Mixed global news and quirky items from a century ago
A collage of brief notes spans naval orders in Chile to a London schoolboard tally, Carnegie library boosts, Morgan loans to Chile, Russian college yell, curfew threats in Colombia, Lipton marrying an American, Sultan in Wadai, costly New York winter, minstrel deaths, pronunciation woes, oil and mineral strikes in Colorado, airship cowcatchers, Wu on juries, a Tennessee judge stepping down, and a Western Union president’s rise from messenger boy.
Ambitious Astor Eyes British Parliament Seat
In this season a woman weighs Easter offerings against hats while William Waldorf Astor pursues a British parliamentary bid, supported by his wealth. Bavarian views on American locomotives reflect a mockery of their whistle and tone. A Trappist monk from Iowa ends 25 years of vows to see the world, and a Boston man dies from overexertion during ping pong.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Waldorf Astor
Burlington Editor Claims Tobacco Free Town
A Burlington editor boasts that no town newspaper man uses tobacco. It is feared this ascetic tone may spread to the point editors will even refuse to drink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Burlington
New York canvasser jailed for kiss shocks city
Samuel Denton, a handsome New York newspaper canvasser, was jailed for ninety days after kissing a housemaid. Meanwhile, in New Brunswick, Mrs. Adolph May found a clothed tramp asleep in a bathtub with water. Museum managers are trailing him with blood on their hands.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Samuel Denton
New York
Adolph May
New Brunswick
N. J
Women Seek Uncle Russe Sage for Investment Help
A historical note warns women to seek Uncle Russe Sage personally for investments as he ends ties with femi nine Investors. A Kansas City traveler jailed in a Chicago freight car by a potato sack narrowly escaped death when a kind hand intervened. Parisian maids and chambermaids are referenced in a curt, fragmentary fashion with hints of fashionable choices and wealth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Russe Sage
Sobody
Kansas City
Chicago
Notable Obits and Industry News Across the World
Mr Middleton former British minister to Venezuela dies in Caracas at eighty seven. Pay Director J T Wright dies at Port Said Egypt aged seventy eight. Marconi sells American rights to 36 million dollar firm. Bishop Sebastian Messmer declines Manila archbishop post for health. Gen James Harding Missouri rail board official dies at Jefferson City aged seventy seven. Confederate veteran artillery major. Artie Simms defeats Dick Green in boxing at Hot Springs with knockdown in third and finish in fourth. Congress proposes new bill to replace existing park commissions with a five member national military parks board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Middleton
Venezuela
Caracas
Marconi Wireless Telegraph Company
Sebastian Messmer
Green Bay
Wis
Manila
Vatican
James Harding
Missouri Board of Railroad Commissioners
Jefferson City
Artie Simms
Dick Green
Vapor City Club
Hot Springs
Ark
Simms
Washington Notes on McCumber and Navy Matters
The column reports on Senator McCumbers bare-food bill the death of the ship subsidy bill in this session and a favorable committee report on establishing a coinage mint at Omaha with $250000 for a building. It notes Hay's commission to probe the Alaskan boundary monument removal and other federal moves including civil service reforms for consular service and promotions in the army. Also covered are disasters and accidents from the Sunset Limited collision to a Paris congress on white slave trade and a fatal fall at the Broadway theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McCumber
Congress
House
Omaha
Hay
William Williams
New York
Immigration of
Thomas Fritchie
House Committee
Adams
United States Consular Service
Civil Service Foundation
Pensylvania
House Committee On Foreign Affairs
State Department
Washington
Paris
Philippines
Bishop O'Gorman
South Dakota
United States
Roosevelt
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Cabell Whitehead
Mint
Shaw
Alfred FE. Jessup
R. BP. Hughes
Isaac D. DeRussy
Andrew 8S. Burt
M. V. Sheridan
Secretary of War
San Francisco
Manila
Kilpatrick
Sherman
Brook
Logan
Senate
Black Hills
Notable deaths and art moves noted in brief
George Presley a pioneer shipbuilder died in Cleveland of heart disease at eighty two. Chartran portraits of Mrs and Miss Roosevelt travel to Paris for exhibition. David J Griest a veteran lumber dealer aged sixty six died at his Kansas City home from acute Brights disease. Gen William D Whipple retired died in New York hospital of pneumonia at seventy seven after thirty six years in service. In New York a divorce case sees denials of collusion in Faversham suit. Maj J Rozier Claggett US infantry died recently in New Orleans after coming from Fort Thomas Ky for health reasons. a West Point grad noted as Indian fighter.
