Pekin Massacre Report Intensifies Boxer Rebellion Crisis
Report details mass killings of foreigners in the Chinese capital and the burning of the legation. It says Tientsin missionaries fled, Boxers threaten towns, and Allied relief efforts are paralyzed. Emperor Kuang-Hsu and the empress dowager reportedly poisoned, fate of Pekin unclear.
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Tien-Tsin
Pekin
Kuang-lHisu
London
Seymour
Tientsin
Krwang-Su
Prince Tuan
Kaiser’s Blood Is Up Crisis in German Chinese Ties
German relations with China deteriorate after the murder of German minister Baron von Ketteler in Pekin. The Emperor addresses the crisis in a speech signaling tension between the two powers.
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Kaiser
Germany
China
Pekin
Baron von Ketteler
Tacoma Street Car Disaster Kills Sixty In Embankment Crash
A crowded Union Traction Edison line street car, No. 116, left tracks on Apexa Hill in Tacoma Washington and plunged 100 feet down a steep embankment killing sixty and injuring many. Motorman allegedly kept current on too long and failed to stop before the sharp curve at 26th and C streets. Victims were extricated amid a chaotic scene as crowds aided by hacks and private carriages rushed to morgues and hospitals.
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Tacoma
Wash
26Th
Union Traction Company
Edison
Apexa Hill
Tacoma Avenue
Pasengers
Fire Rages Over 500 Acres Near Bayonne Oil Works
A fierce blaze swept 500 acres of Standard Oil property at Bayonne New Jersey during a thunderstorm driving oil fed flames skyward. The disaster caused about 3 million dollars in losses and several deaths as crews battled the inferno overnight. Fire erupted at the works shortly after midnight, creating a roaring, exploding spectacle with reservoirs of crude oil going up. A thousand men labored to contain the fire but the blaze raged with great intensity amid exploding tanks and a river and bay reportedly on fire.
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Bayonne
N. J
Standard Oil Company
Kill von Kull
Oregon is grounded and China crisis deepens
Reports from Pekin indicate the German minister Baron von Ketteler was murdered as legations were destroyed. Emperor Wilhelm plans a 12 000 man division for China while Boxers and imperial forces mobilize, provoking Washington to boost American troops. In Mobile Alabama a massive refinery fire follows a 12 inch rainstorm and lightning strikes.
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Kiel
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China
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Taku
Pekin
Tuan
Yang Lu
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Kempff
Washington
Hay
Long
Root
Yellow River
Nankin
Shanghai
Prince Tuan
Hoang-Ho
May Save the Oregon Battleship Amid Chefoo Rescue Efforts
A Chefoo dispatch urges the Navy Department to save the battleship Oregon after it ran aground on uncharted rocks. Pumps keep water down while hoses appear less crucial. Work to lighten the ship proceeds with urgency as Admiral Kempff’s positive report is used by Secretary Long, based on a Japanese captain’s aid offer.
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Chefoo
Navy Department
Oregon
Kempff
Preservation of Rev Ignatius Pouchell Body Found in Norwalk
Exhumation of Rev. Ignatius Pouchell after forty years revealed the body in remarkable preservation at Norwalk Ohio. The discovery prompts renewed interest in burial practices and local religious history.
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Ignatius Pouchell
Norwalk
Ohio
Kennedy
Dolly Reynolds
Grand Hotel
New York
New York Supreme Court
Chicago
United States
Successful author rose from clerk to prolific reference writer
A New Orleans Times-Democrat piece recalls a prominent author who began as an invoice clerk in a paint and glass firm. He created practical manuals for trades, hired experts to vet them, and built a string of bestsellers including a pocket guide for mechanics with profits surpassing twenty five thousand dollars. Now seeking fame, he plans a novel after a soap maker's guide.Text ends with note of future project and stock status.
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New York
Nipling
Liention
Lim
Ile
New Orleans Times-Democrat
The Heat of the Sun and Earth Radiant Share
The article notes that Earth receives at most a thousand millionth of the sun's total radiation and that concentrating heat could render the planet uninhabitable. It estimates the North Pole ice mass would melt at 300 million miles of ice per second if exposed to focused heat, and that heat generates about ten thousand horsepower per square foot.
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Earth
North Pole
New Force "Electroide" Claimed By Engineer Rychnowski
Franz Rychnowski of Lemberg announces a discovered force called Electroide that purportedly generates light and heat and controls any object within its zone. He claims it could become universal energy, illuminate the future, and influence chemistry, biology, and physics.
