Washington Hearings on Danish Captain Christmas
Washington dispatch reports that Captain Christmas, linked to a Danish report on island sales, had no known dealings with senators or representatives. The piece notes lobbyists, Abner McKinley references, and questions about influence while detailing negotiations between the US and Denmark over island sale and subsequent claims.
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Jos. Ohl
Washington
Captain Christmas
Senate
House of Representatives
Gron
Congress
Abner
Naeg
Brother Abner
Santa Claus
Denmark
Hll
Tao
Groh
Major Richardson
Navy
Getway
Grand American Handicapped Bird Tournament Opens in Kansas City
Live Bird Tournament crowds gather at Blue River Park for the Grand American handicap event. About 461 entrants travel by train in the last day, with preliminaries set for Kansas City sweepstakes at twelve birds and the main event beginning Tuesday.
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Kansas City
Blue River Park
Cheerful Market Hopes Rise On South Africa Peace Talks
London trading quiet after a holiday week with few transactions and broad market gains in rails and coal as optimism over South Africa peace negotiations grows. Iron trades struggle amid output limits and coal syndicate tensions. Easter closure slows activity and may prompt a new government loan around 50 million dollars.
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Berlin
South Africa
Paris
Siegen
London
London Stock Exchange
Cecil Rhodes
Manila fixes government rate for silver exchange
The United States Philippine commission set the second quarter rate at 2.27 Mexican silver per gold dollar. Banks quoted 2.28 but could not supply gold in volume. Importers protest. civil servants gain pay, while the commission aims to keep gold in the archipelago. Bankers warn governmental action won’t stabilize the region’s monetary flow.
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Commission
Manila
United States
Philippine Commission
Quartermaster's Department
Philippines
Philippine Islands
The Cultivation of Bees in Ware County
Waycross Georgia March 30 Darwin R Smith son of Dr OW Smith farms six miles east of Waycross. He began beekeeping three years ago with two colonies and now maintains thirty in Larestroth hives. Last spring the 21 colonies yielded 2000 pounds priced at 10 cents per pound totaling 190 dollars with home use. He expects 3000 pounds this year for about 300 dollars. Labor totals under twenty days yearly with costs around 2 cents per pound, projecting a net of 160 dollars last year and 260 this year if all goes well. He emphasizes scientific method and notes average annual increases of 76 percent, sometimes 109 percent or more. Queen genetics and cell size determine bees, drones, and workers. Bees feed on local woods flowers especially gowberry and tutu, with gowberry producing the best honey in the region.
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Ware
Waycross Ga
Darwin R. Smith
OW. Smith
Waycross
Beere
Smith
Smth
Ships collide sink Holyrood and Edna Earl in Delaware Bay
London reports March 20 that the British steamer Holyrood of 1735 tons sank after colliding March 2 with the Bernard Hall near Fastnet. Twenty eight crew members escaped to Bernard Hall as Holyrood sank. The Edna Earl, a 42 ton Philadelphia bound fishing schooner, was sunk in Delaware Bay after a collision with the Norwegian steamship Romsdal. Three crewmen drowned and two boats rescued by Captain Hirsch. The Romsdal suffered minor damage.
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London
Holyrood
Renton
Portland
Leyland Line
Bernard Hall
Liverpool
Marchidad
Galveston
Tex
Queenstown
Fastnet
Cassentine
Holyrood Steamship Company
United, Gasgow
Romsdal
Edna Hart
Philadelphia
Ttle
Edna Earl
Delaware Bay
Reedy Island
Delaware
William Smith
Dennisford
Smith
Patrick Nolan
Baltimore
New York
Hirsch
Weasel
Requisition Made For Jevan Long In Murder Case
Governor Aycock has requisitioned Jevan Long claimed to have killed E F Pell last October in Jackson County. Long fled and was captured in Wyoming by a letter. the crime described as a cold bounded one. Also reports on fish scarcity across the coast with demand for restocking Neuse Cape Fear and Roanoke rivers. Mine accident near Gold Hill leaves Mack Vanderburg with a broken hip. Wedding invitations issued for John Fleming Wiley and Miss Elizabeth Morehead of Durham. Tobacco crop outlook western NC foresees the largest ever planted.
