Iowa candidates face long wait for public exposure to 1900
A note from the period reports that no general election occurs this year in the new republic. Eleven states plan November 7 elections with six governors chosen including Iowa Maryland Kentucky Ohio Massachusetts and Mississippi. It also mentions a Columbus divorce suit over a claimed soap factory and Santiago officials renaming a street for Gen Wood and proposing Shafter avenue for the American entry road.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
New Republic
Iowa
Maryland
Kentucky
Ohio
Massachusetts
Mississippi
Santiago
Gen. Wood
Shafter
Pension rolls decline from peak in late 19th century
United States pension list shows a drop from 993,714 names on June 30, 1898 to 992,644. The peak total was 994,081 names in August 1598, indicating a high-water mark has passed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Hair tonic tale from the far north
An artful boomer in the Klondike claims Alaska’s cold grows hair on the baldest head. He argues it is pointless to travel far for a tonic when liquid air can be made for three cents a quart at a temperature well below zero.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alaska
Cooperative Colony Plan Aims at Lake Erie Ohio Site
A new large scale cooperative colony plan proposes a vast commercial city on Lake Erie shores near Toledo Ohio. Profits from trade would be shared equally among all members of the colony. The text notes American adaptability in sports and mentions a homegrown golfer winning the national championship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio
Lake Erie
Toledo
Attorney General: wife may keep maiden name after marriage
A Colorado woman notary asked which name to use after marriage. The attorney general said she should sign as before marriage, finding no law requiring or authorizing a name change at marriage or any time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Colorado
Growth of Christian Endeavor societies swells worldwide
The Christian Endeavor movement shows unprecedented church growth with rapid year by year membership gains. From 481 members in 1882 to 2,870 in 1883, then 8,905 in 1884 and 11,000 in 1885, escalating to 140,000 in 1887 and 500,000 in 1889, reaching 600,000 in 1890 and now counting 55,813 societies and over 3,500,000 members.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Endeavor Societies
Tew
Queen Victoria Offers Tea to All Visiting Guests
Miss Susan B Anthony praised Queen Victoria after being introduced but the queen insisted all American guests receive tea before departing despite a private secretary’s objections about the large number of women visitors.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Susan B. Anthony
Queen Victoria
Brigand Activity Compared in Sardinia and Sicily
The rough brigand in the comic opera is not more active than real bandits. In the first five months of this year Sardinia saw 980 violent crimes and 37 deaths along with numerous robberies, while Sicily recorded 719 violent acts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Sardinia
Sicily
Tetanus and Fourth of July Firework Fatalities Debate
The writer muses on tetanus as a cause of death in fireworks accidents, asking whether powder burns trigger tissue conditions that foster tetanus bacteria or if the germ itself is carried by the powder. The note explores the intersection of germ theory with powder burn injuries and fatalities.
Chicago Pie Demand Stuns with Giant Crust Claim
The city requires at least 40 000 pies daily with apple as the prime favorite making up about a quarter of sales. If baked as one huge crust the pie would reach 143 feet in diameter. The claim notes 3 300 Chicago doctors could stand on the crust with room to spare.
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Chicago
Wabash Avenue
Olympia
Philadelphia
Samoa
Manila Exhibition Co
Manila
Cavite
United States
Europe
Schley
McCalla
Marblehead
Jos. L. Stickney
Dewey
Chope defends kissing bug as cotton pest benefactor
Professor Chope of the Field Columbian Museum in Chicago argues the kissing bug is widely maligned. He concedes it may be present but denies harming humans, citing its southbound cotton region role in destroying cotton plant worms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chope
Field Columbian Museum
Chicago
American Anti-Trust League formed in Washington
In Washington a national organization has been formed as the American Anti-Trust league with M. Th. Goekwood of Pennsylvania as president. The president ordered five Cuban battalions withdrawn to lessen disease exposure among American troops. Eight Third Cavalry troops were sent to Manila with horses, and three steamships were chartered for transport. President McKinley sent a message to Gen. Otis praising the Eighth Army Corps and urging a special Medal of Honor for their service.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
American Anti-Trust League
M. Th. Goekwood
Pennsylvania
Cuba
Third Cavalry
Manila
Quartermaster General
McKinley
Gen. Otis
Eighth Army Corps
Congress
Ingersoll Dies of Heart Disease at Walston on Hudson
Col Robert G Ingersoll died suddenly at his home in Walston on Hudson near Dobbs Ferry from heart disease aged nearly 66. The report notes his long life and sudden end as authorities confirm the cause.
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United States
Walston-on-Hudson
Dobbs Ferry
Robert G. Ingersoll
Philadelphia
John M. Caldwell
Northumberland County
Niagara River
Lewiston
Queenston
Elihu Root
New York
Chicago
Baltimore
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Washington
Cleveland
Gabriel Christopher
Conference marks and chaos sweep across 1900s America
The national democratic committee met in Chicago to form the office of vice chairman with ex-Gov. Stone of Missouri elected. Bryan spoke at the Auditorium. A flood of incidents followed from poisonings in Missouri to lynchings in Louisiana and Georgia, fires in Wisconsin and Ohio, earthquakes in California and Michigan, and a range of notable sport records and public events across multiple states.
