War in Philippines to be prosecuted with all possible energy
Secretary Root stated the war in the Philippines will be pursued vigorously with all necessary men arms and supplies to end hostilities swiftly. He announced 50 000 troops would be in place by the end of the rainy season and more could be sent if needed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plattsburg
N. Y
Philippines
Associated Press
Root
Hotel Champlain
Washington
Plattsburg Barracks
Twenty-sixth
Mr. Root
United States
McKinley
Whipped by Whitecaps in Bloomfield Indiana
Joseph M. Britton of Newark was abducted from his home by a group in Bloomfield and severely whipped by Whitecaps. He sustained injuries preventing lying down as guards protected the attackers. Mrs. Britton identified several assailants as local residents and the mob cited his liquor selling indictment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana
Bloomfield
Ind
Joseph M. Britton
Newark
Britton
Suspicious Cargo Seized May Aid Aguinaldo
The City of Peking sailed for Hong Kong carrying 321,440 pounds of shot, 107,674 pounds of pig lead, and 34,758 pounds of sheet lead. The cargo, said to be destined for Japan, sparked speculation it could be smuggled to Manila for Aguinaldo and his army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aguinaldo
San Francisco
Peking
Hongkong
Honolulu
Yokohama
Japan
Manila
Broken flange causes Los Banos train wreck and two deaths
The south bound Los Angeles express on the Southern Pacific derailed near Los Banos injuring several and killing engineer Don Ford and fireman Wood. Mrs Niswonger of Fresno and H Moser of San Diego were seriously hurt. A broken wheel flange on the mail car is named as the accident cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Los Banos
Cal
Los Angeles Express
Southern Pacific
Don Ford
Wood
J. S. Niswonger
Fresno
H. Moser
San Diego
Jones illness delays return of Democratic chairman
The Republic reports Gov Stone received a letter from Senator Jones, chairman of the Democratic national committee, saying ill health may prevent leaving for the United States before Oct 1, possibly delaying travel. The letter, written in London, notes plans to go to Scotland for health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
The
Republic
Gov. Stone
Senator Jones
Democratic National Committee
United States
London
Scotland
West Freight Rates Discussed In Closed ICA Meeting
Interstate Commerce Commission members met with executive officers of western railroads near Chicago to discuss freight rate conditions. The session was held behind closed doors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
West
Wiped Out by Fire in Carlysle Market Street Blaze
A major fire in Carlysle Kentucky on Market street destroyed the business district causing heavy losses. C G Rogers tobacco warehouse suffered the chief loss with 300 000 pounds of tobacco burned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlysle, Ky
Market Street
C. G. Rogers
Our Force in Manila Arrives by Oct 22
The War Department states that by October 22 some 46,000 troops will be in Manila or en route to the Philippines. Of these, 13,000 are volunteer regiments, 1,900 recruits for regulars, 500 cavalry, 965 marines, and 400 sailors. Seventeen transports will sail from the Pacific coast to carry 6,938 officers and 17,370 men by then.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Manila
Philippines
Pacific Coast
Grain Receipts at Duluth Hit Record Year
Duluth grain receipts for the crop year reached a record high with totals across Wheat, Oats, Barley, Rye and Flax. Wheat led with 77,826,589 bushels and other grains followed, marking the largest year in the history of Duluth grain handling.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Labor Scarce As Railroad Contractors Struggle to Hire
In Faribault season labor is tight with many workers joining D. Grant & Co. for railroading. Other local construction and harvest tasks proceed. Farmers pay $1.75 to $2 per day for harvest hands, while John Grant offers $2 daily plus $3 weekly board for track laying on the Omaha road, yet workers are hard to recruit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faribault
D. Grant & Co
John Grant
Omaha Road
Return of Volunteers in North Dakota Regimen Plan
Fargo ND August 9 The executive committee overseeing the North Dakota regiment will meet August 14 to hear reports from transportation and other subcommittees. If state aid fails to bring the men home some towns will refit their companies though the entire regiment may not be repatriated by that method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fargo
N. D
North Dakota
MacArthur Named President's Pick for Luzon Campaign Commander
A regular army officer reported in Chicago that General MacArthur is President McKinley’s choice for field commander of the Luzon Islands campaign at the end of the rainy season. The report reflects high-level planning for the Philippines theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Philippines
MacArthur
McKinley
Luzon Islands
Small Boy's Long Journey From Finland to Wisconsin
Six year old Axel Wester of Wasa Finland arrived on the Cymric Sunday and appeared at the barge office. He was tagged to his uncle John Wester of Whit Polk county Wisconsin. An open letter from his parents asked kindness for the boy. He was kindly treated and sent to a train.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Axel Wester
Wasa
Finland
John Wester
Polk County
Wis
Wester
Desperate Attempt at Death by Own Action
Des Moines Iowa man S D Hunnell a carpenter tried to shoot himself at home. His son wrestled with him and was shot through the heart. Hunnell attacked by a crowd with a knife before police arrest. He is likely insane but may recover.
