Suther land Home Destroyed in Kirkwood Fire
General John B. Gordons palatial Kirkwood Georgia residence The Sutherland burned entirely Wednesday night rescuers including Mrs Gordon and Miss Caroline Gordon saved valuable furniture and relics while large portions of the house collapsed. Insurance totaled 10500 with 8500 on the residence and 4000 on furniture.
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John B. Gordon
Sutherland
Gordon
Caroline
Kirkwood
Caroline Gordon
General Gordon
Virginia
Ager Rules Farmers Trust Impracticable Says Commission
Joseph B. Ager, president of the Maryland state grange, told Washington industrial commission that a farmers trust like Havemeyer’s is impracticable due to farmers' difficulty in holding prices. He also blamed the colored race for instability and crime, citing liquor as a major factor.
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Joseph B. Ager
Maryland State Grange
Industrial Commission
Washington
Havemeyer
Fusion in Nebraska Sets August Convention Dates
Democrats Populists and free silver Republicans held a Lincoln meeting to set state convention dates for August 22 in Omaha. The gathering aligned the three parties and announced schedules for their forthcoming statewide events.
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Lincoln
Omaha
French Cabinet Formed Under Waldeck-Rousseau
Paris report says Senator Waldeck-Rousseau formed a new cabinet. He became president of the council and interior minister, with Del Casse foreign affairs and General de Gallifet war minister. The lineup includes Lanessan navy Monis justice Cailleux finance Millerand commerce Leygues public instruction de Crais colonies Jea Dupuy agriculture Baudin public works. Gallifet’s appointment marks shifts from the Dreyfus case. Waldeck-Rousseau previously practiced law in Rennes.
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Paris
Waldeck-Rosseau
Elysee Palace
Loubet
Waldeck- Rousseau
Council of Ministers
Pierre Baudin
Marquis de Gallifet
Dreyfus
Rennes
Prominent Filipino Commissioner Convicted of Treason
Colonel Argueles, a Filipino commissioner, was sentenced in Manila to twelve years in prison for treason. The case hinged on his remarks to Filipino officers predicting civil war after a push for autonomy, with the Philippines’ congress debating autonomy versus independence. His death sentence was commuted due to prior service and a plea by counsel.
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Argueles
Manila
Schurman
Bank Thief Nabs 10000 in Boston Heist
A well dressed man about 28 entered Metropolit an National Bank in Boston and while the teller’s attention shifted, slipped a hand through the window grate and stole 50 hundred dollar bills and five thousand dollar notes totaling 10000 dollars before escaping.
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Metropolitan National Bank
Boston
Mass
Fever Rages in Santiago with Yellow Fever Deaths
Surgeon General Wyman received a cable from Dr. Park at the Santiago quarantine office reporting fourteen cases of yellow fever at the port and four deaths. Earlier, five cases were noted when the outbreak first appeared days ago.
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Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Park
Santiago
Old Town Carrizo Washed Away by Rio Grande Flood
Dispatch from Austin reports Carrizo, Zapata county seat midway between Laredo and Rio Grande City, swept away as Rio Grande floods surge higher than in forty years. Rising waters threaten surrounding settlements and infrastructure along the Texas border.
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Austin
Texas
Carrizo
Zapata County
Laredo
Rio Grande City
Rio Grande
When A Monkey Is a Dog
A Windsor Magazine revived tale retells Frank Buckland’s French return episode with a monkey in his coat pocket arguing it is a dog. A booking clerk demands a dog ticket, Buckland counters with a tortoise to test the clerk’s insistence, who concludes tortoises are insects and incurs no charge.
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Frank Buckland
Windsor Magasine
France
Southampton
Buckland
Jocko
London
Shad Run Dazes Bridgeport Creek Rowers
Young rowers on the Bridgeport New Jersey creek806 near low water encounter heavy ripples as vast schools of shad move upstream. River fishing booms with large shad weighing six to eight pounds but prices drop to ten dollars per hundred. Oldest fishermen say they never saw the like.
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Bridgeport
N. J
Havre de Grace
Paris Exposition 1900 Hosts Show of Power and Cure
An American exhibit will travel to the Paris exposition of 1900 showcasing national achievements. Also advertised is Hostetter's Stomach Bitters promising relief for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and nervousness with a claim of full system toning and a guaranteed cure after honest use.
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Paris
Hostetter
Pitts
Cascarets Ad Claims Clean Blood for Beauty
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets candy cathartic as a beauty aid claiming clean blood and skin. It promises to purge boils pimples blemishes and bilious trouble with prices listed 10c 26c and 50c and guarantees satisfaction.
Perspective lesson from a witty optics class
In an optics class a professor quizzes a student about perspective. The student jokes that a five dollar bill grows larger the farther he gets, prompting a light exchange before the student stays after class.
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Detroit Free Press
The Japanese and Their Hair Fashion Trends
A survey of Japanese hair practices compares male shaved heads with women who grow and elaborate their hair using large hairpins. Pins vary from tortoiseshell to glass, some containing colored liquids to create moving bubbles in light. The piece notes dramatic hairstyling and extensive use of pins as adornment.
Impressive Opening For Club Woman's Essay
A young woman debates essay subjects from human origins to jurisprudence noting gender fit, then settles on The Dawn of Peace about European conference outcomes. She reads the opening sentence warning that any act by powers could provoke war, shaping her cautious stance.
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Europe
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes
Advertisement style entry offering Allen's Foot-Ease powder for foot relief and fitting new shoes. Mentions 25¢ price and sample requests, with address for Allen. Also notes a bequest of 500000 to Chicago educational institutions and other consumer ads.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Mrs Gunter Praises Pinkham Vegetable Compound
A letter from Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound customer reports severe illness a year ago with womb ulceration and bed rest. After four bottles plus Liver Pills and Sanative Wash her weight rose from a low point to 155 pounds, with lasting relief from leucorrhea back pain and nervous upset. The writer credits the remedy with restoring health and recommends it to friends.
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Leiter
Fpineham MO
Lydia EF. Pinkham
Maus
Anna Eva Games
Hicernsvitziz
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Oreen
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