Tennessee manhunt for missing cashier linked to museum relics
The Express notes a missing cashier described as six feet two inches tall and about 14000 dollars short. It highlights a breach-loading cannon from 1659 found in a Kimburg museum, challenging the idea such weapons are modern. The US Geological Survey 1897 reports minerals worth 632 million dollars. Mother Earth favors Uncle Sam.
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Tennessee
Kimburg
United States Geological Survey
Mother Earth
Uncle Sam
Dewey Hero Recalled By Longtime Village Schoolmaster
The text lifts George Dewey as the hero of heroes. It notes it has been over fifty years since his defeat, and recounts a village schoolmaster who slipped up behind him to finish the job.
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George Dewey
British face 60000 displaced women after Mahdist defeat
The annihilation of the Mahdists by Kitchener's troops leaves 60,000 women needing care in British hands. Authorities admit the feminine surplus cannot be married off quickly and are uncertain how to proceed.
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Kitchener
Captain Seizes Flag From Virginias Filibuster Vessel
Capt. D C Woodrow of the United States Navy held the flag that floated from the Virginias on its doomed 1873 Santiago voyage. He reportedly took the banner on December 26, 1873, just before the vessel sank during its return to the United States.
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D. C. Woodrow
United States Navy
Santiago
United States
Thomas B Reed’s long career marked by large election majorities
The article notes Thomas B. Ton Reed’s repeated elections to Congress twelve times with majorities from 117 to 10,539. It mentions his smallest majority occurred in 1880 and jokes he avoids close shaves, reflecting a veteran political life.
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Ton
Thomas B. Reed
Admiral Dewey Turns Encounter Into Quick Retort
A stranger told Admiral Dewey he bet the admiral wouldn’t remember him. Dewey replied with a dry quip, “You've won your bet,” then walked away, showing his famed patience with such antics.
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Admiral Dewey
Connecticut Anger Over Names for Navy Ship and Monitor
The passage notes public discontent in Connecticut over naming a monitor with the state name instead of a battleship. It says Secretary of the Navy aims to please the state, which it depicts as already honored by Yule, Waterbury tobacco, and Mark Twain as a notable figure abroad.
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Connecticut
Secretary of the Navy
Waterbury
Mark Twain
Spaniard lauds American women for national strength
A prominent Spaniard long resident in Havana praises the strength of U S in mind and body of American women. He asserts that giving 1 000 000 American women as wives to young Spaniards would restore the nation's standing among Europe's great powers within twenty five years.
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Havana
Ann
United States
Ile
Spain
Europe
Saranac Wins Historic 16000 Mile Race To New York
The American bark Saranac defeats the British bark St. Mungo in a record long race from the Philippines. They followed different routes via Barbados and St. Helena for Saranac and Ascension for St. Mungo, arriving in New York within minutes of each other.
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New York
Saranac
St. Mungo
Philippines
Barbados
St. Helena
Ascension
University of Oregon President J. W. Johnson Dies
J. W. Johnson, long a leading figure in higher education and president of the University of Oregon, died recently. He rose from a literacy deficit at age ten to graduate Yale fifth in a 100 strong class and earned a prominent national reputation in education.
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J. W. Johnson
University of Oregon
Yale
Cost of Indian Wars and Civil Expenditures In U S History
The text estimates that 19 000 white men women and children were slain in Indian wars and affrays and about 30 000 Indians died, with government expenses totaling 1 067 017 740 dollars for civil and military costs related to the Indians from 1776 to 1890.
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United States
Spain to Leave Cuba by January First The Island Faces Change
The piece argues Spain must exit Cuba by January 1 after about 400 years on the island. It predicts a shift in control to a more enlightened power and suggests Cuba’s future depends on whether it becomes an American territory or protectorate, promising a better life than in the colonial era.
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Spain
Cuba
Warning to Americans: Porto Rico not a land of riches
American consul Mr. Hanna cautions travelers and job seekers about Porto Rico. He warns young men to avoid moving there for work and says Americans should not expect easy fortunes. The consul notes the island's dense population and many Porto Ricans ready to fill jobs at low wages.
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Hanna
Porto Rico
United States
Philippines’ Plant Gems Rival Precious Stones
A curious natural product in the Philippines includes plant gems that secrete mineral secretions resembling precious stones. The bamboo opal is among the jewels, famed for red and green delicate tints, yet extremely rare with thousands of stems yielding one specimen. James Smithson first noted interest, but scientists and merchants have largely ignored this curiosity.
