What People Read in the Newspaper Age
John Cotton Dana argues through World’s Work that newspapers and periodicals dominate reading material. He breaks down annual U S copies: dailies 2,865,400,000 weeklies 1,208,190,000 monthlies 283,452,000 totaling 4,337,108,000 and equates 4,837,106,000 periodicals to 2,000,000,000 copies of David Harum, showing the newspaper age's dominance.
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John Cotton Dana
Newark
N. J
Free Public Library
Dana
United States
Daba
David Harum
Rebellion Grows in Szechwan Province Amid Missionary Ties
Peking dispatches report a serious uprising in S Wangsi province large enough to prompt a Missionary Conger request for exact details. About 10 000 soldiers reportedly revolted in Nanning district home to three American missionary families and drew many recruits as the prefect reports to the government.
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Peking
S$wangsi
Conger
Nanning
Stomach and Liver Tablets Claim to Cure Headache
Advertisement states headaches arise from stomach disorder and bowel constipation and that Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets will correct the disorder and cure the headache. Sold by F J Clendenin and Helmbeck.
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Chamberlain
F. J. Clendenin
Helmbeck
Missionaries in Peking Warned as Rebellion Grows
Report notes aries representing many nations in Peking face danger. Government asks missionaries to deposit valuables and accept escort to the coast. Troops moved to protect and remove them. two camps ordered to Nanning to restore order amid suspected outside influence. French and Russian interests blamed for wider regional stakes.
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China
Kwangs
Kwangtong
Kwangel
Yunnan
Tonquin
Russia
France
Yangtse
England
Shangtung
Germany
Rusain
Nanning
Sensational New York Murder Trials Stir City Interest
Five notable cases occupy prosecutors and the public eye. The Molineux retrial unfolds while the Patrick case alleges a lawyer poisoned a client for his fortune. The McAuliffe case concerns a policeman slain to stop testimony, the Voepel case involves a seventeen year old accused of stabbing his mother, and the Burns case centers on a young woman charged with shooting her former lover.
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New York Papers
Molineux
Patrick
McAuliffe
Voepel
Burns
Roman numerals and the Arabic system debate in history
The Electrical World and Engineer extols metric notation over Roman numerals citing Rome’s numeral labor in multiplying CCCLXV by XXIV. Cecil Rhodes biography challenges the attributed line about never meeting a man he could not buy in relation to his Africa telegraph plans.
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Rome
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Africa
Sudan
New Jersey woman seeks marriage to hang certificate at home
A New Jersey woman asked an acquaintance to marry her to obtain a marriage certificate for display in her parlor. The man agreed, and the case now heads for the divorce court.
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New Jersey
Can’t Keep It Secret Dr King’s Life Pills Sold Locally
The advertisement promotes Dr King’s New Life Pills as a cure for liver and bone troubles and other ailments. It claims rapid relief from constipation sick headache biliousness jaundice and indigestion. Available for 25c at Clendenin’s drug store.
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Dr. King
Clendenin
Democratic ticket slate lists local office candidates
The ticket names Edwin B Beers and Charles Grant for assistant supervisors with Charles Benell, N H Cederberg for assessor, Godfrey Tubah for collector, James M Burney for police magistrate, and aldermen across seven wards led by Richard Ross in first ward and Peter Erail in third with others including C 5 Rost, John Creutz, John Larson, and And Lindgren.
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Edwin B. Beers
Charles Grant
Charles Benell
Godfrey Tubah
James M'Burney
Bucklen’s Arnica Salve Cures Lockjaw From Cobwebs
A woman contracted lockjaw after a cobweb wound. The remedy Bucklen’s Arnica Salve is advertised as the infallible healer for wounds ulcers sores skin eruptions burns and other injuries. Available for 60 cents or 260 at Clendenin’s drug store.
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Clendenin
Election Notice for Ma ine City Officers 1902
Public notice announces a city election in Ma ine Rock Island Illinois on April 1, 1902. Voters select aldermen for wards one through seven four year police magistrate and three assistant supervisors along with an assessor and collector. Polling places list ward locations and hours from 7 a m to 6 p m. City Clerk Chas G Carlson signs notice in Moline Illinois.
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Maine
Rock Island County
Lillinois
Fourth Avenue
12Th Street
Old Hook and Ladder House
Lind*strom’s
Wahlbere’s
Stewartville Town Hall
Chaney’s
Moline
Illinois
Chas. G. Carlson
Special items from governors and courts across the nation
A roundup of political, legal and tragedy notes from across the country. Iowa trims state aid by 700000 dollars. Rock Island control denied. a New Jersey murder over family abuse. two children drown after falling through ice in Minnesota. steel workers threaten a May first strike in New York. Russia bans riot coverage. Missouri governor doubts 1903 St Louis fair. Maquoketa woman burned. Tennessee congressman renominated. Paris auto crash kills one poet and injures fourteen. English Commons debate on Dillon and Chamberlain. New York judge frees Florence Burns. coal miner strike looms as Virginia and West Virginia miners expect action. Kentucky vetoes horse tail docking bill. Franco Russian accord boosts peace with US positions. Detroit man dies after leaping from hospital window.
