Dust in the Ear Tops Surgeon’s Warning
A specialist in ear diseases says dust in the ear causes more trouble than any other factor. A Boston man aims to teach journalism by mail, with results likely to rival a college course. Queen Victoria adds titles to diamond jubilee reign including queen of Canada and Australia. A Calais correspondent notes a slugging match held in a secluded city center spot.
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Boston
Victoria
Canada
Australia
East and West Africa
Rhodesia
West Indies
Calais
Epitome of the Week in Congress and Annexation Talks
The report covers several 1900 era U S Senate actions including ratification efforts for the Hawaiian annexation treaty and a request to intervene for the Cuban prisoners aboard the schooner Competitor. It notes a House probe into the sugar trust and appropriations for a Lincoln monument in Washington.
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United States Senate
Cuba
Union Pacific Railway
Simpson
Kan
Pacific Railway
France
Lorimer
III
Lincoln
Washington
Congress
South Dakota
Nebraska
House
Senate
Morgan
Ala
Terrence V. Powderly
Pennsylvania
American exports seen in distant markets stir trade hopes
The note highlights American iron and steel selling in England, tinplate in Wales, and butter in Australia as signs of growing overseas demand. Analysts suggest coal could also find profitable sale abroad, underscoring expanding postwar trade.
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England
Wales
Australia
Newcastle
Bicycle ice cream freezer turns wheel into chilly appliance
A St. Louis confectioner adapted a stationary bicycle to power an ice cream freezer. He mounted the wheel and, without moving, easily freezes a seven gallon can of ice cream in twenty minutes.
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St. Louis
World voyage sparks divorce case over name
Mrs. Mary C. Rouse of Missouri seeks a divorce alleging her husband’s vagaries include insisting on naming their son Nixcom Rouse. The court should grant the decree if legal grounds permit, noting a humorist’s self‑stamped burden on his family with such a name.
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Mary C. Rouse
Missouri
Nixcom Rouse
Fire Insurance Losses Dip in First Half of Year
The New York Journal of Commerce reports fire losses in the United States and Canada totaled 57,940,450 in the first half, down from 63,959,559 in the same period last year and under 66,000,000 for the first six months of 1895.
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United States
Canada
New York Journal of Commerce
Kelvin Fixes Earth Age At 30 Million Years
Lord Kelvin, highly respected British savant, after extensive calculation and study, concludes that the earth has existed for 30,000,000 years. The determination is presented as an authoritative factual estimate, based on rigorous analysis.
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Lord Kelvin
Hidden NY Disappearances Highlight Silent Dwellers
In the past year 72 New Yorkers vanished without clear trace, their fate swallowed by mystery. The public keeps quiet, often avoiding police help, while those in brownstones seldom seek assistance.
Wires Said to Deter Lightning in German Study
Investigations by the German telephone department found that towns with telephone systems averaged three lightning strikes per hour during storms, while towns without them averaged five. The study notes that lightning intensity was also lower in the wire-equipped areas.
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German Telephone Department
No country richer in products and rewards than ours
The Philadelphia Times praises America's bountiful resources and legitimate industry while cautioning that people are drawn away by rainbow chases for easy fortunes, undermining steady effort.
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The
Philadelphia Times
Burials and Kidnapping in Russia Highlight Grim Practices
The article condemns Russian rulers and fans of religious extremism for barbaric acts. It details reported burial alive practices and child kidnapping for alms, while criticizing Siberian penal methods as the system rather than its application. It also discusses the large flag industry fueling Fourth of July displays in the United States.
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Russia
Siberian
Sioux Seek Permission For Battle Monument At Wounded Knee
The remnants of the Sioux appeal for permission to erect a memorial over fallen warriors at Wounded Knee seven years after the battle. The piece argues monuments are uncommon for nomadic peoples and frames the move as evidence of tribal shift toward civilization, while criticizing the idea of a memorial as conflicting with mortuary art.
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Wounded Knee
President suspends Cleveland pension agency consolidation order
The president issues an order halting the plan to consolidate the nation's pension agencies, reducing their count from 18 to nine. Also notes Farnsworth dies at 77 in Washington after 14 years in Congress for Illinois Second district. Exports exceed imports by 287.6 million dollars in the last fiscal year, a new high. The 1691 counterfeit ten dollar silver certificate is found in Washington. US weekly business failures total 263, up from 206 prior week. No credence to reports of an alliance between Spain and Japan against the United States.
