Age defies time with bicycle and living legends
The Express notes curiosities as 34 claims a man can beat racing horses by adding weight and using a bicycle. It mentions Aunt Nancy Daniels dying at 119 in Sacramento, describing her as among George Washington’s surviving servants. Charles A. Dana learned Russian at 76, and Queen Victoria at 78 learns Hindoo daily, illustrating age defying anecdotes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Daniels
Sacramento
Cal
George Washington
Charles A. Dana
Queen Victoria
Hindoo
Klondike Ads Boost Alaska Rush Hinted for Spring
Europe floods with ads for Klondike as a spring rush to Alaska seems likely. The first railroad to the diggings could become the biggest gold mine. A New York scientist says a young woman can marry and live well on two dollars a week. Yet the modern young woman shows little inclination to use all her options.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
Klondike
Alaska
New York
Wisconsin farmer who faced Lee in Civil War firefight
Thomas W. Burton, a Wisconsin farmer and Civil War federal scout, once stood within twenty feet of General Robert E. Lee and debated a shot. He hesitated, sparing Lee, and later kept a letter Lee wrote thanking him as a treasured memento.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thomas W. Burton
Wisconsin
Robert E. Lee
Burton
Lee
New York Central Line Sees No Passenger Deaths Last Year
The New York Central railway carried over 23 million people last year with no passenger fatalities. Fifteen people were injured, eight of whom were at fault, and there were no injuries from collisions or derailments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Central Railway
New York
Minnesota
Ste GS — Western
Chicago
Texas Colts
Butchers Reese
Pereeers
Oz Peer
Milwauker
Detroit
ST. Louis
Omaha
Predictions from Old Moore's Almanac for 1898 Foresee Global Turmoil
The London almanac forecasts a terrible U S civil war to begin in 1898, the Russian czar’s death, the kidnapping of the young Spanish king, and communications with Mars around the second week of November. These bold claims reflect the period’s fascination with futurism and astronomy.
Wealthy heiress Helen Gould Enters Columbia Law School
Helen Gould, valued at about 25 million dollars, enrolls at Columbia Law School to learn how to protect her property without costly lawyers. She notes she does not intend to practice law but wants self sufficiency for safeguarding wealth in her own name.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Gould
Law School
Columbia University
Miss Gould
Navy Enlisted Force Rapidly Americanized
Naval reports show over 54 percent of enlisted men are native born and 74 percent are U S citizens. More than 12 percent of non citizens intend to become citizens and among 1143 apprentices over 86 percent are natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
ATL
United States Navy
Naval
United States
Yerkes Telescope Reveals More Night Sky Wonders
The Yerkes telescope in Wisconsin shows value as a star gazer with new stars and nebulae, while planets like Jupiter Mars and Venus move in upper circles. The article ponders if Saturn rings Mars canals and the Dog Star offer clues about the weather and sky.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Yerkes
Wisconsin
Jupiter
Mars
Venus
Saturn
Weather Bureau
The Rise and Fall of Train Robbery Legends
The article recalls the heroic era of the Younger and James boys robbing express cars in one hour. It contrasts past exploits with modern bandits who fail to open safes and flee empty handed, leaving only a few spoils and injuries. It notes Blue Cat and Gad's Hill as now historic memories.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
James
Lumbar
Blue Cat
Gad’s Hill
Question of Hydrophobia Returns in Chicago Deaths
Reports from Chicago of several deaths attributed to hydrophobia reopen the debate on the disease’s existence. Medical experts remain divided with some denying its existence beyond fear while others doubt its reality. The lay public will see rabid dog bites as the practical link.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Kissinger Incident Sparks New Castle Labor Dispute
In New Castle Pennsylvania a man named Kissinger kissed at work and was fired. Organized labor calls the action unfair while a strike ensues over whether a worker’s kiss should depend on the employer or the girl’s consent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Furbor
Newcastle
Kissinger
Organized Labor
Prediction of race change sparks international science debate
