United States to Take Porto Rico by Oct 18
Cablegram from Major General Brooke reports that the United States expects possession of Porto Rico by October 15 and to hoist the flag at San Juan at noon on October 18. The Spanish commission agrees to evacuation by that date if necessary, with overall negotiations seemingly smooth and instructions carried out.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
War Department
Brooke
San Juan
Porto Rico
United States Commission
United States
Joint Commission
Rich Find at City Dump Yields $110000 in Ore
Frank Burkhart unearthed a cave at a city dump in Leadville Colorado on October 18 revealing a cache of 50 sacks of gold and silver ore. Officers seized the ore, noting it had been hidden in the last ten days and stolen from various mines. Assays indicate the value may reach about $110,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leadville
Colo
Frank Burkhart
Chaplain McIntyre Found Guilty and Dismissed
The Navy Department revealed the court martial findings against Chaplain McIntyre for criticizing superiors during a Denver lecture. All specifications were proved. he was found guilty on three charges and sentenced to dismissal from the naval service. The case is under review by the department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Navy Department
McIntyre
Denver
United States Naval Service
Department
War Correspondents Regarded Privateers Proclaimed
Washington reports the governor general of Dutch West Indies issued a proclamation declaring all American yachts with war correspondents aboard to be treated as privateers. Pittsburgh notes the Knights Templar grand camp elected officers led by Grandmaster Reuben H. Lloyd of San Francisco and others from Texas, Illinois, Rhode Island, and Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Dutch West Indies
Pittsburg
Knights Templars
Reuben H. Lloyd
San Francisco
H. B. Stoddard
Texas
G. M. Moulton
Chicago
Generalissimo
H. W. Rugg
Providence
R. I
W. B. Melish
Ohio
Notable Texas and regional incidents span crime, fire, and tragedy
Sheriff Robert Houpt in Little Rock faces embezzlement charges over Garland county funds. Fires destroy the B F Rook & Son grist mill in Gainesville while Rouge Seay’s store in Connor burns after a lightning strike. Rail fatalities, injuries, and arrests include Frank Sexton and Lot Cherry killed near Hubbard City, Sam Lovett maimed near Cameron, and Jesse James Jr. nabbed in Kansas City for train robbery complicity.
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Robert Houpt
Little Rock
Ark
Garland County
B. F. Rook & Son
Gainesville
Tex
Rouge Seay
Connor
Vera Cruz
Mex
Frank Sexton
Lot Cherry
Hubbard City
Sam Lovett
Cameron
Jesse James
Kansas City
Charles Kugadt
Brenham
D. H. McDonald
Blossom
Waco
Oregon
Captain Clark
W. W. Darlington
Marfa
KILLED AND WOUNDED ON THE SPECIAL TRAIN CHICAGO VIRDEN RIOT
The article reports a deadly and violent riot on a Chicago and Alton special train bringing alien laborers from Virden. Deputy sheriffs were killed or wounded, with a colored miner mortally wounded. Multiple deputies and miners are listed as injured or dead across Springfield and Virden, along with political rebukes by Governor Tanner blaming mine owners for the violence.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bart Teghar
Chicago and Alton
J.F. Eyster
Climax Trading Co
A. W. Morgan
Chicago
D. Grugesell
J. Snyder
James Sickles
Frank Wilbur
Thomas McEntee
J. M
Springfield
Ills
Virden
Springfield City
William Carroll
St. Johns Hospital
Springfield Hospital
William H. Clarkson
Soldiers
Leavenworth
Kan
H. A. Kinger
Bloomington
William Masser
St. Louis
Patrick McKane
Chicago-Virden
Ernest Ryan
Alabama
John M. Hunter
Pontiac
Illinois
United Mine Workers of America
Collins House
Tanner
T. ©. Louck
Lutken
Virden Coal Company
South
Macoupin County
Tradition of the cup at neighborly toasts in old times
The Philadelphia Times recalls a custom where a first man lifts a heavy cup with both hands to his lips, then passes it to a neighbor who replaces the cover and repeats the ritual. The practice prevented stabbing but warns that social talk can be more cutting than blades.
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Mansion House
London
Philadelphia Times
Origin of blue stockings term and Fez coffee blindness notes
The English magazine traces blue stockings to Benjamin Stillingfleet and Mrs. Montague gatherings in Portman Square with blue worsted stockings. It also mentions Moors in Fez as heavy coffee drinkers leading to eyesight decline, noting many blind men in Fez streets attributed to coffee use.
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Benjamin Stillingfleet
Fez
Morocco
New York Ledger
Bee Honey Prank On Pythagorean Disciple
Undergraduates planned a practical joke on a Pythagoras follower. While he slept from brandy and soda his friends smeared him with honey and rolled him in a feather bed. He awoke, saw himself in the mirror, and exclaimed Bird by Jove in surprise.
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Pythagoras
London
Figaro
Longevity of German Founders and Leaders Noted
The article highlights the long lives of key Germans including William I at 91 Moltke at 91 Bismarck at 83 and other figures such as Ranke 91 Curtius 72 Mommsen 81 Geibel 70 Wagner 70 Liszt 75 and the current chancellor at 77.
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William I
Moltke
Bismarck
Ranke
Curtius
Mommsen
Geibel
Wagner
Liszt
Scrofula Believed Blood Taint and Its Cure
Scrofula is described as an inherited or acquired blood taint caused by poor air and sanitation. The text claims 8.8.8. is the only cure that reaches the impurity, while 5.S. is a vegetable remedy free of minerals. Swift Specific Co. of Atlanta, Ga offers books on blood and skin diseases by mail.
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Kew Gardens
London Telegraph
Swift
S. I. Brooks
Monticello
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
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The
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Dutch West
Mount Olive
Riously
Lukens
Julius Ceasar
Henry of Navarre
France
Europe
William the Silent
Netherland
Spain
Clive
Ameri
Mi Beau
Napoleon
Robespierre
Strand Magazine
Pythagorean
Scrofula
W. A. Crayton
Addie
N. C
Wilson’s
Graham
Fresh Dozier Crackers
Chase & Sanborn’s
Fleischman’s
Johnson
Andy
Ioyster
Berwick Bay
Lowney
of Brazos
Madison
Grimes
Robertson
Burleson
Frank W. McConnico
Equitable Life Assurance Society of
New York
Pacific Mutual Life
Am. Union Life
Fidelity and Casualty of
Fort
Bryan
D. McCon Niccoo
WU. P. Franklin & Son
Academy of Music and Next
John Mike’s
B. S. Read
John M. Caldwell
Deng OG
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