Barbaric Morocco and Noted Global Trials
Items cover diverse reports from Harper’s Weekly on Moroccan barbarity including a Tangier punishment by hot iron, to a Texas cattle fever cure claim by M. Linulere for vaccines and a French embalming advance by Dr. Varilot. Also notes cocoa awards to Walter Baker & Co. in Dorchester, and Chinese beliefs on consuming black dogs and cats for health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Texas
French Academy of Medicine
M. Linulere
Walter Baker & Co., Ltd
Dorchester
Mass
Europe
America
Advice for a sick boy from 1900 letter to Burphty Kinbrae
A 1900 letter from Mrs Margaret Murphty of Kinbrae Minnesota asks for medical guidance for her 15 year old son who has been thinning and losing appetite since early childhood. It describes bronchitis, thick white sputum, and poor health. The respondent recommends Cherry Pectoral cod liver oil Scott's Emulsion nourishing foods and fresh air, urging outdoor living and immediate treatment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Deak
Ayrr
Margaret Murphty
Kinbrae
Minn
Dean Mapas
Scott
Aver
Margaret Murphy
Violence at Gilman as mob attacks Wright case
An all night clash in Gilman ends with two dead, three wounded, and Mrs. C W Wright wounded as a mob assaults her home and city hall lodging. Wright, accused of Dessie Salter's murder, is carried to Paxton under guard amid threats of lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Shriff
Gilman
Afob
Werne
Mrs. Wright
Nilstead
Peter Hauer
John Myers
Wright
Paxton
Watseka
India famine relief debate and brutal anecdotes of starvation
The report describes 5,500,000 people at relief works in India earning three cents a day as famine ravages the countryside. It notes crop failures, widespread cattle loss, and the risk to orphans, with Dr. Nalpsch and Christian Herald fundraising urging rapid aid. Cholera and plague worsen the crisis as authorities seek relief and international support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
India
Curzon
Christian Herald
Gouvorien
America
Nlapsch
Thana
Bombay
Wne
Des Apr
Christendom
Humber
Christian Herald Hie
FATAL STORM AT NOME AND OUTRAGEOUS ROBBERIES
A terrific Nome storm wrecked vessels and caused twenty dead washed ashore and sent to the morgue. Reports describe influenza like disease among Eskimos, many deaths from pneumonia, and widespread smallpox in Nome. Robberies increase with thugs drugging tents using chloroform via rubber tubes, leaving residents fearing night streets.
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Seattle
Wash
Nome
Topkuk
Nome Sthver
Bluff Ciy
Guy N. Stockslager
Stockslager
Cape York
Teller City
Neporta
Tacoma
Clement
Wood speech lauded as key for Cuba’s constitutional era
Governor General Wood spoke at a public banqueting in Santiago to urge Cubans to set aside party lines and accept a constitutional convention. The Archbishop urged peace and consolidation of parties while Senor Tamayo warned of national stakes as three generations bled for Cuba. Wood reminded of past struggles and appealed for competent delegates to draft a stable constitution acceptable to the United States.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Santiago
Cuba
Cable
Wood
Ele
United States
Senor Tamayo
EL Cantu
San Juan
Darque de Cespedes
EL Caney
McKinley
Ubertys
General Wood
Chicago man shoots benefactor at Vendome in New York City
Exson of Chicago fired two shots into Harold Striditon at the Hotel Vendome, then killed himself by gunshot. The incident, witnessed by Lillian Hayes, followed Eston’s demand for marriage amid heavy drinking since July 5.
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Chicago
Bimacl
New York City
Exson
Harold H. Striditon
Lillian Hayes
Eston
Notable Early 1900s News Snippets Include Medical Feats
A seven year old New York City boy nearly stops swallowing after a horse kick but recovers thanks to postnasal feeding via a catheter. The era notes leaders Anson Phelps Stokes and John W. Yerkes in political and religious roles, Shaker Elder Abraham Perkins dies at ninety three, and various remarks on European rulers and American public figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
John Bockenstock
Anson Phelps Stokes
New York
John W. Yerkes
Kentucky
Sawyer
United States
Deboe
Abraham Perkins
Uhampshire Shakers
Enfeld
Austria
Willian R. Day
University of Michigan
University
Mugeun
Jamess. Barker
Missouri
Zachary Taylor
Mexico
Missoul
Austin
Vex
Hayes
John Craig
Department of Agriculture
State Agriculture College
King
Cornell University
Ebner
Adams
United States Court For the
Bnaatwein Distriet
Hly
Perslin Shah
Astend
Savage killings by Aboriginal assailants in Breelong
Advices from the steamer Mariposa report two Aboriginal Australians who lived among whites at Breelong in New South Wales killed eleven people and fled to the mountains. The Mawbry family, plus several others, were slain in their home or nearby towns as natives sought revenge, with several children among the dead.
