Corinne Home for Aged and Unemployed Actresses Fund
A column reflects on varied topics from church attendance and a Lexington brick incident to Clara Barton’s early government role and Corinne’s fortune bequeathed for an actors’ home. It notes Russia aiding India famine relief, a Cincinnati boiler invention, Brooklyn’s proposed parents day, Yukon gold finds, Methodist missionary funding, and barber Miles Marsh’s four year bet with Charles Hutchinson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miles Marsh
Osawatomie
Charles Hutchinson
Cleveland
Hutchinson
Furchinson
Charlton County Missed National Election Says Officials
Officials from the Georgia secretary of state confirm Charlton County did not hold an election. The official digest omits Charlton, and attempts to obtain returns from Traders Hill, the county seat, failed, indicating no election occurred there.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Charlton County
Secretary of State
Georgia
Charlton
Traders Hill
McKinley to Receive Expanded White House Appointment Powers
The civil service commission nearly completes a report on government army employes. Upon taking the White House, Mr. McKinley gains freer hands to appoint under 6,000 individuals, including 3,000 postmasters. About 90 posts stay in Washington, with 20 to the Treasury and 22 to the Interior Department.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Civil Service Commission
McKinley
White House
Senate
Mil
Washington
Treasury Department
Interior Department
Board of Publication of War Records
Secretary of War
Lamont
Post Office Department
United States
Daniel N. Morgan
Factories to Reopen December Fifteen After Pittsburgh Conference
Differences between window glass workers and manufacturers, idling factories since May, settled in Pittsburgh. Fifteen thousand workers will return to jobs December 15.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburgh
New Hampshire
Treston & Sons
Blissville
L. I
N. Y
Duryea
Slidell
Princeton
N. J
New York
Meyer Bros
Francis Murphy
Perry
Luther Greenman
Aimee
Lottie
Arthur
John Tyler
Tyler
Claremont
N. H
Multiple tragedies and disasters flood Thanksgiving news
Reports from across the nation detail a murder suicide in Washington state, arson losses in Atlanta Texas and Portland Oregon, a mob hanging in North Carolina, and several football day fatalities. Fires devastate Leavenworth Washington business district and a Waco cyclone kills one and injures others. Blizzards disrupt North Dakota rail lines and telegraphs as Chicago vessels contracts proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Swearmer
Lewis County
Wash
Atlanta
Tex
Joss
Indianapolis
Herman Meyers
Nora A. Richardson
Mitchell
Zionville
N. C
James Miller
Decatur
Farmington
Minn
Empey & Woodard
Chicago
Loudon Park Cemetery
Baltimore
Naval Veterans’ Association
United States Navy
Leavenworth
Mingo County
W. Va
First Baptist
Chattanooga
Tenn
G. W. Nelson
Chicago University
University of Michigan
Chicago Athletic Association
Boston Athletic Association
Inman, Poulson & Co
Portland
Ore
North Dakota
Fargo
Mandan
Jamestown
Valley City
Larimore
Devil’s Lake
Revolutions and Battles Span Global Headlines
The report covers a Cuban war clash in the Rabi hills of Pinar del Rio with 2,000 Weyler troops slain and 4,000 wounded. Other items note Athens floods drowning many, a Zengorze colliery blast killing 30, Hereaux reelected in Santo Domingo, Weyler departing Havana, Otto Heyman's 3,000,000 mark loss, and Baroda rail crash killing 29 and injuring 35 during the Earl of Elgin’s arrival.").
