Galveston subsidence warned by National Geographic article
National Geographic highlights say Galveston island is sinking under Gulf waters. W J McGee, former USGS member, cites coast subsidence parallels with Holland and New Jersey, estimating about one foot per century on the Gulf coast.
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Galveston
National Geographic Magazine
W. J. McGee
United States Geological Survey
McGee
Gulf
Gulf Coast
New Jersey
Holland
Meyer Named United States Ambassador to Italy
George Von L. Meyer of Massachusetts becomes the new American ambassador to Italy. A wealthy New Englander living on fine Essex County estates near Hamilton, he is a Harvard graduate of 1879 and longtime political figure having chaired the Massachusetts board of managers for the Paris exposition. He is 42.
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Quirinal
George von L. Meyer
Massachusetts
Italy
New England
Hamilton
Essex County
Harvard
Geo. von L. Meyer
Walcott
Massachusetts Board of Managers
Mr. Meyer
London Smoke Nuisance Targeted by Reform Groups
London aims to curb smoke nuisance but enforcement remains weak. The Coal Smoke Abatement Society led by Sir W. B. Richmond lobbies vestries while The Lancet condemns law defiance and urges reform. Interest centers on factories adopting smoke reducing devices saving costs and benefiting public health.
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London
W. B. Richmond
Lancet
Like Father and Son MacDonald Rise in Canadian Politics
The Manitoba born Hugh John MacDonald, aged 50, emerges as a leading conservative figure in Canada with broad support beyond his province. Once Winnipeg MP and cabinet minister, he now heads the provincial Conservative party and is eyed to carry Sir Charles Tupper’s mantle in national politics. Yu-Keng, China’s minister to France, aged 60, resides near the Arc de Triomphe, has married an American woman, and fought for China alongside General Gordon in 1864, tracing Manchu lineage and rapid court ascension.
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Hugh John MacDonald
Canada
Manitoba
Dominion
Sir John A. MacDonald
MacDonald
Winnipeg
H. J. MacDonald
Charles Tupper
Yu-Keng
France
Arc de Triomphe
Gordon
Colleges and bonds form major part of college wealth
Four fifths of colleges productive funds are invested in bonds and mortgages and few hold stock. Harvard and Yale have large real estate holdings though railroad bonds dominate Harvard’s portfolio with ten million plus. The list names twenty colleges with income producing property over one million including Harvard Yale Columbia Cornell Chicago Johns Hopkins Northwestern Penn Wesleyan Amherst Boston U Rochester Tulane Western Reserve Brown and others. It also notes state universities in California Michigan Wisconsin Minnesota with revenues over one million. A claimed relation of Mrs Louis Botha to Robert Emmet is corrected, tracing lineage to Thomas Addis Emmet.
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Columbia
Harvard
Yale
Cornell
University of Chicago
Johns Hopkins
Northwestern University
University of Pennsylvania
Wesleyan of
Middletown
Conn
Amherst
Boston University
Rochester University
Tulane University of Louisiana
Western Reserve University
Brown University
California
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Abandons Quest for Sight by Rouss After Five Years
Charles Broadway Rouss, a 64 year old blind New York merchant, withdraws his 1 million dollar offer to cure his blindness. He began losing sight in 1892 and hired a substitute for tests while experts said the condition, optic nerve paralysis, had no cure.
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Charles Broadway Rouss
New York
Reuss
James J. Martin
Rouss
Reed agent secures option on Sagamore Hill adjacent property
An agent of ex Speaker Thomas B Reed visited Oyster Bay and secured an option on a several acre parcel adjoining Governor Roosevelt s Sagamore Hill home. The site offers a fine view of the Center Island property belonging to the Seawanhaka Corinthian Yacht Club.
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Thomas B. Reed
Oyster Bay
L. I
Roosevelt
Sagamore Hill
Reed
Center Island
Seawanhaka-Corinthian Yacht Club
Home for Trainmen Hopeful Western Shelter
Aiming to establish a home for aged, invalid, and crippled railway trainmen within two to three years in the central west, the Des Moines Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen convention approved a $9,000 starter fund. Columbus Ohio or Chicago are eyed sites, modeled after the Lafayette Soldiers' Home in Indiana, with rail unions pledging support and about $50,000 needed to begin construction.
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Central West
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Des Moines
Iowa
Jlans
Columbus
Ohio
Chicago
Masons
Springfield
Oho
Lafayette
Indiana
General
Carr
Est
Odd Costume for A National Guard Uniform
The Tutuila national guard adopts a distinctive uniform. It features white singlets blue lavalavas with red facings red sashes red turbans and cartridge box accoutrements. The guard, a regularly organized company of the United States, is armed with Lee rifles.
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Hoan National Guard
United States
Lee
Tutuila National Guard
Dresden merchant jailed for selling chemicals to quarrymen
A Dresden merchant received four months imprisonment after selling separate chemicals to stone quarrymen. When mixed they formed powerful explosives, causing deaths from mistaken consumption of the liquid believed to be whisky. The sentence complies with the explosives sale law of June 9, 1884.
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Dresden
Katy Flyer souvenir offer from MKT Railway
The Missouri Kansas Texas Railway Passenger Department offers a unique pen knife souvenir by mail to readers for twenty-five cents. The note lists routes and cities from St. Louis to San Antonio and Houston, inviting editors to mention the gift in their papers. James Barker signs as G. P. & T. A. in St. Louis.
