Cuban independence and US aid praised amid Cuban leadership tensions
A Havana dispatch reports continued gratitude for the United States role in freeing Cuba from Spain while noting Gomez’s claim of curt treatment by American officials. The piece emphasizes Cuba’s hard‑won independence, Cuban perseverance, and loyalty to the United States as a fellow ally in liberty and justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
Lone Star
United States
Spain
Lafayette
France
Cuban Junta Halts Independence Festivities in Havana
The Junta Patriotica reports it will suspend Independence celebrations after consulting the main committee and with American authorities urging calm. General Tudlow notes U S sympathy and promises to resume events when order and stability return. The move aims to ensure orderly flag changes and public behavior in coming days.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Junta Patriotica
Ludiow
Tudlow
Ateord
Directory
Reply of the Filipino Junta to Commissioner Harden
The Filipino junta in Hong Kong replies to Commissioner Harden's report. They ask the Associated Press to publish their statement denying Aguinaldo would be satisfied if made a major general in command of five native regiments. The message aims to reveal true sentiment and ground conditions in the Philippines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hong Kong
Harden
Philippines
United States
Associated Press
Aguinaldo
Record Trade Volume Amid War Era Markets and Failures
The report notes unusually high domestic and export trade volumes driven by strong shipments and activity in key sectors like cereals and pig iron. It cites 11,638 U S failures in 1898 with liabilities totaling 141 million dollars, down from 1897, and compares yearly trends, highlighting improving asset to liability ratios and a shift toward normalcy despite uneven regional impact.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dee
Bradstreet
Striking Dock Laborers Refuse Work Under 1 55 Raise
Reported in Santiago on December 31 1900 dock laborers demand 55 cent daily raise to 1 81, refuse to work at 1 26, and threaten strike until ordered to resume. General Wood warns of Jamaican labor import to enforce duties.
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Wood
Santiago
General Wood
Jamaica
Pioneer architect George Barnett Dies at 84
Obituary notes the death of George Ingram Barnett, St. Louis pioneer architect, aged 84. Other items cover Kansas legislature passing a populist railroad bill, Mrs Augie Sloan heiress to 200000, Milwaukee fire losses 43000, and various brief notices including a St Paul flag proclamation and a Boscobel electric plant vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
George Ingram Barnett
St. Louis
Kansas
Augie Sloan
Chicago
North Side
John Schroeder Lumber Company
Milwaukee
Delagoa Bay
Earl Terring
Company C
East Pana
Ills
Reuben Wheelis
Nashville
Keifer
St. Paul
Havana
Miners Mobilize to Pana Amid Racial Clash Rumors
A report from Colonel Wells states 1,000 miners from Lietenfield Staunton Mount Olive Taylorville and southern Illinois towns head to Pana to support the miners in driving out the negroes. Guard units prepare for trouble as Decatur company H reinforces. State mine inspectors arrest engine operators for running hoists without certificates.
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Pana
Switto
Goss Wells
Litenfield
Staunton
Mount’ Olive
Taylorville
Weils
Reece
Decatur
Alton
John Cowick
Monument to Lincoln mother planned by Iowa and Indiana veterans
Des Moines Iowa December 31 1931 Gen Ankeny of Des Moines received a letter appointing him to raise funds from Iowa veterans for a monument to Abraham Lincoln’s mother. The project involves the Second Town brigade three Illinois regiments and two Indiana regiments. A Rockport Indiana colonel sent the fundraising request. A separate Savannah Georgia report notes Corporal Williams of the Ninth Illinois died by gas asphyxiation and Corporal Newman is unconscious after a midnight incident at a Broad Street room. Accidents on farms remain frequent with injuries treatable by Dr Thomas Electric Oil Emmert and Burrell advertise its use.