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uruguay Republic
Cuba
Rabi
Pinar del Rio
Weyler
Athens
Greece
Zengorze
Russian
Poland
Mathilde Blind
London
Santo Domingo
Hereaux
Gen. Weyler
Havana
Berlin
Otto Heyman
Baroda
India
Earl of Elgin
Multiple Disasters and Deaths Mark Late News
A burning steamer City of Kalamazoo at South Traven Mich killed three people including Rosa Germs. five Henderson children perished in a house fire near Conway Atk. A piano titan William Steinway died in New York at 60. Illinois Governor vote led by John R. Tanner. Drownings at Des Moines and Ottawa. Notable deaths include Senator John Scott and turf king Morello. Fire damages at Zenas Varney factory. severe floods in Chippewa Valley. bank panics in Tyler and Kansas City. federal bond and life-saving service reports show vessels saved and costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kalamazoo
South Traven
Mich
Robert van Ostrand
Joseph Lang
Rosa Germs
William Steinway
New York
Sam Henderson
Conway
Atk
Illinois
John R. Tanner
George Edwin Dean
John Seler
Des Moines
Sikating
John Scott
United States
Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
J. V
I. D. White
Bethany
D. C
IL. J. Williams
John Clarke
Edmund Potvin
Ottawa
Ont
Riley Taft
Orange
Morello
San Francisco
Zenas Varney
St. Louis
Chippewa River
Chippewa Falls
Wis
Chippewa Valley
First National Bank of
Tyler
Tex
United States Register Tillman
The
Treasury
Missouri National Bank of Kansas City
Kimball
Official Iowa presidential vote details McKinley win
Iowa canvass shows McKinley with 289 203 votes for a 65 552 plurality and 57 039 majority. Totals include 524 647 votes statewide with electors at large tallied across counties and 524 647 total votes in the presidential race. County results and elector counts follow in the official table.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McKinley
Des Moines
Iowa
Executive Council
Bryn
McKinley Conger
Sebaneegebeeeda
James
Wei
Bryan— Boies
Leland
Oplho Bentley
Willison Co
Sioux City and Des Moines Seek Broad Insurance Rate Cuts
Sioux City business and property owners align with Des Moines efforts to press for lower insurance rates statewide. A Des Moines group formed for the aim and Sioux City leaders join, targeting a state wide reduction. Elizabeth M Blythe mother of James H Blythe dies suddenly at Mason City home aged 74.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sioux City
Des Moines
Elizabeth M. Blythe
James HI. Blythe
Republican State Central Committee
Mason City
Thanksgiving Day Abroad Observed by Americans Abroad
Reports from Toronto London Berlin Paris and Rome describe Thanksgiving Day celebrations by Americans in foreign cities. events include dinners at the Hotel Cecil Kaiserhof Continental Hotel and American churches with ambassadors and leaders attending or represented.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Ynronto
Ont
London
Cecil
Ambassador Bayard
Windsor
Berlin
Kaiserhoof
Uhl
United States
William
Cleveland
McKinley
Paris
Boulevard Mount Varnasse
School of Fine Arts
Latin Quarter
New University
Ambassador Eustis
Harvard Law School
Rome
American College
National Church
Nevin
Wayne MacVeagh
Chandler on bimetallism and Century serials for 1897
Washington reports William E. Chandler argues for bimetallism to restore gold and silver coinage at a 15.5 to 1 ratio, urging continued European monetary reform and McKinley cooperation. Also notes upcoming Century Magazine serials on Grant era campaigns by Horace Porter and Hugh Wynne, with pricing and subscription details.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
the Post
Iia
London
William KE. Chandler
New Hampshire
The
National Review
Hawaii
Venezuela
Orinoco
Cuba
United States
McKinley
Century Magazine
Gen.Grant
Horace Porter
Chattanooga
Porter
Grant
Lee
Mount McGregor
Riverside Park
Gen. Porter
Grant Gen@ Porter
Wier Mitchell
Hugh Wynne
Philadelphia
Franklin
Lafayette
Mitchell
Century
Century Company
Union Square
New York
Commemorative Service Presses For Cuban Intervention
In Chickering hall a crowded gathering heard Dr. Lincoln de Zayas open the event. Bourke Cockran urged U S intervention in Cuba to uphold civilization, warning annexation would align America with Spain. He said the president should state his stance, and supported armed action if needed as a last resort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Chickering Hall
Lincoln de Zayas
Bourke Cockran
Charles A. Dana
Emanuel Sanguilly
Enrique J. Varma
Enrique Barnett
Cuba
Spain
Warnings of Overruns in Historic International Projects
A historical note highlights massive cost overruns in projects like the Corinth canal, Meuse forts, Reunion harbor and railroad, Senegal and Congo railways, and the Panama canal. It cites estimates vs actuals, with figures ranging from millions to nearly eighty million dollars, underscoring chronic underbudgeting and financial strain.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Corinth Canal
Meuse River
Island of
Reunion
Senegal
Manchester Ship Canal
Panama Canal
Langson
Tonquin
Floods in Greece Claim More Victims at Piraeus
Forty bodies have been recovered at the Piraeus after floods. Boats search for missing persons believed drowned as water swept through the burial ground washing out graves. Property damage estimates are not yet reliable but expected to be large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Athens
Piraeus
Texas Cowboys Ready to Join Cuban Expedition for Cuba
An expedition of more than 200 Texas cowboys is nearly ready to depart from Point Isabel near the Mexican border for Cuba. The group, organized by a Cuban insurgent agent, will carry a large supply of arms and ammunition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Methodist Episcopal Church
San Antonio
Tex
Point Isabel
Gulf Coast
Cuba
Gold Hill Mining Company of Mexico Promises Riches
The Gold Hill Mining Company of Mexico, with a $5,000,000 capital, claims vast gold deposits in the Sierra Madre Chihuahua region. Chicago capital backs the venture with Robert Weems Tansill as president and a roster of prominent directors. The Torros and Rosario mines span over 25 square miles. a 10 stamp mill and full facilities are in place. Subscriptions open for 250,000 shares of a non-assessable, mutually organized stock, with offices in the Marquette Building, Chicago.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sierra Madre
West
Mexico
Chicago
Gold Hill Mining Company of
Robert Weems Tansill
New York
John C. Shaffer
Hnglewood and
Chicago Electric Street Railway
Benj. N. Freeman
Denver
Israel I
Rumsey
Rumsey, Lightner & Co
Grain Commission
Gold Hill Mining Company
Marquette Building
Chicago Times-Herald
Interesting to Women
English decorators replace friezes with immense photographs and scarlet note paper. Matinee girls carry bon bons in tiny boxes that cap umbrella handles. A stone in the box matches sill color. Roman women used snail ash mixtures and various concoctions to treat complexions.
