Week's History Highlights and National Updates
A cabinet decision rejects Cuban delegates' demands for more funds. Army recruiting proceeds strongly. Mexican envoy Azpiroz presented to the president. March treasury receipts exceed disbursements by 14 million. A joint high commission nears on Samoan issues involving the U S Britain and Germany. The Cuban army aid remains capped at 3 million. An order ends registry fees for foreign vessels in Cuban waters. Public debt declines by nearly 8.9 million in March. Cash balance stands at 19,462,087 with total debt at 1,149,505,563. Patsy Marshall dies at 114 in a Washington hospital. Coinage March total 14,572,072 with silver 12,176,715 gold 2,346,556 minor 48,801. National bank note circulation on March 31 at 243,052,317, up 16,654,298 for the year.
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Washington
Senor Azpiroz
Treasury
United States
Hay
Cuba
Patsy Marshall
Pneumatic Mail Tube Considered Between New York and Philadelphia
A pneumatic tube system linking New York and Philadelphia is under serious consideration and is likely to be introduced in the next Congress, aiming to speed mail delivery.
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New York
Philadelphia
Chicago Court Fines $25 for Calling Man An Ordinary Liar
A Chicago court sets a $25 fine for calling a man an ordinary liar. When the accusation comes with numerous embellishments the penalty rises accordingly.
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Chicago
Discovery notes Washington wore early false teeth
A recent discovery reveals that George Washington was among the first Americans to wear false teeth in addition to his renowned roles in peace and war. The finding adds a new facet to the long esteem for the nation’s first president and highlights early dental practices among leaders.
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George Washington
Locomotive Production Bids Supply Trans Siberian and More
Factories in the country are now engaged in manufacturing 81 locomotive engines for the Trans Siberian railway 30 for the Midland railway of England 20 for Sweden 15 for Egypt and tier for French state railways.
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Trans-Siberian Railway
Midland Railway
England
Swenden
Egypt
French engineer to revolutionize telephone with vibration device
A French engineer develops a device that intensifies vibration so the user does not need to hold the receiver to the ear while speaking into the transmitter. The inventor claims the invention will transform telephone use and communication.
French Gardener Grafts Tobacco onto Potato Tubers
A Paris paper reports a gardener has grafted tobacco onto potato tubers. The resulting plant supposedly yields tobacco leaves above ground and the best potato tubers below ground.
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Paris
Arlington to bury unclaimed soldiers from Cuba and Porto Rico
Bodies of soldiers who died in Cuba and Porto Rico and not claimed by relatives will be buried in Arlington cemetery near Washington. The graves will be cared for as long as the government stands and decorated with flowers on each memorial day. No other government provides such care for soldiers who died abroad.
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Cuba
Porto Rico
Arlington Cemetery
Washington
Cincinnati Man Seeks Divorce Over Glass Eye Secret
Charles Kraus of Cincinnati files for divorce claiming his wife concealed a glass eye during courtship and alleges fraud. He asks for a decree while she files a cross suit arguing his one eye prevented her from a proper view when he proposed.
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Charles Kraus
Cincinnati
World’s Richest Man John C Bight Plans U S Visit
The article profiles John C Bight of Kimberly South Africa described as a 54 year old billionaire with gray hair and a heavily built frame. It notes his childhood ambition to become the richest man and indicates he is visiting America, drawing attention as the world’s wealthiest person.
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John C. Bight
America
Kimberly
South Africa
Mr. Bight
Newspaper Saves Building By Dragging With Rope
The Daily Record of Ridgewood New Jersey faced eight surrounding buildings ablaze and its office in danger. A greaseboard runway and a belt of chains were placed around the structure, then a rope attached to the top subscribers was pulled to drag the building to safety.
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The
Daily Record
Ridgewood
N. J
Changing Shoe Styles for Women Influenced by Health Laws
American manufacturers note a shift in women footwear over two years toward heavier shoes with stiffer soles and plainer uppers. Outdoor recreation favors comfort and durability, while English taste already leans to heavier shoes, supported by health considerations.
Vinegar Bible Survives Boston Church Fire
A fire at the Old Colonial church in Boston almost destroyed the colony’s oldest Bible the vinegar Bible printed in Oxford in 1717 by John Barrett. In 1733 George II presented it to the church. The book earned its nickname from a misread parable in Luke.
