Unique London coffin maker and other distant notes
Samuel Preston Davidson guided his coffin’s design years before death, using walnut from a tree he felled. The piece, six feet three inches long and eighteen inches high, required three carpenters twelve hours post mortem. Separate items note Edward VII clubs, a divorce suit in Leamington, Towne’s return to Duluth, and a large memorial drive for Gov. Walcott, plus aviator Godard’s perilous balloon journeys and Antarctic plans, and Prince Luigi Amadeo Abruzzi’s polar ambitions.
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Samuel Preston Davidson
London
Ohio
Mr. Davidson
Conger Returns From China Amid Denial Of Looting Bravado
United States Minister to China Conger and his family arrived home denying missionary looting charges and minimizing anti foreign violence, saying China could pay an $800 million indemnity with economy. Rumors of a gubernatorial bid were left open, while other ship arrivals included De Amnefit, linked to looting accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Bedyin
Conger
United States
Coma Ching
San Piyavised
Iowa
de Amnefit
Mark Toren
May
Moves on Manchuria Russian Expedition Advances in Manchuria
Russian dispatches report renewed Manchurian activity with Chinese forces entrenched at three Mukden points. An expedition under General Zerpińsky, supported by Cossacks and guns, stormed Kulo, taking the ex-governor of Mukden prisoner as Teusgians count casualties. The push toward Turhhausen followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Petersburg
Manchuria
Three Pointe
Mukden
Turchausen
Lutanse
Kulo
Mongolia
Shan Mountain
Shu
Alexieff
Zerpinsky
Miukden
Turhhausen
Explosion at German factory kills and injures hundreds
A catastrophic blast at an electro chemical works near Griesheim Germany started by a small fire ignited smokeless powder. About 200 were killed or wounded as flames spread to nearby houses. Eighteen cylinders of powder stored in the room ignited, brigades fought fires for hours to prevent further explosions and allow body recovery.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Alectro-Chemical Works
Griesheim
Gratien
Quotations From Various Papers Skewered and Scrutinized
A collage of caustic remarks from newspapers lampooning public figures and events. The men and women cited range from Carnegie to Nations, Funston to Morgan, with shots at Japan, Greece, and Venezuela. The piece parodies political bias and journalistic vanity across multiple cities.
Clergy changes and church plans across towns
The note lists clerical moves including Rev W B Cave to Table Street Presbyterian Petersburg and Rev Otto Bartlete resigning Toledo post. It mentions Dr Charles Bayard Mitchell on leave, Rev J A Culler at First English in Chiveh, and Rev O D Batvary delivering the charge at Mansfreht. Oshkosh First Baptist eyes rebuilding. a donor adds 500 dollars. Martin Maloney of Philadelphia funds a new Roman Catholic church at Springlake Beach with a 125000 dollar cost and a public library to be built beside it.
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Table Street Presbyterian Church
Petersburg
W. EB. Cave
Paducah
Bartlete
East Side
D Presbyterian Church
Toledo
Ohio
Charles Bayard Mitchell
Hennepin Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church
Minneapolis
J. A Culler
Chiveh
Wapakeneta
O. D. Batvary
First Baptist
Chiageh
Oshkosh
Wis
Plains
Iais
William J. Colfer
Huron
SL. D
Broadway Methodist Episcopal Church
Council Bluffs
Town
Myron
Waddell
California
Martin Maloney
Philadelphia
Springlake Beach
Catherine
Maloney
Westbound shipments and rail rate tensions surge in early order waves
TRNAS Livestock shipments the Chicago from the West are light. An order for ninety new locomotiver has been given by the Souther Paville road. The Burlington ties cdged in its corps of surveyors which has been tos t in a line between Guernsey, Neb, and Salt Lake City, tub. During the luay wee Minneapolis flour company has shipped 24,080 barrels of flour to Soenth Atviest. Nearly the nnch more 78 sail to HVE been contracted. The steamship companies operating from the Chicago port are demanding better representation in the rates and routings of the Western roads entering the city. Kansas City packers ee vigorously protesting against the proposition of the railroads to iny use less than carload rates where carloads are made up of mixed articles. The rush of travel on the Pacific coast, particularly to and from southern California, is of such proprtions as to tax the equipment of the Milica company in that district.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
New York
Detroit News
Dutsburg
Funston
Montgomery Advertiser
Japan
Baltimore News
Gen. Corbin
Runsan
Des Moines News
Bts
Trochester Democrat-Chemiels
J. Vierpont
Philadelphia
United States
Enghard
St. Louis Republic
Booz
Union
Travis
Nashville
Peorir
Benjamin Harrison
Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
Souther Paville Road
Burlington
Corps of Surveyors
Guernsey
Neb
Salt Lake City
Tub
Luay Wee
Minneapolis Flour Company
Soenth Atviest
Nnch
HVE
Kansas City Packers Ee
Pacific Coast
Anid
Center of Population Movements Across the States
The article analyzes the westward shift of the center of population over the past decade, noting a move of about fourteen miles since 1840 and a total westward drift of fifty miles since 1800. It cites Spartansburg as a median point, details longitudinal and latitudinal bearings, and discusses implications for ethnology and statistics amid frontier expansion.
