Congress may make Cornwallis surrender site a national park
The Express notes talk of designating the Cornwallis surrender location as a national park. It also mentions scarce Swiss ice sold in tiny quantities and Yankee refrigeration leading the world with Alps trimmed by glaciers. Dr Schlatter of Vienna removed six feet of intestine from an Italian stabbed in a brawl. The Latin lady is described as a fine Italian interior.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
National Park
Cornwallis
Switzerland
Alps
Carl Schlatter
Vienna
First Mother Officiates Daughter Wedding Reported
A San Francisco paper recounts what is claimed as the first instance of a mother performing a wedding ceremony for her daughter. Mrs. Kate Heussman, an ordained minister, united Miss Mary Heussman and Felix Drapinski.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Kate Heussman
Mary Heussman
Felix Drapinski
Captain claims 100 percent hits by American gunners
The Infanta Maria Teresa captain reports to his government that American gunners scored 100 percent hits in the battle off Santiago, asserting his certainty over higher estimates from American experts.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Infanta Maria Teresa
Santiago
Dan Rice Circus Clown Died In Long Branch
Dan Rice, the famed circus clown who died recently in Long Branch, once earned an annual salary of 27000 dollars from Barnum's circus. He began clowning in 1844 and his fame spanned generations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Rice
Long Branch
Barnum
Marriage of Johnson Bennett and Mary Ann Farley in High Ridge NJ
Johnson H. Bennett aged 80 and Mary Ann Farley aged 78 were married at High Ridge New Jersey a few days ago. The couple returned home in a sleigh driven by a about 35 year old horse that is lively and ready to run away on slight provocation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnson H. Bennett
Mary Ann Farley
High Ridge
N. J
Diary note praises mules amid siege at Kimberley
A Kimberley siege diary entry remarks that mules slaughtered are superior to horseflesh, calling it perhaps the first generous word for the mule and questioning if it reflects truthful praise or kindness toward the dead.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kimberley
Prof Dewar Explores Killing Bacteria by Extreme Cold
Prof Dewar experiments with liquid air to kill typhoid fever, diphtheria, cholera, and other bacteria. He reports 190 degrees below zero showed no effect on bacteria after 24 hours, prompting the remark that the little scoundrels give us a hot time.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dewar
Pine Needle Oil From Oregon Pines Promised Medicinal Use
The Yankee discovers pine needles from southern Oregon can be boiled and rolled to produce pine needle oil touted as medicinal. Leftover material is used for upholstery, with claims that insects cannot survive furniture cushioned with the needles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon
Guam homes on posts to keep air circulating
A letter from Capt Leary, governor general of Guam, notes houses are raised four to five feet on posts to improve air flow and prevent dampness. Locals use home made utensils while clothing is imported from Japan. Principal foods include rice, coconuts, and palm nut flour cakes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Leary
Guam Island
Japan
Yale Professor Provokes Debate on Marital Happiness
Prof Sumner of Yale stirred a hornets nest by claiming in a lecture that 90 percent of modern marriages end unhappily. Since then he has been flooded with vigorous communications, some taking the assertion seriously. The exchange reveals widespread interest and disagreement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sumner
Yale University
Institution of Learning
Wireless Teleg raphy On Dover Calais and Folkestone Boulogne Mail Steamer Routes
The Marconi wireless system will be used on mail steamers crossing the English Channel linking Dover with Calais and Folkestone with Boulogne. Communication will be with shore stations only and messages from the public will not be accepted. The service benefits the company and protects lives and property.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
English Channel
Dover
Calais
Folkestone
BoulJogne
Spectacular Phonograph Wedding In New York Ceremony
The father of Miss Edith L. Smith of New York, married to Frank T. Mercer in Binghamton, died weeks earlier but voiced the marriage service into a phonograph. Smith fell ill as the bride was south, then died before her return. The machine delivered the vows and the couple answered as if guided by a spirit. Spectators were deeply moved.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edith L. Smith
New York
Binghamton
Frank T. Mercereau
Lev
A Week's History of Washington and National News
A weekly digest recaps major developments from Washington and the East West and South. Includes the latest foreign dispatches, summarizing policy moves, political chatter, and notable events shaping the national stage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
East
Lynching Mortally Wounds Crosby Family in Setohatchee
In Setohatchee Alabama Jim Crosby a Black man was shot dead by a mob. His wife and daughter were also killed in the attack with Crosby having threatened revenge after a friend's lynching.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Setohatchee
Ala
Jim Crosby
Crosby
Rome Celebrates Pope’s ninetieth birthday amid war notes
London dispatch reports Lord Roberts moving camp toward Osfontein with Boers prepared to resist. Main Boer force at Winburg threatens Orange Free State, while Mafe king siege reportedly raised. Canada’s Pontypool line crash injures 25. India relief reaches 4.37 million daily.