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Boston
United States
Oxford
England
John Barrett
George IT
Dismal Swamp Canal Linked to 2000 Miles Inland Navigation
The Dismal Swamp canal, opened for commerce, is the oldest public work in the country dating to 1787 when a Washington director helped organize its building. Once a major interstate waterway it declined to become unnavigable, yet it remains a key link in inland waterways from New York to the Florida coast, opening about 2000 miles of rivers and streams in the Carolines.
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George Washington
New York
Florida
Carolines
Record of Courage Eulogy for Capt Elliott at Manila
Capt. D. S S Elliott of Company D Twentieth Kansas was killed at Manila days ago. He enlisted at 16 and served through the Civil War. In April he organized a company and led the first to answer the call. His two sons, aged 16 and 22, joined his command and fought beside him.
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D. S&s. Elliott
Twentieth
Kansas
Manila
Multiple America-wide incidents reported in brief
The brief lists events across the U.S. including a $100,000 Vermont fire loss in Fair Haven, a New York bankruptcy petition with liabilities of $248,816 and assets of $5, 194 business failures in seven days, and $1.9 billion weekly exchanges. It notes a Wilkesbarre counterfeit operation arrest, a Philadelphia double death by fire, March corporation formations in New Jersey, a Boston suicide by Rear Admiral Carpenter, a 102-year-old death in Oil City, a 127th birthday at Piscataway poorhouse, Windsor hotel fire death toll reaching 41 with 43 missing.
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Fair Haven
New York
George E. Todd
United States
Wilkesbarre
Charles Moss
Philadelphia
Henry Lappin
New Jersey
Boston
C. C. Carpenter
Hannah Dailey
Oil City
Piscataway
N. J
Noah Raby
Windsor Hotel
Train Derailment Injures Seven at Parkerville and Other News
A derailed passenger train near Parkerville Missouri injures seven. Fire destroys Columbus city hall and opera house in South Carolina. Sam Rives hanged for murder in Troy Alabama, along with two others. Charles Nelson steamer sails with 900 tons of supplies for Manila. California moves to legalize prize fighting up to twenty rounds. Porto Rico politics form a republican party favoring gold standard and free trade. Ohio fruit crop outlook signals poor yields to commission men. Interdenominational mission plans announced for Porto Rico and other islands. A 19 year old negro hanged in Bastrop Texas for his father’s murder. Cuba customs receipts reach 3.5 million in first quarter under U S military rule. Justice Silas A Pinney dies in Madison at 66. Detroit plans three member panel to buy and run city railroads. Mary Wilson’s morphine death linked to lover Alva Dix’s Philippines death. Mrs. W D Owen dies aboard car en route from Texarkana. John H Reed celebrates his 100th birthday in Seymour Indiana. Whitecaps kill John Sullivan a noted Puxico Missouri figure.
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Parkerville
Columbus
S.C
Thomas Johnson
Richard Hale
Sam Rives
Troy
Ala
Ira Meyers
Meyers
Charles Nelson
San Francisco
Manila
California
Porto Rico
Republican Party
Islands
United States
Cleveland
Ohio
Elisha Swan
Bastrop
Tex
Cuba
Silas A. Pinney
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Madison
Detroit
Mich
Augusta
Kan
Mary Wilson
Alva Dix
Philippines
W. D. Owen
Texarkana
Ark
Seymour
Ind
John H. Reed
Whitecaps
John Sullivan
Puxico
Indians killed in Alaska claim by Kentucky gold hunters
Mary Ann Ingersoll and John Collings, alleged kidnapers of Gerald Lapiner, arrived in Chicago from Painesville Ohio and were jailed. The motive cited is robbery in connection with the Alaska gold hunting incident involving 16 from Kentucky.
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Alaska
Kentucky
Mary Ann Ingersoll
John Collings
Gerald Lapiner
Chicago
Painesville
Filipinos lose Malolos hold as American force rests nearby
Foreign Intelligencer reports American troops hold Malolos with 58 killed and 392 wounded. Aguinaldo's guerrillas retreat to mountains as San Fernando becomes Filipino capital and only 1,400 men remain with Aguinaldo. Paris notes an assassination attempt on President Loubet and other tragic deaths including Baroness Hirsch.
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Foreign Intelligencer
Malolos
Aguinaldo
Paris
Ozout
Loubet
Tourret
Point Pelee
James Fa Tiloneche
Olga Postamie
MacArthur
San Fernando
Baroness Hirsch
Baron Hirsch
Insurgent Holdouts Waning Across Philippines Reported
General Otis informs the war department the insurgent government is in peril and its army defeated discouraged and scattered as thousands of retreating Filipinos return home seeking peace. Dispatches note heavy winter storms across Illinois Iowa Missouri and Kansas.