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George Presley
Cleveland
Chartran
Roosevelt
Paris
David J. Griest
Missouri Valley
Kansas City
Kan
Bright
William D. Whipple
New York Hospital
William Faversham
New York
Faversham
J. Rozier Claggett
Second United States Infantry
New Orleans
Fort Thomas
Maj. Claggett
West Point
Multiple sensational crime items across the nation
A Philadelphia colored servant shot his employer’s wife and two children. A Ga. Trome negro was lynched and shot for assault on a white girl. A Binghampton half breed Indian says he is a paid assassin. Indiana deputy warden faces brutality charges. Montana’s Paulson, believed dead in Germany, is alive. Six prisoners escaped St Louis workhouse with three still chained. Louisville deaf mute James Mason guilty of stealing a Bible and given one year. Rock Island camp supervisor Dean shot by two negro laborers near Bridgeport Okla. Bank of Bazile Mills Neb. safe blown. $1000 cash and 700 in drafts stolen. no clue. Wheeling grand jury indicts ten councilmen for forming a street railway graft combine. Memphis man W. B. Mills commits suicide after family attack, injuring Mrs. Victoria Moore.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Binghampton
N. Y
Indiana
Paulson
Montana
Germany
St. Louis
Illinois
Boers capture three Second dragoons officers
The Boers have captured three officers of the Second dragoons. English officers are accused of killing men in South Africa in sport. Manila priests urge natives that sanitary measures are taken to annoy them. The Amsterdam diamond cutters strike has ended and workers return. Two thousand Norwegian laborers were hired for Canadian railway work by Congressman Frank M. Eddy. A Pekin soldiers barroom brawl left four English soldiers wounded by bayonets from German and French assailants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Second Dragoons
South Africa
Manila
Amsterdam
Christiania
Norway
Canada
Frank M. Eddy
Glenwood
Minn
Pekin
A. Slaby
Marconi
Slaby
London Morning Post
Bagdad
Turkey
Darcey
Persia
Muhammedan
Kan Su
Tuan
Colonial Bureau
Berlin
Herr Schlecter
German New Guinea
Herr Schlechter
Colonial Society
Olympian games plans to be publicized widely
A wide publicity plan for the Olympian games is under way. The Fitzsimmons Jeffries fight appears unlikely. Spaulding resigns as president of the National Base Ball league. Voting machines may be used in New York City elections. A 1 cent per mile rate is granted for the national G A R encampment. Leavenworth street car strike settled. New Bedford mill workers gain 10 percent wage raise starting April 1. Two U S warships will attend King Edward VII coronation. Oregon GOP nominates Furniss for governor on first ballot. Florence Burns will not accept theatrical offers. Peach crop in St Joseph county Indiana killed. Lloyd Steamship Co. reports Manila land purchase for warehouses. New Mexico votes GOP in four big cities. Waukegan glucose plant to close soon. Capt G H Pierce named marine superintendent of army transport service. Kansas freshmen suspended 30 days over class colors. Gov Odell refines divorce decree timing. Labor union right to refuse nonunion work affirmed by Albany court. Adoption of machines discussed. city to install at about $600000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Spaulding
New York City
Leavenworth
New Bedford
Mass
Illinois
Chicago
United States
Edward
W. J. Furniss
Pendleton
Oregon
Florence Burns
New York
St. Joseph County
Indiana
Lloyd Steamship Company
Manila
New Mexico
Santa Fe
Las Vegas
Bater
Albuquerque
Latest Grain and Livestock Quotations From Markets
St Paul and Minneapolis price quotes from April 7 show wheat for No 1 Northern at 71 72c, No 2 Northern at 80 8lc, corn at 53 54c, oats at 39 40c. Chicago and Sioux City report varied prices for cattle hogs and sheep, with ranges across classes and regions. St Paul and South St Paul notes include cattle veals and hogs with midweek figures.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Manitoba
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Wethers
Barker Williams furniture house burns again in Pittsburg
