Illicit love and murder mix in late 19th century notes
A scattered column from Emmons Co. notes varied items: Dr Lorenz on American customs, France’s polar expedition, the Mad Mullah awakening, Turkish killings in Macedonia, a Pittsburg heiress eloping with a reptist, blue laws in Philadelphia, Shamrock III contest, ice-out at Bass lake, a Boston teacher’s class composition, a Texas jail break sentence, lawn mower chatter, New York auto crashes, a Kentucky pigeon shooting death, Canada’s cigar ban proposal, and a strategy to weaken Canada before conquest.
Bungling management sparks mock revolution over Buffalo mystery
A satirical reflection criticizes Santo Domingo handling of a public revolt timing amid a Buffalo mystery. The piece likens it to exam questions for insurers about singing Mr Dooley and recalls a Canute-like old tale about tides being blocked.
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Santo Domingo
Buffalo Mystery
Yellow Gunning Outpaces Plain Tints in Accuracy
The text argues yellow tactics raise accuracy by 30 percent versus plain approaches, noting yellow politics and yellow journalism lack the same precision as yellow gunning.
Courageous Cure Seeker Arrested for Dis orderly Conduct
A Cincinnati man who sought to cure his grip by thinking it away was arrested on a charge of dis orderly conduct. The piece notes a forthcoming busy silly season and mentions Sir Thomas Lipton securing a company to insure the Shamrock for 100000, though finding insurers for the cup victory may be hard.
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Cincinnati
Thomas Lipton
Weather Verse Sparks a Seasonal Sandwich Theme
The Chicago News describes this week as a meteorological sandwich with November drizzle in the first and last slices and a delicate slice of June in between, framing spring poetry in a weather beat.
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Chicago News
English scientist links brain weight peak to age seventeen
An English scientist asserts female brain weight reaches its maximum at age seventeen, claiming this explains why girls of seventeen understand more than their mothers.
Afghan Ameer limits wives to four for male subjects
The Ameer of Afghanistan restricts polygamy to four wives for men. Opposition press is expected to charge the ruler with encouraging race death by policy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ameer
Afghanistan
New York Gun Biz Misattributed to South American Revolutions
The claim that most South American revolutions begin in New York among gun dealers is argued as erroneous. The speaker notes participants in those affairs use only pole-axes and crowbars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Subtreasury Cash in New York Requires Six Weeks Counting
The U S subtreasury in New York holds about 280 million dollars in cash and will need 22 expert clerks just arrived from Washington six weeks to complete counting the large sum.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
U. S
New York
Washington
San Domingo Revolt Deepens. Forty-Plus Dead
Report from San Domingo notes a recent revolt where twenty seven men were killed in the fighting. The unrest is described as serious and suggesting that West Indian revolutions may rise to deadly levels similar to major urban upheavals.
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San Domingo
New Chicago Daily to Promote Moral Reform
Dr Francis Dickinson backed by 10,000 clubwomen plans a new afternoon Chicago newspaper. The venture aims to address moral reform in the city and will begin in the Windy City with a notable public undertaking.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis Dickinson
Windy City
Chicago
Seek Homes in Land of Free Finns Headed to Minnesota
A Finnish colony, possibly the largest in America, will be formed in Northern Minnesota this summer. An incorporated company bought 60,000 acres in Altkin and nearby counties to colonize with Finns, with more land to follow as occupancy grows. Officers listed include President Join Falkaner and Vice President A J Tiesberg.
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Minnesota
St. Paul
America
Altkin
Falkaner
A. J. Tiesberg
A. L. Himee
C. Bergstradl
O. Thorpe
J. J. Lomen
Postmasters Named and Bank Conversions Noted
Gustave Kluczinske is appointed postmaster at Northeim Manitowoc county Wisconsin. Wells Bank in Wells Minnesota converts to Wells National Bank with capital of 30000 dollars. Elmwood Minnesota to get a post office with Charles Lindberg postmaster. Mapleton Minnesota forms First National Bank with 25000 dollars capital.
