Spain Grants Cuba Autonomy Amid War Campaign Balance
Madrid cabinet approves autonomy for Cuba under Spanish suzerainty and vows to continue the campaign as long as rebellion lasts. Weyler declares I shall not resign, suggesting political tension at home and possible delays to any U S intervention as diplomats note autonomy must be tested in Cuba.
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Weyler
Madrid
Cuba
Spain
Senor Sagasta
Senor Gallon
United States
Sagasta
Conection
America
Passing of Neal Dow Prohibition Leader at 93
Brief sketch of veteran temperance advocate Neal Dow who died at age 93. Born in Portland Maine, Dow led prohibition efforts for seventy years, influenced Maine's 1851 law, and spoke worldwide late in life. He survived Libby Prison during the Civil War era and was a former Prohibition Party presidential candidate.
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Neal Dews
Portland
Maine
Dow
Libby
Prohibition
Fire destroys girls dormitory at South Dakota Industrial School
A blaze at the South Dakota Industrial School in Plankinton kills seven girls between midnight and 1 am. About twenty five others escape in night robes as the three story dormitory burns. the origin is unknown but lamp explosion is suspected. Loss about 26000 dollars includes the printing office and chapel. The state school houses around 100 inmates.
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South Dakota
Plankinton
State Industrial School
Lews
Col. Aineworth
Fire destroys building as town aids survivors in Illinois
Superintendent Ainsworth was in Illinois when Mrs Ainsworth received town support. Those who perished escaped but returned for clothing, becoming bewildered. No insurance on the building, though reconstruction is planned at a later date.
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Erintendent
Ainsworth
Ilinois
Mra. Ainsworth
Fire Devastates Chicago Stock Yards District
A major blaze near the Chicago Stock Yards on Wednesday afternoon destroyed ten acres of ground and many horse barns. Five people were injured and one reported burned to death as flames driven by south winds threatened nearby homes and a village in the district. Firefighters from across the city battled the two hour blaze amid drought conditions and exhausted crews.
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Chicago Stock Yards
Forty-fourth Street
Halsted
Stock Yards
Holovs Ust
Michigan Man Strikes It Rich In Alaska Frontier
Frank Phiscatur, a Michigan native who left at age ten to roam the West, returned to San Francisco with gold and millions staked for his future. He grew up amid rough labor in Yellowstone and the mountains, earning strength, health, and fortune from mule trains and remote trails.
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Michigan
Alaska
Frank Phiscatur
San Francisco
Twen
Frank
West
Yellowstone Park
Yukon prospectors stake out claims worth millions
A Michigan man known for Western showmanship joined Harvard graduate F W Cobb in Alaska's Klondyke rush. They worked Bonanza Creek and Eldorado after locating gold fields. Phiscater, aged 35, later traveled to San Francisco.
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Michigan
Phis Lator
Alaska
Yukon
F. W. Cobb
Harvard
West
Cobb
Phiseator
Venezuela Chooses General Ignacio Andrade for President
General Ignacio Andrade is elected president of Venezuela in a vote seen as a victory for proposed arbitration with Great Britain. At 55 he is son of General Jose Escolis tied Andrade and brother to the Venezuelan minister in the United States, with close ties to American ideas and Crespo’s support for his administration.
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Ignacio Andrade
Venezuela
Great Britain
Gen
Andrade
State Department
Republic
Jose Escolistied Andrade
America
Tme
Crespo
Fierce Detroit Fire Destroys Opera House and Buildings
A blaze at 1 o’clock Wednesday in Detroit destroys the Opera House with contents and damages HM Leonard Furniture, Michel Table Supply and nearby tenements. Explosions from stage lighting accompany the inferno as flames threaten a large area and losses reach about 250000 dollars. Attendance at Nashville exposition totals 273,724 for September and 1,100,088 overall to date.
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Detroit
HM. Leonard Furniture Company
Michel Table Supply Company
Hastings Street
Oddities and Notes From Far and Near
A collage of brief items including typhoid care beliefs, Western Australia barmaid wages, homes and memories, Turkish exports, a fraudulent X ray claim, magnetized ship compasses, X ray heart palpitations, a Newfoundland hen egg, a Lyons porter’s fatal mishap, and complaints about new silver certificates showing wear and tear.
How He Got Even Quarrel Between Two Boys
A brief scene shows two dusky boys arguing with one venting a torrent of insults while the other leans against a fence and calmly questions him. After the invective ends the calm boy asserts the others words were true.
Queen Victoria Visits Bedridden Scot and Shares Bible Reading
At Balmoral Queen Victoria visits a solitary bedridden old man while his family seeks a glimpse of the Queen. She reads him Bible passages and leaves five pounds with the message that the Queen has seen him.
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Scotland
Queen Victoria
Balmoral
Dainty Work for Dainty Hands Care Guide
Instructions for washing embroidered linens to preserve color and restore beauty. Use warm water with ivory soap, rinse in blue water with thin starch, dry in shade, and iron on the wrong side with heavy pressure to set stitches. Evua R. PaR&ER.
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Evua R. Par&er
New Brains Concept Highlights Breakthrough Cerebral Regrowth
The article states the human brain contains at least 300 million nerve cells and that a cell’s life is about sixty days. It notes 5 million nerve cells die daily, 200 thousand per hour, and about 3,500 per minute, with equal numbers replaced. It concludes that every sixty days a person would have a new brain.
Grain-O: A Grain Beverage as Coffee Substitute
A new preparation sold in groceries called Grain-O is described as a pure grain substitute for coffee. It is claimed to suit delicate stomachs and be very affordable, with children able to drink it safely. Packages priced 5c and 25c are advertised.
Halls Hair Renewer Promises Dandruff Relief
An Atlanta Constitution advertorial notes Dandruf stems from a weak skin state and promotes Halls Hair Renewer as a product that quickens skin nutrition to heal and prevent dandruff.
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Halls
No Bother Coming Back Plaip Dealer Quote
A Cleveland Plaip dealer quips about carrying the fee to a picnic and finding it gone before arrival. The remark highlights a humorous take on money and travel mishaps.
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Cleveland Plaip Dealer
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Gov. McIntosh
Northwest Territory
Baffinland
John Bull
North Pole
Pole
Rawk Phiscator
Odds and
William C. Ussery
St. Louis
Western Australia
Wolfe
Turkey
France
M. Seguy
M. Quenisset
M Quenisset
Will Tuttle
Charlestown
N. H
Lyons
Carolina
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Hood
Ad. Sterling Bened
Ipation
Montreal
New York
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