Pan American Bible Study Congress in Buffalo
The Advocate notes a Pan American Bible study congress to be held at Buffalo City Convention Hall in July 1781. It also mentions the Salvation Army’s global reach with 47 countries, 45 periodicals in 21 languages, and paths of Dan Bellamy a longtime fireman on the Chicago Burlington and Quincy line who has logged 606,840 miles and burned 82,501 tons of coal. Marcus Clark recalls translating a French novel into English only to learn it was a translation of a George Eliot work.
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Buffalo
Charles, Bellamy
Chicago, Burlington and Quincy
Marcus Clark
Melbourne
George Eliot
Nevada wedding rush on a hotel omnibus
A flying wedding occurred in a Nevada town as bride groom minister and witnesses rode a hotel omnibus to the railway station. The driver whipped the horses to reach the train in time and everyone was reportedly happy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nevada
Man Adolescent Proposes in Manchester Then Breaks Glass
A young man in Manchester New Hampshire proposed to a woman who rejected him. In anger he demanded why and she replied that he was “one degree above a monkey.” He then broke a mirror in a fist and fled the house.
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Manchester
N. H
Chestnut Trees Along Avenue Louise Respond to Tram Current
In Brussels Avenue Louise chestnut trees on the tram side shed leaves in August then bloom in October while the opposite side keeps foliage until year end and blooms next spring. Believed the electric tram current through the ground affects tree roots causing the pattern.
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Louise
Brussels
Railroad to Hudson Bay linked with wheat trade dream
A railroad is building from Sault Ste. Marie to Hudson Bay as Canadians pursue a water route for Winnipeg wheat. Obstructions by Jack Frost hinder feasibility, but the line is expected to bring vast timber supplies and possibly iron copper and gypsum. A modern seaside hotel on Hudson Bay is proposed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sault Ste. Marie
Hudson Bay
Winnipeg
Great Bay
Jack Frost
Lake Region
Queen Alexandra Demonstrates Self-Control in Copenhagen Bus Ride
A nobleman witnessed Queen Alexandra entering a crowded Copenhagen bus. A stout man and two women forced their way ahead, but she showed no disapproval, only surprised restraint. Anonymity allowed her to protest internally while maintaining composure in a public transport scene.
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Queen Alexandra
Copenhagen
Secretary Gage Letter Aims to Free Chinese Women in San Francisco
The Treasury Secretary wrote Attorney General Griggs urging arrest and court testing of Chinese women in San Francisco suspected of slavery. Chinese Inspector Dunn is undecided on feasibility but pledges cooperation with state authorities to suppress the slave traffic.
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Port Stratton
San Francisco
Secretary of the Treasury
Gage
Griggs
Dunn
Fencing Horse Aids Cavalry Training In French Army
M Moulon, assistant instructor in fencing, invents a fencing horse to teach cavalry. The device replaces stationary manikins and can train multiple fighters on foot or horseback with thrusting, striking, and parrying. The minister of war approves its use by cavalry heads. Florida private estate closes to public after winter tourists damage assets. Historic items looted and carvings destroyed.
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M.moulon
Florida
England
Scotland
Wedding Cake for Duke Westminster Bride Austere Sugar Creations
The wedding cake for the Duke of Westminster and Miss Shelagh Conwal lia-West stood seven feet tall and weighed 200 pounds. White sugar panels depicted family castles and country houses with armorial crests, while a temple surmounted the cake and the bride's bouquet crowned the top.
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Duke of Westminster
Shelagh Conwallia-West
Pearl Outshines All in Australian Exhibition
A square, cross formed pearl dis covered on Western Australia’s northwest coast attracts experts and wealthy collectors. Owner Mr Shall rejects 12000 dollars as claim, claiming the gem is a talisman bringing luck, with loss bringing disaster. Austrian scientists call it a natural freak of nature.