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Otis
War Department
Aguinaldo
E. A. Hedges
Florence Cruzen
Creston
Minor News Items From Across The Nation
Five prisoners were taken from Carlisle jail to be baptized at a local church. New York court rules deposits in savings banks are non taxable. X rays reveal a large snake in Mrs. Henry Young’s stomach at Oil City. Cornell’s Walter F Wilcox named chief statistician of the census. Venezuela to begin cotton manufacture within six months due to North American enterprise. Mrs Miles, wife of a general, is Senator Sherman’s niece with close ties. US navies transfer ships Scandia and Arizona to new names Warren and Tancock. Lisbon jury clears George Brunt in East Liverpool murder case. Edith Boone sues Farrow for 15000 over a hand squeeze causing injuries. Red Cross to establish hospital service in Cuba per government request. Gen Henry born in army wagon at Fort Smith. Patrick Marion finds a Mississippi fortune of 10000 after returning to Johnstown. Jane L Stanford gains 1 million from Central Pacific stock rise. Delaware shipyards so busy they reject new orders awaiting work. Agriculture dept invites bids for seeds for year ending June 20 1900.
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Carlisle
Christian Church
New York Court of Appeals
Henry Young
Oil City
Walter F. Wilcox
Cornell University
Census Bureau
Venezuela
Miles
Sherman
United States
Scandia
Arizona
Warren
Tancock
Lisbon
George Brunt
East Liverpool
Edith Boone
Farrow
Philadelphia
The
Red Cross
Cuba
Guy V. Ienry
Porto Rico
Fort Smith
William S
Department of Agriculture
Debate Over Army Canned Beef Rages in War Inquiry
Washington reports show army medical staff and beef suppliers testifying on the quality of canned beef for troops in Cuba. Witnesses claim officials favored refrigerator or block beef, while surgeons largely deem canned beef unsatisfactory though not more harmful than other Cuban meats.
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Washington
Army
Cuba
George M. Giddings
J. Wale Sypher
Eagan
Secretary of War
Sypher
Hagan
Gen. Hagan
Giddings
Congressman Stanley
Gen. Fagan
Lieut
Gampier
Lakeland
Fla
Maj
Creighton Webb
Lawton
Col. Woodruff
Mr. More
Cuban Assembly Delegates Meet Hay on Aid to Cuba
Washington April 1 delegates Vilallon and Hevia of the Cuban assembly met with Secretary Hay at the state department. The talks covered Cuba and the Cuban army finance. Hay said the U S would not increase the $3,000,000 already sent and no scheme to raise more funds would be approved. The president concurred with no further reply beyond that already given.
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Washington
Cuban Assembly
Messrs
Villalon
Hevia
State Department
Hay
Cuba
United States
McKinley
Plot Against Czars Sparks Copenhagen Plot Rumor
Paris reports a Copenhagen dispatch claiming a plot against the czar involving his mother and M Pob yedonotzeff head of the holy synod. Conspirators aim to exploit the czar health to remove him and place government in his uncle, a noted reactionary.
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Paris
Echo de Paris
Copenhagen
M. Pobyedonotzeff
Holy Synod
Samoan settlement advances amid diplomacy and dispatches
Washington reports a British American German accord aimed at a joint high commission to resolve the Samoa issue. Earlier cables describe Mataafa loyalists leaving reservations, later clashing with deaths, while German and American officials discuss the matter with White and officials in Berlin.
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Washington
Newcastle
N.S.W
D.C
Holloway
United States
Kautz
State Department
von Holleben
Hay
Samoa
Joint High Commission
Oscar
Sweden
Norway
Germany
Berlin
Baron von Richthoffen
Andrew D. White
Foreign Office
Great Britain
White
No Extra Cuban Army Funds to be Considered
Washington officials affirm no payment beyond the $3,000,000 fund for Cuban troops will be made. If delays occur, the fund may be withdrawn and no further payments or loans will be approved. Secretary Hay confirmed the stance in an unofficial interview with Cuban assembly delegates.
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Washington
Hay
Assembly
Detroit adopts municipal ownership for street railways
Detroit officials move toward city control by appointing Gov. Pingree Carl I Schmidt and Elliott G Stevenson to buy and operate the street railways. The council vote was 21 to 11 after a two hour debate with plans to publish terms before purchase.
