Porto Rico Annexation Demands Ride on Trade and Relief
In New York on March 8 Dr. J Julio Henna of the Porto Rican delegation urged Congress to fulfill General Miles proclamation promises and grant annexation with immunities and privileges. He outlined trade hopes, a $3,000,000 borrowing need, and anticipated duty refunds. He cited the Lascelles case and urged relief via public works to ease a food shortage among coffee laborers and dependents.
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New York
J. Julio Henna
Washington
Congress
Nelson A. Miles
Mail and Express
Miles
Porto Rico
Spain
United States
Revolutionary Party
Roosevelt
President McKinley
Nicaragua
South America
McKinley
Supreme Court
Davis
Payne Opposed to Puerto Rico Statehood Admission
Milwaukee March 8 Henry C Payne Republican national committeeman from Wisconsin stated his view on a tariff for Porto Rico He cautioned against granting statehood rights via unstudied policy and urged calm debate The main point centered on the two year operative period and potential impact on U S workers and sugar and tobacco interests.
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Milwaukee
Henry C. Payne
Republican National Committee
Wisconsin
Porto Rico
Republic
Guba
Philippine Islands
Cuba
Phippines
Porto Rico food relief faces ongoing need
Washington reports General Davis has asked to continue free food distribution in parts of Porto Rico due to ongoing destitution and poor industrial conditions, despite plans to end aid around the month’s start. The acting secretary of war notes the situation remains dire with continued government support needed.
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Washington
Dairy interests heard on imitation butter tax bill
Washington March 8 hearing before the house committee on agriculture addressed Great of Vermonts 10 cent per pound tax on imitation butter and state authority over intrastate imports. Wisconsin officials including Governor Eloard president of the National Dairy Union and Farmers National Congress spoke in favor amid criticism of oleomargarine enforcement, noting limited prosecutions and indictments stalled for years. a speaker showed Chicago packaged oleo marked as pure Jersey creamery butter.
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Washington
House Committee On Agriculture
Vermont
Shx
Eloard
Wisconsin
National Dairy Union and
Farmers’ National Congress
H. C. Adams
Chicago
Jersey
Transit workers present demands to St. Louis Transit company
In St. Louis on March 8 the employees’ demands were presented to General Manager Coleman by a committee acting as representatives of the employer. The manager said a reply would be given as soon as possible.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Company
Coleman
Curzon Visits Plague District in Calcutta
Lord Curzon, viceroy, visited plague quarters in Calcutta as bubonic plague deaths rose to 411 in the past week. He said it was his duty to visit all quarters under his charge and meet plague-stricken patients.
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Curzon
Calcutta
Lord Curzon
Jersey City sugar house workers told they are laid off
New York March 8 1000 employees of the Jersey City sugar house of the American Sugar Refining company were informed yesterday they would not be needed for an indefinite period.
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New York
Jersey City
American Sugar Refining Company
National League and AA Base Ball Meet Opens in New York
At the Fifth Avenue hotel in New York the annual spring meeting of the National League and American Association of Base Ball Clubs opened with full representation of the magnates.
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New York
National League and
American Association of Base Ball Clubs
Fifth Avenue Hotel
Helen Gould Alleged $100000 Donation for Fame Tower
The Evening World reports it has information that Miss Helen Gould donated 100000 dollars for a Tall of Fame project linked to the University of New York. The claim centers on her as the donor and the University of New York site.
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Helen Gould
New York
The
Evening World
University of New York
Pure Food Congress Opens in Washington
The third annual Pure Food and Drug Congress began in Washington as Joseph Blacknarn, food and dairy commissioner of Cleveland Ohio, called the meeting to order yesterday. The session focuses on food safety and regulatory issues.
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Pure Food Congress
Washington
Pure Food and Drug Congress
Joseph Blacknarn
Food and Dairy Commissioner
Cleveland
Bubonic Plague Case Reported in San Francisco Chinatown
A suspected bubonic plague case has been found in San Francisco Chinatown on March 8. The patient is described as Chinese, though the precise nature of the illness remains under investigation.
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Chinatown
San Francisco
Samoan arbitration treaty ratified at Department
The ratifications of the Samoan arbitration treaty were exchanged at the State Department at eight o'clock yesterday afternoon.
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Washington
State Department
Bubonic Plague Reported in Buenos Ayres March
A Buenos Ayres report notes that several causes have been officially linked to what is believed to be bubonic plague. The statement cites multiple authorities and dates in March.