Bishop Gaines of Georgia predicts the African race in America is gradually bleaching out and will disappear. Prof. Starr of the University of Chicago argues the Caucasian race in North America is evolving toward Aboriginal Indian traits. The text questions climate and social evolution affecting racial status and awaits next international science session.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bishop Gaines
Georgia
Prof. Starr
University of Chicago
North America
Epitome of the Week from Washington Roundup
The government’s share of the Union Pacific purchase totals 58,448,223 dollars. Pensions on June 30, 1897 reached 976,014 with a 5,326 gain and 139,949,717 dollars disbursed that year. Gen. Lee departs Washington for Cuba while McKinley names Mondell assistant commissioner of the general land office. A US Russia Japan seal protection pact is signed. Alaska home rule moves to Congress. Webster Street named Arizona chief justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Union Pacific
Treasury
Evans
Gen. Lee
Cuba
McKinley
Frank W. Mondell
Newcastle
Wyo
General Land Office
United States
Russia
Japan
Alaska
Webster Street
Arizona
Supreme Court of
Klondike traffic to get five new ships by Cramps
The Cramps of Philadelphia will build five vessels for Klondike traffic while U S monetary commission chair Wolcott arrives in New York from Europe. Clearings at leading exchanges total 1 216346718 for the week ending the 5th with a 22 2 rise over 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wolcott
Colorado
United States Monetary Commission
New York
Europe
Cramps
Philadelphia
Klondike
Hannis Taylor
Spain
Cuba
United States
Sandford
Peter Chewper
Anna
John Stohlma
James Pender
Delaware
Milton
Del
Martin Ponson
Joseph Gertner
Joseph Bopap
Pittsburgh
President urges transport to Yukon miners to avert starvation
The Portland chamber of commerce president asks the government to move supplies to miners in Yukon to prevent hunger as incidents ripple across states. Court-martial looming at Fort Sheridan for Capt Lovering over alleged cruelty. Various local and national items follow in a mosaic of 1890s dispatches.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Portland (Ore
Lloyd
Cligger
Leland
Shaw
Maryland
Arthur P. Gorman
United States Senate
D. W. Bunker
Galesburg
Illinois
G. A.R
Ohio
John McIntosh
Frank Pottmyer
Logansport
Ind
William
Edward
Louise Pottmyer
Silver Bow
Monida
Mont
Grand Encampment
Wyo
Menominee Range
Crystal Falls
Mich
Indianapolis
Elijah Mendenhall
Mary Angeline Mendenhall
Wheatland
James Allen
Georgia Senate
Georgia
Amelia Stewart
Martinsville
Fort San Carlos
Barrancos
San Francisco
Rudolph Wessels
Rudolph
Ardmore
I. T
Charles Thteinard
Miss May Reese
Ralph van Horn
Unadilla
Neb
San Marco
St. Augustine
Train and house disasters claim multiple lives in separate incidents
Near Vienna Illinois a farmer Bud Dooley and his children and a man named Parks were killed when his house collapsed. Off Longpoint Lake Erie the steamship Idaho foundered with 19 crew drowned. Near Grant's Station New Mexico bandits robbed a Santa Fe express car and fired on the train. Henry Abel was killed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Ill
Bud Dooley
Parks
Longpoint
Lake Erie
Idaho
Western Transit Line
Grant’s Station
N. M
Bandita
Santa Fe
Henry Abel
Fire and unrest ripple across the globe in brief
Reports recount a church fire in Khieleff Russia that killed 74 and injured 460. A Savana currency theft of a million dollars targets Spanish troops. Spain contemplates court martial for Weyler if sources prove press claims. Quebec murders shock Montcalm area as four McNulty children perish. Rio Janeiro witnesses an assassination attempt on President Moraes. Gen Betancourt slain. Martial law grips Rio Janeiro amid fear of revolution. A Halifax fire kills Mary Walker and a child. Siam apologizes to US envoy Barrett over a soldier assault on Vice Consul General Kellett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Khieleff
Russia
Savana
Weyler
Michael McNulty
Montcalm Mills
Quebec
Rio Janeiro
Moraes
Brazil
Betancourt
Mary Walker
George Tullock
Halifax
Government of
Siam
Barrett
United States
Kellett
Premier Laurier Heads to Washington for Talks
Reports say Premier Laurier and several Canadian officials travelled to Washington to discuss strains in US Canada relations. Other items note a Winnebago dying aged 105 in Wisconsin, a Michigan murder life sentences, Iowa Thanksgiving date, Cuban rebels pardoned, deadly gas explosion in Pennsylvania, and various state and national outcomes.
