Doan's Kidney Pills Praised by Elkhart Farmer
A local Elkhart resident Mr. Collins Pindell testifies he suffered back pains for years. He credits Doan's Kidney Pills with lasting relief after trying other medicines unsuccessfully. Sold for 50 cents a box by druggists. Foster Milburn Co. Buffalo NY sole US agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Elkhart
Collins Pindell
Crawford Avenue
Farmer
Doan
Houseworth Bros
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Doan’s
Confederate Veterans Adjourn in Dallas After Long Convention
John B. Gordon, commander in chief of the United Confederate Veterans, ordered the closing session in Dallas Texas on April 26. A farewell resolution was adopted, and the week drew 125000 to 150000 visitors who were entertained by the convention.
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Dallas
Texas
John B. Gordon
United Confederate Veterans
General Gordon
Prepare to Carry on Boer War
London April 26 Mr Brodrick secretary of war said We are perhaps in sight of peace but in the interval we are sending out men and material to carry on the war for another year or two if necessary that being the only spirit wherein the government can interpret the will of the nation and approach the arrangements for the conclusion of peace.
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London
Brodrick
Northern Illinois Teachers Gather in Ottawa for Convention
Over 1,000 teachers attend the Northern Illinois Teachers association meeting in Ottawa. Friday's program features chorus sight reading by local pupils and a paper on language study in grades by John B Wisely of Indiana State Normal School Terre Haute.
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Northern Illinois Teachers
Ottawa
Northern Illinois Teachers’ Association
John B. Wisely
Indiana State Normal School
Terre Haute
Burdock Blood Bitters Featured in Digestive Health Pitch
A historical ad copy touts Burdock Blood Bitters as a remedy for digestion and health. The brief promotes the product with a confident claim that better appetite leads to improved wellness.
General Smith Admits Giving Orders to Kill
In Manila on April 26 the court martial for General Jacob H. Smith convened with Gen. Lloyd Wheaton presiding. Brig. Gen. Smith’s counsel Col. Woodruff admitted most accusations. he said the general gave orders to Major Waller to kill natives and burn homes, to make Samar a howling wilderness, and to kill all capable of bearing arms, with age limit set at 10. He denied orders to refuse quarter.
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Manila
Jacob H. Smith
Lloyd Wheaton
Col. Woodruff
Smith
Waller
Samar
Wilderness
Terrific Nebraska wind brings rain and hail
Lincoln reports a 60 mph wind with minor damage and light rain. Nearby York County received heavy rain followed by snow. In Greely County hail large enough to strip trees and injure poultry and young stock was observed.
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Nebraska
Lincoln
Neb
York County
Greely
Child Training in Home and School Theme at Synod Meeting
At the Southern Illinois Evangelical synod session in Alton Illinois Rev Knickhahn of Plumb Hill presented the leading paper on The Childs Training in Home and School as a Foundation for Christian Character. All appointments will be announced Monday, the session's last day.
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Evangelical Synod
Alton
Southern Illinois Evangelical Synod
Knickhahn
Plumb ‘Hill
Morton's Death Ends Arbor Day Founder Era
J Sterling Morton longtime secretary of agriculture and founder of Arbor Day died at his son Mark Morton's Lake Forest home. He was 70. Morton's life linked politics journalism and tree planting, and Arbor Day began in Nebraska 1872 with 13 million trees planted in that state. Funeral plans include a service at Arbor Lodge in Nebraska City and a special train for the burial.
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Chicago
J. Sterling Morton
Cleveland
Arbor Day
Mark Morton
Lake Forest
Paul Morton
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway Company
Joy and
Joy Morton & Co
Mr. Morton
Meico
Morton
Nebraska City
Arbor Lodge
Democratic Party
William Jennings Bryan
Kansas City
Nebraska
Washington
The
Conservative
McKinley
Strike Backbone Is Broken
South Bend Indiana April 28 The backbone of the Singer company strike is broken and about 1700 men will be back at work soon after 600 returning workers received wage increases of 25 to 50 cents per day.
