Expenses of England's Prime Ministers Revealed in London Tale
A Chicago Inter Ocean correspondent details Lord Salisbury’s domestic staff at Hatfield with 70 indoor servants plus aides. It lists roles from house-steward to valets, cooks, and maids, and notes high wages and large tip income. Annual total expenditure nears $400,000, highlighting immense household scale and influence.
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England
Marquis of Salisbury
London
Chicago Inter--Ocean
Jtattiard
Azvalet
Lord Salisbury
Nfatacld
Boy's Job Hoax Leads to Harsh Lesson in Washington Street
A tale from Braton Glos recounts a fourteener who sought work, tricks by a pair of men on Washington Street, and a punchline years later when the boy turns up as a manager at a firm now worth several hundred thousand dollars. The prank grows into a cautionary anecdote about honesty and consequences.
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Werp
Washington
Parker's
Tielp
Nature
Washington Street
Jaon
Braton Glos
Evolution of Ceylon Cats and Culinary Quips
Reading from a bygone column, the piece notes Ceylon cats without tails can mimic rabbits to catch them, praising them as premier rabbit hunters in Australasia. It also mentions their limited introduction in another land and muses on animal usefulness to humans. A humor sketch contrasts Anglo Indian and Chinese kitchens, commending the cleaner Chinese vessels. A brief joke about firing a cook follows.
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Ceylon
Australis
Alan
Indy
Chang
Prairie and forest fires devastate Montana and Northwest
Fires driven by drought sweep from British Columbia through Montana into Idaho Washington Oregon and Colorado burning timber in the Bitter Root and Jefferson regions. Cowboys and bone collectors fight to contain flames while mining firms lose vast timber and sawmill output. expected fuel shortage and mounting losses push years of work toward ruin.
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Northwest
British Columbia
Kontenai
Montan
Idaho
Washington
Oregon
Wyoming
Colorado
Montana
Dakota Line
Rockies
Philipsburg
Jefferson
National Park
Manitoba Road
ABC
Helena
Granville Stuart
Drum Summon
Anaconda
Boston
Dear Lodge County
Georgetown
Granite Mountain Mining Company
Fire Devastates Sackett's Harbor Village
A large fire destroyed the business portion of Sackett's Harbor New York, leaving about 10 000 in losses. Telegraph and telephone offices, railroad ticket office, saloons, dry goods and groceries, hardware and government contractor warehouses were burned. U S regulars at Madison barracks aided with a hand pump as Watertown department arrived. no steam engine had passed. The blaze began in Bolton's vacant building and is treated as incendiary.
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Sackett's Harbor
Rome
Watertown
Ogdensburg
Madison Barracks
United States
Sackett's
Iefira
Bolton
Numerous global notes spark wide ranging early 20th century chatter
The brief items report cholera in Indiana and potato rot widespread while noting a booming oyster season. They mention Hohe kona population figures, vacant French bishoprics, 10 000 imported horses, gas discovery in Georgia, North Dakota capital, Narragansett Bay developments, large sums in New York street cleaning, and broader trends from Behring Sea seizures to elevated rail plans in St. Louis.
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Indiana
Tus
Howne-Kona
France
Dal- Ga
Biswanck
North Dakota
Narragansett Bay
South
Behring Sea
New York City
Russia
Bortoise
Japan
Arkansas
Crestox
Iowa
Mexico
St. Louis
Chattanooga
Tenn
Columbia River
Macedonia
Chicago
South Fork Fishin Club
Conemaugh
Senate Investigation Committee
Dakota
Grand Army of the Republic
Cortex
United States
Florida
Cuba
Olympia
Washington
Florence
Ala
Sierra Coronillo
Topantitlan
Wemina
Guerrero
Ozico
Ture
Sightless Brigade
Behring Seca
Bahamas
Democratic ticket heads Montana convention and state events
The Montana Democratic State Convention nominated J. E. Toor for Governor and H. Conrad for Lieutenant Governor with Martin Maginnis for Congress. Other items include Ohio prison fire damage, Grangers exhibition opening in Carlisle, and various political developments across states.
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Eastern
Middle States
J. E. Toor Bas Bocx
H. Conrad
Martin Maginnis
Congress
Montana
Columbus
Ohio
Grangers
Carlisle
Penn
National Editorial Association
Detroit
Carren Weve
Hones
Beverly Falls
Mass
Suentrr Fack
New York City
Hull
Erie Canal
Colonel Thompson
Pennsylvanian Railroad Company
Vanderbilts
Beach Creek
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
Chicago
Homestead Steel Works
Carnegie
Phipps O
Pittsburg
Andre Kebbler
Brave deed saves 45 men from flooded mine in Maryland
Forty five miners were trapped when a wall failed at the Alle ghény mine near Cumberland Maryland. Water rose four feet as demand for rescue grew. Engineer Meera descended through flood to reach forty three men, carrying a child to safety and guiding others back to the surface.
