New state hymn adoption and oddities across continents
Rhode Island adopts a hymn set to the Austrian tune as Ireland reports its best harvest in 25 years. A Chicago inventor stores honey on a third floor, and a Brussels death by suicide in a coffin case shocks observers. Umpires face abusive crowds, insurers balk at issuing policies, and a Farmersburg amateur is clubbed after a bad call. Poet Jean Paul notes parental control over punctuation. Empress Frederick’s life is described as royal, with Mr. Balfour praising her education and gifts.
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Farmersburg
N. Y
Jean Paul
Frederick
Balfour
House of Commons
Scranton mine to install telephones for rescues
Mine owners in Scranton plan placing telephones at regular intervals along workings so rescuers can reach men quickly in danger. The reform aims to improve access and safety, and may inspire other beneficial uses of the telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scranton
Christian Endeavor Conven tion Urges Civic Duty Before Elections
The convention speaker urged Christian men to take prayerful, active role in nominating good candidates. He argued government is shaped in caucus and elites neglect of duty fuels political evils, stressing the month before election as vital for community involvement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
America
Christian Endeavor
Fire Displaces 400 in Russian Frontier Town
A great fire in Wystiten, near Rominten, left 400 families homeless. Emperor William dispatched soldiers to aid and contributed 500 pounds to the distressed townspeople. Bad weather forced blankets to be purchased for outdoor camps, as customs officials withheld them until the high duty was paid.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wystiten
Rominten
William
Russia
Dangers of Alpine Cable Use During Tribulaun Ascent
Tourists climbing Tribulaun in the Stubuler Alps on July 20 faced a thunderstorm linked electrical disturbance. A lightning strike hit the protective wire cables near the summit, stunning a tourist and sending another plunging several hundred metres.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stubuler Alps
Minnesota and federal clash over vast swamp land tract
The federal government and Minnesota prepare for court battle over ownership of thousands of acres in northern Minnesota from Rainy Lake to Lake Superior. The borders encompass the entire northern township belt in gold-field country, with lands claimed as swamp land under the Swamp Act of 1860. Washington contests the border tract as not swamp land, challenging the state selection.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minnesota
Rainy Lake
Lake Superior
Washington
Canada
Walter Crane A Multitalented English Artist and Thinker
Walter Crane stands as a premier English talent, known as a decorative artist. He teaches and writes on art, illustrates books, paints, and designs furniture glass mosaic wallpaper and fabric. He is also a poet lecturer and an outspoken Socialist.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Walter Crane
Albany’s claim as first fully manufactured carriage in the nation
Albany New York asserts it produced the first carriage built entirely in the United States. Earlier in 1814 several carriages were completed and the achievement was recorded as proof of rising American enterprise and industrial capability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albany
N. Y
Fishes in Dublin Bay Threatened by Sharks
In Dublin bay small fish struggle amid many sharks. A bottle-nose gentlemans fish was measured at 5% feet long. Another fish reached 8 feet and broke the line, which had to be cut.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dublin Bay
First Brooms Made in Philadelphia From Broomcorn
In 1700 the first brooms in the country were made from broomcorn grown on American soil. The brooms were produced in Philadelphia and the event was noted as a development of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Palace Balls in Stockholm Reveal Royal Social Scene
In Far Northland, W E B Curtis describes the king's palace as Sweden's social center with invited guests from militia officers to peasants in the riksdag. Two balls yearly, January 21 and national holiday, run 8:30 to 1, with supper at 1 and departure signals at 1:30, while the royal family mingles and toasts.
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Stockholm
W. EB. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Sweden
Riksdag
Dalarne
End near at hand execution of Czolgosz set for Tuesday
Auburn N Y Oct 26 Tuesday morning at 7 o clock is the time for the electric chair execution of Leon F Czolgosz the assassin of President McKinley Warden Meade set the day to allow final arrangements on Monday The body will not be claimed and will be buried in the old prison cemetery on Fitch Avenue covered with quicklime witnesses to assemble at 6 am twenty six invitations issued burial will be in the citys cemetery and residents hope for later possible disinterment by legislation.
