Inks and Odds From An Old News Page Mixes Quips
A collage of brief items and jokes from a 19th or early 20th century newspaper page. Notes mention Emmons Co. and Baron Humbug bequests, Potters wealth, lobster debates in Massachusetts, a flea trap inventor, Marconi sea newspaper, denials of Maybrick release, a thermometer swallowing Ithaca man, France needs money, Shamrock III praise, moral musings on promise breaches, Said Pasha and Turkey, lemon advice, meat packing via wireless links, a Chicago minister on the devil, the word manywhere, and Emperor William buying into a packing firm in Hamburg, plus China smuggling arms and a dowager empress.
Lobsters: Men Turn Red in Net Water Noted
It is remarked that men and crus aceans both turn red when they get into net water. Perhaps that is why 0 many men are considered to be 'lobsters."
Chicago professor backs stock water ing stance
A Chicago university professor favored stock water ing, while President Harper presses restraint. Dr. Lappon claims most people seeking medical advice rely on rest, a view doctors rarely endorse. A New York woman seeks divorce after her husband preferred Pittsburgh, and house cleaning is noted as a favorite pastime of women.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago University
Harper
Lappon
Pittsburg
New York
German philologist writes poetry in many languages
Dr George Sauerwein, a German philologist, is described as incurable in verse. The passage mockingly suggests Rubino received a life sentence for missing the King of Belgium thrice and speculates on harsher fate if he had shot more.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Sauerwein
Sauerwein
Rubino
Belgium
Foreign nobleman refuses love with poor American girl
A historical note states that while many matches are love matches, a foreign nobleman exercises restraint and does not fall in love with an American girl who is poor. The line hints at class, nationality, and romance dynamics within aristocratic circles.
Russian Army Readiness Weighs On Balkan Front
The article notes the Russian army stands ready for any Balkan developments while the peasant population bears the burden of this constant military preparedness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Balkans
Fifty-year-old maiden in Raleigh violates wine laws
A young woman near Raleigh is accused of illegally making and selling wine to minors. The report notes the intoxication of the young drinkers and frames the act as a breach of law. The item cites broader themes of legality and social vice with satirical sketches of wealth and gambling figures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Raleigh
Rews Of the Week From the Capital
Maj Weller promoted to lieutenant colonel after serving in Samar. L H Gilmore, a colored Washington soldier, commissioned second lieutenant in the Philippine scouts. promise to first vacancy. Contagious eye trouble bars naturalized Italians from visiting Italy. Massachusetts fires at 200 yards nets ten hits turret gun and six hits broadside. Rural free delivery petitions surge in Minnesota Wisconsin Dakotas. 500-600 routes planned. Finance talks with Roosevelt about future currency elasticity. Agriculture collects pine cone seeds for jack pine in West, Nebraska Wyoming. Czar decree on religious freedom reportedly not affecting Jews. Prince of Wales funded by 100000 plus 30000 from Cornwall. cant live on. Son of Deutsche Bank director dies after tutor beating. tutor arrested. Van Horn offers to buy Havana penitentiary for 1 million hotel. Peru finds 65 miles northeast of Piura railway iron sesquioxide deposit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massachusetts
L. H. Gilmore
Washington
Philippine Scouts
Pritchard
North Carolina
Gilmore
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Dakotas
Committee On Banking and Currency
House
Roosevelt
Students of Finance
Department of Agriculture
Nebraska
Wyoming
Reynolds
London
Prince of Wales
Duchy of Cornwall
Koch
Deutsche Bank of Berlin
William van Horn
Palma
Havana
Congress
Piura
Peru
Accidental Happenings Across Cities and States
A compilation of local accidents: D D McArthur, brother of J D McArthur, dies after a self inflicted shooting in Winnipeg. A Bronx trolley wire breaks and kills a motorman. Pepperell shoe factory fire scorches M C Griffin’s shop and nearby homes. A cave in at Delaware and Hudson No 3 mine in Edwardsville leaves a 15 foot diameter hole. An Omaha through express wreck near Elm Point injures nine, with Mrs J L McGee and D R Truehoft among the injured. all are expected to recover.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. D. McArthur
J. D. McArthur
Winnipeg
Bronx
New York
Pepperell
Mass
M. C. Griffin
Delaware & Hudson No. 3
Murderer hunt sparks $19000 reward in Waterbury case
Police offer rewards totaling 19000 for the Waterbury murder of Policeman Mendelsohn as reports cite multiple other killings and crimes from across the country including a fatal pay day spree near Baggaley Pennsylvania and a string of robberies, shootings, and duels involving various individuals.
