Immense Throngs at Paris Exposition Surpass Chicago
Paris reports a vast opening weekend with thousands on the grounds for the fair. The moving sidewalk operates well though it is noisy. American exhibitors outnumber France, with 47 exhibition spaces and extensive pavilions, while General Wallace Porter predicts global interest and trade gains from the exhibit.
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Paris
Atresieigis
Saliv
Dbeip Epunirs
United States
Anluvy
France
Strance
Belgium
Germany
Italy
Russia
Scandinavia
Austria
Great Britain
British
America
Chicago
Vincennes Annex
Quai d’Orsay
Wwolace Porter
Chase to Change His Name in Court Petition
Moses Fowle Chase, Lafayette millionaire, sails to Europe next week as his attorneys petition the court to change his name to Moses Fowle after inheriting his grandfather’s estate. His father has sought a mental health finding, while Chase travels with his Cincinnati relatives, whom his father also sued over the inheritance dispute.
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Chase
Sine Nnati
Ohio
Moses Fowle
Lafayette
Ind
Europe
Charles Duhme
Cincinnati
Warner’s White Tar Syrup Promises 24 Hour Cure
An advertisement claims Warner's White Tar Syrup cures la grippe in 24 hours and relieves the subsequent cough. It states the remedy is available from C. H. Leonard for 25 and 50 cents.
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la Grippe
Warner
C. H. Leonard
Easter Bonnets Saved Mortgage For Cleveland Church
Women of the East Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church in Cleveland sacrificed new Easter bonnets by using husbands’ allotted money instead. Their thrift netted 31,600 to pay off the church mortgage totaling 2,000, ensuring its full settlement within the week.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Wisconsin Resident
W. W. Mayhew of Merton Wisconsin calls One Minute Cough Cure a wonderful safe medicine with quick results. It claims to cure coughs colds croap bronchitis grippe whooping cough pneumonia and throat and lung diseases. Early use allegedly prevents consumption. Sold at Houseworth Bros.
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W. W. Mayhew
Merton, Wis
Houseworth Bros
De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve Sold By Houseworth Bros
H Clark of Chauncey Georgia testifies the salve cured his twenty year piles and treats skin diseases. He warns customers to beware dangerous counterfeits and promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve sold by Houseworth Bros.
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H. Clark
Chauncey, Ga
de Witt
Houseworth Bros
Nose bug sting leaves Pokagon man near death
Joseph Elder of Pokagon, after a Kalamazoo visit, was stung on the nose by a local insect. His nose and face swelled severely. doctors declare his case hopeless. A University of Michigan delegation examined him, and experts suspect the New Mexico nose bug caused the ailment.
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Niles
Mich
Joseph Elder
Pokagon
Kalamazoo
Elder
University of Michigan
New Mexico
Banner Salve Promises Quick Cure For Sores And Ucles
The advertisement touts Banner Salve as the fastest treatment for running sores ulcers pimples and similar skin issues. It claims superior healing compared to all other products with no equal.
Westminster Presbyterian Church Dedicated in Jacksonville
The new Westminster Presbyterian church in Jacksonville Illinois was dedicated April 16 before a large congregation. Rev. Dr. Herrick Johnson of Chicago delivered the sermon and the Bedford stone building cost over 50000 dollars.
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Presbyterian Church
Jacksonville
Ill
New Westminster Presbyterian Church
Herrick Johnson
Chicago
To Cure a Gold in One Bay? Tar Syrup Promotion
An advertised remedy claims Warner's White Wine Tar Syrup is the best cough cure on earth. Product priced at 25 and 50 cents from C. H. Leonard.
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Warner
C. H. Leonard
Mary Field French Dies in Amherst Guardian of Eugene Field
Miss Mary Field French age 75 of Amherst Mass dies suddenly at home after caring for Eugene Field from age seven to eighteen. She leaves a half brother S Minot Jones of Washington DC. Roswell Field of Chicago, Eugene Field’s brother, will attend the funeral.
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Mary Field French
Ambherst
Mass
Eugene Field
Klondike Creeks Opening Trip Reaches Victoria
The Amur arrives from Skhuswas with many passengers including Tram Dawson. Weather turning warmer. trails thawing as water runs on several Klondike creeks. Miners begin washing up used pans following the melt.