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Philippines
James Smithson
Latest war news and incidents from across the union
News of the Spanish war era and other incidents reported from Washington and far regions. Highlights include a naval station plan for Honolulu, Buffalo sailing crews for Manila, Weyler looting claims, Panama wreck, Schley ships, Iowa volunteers bound for Manila, and Madrid peace talks. Also reports of yellow fever in Havana, mine fatalities in Joplin, a bank closure in Flushing, a Florida lynching, a 108 year old widow in Michigan, a fatal railway wreck, a Marblehead murder-suicide, labor clashes in Puna, and a Detroit theater roof collapse killing and injuring workers.
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Navy Department
Honolulu
Manila
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Schley
Santiago
Iowa
Pennsylvania
San Francisco
Paris
Spain
United States
Philippines
Madrid
Sagasta
Cervera
Maria Teresa
Tobson
San Salvador
Puebla
Washington
Porto Rico
Columbus
Fourth Ohio Infantry
White House
Ilavana
John Martin
Osa Woodward
Joplin
First National Bank
Flushing
Arthur Williams
Welbourne
Fla
Livia Ogden
John Noble
Marysville
Mich
Union Pacific Junction
William Hoover
James McNdowen
Marblehead, CO
Puna, Jr
Detroit
Treasury report shows large net deficits and growth
The treasurer reports net ordinary revenues at 405 2135 with a rise of 57597630 from the prior year while net ordinary expenditures reach 443368582 up 77604423 Deficiency totals 388047247 higher than last year by 19994793 A gas explosion and fire devastate the supreme courtroom and adjacent rooms in the Capitol destroying the library and court records from 1792 to 1882 Loss surpasses 1 million On February 14 the third national congress of mothers convenes in Washington.
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United States
Capitol
Washington
National Congress of Mothers
Historic Joint Traffic Association dissolves in New York
Summary notes the dissolution of the Joint Traffic Association described as the most powerful railroad trust. The list of other items includes a $200000 fire loss in Haverhill business, a cotton price drop to under five cents in New York, a boiler works explosion in Oil City killing two and injuring twelve, a Vermont resolution on McKinley’s Philippines policy, the burning of the Croatan with five dead off Cape Charles, a $300000 sanitarium offer in Citronelle, Niagara River boat swamping deaths, economist David A Wells’ death in Norwich, and seven killed with three fatally injured at Exeter colliery, Lehigh Valley.
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New York
Joint Traffic Association
Haverhill
Mass
New York Cotton Exchange
John Frawley
Charles McCloskey
Oil City
Vermont
McWinley
Philippines
Wilmington
N. C
Cape Charles
Russell Sage
Citronelle
Ala
Charles Burke
Buffalo
Jay Staley
Grand Island
Niagara River
David A. Wells
Norwich
Conn
Exeter
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
WestJittston
Multiple Homicides and Unrest Headline Regional Report
A spate of violent incidents and legal actions reported across states includes Charles Nelson’s execution for a Bowling Green killing, Marion and self-inflicted shooting in Indiana, and the death of Dr. T. D. Witherspoon in Louisville. Other items note a North Carolina Supreme Court involvement in white voter unrest, arson/destruction near Little River Kansas, fatal traffic in Langdon Maryland, a St. Louis curfew for youths, a near-Muncie shooting, and a Mishicot Wisconsin murder case.
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James
Little River
Kan
Kate McAfee
Florence George
Washington
Langdon
St. Louis
John Dailey
Muncie
Ind
Levina Black
Mishicot
Wis
John Pbahis
Ernest Messermann
Milwaukee consul general Julius Gold Schmidt dies in Berlin
Foreign intelligence reports the death of Julius Gold Schmidt, 57, Milwaukee born United States consul general in Berlin. Other dispatches note a Tian-Won fire destroying 10,000 houses with 1,000 deaths, Turkish sultan grants Germany a Tripoli frontier colony, a Germany Turkey alliance rumored, and Japan seeks confirmation on the Chinese emperor's status.
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Julius Goldschmidt
Milwaukee
United States
Berlin
Tian- Won
China
William
Turkey
Tripoli
Germany
Admiral Schley relieves San Juan command. multiple fires devastate towns
News briefs report Capt Snow arriving at San Juan and relieving the naval station commander, Green Ridge Missouri nearly erased by fire, Pitkin Colorado destroying 40 buildings, and Emporia Kansas fires. Other items note hangings, drownings, deaths of notable figures, a railroad fire in Sacramento, a post office robbery, and a war inquiry on camp discipline.
