Russian Blindness Figures Surprise European Doctors
A Russian study in a medical journal reports 192000 of 802000 blind people in Europe are in Russia, about one in 600 inhabitants. France England Germany Italy and Spain show roughly one blind per 1000. Authors cite harsh peasant hygiene cold and sun glare on snow as causes. Relic of the Past notes England built the oldest railway engine in 1777 still in use until recently.
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Europe
Russia
France
England
Germany
Italy
Spain
New York Tribune
Mrs Pinkham's Advice Praised by Suffering Claimant
Mrs Nett Hurst of Deep Water Missouri credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing long standing womb and related health issues after five bottles. She urged other women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham at Lynn Mass, endorsing the program as ex woman's guidance to women.
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Drak Mrs. Prxxnam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Spaniards Adopt Protocol Amid Philippine Ocean Conflict
The Madrid senate adopted the Hispano American protocol in a stormy session. General Palavieja urged drastic reform and a neutral party leadership while denying aims of dictatorship and calling for renewed loyalty to the throne. The insurgent flotilla clashed with Spanish gunboats in the Visayas with numerous losses on the insurgent side and no Spanish casualties. France’s Cambon relays the US response to hostilities and vows envoys to curb insurrectionists and halt insurgent movements from Manila.
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d’Almenas
Weyler
Blanco
Primo de Rivera
Cervera
Amnon
Philippines
Viscayas
Camillo Palavieja
Cuba
Polavieja
Spain
Washington
M. Cambon
United States
Manila
Burial of Young Wheeler Interred in Lawrence County
The remains of Thomas Wheeler son of General Wheeler were moved from Montgomery to the family burial ground in Lawrence county north Alabama and laid to rest at 11 o clock Monday. A large crowd from across the state attended the interment at Wheeler Ala where the body was buried. General Wheeler grieves publicly, his health visibly affected as he remains at home before returning to Camp Montauk.
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Thomas Wheeler
General Wheeler
Montgomery
Lawrence County
Alabama
Wheeler
Ala
Camp Montauk
Fever in Ponce Camp Reported Yellow Fever Death
Dispatch from Ponce Porto Rico states army surgeons confirm a genuine yellow fever case at the camp. Private Charles Miner of the Nineteenth Infantry died Friday. autopsy Sunday confirmed yellow fever. Brigadier General Henry informed General Brooke at San Juan. First such report among Porto Rico troops.
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Porto Rico
United States Army
Charles Miner
Nineteenth Infantry
Henry
Brooke
San Juan
Pursuing fleeing Dervishes under Khalifa Abdullah
London dispatch from the sirdar reports General Herbert Kitchener saying over five hundred Arabs mounted on camels were sent after the Khalifa Abdullah on Monday. The dervish leader was said to be moving fast with some of his wives trailing along the road.
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British War Office
London
Sirdar
Herbert Kitchener
Omdurman
Khalifa Abdullah
Funeral Arrangements Published For Empress Elizabeth
A Vienna cable reports the funeral for Empress Elizabeth. The body lies in state at Hofburg Friday evening and Saturday forenoon, with interment at Cafin church at 4 pm Saturday. Emperor William plans to attend. kings of Saxony Serbia and Roumania to join.
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Elizabeth
Hofbau
Cafin Church
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Saxony
Servia
Roumania
Luochoni
Austria
General Shafter Reports on the Santiago Campaign
General Shafter submitted to the War Department his extensive report on the Santiago campaign and the Cuban invasion. He delivered a voluminous document with division commanders’ supplements, accompanied by Captain Miley, and two Cuban matchetes as mementoes for Mme Alger. The report will be reviewed by President and Secretary Alger before public release.
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Cuba
Miley
Department
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Meiklejohn
Alger
Crisis in French cabinet over Dreyfus case split
Paris reports say a cabinet council failed to unite on Dreyfus revision. General Zurlinden opposed it, while Premier Brisson and Education Minister Bourgeois pressed for change. President Faure backed the war minister, sparking an adjournment and fears of a broader crisis.
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Dreyfus
Rappel
Matin
Paris
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M. Brisson
M. Bourgeois
Zurlinden
N. Brisson
Italians Leaving Austria Spark Rome Calls for Protection
Anti Italian demonstrations in Austria alarm Rome as newspapers urge government action. Italian workers flee due to threats, and many are returning to Italy amid rising tensions and protests observed by Humbert's administration.
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Austria
Rome
Italy
Turkish refusals delay Crete troop withdrawal
Sultan refuses to pull Turkish troops from Crete despite admirals urging withdrawal. Constantinople circulates to powers blaming Britain for disorders at Candia and protests bombardment. The move has unsettled diplomatic circles.
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Constantinople
Candia
Porte
Aguinaldo Frees Prisoners Report from Manila
A Manila dispatch says Aguinaldo released a large number of captured Spaniards and freed prisoners. The report accuses Americans of violating capitulation terms by seizing public offices destroying archives disregarding laws and collecting overdue taxes.
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Hong Kong
Manila
Aguinaldo
Woman's Heroism and a Cure for Pale People
The article tells of Mrs. Ames Houseweart of Byron Illinois who fell seriously ill but improved after taking Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. After eight boxes she reports great relief and credits the pills with saving her life. Pills sold 50 cents a box or six for $2.50 at druggists or by mail from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady NY.
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Régister-Gazette
Rockford
Wae
Byron
Ill
Ames Houseweart
Williams
Dr. Williams’ Medicine Co
Schenettady
N. Y
Kanaka Language Notes From the Sandwich Islands
The Chicago Times-Herald explains that natives call themselves Kanakas and speak Kanaka not Hawaiian. It notes near indistinguishable m and w sounds, gives examples like wai hina meaning woman and kekamahina meaning girl, and cites phrases such as ho nikana meaning come and kiss me. It credits children of affluent Honolulu residents who marry natives and send offspring to America for schooling.
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Sandwich Islands
Honolulu
America
Hawaiian Islands
Chicago Times-Herald
Various Patent Meds and Catalog Promises Across Advertisements
An aggregation of 19th century advertisements touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure and No-To-Bac tobacco aid, Cuensy & Co Toledo, Julius Hines & Son carpets in Baltimore, and Julius Hines promotions. Also features Mrs Winslow’s soothing syrup, Cascarets Candy Cathartic and a quip on liberty versus slavery.
Cubans Portrayed as Dandies in London Gazette Sketch
The Westminster Gazette depicts Cuban “flaneurs” as refined yet slender, boasting ornate dress and jewelry. It notes their tall hats, pastel shirts, and narrow collars, with young men relying on wealthy kin and servants, often carrying a stick to signal status.
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Cuba
Tropics
Westminster (London) Gazette
Telephone ownership by country in early estimates
The United States has about 900000 telephones in use with Germany at 140000 England 75000 France 85000 and Switzerland 30000 in the latest counts.
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United States
Germany
England
France
Switzerland
Teaser Ad Claims Cascarets Cure All Ailments
The clipping parodies a health advertisement praising Cascarets as a universal remedy. It touts blood purification, skin clarity, and liver cleansing with dubious claims, referencing a Spanish Rasetass value and a German regiment with a chiropodist in its ranks.
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