Dying Patient Recovers After Miracle Oil Remedy
A Philadelphia Ledger report recounts a dying rheumatic patient in Chicago aided by St. Jacob’s Oil brought by a humble German. After initial pain relief, the patient recovered in two days, while a physician and grieving family observed the dramatic turnaround. The article then shifts to Central American natural history notes describing ingenious wren and oriole nests.
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Momble Garman
Chicago
O— Street
Killing the Ports Moral from a Poem Tale
A noble man tests editor kindness by submitting poems to various publishers. He is politely refused each time and continues until he collapses from starvation. The tale ends with a moral about publishers killing poets in long and short meters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Herald
Continentals' blind singing birds face bans and delays
A Belgian town bans selling blind singing birds prompting vendors to move to Hodimont. The Feathered World reports local councils narrowly halted the brutal trade, deferring enforcement to autumn 2003 leaving the practice active for nearly a year.
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Hodimont
Flames Wreck New Bridge Delays Expected At East River Span
A huge fire damaged the East River bridge under construction, threatening $600,000 in damage to cables and scaffolding. The blaze halted traffic, risked catastrophic cable failure, and likely delayed completion by about one year. Contractors Roebling and steel supplier Pennsylvania Steel faced heavy losses. Five people reported injured. no confirmed fatalities.
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New York City
New Boat River
John A. Roebling Sons’ Company
Pennsylvania Steel Company
Steelton
SON
East River
Jalaais
Hallenbrand
Roebling
Ensat
Peter Bradley
Department of Bridges
End
Enm
New York
Lloge
Itwll
Henry Josa Fh
Recorded Monkey Talk and Other Historic Briefs
Philadelphia reports a professor from Roanoke who studied monkey language after years in Africa, bringing a cage and phonograph records of the chatter. A murder confession emerges as Kilne’s death leads to Kilne’s killers surrender plans. El Paso arrests involve insurance swindles by two men. A murder victim found on a mountain prompts a pursuit. A big blaze at St Vierre Miquelon is blamed on an incendiary, with substantial losses.
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Philadelphia
KR. L. Garner
Roanoke
Global Labor News Roundup From Around The World
News notes report workers forming unions or striking across nations. In West Duluth Minnesota no union forms. Japanese women dominate si nters. Richmond machinists plan a nine hour day. Russia may legalize strikes per Witte. Globe copper miners avoid a strike after wage talks. Rostov tailors unionize. Belgian glassworkers seek higher wages in America. Pendlebury miners settle dispute. Italian factories run long hours with low wages. Sunderland engineers’ long strike highlighted. Toledo public school workers seek higher salaries. Memphis stave makers seek higher pay. Chicago cab and chauffer drivers propose two dollar day. Geneva tramway settlement grants wage gains. Creston clerks form unions to advance progress.
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West Duluth
Minn
Japan
Richmond
Witte
Russia
Globe
Ariz
Rostov
Musy
Belgium
Pendlebury
Englind
Italy
Sunderland
Enghind
Enghivers
Yoledo
Stave Nakers
Memphis
Tonuy
Tke Hack
Union of Chicago
Geneva
Switzerland
Creston
Dito N Unui
Romance of Big Flood Brings Husband to Seek Lost Wife
A Galveston flood tragedy tale reaches Wad Te near Phillipsburg from Clinton New Jersey. Mrs Luke Bryan and her child were thought dead after the 1900s disaster but she survived amnesiac and later identified herself at a Texas sanitarium. Her husband, who remarried after years of searching, is now to visit and determine his duty.
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Phillipsburg
N. T
Galveston
Luke Bryan
Clinton, N. J
Abe Jn
Texas City
Mra. Bryan
Aryan
Hilaublon
Bryan Ives
Mrs. Bryan
Waco
Texas
Bryan
New York Press
Young Girl Murdered Near Albany Suburb
Ninteen year old Anna Mitchell, a domestic in the Loudonville home of Mrs Adrian O Mather, was assaulted and killed. Police hold Frederick W Knapp, a Mather hostler, as a suspect after the victim did not reach her mother's home nearby. The body was found near the Mather residence as dawn inquiries began.