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Mr. Kaltor
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
St. Louis
Gulf of Mexico
Kansas City
Hannibal
Sedalia
Ft. Scott
Nevada
Parsons
Denison
Vast Army of Pickpockets in London
The report describes an enormous spread of pocket picking with over 100 000 men women and children in London living by relieving others of their possessions.
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London
Country fete conjurer feeds joke with ducks and hens
A conjurer at a country fete performs a classic eggs from a hat trick. He asks a boy if the mother can get eggs without hens. The boy replies she keeps ducks, prompting laughter.
Feathers Plucking Device Patented in Britain
A patent is granted in Great Britain for a feather plucking device for chickens. The system uses opposing air currents from electric fans to remove a third of each feather and all down efficiently. The rest of the text references travel routes to Chicago and a Denver address.
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Great Britain
Libby Brand Wins Grand Prix Honors at Paris Exposition
Libby McNeill Libby of Chicago receives two gold medals and the Grand Prix d Honneur from the International Jury of Awards at Paris for canned foods. The Libby brand is praised in America as a standard of meat preservation excellence, with a free booklet offered by mail from Chicago.
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Libby, McNeill & Libby
Chicago
America
United States
Lawyers' rise halves ratio of lawyers to people
Mr Mayer at an Illinois bar meeting notes that in 1800 there were fewer than 3000 lawyers in a population of 4 million, about one to 1333. By 1850 the ratio was one to 1000, 1890 had one lawyer per 703 inhabitants, and 1900 is predicted to be about one per 600.
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Chicago
Illinois State Bar Association
Mayer
New Official of the St Paul Passenger Dept Named
F A Miller brother of Roswell P Miller chairman of the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul Railroad is appointed general passenger agent to succeed George H Heafford effective Oct 15 1900. Miller has been the head of the passenger department since 1883 and will head without an assistant while Marsh and Merrill remain in their roles.
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Ger
F. A. Miller
Roswell P. Miller
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railroad Company
George H. Heafford
Miller
St. Paul
Marquette
Messrs. Marsh and
Merrill
Cascarents Candy Cathartic Health Ad
An old advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a cure for bowel issues and general health. The copy touts 10 cent initial trials and genuine tablets stamped C C C in metal boxes with warnings about imitations.
Allen's Foot-Ease Free Sample Offer
An advertisement invites readers to write to Allen S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York for a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease powder claiming it cures sweating damp swollen aching feet and makes new or tight shoes easy it is sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents plus notes on spelling reform and dye products and a returned tourist remarking on language experiences.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Profitable Employment Offered in Chicago Area
Advertisement offers permanent paid positions with no cost to applicants. Also promotes Miners and Prospectors Excursion to New Mexico and Arizona with one cent per mile round-trip tickets from Santa Fe Route. Details available from The Fort Dearborn Pub Co and J. P. Wall, Santa Fe Route, Denver. Union Pacific touts fast service with tickets via 417 17th Street, Denver.
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Chicago
Union Pacific
Omaha
Kansas City
Icket
17Th Street
Denver
Fort Dearborn
New Mexico
Arizona
Santa Fe
J. P. Wall
Butterflies Hover Far At Sea Far From Land
A milkweed butterfly 600 miles from land was seen near a ship. The scientist who observed it said the butterfly appeared to intend reaching land, noting such sightings are not unusual as butterflies have hovered about ships for days before.
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Lana
His Inspiration and Wit Questioned by Friends
A successful literary man famed for wit was discussed by friends. One praised his humor, another sourly replied that his week includes daily quarts, implying his heavy drinking fuels his brilliance.
Military Automobiles Promise Value in War
The piece extols automobiles as valuable military tools and notes large rewards for the best vehicle. It asserts that in war as in everything, using the best weapons matters and promotes Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as ideal for stomach protection, digestion, and malaria prevention.
Terrible Swiss Army Misfire Ends in Death
During maneuvers near Zur ich Swiss troops fired at point blank range by error using ball cartridges. One soldier was killed due to (mis)aiming. The incident highlights a poor marksman ship within the Swiss army and prompted investigation.
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Zurich
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Relief for Feet
Advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure swollen and burning feet bunions and perspiration. Sold at druggists and shoe stores for 25 cents with a free sample offer. Address appears as Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy New York. Also includes a dialect quip from Uncle about a supposed argument.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Catarrh Cure Promoted Amid Wide Medicine Claims
An advertisement crowded page extols Hall's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy with a money back guarantee, plus testimonials and circulars. It also touts Garfield Tea Syrup, Primley's fruit gum, and various tonics and hair products, all pitched to general ailments and beauty needs.
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Cas
Teething Remedy Ads and a Grass Widow Joke
An antique ad snippet promotes Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children with claims of gum relief and wind colic. A neighborly testimonial from Wa. O. Endsley echoes 1900 era trust. The fragment ends with a light quip about hay fever and a grass widow joke by Lillie Champa.
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Mamma
Lillie Champa
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Delaware
McKinley
Harrison
Colleges and Bonds
Louis Botha
Robert Emmet
Emmet
Thomas Addis Emmet
United Irish Directory
Fort George
B. Rouss
Libbyy’s “Ood Products
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A. Miller
Passen
Jane
Laura
Bat
Cat
PSO
Pat
Pought Eighteaux
Putnam
Utah
Northwest
17Th’ Street
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Papa
Bobby
Primley
China
RE. W. Grove
Brown
Jones
Pancea
Natur
Chile
Oman
Eben
Piso
Wa. O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Beare
Little Jack
Dr. Kline
Dra. R.H. Klin, Ltd
Arch St
PI Jelphia
Union Pacifica
M1 Street
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