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Auburn
N. Y
Leon F. Czolgosz
McKinley
Meade
Czolgosz
Fitch Avenue
Assasin
Believed Sverdrup Reached North Pole On Fram Expedition
Reports from Scandinavia say Captain Otto Sverdrup of the Fram may have reached the North Pole during his Greenland expedition. He left Christiania in 1898 with eighteen men and five years of provisions, aiming to chart Greenland’s northern coast and possibly strike the pole.
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Sverdrup Han
North Pole
Scandinavia
Sverdrup
Fram
Greenland
Lieut
Peary
Pole
Lincoln's Sea
Otto Sverdrup
Christiania
Gothenburg
Nansen
Fire destroys ten million feet of lumber in Iron River
Ten million feet of lumber at the Alexander and Edgar yards in Iron River Wisconsin were destroyed by a fire yesterday causing an estimated loss of about two hundred thousand dollars. Strong winds prevented stopping the blaze but spared most of the town. The lumber was high quality and the fire likely started from a spark at the mill. Waterworks delays and a faulty pump hindered firefighting. a Superior engine arrived too late. All lumber was insured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iron River
Wis
Alexander & Edgar
Superior
Child Burned in Ash Hole Near Washburn Cabin
Grand Forks North Dakota October 27 Gottlieb Klein and wife live with their two year old child in a shanty near Washburn. A hole behind the cabin held dumped ashes to stop blowing coals. While parents visited a neighbor the mother emptied ashes into the hole. The child wandered out fell into the hole and lay on hot ashes for about two hours before rescue. He was terribly burned but believed to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grand Forks
N. D
Gott- Heb Klein
Washburn
Marks an Era Dr Gustave Andreen New Augustana President
Dr Gustave Andreen, named president of Augustana College and Theological Seminary at Rock Island Illinois, signals a new era for the Swedish Lutheran institution. A native American, he has not held holy orders and aims to broaden Augustana toward secular studies while maintaining its theological roots. Born Bailey town Indiana thirty seven years ago, he is an Augu stana alumnus who earned a PhD at Yale after teaching at Bethany College and Scandinavia.
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Gustave Andreen
Augustana College
Gustaf Andreen
Augustana College and Theological Seminary
Rock Island
Ill
Sweden
Andreen
United States
Greal
Theological Seminary
Baileytown
Ind
Bethany College
Lindsborg
Kew
Yale
Europe
Yale College
Schley Tells His Story In Own Defence At Trial
Rear Admiral Schley testified at the court martial in Washington recounting his actions from Hampton Roads to Cienfuegos and Santiago. He defended keeping ships as a unit, disputing disobedience charges and noting coaling difficulties and encounters with Sigsbee and Cotton. The session included tense moments as Judge Advocate Lemly clashed with Rayner and Dewey admonished the outburst.
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Washington
Schley
Dewey
Hampton Roads
Key West
Rayner
Admiral Schley
Sampson
Havana
Cienfuegos
Gienfuegos
McCalla
Marblehead
Eagle
Cincinnati
Vesuvius
Chester
Santiago
Sigsbee
Capt
Capt. Sigsbee
Harvard
Cotton
Merrimac
Navy Department
Capt. Clark
Oregon
Clark
Brooklyn
New York
Lemly
Gen. Rayner
Maryland
Wolves Kill Sheep in Granite Falls Minnesota
In Granite Falls Minnesota Oct 27 wolves are attacking sheep herds. Farmer Langmaid reports a hundred sheep killed this season and Griswold eleven in one night. He must hire help to guard flocks in pasture. Farmers see wolves along the highway en route to town.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Granite Falls
Minn
Langmaird
Minnesota Falls
Griswold
Langmaid
Sweden's Navy: Most Effective of Ita Size in the World
The Swedish navy, though small, is described as perhaps the most effective globally. It totals about 4,500 active personnel with potential reserve expansion to 8,600 on short notice, and comprises cruisers, battleships, torpedo craft, boats, and gunboats with numerous guns. King Oscar drives naval uplift, fostering maritime zeal and rescuing lives, honored by the Humane Society of France.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sweden
Norway
Oscar
Royal Yacht Club
Naval Reserve
Humane Society of France
Honored William McKinley Memorial in Christiania Norway
Memorial services were held at St. Edmunds church Christiania Norway on the day of McKinley’s interment in Canton. The US cruiser Buffalo and its officers attended along with Norwegian officials and foreign consuls. The packed church heard hymns prayers and benediction as salutes from the Buffalo marked the ceremony. Consul-General Borderwich organized the arrangements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christiania
Norway
McKinley
Canton
St. Edmund’s Church
United States
Buffalo
Saul
Benediction
Borderwich
Minnesota
Passenger Train Wreck Near Exline Kills Three
Ottumwa Iowa October 26 Chicago, Burlington and Kansas City passenger train No 1 wrecked two miles east of Exline. The entire train including engine, coach, mail and combination cars was hurled over a forty foot embankment. About thirty passengers were aboard the coach. Three are fatally injured and five others badly hurt. The wreck is believed caused by a rail turning where track had been torn up. Exline is near the Missouri line.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ottumwa
Iowa
Chicago, Burlington & Kansas City
Exline
Bold attempt to hold up a North Dakota store
Grand Forks on October 27 three men struck the second hand store of M Rosenswag on Third street. While two talked with Rosenswag the third drew a revolver and demanded cash. Rosenswag dodged a bullet and leaped through a broken window injuring his head. Two suspects were later arrested.
