Ten Black People Die In Harpersville Race Riot
In Harpersville Mississippi the interior of Scott County endures a racial conflict. Ten Black residents killed and three wounded as a Black defense at William Burke’s log house provokes a white posse to siege and counterattack. Police suffer fatalities and the region descends into widespread unrest.
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Harpersville
Mian
Scott County
Miss
Thompson
William Burke
Burke
Charles Freeman
Henry Sibley
Annexation favored as Filipino assembly opens
The Filipino National Assembly met at Malolos on September 15 with Aguinaldo presenting an inaugural address. Seventy delegates present showed a split stance: eighteen for annexation, twelve for independence, and forty supporting an American protectorate, indicating a lean toward annexation.
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Philippines
Aguinaldo
Murderers Escape Noose in Creek Nation Jurisdiction Ruling
Federal Judge Springer in Muscogee I T holds no court in Christendom can punish Creek Nation members for crimes in Creek country before 1808 due to last June law abolishing tribal courts and lacking succession. William Tigis, convicted of murder, and Chiffon Flennelly and Belcher Smith, under death sentence, are ordered released from custody.
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Springer
Federal Court
Muscogee
I. T
West
Christendom
William Tigis
Chiffon Flennelly
Belcher Smith
Two Hundred Chinamen Vanish From Omaha Exposition
Two hundred Chinese concession workers brought for the Transmississippi Exposition disappear. The Wong Ching Foo Company, with $25,000 bond, had duty to return them after the exposition. Federal orders seek their apprehension for deportation. Reports allege some women were sold to bidders.
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Omaha
United States
Wong Ching Foo Company
Chicago
Treasury Department
Spaniards Defiant May Be Warship Visit To Havana
Spanish officials reject American protests. The commission sought power to enforce respect as tensions rise over a gale of 150 cannons and alleged official brigandage on the island. The United States considers sending warships to Havana Bay amid the standoff.
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Havana Bay
Havana
United States
American Commission
McKinkey
Loss of Life in China From River Floods
A steamer reports Yellow River floods in Shantung central China devastate villages with hundreds of deaths and wide ruin. About 100000 people rendered homeless and crops ruined. famine feared next winter. Nearby Canton sees two hundred drowned when a vessel capsized.
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China
Shantung
Canton
Clamor for Wages Delays Hit Havana City Workers
Havana city employees, long unpaid, clamored for their wages. A delegation visited the Mayor, barged into his private office, demanding pay. The Mayor refused to meet, and the police were summoned to eject the group.
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Havana
Havana City
Stories of Relief From Pinkham Remedies
Two letters praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sonative Wash for long standing womb disorders backache dizziness heart trouble and indigestion with claims of complete cure after several bottles and wash courses. writers are Mrs Joan Wri1rams Englishtown New Jersey and Mrs Joshin Peterson Warren Pennsylvania.
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Joan Wri1rams
Englishtown
N. J
Pryrenam
Lydia E. Pinkham
Joshin Peterson
East St
Warren, Pa
Dean Maus
Pinkham
Exhibition Purposes Only Mrs Betterhawse Latch Key Tale
A quip from Mrs Betterhawse reveals her husband carries a latch key to humor him. Mrs Greymanr notes the key does not fit the door, but he enjoys showing it to friends to appear independent. Cincinnati Enquirer report reflects a humorous domestic exchange.
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Betterhawse
Sleep safety tip about air flow and remedies
A peculiar note warns against excessive night air flow to avoid Neural gia while you sleep. It advises using Saint Jacobs On, brands of worms, to soothe and cure promptly if the condition appears.
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St. Jacobs
Electricity and gas use rise with new lighting
Belgium reports electricity in lighting increases gas use as well. 7,500 electric lights installed at the king's palace in Brussels while the city system booms to 47 891 lamps. Nickel Plate road offers excursion rates on Nov 1 15 Dec 6 and 20 to view the West and national resources.
