Horrible Scenes in Pekin Reported by Chicago Record
The dispatch describes Pekin during the 1900 siege with bodies unburied in streets, looting by Boxers and Chinese troops, and refugees fleeing. It notes Japanese control of silver and silk, uniforms mixed with civilians, relief by allied forces, and 65 killed and 140 wounded among 600 defenders before relief arrived.
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Chicago Record
Robert Coltman, Jr
Pekin
Shanghai
Baron von Ketteler
Toma
Forbidden City
Pei-tang
Tsumgi-Yamen
Legation Street
Yang-tsun
Tien-tsin
Johnson and Heath figures in U S political moves
State Senator William M. Johnson of Hackensack New Jersey rises to first assistant Postmaster General after succeeding Perry Heath. He is 45, Princeton educated, a prominent New Jersey lawyer and fourterm state senator, once acting governor in Voorhees's absence. Heath now leads the Republican national committee.
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William M. Johnson
Hackensack
N. J
Perry &. Heath
Princeton University
New Jersey
New Jerseytate Senate
Gov. Voorhees
Heath
Republican National Committee
Apparatus to condense fog into drinking water proposed
This and That notes an invention for condensing ses fog into drinking water. A $100,000 school house for colored children is to be erected at Bristol Tennessee. Providence Rhode Island's population rose 38 percent in ten years to 173,000. The British bark Dunveggan, 143 days from London, went ashore near Honolulu but was saved. Coins bearing emperors' names from over 2000 years ago remain in daily circulation in China.
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Bristol
Tenn
Providence
R. L
London
Hono-lulu
China
BOTHA'S BRAVE STAND IN THE TRANSVAAL WAR
A correspondent notes Boer resistance under Botha and de Wet remains stubborn though likely doomed. General Botha's Saturday stand and Sunday assaults by Roberts’s lieutenants Baller French and Pole-Carew inflicted losses on the British while Boers held a strong defensive line. With reinforcements heading to Africa and China tensions possibly widening the conflict, Boer endurance may hinge on broader powers.
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Transvaal
Pretoria
Dever
Botha
Lord Roberts
Baller
Pole-Carew
China
England
Cuban school teachers visit to study American methods
Over 1,000 Cuban teachers have been brought to the United States on four army transports to study American education. They made a strong impression in Boston and the senoritas reportedly left many dislocated hearts. They will be shown around New York in groups of fifty.
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Boston
New York
British Proclamation Orders Fire Burnings in Cape Farms
Cape Town dispatch reports Field Marshal Lord Roberts issuing a decree to burn upward of thirty farms as punishment for railway track destruction. The same order fines fifty farmers one-eighth of the land value for the offense.
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Cape Town
Lord Roberts
Lord Leven Named Fourth Bee Commissioner to Church of Scotland
Lord Leven Governor of the Bank of England has been appointed to the Bee Commissioner role for the Church of Scotland for the fourth time. Lord Salisbury stated in London that missionaries are not popular at the British Foreign Office during an address to the Society for the Propagation of the Gospel.
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Lord Leven
Bank of England
Church of Scotland
Lord Salisbury
London
Society
British Foreign Office
Cleveland's Veto Curbing Petition Signing Habit in Washington
A naval official recalls President Cleveland vetoing a pension petition shewing how private inquiries exposed false claims. The story highlights Cleveland's insistence on accuracy and Washington's shift away from indiscriminate petition signing. The anecdote underscores caution among officials in signing documents for individuals seeking government aid.
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Washington
Cleveland
Washington Star
Navy Department
Arsenal
Potomac
Congress
Capitol
Doubtful Fun and the Widow in a Moral Scorn
A widow and a gaunty suitor navigate love and money in a tale of social games and costly jokes. The widow buys a coffin filled with bonbons as a cruel jest, yet her sorrow reveals a stern, private resolve. A second piece presents Tolstoi’s warning against suicide, arguing life is indestructible and worthy of self perfection and service.
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England
Leo Tolstoi
Russia
Count Tolstoi
Procrastinating man habitually delays wrong deeds
A terse observation notes that the man who habitually postpones tasks often delays wrongdoing, reflecting on character and timing as a moral measure.
Prairie Dog Wells In Water Bevel Found Near Lamont
A Lamont California man recounts a summer visit to a mine cut through an alfalfa field where prairie dog towns lie. Deep wells extend five to six feet beyond burrows into water carrying sand, suggesting the animals access underground moisture. The find supports the long debated well theory of prairie dogs drinking water.
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Harvey Geer
Lamont
Cal
Sternberg
Washington Star
Nature’s design mirrors human invention in living form
The text draws broad parallels between natural phenomena and engineered devices. It cites the hypodermic syringe resembling a bee sting, a tunnel-borer echoing ship worm work, balloon principles in fish, paper making in nest building, body joints and levers akin to engines, and nervous systems to telegraphs, noting human mechanisms mirror nature’s solutions.