In Pittsburg on April 6 Barker Williams & Co. furniture installment house on Pennsylvania Avenue burned out for the second time in a year. The fire started on the ninth floor from an unknown cause, destroying stock on eight floors due to heavy water, with losses estimated at 40,000 for the firm and 5,000 for the building. Household Credit Company nearby loses 25,000, other tenants 2,000. Director A. H. Leslie injured in the buggy fall but not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Barker Williams & Co
Pennsylvania
Household Credit Company
Director of Public Safety
A. H. Leslie
Memorial fund drive for McKinley Memorial asks for funds
Judge William R. Day, president of the McKinley National Memorial Association, urges that all memorial subscriptions be sent to treasurer Myron T. Herrick in Cleveland. Schools and pupils nationwide have subscribed, especially on McKinley’s birthday January 29, with thousands already collected.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herrick
Cleveland
Ohio
William R. Day
McKinley National Memorial Association
T. Herrick
McKinley
Judge Day
Artist Hangs Himself in Paris Studio
Paris on April 6 reports F. H. Kammerer, a distinguished artist and Legion of Honor chevalier, died by suicide in his studio yesterday. Kammerer was a noted exhibitor at the salon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
F. H. Kammerer
Legion of Honor
Belle of Antiquity Unearthed in Rome Forum Tomb
A tomb unearthed in the Roman Forum is believed older than Rome’s traditional founding date. The discovery is considered significant, with experts noting its potential to reveal early burial practices and ancient city history.
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Rome
Forum
United States Steel directors propose large debt issue plan
United States Steel directors announced year end earnings and outlined plans to retire 200 million dollars of 7 percent preferred stock and issue 250 million dollars of 5 percent bonds. A shareholders meeting to approve the plan will be held in Jersey City on May 10.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steel - Corporado
New Roth
United Stat
ie/ Steel corporation
Jersey City
The Strong Man and the Baby Moral Tale
A college hammer thrower famed for strength becomes a father and learns that prideful boasting fades beside the burden of parenthood. The tale ends with the lesson that the weight you cannot drop weighs the most.
Humorous Moment Among Cabinet Secretaries at the White House
A light anecdote contrasts Secretary Shaw at the White House stairs chatting with reporters with Secretary Root passing by to a cabinet meeting. War Secretary Root elbows past, glancing at casually dressed reporters, while Shaw smiles at the scene. The incident highlights how different private citizens adapt to executive roles.
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Shaw
Treasury Department
White House
Root
the Treasury
Mr. Shaw
Stage Divinities on China Pilates in Paris Dinner
New York Herald notes a Paris dinner service with twelve porcelain covers each bearing a portrait of a Parisian stage celebrity. Sarah wears Theodora imperial vestments, Rejane appears as a fairy, Cleo de Merode performs an eighteenth century dance, and Bartet is pictured as Griselda in a patient role.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Public Spirit Sparked Lynching Dispute
ABrooklyn Eagle fragment depicts a stranger from the East questioning a man’s public spirit while locals condemn him for spoiling a planned lynching. The crowd had the execution set, rope in place, but the accused proved not to be the right man, sparking anger and mockery among the onlookers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elliott Fowler
Brooklyn Eagle
Illness, recovery hailed with Dodd's Kidney Pills
A statement from Mr C L Smith of 309 Annestreet, secretary of the Trades Council, recounts a severe illness cured by Dodd's Kidney Pills. After one box he walked with one cane, after two he walked unaided, and after three he was completely cured. He praises the remedy and credits it with restoring health and removing pain.
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Dodd
Rapy Recollections Convict Man Laughs at Alibi
A terse courtroom exchange has a convict admitting he is jailed for a violent act against his mother in law. The visitor questions the thrill seeking motive as the judge listens.