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Detroit
Mich
Common Council
Gov
Pingree
Carl I. Schmidt
Elliott G. Stevenson
Reed arrives in Washington after Georgia Jekyll Island trip
Speaker Reed reached Washington from Georgia where he enjoyed time at Jekyll Island. He looked well and refused interviews, saying there is no reason to attach significance to his and the president’s simultaneous Jekyll Island visit.
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Washington
Reed
Georgia
Jekyl Island
Windsor Hotel Fire Toll Rises With 43 Dead
The Windsor Hotel fire in New York leaves 43 dead, 32 unidentified bodies at the morgue, and 41 reported missing. Funerals are planned for early next week at the Church of the Heavenly Rest.
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Windsor Hotel
New York
Church of the Heavenly Rest
Chicago Arrives at Hampton Roads with Ex Secretary Sherman
The United States cruiser Chicago with ex Secretary John Sherman aboard arrived in Hampton Roads at 12 10. Sherman stood the voyage well and is much better today than at any time since his illness began.
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Norfolk
United States
Chicago
John Sherman
Hampton Roads
Advice for Change of Life from Mrs Pinkham
Letters from women across the United States praise Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for relief from uterine and menopausal symptoms. Read letters from Mrs. Grifffing of Georgeville and Mrs. Allen of Toledo urging other women to seek Mrs Pinkham's advice.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Michael Shea Dies in Indianapolis at Age 118
Michael Shea died in Indianapolis on Tuesday night at 118 years old. Born in Ireland in 1781, he was a friend of Daniel O Connell. Shea married at age eight and had children over 60 years old.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Michael Shea
Ireland
Daniel O'Connell
Shea
New Blood Purifying Method Emerges for Health Reform
A striking new approach claims to cleanse and purify blood, offering a prompt self cure when symptoms indicate blood imbalance. Proponents describe rapid relief and improved vitality, urging readers to consider this method as a preventive health measure.
Eminent Specialists Free Offer Promises Kidney Health
A newspaper ad urges readers to aid kidneys with Dr Kilmer's Swamp Root, claiming blood purification comes via kidneys and promoting free sample bottles and a health book. It cites symptoms of kidney and related ailments and lists availability through Dr Kilmer & Co, Binghamton NY.
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Kilmer
Binghamton
N. Y
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton, N. Y
Percy Algernon Reassures Friends in Washington Post
In a Seventh street car convo two girls discuss Percy Algernon known as Spud at the local store. They debate his name sounding soft yet reliable as they decide he will do, with one noting the nickname Spud. The vignette ends with cautious optimism about his character.
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Percy Algernon
Bill
Jim
The Long Distance Toll and a Wary Man
A Philadelphia Press quote contrasts a young man who pays a fee for a call to Chicago and asks a girl to marry him with others who waste time pouting after paying regular rates. The scene shows the blunt view of a telephony supervisor on efficiency and motivation.
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Chicago
Philadelphia Press
Seed corn test and Salzer Seed Co offer
Bro. Farmer salutes northern grown seed corn with 80 to 150 bu per acre potential. Salzer Seed Co La Crosse Wis invites 8 corn samples and offers low prices. Includes assorted ad copy and miscellaneous quotes from newspapers.
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Salzer’s
Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Clairvoyant Hair Color Test Stirs Skepticism
A Detroit Journal item recounts a woman challenging a clairvoyant by sending a lock of hair and a personal question. The man mocks, urging to ask for the hair's real color as proof of the occult claim.
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Detroit Journal
Emerald Gift Riddle From Jewelers' Weekly
A quip questions whether presenting an emerald to a young woman signals abandonment or if the true forsake is the giver of the jewel. The pun hinges on meanings of green and emerald in jewelry lore.
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Emma
Papa
Eekly
Coughing Leads to Consumption Warns of Dangers
An old advertisement urges readers that coughing signals danger of consumption and promotes Kemp's Balsam as a quick remedy. It invites readers to consult a druggist for a free sample bottle with larger bottles priced at 25 and 50 cents, warning against delay.
Merchant Advertises with Toy Balloons Headlines
A merchant used toy balloons marked ad to gain attention, calling attention to his business while the L. A. Bulletin notes his effective marketing method. The blurb also mentions St. Jacobs Oil as a remedy for soreness and stiffness.
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L. A. W. Bulletin
St. Jacobs
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