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Newspaper
Fort Wayne Weekly Sentinel
Location
Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Nov 29, 1899
Page
4
End of year notes and rumors in 1899 column
In advance at end of year. Chicago plants talk of Dewey and friendship, while Washington sees a boost in abstracting. A Rochester preacher claims a devil visit, and Admiral Dewey transfers property through Mrs. Dewey to George. No smallpox in Maysville. reports label it an epidemic harming local business.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
Dewey
George
Washington
Maysville
Trade Projections and Political Chirps From Washington
The era’s trade outlook shows U S foreign trade near 2 025 billion for 1899 with exports leading the surplus. Admiral Dewey defends his gift’s disposition to keep it in the family. Mount remains a possible ticket hope but current elites favor Roosevelt or Root with Hanna guiding the choice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Mount
McKinley
Washington
New York
Roosevelt
Root
Mark Hanna
Alaska Governor Pushes Statehood in Brady Report
The Alaska governor urges statehood in his annual report while requesting 110 500 dollars for a penitentiary. The piece notes public reaction to Admiral Dewey's hissed portrait and comments on Aguinaldo's hatless exit. It mentions John Hays Hammond returning from England amid debates on the South African conflict.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brady
Alaska
John Hays Hammond
England
Kruger
Exposition hall project as war memorial idea for Allen county
The proposal suggests starting work on an exposition hall as a memorial to Allen county soldiers who fought in all national wars since the county’s organization. It argues the idea would generate broad public interest and patriotic sentiment.
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Exposition Hall
Allen County
Rubber tires fail to catch on as replacements rise
The text notes tires have proven costly and short lived, with iron tires offering comfort on good streets and some protection on rough roads. It also reports a police court rebuke to Mayor Scherer for Sunday policy and the mayor’s temporary absence not changing city affairs. The New York health board president opposes landing a bubonic plague cargo coffee, warning against sensational marketing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Scherer
New York Board of Health
Wood named governor general of Cuba garners unanimous support
The press and people in Santiago back General Wood for governor general of Cuba. Santiago, the insurrection’s heart since the ten years' war, supports his administration and believes he can extend reforms to all of Cuba. The test hinges on political influence in Washington.
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Santiago
General Wood
Cuba
Wood
Washington
German Ambassador Praises U S Relations Improve
Dr. Von Holleben the German ambassador in Washington returns home and reports unprecedented satisfaction with improved relations between Germany and the United States. He cites settlement of minor differences and the Samoan question as signs of lasting friendship and peaceful intercourse among the three powers.
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Dr. von Holleben
Washington
United States
Germany
Great Britain
James'mp Rane offers vast toy market stock closeout
Down stairs sale clears room for toys. Gloves and mits, knit jackets, plush capes, stockings, trunks, satchels, good watches priced from $1.00 to $1.50. Largest stock and lowest prices in town at James'mp Rane.
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James
Rane
Russia pushes toward Indian Ocean amid Afghan advance
A 19th century column argues Russia has crossed into Western Afghanistan and occupied Herat as part of a broader push toward India. It links Russian moves across Central Asia to a strategic plan, cites past conquests, and contemplates faster transatlantic voyages and faster naval speeds impacting commerce and war.
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Turkestan
Afghanistan
Herat
Vienna
Russia
Indian Ocean
British India
Rubicon
Hindoostan
Aral Sea
Kizzil Kum
Oxus
Penideh
Khiva
Kauffmann
Bokhara
Samarcand
Tashkent
Kuldja
Mongolia
China
Merve
Desert
Trans-Caspian Railway
Ashabad
Siberia
Manchuria
Middle Kingdom
England
Dost Mohammed
Central Asia
Ahmed Kahn
Khyber Pass
Candahar
Cabul
India
Great Britain
Constantinople
Indus
Express Train Speed at Sea
The British torpedo boat destroyer Viper, 325 tons, powered by 10 000 to 12 000 hp steam turbines, reached 37 knots on trial. Built by Parsons at Wellsend, she is first war vessel with the new turbine system and hints at future steamers approaching forty four knots.
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Viper
Parsons Steam Company
Wellsend
Deaths in City: J Edward Thompson Dies at 19
After a four week illness J Edward Thompson died Sunday at his parents' home 246 East Lewis Street aged nineteen due to kidney trouble. He was a student at the International Business college with a bright future. An infant daughter of Mr and Mrs Olwin O Spade at 328 West Main Street died Sunday from convulsions aged one day. funeral services were held Monday morning.