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Albany
N. Y
Anna Mitchell
Mis
Adrian O. Mather
Loudonville
Mather
Frederick W. Knapp
WU BIDS PRESIDENT FAREWELL IN WASHINGTON
Washington report on Wu Ting-Fang, Chinese minister, bidding farewell to President Roosevelt. Wu, accompanied by secretary Mr. Ghong, delivered a recall letter and received cordial good wishes. Wu departs for China to aid in negotiating new commercial treaties.
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Washington, D. C
Wu Ting-Fang
Roosevelt
Ife
Ghong
China
Hils
Express Company Liability Defeat Denies Limitation on Losses
New York City Supreme Court rules a courier cannot dodge full liability for property losses by printed receipts stating no more than $50. The case arose from Jacob C. Simon seeking $250 for a pair of lace curtains after Dunlap's Express Company allegedly lost or damaged them, resulting in a judgment for Simon.
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New York City
Supreme Court
Accusion Hokding
Jacob C. Simon Aginst
Eleven Days Afloat In Open Boat Rescue At Sea
The crew of the schooner Morence B. Edgell and Captain’s wife Mrs Kay drifted for eleven days in an open boat after their schooner was stranded for forty one days. They were rescued by a gaslug ship and landed in New York City.
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Morence B. Edgell
Kay
New York City
Sultans Attitude Warily Friendly Toward Americans
The Sultan of Bacolod Mindanao Philippines has softened his tone toward the Americans. A punitive expedition against him appears unlikely now as Colonel Swayne is recalled to England and General Manning is set to lead a second expedition. In Alabama Anson Baker case militiamen dispersed a lynch mob after a suspected assault on a white woman. Elsewhere burglars broke into the Stewart County Bank at Dover Tennessee, stealing $2100.
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Bacolod
Mindanao
Palippine Islands
Swayne
England
Manning
Sonillav
Anson Baker
Anniston
Ala
Diverse Global Facts From Early 20th Century Sources
A collage of world notes reports mountain laurel adoption in Massachusetts, Burns’s cottage visits in Ayr, Berlin street naming, rapid German factory growth, widespread telegraph expansion, Szechuan unrest impacting foreigners, Mayor Low’s trimmed budget, a nervous-catalog newspaper planned in Vienna, rising Tihine steamboats, Antwerp coal delay findings, Standard Oil holdings in Kentucky, and California medical college facility plans.
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Massachusetts
St. John
N.13
Robert Burns
Ayr
Berlin
Professor Virchow
Germany
Vienna
Iran
van Issh
Antwerp
Belgian
Itala
O1 Company
Neds
Arms shipments to Ireland raise alarm over Irish revolt
London reports a Times blurb on Irish physical force aims and a Birmingham circular warning armsmakers to label consignments to Ireland. It notes proclaimed districts, licensing, and a 1881 Peace Preservation act exemption for sporting arms, while questioning non sporting consignments and rising unrest rumors.
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London
Times
King
Searer
Ireland
Birmingham
Englehaven
the Times
Beate
Husband and ghoul: the tolls of a woman's body
Indianapolis readers claim Perrytaslon and J McEuindree told detectives thirty to forty graves were robbed by ghouls. Bodies were moved to Khe peter and Anderson cemeteries. Cantrell identified four women and a daughter as victims, saying he paid the husband half of a $30 payment and stole the woman’s body with his agreement. the daughter died soon after and he was at the grave the night after the funeral.
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Perrytaslon
Indianapolis
Ind
Jufuy Cantrell
John McEuindree
Khepeter
Anderson
Atserson
Amderren
Cantrell
Lovers Double Tragedy Ends With Fatal Shooting
In Buffalo New York Christopher Wills from Bath shot his seventeen year old sweetheart Mary Jrer Euson also of Bath through the head then killed himself. She died later in hospital unable to regain consciousness. The lovers quarrel ended in both students at the State Normal School Genesee, with Wills dying at once and Mary dying after hours.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Christopher Wills
Bath
Mary Jrer- Euson
State Normal School
Genesee
Mrs Enoch Tink in Self Defense Killing at Home
Mrs Enoch Tink shot and killed her husband at their home near Port Diels Inson New York in what authorities describe as self defense. The coroner calls the killing justifiable under the circumstances with a disputed claim of a murderous assault prior to the event.