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Buenos Ayres
March
Rumors of Settlements in Ierick Carnegie Suits
Rumors circulate that the Ierick Carnegie suits may be settled out of court. Other items note a fatal accident at Alston Manufacturing in Chicago where Daniel Holtz died after falling into potash. Michigan Mutual Life Insurance licensed to operate in Wisconsin. a deadly winter week leaves one death and over forty injured from icy pavements in Chicago.
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Ierick- Carnegie
Daniel Holtz
Alston Manufacturing Company
Chicago
Michigan Miller's Mutual Lire Insurance Company
Wisconsin
St. Cloud
Ffrance
Charles Maurras
M. Monod
Paris
Edward J. Phelps
Uilian Chamber of Deputies
Toland
Germany
Brooklyn Rapid Transit
Harvard
Ellen Terry
Toronto
Columbus
Wis
Grand Gulf Cavern Explore by Two Courageous Men Deep Cave Tale
In Southwest Missouri the Grand Gulf cave near Shoshkonong is a horseshoe shaped canyon with a subterranean lake and river that only flow in the wet season. Pat Foley and a companion finally reached the lake end in 1885 after building a tiny boat and braving damp darkness. They found no visible outlet and speculated the river path closed long ago.
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Missouri
Grand Gulf
Oregon County
Shoshkonong
Pat Foley
Thayer
Foley
Arkansas Valley
Kansas City Star
Wit Mr Beecher Kept In
In early Beecher days humor was scarce in the pulpit and deacons asked if frequent wit would harm usefulness. He replied that he saved many amusing things for them and only released a few. This quip, from the Ladies' Home Journal, reflects his sly defense of humor in preaching.
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Mr. Beecher
Ladies’ Home Journal
Hyde Park Row Deters Two American Tourists In London
Boston Globe notes a pedestrian clash as two American visitors seek a Hyde Park drive and are denied entry by a six foot bobby. The tale mocks London etiquette and enforces strict cab livery rules amid a parade scene.
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Cuba
London
Wfe
Hyde Park
Tryde Park
Bobby
Boston Globe
A Bad Man to Interrupt in the Old Deacon’s Tale
In a comical clash during a church gathering, the old deacon insists the sun stood still as Moses told Joshua to command it. A belligerent member disputes the tale, the deacon ejects him with a swift shove, and the crowd versus reconsiders the story in a tense moment. The scene is recounted from the Atlanta Constitution.
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Wren Moses
Moses
Joshua
Atlanta Constitution
Hair Reading Says Much About Character in Folk Belief
The piece explains hair traits as signs of temperament and intellect, noting fine hair signals gentle birth and curl suggests grace, while straight hair implies practicality. It describes black hair as treacherous, lighter shades as sensitive, brown as common sense, and red hair as honesty and cleverness.
The Turkish Autocrat and his grand imperial court
A historical sketch describes the sultan of Turkey rising at six and spending mornings with secretaries, noon meals, and leisure drives or lake rowing. Dinners at eight follow family evenings with music as the daughter plays piano. He dresses as an English gentleman in a frock coat adorned with embroidery. The palace employs over 400 cooks and scullions.
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Turkey
Ile
Imperial Palace
Suspicions Aroused Over Life Insurance Claim
Jones confesses worry after life insurance and a wife buying a new cookbook raise suspicion. Smith questions the link as Jones hints at possible foul play in a domestic mystery reported by the Chicago News.
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Smith
Jones
Chicago News
Grim Sable Island and the Woman in White Legend
The piece recounts Sable Island’s perilous geography and shrinking shores near Nova Scotia. It notes wrecks, shifting sand, and a legend of a grieving woman in white with a bleeding forefinger whose phantom haunts the island after the Amelia disaster. The tale ties the woman’s ring to Halifax and Lady Copeland, ending with the ring’s return to her family.
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Sable Island
Nova Scotia
Tlalifax
Cape Canso
Gustav Kobbe
Ainslee
Cabot
Bat Htule
Crofton Hall
John Mcleod
Devil's Island
Halifax Harbor
Amelia
Torrens
Sablesland
Lady Copeland
Labrador
Halifax
Surprised McSwatters and AlcSwitters Dialogue
In a Syrac use Herald excerpt McSwatters asks where AlcSwitters is headed and AlcSwitters replies he is going south for his health, prompting the quip about how health could drift so far away.
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McSwatters
Syracuse Herald
The Best Salve in the World Banner Salve Ad
An advertisement touts Banner Salve as the best salve in the world made from a prescription by a world renowned skin specialist. It claims to heal piles burns ulcers and various skin diseases and credits H J Moogh and Wm F Jungkunz & Co. as sellers.