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Des
Moines
Dee
Abraham’ Lincoln
Illinois
Indiana
Ankeny
Iowa
J. B. Wright
Rockport
Ind
Savannah
Williams
Ninth Illinois Regiment
South Broad Street
Newman
Alaska's bid for congressional representation urged by governor
Alaska Governor Brady calls for representation in Congress and urges by name that Alaskans not be classified with Kanakas Filipinos and Cubans. He notes Alaska is 13 times as large as Cuba and states its possession for 81 years, yet its value remains unknown and unappreciated. The notice ends with a medical advertisement and unrelated health proverb.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska Rimes
Brady
Alaska
Congress
Red White and Blue Song and Burdock Blood Bitters Note
The fragment notes an unknown Crimean era song about the Red White and Blue representing England France and Sardinia. It mentions Burdock Blood Bitters claim to strengthen the stomach and prevent indigestion. credits Eimmert & Burrel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
France
Sardinia
Russia
Eimmert & Burrel
Deer and exotic animals roam Woburn Abbey park
The article describes Woburn Abbey the seat of the Duke of Bedford surrounded by a fine park where deer white antelopes yaks llamas and even zebras roam. Lakes and ponds host numerous birds in the grounds.
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Woburn Abbey
Duke of Bedford
Burrell's Offers Wisconsin Buckwheat Flour and Crackers
Local ad touts Pure Wisconsin buckwheat flour and genuine maple sugar at Burrell's 110 Stephenson St and promotes a variety of crackers and biscuits by the pound. Also mentions Foley's Kidney Cure and kidney health remedies from Swartz & Fleck.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wisconsin
Burrell’s
Stephenson St
Burrell
Foley’s
Swartz & Fleck
Ten Days in Washington at Same Fares
Tickets to Philadelphia and New York via Washington may be bought at the same fares as over direct lines. Washington route tickets are valid ten days with a stop over at the National Capital. For details contact H. R. Denna at 248 South Clark Street, Chicago. Burrell's offers fine cluster table raisins and olives for New Year’s dinner at 110 Stephenson Street.
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Philadelphia
New York
Washington
Pennsylvania
National Capital
H. R. Denna
A. G. P. Agt
South Clark Street
Chicago
Burrell’s
Stephenson St
Prominent Remedies and Coffee Drinking Comparisons
The text contrasts remedies trusted by the public with claims of reliability for coughs and colds. It notes Chamberlain's public judgment and a remedy labeled reliable. It also reports Dutch coffee drinkers consuming high per capita amounts and cites Russia limiting coffee per person.
Reward for Catarrh Cure Allegedly Effective
An 1890s style advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure with a $100 reward for incurable cases. It includes testimonials from Toledo druggists and claims of widespread female labor statistics in Spain. A separate note urges readers to fetch Foley's Honey and Tar for coughing relief and mentions Edward III era gender roles in brewing and baking.
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Hall
Uc Ibe
F. J. Cheney & CQ
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Oya . Wast & Truax
Kinnan & M
Hoarseness Remedies and Birch Timber Factoids
Hoarseness relief from Foley's Honey and Tar cited by Benj Ingerson of Hutton Indiana. Also notes that 95 percent of tooth picks in the United States come from white birch timber in Franklin County Maine, with limited local employment. Warns constipation sign and promotes Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets with claims of herbal extracts and mailed free medical adviser. Also mentions tea consumption in Britain and its colonies.
