Inventions and Trials Highlight Late 19th Century News
The Express notes a typewriter that writes short pieces by Shand, comments on slow justice, and reports a 102 year old case settled in Washington. Wyomin reports 40 000 wolves killed last year. West remains wild and woolly with historical coincidences and Porto Rico’s governor Allen inaugurating May 1, arriving on the Mayflower.
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Mills of Justice
Mills of the Gods
Court of Claims
Washington
Wyomin
Charles A. Allen
Porto Mico
Manila Bay
Maine Log Pulp Demand Reaches Half Of Annual Cut
The article notes that out of 525 million feet of logs cut in Maine the past season, about half will be sent to pulp mills for paper production. It highlights the extensive consumption of forests beyond sawmills and cites the significant share allocated to pulping.
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America
Maine
Dentists in Ancient Egypt and Egg Incubation Practices
A reader notes surprising facts about ancient Egypt showing dentists of considerable skill in the era of the pharaohs. The text also mentions artificial incubation of eggs practiced in Egypt, with ovens used for that purpose in the present day.
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Egypt
Illinois girl dies after rope jumping contest
11 year old Freda Poignee died after a school rope jumping contest. She completed 230 jumps to win the title and shortly after became dizzy and died at home. The incident is noted as a reminder to parents about safety.
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Freda Poignee
Ilinois
Soldiers Save $200000 In Panay And Negros Savings
An army paymaster reports soldiers in Panay and Negros have deposited about $200,000 of their pay as savings over six months. He notes hundreds plan to stay in the Philippines after their terms end and start businesses, hoarding their pay as capital.
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Panay
Negros Islands
Philippines
Man sues over false pretenses in engagement case
A Towa youth proposed to a young woman and was accepted but revoked the engagement after learning her hair was fake. She sued for breach of promise, admitted wearing a wig on the stand, and was countersued for winning his affections under false pretenses.
New York Law Bans Publication of Suicide Letters
Governor Roosevelt signs a law making it a misdemeanor to publish letters left by a death by own action without coroner permission. Letters may be published only if publication could aid crime discovery. The measure aims to curb sensational personal crisis reporting.
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Roosevelt
New York
Fake skunk farming fortunes denied by Secretary Wilson
Secretary Wilson of the agricultural department dispels a nationwide press fake about great fortunes in skunk farming. He says he knows of no one making a fortune from skunk farming and warns the public the reports are baseless.
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Wilson
Agricultural Department
Cuba's Untouched Forests and Vast Uncultivated Lands
The article notes Cuba covers 45,000 square miles with 15,000 miles of forest awaiting exploration. About 7,000 square miles are pasture, 10,000 are fit for cultivation but unused, and roughly 12,000 miles have been productive.
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Cuba
Fugitive Gustavus Bates Pleads Guilty in 25 Year-old Forgery Case
Gustavus Bates returned to Rochester New York to plead guilty to an indictment for forgery issued 25 years ago. He fled to avoid capture but surrendered under pressure of conscience. The crime earned him a mere $200 and he now faces the consequences of his long flight.
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Gustavus Bates
Rochester
N. Y
New York
Foster
Francis H. Weeks
Weeks
Smyth
Stillwell Plans 1800 Mile Orient Short Line to Pacific
A. E. Stillwell promotes the Orient Short Line from Kansas City to Port Stillwell on the Pacific coast. The road would run 1800 miles at a cost of 36000000 and trains could operate within 18 months. Kansas City expects major benefits from a shorter route to the Pacific and a water-route saving of 2000 miles to South American ports.
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A. E. Stillwell
Orient Short Line Railway
Kansas City
Port Stillwell
Pacific Coast
Beause
San Francisco
Ottawa Fire Destruction Highlights Fireproofing Gap
The piece recalls Ottawa's great conflagration and argues that European cities avoid such wide-scale fires by fireproofing. It notes Ottawa, though well built, used convenient materials that cost 17 million dollars and caused great hardship, emphasizing wind-driven fire spread and destruction.
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Ottawa
Atlantic
Europe
Woman's Poison Joke Ends With Husband Forcing Antidote
In Binghamton New York a wife told her husband she had taken poison as a joke. He forced antidote down her throat believing she meant to end her life. She recovered after a week or two and concluded there are general kinds of jokes.
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Binghamton
N. Y
Washingtons hurried sixty day legislature report
A recap of congressional action this week with Senate passage of the army and naval appropriation bills, the army reorganization and fortifications measures, and a clash over the sundry civil bill. The House moved on the sundry civil, with President McKinley issuing his first veto on Navajo settlement.
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United States Senate
House
McKinley
Senate
Post Office bans use of mails by divine healers
President Melkinley appoints Sanford B. Dole as Hawaii governor and Henry E. Cooper as secretary. The banking committee reports a net saving of 6,664,454 dollars from the new currency flaw. No minister will be sent to Turkey until claims are settled.