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Laurier
Washington
United States
Canada
Artichoke
Tomah
Wis
Benjamin Nunn
Roy Nunn
Gladwin
Mich
Curtis Wright
Drake
Iowa
Blanco
Cuba
Mercer Iron Works
Stoneboro
Henry Ludolph
Sixteenth
Chicago
James Lynch
Muncie
Ind
General Assembly of
The
Knights of Labor
Louisville
Fergus County
Mont
Costa Rica
Elijah Lovejoy
Alton
Georgia
Erhart
Hot Springs
Ark
Frank Kauffman
Charlie Johnson
Clara Erhart
Nathan Fellows Dixon
Rhode Island
Westerly
Archangel
Russia
Booth-Tucker
Salvation Army
Saledad
Cal
Cuban League of the United States
Ethan Allen
Spain
Various Historic News Snippets Highlighting Notable Life Events
Gen Neal Dow dies intestate with $350000 estate. Charles Dana’s death makes Dr Henry Field oldest NY editor. Williston Palmer faces 209 years in Georgia penitentiary. Gary Mount links farm by long distance telephony to Indianapolis office. Marie Barberi marries in NY after killing lover vow. Shattuck sells WV farm for $800000 rich in oil. Abraham Crabill, Spottsylvania soldier, dies in Virginia. TB bacilli found in Chinese cigar by San Francisco expert. 12 Baldwin locomotives reach Tien Tsin for railroad extension. Guatemala allows Barrios another term without election. Charles Blue Jacket dies in Indian Territory, last Shawnee chief. Tasigi found guilty of embezzling $140000 from French estates. Kentucky court upholds union labor label rights. Louis Wiberg and Arthur St Androssey marry amid zoo lions in Boston.
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West Virginia
Abraham Crabill
Gen. Sedgwick
Spottsylvania Court House
Virginia
J. O. Spencer
Board of Health
San Francisco
Consul Reed
Rien Tsin
China
State Department
Tien Tsin-Lukouchiao
Peking
National Assembly
Guatemala
Barrios
Charles Blue Jacket
Blue Jacket
I. T
Superior Court
Boston
Joseph A. Tasigi
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Louis Charlotte Wiberg
Arthur St. Androssey
Durrant Death Sentence Upholds Supreme Court Decision
The U S Supreme Court affirmed the California circuit court ruling denying a habeas corpus for William H. T. Durrant, sentenced to death for the 1905 San Francisco murder of Blanche Lamont, allowing the execution process to proceed. The ruling frees the path for other death-row cases while Durrant’s supporters vow to pursue further appeals.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court of California
Fitzgerald
Five Murderers See Favorable North Dakota Supreme Court Ruling
May escape punishment as Alec Coudet wins a new trial while the North Dakota Supreme Court undermines the prosecution case in the Spicer family mass murder near Winona. The ruling casts doubt on convictions for all accused as trials loom or collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Alec Coudet
Spicer
Winona
Supreme Court
Thomas Spicer
William Rouse
Paul Holy Track
Phillip Ireland
Frank Blackhawk
George Defender
Coudet
Moly Track
Ireland
Fish Commission report shows large increases in fry releases
United States Fish Commissioner John J. Brice reports the 1896 season yielded 150,000,000 cod eggs and 98,000,000 fry released in Massachusetts, a 40,000,000 gain. Flatfish fry output reached 64,000,600 eggs with 69,000,000 more fry than last year, plus 128,000,000 lobster eggs producing 115,000,000 fry.
