Matron and Maid and Other Notable Notes From Abroad
A collage of brief items mentions Mrs. Davis Johns Brown’s sister in St. Johns Michigan, Sarah Grand in London, Mile. de Villebois-Mareuil and Pashoda, Mrs. Sherman’s delicate public stance, Hannah Reardon’s medical ordeal with needles, Belle Ashton becoming Maine’s second woman lawyer, Mrs. Cash and a butterfly on her hat, Yale graduate Selich Yamaguchi from Tokyo earning a BA in bareheaded attire, and a vivid portrait of her appearance in traditional dress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. Davis John Brown
St. Johes
Mich
Sarah Grand
London
Ireland
Orient
Mile. de Villebois-Mareuil
Transvaal
Mireland
Pashoda
John Sherman
Sherman
Hannah Reardon
Wiltington
Del
Misa Belle Ashton
Sanford
Maine
Supreme Court
Alfred
York County
Yale
Selich) Yamaguchi
Tokyo
Japan
Poultry pointers for feeding and breed choice
Poultry pointers note bone duat aids growing chickens to six months. Feathers shed from lack of greens or dust bath. Start with a good medium breed that is a strong layer and table fowl. Large breeds yield more meat per feed. Overgrowth means leg weakness, not rapid size. Geese can be profitable, easier than turkeys, with steady feather income. Hens deratching keeps birds busy and healthy with clean plumage and bright combs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis Republic
Golf jokes in newspapers spark light Sunday sport chatter
A collage of vintage newspaper quips mocks golf culture with Sunday play, female players, muscular development, morality bans, and fashionable golf walks. It notes citizens in ordinary clothes, long hours, church reactions, and a rising trend in social commentary from several city papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee Sentinel
Boston Tlerald
Illinois State Register
Boston Advertiser
Washington Star
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
US reads Li Hung Chang reply on peace plenipotentiary stance
Washington Aug 22 President McKinley after a cabinet meeting directed acting Secretary Adee to prepare a reply to Li Hung Chang. The note notes US conditions for restoring amicable relations have not been met and military intrusions in Peking complicate certainty. Pending fuller details from Conger and the Hookhill commission, a broader plan to protect American interests and gradually reduce troop strength is stated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
McKinley
Adee
Li Hung Chane
Peking
Bai Li Tt
Li Mang Chang
Conger
Hookhill
Political shifts and GOP tensions in 1890s New York
A dispatch describes Minister Conger stepping back, with General Chaffee taking key responsibility, noting Conger’s bias and need for rest. It also reports New York GOP leaders weighing Odell as governor candidate, with Senator Platt backing Odell and resistance from Odell Sr. Incendiary fires at Newport threaten former Governor Warren Lippitt’s summer villa, with police and residents unsure of the culprit and motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Conger
Chaffee
Strike on a Hospital Ship at Nagasaki Reported
A San Francisco report says serious trouble aboard the hospital ship Metiet at Nagasaki. Thirteen men in the engineers department and several officers reportedly struck and vowed not to sign new service contracts when current ones expire September 14. Army officers defer details but note First Oliver Croxby of the Grant has been ordered to the Relief as Oraster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Metiet
Nagasaki
Engineers’ Department
Army
Oliver Croxby
Oraster
Wyoming to Launch Soon Amid Armored Monitor Plans
Washington and the Union Works in San Francisco notified the Navy that the monitor Wyoming will be launched on September. The Wyoming contract was signed in 1808 with keel laid April 11, 1899, featuring harvested armor to prevent delays. The Wisconsin is slated for a preliminary trial on September 15 and will travel to Puget Sound for drydocking and cleaning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wyoming
Washington
Union Tren Works
San Francisco
Naivy Department
Wisconsin
Puget Somid
Bryan to Speak in Chicago on Labor Day Picnic
Democratic national headquarters announces William J. Bryan will speak in Chicago on Labor Day at a picnic connected with the Labor Day elevation. The event plans place Governor Roosevelt and Colonel Bryan on the same platform. Bryan had initially aimed for Cleveland but changed plans per Mr. Schilling’s announcement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryan