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Grand Forks
N. D
M. Rosenswag
Third Street
Rosenswag
Death of Danish pastor Johan Vilhelm Deck
Johan Vilhelm Deck, a prominent Danish pastor and zealous religious worker, died September 30. He was renowned as a prolific pulpit orator and home missions contributor, able to concentrate his thoughts and write uninterrupted even with children at play nearby.
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Pastor Deck
Johan Vilhelm Deck
Denmark
Manitoba's Yield Report Cites Twenty-Four Bushels Per Acre
Winnipeg October 26 The provincial harvest report being prepared for publication shows an average provincial yield of twenty four bushels per acre. The Red River Valley suffered from rain and wheat prices will be low there. Elsewhere grades are mostly No 1 Northern with only grain color affected. The statement relies on threshing reports.
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Winnipeg
Man
Red River Valley
MYSTERIOUSLY MISSING Butterfield Man Disappears
Comfrey Minnesota October 27 John D Rupp a Butterfield resident near here has vanished since last May He was about 45 single and believed to carry considerable money A check cashed for a large sum that month is linked to the disappearance His brother has traveled from Kansas to help solve the mystery.
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Butterfield
Minn
Comfrey
John D. Rupp
Here
Kansas
South Pole expedition sails from Gothenburg
Prof. Otto Nordenskjold leads a party of about thirty scientists and sailors on an Antarctic voyage. Half the town gathered at the docks to cheer as the vessel, commanded by Capt. C. A. Larsen, departed last Wednesday. Larsen, veteran of the Stella Polare expedition (1892-94), brings seasoned Antarctic experience to the voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South Pole
Otto Nordenskjold
Gothenburg
C. A. Larsen
Tree Falls Kills Two in Wisconsin Carriage Crash
In Cedarville near Monroe on October 25 a large tree being felled fell across a carriage, killing Daniel France and his wife of Fairfield Kansas. Four other occupants escaped uninjured. the party included six people in the carriage.
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Monroe
Wis
Daniel France
Fairview
Kan
Cedarville
Here
Dowie Convert Joins Zion City Colony in Minnesota
Belvidere farmer W B Holst, long a county resident, sold his Belvidere farm for 6100 dollars and joined Dowie’s Zion City in Red Wing Minnesota. He and his wife and several children are said to be part of the conversion after reading pamphlets promoting the Zion City creed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belvidere
Minn
Zion City
Red Wing
Holst
DowWie
New Norwegian Lutheran academy opens in Albion
The H. A. Preas academy in Albion Wisconsin was dedicated last Monday by Rev. O P Vangsnes. It replaces Albion academy on twelve acres at the town center and incorporates three old buildings. Participating ministers included Rev. Messrs R O Brardt L S J Reque Linnevold and Gullixsen. The school operates under the Norwegian Lutheran synod.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Preas
Albion
Wis
O. P. Vangsnes
Albion Academy
Messrs. R. O. Brardt
L. 8
Visible Asset in Coal Hole Dole? Not Quite
A passenger questions locals about the coal bore, noting spent money and a lingering hole. The hump-shouldered native on a nail keg replies that despite the $50,000 spent, they still have the hole to show for it. The exchange captures a dry, skeptical tone on unfinished work.
