Desperate Train Robbery and Town Highwaymen Rampage
A failed nighttime robbery on the Cheesapeake and Ohio No. 4 near Huntington West Virginia left passenger German of Cincinnati fatally wounded and others wounded as armed masked men fled. Separate Gillette town raid by two gunmen saw a saloon and store looted before they rode off amid gunfire. A tornado near Summit Mississippi demolished homes killing six year old child and injuring ten. Resignations in France follow Panama scandal as M Tirard appointed finance minister. Canadian labor troubles spark calls for public works. Drowned Harvard clerk and Lenox teacher die while skating.
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Huntington
W.va
Passoigert
Cincinnati
Europe
Peter Drake
Zingley
Seemg
Gillette
Wroni- Ing
Christensso
Summit
Miss
R. Young
Tay
Isa Hato
Willian Frosman
B.A. Lower
Fair Musicians From Mexico to Play in Chicago
General Serrano, head of the Mexican exhibit, reports a letter stating Madam Diaz, wife of the Mexican President, will fund a band of forty five women musicians to Chicago next year. The notice promises premier artists from Mexico under patronage, aiming for a major cultural showcase.
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Mexico
Chicago
General Serrano
Madam Diaz
Andy Nghebo
Vast World News Echoes From Frontier and Courts
A sprawling 1892 era digest reports a major discovery near Buffalo, Carnegies expanding a mill, Homestead strike fallout in Pittsburgh, and a tax reform dinner in New York. It covers fatal train wrecks, executions of officials, floods, and a raft of electoral tallies in New Mexico and Iowa, plus Franco British and European affairs and treasury notes.
Our New Navy Growth in Vessels and Budget 1899
Secretary of the Navy B F Tracy reports the navy's 1899 strength with nineteen new vessels totaling 64 889 tons and major additions including Chicago Yorktown Petrel Charleston Baltimore Cushing Philadelphia San Francisco Newark and New York among others. The total fleet reaches forty two vessels with battleships armored cruisers cruisers and torpedo craft plus experimental studies on smokeless powder rapid fire guns and armor. Fiscal year estimates show Navy Marine Corps expenses around 14 471 408 91 with reductions versus 1893 and rising appropriation for future naval expansion.
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Secretary of the Navy
B. F. Tracy
Navy
United States Navy
Vos
Folz
Dolphin
Atlanta
Boston
Bancroft
Machlar
Monterey
New York
Detroit
Montgomery
Thin
Bader Ponstrata
Rene
Indiana
Massachusetts
Columbus
Minnespolia
Maine
Tazas
Ritan
O Zmpla
Amphitrite
Monad Noth
Terror
Cincinnati
Raleigh
Ram
Marblehead
Castine
Conalsta
Oregon
Texas
Puritan
Allantonomoh
Monadnoci
Brooklyn
Onoram
Extramasoi
Columbia
Minneapolis
Olympia
Baltimore
Chicago
Philadelphia
San Francisco
Newark
Charleston
Ion
Yorktown
Concord
Boonington
Machins
Metrel
Marine Corps
Hie
Notable Figures Share Global Fortunes and Roles
A collage of biographical notes lists Rexaton Paocron’s new costly Washington home, rich Canton merchant Qua, and ex-governors and leaders. It mentions Rosa Foxgeyn’s payout for horses, a long-lived voter Andrew Canngoix born in Scotland, Cleveland’s Caldwell visit, and various political figures from the United States, Europe, and Liberia with brief biographical details and dates.
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Venezuela
Paris
Guzman Blanes
Palacio
Pulldo
Genwal Urdanetta
Brxzamnin Poor
Raymond
Monroe
Andrew Canngoix
Dunfermine
Scotland
Ifty
Cleveland
Caldwell
N. J
Washington
Hannigan
Warcely
Turer Jonn H. McGaw
Maine
San Francisco
Desnis T. Frysx
Oklahoma Territory
Wayteen
Cleveand
Bufalo
Ifo
Kiowa
Kao
Josefh Jaws Chresraux
Republic of Litera
Ilo
Southern Baptist Mission
Liberia
George J Gould Heir to Vast Gould Railroad Empire
George J Gould eldest son of Jay Gould will handle vast railroad interests. At about thirty four, he is director in nearly all his father's railroads and other companies. He left college for business, has not amassed a fortune, and has lived at No 1 East Forty seventh Street before moving to a Fifth Avenue Sixty seventh Street home. He has been close to his father for years and recently has shouldered much of the family burden.