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South Bend
Ind
Singer Manufacturing Company
Singer
Stockman Charged With Opening Another's Mall
Carbondale Illinois April 28 James Woods prominent stockman is under arrest charged with securing valuable information that netted him several hundred dollars by opening a letter addressed to A B McDonald another stock grower.
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Carbondale
James Woods
A. B. McDonald
Murder Suspect Lynch Hangs Self in Cell
Cleveland police report Martin Lynch, charged with murdering his wife, died by hanging himself in his cell using a doorknob. The restraint was about three feet off the floor.
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Cleveland
Martin Lynch
Jealous Husband Fires At Doctor In Des Moines
A man jealous of Dr. E. B. Walston's attentions to his ex wife Jesse Hammond shot at the physician in Des Moines. The bullet missed by an inch.
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Des Moines
E. B. Walston
Jesse Hammond
Walston
Iowa Colored Women Organize
The first steps to organize an Iowa federation of colored women's clubs were taken in Ottumwa. A convention call was issued for Ottumwa on May 23 and 24 to form the federation.
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Iowa Colored Women
Ottumwa
Iowa
Iowa Federation of Colored Women’s Clubs
Death of Cardinal Agostino Riboldi in Rome
Rome reports the death of Cardinal Agostino Riboldi archbishop of Ravenna. Born in 1839 he was created a cardinal in 1901 and was a native of Italy, his passing announced April 28.
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Cardinal Riboldi
Rome
Agostino Riboldi
Ravenna
Italy
Severe western Michigan electric storm hits St Joseph area
April 28 report from Michigans western region details a severe storm with heavy rain and hail threatening fruit buds in St Joseph and rising St Joseph River. Lightning set Edward Stewart’s farmhouse ablaze, destroying it, while Twin City Telephone cables fell on trolley wires burning 300 telephones. A Coloma drug store front was wrecked by wind and two men were knocked unconscious. Berrien County losses run to thousands.
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St. Joseph
Mich
Michigan
St.Joe
Edward Stewart
Twin City Telephone Company
Coloma
D. B. Rollin
John Furman
Berrien County
Baseball Scores From Major Leagues and Minor Leagues
American League results show Cleveland 3 over St. Louis 0 Philadelphia 2 over Baltimore 6 Washington 15 over Boston 7. National League games include Pittsburg 7 over Chicago 0 New York 4 over Brooklyn 1 Boston 13 over Philadelphia 9 Cincinnati 14 over St. Louis 4. Western League results Omaha 3 over Milwaukee 2 Denver 5 over St. Joseph 0 Des Moines 6 over Peoria 6 Kansas City 6 over Colorado Springs 4 American Association Louisville 11 over Kansas City 0 Columbus 12 over Minneapolis 2.
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Washington
Chicago
Detroit
Cleveland
Baltimore
Boston
Philadelphia
Pittsburg
Peter
Saeers
American Association
Columbus
W. Pettere
Indianapolis
Minneapolis
Omaha
Pet
Bec
Denver
Eceeeves
Colorado Springs
Esse Eeeen
Bt. Joseph
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Seereseeas
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Milwaukee
St. Joseph
Des Moines
Peoria
Kansas City
Louisville
Toledo
Baseball Scores From Milwaukee and Western League Games
Milwaukee defeats Louisville 13 to 1 and St Paul edges Columbus 10 to 7 in American Association play. In Western League action Des Moines wins 11 to 6 over Milwaukee while Colorado Springs loses 12 to 6 to St Joseph and Kansas City. Denver 4 over Peoria 2 in another Western League result.
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American Association
Milwaukee
Louisville
St. Paul
Columbus
Chicago Board of Trade Quotation Summary
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for April 26 show daily price levels across grains and commodities. Market activity focuses on near term contracts with traders watching supply estimates and demand signals affecting futures prices.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Chicago
Board of Trade
U S S Navy Men Detained in Italian Jail
The Chicago crew officers arrested in Venice after a street brawl last Friday remain jailed as efforts by the American consul and Commander Dayton to secure bonds for release have failed.