Scandinavian Notes and Notices From Abroad
Scandinavian Notes mentions Peter Nissen famed for Niagara feats and a Dane in Fool Killer. Norwegian finds near Kornsjoe promise mine next spring. Thorvald Hansen wed Constance Boyesen. August Hyllestad returns to Copenhagen as Scandinavian correspondent. Denmark loses Maren Moller of Krejberg at 193 years 10 months 15 days. Tobacco duties rise in Norway. Sweden's 1900 postal balance shows Sweden ahead by kroner 51,121,000 since 1885. Stolen umbrella joke ends with Ohio gossip.
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Kornsjoe
Norway
Thorvald Hansen
New York
Constance Boyesen
August Hyllestad
America
Copenhagen
New York Musical Courier
Denmark
Maren Moller
Krejberg
Sweden
United States
Large Sale of School Lands in North Dakota
Oct 26 report from Bismarck details eight county sales of state and institution lands. Legislators authorized about 25,000 acres to replenish the permanent school fund. By now 29,288 acres have been sold for roughly $430,000 in total purchase price.
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Bismarck
N. D
Walter Baker and Company Cocoa From Dorchester Mass
The Dietic and Hygienic Gazette notes Walter Baker and Company of Dorchester Massachusetts have spent years perfecting cocoa and chocolate. They developed unique methods and machinery to preserve purity palatability and nutrients and say their preparations are world famous with strong endorsements from doctors nurses and housekeepers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Walter Baker & C
Dorchester
Mass
Lands at $1 an Acre in Hard ing County
Belle Fourche October 26. Hard ing county adjacent to Butte county attracts stockmen and ranchers as arid land is claimed under the desert land act. Buyers may secure 160 acres at one dollar per acre while reservoirs are being built to retain surface waters for irrigation profitability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Belle Fourche
Harding County
Butte County
Prominent Republican McMillan Dies in Wisconsin
La Crosse Wisconsin October 27 Alexander McMillan a leading state Republican former state legislator and former mayor of La Crosse died yesterday at age seventy six his death marking the loss of a long time political figure in the region.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
la Crosse
Wis
Alexander McMillan
Cigarette Stub Starts a Fire in Jamestown
Fire near Jamestown damages a separator owned by A Weideman and some flax. Origin believed to be a cigarette stub. Loss estimated at about 1500 dollars with no insurance.
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Jamestown
N. D
A. Weideman
Aiso
Tragic Tractor Accident Near Bloomer Claims Man
In Bloomer Wisconsin October 27 Augusta Lamberg was struck and killed instantly when he slipped while walking beside a traction engine six miles away from town. The wheels passed over him causing fatal injuries and ending his life on the roadside. Authorities investigated the mishap and prepared a brief report on the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomer, Wis
Lamberg
ShermanConvicted of Assault on 14 year old girl
Red Wing Minnesota October 27 George Sherman of Pine Island was convicted of a criminal assault on fourteen year old girl Bessie Barteau and faces a sentence to the state prison.
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Red Wing
Minn
George Sherman
Pine Island
Bessie Barteau
Erick Mitchell Found Dead in Turtle River Shanty
Erick Mitchell killed himself with a shotgun in a Turtle River shanty fifteen miles east of Turtle River village in Bemidji Minnesota. He had spent the summer watching lumber company camps. Two companions left him minutes before the act. Coroner Newman went to investigate.
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Erick Mitchell
Bemidji
Minn
Turtle River
Turtle River Village
Newman
Book Postponed Post. Author Explains Title Origin
A witty courtroom exchange reveals the author delaying the book as he explains to publishers how the title concept originated. The judge’s quip underscores the tension between timing and publicity in literary projects.
Hunter Loses Arm in Minnesota Hunting Accident
Annandale Minn Oct 26 Fred Nelson while out hunting was shot by a gun carried by B M Fish It was necessary to amputate Nelsons arm.