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San Francisco Speeinh
Mariposa
Breelong
N.S. W
Mawbry
Underwood
Tom Hawks
Grace
Hilda
Blair Clark
Kerse
Erey
George
Albert
Lding
Culong
Mra
Alexsander MeKas
Meruwa
Giant twenty inch torpedo gun tested at Bethlehem
Special tests at Bethlehem Steel Works in the United States measured shot velocity and gun strength for a new eighteen inch torpedo system. Lt General Miles and army officials observed as solid shots weighing a ton were fired. tests aimed for 18,000 psi and 1,800 fps with an 800 pound powder charge. The four shots reached 1,045 to 1,901 fps and 19,350 psi. The coast defense gun, forty four feet long, is to use gun cotton and reportedly could fire shells fifteen miles.
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Bethlehem
Penn
Miles
Wilson
Butfington
Wis
Bethlehens Steel Works
Fred
Osage Celebrate Chief Election In Independence
Osage Indians of the Wood tribe celebrate Ne kah wa she tun kilag as chief with James Micheart as assistant chief near Gray Tlorse camp west of Pawhuska. A big barbecue followed the procession to the camp, and a note praises the possible end of such celebrations under a new government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Independence
Kan
Nekah-wa
DROWNED BY HIS FRIEND IN Monongahela River Rescue Fails
In Uniontown Penn a drowning tragedy unfolds as Altha M Ritenour and Samuel Tramble die attempting a crossing of the Monongahela River near Port Marion. Tramble called for help then both men were drowned when the survivor Effenvar could not reach safety in rough waters.
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Uniontown
Penn
Altha M. Ritenour
Tost
Samuel ‘Trnable
East End
Pittsburg
Monondahela
Port Marion
Eftenvar
Trine
Incomplete text on population estimates and locations
The fragment mentions population figures like 608,137 and 454,400, with references to places and entities such as Ware, Teetatiges, and PW eH Causas. Earnest details are garbled, leaving unclear scope. No definite event or outcome can be determined from the readable portions.
Fatal cattle disease spreads in Monroe and Wayne counties
Reports from Pennsylvanias Monroe and Wayne counties describe a deadly cattle illness similar to imurraim killing many young stock. Symptoms include nervous prostration blood spots abdominal pain and blood in the manure. The outbreak is most common near marshy areas as state veterinarian Leonard Pierson notes the alarming spread.
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Varrisburg
Penn
Monroe
Wayne Counties
Leonard Pierson
Caney Creamery Butter and Cheese Prices Rise in August
New York City reporting wholesale prices show fancy creamery butter at twenty one and a half cents per pound on Wednesday, up one and a half cents since August 13 due to milk supply issues from dry weather. Cheese climbs from nine and three quarter to ten and five eighths cents per pound in the same period as export demand weakens.
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New York City
Great Drought Strikes Kansan Corn Crop Forecast
A Kansas drought grips two thirds of the state west of major counties with crops collapsing. Officials estimate corn yields may fall well short of historic norms, with projections ranging from 100,000 to 145,000,000 bushels amid scorching heat and dry weather.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Coburn
National convention of stationary engineers in New York
A garbled OCR style wire note describes labor unrest and organizing drives across the United States. Mentions a national convention in New York for stationary engineers and various strikes, wage demands, and labor actions affecting industries from textiles in Germany to bakers and glass workers in New York.
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New York City
Germany
Aachen
South Dakota
Jouilieyanen Bakers' and Contectiomers
Vaile Gaelrond
Pone Vmioleneo Dgalist
Solatteet
New York State
Wornpaa
Interna
Tabor
Itil Wootten
Uliy Andy Odds
The Menace of Diseased Toeth and Various Inquiries
A mixed slice of late 19th century topics includes dental advice on preserving a diseased tooth, spools and thread production from birch wood, a Colorado mining headline error tale, Jan Steen’s practical joke painting, a sailing volcano in the Aegean, a remedy for foot ailments, and distant thunder. The prose reflects a period newspaper blend of curiosities, advertisements, and human-interest notes with regional names and places.
