After Banquet Fragments Given to London Poor
After the lord mayor of London banquet about 140 baskets of fragments were gathered and distributed to the poor. The Massachusetts Gipsy Moth Commission spent 200000 dollars this year to combat the pest and seeks a similar amount next year. M Trouilot, ex French colonies minister, was disbarred by a forgotten law forbidding salaried legal positions, a move seen as spiteful.
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London
Massachusetts Gipsy Moth Commission
M. Trouillot
Lapland Publishes Its First Sunday Paper
A novelty from Lapland announces the first local newspaper. It is printed on a single sheet and issued every Sunday from a town with an unpronounceable name. The journal has only about six subscribers so far, yet each issue is met with loud applause.
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Lapland
Early English gold coins and rulers who issued them
This excerpt traces English gold coinage from 1247 with the gold penny under Henry III to the florin by Edward III in 1344, the long running guineas from Charles II to 1817, and the first gold sovereigns under Henry VII.
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Henry III
England
Edward III
Charles II
Henry VII
Old convicts stay in Fremantle jail beyond time
Several aging convicts linger at Fremantle jail in Westralia beyond their release. They say most people they knew back home are dead, so they choose to remain where much of their lives were spent. They may visit town but must return before lockup.
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Fremantle
Westralia
Simple bottle worm method nets Dutch fish
Dutch fishermen use a bottle half filled with water containing live worms and insects as bait. They cork the bottle and drop it in the water while the line is sunk nearby. The wriggling contents attract fish and lead to easy catches.
Orange culture to expand in coming years in St Bernard
The article notes high development and many planters preparing to lay out young trees by the thousands, signaling that orange culture will become a major factor in the region’s agricultural resources.
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St. Bernard
Compass fault blamed for Mohegan wreck at Manacles
The Mohegan wreck near the Lizard prompts a theory that magnetic rocks at the Manacles affected the ship’s compass. Prof. S P Thompson of England supports the view that compass error could stem from misapplied compensation during pre voyage adjustments.
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Manacles
Lizard
S. P. Thompson
England
Extraordinary abundance of wildlife near Fasho da region
The Bia game area near Fasho da is described as extraordinarily plentiful. The river is crowded with crocodiles and hippopotami, and large herds of antelopes and giraffes are frequently seen. This is notable as many zoological gardens seek a North African giraffe but have struggled to obtain one due to the central Soudan’s long closure.
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Fashoda
Soudan
German tanners in Thuringia make luxury piano hammer leather
A German tanning family, holding a secret process, produces ultra soft leather for piano hammers from gray deer hides. Minneapolis suppliers provide the hides, and the tanners rely on this sole source, making them key customers with no alternatives.
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Thuringia
Germany
Lake District
Minneapolis
Paris sees rising horse flesh consumption in reported stalls
The French agriculture ministry notes a growth in eating horse, mule, and donkey meat in Paris. There are 198 stalls selling the flesh, with 21,667 horses, 53 mules, and 310 donkeys brought to shambles. After condemnations, 20,998 horses, 51 mules, and 303 donkeys were killed for consumption, with prime cuts about a franc per pound.
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French Ministry of Agriculture
Paris
Russian famine looms as winter grips vast peasant core
The article notes a harsh Russian winter with six months ahead and famine threat after a failed grain crop. It cites the czar donating 850,000 from his private purse for relief, signaling serious distress and a future aid effort from charitable America to feed Russia this winter.
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America
Russia
Similar to Luetgert Case Murder Case in Chicago
The coroner's inquest opens in Chicago over Mrs. Michael Bollinger's death, police alleging husband murdered and partly cremated her. The accused shows indifference as Lena Hecker identifies him, suggesting feigned insanity. wedding ring may establish corpus delicti as Bollinger’s body is exhumed.
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Chicago
Michael Bollinger
Lena Hecker
Bollinger
Adolph Luetgert
Luetgert
Liu
Papa
Maimma
Fifty Thousand Additional Enlisted for Two Volunteers Mustered
A proposal from the minority of the Committee on Military Affairs seeks a 50,000 man increase in volunteer forces. The plan would muster 50,000 troops within sixty days, with officers appointed by the president, to serve in Cuba, Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the Ladrones. It would align with a 30,000 regular army, detail costs, and allow volunteers to transfer to the new force if elected within 15 days.
