Mexico President to tour France with naval escort
President Diaz of Mexico will visit France and be escorted from Vera Cruz to Marseilles by a fleet of French war vessels. The German government subsidies call companies $1,500,000 per year as cables link Batavia to New Guinea. A South Carolina lynching under a new capital offense law aims to deter mob violence. Georgia considers testing proprietary medicines for safety. The Nile dam at Assuan, costing about $1,000,000, will irrigate 600,000 acres, completing in two years.
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Mexico
France
Vera Cruz
Marseilles
Batavia
Saigon
Palembang
Makassar
Amborna
The
Carolines
New Guinea
South Carolina
Nile
Assaua
St Louis Teacher’s Early Arrival Kiss Policy Abandoned
A young St Louis teacher tried to curb tardiness by kissing the first student to arrive. On the first day, two 16 year old boys arrived hours early and each received a kiss, prompting the abandonment of the scheme as every pupil showed up well before opening.
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St. Louis
Diverse Austrian Parliament Faces Fragmented Fronts
The new Austrian parliament holds at least twenty six parties with seats ranging from two to sixty four. No party controls a majority. Anti Semites and Clerical factions lose ground to Socialists or Nationalists. German members outnumber Poles or Czechs by thirty. Potential long term government instability is expected.
Reformer Waves Flag and Reflects on Liberty
A woman reformer pulled a soiled American flag from her gown and waved it before the audience, declaring she had done so on public platforms across Europe. A famed general, missing an arm from battles for that emblem, murmured “More's the pity” as he listened. Those who see liberty and justice in the flag doubt relentless display and hope the banner endures after ostentatious show has faded.
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Europe
Klondike Snow Blindness and Coast Guard Valor Report
A former Klondike resident notes snow blindness plagued inhabitants with wooden Indian style goggles offering the best protection. Coast-defenders at life saving stations endure brutal gales and cold, with vigilance and courage under perilous night duty. Michigan fish hatcheries plan to release 200 million whitefish along with millions of trout bass and pike to support the Great Lakes fishing industry. A Bellevue Hospital incident recounts a patient’s clothing theft by two visitors who claimed to act for the patient in need of garments.
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Klondike
Great Lakes
Michigan
Robert Winfield
Bellevue Hospital
New York City
Robert W
Death sentence upheld for Odessa man in double murder case
Supreme court affirms forthcoming execution for Frank L. Dinsmore of Odessa Nebraska for murdering his wife and Fred Lane in a calculated double murder. Dinsmore awaits execution at the penitentiary after procedures and potential rehearing.
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Frank L. Dinsmore
Odessa
Neb
Supreme Court
Dinsmore
Fred Lane
Lane
Fred Laue
Laue
Pine Bluff Bank Official Receives Kidnap Threat Letter
W H Langford president of Citizens Bank Pine Bluff receives March 4 letter from Neely gang demanding 50000 dollars or his seven year old son Jacek will be kidnapped and eyes burned. Police watched the alley location but no one appeared and no kidnap occurred by 11 pm. Officials plan a public subscription reward for the criminals.
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Pine Bluff
Ark
W. H. Langford
Langford
Citizens’ Bank of
German Reich approves steel works plan to curb prices
The Reichstag backs a motion to build imperial armor plate plants unless Krupp and other manufacturers reduce prices. The move signals state action to control costs and boost domestic steel production.
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Thereichstag
Krupp
Immigrant Loses Cash in Transit Tragedy and Theft
Immigrant W H Chambers from Anderson Iowa arrived in McCook Nebraska with $585 in cash in a wallet. The loss occurred after leaving Indianola to reach Culbertson. Switchman Thomas Carty was fatally injured between railroad cars in McCook, leaving a wife and child.
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W. H. Chambers
Anderson
McCook
Neb
Indianola
Culbertson
Thomas Carty
Cal Sandusky Killed in Wyoming Railroad Accident
Mr and Mrs Wiley of Sandusky Nebraska near Smartville receive word their son Calvin Sandusky a brakeman on the railroad between Newcastle and Sheridan was killed in a Wyoming wreck.
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Wiley
Sandusky
Smartville
Neb
Calvin Sandusky
Wyomng
Newcastle
Sheridan
Population of Alaska in the Twelfth Census
The 1900 Alaska population is 63,592, up from 2,052 in 1800. This ten year rise adds 31,540 people, a 98.4 percent increase, per census returns.
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Alaska
Shawn
Sugar Duty Debate Signals End of Free Trade Era
A British treasury move to tax sugar in the upcoming budget draws support from ministers and a Times editor, citing England's failing refining industry and fiscal needs. Officials note a shift from free trade principles, with a Commons committee examining the issue as government plans remain secret until the budget is announced.
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Exchequer
Michael Hicks-Begch
House of Commons
Associated Press
England
Times
Mr. Gladstone
Death Claims Nebraska Statesman David Brown
Nebraska City reports the death of Representative David Brown at 10 45 yesterday after days at death door surrounded by family. Born November 8 1837 in Penns Manor Bucks County Pa he became a Quaker. A lawyer and educator he came to Nebraska City in 1859 served in the state legislature in 1870 - postmaster 1871 to 1876 and on the city council. He leaves a widow Jennie M Lom bard and a son Herbert W.
