Distant Troubles and Weather Notes From Manila to Belgium
The column notes Du Paty de Clam and De Smet de Nayer facing trouble in France and Belgium. It records Manila rainfall of 7.39 inches during a shower and 20 inches of filly rainfall over 15 days, asserting dust is not a summer issue in the Philippines. It mentions German auto taxometer dresschen and coin values, highlighting the 1804 silver dollar as the era’s most valuable, with auction prices around 1000 dollars and a private sale at 1200 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
du Paty de Clam
France
de Smet de Nayer
Belgium
Manila
Philippines
The Sultan of Sulu Delivers Vivid Metaphors
The sultan of Sulu praises his American hosts with sharp similes. He declares Americans resemble a box of matches with sparks flying when one is struck. He could have done even better by likening them to fire crackers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sulu
Tourists Sail As Summer European Service Opens
In the first two weeks of May to early July about 40,000 tourists sailed to foreign shores spending nearly 15 million dollars of American money. Five members-elect of the Fifty-fifth congress died this year Nelson Dingley William Greene Samuel Baird Richard Bland Lorenzo Danford all passing in the period between January and June.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nelson Dingley
Maine
William E. Greene
Nebraska
Samuel E. Baird
Louisiana
Richard P. Bland
Missouri
Lorenzo Danford
Ohio
Cramps Ordered to Build 700 Foot Trans Atlantic Liner
The Cramps will build a 700 foot long trans Atlantic liner that aims to be the largest afloat. It surpasses the famed Great Astern, which was scrapped as too large for its era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cramps
Million offered for telegraph repeater and quadruplex patent
President Charles J. Glidden of the Erie telephone system offers 1 million dollars in cash for a telephone repeater and a telephone quadruplex covered by patents that perform like telegraph repeaters in circuits. The peace conference ends with no firm results but broad support for arbitration before war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles J. Glidden
Erie System of Telephone Companies
Interurban Street Car Line to Be Highly Equipped
The St Paul Minneapolis interurban line will be the most thoroughly equipped in the country. Cars are railroad coach size, double tracked, and run at high speed. Air brakes and a compressed air warning whistle are used. Each car houses a telephone with 50 feet of wire and a telephone plug every quarter mile for quick HQ communication. Street railroading is described as a regular science.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Minneapolis
A Week's History from Washington and Beyond
Treasury to reissue gold certificates. President buys the McKinley cottage in Canton Ohio, once their first home and starting point of housekeeping.
Week in review shows mixed U S clearinghouse totals and notable incidents
The week ended the 4th saw clearinghouse totals of 1 596 775 656 dollars, down from the prior week and with a 4 6 percent rise versus the same period last year. There were 152 business failures in the U S, up slightly from the week before. In New York William Waldorf Astor was burned in effigy at Long Acre Square after renouncing citizenship, and a trio of violent deaths and accidents were reported including a man killing his three children in Brandt Pennsylvania and later taking his own life, and a trolley disaster near Bridgeport with many fatalities. Burns Pierce of Boston set bicycle time records in Philadelphia. National League baseball standings were listed for the week ended the 6th with multiple clubs. A ferry slip collapse at Mount Desert Ferry, Maine, killed 20 and injured 40, while the Oriental Hotel at Manhattan Beach barred Hebrews.
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United States
Long Acre Square
New York
William Waldorf Astor
Charles Yager
Brandt
Burns Pierce
Boston
Philadelphia
Brooklyn
Baltimore
Chicago
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Washington
Cleveland
Bridgeport
Conn
Mount Desert Ferry
Oriental Hotel
Manhattan Beach
N. Y
Widespread Storms and Tragic Accidents Across States
A hurricane damaged Westmoreland Stafford King George counties in Virginia with crop loss and livestock fatalities while Preston Illinois mills and bridges were demolished. Across the nation storms, fires, and violence caused deaths and property damage from Kentucky to Chicago. Notable events include a bicycle record in Chicago, mob actions in Kentucky churches, hangings in several states, and a 1050 mile automobile trip from Kokomo to New York.
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Westmoreland
Stafford
King George
Preston
al Inn
Chicago
Taylor
Dawson
Alaska
Kansas City
Texas
Kansas
Illinois
Chattanooga
Tenn
Frank Naska
St. John
Chicago & Northwestern
Dakotah City
Centerville
Ala
Alexander Hill
Rufus Hubbard
Otto F. Schleuber
Cleveland
Sam Bailey
James Phelps
Charleston
D. C
Hampton
Hicksville
Kentucky
Middle Creek
Leechburg
James Maxey
van Buren
Ark
Missouri
J. W. Vashall
Congress
Andrew Deems
William J. Lyman
James Walsh
Edward Garry
Hoover
Petapsco River
Baltimore
W. A. Piper
San Francisco
Catherine Medars
Brooklyn
Ind
Cortland
John Williams
Otway Davis
William Brooks
Knoxville
George W. Pepper
United States
Milan
Tarrison
E. L. Apperson
Elwood Waynes
New York
Kokomo
Tragedy Overcome by Sleep Leads to Double Death
In Greentown Ohio Mrs Catherine Wise killed her 16 year old daughter Stuth then took her own life. In Henderson ex Jim Nite, sole surviving Dalton gang member, received life imprisonment for murder.