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Raleigh
N. C
Aycock
Jevan Long
E. F. Pell
Jackson County
Long
Wyomins
North Carolina
Neuse
Cape Fear
Roanoke
Mack Vanderbure
Gold Hill
Vanderburg
Wiley-Morehead
John Fleming Wiley
Misa Elizabeth Morehead
Durham
Eugene Morehead
Dea
Secaaral Department
THEY TRIED TO WRECK A TRAIN BOYS’ REVENGE PLOT
In Trenton Missouri on March 20 George Busch sixteen and George Young twenty confessed to attempting to wreck an eastbound Chicago Rock Island and Pacific passenger train six miles east of town. Their motive rooted in revenge for being put off a freight train. Dime novels are believed to have paid each penny.
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Trenton
George Busch
George Young
Here
le Pach
Back From Philippines Mrs Pope Dies On Voyage
The Kilpatrick transport from Manila brought the Seventeenth infantry and discharged soldiers to San Prancheco. Five deaths occurred on the voyage including Mrs B F Pope widow of Lt Col B F Pope, who died soon after leaving Manila while returning the remains of her husband for burial. Also among the deceased were W Thompson corporal, Wilbert I Leake private, M Siewert private, and J J B Riley civilian.
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M. Siewert
Twenty- Fourth Infantry
J. J. B Riley
Civan
Cattlemen Sheep Feud Sparks Bloody Range Clash
In Rock Springs Wyoming on March 20 a range dispute between cattlemen and sheepmen on upper Green river led to a battle injuring Abe and Rowan Hill and others. Four shot and three beaten, 3100 sheep either shot or clubbed. Cattlemen demand exclusive cattle districts. sheepmen warned to stay off.
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Rock Springs
Wyo
Green River
Abe
Rowan Hill
New Fork
Unitah
Rathbone in Court Again on Writ of Habeas Corpus
Estes G Rathbone will appear before the supreme court in Havana tomorrow after a writ of habeas corpus was granted. Sener Lanuza, his counsel, seeks bail under article 63 of the postal code, arguing the audencia court lacked grounds for imprisonment without bail.
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Havana
Estes G. Rathbone
Supreme Court
Sener Lanuza
Rathbone
Lanuza
Audencia
Churches Suffer Severe Storm Damage Across Districts
A violent storm battered the area injuring a minister rescued from church debris. It was the worst storm in years with reports of extensive damage expected from rural districts as assessments continue.
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Gregation
Ted
Severe windstorm unroofed homes and toppled church
A very severe wind and rain storm hit Nelson Georgia and surrounding areas on March 30. Roofs blown off, a large residence lifted from its foundation, Fair View church demolished, and widespread damage reported across nearby counties with bridges and mills affected. Streams and rivers rose to historic levels.
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Nelson
Fair View Church
Faith and stomach cures in a patent medicine ad
An advertisement argues that faith aids cure but digestion requires Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets. It claims the tablets digest food, improve digestion and blood, and strengthen nerves and heart, promising relief from indigestion and stomach troubles with a 50 cent package and a free booklet.
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Stuart
F. A Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Danger in Soda as Medicine Warning
A vintage health note warns against using common soda to treat sour stomach, citing dangers from irritation and possible death from intestinal inflammation. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safer, digestive aid from F A Stuart Co with a free booklet offer.
Simpler Way to Purify Blood through Digestion
An advertising claim promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a universal cure for digestive ills. It asserts that healthy digestion creates pure blood, strong nerves, and flesh, alleging the tablets dissolve in the mouth after meals to digest food properly. Testimonials and authority figures are cited to bolster the claim.
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Srogka
Stuart
Jr. Harlandson
Jennifer
Be Wot He Alarmed Fook for the Cause
Heart troubles among Americans are rising, linked to worry and poor digestion. The piece argues most heart disease is functional, not organic, and notes the heart and digestion are connected by nerves, with stress impacting both.
Flesh and Not Fat Aims for Plump Proportions
This ad touts flesh forming foods and Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a remedy for thin, dyspeptic individuals. It claims the tablets aid digestion of meat and other foods, restore vigor, and promote plumpness, sold by FB A Stuart Co of Mayshe del Mich for 50 cents per package.
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Stuert
A Stuare Co
Mayshedl
Mich
Digestive health claims booked for stomach disorders guide
A promotional pamphlet argues nine tenths of diseases stem from digestion and stomach weakness. It promises simple cures via diet, explains symptoms such as headaches and insomnia, and offers a free book on indigestion and related disorders by sending name and address to the publisher in Marshall, Minnesota.
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FPA Rtvart Co
Marshell, Mish
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