Grain-O new grain drink replaces coffee for all ages
Try Grain-O. Ask your grocer to show a package of GRAIN-O the new food drink. It suits children and adults and is made from pure grains with a rich Mocha or Java-like taste. Priced 15c and 25c per package. Sold by all grocers. If wishes were horses the pound master would be kept busy with those their owners couldn't feed.
The One He Hadn't Seen A Wife In Australia
A conversation reveals a man claiming a wife and six children in Australia whom he has never seen. When pressed how this is possible, he explains that one child was born after he left, leaving the others unseen.
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Australia
Difference Between Form and Ceremony Quip
A clerical anecdote features Arch bishop Whately posing a question on form versus ceremony. After several answers, he jokes you sit upon a form but stand upon ceremony, delivering a witty distinction about posture and ritual.
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Whately
Cascarens Candy Cathartic Offer
Best for the bowels claims Cascarets cure all ailments from headache to cancer by restoring natural movements. The ad promotes Cascarets candy cathartic in metal boxes with C C C stamp, priced at 10 cents and warns against imitations.
Closing Time in a Tale of Drink and Law
A snippet from the Indianapolis Sun quotes Clariasa and a suitor in a scene where he praises her presence while a law dictates that any person who sells or dispenses intoxicates must close at 11 p m. The dialogue hints at prohibition era tension and a nightlife closure.
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Clariasa
Indianapolis
Grain-O promoted as coffee substitute for children
An advertisement urges parents to give Grain-O to children instead of tea or coffee. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, mimics coffee in taste, nourishes, and distributes health as its consumption rises. Priced at 15 cents, it is sold by all grocers.
Big Increase in Coinage Reported
The article notes a large rise in coin production with 32,000,000 more pennies than the prior year and substantial gains in nickels dimes quarters and halves. The fiscal year shows about 3,700,000 dollars more in minor coinage.
Homeseekers Excursions on Tuesday Rails Sale
The Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway offers round trip excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays each month to many Iowa Minnesota Michigan Dakota and other Western and Southwestern states at about one fare. For dates routes and more details visit 95 Adams Street ticket office.
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Chicago, Milwaukee and
Sunset Painted by Daughter Abroad Sparks Praise
A conversation notes a daughter who studied painting abroad and created a sunset scene that astonishes the speaker. The remark highlights pride in the daughter’s artistic achievement and compares it favorably to the local views.
Lane's Family Medicine Move the Bowels Daily
A brief notice touts Lane's Family Medicine as a remedy that promotes daily bowel movements for health. It claims gentle action on the liver and kidneys and notes a price of 25 and We. The ad presents a historical patent medicine style statement with limited context.
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Lane
Army Service Established in Holland for Men Over Nineteen
The Dutch government has instituted compulsory military service for all males aged over 19, with exemptions for priests, ministers, and divinity students. This landmark policy sets the stage for universal national defense duties and outlines the categories of those exempt from service.
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Holland
Cure a Cold in One Day Advertisement
Package claims a single day cure using Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee if it fails. The box features E W Grove's signature and a price of 25 cents.
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E.W. Grove
New Jersey Grants Women Suffrage Early in State History
New Jersey was the first state to permit women to vote, achieving this reform nearly a century ago. The milestone established a pioneering path for female suffrage within the United States.
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New Jersey
New York City Density And Global Comparisons
A reading notes that New York City limits reach 1,000 residents per acre, over twice Europe’s most congested cities. It also mentions products like Carter's Ink and Putnam Faceless Dye with consumer guarantees, and a Norfolk area testimonial praising Piso's Cure for Consumption from Mrs Robbins in 1900.
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New York City
Europe
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Letters Highlight Relief
Letters from women in Troy Ohio and Windsoe Pa praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for kidney and bladder trouble menstrual irregularities and nervous weakness. Testimonies describe prior doctors failed conditions and improved health after using the product with gratitude and strong endorsements.
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Deak
Poykoau
Jepna Frederick
Troy
Ohio
Mus. Pinkham
Lydia_E. Pinkham
Edna Feederick
Nebraska land offers farmers new chance to prosper
An appeal contrasts rented farms with Nebraska opportunities where grain, fruit, cattle and hogs thrive. It promotes The Corn Belt and The West Nebraska Grazing Country booklets, plus cheap excursion tickets on the first and third Tuesdays to visit Nebraska. Authorizes inquiries to S. Eustis, General Passenger Agent, 0.8. & G. Chicago, Ill.
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Nebraska
Corn Belt
West
S. Eustis
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Smedley Darlington Butler
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Lien-tsin
Thomas S. Hutler
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Miss Rousseau
Kimberley
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Masq
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Jennie Dowie
Dowie
NES
G. Cleveland's
New York Evening World
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Pete
Tady
Prairie Dogs
Army Service
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Carter
Queensland
Putnam
Monroe Drug Co
Unionville, Mo
Solomon
Silas Frederick
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Porxnam
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Chicago
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Pahae Crass
Eae As
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