Negotiations Near Endwar Pact Amid China Talks
London reports glow of progress as diplomats edge toward a prelim understanding on penalties indemnities guard retention and gains of territory around Peking and Taku. American cavalry clash with bandits near Peking while famine and turmoil surge in Shen-si and other provinces.
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Legation
Taku
Peking
Vilage
London
Germany
United States
Russia
France
Japan
Ind Berlin
Legapm
Ha Tulen
Talen Gate
Inibal
M. Pee
Shanghai
Chau Fu
Che Mang
Pital
Hu Nan
Arhe
Aily Express
Count von Taldersee
China
Standard
Sinan Fu
Native hangings and Panay battle report from Manila
Manila dispatch reports four natives sentenced to be hanged at Dagupan for arson and murder with American victims noted. It also details October 30 fighting at Bugason Panay where 200 bolomen and 50 riflemen attacked U S forces. three Americans dead including Lt H M Koontz Sgt Kitchen and Cpl Burns. Burns boloed, Koontz and Kitchen speared while aiding an outpost. 49 rebels killed, 103 natives dead overall.
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Sierra
Aguinaldo
San Augustin
Manila
Dagupan
Luzon
Iloilo
Bugason
Panay
H. M. Koontz
Kitchen
Corporal Burns
Company F. Forty-fourth Infantry
Koontz
Consul to Proceed Despite Turkish Refusal at Harpoot
The porte rejects an exequatur for a US consul at Harpoot, seen as treaty breach. Dr. Thomas H. Norton, appointed by McKinley to set up the post, is ordered to proceed to his post. The Kentucky battleship’s anticipated visit to Smyrna is linked to this matter and an indemnity dispute.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Constantinople
Porte
United States
Harpoot
Legation
Thomas H. Norton
McKinley
Harpool
Kentucky
Smyrna
Nebraska Ranchman Murdered Near Anselmo
The life-less body of W. H. Fullhart a well-to-do ranchman near Anselmo was found on the prairie at Bow and an apparent murder noted as his skull was crushed by a blunt instrument. He lived alone with a missing hired man the only other person on the property.
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Nebraska
Broken Bow
Neb
W. H. Fullhart
Anselmo
Tullhart
Senator Davis Weakens in Midnight Bulletin
St. Paul reports Dr. Stone's midnight bulletin on Senator Davis shows no material change in condition with better rest and sleep. Pulse remains weaker while temperature and respiration stay about the same as previously reported.
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St. Paul
Grain and Livestock Markets Hit Wide Range on Chicago Board
November grain futures center attention with corn near five year highs and soybeans mixed as December corn slips and wheat holds. Live stock trades show cattle higher in spots, hogs steady to higher, with varied gains across species and strong Texas fed steer prices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Board of Trade
Tia Ke
Dee
KC Market Report Cattle Hogs Sheep Prices Mixed
Kansas City market notes cattle receipts 8 400 natives 1200 Texans 1300 calves with early strong sales later steady. Cattle ranges include natives 4.40 5.85 stockers 3.25 4.15 butchers cows 3.00 4.40 canners 2.50 3.00 fed westerns 3.50 5.00 calves 3.50 5.00. Hogs receipts 8 900 open higher then steady heavy 4.95 5.02% mixed 4.85 4.95 light 4.75 5.02% pigs 4.60 4.75. Sheep receipts 2 300 demand firm lambs 4.50 5.25 muttons 3.75 4.25 stockers 3.50 4.10 ewes 3.00 3.50.