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Gustave Kluczinske
Northeim
Manitowoc County
Wis
Wells (Minn.) Bank
Wells National Bank
Elmwood
Aitkin County
Minn
Charles Lindberg
First National Bank of
Mapleton
Charlotte R. Farrington
Minnesota
Census Bureau
Sargent
Immigration Bureau
Winnipeg
Sweden
United States
Thomas
Stockholm
Earl J. Bergstrom
Norrbotten
Hague
Bowen
Venezuela
Fire Ravages Buildings Across Cities Cause Heavy Loss
A Chicago blaze on West Monroe Street, at 75 and 77, destroys a seven story brick block in a $50,000 fire. Will iam Klicker dies after saving his wife and two children. The Nickel Plate grain elevator also burns, $75,000 loss, due to impassable streets. In New York a five story tenement on Rivington Street sparks a fire causing one death, eight injuries, and 22 families displaced with $10,000 property loss. Mrs Hochman and Samuel Hochman are seriously hurt.
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Chicago
West
Monroe Street
William Klicker
Nickel Plate Railway
Rivington Street
New York
M. Hochman
Samuel Hochman
Rumors and Orders Across Nations and Conflicts
Across continents reports note a sultan’s claim in the Riff region and a Paris ambassador’s wife death. Honduras seeks peace with Gen. Bonilla while Basel sees a strike riot and soldiers on patrol. Berlin premieres fail and Manila sentences a former official for defalcation. Venezuelan cartridge rumor and Paris religious notices fuel tension. Beaux Arts restricts women, Madrid demonstrations ban crowds, and Salaman ca riot burials conclude.
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Basel
Switzerland
Bjornsen
Storhove
Deutsches Theater
Berlin
William A. Wilson
Bureau of Coast Guard and Transportation
Manila
la Gallira
Venezuela
Rolando
Caracas
Paris
France
Madrid
Salamanca
Notable Deaths and Uplifting Letters Across 19th Century America
Daniel Butler aged 106 dies at Enfield Falls near Ithaca as the oldest Tompkins county resident. Grover Cleveland writes to Yale prize winner William Pickens. John D. Washburn, former U S minister to Switzerland, dies in Worcester. Ogned Van Vogt named new Christian Endeavor secretary at 24 from Wisconsin. Alexandria Louisiana post office dispute ends with white clerk appointment. Tom Rankin declines clerkship after civil service exam. William P. Belden, Yale News founder and Mohawk Valley journalist, dies at Albany at 47. Ephraim B Cockrell elopes with Hazel Hogan and marries in St Louis. Immigrants flow through Chicago in record numbers. Cornell President Schurman reports Carnegie offer to cover all sickness-related student bills during epidemic.
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Grover Cleveland
William Pickens
Yale
John D. Washburn
United States
Switzerland
Harrison
Worcester
Mass
New Christian Endeavor
Ogned van Vogt
Wisconsin
Beloit
Alexandria
Tom Rankin
Aged Women Burned to Death in Bear Creek Fire
Fire destroyed the home of Miss Phoebe Heeley 75 and Miss Libble Heeley 86 at Bear Creek six miles south of Tomah Wisconsin. A high wind fanned the blaze before help arrived and investigators suspect robbery and murder. A coroner’s inquest is scheduled for next Saturday.
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Tomah
Wis
Phoebe
Libble Heeley
Bear Creek
Jury Protects Indians in Rosebud Grazing Indictment
U S grand jury in Sioux Falls returns indictment against K E Sellan, a stockman on ceded Sioux land west of the Missouri river, for driving 12 cattle onto the Rosebud Indian reservation to graze in violation of federal statutes. This is the first such case before a U S court in South Dakota.
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Rosebud Reserve
Sioux Falls
S. D
United States Grand Jury
Carland
K. E. Sellan
Missouri River
Rosebud Indian Reservation
United States
South Dakota
Wolves Overrun Polk County Farms Forcing Sheep Sales
Osceola Wisconsin April 18 wolves are plentiful in northern Polk county according to hunterW L Whitt and Verne Lee who report bagging thirteen this week. Last fall A W Johnson a Georgetown farmer sold his entire herd due to wolves. Wolf hunting is a continuing business in the area.
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Polk County
Osceola
Wis
W. L. Whitt
Verne Lee
A. W. Johnson
Georgetown
Ore Movement Stalls as Great Lakes Firemen Strike Grips Shipping
Ashland Wisconsin reports total ore shipments halted by a firemen’s strike delaying Great Lakes traffic. No ore moved from the Gogebic range. only graded stock relief is noted as the season opens. Navigation on Apostle Islands remains ice-free and officially open.