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Schley
Navy Department
Snow
San Juan
Green Ridge
W. Stewart
Toluca
Mary O'Brien
Laocon
Main Street
Pitkin
Col
Spain
Philippines
United States
Washington
Islands
Charles Barnes
Hugh Hooker
Pelee Island
David Kornweiler
New York City
H. L. Wayland
Wernersville
McKinley
Canton
Southern Pacific Company
Sacramento
Cal
Chicago Dispatch Company
Democrat and Dispatch
Sarah A. Carzon
Toronto
Emporia
Kan
Roscoe J. Corbett
Traverse City
Mich
Thirteenth Judicial District
Trout Lake
LR. E. Howell
Decatur
Olathe
Gen. Young
Second Corps
Notable Odds and Ends From City and World
A collection of brief items notes Mark Twain's rumored fading strength and swift recovery, travel discounts for couples on European rails, genealogical links to King George IV, Mrs. Frederick Douglass touring to discuss race history, and a fatal mine collapse near Sitka. It also covers industry dues in Indianapolis, a wealth-hunt murder case near Richfield, a Baltimore nun aged 107, Joaquin Miller’s tomb inscription, Atlanta’s Mother of Atlanta funeral, military and naval family trends, and changes to Canadian life insurance for married women.
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Mark Twain
Norway
Austria
Hungary
Jules G. Ord
E. 0. C. Ord
Santiago
George IV
Fred Douglass
Rudolph Neumann
Alaska Commercial Company
Sitka
Unga
National Association of Manufacturers and Roberts
Indianapolis
J. 2. Brown
Mansfield
Oscar Osborne
Richfield
Ellen Joseph
St. Francis
Baltimore
United States
Joaquin Miller
California Woods
8. C. Harris
Atlanta
Regular Army
Navy
Selfridge
Canada
Wreck of Supreme Court Building Sparks Loss of Records
An explosion and fire at the U S Capitol damaged the supreme court area wrecking the courtroom and adjoining rooms The blaze destroyed or damaged the records from 1792 to 1832 and the library of about 20000 volumes The cause is believed to be an escaping gas with a police officer noting gas odor minutes before the blast.
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Washington
Supreme Courtroom
Capitol
Marshal’s Office
The
Supreme Court
Supreme Court Room
Congress
Justice Harlan
Clark
Nelson
Capitol Police
Statuary Hall
House of Representatives
Fire Department
C. P. Gliem
H. W. Taylor
Supreme Court Record Room
Marshall
Supreme Court Chamber
Army investigation commission to Santiago and likely Porto Rico
The army investigation commission plans a trip to Santiago and, probably, to Porto Rico. The president reportedly offers no opposition and is understood to acquiesce in the committee's decision.
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Santiago
Washington
Army Investigation Commission
Porto Rico
Wis
Cut His Throat in Personal Cries Crisis
John Clary a wealthy stock raiser and farmer four miles south of New Hampton Louisiana cut his throat Saturday at four pm dying an hour later authorities said he acted during a personal crisis the cause of which was not given in reports He was shot?
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New Hampton
John Clary
Maria Teresa Lost After Storm Off Bahama Islands
The Infanta Maria Teresa, flagship of Admiral Cervera, was lost in a Tuesday storm off the Bahama islands after being towed by the Merritt and Vulcan. Crew were rescued with no fatalities as pumps failed and the vessel sank bow first in depths over 300 fathoms. The ship's guns and armor details are noted along with its Spanish naval service history and postwar transfer to the American navy.
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Charleston
S. C
Maria Teresa
Cervera
Hobson
Bahama Islands
Feresa
Teresa
Merritt
Guantanamo Bay
I. J. Merritt
United States
Vulcan
Vizcaya
Leonidas
Infanta Maria Teresa
Spain
Queen Regent
Marta Teresa
Bilbao
la Sociedad Anonima de Los Astilieros del Nervion
Santiago de Cuba
Sampson
Schley
Brooklyn
Texas
Oregon
Indiana
Iowa
Lieut
Grant Monument
Disaster Strikes Wonderland Theater in Detroit Collapse
Detroit reporters recounts a catastrophic roof collapse at the incomplete Wonderland theater as 35 workers were on site. Eleven men are confirmed dead with several injured. rescue efforts continued as authorities investigate the accident’s cause amid possible roof weight or faulty steel beams. The building, owned by Patrick Wiggins and James H. Moore, remains largely unfinished with only the top sections damaged.
