Miscellaneous Observations From Early California and Nation
A varied clipping notes a mammoth tooth found near Chelsea California weighing 16 pounds. Women lead California Orange packing with the fruit needing dusting before shipment. A currant bush grows in a Norway Vermont elm crotch bearing fruit last year. Protestant church pastor shortages grow in England and America with German theology student rates dropping. Gum chewing is rare in Washington and gum chewers invite remark while cigarette smoking is high in Washington compared with similar cities."
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Norway
England
America
Germany
Remembering Vivia Perpetua and Felicita at Tunis
The Tunis religious service memorializes early Christian martyrs Vivia Perpetua and Felicita. Mgr Combes archbishop of Carthage led the ceremony. A notable moment was the procession to Carthage’s subterranean chambers near the ancient arena where the martyrs faced beasts. American travel interest grows as territorial acquisitions and political trips boost curiosity about distant lands.
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Tunis
Vivia
Perpetua
Felicita
Mgr. Combes
Carthage
Monument to a pig in Luneburg Hanover
No stranger monument ever existed that that which was erected at the Ho tel de Ville by the inhabitants of Lune burg in Hanover in honor of a pig. A mausoleum housed a glass case with a ham cut from the animal. A black marble tomb slab bore a Latin inscription praising the pig for discovery of Luneburg salt springs.
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Hotel de Ville
Luneburg
Hanover
The Value of Laughter in Daily Life
The piece argues that discontent can shorten life, while laughter preserves health. It notes that as adults acquire burdensome knowledge and duties, they should still find time to laugh, since a light smile benefits the thought-lined mouth and overall well being.
German Emperor's Sons Under Strict School Regimen
The German emperor's sons endure a stern schooling regime with the crown prince at Bonn and his brothers Eitel Fritz August Wilhelm and Oscar at Pleon. Daily 5:30 wake, cold tubs, workouts, and academic placement mark their routine, while tennis riding and cycling are popular among peers. Separate note on 1896 Japan shock: earthquake waves tracked to Honolulu and Laucelito, velocity compared to prior formulas.
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Bonn
Eitel Fritz
August Wilhelm
Oscar
Pleon
Honolulu
Laucelita
Bay of San Francisco
Charles Davison
Laucelito
Texas Aims for Lead in Population and Area
The Texas governor told a northern visitor he expected Texas to lead the nation in population and area. While Texas has grown, New York and Pennsylvania still have more inhabitants, with Illinois, Ohio and Missouri ahead of Texas. A census this year would place Texas around fifth in rank.
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Texas
Union
New York
Pennsylvania
Illinois
Ohio
Missouri
Washington Letter Highlights Growth of Rural Free Delivery
Postal officials report rapid growth of rural free delivery. Consul Goodnow notes China trade surpasses all others. Secretary Hay resumes duties in Washington. Porto Rico revenue funds island expenses. Bureaucratic moves span timber funds at White Earth, Atlantic to Missouri command, and naval speed records. Obscure notices cover deaths, appointments, and investigations across US and abroad.
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Washington
Goodnow
China
Hay
Buffalo
State Department
Porto Rico
Jones
White Earth
John C. Bates
Philippines
Department of Missouri
Omaha
Multiple Disasters Reported From Across Cities and Seas
A series of calamities including a Mexico City packing house fire at $300,000 loss and a La Salle warehouse blaze at $5,000. the Leyland steamer Assyrian wrecked off Cape Race. Lincoln Park keeper injured by an eagle. John F. Dupont drowned at Lake Contrary. Conroe Texas fire destroying 22 stores at $100,000. Noah Trissel found dead in Milwaukee. explosion at Friedrichsort torpedo works killing an engineer. Henry B. Hyde ship arrives in San Francisco after 153 days at sea. Hero ship passengers escape fire at Belleville Ontario.
