Mirrors and cartoons in a bustling era of display and wit
A jumble of vignettes cites fashion mirrors in shop windows and theater tricks. It notes a jailer portrait illusion, a Belgian studio prank, and a plan to unify railroad official titles. A humorist tone weighs chatter on indecision, postmen, and a German tourist on nerves.
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Ahiesity
Wlerts
Underwood
Baltimore and Ohio Railroad
Warvey Middleton
Motive Power
David Wee
Ohio River
Way
trans-Ohio Division
D. A. Williams
Storer
Fragmented quote hints at money, esteem, and pleasure
A garbled line asserts that nothing gives people pleasure or self worth from money, suggesting a reflection on money and personal value within a broader discussion.
Kansans Leave For Home In Manila War Report
Vanessa Powder and Powell report on Filipino troops patrolling Manila and arresting contraband. Native forces suffer ration shortages and use homemade powder while British crews, stranded by weather, seek nationality papers. American prisoners are treated better than Spaniards or Filipinos, and some Spanish prisoners escape to inform on conditions.
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Manila
Nero
Obagupan
Cremws
Oneards
Edwards
Insurgents Attack Angeles and Troop Movements
General Otis reports a four day railway siege to Angeles, insurgents north opening with shrapnel but no casualties. Kansans and Washingtons loaded on transports as two battalions of Nineteenth infantry relieve Tennessees at Noilg and Cebu. Graves honored September 1 as volunteers depart the Philippines and regulars are discharged.
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War Department
Otis
Angeles
Tennessee J
Philippines
Regular Army
Addison Porter
White House
France
Germany
Canton
Wwe
Washington
Cebu
Lawton
China
McKinley
Warren
Manila
Sherman
Grant
Harrati
William O. Smith
Dole
Santa Fe Railway
Twentieth Kansas Regiment
San Francisco
Topeka
Funston
New York
Sampson
Navy Yards
Treasur Taylor
Y. D. Haller
Blair
Neb
Haller
Turbulent Johannesburg crisis cited in Daily Mail dispatch
Johannesburg reports warn of impending economic collapse as banks see runs, rents rise, and business stalls. Dispatches note government friction with Chamberlain and looming conference rejection, amid rising food prices and widespread distress. Nearby world events include Peru cabinet coalition and Chicago tragedy, with muted notes on naval and transport incidents.
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Johannesburg
Daily Mail
Tondan
South Africa
Transvaal
Cape Town
Oftex
Yellow Fever at Key West Telegram Sparks Brief Fear
A telegram from the Louisiana board of health to Texas Health Officer Blunt notes no new cases in three days and urges similar nonquarantine measures on freight. The Key West outbreak caused little panic as officials report a mild form and focus on confining the disease to Key West with precautions ongoing.
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New Orleans
London
Louisiana Board of Health
Blunt
Texas
Key Est
Key, West
Thirty Buildings Burned in Pinconning Fire Chaos
A major blaze scorched Pinconning village near Bay City, Michigan, destroying thirty-two buildings including the Michigan Central depot and Maceabee hall as a heavy north wind hampered firefighters. Loss estimated at about 7500 with light insurance. no fatalities reported.
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Bay City
Mich
Michigan Central
Maceabee Hall
Movements of State Army and Navy Amid Pacific News
Reports detail transport movements from Nagasaki to San Francisco with Idaho Wyoming and Dakota regiments bound for Manila. President McKinley forwards Cuba census proclamation. Aguinaldo reportedly orders rebel forces to close in on Imus. Wisconsin battleship near trial. U.S. civilian governance ideas inch forward in Puerto Rico with new canal license.
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Grant
Idaho
Wyoming
Dakota
Nagasaki
San Francisco
United States
Bedloe
Washington
State Department
Canton
John A.logan
Thirty-third Infantry
Hanover National Bank
New York
Bankers’ National Bank
Chicago
City National
Bank of Lincoln
Continental National Bank of St. Louis
South Omalha National Bank of
South Omaha
Neb
Allhaste
Manila
Presido
Pueblo
Colorado
Denver
Cuba
Havana
War Department
MeCkinley
Brooke
Kilpatrick
San Juan
Porto Rico
Wilson
New England
Aguinaldo
Cavite
Imus
Lake Country
Wisconsin
Insular Commission
Kennedy
Curtis
Major Watkins
Isking
Porta Riga
Root
Raman Do Valdez
San W Juan
Valdez
Nebraska pensions and national events blend in early September dispatches
The report lists Nebraska pension issues with names like Michael Barnett and William Fashender, notes Capt. Philip F. Smith’s dismissal from West Point, and covers McKinley’s travels, Dewey’s voyage, Sampson’s fleet, Navy affairs, and political shifts, including appointments and strategic plans for the Philippines and Alaska.
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Raing
Nebraska
West Point Military Academy
United States
Philip F. Smith
Smith
Gage
Washington
Chicago
Colson
Kentucky
Nebraskabraska
Michael Jr
Barnett
Fremont
William Fashender
Justice Chambers
North Atlantic
Klondike mining cries contrasted with rare wealth
In reports from the Klondike rush of 1898 miners faced harsh returns while a few struck rich. One miner supposedly pulled an $1870 nugget, yet overall two thirds failed. The note cites scarce wealth, heavy talk, and widespread distress amid the Klondike fever.
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Topeka
Minneapolis
Tournal
Etiquette Lessons in Teething Beans and Bread Pusher
A quirky pasteboard of items from a Boston nativity scene teaching a baby table manners with beans, spoon, and a bread pusher, plus notes on international bloodlines of poets, a Maori feather mat sold in London, bee pollen baskets, and assorted anecdotes from newspapers.
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Boston
Faultless Starch Promises Easy Cleaning for Households
A fragmented ad style note claims Faultless Starch keeps laundry clean and bags fresh. It contrasts a man’s single daily annoyance with a woman’s dozen small irritations, urging readers to follow package directions for best results.
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Walter Endee
Sife
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Morse City
Tapan
Key West
Florida
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Manmee River
Ohio
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Englewood
Burlington
Deadwood
Grand’ Army of the Republic
Philadelphia
New Insurance Company
yYhe Western Mutual Accident and
Nick Benefit Association
Jddcoln
Bryant
State House
Hrossela
Congo Pree
Mary
M'M
Bink
Leos
Ina
Army and Navy Movement
America
Tennessee
Com “Hydro
Dewey
Gibraltar
Atabeli Giia
Lincoln
Barnes
Oklahoma
Scranton
Henry Lover
Hall
Ginus Webb
Tecumseh
J. HR. Webster
Gergral
Secretary of the Interior
Loubet
Senate
Schurman
District of Columbia
Army
Navy
Denmark
N. J
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Trath
Ib Tauia
Reeder
Klozike
Hennybeck
Berin
Herwl
Engilah
Coventry Patmore
New Zealand
England
Natural History Museum
Pellet
Borax
Gridley
Jane Gridley
Pirll
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Pacific
Penguin
Pacific’ Ocean
Tonga
Falcon Island
Windsor Magazine
Canterbury
Hull Regiment
Aotera
Joviaia
John A. Miller
Au Sable
Michigan
Backstafe Bros
Graingi
Reliable IR & CO
Keystone Cash Grocery
Mammoth
New
J. W. Moore
Lincoln Coffee and Spice
St. Pateiatlachale
Nentral West
Miller & Paine
Mayer Bros Srs
RIGGS
Esse
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Choice
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