Sophia Holmes first colored woman in U S government dies in Washington
News recalls Sophia Holmes who began as charwoman in the Treasury during Lincoln's era and rose to a life tenure note her honesty in 1863 returning $500,000 found in a Treasury waste basket. Claims for Boxer uprising losses noted. McKinley may seek indemnity for Talalah mob victims' families.
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Sophia Holmes
United States
Treasury
Tincoln
Washington
Spinner
China
State Department
McKinley
Congress
Talalah
Louisiana
Illegal slaughter across Wilkesbarre area alarms authorities
A month long wave of poaching near Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania leads to several arrests. Poachers described as strikers and mostly foreigners sparked a surge in gun and ammunition sales to them. Local magistrates levy fines of five dollars per game killed or at least three months in county jail.
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Wilkesbarre
North German Lloyd Steamship Co
North Hudson
N. Y
Hoboken
United States
Trenton
N. J
Kirkpatrick
Robert Spaulding
Dutch Guiana
Spaulding
Princeton University
Franklin Furnace
Utica
M. A. Hanga & Co
Cleveland
Pittsbury
James L. Rankin
American Tin Plate Co
Lorbes Avenue
Roxbury
Mass
Edward Touzalin
Edward Touzalin, Jr
James Touzalin
Touzalin
Philadelphia
Swithin C. Shortlide
Provident Life and Trust Co
Connecticut
New York City
Henry W. Lovell
Lynn
Lynn Shoe Manufacturers
Canada
John White
Kingston
SN .I
White
Mary Tice
Robinson's Crossing
New Castle
Pittsburg & Lake Erie
Greater New York
Manhattan
The
Bronx
Borough of Brooklyn
Borough of Queens
Borough of Richmond
Brooklyn
Flood floods Portage area with five miles under water
Lowlands west of Portage Wisconsin lie five miles inland submerged under four to six feet of water after Wisconsin river levee breaks. Buildings and crops are damaged. many stock drowned. Several families rescued by boats from isolated farm houses.
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Portage
Wis
Wisconsin River
Northern and Western industry woes and political shocks
West and South car builders strike for a one dollar per car rise at American Car and Foundry Co Huntington plant. Fire destroys Heyser and Son's mill and factory at Tuckson Michigan, loss thirty thousand dollars. Ten Idaho men released from San Quentin for seizing a train near Wardner during Coeur d Alene troubles. Joliet layoffs hit six hundred workers at American Steel and Wire Co. possible further cuts before election. Leavenworth strike settled at eighty four cents per ton eight hours a day. Judge Hubbell and Judge Cox die at 71 and 78. South Chicago Illinois steel works shutdown displacing about two thousand five hundred workers. company says temporary and two weeks return.
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American Car and. ‘Foundry Co
Huntington
W. Va
Heyser & Son
Tuckson
Mich
Idaho
Wardner
Coeur ‘wAlone
San ‘Quentin
Cal
Supreme Court
Joliét
American Steel and Wire’Co
Leavenworth, Kan
O. B. ‘Taylor
Jay A. Hubbell
National Republican Congressional Committee
Garfield
Michigan
Houghton
Joseph D. Cox
Cincinnati
Common Pleas Court
Circuit Court
Ilinois Steel Works
South Chicago
Turmoil in Leyte as rebels plunder and forces clash
Advices from Leyte report rebel ladrones plundering while troops pursue in the mountains and garrison towns. In China and Chili peace talks face delays as negotiations drag on, and the Bank of France reportedly holds the world’s largest gold stock at about 408 million dollars. A Hong Kong dispatch notes Chinese rebels defeating Admiral Ho’s army, with casualties and captures among imperial troops.
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Philippines
China
Chili
Bank of France
Hong Kong
Admiral Ho
San Chun
Three Robbers Hold Up North Halsted Streetcar
Three well dressed men on the North Halsted line in Chicago robbed a street car of about 300 dollars in cash and jewelry. They terrorized passengers for a quarter hour and rode away together at a point beyond police protection.