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Des Moines
Iowa
S. D. Hunnell
Hunnell
Incendiary Fires Devastate Rich Ranch on Cheyenne River
A large barn storing machinery and supplies burned on A. E. Rich’s Cheyenne River ranch causing $2,000 damage. The prior weekend his house and contents burned for about $3,000. Both fires are believed incendiary and there was no insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
A. E. Rich
Cheyenne River
Polish Singers to Stage Four Day Session in Chicago
Bay City report says the Polish Singers association of America will hold a four days session in Chicago starting today. A concert at the opera house will feature many Polish musicians from across the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Times-Herald
Bay City
Mich
Polish Singers’ Association of America
Opera House
State board organizes for statewide assessment equalization
Pierre Aug 9. The state board of assessment and equalization met and organized to proceed with the equalization of other property in the state before assessing corporation property. It will establish a basis to fix value and then set the assessment value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pierre
S. D
State Board of Assessment and Equalization
Gold Shipment From Alaska Reaches Vancouver
The steamer Rosalie arrives with nearly 1,000,000 in gold and 150 passengers. The Canadian gold commissioner estimates Klondike output this year at 40,000,000 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Vancouver
B. C
Rosalie
Klondike
Love and murder in Colorado Springs ends with suicide
William Borden shot Miss Mabel McKenna on a street after she refused his marriage proposal. She was hospitalized and Borden then killed himself.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado Springs
Colo
Willam Borden
Mabel McKenna
Borden
Burglars Blow Safe At William Locke’s Here
Safe at William Locke machinery dealer in Oakes North Carolina blown open at 3 o’clock. Citizens heard the explosion but burglars left without taking anything. No clue to identity of the thieves.
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Oakes
N. C
Toc
William Locke
United States Exports of Manufactures Rise Under Protectionist Policy
The article highlights how protective policy fostered domestic industry and boosted exports. It notes manufactures becoming over a third of total exports, with $290.7 million in 1898 and an expected $335 million in 1899. Iron and steel lead exports, totaling $84.9 million across eleven months, rising sharply from 1898.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Immigrant Influx Highlighted by Bureau Figures
The bureau of immigration reports a sizable rise in immigrant arrivals, with latest tables illustrating the trend. The data suggest growing settlement and potential impact on urban demographics and labor markets.
Immigration rise signals prosperity pull for the country
The Bureau of Immigration notes a six month period in 1898 that saw about 26 000 more immigrants than the same period in 1897. Prosperity is cited as attracting both people and capital, with protectionist policy shaping rather than free trade the immigration issue.
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United States
Bureau of Immigration
The Scepter of Commerce and Global Trade Shifts
The San Francisco Chronicle argues that Britain’s lead in shipping and industry rests on coal and iron stocks. As cheap coal and steel fade, the United States with its own vast resources and ingenuity will dominate global commerce, eclipsing Britain in manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
United States
Great Britain
San Francisco
Cal
Protective tariff blamed for tin plate wage deadlock
The writer argues protection to American labor and industry caused the wage dispute between tin plate manufacturers and employers. They claim without tariffs there would be no tin plate industry or labor trouble, noting there were no tin plate mills before the McKinley law.
Cowden Idols in Danger in Free Trade Debate
The London Daily Mail backs sugar duties for the British West Indies while other English papers push for a colonial tariff preference. Both plans mark a departure from free trade, yet little opposition has surfaced. Cobden idols in England face potential partial or total destruction.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowden
London Daily Mail
British West Indies
England
Wages Raised 10 Percent for 300 Terre Haute Women
The United States Wrapper Company in Terre Haute Indiana boosted wages for 300 female workers by ten percent last Tuesday. The pay increase follows broader prosperity tied to McKinley’s presidency and is praised by observers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
United States
Terre Haute
Ind
Clayton
Minnesota Items Highlight Local Crime and Growth
Minnesota items report a mix of incidents and developments from Duluth to Northfield. News covers a saloon license set in Northfield, a new St Paul post office promise, rail and mill incidents, fires in St Charles and McBride, and a German American celebration in St Paul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Duluth
Lewis
Frank Milliman
Lake Minnetonka
Edith Hastings
Long Wrable
Philippines
A. Hansen
Minneapolis
Northfield
St. Paul
Hitchcock
Minnesota
Edwin
Reishus
State Grain Department
A. C. Clausen
William H. Dudley
Belleville
Wis
Amboy
Michigan
Fred Hildebrant
Dennison
Bird Island
Prof. Stanton
Sauk Center
Great Northern
John Wandin
Northern Pacific
Brainerd
Stillwater
Seattle
Wash
Winona
Northwestern Telephone Company
Third and
Johnson Streets
Benish
Stata City
Dodge Center
Great Western
Central Methodist Church of
S. F. Kerfoot
Walter Garrison
Halsted
G. O. Hanson & Co
G. O. Benson
KE. Berg
McElhaney
St. Charles
O. O. Jacobson
Ada
Glanders
Stockholm
Dokato
H. A. Hela
Neff Brothers of
McBride
Mich
Tower
M. E
Warren
T. F. Allen
Thirteenth Avenue
KR. Mentzer
Denver
Colo
Roy Barnes
Freman Ratcliffe
Swedish Evangelical Lutheran
Delbo
Independent School District
Central School
Voice of Morn Cited as Waking Hurts Daily
The Detro Ire Press quotes a speaker who complains his landlady disrupts each morning by knocking at his door signaling it is time to rise. The piece sketches a light daily grievance over early wake ups and coffee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detro
Discoveries in Dagmar Grave Highlight Bitters Cure
A newly found cross linked to Queen Dagmar is said to ward off evil influences. Advertisements claim Hostetter's Stomach Bitters cures dyspepsia and indigestion and notes a private revenue stamp on the bottle neck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dagmar
Bequeath a Thousand Dollar Watch Confusion
A humorous quip from Jewelers' Weekly shows a dying man tangled in his will as a lawyer asks about leaving a thousand dollar watch to his son. The friend clarifies the wish with farcical miscommunication.