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Greentown
Stuth
Catherine Wise
Henderson
Jim Nite
Dalton Gang of Outlaws
Assassins Seized in San Domingo and Global Tensions Rise
Reports confirm two assassins of President Heureaux captured and executed in San Domingo while Mexico battles Yaqui rebels in Sonora. The Hague peace conference progress pleases Russia as czar hints resignation. Admiral Dewey reaches Naples aboard Olympia and U S steamer Saturns burned in San Fernando. New Orleans cruiser to Santo Domingo City for U S protections. Dreyfus trial resumes at Rennes. Paris collision kills 17, injures 67 on Orleans line. Wanamaker robbed of jewels in Paris hotel.
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San Domingo
Heureaux
Sonora
Russia
Evar
New Orleans
Santo Domingo
Dreyfus
Rennes
France
Orleans
Juvisy
Madrid
Supreme Council of War
Santiago
Ilysee Palace
Paris
John Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Regiments Ordered to Philippines Target Practice
Gen Mites orders target practice as chief feature of instruction for new regiments bound for the Philippines. Rennes trial reports Capt Dreyfus proclaims innocence. Insurgents in the Philippines demand 7 million dollars for released Spanish prisoners. McPherson arrives with discharged officers. Santo Domingo uprising linked to Jiminez bid. By Oct 22 46 000 prepare for Manila. Bridgeport trolley death toll 29. Colorado Springs shooting suicide following rejection. Mount Desert Ferry disaster 20 dead. Ohio grape crop ruined by dry rot costing 1 million. U S grain supplies listed by type. Poe mill race riot injures six. Praizers kills wife then suicide in Oil City. O'Shea jumps into Niagara whirlpool. Troops sail to Seattle toward Manila. Cleveland nearly unprotected after two weeks.
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Mites
Philippines
Rennes
France
Dreyfus
United States
McPherson
New York
Santo Domingo
Juan Isidro Jiminez
War Department
Manila
Bridgeport
Conn
Colorado Springs
Col
William Borden
Mabel McNenna
Mount Desert Ferry
Lake Shore
Ohio
Poe Cotton Mills
Greenville
S. C
Salvador Praizers
Oil City
Robert O'Shea
Mount Clemens
Mich
Niagara Falls
N. Y
Third Cavalry
Fort Myer
Seattle
Cleveland
Minor News Items From The Nation
A digest of various items notes 1898 mineral output in Kansas surpassing $7 million and Idaho public land totaling over 44 million acres. John Jacob Astor funds a New York venture, a Zebulon Vance statue is planned for Raleigh, Edinburgh prints rise, and naval work hours cap at eight. Other items cite pensions at Pennsylvania Railroad, medals for Oregon volunteers, Hotel Eisenbeis leased as a hospital, and gains in secondary school enrollment. The Navy lacks pilot requirements for ships, a rule with broad application.
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Kansas
Idaho
John Jacob Astor
New York
Philippines
United States
Zebulon BB. Vance
Capitol Square
Raleigh
N. C
Edinburgh
Navy Department
Washington Navy Yard
Ferdinand W. Peck
Christian Endeavor Society
Thomas Fr
O’brien
Sing Sing
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Gov. Geer
Oregon
Eisenbeis
Port Townsend
Judge Advocate
Million-Passenger Trolley Plunges From Connecticut Trestle
Bridgeport reports a Stratford extension trolley accident at Peck's millpond near Oronoque that killed 36 with dozens more missing or injured. The iron trestle failed to hold the loaded car which plunged 75 feet after derailing, killing crew members Conductor John Carroll and injuring Motorman Hamilton.
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Bridgeport
Conn
Stratford
Shelton Street Railway Company
Peck
Oronoque
Shelton
John Carroll
Hamilton
Stratford Town Hall
Admiral Dewey Greeted With High Hopes In New York
Reports from London and New York outline Admiral Dewey’s warm European reception and planned New York celebrations. The Naples Daily Mail cites his aim to ease American European tensions while New York prepares river pageants naval parades illuminations and a grand banquet in his honor. Dewey also thanks Mayor Van Wyck for a public reception and notes the Olympia’s arrival date remains to be fixed.
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London
Naples
Daily Mail
Admiral Dewey
Philippines
New York
Tell Gate
Grant
United States
Trieste
Austria
van Wyck
Gibraltar
George Dewey
Tragic Murder by Pension Official Snell In City Home
Washington authorities report a brutal killing in a northeastern city district. Benjamin H. Snell, a 45 year old pension office examiner, murdered 13 year old Liza Weissenberger in her home after forcing entry and slashing her throat. He was captured at the scene and delays in his statements followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Benjamin H. Snell
Pension Office
Liza Weissenberger
Snell
Ninth Precinct
Vermont
Montgomery
Ala
Laurier Defends Chicago Invitation Amid Press Criticism
Sir Wilfrid Laurier speaks from Ottawa defending Canadian officials against U.S. press misrepresentation. He has not received a formal Chicago invitation and will respond only to a formal invitation when it arrives, denying fear of insults by Americans and urging cordial cross border relations.