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H.J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
One Minute Cough Cure Praised By Hinsdale Mother
Mrs Harriet Evans of Hinsdale Illinois writes that One Minute Cough Cure relieves her children from croup at once and that she would not feel safe without it. The ad notes quick cures for coughs colds grippe and throat and lung diseases. H J Moogh. The New York post office handled 148 200 000 in 1899 an 8 percent rise from 1898.
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Harriet Evans
Hinsdale, Il
H. J. Moogh
New York Post Office
Poet Hall Credits Foley Honey and Tar Voice Rescue
Eugene J. Hall, poet and publisher, says a single Foley’s Honey and Tar dose restored his voice just before a planned Central Music Hall Chicago lecture. Supporting names include H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co.
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Eugene J. Hall
Foley
Central Music Hall
Chicago
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co
Cattle and Skins As Historical Currencies Across Regions
In Kaftivrland cattle served as the chief currency while in old Russia skins functioned as a medium of exchange for buying and selling. This brief comparison highlights how different societies used animal wealth and hides as means of trade.
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Kaftivrland
Old
Russia
Kidney cure ad and German emigrant figures
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as a guarantee for kidney related illness. It is tied to H. J. Moogh and Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co. The piece also reports immigration data showing 38 emigrants per 1000 in Germany last year, with Bremen and Hamburg supplying most, and compares to 43 in 1807 and 232 in 1891.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Germany
Bremen
Hamburg
Rheumatism Relief From Chamberlains Pain Balm
A Germantown Cal reader testifies after fourteen years of rheumatism, Chamberlains Pain Balm gave immediate relief and a quick cure. The writer notes the pain has not returned and mentions Emmert and Burrell as local druggists selling the product.
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Chamberlain
Happ
Josa Epaar
Germantown
Cal
Emmert & Burrell
Homeseeker's excursion tickets offered by CGW Railway
Homeseeker's tickets to nearly all U S points go on sale at CGW ticket offices on the 1st and 3rd Tuesdays of February March and April at one fare plus 2 00 for round trip. Tickets valid for return within 21 days from sale date. Inquiries to CGW agents or F H Lord G P T A 113 Adams St Chicago. 1-29dwto 4-16.
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United States
Chicago Great Western Railway
Chicago Great Western Ba Y
F. H.lord
Adams St
Chicago
Will Have New Quarters for Doctors Caldwell Stealy Firestone
The Fry block council rooms are being remodeled by carpenters for Drs Caldwell Stealy and Firestone. They will move in around April 1st to larger quarters with modern conveniences. Dr W J Rideout provides eye ear nose and throat services at 110 Stephenson Street with glasses fitted and telephone number 2 on B05.
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Fry
Carpenters
W. J. Rideout
Stephenson Street
Hair Work in All Its Branches Mrs. A C. Thomas 255 Galena
Mrs A C Thomas advertises hair work in all its branches at 255 Galena offering wigs, facial hair, braids, and other styling services with options for realistic and durable results, highlighting specialized care and personal fittings.
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A C. Thomas
Galena
Money to Loan on Real Estate at Five Percent Interest
O Taxtor and Friox offer real estate loans at 5 percent interest.
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O. Taxtor & Friox
Midland Route Tourist Car resumes Chicago to San Francisco
The C M and St P Ry restarts the Midland Route Tourist Car service from Chicago to San Francisco with a Friday 10:35 p m departure, stopping at Omaha Colorado Springs Salt Lake City and other points. An optional Salt Lake City day visit is offered. Eastbound runs Saturdays from San Francisco to Chicago arriving Wednesday morning. G H Hearrorp, GP and TA.
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C. M
St. P. Ry
Chicago
San Francisco
St. P
Omaha
Colorado Springs
Chisago
Wintering on the Gulf Coast by Louisville and Nashville
The Gulf Coast section along the Louisville and Nashville line between Mobile and New Orleans offers mild climate pure air and a chance to hunt and fish. Through cars from northern cities are available and Florida-bound service is direct. Write for folders to J K Ridgely Northwest Passenger Agent Chicago.
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Gulf Coast
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Mobile
New Orleans
Florida
J. K. Ridgely
W.P. A
Chicago
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St. Paul
Illinois Central
Minneapolis
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Iowa
J. F. Merry
R. R
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New
China
A. H
Hannon
the Atlantic Monthly
W. F. Stillman
Stillman
Dr. Nott
Union College
Ruskin, Turner
Kossuth
John Fiske
Atlantic
Fiske
Hurley
Zitkala-Sa
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Sentosa
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Thoce
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W. D. Howells
Sarsh Orne Jawett
Joe Chandler ‘Harris
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Fanse
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Pab Sisbare
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Carda
Hovanton, Mirkin & Co
Park Street
Boston
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