95th Birthday Of Widely Honored Indian Daughter
Mary Forres Cons of New London Indiana celebrated her 95th birthday. She is noted as the sole daughter of a Revolutionary War soldier living between the Allegheny mountains and the Pacific coast. The Canadian Pacific Railroad Co plans to meet rising coastal traffic by buying and chartering a large fleet of steamers. Massachusetts has a varied cadre of 17 mayors elected, only three are lawyers. others include a market man, pork dealer, druggist, fish dealer and shoemaker, with most born outside the state.
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Mary Forres Cons
New London
Ind
Allegheny Mountains
Pacific Coast
Canadian Pacific: Railroad Co
Massachusetts
New York
Advance notices praise for ex Queen Liloukalani’s forthcoming book
The advance notices hail ex Queen Liloukalani of Hawaii for praising Mr Clevel and his splendid ability and rare judgment and lofty standards of right. She also calls President Mehin dey a most agreeable gentleman in manner and words.
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Liloukalani
Hawaii
Cleveland
Mehindey
Chestnut Street Bank President At 64 Still Active In Finance
Wiltra AM M. Linceniy of Philadelphia. President of the Chestnut Street National Bank, who forced recent changes, is 64 years old. He has owned and run the Philadelphia Record for 20 years and earned a varied income from that property in 1896 of 310,000 dollars.
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Wiltra AM M. Linceniy
Chestnut Street National Bank of
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Record
Post cheque to speed small mail orders by post office
Mr. C. W. Post of Michigan has devised a Post cheque a paper slip like fractional currency bought at the post office stamped with a two cent mark signed by sender sent to payee who signs it and can redeem it at any post office Lorp Sanpaorsi governor of the Bombay presidency praises women physicians noting their value to the less fortunate and opposes mockery of female doctors
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C. W. Post
Michigan
Post
Lorp Sanpaorsi
Bombay Presidency
Berlin Court Season Dims Amid Royal Ills and Health Fears
The Berlin season looks set to lose its gaiety as balls and elaborate entertainments may be canceled due to the probable deathbed of Grand Duke of Baden and concerns over the health of the empress. In Massachusetts, the male birth rate remains around 1,053 to 1,055 per 1,000 female births over recent decades, with Europe averaging about 1,060 males per 1,000 females. Carved leather work from Mexican artisans gains attention for belts, bags, and boxes. Tuomas A. Epison proposes a sea wave power machine to generate 1,000,000 horsepower at a $25 million plant, with a syndicate ready to consider immediate construction.
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Berlin
Baden
Massachusetts
Europe
England
Italy
Russia
Tuomas A. Epison
New York
Ife
Dead Body Substitution Story Claims Holmes Escape to Paraguay
A Chicago Inter Ocean tale alleges H. H. Holmes was not hanged in Philadelphia. A substitute cadaver was used at the scaffold, Holmes allegedly fled with the real body to Mt. Moriah cemetery, then to New York and Paraguay where he supposedly lives with missing victims.
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Holmes W
New York
Paraguay
Curiaco
Inter Ocean
H. H. Holmes
San Parinarimbo
South America
Robi
Lattimer
Englewood
Holmes
Castle
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
Mt. Moriah Cemtery
Pame
Bevi
United States
President Dole to Be Entertained in Washington
Washington dispatch reports reception details for President Dole with plans for a February 1 dinner hosted by the president after Dole’s arrival. Washington officials and Hawaiian minister Hatch traveled to Chicago to finalize arrangements. The article also notes a Senate irrigation committee vote backing Warren’s amendment to revive the irrigation division under an engineer.
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Washington
McKenna
Supreme Court
United States
Dole
Cridler
Maj
Helstand
Phelps
Chicago
Hatch
Senate Committee On
Warren
Department of Agriculture
Yukon Revenue Cutter Bill Advocated by House Committee
A favorable report was issued by the House Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee on a bill to purchase or build a revenue cutter for Yukon River service Alaska. The report notes population growth and needs for customs supervision.
