Kansas Agitator Highlights Widows and Oddities of 1902
A Kansas paper notes 49 604 widows under ten in Bengal and odd beliefs about short hair women transforming into men. It mentions a new electric locomotive headlight, a Wichita wild man exhibition failing to eat raw liver, a Hamburg world conference invitation, a Warrenburg marriage, a lightning strike killing a circus elephant and injuries to others, and elephants' distress after the death of Ella the trick elephant.
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Bengal
Wichita
Kansas
The
Evangelical Alliance
Hamburg
Germany
Count Bernstoff
Alliance
Saxony
Eau Claire
Wie
Welock
Ella
Harker
Sayu Ahe
Kila
Wan
Hagenback
Philadelphia plans trolley line to Point Lookout route
Philadelphia capital plans a trolley connecting Washington DC with Point Lookout on the Potomac. Estimated 98 miles due to avoiding tributaries, capitalized at 1 million dollars. Point Lookout was a popular antebellum resort with top hotels and notable visitors including Congress members and ambassadors.
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Philadephia Capital
Washington
I. C
Point Lookout
Potomac
Chesapeake Bay
Atlantic City
Sensational elopement at Balaton Puered ends in tragedy
Princess Olga Semonoffski elopes with a Magyar musician at Balaton Puered, pursued by Prince Semonoffski and two sons who discipline the man and offer a revolver to the princess. She dies by self inflicted death and is buried in Remete village. Meanwhile workers at Palais du Luxembourg uncover paintings behind a tapestry. The Quaestor of the Senate examines portraits of the first presidents of the Parliament of Paris and De Thou, believed hidden since the Revolution.
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B. H. Goodwin
Hastal
Benton County
Mandel, Mayfield
Higginsville
Gibson
Warrenburg
George Mayfield
Hastatn
Chimayhes
Balaton Puered
Carpathians
Ivan Semonofieki
Lithuania
Olga Semonoffski
Prince Semonoffski
Remete
Sergipey Jover
Palais du Luxembourg
Senate
Paris
de Thou
Daring Home Furnishings And A Noble Woman Role
The piece extols the unseen toil of the maiden aunt and other women who sacrifice personal joy to maintain family harmony. It Also recounts a woman’s bold furnishing tweaks transforming a dark dining room with white paint and wallpaper. It notes a revived Roman theater project led by Eleanora Duse and Gaetano DAnnunzio on Lake Albano near Rome.
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Unya
New York Evening Post
Eleanora Duse
Gaje d'Annunzio
Lake of Albano
Rome
London Daily Telegraph
Cicero
Virgil
Profermons Adopted by Women Highlighted in Georgia
A report notes women abroad choosing unusual careers and cites two Georgians as examples. One woman delivers mail on a 40 mile Montgomery county route while farming and supporting a family of four. Another widow near Savannah has earned a comfortable income as a government contractor bidding for wreck- removal jobs over the past two years.
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Georgia
Montgomery County
Allen Observer
Savannah
Woman train dispatcher at New Tandon Northern praised
A Virginia girl, famed for saddle horse training, is noted alongside the company's efforts anchoring buoys, building ratties, and dredging. The dispatcher's hours run 7 am to 9 pm with nervous, mental strain, yet directors commend her efficiency and pay parity with male colleagues.
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Tandon Northern Railway
Beaty
the Road
Virginia
Odeciot
Anke Dare To Swim Niagara Whirlpool Challenge
Cora Beckwith, a young English swimmer, plans to plunge into Niagara River at Whirlpool Rapids on September 25 during the Pan American exhibition. She believes she will reach the far shore alive, a feat experts doubt is possible. If she succeeds, she will accomplish a historic, unprecedented swim.
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Cora Beckwith
Will
New York Telegram
Crete Women Form Anti Luxury League
The women of Crete establish a league modeled after Lysistrata to curb luxury. Members vow not to wear jewels or rich garments as part of the movement, reported by Brussels Belge Independence.
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Crete
Lysistrata
Athens
Brussels
Tax Dodgers Shortchange Chicago on Property Values
A Chicago piece laments widespread underassessment of property, noting 1873 value far above, yet today a one-fifth basis for taxes. It contrasts Chicago with New York Philadelphia and Boston, arguing for franchise taxation at market value and broad direct legislation.
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Chicago
Howe
Omelal
Fua
Tor
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Cambria County Democrats Adopt Jeffersonian Platform
The Cambria County Pennsylvania Democratic convention adopts a platform pledging devotion to Jeffersonian principles and Bryan leadership. It denounces trusts and tariffs, calls for taxation of special privileges, and aims to strip monopolies of legal benefits while demanding broad tax reform to ease burdens on farmers and workers.