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Chicago
Helfers
Texas Fed
Texas
Texas Bulls
Kansas City
South Omaha Cattle Receipts Show Mixed Movement
Cattle receipts reached 1800 with slow sales and mixed changes. Native beef steers ranged about 4.25 to 5.40, western and Texas steers near 4.00 to 4.65, cows and heifers up to 10 cents higher, stockers and feeders firmer, calves around 3.00 to 4.00, bulls 2.00 to 4.25, hog receipts 4700 with lights and heavies steady and a final bid around 4.85.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Omaha
Texas
Startling Mock Battle in the Mediterranean Rates Beresford Tactics
A Mediterranean mock naval duel shows Lord Beresford outperforming Admiral Fisher. Beresford used decoy launches to slip from Miylene, then drew Fisher’s forces into an exposed position near Lemnos. His ships maneuvered in single file to maximize broadsides, yielding a decisive victory in the exercise.
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Mediterranean
Admiral Fisher
Lord Beresford
Beresford
Miylene
Fisher
Lemnos
Isher
New Opera Favorite Miss Phoebe Strakosch Gains Favor
The Metropolitan Opera House has warmly welcomed Phoebe Strakosch a rising favorite in the chorus noted for her individual charm and vocal debut and she is described as unaffiliated with any family.
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New Opera
Phoebe Strakosch
Metropolitan Opera House
Notable Musical Family Member Mentioned in Apparent Text
The fragment references a well known figure in music and opera closely tied to a family lineage, mentioning a sister and brother relationship with Adelina Patti as a notable context.
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Adelina
Patti
Privateer tricks and a Dickens theft in a secondhand shop
A New Orleans Times-Democrat report describes a secondhand dealer on Jackson Square who exposes a veteran collector’s attempts to swap rare Dickens editions. The dealer recalls a successful exchange where a sought eighth volume was swapped for a mathematics treatise, leaving the thief with Keats’s copy.
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Jackson Square
Abagenss
Dickens
Cruikshank
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Origins and evolution of the newspaper leader article
The piece traces the history of the leading article from its roots in the early dailies to the practiced editorial of today. It notes the shift from simple news postings to regular opinion pieces shaping political, religious and social thought.
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Benjamin Disraeli
House of Commons
Morning Post
Disraeli
Daily Courant
London
Cornhill Magazine
Hardware drummer reveals raise hint story in old Philadelphia Call
A firm’s senior partner questions an assistant bookkeeper about wages. The clerk replies, I earn twenty dollars a week but only get half. The tale from the Philadelphia Call highlights pay disparities and cautionary wisdom about reward for diligence.
Nations and Women as Hats and Warships
A humorous quip compares nations and women to hats and warships. The Chicago Times-Herald notes that when one woman buys a new hat others follow, just as nations build bigger warships after competitors act.
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Chicago Times-Herald
End of the World by Frost Not Fire Says Thompson
In a Pittsburg Chronicle Telegraph note, Mr. Penn Sir William Thompson predicts the end of the world will arrive not by fire but by frost, saying the final moment is 10,000,000 years away. Mr. Pitt counters that at least some comfort is cold.
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Penn
William Thompson
Pitt
Pittsburg
China Inland Mission Corrects Yangtze river Name
A China Inland Mission map notes the error of calling the Yangtse Kiang a river, since kiang means river, urging correct naming of the waterway.
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China
China Inland Mission
Notable Figures and Tidbits From The World Stage
A roundup notes Major Percival Scrope Marling and the Highteenth Hussars, Wi-Hwa son of the King of Corea studying in local institutions, and a push by English jurists to erect a statue of Lord Chief Justice Russell. It also flags Ulundi Bey’s resignation as joke, Patton of Princeton’s Bermuda citizenship, Admiral Bradford’s exact coal inventories, and other foreign affairs curios.