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Washington
United States
John J. Brice
Fish Commission
New England
Massachusetts
Wood's Hole
Mass
Battle Creek
Cal
St. Lawrence
Hudson
Delaware
Maine
Pacific Coast
Rocky Mountains
Alaska
Alaskan
Superior
Erie
Ontario
Rebellion Pardons Declared by Cuban Marshal Blanco
Havana edict from Marshal Blanco grants full pardon to those prosecuted for rebellion. Rebels charged only with common crimes are pardoned as rebels but judged for other offenses. Past sentences may be commuted. pardoned individuals must report to civil and military authorities at designated residences within military zones.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Marshal Blanco
Yellow fever outlook brightens New Orleans trade hopes rise
New Orleans reports a favorable yellow fever trend with no major changes since Sunday. Officials expect gradual improvement and a return to normal trade by mid month as new cases and deaths are tallied, including Monday’s figures of 173 new cases and 7 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Orleans
Yellow Jack
Board of Health
Democratic pledge to Bushnell echoed in interview
In Columbus on November 9 a Democratic publication prints an interview with C V Harris secretary of the Democratic State Central Committee. Harris says at a state Democratic leaders conference it was decided to pledge as many General Assembly votes as could be controlled to Governor Bushnell for U S Senate, contingent on obtaining Republican votes to secure his election. Harris edits the Athens Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
C. V. Harris
Democratic State Central Committee
General Assembly
Lydia E. Pinkham
Fremont St
Winter Hill
Somerville
Mass
Alderman Ludolph Killed Crossing Railroad Tracks
Alderman Henry Ludolph of Chicago Sixteenth ward was struck by an engine at Clybourn Junction station while crossing after waiting for a northbound train. A second train from the opposite direction arrived as he started, severing both legs and an arm, fracturing the skull, and throwing the body several yards from the track.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ludolph
Chicago
Henry Ludolph
Chicago & Northwestern
Clybourn Junction
Trial Delayed For Competitor Crew Court Martial
The second court martial of the crew of the American schooner Competitor, captured near Berrocossa by the Spanish gunboat Mesagera on April 25, 1896, has been postponed due to the illness of the court president. Roosevelt to urge Congress for larger battleship appropriations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Havana
Key West
Fla
Berrocossa
Pinar del Rio
Trains Collide in Michigan Engin eer Fatally Hurt
A tail-end collision on the South Shore line at Brown s siding between Michigan and Champion injured engineer William H Green fatally. Fireman escaped unhurt and passengers were shaken but unharmed. Also Ah oh Cho Kah oldest Monroe County resident died near Tomah Wisconsin at 105 to 125 years. A national stock breeders convention planned for St Paul January 17-22.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Patally Hurt
Champion
Mich
South Shore Line
Brown's Siding
Michigamme
William H. Green
Tomah
Wis
Ah-oh-Cho-Kah
Artichoke
Monroe County
St. Paul
Minn
Actress Amy Sedgwick Dies in London at 82
London reports actress Amy Sedgwick born 1837 died, known for Lady Macbeth Juliet Rosa Lind Ophelia Peg Woffington and Lady Teazle. She married W L B Parkes in 1858 and became a widow in 1863. Naples notes Vesuvius active with lava from the Atria del Cavallo crater threatening Vitriova and Hiano del Inestre.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Amy Sedgwick
W. B. Parkes
Lady Macbeth
Juliet
Rosalind
Ophelia
Peg Woffington
Lady Teazle
W. L B. Parkes
Vesuvius
Naples
Atria del Cavallo
Vitrova
Hiano del Inestre
Paris Tragedy Involves Dreyfus Cousin Family
A Paris report states a man named Dreyfus, related to Capt. Dreyfus, his wife once Countess Checurty, and their three children aged 13 11 and 7 killed themselves at their Mareccu home. In Des Moines Gov. Drake proclaims Thanksgiving for November 25.
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Paris
Dreyfus
French Guiana
Checurty
Mareccu
Des Moines
Drake
Undertaker Delivery Mixups Spark Local Laughs
In a suburban mishap Mrs. Stimpson misses delivery when an undertaker’s wagon arrives for her new furniture. She protests the company’s miscue, but the driver explains no alternatives were available. The incident ends with a lost sale and a wary customer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Stimpson
Chicago Times-Herald
Wealth and wit clash over tiny care
A financier proclaims that attending to small details builds wealth while another laments his care of twins, triplets, and two singles leaves him poorer, a sharp quip from a New York Journal item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y. Journal
Allen's Foot-Ease Cure for Painful Feet
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for the feet. It cures painful swollen smarting feet and instantly relieves bunions. Makes tight shoes feel easy and reduces sweating callouses hot tired aching feet. Sold by all druggists and shoe stores 25c Trial package free write Allen S Olmsted LeRoy NY.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Henceforth cries for women's freedom in old tale dialogue
The line of dramatic dialogue shows a heroine proclaiming women’s freedom and a sultan conceding with a calm remark about personal saving. A window crack and a mention of Tlue St Jacobs Oil appear as fragmented notes within the piece.