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Nebraska City
Neb
David ‘Brown
John Brown
Chicago
Mr. Brown
David Brown
Penn’s Manor
Buck’s County
Society of Friends
Philadelphia
Browne
Jennie M. Lombard
Herbert W
Insurgent Attack Wipes Out U S Detachment in Cavite
A wagon train, signal corps unit, and six Macabebe scouts were attacked by insurgents between Silang and Dasmariñas in Cavite. Three Americans killed, two scouts wounded, one man missing, four horses and a mule killed. Captain Mair’s force arrived too late to stop the insurgent retreat. General Shafter reports Private John E. Fleury of the Third Cavalry died Feb 25 of tuberculosis aboard the Mead. The Mead also carried General Freeman and large numbers of sick and prisoners. General MacArthur says the Logan sailed from Manila with officers and troops, and the Lawton arrived at A Yquila from San Francisco.
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Silang
Dasmasinas
Cavite
Manila
Mair
Shafter
San Francisco
Mead
John E. Fleury
Company KE
Third Cavalry
Free
MacArthur
War Department
Logan
Young
MikéArthur
Lawton
Auila
House Committee Plans Two Trips of Inspection
The house committee on rivers and harbors schedules two trips of inspection. The first travels to Savannah at once, followed by a June Pacific coast voyage from Galveston to Los Angeles, up to Puget Sound. Members go as private individuals with no official status.
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House Committee On Rivers and Harbors
Savannah
Pacific
Galveston
Gulf
Los Angeles
Puget Sound
Foreign flashes and railway expansions across landmarks
The Boers occupy Fearston on the Piet river. John G A Deishmann arrives as minister to Turkey in Constantinople. Rumor of Ambassador Porter leaving Paris denied. Senor Villaverde fails to form a cabinet and abandons pursuit. Burlington Northern takes possession of the South St Paul Belt Railway. Burlington runs trains to Awatonia and plans extensions toward Paurbault and St Paul by summer. Paris denies Italy joining the Franco Russian alliance.
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Fearston
Great Piet River
John G. A. ‘Deishmann
Turkey
Constantinople
Porter Swas
Paris
Senor Villaverde
Spain
The Ministry of Tears Speech by Dr Talmage at Academy of Music
Dr. Talmage delivers a sermon on The Ministry of Tears based on Rev vii 17, urging that sorrow productive of virtue refines the soul. He compares worldly grief to heavenly hope, notes Queen Victoria’s death, and calls tears an education leading to heavenly comfort and wipe away tears in the New Heaven and New Earth.
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Wil Li
Louis, Klopsch
N.Y
New York
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Dr. Talmage
Ministry of Tears
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Shannon
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de Quincey
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John Knox
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Walter Scott
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Latimer
Ridley
Robert Emmet
Daniel
O’connell
Havelock
Ruskin
Gladstone
David
Mary
Paul
Christ
Alexander
God
Sharon
Ufe
Marah
Bethany
Golgotha
Martha
Jesus Jesus
Jesus
Mosés
John
Leonard
Iowa University
Heaven
Earth
Hell
Heavenly Street
Magnetic Islands and the Skye Magnetic Phenomenon
The Chicago Journal reports that the Hebrides may harbor magnetic anomalies as Sinbad’s tale suggests. On the Isle of Skye compasses become unreliable, with needles switching direction and pointing to divergent points. Cuillin rocks of gabbro and basalt are permanently magnetized and survey stone pillars quickly gain magnetism.
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Sinbad
Hebrides Islands
Isle of Skye
Cuillin Hills
Chicago’ Journal
Oregon Governor Opposes Mansion Purchase Bill
Gov Greer of Oregon says he cannot support a bill to buy an executive mansion. He notes he is content with his current $15 monthly rent home and cannot accept such a state favor. He adds that if the bill passes, the bought mansion would stay vacant during his term.
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Gov. Greer
Oregon
Trial Court Erred On Mesquite Tree Concealment Evidence
The Texas Court of Criminal Appeals holds that the prosecution claim that the defendant hid among mesquite trees and shot the victim was rebuttable by nyckel experiments conducted around the scene. The court held the experiments were open and should have been admitted, ruling it error to exclude them.
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Court.of Criminal Appeals
Texas
Apostle's wife answer shocks catechism class
A Sunday school debate sparked by the word epiatle. a young girl confidently defined it as the wife of an apostle, surprising the clergyman and classmates. The exchange highlighted the playful seriousness of children's Bible knowledge in the parish.
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Kang
How to Go Up and Down Stairs
Advice warns that bouncing on stairs harms joints and organs and causes serious disease. It urges gradual foot placement and no excessive spring, noting many people ignore the risk and suffer long term ailments.
Mrs. E A Deacon Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills in East Randolph
East Randolph March 11 Special Mrs E A Deacon vice president of the local W C T U testifies to the curative value of Dodd's Kidney Pills. She relates a friend's recovery from mental overwork near insanity after five boxes and reports her own improvement after two boxes. The piece notes rising cases in Cattaraugus County and advertises 50 cent boxes or six for $2.50 from Buffalo firm.
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Bat
Randolph
N. Y
Cattaraingus
Don’t assume a man will heed every fool’s advice
The remark warns against assuming a man will follow every suggestion from others simply because it is offered. It cautions valuing advice selectively and considering its source before acting.
Free Allen's Foot-Ease Sample and Misc Sayings
An advertisement bundle offers a free Allen's Foot-Ease sample from Le Roy New York for foot relief and shoe ease, plus various health and lifestyle notes. It cites remedies for female regulation, stomach and liver issues, dyeing with Putnam Dyes, and miscellaneous quotes and miscellany from 1900 era.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
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