Beggars on horseback echoes thieves in buggies in Chicago plan
The Express notes parallels between an old epithet and Chicago's new development. Colombia reports warm weather and fair crops amid another revolution. Medical scientists urge boiling water and milk to prevent typhoid. London dispatches claim Prof Steins cures blindness with electricity with a 14 year blind man able to read coarse print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Colombia
London Dispatches
Steins
Kite Expert Locates Storms By Weather Kites
W A Eddy, a kite expert, has perfected a method for locating storms using kites. He notes that leaving an umbrella at home is also effective and simpler for weather awareness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. A. Eddy
Gatling Plow Promises Eighter Work for Farmers
The inventor of the Gatling gun introduces a Gatling plow that replaces eight men and twelve horses. It is said to astonish farmers in new possessions still breaking ground with a crooked stick.
Society of the Five Don ts Warns Against Sunday Activities
A Brooklyn group calling itself the Society of the Five Don'ts lists five Sunday restrictions. They prohibit riding for pleasure, riding in public conveyances, reading a newspaper, buying anything except emergencies, and mailing letters on Sunday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brooklyn
Society of the Five
Vice Presidential Succession Contingency Noted in Times
Article explains that with Hobart's death Hay becomes heir in waiting to the white house while Senator Frye would chair the senate presidency. It notes no plan exists for filling the vice presidency vacancy, but a contingency is provided for presidential possibilities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Hay
White House
William L. Frye
Senate
Japan to Build Earthquake Proof Crown Prince House
Japan plans a quake resistant residence for the crown prince with a 3,000,000 dollar budget. American steel will be used from plans prepared by U.S. architects. The article suggests adding an American cyclone cellar for extra safety.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Dangers of Modern Ammunition for Hunters Warned
Reports from across the country describe increased harm from improved ammunition. Hunters have been killed and wounded in large numbers, with many sportsmen warning that danger also comes from careless rivals.
The Low Pressure and Rain Prediction Debate
The weather expert explains that predicting rain from a low pressure system is not guaranteed to produce rain. The responsibility lies with the system itself and its actual conditions rather than the forecaster. The discussion highlights the gap between forecast signals and observable weather outcomes.
Thomas declines Paris exposition invitation over Dreyfus case
Theodore Thomas, famed Chicago orchestra conductor, refuses to lead a series of Paris concerts next summer. In a letter to the Paris committee he says as an American who loves justice he cannot visit France amid changing circumstances surrounding the Dreyfus affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Theodore Thomas
Chicago
Dreyfus
Paris
France
Loss of cruiser Charleston cited as navy’s rare disaster
The commentary notes the Charleston wreck as the only navy ship lost after a long war at sea. It praises the fleet for surviving dangerous coasts and months of escorting thousands to Cuba and the Philippines, expressing gratitude for the overall resilience of naval operations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charleston
Cuba
Philippines
Pacific Harbor of Pago-Vago Tops Tuluila Island Value
The harbor of Pago-Vago is the best in the Pacific making the Tuluila island valuable. The 12 year old tripartite Samoa arrangement is unsatisfactory and a forthcoming treaty awaiting Senate approval will be welcomed by Americans. Tutuila, though small, is highly valuable for whaling grounds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pago-Vago
Pacific
Tuluila
Samoa
United States
England
Germany
Senate
Tutuila
Armenians Rise Again in Revolt Against Turkish Oppression
For the fortieth time in their history Armenians rise in rebellion against Turkish rule. The region has endured numerous wars and Armenia has repeatedly won independence only to lose it again. The sultan’s policies failed to crush the Armenian military spirit.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Armenia