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National Packing House
Mexico City
la Salle
Lil
M. Romenofsky & Son
Cape Race
Co. W. McCarren
Lincoln Park
Chicago
John F. Dupont
St. Joseph
Lake Contrary
Conroe
Tex
Noah Trissel
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Friedrichsort
Kiel
Germany
Henry B. Hyde
Indea
San Francisco
Baltimore
Hero
Bellville
Ont
Boer Leader Andres Dewet to Lecture in July United States
Reports from global capitals note Boer leader Andres Dewet plans a July lecture tour in the United States. King Alfonso XIII attended a bull fight Sunday amid an enthusiastic reception. The Ophir arrives at Wellington with the duke and duchess of Cornwall and York aboard.
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United States
Alfonso XIII
Ophir
Duke and Duchess of Cornwall
York
Wellington
N. Z
Donicle
Tribuna
New York
Italy
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Mayence
William
Edward
London Daily News
Tornado Destroys House Near Rapid City West of City
A tornado near Rapid City North Dakota yesterday wrecked a house on the Little Ranch occupied by F N Allen and family. The occupants escaped to a cellar. Trees were torn up and hurled far. The storm overtook a mail carrier and a lady from Silver City they rode in a demolished buggy with a miraculous escape. Horses are missing. The city itself suffered window glass damage worth several hundred dollars.
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Rapid City
F. N. Allen
Silver City
Miss Helen Fifield Wanders Chicago in De mented State
Disappearance of 19 year old Miss Helen Fifield daughter of Ald and Mrs Frank Fifield Janesville Wis remains a mystery. Police believe she may be wandering Chicago in a demented condition after boarding a train to South Chicago Thursday morning with only partial dress, raising concerns about her actions.
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Helen Fifield
Chicago
Ald
Frank Fifield
Janesville
Wis
South Chicago
Battle of Arms at Fort Snelling Escaped Prisoners
At Fort Snelling two military prisoners escaped at 2 pm yesterday. An armed chase ensued with the garrison involved in a wild pursuit through the woods along the Minnesota river bottoms. Private Welmer, sighting the fugitives in a tree, urged them not to shoot as they were captured and marched back to the fort.
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Eighth Infantry Paranes
St. Paul
Fort Snelling
Welmer
Minnesota River
Mercer to Leave Indian Agent Post for Regiment
Washington June 23 There are indications Capt W A Mercer will be relieved from his Indian agent duties at Leech Lake and join his regiment. The change may wait until his report on the fogging operations of last winter on the Chippewa reservations is completed, but gossip says the captain will soon be allowed to return to his regiment.
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Washington
W. A. Mercer
Leech Lake
War and Interior Departments
Devils Lake
Carrington
Ransom County
Iowa
McHenry
Lidgerwood Creamery
Pierce County
Finley
Buffalo
Harvey
Steele
Cooperstown
Perpetual Motion Claim From Wisconsin Man
James Hall er of Dane in Wisconsin claims a perpetual motion machine that never stops. He started the device eight months ago and reportedly watched it continuously without it losing a second. He sent a model to the patent office yesterday seeking a patent for his invention.
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Wisconsin
Kenosha
Wis
James Haller
Someers
Haller
Wabasha Sheriff Suspended on Governor’s Advisor
Wabasha county sheriff G G Dickman is suspended for failure to report 1899 personal property tax returns to county commissioners. He was away in Buffalo when the governor ordered a hearing by a commission. The suspension follows advice from Public Examiner Pope.
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Gen. Pope
St. Paul
G. G. Dickman
Wabasha
Buffalo
Dickman
Pope
Formal muster out of Fourth Regiment of Militia
Adjt. Gen. E. D. Libbey issued an order to muster out the field and staff officers of the Fourth regiment of the national guard, a unit that has practically passed out of existence, at St. Paul on June 23.
