Hardy Wins Tennis Singles in Magnolia Chase for Title
Sumner Hardy of California won the tennis singles final with a hard fought victory over Holcombe Warde in Magnolia Massachusetts. Hardy advances to meet Dwight F B Davis the present champion for the championship and a $250 trophy. The Hart y brothers also won their doubles semi final against McKitrick and Kendall after a stubborn contest.
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Hardy
Magnolia
Mass
Sumner Hardy
California
Holcombe Warde
Dwight FB. Davis
Harty Brothers
McKittrick
Kendall
It Renews and Builds Up
Windsor Ont January 14 1900 I make the following statement for the benefit of all persons who are suffering from impure blood That I have used Dr O D Warner s Compound of Seva Cures the great blood remedy and I know of no better medicine for toning up the system and giving renewal of life and health O QUALLINS Provincial Game and Fish Warden
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Windsor
Ont
O. D. Warner
O. Quallins
Desperate Attempt Ends in Tragedy After House Fire
July 23 at 331 North Franklin Street Passivant hospital mourns Margaret Poch 11 and Annie Poch 17 after a gasoline explosion in their second floor rooms. The sisters died hours later from severe burns and smoke inhalation. Doan's Ointment is advertised but irrelevant to the incident.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chio
Margaret Poch
Annie
Passivant Hospital
Poch
Franklin Street
Collision in Irish Channel sinks Embleton and kills crew
The Cunard liner Campania, during fog in the Irish Channel off Holyhead, struck the British bark Embleton, tearing her in two and causing eleven deaths among Embleton’s crew. Seven Embleton sailors survived, rescued by Campania, as both ships faced the fog and dangers of loaded dynamite. Captain Neilson of Embleton and seventeen sailors leaped into the sea. Campania suffered only minor bow damage but danger persisted from explosives aboard Embleton.
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Liverpool
Cunard
Campania
Embleton
Holyhead
Tuscar
Mersey
New Zealand
Nelson
Neilson
Digestive Aid Ad Rendered as Blessing Parody
An ad parody cites a dyspepsia cure claiming to digest what you eat and relieves indigestion and stomach disorders. The piece muses on blessings and a named brand, Aouseworth Kro, in a quotation about meat and need.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnes
Famous Poet Expires in Dalmatia War Hero Dies
Belgrade reports the death of Bishop Jovan Sundechitch a famed Servian poet and war hero of the Turkish conflict. He was a close associate of Farines Nikola of Montenegro and perished at Cattaro.
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Belgrade
Cattaro
Dalmatia
Bishof Jovan Sundechitch
Turkey
Farines Nikola
Montenegro
Cured Bronchial Trouble Claim From Chicago Man
Chas. E. Davis of 1071 West Congress Street Chicago reports years of bronchial trouble relieved by Foley's Honey and Tar. He warns to take no substitute. Houseworth Bros.
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Chas. E. Davis
Congress St
Chicago
Foley
Houseworth Bros
Charleston to Build City Water Plant with Private Partner
Charleston city council authorized a committee to contract for a $1,600,000 water supply scheme with a private firm. A municipal light plant would accompany the project, with the city buying the plant later. Water from the Edisto river would supply the system as federal military and expo plans loom next year.
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Ership
Charleston
S. C
City Council of
Edisto River
United States
Naval Station
Port Royal
Counterfeit Witch Hazel Salve Warns Buyers
The notice warns that both maker and dealer of counterfeit witch hazel salve risk lives for profit. It urges buyers to insist on De Witt’s Witch Hazel Salve, the genuine cure for piles and skin diseases.
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Deitt
Hazal
DeWitt’s
Desler
de Witt
Esussororth Bron
Boers Attack British Post East of Heidelberg
A dispatch from Gen. Roberts reports a Boer assault on a British post guarding the railway head near Heidelberg. Two hundred Dublin Fusiliers, 120 engineers, and ten yeomanry held the position until Gen. Hart’s reinforcements arrived. Boers were seen burying their dead and carrying wounded. British losses unreported.
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London
Roberts
War Office
Heidelberg
Dublin Fusiliers
Hart
Foley’s Kidney Cure Promises Health for Ailing Kidneys
If you are sick all over and don’t know what ails you it may be your kidneys. Foley’s Kidney Cure claims to restore health and energy with trusted relief from ills blamed on kidney disorder.
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Foley
Houseworth
Peffer
Peffer Medical Ass’n
Chicago
Rushton’s
Elkhart
Ind
Forty Are Hurt in Street Car Wreck at Mineral Ridge
A Mineral Ridge and Niles railway street car carrying forty passengers jumped the track and overturned. All aboard were injured with the most serious cases including Williams Howell of Mineral Ridge with head and shoulder injuries possibly fatal, Williams Watkin of Niles with internal injuries, Newby Will of Niles with severe head bruises, and Shaw Sam of Niles with hip and head injuries.
