Queen Regent Frees Americans from 1896 Cuban Coast Case
The Queen Regent of Spain pardons the Americans captured from the schooner Competitor in 1896 during a landing and military expedition on the Cuban coast. The group, including captain, mate, steward, and a newspaper correspondent, were court martialed and sentenced to death but released after the United States intervened for civil trials. This act ends a major diplomatic irritant between the U S and Spain.
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Spain
Cuban
United States
Brookline School Teaches Boys and Girls Trades
In Brookline Massachusetts girls learn to craft wooden tables and chairs while boys take turns weekly at cooking. A student notes cooking feels nicer than hammering nails, and teachers hope carpentry lessons will help girls with precise work like hammering setting screws and sawing without mistakes.
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Brookline
Mass
Austria-Hungary shifts from exporter to importer in grain trade
United States analysis shows Austria-Hungary moving from exporting cereals to importing amid rising home consumption. Wheat and other grains show reduced exports and increased imports, barley remains the main grain shipped abroad. A separate U.S. circuit court ruling on a fatal railroad accident is criticized as a legal quibble.
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United States
Austria
Austria-Hungary
Gambling Budget Reflects Curb Strategy at Monte Carlo Bank
The Monte Carlo bank lists two budget items for the year ending Oct 31, one hundred thousand francs for payments to ruined gamblers and another one hundred thousand francs for the prevention of personal crisis reports. The text presents a sermon on whether gambling pays, written in a grand style.
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Monte Carlo
Colorado Statistics and Economic Highlights Across Colorado
Colorado reports show seven thousand miners in coal, a Denver fuse factory, and rising ore shipments through Rico. Garfield county supplies 7 percent of Colorado coal, Las Animas produced 1,327,873 short tons, and coke output hits 275,000 tons. Denver post receipts soar, 1897 fire losses drop to 82,249.58, while Denver, Pueblo, and other cities post new building values. Denver & Rio Grande sees year end gains totaling about 362,000. Colorado Fuel and Iron valued at 7,000,000 with 2,000,000 in output. total estimated 5,085,000 in 1897. Durango area expands with coal, lime, iron, and marble prospects, population around 6,000, and fruit and grazing growth plus new development potential.
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Denver
Rico
United States Internal Revenue Office
District of Colorado
Gulf Road
Colorado
Garfield County
Las Animas
Colorado Fuel and Iron Company
la Plata
Porter Coal Company
Ute Coal Company
San Juan Coal Company
Durango
Telegraphic Brevities
Ten thousand tons of wheat burned in San Francisco elevators. Li Hung Chang appeals for China’s rights. London Ontario suffers 25 deaths from a floor collapse. Treasury shows cash and gold figures. Nebraska requires railcars with safety devices. Bread riots in Girgenti Sicily. troops deployed. Mme Sembrich plans 30 NYC concerts at $1800 each. Chicago death rate among largest cities hits record low. English S P CA man beaten after Naples incident. Severe weather in southern France and Spain. Toulon cloudburst damages. Vessels ashore. San Sebastian promenade washed away. Nev ersweat mine tragedy at 700-foot level. two men die, three escape. Indianapolis calls for reconvening January 25, 1808. Weyler defies Madrid. immunity issue and army stance noted. Mr Bryan returns home after Mexico trip. reception in Lincoln. Donnelly to wed Marian Hansen. age gap noted. Dyer & Co to build Ogden beet sugar factory capacity 700 tons daily for 1888 crop at $700,000. Compromise in Corean customs with Brown and Alexeiff. British ships stand by at Chemulpo.
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San Francisco
Li Hung Chang
China
London
Ontario
Colorado News Notes Visitors from Massachusetts
George Fred Williams of Massachusetts has been visiting Colorado, enjoying local sights and meeting residents during his stay. The trip highlights cross state cultural exchange and ongoing visits from notable figures.
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Colorado
George Fred Williams
Massachusetts
Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker Sold For 12 50
The Farmer's Handy Feed Cooker costs 12 50 for 50 gallon capacity and promises to save at least one third of feed by cooking poultry and stock food in winter. It claims to improve herd health, prevent hog cholera, and keep hens laying, with a quick payback. Catalogs and sizes available from Empire Manufacturing Co 615 H Street Quincy Mi.
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Empire Manufacturing Co
H Street
Quincy
Labrador Seen As Rich Gold Country By Explorers
Canadian and American representatives visiting Labrador report vast gold deposits and predict the region will become a major mining area. They claim Labrador’s gold rivals Klondike quantities and plan a spring expedition by vessel to seek further riches.
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Labrador
Klondike
Salzer Seed Co offers plants seeds and catalog
Still there 16 money en et Carl Volien sold 350 of Salver s Cab bage. Labor seed rent profit 300. Potatoes 1 50 per barrel. Millions of raspberries and fruits. Catalogue tell all about them. Sead this notice with 14 cents stamps to La Crosse Wis for free Plant and Seed Catalogue and 10 packages seeds.
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Carl Volien
Salver
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Open Letter on Castoria Trade Mark Authenticity
Physician Samuel Pitcher requests mothers verify Castoria wrappers bear his signature CHAS HL FLETCHER as the original product sold for over thirty years. He states no one else is authorized to use his name, and credits The Centaur Company with CHAS HL Pitcher as president. March 1677.
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Castoria
Samuel Pinher
Hyamnis
Massachusetts
Chas. HL Fletcher
Mothers of America
Chas
Fletcher
Centaur Company
Chas HL Pietcher
Samuel Pitcher
Congress Faces Easy Passes Amid Internal Disputes
A public debate notes that legislators often pass measures when they feel little pressure. Critics argue internal squabbles spark friction, yet the overall workload remains light for members of Congress.
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Congress
No To Bae for Fifty Cente Tobacco Cure Claim
A garbled ad asserts a guaranteed tobacco habit cure promising strength and purity for one dollar. It also references two unrelated items: a man freezing to death in Boston and an insinuated marriage proposal to a Wellesley girl.
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Boston
Wellesley
Smoke Sledge Cigarettes Advertises 20 for 5 Cents
An old newspaper fragment promotes Smoke Sledge Cigarettes offering twenty for five cents. A humorous exchange questions travelers judging towns and climates.
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W. E. Roberts
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Florence
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Victor
State Superintendent of Public Instruction
Denver & Rio Grande Railway
Treasury
Nebraska
Girgenti
Sicily
Mme
Marcella Sembrich
New York
Chicago
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty
Naples
France
Toulon
San Sebastian
Neversweat
Anaconda
Michael C. Flaherty
John Sullivan
Neverswear
H. H. Hanna
Indianapolis
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Madrid
Weyler
Republic of Mexico
Bryan
Traveling Men's Club
Lincoln Hotel
Ignatius Donnelly
Marian Hansen
Sage of
Nininger
Donnelly
Miss Hansen
E. H. Dyer & Co
Cleveland
Ohio
David Eccles
Joseph Clark
Ogden
Utah
Seoul
Corea
J. McLeavy Brown
Alexieff
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