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Great Lakes
Ashland
Wis
Chequamegon Bay
Gogebic Range
Apostle Islands
Schissler Found Sane in Ruhl Murder Case
Milwaukee April 18 A municipal court jury found Al Schissler sane on the night of November 25 last when he shot and killed F W Ruhl of Waterloo Wisconsin who was returning to the Schissler home from a theater party in a carriage with Mrs Schissler and two others Schissler will be placed on trial on a murder charge
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al Schissler
F.W. Ruhl
Milwaukee
F. W. Ruhl
Waterloo
Wis
Schissler
Body of Ole Domans Recovered After River Drowning
The body of Ole Domans, a Minnesota resident drowned in the Red river on Sunday, was found yesterday afternoon in Grand Forks County. The body floated across the state line, and the cost of care falls to this county.
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Grand Forks
N. D
Ole Domans
Red River
Minnesota
Diamond Drill Passes Through Duluth En Route to Highlands
A diamond drill traveled from the Mesaba range to Highlands on the Iron Range road. The crew did not reveal its destination, but it is learned the machine will operate at the Johnson homestead where hard ore was found with a churn drill.
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Duluth
Mesaba Range
Highland
Iron Range
Johnson Homestead
Lake at Rail Freight puts Gratwick steamer into Chequamegon Bay
Washburn April 18 reports the Gratwick from Hancock Michigan loaded with grain and pushing into Chequamegon Bay after entering Portage canal through sixteen inches of ice.
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Washburn
Chequamegon Bay
Gratwick
Hancock, Mich
Portage Canal
Arlington Talks City Incorporation Plan
Arlington South Dakota moves to become a third class city under a new legislative act. Voters will be asked to decide the incorporation vote soon. Brigham Young Jr. dies after lingering illness in Salt Lake City. He was president of the Mormon church quorum of apostles and would have led the church after Joseph F. Smith if alive. Reed Smoot would move up in church succession. Many Mormons say Brigham Young intended his son to succeed him.
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Arlington
Salt Lake
Utah
Brigham Young
John ‘W. Young
New York
Young
Quorum of Apostles
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Reed Smoot
Brigham
Document Ties Aguinaldo to Order to Kill Gen Otis
Washington reports a confiscated insurrection document with Aguinaldo handwriting on the back ordering the killing of Gen Otis. Dated Jan 12, 1899, it allegedly proves Filipino hostility before the February 4, 1899 attack, with names Feliciano Cruz and others linked to Katipunan clubs and San Miguel in Manila.
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Washington
Villetto
John R. M. Taylor
Fourteenth Infantry
Col. Edwards
Department of Insular Affairs
Otis
Taylor
Aguinaldo
Manila
San Miguel
Feliciano Cruz
E. Aguinaldo
Leberino Retino
Feliciano de Cruz
Gen. Otis
Capt. Taylor
United States
Philippines
Sandico
Peliciano de Cruz
Cruz
Gen
Floods force families from Terre Haute homes
Thirty families in Central Terre Haute abandoned their houses as the Wabash river rose suddenly. Lowlands west of the river and fields prepared for planting were submerged. Flooding extends across Northern Indiana with the Wabash railroad under water near Roanoke.
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Terre Haute
Ind
Indiana
Roanoke
Explosion Claims Six Men At Peerless Coal Mine
A west Virginia blast at the Peerless Coal and Coke mine in Vivian killed six men and seriously injured several others. A powder shanty near the mine caught fire triggering the explosion. names of the dead and injured were not yet identified.
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West ,Virginia
Bluefield
Peerless Coal:and Coke Company
Vivian
Charges Piling Up in Post Office Dept Investigation
Fresh charges pour in as investigators widen the postoffice department inquiry. Postmaster General Payne said the Tyner correspondence would be made public later. Tyner will resign May 5 with no successor yet chosen.
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Postoffice Department
Washington
Payne
Tyner
Bloody saloon fight in Kenosha leaves two men shot
In Kenosha Wisconsin last evening Henry Vandusen of Madison and Joseph Vanest of Columbus Ohio were shot and likely fatally wounded in a bloody bar room fight half a mile west of town. Al Brown was arrested by Chief Reynolds after a struggle and is jailed. No clear account of the incident exists.
