War Loan Feasibility and Militia Mobilization Reported
The 1898 New York Journal notes President McKinley may seek an emergency war loan and mobilize militia on the southern coast, with Secretary Gage in talks with New York financiers. Dispatches to state governors seek mobilization capacity, indicating 100,000 troops could be gathered in Florida for transfer to Cuba if hostilities erupt.
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New York Journal
Wasmeron
McKinley
Cuba
White House
Committee On Foreign Relations
Long
Gage
New York
War Department
Key West
Florida
Lament De Lome incident Foreign disavowal closes row
Spain officially disclaims reflections in the De Lome letter and accepts Dupuy de Lome’s resignation. The note to Minister Woollford states Spain does not share criticisms of the United States and affirms its resolve behind new commercial plans. Separate dispatches report Havana disaster aftermath with survivors cared for by Clara Barton and continued efforts to raise the Maine amid a court of inquiry.
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Wasuineron
Spain
de Lome
State Department
Woollford
Madrid
Dupuy de Lome
Woodford
Ita
United States
Senor Dupuy de Lome
Antilles
Alfonso XIII
Washington
Maria Christina
Senora Polo Y Bernabe
Miss Frances Willard Dies After Prolonged Illness
Frances Elizabeth Willard, longtime president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union, died at the Hotel Imperial in New York after a five week battle with grip and related illnesses. Funeral services are set for New York and later Evanston, Illinois, her lifelong home. The obituary notes her birth on September 28, 1839, at Churchville, her academic roles at Northwestern University and Genesee Wesleyan Seminary, and her leadership in temperance and women’s rights movements.
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New Yor
Frances B. Willard
Woman's Christian Temperance Union
Hotel Imperial
Miss Willard
W. W. Baldwin
T. M. M. Stevens
Anna Gordon
Alfred K. Hill
New York City
Evanston
Sill
Genesee Wesleyan Seminary
Paria
Northwesternniversity
Woman's College
Woman’s Christian Temperance Union
National Organization
Home Protection Movement
Illinois
Oliver A. Willard
Chicago Evening Post
White Cross
International Council of Women
World’s Christian Temperance Union
Viscaya voyage plans fuel diplomatic cipher dispatch
Premier Sagasta held a conference with Rear Admiral Bermejo on the Vis caya journey to the United States. A cipher telegram to the Spanish charge d affaires in Washington directs precise instructions to the commander upon reaching the American coast to handle contingencies, with possible delivery in New York. The text mentions a potential personal delivery by Senor DuBosse.
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Viscaya
Senor Diitbosa
New York
Washington
White House
Navy Department
Sigeben
Havana
Delays Are Dangerous Promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar
A brief health warning notes that neglecting a simple cold or cough can lead to fatal diseases. It touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a safe, sure, pleasant cough medicine with a guarantee.
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Foley
Vic Emmert & Co
Senate votes against Kansas Pacific sale unless claims paid
Washington February 18 The senate passed Turpie's Kansas Pacific railroad resolution 84 to 29 opposing confirmation of the sale unless the United States receives both principal and interest in full from the bidders. The debate moved to Corbett case and Maine disaster inquiry, with naval affairs to report on Havana harbor explosion. Maddox rebutted Landis over southern references during a Boston Middlesex club speech.
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Turple
Kansas Pacific
Washington
Turpie Kansas Pacific Railroad
Kansas Pacific Division
The
Pacific Railroad
United States
Corbett
Pettus
Ala
Hoar
Mass
Maine
Allen
Neb
Committee On
Naval
Committees On
Naval Affairs
Naval Affairs Committee
Foreign Relations Committee
Committee On Naval Affairs
informa _tion
Chandler
N. H
Maddox
Landis
Wasuinatos
House
Dem
Ind
Middlesex Club
Boston
Wreck of the Klondike Steamer Clara Nevada Confirmed
A Juneau Alaska special reports the Clara Nevada disaster due to boiler explosion. About 50 aboard with likely no survivors. wreckage found in Lynn Canal by customs inspector T A Marquett. Passengers were not listed. 20 aboard with several bound for Juneau and Seattle. Weyler comments on U S warship loss in Havana harbor. plans to seek Havana chamber seat. Also reports Marseilles to Colon steamer wreck. many aboard saved. others missing.
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Nawamo
Juneau
Alaska
T. A. Marquett
Rustler
Lynn Canal
Plaza Nevada
United States
Skagway
Seattle
Fatality of Croup and Foley's Honey in Time
Statistics show thousands of infants and children die yearly from membranous croup. The ad claims every death could have been prevented with Foley's Honey and Tar when given promptly in the home. Emmert & Jo promote the product to households.
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Foley
Vie
Emmert & Jo
Patent medicine ads and cures from Lewis Iowa
A collage of 19th century patent medicine pitches sold by Vic Emmert & Co and M. J. Davis & Son in Lewis Iowa. Claims include cures for boils ulcers and skin eruptions, constipation with Clover Root Tea, cough cures, head clearing tonics, and certain stomach and liver remedies. The notices boast guarantee money back and emphasize quick relief and safety.
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Vic Emmert & Co
Karl
Vic Emmert
M. J. Davis
Lewis
Iowa
Lea
Vic Emmaert
M. J. Davis & Son
Towa
Shiloh
Lewis, Lows
Grain-O Beverage Ad Claims Coffee Taste without Harms
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a delicious fishing food drink for Lake the plas of cokle. It is described as tasting like the finest coffee when prepared, yet free from its injurious properties. Claims aid to digestion and nerve strength. Marketed as a health builder suitable for children and adults, with price around 15 and 26e per unit.
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the Plas
Cokle
Piano Tuning Services Offered at Marvin's Music Store
Piano tuning using the latest methods with a guarantee of perfection at reasonable terms. Contact Marvin's Music Store or drop in a card or make a lease order to arrange service.
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Marvin's Music Store
Not Always Understood Kidney and Bladder Distress
A 19th or early 20th century ad explains that women suffer kidney and bladder distress as men do, noting proximity of womb to bladder and urging urine tests. It promotes Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root as the best kidney remedy and offers free samples by mail. Also mentions a Chicago testimonial about a cough and life-saving Foley's remedy.
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Dr. Kilmar&Co
Binghamton,n. J
Wonders of Science Offer Free Tuberculosis Cures
New York chemist T A Slocum proclaims a universal cure for consumption and lung diseases and offers three free bottles of his New Discoveries to readers of The Turner. He cites thousands cured worldwide and invites sufferers to write to 08 Pine St New York for the trial medicine, noting that the ad appeared in The Trent.
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New York
T. A. Slocum
Science Daily
L’. A. Slocum
M. D
Pine St
The Most Fatal Disease kidney trouble warning advert
The ad warns that kidney disease is highly fatal and urges early use of Foley's Kidney Cure. It claims a money back guarantee and lists Vic Ennimert & Co. and M. J. Davis & Son in Lewis Iowa. It also promotes Shiloh's Cure for coughs and mentions local retailers.
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Vic Emmert & Co
Foley
Vic Ennimert & Co
Vic Bvomert
M. J. Davis & Son
Lewis, Iowa
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