Chicago
Democratic National
William J. Bryan
Roosevelt
Colonel Bryan
Brynan
Cleveland
Mer. Schilling
Fatal grade crossing accident at Tinkertown crossing
In Stroudsburg Pennsylvania two young men John Turner and Frederick Schwarz were in a wagon when a Delaware, Lackawanna and Western express train struck the rig while crossing the tracks near Minsi. Turner was instantly killed. Schwarz aged 17 was probably fatally injured. The horses died and the wagon was crushed beyond recognition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stroudsburg
John Turner
Frederick Schwarz
Tinkertown Crossing
Minsi
Delaware, Lackawanna and Western Tracks
Turner
Schwarz
Miners Smothered to Death in Tanquah Coal Mines
Five miners died in Tanquah Wash after a brush fire at the mouth of an air shaft ignited timbers and smoky air flooded the workings. Dominick Cassassos Carlos Cassassos C M Vowell Ben Lawson and John Ling were overcome in a remote chamber. Rescue efforts and recovery followed as authorities investigated the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tanquah
Wash
Ang
Tanquah Coal Company
Dominick Cassassos
Carlos Cassassos
C. M. Vowell
Ben Lawson
John Ling
Reina Mercedes to Norfolk in tow for Portsmouth yard
Reina Mercedes will leave the local navy yard within a week bound for the Portsmouth navy yard in New Hampshire towed by government tugs Potonine and Nezincot. Nezincot will stay at Portsmouth for repairs. Governor Allen and family arrived aboard the Mayflower from Boston. A reconciliation meeting has been called for August to draft plans for the November election.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reina Mercedes
Sall
Norfolk
Navy Yard
Santiago Harbor
Meeritt & Chapman Wrecking Company
Portsmouth
N, Us) Navy Yard
Governmuent
Potonine
Nezincot
Portsmath
Governor Allen
San Juan
Porto Rico
Mayflower
Porto Sueco
Charles al. Allen
Boston
Siege of Tien-Tsin Defended City Under Great Disadvantages
London Missionary Society doctor recounts foreigners trapped in Tien-Tsin during bombardment. 2000 foreign troops helped defend. first shot fired by Chinese. Describes spies, pigeons used for messages, and damage to mission property. Also notes Youtsey murder case likely postponed to October term due to health.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
G. P. Smith
London Missionary Society
Tien-tsin
England
Taku
Wei-hai-wei
Nagasaki
Japan
Smith
Pacific
Peking
Gordon Hall
Pls
Seyroour
Yourney
Georgetown
Henry KE. Youtsey
Goebel
Commonwealth
Robert Franklin
Kt. L. Carrick
Youtsey
Delaware Republicans Nominate Ticket at State Convention
At the Republican state convention in Wilmington Delaware the ticket nominated includes governor candidate Martin B Burris of Newcastle county lieutenant governor John Inn of Kent county presidential electors Charles W Pusey Walter O Hoffecker and Daniel J Layton Hayes named as elector in Union Republican Addicks faction two weeks earlier Hoffecker is also nominated for the unu expired congressional term of the late John H Hoffocker.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Delaware
Wilmington
Del
Martin B. Burris
Newcastle County
John Inn
Kent County
Charles W. Pusey
Manlove Hayes
Dover
Daniel J. Layton
Millsboro
Hayes
Addicks
Walter O. Hoffecker
Kent
John H. Hoffocker
Condys Cause Trouble in Wetzel County
Four men named Condy arrived at Toodred in Wetzel county and beat an officer. A posse fired on them. three Condys were captured, one escaped. Other news notes hot weather across several states and local disturbances including a plumbers strike in Chicago and a fatal bystander incident in Newport News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Condys
Wheeling
Toodred
Wetzel County
Condy
Rilling Named to Notification Committee at Kansas City Convention
The article notes State Chairman Rilling was chosen as a member of the committee to notify William Jennings Bryan of the convention's action. It also covers remarks on McKinley and the Philippines, Bryan's supporters, and critical thoughts on imperial policy, taxation in Cuba, and war’s brutality.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rilling
Kansas City
Committee On
Bryan
Rail schedule details for Hazleton area trains and connections
Trains depart from Uriston Eckley Hare Brook and other stations to Joddu Stockton Beaver Meadow Mond and more with daily patterns and Sunday variations. Hazleton Junction connects to electric cars and P. R. K. trains to Wilkesbarre Sunbury Harrisburg and beyond.