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Australia
Western Australia
Shall
Madame Bavers Testifies A Distinguished Lady Finds Cure
Madame Baveas Life Governor of the Free Masons Grand Lodge of England travels seeking health. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing diabetes after six years of illness and seven boxes. The pills sell for 50c a box or six for $2.50. available at local druggists or by mail from Dodd's Medicine Co. Buffalo NY.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Isabelle Ellen Baveas
Free Masons Grand Lodge of England
Madam Baveas
Dodd
Dodds
Dodd's Medicine Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Kentuckys Counties With No Whisky Sold Revealed
Census finds that 48 of 119 Kentucky counties have no whisky sales. Remarkably 31 of these counties lie in a region where moonshine is said to be the regular family beverage.
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Kentucky
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Warns Against Mercury
An old advertisement warns against mercury in catarrh remedies and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure by I. J. Cheney Co and F. J. Cheney & Co of Toledo Ohio. It touts internal use, blood and mucous action, testimonials free, and druggist sale at 75 cents per bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney &Co
Oldest Massachusetts Woman Revealed in Obituary
The late Mrs Gailpean from Northampton is said to have been the oldest woman in Massachusetts. Born in Montreal in 1795, her father lived to 101, mother 100, and grandfather 99. The item also advertises Grain-O and Garfield Tea, with claims about digestive health and cold remedies, reflecting period commercial copy.
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Masschusetts
Gailpean
Northampton
Mass
Bay State
Montreal
New Vineland Sweet Potato Flour Mill Claims Pioneer Status
The Philadelphia Press reports Vineland develops a novel sweet potato flour mill claimed as the first in the country to produce flour for bread from sweet potatoes. H S Moig, manager, notes the venture as a pioneering effort in alternative flour production. The piece also mentions Italy planning a civil list for Queen Margherita and allocations from the king’s civil list to his mother.
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Vineland
Philadelphia
Margherita
Italy
Talmages Sermon The Good Influence Of Newspapers And Books
Washington March 17 Dr Tal mage speaks on the power of the writer's inkhorn for good or evil citing Ezekiel ix. 2 and urging letters to elders and young people to influence lives through books and newspapers. He praises authors and warns against harmful writing while highlighting the enduring impact of print on society.
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Conacieice
Louis Klopsch
N.Y
Washington
Talmage
Ezekiel
National Archives
The Mothers Letters and the Inkhorn of Mercy
A sermon urging Christians to spread mercy through daily letters to distant loved ones. It contrasts the destructive power of modern weapons with the salvific power of compassionate writing, envisioning a future where souls are redeemed and violence ends. The piece likens mercy to an inkhorn guiding anxious mothers sisters and invalids to encourage others.
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Earth
War dread and plea for peace in a preacher’s antiphon
A stark meditation condemns slaughter and weaponry, lamenting war’s toll on sight, limbs, families, and homes. The speaker pleads for evangelizing ink and the removal of the last weapon, invoking God and sacred homesteads to end the bloodshed.
England Seeks Spray Like Boat From American Master
Capt Joshua Slocum, famed for Sailing Alone Around the World, received a letter from a stranger with an East Indian stamp requesting a boat built like the Spray. The islander near 40 miles from the main group relies on sturdy craft for monsoons and windward sailing, with trips to Bombay, Ceylon, Mombasa, or Mauritius possible.
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England
America
Joshua Slocum
Africa
London
New York
Indian Ocean
Bombay
Ceylon
Mombasa
Maritius
New Phonograph For Sea Communication Proposed
At a Berlin Polytechnic meeting engineer Leisner described a phonograph using coupled membranes with fixed microphones to amplify tone. He claims the device can be heard three sea miles away enabling fleet command from a distance and fleet-to-fleet communication in fog. It could also warn of rail and land accidents at long distances.
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King of Phonografik
Berlin Polytechnic Society
Leisner
Berlin
Tenniel's Successor at Punch Described as Short and Stout
The piece portrays Linley Sambourne's successor on Punch as a small, sturdy man who appears to be a prosperous farmer at heart. He resides in a charming Kennington home with a vast photo collection, organized into many departments. The photos include kings, queens, soldiers, sailors, judges, MPs, actors, celebrities, animals, and thousands of portraits, plus uniforms from European armies and courts.
