Louisville man receives annual hush payment for secret enamel formula
Aloysius Massman of Cincinnati holds the Massman enamel secret. Five firms linked to the Standard enamel trust pay him 2000 dollars yearly to keep the formula confidential, a contract running five years since 1998. He declined other work, preferring idle status to risking competitors.
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Aloysius Elves
Feffect Binca
Lewis Mass- Euan
Massman
Queen City
Aloysius
Standard Manufacturing Company
Plumbers’ Enameling Trust
Cincinnati
Chicago firm to raise the Maine from Havana harbor
A Chicago company will undertake the salvage of the battleship Maine, now buried in Havana harbor. The plan uses a giant cofferdam to create a dry dock, with a 3 percent share to the government from proceeds. If raising fails, the wreck will be broken up for scrap and bronze salvaged for monuments.
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Washington
Maine
Havana
Chicago
War Department
Naval Board
Gambling on Lives of Great Men
English speculators insure the life of J Pierpont Morgan to hedge against his death. If adopted in the United States it could threaten prominent business and political figures. Insurance experts caution about coveted premiums and lack of need for insurable interest, noting American firms would resist such policies.
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New York
J. Pierpont Morgan
United States
England
America
Hilliary Bell
Mutual Reserve Fund Company
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Cure All Inheritance Ills
In a boastful claim a remedy is touted to cure all ills including inherited bad luck or illness. The advertisement asserts Hood's Sarsaparilla cures even the worst cases and promotes its use as a universal healer.
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Hood
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Teething Remedy
An advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children. It claims to soothe the child soften gums relieve pain cure wind colic and diarrhoea with a price of twenty five cents per bottle.
Indiana Dental College Ad Notes Hours and Fees
An advertisement for Indiana Dental College at the corner of Delaware and Chiosis outlines dental services and pricing. It states hours from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and mentions costs to cover treatments. The snippet emphasizes affordable dental work and accessibility for patients during the stated hours.
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Eine
Cpa Iide
Beginning of Family Troubles Ends in Divorce Suit
Mrs Edward Reeve sues for divorce on statutory grounds in Newark New Jersey. Francis Child master in chancery reports a decree advised. Testimony describes husband’s letters from Hetty Harris found in his coat sparking a separation and later accusations of heavy drinking and nightly absence. The couple married January 26 1876 and lived together until March 18 1897.
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Newark
N. J
Francis Child
Edward Reeve
Hetty Harris
Mr. Reeve
Sarah J. Price
Free from matrimonial shackles is Abraham Horn headline style
New York February 27 Abraham Horn obtained freedom from a prior marriage claim in Supreme Court Justice Gildersleeve ruled that a common law marriage existed between William de Mont and the defendant. Witnesses testified to mutual consent and a man posing as a minister performing a ceremony.
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New York
Abraham Horn
Abraham
Gilder
Riage
Cotter
Joseph P. Lattimer
de Mont
William de Mont
Gildersleeve
Man Offers Skin Graft to Save Fiancee in Fire Crash
Explosion in New York leaves Miss Bessie Fisher badly burned at Pierrepont apartments. Her fiancé Z D Berry of Brooklyn offers to donate skin if needed. Dr. Frederick H Wiggin says Miss Fisher may recover as Berry stays at the Imperial hotel with her during treatment. Fisher’s father George M Fisher a wealthy Brooklynite supported the couple amid the blaze.
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New York
Z. D. Berry
E88
Greeneave
Brooklyn
Bessie Fisher
Pierrepont
Frederick H. Wiggin
Thirtysixth St
Manhattan
Miss Fisher
Mr. Berry
George M. Fisher
Wiggin
Halsey St
Berry
Pelletreau
Mr. Fisher
Imperial Hotel
Ben
Judge Wood Recalls Civil War Tale In Bristol Visit
Judge M B Wood of Bristol Virginia recounts a Civil War incident near the Henry house at Second Manassas. He describes Henry and his wife fleeing with a baby after a courier urged danger, the infant later raised by a friendly family, and seeks the daughter if she exists.
