The Cortes May Sell Islands and A Doll Auction Record
A Maprip note says Spain will seek authority to sell Ladrones Caroline and Pelew islands as it cannot defend them. At a Surrey charity bazaar a doll fetched £350 though valued at seven shillings. Washington buzz ties Florence Maybrick pardon hopes to improved Anglo American cordiality.
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Maprip
Ladrones
Caroline
Pelew
Spain
Witley
Surrey
Mr. Labouchere
Mr. Labouchere of
Truth
Washington
Great Britain
Florence Maybrick
Boston's mammoth station marks epoch in railroad history
The new Boston terminal covers 35 acres at Summers street foot and the station sits on 12 acres. Measuring 850 by 725 feet, it is proclaimed the largest railroad station in the world and cost 64 million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boston
Summers Street
Cuban church separation influences funding shifts
The Havana bishop directs clergy that parishes must be funded privately, ending state revenues. He urges renting pews and placing collection boxes in churches to support ongoing operations under the new American method.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Havana
Intercontinental trade panel urges rail rate controls amendment
The Interstate Commerce Commission annual report highlights continued law defects and rail rate cutting. It argues rate cuts aid trusts and harm small shippers and requests an amendment to permit supervised railroad combinations to preserve reasonable rates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Interstate Commerce Commission
Global telephone use tops one and a quarter million sets
Government statistics from Sweden and Norway reported to the state department show 1,288,163 telephones in use worldwide and 1,509,499 miles of service. The United States accounts for more than half of the world total in instruments and mileage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
State Department
United States
Paris Dog Fashion Props Onlookers Ridiculed Yet Popular
Paris shop windows show dog tailors selling astrakhan coats with pink satin linings and ermine collars. Lighter waist wrappers, cambrie shirts with lace, and patent leather shoes are offered as canine costumes with prices noted in francs.
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Paris
Astrakhan
Dues Rise at Lotos Club and NYC Clubs
The Lotos Club increases annual dues from 60 to 75 dollars. New York club membership is an expensive luxury with most first class clubs charging 75 to 100 dollars yearly. Initiation fees range from 100 to 300 dollars. The Union League and several others list annual dues of 75 dollars, while the Lawyers and Metropolis clubs demand 100 dollars. The Union League's annual income from dues exceeds 120,000 dollars.
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Lotos Club
New York
Union
University
Union League
St. Nicholas
Racket
Merchants
Lawyers
Manhattan
Metropolitan
The
Progress
Boundary Line Legislator Joins Florida Georgia Sessions
Hon. Joan J. Upenvunen lives on the Florida Georgia boundary and alternates public service as a legislator. He represents Charlton County Georgia in the lower house this session and previously served in both Florida and Georgia legislatures in alternating terms.
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Joan J. Upenvunen
Florida
Georgia
Charlton County
Georia
Florida Senate
Georia Assembly
Florida House
Georgia Senate
1890 Grippe Emerges in Public Eye Across Time
Since 1890 la grippe has drawn world attention yearly, rising beside consumption pneumonia and diphtheria. Medical men are at sea about its nature origin and remedies. Some relate it to the epizootic, others to influenza records dating to 1510, while some compare it to dengue or break bone fever.
Spider's appetite scales to human size with curious timeline
A scientist notes a spider's feeding rate and imagines a proportional human version would eat a small alligator at dawn and progress to a lamb, a camelopard, a sheep, and finally a 120 bird lark pie by 1 pm. The spider can also endure ten months without food.
Measures urged after a string of killings in Santa Clara
Gen. Jiminez Castellanos reports eight Spanish ex volunteers murdered in the Santa Clara province within a week. He cites assaults on former guerrilla service members in Ranchuelo Esperanza and Sagua la Grande and asks Gov. Gen. Brooke to punish the guilty and prevent further acts. Maj. Gen. John C. Bates was directed to take prompt measures.
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Havana
Jiminez Castellanos
Cuba
Brooke
Santa Clara
Castellanos
Cienfuegos
Ranchuelo
Esperanza
Sagua Jaya
John C. Bates
Department of Santa Clara
Relieved of his command Gen Eagan faces court martial
Gen Eagan was served with a court martial notice just before closing hours and relieved of duty as commissary general of the U S Army. Lieut Col George B Davis assumes command. the charges will be handled by the judge advocate and may be publicized by the court.
