Britain Ready for War with France or Russia Says Port Royal Dispatch
Kingston reports British naval authorities at Port Royal view mobilization of North American and West Indian squadrons as part of a grand naval demonstration to deter France and Russia. Analysts say Britain would risk war if challenged and Salisbury’s government enjoys cross party support. China, Russia, and Britain loom in Far East tensions with Marchand, Kitchener, and Wu commenting on treaties and Port Arthur.
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Kingston
Jamaica
Port Royal
Pacific
Atlantic
Great Britain
France
Russia
Marquis of Salisbury
Sheffield
England
George J. Goschen
The
Admiralty
Goschen
Fasboda
London
Paris
M. Dupuy
Fashoda
Major Marchand
Baron de Courcel
Lord Salisbury
Kitchener
Chronicle
Daily Chronicle
Marchand
Qmdurman
Cairo
Baratier
M. Delcasse
Washington
New Chiang
Manchuria
China
United States
Pekin
New Chwang
Tien-tsin
Kin Chow
Gulf
Pe-Chi-Li
Port Arthur
Liao Tung
Wei-Hwai-Wei
Tule
England weighs French colony at Anticosti in Canada
England considers the Menier venture on Anticosti Island as the provincial attorney general received orders from the governor general to probe the matter. The directive came directly from Joseph Chamberlain, secretary of state for the colonies.
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England
Quebec
Menier
Anticosti
Joseph Chamberlain
THAT RASCAL MARSH. Bank President Returns to Philadelphia
Gideon W. Marsh, fugitive president of the Keystone National bank, surrendered to his bondsman in Philadelphia after seven and a half years on the run. He was delivered to U S District Attorney Beck for a hearing. The case ties into local politics as Wanamaker, who bailed Marsh, finances campaigns against Senator Quay. Marsh admitted identity and offered no statement.
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Philadelphia
Gideon W. Marsh
Keystone National Bank
William H. Wanamaker
Wanamaker
Marsh
United States
Beck
United States Marshal
Quay
United States Senate
Penrose
John Wanamaker
Keystone Bank
Bardsley
Penrose Wanamaker
Academy of Music
Panama Steamer Panama Reported Wrecked Then Safe
Panama steamer Panama once listed as wrecked off Cape Maysi Cuba with 220 on board. Cuban fishermen spotted wreckage, but the vessel arrived safely in Havana and proceeded to New York. Also: glass factories resume partial operation in Pennsylvania and Indiana Missionary meeting adjourns with $357,251 foreign mission appropriation.
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Chicago
United States
Panama
Cape Maysi
Cuba
Havana
New York
Indianapolis
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society of the Methodist Episcopal Church
Harriett Bond Skidmore
General Society
Society For Foreign Missions
Mortgage recorded on Columbus Memorial building
A mortgage for 1 150 000 dollars was recorded on the Columbus Memorial building at State and Washington streets to secure Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company loan. The loan runs ten years at four percent. Also noted are a Iowa Volunteers departure for Manila and the death of Mrs. Ann Marie Lee, mother of General Fitzhugh Lee, after a fall. The Rotmanian transported the Third Illinois regiment from Ponce to New York.
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Pittsburg
Chambers Company
New Kensington
Chicago
Columbus Memorial
State
Washington Streets
Northwestern Mutual Life Insurance Company
Gen. Lee
Richmond
Ann Marie Lee
Fitzhugh Lee
Daniel Lee
Stafford County
New York
Army
Rotmanian
Ponce
Milnois
Oters
Beck’s
Dittmar
Wilbur Lumber Company
New York House
Emerick
Secker’s
Foy’s
Pennsylvania House
Elk Street
Heart Disease Link to Digestion Hit By Do Not Be Alarmed
The article argues most heart troubles stem from weak digestion rather than organic disease and explains how stomach issues pressure the heart and affect blood and nerves. It promotes Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe, effective aid, noting a 50 cent price and a free booklet from Stuart Co.
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Stuart
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Thought He Was Smart. Mr. Peck Reading A Fatal Flirtation
A London Fun quip notes a couple discussing a novel titled A Fatal Flirtation with a sad ending. The exchange implies a parallel to their own relationship and invites light amusement about fate and romance.
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Mr. Peck
Patent medicine ads and a foreclosure service notice
A pasted page fragment features multiple patent medicine pitches including One Minute Cough Cure and DeWitt's Little Early Risers with various brand spellings and claims. It also reports an Oregon sheriff serving foreclosure papers via forwarding to Cavite in the Philippine Islands, noting the defendant is a first lieutenant in an Oregon volunteer company.
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H. J. Moogh
Emport & Burrell
Wm. F. Jungkunz
Oregon
Service Ox
Cavite
Philippine Islands
Oregon Volunteers
Free distribution of Dr. Pierce medical book offer
Dr. R V Pierce of Buffalo announces free distribution of 500000 copies of The Peoples Common Sense Medical Advisor after selling 680000 at regular price. To receive postpaid, send twenty one one cent stamps to cover mailing costs. Frau Edition differs only in cover material. The work is 118 pages with illustrations and is marketed as a comprehensive medical library.
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R. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
People's Common Sense Medical Advisor
Proposal Sparks Hilarious Mishap On Stage
Report notes a man proposing during a public event in Indianapolis when a misstep sent him stepping on a cat and tumbling onto his neck, drawing laughs from bystanders. The anecdote captures a moment of comic mishap amid the proceedings.
Grain-O replaces coffee for delicate stomachs in stores
A newspaper notice touts Grain-O as a pure grain beverage replacing coffee. It claims the product suits delicate stomachs, is indistinguishable from coffee, benefits children, and costs 15 or 25 cents per package.
Miller's Gloveine for sale by Mamert and Burrell
Promotional notice for a glove cleaning product named Miller's Gloveine offered by Mamert and Burrell druggists. Claims it is not a liquid leaves no odor and can be used while wearing gloves. Explicitly for ladies seeking to clean gloves.
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Mamert & Burrell
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