Warship to Samoa to Protect American Interests
Advices from Apia report forces ejected the German consul from Samoa and reinstated the deposed chief justice as Berlin tripartite tensions surge. Washington seeks Berlin answer while considering Admiral Dewey’s squadron deployment, with fears of open conflict between Germany and the United States.
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Germany
Washington
Apia
Eapperor William
Othe Islands
Great Britain
United States
State Department
Berlin
Long
Philadelphia
San Diego
Cali
Acapulco
Oregon
Agia
Amessigre
Mithorciues
Farmers' Greatest Year Inspires Record Agricultural Profits
Statistical reports from the Department of Agriculture claim 1898 set records with unprecedented crops and farm values. Corn yields reached high totals while prices rose, wheat and barley values increased, and total acreage expanded to new highs, signaling a peak in farm prosperity despite prior declines in potato prices.
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Department of Agriculture
ISUS
Ysot
Agricultural Department
Incoherent scribbles touch on riots and politics
The fragment mentions 10 cent beer in Havana and insurgents in the Philippines tied to Aguihaldo, a $60,600,000 sum for logs, and hints at racial undertones and public sentiments. Hall Caine expresses affection for America while planning a book about the country.
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Havana
Philippines
Aguihaldo
Herterusyn
Columbis
Successor Named for Commissary General Weston
Col John F Weston reported selected to succeed Gen Eagan as commissary general. He has long served in the subsistence department since 1875 and commanded as chief commissary during the Santiago campaign. Weston began as first lieutenant in the Fourth Kentucky cavalry in 1861 and served through the Civil War.
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John F. Weston
Eagan
Washington Dispatch
Cal John F. Weston
Ife
Senate
Gagan
Col
Weston
Iie
Santiago
Fourth
Kentucky Cavalry
Want to Be President Senators Cockrell Gorman Seek 1900
A leading Kansas City Times editorial backs United States Senator Jancis M. Cockrell for the Democratic presidential nomination and notes his long record as an experienced Democrat. It follows with Maryland Senator Garman slated to run in 1900 on an anti expansion platform opposing the peace treaty ratification.
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Cockrell
Gorman
White House
Kansas City Times
Bryan
United States
Jancis M. Cockrell
Cockrel
Chicago
the Times
Garman
Maryland
England vows retaliation over French sugar bounty policy
The British cabinet plans trade retaliation against France to shield sugar growers in colonies. Germany Austria and Holland have agreed to cut their bounties yearly until the system ends, while France resists. Moyland's colonial sugar producers face ruin from bounty-backed European competition.
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France
England
Germany
Austria
Holland
Moyland
Typhoid linked to bird show visitors in Berlin report
Nat Parrots from South America are said to have spread typhoid among visitors at a Berlin bird show. The line also notes a Manila built revenue cutter McCulloch planning a world cruise before returning home.
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South America
Berlin
McCulloch
Manila
Smith Edwards
Smithton
Travana
New York
Washington
Bagan
Miles
Chickamauga National Park
United States
Northwest
Pennsylvania
Military Order of Foreign Wars
Admiral Dewey
Many Miles of Soldiers
A German military critic estimates tens of millions in Continental armies and imagines a single war footing army column over 24 miles long. He notes the enormous scale of modern armaments and the time required for such a procession to pass a fixed point, illustrating current totals.
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Newcastle Chronicle
Public debate on Porto Rico status heats the session
Public men consider what action to take on Porto Rico's status. The text notes this is an unprecedented condition and cites Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia and nervousness, implying a mix of political and medical references in the era.
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Finn
Porto Rico Fe
Porto Rico
Hostetter
Mohammedans and the Koran Handwritten Copies Practice
The piece notes that Mohammedans avoid printed Korans due to ink ingredients and possible defilement concerns. Muslims prefer hand written reproductions of the sacred text, despite higher cost.
Largest furniture house claims world lead in Chicago
The John M Apioth Company of Chicago touts itself as the largest furniture house in the world with a vast building over one and a half acres of floor space. It has furnished nearly a quarter of a million homes in its third of a century in business. The firm offers a free illustrated catalogue of household goods at wholesale prices and accepts returns if goods are not as represented.
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Chierso Furniture House
Haa
John M. Apioth Company
West
Madison Street
Chicago
Cheering Her Up and Questions About Love in Old Age
A fragmentary dialogue notes affection and worry about aging. The speaker asks if love will endure as time passes and whether trouble should be borrowed by fearing the future. No clear event or names emerge in the snippet.
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Sliave
Sudden Turn Oil Remedy Promises Quick Relief
An ad-style note claims a sudden twist or lumbago can be eased by promptly applying St Jacobs Oil to loosen the twist and restore the back to a straight, strong state.
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St Jacobs
Bismarck Fights Twenty Eight Duels with Minor Wound
The historical figure Bismarck participated in twenty eight duels and sustained only one wound. The injury occurred when his opponent's sword broke accidentally.
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Bismarck
Cure a Cold in One Day Adclaims Laxative Bromo Quinine
An old advertisement promises a one day cure for colds with Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets and a refund if it fails. The copy notes the genuine tablets carry L B Q on each pill and mentions historic Alexandria Library with 40 000 books, plus fast through trains on the Queen and Crescent Route from Cincinnati.
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Queen and Crescent
Cincinnati
Grain-O and Grain-Q Offer Healthy Tea Substitutes
An ad extols Grain-O as a nourishing grain drink to replace coffee for children, claiming it costs little and tastes like coffee when prepared. It notes grain beverages are sold by grocers at 15¢ or 25¢ and promises health benefits through existing systems. The page also cites Captain Peary on unusually audible sounds in extreme cold, describing conversations heard a mile away.
Sisters of St. Francis Endorse Peruna For Grippe
A letter from Sisters of St. Francis at St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum in Columbus, Ohio, praises Dr. Hartman’s Peruna as a superior remedy for la grippe and related catarrhal illnesses. They report rapid, positive results and urge continued use. The note cites Dr. Hartman’s book Winter Catarrh and directs readers to The Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company.
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Sisters of St. Francis
BT. Francis
Hartman
St. Vincent’s Orpian Asylum
East Main ST
Col. Rose Ave
Columbia
Ohio
B. Hartman
St. Vincent's Orphan Asylum
Dr. Hartman
Peruna Drug Manufacturing Company
Columbus
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McKinley
London Times
Crermany
Amer
Ica
Germmany
Matdafa
Justice Chambers
Matanfi
America
Cleveland
Ata
Sydney
Australia
Auckland
Chicago Tribune
Hall Caine
Amerie
Gen. Eagan
Egypt
Peary
Arctic
Gates Tours OF
Mexico
R.G. Thompson
Gates
Wabash Ticket Office
Fort Wayne
Ind
Swanson Rheumatic Cane Co
Curcago
Aining
Marknay
Collbran
Ira Sargent
Dunbar
Catarre
Our Agen
SON Rheumatic Cure CO
Dearborn Street
Ill
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