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Cleveland
John F. Farnsworth
Congress
Second District
Illinois
Washington
United States
Frank W. Phelan
St. Louis
Kittie M. Wadsworth
Chicago
Baptist Young People’s Union
Chattanooga
Tenn
John H. Chapman
Salt Lake City
Trans- Mississippi
Hawaii
Nicaragua Canal
Cuba
Will H. Tolbert
Ernest H. Taylor
Los Angeles
Cal
Missouri
Anthony Edwards
Grand Army of the Republic
Charles W. Spalding
University of Illinois
Red Bluff
San Francisco
Charles F. Crocker
Southern
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Goldfield
A. T
John Stevens
Mammoth
Clearing houses post week end figures and rail express record
Weekly clearing house totals reached 1 032 479 114 dollars up from 1 070 967 397 prior week a 7 8 percent rise versus the same week in 1896. Empire state express Syracuse to Buffalo 149 miles in 143 minutes set a new speed record. Amelia Kohler aged 92 died at Mount Vernon New York author of The Last Rose of Summer. J B Angell new US minister to Turkey and wife departed New York for Ankara.
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United States
New York Central
Empire State Express
Syracuse
Buffalo
Amelia Kohler
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Boston
Cincinnati
Baltimore
New York
Cleveland
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Chicago
Louisville
Washington
St. Louis
J. B. Angell
Turkey
Jealousy Fata l Stabbing and Suicide Reported in Chicago Saloon
News notes recount a fatal stabbing by Frank W. Phelan of St. Louis who killed Kittie M. Wadsworth in Chicago then took his own life. Jealousy cited as motive along with various brief items from union sessions, politics, and disasters.
Fire destroys mill and lumber yard at East Argus
Fire wiped out the Royal Paper Mill company sawmill pulp mill and 100000 feet of lumber in East Argus C with losses estimated at 150000 dollars. In Cincinnati a mile race for time saw Harry Sidwell of Covington Ky finish in 1 46 3 5 breaking the world amateur bicycle record.
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Royal Paper Mill Company
East Argus
Cincinnati
Harry Sidwell
Covington
Great earthquakes and storms reported in Europe and America
Reports describe damage in Laibach Austria from an earthquake causing panic, a 7 000 000 mark loss in Berlin dress trade, and gold discoveries near the Alaska border in British territory. Other items note Sherman Salisbury Behring sea dispute tensions, Henley diamond scull win by E H Ten Eyck, Butler's execution in Sydney, Turkish sultan’s stance, Epworth League Toronto meet, and Andrée’s polar balloon ascent.
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Austria
Berlin
Germany
Sherman
Old Salisbury
London
Thames
Henley
England
E. H. Ten Eyck
Frank Butler
San Francisco
Sidney
Turkey
Epworth League
Toronto
Ont
Indianapolis
Ind
Spitzbergen
Andree
North Pole
Rich Alaska gold mines hailed as world’s richest
Thomas Moran asserts Alaska gold discoveries are the richest in the world. Other items note Thomas B. Turley named US senator from Tennessee to replace the late Isham Harris, a Colorado Springs casino burned, and various political and legal developments across the United States.
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Thomas Moran
Alaska
Noo
Taylor
Thomas B. Turley
Memphis
Tenn
United States
Isham G. Harris
Broadmoor
Colorado Springs
Col
Japan
James Boyd
Elizabeth
Lick Run
Snowden
Victoria
Theodore H. Schintz
Chicago
Schintz & Ives
Toronto
Ont
Nicholas
Thessaly
Iowa
Des Moines
T. DeWitt Talmage
First Presbyterian Church
Washington
Atlanta
McKinley
Hope
Peary
Greenland
Boston
Mountain
Colorado
R. Rothschild Sons & Co
New York
Rotchford
Union Pacific Railway
Senate
House
Minor News Items From Across the World
Paris deploys five hundred horseless cabs while a Boston woman’s sanity is reviewed for her will. A Copenhagen merchant pays ten crowns for using the American flag in ads. A St Paul judge awards five dollars for a refused stop. South African diamond thefts cost a million yearly. A Philadelphia lord marries a former housemaid. Dr Kandt departs Africa to seek the Nile source. New York butter ships to Sydney, first US butter to Australia. Connecticut to inspect factories for under thirteen child labor. Brooklyn Bridge employs 773, including 95 policemen and 216 in trains. London instructors teach ten thousand children to swim. Lowell bribe cases incur $500 fines and a year’s jail. Olive County proposed in Kentucky with Olive Itill seat. Ex-President Harrison invited to Franklin’s centennial. Baltimore Vermont schools close for summer. ten weeks yield 12 pupils.
