Young Indiana Girl Receives Legion of Honor for Heroic Train Rescue
Jennie Creek of Mill Grove Indiana, barely 18, is to be represented at the Paris Expo as one of two American women to wear the Legion of Honor. She earned the medal after signaling a speeding Chicago to Mill Grove train with her red petticoat, saving hundreds as the locomotive halted near a burning bridge. The French order, conferred through President McKinley, makes her the youngest recipient.
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Prem
Srs
Watine
Frank Thmiamson
Indiana
Legion To Honor Society
McKinley
Ohio
Emstella
National Humane Society of France
Millebove
Parhandle
Columbus
Chicago
Ream
Mill Grove
Bran
France
Puerto Rican Tariff Bill Board Meeting in New York
A special board of trade and transportation meeting in New York heard Nicholas Orangeoren of San Juan plead Puerto Rico’s misery and credit collapse. A resolution urged United States policy toward Puerto Rico be set apart from Cuba and the Philippines and pushed for free commercial intercourse and a civil government for the island.
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New York
Board of Trade and Transportation
W. H. Parsons
Nicholas Orangeoren
San Juan
Puerto Rico
United States
Cuba
Philippines
Buckeye Pile Ointment Offered For Pain Relief
Advertises Tabler's Buckeye Pile Ointment claiming to cure obstinate piles and stating price 50 cents per bottle and 75 cents with tax. Available at H. L. Tucker's store.
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H. L. Tucker
Tabler
H. L. Tucker's
Maud Adams Sculpts The American Girl For Paris Exposition
New York March 21 Maud Adams the actress modeled for The American Girl statue to be shown at the Paris exposition. Sculptor Mrs Bessie Potter Abbe reports the 6 foot tall figure weighs 712 pounds with bullion valued at 178000 dollars. The gown is a simple summer chiffon dress with lace ruffles and a blouse like bodice. The pose shows a step forward symbolizing progress.
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New York
Maud Adams
Bessie Potter Wormab
Ark administrator sues for 20000 in bishop death case
H F Anten administrator through T P Johnson Hill Anten of Little Rock sues Brewester Henslee Every Man in Pine Bluff circuit court for 20000 damages over the death of Right Rev Holliday a Black bishop. Holliday was injured December 1898 when a bus horses frightened near a state convention town and died. Plaintiff seeks 10000 for the estate and damages for bodily and mental suffering. Holliday left a widow and three children.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
H. F. Anten
T. P
Bishop Holliday
Holliday
War record of John Agnew policeman dies in Springfield
The Springfield policeman John Agnew died last week. He was wounded twice at Antietam and fought at Chancellorsville Gettysburg and many Virginia battles. He later joined Sherman’s march to the sea and was shot twenty four times at Piney Vine Creek North Carolina. By war’s end he bore over forty bullet marks.
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John Agnew
Springfield
Antietam
U Chancellorsville
Gettysburg
Virginia
Sherman
Pumpkin Vine Creek
North Carolina
Free Blood Balm cure promise from Blood Balm Co Atlanta Ga
Bold advert claims Botanic Blood Balm cures ulcers cancers skin eruptions and blood disorders. Says product purifies blood drains poisons and offers a free trial bottle sent by mail to prove faith. Mentions price large bottles and full treatment details and Atlanta Georgia address.
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B. B. Bowe
Blood Balm CO. Atanta. Ga
Notice of Publication in Missouri Partition Suit
In Bates County Missouri the Circuit Court will publish notice in the Bates county paper for four weeks. The action seeks partition of lands in section 30 and 31 totaling about 150 acres. Kate Perkins must answer by the next term starting June 7 1900. failure = confessed judgment.
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State OF Missouri
Hates
Circuit Court
Missouri
J. Keeton
S. Henderson Keeton
Emma Billa
Della Keeton
Lina Austin
Walter Keeton
Florence Keeton
Sarah Hocket
Liscerine Keeton
William Zinn
Julia Showers
Frank Zinn
Kate Perkins
T. J. Hocket
John Zinn
Eetat
Williamson Ke
Butler
Wreaty Times
Bates County
J. P. Thurman
Sma
Circsit
Hates County
Neeree March
Lao
J.P. Caman
One Squadron Coming Home From Porto Rico Duty
Washington march 22 by direction of the war department one squadron of the fift cavalry in the department of Porto Rico will be relieved from duty there and sent to Jefferson barracks Mo This detachment serves as a depot squadron for the fifth cavalry and handles officers and enlisted men unfit for active duty transfers include men with less than six months to serve or not reenlisting while those with a year or more to serve move to active squadrons to reach maximum strength before departure of the squadron.
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Washington
War Department
Fift Cavalry
Department of Porto Rico
Jefferson Barracks
Fifth Cavalry
Tutt's Liver Pills Advertises Cures For Many Ailments
An old remedy Tutt's Liver Pills promotes relief from sick headache sour stomach malaria indigestion torpid liver constipation and all bilious diseases. The advertisement urges timely use as the cure for these conditions.
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Tutt
Missouri counties back Dockery in Democratic conventions
From the Gallatin Democrat report, Democrats in Missouri counties including Grundy Mercer Johnson Bates Oregon Shannon Platte Andrew Crawford Randolph and Daviess have instructed for Dockery. Additional delegates from New Madrid Cole and Laclede counties join solid support for him.
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Missouri
Grundy
Mercer
Johnson
Bates
Oregon
Shannon
Platte
Andrew
Crawford
Randolph
Daviess
Dockery
New Madrid
Cole
Laclede
Lick Observatory to Observe Sun's Eclipse
San Francisco March 22 W H Crocker offers to defray expenses for a party from Lick Observatory to observe the total solar eclipse on May 2. The expedition will be led by astronomers W W Campbell and C D Perrine with a complete set of instruments. A station is not yet chosen but likely Barnes near Athiutadia.
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San Francisco
Cal
W. H. Crocker
Lick Observatory
W. W. Campbell
C.D. Perrine
Barnes
Athiutadia
Union Soldier Delivers S142.25 For Springfield Monument
Captain Edward of Maryville turned over to the committee S142.25 for the Confederate monument at Springfield. The act underscores local support for the memorial project and funds collection.
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Maryville
Edward
Springfield
Netherlands Rejects Intervention Request in African War
The Hague report says after deliberation the government sent a reply to Steyn and Kruger regretfully unable to intervene in the African war following Britain's rejection of intervention. It adds the Netherlands will aid efforts toward peace. Joplin plans a new pass plant with twelve lines, expanding capacity.
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Hague
Pr ' Steyn
Kruger
Netherlands
Wtepg
Joplin
Pas
Joseph Hamil Buys the G Line Citizen
Joseph Hamil purchases the G Line Citizen at Marshall while George Fr Davis remains editor.
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Joseph Hamil
Marshall
George Fr Davis
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