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M. B. Wood
Bristol
Washington Post
Manassas
Henry
Estellville
Scott County
Virginia
Stonewall Jackson
Henry House
Sole Hanning
Jackson
Lynchburg
Ida Henry
Ives
Aldie
Butte Faces Severe Water Famine Amid Industrial Stoppages
Butte Montana endures a harsh water shortage with the city nearly without fire protection. Major mining companies including Anaconda Boston and Montana have halted operations as water supply drops to two hours in the morning and two in the evening. Frozen mountain streams and a broken water plant worsen the crisis, risking long disruption and potential conflagration.
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Butte
Mont
Anaconda
Boston & Montana
Butte & Boston
Washoe, Parrott & Colorado
Montana
City Water Company
Long Senate Wrangle Adopts Garnishee Bill
After a lengthy dispute the senate approves the committee report in favor of a garnishee provision allowing 20 percent of a laborer's wages to be collected by grocers bakers and candle makers. The bill aims to enforce wage garnishment through local merchants.
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Senate
Oldest woman claims 130 years in Philadelphia
Mary McDonald of Pennsylvania, a Black woman, is reported as 130 years old, living at the Home for Aged and Infirm Colored Persons in Philadelphia. She recalls presidents from Washington to McKinley, war experiences, and Valley Forge while remaining mentally sharp and active with visitors. Her age is supported by home officials.
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Perold
United States
Union
Washington
McKinley
Valley Forge
Cabman Burns Fare After Dispute Over Charge
Thomas Booth a cabman at 47 King Street in New York grew angry after police ruled on his fare dispute with passenger B F Whitmore of 90 Maiden Lane. Booth tossed a greenback into a stove at the West Thirtieth Street station after refusing Whitmore’s offer of one dollar. Police debated whether destroying currency constituted a misdemeanor.
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New York
Thomas Booth
King St
Townsend
B. F. Whitmore
Maiden Lane
W. Thirtiethst
County Surveyor Salary Sparks Call for Special Session
County commissioner Greer says a special county council session will likely be needed to fund the surveyor’s increased salary set at 2800 with 2700 for deputies and supplies. He argues the pay is inadequate compared with the city engineer and predicts delays until September. He notes a voting machine funding meeting may be moot without new law, leaving legality to lawyers.
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Greer
A Marvelous Escape From a Hanover Well
A 76 year old widow Miss Mary Baggs of St Michael’s fell into a 40 foot well in Hanover Pa when a platform gave way. She landed in about ten feet of water with a pitcher in hand and was rescued unharmed after a rope was fastened around her and she was drawn out.
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Hanover
Mary Baggs
St. Michael's
Baggs
Queer epitaphs found in Dorchester graveyard
A Baltimore reporter describes odd epitaphs from the Old Trinity cemetery on the Little Choptank in Dorchester. One reads Little Willie was a darling and another claims the deceased left money in the bank to build this stone. Many inscriptions are illegible due to age, with mossy stones and old windmill millstones marking pioneer graves.
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Baltimore
Little Choptank
Dorchester
Willie
Old Trinity
Mount Vernon minister Joseph H. Hamilton at 100 and still active
Mount Vernon Ohio February 27 Rev Joseph H Hamilton one of the oldest ministers of the Methodist Protestant denomination is nearing 101 if he lives to July 23. Born in Muskingum county near Zanesville July 23 1826 he became ordained at 18 and has served 45 years. He has lived 41 years in Mount Vernon and has united 1230 couples in marriage and attended many funerals. He remains in good health and continues his ministerial duties despite his age.