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Post Office Department
Melkinley
Sanford B. Dole
Hawaii
Henry E. Cooper
House Committee On Banking and Currency
United States
Turkey
Financial totals and notable events from the week end
At leading clearing houses weekly sums reached 1 845 582 647 dollars, up from 1 732 446 108. Incidents include 209 US business failures, a bank robbery netting 10 000, a mallory line pier fire causing 1 000 000 loss, and the deaths of Gen S M Bailey and William C Endicott. In the National League weeks end standings show Philadelphia 714, Cincinnati 645, Brooklyn 571, Chicago 456, St Louis 67, Pittsburgh 429, New York 385, Boston 308.
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United States
Uniontown
First National Bank
East Brady
Mallory’ Line
New York
William C. Endicott
Cleveland
Boston
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Chicago
St. Louis
Tittsburgh
Baston
Storms, wrecks and political renomination headline midwest and south
Weather and disaster notes across states from Ohio to Missouri including snow in Ashtabula and fires in Fruitport and Glasgow. Political updates include Henry S. Boutell renominated in Illinois Sixth District and Champ Clark in Missouri Ninth. Federal and local incidents cover lynchings in Georgia and Alabama, a Dewey reception in St. Louis, and deaths from a streetcar accident in Detroit.
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Ashtabula
Tatteras
Virginia
Admiral Dewey
St. Louis
Timois
Henry S. Boutell
Congress
Marshall Jones
Allen Crosby
Douglas
Benjamin Douglass
R. G. Dun & Co. Mercantile Agency
Santa Barbara
Cal
Illinois G. A. R
Jacksonville
Joel M. Longnecker
Chicago
Edward E. Vincent
Lieut. Peary
Detroit
Mich
Fruitport
Tire
Glasgow
Ohio
Samuel Barton
Valley
Kansas
Allinwood
George Helfrich
Mississippi Valley Hay Storage Company
Solner & Lohman
St Louis
Wilsonville
Neb
Geneva
Ala
Sophia Everson
Melvina Wilson
Admiral Dewey and Wife Greeted by Memphis Crowd
In Memphis Tennessee Admiral Dewey and his wife were greeted by about 2000 people. In Marshalltown Iowa churches theaters schools and clubs closed due to smallpox. In Alaska miners lynched a comrade accused of murder to avoid guarding him.
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Admiral Dewey
Memphis
British Troops Press North in South Africa and Pacific and Brazil Event
Reports show Lord Roberts advance 53 miles north of Bloemfontein as British mounted infantry picket horses on the Vet river. In Rio de Janeiro Brazil marks its fourth centenary. General Otis sails from Manila to Washington with MacArthur to take Philippine command amid insurgent surrenders and declarations of peace. In Jaen Gen. Garcia captured. Paris expo plot linked to unknown attackers. Wet River actions and Mafeking relief seem distant.
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Sandon
British Columbia
Lord Roberts
Vet River
Brandfort
Bloemfontein
Rio Janeiro
Brazil
Mende
Otis
Manila
United States
Philippines
MacArthur
Washington T Hat
Garcia
Aguinaldo
Jaen
New Ecija
Paris
Winburg
Boers Retreat Across Front in South Africa Campaign
Senator Teller urges Senate sympathy for the Boers in their contest with Great Britain. News notes a cyclone in Jerseyville Illinois, wrecks in Toledo, and a tornado in San Antonio. Reports cover riots, strikes, drownings, and ongoing global conflict with Aguinaldo joining forces in the Philippines.
Minor News Items Highlight Varied Global Facts
Brief items note 3 000 Spanish prisoners held by Filipinos, Tavana Cuba with 20 parks, 7 miles of boulevards, Porto Rico postmasters appointed, and high egg and beef prices in the Klondike. Also report Rock Island Railway net income rise, famine relief gifts to India, Cape Nome bookings, and cultural notes on Miss Morgan in Paris.
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Tavana
Cuba
Post Office Department
Porto Rico
Rock Island
Berlin
India
Cape Nome
Miss Morgan
San Francisco
Beaux Arts
Paris
New York City
William D. Hall
St. Louis
Rochester
N. Y
Gen
Otis
United States
New York
McKinley
Longfellow
Palestine
Boers retreat as Roberts closes in toward Kroonstad
Dispatches from London May 8 report Lord Roberts advancing toward Kroonstad with 15 000 British on the western Free State frontier. The Boers withdraw from Warrenton Mafeking and Natal while Canadian New South Wales and other forces press the pursuit. Roberts notes crossing the Vet River at Smaldeel encampment with minor casualties and confirms the Winburg capture aiding Pretoria’s advance.