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Detroit
Mich
Wonderland
John Czeszelski
James Gegerschke
August Januschowski
Joseph Mec-Bride
Oscar Robinson
John Dunchinsky
Jacob Pollke
Joseph Ferguson
Edward Fisher
William Grossfield
Paul Skozkowski
J. W. Wilson
Louis Schmidt
Board of Public Works
Patrick Wiggins
James H. Moore
David A Wells Dies Noted Economist In Norwich
Norwich reports the death of economist David A. Wells at his home after a two week illness. Born June 17, 1828 in Springfield Massachusetts Wells had a long career in journalism education and public service including roles with the revenue bureau European inquiry Yale lectureship and Democratic conventions. He authored works on tariffs and finance and won a French exposition gold medal in 1889.
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Norwich
Conn
David A. Wells
David Ames Wells
Springfield
Mass
Williams College
Springfield Republican
Lawrence Scientific School
Harvard University
Congress
Wells
Go South This Winter with Louisville & Nashville Trains
For the present winter season the Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company has improved its already excellent through service of Pullman Vestibuled Sleeping cars and elegant day coaches from Cincinnati, Louisville, St. Louis and Chicago to Mobile, New Orleans and the Gulf Coast, Thomasville Georgia, Pensacola, Jacksonville, Tampa, Palm Beach and other Florida points. Perfect connections will be made with steamer lines for Cuba, Porto Rico, Nassau and West Indian ports. Tourist and home seekers excursion tickets on sale at low rates. Write C. P. Atmore, General Passenger Agent, Louisville, Ky., for particulars.
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Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Cincinnati
Louisville
St. Louis
Chicago
Mobile
New Orleans
Gulf Coast
Thomasville
Pensacola
Jacksonville
Tampa
Palm Beach
Florida
Cuba
Porto Rico
Nassau
West Indian
C. P. Atmore
General Paseenter
A Frigid Combine
A hardware dealer and his clerk discuss a so called refrigerator trust as a biting comment on market deals. The brief quip hints at concerns about cooperative control of appliance prices.
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Netroit Free Press
Virginia Excursions Offer Farmland Ventures
Do You Want to Live in a fine mild healthy climate with cheap lands near transportation and with educational and industrial advantages Home seekers Excursions to Virginia via the Big 4 Route and the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway Write for descriptive book of Virginia list of farms for sale excursion rates dates time cards and more J C Tucker and N A 234 Clark St Chicago Illinois.
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Cirop
Virginia
Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
E. J. C.tucker
N. A
Clark St
Chicago
Ills
Not the Dame Baggs It is Said Dame Fortune Mocked Door
Quoted exchange from the Boston Traveller notes a witty dialogue about luck and misfortune. A character named Footing visits, prompting a playful contrast between fate and personal agency in a humorous anecdote.
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Baggs
Fortune
Jaggs
Mrs- Footing
Boston
California travel offered by North-Western Line services
To California attention is called to the excellent service of the North Western Line with favorable rates for single and round trip tickets this season. First class and tourist sleeping cars run daily year round. Personally conducted tourist car parties weekly to California and Oregon. Many routes without extra charge. Details from Chicago & North Western Ry, or connecting lines.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North-Western
California
Oregon
Chicago & North-Western Ba Y
Small Capital Theatergoer Divorce Scandal Costs Fail
First theater goer Mrs De Style who rose on the stage after a divorce scandal has failed to meet expenses. A second theater goer notes the scandal was not severe. The brief item frames the social optics in New York theater circles.
Are You Going to Florida Rates and Route Info
An invitation directs readers to contact N. W. Sparks at 234 Clark St Chicago for Florida travel information including rates maps routes and time cards.
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Florida
N. W. Sparks
Clark St
Chicago
Peculiar Cuckoo Hatch in Clock Nests and Domestic Quips
The piece notes the cuckoo’s habit of nesting in a clock as a peculiar fact cited by Miss Street and Metropolitan Ornithology. It also includes a quip about housewives busy with creating a home atmosphere by agitation, in a humorous Detroit Journal aside.
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Miss Street
Detroit Journal
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Monttcello
Wees History
WAR News
United States Supreme Court
Catholic University of America
Thomas J. Conaty
D. C
Faculty of Divinity
Mary Gwendoline Byrd Calwell
Marquis de Marinville
Mary Eliza Breckenridge Caldwell
Baroness von Zedtwitz
London
Daily Mail
America
San Juan de Porto Rico
San Franciseco
Arctic
Seattle
Wash
Revenue Cutter Grant
Wheeling
War Department
Henry
Arroyo
Eau Claire
Delos R. Moon
Northwestern Lumber Company
Congress of Mothers
Third
Omaha
Neb
Trans
N. Y
Charles Burk
Hood
J. Apkins
Athensville
Illinois
Eben
Washington Star
Auer
J. C. Ayer
Lowell, Masu
Buckingham
Arunist
Hall & Cow
Powell & Clement CO
Main St
Cincirnate
Piso
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