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Mount Vernon, O
Joseph H. Hamilton
Muskingum County
Ohio
Zanesville
Mr. Hamilton
John M. Hamilton
Illinois
Richwood
Hamilton
Coshocton
Joseph Medill
Chicago Tribune
Mount Vernon
Catarrh of the stomach promoted by digestion aid tablets
Advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as a safe simple remedy for indigestion catarrh of the stomach and related symptoms. It cites Dr Harlanson endorsed use after meals and reports a Chicago user praising improved appetite flesh and rest after a single box. The copy invites readers to request a free booklet by mail.
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Harlanson
Stuart
N. J. Booker
Chicago
Ill
Mule On Snowshoes Sparks Maine Town Tabloid Interest
In Bingham Maine a mule named Pete wore snowshoes after carrier Henry Caswell arrived with four sacks from The Forks during a heavy snow. The oak framed moosehide shoes let Pete trek through deep drifts alongside Caswell, drawing cheers from residents.
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Bingham
Somerset County
Henry Caswell
Forks
Pete
Caswell
Sky scraper planned on Broad Street Exchange place
New York reports the 23 story office tower to be the world's tallest when completed by May 1. Architects began plans last year for the Broad Street Exchange building, costing about 3 million dollars and 100 steel caisson foundations reaching bedrock.
Cheap Rates to California on Southern Pacific Route
Special low fare tickets to California offered Feb 12 and every Tuesday through April 30 via Ogden and Sunset routes. From Chicago 30 dollars. from St. Louis Memphis New Orleans 27.50. from Omaha Kansas City 20. other eastern points at corresponding low rates. Inquiries to W G Neimyer or W H Connor at listed SR lines offices.
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Southern Pacific Company
Ogden
California
Chicago
St. Louis
Memphis
New Orleans
Omaha
Kansas City
Poren
W. G. Neimyer
G. W.A
Washington Round Trip Ticket Sale Dates Noted
The notice lists a 16 dollar Washington round trip via C Kansas and Delaware lines with B and O S W and B O tickets on sale March 1 2 and 3 and final return limit March 8.
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Washington
Will of Samuel W. Smith Leaves Business to Three Employees
Philadelphia reports Samuel W. Smith, a Frankford wholesale liquor dealer, died after three days of illness. His will leaves the business and premises valued at about 100000 to his manager William Campbell, bookkeeper Paul Harris, and salesman George Beck on condition they form a partnership and continue the Samuel W. Smith Company. Remains provide 1000 and 500 legacies to other staff, with residuary shares to Mrs. Alice P. Goodwin and Mrs. Elizabeth West. He immigrated from Ireland 35 years ago and built the business since partnering in 1870.
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William O. B. Campbell
Paul Harris
George H. Beck
Samuel W. Smith Company
Smith
Alice P. Goodwin
Conshohocken
Elizabeth West
Ireland
William Welsh
Powder Mill Lane
Frankford
Martin
Mr. Smith
Officer Loses and Finds Gold Box on Canadian Return Trip
Lieut colonel Hudson, commanding the artilery section of the Canadian contingent, misplaced a $15,000 gold box on the Intercolonial railway trip from Halifax to Bonaventure. The box, partly his and partly officers' money, was found later beneath a seat between Kingston bound trains after swift wire reports and a crew unaware of the fortune aboard.
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Toronto
Can
Fludson
Arillery
South Africa
Castle Line
Roslyn
Montreal
Grand Trunk
Halifax
Bonaventura
Levis Way
Gal
Pan American Buffalo Service to Open May 5 1901
Announcement promotes a new passenger service from Indianapolis to Buffalo via the Pennsylvania and Erie lines through Columbus and Akron. For details contact W. W. Richardson in Indianapolis.
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Indianapolis
Pennsylvania and Erie
Columbus
Akron
W. W. Richardson
Db. Py
Agt
Ind
Office Ad Notice From The Sun's Temporary Office
A brief classified notice lists the Sun newspaper address at 109 B Dentsom house block Ohio street with phone 580 offering new and old items and services.
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the Sun
Dentsom House
Ohiost
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