London lord mayors raise vast sums for charity
The Express notes that over the past decade London's lord mayors have collected more than $109,000,000 for charitable and benevolent causes. It also reports Brig. Gen. John Campbell’s death reducing Mexican War veterans on the retired list to only 18, and details Abyssinia’s ostrich feather prices along with the American Bible Society’s multilingual efforts in 242 languages and dialects.
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London
John Campbell
American Bible Society
Botanical clock flower changes color by day
A flower on the isthmus of Tehuantepec is known as the botanical clock. It supposedly shifts from white in the morning to red at noon and blue at night, with its tint used to gauge time with some accuracy.
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Tehuantepec
Mexico matches Pacific coast passenger rates for Canadian U S points
For the first time in Mexican railway history passenger rates from Canada and the United States are set on par with those to California and other Pacific coast points. Mexico anticipates a surge of tourist travel as the new schedule takes effect.
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Mexico
Canada
United States
California
Pacific Coast
Crop of 1904 yields over two and a half billion bushels
Official figures show 1904 crop totaled 2 467 480 884 bushels valued at 1 087 461 440 dollars at 44.1 cents per bushel. Corn sowing last spring reached 94 011 000 acres, up 2 080 000 acres or 2.3 percent from last year.
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Department of Agriculture
South American Progress Seen as Shared Opportunity
The article argues that most Latin American nations are entering a new stage of governmental and commercial development. If uninterrupted, South America could soon occupy a prominent place alongside its northern neighbor, benefiting both regions as progress accelerates.
Argentina Wheat Exports Reach New Highs in 1905
Argentina’s 1905 wheat exports exceed 113 million bushels, surpassing 1904’s 93 million and all prior records. As the new harvest approaches, exports for the coming year may climb to about 130 million bushels, signaling rapid development in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Argentina
Texas snake dealer ships ton of rattlers from Corpus Christi
B I Armstrong of Brownsville operates a camp near Corpus Christi with over a ton of rattlesnakes. He sells by weight and plans a large shipment to northern and eastern points and also supplies a snake oil factory in Corpus Christi.
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B. I. Armstrong
Brownsville
Corpus Christi
Tex
Longest Serving SP Passenger Agent Theodore Goodman
The career of General Theodore H. Goodman, retiring general passenger and ticket agent of the Southern Pacific, spans 87 consecutive years at the head of the railroad’s passenger department. It marks the longest term in that office by any American railroad official.
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Theodore H. Goodman
Southern Pacific Railroad
Goodman
Rumor of Russia's Rich Emperor Revealed
The article notes the Russian emperor saved wealth for future needs and could not be described by a definite income. An official Almanach Hachette allegedly estimated over 1,500,000 pounds per year before being confiscated, while the Russian Journal of Financial Statistics cites millions of roubles from his vast imperial domains.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Russia
Almanach Hachette
Russian Journal of Financial Statistics
Quinine Use Packs U.S. Markets and Myths
About 33 million ounces of quinine are used annually in the United States, totaling around 100 tons and a value near one million dollars. The drug’s low price makes it accessible in patent medicines, sodas, pills, powders, and candies with forms like the cali saya cocktail popular. A past quine fiends league once forced fearsome actions in South America to prevent supply cuts.
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United States
South America
700 Foot Amusement Tower Slated for Coney Island
Friede Globe Tower Co plans a towering 700 foot amusement structure at Coney Island featuring a root garden hippodrome dance hall revolving cafe observatory palm garden and other features. The tower will span 300 feet in diameter with 500000 square feet of floor space and key attractions at 250 300 and 400 feet.
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Friede Globe Tower Co
Coney Island
Palm Garden
Circus owners plan to buy Sarasota Key for zoo breedings
A group led by James A Bailey seeks to acquire Sarasota Key ten miles by one mile off Florida near Tampa Bay to farm wild animals for sale in the zoological market. They aim to underbid foreign dealers who currently dominate the trade and supply buyers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sarasota Key
Florida
Tampa Bay
James A. Bailey
Miners Begin Strike in Western Pennsylvania Fields
In a major stoppage the Clearfield and Jefferson Coal & Iron mines at Yatesboro Helvetia and Sykesville shut down after 10 000 miners obeyed union leaders. Rail workers and shop crews also idled, with 12 000 miners potentially drawn in as meetings addressed wage disputes and delayed coal shipments. The situation risks a broad industry strike.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Clearfield and Jefferson Coal & Iron Company
Yatesboro
Helvetia
Sykesville
Pennsylvania
Reynoldsville
Punxsutaway
Johnstown
Dayton Poet Paul Laurence Dunbar Dies at 57
Paul Laurence Dunbar, famed poet of the negro race, died at his Dayton home on Friday afternoon after years of illness. Born June 27, 1872, he published 21 books including Oak and Ivy and wrote the Christmas poem Howdy Honey Howdy. Survived by his mother, his wife, and two half brothers, he will be buried at Woodland Cemetery with many notable mourners expected.