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Boston
Copenhagen
St. Paul
South Africa
C. E. Cadawallader
Philadelphia
Connecticut
Brooklyn Bridge
London Schools Swimming Association
Lowell
Mass
Kentucky
Rowan
Lewis, Eliott
Carter
Olive
Olive Itill
Harrison
Franklington
Baltimore
United States
Miners Strike Progress Report and Uniformity Plan
Arbitration commissioners from five states form a permanent Pittsburgh district board led by Gen. Little to push a true uniformity plan. Miners claim living wages across eight states with widespread suspensions, while coal prices fall and supply tightens. De Armitt joins as operators edge toward settlement, with no company stores and fair practices promised if 95 percent sign.
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Dolan
Warner
Ohio
Indiana
Illinois
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Gen. Little
Frank Schmidt
Washington
Hanna
Columbus
Ratchford
Peace
Kentucky
Tennessee
Kansas
Alabama
de Armitt
W. P. de Armitt
New York and Cleveland Gas Coal Company
Mr. de Armitt
Springfield
Hillsboro
Montgomery County
Cincinnati
Times-Star
Bellaire
Schick
Baltimore & Ohio Road
Death of a Composer in Chicago and California
N M Higgins Chicago born composer and first music publisher died in San Diego California. He published songs including Sweet By and By Lorena and many early popular tunes and was the composer of numerous works. He was 77 years old.
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Chicago
N. M. Higgins
San Diego
Cal
Baptists Open Seventh International B Y P U Convention
In Chattanooga Tennessee July 16 the Baptist Young People Union of America opened with about four thousand delegates. Dr L L Henson led song service and Psalm Forty six, President Chapman gave opening address amid applause. Afternoon session saw reports and addresses. evening featured Chapmans annual address. On July 17 officers were elected led by President John H Chapman with Curtis Lee Laws George Vosburg J H MacDonald and H W Reed among new or continuing officers.
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Young People’s Convention
Chattanooga
Tenn
Seventh International Convention
The
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
L. L. Henson
Fort Wayne
Ind
Board of Managers
Chapman
FP. L. Fowke
Ossawa
Ont
Baptist Young People
John H. Chapman
Chicago
Curtis Lee Laws
Baltimore
George B. Vosburg
J. H. MacDonald
Amhurst
H. W. Reed
la Crosse
Wis
Perbiee
ETM
Moody
Milwaukee
Vis
Epworth League Convention Draws Thousands to Toronto
Delegates to the Epworth League convention in Toronto fill Massey Music Hall and city venues amid holiday decorations. Bishop Newman denounces press crime coverage as meetings reach 20 000 attendees over two days with speakers from Greenland and India.
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Toronto
Ont
Epworth League
Metropolitan Church
Massey Music Hall
Coke’s Church
John P. Newman
Epworth Leaguers
Greenland
India
Looks Bright McXcepting Outlook Says Dun Review
R G Dun and Co reports in their weekly trade review that nearly all features of the business outlook are encouraging despite the great coal miners' strike. Crop prospects improve with rain. foreign demand remains strong for some goods. building activity rises. freight movement via Sault Ste Marie canal reaches a record.
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Dun
New York
R.G. Dun & Co
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Australia
Brazil
Argentina
Looks Like a Bluff About Spanish Japanese Alliance
A Paris dispatch reports that Spain and Japan may have formed an offensive alliance to protect Cuba and Hawaii, but Washington officials dismiss the rumor as lacking credence and say no such agreement has reached the state department.
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London
Paris
Spain
Japan
United States
Cuba
Hawaii
Washington
State Department
Honors Father Marquette Statue Unveiled in His Namesake City
In Marquette Michigan on July 16 a bronze monument to Father Marquette was unveiled with a grand parade. A 30 horse Indians band led the procession, with many others painted as Indians, attending the ceremony at the statue base. Separate dispatch from Havana reports Col Almendros clashed with insurgents in the Pozo mountains, leaving 15 rebels dead. Spanish forces suffered four killed and nine wounded. Baleares battalion claims 11 insurgents killed in Pinar del Rio.
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Marquette
Mich
Father Marquette
Cube
Havana
Almendros
Pozo
Mantanzas
Baleares
Pinar del Rio
Illinois Steel approves scale for Bay View mill start
Milwaukee July 15 The Illinois Steel company presents a special scale for the new Bay View plate mill and workers approve it. Start up planned for Thursday night or Friday morning, providing about 100 jobs while 75 already work at the blast furnaces and roughly 800 remain unemployed.
