Clara Barton appeals for aid to rebuild Galveston homes
Clara Barton, president of the National Red Cross, appeals to manufacturers and businessmen to supply materials for building shelters for about 8,000 Galveston storm homeless. She warns winter and harsh seas demand immediate, weatherproof housing and outlines estimated lumber and building needs.
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Clara Barton
Misa Clara Barton
National Red Cross Society
Isetc
Bhe
National Red Cross
Dowie Opens Campaign in London with Attacks on Church
Outburst by Zionist leader Dowie in London on Sunday night at Trollboru hill as he declared relentless war on the Church of England. He branded the Archbishop of Canterbury incompetent and threatened to seize his church. Interruption from listeners led to ejecting one man, and Dowie announced plans for a baptismal event later, joking about using a policeman guarded tub if needed.
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London
Zionist Dowie
England
Trolboru Town Hill
Church of England
Caterbury
Dowin
Dowie
Ife
Mr. Brykins
Cis
Washington Stat
Edith Woylys
Loyer
Puck
Dane
Hicks
Che
Boston ‘Transcript
Beechwood
Homewood
Tittsburg
Diplomatic Settlement Looms in China Crisis
The Chinese settlement issue shows signs of unraveling as France and Russia back plans that may satisfy powers, while Germany and the United States align on punishing officials. Britain reports strong Tory gains, Chamberlain’s imperial policy gains traction, Kruger heads to the Netherlands as Boer War issues narrow. Berlin notes a tall electric power house rises beside church spires. Afghan amir prepares for possible war with Britain.
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Gortuny
France
Russia
United States
Germany
China
Lord Ralisbury
Chamberlain
South Africa
Liptons Corner and Chicago Pork Prices Reaction
The piece discusses Englehoian aiding the Control Branch of the Chicago Market and notes Chicago packers, including John Cudahy, say October pork rising to $17 is not surprising. They estimate proper prices around $15, arguing Lipton's corner added about $2. The article connects broader provision prices to market actions and seasonal effects.
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Englehoian
Aid
Chicago
Sir Thomas Lipton
Ohn Cudahy
Dow
Lipton denies plans to corner Chicago meat market
Sir Thomas Lipton says reports of his aim to corner Chicago meat products are entirely misleading. He explains that large government orders forced Chicago buyers to buy heavily to fulfill contracts, not to manipulate prices, and he rejects any corner strategy on principle.
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Lipton
Sir Thomas Lipton
Toondon
Ann
Chicago
Miners in Want After Coal Strike Destruction at Plymouth
The anthracite miners strike leaves families destitute. A Plymouth mother, out of work, starved children, and a violent mental break led to asylum care. Humane Society intervened, feeding and clothing the three youngsters while the oldest girl, 11, wore tattered garments.
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Plymouth
The
Humane Society
Postal Service Finances for Year Ended June 30 1900
Financial statement shows expenditures of 107,249,298.13 and revenue of 102,854,579.29 yielding a deficit of 4,394,718.84. Main revenue from stamps and stamped paper reached 94,015,609.63, up 6,733,043.63 from last year. Total postal service transactions including money orders totaled 714,304,101.22 for year ended June 20, 1900.
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Postal Service
Flour Mills Close Down Amid Slump in Demand
Mills in Pillsbury Washburn four will and Washburn Crosby announced closure Saturday. Several Consolidated Milling Company mills will discontinue operations. Officials cite reduced flour demand locally and abroad, puzzling Minneapolis dispatchers as the season normally supports full production.
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Pillsbury-Washburn
Wills
Washburn-Crosby
Consolidated Milling Company
Minneapolis
Telegraphic Hrevitica and Variety of 1900s Notes
A mixed telegraphic summary reports Spokane population 36 849 up 54.05 percent, an Elizabeth Pa couple with 127 descendants, Vorencseneschockockoff convicted of murder in San Francisco, a nursery near Mexico Missouri with 250 000 fruit trees, Lord Curzon not resigning over wife health, James Clark of Avondale accidentally shooting his mother, the steamer Saginuaw sinking the schooner Enterprise with no lives lost, New York street cleaners to wear brown hats, and Ellis County Kansas wheat hiring over 1233 bushels per resident.
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Spokane
Wash
Elizabeth Pa
Vorencseneschockockoff
San Francisco
Mexico
Lord Curzon
India
James Clark
Avondale
Ala
Saginuaw
Enterprise
Norful
New York
Ellis County
Kan
Alaska fur and fish decline threaten Arctic economy
A Chicago furrier warns Alaska's fur-bearing animals, including sea otters and deer, are near extinction while moose dwindle. He cites British hunters and monopoly influence, cannery overfishing, and rising salmon cannery profits for Indians. He predicts Alaska will soon export fish to the United States as supply dwindles.
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Alaska
Chicago
United States
North American Trading and Transportation Company
Columbia River
Counneries
Alaskan
Beggar Actor Seeks Aid After Hard Times
A once famed actor, now ragged in a faded coat, asks a hurried Mich igan avenue passerby for breakfast money. He recalls performing with McCullough in the 1870s and speaks of stages and faded glory as passersby pause to listen to his plea.
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McCullaugh
Michigan Avenue
Seal hunting and wildlife carnage in Alaska and beyond
The article recounts brutal hunt details for sea otters and seals around Kodiak and Cook Inlet, noting high prices for hides, methods of killing, and the endangered status of sea otters. It describes Alaska’s wildlife decline, scarce animals, and calls for practical game laws amid broader hunting pressures from locals and packers. It also hints at accompanying human stories and a dramatic, reflective scene near a burned church.
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Joe
Kodiak Island
Inhicaroan
Alaska
London
Largest Room in the World at St Petersburg
The largest room in the world with a single unobstructed roof spans 20 feet by 150 in breadth at St. Petersburg. Daylight shows it suitable for military displays with a full battalion maneuvering inside. By night 20,000 wax tapers illuminate the grand hall beneath a single iron arch roof.
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St. Petersburg
Travel to the Swiss Alps Laden with Risk
A fragmentary exchange notes danger in travel to the Swiss Alps. A speaker recalls climbing the area, failing to find anyone who understood a request to borrow a dollar.
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Swiss Alps
Diverse Newspaper Quips Across Circuits and Satires
A collage of jokes and quips from Washington Star Cleveland Plain Dealer Chicago Record and others, cataloging witty exchanges about plans for a European hotel, optimists, dancing couples, shifty rumors, and light social satire. Notable snippets note humorous misinterpretations and social foibles across era periodicals.
Prehistoric City Remains Found Near Galveston
Skeletons of nearly two thousand ancient people are uncovered near Clear Creek Galveston County during railroad work. Geologists say the Gulf of Mexico once covered the coast and a tidal wave drowned a submerged city believed to be thousands of years old. The finds arise during preparations for the Trans-American exposition exhibit in Buffalo next summer.
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Galveston
Texas
Buffalo
HJ. Simmons
Arizona and New Mexico Railway
Clear Creek
Galveston County
Gulf of Mexico
Simmons
Gulf
Daring Equilibrist Performs On Argentine Rock Stone
A South American equilibrist climbed Tandill’s rocking stone in the Andes near Argentina’s capital region and performed his balancing act atop the granite formation. A large crowd gathered to watch as he executed various feats amid cheers and acclaim.
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Argentine Republic
Tandill
Andes
Soldier Mail Postage Exemption Explained
United States soldiers may mail letters without postage under a special postal provision. Upon delivery, only a single rate is charged. The envelope must bear "soldier's letter" plus the sender's name, designation, and command. Marines are covered by the same rules.
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United States
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