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Dayton
Paul Laurence Dunbar
Mr. Dunbar
Steele High School
Malindy
Malinda
Chicago
Woodland Cemetery
MAY NOT BE REBUILT FOR LITTLETON AFTER DEVASTATING FIRE
New Martinsville West Virginia February 12 Littleton nearly wiped out by fire which destroyed 60 buildings and 14 businesses leaving about 1000 homeless. Mayor Bradley threatened to prosecute the saloon owner after closures were ignored and a guard ordered to destroy beer in the wrecked saloon. National Guard tents house many residents as governor Dawson orders aid to Littlet on.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Martinsville
W. Va
Littleton
Bradley
Harry Crow
National Guard
Dawson
Coffin Smashed In Wreck On Wisconsin Central Train
A Wisconsin Central Limited wreck near Theresa Sunday night left Mrs. Fred Schumacher torn from her coffin and thrown from the car with relatives. Six of eight coaches slid down a 15 foot embankment, endangering 25 people. Six passengers were bruised and a dining car cook was injured, possibly fatally. The crash was caused by a broken engine wheel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Milwaukee
Wisconsin Central Limited
Theresa
Fred Schumacher
Medford
Chicago
Tragedy in Detroit Believed Domestic Fallout
Detroit on February 12 reports John Witt aged 28 shot and killed himself after killing his four year old child and wounding his father in law August Whiting through the stomach and his mother in law Mrs Whiting in the shoulder Witt had been separated from his wife authorities investigated the domestic dispute mood remains tense
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Detroit
Mich
John Witt
August Whiting
Lincoln's Birthday Observance Across United Methodists
Observed Cincinnati Feb 12 as the Ninety seventh anniversary of Lincoln's birthday with Epworth League societies and congregations nationwide holding song services as part of the celebration.
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Cincinnati
United States
Lincoln
Epworth League
Fire at Bramuller Piano Factory Causes Major Damage
Flames swept the Bramuller piano factory at Tenth Avenue and Fifty-first Street in New York on Sunday night, injuring no one but causing about 100000 dollars in damage.
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Piano Factory
New York
Bramuller Piano
Tenth Avenue
Wfifty-First Street
Record Snowstorm Hits Northfield Vermont in One Day
A heavy snow event dropped about 20 inches from Friday 7 AM to 3 PM in Northfield Vermont. Lumbermen, shut in by bare ground, faced daily losses around $300 as timber shipments were halted by the storm.
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Northfield
Potter Reelected President of Pilgrims Society
In New York on February 10 Bishop Henry Potter was reelected president of the Pilgrims of the United States at the society’s annual meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Henry ©. Potter
The
Pilgrims of the United States
Hepburn bill passes House with strong rail rate overhaul
The House approved the Hepburn railroad rate measure by 346 to 7. It empowers the Interstate Commerce Commission to investigate alleged unreasonable rates, set just maximum rates, and apply to all auxiliaries of the carrier. The act also expands the ICC to seven members, raises salaries, and requires new bookkeeping and publicity rules.
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Washington
House
Hepburn Railroad
Littlefield
McCall
Perkins
Sibley
Southwick
Vreeland
Weeks
Hepburn
Roosevelt
Interstate Commerce Commission
Riot at Lithuanian church in Chicago injures dozens
A 7000 strong mob attacked the Union and eighteenth streets parish house of Father Stefanowicz, rector of the Providence of God Lithuanian church. Four people were shot and about 100 wounded were treated as shops and clinics filled with injured. Six weeks of internal church conflict led to the riot, with Archbishop Quigley approving two new trustees.
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Chicago
Union
Eighteenth
Stefanowicz
Maxwell
Canalport
Quigley
Chicago Archdiocesan Synod
Train Strikes Trolley Car in Chicago Collision
A Pennsylvanian suburban train collided with an east bound South Chicago City railway street car at One Hundred and Sixth street. Two women died and ten were injured as the street car was demolished. The theater train left Union station at 11 34 p m. Engineer E Mack and conductor Roy James survived with injuries.