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Chicago
National Democratic Committee
Stone
Missouri
William J. Bryan
George Geddes
Republican
Springfield
Minneapolis
Robert C. Harper
Detroit
Mich
Fayette
Wis
United States
Indiana
San Francisco
Manila
Indianapolis
Epworth League
Lake Huron
Lexington
John Breden
California
Tallulah
J. Ford Hodges
Towa
Board of Control
Bainbridge
Buckeye Sewer Pipe Company
Akron
Cleveland
I. C. Hood
F. A. Joseph
Frank Embree
Dougherty
Bruton
Athens
B. J. Hull
Florence Gordon
Los Angeles
Cal
Isaiah Scott
Savannah
Cincinnati, Hamton & Dayton
Toledo
Phoenix City
Ariz
Manila Governor General Otis To Stay In Post
The administration is satisfied with Gen. Otis and his conduct of the Philippine campaign. He will not be superseded or recalled and will remain in Manila as governor general.
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Otis
Manila
Havana
Edna Curtis
Millie Detrick
Inez
Mabel Neal
Caldwell
Drury
Chick Davis
William Gunn
Wilmot
Ark
Cleveland
Henry Thompson
Anderson
S.C
Paul Kruger
Transvaal Republic
Volksraad
New York National Building and Oun Association
New York
Parkinston
Miss
Rosaline Davis
United States
Morgan City
San Francisco
Brownsville
Isabelo Artacho
Aguinaldo
Minor News Items From Various Regions
A roundup of short notes mentions Spain’s wars tallied across a century, Cuba’s 2000 saloons opened since the war, and Kansas to start a cotton mill in Independence. Other items cite US religious groups, a former newsboy now WVU president, embezzlement declines, US typewriter sales in Mexico and Argentina, a large strawberry patch in Kentucky, and schooling efforts in Texas.
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Spain
Cuba
Kansas
Independence
United States
Masons
Jerome Hall Raymond
University of West Virginia
Mexico
Argentina
J.Z. Bryant
Bardwell (Ky
Texas
Maine
Naval Reserve
Portland
Montauk
National Electric Company
Milford
Conn
Windsor Castle
London
Charles 8. Thomas
Colorado
Colorado Regiment
Philippines
B. D. Maxham
Vineland
N. J
Pacific
Nicholas Lebrun
Lincoln
St. Louis
Rioting and Explosion Plague Cleveland Street Car Line
A Euclid avenue street car was wrecked by an explosion of nitro glycerin or gun cotton near midnight injuring six passengers. Victims include Mrs. I. C. Martin and her husband I. C. Martin with grave head and body injuries. Police hunt a buggy rider seen near Kensington street as riots persist across Burton and Broadway lines with multiple arrests and clashes.
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Cleveland
Euclid Avenue
I. C. Martin
Alanson Street
E. C. Martin
Catharine Harris
Cornell Street
I. A. Smith
Vienna Street
Albert E. Fassett
Wallace Place
Dora Schessler
Oakdale Street
William Draggers
Cincinnati
Frank Schroeder
St. Louis
Kensington Street
Burton Street
McDermott
Wennick
Broadway
Petrie Street
Wilson Avenue
Sergt, Burrows
Kelso
Sergt
Burrows
Holmden Avenue
Root Accepts War Portfolio in McKinley Cabinet
Elihu Root of New York has accepted the war portfolio after a Friday night tender. The president plans to meet him later at Lake Champlain or Adirondacks as Secretary Alger remains on duty until month’s end. Root's career includes U S attorney for the southern district of New York and leadership roles in legal and Republican circles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Elihu Root
New York
McKinley
Long
Alger
Mr.Root
White House
Adirondacks
Root
Mr. Root
Lake Champlain
War Department
Senator Platt
United States
Southern District of
Association of the Bar of
City of New York
New England Society
New York State
Judiciary Commission
Wreck on Chesapeake & Nashville Kills Two in Tennessee
A Saturday evening crash on the Chesapeake and Nashville line near Bledsoe and Westmoreland, Tennessee, left two dead and several injured as a trestle failed causing cars to plunge and burn. Nearby, Toledo Elevator in East Toledo burned, risking a million dollars in loss. three boys ages 12 to 13 drowned in Durkee’s Run in Lafayette.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nashville, Tenn
Chesapeake & Nashville Railroad
Gallatin
Scottsville
Bledsoe
Westmoreland
Toledo
Lafayette
Ind
Durkee
Charles Zink
Walter Wellinger
Paul Held
Tragedy in Muscatine Jealous Motorman Kills Woman
George Wright, a former Muscatine electric railway motorman, shot and killed Mrs. Joseph Crippen at the Crippen home during a farewell visit. He then wounded and attempted to kill Crippen, but was overpowered by the husband. Wright was captured after a pursuit to a lake and jailed amid fears of lynching.
