W C T U Opposes War at National Convention
Seattle October 25 The national convention of the W C T U adopted resolutions denouncing the war in the Philippines and censuring the canteen policy. Mrs Mary H Hunt led antiwar opposition. pro resolutions were led by Mrs Clara Troffman and Mrs K L Stevenson. Resolutions urged arbitration, criticized forced policy, and supported the Great Bill. Officers were reelected. Frances Willard memorial service held. Indianapolis and Washington lead for 1900 convention. closes tonight.
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Seattle
Wash
Mary HH. Hunt
Massachusetts
Philippines
Clara Troffman
Missouri
K. L. Stevenson
Philippine Islands
United States
Griggs
War Alger
William McKinley
Fedlera
Roberta
Frances F. Willard
Indianapolis
Washington, D. C
Nebraska corn crop yields break records nationwide
A Great Yield reports Nebraska corn crop reaching 244,125,093 bushels with an average of 34.5 bushels per acre. Despite hot August weather, overall quality is excellent though winter-wheat districts show some damage and lower grain quality.
Grave disruption as Kentucky court cases delayed by ambushes
October 23 reports from London and surrounding areas describe ambushes on Horse creek killing Tom Whitamore and injuring Dan Parker en route to Clay county circuit court. Bob Travis killed at Hamlet and Philpot killed near Manchester. Factions on Sexton’s creek raise tensions as Circuit Judge Everzole avoids Manchester and court opening is postponed. Griffins and Philpots gather in large armed numbers.
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London
Get
Tom Whitamore
Dan Parker
Horse Creek
Clay County
Bob Travis
Hamlet
Philpot
Manchester Court
Pigeon
Sexton’s Creek
Baker
Everzole
Manchester
A Hoosier Tragedy Inwood Man Kills Ex Wife Then Himself
Plymouth Indiana residents report that Thomas Apple, about 60, a former Inwood resident, shot and killed his divorced wife on Tuesday as she attempted to move belongings from their home. He then fatally shot himself. Onlookers witnessed the event but could not intervene in time. the couple had been recently divorced.
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Indiane Saw
Murdecer
Plymouth
Ind
Thomas Apple
Inwood
There
A Junction Formed In Shifting Ladysmith Lines
Telegraphed dispatches from London recount Boer movements west of Ladysmith and Yule's column fall back toward Sunday river. White and Yule join forces north of Ladysmith as both sides prepare for renewed clashes amid looming hard fighting. Announcements note annexation of Cape Colony north of the Vaal by the Orange Free State.
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London
George Stewart White
Marquis of Lansdowne
War Office
Ladysmith
Dundee
Symons
Yule
Helptiakuar
Beith
Washbank
Sunday Rivers
Sunday River
Glencoe
White
Free State
Joubert
Orange Free State
Lyredysmith
Lilysanitin
Wilith
Wold
Cane Town
Daily Mail
Glenroe
Elandsiaagte
Colonial Office
Steyn
Cape Colony
Vaal River
Griqualand
West
Bechuanaland
Kimberley
Mafeking
Canada’s New Boundary Plan For Alaska Stirs Diplomatic Watch
London reports Canada has presented a final Alaska settlement proposal to U S Ambassador Choate. It seeks arbitration on a Venezuela-like basis with occupancy terms, offers Skaguay and Dyea to the U S if Pyramid Harbor is gained, and reflects imperial pressure aimed at a port to strengthen British naval reach. Washington indicates mixed expectations.
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London
Canada
Alaska
United States
Choate
Fsh
Louis Henry Davies
Washington
Great Britain
Venezuela
Skaguay
Dyea
Pyramid Harbor
Chamberlain
England
Tehring
State Department
Louis Daving
Taiga
Sir Louis Davies
Skuguny
Skapung
Taiya
Hay
Tawer
War at Iloilo and Paris Murder Trial Reported
In Iloilo Gen Pidion fires at American outposts nightly as Visayan leaders seek peace parole while Aguinaldo watches. Reinforcements arrive to divert Visayans from Tagalo discontent. Otis pressed to garrison Perez Dasmarinas amid insurgent regrouping. In Paris Mo a murder indictment shocks onlookers.
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Manila
Imps
Perez Dasmarinas
Mylabon
Otis
Paris
Alexander Jester
Gibert Gates
May observatories plan systematic observations of phenomenon
Astronomers, already considering plans for observations, seek to observe the phenomenon in as woeful and systematic a manner as possible on May 28.
Largest trees named in world and in United States
The Chestnut Tree of 8 Hundred Horses near Mascall at Mount Etna is cited as the world’s largest tree with a 204 foot circumference. In California the largest U.S. tree near Bear Creek on the north fork of the Tule River measures 140 feet around. A Nevada giant redwood is recorded at 119 feet in circumference.
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Mascall
Mount
Aetna
Jane of Aragon
United States
Etanda
Bear Creek
Tule River
California
Nevada
Nest of steel birds acquired by Soleure museum
The Soleure museum in Switzerland has acquired a steel bird’s nest. Soleure hosts an extensive watch and clock factory, with metal slings from the workshops sweeping into the roads. Two wagtails full nest were secured after their brood had flown.
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Steel
Museum of
Soleure
Switzerland
Dean's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Marshall Reader
Nathan Benedict of 95 West Mansion Street reports constant back pains and fatigue eased after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He purchased a box at F G Seaman & Co. and found benefits quickly. The pills are sold by all druggists for 50 cents, with Foster Milburn Co. of Buffalo as sole U.S. agents. Remember the name Dean's.
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Marshall
Union
Nathan Benedict
West Mansion Street
Dean
F. G. Seaman & Co
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
United States
Dean's
Peruvian Wedding Custom Explained in Lima Chronicle
Lima Cor. Chicago Record describes a Peruvian wedding rite where the groom’s padrino gives the bride’s padrina a tray with 13 pieces of money, gold or silver, symbolizing Christ and the twelve apostles. The bride passes the tray to the priest who uses the money for charity.
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Lima Cor
Chicago
Peru
Christ
Grain-O Claims Health Benefits Over Coffee
Grain-O markets itself as a nourishing coffee substitute that tones the stomach aids digestion and strengthens nerves while avoiding coffee s digestive harms. The ad notes Grain-O priced at 15 and 25 cents per package and contrasts it with coffee. It also includes a Krupp works employment report detailing total staff across Essen Meppen Kiel and related facilities and the firm’s coal and coke consumption for last year.
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Krapp
Krupp
Essen
Easen
Gruson
Germania
Kiel
Meppen
Tezen
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