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Cambria County
Pennsylvania
Thomas Jefferson
William Jennings Bryan
Farmers Against Change in Single Tax System
The Midland Journal notes farmers oppose the single tax arguing it would tax land values but asserts they misread the rental value of land. It critiques farmer conservatism and belief that current taxed possessions justify broader taxation while urging modern taxation methods to replace aging systems.
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Midland Journal
Rising Sup
Minn
Trusts and politics duel over control of government
The writer argues trusts wield vast political power, shaping federal law and party loyalty. He claims Democratic and Republican elites alike serve plutocratic interests, with the era’s anti trust effort thwarted by collusion between trusts and leaders. References Pilgrim and Ghia suggest ongoing partisan battles.
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Carnegie Company
United States
Democratic Party
Ghia
Republican Party
Lincoln
Triste
Croker
Quay
Who Makes the Criminals
Lawyer Clarence S. Darrow argues in The Woodworker that crime is engineered by economic elites. He asserts jailed men are driven by blocked subsistence, while trusts in Chicago raise meat and oil prices, turning the poor to crime and prostitution. the real criminals are the powerful who cause ruin.
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Chicago
Australia
America
Clarence 8. Darrow
Inventor Seeks Waterless Stock Method in Cleveland
An inventor notes a substitute for water in railroad stock and urges others to find a way to remove water from stock. The message credits Williamsport News and directs inquiries to Tom L. Johnson, mayor's office in Cleveland.
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Williamsport News
Tom
Johnson
Cleveland
Inaction Hinted in Admin Favor for Justice
Sharp suspicions arise that officials loyal to the administration would welcome miscarriages of justice in the two cases. No explanation has been offered for the prolonged inaction, and the reasons appear wholly inexcusable.
Right of Eminent Domain Case In Kane County Coal Railway
A railroad company is held in Kane County to have the right of eminent domain though its line is short and serves chiefly coal transport. The coal company is largely composed of the same individuals as the railroad company. Chicago News.
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Kanewan & T. Coal Railway
Northwestern
M. Co
Coal of & Coal Company
Chicago News
Pleasure Book and Daily Newspapers Quip
A humorous reminiscence notes a member of the Dont Worry band proposing a Pleasure Book to find daily joys amid sorrow. An exchange with Bronoy Bob features a bartender who also runs the town’s sole undertaker shop, shaping a quip about endurance and humor in daily life.
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Hewapapers
United States
Newfoundland
Ta Gal
Nevosonry Ulenen
Bronoy Bob
Washington Star
Fearless Benton Doctor Endorses Dodd's Kidney Pills
Dr R H Dunaway of Benton Michigan has urged Dodd's Kidney Pills for years for rheumatism Brights Disease and diabetes in his patients and even claimed in May a personal cure from diabetes by the remedy. He says it saved his life after he believed he would die.
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Benton
R. H. Dunaway
Dodd
Bright
Vito
Ugly conscript disqualification and New York police note
A Belgian board disqualified a conscript for extraordinary ugliness claiming laughter would threaten discipline. Fils ugliness spares him three years' service. In Chappaqua New York a constable nails up prisoners in freight cars overnight, securing a town jail after many thefts of cars, receiving $60 for lock up of iron and wood.
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Harety
Toméliness
Nimes
Belgium
Board of Military Examiners
Io Chappaqua, N
Beotchmans Idea of Peace In A Scotch Farmer Rebuke
A Scots farmer rebukes his sons after a recent fight with a blunt vow to enforce peace. The retort emphasizes parental authority and a stern promise to break bones if further battles occur, reflecting a rustic sentiment in R. Crockett's style in New Lippincott.
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Beotchman
R. Crockett
New Lippincott
Anthony Wayne’s Old Home Preservation Record
The Anthony Wayne ancestral dwelling, four miles from Valley Forge, Pa, remains in excellent preservation. Built in 1724 by Capt. Anthony Wayne’s grandfather, Capt. William Wayne currently represents the eighth generation owner.
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Anthony Wayne
Governor Anthony Wayne
Valley Forge
Capt
Anthony
Wayne
William Wayne
Headache Wonders Promoted in Brooklyn Ad
A fragmented Brooklyn notice promotes Headache Wonders as curative, claiming many use them and refer to manufacturers. The text hints at September 30 and mentions difficulties in gaining backing to get to the front.
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Brooklyn
N.Y
Informas
Red Orom Base Blue's Call to Every Home
A concise promotional line urges every household to include Red Orom Base Blue, highlighting its rarity and the belief that truth is stranger than fiction, appealing to shoppers for a large 2.0d package.
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