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Percival Scrope Marling
Highteenth Hussars
Wi-Hwa
Corea
Russell
High Court of Justice
Fuller
James €. Carter
Ambassador Choate
Ulundi Bey
New York
Patton
Princeton University
United States
Bermuda
Admiral Bradford
Bureau of Equipment and Supplies
Navy Department
Navy
Cascareta Candy Cathartic Promises Guaranteed Cure
A claim for Cascareta Candy Cathartic as a liver stimulant and tonic guarantees cure or money back. Advertises the product as a sure, painless remedy for biliousness, headaches, fever, piles, and many ailments caused by constipation. Includes pricing 25c and 50c with a free sample and booklet offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cascareta
Altruism Says How Sinclair Shabbs Won Rich Boston Girl
A Chicago Record blames altruism in the tale of Sinclair Shabbs winning a rich Boston girl by appealing to her generosity. He told her to imagine the luxuries she could provide if they married. The remark reflects a flirtation with wealth and social climbing.
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Sinclair Shabbs
Boston
Chicago
Oascarets Claim Quick Relief From Health Ailments
An advertisement touts Oascarets as a universal remedy from headaches to cancer. The copy promises painless, natural bowel relief for 10 cents and warns to beware imitators. A separate line praises Payne as a respected, powerful chair on the house ways and means committee with a plain but strong voice.
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Serena EK. Payne
House
Ways and Means
Dr J H Hansford Endorses Kemp Balsam for Coughs
An 1880s column cites Dr J H Hansford in the Western Plowman praising Kemp Balsam for the throat and lungs as a remedy for the first cough to prevent consumption. It notes large bottle sizes and price, with City Drug Store selling the product. It also mentions two Calhoun grandsons, Patrick of Cleveland and John O of New York, now wealthy from coal iron and manufacturing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. H. Hansford
Kemp
City Drug Store
John O. Caloun
Patrick Calhoun
Cleveland
John O. Calhoun
New York
Krause's Cold Cure Promises Quick Cold Relief in Capsule Form
An advertisement touts Krause's Cold Cure as a convenient capsule that cures even deeply seated colds in 24 hours without interrupting business. It claims pleasant taste and a fresh sensation during use, priced at 250 and sold by City Drug Store. Also noted is Congressman William A. Jones of Virginia known as Thaddeus of Warsaw for his Civil War defense of Richmond.
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Krause
City Drug Store
William A. Jones
Virginia
Richmond
Warsaw
Shiloh
J. B. Martin
Huntsville
Ala
Lane's Medicine Encourages Daily Bowels in Pleasant Drink
A herb based laxative marketed as Lane's Medicine is described as gentle on the stomach liver and kidneys. The product is prepared as tea and claimed to move the bowels daily. Sold for 25 and 50 cents by City Drug Store.
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Lane
City Drug Store
Envious Talk of Howells Poetry Earnings
Report notes speculation about Mr Howells earning a hundred dollars for poetry with taunts about his prolific pace writing a thousand lines daily as quoted by a passerby in Atlanta.
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Howells
Atlanta Constitution
Purported Blood Impurity Linked to Symptoms
A medical note lists dull headache body pains feverishness pimples and loss of appetite as signs of impure blood. The fragment suggests a casual diagnostic belief but the text ends abruptly after stating the symptoms.
Elegant dining cars on all through trains
New and elegant dining cars on all through trains with service a la carte. Through Pullman and family sleeping cars to Chicago. Three personally conducted tourist or family weekly excursions to New York City and Boston via Chicago or St Louis. For rates and information contact ticket agents.
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Mitchener
Daily Express
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Wns
Ger
Czar
I. Petersburg
Ite
St. Petersburg
Associated Press
Nich
Livadia
Cooma
Farsan
Senator Davis Weaker
Kansasity Live
Meuvers
Charles Beresford
London Stereoscope Company
Lord Charles Beresford
Barron Fredricks
Miss
Phqlbe Strakosch
Glenwood Springs
Leadville
Cripple Creek
Pueblo
Colorado Springs
Denver
Grand Junction
Preas
Provo
Grd Smolin
Ori le Cr
Dow
Colo
Spge
E. C. Dewitt & CO
L. J. Williams
Consumpton
S. C. Wells & Co
Reyne A
Eureka
Standard Ol. CO
Red Cross
Sy Vin Do Cinchona Co
Des Moines
Iowa
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