Six Day Walking Match Ends Amid Exhaustion
The final day of the six day walking event notes competitors severely worn by fatigue from lack of rest and poor sleep. The report urges readers to care for digestion and sleep, touting Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a remedy to restore appetite and promote sound sleep.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sein
Appreciation and Clerk Snipper Mention Calls Back
A Boston Transcript note records Mr Snipper saying he will call again tomorrow to collect a girl. The proprietor comments on his kindness and the planned call.
Catarrh Cure Ad and Endorsed Goats Reward Notice
An old advertisement offers one hundred dollars reward for a cure resistant goat and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure and Hall's Family Pills. It cites endorsements from F J Cheney and several Toledo, Ohio firms including West & Truax welding and Kinnan & Marvin, asserting trustworthiness and financial ability to meet obligations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Bliasfal Ignorance at City Hotel Dialog
A fragment shows Mrs Hayrix at a city hotel dining with Hiram and Miranda. The exchange lampoons a mispronounced menu item as French for celery, highlighting a teaching moment about language and etiquette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bliasfal
Hayrix
City Hotel
Hiram
Patty de Free Grass
Miranda
Patents Listed From Northwestern Inventors
A weekly notice lists inventors from Minnesota and neighboring states with several patent claims. N. E. Brown of Aitkin for bicycle design J. M. Burnette of Spearfish for neck yoke B. F. Fowler of Minneapolis for coin controlled device HH. Hendricks of Kinbrae for draft equalizer A. E. Jacobson of Minneapolis for bed rail fastener T. O. Potter of Deadwood for passenger car Max Toltz and L. W. Hill of St. Paul for railway car patents. Lothrop and Johnson patent attorneys in St. Paul assist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Northwestern
N. E. Brown
Aitkin
Minn
J. M. Burnette
B. F. Fowler
Minneapolis
HH. Hendricks
Kinbrae
A. E. Jacobson
T. O. Potter
Deadwood
Max Toltz
L. W. Hill
St. Paul
Lothrop & Johnson
Pioneer Press Bidg
They Say A Fool In Every Family, Miss Twitters Wonders
In a playful exchange Miss Twitters asks Mr. Saunders if a fool exists in every family. Saunders hesitates, admitting he is the only member of his own family, adding a moment of social wit and humor.
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Mr. Saunders
Little Saunders
Cure a Cold in the Head with Cole's Carbolisaire
Advertisement for Cole's Carbolisaire claiming nasal application at night clears the head by morning. States price in cents and that all good druggists sell it.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Ose
Grumbler mocks Fosdick as confirmed pessimist
Detroit Free Press notes Cumso remarks that Fosdick remains unhappy. The exchange portrays a skeptical view of the man’s outlook and hints at local commentary on his demeanor.
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Cawker
Fosdick
Cumso
Detroit Free Press
Earliest Russian Millet Seed Ad Promises Rich Hay Yield
Seed catalog blurb from John A. Salzer Seed Co. touts Earliest Russian Millet as highly prolific for hay. Claims 5 to 8 tons of rich hay per acre with price listed as 50 lbs for $1.90 per crate, selling in Lon? and with unclear weights.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salzer
A Fatal Comparisons
A short quip from the Little Chronicle notes a schoolboy’s stark comparison of the adjective sick. He lists sick worse dead as a grim example of escalating terms. The line reflects a dark humor about language and perception.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Little Chronicle
Many School Children Are Bickly
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, used by a nurse in the Children's Home at New York, claims to cure feverishness, headache, stomach troubles, teething disorders and worms. Mailed free from Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. Cloned Incident shows a stranger questioning a young man about drink and the young man replying he does not drink with strangers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.Y
Wasps and paper mache fiber in old wood sources
Wasps detach fiber from fences and boards to make paper mache. Putnam Faciless Dyes offer more color per package, sold by druggists at 10c. Wry line on fear of women. Hamlin's Wizard claims success against pain for any cause, urging use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Putnam
Surgical Ovarian Trouble Cure Cited in Patient Testimony
Mrs Bruce of Lansing Michigan recounts years on the road and health decline, then recovery after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She claims rapid improvement within a month and lasting health, asserting no missed meals or engagements. The notice offers free confidential counsel from Mrs Pinkham, Lynn Massachusetts, with a $6000 forfeit if the testimonial is not genuine.