Hearing Aids and Hood's Sarsaparilla Cited
Mrs C A Mueker of Cherry Valley Illinois reports that after years of catarrh she began Hood's Sarsaparilla and experienced relief from head ringing snapping and hearing problems. The ad promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as the best and true blood purifier.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hood
C. A. MuEker
Cherry Valley
Illinois
Onions Stir Up Family Banter in Courtroom Chat
In a humorous courtroom exchange, Beth and a judge discuss eating onions. The dialogue shows tense yet lighthearted irritation as He-Oh and Harry converse about the effect of onions on staying in place. The judge witnesses the domestic scene with dry bemusement.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry
Puck Dialogue Sparks Hint of Political Mockery
A fragment from a scene features a exchange between a young minister and an elder minister about restraint and strategy in political remark. The dialogue hints at holding back or provoking scorn as a tactic.
Do You Play Whist Euchre or Other Games
The F F W playing card is claimed to be better than any 50 cent card. Send 15 cents for one deck or 25 cents for two decks to C B Ryan Assistant General Passenger Agent C and O Ry Cincinnati Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Ryan
Agt
O. Ry
Cincinnati
Old Man and Young Man Banter at Harvard Football
A humorous exchange on Harvard campus features a veteran remarking on work and a joking young football player replying about progress. The banter ends with a playful vow about achieving success this year and a light quip about being a lobster.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harvard
George
Coughing Leads to Consumption and Kemp's Balsam
An advertisement urges immediate use of Kemp's Balsam to stop a cough, promising a free sample bottle at the druggist. Large bottles are priced at fifty cents and one dollar, with warnings that delays are dangerous.
Great Expectations Exchange Reported in NY Journal
Dialogue from a New York Journal item reports a witty exchange between Pauline and Ten Broke about marriage and mutual displeasure, highlighting the period’s humor and social expectations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pauline
N. Y. Journal
Star Plug Tobacco Qualities Highlighted
Star plug is praised for possessing all desirable tobacco qualities to a special degree. The advertising copy claims constant use produces no evil effects.
Well Done Up. Wier Shirt Remark Sparks Curio
A brief item notes a remark about a man named Wier and a Chinaman tying a shirt, described as beyond recognition in a New York Journal fragment. The odd social tongue suggests a humorous or curious exchange without clear context or outcome.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Lane's Family Medicine Ad Cures Sickness With Daily Bowel Action
To health, Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowels, gentle liver and kidney action, and relief from sick headache. Priced at 25 and 50 cents, it markets itself as a practical economy in a nostalgic period ad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lane
Henrietta and Comedy of Errors at McVickar's Theater
Chicago notices advertise McVickar's Theater in Chicago for two weeks starting November 7 featuring Stuart Robson with The Henrietta and The Comedy of Errors. The item cites reviews and humorous quotes from various newspapers and promotes St Jacobs Oil ads.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
McViclker
Chicago
Stuart Robson
Plain Words From Mrs. Pinkham Prompt Suffering Women
Mrs. Pinkham argues that neglect and self harm lead to death and urges women to change. The statements are corroborated by Mrs. Charlies Dunmore, stressing moral accountability for personal actions.
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the Express
Monticello
Durrant
Worden
Harvey Allender
San Jose
Ebanks
San Diego
Barnes
Order of the Supreme Court
Theodore Durrant
the Fish Commission
Bushnell
Hanna
Theodore Roosevelt
Congress
Hall
I. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney & Co
N. Y. World
Beth
Oneybags
Puck
Star Plug
Pittsburgh Chronicle-Telegraph
Washington Democrat
Hoictetus
Chicago News
Cupid
Chicagoews
E. D. Townsend
Ft. Howard, Wis
St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
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