Fire destroys Sulenes home. one child dies
At about 7 am Wednesday a fire consumed the Merriam addition residence of Charles A. Sulenes, a Lamb-Davis mill filer. Mrs. Sulenes escaped with the baby, but their 18 month old daughter perished. The infant died around 6:30 pm the day of the blaze. The couple and surviving child are injured but expected to recover.
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Charles A. Sulenes
Merriam Addition
Sulenes
Lamb- Davis Lumber Co
Wabors
Mr. Sulenes
Ethel Sulenes
Bucklen Arnica Salve touted for wounds and poison prevention
An advertisement extols Bucklen's Arnica Salve for injuries and blood poisoning prevention with a testimonial from Chas. Oswald of Rensselaersville NY about Seth Burch's neck sore cured. It lists uses on cuts wounds burns and sores and notes a 25 cent price at Leavenworth Drug Store. The piece also mentions public attitudes toward hanging and animal fights and contrasts fines for cocaine sales with broader views on penalties. It closes with reflections on aging and President Grover Cleveland.
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Chas. Oswald
Rensselaersville
N. Y
Seth Burch
Leavenworth Drug Store
Cuba's Last Tyrant General Blanco Dies in Madrid
Madrid dispatch recalls General Blanco Spain’s last Cuba governor general who sought leniency toward the Filipinos and opposed prolonging the Cuban war. He faced scrutiny over his pacific aims and urged evacuation after Shafter’s attack on Santiago and the destruction of Cervera’s fleet.
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Cuba
Madrid
Blanco
Spain
Weyler
United States
Philippines
Manila Bay
Maine
Havana
Shafter
Santiago
Cervera
King's Mountain Monument Idea Promoted for $30,000
The nation considers spending thirty thousand dollars to erect a monument at King's Mountain to honor the 1780 victory that helped end the war. The piece notes Ferguson and the Virginia Carolina militia led by Campbell Shelby Sevier and others and laments that many Americans know little of the battle or its location. The last major commemoration occurred in 1855.
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King’s Mountain
King's Mountain
Cornwallis
Yorktown
Ferguson
Virginia
Carolinas
Patrick Ferguson
Brandywine
Washington
Campbell
Shelby
Sevier
Cleveland
McDowell
Williams
Lacey
Winston
Dial tone reforms and royal retreat at La Granja
A discussion on telephone etiquette argues for a calmer tone and explicit name exchange to improve efficiency. La Granja, a mountain retreat for the Spanish king and his bride, is described as the Versailles of Spain with natural terraces and a history of abdications, feared by the king’s mother for its lore.
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la Granja
Versailles
Spain
Alleged Plot Over Eight Million Scrutinized by Comptroller
The piece questions the credibility of a supposed $8,000,000 swindle found by Comptroller Metz, suggesting political rivals invented the tale and that savvy New York grafters would not chase such a large, implausible sum.
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New York
Metz
Sunny Bob Taylor’s Birthplace Sparks Sunshiny Image
The fact that Senator Elect Bob Taylor was born in Happy Valley fuels talk that his cheerful reputation was shaped by his early surroundings. Still, it is noted as kind that he shares his warmth with others.
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Bob Taylor
Happy Valley
Bob
Zulus Fear British Searchlight in Daylight Scheme
The text suggests Zulus cower under a field searchlight, claimed as superstition while insinuating whites believe the light is a prelude to daylight domination. The wording reflects colonial prejudice and racial stereotypes of the era.
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Geo. Keating
L. Lamb
C. R. Lamb
G. BE. Lamb
Sec
P. Davis
Treas
Mgr
Clinton
Minneapolis
Minn
Leavenworth
Wash
Pine
Tumwater
W. H. Hadley
The
Tumwater Light & Water Co
R. F. Temiplin
Willis T. Morgan
Concord
N. H
Cub
Echo
F. A. Meredith
Opt
Wenatchee, Wash
Cc. D. Reed
Chase & Sanborn
Harrington
Carhartt
C. A. Sulenes
Niagara
Baltimore Sun
Grover Cleveland
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