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Chicago
One Hundred and Sixth Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
South Chicago City Railway
Pennsylvania Suburban
Union Station
Roy James
E. Mack
Mack
New York bachelor gives 500000 for Chicago hospital memorial
James Henry Smith, a New York bachelor with an estimated fortune of 50 million dollars, has donated 500000 to St Luky’s hospital in Chicago. The gift funds the erection and upkeep of a memorial for his late uncle George H. Smith, a pioneer banker who died in London in 1900.
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Chicago
James Henry Smith
New York
St. Luky's Hospital
George H. Smith
London
Parall Mine Disaster at Oak Hill Townsfolk Search
Fourteen men remain trapped in the Parrall mine near Oak Hill Fayette county after an explosion on Thursday. Seven rescued, six bodies recovered, two expected to die. On February 12 searchers in Charleston report 15 additional deaths, with one more body still unrecovered in the death trap.
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Hinton
W. Va
Parall
Oak Hill
Fayette County
Charleston
Parrall Mine
Death of a Cardinal in Autun After Pneumonia
Autun France Feb 12 Cardinal Adolphe Perraud archbishop of Autun died Saturday night from pneumonia.
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Autun
France
Adolphe Perraud
Fire destroys Frances Shimer Academy in Mount Carmel
Freeport Illinois February 10 The main Frances Shimer academy building at Mount Carmel affiliated with the University of Chicago was destroyed by fire Friday. It will be rebuilt. Fifty girls escaped safely from the burning building.
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Academy
Freeport
Ill
Frances Shimer Academy
Mount Carmel
University of Chitazo
Fifty Five Natives Drown in South Rose Mine Flood
In Johannesburg Transvaal fifty five native workers are drowned after South Rose deep mine floods on Friday. Rescue attempts continue as officials investigate the disaster and its causes.
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Thifty
Johannesburg
Transvaal
South Rose
Invitations Limited for Miss Roosevelts Wedding
President Roosevelt announced at the White House that invitations to Miss Roosevelt's wedding will be limited to close kinfolk personal friends of Miss Roosevelt and Mr Longworth and certain Washington officials. No friends of the president or Mrs Roosevelt are being asked unless they fit the specified classes, and even then guest numbers may exceed White House capacity.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
Miss Roosevelt
Longworth
Mob frees accused killer from Alabama jail
In Gadsden, Alabama, Bunkie Richardson, charged with the July 15 assault and murder of Mrs. Sarah Smith, was seized by 24 masked men from the jail and hanged on a bridge over the Coosa river. Four suspects faced charges. two had been executed, Will Johnson was reprieved to life by Governor Jelks amid doubt of guilt.
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Gadsden
Ala
Bunkie Richardson
Sarah Smith
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Coosa River
Will Johnson
Jelks
Cummins to Seek Republican Nomination for Governor
Des Moines reports Governor A B Cummins will run again for Iowa governor as the Republican nominee. He plans to issue a letter to Republicans detailing his reasons. The likely race pits Cummins against George Perkins with extensive campaigning planned. A Chicago ruling on Sunday closing law ends the related challenge against Mayor Dunne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
A. B. Cummins
Register and Leader
Iowa
Republican Party of
George D. Perkins
Sioux City
Mr. Cummins
Fire destroys two Shamokin business blocks
Shamokin Pennsylvania February 9 Two four story brick buildings in the heart of the business section were destroyed by fire Thursday night with total loss estimated at 180000 and insured for 75000.
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Shamokin
Largest sailing ship launched in Bremerhaven
At Rickmer's shipyard on Thursday the biggest sailing ship in the world was launched. The vessel measures 438 feet in length and 54 feet in breadth with a burden of 8,000 tons.
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Bremerhaven
Rickmer’s
Birds for Hats Law Upheld in New Orleans Court
The state law banning possession of bird feathers for trimming ladies hats was upheld in a New Orleans court. The Audubon Society of Louisiana argued the case.
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New Orleans
Audubon Society of Louisiana
Longworth Ill Ahead of Roosevelt Marriage
Mr. Nicholas Longworth of Ohio is ill at his mother’s home in Washington days before his planned marriage to Miss Alice Roosevelt. The illness, described as a cold with tonsil swelling, is not serious and he is expected to recover with rest and medical care, with stairs access expected by Sunday.
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Washington
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Alice Roosevelt
Longworth
House of Representatives
Root plans business reform for State Department
Secretary Root intends a major reorganization to run the State Department on a business basis and overhaul the consular service. He seeks to cut red tape replace inefficient clerks with a competent corps and modernize antiquated methods. An emergency $40,000 yearly clerk appropriation was noted during the plan's briefing.
