China’s Trade Shows Recovery Amid Rail Boom
The official Chinese trade report indicates restored commerce with resumed rail construction across provinces and hundreds of miles of Midway engineering nearing completion. Imports valued in heikwan taels rose above prior years while United States shipments to China fell modestly, contrasting with gains from Europe and other regions.
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China
Statiaticn
Midway
Ching
Wien Teels
Sheolin
Psus
Stein
Exewel
Coltvd
United States
Great Peldin
Rissia
Monge Kane
Fypen
Pleasant Hill Times urges better farm machinery care
A Pleasant Hill Times letter from Pleasant Till criticizes Missouri farmers for buying costly machinery and storing it in damp sheds where it rots. The writer argues machinery should be kept in a dry, roomy building to last and save Missouri dollars, echoing Pennsylvania Dutch practice.
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Ade
Missouri
Pleasant Hill Times
Catarrh Cure Promises $100 Reward and Testimony
Local ad claims Hall's Catarrh Cure cures the disease through constitutional treatment and offers $100 for a cure. Includes testimonials and physician endorsements. Also records obituary of Mrs. Sarah Pace, detailing birth, family, church membership, and funeral notices in Belle.
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Hall
F. J. Coenry & Co
Edo
Chronic Constipation Cure Parade Promises Relief
A bold claim touts Cascarets Candy Cure as a guaranteed remedy for chronic constipation. The advertisement highlights a gem-stamped CCC mark and asserts a positive cure, urging readers that relief is found with this product.
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C.C.C
Republicans Solely to Blame in Cuba Relief Debate
Republicans in KC and other papers defend party actions blaming Democrats for Cuba relief failure. The piece argues Senate and House Republicans blocked three routes, opposing sugar reform and Cuba measures led by Aldrich. Democrats, led by Richardson, pushed for Cuban reciprocity, promising to stay in session. Also advertises Tabler's Buckeye Pile Vintment with prices.
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Congress
Cuba
Senate
House
Aldrich
Richardson
H. L. Tucker
Unruly King Alfonso Causes Royal Strife in Madrid
June 25 reports chronic unrest between King Alfonso and Dowager Queen Maria. Frequent quarrels threaten a public scandal as the young monarch resists guidance, unleashing tirades in front of servants and threatening to expel his mother if her wishes are not respected. Alfonso's manners have been complained of since his coronation.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Maria
Watterson Cleveland Rift Traced to Theatre Incident
New York June 24 J B Macon Metormick recalls a clash between Grover Cleveland and Henry Watterson tied to a theater outing for Mrs Cleveland. Watterson arranged a private backstage meeting with Clary Morris, provoking Cleveland who condemned the act as undignified and improper. The incident helped end their longtime friendship. Ballard's Snow Liniment advertises relief for farm injuries.
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New York
J. B
Macon
Ormick
Henry Watterson
Grover Cleveland
United States
Louisville Courier Journal
Watterson
White House
Cleveland
Pdsper
Miss Morris
Thore
Kerosene Cure Reported by Sixth Infantry
Returned soldiers of the Sixth Infantry including Sergeants Mott and Knox and Corporal Carlton of Company M say the kerosene cure is more effective than the water cure and largely supplants it in the Philippines. They describe applying it in the same manner as the water cure and note that native priests were among those tortured.
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San Francisco
Sixth Infantry
Mott
Knox
Carlton
Philippines
Remarkable feat as trestle moves for bridge over river
In New Jersey the six span trestle on the Pennsylvania line was shifted to a new bed in two minutes and 35 seconds aided by eight engines. Spectators watched as a 67 car freight train crossed the bridge within 36 minutes of the old crossing. Engineers from railroads as far west as Chicago witnessed the test maneuver.
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Klloomling Tak Pelivere
Pennsylvania
New Brunewick
Rast Kinewick
Haritun
Chicago
Raritan River
Ravriten
Felvis
Effect of Volcano Triggers Observatories Disturbances
A historical report describes magnetic and geodetic observations at Cheltenham Maryland and Repton Ohio following a volcanic eruption. Instruments registered transient magnetic deviations, with photography noting minute variations in Earth's magnetic field. Observatories documented seismic and magnetic responses, indicating global survey activity and cross observatory verification.
Sick Prisoner Hanged at Gallows in Greenville Mo
Sick prisoner Sam Brown was hanged for the March murder of George Richardson in Wayne county Mo. He was carried to the scaffold in weak health as the trap door released his neck broke and death followed minutes later. Brown stood silent on the issue claiming readiness to die. The crime involved Brown and Will Grant, brothers in law, who plotted after Richardson wore a belt worth 700 dollars.
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Greenville
Sam Brown
George Richardson
Lis A. m
Brown
Pepe Song
Wayne County
Will Grant
George Liehardsag
Tower Hina
Paurties
Rchoardson
Crown
Grant
Richardson
Kielwardeon
Coeds Face Ban as Sleeves Roll Up at Chicago Campus
Mise Marion Talbot of the University of Chicago forbids coeds from rolling sleeves or appearing shirtless on campus, deeming it unseemly and mannish. Students protest the rule, saying it echoes Miss Alice Roosevelt and challenges the dean's stance amid hot weather.
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Mise
Marion Talbot
University of Chicago
Boas
Becme
Miss Talbot
Alice Roosevelt
Dean Talbot
Harper
Department proposal to study criminal behavior in rural youth
The Agricultural Department may be asked to investigate paupers for clinical classes and create a division within the agricultural department to study criminal activity and urban influence on rural youth. The plan includes laboratory measures, data collection, and social studies with a chief appointed to hire specialists.
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Agricultarnt Department
Tony Termot
Lew Pitovilew
Presbyterian Hymn Objection Sparks Overture Debate
A Booneville Presbytery overture seeks removal of a line from the hymn There Is a Fountain Filled with Blood claiming it misstates spiritual truth. The issue echoes broader tensions as newspapers note Cremation debates and mark Queen Wilhelmina as the sole reigning female monarch.
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Booneville
Death by Own Action: Charles Warner Found Dead
Aged about 20, Charles D. Warner son of Major William Warner was found dead in a room at 26 Southwest Boulevard. A morphine bottle and another bottle were found on the dresser. he had been drinking heavily and there was evidence he took poison voluntarily. The body lay in bed for several hours. Mrs. Akay Warren rents the house. Authorities broke in at 2 PM. the room showed signs of recent use.
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Charles D. Warner
William Warner
Usted
Brent
Huremsner
Charles Warner
Warner
Warver
Akay Warren
Zoi
Wali
Constipated Cure Ad Survives Scribbled Junk
A garbled ad promises Canty and Jathartic medicines for constipation. The fragmentary text then shifts to a 1900s style dispatch about a train in Willemstad Curacao carrying Mrs bowed and a minister party, seized by revolutionists, with US officials negotiating safe passage and citations of sailors, ending with a nod to kidneys and racing.
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Willemstad
Curacae
Senor Ayuda
Ios
Sulivayra
United States
Conemmati
Castro
Willian U. Russeil
Legations
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