The Cradle of Liberty in Boston and War Anecdotes
A collage of notes on Boston's Faneuil Hall built 1742 and rebuilt 1768 with enlargements in 1806, plus anecdotes about Lieutenant Buxton’s wound at Pieter’s Hill. The piece also cites Heine and Life as a photographer, medical books for men, and various consumer ads and quips.
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Cratleey Liberty
Faneuil
Cradle of Liberty
Boston
Peter Faneuil
Smibert
James Otis
Bullinech
Buxton
Rifle Brigade
Pieter’s Hill
Subwastern
London
Peabody Medeical Institut
Baliincb St
Masa
Port of New York Fire Destroys North German Lloyd Piers
A raging blaze on four North German Lloyd piers at Hoboken and Manhattan wrecked the Saale Bremen and Main, killed over two hundred, with property losses around 10 million dollars. Fifteen engine workers survived a seven and a half hour tunnel holdout aboard the Main after the ship beached, while Father Brostan administered absolution as ships burned.
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Dlames
Hoboken
Donos Santo
Bromon
Maio
Orlen
New York City
New York
North German Lloyd Company
Woboken
Dames
Lloydivers
Saale
Bremen
Main
No. 2
Thingvalia Line
Father Brostan
North River
Mata
Miron
Glog Vun
Hamburg
Bremen Fire Deluge Drifts and Vessels Burn in Harbor Sighting
A Baltic port's chaos unfolds as the Bremen drifts from its dock into burning derelicts on the river while crews and passengers perish. Barges and lighters blaze at moorings and along the stream with people jumping to escape. Investigations point to a misfired blaze likely from a laborer dropping a hot article, spreading to cotton bales and ship sides amid a wind shift.
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Bremen
Anies
T’rem
North German
Lloyd Steamship Company
Vier No
Mediterranean Pier
Thia
Mediterranean
Exposition completes. campaign buzz fills political scene
Readers hear that the Paris Exposition is fully ready with displays installed. Political talk centers on Senator Vianna forecasting Republican ticket success, Dolliver's role, Roosevelt tour plans, and party organizing efforts across states. Conflicting reports mention Prohibitionists, Democrats, and populist currents shaping upcoming contests.
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Vianna
Stevess
Republian
Dolliver
Roosevelt
Catopadea
Velt Republican Club
Congress Intua
ETM
Tg Seventh Laws
Kansas Prohibitionists
Timve
Ek Hiley
Coral Toe
Sitisbury Natuid
Gta Soo
Swallow
Pennssvania
Toda Beh
Dromoeretie Politicinis
Washington
Markets Record Mixed Creamery and Produce Prices
Market notes show creamery goods with varied rates from State-Full cream to Imitation creamery and cheese grades. Produce lines list beans and peas with multiple quality tiers, fruits like apples and berries with per crate or per carrier pricing, and live poultry including turkeys, ducks, and squabs. Tobacco trade reports slow sales and price drift with Havana and State leaf listings and bond pricing.
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Weeands
AMG
State
Penn
Choice
Bmw VW
Furkeya
Groilers
Phila
State & Penn
Wwe
Pacific Coast
Vuortanlee
Jersey
Duluth
Etty
Caty Dread
Havana
Pennsylvania
New England
P. T
Unfavorable Weather Hurts Wheat and Cotton in Crop Report
The Weather Bureau reports heavy rains damaging wheat and cotton across the South Atlantic and Gulf states while spring wheat deteriorates in the northern regions. Favorable conditions persist in the Lower Missouri Valley and Pacific Coast, with harvest ongoing in Oklahoma, Kansas, and Nebraska.
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Washington,d. C
Weather Bureau
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Mississippi
Ohio
Missouri Valley
Antic
Scranton
Oklahoma
Kansas
Nebraska
Missouri
Minernsippi
Middle Atlante
North Dakota
Minnesota
Drought Hurts Crops Across Geneva Area
Severe dry weather reduces yields in Geneva New York with grains and hay down to half. Fruit crops also suffer while Manitoba Wheat Crop failure and market signals reflect shifting agricultural prospects and price pressures.
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Geneva
N. Y
St Louis Street Car Strike Ends After 56 Days of Boycott
The St Louis Transit Company and its former employees reach a settlement after fifty six days of disruption. An agreed plan continues pay rates and hours of service per the March 10 1900 agreement, with the union recognized by the company. Police protection cost reported at 300000 amid fatalities and injuries in the strike period.