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Kenosha
Wis
Henry Vandusen
Madison
Joseph Vanest
Columbus
Ohio
al’ Brown
Reynolds
Irish Land Bill Backed In Principal By National Convention
Dublin crowds overflowed the Mansion House as the Irish National Convention unanimously accepted the Wyndham land bill in principle. John Redmond and William O'Brien led the push for amendments to secure a common parliamentary basis, with Davitt pledging to abide by the verdict. Plans for a round conference with Dunraven Mayo and others followed as delegates urged peace but warned they would fight if England persisted.
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House of Commons
Wyndham
Ireland
John Redmond
Lord Dunraven
Lord Mayo
Shane Taylor
William O’brien
T. W. Russell
Michael Davitt
William O'Brien
Mansion House
Two Kidney Signals Warn Of Serious Illnesses
The piece outlines two kidney warning signs back pain and abnormal urine, urging early action to prevent diabetes dropsy or Brights disease. It touts Dean's Kidney Pills with a testimonial from J F Wainwright of Bones & Wainwright Pulaski VA claiming repeated back pain and kidney issues vanished after use, and notes a free trial and 50 cent price.
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Bright
Dean
J. F. Wainwright
Bones & Wainwright
Pulaski
Wainwright
United States
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Minnesota Launched Largest Vessel Ever Built in U S
Thousands witness the launch of the Minnesota at Croton New York shipyard. Miss Clara Hill, daughter of J J Hill, named the ship by breaking a bottle of wine on the bow as the vessel joined the Pacific and Oriental service.
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United States
New London
Conn
New York
Boston
Minnesota
Eastern Shipbuilding Company
Croton
Clara Hill
J. J. Hill
Great Northern Steamship Company
Pacific and Oriental
Fast Mail Wrecked on Louisville and Nashville Line
A fast mail train at Castleberry Alabama on April 18 ran into an open switch and was demolished after colliding with a freight car. The mail clerk Donovan was killed along with the black fireman. Engineer Wright was badly hurt and believed fatally injured. Mail clerks Byers Eaton and Stratton suffered injuries. Passengers were uninjured.
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Louisville & Nashville
Castleberry
Ala
Ouisville’ &Nashville
Donovan
Wright
Byers
Eaton
Stratton
Burglars Loot Jewelry From Stock Residence
Burglars ransacked the Stock home in St Louis during supper time and seized nearly $2,000 in jewelry and valuables. James Pierson, coach, has been arrested on suspicion of involvement.
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St. Louis
Philip Stock
James Pierson
Trolley Car Hit By Freight Train At Rankin Borough
At Fleet street grade crossing in Rankin borough a Pittsburg Railway trolley car was struck by a Baltimore and Ohio freight train. Sixteen passengers aboard sustained injuries, described as more or less.
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Pittsburg
Pittsburg Railway ‘Company
Baltimore
Ohio
Fleet Street
Rankin Borough
Storm claims life in Evergreen area
A wind storm struck northern Evergreen County on April 15 causing significant property damage and resulting in the death of Heary Bolden. Officials report extensive impact across the county with ongoing assessments.
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Evergreen
Ala
Yeate “Tee
Heary Bolden
Erance is Bliss Quote Sparks Curious Banter
In Cassell's Journal a playful exchange questions belief and happiness. Miss Pearl is teased with the line about ignorance being bliss while responding with a hint of uncertainty and a cheerful mood.
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Miss Pearl
Cassell
Free Government Lands Information Notice
Free information on government lands for farm mineral and timber sites in the U S and Canada. Send 25 cents or stamps to the National Information Bureau St Paul Minnesota for maps laws and general details.
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U. S
Canada
National Information Bureau
St. Paul
Minn
Grievance Spelling Question At Irish Land Conference
An anecdote from an Irish land conference recalls Lord Dunraven absenting himself and a peer acting as chairman. While drafting a report he asked how to spell grievance, prompting a quip about an Irishman not knowing the word.
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Lord Dunraven
London Daily Express
Railway Brakes and Skidding Stops
An engineer explains that braking should stop when wheels begin to slip, since skidding flattens wheels and halts effective braking. Sand can prevent slipping, enabling quick stops without compromising passenger safety. Hand brakes are weak and trolley brakes often lack full safety, according to a cited electrical journal.
Quit And Eat Coffee Tables Not A Real Headline
A health themed editorial fragment urges quitting coffee to improve complexion and liver health. It cites a Philadelphia lawyer and an elderly man in Sreek, Mich, who switched to Postum and reported better digestion, stronger health, and improved skin after stopping coffee.
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Tyoune
Philadelphia
Postum
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