Indian Agency Braced as Troops Go to Minnesota Front
Minneapolis and St. Paul dispatches report Gov Clough and General Bacon ordering rapid troop movements around Leech Lake as fears of a warpath rise. Over 700 soldiers are to be stationed near the Fosston line to protect settlers while Indians on Bear Island and nearby areas are watched.
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St. Paul
Bacon
Leech Lake
Fort Snelling
Fourteenth
Minnesota Volanteers
Duluth
Fosston
Great Northern
War Department
Minnesota
Department
Washington
Minnesota Infantry
Ferris
Pioneer Press
Minn
Bear Island
Graeland
Here
Rival Countries Clash Over Nile Valley Rights Dispute
London reports detail a Fashoda bluebook with 1897 to 1899 dispatches between Sir Edmund Monson and M. Hanotaux. Salisbury and Cromer discuss British claim on Nile valley while French protest and insistence on no discussion of rights. Delcasse and Debayse hint at possible settlement by talks as Kitchener expands British control.
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London
Foreign Office
Edmund Monson
Paris
Lord Salisbury
Marchand
M. Hanotaux
Great Britain
Lake Tehail
Nile Valley
Hanotaux
Lord Cromer
Cairo
Khartoum
Fashoda
Blue Nile
M. Delcasse
M. Debayse
Sirdar
Kitchener
Khalifa Abdullah
Cure Nervous Dyspepsia with Stuart’s Tablets
A letter from Indianapolis praises Stuart’s Dyspepsia Tablets for nervous dyspepsia. It claims relief from gas, heartburn, sleep loss, palpitation, and constipation, with improved flesh and sleep. The ad asserts the product cures stomach weakness except cancer and directs readers to request a booklet.
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A. W. Sharper
No. 61
Project St
Indianapolis
Ind
Stuart
W. Saurrer
Stuart Co
Marshall, Mich
Wisconsin fire relief notes needs in five districts
Milwaukee October 10 Colonel WW Boyle head of relief for Wisconsin fire sufferers reports from State Treasurer Peterson detailing needs in five districts. Winter clothing for women and children essential. farmers require farm implements seed cook stoves and lumber. Barron thirty families need furniture provisions and seed. Rice Lake fifty settlers need grass seed and farming tools plus stock feed, harnesses wagons drags forks pails washboards and seed rye. Grass destroyed by fire requires immediate reseeding. further needs include cross-cut saws beans flour hay and 25 tons of stock feed.
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Milwaukee
WW. T. Boyle
Wisconsin
Peterson
Barron
Rice Lake
President McKinley Honors Saxton in Canton Funeral
The McKinley party arrived in Canton to attend the funeral of George D. Saxton. President and Mrs. McKinley visited the Barber home where private services will be held at 2 PM. The cabinet train to Omaha will join later. Mrs. McKinley is likely to remain in Canton or rejoin in Chicago.
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Canton, O
Qct
Barber
Washington
Omaha Exposition
Canton
McWinley
Omaha
Chicago
Nothing New In Saxton Murder Case In Canton
Canton Ohio Oct 10 There are no new developments in the Saxton tragedy. Mrs Anna C George the divorced woman and apparent murderess is in jail and has seen no one but Mayor Rice and her counsel. She will say nothing to outsiders about her movements the fatal night. She is confined but not restricted in consultations with her counsel. Officers say her appetite and rest are undisturbed and she remains cool and collected. Gossip suggests Saxton may have been enticed to the Althouse residence by a decoy letter based on Mrs Althouse saying Saxton knew she was not at home that evening.
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George
George Saxton
Canton
Saxton
Anna C. George
Mayor Rice
Althouse
Indians at agency ready to shoot if hostiles come
A Pioneer Press dispatch from Walker Minnesota describes agency Indians maintaining a long picket line and scouts ready to warn of danger. Up to fifty have served on picket duty as troops arrive. Peace faction Bear Island delegates Mah Ge Mah Bow arrives with about 27 canoes and camps five miles away. He assures neutrality while hostiles move, stating he and his people prefer peace with whites. The exact number of hostiles and warpath strength remain unclear.