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Milwaukee
Illinois Steel Company
Bay View
Pittsburgh Ends Delay in Arbitration Push on Miners Strike
Pittsburgh officials press President McKinley to arbitrate the coal miners strike on a uniform basis to avert industrial conflict harming public peace and business. Debs and union leaders mobilize in West Virginia and Kanawha valley as strikes spread with new mine walkouts.
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Pittsburgh
Pittsburgh Council
McKinley
Warner
Myr
Fairmount
W. Va
Eugene V. Debs
Monongah
Debs
Riversville
Watson
Kendall
Pritchard
Chieftain
Charleston
Kanawha Valley
Columbus
Batchford
Pearse
Rock Island
Sherrard and
Cable
Mercer County
Coal Valley Mining Company
Gilchrist
Sherrard
Largest single order for cream separators placed in Iowa
W I Moody Iowa creamery operator orders five hundred Sharples cream separators valued at over fifty thousand dollars. He plans to have wagons call for cream and skim milk to save haulage costs and provide fresh skim milk for stock. Practical tests led to choosing Sharples separators from West Chester Pa as best value.
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Iowa
W. I. Moody
Joeys
Sharples
West Chester
Death and the mint in Germany quote
A quotable line from the Pittsburgh Chronicle Telegraph contrasts Germans and Death, noting the people of Germany prefer money direct from the mint and Death seeks a shining mark, pairing a sharp witticism with cultural reference.
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Germany
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Souvenir of Lincoln Park distributed by railroad firm
Visitors to Lincoln Park in Chicago can obtain a 96 page Souvenir of Lincoln Park published by the Chicago, Milwaukee & St Paul Railway Company. It features many half tone pictures of the resort and costs 25 cents plus postage stamps to Geo. H. Heafford, 410 Old Colony Building, Chicago.
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Lincoln Park
Chicago
Chicago, Milwaukee
Geo. H. Heafford
Old Colony Building
The Judge Scolds Pocket Picker at Funeral
A judge scolds a man arrested for pocket picking at a funeral, asked if he has any decency, and the man replies that people in Janapolis are easily touched by pine hikes, reflecting odd courtroom humor from the Janapolis Journal.
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Pines
Injanapolis Journal
Grain-O the new grain based drink for all ages
Try Grain O a grain based drink that replaces coffee with rich mocha like color yet made from pure grains. Suitable for children and adults alike it is easy on delicate stomachs and costs 15 or 25 cents per package sold by grocers.
Marriage Beat in Yellow Kid Laughs About Compliments
Dialogue from Yellow Kid Magazine jokes about marital vanity and complexion, highlighting a playful exchange where a wife asks for compliments and the husband jokes he knew where she got it after marriage.
Allen's Foot-Ease Powder Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Allen's Foot-Ease is a powder claimed to cure painful swollen smarting feet and bunions and to make tight or new shoes feel easy. It promises relief from sweating callous hot tired aching feet and offers a 25 cent price with a free trial package and mail order from Allen S. Olmeted LeRoy New York.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmeted
LeRoy
N. Y
Man’s father questions visits as calls persist
In a Washington Star excerpt Mabel’s father scolds a caller, insisting he told him not to ring again. The youth pleads, saying he didn’t think it necessary, yet the harassment continues with seven calls a week.
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Mabel
Washington Star
Wisconsin Central Lines Advertises Fast Trains and Lands
The Wisconsin Central Lines announce two daily fast trains between Chicago St Paul Minneapolis Ashland and Duluth serving Central Wisconsin. The company offers thousands of acres of prime farming lands for sale in Northern Wisconsin. For details contact Jas C Pond General Passenger Agent Milwaukee Wis.
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Wisconsin Central Lines
Chicago
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Ashland
Duluth
Wisconsin
Jas. C. Pond
Milwaukee
Wis
Heirs at Law and the Mead Cycle Company Ad
Heirs at law defined as deceased's relatives after the will is read. An ad for Mead Cycle Company of Chicago promotes reliable bicycles at low rider prices, claiming strong customer trust and leadership in supply. The Detroit Free Press quote hints at a romantic vignette.
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N. Y
Mead Cycle Company
Chicago
Beat House
Hall's Catarrh Cure Ad Ends With Testimonial
An 1894 advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure as an internal remedy priced at 75 cents. The copy includes a testimonial from F. R. Lotz of Covington Kentucky praising Piso's Cure for Consumption, followed by local quips about warmth and town bravado from the Washington Democrat.
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F. R. Lotz
Scott St
Covington, Ky
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