London Financier Sir Charles Charles Rivers Wilson in U S Visit
London financier Sir Charles Rivers Wilson, president of the Grand Trunk Railroad, arrives in the United States for a short visit. Former British comptroller general of the national debt, he has past trips to study American railroads and European stockholders. The piece discusses foreign bonds as investments and U S purchases of British war bonds, noting government bonds rely on state credit and diplomatic redress.
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London
Charles Rivera Wilson
Grand Trunk Railroad
United States
Sir Charles
America
Central Pacific Road
Charles R. Wilson
Sir Charles Rivers Wilson
Great Britain
New York
Chicago
Woolsey
Pocahontas Academy History Celebrated in Village
An Ancient Village School Pocahontas Illinois marked a semi centennial of the 1851 schoolhouse. Once PowHITs Amity and Hickory Grove names competed though Pocahontas Academy persisted. The town in Bond County along the Vandalia line sits about forty miles from St. Louis.
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Pocahontas
Inl
Pocahontas Academy
Amity
Amity Academy
Hickory Grove Academy
Hickory Grove
Bond
Illinois
Vandalia
St. Louis
Panama Canal Sale Reported to U S Government
Washington reports President Hutin of the Panama Canal company has tendered the canal and all rights to the United States without joint ownership terms. Previously proposals envisioned stockholding without sovereignty. Colombia's minister in Washington reportedly offered to permit transfer of rights to the U S, enabling a direct sale.
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Panama Canal
Washington
Hutin
Panama Canal Company
Congress
Colombia
Panama Company
United States
Liquid Air Driven Fan Motor Patent by Oscar Ostergren
Inventor Oscar Patric Ostergren presents a liquid air powered rotary fan. The device uses liquid air as the motive fluid and vaporized air cools a room via fan blades. A central reservoir feeds multiple fans, with turbine power aiding rotation and cooled vapor discharged ahead of the blades.
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Oscar Patric Oster- Gren
Mexican boy water carrier balances heavy jar with rope
In Mexico boys learn to carry heavy loads on their heads using a single rope for balance. The scene shows a young boy with a large water jar, illustrating the difficult daily task in drought areas where water must be fetched from wells across long distances.
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Mexico
Old Painter Still at Work at 98 Years Old
Thomas Sidney Cooper is described as the oldest painter active in the pursuit of art. Now 98, he began earning as a theatrical scene painter around 1820 and has since exhibited 230 pictures at the English Royal Academy.
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Thomas Sidney Cooper
English Royal Academy
From Plural to Singular in Early American Grammar
The Hon. John W. Foster argues that several constitutional plurals remain singular in modern use. He notes phrases like the house of representatives and congress, and explains how United States shifted from unity of states to a single national entity as federal power expanded beyond the confederation.
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John W. Foster
United States
House of Representatives
Senate
Congress
House
Congress of the Confederation
Public Ownership Step Highlighted by Vanderbilt Director Role
The New York Realty corporation led by director Cornelius Vanderbilt signals a push toward centralized control of major urban real estate. Its $3,000,000 capitalization and roster including Havemeyer, Seligman, Thorne, Speyer, and Morgan associates portend a shift toward large wealth driven development and potential national land nationalization if successful. The note also cites coffee industry growth and U S consumption, with imports of 617,344,000 pounds valued at $45,218,000 in nine months ending March, underscoring massive U S demand and new farming prospects in territories like Porto Rico, Hawaii, and the Philippines.
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Cornelius Vanderbilt
New York Realty Corporation
Ika Vanderbilt
William ¥. Havemeyer
Henry Seligman
Oakleigh Thorne
James Speyer
Charles Steele
J. Pierpont Morgan & Co
Charles H. Tweed
America
New York
Chicago
Holland
Java
Chicago Record-Herald
United States
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Philippines
Less Interest in America Cup Foes Despite Strong Vessels
The Boston Herald notes waning public interest in the upcoming America Cup races though Shamrock II. and Shamrock I as well as Constitution, Columbia, and Independent are competitive. It cites similar mood in New Orleans where President McKinley chairs a banquet with Democrats and Republicans sharing a cordial mood and mutual goodwill.
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The
Boston Herald
New England
America Cap
Herreshaff
Columbia
Crowninshield
The Chafing Dish Through Ancient Times
The chafing dish is among the most ancient adjuncts to the culinary department of all nations. It was in great demand at grand feasts in ancient Rome. Some dishes were recently found among the ruins of Pompeii and are of exquisite workmanship.
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Rome
Pomipeii
Colonel McClure’s Succession at the Philadelphia Times
Dr. Alfred C. Lambdin becomes editor as Col. McClure retires. Darwin G. Menno remains managing editor after years in the role.
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Colonel McClure
Col. McClure
Philadelphia Times
Alfred C. Lambdin
Darwin G. Menno
Emigration from Ireland rises with 45288 leaving last year
Emigration from Ireland last year numbered 45 288 souls an increase of 3 347 over 1899. Of these 82 per cent were aged 15 to 35. The destinations were 37 765 to the United States 6 050 to Great Britain 64 to New Zealand 472 to Canada and 834 to Australia.
