Davy Burns Cabins and Washingtons Historic Walk
Smith D. Fry Leads a Washington Letter tour tracing the Burns cabin on the D.C. farm site, Lafayette Square, and nearby historic homes. The piece recalls Gen Washington's ties to Davy Burns and landmarks from Dolly Madison to Jackson and Chase in the old federal city.
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Congress to provide special appropriation for McKinley funeral
Congress will set aside a special provision to pay physicians and surgeons who attended President McKinley and cover funeral expenses, similar to the Garfield case which totaled 57,500 dollars including 35,500 for medical services and 22,000 for funeral costs. The total for McKinley will likely be higher, especially due to anticipated railway transport costs for multiple funeral trains. Two mascot monkeys, Jennie and Chipper, belong to New York City's Fire Department at No. 20 Mercer Street.
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Died Like a Dupont A Dupont Heroic Death at a Powder Mill
The article recounts Alexis Dupont’s sacrifice at a Wilmington powder mill, where a fire and exploding sparks risked a nearby mill. He ordered buckets, fought the blaze, and perished when the roof gave way, dying “like a Dupont” you for duty and courage.
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Alexis Dupont
Dupont
Mosquito Swarm Leaves Man Near Nanticoke Near Death
William Maher, an elderly resident of Nanticoke Maryland, was savagely attacked by swarms of mosquitoes while crossing swampy terrain near his home. He collapsed unconscious. a search party found him in a dying condition with extensive swelling on his head.
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William Maher
Nanticoke
Humor Fragment About Henderson and Wife Temper
A brief Ohio State Journal humor item notes a quick temper from Hendersons wife with a witty exchange about her temper being swift and decisive. The gag line contrasts a sudden temper with its quick return. The tongue in cheek joke reflects the paper’s light local humor tone.
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Henderson
Henpeck
Ohio State Journal
Noisy schoolchildren disturb the quiet study hour
A poem notes how boys and some girls misbehave in class as they wiggle jiggle chatter and bounce while keeping no stillness. It laments the chaos caused by disruptive behavior and damage to books as students snatch pull and scribble through lessons.
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Laura E. Richards
St. Nicholas
Tortoises Swarm Muskmelon Patch In Indiana
Farmer G. Carson near Eufaula Indiana reports a nightly melon theft by a herd of tortoises. He captured two and watched them tear into cantaloupes, noting they eat nearly as fast as a hog when presented with fruit.
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Physic Street in Canton Fully Occupied by Drugists
In Canton China a unique street is described as fully occupied by druggists and pharmacists. The thoroughfare is named Physic Street reflecting its busy trading of medicines and related goods.
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China
Canton
Tribute to the Cow as America's Greatest Animal Gift
Col Woods, an Ohio livestock auctioneer, extols the cow at a Shorthorn sale. He calls the cow humanity’s greatest animal gift, detailing her vast utility from milk to fertilizer and even paper and false teeth, tracing her role from Plymouth Rock to western settlements.
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Col. Woods
Ohio Livestock
America
Great Western Plains
Plymouth Rock
Star of Empire
Improved Fruit Cellar Enhances Storage Capacity
A large up-to-date fruit cellar in use by an extensive grower offers convenience and long keeping. Part of a barn cellar, it is separated from manure storage by a stone cement wall, with three sided banked walls and ground level entrance. Walls protect against extreme cold, making extra precautions unnecessary even at 18 below zero.
Cold storage quarters improve cellar handling of fruit
J. D. Grey describes a yeast new cold storage plan using a one foot square air shaft and ventilator to adjust cellar temperature. A barrel railway system hangs from the ceiling to move barrels with a trolley and pulley setup. The large cellar stores apples until late spring for profitable export sales.
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J. D. Grey
Ideal Neighbor Story From Farm and Fireside
A friend recalls a true tale about a man who sold a cow cheaply to help a neighbor in need. The buyer bought hope not profit and later returned a five dollar note, praising fair dealing and the neighbor’s integrity. The story emphasizes ethical generosity in rural life.
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How to Tell When Water Boils
A playful note explains a simple test for boiling water. It mentions a trial at the School of Domestic Arts and Science in Chicago where 75 damsels were stumped, then offers a finger-dip method to judge when the liquid boils by skin reaction.
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School of Domestic Arts and Science
Chicago
Transalaskan Railway Company Organized for Behring Route
A company with capital of 50 million dollars has been organized to build a trans Alaskan railway to Behring Strait. It is believed the venture will raise sufficient funds to issue the prospectus and move forward.
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Behring Strait
Alaska Agriculture Improves Outlook for Barley Rye and Veg
Barley and rye ripen along the Yukon with vegetables thriving. Market timing expected mid August. Alaska's agricultural and gardening outlook appears brighter than previously supposed.
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Yukon
Alaska
Resentment of Death Celebrations Signals Nonanarchist Hope
Public backlash against joy at a death shows broad American hostility to anarchism and reflects a hopeful trend across social groups.
NY Millionaire Walter Daryea Marries Nurse Eleanor Peregrine
Walter Daryea the young New York millionaire who survived a terrible diving accident and a remarkable operation has wed his nurse Eleanor Peregrine. He plans to bequeath his fortune to her in gratitude for devoted services.
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Walter Daryea
New York
Eleanor Peregrine
Roosevelt Pronunciation Stirs Family Sensitivity
A note explains the Roosevelt family prefers correct Dutch pronunciation Rosezevelt not Rosevelt, reflecting their sensitivity to how the name is spoken. The family traces origins to the Netherlands and urges proper enunciation.
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Rosevelt
Roosevelt
French Surgeon Says McKinley Near Death After Assassination
Dr. Pozzi in Echo de Paris declares President McKinley never recovered after the assault and that leading French surgeons concur he could not live ten days.
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Pozzi
France
Echo de Paris
McKinley
Human Degeneration and the Moral Question
The text questions how far a person may descend from ideal humanity before being forced to abandon civilization and live primitively without speech. It poses a provocative prompt about civilized behavior and natural instincts.
Georgia's Revolutionary Leader Bulloch Named Ancestor of Roosevelt
The text identifies Archibald Bulloch as a great great-grandfather of President Roosevelt. Bulloch served as president of Georgia's provincial congress in 1775 and 1776, was a delegate to the Continental Congress in Philadelphia in 1775, and was the first to read and promulgate the Declaration of Independence in Georgia.
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Georgia
Continental Congress
Philadelphia
Czar and French President Promise Allies as Peace Factor
The cordial parting between the czar of Russia and the president of France and talk of alliance do not signal war. Rather it suggests a nation attacking either would face both powers, a condition that tends to European peace rather than conflict.
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Russia
France
Europe
Soldier General James Bell senior officer in Roosevelt era
Gen. James M. Bell rose from Civil War volunteer to brigadier general by Roosevelt's first act. He led the Eighth Cavalry in the Santiago campaign as colonel, was wounded at Guasimas, then returned to duty in the Philippines after a long illness.
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James M. Bell
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Eighth Cavalry
Chaffee
Guasimas
Philippines
Printing plant to serve US government in Manila
A 21 man force has begun travel to Manila to establish a major printing plant for the United States government. After January first pamphlets will be printed in English Spanish and Tagalog. The office will include linotype machines and will house the first Tagalog type setting machine in the world.
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United States
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