta
E. Grim
M.D. Stubblefield
Wobater City
Boly
Zar
Woman
Hanotaux
A. H. Mooney
State “Canitol
Topeka
Irian
Niagara
American Falls
Womann
Macon
Ed Layton
Recorder
William Brunson
James A. Grayhill
Georgia Society of New York
Florence, S. C
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