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Enoch Tink
Port Diels Inson
N.Y
Wink
Mxfe
Hink
Uxsault
Mra
President to Honduran minister notes Honduras election winner
The President to Honduran Minister Hunter in Guatemala cables the State Department in Washington that Manuel Corielli has been elected President of Honduras. He reports threats of no contest but says the country is quiet despite numerous deaths from an earthquake. A severe quake affected Guarda and Beira in Portugal with widespread destruction and loss of life.
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Hunter
Guatemala
State Department
Washington
Manuel Corielli
Honduras
Guarda
Beira
Portugal
Irish Nationalist William Redwood jailed in Dublin
Irish Leader William Redwood, a noted Nationalist, was arrested and sent to Kilmainham Jail for six months over an incendiary speech. The report mentions Professor Browndy and Professor Koch in the context of tuberculosis and bovine to human transmission.
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Browndy
France
Berlin
Koch
Koel Asp
Mik
Iriah
William Redwood
Ireland
Te Kilmainham
Dublin
Oldest Postmaster Don Roswell Beardsley Dies at 93
North Time King New York resident Don Roswell Beardsley, reputed as America’s oldest postmaster, died at home aged ninety three after a long career. Details on his service and era are recalled amid a report of other global notes.
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Roswell Beardsley
North Time King
N.Y
United States
Lla
Heiress Hunt That Failed in Berlin Court Case
Berlin reports reveal Baron Borchard von Muenchhausen linked to a marriage syndicate that sought a wealthy heiress for an American fortune. The 1809 scheme involved Elssler and others, with the baron promising five percent of the heiress’s money and signing $375,000 bills. The trial ended with the defendants remitted and a reconciliation with Pincus and Mendelsohn.
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Berlin
Germany
Borchard von Muenchhausen
United States
Brough
Dinckman
Hermann Pinens
Moritz Mendelsohn
Adolf Mendelsohn
Baron von Muenchhaisen
Elssler
Uyleg
Stuttpart
Frau von Quitzow
Lin
Ira von Quitzow
Elssier
Baron von Muenchhausen
Dgerllir
Laron
von Muenchhausen
Baron von Muenchhausen Ald
Martha Washington Reckel
Mioderate Wealth
Thg
Schweahler
Baron von Muenchbateen
Kla Ula
Pincus
Mendelsohng
Children Kill Their Father in Nebraska Farmhouse Fire
Gerhard Borchers was shot by his 14 year old son Herman who then dragged the body to a straw stack and set it ablaze. Herman and two younger brothers August and John, aged eight, confessed to Sheriff Byrnes, each claiming varying levels of culpability. Neighbors say the father was not abusive and had cared for the children since their mother’s death.
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Columbus
Neb
Gerhard Borchers
Humphreys
Herman
August
Jon
John
Atean Stack
Byrnes
Finouentes
Katherine Daufor
Milwaukee
Wis
Pernna
Friend
GOOD ARMY SAYS MILES ANNUAL REPORT TO SECRETARY KNOX
Lieutenant-General Miles criticizes fortifications on the Pacific Coast and supply gaps for ammunition and electrical plants, urges proper artillery quarters, while praising Army personnel as a credit to the nation. The Cambridge drowning case of J C Mansfield involves a disputed marriage claim and possible accidental death.
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Knot
Washington
D. C
Miles
Pacific Coast
Deer misidentification leads to fatal shooting during hunt
A teen, Wied Abrams, age seventeen, was shot and killed near Pisco Hazollton County New York after Mintook Mrother mistook him for a deer. Burglars robbed Bank of 84000 at Greenwood Wits, blowing two vaults with dynamite. Five men escaped, a gunfire erupted as the posse formed and alerted townspeople. Industrial activity and trade conditions show mixed signs amid ongoing activity.
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Mintook Mrother
Pisco
Hazollton County
N.Y
Abrams
Wied Abrams
Greenwood
Wits
Jis
Saloon Murder in Chicago Rocks City
Charles J Rollens a real estate mover was shot and killed by robbers in a Chicago saloon. Four masked men burst in as Rollens and saloon keeper Konjunio Marovich prepared to go home, two fleeing with cash while others looted the till. Police describe the suspects and continue inquiries as a large theft and violent crime sweep shock residents.