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Fhe
Westerners Prescription for Grip in Avalanche Wit
A Glenwood California column mocks medical lore with a rogue remedy for grip called a prescription of whisky and sugar boiled to remove water. The piece parodies materia medica and tauntingly notes the draughts were swallowed without harm.
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Kilroy
Glenwood
Cal
Avalanche
Copper Production of a Century Summary by M Leon Demaret
The New York Sun reports an exhaustive study by M Leon Demaret of Belgium on world copper production 1800 to 1900. The table lists 1800-1900 production by country in metric tons with United States 2 725 600 Chile Bolivia Peru 1 870 600 Spain Portugal 1 189 600 England 5 855 800 Germany Sweden Norway 611 600 Australia 443 800 Japan 292 600 All other countries 860 400 Total 8 860 000.
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M. Leon Demaret
Belgium
New York Sun
United States
Bolivia
Peru
Spain
Portugal
England
Germany
Sweden
Norway
Australia
Japan
Eeeesscee
From Judge to Constable in Annapolis
Former Maryland Court of Appeals judge Daniel R. Magruder becomes a constable in Annapolis after a board failed to appoint others. When citizens protested, Magruder offered to recruit and the banter suggested he should take the position, and he did.
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Daniel R. Magruder
Maryland Court of Appeals
Annapolis
Magruder
Swiss Post Office Refuses Jubilee Stamp Exchange
Swiss post office authorities announce they will not receive or exchange the now canceled jubilee stamps. The decision provokes press opposition, calling the move robbery. Jubilee stamps were issued through December 31, 1900 and many collectors hold large stocks.
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Postoffice
Switzerland
Fire Destroys Callaway Stores In Sudden Blaze
A March 15 fire in Callaway Nebraska destroyed the restaurant of Walter Osgood and spread to Dr. Greer’s drug store, Flora Smith millinery, the local bank, Hopkins’ grocery, Moran’s department store, Shupp’s market, and a Brittian hotel. Losses total about eight thousand dollars for buildings and twenty five thousand dollars for goods with several insured. Origin linked to a defective chimney in Osgood’s restaurant.
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Kearney
Neb
Callaway
Walter Osgood
Dr. Greer
Jiss
Flora Smith
Bank of Callaway
Hopkins
John Moran
W. B.shupp
Miss Idell
Brittian Hotel
Moran
C. W. Root
Osgood
Woman Pleads Not Guilty to First Degree Murder Charge
Mrs Addie L Richardson pleads not guilty to the order of murder in the first degree after an Andrew county grand jury indicts her for the killing of her husband Rank L Richardson the millionaire. She is released on a $20 000 bond.
Indian fugitive Bill Day eludes capture near Gordon
A Gordon Nebraska dispatch reports Bill Day the Indian who killed Lewis Cottier March 12 preferred death to capture and attempted suicide before arrest Twenty five Indian police chased him It is believed he killed his squaw who accompanied him and has not been seen since.
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Gordon,Neb
Bill Day
Lewis Cottier
Nation arrestee in Kansas City crowding and station disruption
Mrs Nation visiting Kansas City was arrested at the union station for obstructing the sidewall then released after promising to take the next train. She had halted in Topeka to harangue a crowd large enough to stop traffic.
Hawaiian cadet John Enoch Pond named first naval cadet
Navy announces John Enoch Pond of Hawaii as the first naval cadet from the Hawaiian islands. The Berkeley high school student was appointed through Delegate Wilcox, and is the son of Lt Cmdr Charles F. Pond, commander of the Iroquois at Honolulu.
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John Enoch Pond
Berkeley, Cal
Hawaiian Islands
Wilcox
Young ‘Pond
Charles F. Pond
Honglulu
Sanger Assumes Office Amid Army Uniform Demonstration
Col. Wm. Carey Sanger began as Assistant Secretary of War with a notable show of protocol. By order of the secretary, all army officers in Washington were summoned to the War Department in uniform to be presented to the new assistant secretary.
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Wm. Carey Sanger
Washington
War Department
Steamer IndiangothaTowed After Rudder Loss
The steamer Indiang of the Goodrich Transportation Co. lost her rudder in a storm off North Point and was towed to the Goodrich dock at Racine Wisconsin by the Milwaukee tug Myers and the steamer Atlanta. Passengers boarded trains to Milwaukee with no panic aboard.