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Niles
Mineral Ridge & Niles
Mineral Ridge
Williams
Howell
Watkin
Newby
Will
Shaw
Sam
Mead
Missing teen Ethel Clarke believed to have eloped in New Jersey
Bridgeton New Jersey July 23 16 year old Ethel Clarke of Fairton is missing her father suspects she eloped after saying she would visit a friend but did not return search parties failed to locate her then she was seen with a young man whom she left home with the father vows to find her even if it costs him a farm
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Bridgeton
N. J
Ethel Clarke
Fairton
Kodol Dyspepsia Cure Promises Rapid Digestive Relief
After extensive experiments scientists developed a compound named Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. It combines natural digestive agents with stomach-building substances to digest food and show dyspeptics healthy eating while curing stomach troubles. It is pleasant to take and provides quick relief. House Wort Bros.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Housewort Bros
Boys Attack Chinaman in Austin Illinois Incident
July 23 report from Austin Illinois describes Charles May a Chinese resident denounced as a Boxer by a crowd of small boys who looted his laundry smashing lamps and furniture. The youths posted front door signs with insulting anti Chinese terms. May seeks police protection and denies Chinese society ties.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Austin
Ill
Charles May
May
Allen's Foot-Haste Powder Promises Quick Foot Relief
An 19th century advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Haste powder to ease swollen painful feet. It claims cooling relief for smatted and tight shoes, cures sweating and ingrown nails, blisters and callouses, and reduces pain from coins and buttons. Trial package offered free with address in Lekoy New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
Lekoy, N. Y
Stop Ice Trust Case Proceedings in Albany July
Supreme Court Justice Kellogg at Plattsburg heard Attorney General Davis seek to vacate two orders that had tied up the Ice Trust case against the American Ice Company before the referee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Supreme Court
Kellogg
Plattesburg
Davis
Ice Trust
American Ice Company
Murder Suicide at Evansville Railroad Office
Herman Strasser, 35, a railroad worker, shot and killed his divorced wife at her workplace then killed himself. He summoned her, fired three times, the heart pierced, and after confirming her death he shot himself, severing the windpipe and spinal cord. Earlier he cut local telephone wires.
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Worcers Mums Savorcea
Evansville
Ind
Herman Strasser
Strasser
Train kills driver and two riders near Tiffin Ohio
A westbound Baltimore and Ohio passenger train struck a wagon at a crossing five miles west of Tiffin, killing driver Anthony Kuhn. Three men riding on the engine were involved. William Wilson died instantly, while Charles Matz and Roy Fencannon were fatally hurt. All victims resided in Tiffin.
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Tiffin
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio
Anthony Kuhn
William Wilson
Charles Matz
Roy Fencannon
Fatal Pitchfork Fight Leaves Two Dead in Emmons County
In Emmons county two Russian farmers fought over hay land with pitchforks and died. No witnesses. both bodies found in the field, names not learned.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
D. D
Emmons
Fire Devastates Greenwood Avenue Residence
May 28 Toledo report: Louis Béenore home on Greenwood Avenue swept by flames. Firemen’s efforts saved the family, but 3 year old Willian Béenore perished from burns.
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Toledo
Ohio
Louis Béenore
Greenwood Avenue
Willian
Johnson Sues Farmer for Five Years Wages
Hert Johnson has commenced proceedings against James Rink, a Clinton township farmer, claiming five years of work with no pay and seeking 31,200. Rink asserts Johnson is of unsound mind and will defend on the ground that he has cared for him.
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Hert Johnson
James Rink
Clinton Township
Rink
Johnson
Great Blood Renewer Praised In Ontario Letter
A May 14 1900 letter from Wisapsor Ontario praises the Compound of Seven Cures by Dr O D Warner as a superior blood purifier and tonic. The correspondent Mrs M Sort reports it has benefited her family and built up the system.
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Wisapsor
Ont
O. D. Warner
Heying
Local items from Goshen and nearby towns
Reports from Goshen note contractor John D. Myers losing finger tips in an accident at the Kindig building. Milford digs to 250 feet for a flowing well at a street intersection. Nappanee nears 2000 population and considers city government incorporation. A Logan sport thief steals 900 dollars in silks and chats with a policeman before train departure. Clinton Township backs Zollinger Rohrer Scrannage Seals and Schrocks for local office. Post office curbs rural routes in Ohio and Indiana. Indiana gains routes overall. Wolcottville town board bans fast driving and bicycle racing on streets and sidewalks. Goshen superintendent Rieman to lead a Madison institute August 20. Granger to receive rural free delivery. Elkhart mail routes affected. Kalamazoo anglers haul an eight pound trout with a Port Turner mark. A storm knocks a dray wagon but no serious injury. DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve advertised as original remedy. Nappanee bans licenses for saloonists to be issued less than a year in advance.
