Next Iowa Commander Named as Capt Silas Terry
Capt Rob ley D Evans received orders to leave command of the battleship Iowa now at the New York yard. Evans requested the relief after long service and may move to a flag rank or a naval board. The next Iowa commander will be Capt Silas Terry, currently in command elsewhere.
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Iowa
Silas Terry
Oregon
Condulu
Washington
Robley D. Evans
Navy Department
Long
New York Navy Yard
Evans
Naval
The
Com
Muralo Company
New Brighton
S.J
New York
First Ohio regiment arrives at Cincinnati depot
The 1st Ohio regiment arrived in five trains at the Pennsylvania depot in Cincinnati on Thursday afternoon and evening. Crowds gathered upon signal bells and whistles, greeting the troops as they formed and marched to the armory where a substantial luncheon awaited. Lieutenant Lee of Ft. Thomas was designated by the War Department to muster out the regiment and met officers at the armory to discuss the process.
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Cincinnati
1St Ohio Regiment
Pennsylvania Depot
Lieut. Lee
Ft. Thomas
War Department
Navy ships sail for Honolulu as potential Manila reinforcement
The ship Franklin and the Oregon will round South America to Honolulu with coalers. Orders to battle ships are not yet issued and their continuation to Manila depends on events at the Philippines. Secretary Long assigns Capt Evans to the naval inspection board after a short vacation.
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Philippines
Oregon
Iowa
Manila
Dewey
Long
Capt. Evans
Naval Inspection Board
Overwork and Exposure Confine General Miles to Bed
Washington dispatch reports General Miles is bedridden with fever tied to recent campaigns. He grew ill after brief arrival at army headquarters and a physician ordered rest. The condition alarms only his circle, not the general.
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Miles
Washington
Army
Mrs Millen dies after tooth extraction stroke
New Ancany Indiana reports the death of Mrs Jacob Millen aged 53 from paralysis following a tooth extraction. She suffered a paralytic stroke while in a state of excitement.
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New Ancany
Ind
Jacob Millen
Regiment musters out after weeks of officer work
The task demands weeks of effort by officers to prepare accounts for the mustering out. The regiment will gather at the armory on October 15 and be formally mustered out.
Funeral from Vienna for a noble empress
The funeral train reached the Hofburg as crowds lined the route, Emperor Francis Joseph and family attending the blessing rites. A notable wreath from President McKinley bore the US inscription of sympathy. An insurgent vessel was sunk near Bulacan and a Wheeling blaze destroyed the Acme Sox and Tomato Catsup works, causing $50,000 in losses.
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Wheeling
W. Va
Wareling
John Arbenz
Acme Sox Company
Exley, Watkins & Co
Gold Rush Memories and a Cure Claim in Bluffs
In Bluffs Iowa a Forty nine board trustee and early pioneer Adam Vangundy recalls the gold rush era and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with curing his rheumatism after years of pain. He says two boxes relieved him completely and he endorses the medicine. Notary Franklin C. Funk swears to the statement dated September 29, 1897.
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Vangundy
Bluffs, Til
Trustees
Dr. Williams
Adam Vangundy
A. D
Franklin C. Funk
Notary Public
Old Sea Dogs Clash Over Spain Steam at Credit Meet
At a quiet New England village gathering two elderly debaters argued over Spain and the war with Great Britain. Voices rose as one insisted Spain was wronged while the other called him a traitor, with bystanders separating the quarrel in a vivid display of maritime stubbornness.
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Credit Men
New England
Spain
Great Britain
New London
Detroit Free Press
Engagement Bust and Ring Installments Mentioned
A dialogue from the Chicago Evening News notes an engagement breakup and the concern over continuing installments for the engagement ring over the next six months, amid a chilling financial or emotional breeze.
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Jack
Old Man
Om—Qoh
Chicago Evening News
Annexe Fate Sparks Sudden Romance Hint
In a clipped exchange from the Chicago Evening News, Mr. Willikins asks about annexation and Miss Bidsley responds that with pain's consent she might learn to love him, signaling a melodramatic mood and wary romance.
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Mr. Willikins
Miss Bidsley
Arthur
Pain
Chicago Evening News
Woman Seeks Undented Ham in Quotation Duel
A grocer and a woman dispute over ham quality with the shopper insisting on sugar cured meat never previously shaved, while the judge asks for a healthy option and the exchange reveals intent rather than outcome.
What excuse have you for abusing my book Critic I was it Up to Date
In Brooklyn Life a dialogue sketches social satire on a book criticism feud. Mrs Short invites Mr Long to a wedding and Mr Short recalls a long‑lost umbrella, turning a domestic exchange into a humorous scene.
Improvements in Flying Machines
A historical note claims advances in aviation to date, but emphasizes a guiding mechanism for air travel. It praises Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a safe guide for the stomach liver and blood senses, claiming it boosts appetite, constitution, and nerves.
How to Write According to a Great Author
An interviewer asks about work habits and the author replies with a method: find a quiet spot, grip a writing pad and pencil, and begin to write. The Philadelphia North American quotes the exchange, emphasizing action over theory.
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Copa
Philadelphia
North American
Home lands offered in Marinette County Wisconsin
Peaceful message urges homeless to act now for affordable farming land in Marinette County. Lands on the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railway offer good market access with farmers able to sell crops at fair prices. Immigration Agent C E Rollins at 161 Ta Salle Street Chicago provides full information.
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Marinette County
Wisconsin
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
C. E. Rollins
Ta Salle Street
Illusions Gone Prompt Brutal Request at Store Visit
A quoted remark portrays a scene where a woman declares her illusions are gone, followed by a brutal male response urging her to fetch more from the store. The snippet appears from the Indianapolis Journal highlighting intimate conflict.
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Indianaplis Journal
Mosquito and the Pie Meet Foreign Nobleman
In a quirky exchange from the Boston Journal a lighthearted dialogue features Mosquito asking if the other landed on a foreign nobleman and confirming he had eaten huckleberry pie, highlighting humorous wordplay.
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Boston Journal
Remedy and advertising quips from 1894 era ads
A collage of old time testimonials and taglines for tonics cures and patent medicines. Prominent lines tout Laxative Bromo Quinine and Hale’s Honey of Horehound and Tar with prices. The piece cites various newspapers and personal endorsements like Mrs Pickett and L A Bulletin.
War wounds and women fans feud in comic tale
A blue coated man home from Santiago complains that women, especially his wife and relatives, dote on him so much he fears becoming spoiled. He notes war is harsh but says constant nursing from the family would turn him into a bloated tyrant. The Detroit Free Press quote ends with his quip that a man needs war to escape womanly care.
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Santiago
Michin
Ion
Cuba
Detroit Free Press
Hairpins Save the Trunked Bridegroom at Niagara Falls
A comic item from the Cleveland Leader recounts a couple arriving at Niagara Falls where the groom discovers his keys are missing with the trunk. The bride uses a hairpin to open the trunk, proving she was the only one to truly win his interest. Also humor pieces note a doctor patient exchange and a foreign caricature on speech.
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Niagara Falls
Harry
Clevelaid
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