World News Briefs and Notable Obituaries
A Chinese loan of 40 million dollars guaranteed by Russia is announced. A papal proclamation on Joan of Arc’s canonization is anticipated. The French Chamber debates religious orders. The Dominion Parliament weighs grain transport from the Northwest. Viennese professor Behring claims a serum to vaccinate children against consumption. Prussia votes 25 thousand for an educational exhibit at St Louis after opposition. Netherlands concerns over German designs persist at The Hague and Amsterdam. Very Rev George G Bradley, elder statesman of Westminster Abbey, dies aged 81. Negotiations to buy friar lands in the Philippines may fail due to high prices. Talks with the Vatican explore a Pope Leo jubilee exhibit at St Louis. Rumor says Andre Giron, once tutor to the former crown princess of Saxony, has joined a Trappist order.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Joan of Arc
Chamber of Deputies
Dominion
Behring
Vienna
Prussia
St. Louis Exposition
Netherlands
Hague
Amsterdam
George G. Bradley
Order of the Bath
Westminster Abbey
Philippines
Vatican
Leo
Alice Murphy
Zanesville
Ohio
Edward W. Cullen
Chicago
George Gibler Rambaud
Pasteur Institute
New York
Cleveland
St. Louis
Fair Grounds
New York Central Railway
Supreme Court
White Plains
N. J
Ernest F. Walton
New Rochelle
Tikhon
San Francisco
South
Notable Obituaries and Deaths Across U S Cities
Admiral Turtoff dies of heart disease as Russian minister of marine. Organ maker Thomas P. Sanborn dies in Indianapolis, born 1823 in Sanbornton New Hampshire. Commandant Joubert, Boer delegation member, seeks health in Mexico City after war wound. Former Congressman John W Candler of Brookline dies of heart disease in Providence. Maj Weller USMC promoted to lieutenant colonel after relief expeditions. Robert G. Hedrick, Lincoln era Indian Affairs commissioner, dies in poverty in Indianapolis, born Baltimore 1821.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Turtoff
Thomas P. Sanborn
Indianapolis
Sanbornton
N. H
Commandant Joubert
Mexico City
John W Candler
Brookline
Providence
R. I
Candler
Florida Southern
Robert G. Hedrick
President Lincoln
Caleb B. Smith
Lincoln
Interior
Baltimore
Missouri LegislateR Refuses Move Capitol
A compilation of multiple items notes the Missouri legislature's decision against relocating the state capitol to St. Louis, ongoing labor actions in Cripple Creek and Chicago, deaths from typhoid and hydrophobia, and various political and social events across the United States including Cleveland's western trip and typhoid-linked deaths among students. The items also record wage increases for Chicago janitors, a pupil abuse case in Zanesville, and shifts in union organizations with Southern Pacific colonist rates attracting thousands to California.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Missouri
Capitol
St. Louis
Chicago
Ohio
James S. Harlan
Porto Rico
Cripple Creek
Colorado
Moyer
Western Federation of Miners
Schuyler R. Moore
Cornell
Trumansburg
N. Y
Henry S. Loomis
Henry P. Loomis
New York
Burdick Inquiry Ends In Buffalo Inquest Concludes
The inquest into Edwin L. Burdick's murder on Ashland Avenue closed with a verdict pending next week. An official inquiry into Arthur R. Pennell’s death will begin Monday. Authorities, while failing to tie Burdick’s death to a suspect, presented him as a loving father and forgiving husband, leaving the crime likely unsolved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pennell
Buffalo
Edwin L. Burdick
Ashland Avenue
Murphy
Arthur R. Pennell
Burdick
Coatsworth
Yankee Ingenuity Fires Railroad Bolts at Tank
In Portland Maine on March 28 a gun crew from the Maine naval reserve used railroad bolts in a one pounder gun to bombard a blazing gasoline tank after a wreck at West Portsmouth. Initial shots failed, a spectator was killed, but the third shot perforated the tank and allowed fuel to flood a stream with flames.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland
West Fsmouth
Lieut. Bigelow
Maine Naval Reserve
Pope weighs archbishop Ireland cardinalship
In Rome on March 28 the pope asked sacred college members about making Archbishop Ireland a cardinal. Some answered favorably, others indifferent, and several including Steinhuber Martinelli and Vivesy opposed the idea.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sacred College
Ireland
Steinhuber Martinelli
Vivesy
Markets show varied grain and livestock quotes posted
Grain and live stock quotations from St Paul Minneapolis Duluth Milwaukee Chicago Sioux City and South St Paul list wheat corn rye oats barley flax cattle hogs and sheep with prices by grade and market, led by No 1 Northern wheat around 74 to 75 cents and hogs around 6.75 to 7.35.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Milwaukee
Chicago
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Lipton Insures Shamrock III For 100000 At Lloyds