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Cenans Mureau
Cobie Brit
Bed
Wits
Cavin Bus
Tao
Westaward
Spartansburg
Und
Popuhetion
Che Smedia
Srom Tss
Tsoo
Niles
Mies
Star of Empire
Popuilirion
Oh- Litotim
Pesas
Tsgoirto
Alaska
Tiawan
United States
Kansas
Minnesota
Washington State
Michigan
Wisconsin
Wall Street Trading Paralyzes Brokers in Record Breaker
A New York dispatch reports Wall Street brokers strained by unprecedented volume. The surge taxes clerks, challenges bookkeeping, and tests brokerage offices with high demand for accurate ledgers and qualified accountants amid escalating costs and complex settlements.
Buffalo Fair Opens Pan American Exposition Gates Wide
The Pan American Exposition opened to the public at eight o clock Wednesday morning after President McKinley pressed a button at Vicksburg. Machinery and workers created a noisy scene as the vast grounds and buildings showed signs of completion.
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Mckinley
Vicksburg
The Booming Cannon Survivors Relate Many Amnathg Incidents
Survivors recount camp life and foraging during the Civil War era. A member of Company F, Eighth Ohio Infantry, describes moving from Cleveland to Camp Denison, rough weather, scarce rations, and makeshift shelters. A cornstalk weapon earns him promotion. later battles include Gettysburg discussion and Mosby raids.
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Eighth
Ohio Infantry
Cleveland
Denison
Lota
Crmnp
West Virginia
Grafton
Lowason
Mules, Wages and Battles Chronicle from Civil War Tale
Captain Fitch recalls serving as chief quartermaster of the signal corps in the Cumberland Department at Chattanooga shortly after Chickamauga. He details hiring five light wagons in Nashville, a green teamster, mules eating wagon spokes, and being forced to drop the wagons from returns with the honest reason eaten by mules. The tale weaves with quips about a sarcastic quartermaster general, a Chicago taters joke, regimental antics near Cane Creek, and a mountain march toward rebel lines ending with a caution about deception and trust.
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Chickawoag
Captain Fitch
Hhief
Signal Corps
Department of the Cumberland
Chattanooga
Nashville
Quartermaster’s Department
Fitch
Ute
Wiscotpeeth
Chicago Tater Ovd
Indian Girl Wah-ta-waso to Enter Harvard After Ancestor’s Clash
Wah-ta-waso, a Penobscot girl meaning Bright Eyes, is set to enter Harvard University withMontague Chamberlain protecting her path. The tale links a 18th century clash near Ticonderoga, Chamberlain’s capture and later Boston prominence, to her eligibility and support from the Harvard annex program.
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Harvard
Wah-ta-waso
Harvard University
Montague Chamberlain
Lawrence Sebentife
Civl
Evanse
Penobscots
Maine
St. Lawrence
Ticonderaca
Boston
Chamberlain
Penobscot
St. Francis
St. Lawrence River
Tine
Penghacot River
Ticonderoga
Carlisle
Lybrary
Fair rivals in riding to hounds
Newport society seems split over hunting factions as rival parties threaten a split season. Consolidation offered as the only remedy, though unlikely to occur.
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Newport
Two Women Leaders Stir Society In Montanas Big Counties
A fragment notes Mrs Ladenburg and Fr F Collier as social movers in Monmouth hunts while James de Van Alen plans to import a blended beards pack. It also lists Montana counties Chocean Dawson and Custer with vote tallies, and UK England Ireland Scotland prison population comparisons. The text ends with a folksy maxims about a girl who markets herself and Nobosty’s speech.
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Ladenburg
Fr. F. Collier
Monmouth
James de van Alen
Also Mentioned on This Page
Edward VII
Marshall Field
Echel
Arthur Tree
Leamington
England
Warwick Dance
Countess of Warwick
Charles A. Towne
Duluth
Tie
Gov. Walcott
Massachusetts
Tavis Godard
Wana Foimgly
Krom
Godard
Louis Godard
Russia
Heke
Abruzzi
Luigi Amadeo
Antarctic
Abbazi
Noasen
Armadey of
Ravuy
Aosta
Spain
P. Savage
Gov. Dietrich
Senate
Nebraska
Custer
Davidson
Phil McGovern
Fisle
Terry Meruven
Lerry
Omuke Lester
Johny Reist
Younus Th
Bower
Bitwin Arnel
Brig. Tren
He Conger
Venezuela
Chicago News
TRNAS
Wall Street
Wall
Jending Commission
Polarity
Asta
Buffalo Fair
Noo Ceretiotivs
Newton
Gettysburg
Hays
Forest Meade
Chen
Kyd Douglass
Maryland
Count de Paris
Stonewall Jackson
Jackson
Lee
Clandernig
Los
Mosby
Henry Ebel
New York Volunteers
Tom's Brooks
Shenahdoul
Fort Leavenaworth
Arkansas
Critcal
Capia
Umber
Wwe
Canehhiad
Peilday
Mrs. Ladenburg
Montana
Choteah
Dawson
Custer County
North Dakota
Chocean
Mulgan
United Kingdom
Treland
Scotland
Bustkiind
Alo
Shy
Ube
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