Row Over Ohio Ship Bottled Victory and Barber Honor
The dispute over christening the battleship Ohio centers on Miss Mary Barber replacing Miss Nash as the wine bottle breaker. Senator Hanna and Senator Foraker pull back their daughters. Miss Barber gains the sole finalist role and will accompany the president to California. Then a violin teaching aid uses a Syracuse keyboard to train tone and finger strength, followed by a sociological proposal to punish murderers via doctor experiments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Gov. Nash
President McKinley
Mary
Miss Barber
California
Syracuse
N. Y
Poverty as a spur in youth highlighted by Drury College speaker
Drury College Springfield speaker Dr. D. K. Pearsons said poverty early life builds strength and vigor. He hailed poverty as a blessing that compels youth to fight through hardships, noting many successful men share this origin and endure labor and drudgery without shame.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. K. Pearsons
Drury College
Springfield
Dr. Pearsons
Automatic Fire Lighting Device Promises Early Rising Relief
An illustration shows a patented automatic kitchen fire lighting device. A rotary shaft driven by a coiled spring powers an abrasive end and an alarm clock, with a fuse guiding flame to stove kindlings. It aims to ignite the fire at a set time, sparing the housewife from waking early to light the fire.
Throne to Cloister Queen of Portugal to Enter Convent
The wife of King Carlos of Portugal plans to quit the throne and join a convent to devote her life to educating orphaned children. She is very wealthy and previously attended a convent before marrying Carlos.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carlos of
Portugal
Queen
Carlos
Southern unions form Florida federation of labor
Organized labor expands to the Atlantic coast with Florida joining a state federation in Jacksonville. Representatives from unions gathered to establish the new federation affiliated with the American Federation, drawing a very large attendance according to local press.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
South
Atlantic Coast
Florida
Jacksonville
Federation of Labor
American Federation
London Bridge Renovation Plans Unveiled for $500000
The plan calls for widening footways from nine to fourteen feet and an open design parapet to let dust fall into the river. Center of the bridge will feature brilliant illumination. The proposal appears in a period newspaper notice with a focus on urban modernization.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London Bridge
Plight of a Juryman and European Salaries
A NSW trial on watch theft shows jurors asking the judge for guidance before retiring. A lone juror asks whether the prisoner stole the watch. The piece also notes European lawmakers receive very low salaries with Holland’s parliament costing about $300,000 annually.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New South Wales
Europe
London
Parliament of
Holland
Parliament of Holland
Great Little Men and the Craze for Bigness
The Army and Navy Gazette humorously notes many top readers are short and light, suggesting Napoleon would not have been a soldier if judged by height and weight. It questions whether the nation would admire “Little Bobs” today and mocks the obsession with size.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
War Office
Army and Navy Gazette
Spring Cleaning Tips and Odd Notes from 1900 Page
Tips for easy spring cleaning cite Ivory Soap for washing paints floors and windows. The Utes in Utah held a bear dance described as dignified. A North Carolina official allegedly stole 12000 and donated it to a church, a concern for accountability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eliza R. Parker
Utah
North Carolina
Peruna touted by Bishop Stevens and others in catarrh cure
Edward Stevens of Carthage New York praises Peruna after six bottles cured his chronic catarrh and boosted appetite and strength. Chicago residents Mrs. Frederick Williams and Mrs. W A Allison extol Peruna for rapid relief from head and chest congestion, sore throat and bronchial issues. Readers are encouraged to write Dr Hartman for free advice if not satisfied.
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American Journal of Sociology
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Props
Toledo
J. Cheney
West & Truax
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Onto
Chicago
Racine
Wis
Edward Stewers
Edward Stevens
Carthage
N. Y
Peruna
Frederick Williams
South Side Ladies’ Aid Society of
Ill
Cuyler Ave
Fred Williams
W. A. Allison
Sheffield Avenue
The
People’s Hospital
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus
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Schools of Forestry
Sweden
Secretary of the Navy
Congress
Hostetter
China
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Funston
Primley
Eve
Abe
Putnam
Reese
Cleveland Cider Company
Madison
Lake County
Wildcat Mining Company
Little Johnnie
George
Generat
New Mexico
Arizona
Santa Fe
J. P. Hall
Denver
Colo
Hamlin
Charters White
Royal Odontological Society of Great Britain
Piso
J. W. O Brien
Third Ave
Minneapolis, Minn
James A. Handy
Daltimnara
S. W. UL Wamuuvis
Im SaaSee Et Fisy
A. J Tower CO
Boston
Mass
Eve Sven
Thompson
Canon City
Colorado
Pb. H. Atwater
E. Burlingame & CO
WSSAY
Lawrence
Coles
J. Durbin Surgical & Dental_ supply Co
Gillarp
Elgin
CCC
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