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J. Edward Thompson
George W. Thompson
East Lewis Street
International Business College
Olwin O. Spade
West Main Street
Tragic Death of Irene Stirling At Age Fourteen
Irene Frances Stirling an inmate at the school for feeble minded died Sunday from tuberculosis at age fourteen. Funeral services were held Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Irene Frances Stirling
School For
Mrs Jane Palmer Dies at City Home After Illness
Mrs Jane Palmer, aged 60, died Monday at the home of her son in law Edward Parisot 74 Laselle Street after an extended illness. Her husband died about four years ago. She lived in the city about six years and the family formerly resided on a farm near Arcola. Surviving are several children.
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Jane Palmer
Edward Parisot
Laselle Street
Schroeder’s hall to become a cozy theater at Washington and Broadway
Workmen began extensive improvements on Schroeder's hall at the corner of Washington street and Broadway to convert it into a theater. Proprietors plan to book creditable attractions for winter, install opera chairs, enlarge the stage, add chandeliers, and decorate walls, aiming to make the Broadway theater a credit to the west end. See the bargain underwear at Patterson's.
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Schroeder
Washington Street
Broadway
Marriage Licenses Listed In Official Notice
A local notice lists multiple marriage licenses including Edward H. Beckman with Louisa Daseler and Michael Kehoe with Anna M. Woulfe among numerous other couples such as Martin Daib with Clara Reese, Jesse Hefner with Josephine Dink lager, Frank E. Knight with Blanche E. Miller, and Charles H. Bradtmiller with Mary Johnson. The batch also includes Orus M. Engelman and Cora Yahne, Herman Westerman and Mary Soliday, George Freiss and Mary Zollinger, Fred H. Wiegman and Minnie H. Meyer, Ernest Bradtmiller and Anna S. Hoppe, Philip Blaising with Grace Eccleston, William Roe and Laura Godfrey, Joseph Sack and Dora Breen, William Schoppman and Catherine Necke, Clarence Miller and Rosa Brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woulfe
John Walters
Mary C. Gorger
Martin Daib
Clara Reese
Jesse Hefner
Josephine Dinklager
Frank E. Knight
Blanche E. Miller
August Hille
Carrie L. Meyers
Orus M. Engelman
Cora Yahne
Herman Westerman
Mary G. Soliday
George Freiss
Mary Zollinger
Fred H. Wiegman
Minnie H. Meyer
Ernest Bradtmiller
Anna S. Hoppe
Charles H. Fish
Mary L. Kendrick
Philip Blaising
Grace E. Eccleston
Charles H. Bradtmiller
Mary Johnson
William A. Roe
Laura L. Godfrey
Joseph Sack
Dora A. Breen
William Schoppman
Catherine Necke
Clarence Miller
Rosa M. Brown
South Africa turmoil sparks Dutch revolt and Boer advance
London reports a dire South Africa situation as Dutch farmers defect to Boer camps in Herschell and Barkley East. Four hundred colonial rebels join the Boers near Dordcrest, threatening Gatacre's supply lines. Reports note use of a white flag treachery and dum-dum bullets, while British Guards fight at the second bridge and a hospital train ferries the wounded toward Belmont.
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London
Khalifa
South Africa
Cape Town
Morthern
Herschell
Barkley-East
Queenstown
Cape Colony
Gatacre
Dordcrest
Stermberg Junction
de Aar
Ladygrey
Biermont
Glencoe
London Times
Bealmont
Blundell
Grenadier Guards
Methuen
E. F. Knight
Havana
Orange River
Belmont
Reconnaissance Finds Large Boer Force Near Highlands
A force of Boers with guns was spotted in the Mooi River area near Natal on Friday. Boers shelled Highlands Station as British guns replied. A second strong Boer force was reported northwest of camp. British guns returned to camp and infantry withdrew while mounted troops remain out.
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Mooi River
Natal
Highlands Station
Boers Report Wounded Arrivals At Belmont
At Orange River Belmont, 107 wounded including several Boers arrived by 6:30 p m. A 17 year old Boer boy forced to fight with his father, a prisoner. A Boer said twenty men from each section were chosen to target British officers, then the British advance changed the plan.
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Orange River
Cape Colony
Belmont
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Daseler
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