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AllegHenyming
Cumberland
Boston and
Jetina
Meera
HIS OWN FUNERAL PYRE
In Paradise New Jersey German farmer Philip Heinickle threatened arson then set his barn ablaze with harvest stores. He walked into the flames and died, his charred body found hours later among the ashes as neighbors watched unable to help.
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Paradise
Blue Mountains
New Jersey
Philip Heinickle
Lorles
Heinichle
Tio Bers
National Encampment of G A R Ends After Pension Debates
Milwuakee Wisconsin reports the National Encampment closes with pension bills endorsed and rejected on various measures. It notes installation of the new Commander in Chief General Alger and reports hangs of Garlitz in Cumberland and other wartime incidents.
National Bankruptcy Law Proposed at Minneapolis Convention
The National convention of merchants adopted a draft bankruptcy measure for U S Congress. It places jurisdiction in District Courts and provides for a referee with a $1000 salary to speed proceedings. Creditors nominate the referee. debtors are examined and discharged if they show a clean record. Fraud is forbidden and discharge is possible irrespective of dividend.
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National Convention of Merchants
United States
Minneapolis
Congress
District Courts
Jude
Ike
Sto le
U.S
Fire in Chicago boarding house ends in tragedy
At John Blanks saloon and boarding house on Cottage Grove avenue in Chicago a fire at 1 am trapped 15 boarders and family members. Blanks threw his child to a crowd below causing injuries. others were rescued from smoke. the loss is about 60097 dollars.
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John Blanks
Cottage Crave Avenue
Chicago
Blanks
Mrs. Blanks
Multiple Global News Snippets From Early 1900s Dispatch
A digest of varied reports notes incidents from New York to Armenia. It cites a NYC construction superintendent injured by live wires, typhoid deaths among trainees in Newport, and a grand fire in Minnesota bottomlands. It mentions banded railway and legal appointments, a Newfoundland cathedral blaze, and emigrant arrivals to New York.
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Darcy A. Hzxny
East River Electric Light Company
New York City
Prominent People and Celebrity Hints Across Europe and America
A collage of notable figures moves through the era: Parneel plans an American visit. the Pope’s bedroom brims with songbirds. President Harrison’s headgear is spotlighted. Rose Kurzandu Cheymanxn debuts a novel His Honor. Victoria spends nearly 3 million on Prince Consort memorials. Milan’s ex king of Servin bears a 90 thousand dollar income amid debt. W W Williams, Worcester historian, pens works. the Duke of Portland channels earnings into army housing. S. T. M. Barkny’s fees range widely in New York. Electrician Edison gains praise in Paris by the Academy. several Presidents visited New England. Miss Mary Wanasaxen’s debut in Washington excites society. health rumors surround the Prince of Wales. Baltimore lawyer Joan H. B. Larnone, 86, practicing since 65. Latrobe, Baltimore mayor’s father. Groner W. Cuirops, Philadelphia editor, idle in cars yet walks here and there. Headley remains a voice among venerable authors. Saratoga hosts Judge Henry I. Clinton, famed defense claims. Robert Garrett’s health predictably improves for a return to business. Senators Aliason, Sawyer, Plumb noted for facial hair trends. The German Emperor’s Aldershot visit features a notable horse ride, with postures and feats described in light fashion.
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Parneel
America
Harrison
Rose Kurzandu Cheymanxn
Qurey Victoria
Grorce Alfred Towsxsenn
Gath
Alexander Hazilton Milan Onnenovircy
Servin
Gronor W. Williams
Worcester
Mass
Tan Duke of Portland
Duvoty
T. M. Barkny
New York
Buwyer
Ing Hiseause
Huskgeroy
Audhonaire
Prince Martzfeldt
Edson
Paris
Academy of Services
Shftern
New England
Pierce
Mary Wanasaxen
Washington
London
Prince of Wales
Joan H. B. Larnone
Baltimore
United States
Bur
Latrobe
Batmore
Groner W. Cuirops
Philadelphia
T. Headley
Saratoga
N. Y
Henry I. Clinton
New York City
Baltimore American
Robert Garrett
Alon
SeNator Aliason
Iowa
Senate
Senator Sawyer
Wisconsin
Senator Plumb
Kansas
Germany
Rede Fee'slessl
Aldershot
England
General R A Alger Elected Commander at Grand Army Meet
General Russell A Alger of Detroit was elected Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at Milwaukee during the Twenty-third National Encampment. The parade drew about 35,000 veterans, with addresses by Warner and Logan's widow among dignitaries. Alger’s rise from Michigan lumberman to Civil War brigadier general and Governor of Michigan is recounted.