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Doligs
Pune
Etuc
Worthitess
Georgia
Rab Retail Tratele
Hondnances
Oper
Gren Cha Seth Phoigy Rattis
Cotten
St. Louis, Mo
St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
Bnt
Iu Ae
T. 1 Eddwards
Bryan Renominated in Kansas City for President Bryan
The Democratic Convention of 1900 in Kansas City renominated William Jennings Bryan for the presidency. The hall held 12,000 attendees despite half-finished exterior, and the city praised the $330,000 Convention Mall built on fire ruins. The program listed prayers, readings, delegate receptions, union rules, and extensive convention proceedings.
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Kansa City
William Jeeninga Bryan
Kansas City
Refuge at Pekin Legation and European response escalate
Fragmented report notes that Chinese unrest drives refugees to the British Legation in Pekin while legations burn. Germany pledges twenty thousand troops. Europe contemplates demands if representatives fail. Other items mention shipping silver, a death by poisoning, and bicycle and automobile notes in a broad, chaotic column.
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Ian Shanghial
Pekin
Lund
France
Germany
Berlin
Germassy
Chie
Admiral John W. Philip Dies in Brooklyn Heart Disease
Mero of Spanish American War dies at home in Brooklyn New York City from heart disease. He commanded Texas during the destruction of Cervera's fleet and helped run ashore the allied ships with Oregon. The article recalls his wartime leadership and a famous quip to his crew.
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Mero
Brooklyn
New York City
Speen
John W. Philip
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Aman
United States Naval Academy
Cervera
Texas
Oregon
Tess
Philip
A Subway For Chicago and Other Notes
A proposed Chicago subway would be 35 feet wide with three lanes two for streetcars and one for when rails laid 17 feet below ground. Aluminum used for a new 60 by 34 foot fireproof theatre curtain weighs 4000 pounds. An anecdotal dialogue references Detroit and Virginia families with era slang. Queen Victoria gems include a green diamond crown and a gold crown studded with stones. the great crown is aged and housed in a tower.
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Chicago
Detroit
Elsie
Richmond
Pearleys
Claytons
Mertle Redmont
Mertic
Lostuss
Redmont
Virginia
Queen Victoria
Karo Goma
New crocodile skin waistcoats feature lacing and waterproofing
Fashion notes describe men’s waistcoats in crocodile skin with polished surfaces in green and brown tones. Some styles are laced instead of buttoned, cut high and waterproof, reflecting period innovations in menswear. French crown jewels, once famed, are now dispersed among collectors and heirs.
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Chicago
Boxers and Reform Leaders in Imperial China
The text lists factions and officials around the Qing court including Boxers, Bow Wong Wal protectorate, Tsung Li Yamen foreign office, Kwang Yu Wal and Tsung Kai Chu reform leaders, and officials like Fan Kwei and Net Ko. It notes Akaska lake beds rich in gold as a separate claim.
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Bomo Chineas Torme
Bow Wong
Reform Party
Tsung Li Yamen
Foreign Office
Kwang Yu Wal
Tsung Kai Chu
Kwang Sui
Fan Kwei
Chihtal
Chun Chi
General Council of State
Chung Tung
Usien
Net Ko
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United States Mint
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Eliza Thomas
Pine St
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Marine Horror
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Lewis B. Brown
Elberon
Tle
Woodbridge
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Mr. Brown
Union League
Helen Gould
Three Guks
Mich
Dewey
Three Lake
Pittenger
Fred Tonney
Bay Mg
Trooklyn Grounds
Williams
Amherst
Robinson
Weyhing
Kafer
Princeton
Ain
Jank Fhivell Tit Beett
Pennsylvaniia
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Syracuse Base Hat Association
Wiltse
Philadelphia Chub
Aagne
Tue McGhinity
Maird
Yale
New Raven
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Lous
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Father Brosnan
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Government Crop Report
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Monetary League
Democratic National Committee
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Stealae Bhy
Committee On Creden
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Philip Dead
Captain McCalla Woundon
McCalla
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Coby
War Department
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Wood
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Henderson
Waterloo
Laws
Congress
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Pena
Campiletty
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Andrew Ont
Trosasia
Anthony Machilis
Vaal
Formosa
Vedisa
Horse
Pucek
Ceasere Plonsea
California
Lamartiva Buono
W. Gnovo
Blge
Alaska
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Jerry
Star of Hope
Munich
John Anderson
Ayer
S. L. Sretzaran
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Hivanly
Eureka Chemical CO
la Crogse
Wis
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M. Spadley
Dwooe Sz
C. G. Ganen'goong
Dom D
Atlanta
Soner
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Ounisio Mirai
Nousehold
Pustis
Candy Catharti
Sterling Remedy Company
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