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Wasn Hineton
Mittee of Military Affairs
Haginia
Haz War Department
Porto Rico
Cuba
Spain
Hay
Congress
Maj Harrison reprimanded over flag order in Havana
Maj Russell Harrison provost marshal was formally reprimanded by Maj Gen Lee for raising the U S flag at Ft Azores before the January 1 evacuation pledge. The flag was ordered lowered, but remained at 4 30 pm on a tall staff over the fort visible from the harbor and city.
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Havana
Russell Harrison
Ft. Azares
United States
Lee
Remains Taken to Washington for Lieut Commander Paine
The remains of Lieut Commander Sumner C. Paine U S N retired were taken to Washington on Thursday after his death in Asnevirtz North Carolina on Wednesday. Paine served as executive officer on Commodore Dewey s flagship Olympia just before the recent war.
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Washington
Asnevirtz
N. C
Sumner C. Paine
Dewey
Olympia
Grip Strikes Chester Families Daily Across Town
In Chester Pennsylvania many households report one or more members with influenza like grip with several homes entirely affected as the season's illness spreads through the community.
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Chester
Horses and Mules for Honolulu Sailed on Tacoma
The Tacoma sailed from San Francisco for Honolulu and the Philippines carrying 111 horses and mules plus other material. It will stop at Honolulu to load the animals previously left there on its last voyage. The Military Telegraph Nearly Completed in Havana signals soon linking Puerto Principe to Santa Cruz and Gen. Carpenter.
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San Francisco
Tacoma
Honolulu
Philippines
Havana
Puerto Principe
Santa Cruz
Carpenter
Cubans Ready for Any Regime Says Times Letter
London dispatch reports a Times letter asserting President McKinley will have unfettered control in Cuba. The writer claims the Cubans are prepared for any regime that protects their interests and rejects risky Spanish residents who fear changes. Washington will likely impose a system, the letter indicates.
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London
Hay
The
Times
McKinley
Ania
Washington
Maxwell Given the Es San Franciscos Exece Woodwards pavilion
The fragment outlines a contested decision involving Martin I Australia at an event near Es San with references to Maxwell and the Woodwards pavilion. Details are sparse due to the OCR fragment.
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Maxwell
San ‘Francisco
Dee
Martin I
Australia
Exece
Woodwards
Exchange of flags marks Cuban transition on January 1
At a joint U S and Spanish meeting in Ivana the date for flag exchange in Cuba was set for January 1. Salutes will be fired by Spanish and American forces, Spanish troops will be paraded, and commanders will transfer authority from Spanish to American officials at the palace, with troops remaining in Cuba under international law safeguards.
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Jiminiz Castillanos
Cuba
John R. Brooke
Massachusetts War Ship Repairs Start In Dry Dock
Navy yard engineers examined the battleship Massachusetts in dry dock on Friday and cut out rivets as repair crews prepare to work around the clock. Estimated cost is about $40,000 with a six week timeline. A board of inquiry led by Commodore Picker will decide if a court martial is needed.
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New Yorks
Navy Yard
Massachusetts
Board of Inquiry
Picker Navy
Abrogation of Clayton Bulwer Treaty Imminent
Washington reports that friction with Britain over the Nicaragua canal will end with abrogation of the Clayton Bulwer treaty. Sir Julian Pauncefote has been instructed to begin negotiations with Secretary Hay to draft a new treaty guaranteeing canal neutrality.
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Washuineton
United States
Great Britain
Nicaragua
Julian Pauncefote
Hay
King Case Fails to Gain Pardon in Murder Verdict
Nashville dispatch reports ongoing efforts to win a pardon for H Clay King, but the life sentence for the Frank Poston murder remains. Letters from former Judge Dubose and Attorney General Peters urge mercy, while Gov.Taylor refuses to reopen the case despite Col King’s advocates. Separately, Mrs Carlisle reports a sealskin lacquer theft and Maj Brereton is ordered to Cienfuegos to oversee the Cuban customs house.