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U. S.S Navy
Rome
United States
Chicago
Venice
Dayton
Russian Peasants in Revolt Surges in Southern Russia
St. Petersburg reports a peasant revolt expanding in Poltava and Kharkov provinces. Bands totaling about 18,000 men have begun a terror campaign, sacking eighty estates and destroying belongings they cannot seize.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Poltava
Kharosf
German Government Plans New Cable to America
Hamburg correspondent of the Morning Post reports the German government intends to arrange laying a new transatlantic cable from Germany to the United States.
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London
Hamburg
Morning Post
Germany
America
Will of late Duke of Berwick Proved in London
The will of the late Duke of Berwick has been proven in London. The lengthy enumeration of his titles fills a page. The British estate is valued at 6,840 dollars.
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London
Duke of Berwick
Great Britain
Fire destroys church and temple in Kokomo area
A Metho dist church and Red Men's Temple in Russiaville ten miles west burned. Loss set at 15000 dollars with no insurance. Fire reported April 28 in Kokomo Indiana. Local authorities investigating cause.
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Kokomo
Ind
Methodist Church
Red Men’s Temple
Russiaville
Here
War Minister Resigns in Rome Report
Rome reports the resignation of General Count Cor Polano Ponza di San Martino as war minister. The brief notice notes the official stepping down from his post in late April.
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Rome
Corpolano Ponza
di San Martino the
Ster
Senator Money in Streetcar Altercation Details Evolving
Washington April 25 Two U S senators figure in a streetcar clash Senator Money of Mississippi wounds a conductor during a transfer dispute while Senator Clark of Montana faces a speeding charge in police court The incident shows conflicting accounts of the confrontation and the use of a pocket knife amid a tense capitol area scene.
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Washington
United States
Senator Money
Mississippi
Senator Clark
Montana
Capitol Grounds
Money
Senate Adjourns After Rawlins Speech On Philippine Policy
Washington April 25. Senator Rawlins concludes opposition to the Philippine government bill and denounces Gen Chaffee over war department orders. The senate passes minor measures and many private pension bills including a $1,000,000 site purchase for a Washington hall of records. An executive session precedes adjournment.
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Washington
Senate
Rawlins
Philippine Committee
War Department
Philippines
Gen. Chaffee
United States
Secretary of War
Great Loss from Arid Lands Irrigation Debate Pushs Bill
William H Chadwick chairman of Chicago Board of Trade transportation committee writes to Representative Newlands Nevada advocating passage of the pending irrigation bill. He argues eastern states suffer from heat and arid conditions and that the measure would relieve the burden.
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Washington
William H. Chadwick
Transportation Committee
the Board of Trade of Chicago
Newlands
Nevada
Chadwick
Oleo Amendments Voted Down in Conference Move
Washington April 25 The Oleo margarine bill was sent to conference after agreeing to Senate amendments with changes from the agricultural committee. Opponents offered revisions to equalize renovated butter with oleomargarine but were heavily rejected. The day ended with the agricultural appropriation bill totaling 5 158 570 dollars and Mr Fox of Mississippi speaking in defense of the suffrage clause.
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Washington
House
Senate
Agricultural Committee
Fox
Failure to Form Senate Caucus on Cuban Bill Develops
Washington April 25. Senator Aldrich fails to secure a caucus for House bill consideration amid opposition to binding majority decisions. Also four Democrats urge repeal of the bankruptcy law in a minority report against its continued federal retention and suggest a substitute repeal plan.
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Washington
Aldrich
House Committee On Judiciary United
Disagreement Reached Over Date of Chinese Exclusion Law
Washington April 25 conferees on the Chinese exclusion bill report a disagreement to each house. The dispute centers on when the law shall take effect with the House seeking an indefinite period and the Senate insisting the law ends with the treaty.