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Ottawa
Ont
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
United States
Chicago
Canada
THROWN INTO THE WATER AT MOUNT DESERT FERRY DISASTER
A gang plank collapse at Bar Harbor Maine during Mount Desert Ferry service killed and drowned passengers. Seventeen died in the harbor incident with about 150 others struggling in the water as rescuers worked amid strong tides. A diver searched the pier area for missing bodies into the afternoon.
McKinley Buys The Historic Canton Cottage
President McKinley has purchased the famed McKinley cottage at North Market and Louis Avenue in Canton for 14500. The home, not on the market, was dear to the president and Mrs. McKinley as their first home, with memories tied to the 1896 campaign. The 100 by 244 foot lot fronts Market street and Louis avenue, and renovations may follow.
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Canton
McKinley
Hartes
Treasury orders printing ten million gold certificates
The treasury department requisitioned the printing bureau for 10,000,000 gold certificates in 20 denominations. The treasury aims to issue gold certificates freely for gold and notes a legal limit on denominations. The move seeks to supply money for small denomination needs amid currency movement.
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Treasury Department
Washington
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Treasury
Crime of a Mother in Greentown Fatal Razor Slashing
Ruth Swartz aged 16 was slain by her mother Catherine Wise who then jumped into a quarry pool. Neighbors recovered the mother’s body later Sunday. Coroners report a troubled motive as the girl had “loved in an unfortunate way” and the mother planned to save her.
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Tiarbor
Greentown
Ruth Swartz
Catherine Wise
Killed His Captor in Kentucky
A Kentucky constable Jim Beltzer was shot and killed by a prisoner named Howard at Middle Fork Leslie County after Beltzer left to fetch a house key. Howard fled after the incident.
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Kentucky
London
Leslie County
Jim Beltzer
Middle Fork
Howard
Harlan County
Beltzer
Boy puns and classroom quips in early 20th century papers
A collage of light classroom humor from newspapers shows pupils debating percentages in baseball standings spelling letters with Dewey jokes and fractions as a teacher tests students with beefsteaks and sixteenths leading to a shy answer about hash in a time marked by witty snippets from The New York Evening World Kansas City Star London Tit-Bits Philadelphia Record and N O Times-Democrat.
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Jimmie
Tommy
N. Y
London
Willie
Dewey
Philadelphia
Johnnie
Hash
N. 0
Times-Democrat
Bachelor Talks of Woman
A witty column notes on romance and scandal with satirical remarks about wives, husbands, and social perception. It jokes that clothing signals behavior, that reputation hinges on wives, and that Eve would be scandalized by consequences. The piece reflects early 20th century attitudes toward marriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methuselah
Eve
Press
Notes of Travel Show Ireland Draws Tourists
Increased tourist movement to Ireland noted as a fine vacation destination. Complaints arise that cheap rail trips threaten Brighton as an aristocratic seaside resort and an electric London trolley could make it plebeian like Coney Island. An Orleans railroad accident in France left a 25 year old woman with a broken leg. a jury awarded 8000 dollars citing diminished matrimonial value. Passport applications from travelers planning continental travel rise, about 2000 more than last season.
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Ireland
Brighton
London
Coney Island
Orleans
France
Washington
Debt penalties in Russian photography studios
Delinquent customers face a peculiar punishment as photographers invert their photos at studio entrances. A $20,000,000 mortgage looms over a small San Jose town lot, an unusually large encumbrance for a modest property.
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San Jose
Cal
Letter to Mrs. Pinkham praises Vegetable Compound
Mrs Gertrude M Johnson of Jonesboro Texas describes months of spine related illness after childbirth and a decline in mental health. After doctoring for female troubles with no relief she tried Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and soon saw neighbors notice improvement. She reports five bottles helped and urges others with female weaknesses to try the remedy.
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Pinkham
Pinsham
Lydia HE
Lydia
J. Pinkham
Gertrude M. Johnson
Jonesboro
Texas
Mrs. Perkins' Letter Praises Pinkham Remedies
Mrs Erriz Perkins of Pray Louisiana recounts suffering female troubles before using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Liver Pills and Sanative Wash. She credits the remedies with improving her condition and offers high praise.
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China
Kung-Yu-Wei
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East
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Laurier
Mount Desert Ferry, Me
Bar Harbor
Maine Central Railroad
Bangor
Teancher
Davis Dalton
Far Rockaway
Hog Island
Rockaway
Milwaukee
Thomas L. Pollock
David Anderson
Anderson
Pollock
Sixty-sixth Ohio Infantry
Springfield
Jui
Patrick Drury
Drury
Newport News
Phoebus
Berlin
Herr Vonderlasa
Austin
Tex
T. 5
Smith
Senator Wolcott
Colorado
Ted Sloan
Palmer
Israel Zanegwill
Cleveland, O
Dr. Pepper
Italy
Azores
Ponta Delgado
Azores Islands
Toledo, O
Jones
Berne
Aug. T
Oberhind
M. Arherse
Zeymatt
M. Baumann
Zurich
Hood
Mrs. Johnson
Mrs. Pinkham
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