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Iowa Assembly
Leeds
Harriman
Rock Island
John de Tierre
Hies
Albany
N. J
John Bergue
Mound Lake
Minn
New York City
Empire
A. M. Dockery
Missouri
Betsy Bailey
Maquoketa
Henry Gibson
Tennessee
M. Quellin
I’aris
John Dillon
Joseph Chamberlain
England
Justice Mayer
New York
Florence Burns
Walter Brooks
Virginia
West Virginia
Beckham
Kentucky
United States
Charles Ehlert
Detroit
Moros attack signal detachment near Paoron Iman Mindanao
Brig Gen George W Davis reports a de tachment of 17 signal corps men near Paoron Iman Mindanao was attacked by about 200 Moros. One signal corps member was killed and Moros captured the transportation including four pack mules.
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Manila
George W Davis
Amboanga
Island of Mindanao
Signal Corps
Paoron I'man
Mindanao
Wives, Deaths, and Jail Terms Reported in Three Cities
Washington Indiana March 24 a quarrel at the supper table left Liberty Kemp dead after his wife grabbed a pistol and fired five shots the brain damage he died moments later the wife confessed to the police and has not been arrested Editor Falls Dead at His Desk Livingston Montana March 24 George Alderson a veteran newspaperman died at his desk after years of ill health Des Moines Iowa March 24 Albert Smith received a 25 year sentence for murder of Bruce Martin committed six weeks earlier.
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Washington
Ind
Liberty Kemp
P. J
Livingston, Mont
George Alderson
Des Moines
Albert Smith
Bruce Martin
Hungarian Statesman Tisza Dies in Budapest
M Kolo man de Tisza, ex Hungarian prime minister and liberal party leader, died in Budapest on Sunday morning. He was born in 1830.
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Buda-Pesth
Koloman de Tisza
Liberal Party
Tragedy in Pittsburg as Wife Fatally Shoots Self
Mrs Birdy Ashinski fired two shots at her husband Joseph Ashinski from Cornopolis Sunday evening then killed herself with a second shot. The husband reportedly tried to whip a son from a previous marriage, provoking the deadly action according to local report.
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Pittsburg
Birdy Ashinski
Joseph Ashinski
Cornoplis
Name Change Petition in Rock Island Court
In the May term 1902 of Rock Island County Circuit Court Hlinvis the applicant Jens Magnus Persson seeks leave to change his name to Jens Magnus Personius. Objections may be filed on the first day of the term. show cause why the court should not grant the change. 4-14 JONS MAGNUS PHPRSBSON.
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Circuit Court
Rock Island County
Hlinvis
Aaid Court
Jens Maegnus Persson
Jens Magnus Personius
Jons Magnus Phprsbson
Illinois
John Peterson
John Peterson Regner
Minois
Olof Olson
Olof Wallin
Rock Inland County
Ilinols
Julius Emanuel Lorimer
Name Change Petition in Rock Island County Court
A 1902 petition seeks leave to change the petitioner from John Peterson to John Peterson Regner in Rock Island County Illinois circuit court. The applicant requests the name to be thereafter used in all matters and records.
Name Change Petition in Rock Island County
In Rock Island County Illinois 1902 A D 1902 petitioner seeks to change his name from Olof Olson to Olof Wallin in the circuit court convening May 6 1902. The applicant shall be known by the new name and may present any objections.
Julius Emanuel Lorimer Adopts Olson Name Change
A court filing from Rock Inland County Illinois 1902 records Julius Emanuel Lorimer seeking to be known thereafter as Julius Emanuel Olson. The notice states the name change is to be assumed if desired and proved to the court. The document preserves the change as an official public record.
Name Change Petition for Peter Erik Peterson to Peter Erik Ording
The undersigned will apply at the May term 1902 of the Rock circuit court on May 6 to obtain leave to change his name from Peter Erik Peterson to Peter Erik Ording. Any interested party may appear and file objections or show cause.
Chancery Notice in Rock Island County 1902
In Rock Island County Illinois a chancery action by Lizzie Wiedier Haurburg against Phillip Haurburg proceeds. An affidavit of non residence was filed and a summons issued returnable on the first Monday of May 1902. The clerk warns that failure to appear and plead will result in a decree by default.
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Sinois
Rock Island
Circuit Court of
Rock Island County
Lizzie Wiedier Haurburg
Philip Haurburg
Phillip Haurburg
Circuit Court
Georghd W. Gamble
WM. A. Meese
Administratrix notices claims for Henry F Wehrend estate
Ella H Wehrend administratrix of the Henry F Wehrend estate in Rock Island Illinois invites all creditors to appear at the Rock Island County Court on the May term first Monday in May to have claims adjusted. Indebted persons should pay promptly. Dated February 20 1902.
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Axel H. Kohler
Henry F. Wehrend
Rock Island
Illinois
Rock Island County
Ella H. Wehrend
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