Marconi Details Experiments On Liner St Paul
London papers publish new Marconi experiments aboard the American liner St Paul en route to Southampton. He received war news via wireless 65 miles out and printed it in The Trans Atlantic Times selling for one dollar. A passenger planned a supper party in London before shore sighting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marconi
St. Paul
Southampton
London
Trans- Atlantic Times
Admiral Dewey transfers home title to son George Goodwin Dewey
A summary lists Admiral Dewey and wife transferring title to the home given by the nation to their son George Goodwin Dewey. Navy arrangements plan return of 166 Maine sailors buried in Colon Havana for a two week Thanksgiving recess. The U S Supreme Court adjourned. Dr Daniel McMirrie medical director in the navy died in Washington at 63. Postmaster General notes mail to and from Puerto Rico Philippines and insular possessions is domestic rate classified.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Dewey
George Goodwin Dewey
Navy Department
Maine
Colon Cemetery
Havana
United States Supreme Court
Daniel McMirtrie
Navy
Washington
United States
Porto Rico
Philippines
Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse Arrives After Record Voyage
The steamer Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse reached New York from Southampton in 5 days 17 hours 37 minutes beating the record by 11 minutes. The La Fayette dollar will be struck in Philadelphia soon to aid the monument. Garret Hobart US vice president died at 55 in Paterson New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Southampton
Mint
Philadelphia
Congress
Garret Augustus Hobart
United States
Paterson
N.Y
Hobart
Adirondacks
Eliza Works
Henrietta
N. Y
M. V. Bergen
Peter V. Bergen
Princeton
N. J
Lawrenceville College
Jacob McManes
William Magill
Amherst
Mass
Yale
Toston
General Assembly of Knights of Labor
McKinley
Montgomery
Ummell
Multiple Local Disasters and Crimes Reported Across States
A summary of incidents from the era includes a lynching in Egcambias county after a Mrs. Bowman assault case, a Spanish gold chest found aboard the Almirante Oquendo wreck, and the First Tennessee regiment mustered out in San Francisco. Other items note Chicago shipping congress formation, widespread flood and drought impacts, bank failures in Yankton and Butte, and a double murder suicide in Mount Vernon Ohio.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Egcambias County
Fra
West Lawrence
W. Bowman
Almirante Oquendo
Santinagoe
First
Tennessee Regiment
San Francisco
Yankton
8. D
Magazine
Ark
National Grange
Springfield
Sumi
Wash
Chicago
Commercial Industrial Congress
United States
J. 1. Bacon
Milwaukee
Tudian
Yukon River
Alaska
Chattanooga
Tenn
Illinois
Charles Goldsborough
Mount Vernon
Killen
Butte
Mont
Farmers and Merchants’ Bank
Henry A. Kasson
Madison
Wis
Congress
House of Representatives
Bank
Milton
Lebanon
Ind
Central State Bank
China
Sioux City
F.C. Wills
Pacific Short Line
Frank Dailey
George
Stockbridge
Mich
Egyptian Wingate Attacks Dervishes at Abu Adil
General Wingate leads Egyptian forces against 2,500 dervishes at Abu Adil, resulting in 400 deaths among the attackers with no Egyptian fatalities. Meanwhile the British torpedo boat destroyer Viper, on a trial run at Newcastle, reaches 31 knots per hour, a new speed record.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wingate
Abu Adil
Newcastle
Viper
Aguinaldo faction weakened as British move on Manila
Reports say Aguinaldo's army cannot reunite under his command while Gen. Lawton and Gen. Young chase insurgents toward Bayombong. Meanwhile British forces under Methuen win near Belmont with 58 dead, 147 wounded, 18 missing. Ismay dies at 62. Famine in Finland grows from floods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manila
Aguinaldo
Lawton
Young
Bayombong
Pietermaritzburg
Natal
Pretoria
Totlo
MacArthur
Tarlac
Wheeler
Wheeler Has Started On & Wive Connois
Angeles
Thomas Henry Ismay
White Star Steamer Line
Liverpool
Finland
Belmont
Methuen
Insurgent Government Collapses as Aguinaldo Hides
Dispatches say the insurgent government can no longer claim existence with scattered troops and leaders. Aguinaldo is in hiding and Filipino leaders renounce insurrection. meanwhile, Zamboanga province surrenders unconditionally to U S forces strengthening hopes the rebellion may end.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Zamboanga