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Klondike Creeks
Victoria
B. C
Amur
Skhuswas
Dawson
Klondike
Foley's Honey and Tar Promoted for Cough Relief
An ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar as a remedy for asthma and consumption symptoms, claiming a single dose helps sufferers and urging no substitutes. The notice concludes with a sales prompt from Honuseworth Bros.
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Foley
Honuseworth Bros
New Panistan Diner Arrives at Halifax from Liverpool
The Panistan five ton Aldan diner arrived at Halifax from Liverpool amid severe westerly gales. Passengers praised the ship as a splendid sea boat. About one thousand passengers were landed at Halifax including 250 cabin passengers.
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Wyrip
St. Johns
No FL
Halifax
Liverpool
One Minute Cough Cure Ad Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement touts One Minute Cough Cure as stopping coughs and curing colds faster than other medicines. It claims to treat croup bronchitis and throat and lung troubles and prevent consumption. Sold by Houseworth Bros.
Freight Rates to Coast South of Ohio Cancel April 20
Freight rates between the coast and all points south of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi will be canceled on April 20. All interested lines including the Southern Pacific have issued notices to this effect.
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San Francisco
Cal
Coast
Ohio
Mississippi River
Southern Pacific
Suffering From Dyspepsia Finds Relief with Kodol Cure
W H Shipmar of Beardsley Minnesota testifies under oath about twenty five years of dyspepsia. He states doctors and dieting offered little relief until he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. After using it he can eat what he likes and as much as he wants and feels renewed. He endorses the product through Heugeworth Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. H. Shipmar
Beardsley, Minn
Asie
Heugeworth Bros
Priest at Mount Carmel Church Barred from Mass
Rev. Father Alexander Ivanhoff rector of Our Lady of Mount Carmel on Twenty-second Street near Avenue D Bayonne is at war with his parishioners and could not enter the church to celebrate mass.
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New York
Alexander Ivanhoff
Honey and Tar Promises Relief From Persistent Coughs
A historical notice promotes Foley's Honey and Tar as protection against grippe coughs that linger for months and may become fatal after danger point. The advertisement appears from Houceworth Bros.
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Foley
Houceworth Bros
Senator Hanna Ill at Old Point Comfort Ahead of Ohio Convention
Word says Senator M A Hanna is ill with the grip at Old Point Comfort and may miss the Ohio Republican state convention in Columbus next week. Reportedly President McKinley and other GOP leaders will be at Old Point Comfort for an informal conference and recreation this week.
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M. A. Hanna
Cincinnati
Ohio
Old Point Comfort
Columbus
McKinley
After La Grippe What A Cough Leads To
An ad notes a racking cough and weakness from grippe with Foley's Honey and Tar marketed as a guaranteed cure. Houseworth Bros promotes the remedy and urges customers to buy for restoration of health.
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Foley
Houseworth Bros
Family Reunites Man Seeks Daughter In Buffalo
John W. Woods of Cleveland came to Buffalo in search of his daughter whom he disowned at her marriage to James Castello. He found her in want and provided for the family. DeWitt's Little Early Risers promoted as liver cleanser and blood purifier. House Worth Bros.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John W. Woods
Cleveland
James Castello
Millionaire Wright Killed in Chicago Hotel Shootout
Rufus Wright 68 a Morgan & Wright treasurer and partner died after a Saturday shooting in the Leland hotel room with Mrs. Louisa Lottridge. She said a struggle over a revolver caused the accidental discharge during a discussion of shared interests. Wright born near Cleveland rose from barn painter to famed portraitist before moving to Chicago in 1882 and helping found the rubber tire company. He will be buried in Akron, with a Chicago transit taking the body there Tuesday night.
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Chicago
Rufus Wright
Morgan & Wright
Leland Hotel
Louisa Lottridge
Lone Hand
New York
Lincoln
Seward
Wright
Air Wright
Akron
Ohio
Chicaugo
Morgan & Wright Company
Ale
James Villa Blake
Snvanston
Toottridge
Paw Paw Lake
Mich
Bailey's Laxative Tablets advertisement claims health benefits
An advertisement questions constipation symptoms and promotes Bailey's Laxative Tablets from Lakeside Medicine Co. It touts improved complexion and clear head, noting 102 packages of 20 tablets and 25 cent packages with coating and W. J. Bailey on each package. Sold by Rashton’s drug store in Elkhart Indiana.