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Oregonian Railroad
C. P. Huntington
Gus" Kway
Evedence
Cronin
Chicago
American Bar Association
David Dudley Pield
Dayton
James J. Campbell
A. R
Milwaukee
Corporal Tanner
Pension Bureau
Tines Record
Valley City
Dakota
Sheridan
Warner
Council of Administration
Alger
R. A. Alger
Michigan
Sron Army of the Republic
Sherman
Logan
Manderson
Pennsylvania
West Side
Turner Hall
Light Horse Squadron
Thomas Rk, Brown
Tanner
Ign
Ucius Fairchild
Juneau Park
Mira
John A. Logan
Court House
Wharton
Wisconsin Department
Department of New York
Conarate Warner
Congress
Committee On Pensions
Grand Amy
Republic
Fox
Black
Agriculture Rusk
Boston
Massachusetts
Washington
Saratoga
Signal Corps
J. B. Foraker
Ohio
Grand Army
Russell A. Alger
Detroit
James Sexton
A. G. Wenssort
John F. Lovett
New Jersey
Lafayette Township
Medina County
Connecticut
Vermont
Young Alger
Grand Rapids
Annetta H. Henry
W. G. Henry
Michigan Cavalry
Boonville
Msss
North Woods
Ahielman
Stephen Moory
General Alger
Alger Neve
Typhoons Hit East Asia Widespread Floods Kill Many
Reports from North China and Japan describe unprecedented typhoons and floods. Large losses of life and ships occur at Wengehow and Ningpo with vast property damage and rising drowning tolls.
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China
Japan
Wengehow
Ningpo
Man Survives Niagara Barrel Plunge Narrates The Feat
Carlisle D Graham, a young cooper, survived a barrel plunge over Niagara Falls at 6 45 AM. He describes padding and cross bars inside the barrel and being aided by swimmer Elmer Jones who pulled him to rocks after the craft swung into eddies. Graham was exhausted and recovering in his hotel, insisting he would not attempt the feat again.
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Nact
St. Pierr Miquelon
Newfoundland
Lia
Nael
Fends
Nae
St. Pierre
St. Merrono
Carlisle D. Graham
Cooper
Elmer Jones
Graham
Niagara
Falls
Baseball notes from a bustling season
A chaotic inventory of players and teams from Major League and minor leagues, highlighting pitchers shifting teams, notable feats, and emerging stars. Mentions include Pierspure, Morais, Axsox, Hansen, Balti more, Pittsnine, Crane, Foreman, Mounty, and Daley, with rosters, signings, and league leaders across Boston New York Chicago Philadelphia Cleveland and more.
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Pierspure
Canada
E Piersuana
Morais
Pittsburg
Axsox
Chicago
Marshalltown
Iowa
S ‘ Jor Hansen
Baltimore
Pittsnine
Hantrone
Crane
New York
Faatz
Tabeau
Clevelands
Boston
Tircown
New Yorks
Williamson
Chicagos
Knock
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Louisville
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Columbus Chit
George
Rock Coxxox
St. Louis
Foreman
Mounty
Dupe Estereroux
Hakett, Carhart & Co
Commercial Nine
New York City
Broomers
Ewin
Zimmer
Routhers
Bostons
Pittsburgs
Ganex
Daley
Jersey City
N.d
Tri Keers
Helm
Worcester
Frelen Dauvray
John Ward
Osata
West
Wanp
Shiffy
Ryan
Gusmerr
Denny
Connor
Beckley
Thompson
Philadelphia
Brouthers
Wilmot
Washington
Tebeau
Cleveland
Grasscock
Aichean
John Morrill
Ward Sam Wise
Knight
Boston friends_ i
Inventions and odd devices spark from Ohio to New York Press
A column summarizing quirky claims from a Ohio inventor about bulletproof shields for soldiers and portable foot warmers. It also mentions purported baseball bat improvements, heat vents in lamp boxes, and a Lincoln era inventor's bellows contrivances for lifting a beached steamer, with satirical notes from the New York Press.
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Taventiana
Ohio
Hattle
big_o Hoosier
Roger Connor
Buck Ewing
Danny Richardson
Abraham Lincoln
New York Press
A Novel Information Party Game Described
The article explains an information party where each guest gets a numbered card and a paper with matching numbers. Partners guess answers to questions, with scoring for correct and near answers. Prizes follow like in progressive games, and the event emphasizes discussion after the questions.
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Indies
Bunker Hill
Fly the Death of Man and Horse in Load Haul
Junk dealer Mosey Elvich cared for a team hauling furniture from Brookville to Punxsutawney. A fly on a horse’s neck provoked a panic on a steep hill. Elvich fell breaking his neck, horses dashed against a fence, injuring another horse that had to be killed. Elvich died, his father in law assisted with a second load.
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Mosey Elvich
Brookville
Punxsutawney
Penn
Moses
Elvich
Atony
New York Sun
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