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Rome
London
Lord Roberts
Osfontein
Winburg
Bloemfontein
Orange Free State
Mafeking
Cape Colony
Great Britain
Japan
United States
Luzon
Paris
Robert J. Thompson
McKinley
Loubet
France
Canadian Pacific Road
Pontypool
Can
India
Congress Debates Territorial Hawaii Porto Rico Bills
The Senate passes a Hawaii territorial government bill while Porto Rico tariff issues remain. The House reports favorably on reorganization of the consular service and considers second class mail. Debate includes a $2 million Porto Rico relief and a $144 million pension bill.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hawaii
United States Senate
House
United States
Senate
Porto Rico
Sloar
Quay
Pennsylvania
Teller
Representative Epes
Virginia
Washington Debt Drops as February Figures Released
The February statement of public debt shows a decrease of $6,750,168. Treasury cash balance stands at $8,262,823 with total debt minus cash at $1,118,886,059. U S coinage in February totaled $15,468,700 and national bank notes in circulation reached $249,434,878, up $6,532,511 for the year. Congressman Sydney Eppes of Virginia dies after appendicitis surgery in Washington. The U S money supply totals $2,002,931,791, up since March 1, 1899 by $74,089,179. Baron Geyers arrives as new Dutch minister in Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Treasury
United States
National Bank
Sydney Eppes
Virginia
Washington
Netherlands
Baron Geyers
Economic Activity Falls in New England Snowbound Week
At leading clearing houses US exchanges totaled 1 715 196 307 for the week ending the 2d, up from 1 389 285 379 last week and down 20.1 from 1899. US business failures numbered 222, up from 201 the prior week and 186 in 1899. New England and New York faced near standstill due to heavy snow and floods. President McKinley and Mrs. McKinley arrived in New York for the Ohio Society banquet. Rhode Island Republicans in Providence nominated a full state ticket led by N S Calf for governor. Port Jervis reopened its National Bank after suspending payment last December. Congressman Boutelle of Bangor nearly recovered from a suspected fatal illness. A New York lodging house fire killed six men. McKinley said there could be no imperialism and pledged proper war responsibilities at the Ohio Society banquet.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
New England
New York
McQkinley
Ohio Society
Rhode Island Prohibitionists
Providence
B. Metcalf
Pawtucket
Port Jervis
National Bank
Boutelle
Bangor
New York City
McKinley
Multiple incidents across states including murders, hangings and political shifts
The report lists fatal wrecks in Illinois and Mississippi, a Chicago murder over money disputes, hangings in Louisiana and Georgia, and fires in Illinois. Other notes include Utah and Texas congressional nominations, episcopal death in Minnesota and Dubuque, a New Orleans editors’ meeting, and a western burn tragedy in Washington.
Senate Passes Pension Bill and Military News From War Front
The pension appropriation of 145 245 230 was passed in the Senate on the 5th. Bills were introduced for control of the Philippines and free trade with Porto Rico. Bard took the oath in California and protests in Congress continued over other measures. A bank in Farmingham was robbed of 1700 dollars. Train wrecks near Brazil Indiana killed two and injured forty. A Texas murder followed a jealous rage. A Virginia fire killed a family. The War Ship Warren arrived in San Francisco with Gen Wheeler. A mob killed George Ratliffe in Waynesville after assaulting a girl. The Louisiana Republican convention backed McKinley. The President sent Philippine correspondence to the Senate. Twenty Iowa stockmen were injured in a Broadview Alabama wreck. Soldiers burned a Filipino village killing 24. Bates forces occupied towns in southern Luzon. Woodsfield fire destroyed business district. Sharkey and Fitzsimmons signed for a 25 round New York fight. Mafeking relief expected as forces approach. Gatacre entered Stromberg. Boer front stretches 18 miles south of Modder river.
