Wife cowhides rival in Hot Springs street confrontation
In Hot Springs Arkansas on May 16 a well dressed man travels with a attractive woman when a furious wife confronts them on Central Avenue. She attacks the rival with a cowhide while the husband stands by. After the assault the pair reconcile, with no arrests. The note on formalin in milk follows in the same column.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Central Avenue
Henry Williams
Hussy
Oman Tah
Homespun terbacker tale from Missouri days
An old Missourian testifies in circuit court about making home grown terbacker. He describes a 6 inch by 2 inch round chunk formed by stuffing honey and peach brandy soaked leaves into a hollow hickory log, sealing with a plug, burning slowly, and cooling to a hard, sweet chaw likened to the first settlers’ practice, with witnesses praising its flavor.
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Terbacker
Missouri
Chicago Milk Preservation Probe Sparks Child Safety Warning
Chicago on May 16 reports Chief Milk Inspector Grady warned about formalin used in milk preservatives. He stated experiments on kittens and guinea pigs show dangerous effects, and questioned what it could do to a child. The remarks highlight concerns over additives meant to keep milk from spoiling.
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Chicago
Grady
New York Democrats Praise Senator Cockrell for Presidential Possibility
Washington May 17. Democratic leaders from New York laud Senator Cockrell of Missouri as fit for president while stressing his loyalty to Bryan and no interest in rivals. New Yorkers say they would vote for him for the highest office, despite his ties to Missouri and Bryan.
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Washington, D.C
New York
Washington
FM. Cockrell
Missouri
Cockrell
William J. Bryan
Senator Cockrell
Mr. Bryan
Gold Democrats For Him Bryan's Chance Of Election
Charles W. Green editor of the Brookfield Argus arrived in Kansas City with his wife. He predicts Bryan will win in Linn county and nationally, aided by gold democrats and distrust of trusts. Delegates from our district are split, with support for Ed Harber, Governor Stephens, and former Governor Stone. In a separate case, Thos. H. Moss lies in the city hospital after being stabbed by his wife. internal bleeding risks death as she is in custody.
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Charles W. Green
Brookfield Argus
Kansas City
Green
Bryan
Linn County
Tuma
Jefferson City
Ed Harber
Trenton
Stephens
Stone
Kansas City, Mo
Thos
H. Moss
City Hospital
Moss
Ballard’s Horehound Syrup Offered Amid Colds
For whooping cough asthma bronchitis or consumption no medicine equals Ballard's Horehound Syrup. Price 25 cents or 30 cents at H. L. Tucker's drug store.
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Ballard
H. L. Tucker
Murder on the Prins Carl shocks Swedish voyage
Details from Koping Sweden describe a lone assailant aboard the steamer Prins Carl between Ro pings and Stockholm who opened fire with two pistols and a dagger, killing or wounding twelve men including the captain and a woman passenger. The murderer escaped in a lifeboat as the vessel reached Stockholm for police inquiry. A separate report from Ar boga notes a man named Grenkirsk of Stockholm purchasing two revolvers.
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Denmd
Copenhagen
Koping
Sweden
Roping
Stockholm
Quicksund
Prins Carl
Arboga
Grenkirsk
Delegation Pleads for Free Homes Bill at White House
Washington May 16 A distinguished delegation from Congress including senators Davis Nelson Pettigrew and representatives Gamble Eddy Lacey and Flynn of Oklahoma visited the White House to urge President McKinley to sign the free homes bill. McKinley praised Flynn and said he would sign once the bill reached the White House.
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Washington, D. C
White House
Davis
Nelson
Pettigrew
Gamble
Eddy
Lacey
Flynn
Oklahoma
McKinley
Berry pickers strike near Fayetteville on pay dispute
In Fayetteville Arkansas on May 17 a few thousand berry pickers are settled on local farms. About 300 struck for one cent per quart today, earning five to seventy five cents a day. Fears grow that all pickers may join the strike.
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Ft. Worth
Tex
Frank Anson
Coleman
New Orleans
South Africa
Texas
Fayetteville
Ark
Bates County
Montgomery Ward «& Co
Michigan
D& Madison
Chicago
Boxers Massacre Christians Near Tien Tsin
Reports say Boxers massacred Christians sixty miles north of Tien Tsin as more outrages unfold. The British admiral has arrived and proceeded to Pekin.
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Tien Tsin
Pekin
Chinch Bugs Reported By Nevada Farmer
Lucius Goss of Fairhaven told a Nevada reporter today that chinch bugs have appeared at his farm. His wheat and oats fields show insect visits and damage, with the wheat crop looking especially promising before the infestation.
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Lucius Goss
Fairhaven
Nevada
Ballard's Snow Liniment Promises Wide Pain Relief
A local ad touts Ballard's Snow Liniment as a cure for rheumatism neuralgia headache sick headache sore throat cuts sprains bruises old sores corns and all pain and inflammation. The ad claims it is the most penetrating liniment in the world with prices of 25 ets and 50cts at H L Tucker's drug store.
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Ballard
H. L. Tucker
Famine in Jamaica Prompts Relief Plea
Report from Kingston describes Jamaica in a terrible financial condition due to a shortage of the sugar crop. Widespread want and starvation are alleged, with Secretary of State for the Colonies Joseph Chamberlain urged to initiate relief works.
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Kingston
Jamacia
May
St. Kitts
Joseph Chamberlain
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