Doings Abroad Chronicle Eminent Appointments And Archaeology
Rev Edward Carr Glyn named bishop of Peterborough by Lord Salisbury replacing Creighton who moves to London. Thessaly excavations reveal ancient town foundations and Mycenaean tombs with inscribed vases and artifacts. Albert Edward of Wales named the greatest spendthrift by the London Figaro with large public and private debts. A Lombroso linked epilepsy study probes celebriti es including Zola and Daudet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward Carr Glyn
London
Peterborough
Lord Salisbury
Creighton
Lord Wolverton
Liberal Party
Agya
Thessaly
Athens Archeological Society
Albert Edward
Wales
London Figaro
Lombroso
Toulouse
Emile Zola
Alphonse Daudet
Saint- Saens
Continental Storekeeper Advice and Texas Resources Ad
A mixed fragmentary page item provides storekeeper guidance on competition and advertising, followed by a Texas agriculture pitch highlighting diverse crops and homeseeker opportunities. Includes small ad lines for remedies, travel rail promotions, and humorous short exchanges.
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the Express
Monticello
Thur
Moody
Kentucky
Lexington
Clara Barton
Patent Office
Corinne
Nettie Thompson
Erinsville
Kingston
Beaver Lake
Russia
Greenland
Cora L. Turner
Cincinnati
Miss Turner
Brooklyn
Geological Survey
Yukon
British Territory
Alaska
Forty- Mile Creek
South Africa
Missouri
Democratic
Republican
Prohibition
Socialist-Labor
Palmer-Buckner
National
J. C. Watts
State Bank of
Neola
Colorado
Henry L. Bowers
de Kalb
Djl
Decatur County
Ind
George Wilbur
Augusta
Missouri River
South Dakota
Montana
Wyoming
Dakotas
Tunica
Miss
Sarah Clay
St. Paul Warehouse & Elevator Company
St. Paul
W. N. Coe
Dallas
Citizens’ Bank of Midlothian
Marion
Henry Powers
Minnesota
Bryan
Palmer
Levering
Matchett
Horace L. Stears
Perrysville
Elias Keyster
Ernest
Carl Denshaw
Ahnapee
President
Bentley
Ralston
O. T
East Clayton (D.) Brickmaking Company
Seale
Ala
Jackson Young
Foreign Intelligence
kArea Adair Testes
Adams
Allamakee
Appanoose
Audubon
Benton Vee
Buchanan
Buena Vista
Cerro Gordo
Chickasaw
Clayton
Clinton
Crawford
Yan
G ' Allas Ate Sence
Nn Davis Va
Rey Aya
Decatur Sane
Delaware Saeee
Nh Dickinson
Wey Dubuque
See
Jimmet
Fayette
Floyd
Venee
Trankolin
Fremont Waar
Greene
Ue Hancock
Rice
Harrison
Enry
Humbold
Jackson
Jasper Ay
Jefferson
I Johnson
Jones
Keokuk
Ikossuth
A Lee
Linn
Louisa Taucas
Wens
Lyons Madison Nee
Mahaska Ous
Marion See
Marshall
Oyu
Monroe
Montgomery
Muscatine
O'Brien
Eeee
Benroth
Hang
Palo. Alto
Plymouth Ay
Pocahontas
Il Powesheilk
Ringgold x Peer
Chandler
Grant and Washington
Congo
Chicago Capital
Texas
California
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
H. A. Crennier
Northern
Diana
Hertha
Maddie
Dr. Kline
Kure
Arch St
Phila
Fliegende Blaetter
Lone
Stitt
St. Jacobs
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