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United States
Senate
Philippines
Porto Rico
Thomas l. Bard
California
House
Frederick Douglass Memorial and Historical Association
Farmers’ Bank
Farmingham, Jr
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Road
Brazil
Ind
Chappell Hill
Tex
King Howard
Luke Taylor
John Westervelt
Chaffin’s Bhaff, Va
Warren
San Francisco
Manila
Gen
Wheeler
Clyde
N. C
George Ratliffe
Waynesville
N.C
New Orleans
McKinley
Iowa
Broadview
Ninth American Infantry
Koehler
Bates
Nueva Cuceres
Dad
Luzon
Woodsfield
Tom Sharkey
Bob Fitzsimmons
New York
London
Mafeking
Kimberley
Gatacre
Stromberg
Modder River
Various Global News Snippets From Early 1900s
Great Britain faces maral estimates of 30 million pounds while Mormon influence is alleged in Utah Idaho and Montana. Buffalo Bill predicts 30 000 Mormons will found a Wyoming city. Havre receives the Prairie with American Paris exhibits. Indian education chiefs push compulsory attendance. Van Horne and Bank of Montreal eye Cuban railways. New Zealand offers two dollar daily work for all applicants. Maintaining 24 royal palaces costs 4 400 000 dollars yearly in Germany. Dr McKim advocates killing certain criminals and incapacitated individuals to improve society. Cecil Rhodes cites 10 million dollars yearly profits in Kimberley diamonds. England presses for British supremacy in Boer states postwar. Port of Spain cablegram reports Bolivar consul Lyons assassinated. Bard of California cultivates roses after election. Orlando M Poe launched for Rockefeller fleet. 490 feet, 9000 tons ore capacity. GA I leader Shaw runs for Congress in NY Twenty fourth. Schurman notes Philippine plan aligns with Paterno’s model.
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Great Britain
Maral
Utah
Idaho
Montana
Buffalo Bill
Salt Lake
Wyoming
Steamer Prairie
Havre
Superintendent of
Indian Education
William van Horne
Bank of Montreal
Government of
New Zealand
William
W. D. McKim
New York
de Beers Company
Cecil Rhodes
Kimberley
England
Port of Spain
Venezuela
Bolivar
Lyons
California
Bard
Orlando M. Poe
Rockefeller
Globe Yards
Cleveland
A. D. Shaw
Congress
Charles A. Chickering
Twenty-fourth
Congressional District
J. G. Schurman
Philippine Commission
Silipinos
Pedro A. Paterno
Aguinaldo
Talks of our policy Ain Emphatic Declaration That There Cane No Imperialinam-Queastion
The Ohio Society of New York hosted its fourteenth annual dinner at the Waldorf Astoria with William McKinley as guest of honor. McKinley spoke on isolationism, imperial policy, the gold standard, and national unity, urging steadfast support for peace treaties and duty to distant territories. A tobacco production note from Cincinnati reports January gains, and a Troy fire causes $100,000 damage to the Willard block.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ain
New York
Ohio Society of New York
Waldorf-Astoria
William McKinley
United States
McKinley
M. I. Southard
Henry L. Burnett
George K. Nash
Ohio
The
John A. Richards
Timothy L. Woodruff
James H. Hoyt
National Bank of Port Jervis Resumes Operations Today
Will Resume, Washington, March 5 The National Bank of Port Jervis has complied with the comptroller of the currency conditions, its capital is unimpaired, and it will open for business today as an active national bank. In New York, March 5 The French liner La Champagne arrived from Havre carrying 43 sacks of specie totaling 203,583 francs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
National Bank of Port
New York
Havre
Senator Davis Seeks Free Trade for Porto Rico Amendment
Senator Davis of Minnesota proposed an amendment to the Porto Rican Bill, applying U S tariff laws to foreign imports while granting absolute free trade between the United States and Porto Rico. The measure extends U S constitutional provisions to Porto Rico, asserting uniform duties, no direct taxes without census proportion, and no preferential treatment for Porto Rico ports or ships.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Davis
Minnesota
Senate
United States
Porto Rico
Congress
Union
Philippines
Americans seize key towns in southern Luzon campaign
Gen Bates's expedition of 2300 men from the Fortieth and Forty-fifth regiments occupies Nueva Caceres and Libmanan in South Camarines after landing at San Miguel bay. The outpost fights left 140 insurgent dead or wounded and 64 buried. Lieut Galleher killed at Nueva Caceres. Lieut Koehler shot north of Tarlac. Insurgents harass Legaspi Albay nightly. foreigners seek refuge aboard ships.