London March 28 Sir Thomas Lipton has insured Shamrock III for 100000 at 10 guineas per cent. The policy runs for one year and covers all risks including the voyage across the Atlantic.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Sir Thomas Lipton
Lloyds
Atlantic
Bank Vault Dynamited. $400 Loot in Greensburg Heist
Three men dynamited the State bank vault in Greensburg Kansas and escaped with about $400 after wrecking the vault and safe. They fled on a freight train and vanish into the night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greensburg
Kan
State Bank
Man and Wife Murdered in Ardmore Ind T
Francis Hare a political Chickasaw leader and his wife were assassinated at Bavia Jest it, Ardmore Indiana March 28. Each was shot in the breast. Motive of the crimes is unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ardmore
Indi T
Francis Hare
Bavia Jast It
Chickasaws
Death of Rider After Horse Throws Man in Madison
Madison Indiana reports John L Connolly a noted horseman was thrown to the street yesterday when his horse bolted and died last night before regaining consciousness. The incident occurred yesterday in Madison with local authorities noting the fatal outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Ind
John L. Connolly
Shakeup in Treasury Department Provokes Demoralization
Washington March 28 The treasury department undergoes a major upheaval as Secretary Shaw orders dismissals and transfers across customs steam boat inspection and special agents. Walter S Chance faces a likely transfer, while William P Williams may resign under investigation for a $600 shortage. General Appraiser Jewell’s case proceeds with a replacement expected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Treasury Department
Treasury
Treasury Administration
Shaw
the Treasury
Customs Service
Spaulding
New York
Steamboat Inspection Service
Walter S. Chance
Division of Special Agents
Chance
The
Division of
Special Agents
William P. Williams
United States
Chicago
Jewell
Saloonkeeper Mauled in Robbery Attempt Near La Crosse
Mark 8. Smith, a West side saloonkeeper, lies critically wounded with two head wounds from revolver butts after two masked men attempted a hold up. His wife was beaten while helping him. Detectives arrest Frank McNally and Peter Longway as investigations continue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Smith
Frank McNally
Peter Longway
Icelandic library at state university rivalry with Harvard Yale
Grand Forks N D March 28 At the meeting yesterday of the state university board it was decided to proceed this summer with the erection of a new administration building and a gymnasium the estimated cost of the two buildings to be 30000 Arrangements were also made for the establishment of a Scandinavian library and an Icelandic library Yale and Harvard are the only two universities on the continent which now have Icelandic libraries.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota University
Harvard
Yale
Grand Forks
N. D
State University Board
Eleven Jurors Drawn in Tanke Murder Case
St James Minn March 28 Court adjourned with eleven jurors drawn in the Tanke murder case and a second special venire of twenty exhausted. The court ordered a third venire of fifteen returnable today. Mrs Frank Tanke, serving a life sentence at Stillwater, will be brought here early next week to testify for her husband.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. James, Minn
Tanke
Frank Tanke
John Wellner
Stillwater
Old-Time Abolitionist Hastings Dies in Evanston
Chicago March 28 Samuel D Hastings prominent in reform movements for over fifty years died yesterday at his daughter Mrs H R Hobarts home in Evanston after a lingering illness. Hastings was active in anti slavery agitation before the Civil War and was a warm personal friend of Wm Lloyd Garrison Henry Ward Phillips and John Greenleaf Whittier. His home was in Green Bay Wisconsin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hastings
Chicago
Samuel D. Hastings
H. R. Hobart
Evanston
Mr. Hastings
Garrison, Phillips and Whittier
Green Bay
Wis
Fire kills one and injures six in Dudley residence
In Albia Iowa on March 28 Ezra Stevens residence burned, killing Isaac Speed the father in law who could not escape. One person burned to death and six injured as family fled in night clothes. house destroyed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albia
Iowa
Ezra Stevens
Dudley
Stevens
Isaac Speed
Frontenac Makes Trip Up Mississippi River to Aid Laird Norton
Navigation on the Mississippi River was opened yesterday by the steamer Frontenac the first boat on the upper river this season. It ascended to Fountain City bay to fetch a raft for the Laird Norton company which will begin sawing on Monday in Winona Minnesota.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mills
Winona
Minn
Mississippi River
Frontenac
Fountain City Bay
Laird-Norton Company
