Five Die in West of Auburn Collision of Passenger Train and Derrick
In Rochester New York on February 25 seven miles west of Auburn a westbound NY Central passenger train collided head on with a steam derrick from Canandaigua to Syracuse. Five trainmen were killed two severely injured and two missing. Passengers escaped harm as both engines were wrecked. The derrick crew is blamed.
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Auburn
New York Central
N. Y
Rochester
Edward H. Renner
Thomas Lipmuck
Aurelius
Canadaigua
Syracuse
St Louis to Host Prince Henry Parade in Elegant American Style
St Louis plans a distinctly American reception for Prince Henry of Prussia next Monday morning. A prestigious parade will feature top horseflesh from private and public stables, a police lead, a Fourth United States cavalry squadron from Jefferson Barracks, and Adolphus Busch's landau for the prince. The route from Union station to Market Street is set, with about fifty conveyances and fully uniformed staff, while white horses are banned and blooded black horses predominate.
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St. Louis
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Union Station
Wells
Warrelmann
Grand Hall
Market Street
Fourth United States Cavalry
Jefferson Barracks
Prince Henry
Adolphus Busch
Robley D. Evans
Prince’s
Hill
Washington
Favorite Prescription Supports Mothers-To-Be and Newborns
An advisory urging stronger mothers before birth, claiming Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription builds maternal strength, nourishes nerves, boosts appetite, and aids sleep. A Manitoba letter testifies to a healthy baby after five months of use, and the ad promises free Dr. Pierce medical advice booklets with stamps.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Pierce
Robert Harden
Brandon
Manitoba
Stop the Bligh Stop the Bligh
Advertisement declares Scott's Emulsion cures child malnutrition and blight like fruit tree diseases. It claims the product makes children grow eat sleep and play and offers a free sample with the address 409 Pearl St New York and $1 price at all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scott
Scott & Bowne
Pearl St
New Ver
Peculiar Happenings and Notable Names From Elsewhere
The item notes Governor of Georgia staff strength at 30 colonels and mentions Samuel Alvin Sperry's Kansas death from a family of 14 children all exceeding 75. It recounts Bishop Doane talking with a druggist and surgeon beside an undertaker’s wagon, and a pun about priest druggist surgeon and wagon. Dr. Irvine advocates indeterminate sentences for criminals. Dr. Max Uhle returns from Peru seeking ancient sources of American civilization. The cremation of Dr. Grimes reveals a bullet from the Meeker massacre and a preserved lead button weighing more than the ashes, known as Fighting Bob the doctor for 20 years.
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Georgia
Samuel Alvin Sperry
Reno County
Kansas
Bishop Doane
Albany
Robert J. Irvine
Sing Sing
Max Uhle
University of California
Peru
Robert Grimes
Cheyenne
Meeker
Bob
Grimes
European Echoes Across Europe From Census to Coal Mines
A compendium reports demographic and economic snippets across Europe. It cites 5,189,000 Hebrews in Russia, castles above the Rhine, a Glasgow steamer paid £4,800 for 480 miles of towing, and Norway daylight length from June 5 to July 11. It notes France’s best coal near Pouchamps at great depth, Swiss Bex salt mines yielding £15,000 yearly, and London’s 1901 high of 90 degrees. Madrid highlighted as Europe’s unhealthiest capital with 9,374 deaths in five years among under 500,000. Paris and London domestic servant marriages show class-driven norms.
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Uynethe
Rhine
Glasgow
Norway
France
Pouchamps
Switzerland
Bex
England
London
Madrid
Europe
Paris
Coffman Denied Bail In Brookside Shooting Case
R D Coffman a Brookside justice of the peace was denied bail by Judge Greene after a habeas corpus hearing for the December shooting death of Rev J W Bradford a Methodist minister Bradford had denounced Coffman as a slanderer and Coffman claimed Bradford attacked him with an iron bar Coffman went to Bradford s house after the denunciation to confront him.
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R. D. Coffman
Brookside
Greene
Criminal Court
Coffman
Rev
J. W. Bradford
Bradford
Rivers Rising and Ice Gorges Cause West Virginia Flood Damage
Heavy rains push rivers higher across West Virginia as ice gorges move downstream, sweeping away timber rafts and small craft in the Guyandotte. The Susquehanna gorge remains intact but threatened by a breakup amid mild weather and flood risks. Separate items report the arrival of Snake Indian leaders in northern Choctaw country and Gov. McSweeney's firm stance on state politics.