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Washington
Root
State Department
Rooth
Secretary of State
House
Hoch Death Sentence Stands After Rehearing Rejected
The Illinois Supreme Court in Springfield denied Hoch's petition for rehearing in his wife murder case. The motion and his wife Amelia Fischer Hoch affidavits were stricken from the files. Unless Gov. Deneen grants another reprieve, Hoch faces execution on February 23 for the murder of his wife.
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Johann Hoch
Illinois Supreme Court
Chicago
Supreme Court of Ilinois
Springfield
Amelia Fischer Hoch
Deneen
Hoch
Cook County
Four railway workers killed in Greensboro accident
Official report from Southern Railway offices in Washington states four employees were killed in an early Sunday morning wreck near Greensboro North Carolina. In Birmingham Alabama a fire destroyed the South Side Baptist Church, one of the city’s most handsome edifices, with losses estimated at 57,000 dollars.
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Washington
Southern Railway
Greensboro
M. C
Birmingham
Ala
South Side Baptist Church
Fatal Explosion at Maple Valley Mine Claims Two Victims
In Linton Indiana on February 10 an explosion of coal gas at the Maple Valley mine killed Andreopa Silts and an unknown man. The two were shot-firers and were working alone after other miners had left the mine.
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Linton
Ind
Andreopa
Maple Valley
Woman shoots husband in quarrel at resort near Madison
Sioux City Iowa February 10. Joseph Lapine resort proprietor near Madison Iowa was shot and killed by his wife during a quarrel. The woman is under arrest.
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Sioux City
Joseph Lapine
Madison
Mortifying call for collective confession in life reflection
A reflective Life item notes that many are being investigated for sins while others remain private. It argues it is embarrassing for the virtuous to be untouched and suggests universal sackcloth and a general public confession to curb self contempt.
Free Radish Seed Offer From Salzer’s Seed Book
Salzer promises to mail free radish seed for a full summer supply and introduces the Salzer's Garden Seed Book featuring bargains and surprises in seeds at discounted prices.
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Salzer
Seed Co Special Catalogue Offer From Salter Co
John A. Salter Seed Co announces a special catalogue offer with free radishes and a Bargain Book. The note promotes Cosmos seed as a fashionable annual flower and invites readers to send the notice to receive the gifts. Located in La Crosse Wisconsin Lock Drawer K.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
Lock Drawer K
la Crosse
Wis
The Two Consciences in Detroit Exchange Barbs
The Detroit Free Press quotes a cartoonish exchange with a woman lamenting graft and a man replying in mock disbelief expressing he will not get a cent. The dialogue imitates a street parley and reflects public sentiment of the era.
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Qnear
Detroit Free Press
Garfield Tea Ad Promises Health Claims and Free Sample
An old advertisement proclaims Garfield Tea as a mild laxative that regulates the liver kidneys stomach and bowels and cures constipation and sick headache. It invites readers to send name and address to Garfield Tea Co Brooklyn NY for a free sample, noting sales at all drug stores and requesting the name of the reader’s druggist. A quote from Uncle Jerry Peebles contrasts modern wit with appetite and brains, attributed to the Chicago Tribune.
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Garfield
Garfield Tea C
Brooklyn
Jerry Peebles
Chicago Tr Tribune
Chesebrough Mfg. CO
State Street
New York City
Guaranteed Cure for Piles Patent Medicine Ad
An advertised ointment promises a cure for piles with a refund if it fails in 6 to 14 days. It touts quick itch relief in 30 minutes and claims safe use with druggists selling the product at $1. Mail orders are filled from Crawfordsville Indiana, and the ad cites a doctor’s caution about a carbuncle on the neck.
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Woolford
Detchon
Crawfordsville
Ind
Popular Line to the East by Nickel Plate Road
The aprended passenger service of the Nickel Plate Road offers comfort and care for all travelers. Colored porters in uniform attend to passengers and cars are kept clean. Pullman sleepers and dining service with club meals or a la carte are provided. All trains depart from La Salle St Chicago. For tickets and reservations contact J. Y. Calahan General Agent at 111 Adams St Chicago Il.
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Nickel Plate Road
la Salle St
Chicago
J. Y.calahan
Adams St
The Judge Hears a Man’s Paranoia in Stray Stories
Attorn ey argues the defendant’s insanity stems from a belief people plan to rob him. The court murmurs that he may not be as insane as he appears, noting his distrust extends even to his counsel.
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement Trial Offer
A vintage ad touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired hot feet and ease tight shoes. It promotes a free trial package from A. 8. Olmsted, Le Roy, New York. A secondary line questions whether owning a high power motor car signals luck or danger.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
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