Record of oddities and wry observations from Carthage
A collection of pithy notes on current events and public figures. Mentions include a wife abused over prayer, a Reichstag remark about the Kaiser, Filipino revolutions, and Mrs. Sauiers’s animal cruelty effort in Havana. Also notes unclaimed Santa letters, a mail order business, and charitable endowment debates led by Carnegie and Mommsen. The piece closes with a quip about Dr Lorenz and a joke on Armour’s leg.
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Santa Claus
New York
Athletic awakening shifts records to Americans
Before 1880 no American held records at standard athletic championships. Twenty two years later Americans hold nearly all records, a sign of the athletic awakening and increased outdoor sport interest in the United States. Better health, stronger bodies, calmer minds and less dyspepsia accompany these gains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Woman leaves 2.5 million to charity with no politician control
A St Paul woman who died recently bequeathed 2.5 million to charity and forbade any politician from administering the bequest. The article suggests the rule could trigger a future contest of the will and asks courts to define the word politician. It notes many public servants would make fit administrators and compares honesty levels across professions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Waste salvage yields cash from Salford to Glasgow
In Salford 208 620 mineral water bottles 15 700 other bottles and ninety seven tons of broken glass worth about 2000 pounds at retail rates are salvaged from refuse. Marked bottles are returned at 1d per dozen while other glass brings 150 pounds for mortar. In Glasgow bags are issued for waste paper collection, eighteen tons weekly, yielding about 200 pounds annually. Soldier is extracted from old tin cans and sold at a fair price.
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Salford
Glasgow
Who Reads an American Book in British Markets
The piece argues American literary dominance is rising beyond trade and finance. It notes American books increasingly occupy booksellers and librarians shelves in Great Britain, with government insights into shifts in the international book trade over the past four years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sydney Smith
Great Britain
Abolition of Duty on Books Prompts Import Export Debate
The Macmillan Company’s George P. Brett leads a campaign for removing the import duty on English printed books. He cites 1899 imports at about 1.5 million dollars and 1902 estimates near 1.75 million, with exports rising from 2.7 million to about 4.37 million, showing a favorable and rapidly growing trade balance in books. The piece notes the broader context despite books’ modest share of total exports.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George P. Brett
Macmillan Company
Brett
America
Sydney Smith
New Commerce Department Aims to Shape National Growth
The proposed Department of Commerce would oversee vast national interests across transportation, manufacturing, corporations, and labor. It would reflect and drive commercial and industrial progress, surpassing previous government representation of the economy. The article notes historical growth in internal and foreign trade, railroads, wealth, and per capita income since 1850. It closes with a call for effective supervision and promotion of commerce and industry.
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Department of Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department
Novel Confession Reveals Nighttime Harassment Tales
A New York Press writer notes women recount experiences with unwanted advances after unchaperoned outings. Midlife ladies, including a physician, describe being followed and pressured. one pistol carried, one ominous lamp post encounter concludes with a coy rebuke from the man.
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New York
All the Men Are Princes in the Faroes
About 12 000 people inhabit the Force group of rocks between the Shetlands and Iceland. Every man descends from Norse sea-kings who settled there in the ninth century. Faroese people carry themselves with princelike bearing, live simply, and read Danish literature, sharing an Icelandic tradition of national merit.
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Shetlands
Iceland
Letter VV Haunts a Street in a Quiet Moment
A dramatic aside from a popular novel shows a distressed woman lamenting a cryptic letter. An elderly benevolent man questions her, and a distant pin drop marks a sudden chilling silence along a street, ending the scene with eerie stillness.
Moral Degenerate Knapp Confesses to Five Murders
Albert Knapp, arrested in Indianapolis, confesses to five murders from 1894 to 1902 including Emma Littleman in Cincinnati and Ida Gebhard in Indianapolis. He has a history of multiple prison terms, barn burnings, and threats against those involved in his conviction, with a note of fear of lynching.
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Indianapolis
Albert Knapp
Hamilton
Butler County
H. H. Holmes
Philadelphia
Knapp
Emma Littleman
Cincinnati
Mary Eckert
Cincinnati Y. M. C. A
Jennie Connors Knapp
Iida Gebhard
Hanah Goddard Knapp
Miami River
Jeffersonville
Columbus, O
Joliet
Ill
Michigan City
Bessie Drapier
Womack
al Boardman
Hannah Goddard Knapp
Lemon Reinhold
Jennie Conners Knapp
Canal Bridge
Liberty Street
Ida Gebhard
Hannah Knapp
South Fourth Street
Lindenwald
New Jersey Woman Believed Dead Returns to Life
Miss Edith Curzon of Redbank New Jersey appeared dead after a pneumonia scare during Washington's birthday parade. An undertaker prepared the body but observed the right arm move and an eyelid twitch. She revived soon after and recovered with family support.
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New York
Edith Curzon
Redbank
N. J
Liberty
Washington
Predictions of War Between Russia and Turkey Rise
Telegrams from St. Petersburg report public opinion turning toward stern talks with Russia to avert war with Turkey in the spring. Observers warn a clash would be harsher than 1878 as they note the Turkish army benefits from German organization and weaponry.
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St. Petersburg
Eydtkuhnen
Russia
Turkey
Pope Leo XIII Hears Cardinal Hearing Of End
Rome cable reports Pope Leo XIII spoke calmly on nearing death during a private audience with forty two cardinals. He reminded them of Pius IX’s last moment in the same room, while doctors urged rest. The audience showed sorrow and wishes for a long life.
