Congress Opens Busy Forty-Sixth Session in 1900
Washington dispatch reports a fast start to the second session of the Forty-sixth Congress. President McKinley’s annual message was read, deaths of Senators Davis and Gear observed, and leaders push swift action on army reorganization, canals, cables, rivers and harbors, public buildings, and war tax amendments amid plans to adjourn March 4.
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Washington
Senate
Clause
Davis
Minnesota
Congress
McKinley
Gear
Frye
Henderson
Daly
New Jersey
Hiffecker
Phelaware
Allison
Taillinaghuvas
Senater
Ross
Vermont
Seowat Pon
Sesson
McKinks
Atiredhy Na
Grant
Mc Winks
Prince of Wales wears spectacles in odd fashion
A jumble of early 20th century notes reports odds and Enna turning to spectacles for the Prince of Wales. It mentions carilen chanting in Newfoundland, US Navy aid monitor Nantucket and tug Cheyenne, and charity from Linited States children raising funds for Galveston. Also notes Miss Clara Clemens pursuing singing, and a husband’s murder suicide by Amos Dice in Gahon.
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Newfound
Navy Department
Nantucket
Galveston
Clara Clemens
Mark Twain
Mas
Amos Dice
Gahon
Ohis
Revenue
Richard Rush
Aleutian Island
Cuba Republic
William
F F Haby
China
Hurtig & Seamans
Wash
Iington Street
Chicazo
Rivers in a Flood Across Ohio Valley and Allegheny Regions
A sweeping flood described as devastating along the Monongahela and Allegheny rivers and the Ohio valley causes extensive property loss in Pennsylvania West Virginia and Ohio. Reports detail ruined homes delays to trains and massive damage from Cha grins Falls Cambridge Chauncey and Salt Rock areas with thousands displaced and rail lines damaged.
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Menongahkela
Alleghbexy
Ohio
Atlantic
Lake Region
Ohio Valley
Pennsylvania
West Virginia
Monongahela
Allegheny
Columbus
Chagrin Falls
Cambridge
Chauncey
Chauncry
Tennessee
Paducah
Nashville and
Chattanooza
Charleston
Guyandotte Valley
Barboursville
Guyandette Valley
Salt Rock
NEW NAVY SHIP REQUESTS TO CONGRESS FOR GROWTH
Secretary of the Navy Toon asks Congress for two new inwards il ships one armored cruiser gunboats and about six smaller vessels in his annual report to the President. The request is moderate compared with the general board and construction chiefs urging larger appropriations for forty five ships and one new battleship underway in yards.
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Congress
Secretary of the Navy
Toons
General Board
Nave
Admiral Drewes
Leas
Ats
Leng
Ababsan
Kearsarge
Groverman
Mastle
Persaee
Cea Peenteds
Naas
Beth Towne
Dheet
Aostatee
Astor Peerter
Veteran Voters Reflect On Historic Ballot Choices
Two longtime residents, one from Maae and one from Clinton Iowa, recount voting for James Madison in 1809 and James Monroe in 1820. Uncle Eben, born October 1811, and William Zumer, born April 1784, are depicted as robust locals seen in town periodically.
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Willam Zumer
Clinton
Iowa
James Monroe
Berm
Clinpton
Vna Rehehare County
New York
Explosion Kills Five as Boiler Lands on Train Car
A Chicago and Northwestern power house boiler exploded at Kinzie and Kingsbury streets in Chicago, killing five and wounding many others. The blast destroyed the parlor car attached to an outgoing train, rattled nearby buildings, and halted terminal traffic for hours. Three section hands died near the tracks, with one fireman fatally scalded. Insurance covers most losses, but the outage will disrupt terminal service from Chicago Avenue to the central station.
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Chicago and Northwestern Railway
Kinzie
Kingsbury Streets
Chicago
Tony Krause
Bulding
Henry Lehnar
Auditor’s Department
Ralwar Company
Biskel
Sheboygan
Chicago Avenue
A Royal Pair Wilhelmina Chooses Duke Henry for Marriage
Royal pair Wilhelmina and her mother pose as preparations begin for the young queen of the Netherlands to wed Duke Henry of Mecklenburg Schwerin. The wedding is set for early January with a precise date pending.
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Wilhelmina
Netherlands
Silhelmina
Holland
Henry of
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
House of Orange
Duke Henry
Gave Up a Fortune for a Farm Hand in Love
Mrs Lillian T Edgerton of Mlants ville Ohoe inherits $80,008 estate and $10,000 life insurance under her late husband's will but must remain single. Remarriage would likely pass wealth to children. She chose love, marrying farm hand Frank Rareden after years of service.
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Lillian T Edgerton
Mlantsville Ohoe
Balerton
Frank Rareden
Gunshot Wounds Compared Across Wars
Brig. Gen. George R. Sternberg, surgeon general, notes in his annual report that small-caliber bullets used in the Spanish-American and Philippine wars cause fewer deaths than Civil War musket balls. He draws comparisons from Army records and urges patrolling doctors to heed the data.
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Tten
George R. Sternberg
Army
New York Stocks Firm as 1901 Seen Strong Yet Muted
Market observers expect 1901 to be a busy year for stock activity with steady demand for dividend stocks. In New York, no major new features emerged this week as losses were quickly recovered and money rates favor borrowers. Chicago saw corn futures swing and a late week decline in wheat amid harvest concerns and earlier attempts to corner the market. Argentine wheat prospects and domestic supply drift hint at continued weak grain prices, while provisions stay influenced by stock levels and output.
