Diverse 19th century concerns fill the Elgin paper
The article surveys topics from forestry in the United States under Mr George Vanderblit to British peace appeals and arbitration, Cuban conflict updates, a new star discovery by Mrs Preming, excavations at Alexandria, English commerce in Turkish territories, Bible circulation, U S defense spending proposals, Southern grain prosperity, and a Joy treaty dinner speech by Gen Horace Porter stressing the dignity of labor.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
George Vanderblit
Preming
Harvard Observatory
Peru
Constellation
Centauris
New York
Horace Porter
Marx
The News Resume Review of Happenings Abroad and Home
A digest of international and US events. Senate committees announced with Republicans leading 80 to 28. Wyoming Governor Richards protests Indian incursions from Canada, appealing to Washington as Canadian officials refuse action. Notes on notable figures, explorers, and literary figures. legal, artistic, and political items from Europe and America.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
Toexna
Norfolk Navy
Gov. Richards
Wyoming
Canada
Accidental Hamentaga Destruction Looms Over Zerega Home
A summer home at Merry Avenue and Lorilard Point in New York was destroyed by an accidental fire labeled as Hamentaga. August Zerega’s property suffered a loss of 59000 dollars. Ethel Howell, six, suffered severe burns while playing near a store. A Chicago elevated line derailment injured several riders. Henry Harrison of Pearl Mound Oklahoma died after falling into a fireplace. Two boys from Pearl City Illinois, Bert and Claude Lamb, suffered fatal brain injury from an exploding gun. Larson Berg, a Fort Dodge brakeman, died after being crushed between a car and equipment near Waterloo.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamentaga
August Zerega
Merry Avenue
Lorilard Point
New York
Ethel Howell
Charles Howell
Webster City
Town
Lawndale Avenue
Metropolitan Elevated Railway
Chicago
Henry Harrison
Pearl Mound
Okla
Bert
Andrew
Lamb
Pearl City
Ill
Claude
Larson Berg
Withole Central
Fort Dodge
Berg
Waterloo
Notable Crises and Crimes Across U S In Briefs
Erii Pelugea reiterates charges against Rev Brown. Twenty nine bucketshop keepers in Chicago indicted. Andrew Brown an ex convict and cattle thief lynched in Wilkinson County Mississippi. Orville Mackison fourteen killed Frank Hopkine at Knoxville Tennessee. Albert Woodley hanged in Pittsburg jail yard for murder of Jennie Buchanan. Albert Wade bank cashier shortage reported at 50000. John Messer intoxicated at Prescott Kansas cuts Sidney Stauffer then flees with a stolen t ena. Gov Coffin of Connecticut refuses requisition.
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Erii Pelugea
Davidson
Rev. Brown
Chicago
Andrew Brown
Bimpson County
Pittsburg
Albert Wade
State National Bank of
Mount Vernon
Ind
Prescott
Kaw
John Messer
Sidney Stauffer
Messer
Gov. Coffin
Connecticut
Government clashes over extradition and land claim battles
Reported Uiiiola Governor Altpald argues a civil case keeps 7 W Bonisor from Chicago in custody while Gov. Coffin of Connecticut blocks extradition. A New Mexico land claim worth 76 million dollars stirs dispute alongside a California stage robbery and a fatal stabbing in a tobacco factory. A Utah Beaver incident ends with a man’s morphine death.
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Altpald
Uiiiola
Bhnison
Olucngo
Coffin
Trancisco Paparanga
Mexico
Connecticut
Altgold
Minois
7. W. Bonisor
Chicago
Buntson
Uilah
Cal
Harris
Wells-Nargo
Algo
Art St. Louis
Patrick Hollen
Wiliam Fitzgerald
Holden
Itagerald
Beaver
Utah
Fred White
Rumors of Kings and Railways Dominate World News
The itemized world text notes King Prempeh of Ashantee possibly deposed with his brother proclaimed king. It cites renewals for three years for the New South Wales subsidy and the Canadian Australian steamship Unac, plus Turkish-Russian rail ambitions. It mentions Mexican concession to build a Pacific coast railway from Tehuantepec to the Guatemala frontier with a $5,000,000 subsidy, and other distant reports on rail, finance, and enterprise.