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Rome
Lapponi
Leo XIII
Pius IX
Pope Leo
Caserta
Naples
Cardinal Gibbons
Seating of Wagoner Overrules Butler in House Row
Washington special recounts a dramatic House session where James J. Butler of Missouri was unseated and George C. R. Wagoner seated after a partisan fight. Democrats spoke of fili buster threats until March 4, roll calls stretched hours, and proceedings ended with Wagoner’s seating amid Republican jeers and a noisy chairmanship.
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Washington
Hall of Representatives
James J. Butler
Missouri
House
George C. R. Wagoner
Dalzell
Pennsylvania
Richardson
Wagoner
Cincinnati's Big Fire Devours Central District
A Thursday blaze in Cincinnati destroyed half a square including the Pike Opera House and American Book Company buildings. Loss exceeds $2,000,000 as embers drifted miles toward Kentucky suburbs. Covington, Newport and other Kentucky towns aided, but by noon the fire was contained. Firefighters labored on rooftops to avert a wider disaster aided by an underground telegraph and telephone network that kept lines intact.
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Cincinnati
Pike Opera House
American Book Company
Clark Building
Kentucky
Covington
Newport
Roosevelt replies to Ed wards on southern federal appointments plan
President Roosevelt defends his southern appointments in a letter to the Constitution editor. He asserts merit, rejects color as a barrier, and cites reappointments of McKinley appointees, including white successors in Athens and Atlanta and a colored collector in Charleston. He urges judging by actions, not rhetoric, and notes consultations with Southern leaders.
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Atlanta
Roosevelt
the Constitution
Henry Stillwell Edwards
Macon
Edwards
South
Howell
Georgia
McKinley
Athens
South Carolina
Charleston
Savannah
Indianola
Major Hanson
Walter Johnson
Harry Stillwell Edwards
Thomas Nelson Page
Virginia
George Crawford
Tennessee
John McIlhenny
Louisiana
Judge Jones
Alabama
Edgar S. Wilson
Mississippi
New York
Verdict For Armstrong Heirs In Land Suit In Kansas City
A jury awarded Annie B. Wood and heirs of Silas Armstrong in a Missouri river bottom land case in Kansas City Kansas arguing that Armour and Fowler Packers the Hannibal and St Joseph Railroad the Rock Island Railroad and the Metropolitan Water Company and others wrongfully occupied the land. The suit began in 1900 and involves about eighty five acres with contentious river channel changes from 1867. The defense plans appeals and the decision if sustained may alter losses for Armour Packing Company and others.
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Kansas City, Mo
Annie B. Wood
Silas Armstrong
Kansas City
Kan
Armour and Fowler
Packers
Armour Packing Company
Armour
Fowler Packing Company
Hannibal & St. Joseph Railroad Company
Rock Island Railroad Company
Metropolitan Water Company
Missouri River
Armstrong
London cabman's find saves Mr Yerkes documents
A London cabman found a bundle of papers outside a underground station that turned out to be Mr. Yerkes’s property. He handed them to Scotland Yard and received a $500 reward after the documents were claimed. The find highlights the police lost property reward rule and the significant value of the papers to Mr. Yerkes.
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London
Scotland Yard
Yerkes
Mr. Yerkes
Millionaire miner offers 50 million for Mexico debt relief
Pedro Alvarado, a Parral mining magnate, offers to contribute 50 million dollars to Mexico's foreign debt after renewing a proposal to President Diaz. Alvarado, famed from Palmillo mine wealth, says he amassed his fortune from the ground and now donates generously. He resides in luxury and has given large sums to charity.
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City of
Mexico
Diaz
Pedro Alvarado
Parral
Alvarado
Palmillo
Safe at Last Profesh Box Office Encounter
A long haired pedestrian asks if the professional is recognized at the box office. The ticket seller confirms with a friendly reply promising no betrayal.
Anxious Resident Calls Coal Office in Luck
In Luck an anxious resident asks Smith's coal office for coal. The dealer notes the cellar has coal only for tonight and asks what the resident will take, highlighting a tense moment captured by the Washington Times.
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Smith
A. R—l
Coal Dealer
Washington Times
Honest Plumber Sought Named By Lincoln Journal
A vow was registered to print the name of any plumber who proves honest in the community. The Lincoln Journal notes this unusual pledge as a local ethics beacon and calls for trustworthy tradespeople to come forward.
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Lincoln Journal
Through and Through. Ulric Levas Levasseur’s Kidney Pill Recovery
New Bedford mass March 2 at 5S First street a man named Ulric Levas Levasseur says he was weakened by long illness with back pain and could not walk. After two months on Dodd's Kidney Pills he is well and strong again and praises the remedy as a God sent cure.
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New Bedford
Mass
First Street
Ulric Levasseur
Levasseur
Dodd
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Roy Hastings
Carthage
Indiana
Reichstag
Theodore Mommsen
Charlottenburg
Aguinaldo
Andrew Carnegie
Isitor
Lorenz
Department of American Slang
Leetle
Co. F
Tippleton
Eckert
C. E. Tenney
Pearl Bryan
Tors
National Legislature
Federal
Theodore Roosevelt
Knoxville
Tenn
Hackney
Sexton Payne
Squire Buffet
Imlliins
Diogenes
Nebraska
Las Makas Akon
Ronis
Pues
W. L. Douglas
Douglas
Calancel Eee
Douglas Shoes
Scotene
Heyl
Ertra
Jilus
L. Douglas
Brockton
Capsicum
Chesebrough Manufacturing CO
State St
New York City
Cough Kemps
Libby
U.S
Crismey
Chicago
New Yorker
Salzer
John A. Salzer
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