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Chicago
Mississippi
Galena
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National Republican Committee
Republican Party
Texas
Hawley
EK. H.R. Green
United States
Cleveland
New York
Lerida
Catalonia
New Haven
Conn
Long
Philippines
Manila
MacArthur
French Note Outlines Indemnities and Peking Guard
Washington reports the United States backs France in demanding reparations and guarantees from China. It lists proposed topics for negotiations including arms interdiction, indemnities, and legation protection. Wu warns of potential China-wide unrest and Boxer fears amid growing allied activity.
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Washington
State Department
Thilebaut
United States
France
Peking
International Court of Arbitration of the
Taku
China
Tientsin
Hay
Pao-Ting-Fu
Li Hung Chang
Shanghai
Chiu-Ching
Tai- Yuan-Fu
Mukden
Manchuria
Tie-Ling
Suchow
Ambushed by Boers and political moves update
Dispatch reports an ambush near Kaap Muiden where Capt Stewart and four dozen engineers faced heavy losses including deaths of Stewart and a private. Paget’s brigade wounded and captured officers listed. De Wet’s forces claim gains north of the Vaal while European hopes fade. Also notes Joseph L Beary resigning as presidential elector and Charles Beury filling the post. National Chiefs select Indianapolis for next meeting.
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London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Paget
Rifle Brigade
Kaapmuiden
Stewart
Stuebbs
Lieut Sewell
Bryan Campaign Tour Closes Stops in Ohio Cities
Mike Bryan's campaign tour of Ohio ends in Cleveland Canton and other cities on Oct 16. The schedule covers Akron Toledo New Philadelphia Alliance and Cleveland with speeches by Bryan and appearances by Mayor Jones ex Attorney General Monnett and Congressman Lentz. The tour includes large crowds and speeches praising the president.
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Ohio
Cleveland
Canton
Bryan
Akron
Jones
Toledo
Monnett
New Philadelphia
Lentz
Alliance
Youngstown
Erie Depot
Hollenden Hotel
Central Armory
Hollenden
New York
Tragedy at Woodsfield Involving Poison Whisky
In Woodsfield Ohio, Oct 16, oil drillers William Dixon and William Dement were friends. Dement gave Dixon a bottle of whisky. Dixon died and a companion almost died. Dement had recently bought strychnine and is under arrest on suspicion of Dixon's death.
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Columbus
Blackburn
William Dixon
William Dement
Woodsfield
Dixon
Dement
The Walt Affair Deepens Amid Bert Wait Confession
Ravenna reports a broader theft tied to Bert Wait. Missing are unsigned currency totaling about 1000 dollars and 15 cash orders of 50 each plus 760 in COD money. The Second National Bank here had been contacted by Pinkerton agents in Redlands California about lost unsigned currency shown by Wait.
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Ravenna
Bert Wait
California
Second National Bank
Pinkerton
Redlands
Cal
Wait
Ferrell Trial Begins in Marysville for Lane Killing
Rosslyn H. Ferrell faced a jury in Marysville on Monday charged with killing Adams Express Messenger Charles Lane on August 10 1900. He confessed in writing detailing the shooting and robbery to fund his engagement to Miss Costlow who testified for the state. Insanity is expected as the main defense.
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Marysville
Rosslyn H. Ferrell
Adams Express
Charles Lane
Ferrell
Lane
Fiendish Fire Attempt in North Amherst
An attack Sunday night tried to crem ate Mrs. John Krause and her child as they slept. Two men set the house on fire and fled before flames broke out. The woman and child were saved after severe burns. The restaurant building burned to the ground with $500 loss.
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North Amherst
John Krause
Coal price hike hits Cleveland retailers in oct
The price of hard coal of air grades rose by 50 cents per ton in Cleveland with the change taking effect Monday. Retailers learned of the advance only after receiving notices from the Retail Coal Dealers' association secretary via the morning mail.
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Cleveland
Morning Mail
Retail Coal Dealers’ Association
Car Barn Destroyed by Fire in Gates Mills
The car barn of the Cleveland & Eastern Railway Co. in Gates Mills burned Sunday night causing about 100000 dollars in losses. Seven new cars worth 5000 dollars each and two locomotives were destroyed. The fire started at the south end of the barn where crossing electrical wires sparked the blaze.
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Gates Mills
Cleveland & Eastern Railway Co
Laborer Fatally Injured Near Mansfield After Bryan Meeting
Tarry Cummings aged 41 a Fredericktown laborer came to Mansfield for a Bryan meeting. He was found Monday 1.5 miles northwest of the city with a crushed arm and a fractured skull. Doctors say he will die, believed struck by a train.