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Emil B. Barry
Boston
Pacific Coast
Tehauntepec
Guatemala
Peter
Au”wij Miowera
Twanndlan Pacific Railway
Siu
Port Gambie
Gompers
Garrison Smith
Cholenge
Quebec
Otawa
Mac
Kenzie Bowell
Sons of the Revolution
Richard Montgomery
Ancellancona
West Superior
Wisconsin
New York & Pennsylvania
Buffalo
Baltimore & Ohio
Wisconsin Central
Chicago
Stoddard County
New York Yacht Club
William J. Weeks
Yaphank
Ned
Cripple Creek
McKinley
Congress
Cleveland
American China Development Company
Trenton
N. J
China
Sweets Manufacturing Company
Iron and Steel Manufacturers
Syracuse
New York
Minnesota
Venezuela
England
J. Massey Rhinds
John C. Calhoun
Charleston
Helena
Mont
Rocky Mountain Postal Telegraph Company
Old
Rocky Mountain Telegraph Company
Montana
Nea
Ogden
Saltake
Denver
Withi A. Michael
St. Jorepn
Wudge Orton
Chicago Board of Trade
Western Ution Telegraph Company
Gold and Stock Telegraph Company
Bilesouri
Cuban Insurgents Advance Across Western Cuba in War News
Reports from Havana and Key West describe insurgents under Gomez pushing toward Havana Province Pinar del Rio with fires and depredations. Spanish defenses hold in parts while warnings of martial law emerge, as refugees flood coastal towns and telegraph lines fail.
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Marana
Havana
Pinar del Rio
Maximo Gomez
Mui
Tinvana
San Niceles
Bindu
San Niveles
Hava
Lacret
Gandern
Roommand
Insurgents Routed Near Guanaja As Spanish Forces Advance
In Guanaja and surrounding areas near Ceiba de Agua a major engagement saw Spanish forces under Gen Navarro drive insurgents led by Zayas from the field. Four insurgents were killed and three captured in a rear-guard engagement, while government troops reported 4 officers and 30 soldiers wounded. The clash at Cotedo Agi followed with further insurgent casualties.
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Havana
Jan
Guanayjay
Pinar del Ris
Goa
Valdez
Calabazar
Trom Vento
Yayas
Caimito
Guayabal Hoye
Chlorade
Punta Brava
Pinar del Itro
Pinar del Rio
Tayaun
Valdenpino
Puerto
Guinre
Marrero
Santa Clara
Pancho Carrillo
Guanaja
Pinar del Tio
Navarro
Gunonja
Ceiba de Agua
Zayas
Cote Do Agi
Skiemleh
Matanzas
Insurgenta
Valdex
Tt Dk
Nunez Brothers
Lendey
Sebanulina Juiaskintah
Colon
Mendoza
Salter Seed Co Promotes Potatoes and Grains in La Crosse
The John A. Salter Lead Co of La Crosse Wis promotes high prices for seeds and potatoes. They offer a free catalog and ten seed packages for 13 cents, claiming Cham pion of the World is the best yield and urging planting now for fall profits.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salter Lead Co
la Crosse
Wis
Wideawake
Salzer
Christmas Day Misgivings and Santa Jokes
A playful exchange questions Santa Claus's reach among good boys. A mother confirms, while a shop scene reveals a buyer bargaining over change. A fragment jokes about Willie and a humorously busy household, ending with a quirky note on a robber who ate too much honey.
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Santa Claus
Causes of Weight Gain From Foods and Fats
The text explains that sugar and starchy foods, cream, and certain fats can increase body weight. It notes cod liver oil raises weight as a fat producing food and also affects nutrition by restoring normal functions of organs and tissues, though the aim is overall health.
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Scott
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Gomez
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