Fragments From a Newspaper Page dated 1900
A scrambled OCR fragment notes rail and weekly pricing, a November 21 1900 date, and scattered items. It mentions Kruger and Suez, Chinese discovery of America, a short Cook County will, and local gossip about Stanford University and a witch in West Virginia. It also references Damascus Mecca rail plans, Washington election results, and a Kaiser hatchet incident with a photographer.
Misleading Press Swirls About Mrs Hancock’s Disappearance
A wartime misstep in New York led to reports that Mrs. Hancock wife of Captain Hancock Fifth United States artillery had vanished en route to Manila. It emerged she merely visited a friend after a shopping outing with her sister and an old Jersey City acquaintance.
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New York
Hancock
Fifth United States Artillery
Manila
Mra. Hancock
T Hat Duly
Isis Patrick
John M. Palmer
Virginia
Merchants and Sailors Face Subsidy Debate
Cyrus E. Dallin, the Utah artist, who now stands almost without a rival in this country, has just received a request from the Austrian government to name
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Cyrus E. Dallin
Utah
Medicines Man statue sold to Philadelphia art group
The equestrian statue titled Medicines Man was exhibited in the palace sculpture court at the expo and earned a medal. It was just sold by Mr. Catlin to the Fairmount Park Art Association of Philadelphia.
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Palace of Fine Arte
Paria
Catlin
Fairmount Park Art Association of Philadelphia
Daly and the Turf Loss for American Racing
The New York Tribune notes the death of Marcus Daly and the toll on breeding, racing, and trotting interests. Daly supported horses and Montana ventures, owning famed runners and trotters including Hamburg. He backed honorable sport and opposed racing cheats, and his passing weakens the American turf and its leading figures.
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New York Tribune
Daly
Mays
Marcus Daly
Robert Bonnet
James R. Keene
Domino
Montana
Hamburg
Mr. Daly
Anaconda
Symphony Hall acoustics praised as solution to building sound
The article lauds Symphony Hall in Boston for its acclaimed acoustic design. It credits Harvard physicist W. C. Sabine with five years of study and experiments guiding the hall's construction to achieve near perfect sound, contrasting prior failures in St. Louis and other venues. The piece notes the dedication on October 11 and Beethoven's Solemn Mass in D.
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Temple
Salt Lake City
St. Louis
Symphony Hall
Boston
Beethoven
W. C. Sabine
Harvard
Ex-Judge Leovil Aged Ex-State Politician Casts Votes Since 1828
The Longtime Lowville resident Carlos F Leovil aged ninety seven recalls voting for Andrew Jackson in 1828 and for McKinley in 1900 while noted as the oldest living ex state senator and ex assemblyman. He served in the New York Assembly in 1842 and the State Senate 1843 45 and now lives with his son in Lowville. He once moved among notable colleagues in the era as the state senate met in New York City. His wife died years ago and he remains active with daily walks and full mental faculties.
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Carlos F. Leovil
Lowville
Lewis County
N. Y
Andrew Jackson
McKinley
New York Assembly
New York State Senate
Henry A. Foster
Robert Denniston
John C. Wright
David R. Floyd Jones
Joshua A. Spencer
Henry J. Sedgwick
John P. Feekman
John A. Lott
Erastus Corning
Abraham A. Deyo
Isaac L. Varian
Morris Franklin
State Senate
New York City
Court of Appeals
Scovis
H. A. Phillipa
Notable Oxford Students and London Affairs in 1900s
A Chicago Post correspondent details Oxford youths including a prince with almond eyes and dark hair, Alderman Green's role in Tower Bridge and electric lighting, and Senor Calderon sending sons to Maryland Agricultural College. Joseph Arch’s rise from farm labor to Parliament is noted, along with Palmer’s Georgia aunt tale and Goldwin Smith on university reform and liberty. Reactions to missionaries and a Paris race prize promise by Emperor William are mentioned, with Whistler comments and Howells planning a New Orleans winter.
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Oxford
Chicago Post
Prince
Elam
Alderman Green
London
Tower Bridge
Bridge House
Thames
Joseph Arch
Pariament
King
Warwick Castle
Countess of Warwick
Arch
Springfield Republican
Cambridge
Goldwin Smith
The Spice of Life and Diplomatic Quips
A humorous exchange mocks cultural pride as a Chinese diplomat extols ancestors and a European diplomat offers a light compromise. The cartoonish dialogue appears in The Liberal Diplomat column with a Puck-style punchline. An unrelated note hints at a teacher giving a lesson to her class.
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Puck
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DAILY
Inter Mointain
Inter Mountain Flelishing CO
Inter Moutain Publishing Company
M. A. Berger
Atont
West Granite Street
Butte
Kruger
Suez
Nopiwest
Bucs
Rave
The
Boston Herald
Weil
America
Chicago
Cook County
Anthony Michielsen
West Virginia
Ching
Damascus
Mecca
Holy City
Washington
Oregon
Hean
Neuth
Rayesia
Mic Hoo
Li Hung Chang
Tuluy
Chicago Journal
Colorado
John Poytor
Negra
Executive Grove
Thomas
Berlin
William
Hawna
Congress
Fry
Boston Journal
United States Treasury
Seaboard
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Marhine
New Ireland
Europe
West Indies
Spain
Republican Party
Party of Protection
Wilhelmina of Holland
Prince Bernhard Heinrich
Saxe-Weimar
Senor Alvarez Calderon
Maryland Agricultural College
Hyattville
Adolf Harnack
University of Berlin
Talleyrand Perigord
Paris Automobile Club
James McNeill Whistler
Henry James
James
William Dean Howells
New Orleans
Lita
Schatzlein
Broadway
GRAND
OPERA
Smit
Broadhurst
George H. Proad Hurst
Jack
Jones
Mr. Wright
Strand Theater
Madison Square Theater
Clever Company
Douglas Flint
Eugene Redding
Gus Mortimer
Frederick Roberts
Frank Craven
Ella Aubry
Rose Hubbard
Nellie Maskell
Lizzie May Ulmer
Eleanor la Salle
Elsie Bruno
Blanche Hyerson
Suttons New Theatre
F. A. Wade
Clevag
Sushing Acta
M. J. Connell
Anaconda Copper Mining Co
Cole
Steves