Washington
Navy
Long
Admiral Watson
Mindanao
Very
Castine
Watson
Luzon
United States
Funeral of Garret A Hobart in Paterson
Garret A Hobart vice president of the United States lay in state with 82 pallbearers from the Senate House and personal staff. President and cabinet attended private service in Paterson library before a church service at Church of the Redeemer. Remains interred in Cedar Lawn cemetery near Paterson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hobart
Senate
Magie
Supreme Court
Charles P. Shaw
Second Presbyterian Church
Patergon
Orpheus Club
Magrie
Cedar Lawn Cemetery
End of the Soudan War Brings Open Field Victory
Dispatch reports Wingate's force defeated Khalifa's army near Godid with the khalifa killed and most emirs captured. Osman Digna escapes as the dervishes surrender in large numbers, while authorities declare the Soudan open and the Anglo-Egyptian pursuit ongoing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cairo
Lord Cromer
Kitchener
Wingate
Khalifa
Godid
Osman Digna
Nitehener
Omdebrikas
Gedit
Mahdi
Berlin
Soudan
Egypt
Turkey
England
Gordon
Mohammed Ahmet
el Mahdi
Hicks Pasha
Khartoum
Singland
Francis Grenfell
Omdurman
George R. Davis Dies at 10:15 in Chicago Home
Col. George R. Davis former congressman and director general of the 1893 Columbian Exposition died at his residence 692 Washington Boulevard after two weeks of heart illness. Born January 8 1840 in Palmer Massachusetts he rose from Civil War captain to major and served Sherman’s headquarters before Newark and Chicago assignments. He later returned to politics and rail and insurance work before guiding the Columbian exposition as director general.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
George R. Davis
Washington Boulevard
Mr. Davis
Palmer
Mass
Williston Academy
Springfield
Massachusetts
Third
Rhode Island Cavalry
Sheridan
Four Indictments For Legislative Bribery In Ingham County
Lansing Mich Nov 27 The Ingham County grand jury returned indictments for legislative bribery naming William A French commissioner of the state land office Edgar J Adams speaker of the Michigan lower house and Charles H Pratt former West Publishing Co representative The testimony was sensational and suggested broader official corruption The jury will continue its investigations as public demand for a full look at the last legislature grows
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lansing
Mich
Ingham County
William A. French
State Land Office
Edgar J. Adams
Michigan
Charles H. Pratt
the West Publishing Co
St Paul
Indictments Quashed Against Midwife. First Degree Murder Stands
In St Louis on motion by Mrs Henrietta Bam berger's attorneys three indictments against the midwife charged with murder and manslaughter were quashed. The key indictment, murder in the first degree, remains. In Muscatine Iowa Josiah Proc ter Walton a noted historian and scientist died at age 74 after 51 years in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
Henrietta Bamberger
Criminal Court
Yfowan
Muscatine
Josiah Procter Walton
Iowa
Loss of the Maine Attributed to Gun Cotton Torpedoes
United States officials conclude months of inquiry that gun cotton torpedoes planted in Havana Bay destroyed the Maine. About 700 pounds used, shipped from Barcelona to Admiral Manterola. A Spanish launch carried two torpedoes near the Maine, held by buoys, and exploded on contact with the ship’s keel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wayana
United States
Maine
Barccelona
Admiral Manterola
Havana
Manterola
Havana Harbor
Dewey Accepts Chicago Invitation for Manila Battle Anniversary
Admiral Dewey formally accepts Mayor Harrison's invitation to attend Chicago's Manila Battle anniversary on May 1 proposing the date works for him. He does not discuss the battle, only pledges possible attendance if feasible. Henry H. Hall dies in Santa Barbara, former U S assistant treasurer who signed early greenbacks. he leaves a substantial estate to his daughter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Washington
Dewey
Harrison
Manila
Henry H. Hall
Santa Barbara
Cal
United States
Lincoln
Blanford
Mass
Boston
Smart Gowns Describe Dull Black Satin Trimmed in Satin Bands
Fashion notes describe gowns crafted from dull soft black satin accented with narrow stitched bands of black cloth, creating a refined, understated look suitable for formal wear.