Train collision kills Twilight Limited fireman near Hayward
In Cumberland Wisconsin on March 28 the Omaha Twilight Limited collided head on with a log train near Hayward. Fireman Frank Bohan was killed. Engineer Heiner and Express Messenger Wells were injured. Both engines were wrecked. No passengers were hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Wis
Hayward
Frank Bohan
Heiner
Wells
Zelaya Plans Retirement From Nicaraguan Presidency
General Jose Zelaya, president of Nicaragua, intends to retire soon and invest much of his fortune in the United States. Pittsburgh manufacturer James Deitrick, returning from Nicaragua, reports Zelaya will relinquish power at once, arrive in the U.S., and spend several months here after visiting Pittsburgh.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zelaya
Nicaragua
Pittsburg
Jose Zelaya
United States
James Deitrick
Clergy Expelled Over Military Service Law Clash
Stockholm reports sixty three clergymen have been deprived of their livings for refusing to cooperate with authorities enforcing the new military service law. The national school teachers seminary at Sordavala has also been closed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stockholm
Helsingfors
Finland
Sordavala
Man Killed On Staples Rail Track In Inquest
Staples Minn March 28 N A Hanson a farmer from near Esterly came to town drunk and wandered onto the railroad track where he was struck and killed by an engine The coroner is holding an inquest Hanson left a family
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Staples, Minn
N. A. Hanson
Esterly
German emperor elected honorary NYYC member
At a New York Yacht Club general meeting a cablegram announced the German emperor’s pleasure at being elected to honorary membership in the club. The note underscores cordial ties between the club and German leadership as of March 28.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New York Yacht Club
Missing Salopia Stirs Mobile Ocean Community
Vessel Salopia, a British iron steamship, left Mobile for Antwerp on January 30 and was due to report by March 1. The community in Mobile, Alabama on March 28 expressed great concern over her fate as no report has been received from the ship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mobile
Ala
Antwerp
Four Men Drowned At Basslake In Ontario
Four men drowned yesterday when their fishing boat swamped at Basslake nine miles from Owen Sound Ontario William Nichol James McLellan Hugh McLellan and P Boulton were aboard when the boat overturned officials reported the accident with no survivors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Owen-Sound
Ont
Basslake
William Nichol
James McLellan
Hugh -McLellan
P. Boulton
Missing son search near Grover by Sioux City police
Sioux City Iowa March 25 George Hallauer of near Grover 8 D seeks police aid to find his son Carl seventeen who has been away from home since November. Local authorities contacted and area checked for the youth with no immediate result.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Iowa
George Hallauer
Grover
Carl
Store Robbed in Stewartville Minnesota
Stewartville, Minn, March 25. The hardware store of Demro and Ballard was broken into and about 200 dollars worth of knives and razors were taken. It is probably the work of local talent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stewartville
Minn
Demro & Ballard
Tragic Train Death Near Winfred
Leo Meyer was killed by a mixed train on the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul line three miles west of Winfred. He lived near Howard and rode into town on a railroad tricycle in the afternoon. After drinking heavily he started home before dawn, despite warnings, as the late train overtook him a few miles out of town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madison
Leo Meyer
Winfred
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Howard
State Prison Refuses Orders for Prison Twine
Stillwater reports the state prison cannot fill its 2,000,000 pound club orders for twine this year. All prison twine has been sold and dealers will get no twine from the prison due to inability to meet the demand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stillwater
Street Car Strike Ties Up Seattle Service
Seattle March 28 A street car strike nearly halted city transit with only a few cars running intermittently not exceeding three at a time. The stoppage crippled most routes as unions and operators failed to reach a lasting agreement and service remained disrupted citywide.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Sailor Niblock Killed Attempting Train Stop In Clinton
Edward Niblock aged twenty of Maquoketa was killed in Clinton yesterday morning while trying to alight from a freight train. His coat caught and he was thrown under the cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clinton
Iowa
Edward Niblock
Maquoketa
Children Die After Eating Unknown Plant Roots
