Lynchings in the United States in a Decade
A historically weighted survey notes 1,483 lynchings across the United States in the last decade. It highlights Wilmington Delaware and Belleville Michigan as incidents, cites regional patterns by state with Virginia and Mississippi as leaders, and references related mob actions, officials, and individuals connected to the era's racial violence.
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Wilmington
Del
Belleville
East St. Louis
Peoria
United States
Moba
Virginia
Alton Resumes Fast St Louis Train Service
Passenger traffic to St Louis and points east advised to use Kansas City gateway to enjoy the Chicago and Alton fast night train leaving Kansas City at p m and arriving in St Louis at 7 08 p m. Chair cars and compartment sleeping cars offered. travel agent notes moloweat rates.
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St. Louis
Kansas City
Chicago & Alton
Alton
DB Cooperaveling
Chi Alton Railway
Moloweat
Rockefellers Close Supervision and Gladstone Tale
A historical snippet recalls John D Rockefeller’s tight oversight of Standard Oil with a memo about bung counts and barrels. It also recounts Canon Cattley and Gladstone’s cathedral rule anecdote and notes Prince Victor Nackachidze the Russian anarchist’s exile and trouble in Paris.
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Victor Nackachidze
France
Russia
Siberia
Paris
Kaiser as Art Critic Shapes Endings for Opera
Leoncavallo, in Berlin with translator Herr Bock, submits two possible endings for his new opera Roland of Berlin to the Kaiser. One ends tragically, the other happily with Henning wed to a noble maid. the composer hopes the Kaiser will favor the latter.
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Leoncavallo
Fencing the Ideal Exercise for Longevity
Ernest Legouve, on his ninety seventh birthday, cites no cares and no sorrows plus staying elastic through walking, billiards, and especially fencing as keys to health. French ad firm member Pierra Celessin Cort, 77, dies. influential in French press history and advertising space support.
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Ernest Legouve
Eiough
Pierra Celessin Cort
la Grange Et Cerf
France
M. Corf
Baldier Presidents Reflect on Peru’s Military Power
The article notes that most Peruvian presidents have been soldiers who seize power with army support and seek to extend terms after constitutional limits, creating dictatorships and continual turmoil. It contrasts this with King Edward in England who has reduced his domestic staff, acknowledging his mother’s frugality yet charitable servant care.
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Baldier
Peru
Economizes
Edward
England
Caldwell
New York Arrests Reach 146936 In Year Of 1902
The New York police logged 146936 arrests in the year, up 12181 from 1901. The Tenderloin precinct led with 7404 arrests, including 3835 for intoxication, 7835 for disorderly conduct, and 9230 for assault and battery. Also notes a market ad for Defiance Cold Water Starch, boasting 16 oz per 10c package. Census remarks compare Scotland and Ireland populations to Ohio.
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New York
Floating Gardens and Global Births and Deaths
The article notes the floating gardens near the City of Mexico formed by peat tangles and mud, then shifts to a global tally of births and deaths. It states a world death rate of 68 per minute, 97,920 daily, 35,740,800 yearly, and a birth rate of 70 per minute, 200,800 daily, 26,072,000 yearly, assuming 865 days per year.
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City
Mexico
Globe
Bank of France Photo Capture at Teller Window
A photograph is taken of suspects at the paying tellers window in the Bank of France. A camera is positioned in front of the teller and operated by the visual from the teller.
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Bank of France
Polton
Capers Grown in Spain Algeria and Parts of France
The caper tree is a bush grown in Spain and Algeria and in parts of France. The commercial caper is the flower bud gathered before development and preserved in vinegar.
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Spain
Algeria
France
Ita
Fearful Torkiah Ruler Sleeps In Secluded Chamber
Fears Accassina reports the Torkiah ruler lives in constant dread of an assassination attempt. He never sleeps two nights in succession in the same chamber, and the exact room of his rest is known to only a few.
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Accassina
Prominent Southern Lady Praises Vegtable Compound Cure
Mrs Blanchard of Nashville Tennessee shares how Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her four year battle with irregular painful periods dizziness back pains and insomnia. Six bottles restored health and happiness, prompting her to urge other women to try the remedy.
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Pinkham
B.A. Slanchard
Nashville
Lydia
Love Snuck Out Back Door as Man Learns Of Onion Liking
A young man discovers his beer girl prefers onions, prompting a surprising backdoor exit. The scene plays out with a mix of whimsy and awkward tension in a compact, period voice style.
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Love
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Gladstone
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Ohio
Stone City
Sear Nth
Pepsin Syrup Company
Monticello, Ills
Land Department of the Orient R. R. Co
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