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Gen. Eagan
Col. Davis
Washington
Eagan
Adjutant General
United States Army
George B. Davis
War Department
Department
Iself
Riot In Tennessee Saloon Leaves Several Soldiers Wounded
In Chattanooga Tennessee on Thursday night a riot at a Negro saloon led to gunfire between bar staff and soldiers from the 8th United States Volunteer Infantry stationed at Chickamauga. Sergeant J L Williams was shot in the abdomen, Private John Reed shot in thigh and chest, and Louis Brown the barkeeper was shot through the lungs and is expected to die.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
8Th United States Volunteer Infantry
Chickimauga
J. L. Williams
John Reed
Louis Brown
Sergt. Williams
Lawson carnation sold for thirty thousand dollars
Lipston Massachusetts January 20 Lawson carnation, famed for its beauty, sells for 30000 to Thomas F Lawson a Boston New York financier. Calvin the breeder will keep the plant for Boston public gardens as a condition of sale. Earlier offers included 610000 from a New York artist and 6000 from Harlow N Higinbotham. In St Louis a separate note reports Katy Clancy shot street car conductor John McCaffery and swallowed poison, both believed fatally.
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Lipston
Mass
Thomas F. Lawson
New York
Calvin
Lawson
Boston
Harlow N. Higinbotham
Chicago
St. Louis
Katy Clancy
John McCaffery
Brig. Gen Richard Cora Retains Command at Camp Force
Huntsville Ala Jan 20 Brig Gen Richard Cora now in command of Camp Force will stay in command until all troops depart as his independent infantry brigade is dissolved and the camp force reorganizes.
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Huntsvi
Ala
Richard Cora
Camp Force
Samoa dispute over German actions and Samoa politics discussed
Washington debates Germanys role in Samoa with senators and officials weighing the consuls authority and Chief Justice Chambers conduct. Ex consul general Mulligan criticizes Chambers and calls for recall while Hay Pauncefote and Baron Speck discuss the grave situation without public comment.
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Washington
Germany
Samoa
Berlin
Mataafa
Marshall Islanda
United States
John Mulligan
Justice Chambers
Mulligan
Chambers
Hay
Julian Pauncefote
Baron Speck von Sternberg
Millionaire Philip Faudi Vanishes During Arkansas Hunt
A Dewitt special explains that Philip Faudi a retired St Louis merchant and millionaire disappeared after hunting on a nearby island during Christmas. Search efforts by his party and others failed to locate any trace of Faudi with the body presumed lost in water or grasses.
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Littlee Rocn
Ark
Dewitt
Philip Faudi
St. Louis
Faudi
Eight Hour Work Day in Coal Mines Plan
The Post reports a plan for an eight hour work day in coal mines across Pennsylvania Ohio Indiana and Illinois starting April 1 1899 agreed by the sub scale committee of operators and miners. Sessions were secret and members were bound by obligation not to disclose details.
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Pennsylvania
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
Pittsburgh
Sword for Adm. Schley at Carnegie Hall
Admiral Schley received a jeweled sword from Royal Arcanum members at Carnegie music hall in New York Friday night in front of about 4,000 people. Gov. Lowndes of Maryland attended with a party and many naval officers. Schley buckled the sword on his side after a gracious speech and shook hands with roughly 8,000 attendees. Supreme Regent Edson M. Schryver of Baltimore presided and spoke.
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New York
Schley
Royal Arcanum
Carnegie Music Hall
Gov. Lowndes
Maryland
Adm. Schley
Edson M. Schryver
Baltimore
Appointment of House committee chairmen and assignments
The speaker announced Mr Payne of New York to chair the Ways and Means Committee replacing the late Mr Dingley. Mr Richardson of Tennessee moves to vacated Ways and Means and Rules posts. Mr Crumpacker of Indiana joins the Census Committee after Gov McMillin's retirement.
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Washinggton
Payne
Rep
N. Y
Dingley
Richardson
Dem
Tenn
McMillin
Tennessee
Crumpacker
Ind
Richard Harding Davis Seriously Ill in New York Home
The novelist and war correspondent Richard Harding Davis lies seriously ill at his New York City home after contracting fever with the 5th Army Corps at Santiago. The fever has returned, endangering his health. The War Department in Washington invites bids from shipping firms worldwide to transport Spanish prisoners in the Philippines from Manila to Spain.
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New York
Richard Harding Davis
5Th Army Corps
Santiago
Washington
War Department
Philippines
Manila
Spain
Samoa dispute prompts tripartite diplomacy push
Reports from Samoa in late January describe American British and German diplomats preparing for talks over Apia tension. The US seeks equal voice in Samoan government. Berlin treaty to remain, but possible changes urged. Dispatches hint at Oregon’s potential Samoa voyage and German consul conduct in Apia under scrutiny.
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Wasumeron
Samoa
Apia
United States
New York
Herald
Washington
Germany
San Francisco
Iroquois
Honolulu
Oregon
Berlin
Foreign Office
Flake
Morning Post
Great Britain
America
Woman Clings to Jewelry as House Fire Claims Life
In Passaic New Jersey a three story building housed Emma Rumpler bakers shop. Emma Rumpler 22 died reaching her bedroom for jewelry Grace Winthrop jumped from a third floor and was saved by a net but injured.
