Britain Reaffirms War Resolve After Boer Peace Overture
The United States reports Lord Salisbury’s reply to peace overtures from Kruger and Steyn. Britain declares no mediation and warns France and others to avoid interfering as the war in South Africa continues. Washington says it will merely relay messages between parties.
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Great Britain
State Department
Washington
Kruger and
Steyn
South Africa
Lord Salisbury
United States
France
Kruger and Steyn
South African Republic
Orange Free State
London
McKinley Signs Financial Bill Expanding Bank Power
President McKinley signed the financial measure after Senate approval as secretary Gage explains the dollar standard and parity for money. The act raises national bank capital and allows higher bond-based circulation, projecting a potential nationwide expansion in bank deposits and note circulation.
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McKinley
Senate
Gage
Secretary
Treasury Bureaus
General Fund
Treasury
Redemption
United States
Faith groups report growth and funds across missions
The United States Methodist Church shows 17,583 ministers and 2,871,049 probationers in the latest Year Book. The Presbyterian Church in England contributed 109000 dollars to missions. Efforts in Brooklyn aim to directly reach every adult in 1900. The CongregationalBuilding Society reports nearly 250000 dollars raised and a loan fund over 650000 dollars. An international Catholic workers congress will meet in Paris this summer.
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United States
Rome
Brooklyn
Presbyterian Church In
England
Iloilo
Paris
D. L. Moody
Northfield
Congregational Church Building Society
Facts About the Census and Farm Records in 1900
W H Cloyd urges accurate farm census data for June 1900. He defines farm as land under one management and notes enumerators will not share access to returns. Each farm will have a separate blank and detailed questions on size value buildings machinery land crops and livestock.
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United States
W. H. Cloyd
National
Lsu
Fifteen Die in Newark Tenement Fire Trap
A three story Newark tenement housed twelve families with about sixty residents, many children. Fire trapped victims packed into small rooms as flames spread rapidly. thirteen bodies were recovered within three hours, most victims smothered rather than burned.
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Newark
Wires Report Mixed Crimes and Deaths Across Regions
Bparka from the Wires notes Mrs. Benj. Morgenstern of New York dies. William Burts, a Black man, lynched in Basket Mills South Carolina. A Davidson North Carolina safe is cracked with $500 taken. A striker riot in Sitio de Janeiro kills five and wounds forty. Dr H N Selfridge of Oakland cures cancer via X rays. Bloods in Cleveland captured for $10,000 in Chicago. Charles Betsch and two others possibly frozen to death in Alaska.
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Benj. Morgenstern
New York
Wm. Burts
Basket Mills
Security Savings Society
Chicago
Charles Betsch
Alaska
Indiana State News Roundup of Dying and Damaging Events
Sarah Edwards found dead in Jeffersonville under suicide findings. Barton Bailey found dead near Martinsville face in a stream. Louis Suddarth’s body recovered in Ohio River near Derby after weeks. he was demented. Various incidents include a Kosciusko saloon fight. oil wells in Jasper County. a $2,000 verdict in a railroad killing at Logansport. labor wage agitation in Elwood. a fatal Indianapolis shooting. a hidden skeleton under Park Hotel site. defamation suit in Miami County. Nashville College offers scholarships. Kokomo death from head injury. sale of Fort Wayne line segments. Noblesville suspected foul play. a boy jailed for arson. patents issued to Indiana residents.
