Records from Pekin Hint Early Chinese Landing in Americas
Washington reports archives in Pekin indicate a 499 A D landing by Chinese missionaries on the western coast of the new world. Five missionaries sailed from China, crossed the Pacific, skirted the Fox Islands, sighted the western coast, and landed opposite the Yucatan peninsula. The State Department was advised of the discovery.
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State Department
Oriental Kingdom
Pekin
America
China
Pacific
Fox Islands
Mexico
Yucatan
Englishman Discovers Fortune From Long Lost Relative
Eighteen years after fleeing England Fred Slyfield, now a laundry driver in the United States earning nine dollars weekly, learned by notice that he is heir to a $270,000 fortune from a Bank of England inquiry. He has traveled to claim the inheritance.
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Fred Slyfield
England
America
Bank of England
Slyfield
Reichstag Opens as Kaiser Hails China Aid and Paris Expo
Berlin reports the Reichstag opened on Wednesday with the emperor announcing a new tariff bill to be introduced this winter though not at the present session. The Kaiser's praise of foreign troop cooperation in China and German industry’s Paris exposition acknowledgment drew loud applause.
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Kaiser
China
Berlin
Reichstag
Favors Arbitration in Labor Conflicts
Labor Commissioner McCormack of Indiana urged enforced arbitration before the industrial commission on Tuesday. He described arbitration as a safeguard in extreme cases where public interests are at risk and a prolonged strike could cause disaster, arguing that public welfare should trump the desires of a few in the workforce.
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Washington
McCormack
Indiana
Industrial Commission
Political Aftermath From National to State Returns
Dallas dispatch reports nationwide results show Democrats solid in Texas with Calhoun and Nacogdoches County as exceptions. Minnesota notes pressure on Governor Lind to challenge the election for Van Sant. Alabama announces William D. Jelks elected president of the senate as Governor-elect Sanford lies ill. no lieutenant governor in state.
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Dallas
Tex
Calhoun
Nacogdochez County
Senate
House
Montgomery
Ala
William D. Jelks
Feufaulu
Alabama Senate
Col
Wm. J. Sanford
Opelika
Jelks
Indianapelia
Ind
Reliable Furniture Co
W. T. Stafford
North State Ave
Campbell sues Union Depot Railway for 275000 damages
James Campbell files suit in St Louis against the Union Depot Railway Company seeking 275000 dollars. He aided a reorganization of the company and alleges the balance due him remains unpaid. The item references the filing date and location.
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T. Louis, Mo
James Campbell
Union Depot Railway Company
Anna Held Keeps Daily Cold Bath and Dog Teeth Brushing
Anna Held explains her daily routine including a cold bath and brushing her doggie’s teeth. She describes luxury living with director husband Ziegfeld, two dogs, and private dining as reporters note her beauty and health habits.
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Anna Held
Anna
Miss Held
Bates
Ziezfeld
Buried Alive for 38 Hours in Indiana Well
Thomas McPheeters of Palestine Illinois was trapped in a farm well near Sullivan Indiana for 38 hours after sand caved in. He was revived after a voice from the pit spurred a rescue and soup was sent down through a tube. A guard force and ongoing search actions are noted.
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Sullivan
Ind
Thomas McPheeters
Palestine
Charles Seleichter
Thomas McPheter
Ill
Boy found dead in buggy near Kokomo
John Burgat sixteen was found dead in his buggy in Kokomo Indiana. The horse returned home eight miles distant with a corpse for a driver. Coroner Arnett conducts the investigation into the death.
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Kokomo
Ind
John Burgat
Arnett
Indiana Local Briefs Include Accidents and Infrastructural Plans
Bloomington night school noted while Cambridge City had ample gas. Goshen Democrats lost 1700 in a recent election. Several fatal and serious injuries reported including a man burned by gas, a train collision, and a corn shredder accident. Jails repaired in Richmond. railroads B&O and C&O plan consolidation. Paris exposition fruit medal to Wayne county resident. University expansion fund sought at Indiana University Bloomington. Chimes contract for St Andrews Richmond. bankers’ health and legal cases noted.
