Plague on a Steamer Nanyo Maru Quarantined for a Month
In a quiet reveal Port Townsend officials say seventeen diagnostic plague cases were linked to the Japanese tramp Nanyo Maru, quarantined at Diamond Head after two deaths at sea. The ship faced fumigation and health concerns as rats infested aboard and the crew, numbering forty, suffered illness.
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Luger Sound Ciies
Officists
Worth Townsend
Diamond Head
Port Townsend
Shaver
Ilylast
Fire destroys Paris Theater Francais. Henriot dies
The Theater Francais in Paris was wiped out by a Thursday fire. Mlle. Henriot died and seven firemen were injured as a foyer blaze engulfed the building. The loss shocks fans of Corneille Racine Moliere and Shakespeare amid expo preparations. The theater, dating to 1782 with renewed facades, stood near Rue St Honore and Place.
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Theater Francais
Paris
Mlle. Henriot
Historical Playhouse
Comedie Francsise
Corneille
Racine
Moliere
Shakspeare
Nigsice
Theater Presents
Rue St. Honore
Marinee
War News In Brief From Natal To Spion Kop Skirmishes
Rainy season begins in Natal as the Boers concentrate 46 000 troops. Stanley predicts July end to the war while Milner pushes martial law in parts of the Cape. Oxford convocation may allow undergraduates to join South African service. Britain seeks port in Portuguese East Africa as battles, casualties, and logistics dominate reports.
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Kar
Englan
Henry M. Stanley
Modder River
Kimberley
Africa
Michael Hicks-Br
Prete Win
Stan Churchill
Spion Kop
Oxford University
South Africa
Turpin
Mel
Kimber
Britain
Sydney
Australia
Vladimir
tensions rise between Lansdowne and Wolseley over Boer War response
In Britain a clash between War Secretary Lord Lansdowne and Army Commander Lord Wolseley stirs debate as criticism mounts over War Office handling of South Africa. Reports allege Buller warned early for readiness, with blame traded as Parliament prepares to investigate and potential retirements loom.
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Wolseley
South Afri
British War Office
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Army
Lord Wolseley
Wyeland
War Office
Wen. Wolseley
Sir William
Marquis of Lansdowne
Romance of an Egg Miss Gilday
An Iowa clerk and a U S government employee in Cuba encounter a romance sparked by a white egg bearing Miss Lizzie Gilday s name and address. The egg travels from Fort Dodge Iowa to Cuba where the employee notes the inscription and plans a Cuba Iowa union once arrangements are made.
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Iowa
U. S
Cuba
Lizzie Gilday
Fort Dodge
Miss Gilday
New York
Charles P. F. Smith
Unitedates Civil Service
Guises
Grain Trade's Gain New Routes for Shipments
A Treasury Bureau of Statistics monograph notes a widening grain trade shift from Lake Michigan to Lake Superior and from eastern to southern seaports. It traces U S grain production growth, rail and canal role, and rising exports with major gains in corn and wheat.
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Lake Michigan
Lake Superior
Seaboard
United States
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Mississippi
Louisiana
New Orleans
New York
Boston
Lake Michigan Territory
Lakes
Chicago
Erie Canal
Buffalo
Tidewater
Philadelphia
Baltimore
Minneapolis
Duluth Superior
Gulf Ports
St. Louis
Nicaragua Canal would cut global sailing distances greatly
The analysis outlines vast savings in voyage distances from New York and New Orleans to key ports if the Nicaragua Canal is built. It lists total project cost, canal dimensions, earth dredging needs, and years of construction with a history noting milestones from Humboldt to Senate actions.
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San Francisco
Hong Kong
China
Yokohama
Japan
Melbourne
Australia
Sandwich Islands
Valparaiso
Chile
New Orleans
Liverpool
Philippine Islands
Honolulu
Mass Mine Disaster at Red Ash Kills Nearly 125 Miners
An explosion at the Red Ash coal mine near Thurmond West Virginia killed nearly 125 miners. The blast, likely from gas ignition near the mouth, scattered carts and bodies, with rescuers and doctors arriving but all victims confirmed dead. The Red Ash Coal Company, led by J. Fred Ettinger of Staunton Virginia, owns the mine.
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Red Ash
Thurmond
W. Va
Sherman Shirkey
John Laing
Red Ash Coal Company
J. Fred Ettinger
Staunton
Andrew Pritt
Beary Lodge
Knights of Pythias
New River
Whittaker Held as Slayer in Goebel Murder Case
Harlan Whittaker of Butler County was held at Frankfurt without bond to answer the grand jury for the killing of Kentucky Governor Goebel. Jones of Whitley County, charged as an accomplice, was admitted to bail at $500. Whittaker's examination before County Judge Moore suggested strong involvement or knowledge of the perpetrators.
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Harlan Whittaker
Kentucky
Harlanes
Butler County
W.taylor
Trankfort
Kre
Goebel
Jones
Whitley County
Whittaker
Moore
Test Proves Successful Dual Messages On One Wire
A new test by East Tennessee Telephone Company and Postal Telegraph linked Chattanooga and Knoxville. Telegraph messages traveled both ways on the same line while a telephone message was sent from Knoxville to Chattanooga, reportedly the first such demonstration in the nation.
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Chattanooga
Knoxville
East Tennessee Telephone Company
Postal Telegraph Company
Maide
First Russian Orthodox Church to rise in New York
The first Russian Orthodox church in America will be built in New York at a cost of 30000 dollars. The London Mail calls Mr. Moody the great link between English and American churches. The Congregational churches of South Carolina formed a state association with colored members. Secretary Hay gave St Pauls Church in Warsaw a carved oak altar in memory of his mother. The London Council fights vice to purify London’s moral climate. In 1899 the US saw rapid church building by the YMCA with many projects valued between 50000 and 200000 dollars. St George Mivart, once under Vatican scrutiny, has remained Catholic for over fifty years. The Bishop of Kroniggratz issued a Latin circular against clergy dancing. priests who dance face suspension.
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America
New York
South Americ
London Mail
Mr. Moody
Kroniggratz
Austria
Teaching Girls To Learn Trades In New York Factories
A New York association promotes factory women and girls learning allied trades. In a Christmas program 200 girls trained in sewing and related tasks were placed in jobs at 7 8 dollars weekly after eight weeks, while others gained home work or new employment. The effort aims to shift girls between factories seasonally and improve wages.
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King
Chris HS UN
Alliance
New York
Buffalo
Ding
Les
The Man in the Tower
A Chicago Times Herald poem honors the unseen rail worker in the narrow trackside tower who guards signals for modest pay. The poem links the watchful figure to vast power and asks if rulers, workers, and families ever think of him in prayer.
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Chicago Times-Herald
Benefits of Cold Weather Strengthen the Body
The text argues that winter discomfort boosts the system by increasing surface blood circulation for warmth and repair. It claims cold enhances nutrition as digested food circulates, thickens skin, and notes that exposed skin develops a tougher complexion, unlike civilians who wear head coverings.
True to His Ideal Hicks Funny about Pincherly
The Boston Transcript notes he believes in treating all men alike while Hicks Funny remarks he never treats anybody. The Indianapolis Journal quips about Daubthick making money from portraits and rag dolls. An eastern manufacturer markets a soap for removing spots from reputations, with lye as a likely ingredient.
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Hicks
Pincherly
Wicks
Boston Transcript
Ad Eastern
Unreadable Fragment Shows Local Topics and Names
Fragmentary notes reference city meetings bonds and farming topics. Mentions figures like Taylor Fuller Milwaukee Aberdeen and Joho G with scattered references to land, wheat, and spring prospects.
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