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Muscatine
Tin
George Wright
Joseph Crippen
Crippen
Merrill
Wis
Wright
Cay
Troops Reach Manila and New Army Plans Discussed
The Sheridan arrives in Manila with reinforcements for Gen Otis and units from the Fourteenth and Twenty-fourth infantry. The president plans to keep Otis in command and considers no immediate shift of senior officers. Recruitment for new volunteer regiments continues, aiming to reach 10 000 more soldiers in two weeks, to form part of a larger permanent force.
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Manila
United States
Sheridan
San Francisco
E. S. Otis
Samuel B. M. Young
Col. Daggett
Quinton
Fourteenth Infantry
Moss
Twenty-fourth Infantry
Signal Corps
Philippines
Washington
Gen. Otis
Gen
Otis
Lawton
Merritt
Adjt
Corbin
Provisional Army
Petiit
Col. Bell
Cuba
Porto Rico
Hawaii
Severe Earthquakes Hit Los Angeles Region
A major earthquake struck Los Angeles on a Saturday, the strongest in two decades. The Wilcox weather observatory clock halted at 12:07:28 as windows shattered across the city. City Hall, housing the public library and offices, sustained severe cracks prompting a commission to assess the damage.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Weather Observatory
Wilcox
Mob Hangs Suspect in Missouri Assault Case
Frank Embree, accused of assaulting 14 year old Miss Dougherty near Benton Howard county, was seized by a mob at Steinmetz and hanged from a tree while being transported to Fayette for trial. A correspondent quoted Embree denying guilt and seeking transport to Kansas City to avoid mob justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Mexico
Frank Embree
Miss Dougherty
Benton
Howard County
Fayette
Steinmetz
Kansas City
Hottest Day In Omaha Reports 99 Degrees In Shade
Sunday in Omaha and across Nebraska brought record heat with thermometers reading 99 in the shade at 2 pm and 92 at 7 pm. High humidity and dry dusty conditions intensified the heat.
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Omaha
Neb
Youth Struck Dead by Lightning During Jersey City Baseball
Paul Beartsch aged 19 was killed instantly when lightning struck him while playing base ball in Jersey City on Saturday in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Paul Beartsch
Jersey City
Dewey Accepts Invitations for Trieste and New York Visit
Admiral Dewey reports from Trieste that he accepts letters of invitation and plans to arrive in New York around October. He aims to recruit his crew’s health in the Mediterranean cruise, with a potential return to Gibraltar and Naples, while awaiting further plans and honors from American receptions.
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New York
van Wyck
Admiral Dewey
Trieste
Gibraltar
Dewey
National Guard
Olympia
Carlsbad
Tropics
Naples
Mediterranean
Europe
Washington
American Congress
Multiple Local Tragedies Reported Across Southern States
A Leesburg Georgia report says a suspected Safford ravisher was killed by citizens while resisting arrest. In Columbia South Carolina three negro children aged seven to nine burned to death when a house caught fire during a neighbor visit. In Muscatine Iowa John Stockdale aged 71 killed himself after long illness, ending 40 years in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Macon
The
Telegraph
Leesburg
Columbia
S. C
Anderson
Henry Thompson
Muscatine
John Stockdale
Beaten by Blizzard A Travel Tale of Cabbie Deception
A frugal traveler shares a stormy misadventure where he borrows a stranger’s carriage after a blizzard. The driver offers a ride and a cigar, and the traveler slips away without paying, swearing his wife to secrecy as the truth comes to light.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vlbe
Pearson’s Weekly
Woman recounts relief from female complaints after Pinkham remedy
A Camden New Jersey reader describes monthly pains, uterine and ovarian symptoms, leucorrhoea, and a near fatal flood. After following Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Sanative Wash guidance from Lynn Massachusetts, she reports marked improvement and vitality.
How Mrs. Brown Was Helped
Mrs Maaatre A Brown of West Pa Purasant New Jersey praises Lydia B Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for regulating her menstrual cycle after two bottles. She endorses the medicine to others.
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Mrs. Brown
Lydia B. Pinkham
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George Tress
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Walter L. Wellinger
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Hague
Arbitration Committee
San Fernando
Bullfinch
Solent
Western Electric Company
Cible
Woolwich
England
Diana
Sydney
C. B
Hotel de la Ville
Austria- Hungary
Addison C. Harris
Hart
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Ald
Wil
Klondiker
Seattle
Wash
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Dawson
Levita Mignon
Helene Martin
Chicago Daily News
Detroit Journal
Chicago Evening News
Lowell
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J. F. Strercu
Camden
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