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Huntington
W. Va
West Virginia
Guyandotte
Big Sandy
Lancaster
Susquehanna
Columbia
Washington Borough
Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral Uses Cough Remedy Claims
Advert announces Ayer’s Cherry Pectoral as a cure for lingering coughs and related illnesses. It warns a cold may progress to bronchitis or pneumonia and promotes three sizes for sale at all druggists.
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Ayer
W. C. Layton
Sidell
Domestic Science Notes on Digestion and Household Tips
Baked potatoes are easier to digest than boiled ones and preferred by dyspeptics. The article offers kitchen hacks from starch to cleaning, cooking and care of gloves, plus advice on drying boots with oats and a critique of the raw food fad.
Notable Figures and Quotes Highlight Early 20th Century
Gen Joseph Wheeler urges peace to a Philadelphia boys brigade. Secretary Shaw’s wife jokes log cabins scarce for birthplaces. W Sims recalls humble beginnings as a Tennessee congressman. Lieut Edwin R Stuart wins the Army service prize for a essay on Disappearing Guns. Carnegie’s epitaph quote is linked to Chaucer. Emperor Frederick II praises his father’s greatness and advisers.
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Joseph Wheeler
Philadelphia
Treasury
Shaw
Thetas
W. Sims
Congress
Tennessee
Big Bend
Edwin R. Stuart
Corps of Engineers
West Point
Military Service Institution
Pen Wielding Men And Notable Letters
Frencis Jeffrey spent weeks per article for Edinburgh Review. Archduke Rainer received a philosophy doctorate from Vienna for publishing Egyptian papyri. Catullo Mendes wrote a play accepted by Comedie Frangaise but shelved. Sarah Bernhardt to stage it soon. A wealthy man’s letter to Mark Twain went unanswered until a stamp and sheet prompted a postcard reply.
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Frencis Jeffrey
Edinburgh Review
Archduke Rainer of
Austria
University of Vienna
Catullo Mendes
Saint Theresa
Comedie Francaise
Sarah Bernhardt
Mark Twain
Prince Henry guests and incidents in American notes
A mixed dispatch notes Prince Henry as guest at a White House state dinner and his St Louis reception seen as distinctly American. It mentions a fatal gas-age death, World’s Fair timbering work, a political deadlock in Kansas City, and various international updates including Cuba’s Palma election and German Britain Spain talks.
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Prince Henry
White House
St. Louis
Fred W. Bradley
Rusellville
Ark
Bryson Hotel
River Des Peres
Henry Smiker
John Hogan
Tomas Estrada Palma
Cuban Republic
Havana
Clara Barton
Kansas City
Reed
Germany
England
Lord Pauncefote
United States
Spain
Tillman
Ellen M. Stone
Mme
Tsilka
Strumitza
Constantinople
Joe Calatia
Sferrin
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
Virginia
George Kindheart
Beardstown
Lawrence James
Evansville
Ind
Kansas
Open Letter Promotes Famous Candy Brand
Dr O B Cartright of Decatur Alabama New York writes an open letter praising a leading Decatur store for offering a famous brand of candies while fresh. The letter emphasizes growing demand for this paragon of sweets.
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Edward . Vine
Frank Hinds
John Lilcisman
Engineer Durand
Thomas Burke
Trad
Scotts
Pert and
Russia
Alabama State News
Alabama Car Movement
Alabama Car Service Association
Birmingham
Ernest Matthews
Cicero Crowe
Crowe
Mobile & Florence Railroad
Fon. H. Anstill
Mobile
Mobile & Florence
Chicago
Sheffield
J. E. Penny
Decatur
Russellville
Ohio
Federal Building
Florence
Richardson
Sheffield Brewing and Ice Company
Cincinnati
South
Madison County
Huntsville
Army
Susquenhanna Gorge
Minent
Buffaula
I. T
Grant Johnson
Crazy Snake
Wake-Hoyo
Henrietta
Gov. McSweeney
D. C
McSweeney
Senate
South Carolina
J.C. Ayer CO
Lowell. Mass
Domestic Science
Tutt
Chicago Chronicle
Carnegie
Frederick of
Ife
the Hague
Fel
Wilhelminia
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia F. Pinkham
Anna Aston
Box
Troy
Lydta
E. Pr
Wehave Witt
Mnkc
Lynn
B.sc
Willig
Nkham Mepicing Co
Wood
T. W. Wood & Sons
Seedsmen
Richmond
Vineimia
O B. Cartwright
Chamberlain
Royal Baking Powder CO
William ST
New York
Dr O B Cartright
Decatur, Ala
New
Wy Bay
McGehee Furniture GO
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