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Bailey
W. J. Bailey
Lakeside Medicine Co
Chisago
Prop
Rashton’s
Arag
Elkhart
Ind
Thieves Rob a Church Choir in Easter Night
Easter Sunday at Christchurch in Brooklyn ended in loss as thieves raided the church during a large service. They stole jewelry and valuables from women singers including coats money pocket books diamond pins and a $300 sealskin sacque. No trace of the culprits was found.
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New York
Christchurch
Brooklyn
Pains in the Back Relief Reported by Patient
A. B. Farrington of Constantia New York describes years of kidney disease and back pains. He credits Foley's Kidney Cure with a full recovery after one bottle and recommends it to friends. At Houseworth Bros.
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A. B. Farrington
Constantia
N. Y
Foley
Houseworth Bros
Funeral Deaths Linked to Flowers in Chicago Case
Flowers used at the funeral services for Lucy Schreiber six died of diphtheria February 27 are alleged to have conveyed the infection and caused the death of Anna Gewelke twenty eight Newton street and illness of May Provnick at the same house. The health department will prosecute the undertaker if the allegations are true.
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Chicago
Lucy Schreiber
Anna Gewelke
Newton Street
May Provnick
Health Department
Consumption Cure-Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup Cures a Cold
An advertisement touts Warner's White Wine of Tar Syrup as the best cough remedy on earth that cures a cold in one day if taken promptly. Available in 25 and 50 cent sizes at Cc. H. Leonard.
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Warner
Cc. H. Leonard
Goebel Grand Jury Reconvenes in Franklin County Ky
The Goebel assassination probe in Frankfort Kentucky reconvenes after two weeks. The grand jury has heard nearly all witnesses and expects a report soon.
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Goebel
Dr Wood’s Nor way Plane Strup promotes safe cough relief
An advertisement touts Dr Wood’s Nor way Plane Strup as pleasant and harmless for coughs colds bronchitis and asthma, claiming positive care for respiratory symptoms and mild relief for children and families.
Nerve and Blood Pills Claim Restore Vitality for Women
Mrs May Lackey a Eaton Rapids Michigan dressmaker praises Dr A W Chase s Nerve and Blood Pills saying they restore health after nervous weakness from hard work. The ad claims feeding nerves and blood increases strength brightens eyes and improves complexion selling at 40 cents a box with portrait and signature shown.
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May Lackey
Eaton Rapids, Mich
A. W. Chase
Dr. Chase
Med. Co. Op
N.Y
the. A. W. Chase
George Hi Scripps Dies at 66 in California
George H. Scripps died at Miranda ranch of his brother I W Scripps from pernicious anemia at noon yesterday. The cremation will be in Los Angeles with interment planned in Rushville Illinois on May 1. He aged 66 was born in England and came to the U S at age four. He worked as a journalist 25 years starting with the Detroit Evening News and helped found the Cleveland Press. He later held roles with the Cincinnati Post Louisville Post St Louis Chronicle Kansas City World and Omaha News. He formed the Scripps McRae league partnership with E W Scripps and Milton A McRae.
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George Hi. Scripps
San Diego
Cal
George H. Scripps
Miranda
I. W. Scripps
Los Angeles
Rushville
Ill
George J. Scripps
England
Illinois
John
George
Detroit Evening News
Cleveland Press
Cincinnati Post
Louisville Post
St. Louis Chronicle
Kansas City World
Omaha News
Pacific Coast
E. W
Milton A. McRae
Scripps-McRae League
Dr Thomas Etheric Oil Promises Quick Relief
An old advertisement claims Dr Thomas Etheric Oil eases bodily pain and burns. It touts instant relief for sprains and accidents and markets the product as a universal remedy for pain.
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Dr. Thomas
Clark to Contest Again for Senate Seat
W A Clark of Montana and New York and Hauser of Montana held a conference in New York on April 16 about Clark's United States senate bid. Clark referred questions to Hauser who said Clark would fight to the last to retain his seat.
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W. A. Clark
New York
W.A. Clark
Montana
Sov
Hauser
Clark
United States Senate
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