Two children aged eight and twelve in Glenwood Iowa died after consuming roots from an unknown plant growing in their backyard. Authorities report the plant’s toxic roots caused the fatal illness. The incident occurred yesterday as investigators inspect the home of J Johnson for further details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Glenwood
Iowa
J.¥. Johnson
Monument for pigeons of the siege planned by Parisians
Gratetu Parle notes Parisioners plan a monument to pigeons that carried dispatches during the siege. A pedestal will support a bronze vase with a sculpted group of the birds. The committee includes notable literary and scientific figures. after the war the pigeons were sold by auction and commemorated in pies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Reporter interrupts Chamberlain’s Durban speech
A sudden dusty reporter slides from a Marine hotel balcony pillar and asks Chamberlain who he represents. "The entire press of the empire," the man answers, naming the New York Commercial Advertiser as his outlet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Chamberlain
Marine
Durban
The
Empire
New York Commercial Advertiser
Alhambra Physician Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Alhambra Illinois on March 23 doctors faced a puzzling Rheumatism case with F J Oswald who improved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills. The note ties the remedy to former State Treasurer Fred A Busse's rheumatism cure and claims a lasting record of success for kidney and rheumatic troubles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alhambra
Ill
F. J. Oswald
Oswald
Dodd
Fred A. Busse
Changeable Clara and Clarice Debate Hair and Faith
A witty exchange contrasts Clara and Clarice as Clara boasts of a girl who has changed her hair color three times and her religion twice. Clarice asks how, and Clara explains the shifts in appearance and belief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Clarice
New York Times
Clara Going in for Charity Again
Dora explains a plan to distribute cheap copies of Beethoven symphonies to the poor. The New York Weekly notes music as aid to digestion in charity efforts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clara
Dora
Beethoven
New York Weekly
Hall's Catarrh Cure advertisement and testimonials
An 19th century style advertisement offers one hundred dollars for an incurable catarrh cure. It cites endorsements from West & Truax, Walding Kinnan Marvin, and others in Toledo Ohio. The copy touts Hall's Catarrh Cure taken internally, with testimonials, price at 75 cents per bottle, and mentions Hall's Family Pills.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
Ohio
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Fashion Dilemma: Style or Comfort in Clothing Choice
Cordelia frets over buying new clothes choosing between looking stylish and feeling uncomfortable or staying comfortable and fearing a fright. Cornelia notes the classic wardrobe trade off. Cassell's Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cordelia
Cornelia
Cassell
Misplaced Sympathy in Pittsburg Militia Story
A Pittsburg militia member stationed in Scranton during a coal strike refuses to shoot at strikers. A miner questions his sympathy. the soldier explains he plays the band trombone and has never borne a gun. The crowd accepts a light-hearted denouement with tea totalery of danger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Scranton
Pittsburger
Philadelphia Public Ledger
FOOLED THE HOSPITAL BY PURE FOOD HEALING
A Lee Massachusetts man declared nearly incurable nervous disease rheumatism and prostration improved after starting Grape Nuts and Postum. He gained from 125 pounds to 165 and says he no longer feels crippled though still weak from rheumatism. A receipt book in each package encourages home use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lee
Mass
Massachusetts
Sharon Springs
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Also Mentioned on This Page
Emmons Co. Record
Linton, Emmons Co
Baron Humbug
Bishop Potter
Marconi
Ithaca
France
Paris
Turkey
Pasha
Emperor William
Hamburg
China
J. Pierpont Morgan
Morgan
New York Stock Exchange
Boston
Maj
Weller
Samar
Italy
Mendelsohn
Waterbury
Conn
Baggaley
Julia Toombs
William Stevens Morse
Bud Higgins
Annie Butler
J. F. Turner
C. B. Bishop
Losteau
Pueblo
Col
Medical Alliance of America
James King
John Gibbons
Brazil
Lobdell
Miss
John C. Fisher
Jacob Reischelderfer
Criderville
Andre Giron
Saxony
Trappist Communit
Pekin
Leutenant
Ann Augusta Thomas
Gen
Samuel Thomas
Edward R. Thomas
R. Livingston Beeckman
Manhattan Eye, Ear and Throat Hospital
Kansas City
International Union of Commercial Telegraphers
Order of Commercial Telegraphers
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
Southern Pacific
California
Staples
Gratetu
Bright Boy
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