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Wayne County
Richmond
Theodore Stephens
Elwani
Ira Tanner
Adams
Decatur County
Charles Hankey
Hamilton County
National Council of Women Holds Annual Session in Minneapolis
The National Council of Women gathered in Minneapolis for its annual session. Mayor Gray addressed the delegates on Tuesday afternoon. Mrs. Fanny Humphreys Gaffney of New York led welcoming remarks, and Mrs. May Wright Sewall, international president, spoke on the Woman's club building in Indianapolis and the topic Woman's headquarters.
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Minneapolis
Minn
National Council of Women
Gray
Fanny Humphreys Gaffney
New York
May Wright Sewall
Woman's Club
Indianapolis
Barstow Loses Pack Of Stocks In Newark After McKinley Victory
James B Barstow a Newark New Jersey Wall Street broker asks police to locate a package containing 28400 in stocks and bonds some certificates were endorsed He traveled to Newark last Tuesday celebrated McKinleys election and forgot his valuables location details remain unclear
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New York
James B. Barstow
Wall St
Newark
N. J
Barstow
McKinley
Dr Bull's Cough Syrup Promises Cures
A vintage claim touts Dr Bull's Cough Syrup as helping consumptives and curing incipient consumption. It loosens phlegm and heals with a price of two dollars.
Elmira Mayor Charged With Forgery in Crooked Deals
Elmira New York November 14 1900 mayor Dr Frank H Flood is jailed on $10000 bail awaiting January grand jury facing forgery charges. Albany related witness Catharine Loonie confessed to forged deeds duplicating mortgages and accused Flood of instigating crimes while living with her since age 16.
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Elmira
N. Y
Frank H. Flood
Gradwell
Alderman McCann
Flood
Catharine Loonie
Margaret Kennedy
Binghamton
Catherine Loonie
Miss Kennedy
Miss Luconie
Miss Loonie
Frank E. Bundy
Secretary Root Goes to Eastern Cuba on Fishing Trip
Secretary Root arrived in Havana with General Wood and staff. After dinner at the palace they left on a special train, then sailed by yachts Viking and Kanawha toward the island's east coast. Officials say a fishing trip is the evident aim, though Cubans doubt the stated purpose.
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Havana
Root
Gor
Wood
Palace
Horatio Reubens
Viking
Kanawha
Grand Stand Collapses in Pedreguer Bull Fight
In Pedreguer an overweighted grand stand collapsed during a bull fighting event drawing a vast crowd. Eleven or twelve people died and many were injured as panic spread among about 200 bystanders, amid ongoing efforts to count the dead.
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Madrid
Pedreguer
Free Trial Pack Claims Goitre Cure by Dr Haig
Cincinnati physician Dr John P Haig offers a free trial package of a goitre cure saying it treats thick neck without surgery or pain. The ad cites Mrs Lilian Brown cured after 22 years and claims 60 000 Bombay patients benefited, inviting readers to request by sending name and address.
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John P. Haig
Cincinnati
Lilian Brown
Hair
Glenn Building
Ohio
Bombay
India
CITY MARKETS INDIANAPOLIS NOV
City markets list smoked meats and cuts with price ranges for hams, bacon, sausage and related dried beef products. Items include bone less hams, black hams, Reliable brand dried beef hams, shoulders, breakfast bacon, clear sides and backs, bellies, dry salt wording, and several sausage varieties with per pound or per hundredweight prices.
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Indianapolis
California
Comprehensive Wholesale Food Prices Listing Various Meats Fruits and Groceries
A dense catalog of price quotes for pickled meats lard and pork products, potatoes wax beans onions cabbage and citrus fruits plus nuts candies coffee teas canned vegetables and fruits. It also lists fish game oysters hides tallow linseed oil and related commodities with per unit costs and crate or bushel quantities.
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Bermuda
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