Whiskey poisoned mails sickens a family in New York
A Philadelphia New York dispatch reports three whiskey bottles sent through the mails to John Hille, his wife, and a sister-in-law caused severe sickness. a third package contained water and bottles with no labels, suggesting powerful poisons such as belladonna or atropine. The sender remains unknown, with investigators noting similarities to earlier poisonings.
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Mise Conlin
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Dervishes defeated as Omdurman battle ends mythic clash
Reports from London and Omdurman recount Gen Sir Herbert Kitchener’s Anglo Egyptian column routing the Khalifa’s dervishes at Omdurman. Heavy losses on both sides, with thousands of dervishes killed or wounded and remnants surrendering under pursuit by cavalry and gunboats.
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Six Men Die In Fort St. Philip Mine Explosion
A Fort St. Philip detail describes the John B. Meigs explosion that hurled six men into the Mississippi and left others injured or missing. The vessel did not sink immediately, drifting to the east bank then plunging again, with recovery of valuables ongoing before it vanished. Maj. Quinn and Lieut. Jorvey call the accident inexplicable, noting the torpedo both failed and then did explode in the mine beneath the surface.
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Queen Wilhelmina Receives Enthusiastic Welcome in Entrainment
The Hague and Amsterdam report the new queen Wilhelmina and her mother traveling to the capital for the enthronement ceremony. Immense crowds line the route and celebrate with lavish decorations and enthusiastic cheers as the queen arrives in Amsterdam at two o’clock.
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Political and military notes from Sept news items
Mrs McKinley is entertained by the vice president. Senators Thurston Foraker and Burrows expected for a Hobart residence conference. Hawaiian Annexation Commission begins work in San Francisco and Tacoma ships horses to Manila. Arkansas election efforts surge with county fights and alleged whisky distribution. troop illness and deaths reported aboard Roumania transport.
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Sept
McKinley
Hobart
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Thurston
Nebraska
Foraker
Ohio
Burrows
Michigan
Hawaiian Annexation Commission
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San Francisco
Honolulu
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Dreyfus Appeal Ties Cabinet Revision to Clemency
Paris reports President Faure will hold a cabinet meeting to consider M Dreyfus request for a new look at the court martial that condemned her husband. The cabinet is nearly united for revision, aiming to satisfy public sentiment and resolve the matter. Washington notes Spain seeks release of its sailors and soldiers held in the United States, while Detroit reports a major glass bottle makers combine.
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Mint
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Harrig
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Detroit Free Press
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ML Legaete Bottle and Glass Company
Ably
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Anderson
Maryland
Must Pay Attention to Change in French Cabinet Crisis
Paris Sept 5 Late Minister of War Brisson says ministers believe Dreyfus guilty but government must heed public opinion after Col Henry Cavagnac’s suicide. He warns persisting current policy would be folly and predicts country’s mood after current crisis. London Sept 5 Dispatches say journalist Howard died in Omdurman but he rode a bold charge of the Twenty third Lancers. The unit faced 600 to 700 dervishes then 2,000 swordsmen, suffering and recovering wounded including Col Rhodes wounded.
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Welcome Sui Kansas City Camp Ground Plans
Kansas City on Sept 5 reports Cantii Baxter acting Chief quartermaster at Fort Ceouk Nebraska selecting a site on the city outskirts for camping the Third and Fifth Missouri volunteer regiments who will muster out here. Enthusiastic reception planned as soldiers are expected to arrive during the week.
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Elgin
Willians
St Paul
Stockwell
Cherry Valley
National Creamery Butter Makers’ Association
Sioux Falls
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Kansas City
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Baxter
Fort Ceouk
Neb
Missouri Volunter
Milk Fever in Pampered Dairy Cows Warns of Preventive Care
The veterinary editor of The Breeder's Gazette urges exercise for winter kept cows and careful feeding to prevent milk fever. He recommends limiting rich food before calving, drying off cows, removing milk to prevent garget, and specific drenching and postcalving regimens. Slough mud and tainted water raise milk infection risk, harming farmer profits.
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Jose
Labor Day Parades and Baseball Scores Across Cities
Labor Day observations fill the page as Kansas City and nearby towns suspend business for a downtown parade of union members and an afternoon Fairmount Park program. Baseball scores from Kansas City games feature Philadelphia beating Baltimore and New York defeating Washington amid a busy news collage including naval remarks and humorous literary snippets.
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New York
Boston
Washington
Street Gamin Tales and a Tokyo Masterpiece
A Chicago Times Herald excerpt critiques popular street boy stories as often authored by outsiders while praising a Tokyo sculptor, Masakichi Hananuma, for a remarkable wooden figure carved from 2000 wool pieces. The figure, paired with mirrors, creates an uncanny, lifelike human form with glass eyes and detailed realism.
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Ike
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Opium Opinion and Chinese Views in the Opium Habit
The report surveys Chinese views on opium among workers merchants and scholars. It cites a Cantonese saying about opium users and lists social outcomes from addiction. The Opium Commission notes race imagery in horse descriptions and comments on timing for action.
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Markets by Wire Kansas City Live Stock Summary
Markets by Wire reports Kansas City and Chicago livestock figures. Cattle receipts 4500 with steady tone in Kansas City. Texas steers around 2.00 per pound, native cattle 4.00 65, stockers and feeders 3,735, bulls 2.50 3.30. Hogs receipts 3000, steady then higher, heavies around 2.75 3.75, mixed 2.00 3.80. Sweep receipts 30, market steady. Chicago hogs receipts 200, market active but weak, numbers 3.40 3.80. cattle receipts 17,900, good grade up 10 cents. Swine receipts 1700 with mixed bids. western and Texas calves quoted.
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Hamsay City
Texas
Yorker
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Chicaco
Travel fares and events listed for September
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