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London
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Winfield Scott Stratton
Jeffersonville
Ind
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St. Paul
National Association of Credit Men
Louisville
K. C. Osborn
Princeton University
Princeton
N. J
Osborne
Haddam
Conn
England
Charles T. Russell
United States
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Wichita
Kaw
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Thirteenth Infantry
Fort Sill
Frederick Knafler
Indiana
Indianapolis
Richard Cecil Hughes
Tabor
Iowa) College
Hughes
Adjt
E. D. Libbey
National Guard
Oconomowoc Wins Relay Race at Wisconsin Meet
In Elkhorn on June 23 a heavy rain disrupted the tournament finale. The half mile relay saw six entries from Oconomowoc Reedsburg Horicon Delaware Monroe and Hartford. Oconomowoc won, Reedsburg took second with a time of 1 29 2 5.
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Elkhorn
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Oconomowoc
Reedsburg
Horicon
Delaware
Monroe
Hartford
Merchants Swindled By Bogus Check Man
Cedar Lake Wisconsin June 23. Several merchants were victims of a bogus check man last week. Three merchants were defrauded out of 41.50. The man was known locally and used checks on the Rust-Owen Lumber company.
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Cedar Lake
Wis
Rust-Owen Lumber Company
Boy Loses Legs Boarding Train in St Paul
Edward Lincoln seventeen living at 95 Olive street had both legs cut off yesterday afternoon while trying to board a Chicago Great Western train He cannot live following the accident in St Paul June 23 and his parents are at his bedside
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St. Paul
Edward Lincoln
Olive Street
Elevator Sold in Laverne Minnesota
The D. Rothschild company elevator on the Burlington railroad track was sold to W. J. Kinne of Laverne. The consideration is not announced.
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Laverne, Minn
D. Rothschild Company
Burlington Railroad
W. J. Kinne
Twin Colts Born Near Belle Fourche In Week
Belle Fourche South Dakota June 23 Twin colts born on a local farm include one mule and one horse colt both strong and healthy according to a farm report from the area.
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Belle Fourche
Lightning Sets Barn Ablaze Killing Fourteen Horses
Muscatine Iowa June 1 23 A barn belonging to D H Westbrook a prominent stockman near Lettsville was struck by lightning and fourteen horses burned to death Loss six thousand insured for about one half
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Muscatine
Iowa
D. H. Westbrook
Lettsville
Child Drowns After Falling From Bench Into Milk Pall
A twenty months old child of the Neese family in Plankinton, Michigan, while playing near the house, climbed a bench and fell into a pall partly filled with milk, resulting in drowning.
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Plankinton
Neese
Dispute Ends With Cuff On Ear In Earnest Reply
A heated exchange ends with one man cuffing the other on the ear after a question about intent. The injured party asks if the blow was a joke, to which the assailant replies that it was in earnest, noting the outcome could have been worse.
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Philadelphia Times
Her Nuling Passion in a Cleveland Vaudeville Joke
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes a humorous exchange about abandoning country home life for city vaudeville outings. The quip contrasts distance to a matinee with a home choice, reflecting light entertainment humor of the era.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
North Dakota news wrap includes farming, crime, and local events
Milton sees ripe wild strawberries. Mayville boy loses toe to a mowing machine. Ex congressman Spalding to speak at Aneta. Little Shell Indian chief dies. Northerners move to Washburn country and Iowa land seekers push into Washburn. State asylum consumes butter. Standing Rock ponies fetch high prices. Jurists in Linton and Fargo courts handle cases. Jamestown builds sidewalks and sheds light on new bonds. Many small incidents across towns from Carrington to Devils Lake.
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J. H. Worst
Buffalo
Williams County
J. T. Thompson
Hatton
Burleigh County
Iowa
Washburn
Oliver County
Nebraska
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Fairmount
Spalding
Aneta
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Dickey County
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One Man Swindler Fleeces Millionaires in Chicago
Walter Grier Campbell, tied to claims of selling invention rights, is jailed after stock broker Raymond Carew says he lost 110000. Claiming contracts with Boston inventor George D Burton and 300 patents, Campbell boasted access to proto ore reduction tech claimed to cost under one dollar per ton. Wealthy buyers including Huntington and Rockefeller allegedly purchased state rights for Wyoming Michigan Missouri talks before discovering no assets existed.
