Passing Comment on War Threats and Trade in the Americas
The piece argues Argentina and Chile may clash over Andean borders, urging peaceful unification for strength. It notes naval and army scales, trade needs, and calls for faster North-South shipping routes, referencing Roosevelt tail docking and Astor status, ending with a poke at military spending scrutiny.
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Spain
Mngland
Point Ioe
Besson Ayres
Santiago de Child
Etha
Andes
Argentina
Ohile
Pacific
Holiday excursion fares to 200 miles on multiple lines
Railroads announce holiday excursion tickets within 200 miles at one and one third fare. Tickets sold January 1 1902 good for return to January 2 1902. Agents listed with contact numbers for Davenport and surrounding lines.
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Wmit
Rock Island & Feoria Railway
John T. Schomp
P L. Henrichs
Genl
Agt
Davenport
H. 8
Fristoe
Moline Building Association Stockholders Meeting Set
The regular annual meeting of the Moline Building Savings and Loan Association stockholders will be held at Warrhall on Monday January 1a 1902 to elect directors for three years fill one year vacancy and address other lawful business. P C Simmon president J W Warr secretary Moline Ill December 13 1901
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Moline Building, Savings and Loan Association
Warrhall
Arnica Salve Cures Corn Pain Says Hillsborough Reader
A Hillsborough reader claims Bucklen's Arnica Salve cured painful corns and sprains with complete reliability. The ad-verse listing notes skin disease relief and a 25 cent price from Clendenin's drug store. A brief western dialogue follows with a judge comment on imagination.
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H. Robinson
Hillsborough
Acta
Clendenin
Clara Gussie Jewel Proposal Scandal Sparks Gossip
The exchange relays that Clara frames Gussie as shameless after Gussie accepts Jack Jewel, though he had proposed three times. Dora questions the action as bold and inappropriate in the tabloid exchange from New York Weekly.
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Clara
Gussie Gosh
Dora
Jack Jewel
N. Y
Deafness Cure Claim Attracts Free Circulars
An ad asserts deafness is incurable by local remedies and can only be cured by constitutional treatment. It claims nine of ten cases stem from catarrh and offers $100 for any deafness due to catarrh not cured by Hall’s Catarrh Cure. The notice invites readers to request free circulars from Cheney & Co of Toledo.
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Hall
Cheney” &Co
Tolsdo
O. Bell
Government to Draft Irish Land Bill Rumored
The Daily News reports a rumor that Britain plans an Irish land bill offering a 17 year purchase for tenants and 20 year purchase for landlords with the state paying the three years’ difference.
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London
the Daily News
New Jersey Treasurer George B Swain Dies in Newark
George B Swain longtime New Jersey state treasurer since 1894 died at his Newark home from a stroke of apoplexy. He served as vice president and director of the German National Bank of Newark and held multiple other financial and business roles.
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New York
George B. Swain
New Jersey
Newark
German National Bank of
Shooting Kills Fletcher Postmaster in Panola County
An unknown man rode to Matt Keith store at Fletcher Panola County near Water Valley Mississippi and shot him twice at the door killing him instantly The killer and accomplice fled the scene leaving the crime unsolved.
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Water Valley
Miss
Matt Keith
Fletcher
Panola County
Murder Stuns West Superior Chinese Laundry
Charley Yim a Chinese laundryman was killed in his business in West Superior Wisconsin Tuesday night. Police believe a crew committed the murder but have not yet identified any suspects or found the killers.
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West Superior
Wis
Charley Yim
Two men sentenced to hang for Morrow murder in Portland
Portland, Ore. December 26. Jack Wade and William Dalton face execution on January 31 for the November 17 murder of James B. Morrow. Wade and Dalton waylaid the victim as he walked home at midnight, shooting him to steal money they believed he carried.
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Portland
Ore
Jack Wade
William Dalton
James B. Morrow
Young Morrow
Wade
Dalton
American millionaire Henry Engle Shaw dies in Florence hotel
Rome dispatch reports Henry Engle Shaw, 40, an American millionaire, killed himself in his Florence hotel room by cutting his throat with a knife. The Florence hotel manager confirmed his wealth and identity.Details of motive remain unknown.