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Sarah Edwards
Jeffersonville
Barton Bailey
Martinsville
Louis Suddarth
Ohio River
Derby
Jacob Gerster
Dillsboro
Germany
Jerusalem
Mary A. Evans
Richmond
Pierceton
Kosciusko County
William Rafter
Hamener
Rafter
Jasper County
Gifford Station
Logansport
Clarrison McVety
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
McVety
Pp. T. O’brien
Elwood
Elwood Opera House
John B. Stout
Senate Avenue
Indianapolis
Stout
Crawfordsville
Old Park Hotel
Henry Unger
Miami County
James T. Hood
Hood
Unger
Nashville College
Nashville
Tenn
Indiana
Jesse Daily
Kokomo
Santa Pendergrass
Daily
Pendergrass
Ile
Herman Schultz
Noble
Franklin Parish
Noblesville
Parish
Willie Gulliver
Jno
Gulliver
Evansville
Casper T Green
M. P. El-iott
Dublin
Moses M. Holiman
E. B. Fields
Bedford
School Desk
John W. Hull
Albert Ogle
Muncie
Pena
Jesse W. Pedigo
Warrodsburg
Willis C. Varen
Costly Pacific Telegraph Cable Project
Analysis from Scribner's Magazine outlines the daunting challenges to spanning the Pacific by telegraph. It cites high costs, extreme depths, long routes, and sparse intermediate trade points as key obstacles. Estimates place total capital needs around 26 million dollars for a reliable system with duplications and repair ships.
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Pacific
Atlantic
Pacific Ocean
Vancouver
Australian
New Zealand
New York
Japan
Australia
Philippines
Hawaii
Scribner’s Magazine
Corner stone cash and church fundraising anger
A barber rants about church corner stone fund drives claiming $25 plasters accumulate in each of 177 481 stones nationwide totaling over 4.4 million dollars. He calculates interest at about 206 thousand dollars yearly and jokes churches should pay dividends. The satire ends with a quip about the tax collector.
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Kansas City Star
Wireless telegraphy aids danger warning by lightship captain
A lightship captain demonstrated wireless telegraphy to notify shore authorities of danger after ordinary signals failed. The text compares this to Hostetter’s Stomach Bitters, claiming it cures indigestion and dyspepsia, regulates the bowels and improves appetite.
No Missing Link in Modern Humans Says Eminent Professor
The eminent professor dismissed the claim that cliff dwellers were a prehistoric extinct race. He stated thousands of their descendants are alive today, a view echoed by an enthusiastic student. The Chicago Tribune notes the hats remark by the student.
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Chicago Tribune
Curious Arabian Wedding Rite Reimagines Widow’s Union
An Arab woman weary of widowhood visits her late husband's grave the night before marriage. She prays for the dead man's forgiveness and blessing to fulfill her vow to wed again, reflecting a custom framed as a respectful farewell ritual.
Salzer Seed Co. Seeks Postage For Catalog Offer
A fragment promotes a seed catalog from John A. Salzer Seed Co. in La Crosse. The notice invites postage to receive the catalog, mentioning corn data and promising riches to farmers.
Get Together Between Father And Child In Cartoon Tone
Margie, a 4 year old, calls her father the nicest man in the world and he replies in kind. She notes how nice people seem to fit into the same family, in a light hearted page quote from Sydney Town and Country Journal.
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Margie
Marge
Sydney Town and Country Journal
Coughing Leads to Consumption in Old Remedy Ad
Coughing leads to consumption warns a vintage ad for Kemp's Balsam. It promises to stop the cough with a free sample bottle from your druggist and offers bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents. Urges readers to act quickly.
Female doctors in Russian Army rise as junior medical officers
Russian military authorities have recently appointed three women as junior medical officers. This marks the czarist army as the only European force to include female medical officers in its ranks.
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Europe
Trial of Piso's Cure for Consumption Persuades
A reader is urged to try Piso's Cure for Consumption as a reliable remedy for coughs asthma and bronchitis amid testimonial language. The ad highlights its purported effectiveness and invites immediate use.
Demoralizing Women and Taxes in a Local Sketch
A fragment from the Indianapolis Journal reflects a character arguing against home buying and taxes with lines about demoralization and evading payment. The tone hints at social critique and humor through a domestic dialogue.
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Indianapolis Journal
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Land of
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Department of Interior
Ottawa
Tok
Pedley
Holmes
Ind
DO L. Civen
Columbus
Ohio
M. V. McInnes
Merril
Deetrait
Mich
Gov't of Canada
Fort Wayne
Wiisurvey
Harvey Medicine Co
Tremont
Boston
Mass
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Sun
Tranepotty
Ina
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