Willscott Arrives From Newcastle After 103 Days
The Hawaiian bark Willscott arrived from Newcastle, England in 103 days. Light winds and calms marked the voyage with only shark fishing providing excitement. On July 11 six tiger sharks were captured, one weighing 250 pounds and nine feet long. The shark was killed and branded before being discarded, then another similar shark appeared trailing the ship. The San Francisco Call notes the curious aquatic habits of rats and rodents, and advertises a laxative product promising refunds if it fails to cure.
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WI Ziegler
Colorado
Colorado Springs
Cineionat Enquirer
Willscott
Newcastle
England
San Francisco
Woman Writes of Ills and Relief from Pinkham’s Remedy
A letter from Evoya F’rgpenick of Troy Ohio dated August 6 1609 describes fatigue a muddy complexion and menstrual irregularities with kidney and bladder trouble seeking help. A second testimonial from Miss Epwa Fredurice of Troyes Ohio dated September 10 1859 reports severe illness before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and now gratitude for improved health.
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Dean
Purcuas
Hiss Evoya F'Rgpenick
Troy
Ohio
Payzatt
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Ome
Baldwin
J. BM. Miller
Harper's Weekly
Morocco
Tangier
Duar
Basha of
Knasbob
Varilot
Parla
Ruolt
Walter Baker & Co
Ching
China
Jathe
Hervieux
Ae ‘Tor
Lis
Mrs. Murphy
J. C. Aver
J. C. Ayer Company, Practical Chemists, Powell, Masa
Ayers
Sanaparilla
Ayer'e
Pill ‘Ayer's
Ayer Cure
Ayer
Thompson
Illinos
London
de Stina
Daily Mail
Elil
Gen.wood
Wis Nore
Uty
Cathaman
Lewis Boothroyd
Manchester
Eng
Thitke
el Das
Molineux
George T. Clark
Roland B. Molineux
Middletown
N.Y
Tsamento
Cer
Armour & Company
Hoern
Kettle
Yellowstone
A. Wormser
Helena
Mont
Ling
Yellowstone Villey
Transvaal
Pequeylvania
Jaddes
Pood Talmer
Manne Carr
North Mast Peonsy Tvaida
Mary Conekue
Physica
Cotaopalls
Pent
Thaeioen
Pindkiy
Cabon Teachersa
Croule McPherson
Utawllas
Sedgeew Lok
Jean Hors
Pekin
Coba
L. Aa. W. Las
Megeet
Fenders
Dennis Vai
Massaehu
Sees
Bor Lant
Punc Des Primos
Atteuil
Taanen
Hiaps
Ae Leo Anties
Traapitelin
Didier Naubs
Weis
Tomer “Pane
Daan An
Long Island
Peasiys
Jem
Manass Vania
Ath Masachusetty
Seo
Cory
Andy
Deans
Methow Wints
Vettedistia Ot Cinenge
Onpoldale Seyvenal Kirge
Elurehes
Dbelucbp
Ehundie
Ware
Mattnoero
Penneylvanais Counties
Henry Quaddy
Uttle
Kaukauna
MeQuaddy
MeKintey
MeKinley
Camphen
North Carolloa
North Carolina
Osterb
Killeod
Wika Braden
Nvar Stockford
Cherylds
V. X. Tv
Ainte & Penn
Ducka
Teese
Hay
Pier
Jersey
Mit
Caney Creamery
Gora
Youra
Massachusetts
Clinton
Warrenton
Dales
Tabi
Kentoehs
Tennesse
Wossissippa Amd
Morty Conuitetars
Aegiendt
Geercentent
Geta
Uy Pogan
Panren
Athens
Jan Steen
Leyden
Israel
Red Sea
Steen
Ftate
Utica
Aegean Sea
Allen's
Enasona Powidor
Allen 8
Olustey
LeRoy
N. Y
E. W. Grove
Bownie
F. J. Cheney & Co
Voleno
Mall
Toledo
F. J. ¢Heney di Vo
Drugeists
Hall
Tdo
Bowen
Trinity Springs
Ind
California
The
Philippines
Kline
R.H. Kine
Phila
Kaffraria
Malltok
Frey
P. O. Boxain
Baltimore
Winslow
Gures
Dragaiatn
Biss Frederick
Bra
Pinkham
Pricoaat
Lydia E. Pinkham
Windsor, Pa
W.l.bongal
Teason
T. Douglas Gsand
Jorist
Douglas
Simeta
Gus
Catal Ne Tee Hh
Douglas Shoe
Brockton
Ciess
Rousehold Adviser
Roe
Sterling Remedy Company
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