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Benj, Ingerson
Hutton
Ind
Foley’s
H. J.moogh
Swartz & Bleck
United States
Franklin County
Pierce
World's Dispensary Medical Association
Buffalo, N. Y
Bethesda Mineral Spring Water as Angel of Health
Bethesda Mineral Spring Co of Waukesha Wisconsin touts its water as a healing Angel of Health for Brights Disease and related kidney conditions. It offers a book with directions and a partial cured list, naming prominent statesmen physicians bankers and farmers. Bottled only in sealed half gallon bottles sold by druggists. Dr A M Jones president. Also notes Bank of England notes made from new linen cuttings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bethesda
Bright
Bethesdia
A. M. Jones
Pneumonia Treatment Claim by Dr J Bishop
Dr J Bishop of Agnew Michigan reports using Foley's Honey and Tar in three severe pneumonia cases over the past month with good results. The note appears in a medical advisory or testimonial fragment from Swartz and leek referenced as A J Moogk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop
Agnew, Mich
Foley
J Moogk
Swartz & Leek
Poisoned candy case unsettles Dover community
A fragment indicates a poisoning incident involving a box sent to Mirae Sohn B. Dunning in Dover. The note mentions Mrs Dunning consuming candy and a suspected poison, with references to individuals including Mrs Botkin and an intimate relation to Dunning.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mirae Sohn B. Dunning
Dover
Det
Dunning
Boxing results and legal notices from Chicago and Cincinnati
In Chicago Dee 1 John Root of Ohio fought to draw with Mystery George Kerwin in a six round bout at the Seventh Regiment Armory. Avie Wis. matched to meet Mystery George Kerwin in a six round card, outcome not specified. Cincinnati judge Hollister reverses police court ruling on Christian Science healing. Harriet Evans convicted in police court for practicing medicine. upper court reverses. Funeral of Senor Romero, Mexican ambassador, set for St. Matthews Church with requiem at 1 pm, body to Mount Olive vault before interment in Mexico.
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Ginve
Fighta
Chicagos
Chicago
Dee
oJohn
Root
Ohi
Cde
Dalaton
Dimmy Ryan
Christian Science In Legals Cineinnati
Hollister
Common Pleas Court
Harriet” ‘Evans
Senor Romero
Washington
St. Matthews Roman Catholic Church
Mount Olive
Mexico
Diabetes cure claim and medical ad in colonial piece
A handwritten clipping recounts an alleged diabetes cure via Dodd's Kidney Pills, naming Jd. d. Doran of 227 Howell St as a cured patient. The piece then promotes Foley's Kidney Cure and lists various rulers' weights, mixing medical claims with unrelated notes about empresses and umbrellas.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwauxen
Jd. d. Doran
Howell Street
Lake
Dodd
Bright
Dodd’s Medicine Co
Buffalo
N.Y
Grain-O Promoted as Coffee Substitute in Stores
An advertisement touts Grain-O as a pure grain coffee substitute suitable for sensitive stomachs. It claims to taste like coffee, cost about 28 and 25 cents per package, and is bénéficial for children.
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Gomes
Herald
Gomez
Butler
Wade
Sampson
Gay
Havins
LaCrosse, Wis
Preston
State Treasury Department
Todd
M. T. Grattan
iKq
George Frazier
John Stidborn
Frazier
Stidborn
Ronay
Columbus
Wilson
Macon
Boscobel
Wis
Toronto World
Canada
Dominion
Alonzo N. Hodges
Valley City, Desk Company
Grand Rapids
Mich
Herman Bonger
Lincoln
Jackson County
Nicaragua Canal Commission
Maritime Company
Berlin
Apia
Vosseiche Zettung
America
Great Britain
Samoa
Williams Street
Emmert & Burrell
Dr. Woods Norway Pine Syrup
Emmert & Borrell
H. J. Moogh
Kays
Chamberlain
Amberlain
Emmert Burrell
H. J. Moogh Swartz
Bank of England
Cha
Mr. Doran
Italy
Victoria
Belgium
Portugal
Austria
Bignature
Stephen
Sherwin-Williams
Ieceas
Iee
Bear
Gambiner Bros
Freeport
Ilinois
One Price Clothiers
Hub
Stephenson Street
Ptaa Tire von Elm
Wail
Marine CO
Masonic Temple
Murine CO
Manic Temple
Van
Lou R
Van’s
John Erfert
Iwm.clement
Freeport, Ill
Adam
Gon. Atkins
Ee - Burrell, F. Jungkunz CO
H. J. Mooge
QO. Wanner
Harlow Business College
Vacatio
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