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Indiang
Good*rnch Transportation Company
North Point
Goodrich Dock
Racine
Wis
Myers
Milwaukee
Atlanta
Convicted Robbery Foe Attacks Deputy in Duluth Court
Frank Baker convicted of attempting robbery made a desperate escape from the Duluth court room. He was tackled by Deputy Sheriff Magie, rolled to the floor, drew a revolver and shot Magie, with likely fatal injuries.
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Frank Baker
Duluth
Minn
Magie
Baker
Philadelphia firm names John G Johnson for Attorney General
A Philadelphia report claims John G Johnson a leading member of the Philadelphia bar and one of the country’s foremost lawyers has been named to succeed Attorney General Griggs in President McKinley’s cabinet.
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Philadelphia
John G. Johnson
Reading
Renev
Dent McKinley
Griggs
Navy Board Recommends Breveting Meade to Brigadier General
The navy department board of awards recommended to Secretary Long that Col. R. L. Meade of the United States Marine Corps be brevetted brigadier general for distinguished conduct in the presence of the enemy at the battle of Tien Tsin on July 13, 1900.
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Board of Awards of
Navy Department
Long
R L. Meade
United States Marine ‘Corps
United States Marine Corps
Tien‘lsin
Fatal head end freight collision near Paducah
Two men were killed in a head end collision between freight trains at Clay switch twenty seven miles below Paducah Ky on the Hingis Central. Engineers Joe Dickey of Paducah Ary Newman of Newbern Tenn and Ed Hamlett of Fulton were killed.
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Clay Switch
Paducah
Hingis Central
Joe Dickey
Ary Newman
Newbern
Tenn
Ed Hamlett
Fulton
Population of India census shows modest 4 percent net gain
Census returns estimate India's population at 34 204 000 000 with a 7 000 000 rise in the decade, but after deducting Baluchistan Shanstaks Chin hills and Sikkim the net increase is shown at only four percent for the first time.
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India
Baluchistan
Shanstaks
Chin Hills
Sikkim
Fire at Chicago Spring Butt factory destroys hardware works
Night blaze at the Chicago Spring Butt company hardware factory at 496 Carroll Avenue caused $100,000 in losses. Fire crews battled the flames through the night, with damage described as extensive across the factory and adjacent facilities.
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Chicago
Chicago Spring Butt Company
Carroll Avenue
Raleigh clerk charged with embezzling four thousand dollars
Maj. W. Martin a Raleigh state treasurer's office clerk age sixty confessed to embezzling four thousand dollars. He claimed the funds were given to the church and charity.
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Maj. W. Martin
State ‘Treasurer's Office
Raleigh
N. C
Martin
Legislature Defers Prohibition Amendment Resubmission
The Maine House refused to resubmit the prohibitory constitutional amendment to the people. The Senate will concur without debate.
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House of the
Maine
Senate
Manitoba Farmland Promise by Premier Greenway
Premier Greenway presents a hopeful article urging Western Canada farming on mixed farms rather than sole wheat growing. He cites Manitoba’s natural fertility, diverse stock, and the need to avoid land exhaustion, encouraging newcomers with affordable lands and free homestead options.
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Thomas ‘Greenway
Manitoba
Canada
Ontario
Prairie
Natty Little Jacket Described in Detail
A garment described as an open fronted jacket with double revers in cream cloth striped with gold braid and brown Melton. It features a cream peau de soie vest with brown silk dot figures, matching undersleeves gathered into a gold edged band.
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Melton
Grain-O: A Grain Drink For Children
Advertisers tout Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grains. It promises similar taste to coffee at a comparable price and recommends serving to children for health benefits.
Fossil Camel Adds to European Geology Notes
A fossil camel from Roumania stands out as the only such specimen known in Europe. The article notes a range of items from medicinal ads to curiosities, including cures for urinary issues, Garfield Tea for complexion, Wizard Oil, and Putnam Dyes, alongside social commentary on adversity and political talk of new constitutions for Alabama and Virginia.
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Roumania
Europe
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