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Walter Grier Campbell
Collis P. Huntington
John D. Rockefeller
Armours
Central Station
Campbell
Raymond R. Carew
Carew
George D Burton
Boston
Burton
C. P. Huntington
Wyoming
Michigan
Missouri
Revolutionary relics from Benedict Arnold’s ship found
Burlington dispatch reports diver J G Falcon located the sunken 1776 schooner Royal Savage. He recovered three wooden and iron gun carriages and about thirty cannon balls. two carriages go to the Smithsonian, one to Burlington, found about thirty feet underwater with petrified wood.
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New York
Burlington
J. G. Falcon
Royal Savage
Smithsonian Institution
Washington
Body found in well in New York restaurant case
The body of Louis Hoyos, a Mexican restaurant operator, was found in a well in north New York. His neck showed a break and bruising indicated murder. Mrs Egleston found the body. three women including Mrs Sanders and Miss Margaret Davis were arrested awaiting coroner's jury examination. Hoyos had not been seen for days.
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Louis Hoyos
Egleston
Sanders
Springer
Margaret Davis
Hayos
British Shipping Falls In 1900 As Foreign Trade Rises
A blue book issued in London on June 23 presents the United Kingdom’s 1900 navigation figures. British inward shipping declined by 2,903,242 tons and outward shipping by 2,903,600 tons, while foreign shipping rose inward by 2,482,113 tons and outward by 2,470,576 tons.
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London
United Kingdom
Japanese Ex-Minister Hoshi Toru Fatally Stabbed in Yokohama
Hoshi Toru, former minister of communications in Ito's last cabinet and ex-president of the house, was stabbed at a Yokohama city assembly meeting and died soon after. Authorities suspect political motives behind the assassination.
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Yokohama
Hoshi Toru
Ito
Washington
House
Mining Property Transfer in West Colby Iron Mine
Ashland Wis June 23 The paper signed last night shows William Werden transferring the controlling stake in the West Colby Iron mine to the new blast furnace management. Werden receives 28090 in cash 22000 in stock and a royalty of ten cents per ton for every ton sold over 100000.
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Ashland
Wis
William Werden
West Colby
San Francisco Doctor Commits Suicide After Arrest
Dr Victor Popper of San Francisco killed himself last night by carbolic acid as police waited to arraign him on charges of causing the death of Miss Violet Van Ornum of Chico who died at the receiving hospital.
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Victor Popper
Havig
Violet van Ornum
Chico
Popper
Nilsson in Good Health Passes Through Copenhagen
Christine Nilsson the Swedish singer once gravely ill at Gothenburg recently traveled from Paris to her home in Wexlo Sweden. In Copenhagen she passed through en route and was reported in good health and spirits.
Infant Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid
Hastings Minn June 23 The infant daughter of Mr and Mrs F A Engel drank carbolic acid from a bottle and died almost instantly in a tragic accident reported by local authorities.
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Oscar Carter
Cando
Hastings, Minn
F. A. Engel
Cardinal Gibbons Heads to Florence for Weeklong Stay
Rome dispatch reports Cardinal Gibbons departing for Florence for a week’s visit. At the railway station he bade farewell to the procurator general and to the brothers of St. Sulpice, his hosts during the stay.
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Florence
Rome
Cardinal Gibbons
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Assault on Miss Watson by a Negro at Curtis Bay
Miss Fannie B. Watson aged eighteen was assaulted by William Mills a Negro at Curtis Bay near Baltimore. Threats of lynching were made and Mills was brought to Baltimore for safety.
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Fannie B. Watson
William Mills
Curtis Bay
Heart and monster clash in staged grand opera scene
DetroIt Journal describes a dramatic moment where the hero presses forward and a dragoon recoils. The monster taunts with unclear dialogue about heart and a gasoline motor, while patrons' sensibilities are noted as the performance continues.
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Siegfried
Détroit Journal
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