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New York
Chicago
Board of Trade
Argentina
Europe
Retiring Senators and Next in Line for Seats
A Cabinet of long-serving lawmakers faces retirement at session end with several incumbents to be replaced by Republicans or Democrats. Notable departures include Wolcott of Colorado and Thurston of Nebraska, both lauded as eminent orators, while Butler of North Carolina is the youngest and a known debater.
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Congress
Senate
Washington
Baker
Kansas
Butler
North Carolina
Caffers
Louisiana
Carter
Montana
Chilton
Teaus
Renney
Ledaware
Lindsay
Kentucky
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Shoap
Thaho
Sullivan
Mississippa
Thurstan
Nebraska
Turley
Tennessee
Wolestt
Colorado
Wille
Texas
Chandler
New Hampshire
Callow
Milneis
Nelson
Minnesota
Bacon
Georgia
Berry
Arkansas
Elkins
West Virginia
Frye
Maine
Hoar
Massachusetts
Dolliver
Iowa
McBride
Oregon
McMillan
Michigan
Martin
Virginia
Morgan
Alabama
Sewell
New Jersey
Tillman
South Carolina
Warren
Wyoming
Wetmore
Rhode Island
Wolcott
Donelson Caffery
Grover Cleveland
Shonp
Idaho
Congressional
Statehood
China Talks Slowed By Demands for Pekin Modifications
Negotiations with powers for changes to the Pekin agreement proceed after Washington exchanges and diplomat briefings. Britain Russia Japan and France push for moderation while Germany pushes a reform package including anti outrages measures and treaty edits, avoiding territorial indemnity.
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Conger
Pekin
Washington
United States
Great Britain
Russia
Japan
France
Germany
Count von Buelow
Reichstag
China
Baron von Kecheler
Ob Peril Prioce
Berlin
Tsung Ll Yamen
Riage
Diverse 19th Century News Items Across U.S. and Abroad
Philip Garrity notes Chicago’s strain from exercise with Indian clubs. Coin Harves buys 320 acres at Silver Springs Arkansas to build a health resort. Three African Americans lynched in Jefferson Texas after attempting to kill Stallenp. Hans Schaler, a Queens teacher, faces murder charges. he claims suicide. An association for Central Asia exploration forms in St Petersburg. Philadelphia-area manufacturers eye a modern town nearby. Lt. Stokeley Morgan, first to fire on the Spanish fleet at Manila Bay, died in Boston. A 300-strong Texas black colony buys 1000 acres near Wellston Oklahoma Territory to create cotton patches. Two hundred Smolny Institute pupils in St Petersburg were pardoned after food was cooked in faulty sensils. two died.
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Philip Garrity
Chicago
Coin” Harves
Silver Springs
Ark
Stallenp
Jefferson
Texas
Hans Schaler
Queens County
New York
Germany
Stev
D. C. Stewart
Wyoming
Central Asia
St. Petersburg
Philadelphia
Lieut
Stokeley Morgan
Boston
Manila Bay
Wellston
O. T
Smolny Institute
Russia
Mrs Lease Seeks Divorce From Charles Lease
Mary E Lease files for divorce in Wichita District Court citing incompatibility and non support. The couple have not lived together for three years. she is a noted lawyer and Populist leader who opposed Lugalls and campaigned for Gene Vaver. he is described as a solid citizen.
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Mary FE Lease
Wichita
Charles Lease
Tuease
Lease
Pennsylvania
Mr Lease
Kansas
John J. Lugalls
United States Senate
South
GeneVeaver
Telegraphic Brevities Chronicle
The item notes the death of former Judge T. H. Caswell in San Francisco, the disappearance of 13 year old Amos Shallcross in Philadelphia, the Fourth Infantry returning to Manila from China, removal of censorship on Manila dispatches to the U.S., the death of nurse Annie Roedde in San Francisco from bubonic plague, and a Finnish Gazette report that Finnish emigration to the United States has ceased.
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T. H. Caswell
San Francisco
Amos Shallcross
Philadelphia
Qourthenth Infantry
Manila
China
United States
Annie Roedde
Finnland Gazette
Letter from a Chicago officer praises Peruna tonic
Lieutenant Charles Peterson writes to Peruna Medicine Co from Belmont Avenue Chicago after a severe grippe left him weak. He praises Peruna and Percoa as the best tonic and invigorator, saying two weeks restored his health and that he uses it during hardships to stay well.
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Eiieutenant Caaries Peterson
Peruna Medicine Co
Belmont Avenue
Chicago
Gres
Charles Peterson
Peruna testimonials claim grippe recovery and health return
A flood of letters to The Peruna Medicine Co claims la grippe patients recover health after using Peruna. The missives describe lingering digestive and nervous weakness and urge readers to obtain a free copy of Facts and Faces from Columbus Ohio.
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Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus, O
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Sadat
Synuitor Aanna
Mr Paine
Congres
Philippines
Bey
Guam
Hawaii
Porto Rico
Odds and Enna
Prince of Wales
Lonz
Ma Ae
Town
Eobe
Lancaster
James Madison worSty
Eben Aas
Zimmer
Northwestern Power House
Ecene
Miner
Missouri
Sarah White
Mexico
Tamaulipas
Hans Schuler
Charles Hartley
Watertown
N. Y
Adirondacks
Senators
Cieutenant
Peterson
Chas. I’eterson
Illinois
Shem
R.A Higgins
Springfield
Mias
Lou Lacry
Eaat &J
Bloomington
W. R. Beebe
Centralia
Burt Adame
Menomohee
Helvidere
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