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Mansfield
No Bid at Public Sale of Riley Block in Hamilton
The Riley block owned by I. G. Rathbone was offered at public sale Monday in Hamilton but no bid was made. The property appraised at 97000 dollars was offered under a foreclosure decree in favor of W. F. Jones of New York.
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Riley
I. G. Rathbone
Posts
Cuba
W. F. Jones
New York
Found Dead Near Wellsville C P Station
East Liverpool October 16 William Whitacre 50 of Wellsville was found dead Monday morning at the bottom of a culvert near the Wellsville C P station. There were no marks of violence.
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East Liverpool
William Whitacre
Wellsville
Michael Finds Meaning in A Fatigued March
In a rough trek by Trish fusileers from Dundee to Ladysmith soldiers tire along a harsh path. A fatigued man asks an officer about the country and is told they march over the Natal tableland. The man quips that the table is turned upside down and they are walking over its logo.
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Mike
Ti Dad
Dundee
Ladysmith
Michae
Natal Tableland
London
Titus
Grain-O Health Beverage Endorsed By Reader Letter
A reader praises Grain-O made from pure grains noting initial dislike but growing to prefer it over coffee. She says it nourishes the system and is suitable for children. The ad claims Grain-O strengthens and offers a delicious healthful table beverage for all ages, priced 15c and 25c.
Business Opportunities on the Chicago Great Western Ry
Classified notice offering first class openings in growing towns across Illinois Iowa Minnesota and Missouri. Positions listed include blacksmiths doctors dressmakers furniture grain and live stock buyers general merchandise hardware harness tailors cold storage creameries and canning factories. Address W J Reed Industrial Agent 601 Endicott Bldg St Paul Minnesota.
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Chicago Great Western Ry
Illinois
Iowa
Minnesota
Missouri
W. J. Reed
C.G. W. Ry
Patent medicine boasts and quack claims flood ads
A collection of vintage health cures and testimonials promises rapid cures for colds coughs and throat pain. Claims tout Laxative Bromo Quinine and Piso s Cure along with various tonics gums and toothache drops.
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N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
N. J
Hale
Tara Pike
Market reports from New York and multiple cities dated Oct 16
The market notes show price ranges for Flour Wheat Corn Oats across several cities including New York Cleveland Toledo East Liberty and East Buffalo. Beefs and sheep quotes appear with steers Vales calves lambs hogs and the general tone of trading in various grades and markets.
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New York
Minnesota
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Liberty
East Buffalo
Connoisseur in Seeds Turns to Bicycle Ball Seed Tale
A Detroit Free Press anecdote features a business man who adores agriculture. He plants seeds found in an old tool box only to discover his so called bulbs are rusted bicycle balls from a bicycle’s mechanism. His wife and friends rib him for the humorous mislabeling and delayed crop.
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Detroit Free Press
Compliment Exchange Sparks Light Conversation on Chevy Chase Ride
A Washington Post writer recalls overheard chatter about a girl named Maud. The blue eyed youth, likely 25, dismisses the beauty talk with a philosophical retort about happiness and fate as the couple chats after a car ride.
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Washington Post
Maud
Prince Tuans Canaries Highlight Imperial Rivalry
The Stockholm Dagblad notes Prince Tuan’s bitter opposition to European ideas and his rare western touches consist of a few dozen imported canaries in his gardens. It credits him with delaying China’s fleet action in the war with Japan, aiding the empress dowager’s view that European inventions are worthless.
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Tuan
Stockholm
Dagblad
O Brien and Blake Meet at a Fair in Dublin
Two Irishmen who had not seen each other for years meet at a fair. O’Brien proclaims he is married and has a fine healthy son who neighbors say is the picture of him. Blake quips that as long as the child is healthy, what does appearance matter.
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Philadelphia
Carter
United States
Chicago Chronicle
He Had on Check Mamma May Adopts His Attentions
A Philadelphia Press snippet notes a father disapproving of Mr Kraft as a “very smooth fellow.” The exchange hints at romance with Mary and a referenced caller who sometimes needed a shave, reflecting social attitudes in a petty domestic scene.
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Kraft
Mary
Philadelphia Press
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