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Hunter
Annandale
Minn
Fred Nelson
B. M. Fish
Nelson
Women to Vote as Delegates at Wisconsin Conference
Ripon Wis Oct After lengthy debate women will be allowed to vote as lay delegates at the Wisconsin Methodist conference. The constitutional amendment passing 118 to 7 marks a change in who may participate in conference voting and proceedings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ripon
Wis
Wisconsin Methodist Conference
Farmhouse Fire Near Cumberland Destroys Home
Cumberland Wis Oct 4 a farm house owned and occupied by G Dean gelo two miles south of here burned Saturday afternoon Loss 1000 partly insured The blaze caused significant property damage and the dwelling is a total loss with insurance covering part of the deficit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cumberland
Wis
G. Deangelo
Here
Little Boy Breaks World Pacing Record in Memphis
Memphis Tenn October 27 Little Boy broke the world's pacing to wagon record yesterday at Billings Park with a 2 01 2/5 mile circuit The previous mark was 2 01 3/4 held also by Little Boy
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Memphis
Tenn
Little Boy
Billings Park
Lttle Boy
Reversed Situations in Reforming Marital Tale
Denver Times quotes a quip on marriage reform, noting a wife who reforms her husband and a husband who now must reform himself. The exchange highlights social expectations and gender roles in marital dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denver Times
Hostetter's Stomach Bitters Endorsed For Many Ailments
The piece argues school expenses in Porto Rico are high relative to pupil numbers, asserts education as essential to success, and promotes Hostetters Stomach Bitters as a universal cure for indigestion dyspepsia constipation nervousness malaria fever and ague with a private die stamp over the neck of the bottle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Porto Rico
Poultry Don'ts and News Chunk Half-Column
Practical poultry guidance listing multiple avoidances for breeding and selection. Do not breed Hamburgs with single combs or clay-breasted Partridge Cochins. Reject bronze toms with slim shanks or birds tending to knock knees. Avoid extremes in form or color and any deformities. Do not mate easily cowed males or those with scant leg feathering. Test laying quality before selling eggs. Ensure Pekin ducks walk erect and shank color matches breed standards. Older geese or ganders can be kept. Avoid pinkish white shanks when yellow is required.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hamburg
Clarissa Woman Finds Relief With Kidney Pills
Clarissa Minn October 28 Mrs Clara Keys wife of Charles Keys a school teacher tells of years of back and head pains and persistent illness. After using Redd s Kidney Pills her aches vanished quickly and she calls the remedy a God send to suffering womanhood. Encouraged she had her 74 year old mother try the pills and both report renewed health and freedom from pain after years of illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clarissa
Minn
Clara Keys
Charles Keys
Mereig
Redd
Dodd
Mrs. Keys
Care of the Complexion in Winter
Eliza R. Parker advises on skin care for delicate complexions during cold weather. She notes many suffer from chopping due to impure soap and cheap salves. Wash face and hands with clear hot water using Ivory Soap, then apply light mutton tallow or almond oil after bathing to soften the skin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza R. Parker
Humidity and hair drying teased by weather radio quip
A Chicago Tribune quip has a female caller asking a weather forecaster how much longer humidity will last after washing hair a week earlier. The exchange highlights comic клиент interaction with a weather update.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Bad Break in Society Revealed in Exchange
In a witty exchange from the Catholic Standard a man named Jack Forchen-Hunt describes a rejected proposal. He recalls telling a woman she was “one in a thousand,” only to learn she believes herself among the Four Hundred.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jack Forchen-Hunt
Dick Adams
Catholic Standard
Unclear quoted dialogue from Atlanta Constitution item
Fragmentary OCR text references a question about voting history and a quoted reply by Marie Tom. Tone mirrors old newspaper style with a garbled name string and a nonstandard phrase. No clear event, date, or identifiable individuals beyond Marie Tom and generic references.
Tailor Refuses Service Over Unpaid Bill
Detroit Free Press quotes Clubberly Just saying a year of nonpayment ends his tailor’s ability to sew another suit. Castleton asks what he will do and he replies he will threaten to take his trade elsewhere. The saying contrasts the rich man’s digestion with the poor man’s relief in having something to digest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castleton
Detroit Free
Press
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NAVY
William M'Kinley
Manitoba
H. A. Preas’ Academy
Peter Nissen
Ohio State Journal
the Dietic and Hygienic Gazette
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Kline
Marie Tom
Atlanta Constitution
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St.Jacobs Oil
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