Good Advice From A Doctor On Vacation Breaks
A dialogue from the Ohio State Journal contrasts a young doctor seeking a month off with an older physician who warns against letting patients discover how well they can manage without him. The exchange highlights professional responsibility and patient dependence in medical practice.
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Ohio State Journal
Patents Issued Last Week To Northwestern Inventors
List of patents awarded to Northwestern inventors includes James B. Holmes Minneapolis Minn acetylene gas generator Thomas Huber dean Larimore N D means for fastening boiler tubes Samuel O Jones Stillwater Minn lubricating device Thomas D McCall Minneapolis Minn bicycle frame Charles L Trayvis Minneapolis Minn coupling for pipes Theodore Wortman Chambers 8 D gate Walter A Pratt Pine Ridge 8 D pouch closure Edward Anderson March 8 D fencing tool design Theron B Bly Minneapolis Minn speculum member design Merwin Lothrop Johnson patent attorneys 10 Pioneer Press Bldg St Paul
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
James B. Holmes
Minneapolis
Minn
Thomas Huberdean
Larimore
N. D
Samuel O. Jones
Stillwater
Thomas D. McCall
Charles L. Trayvis
Theodore Wortman
Chamberlain
Walter A. Pratt
Pine Ridge
Edard Anderson
Theron B. Bly
Cocked Hat Accusation Quip Sparks Courtroom Exchange
Witty exchange centers on a cocked hat trial remark. A lawyer questions the hat as wind gusts reveal its noisiness while a witness notes the hat fired when the wind blew, sor. The exchange highlights the courtroom mood and playful misdirection in a local hearing.
Rail line improvements accelerate on Baltimore and Ohio route
The Baltimore and Ohio South Western Railroad works push completion between Parkersburg and East St. Louis with 17,000 tons of 85 pound steel rail laid and 25,000 tons more awaited due to mill rush. Major line changes occur between Cincinnati and St. Louis including shortening a segment by a mile and a half, removing 360 degrees of curvature and abandoning seven bridges.
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Baltimore and Ohio South Western
Parkersburg
East St. Louis
Cincinnati
St. Louis
World Do More Mrs Henry Peck Quip on Inventions
A humorous exchange between Mrs Henry Peck and her husband about progress from horseless carriages to wireless telegraphy. The husband quips about wireless matrimony as a future development.
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Henry Peck
Allen's Foot-Ease advertised for sore feet relief
Ask Your Dealer for Allen's Foot-Ease a powder to shake in your shoes to rest the feet cure corns bunions swollen sore hot callous aching sweating feet and ingrowing nails. At all druggists and shoe stores 25 cents sample mailed free address Allen 8 Olmsted Le Roy New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Cts
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Canal freight totals show drastic 1886 to 1897 drop
In 1886 the Erie canal carried to tide water 1 489 000 tons of vegetable food. In 1897 it carried only 744 000 tons. The decline reflects reduced vegetable shipments over the period.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Erie Canal
Tidewater
Elevator Exchange Hints at Odd Visitor
A puzzling street scene unfolds as an unusual passenger steps into a Philadelphia area elevator. The narrator notes the odd look of the crowd and muses on the strange encounter amid a jumble of garbled text and stray phrases.
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Praised by Woman
A Jonesboro Texas woman writes of severe spine pain after childbirth and monthly decline, says doctors failed her, but after five bottles of Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound she improved, urging others with female weaknesses to try it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Terrem Tomas
Dean
Pinkhamm
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mans
Geataups M. Jomson
Jonesboro
Texas
Mrs Perkins Praises Lydia E Pinkham Remedies
A testimonial from a woman in Paris Texas praising Lydia E Pinkham remedies including Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Sanetive Wash for female trouble after consulting three doctors. The letter ends with gratitude for the products.
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Jones
OUR Manufactures
Aimonrt
the Scepter of Commerce
Hood
Piso
C. L. Or
Philadelphia
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Pinkham
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