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House
Interstate and Foreign Commerce Committee
Yukon River
Alaska
Oregon
California
House Committee On Public Lands
Washmeron
Senate
Ualtion
Department
United States
Col. Ruiz
McKenna
Supreme Court of the
Longstreet
Vest
Senator Allen
High Office of Justice of the Supreme Bench
Allen
Turner
Wilson
Washington
The
Supreme Court
Municipalities to survey electric plant ownership costs
The League of American Municipalities begins collecting statistics from all cities over 5000 population. It seeks data on cost of rights under private and municipal ownership, plant cost, capacity, operating expenses, interest, depreciation, repairs, and other items to compare municipal versus private ownership.
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Bureau of Information
The
League of American Municipalities
Frog skin gloves hint at future industry boom
An article notes rising use of natural skins for gloves including kid dog rat and lizard, with frog skin praised for fineness and toughness. It warns frog gloves are pricey now but predicts frog farming could spread nationwide as demand grows.
Monetary Convention Preparations Under Way in Indianapolis
Indiana news notes the monetary convention near and Gov. Shaw of Iowa to preside with a 12 man Des Moines delegation arriving Monday. In Hartford a G A R movement begins to honor Henry Clay Work with a monument for the unmarked grave of the author of Marching Through Georgia and Nicodemus.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
Des Moines
HartForp
Henry Clay
Georgia
Abominable Outrage Near Severac De Chateau
Three youths assaulted a servant girl near Severac De Chateau and laid her unconscious on a railway track in front of an oncoming train. Her legs were severed. The three perpetrators were arrested. Jacob Schaefer defeated George Sutton in the 18-inch balk line tournament 400 to 19 in Curiaco.
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Pans
Severac de Chateau
Schaefer
Sutton
Curiaco
Jacob Schaefer
George Sutton
Dole Seeks Clarification in Washington on Hawaiian Annexation
President Sanford B. Dole travels from Nebraska toward Chicago showing support for annexation while stressing he will not lobby for the treaty but will aid annexation commissioners. He cites U S sentiment in favor and hopes to clarify misperceptions regarding Hawaii’s status and potential disputes with Japan.
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Hawaii
Dole
Nortru Peatre
Neb
Sanford B. Dole
Laramie
San Francisco
Chicago
Fire Burns Barn and Stocks in Kentucky and Tennessee
A barn 11 miles northeast of Cutule Fowler, Kentucky, was leveled by fire, destroying fine cattle hogs and 7000 bushels of corn. In Tennessee a large Old Hurricane Springs distillery warehouse near Tullahoma burned, losing nearly a thousand barrels of whisky and $75000 in value. In Kentucky a Pittsburgh oil company near Blaine struck a rich lubricating oil flow in its first well and plans another immediately.
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Buizanerutown
William Fowler
Here
Nasavie
Tenn
Hurricane Springs
Tullahoma
Giood
Louisa
Pittsburgh
Blaine
Western Canada described as fertile land with free homesteads
A reader letter highlights Western Canada’s appeal with abundant lakes and wildlife, fertile soil, and free 160 acre homesteads for settlers. Delegates report strong interest, with several examples of new homesteads and large earnings per acre. Ottawa seeks inquiries via government agents and Interior Department assistance.
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Western Canada
Canada
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Dept Interior
Mov
McInnes
Merrill Block
Detroit
Mixed Maxims and Patent Cure Claims
A collection of proverbs and quips contrasts prudence with folly then shifts to advertisements. The text touts Dr. Kline's Great Nerve Restorer with a free trial offer, claims cures for fits and neuralgia, and includes garbled phrases about St Jacobs Oil and household care, lacking clear narrative.
St Jacobs Oil Promises Quick Cure for Ailments
An advertisement extols St Jacobs Oil for sprains lumbago and general aches with bold claims of rapid relief and health benefits for workers and athletes. It touts low cost and wide usefulness while noting cold remedies and a laxative tablet. The tone mimics a period newspaper ad.
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St. Jacobs
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