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John Gilbert
John Quibell
Holt, Ont.e
George J. Gould
Jay Gould
Deoroe J Gouln
Lla
Kingdon
Daly's Theatre
New York
Jay
George
Struet
Fifth Avenue
Sixty-seventh Street
Congress Proceedings Highlight Indian Territory Debates
In the Fifty-Second Congress sessions, bills on Sherman Silver Purchase act repeal and open Indian Territory were debated. Various resolutions and committees were announced, including immigration suspensions, militia encampments, and public printing reforms, with adjournments for days and appointments to key panels.
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Joseph Bilverman
Temple Emanu el
New York
Butler
Hill
Committee On Finance
West
Senate
United States
Bir. Gorman
Secretary of the Treasury
Baltimore
Sherman
Mr. West
Indian Territory
New Jersey
Colorado
Nnecticut
Ohio
Gallinger
B Mitchel
Chicago Fair
Ianac ML. Wise
Cincinnati
Engineer Corps
Navy
Williams
Richardson
Senata
Dar
Herbert
Holman
Engineer Corps of
Mr. Herbert
Caldwell Fatrodaasd
House
Fellows
Newark
Dietz
Indieca
Scott
Illinois
Brown
Maryland
Gorman
Michigan
McLaurin
South Carolina
Galiger
Caius
New Jermys
Sipe
Pennsylvania
Huillborn
California
Mmr. Sipe
MrcLaurin
South Cerolios
Heatt
Andrew
Phillips Tooks
Oro Dar
Crisp Ywas
H Mr. Homnings
Trads
Fry
Abbot
District of Columbis
Catchings
Late New York Market Prices for Country Produce 1892
Wholesale prices in New York for beans, corn, peaches, apples, and vegetables with values by state, district and crop. Includes dairy, cheese, poultry, and livestock price ranges, with per barrel, per bushel, per hundredweight, and per dozen figures, reflecting regional market conditions in 1892. Entities include New York, Jersey, State, Penn, Bartlett, Baldwin, Concord, Catawba, Cape Cod, Western, and variations of dairy and poultry products.
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New York
St. &Penn
St. & Penn
Western
Stateand
Penn
N. Y
W.N.Y
Concord
Jersey
Go — State
Baskat Wevese
Cape Cod
Chotco
Stata
Pring, L. T
Jereey
South Jersey
Byydos
Bimchot EU
Dressel
Care of a Canary and Animal Mind Observations
A New York World piece on keeping canaries healthy with daily cage cleaning, supervised baths, varied diet, and enrichment. It also surveys animal human bond references from Popular Science Monthly, noting curiosity, imitation, play, and emotion links between children and pets. Additional notes discuss color sound associations and olfactory experiences as reported by medical and travel literature.
Religious Zunis and Sacred Tools in Pueblo Life
The Zunis blend Christian and pagan practices in daily life. Sacred prayers and fetishes, crafted from turquoise, coral, and peculiar stones, accompany hunting and ceremonies. The Twin Brothers of the Sun and Moon are invoked as war gods guiding rites from eastern Arizona origins.
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Anys C. Flummis
Francis Leslie
Saint
Feith
Joss
Ife
Peometheus
Co-thiln-elylom-ne
Arizona
Diamonds from Arizona meteors spark scientific chatter
A Harevard College mineral display highlights diamond-bearing meteorites found in Arizona. Experiments with iron dissolution reveal black carbon and white crystals, with diamonds capable of cutting glass and scratching topaz or sapphire. Diamonds reportedly occur in old volcanic years, per Professor Huntington’s observations.
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Harevard College
Arizona
Kimberley
South Africa
O. W. Huntington
Chicago News Records
Fruit Diet Emphasizes Eating Fresh Fruits Before Meals
A reader extols fruit as a central diet highlighting eating apples before meals to aid digestion and reduce meat intake. Fresh grapes pears cherries and berries are praised raw from the bush with mosquito netting protecting cherries all summer. The piece argues nature provides ready cooked food and that fruit milk eggs and vegetables can sustain strength.