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St. Paul
Walker
Minn
Specital
Pioneer Press
Mah-Ge-Mah
Bacon
Record of Foot Bat Games Highlights Saturday Scores
Indiana Franklin 0, Indianapolis Athletic 27 in Indianapolis. Michigan 29 over Kenyon 0 in Ann Arbor. Cincinnati 11 over Miami 0 in Oxford C. Ithaca Carlisle 6, Cornell 23. Brown 0 toppled by Pennsylvania 18 in Franklin Pa. Yale 28 over Williams 0 in New Haven. Dartmouth 0 defeated by Harvard 21 in Cambridge. Minnesota 12 over Rush Mencal 0 in Minneapolis. Nebraska 23 over Iowa Agricultural 11 in Lincoln.
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Chicago
Indianapolis
Franklin
Indianapolis Athletic
Ann Arbor
Kenyon
Michigan
Oxford
Cincinnati
Miami
Oregon Elects a Senator in Salem Legislature
Salem Oct 10 Joseph Simon of Portland was elected United States senator by the Oregon legislature in joint session to fill the vacancy since March 4 1897. He received the entire Republican vote with 64 for Simon 23 for Kincaid and 2 for Bennett absent 1. Simon is pledged to gold.
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Oregon
Salem
Ore
Joseph Simon
Portland
United States
Simon
Kincaid
Bennett
Wisconsin to Play Chicago Nov. 19 Football Date Set
Madison Wis Oct 10 At a meeting of the athletic council of the University of Wisconsin Saturday it was decided to accept the proposition of Professor Stagg of the Chicago university to play a game of football with the team of the latter university on Nov 19.
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Wisconsin
Chicago
Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
National Roads Parliament Meets in Nebraska Building
In Omaha on Oct 10 the National Roads parliament held its annual meeting at the Nebraska building on the exposition grounds. Forty delegates attended, representing nearly as many states, discussing road policies and interstate cooperation.
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Omaha
National Roads Parliament
Nebraska
Exposition Grounds
China Protests Over Russia Escort Strength
The Chinese foreign office protests against the escort provided to Russia, noting it is twice the size of detachments from other powers. The charge underscores tensions in Pekin amid international display and diplomacy.
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China
Russia
Pekin
Commissioners Return as Quebec Mission Ends
Quebec Oct 10 Senators Fairbanks and Faulkner left for home Saturday ending further work by the international commission in Quebec.
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Quebec
Fairbanks
Faulkner
International Commission
Marchand Lied and the Fashoda Treaty Dispute
The sirdar reports Marchand’s treaty with Shillock chiefs placing the country under French protection while the British force blocked a second dervish attack. Marchand claimed orders to occupy Fashoda but denied readiness to resist the Egyptian flag. Salisbury’s note and press reaction mark a grave, unresolved crisis with Britain deeming the matter without political significance yet warning retreat is impossible.
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Fashoda
Kitchener
Marchand
Sirdar
France
Nile
Khalifa
M. Delcasse
Great Britain
Lord Salisbury
Siriedmund Monson
Major Marchand
the Times
Damages Sought Over Cairo Yellow Fever Report
Cairo Street Fair association seeks 20000 from Union Democrat over a published report of yellow fever cases. Cairo physicians offer affidavits denying any danger. Springfield labor group protests troop deployment to Pana or Virden, urging governor to visit and investigate.
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Anna
Cairo Street Fair Association
Union Democrat
The
Democrat
Cairo
Catro
Springfield
Federation of Labor
Northcott
Pana
Virden
Sakai to rival Sheffield in eastern cutlery trade
Sakai, a seaport near Osaka, aims to become the eastern Sheffield as a company forms to enter the cutlery trade. The city’s long cutlery reputation was hampered by lacking machinery for cheaper production. DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve claims worldwide sales, attracting counterfeits. heed warnings against impostors when purchasing.