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New York
Henry Engle Shaw
Rome
The
Herald
Washington
Florence
Three incidents report injuries and deaths across cities
A Des Moines man, Troy Nichol, fell from a duct at Union Station in Kansas City and likely suffered fatal injuries after a severe facial impact and a broken knee. At Rochester a large Graham Machine factory fire destroyed the plant, injuring three firefighters. In Paris Jacques Fouggier, a publicist and former deputy, died. he was born September 1, 1838.
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Kansas City
Troy Nichol&one
Des Moines
Union Station
Rochester N Y
Graham Machine Company
Paris
Jacques Francois Henri Fouggier
Chamber of Deputies
Recommendations and candid questions in a Boston Transcript échange
A dialogue scene features Mrs Knowles praising a girl with a glowing recommendation and Mrs Milton affirming it. Mrs Knowles questions the true merit of the girl while noting her own experience writing references, reflecting a candid, informal exchange.
Penelope and Constance Comment On Ethel Mourning
In Brooklyn Life sections, Penelope notes Ethel would show better with mourning while Constance agrees Ethel’s style suits her fiancé. The fragment hints at social reactions to Ethel’s relationship and expected decorum.
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Penelope
Ethel
Constance
Brooklyn Lifs
Steamer Sup Burned Killing Four Passengers
A Memphis steamer bound for Fulton burned to the water’s edge at 4 10 p m on Wednesday. D H Rainey and Mrs D N Rainey of Old River Arkansas, Mrs G M Timbs of Richardson Landing Tennessee and Timbs infant died. Miss Josie Hammers escaped as others perished. The Sun, owned by George W Phillips, faced losses around 20000 dollars.
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Memphis
Tenn
Fulton
D. H. Rainey
Old River
Ark
D.N Rainey
G. M. ‘Timvs
Richardson Landing
G. M. Timbs
Timbs
Baby
Josie Hammers
D. N Raine
Miss Hammers
Mr. Timbs
Mrs. Rainey
Sun
George W. Phillips
John Brenner
Murder of Hudson farmer Peter A Hallenbeck in Columbia County
Peter A Hallenbeck a prominent Columbia county farmer was shot to death in his isolated Hudson home by three unknown men. Eleven bullets struck his body then the assailants were seen driving toward Catskill station. Locals suspect the killing ties to recent poultry thefts.
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Hudson
Peter A. Hallenbeck
Columbia County
Catskill Station
Hallenbeck
Kilmer's Swamp Root Offered Free Sample to Readers
Newspaper ad promotes Kilmer's Swamp Root as a remedy for kidney liver and bladder troubles including lame back and Bright's Disease. It claims wide testing and offers a free sample bottle and a book by mail to readers who mention the paper. Regular sizes priced at fifty cents and one dollar.
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Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Swamp Root
Death of Col. George M. Taylor in Vincennes
Col. George M. Taylor traveling passenger agent for the Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern railroad dies in Vincennes Ind from blood poisoning after a minor operation. A St. Louis native, he leaves a wife and two daughters in Vincennes and a daughter in Baltimore. Burial will be in Baltimore Md., his boyhood home.
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Vincennes
Ind
George M. Taylor
Baltimore & Ohio Southwestern Railroad
Col. Taylor
St. Louis
Baltimore
Coronation Naval Review at Spithead Planned
The Standard reports a major coronation feature a naval review at Spithead on an unprecedented scale with invitations to foreign warships. In Little Rock a quarrel over a land claim ends in three deaths as Martin and Jeff Davis duel. James Thompson is killed by Arthur Davis who is jailed.
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London
Standard
Spithead
Little Rock
Ark
Wwietaion
Martin Davis
Jeff Davis
James Thompson
Arthur Davis
Brooklyn Carpenter Kills Wife Then Confesses
John Bell a Brooklyn carpenter shot and killed his wife in the kitchen. He sought a policeman and confessed claiming his wife who had just returned from visiting her parents in Seattle had been untrue to him.
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New York
John Bell
Brooklyn
Sealane
Lim
Duel Leaves Lone Baker Dead and Jim Coffey Wounded
Lon Baker killed in a duel near Coxville. Jim Coffey badly wounded, brought to Lockhart and held in jail.
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Lockhart
Tex
Coxville
Lon Baker
Jim Caffey
Coffey
Scott's Emulsion advertised for nursing mothers and babies
An advertisement promotes Scott's Emulsion as ideal for nursing mothers. it claims the cod liver oil nourishes the mother, increases milk flow, and passes through milk to strengthen the infant. It promises a sample from Scott & Bowne of New York.
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Chile
Scott
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