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Franz Rychnowski
Lemberg
Grain-O Coffee Alternative Ad and Royal Concert Notes
An ad touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from grains with Mocha like color and gentle on the stomach. It notes the price, packaging, and grocer availability. A separate passage from Woman's Home Companion describes royal concert customs at Buckingham Palace with a singer receiving an invitation and a jewel gift from the queen.
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Buckingham Palace
London
Dessert Question Sparks Quick Family Treat
A homely inquiry becomes a quick solution with a two minute no boil dessert mix. Flavorsi Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry are stirred with hot water then set to cool. Also mentions a fashion hat and Carter's Ink praised by major railways.
Reflex Action Exchange Sparks Domestic Tension
A dialogue snippet shows a husband asking if his wife uses soothing language to him. The reply admits that she often finds it soothing to scold him. The exchange hints at marital dynamics and communication patterns.
Hall’s Catarrh Cure and other ads in 19th century trade sheet
Listed remedies and products include Hall’s Catarrh Cure at 75 cents, Red Cross Ball Blue cheaper than competitors, Air Cushion Rubber Stampa price claims, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup for teething at 2% cents. Also a note on salt as money in Abyssinia and a Fort Wayne mailing address for orders.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Goulds Horses To Build 96000 Dollar Indoor Exercise Ring
Frank Gould plans an indoor exercise building for his horses at a plot on West Fifty seventh Street New York City. The site fronts 50 feet and runs 100 feet to Fifty eighth Street near Goulds stable. Land cost 80000 dollars and a sheltered driveway will connect the two properties. An exercise ring building will cost over 10000 dollars.
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Gould
Frank Gould
New York
West Fifty-seventh Street
Fifty-eighth Street
Mr. Gould
Emigration Fears As Misrepresentation Draws Japanese
Japan worries over residents leaving for this country drawn by misrepresentation. The text likens such deceit to false claims about Hostetter's Stomach Bitters curing indigestion constipation and dyspepsia.
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Japan
The Czar's Crown Surmounted by Diamonds and Ruby
The crown worn by the Czar of Russia on state occasions features a cross formed of five large diamonds, resting on a huge uncut polished ruby. The ruby sits atop eleven large diamonds, supported by a mat of pearls.
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Russia
Lane's Family Medicine Promises Daily Bowels Health
An 1900 testimonial notes Lane's Family Medicine moves the bowels daily and is necessary for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and relief from sick headaches, with prices 25 and 50 cents. A Roosevelt digression and a Piso's Cure endorsement appear, while Endsley of Van Buren, Indiana, dated Feb 10, 1900, comments on people who are well fixed being anxious to move.
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Lane
Wm, UO. Endsley
Vanburen
Ind
Ayer
Best for the Bowels CascaLims and Cascarets Candy
An old advertisement touts Cascalimts and Cascarets as cures for bowel issues from headaches to cancer. It promises natural, painless relief with easy movements and claims the product costs 10 cents to start. It warns to beware of imitation Cascarets and notes the genuine two-box packaging with C C C stamp.
Men’s Wear Loud This Spring in Salesman Quip
The Washington Star quotes a salesman saying men’s wear is loud this spring with lines about neckties and colored shirts that look as if wives picked them, illustrating fashion expectations and humor in retail.
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Washington Star
Allen's Foot-Tease Powder Ad Offers Quick Comfort
Do your feet ache and burn Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot Tease powder. It makes tight or new shoes feel easy and cures corns bunions swollen hot and sweating feet. Sold at all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents. Sample sent free Allen S Olmsted LeRoy N Y
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N
Absolute Assurance Puck Quips On Nell Offhande
The cartoon caption notes Nell Offhande’s social standing hinges on appearance. Bell questions it and Nell says the sign is that he never wears a golf suit. The exchange relies on social cues and satire.
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Nell
Bell
Puck
Jell O The New Dessert Pleases All The Family
An advertisement promises Jell O in four flavors Lemon Lime Raspberry and Strawberry at grocers for 16 cts. The second item reports sheep raising in New Zealand declined from 56 million to 48 million over the last three years.
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New Zealand
Alail's Catarrh Cure and Ball Blue Ad Snippet
An advertisement promotes Alail's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy priced at 75 counts. It also touts Red Cross Ball Blue and makes a remark on people wasting time. It mentions England's dewfall as five inches of rain.
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Alail
Price
England
Grain-O and household tips in 1920s ad style
An old newspaper blurb promotes Grain-O as a coffee substitute made from pure grains, priced around 3 cents, and claims health benefits for children. It also mentions humorous quips about sleep, relationships, and travel taxes, plus a brief note on Eagle Linen Writing Table material and pricing.
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