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Sakai
Osaka
Japan
Sheffield
London Sale of Morrison Cameos Highlights Ancient Rings
A Greek gold ring with a Bacchus intaglio from Tarsus sold for 1150 dollars, another Bacchus figure ring for 925, the Asander king signet from Kertoh for 2300, the Sessa ring 725, and a Domitia intaglio bust 420. Also notes on One Minute Cough Cure and two large English asylums with 2500 plus patients in Prestwich and Friern Barnet.
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Morrison Cameos
London
Bacchus
Tarsus
Asander
The
Bosporus
Kertoh
Sessa
Domitia
Grain'O Drink for All Ages Bakes Coffee Substitute
A pantry note promotes Grain'O as a tasty nourishing drink to replace coffee. It claims pleasing flavor, digestion aid, and nerve strengthening without stimulants. Suitable for children and adults, sold by grocers, priced about four times coffee at 15 and 25e per unit.
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement claims relief for tired feet
Have you a son, brother, husband or lover in the arm or navy mail him today a 25e packet of Allen's Foot-Ease. It cures aching feet and swelling, prevents blistering, and makes shoes comfortable. 10,000 testimonials claim its effectiveness. Drugstores sell it for 25c. Free sample available from Allen St. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York.
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Allen
Allen St. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
ABT aM findion in pe Bought ALF Bearg the Signature
Fragmentary text mentions ABT aM findion in pe Bought ALF and references a signature. Details are unclear but core items involve ABT aM findion and a purchase with a signature attached.
Circus Courage and a Panther Taming in New Orleans
In New Orleans a lion tamer Col Woods faced a panther attack while spectators waited. He dodged, used a whip and rope, and triumphed as the animal was finally restrained. The narrator recalls Jumbo the elephant saving a child with calm finesse in Regent's Park.
Mrs McFadden and Mrs O Rourke Debate Carrying
A Cleveland Leader snippet records a lively exchange between Mrs McFadden and Mrs O Rourke about alcohol and a man from Cork. Mrs O Rourke counters that her husband would not be carried away by drink and would be turning in his grave at the suggestion.
Spring growth from winter wood on a Rochester table
A Rochester man named Little built a rustic willow and poplar table that sprang to life in spring. Winter cut branches bent and varnished within a house began to grow leaves, prompting Harper's Weekly to note the perseverance of wood and suggest nursery owners cultivate such cuttings for future catalogs.
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Rochester
Little
Mrs Partington in Mississippi Rhap sody Visit
A Mississippi girl recalls her first city visit in a rhap sody, describing absurdly converted rooms reached by a refrigerator ride and illuminated with election lights. She jokes about no stove, a legislator in the floor, heat rising, and an appetite lost, ending with being almost an individual upon return.
Eyes Do It For Young Secretary In Capitol Tale
A western State representative’s secretary, described as bright and attractive with brown eyes, charmingly uses her looks to persuade a cabinet head to grant a constituent’s request. He initially refuses but concedes after she quips that the eyes did the work.
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Minneapolis
Tribune Iron
Boon
Flatmouth
Hart
Monmouth Down
Ar Fellows
Lees Lake
Valley of the Nile
Saliabury
Marehand
National Roads Parlament
Federation
DeWitt
H. J. Moogk
Emmert & Burrell
Wm. F. Jungkunz & Co
H.J. Moogh
Emmett & Burrell
England
Prestwich
Lancashire County Asylum
Conley Hatch
Friern Barnet
Middlesex
Bearg
New Orleans
Pattner
Col. Woods
Cal. Woods
Pete
Woods
Peto
Jumbo
Regent's Park
Castoria
Reer Rae
Bears
the Centaur Company
New York City
Freeport Light & Fuel Co
Stephens
Pioneer Line
Freeport
Rockford
Caledonia
Beloit
Janesville
Milton Junction
Kish
Koning
Jefferson Junction
Waukesha
Chicago & Northwestern Railway
Palmer Cox
Inter Ocean
Chicago, Ill
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