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Oefp
MLS
G. Bruce
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mars. G. Bruce
Lansing
Mich
Endowment Efforts at Art Institute Face Mockery
Director W M R French of the Art Institute of Chicago pushes for increased endowment and equipment. A wealthy banker balks at starting a subscription, complaining of a mis-spelled bronze tablet at the front showing INSTITUTE with a pointed V, joking the word should not be spelt with a Y.
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W. M. R. French
Art Institute of Chicago
Art Institute
Institute
French
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer Notice
Advertisement offering a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease from Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. Claims to cure sweating damp swollen aching feet and chilblains and bites. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
His Trivial Last Illness
An insurance agent visited a neighbor and persuaded him to apply for a policy. He answered questions about his family history, noting his father died at seventy six from a minor cause described as a cold, a trivial reason that masked a fatal outcome.
Cole's Cough Cure Promises Croup Relief
Mrs OC of Mason Wisconsin endorses Cole's Cough Cure for her children who suffer severe croup attacks. She says it provides immediate relief and cures, and notes the medicine is popular with children. Each bottle costs 60 cents and is sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cole
Mason
Black River Falls
Wis
A Master Stroke in Street Car Seating Politics
Dialogue sketch shows Madge and Marjorie on a street car plotting to gain a seat by provoking a fat man. Madge asks why flirting with him, Marjorie notes that when he yields his seat they will sit. An aside hints at scheming social maneuvering in a city setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madge
Marjorie
New York Sun
Pleasantest Form of Death in Smart Set Quips
A short quotation from Smart Set mocks romance and fatalism with wry wit. It contrasts Miss Homely with a kiss as death and jokes about finding an executioner, reflecting light, urbane humor of the era.
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Emons Co. Record
D. R. Streeter
Linton, Emmons Co
N. D
Chile
London School Board
Andrew Carnegie
J. Pierpont Morgan
Nay
Russia
Colombia
Sir Thomas Lipton
Mohamed Dudu
Sultan
Wadai
Africa
Dudu
Burnt-Cork
Richmond Dispatch
Colorado
Tennessee
Western Union Telegraph Company
Boston
Navy Department
J. T. Wright
Port Said
Egypt
Che News
Washington Notes
Gen. Miles
Sehley
Sunset
Soo
Turtle Lake
Dayton, Tenn
Cincinnati
Knoxville
Franklin Street
Joss By Tre
Fukui
Islaand
Honshin
Peaslecjaulbert Company
Fifteenth and
Portland Avenue
Louisville
Benjamin Barnett
Barnett
Philadelphia
James Mason
Dean
Bridgeport
Okla
Bank of Bazile Mills
Neb
Wheeling
W.va
W. B. Mills
Memphis
Mills
Victoria Moore
Waukegan
G.H. Pierce
Sheridan
John Baneher
Army Transport Service
Sophmore
University of Kansas
Gov
Odell
New_ York
Court of Appeals At
Albany
Board of Election Commissioners
Fund For Monument
Board of Foreign Affairs
Tamingfu
Freeport
Milwaukee “& Seeger
Kittridge
Lilly
Little Stipman
Zane Earl Kuhl
Meral
Pilla
Chicago Post
J. OH
Birdlaub
Aithrest, Eye
Rose
Anata
Hyde
Pino
Eupscar
Vanburen
Ind
Baltimore News
Hamlin
Vogeler
Etors
St. Jacobs
Providence Roan
Gorixston
Yarmourit
Dambego
Gorleston
Jours
Bruce
Singer
Dean Mas. Pineau
California
Beat
Bank
Fargo
W.W. Meckstroth
Waham Basso
George Ashelman
R.A. Shattuck
Orgat
George A. Brouf
Fargo College
Gethsemane Cathedral
Minnesota University Glee Club
Mesainh
Tate Herssi
Petersburz
Vaane
Woodward & Co, Grain Commission
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