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Charles J. Rollens
Chicago
Robens
Konjunio Marovigih
Rothens
Wholesale Prices Quoted in New York Milk Exchange
The Milk Exchange shows standard duality price at 3%c per quart with a long list of dairy products and produce. Entries include state and national creamery items, various cheeses, beans, apples, pears, grapes, peaches, meats, poultry, vegetables, and grains with prices by bushel, basket, or pound. The listing reflects wholesale pricing across dairy, produce, and harvest goods for markets in New York and nearby states.
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New York
Gs State
Penn
Lima
Cal
Delaware
Niagara
Quincey
S.seesseeve
Jersey
Jang Island
Bie
Ric Western
Reeves
Moving the New Goan The Seallroada Strain Corn Crop
Harvesting of the corn belt has begun and shipments to market will be slow due to railcar shortages. Corn is large and mature but Western rail capacity limits movement, farmers hold grain for higher prices, banks to aid plans. Central Pennsylvania apples boast a stupendous crop, shipping taxed by market rush. Wool trade remains active with higher opening prices driven by Argentina.
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Seallroada
Topeki
Kan
Jerge
Nebraska
Iowa
Missouri
Prairie States
Uni
Pennsylvania
Eups
Argentina
Trade conditions show scarce raw materials and fuel
Report notes continued scarcity of raw materials and fuel with a promise of pellet will every yes. Finished products are generally quiet, except for steel plates and equipment with good demand. In the Reichstag the tariff committee’s proposal to impose a levy on cattle, sheep, and hides passed 101 to 120.
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Reichstag
Hall
BL. Qlumey_&4a
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney
Druaggrats
Pauly Pally
Peruna Adverts and Anecdotes Across Many Topics
A collage of testimonials and notes on Peruna patent medicine praising its efficacy for catarrh and colds, with accompanying cautions about counterfeit imitations. The piece also weaves in anecdotes about advertising impact, a New York press quip, ship and seal observations, postage stamp notes, and assorted brief items on foods, folklore, and public notices.
Cotton Prices Drift on Frost Hits and South Reports
Cotton prices ease slightly on the week as favorable crop estimates are offset by frost reports from parts of the South and reduced arrivals at ports. Traders note a five point weekly decline amid cautious market sentiment and easing demand.
Woolen Mills Pace Amid Slower Trade Close
Business in woolen manufactures is quiet while mills are brisk in activity. Clothiers are speeding deliveries of orders placed for the spring season, signaling a shift as manufacturers meet demand ahead of warmer weather.
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Atl Clothiers
Wheat Output Figures At 22.2 Billion Bushels
An old Journal article notes world wheat production at about 22,200,000,000 bushels with discussion of rail freight delays affecting coal and grain logistics. It cites shipping and distribution impacts and farmer concerns as harvest season approaches.
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Workl’s
Keho ‘Agescale
Dary Crockett’s Rifle Displayed by Philadelphia Friends
A sensational antique rifle once owned by David Crockett of Tennessee is shown in the secretary of state’s office. The 40 calibre, forty and a half inch barrel weapon, presented in 1929 by Philadelphia’s Young Men to the Iron David Crockett, features sterling trim and gold inlay with Liberty goddess imagery. The inscription urges him to proceed with the famous maxim Go ahead.
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Dary Crockett
Crockett
Alamo
Bob' Crockett
David Crockett
Congress
Paleadelphia
Philadelphia
Tennessee
Mermphis
Senator Hoar Pays Dining Car Bill in Boston Office
An elderly Senator Hoar visited a Boston railway passenger office and learned a clerk had not charged a diner for a meal. After a records search, the senator paid $1.50 to cover the missing payment, settling the matter personally with a bit of humor.
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Boston
Brooklyn Eagle
Senator Hoar
Worcester
Hoar
Congress
Walter
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Philadelphia Ledger
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St. & Wales
Ava
Lydia EB. Pinkhoom
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East Miver
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Elko
G. Benjamin
Arthur MecCurley
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Kilne
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SP. J. Henderson
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Miquelon
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Mochumition
Dore Morrison
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J. ¢. Mansfeld
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Velalty Springs
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Webster Place
Brooklyn
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Peruna
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Putnam Ave
Brooklyn, N. C
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Omaha Bee
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Hartman Sanitarium
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