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Ireland
United States
Great Britain
New Zealand
Canada
Australia
Emperor of China Rumored to Suffer From Tobacco Habit
Reports claim the Chinese emperor is heavily addicted to smoking cigarettes and American cigars. The description notes continuous use and extreme tobacco consumption amid health concerns.
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China
Miracle Cure Story Boosts Kidney Pills Fame
Mrs. M. A. Goss of Bryant Missouri credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing decades of sciatica and rheumatism after doctors and baths failed. She says after a week of use she improved, sat up, walked a mile, and now does all chores. she has taken sixteen boxes and calls it a life saver. Her tale, widely shared, draws travelers to hear the account in Douglas County.
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Bryant, Mo
M. A. Goss
Douglas County
Dodd
Mrs. Goss
Missouri
Nebraska Supreme Court Defines Robbery Elements
The Nebraska Supreme Court holds that taking money or goods from a man by charging him with a crime and threatening to expose him constitutes robbery. This ruling clarifies the elements needed to prove the offense under Nebraska law.
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Nebraska
Supreme Court of
What Do the Children Drink Grain-O Coffee Substitute
An old advertisement touts Grain-O as a nourishing coffee substitute made from pure grains. It claims children drinkers benefit health from Grain-O, priced around 3 for a small can, and promoted through grocery stores. It also includes unrelated lines about investments, watches, books, music, and home decor.
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AU Grocers
The Touring President Heads West After April 29
After April 29 President McKinley will depart Washington for the Pacific slope for six weeks. Upon returning he will immediately proceed to New England for commencements at Wellesley and Harvard and to visit Senator Hoar at Worcester. After brief stays with Hoar and McMillan in Manchester by the Sea and Long at Hingham, he will spend the Fourth of July in Canton, remaining there for the rest of the summer.
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McKinley
Washington
Pacific
New England
Wellesley
Harvard
Senator Hoar
Mr. Hoar
Worcester
Mass
Senator McMillan
Manchester-by-the-Sea
Hingham
Secretary Long
Canton
Electrically Operated Farm in Germany Described by Consul
The U S consul at Magdeburg describes an electrical farm in Germany relying on a dammed stream to create fall for a large turbine. Farm machinery including pumps harvesters feed cutters threshers churns and ploughs run on electricity carried by overhead wires across the farm.
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United States
Magdeburg
Germany
Woman seeks $500 settlement over beard removal claim
A Kansas woman's letter to the Philadelphia police requests Chief Polite intervene with a named woman in an enclosed advertisement. The writer says she sent $1 for a hair removing medicine that burned her face and left facial hair, seeking $500 to refrain from further action.
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Kansas
Philadelphia
California's Oiled Road Practice Expands Statewide
California officials promote oiling roads to control dust as the dry season extends, noting the practice began a few years ago and has shown success in several counties, with growing public interest in wider adoption across the state.
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California
Deserved to Win and Family News in Salix Township
On November 6, the day before Felix Jauron won the county supervisor seat, his wife Mrs. Felix J. Jauron of Salix Ta gave birth to a twelve pound boy. Jauron had become county supervisor three years earlier and shortly before that election his wife bore girl twins. He was the sole Democrat elected in Woadbury county.
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Felix J. Jauron
Salix
Jauron
Woadbury County
One Woman Designs New England Building at Pan-American Exposition
The Pan-American exposition in Buffalo will showcase a single building designed entirely by a woman. Miss Josephine Wright Chapman of Boston earned the honor for representing the states of New England through her architectural brilliance.
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Buffalo
New England
Josephine Wright Chapman
Boston
The Oldest Doctor in Carlsbad Respected Physician 97
The oldest duly qualified physician in the work resides at Carlsbad in the wergon of Gallus Ritter von Hochberger M D imperial and royal counselor of the Austrian court. He was born on October 16 1869 and therefore is 97 years old. He has been in practice for seventy four years and still gives medical advice.
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Carlsbad
Gallus Ritter von Hochberger
Ile
England Considers Beet Root Beer Manufacture
Reat Beer Manufacture of beer from beet roots is being advocated in England. The beer abounds in sugar juice, but the cost of separating it from the regions acids and galts is somewhat expensive and would result in a signer pelce being charged for the cor.
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England
Governors Inaugurate By Schedule Across States
Alabama and Kentucky begin terms in December while Georgia goes in November Louisiana starts in April Rhode Island in May and Vermont in October. New York governor’s term ends December 31 and Theodore Roosevelt serves as private citizen from January 1 to March 4 1901.
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Alabama
Kentucky
Georgia
Louisiana
Rhode Island
Vermont
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
The Only Wawan Admira Queen of Greece Named
The queen of Greece is described as the world’s only woman admiral by the late Emperor Alexander III of Russia. Her appointment honors her love for the sea rather than a military regiment, per customary accounts.
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Queen
Greece
Alexander III
Russia
Saskatchewan District Offers Ideal Homes For American Settlers
A Saskatoon district prospectus lauds climate soil and water, noting two fertile loams, rich grasses, and river access. It highlights summer sun and winter dryness, stock-raising dairy farming and grain, with cattle herds, and mentions Canadian government agents offering full information.
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United States
Canada
Saskatoon
South Saskatchewan
Saskatchewan Valley
United States Boundary Line
Artuma
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