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Frank Poston
Nashville
Gov. Taylor
Tenn
H.clay King
Dubose
Peters
Col. King
Buchanan
King
Gov
Taylor
Diamond Reef Grounding Facts for Battleship Exit
Navy and Coast Survey findings dispute that a ship as large as the Massachusetts could exit New York harbor during extra low water without touching bottom. The ship would pass near Coenties reef and Diamond reef, with the only workable path offering less than the ship’s draft. Conditions vary with tide and wind, and Congress will be urged to remove the upper part of Diamond reef to prevent future incidents.
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Massachusetts
New York Harbor
Washixeton
Oregon
New York
Diamond Reef
Navy Department
Coast Survey
Brooklyn
Coenties Reef
Massachussetts
Congress
Formidable Ice Gorge Ties Up Black River Vessels
Lorain Ohio December 23 One of the most formidable ice gorges in Black river has caused hours of trouble with the end unseen. The second gorge broke sending six large ore vessels downstream where a tug holds them against crushing ice. The Nickel Plate railroad bridge could be demolished if another break occurs. Ice piles 15 feet high and stretches across hundreds of yards. A new gorge forms a mile above the jam, threatening more boats.
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Lorain
Black River
Ick
Mida Ae
Nickel Plate
Wreck Averted By a Bird On I N Rail Line
North bound I G N passenger train narrowly avoided disaster forty miles south of Austin Texas when a rail was tied across the track. A bird blinded by the headlight struck the glass, broke it, and extinguished the lamp forcing a slow approach to the next station. The engine front was damaged but no injuries were reported.
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Austin
Tex
Colored Man John E Turner Brutally Murdered at Home
John E Turner, a respected colored resident of Pocomoke City Maryland, was abducted from his home by two unknown men early Thursday and killed. The crime has stirred fear of lynching among whites and coloreds alike. Motive is believed jealousy. Turner and his wife had a troubled marriage.
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Pocomoke Crry
John E. Turner
Turner
Philadelphia Grip Epidemic Restricts City Crowds
Philadelphians face a widening grip epidemic with physicians predicting rapid spread over the next days. If current growth continues, few families in the city will escape infection as the illness expands through households and neighborhoods.
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Philadelphia
Desperate Fight in an Oil Town Near Fairmont
In Metz an oil town Friday morning John Richards Sam Dean and three other p ilsm en fought. Dean was struck with a hatchet and fatally injured. Three others were dangerously wounded.
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Fairmont
W. Va
Metz
John Richards
Sam Dean
Dean
Remains Believed To Be Hoffmann Found Near San Diego
The remains found near San Diego are believed to be A. F. Hoffmann of Long Island City, N Y. The deceased was about 65 years of age and died by his own action.
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San Diego
Cal
Dean
A. F. Hoffman
Long Island City
Aout
Surprise Party Targets Brown Over Tipping Wars
A Detroit Free Press item describes Brown facing social backlash from waiters after a reputation for extreme tipping habits. Dodson notes Brown’s downfall, as waiters treat him with disdain and his dining life becomes strained. Brown learns the home he rents is owned by his former head waiter.
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Klondike
Sirawn
Brown
Smith
Detroit Free Press
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Certificate
Frank J. Cheney sworn as senior partner of F J Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio pledges one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Notary A W Gleason verifies December 6, 386. Cure and pills tout blood and mucous surface action with testimonials and druggist price 75 cents.
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A. W. Gleason
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Meanest man I ever knew shaved beard after birth
A Chicago Post anecdote quotes a woman describing how a husband, known for his harsh demeanor, shaved his long beard the day after their baby was born and has not worn one since. The remark highlights a stark personal change following the arrival of the child.
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Chicago Post
Cure All Cough Cures and Patent Remedies Parade
A collage of historical ads and quips touts for quack medicines and tonics. Claims of instant cures for cold asthma consumption and coughs mix with humorous asides about honesty and weather. Spotted are brand names like Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar and Piso's Cure, reflecting late 19th century marketing prose.
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Hale
Pike
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