Mormon Church Engaged Lawyers for Roberts Congressional Bid
Brigham H Roberts gains a legal staff funded by the Mormon church as agents in Washington and New York recruit prominent lawyers. One attorney was offered 20000 dollars to handle the case. Rev Josiah Strong reports a Roberts fund has been accumulating at about 50000 dollars monthly.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Brigham H. Roberts
Congress
Mormon Church
Washington
Roberts
Josia Strong
Fashionable dead gold in buckles and belt clasps
London underground railways command high prices with some lines costing as much as 3,265,000 dollars per mile. The trend features dead gold in decorative flower designs for buckles and belt clasps reflecting current fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
Wealthy farmer’s funeral spendthrift legacy shocks Szabadka
In Szabadka a rich farmer left 1300 acres to nephews and 9000 florins cash for a grand funeral. Bells rang for two days while a regal feast entertained villagers, while New York plans a multination Living History museum costing millions to display current art and manufacture.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Szabadka
New York
Court of All Nations
Lord Iveagh Buys Muckross Estate Lakes Domain
London reports Lord Iveagh has bought the Muckross estate, including the Lakes of Killarney. The purchase adds a renowned Irish property to his holdings, signaling a major land acquisition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Killarney Lakes
London
Lord Iveagh
Muckross
Lakes of
Killarney
Town Topics in Brief from Across the Nation
Baltimore claims the largest negro population of any city in the world. Detroit tests a five day off for firemen. New York fire department adds a searchlight for dark hallways. Lexington Mass prepares for April 19 1900 celebration of the battle’s 125th anniversary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
Detroit
New York
Lexington
Mass
Intuition and a Wife’s Leap in a Copper Market Tale
A man credits his wife with uncanny foresight in stock moves. She invests $100 saved from teapots and stockings in P. Q. M. shares, despite his doubt, and earns about $2,000 as the market jumps. The Detroit broker mutters in disbelief.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Detroit Tribune
Ozark Snakes and Rotation in Local Agriculture Joke
A farmer humorously explains that burying dead snakes in the furrow will help cover them in the next pass, claiming decomposition feeds plants and, by extension, whiskey would produce more snakes as a regional rotation joke cited by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ozark
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Stamps and Dreams at the Window
A girl with a Dewey button muses on flavored stamps and asks why flavors are not offered. She imagines vanilla and chocolate stamps to boost revenues and laments not being able to go to Congress. The Chicago Tribune notes the interaction with a tired stamp clerk.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
California
Congress
Chicago Tribune
Dreaming of Love Turned By Bold Suitor
A rich handsome stranger courts a pretty laundry cashier. She questions if she is dreaming but soon rejects him and marries the bow legged pollockmaker she had previously pledged to, proving the dreamlike tale factually impossible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pollepmakes
Detroit Journal
Curbing Farm Labor Silence Sparks Wife Hen Purchase Talk
In the Indianapolis Journal a humorous exchange notes over 8,000 women farmers in the United States. One speaker jokes his wife should obtain a hen or a cow to care for him, highlighting domestic duties and gender roles in agrarian life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Billy
United States
Indianapolis Journal
Coughing Leads to Consumption Ad Promotes Kemp's Balsam
An old advertisement urges readers to visit a druggist for a free sample bottle of Kemp's Balsam. It touts large bottles at 25 and 50 cents and warns that delays are dangerous. A London Answers quip about the two headed girl follows.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kemp
London
To Cure a Cold in One Day Drug Advertising
An old advertisement for Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets promises a one day cure for a cold with a money back guarantee if it fails. The copy ends with a flourish about wealth and discerning taste, alongside the slogan 25c.
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Monticello
East
West
THEAS
Otis
War Department
Bautista
Filipino Congress
Gen
James Davidson
Austin
Tex
George W. Engburg
Manor
South Carolina
Darlington
Ed Lucky
Tom Mitchell
Joseph Lafferty
Sandford Foote
Pine Sluff
A. Krelik & Co
George W. Brooks
William Z. Miller
William C. Brooks
Lillings
Kimberley
John T. Fisher
Kansas City
Exchange Bank
Troy
Tfl
George N. Davis
Schley
Buenos Ayres
Grant
Garret A. Hobart
Wallace Ross
Havana Bay
Graf Pan
Filipino Cabinet Council
Zamboange
Bayambong
Pio del Pilar
Garcia
Alejandrino
Concepcion
New Egija
Macabolos
Binaca
Tartary
Malolos
Aquino
Arayat
San Miguel
Zambales
Mascardo
Trias
Cavite
Company D
Ninth Infantry
Bamban
Frazer
Capas
Malusiqui
Antonio Mejia
Col. Bell
Victoria
San Carlos
Root
Philippine Islands
Slaxia
Hood
Ozark Agriculture
Ayer
Buckingham
Dausgiats
RM. P. Hatt & Co
Naseua, NM
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