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Washington
House
Senate
Thurber Opposes Bill Expanding Interstate Commerce Powers
Francis B. Thurber president of the United States Export Association testified before the House commerce committee in Washington on April 25 opposing certain features of the bill to enlarge the powers of the Interstate Commerce Commission.
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Washington
Francis B. Thurber
United States Export Association
House Committee On Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Medals Proposed For All West Indian Naval Campaign Servicemen
Washington officials report the naval board is weighing a plan to award a medal to every officer and man who served in the West Indian naval campaign of the Spanish American War.
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Washington
Naval Board On Awards
Jell O Introduces New Dessert for Family Use
Advertising copy promotes Jell O as a new dessert pleasing all the family with four flavors Lemon Orange Raspberry and Strawberry available at grocers for 10 cents. Try it today.
Queen's Temperature High Bulletin From The Hague
A bulletin from Castle Loo reports a recurrence of high temperature requiring continued careful monitoring. Prince Henry's routine ride and the queen's mother’s drive are seen as favorable signs while Dr Roessings remains at the castle for now.
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the Hague
Castle Loo
Prince Henry
Roessings
Allen's Foot-Ease Promises Comfort in Tight Shoes
A promotional note touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to ease tight or new shoes, prevent swelling and blisters, and soothe bunions. claims instant relief for sore feet and sweating. Sold by druggists and stores, 25 cents, trial package available by mail from Allen S. Olmsted, Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Illinois Memorial Day circular event noted in Springfield
A fragment from a Springfield Tlinois notice refers to Illinois Memorial Day with April 26 indicated, suggesting a state or local circular announcement. The readable text is limited and does not specify further details or organizers.
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Springfield
Northwestern Cities to Benefit From Beet Sugar Report Appropriation
A shelved beet sugar report prompts a $15.8 million omnibus public building bill. It includes site selections in Manhattan and extensive increases for federal buildings in Ottumwa Burlington Minneapolis Fergus Falls Lincoln New York Cleveland Sandusky Youngstown Eau Claire Springfield Oskaloosa Menominee and more with site sales to the government at nominal costs and various city-by-city increases and allocations.
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Washington
Delaware
Idaho
House
Mercer
Nebraska
New York
Secretary of the Treasury
Manhattan
Congress
Department of Justice
Treasury
Ottumwa
Burlington
Minneapolis
Minn
Fergus Falls
Lincoln
Neb
New York Custom House
Cleveland
Sandusky
Youngstown
Eau Claire
Wis
Springfield
Oskaloosa
Iowa
Menominee
Mich
United States
Centerville
Grand Haven
Hvanston
Ill
Kankakee
Stillwater
Hikhart
Ind
Logansport
Muncie
Richmond
Vincennes
Crawfordsville
Hammond
Marshalltown
Waterloo
Boone
Iowa City
Hutchinson
Kan
Lawrence
Battle Creek
Grand Forks
N. D
Findlay
Warren
Deadwood
S. D
Flint
Superior
Baraboo
Wausau
Green Bay
Fond du Lac
Adrian
Louisiana
Muskegon
Atlantic
Ironton
Owosso
Jacksonville
Ottawa
Pekin
Decatur
Des Moines
Grain-O praised as healthier coffee substitute
A letter from David City Nebraska dated April 1 1900 extols Genesee Pure Food Co Grain-O as superior and healthier than coffee. The writer Lilli Sochor shares her brother stopped coffee after trying Grain-O and has remained well.
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David City
Neb
Genesee Pure Food Co
LeRoy
N. Y
Lilli
National City Bank of New York plans larger capital base
The National City Bank of New York moves to raise working capital to 40 million dollars by increasing capital stock to 25 million and surplus to 15 million. The bank currently has 10 million in stock and 7.5 million in surplus.
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New York
America
Bank of England
Bank of France
National City Bank of New York
Rocky Mountain Tea Promise From Madison Medicine Co
Ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a cure for headaches dizziness spells rheumatism indigestion constipation with a price of 35 cents from Houseworth Bros.
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Madison Medicine Co
Houseworth Bros
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