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Elkhart
Concord Township
Elkhart County
Indiana
Frank W. Shirley
Board of Commissioners
Ugosheb
Ellkhart County
South Elkhart
Main Street
South Main Street
Aguinaldo May End War Amid Ample_subscriptions and Amnesties
Aguinaldo may summon advisers within a month after receiving amnesty resolutions and MacArthur's reply. Last week 200 insurgents killed, 180 surrendered or captured. 100 rifles taken. Twelve Americans killed, eleven wounded. Col. Birkhimer’s unit and a signal corps detachment faced ambushes near Taal. Capt. Charles D. Roberts arrives on parole. Pedro Paterno announces a two day fiesta with games and banquets. ten thousand dollars subscribed for amnesty celebrations.
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Manila
Senor Buencamino
Aguinaldo
MacArthur
William E. Birkhimer
Twenty-eighth Volunteer Infantry
Taal
Signal Corps
Charles D. Roberts
Thirty-fifth Volunteer Infantry
Senor
Pedro Paterno
Tar dock Blood Bitters advertised for pure blood health
An advertisement touts Tar dock Blood Bitters as a cure for women seeking clear healthy blood. It claims the product provides pure blood and enhances vitality.
Real Estate Transfers Around Elkhart and Goshen
Alverda Pindell transfers land in Osolo to Julia Datson for one dollar. John Datson and wife deed land in Osolo to Alverda Pindell for one dollar. Levi Stump and wife sell to Jeremiah Van Nocker in Jefferson for one dollar. John W. Jerles and wife to A C Mehllot in Goshen for two hundred fifty dollars. Franklin Klinger and wife to Emma Grull lot in Elkhart for one hundred ninety dollars. Emma Cruil to B Franklin Klinger lot in Elkhart for one hundred dollars. Harvey B E Dinehart to John Thorton ita in Cleveland for four hundred pounds. Mary E Davis and husband to Moses Werner for sixteen hundred thirty four acres in Concord for one hundred dollars. Mary E Hazel and husband to City of Goshen lot in Goshen for one dollar. Martha Van Wagner and others to Thomas Anderson lot in Elkhart for fifteen hundred dollars. W H Howenstein and wife to Jacob F Hovwenstein one hundred five acres in Bango for five hundred ninety dollars. Grace R Tarker and husband to Frederick G Freed lot in Elkhart for one thousand seven hundred seventy four dollars. Margaret Hartford and husband to seven hundred. Hattie Burris and husband to Adam Ludwig lot in Elkhart for four hundred dollars. Charles Edelman near Dunlaps injured by binder incident. left hand fingers caught in cog wheels while operating machine.
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Alverda Pindell
Julia
Datson
Osolo
John Datson
Levi Stump
Jeremiah van Nocker
Jefferson
John W. Jerles
A. C. Mehllot
Goshen
Franklin Klinger
Emma Grull
Elkhart
Emma Cruil
B. Franklin Klinger
Harvey BE. Dinehart
John Thornton
Cleveland
Mary E. Davis
Moses Werner
Concord
Mary E. Hazel
City of
Martha van Wagner
Thomas Anderson
W. H. Howenstein
Jacob F Hovwenstein
Bango
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Heariache
N.Y
Afys
John J. van
Pang
Pennsylvania
Lakeville
P. m
Co. M. Wheeler
Trav. Pass. Agt
Terre Haute, Ind
W. FF. Schallhorn
Vandalia Line
E. A. Yorn, G. Vla
J. MI. Cresbraugh
St. Louis
Io. AG. Pla
Doan
Siteen
Belfast
Wants St
John D. Myers
Frank Minor
Kindig
Milford
Nappanee
Logansport
Clinton
Jacob Zollinger
Samuel D. Rohrer
John Scrannage
Louis Seals
J. D. Schrocks
Post Office Department
Wolcottville
Supt. Rieman
Goshen Schools
Madison
Jefferson County
Ohio River
Granger
Kalamazoo
Porter Turner
Twenty-Eighth Does West
Grace R. Tarker
Frederick G. Freed
Margaret Hartford
Hattie Burris
Adam Ludwig
Charles Edelman
Dunlaps
Draggista
Major Cement CO
New York City
South Bend
North
Terre Haute
HE South
M. Wheeler
T. P
E. A. Ford
Agerftt
New York
Boston
Cincinnati
Columbus
Peoria
Indianapolis
WM. EL. Ingalls
Warren J. Lynch
Vitis
Whittemore
Mich
P. O
M. E. Dutton
Diamond Drug Co
W. Broadway, N. Y
Locke Township
Noah Judy
Locke
State of Indiana
Locke County
Board of Commissioners of
State of
Adelbert H. Long
Amanda Long
Orrin M. Conzzy
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