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New York
Emma Rumpler
Grace Winthrop
Passaic
N. J
Main Avenue
Rumpler
Winthrop
Disputed Mission Rock Island in San Francisco Bay
The California Dry Dock Co claims ownership of Mission Rock under a state title and will fight government seizure. President McKinley designated the island as a naval reservation, and the United States will seize it, a move the dock company will dispute after years of possession and substantial land expenditure.
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San Francisco
Mission Rock
Bay
California Dry Dock Co
McKinley
United States
Dock Company
Esterhazy seeks release from oath before cassation court
Maj Comte Ferdi nand Walsin Esterhazy, linked to the Dreyfus bordereau, arrived from Rotterdam to testify and asked to be freed from professional secrecy. He may appear Monday and still won’t receive visitors. The Times suggests France may gain Madagascar concessions in exchange for Newfoundland shore rights.
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Paris
Comte Ferdinand Walsin Esterhazy
Dreyfus Bordereau
Rotterdam
Court of Cassation
M. DeFreycinet
Comte Esterhazy
London
the Times
France
Madagascar
New Foundland
Double Tragedy in Cucago Reported
In Chicago on a Sunday John Deithloff shot his wife after a quarrel then shot himself twice. Both died later at the hospital. The couple had been living apart for some time.
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Chicago
John Deithloff
Deithloff
New Year Calendars Sellfor Two Cents
Mamie a young salesgirl and Sadie chat at the counter as calendars drop in price. Mamie has two 25 cent calendars saved for later purchase while Sadie asks for one. Sadie later adds a third calendar, hoping for a bargain as prices fall.
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Mamie
Sadie
N. Y
Rector Explains Hypocrisy After Daughter’s Quip
A clergyman’s daughter complains her brother called her names for “practicing what I preach.” She insists she does not, and the rector, moved, halts his sermon to explain the phrase to his child.
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George
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Errand Boy Organizes Stamp Storage Citing Time Savings
A shipping clerk kept rubber stamps in a deep box on a shelf. An opportunistic errand boy, while in charge at noon, drove nails to hang each stamp on two nails. An impression on a slip above each stamp saved the clerk at least an hour daily. The Furniture Journal notes the boy may someday own such a systemized business.
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Furniture Journal
Rumor of Domestic Violence Denied by Mrs Poplar
Mrs Olive-It questions rumor of husband’s beating. Mrs Poplar asserts violence occurred with several strikes but no hit. She notes he played with the St. Louis nine last season.
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Olive
Poplar
St. Louis Nine
Chicago Evening News
Poet and Wife Banter About Finances in Somerville Journal
A brief dialogue shows a poet lamenting poverty and his wife suggesting he read a rejected poem on the doorstep. The exchange captures their struggle to keep the wolf from the door in a Somerville Journal style snippet.
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Somerville Journal
New Leaves Wait Until Spring Says John
A brief dialogue from the Chicago Post shows John admitting he cannot turn over a new leaf until spring while a companion questions his resolve. The exchange highlights the seasonal frame and a sense of doubt about self-improvement.
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Chicago Post
Quotations and Tidbits From Old Newspapers
A collage of adages and quotes from various papers and brands. It notes social etiquette on gifts, political commentary, consumer remedies, and humorous lines about manners and work. Includes references to Jewelers' Weekly, L A Bulletin, Washington Democrat, Chicago Daily News, Ram's Horn, and St Jacobs Oil endorsements.
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Pure Blood Cure
An 19th century patent medicine ad touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as America’s greatest medicine. It warns impure blood causes illness and alleges the tonic purifies blood, cures humors and eruptions, strengthens the body, and prevents serious disease. Price 81.
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Hood
America
Hustling Host Traps Guests With New Roulette Wheel
A California dinner at a Pacific Avenue capitalists’ home ends in a catastrophic gambling trap. A host, posing as banker with blank checks drawn on many city banks, wins steadily as guests are ruined and left to fare home at dawn, each given a nickel for travel.
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Pacific Avenue
Pacific Union Club
Monsieur
San Francisco News-Letter
Hobson remembered as a hero in old era verses
A historic quotation compares Hobson to a hero of a cheerful ballad and notes that ignorance and superstition joined before the flood, reflecting on early literary mentions in Indianapolis Journal and Ram's Horn.
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Hobson
Merry Smack
Indianapolis Journal
Mrs Pinkham Offers Help for Women’s Health Blues
An article promoting Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a remedy for "the blues" and female ailments. It cites Mrs. F. S. Bennett of Westphalia Kansas, detailing relief after using the treatment and urges distressed women to seek Pinkham’s advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Ture
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ADM
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Arcanum
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Democrat
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Needham, Mass
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Hale
Pike
Ram
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St. Jacobs
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Ke Brrauserk & Bko
Milton, Pa
USA
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Liggett & Myers Tobacco Comp
Manacincturer
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