First La Fayette dollar minted at Philadelphia mint
On the hundredth death anniversary of George Washington the first La Fayette dollar was coined at the Philadelphia mint. Miss Clery, watched by officials, pressed the disc as the coin rolled from the press. The $1 coin honors Lafayette, with Washington and Lafayette profiles and a La Fayette statue reverse.
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George Washington
United States Treasury
Miss Clery
Beyer
Roberts
Barker
Mr. Roberts
Mr. Rover
Mr. Larber
Washington
Miss
America
la Fayette
Saricker
Utah Man's Wonderful Clock Delights Richfield
Joseph Jenson, a Richfield clockmaker, unveils a remarkable clock that not only rings hours and halves but also shows quarters and moon phases. It claims to tell the time by globes inside and marks noon at a fixed position, promising accurate time anywhere.
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Utah
Joseph Jenson
Richfield
Attending the Wounded in War Time Care Practices
The Church Family Newspaper describes rapid on site first aid during engagements. Soldiers carry personal first aid kits and wounds are dressed, fractures splinted, and bleeding halted before wounded are moved to dressing places behind the line for examination and transport.
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Church Family
Railroads Built in 1899 Reach Record Expansion
The Railway Age reports about 4,500 miles of new railroads added in 1899, the most in a year since 1590. Iowa leads states with 585 miles, while Massachusetts sets a low 420 miles. Notable growth occurs among Chicago area lines and northern systems, with several roads adding significant mileage across the United States and Canada.
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Towa
Ltnear
Sear
Bulding
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Northern Pacific
United Pos
Canada
Chicago
Rock Island & Pacific
Afelison, Terocka & Santa Fe
Carlington
Value of Oratory in Irish Literary Society Address
In a speech before the Irish Literary Society on John Whitpar Curin Lord Russell of Bitlowen the chief justice extols the value of oratory for argument and for presenting facts. He argues fluency alone fails without logical support and that readers of the bar are now more relied upon careful knowledge and logical presentation to persuade judges and juries.
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Irish Literary Society
John Whitpar Curin
Lord Russel of
Bitlowen
GaMyer
Ion Barun
Gleirasim
Cnroftt
Bar To-Cay
New Sovereign State Acre Emerges In South America
A development in South America introduces the Republic of the Acre proclaimed by Rodriguez Aries. He names Antimairi as capital and plans rubber revenue from a 200 000 square mile territory claimed by Brazil and Bolivia. The Acre’s permanence remains uncertain amid imperial rivalries and earlier ventures like Transvaal and the Free State.
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Republic of the
Acre
South America
Rodriguez Aries
Tle
Spain
United States
Paris
Buenos Ayres
Edriguesz Aries
Brazil
Bolivia
Republic of the Acre
Amazon
Antimairi
Republic of Acre
Amone
Transsvaal
Qararire Free State
South Africea
Astiviag
N. Y. Sun
Prisoner hanged for soldier murder, court remarks
A prisoner was sentenced to death for killing a soldier Lom Esk Grove and the court described the crime in detail while delivering the judgment. The ruling emphasized the gravity of the murder and the defendant's conduct in the act.
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Lom Eskgrove
Tomb of the Czars memorialized on Nea Island
The article notes that the remains of all Russian czars since Peter the Great lie in a memorial chapel on a Nea Island. Each cenotaph is a plain white marble block, identical in design with no decoration.
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Russia
Peter the Great
Nea
Vinegar from Sorgham Molasses Doubtful and Cautious
An editorial notes doubts about making good vinegar from sorghum molasses especially from frozen sorghum. It suggests careful testing if attempted and outlines a dubious method involving strain, barrel, sun exposure, and insect prevention, ending with uncertain vinegar quality. A collection of humor and misprints follows in local exchanges.
The Loves of Sailors and Their Wives
passages celebrate naval fame and domestic happiness among sailors. Admiral Lord Iawke and his wife Kitty are praised for conjugal harmony, while Lord Collingwood writes to his daughters urging reading history and maintaining family ties during Trafalgar era campaigns.
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Lord Iawke
Kitty
Lorél Collingwood
Trafalgar
Newcastle
Sarah
Ain
Collingwood
Ocean
Chicago Evening Journal
Epidemic Reports Light Losses in Chateau County
The report notes the disease impact to date as limited with only light losses recorded in Chateau county. No further details on dates, causes, or affected populations are provided in the fragment.
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Chateau County
Notice of School Bond Sale in Sweet Grass County Montana
Trustees of school district number thirty in Sweet Grass county Montana will on February 24 1900 at 1 pm at the district school house receive sealed bids to sell 3500 of five percent bonds maturing in five years. Bonds payable in gold or equivalent with semiannual interest. bids below par not considered. sale may be private after opening. Dated Liz Timber February 9 1900. Board of Trustees J Marley Rnoy A Davis James Vestal Ep A Davis School Clerk.
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Sweet Grass County
Montana
Marcel
Big Timber
Big Timber National Bank
Rycit
Liz Timber
Rny Order of the Board of Trustees
Joan I
Marley
Boyy
James Vestal
Five Doctors Tried. Kidney Cure Restores Health Says Woman
Mrs Frances L Sales of Missouri Vanley Indiana writes she suffered kidney trouble for years and tried five doctors without relief. After three bottles of Foley's Kidney Cure she is cured. Budd Drug Co endorses the remedy.
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Frances L. Sales
Missouri
Vanley
F ‘Oley
Budd Drug Co
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