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Belgium
King's Palace
Brussels
Russian oil production doubles since 1891 at Batoum
Russian oil fields near Batoum boosted output by about 100 percent since 1891. Last year’s production reached 7,601,400 tons while prices stayed high despite the absence of an oil trust in Russia.
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Batoum
Russia
Grain-O, a Grain Beverage for Children
An old advertisement promotes Grain-O as a nutritious coffee substitute for children. It claims Grain-O is made from pure grains, delicious, and healthier, with taste likened to coffee but at higher cost. Available at grocers in 15c and 25c sizes.
Interview Ahead Prompt Pivots on Peril and Promise
A fragment from the Cincinnati Enquirer captures a tense exchange where a speaker vows to endure hardship for another, while a companion recalls a paternal instruction slated to be conveyed. The brief snippet hints at urgent sacrifice and guidance within a domestic or advisory frame.
Conghe Leads to Consumption by Kemp's Balsam Ad
An old advertisement claims Conghe leads to consumption andPromotes Kemp's Balsam as a cough remedy. It urges readers to visit a druggist for a sample bottle free and to buy the 50 cent bottle immediately. The copy warns that delays are dangerous.
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Kemp
Very Different Gown Cost Disputed Despite Claim
Detroit Free Press quotes a shopper debating gown price with 407 and 39.98 cited. A Chicago address notes Piso’s Cure for Consumption among longstanding family medicines since 1865. A Montaigne quote warns against arguing by force, while a Dewey Publishing firm seeks agents for a Dewey family history project.
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Robert
Detroit Free Press
J. R. Madison
42D Ave
Chicago
Lil
Home Seekers Excursion Tickets Offered by Northwestern
The Chicago and North Western Railway announces home seekers excursions at unusually low rates to many West and South points. Tickets available October 18 November 1 15 December 6 and 2U through railway agents with favorable time limits and full information provided by agents.
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North- Western
Chicago & North- Western B’y
Westbound excursion rates offered on Plate Road dates
If you think of going west, take advantage of low homeseekers excursion rates via the big Plate road on November 1, 15, December 6 and 20. The notice urges travelers to plan early and use the special fares for settlement trips.
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Big Plate Road
Currents in the Atlantic Revealed by Experiments
After two years of experiments scientists report the Atlantic Ocean behaves as a vast circulating body of water. The findings indicate the whole ocean moves in a slow, continuous cycle around the globe like a colossal pool.
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Atlantic
Atlantic Ocean
Shall We Keep the Philippines Health Advice
Public opinion on keeping the Philippines is divided yet health care remains paramount. The advertisement promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as preventive, curative for malarial fevers, and aid for stomach disorders, urging wide use.
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Philippines
Hostetter
Working Elephants in India age guidelines
In India elephants over twelve and up to forty-five years are deemed best to purchase and will generally work well until they are eighty years old. The note outlines age ranges for purchase and expected working lifespan.
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India
It Can Be Made to Go It Can Be Made to Go
A vintage remedy claim urges that melancholy days and rheumatism fade with St Jacobs Oil. The advertisement asserts the preparation cures and leaves no trace of symptoms.
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St. Jacobs
Russian scepter described with gems and gold
A solid gold Russian scepter three feet long is described as containing 268 diamonds 360 rubles and 15 emeralds among its ornaments.
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Offers Health Claims
An old advertisement touts Lane's Family Medicine promising daily bowels and liver kidney support, curing headaches at price 25 and 5vc. It mentions Homeneekers excursion rates to Western routes via Nickel Plate road with specific November and December dates and agents to inquire. Also features Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething at 2½ cents and a vague sample offer with address requests.
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Lane
Average marriage durations by country report
England leads with 28 years on average, followed by France and Germany at 26 years, Norway at 24 years, and Russia at 80 years in a brief demographic comparison. The figures reflect longstanding marriage trends across major European nations.
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England
France
Germany
Norway
Rusaia
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