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London
Natal
Mafeking
Kroonstad
Lord Roberts
Smalded
Sen. French
Ladybrand
Free State
Warrenton
Vet River
Smaldeel Junction
Zand River
Mounted
New South Wales, New Zealand Rifles
Queensland Mounted Infantry
Anley
Essex Regiment
Winburg
Building Collapses in Kansas City Block
A three story brick building at 1302 Grand Avenue in Kansas City's business district collapsed at 4 20 PM on Monday, trapping seven people in the ruins. Jacob Goodman ran a second hand shop on the ground floor and Mary Sohn operated a rooming house upstairs. John W W Moore 70 a former mayor was among the gravely injured. The structure, condemned months ago and weakened by adjacent foundation work, fell almost without warning, wrecking the site.
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Kansas City
Grand Avenue
Jacob Goodman
Mary Sohn
John WW. Moore
McKinley Congratulates German Crown Prince on Birthday
Secretary Hay wires President McKinley’s cordial congratulations to Emperor William on Crown Prince Frederick William’s coming of age May 6. Also notes best wishes for the imperial family’s health and German peace and prosperity. Also reports a St. Louis transit strike with 2600 workers, gold export estimates, a shah of Persia tour disguise tale, a Negro man hanged in St. Louis, a Grand Rapids freight house fire with 19 carloads lost.
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Washington
Hay
Ambassador White
Berlin
McKinley
Emperor William
Frederick William
St. Louis
Grand Rapids
Mich
Michigan Central
Union Depot
Amusement Question Dominates Methodist Meeting
Delegates at the Methodist general conference discuss amusement restrictions and discipline changes. Clergy unite to oppose dancing card playing and theater while bishops' election plans prompt talk of tenure and residency details. Memorials on temperance criticize President McKinley for lax anti cantene enforcement.
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Chicago
Methodist General Conference
Buckley
Board of Episcopacy
Committee On Temperance
McKinley
Destructive Cyclones Hit San Antonio Area
A destructive cyclone in San Antonio Texas on May 8 caused extensive damage to the San Antonio Loan and Trust building and other structures. The city faced losses exceeding 100000 dollars with bridges and barracks at Fort Sam Houston heavily damaged. No fatalities reported though potential casualties could emerge as reports continued. Wheat and fruit crops suffered notably in surrounding farms.
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San Antonio
Tex
San Antonio Loan and Trust Company
Fort Sam Houston
Gexar County
Salado Creek
Judge Orders Lung Hong to Leave United States
In Toledo on May 8 Judge Ricks in federal court ruled Lung Hong a former Chinese merchant from Clark street Chicago must depart the country. The decision hinged on whether Lung was a merchant as he worked in a Lima laundry when arrested. The court held the celestial unlawfully in the country.
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Toledo
Ricks
Lung Hong
Clark Street
Chicago
Lung
Lima
Directors resign from American Steel and Wire board
Henry W. Seligman and Frederick W. Strauss resigned from the board citing Mr John W Gates did not retire from management as expected. The action follows a board meeting and public statement from the two officials.
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New York
American Steel and Wire Company
Henry W. Seligman
Frederick W. Strauss
John W. Gates
Aguinaldo Reported Rejoining Rebel Forces in North
Manila reports Gen. Aguinaldo has rejoined rebel general Lino in the north and rebuilt a mountain force. Gen. Young seeks reinforcements to strike before rains while predictions say fighting may resume. Rebel attacks on Visayan garrisons kill many enemies. Americans suffer few injuries.
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Manila
Gen. Young
Aguinaldo
Lino
Young
Tino
Visayan Islands
Catarman
Saonar
Catubig
Laguan
Jaro
Leyte Island
Estes
Gompers Urges Cigar Makers to Ignore Court Injunction
Samuel Gompers, president of the Federation of Labor, told striking cigar makers in Bohemia hall to disregard Judge Freedman's injunction prohibiting picketing and aiding the strike. He argued the order is illegal and unconstitutional and urged続 continued fundraising and support for the strike, asserting manufacturers rely on wealth to defeat it.
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New York
Sanuel Gompers
The
Federation of Labor
Bohemia Hall
Gompers
Dewey Omnibus in Memphis Honors Admiral and Mrs Dewey
Memphis crowds welcomed Admiral Dewey and Mrs Dewey with a series of receptions a floral parade and a grand ball at the Grand Opera House. Lieuts Caldwell and Crawford joined the visit as Memphis celebrated the naval guests and their entourage.
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Memphis
Tenn
Dewey
Caldwell
Crawford
Admiral
Peabody Hotel
Admiral Dewey
Mrs. Dewey
Grand Opera House
Cuban Editor Shot at Theater in Gibara
Senor Alberti editor of the Don Claridades was killed by an unknown assassin at the Gibara theater Sunday night. Alberti had criticized American officials and had received threatening letters. The paper notes his active political role and prior connections to a controversial editor.
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Gibara
Santiago de Cuba
Senor Alberti
Don Claridades
Alberti
Hidalco
Capt. Smith
British subject signs register at hotel
A man proclaims his status as a British subject and signs the register while a hotel clerk jokes about spotting Boers and giving a tip to rush to cover. The fragment reflects wartime or colonial era dialogue with implied tension and humor.
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Philadelphia
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