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Svequshanna and
Schuylkill
Uriston
Joddu
Eckley
Hare Brook
Stockton
Beaver Meadow
Kraing
Drifton
Oneida Junction
Harwood Road
Humboldt Road
Oneida
Sheppton
Hazleton Junction
Harwood
Cranberry
Bint
Stra Mw
Hoover Meadow Road
Mazic Brook
Eckivy
Jeddo
Beaver Meadow Road
Hie Brook
Der
Bundy
Men of mark and their varied paths across nations
Governor Nash of Ohio may visit the Paris exposition in the fall. Missouri hopeful Joseph Flory, long Wabash conductor, emerges as a Republican governor candidate. Maine’s Congressman Littlefield lauds fitness with 16 pound dumbbells each morning. Democratic Florida nominee William Jennings claims kinship to Bryan and Mine. Former New York lecturer Frederick Winkleman has been blind since birth. Chicago’s Henry Graves claims longest Chicago residence. Montana copper king William A. Clark active in Butte Press Club. Admiral Philip noted as pious yet average student in youth. Major Esterhazy returns to Paris with pension rumors. Lord Grimthorpe resigns York diocese post after 28 years. Massachusetts dean Samuel W. Twombley at 78 with near perfect attendance. Admiral Farragut’s rapid rise from midshipman to combatant in early war. Dodge William A. Holt named Porta Thien chief justice. praised by ex Secretary Carlisle. Theodore Roosevelt’s name origin explained as Dutch for field of roses. Old newspapers offered for sale.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nash
Ohio
Joseph Flory
Missouri
Congressman Littlefield
Maine
William 8. Jennings
Florida
William Jennings Bryan
Frederick Winkleman
New York Board of Education
Henry Graves
Chicago
William A. Clark
Montana
Butte Press Club
Admiral Philip
Naval Academy
Esterhazy
Paris
Rumer
Lord Grimthorpe
Hhi
Chanter
Diocese of
York
Scamuel W. Twombley
Massachusetts House of Representatives
Admiral Farragut
England
Dodge William A. Holt
Kentucky
Porta Thien
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Freeland Tribune
Toe Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Oriion
Ma Long Divash
Freeland
Preeland
MALL
Tribune Printing Company, Limited
Preeland, PA
Woo
United States
Chefu
Ms. Mitchell
Woodward
Des Moine
Sims
Council Bluffs
Pasadena
Porter
China
State Department
Kwang Su
Tassia
Eitger
War Department
Kaffee
Odell,” Saya Pinit
Mike Odell
Platt
Benjamin 2B. Odell
Mar. Odell
Odell
Min
Ron
Newport
J. 1
Stummer
Clarkes Warren Lippitt
Wnethermore
Me. Lippitt
Povlice
Andrew White
Wein
Ithaca
N. Y
Ruth Mary White
Andrew Tuckson White
Germany
Edwin Sidney Ferry
Mount Vernon
N.Y
White Mansion
Cornell
Purdue College
Lacfayette
Tnd
Went
Weather Bureau
Indiana
Tlinois
Tennesse
Mississippi Valley
South Atlantic
Gulf States
St. Louis
Ohio Valley
Building Trades Council
Building Contractors’ Council
Newport News
William McCabe
William Begnall
McCabe
James W. McAllister
Raleigh
Begnall
Lake Michigan
Tinois
Melina
Medina County
Henry Jones
Andrew J. Palm
David Starr Jordan
Leland University
Teddy
Robert E. Pattison
Philippines
Richard Brinsley Sheridan
Manila
Otis
Satan
Cuba
Wood
George the
Hanna
God
Cape May
Philadelphia
Republic
Cape
Congress Hall
Miss R. Halpin
Lord Wolseley
Whitworth
Ehigh Valley Railroad
Weatherly
Mauch Chunk
Allentown
Hethichvin
Laston
Sandy Run
White Haven
Wilkes-Barre
Pittyton
Scranton
Ashland
Sheawndeah
Mahanoy City
Hazleton
Easton
Bethleshew
Shendoal
Alt
Nivel
Shack
Kite Haven
Pottsville
Shamokin
Mt. Carmel
Shenandoah
Hite Haven
Wi H.wilbur
Cortmudt Street
New York City
Chas
Puseenger Agunt
Corthindt Street
J.T. Keiyh
Livision
Ingleton
Pia
Mark
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