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Nature
Infinitesimal Penmanship Feats From A Postal Card
The piece describes John J. Taylor of Streator Illinois writing 4100 words on a postal card's blank side, praised by a Chicago paper. It contrasts with Ottery St Mary Liverpool’s Beedle the Popman who produced a longer, complex work on white cardboard 3 by inches, featuring Ottery Church imagery and a serpent motif with many symbols.
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John J. Taylor
Streator
Ill
Aldo
Chisago
Mr. Taylor
Beedle the Popman
Ottery Bt. Mary
Liverpool
Cntire
Goldsreith
Azim
Ottery Church
Bove
Beedle
Taylor
Serpent of the Sea Found Aboard Ship
A nine foot sea serpent slithered aboard the Theodore H. Randiship after a gale off the African coast. The vessel, outbound from Manila, was battened down when a rope-like object seized a leg and revealed a dull mud colored creature. Theories abound from storm wash, dormancy, to a real sea serpent. The captain sent the reptile to Chancellor Rand at Mefester University as curiosity.
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Rand
Mefester University
Express & Box
Philippine Islands
Theodore H. Randiship
Chancelor
Helmaman
Toronto
Canada
An Old Lady’s Way to a Long, Happy Life in New Hampshire
A brisk eighty year old woman shares success rules for a busy life. She naps daily, avoids taking housework to bed, and trusts a brain and heart to guide the universe. The note cites Chicago Tribune wisdom and echoes a general Peace in daily rhythm.
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Hampshire
Chiicago
Catarrh Cure Ad Claims Honest Dealings in Toledo
An old advertisement from Toledo promotes Tall's Catarrh Cure with claims of a 15 year trusted merchant, listing wholesale druggists in Toledo and Kansas and asserting the remedy acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It includes testimonials, pricing at 75 cents per bottle, and notes it is sold by druggists.
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Swift
Swift Specific CO
Allante
Toledo
Io Aude
Transacions
Winre
Drogglata
Kinxax & Manvin
Tall
Pli Droggista
Gardell
Brown
J. McBride
Atlanta
Heecham
Beecham
Janna Thompson
Warren
Do You Wish the Finest Bread and Cake
It proclaims that the Royal Baking Powder is the purest and strongest of all baking powders. The ad argues purest and strongest lead to the finest and most digestible food and warns against substitutes that may contain alum or acids. It urges housekeepers to choose Royal for wholesome food with less trouble.
Tripe as a digestible but often harsh dish
London Lancet explains tripe's digestion advantages from its albumin content yet notes plain boiled tripe is bland and that cooks distort its palatability with milk onions and batter. The piece warns tripe, though good for strong stomachs, may not suit those with weak digestion.
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London Lancet
Headache Cure By Cold Hands From San Francisco
A San Francisco girl works in a downtown factory and cures headaches without medicine. She lays her cold wet hands on the sufferer’s head and the pain ceases, leaving onlookers awed by the eerie chill and the swift relief. She is tall, healthy, and never ill, with white shapely hands that drip continuously.
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San Francisco
Sho
San Francisco Examiner
Cattle in Japan Report From Kansas City Official
Assistant general manager of the Kansas City stock yards, Mr Child, returns from Japan via Honolulu and discusses livestock. He says until twenty years ago Koreans did not eat fresh beef in the Mikado's domain, but Europeans there have shown beef usefulness. He notes poor sanitation and predicts few cattle remain for meat as years pass.
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Japan
HP. Child
Kansas City
Orient
Mr. Child
Honolulu
the Times Man
Child Sayn
Jo Factha
Wateer
Kansas City Times
Weather bubbles predict the day from coffee
A Spanish journal reports an experiment with clear coffee and sugar. Dropped in without stirring, bubbles rise and indicate weather by their pattern in the cup. Center bubbles signal fair weather, ring margins predict rain, scattered bubbles foretell variability, with tests aligning to barometer readings.
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New York Time
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Tom L. Johnson
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E. Every Anderson
Stone
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American Federation of Tsubor
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Tax Legislative Council of
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Howard Association
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Carton
Iowa State Board of Canvass
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Switzerland
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Popular Science Monthly
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Dana
Ricih Mir Riker
Riaane
OD. D. D
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Dana Sarsaparilia Co
Sollas
Namne
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