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Manila
Bates
Luzon
Nueva Caceres
South Camarines
Dad
North Camarines
John B. Galleher
San Miguel Bay
Libmanan
Fortieth
Paragua
Legaspi
Albay
Edgar IF. Koehler
Ninth Infantry
Tarlac
Boers Show Retreat as British March on Mafeking
Gen Brabant reports Boer victory followed by Boer retreat with guns and wagons at Stormberg while Gatacre enters Stormberg unopposed. Mafeking relief via Kimberley force anticipated as three British armies maneuver to Pretoria and Bloemfontein amidst mystery over Roberts moves.
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Mafeking
London
Kimberley
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Free State
Cape Colony
Natal
Roberts
Brabant
Clements
Gatacre
Bloemfontein
Third
Buller
Pretoria
Col. Plumer
Kruger
Brussels
Transvaal
Great Britain
Immoral Play Case Heard In New York Court
Police Magistrate Mott held Olga Nethersole Hamilton Revelle Marcus Mayer and Theodore Moss for trial on presenting an immoral play Sapho at Wallack's theater Bail fixed at 500 each Paroled until Wednesday when they appear again in Center Street court Gardiner notified police chief of responsibility to stop the performance Mrs Wolcott divorced in Denver on desertion case Senator Wolcott absent no defense evidence Burned to death in Richmond six year old child among victims Gen Wheeler returns to San Francisco aboard transport Warren from Manila with officers and passengers Elections held across Chuk Santiago liberals victorious
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New York
Mott
Olga Nethersole
Hamilton Revelle
Marcus Mayer
Theodore Moss
Gun shipment order revoked and munition car unloaded
Frankfort Kentucky March 6 the state Arsenal order to ship guns and ammunition to London Kentucky was revoked after noon a car loaded with munitions was unloaded and its contents returned to the arsenal. Officials gave no reason and there is a report that Washington intervened.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
London
War Department
Washington
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promises Blood Purification Cure
An old advertisement touts Hood's Sarsaparilla as a blood purifier curing eruptions and scrofula. It quotes users from Michigan Indiana Wisconsin praising clear skin and relief from sores after spring use. Contains testimonials from Misa PrAnLeGriffin and Orno B. Moors.
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Hood
Baldwin
Mich
Vatarrh
Alpha Hamilton
Bloomington
Ind
Orno B
Mount Hope
Wis
Commodore-Captain’s Quiet on Deck Turns to Jest
A former commodore-captain of a famous trans Atlantic line behaves kindly to passengers below but on deck answers curtly to a polite inquiry about weather. When a lady asks about the weather, he replies Don’t know ma am don’t know. Better go and ask the cook. She retorts I thought I was addressing the cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Collier’s Weekly
Reward Offered for Uncurable Catarrh Case
One hundred dollar reward for any catarrh case not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Testimonials claim F J Cheney is honest and able to meet obligations. Cure is taken internally and targets blood and mucous surfaces. Price 75 cents per bottle. Sold by all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Pirat & Truax
O. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Glove Maker Jibe Inspires Candid Comment
In Stray Stories, Clara recalls Mr Cummings remarking that any man making gloves that won’t button as easily as hers should quit the trade. The exchange prompts a practical piece of dating advice about opportunities and persistence.
Allen's Foot-Ease Promotion and Free Sample Offer
An advertisement offers a free sample of Allen's Foot-Ease foot powder for foot comfort and shoe fit, claiming it treats chilblains sweating and corns. It notes availability at druggists and shoe stores, with a 25 cent price and a Minneapolis supplier promotion for seeds and a knife offer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Ohnsted
Leroy
N. Y
Coughing Leads to Consumption Warns Readers
Wise health advisory from Chicago Daily News urges immediate action with Kemp's Hallam remedy sample and larger bottles offered. The notice ends with a curious moral line about deaf and dumb married couples, reflecting dated sensational tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp’s Hallam
Chicago
Daily News
Cure All Cold Remedies Advertised in 1890s Paper
A formatted ad fragment lists remedies to cure colds in one day including Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with a money back guarantee, Piso's Cure for coughs, Hale's Honey of Horehound and Tar for lungs, Pike's Toothache Drops, and slogans from Brooklyn and Chicago sources.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hale
Pike
Ladies Invited to Write Mrs Pinkham for Free Advice
Working women are urged to write to Mrs. Pinkham for confidential health guidance about painful periods backaches and other female ailments. The ad promotes Mrs. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as universally trusted and effective with Lynn Massachusetts as the return address.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dydia E. Pinkham
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