Gift of a Nation Sword Presented to Admiral Dewey
Admiral Dewey receives a congressional sword in a Washington ceremony attended by the president, cabinet, judiciary and a large crowd. He expresses thanks and notes the gift as a lasting heirloom proving republics are not ungrateful.
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Dewey
Washington
Congress
Admiral Dewey
McLean
Farragut Square
Marine Band
White House
West Gate
White Room
Capitol
Secretary of the Navy
Gold Seizure Stuns London From Transvaal Move
Reports confirm Transvaal authorities seized £500,000 in gold en route to Cape Town from Johannesburg. London papers view the action as warlike as Doers move from the Tanger toward the frontier. Natal towns prepare for possible attack with magistrates and officials coordinating defenses and evacuating women and children inland.
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Cape Town
Transvaal
London
South Africa
Cape ‘Town
Johannesburg
London Morning
Newcastle
Natal
Volksrust
Veiled Prophet Parade Marks Seventeenth City Entry
In St Louis on October 4 the veiled prophet celebrated his seventeenth entry with a grand parade and ball. The procession stretched over seventy blocks from the Den to the chamber of commerce. Twenty three floats depicted the visions of childhood using Mother Goose scenes as part of the event.
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St. Louis
Chamber of Commerce
British Reinforcements Arrive for Natal Front
London reports no foundation for a Telegraph claim that the Boers invaded Natal and seized Laing's Nek. The government has nothing to justify the dispatch, while Indian transports with about 2,500 infantry, cavalry and artillery arrive and will be sent to the front by train.
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London
Transvaal
Daily Telegraph
Natal
Laing
Tragic Parachute Jump Ends in Death at Carnival Grounds
Des Moines reports Marta lown ssnd of Decorah Iowa about 20 died Wednesday evening after being fired from a wooden cannon at 1000 feet. Parachute failed to open. fall to earth described as terrible and mangled. Large crowd witnessed the accident.
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Des Moines
Marta Lownssnd
Decorah
Stevens Point Lumberman John Slothower Found Dead
A Stevens Point resident since 1848, John Slothower was found dead in bed Wednesday morning at age 78. Once among the region’s wealthiest lumbermen, he lost his fortune in the 1860s and never recovered.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Times
Stevens Point
Wis
John Slothower
Ife
Northwest
Prairie Fire Ravages Farm Land West Of Town
Prairie fires three miles west of here burned hundreds of acres of meadow corn and thousands of tons of hay and destroyed fences and buildings. The blaze continues with efforts to halt its spread and the loss is expected to be substantial.
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Ana
Lil
Here
Admiral Dewey Opens Day with Official Farewell Tasks
Washington October 5 Admiral Dewey began a busy schedule visiting Secretary Long and arranging his departure from the Olympia He telegraphed to Yonkpinsville to have his flag hauled down marking a formal detachments from the flagship and a farewell gesture before leaving active duties.
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Dewey
Washington
Secretary Long
Olympia
Yompkinsville
Grant's Advance Drives Insurgents From Imus River
Gen Fred Grant with troops advances from Imus driving insurgents from the west bank of the Imus river. Three Americans wounded and about ten Filipinos killed. Scouts and batteries support a northwest push toward Bincayan road and the Bincayan church enclave.
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Manila
Fred Grant
Fourth Infantry
Fourteenth Infantry
Imus
Imus River
Big Bend
Bincayan Road
Bincayan Church
Dacoor
Cavite Viejo
Riley
Bacoor
Washington
Otis
War Department
Siam
Slam
San Francisco
Luzon
Chicago Celebrates McKinley Opening New Federal Building
Thousands gathered as President McKinley laid the cornerstone of Chicago’s new federal building amid a fall festival parade. A night spectacle followed featuring a 300 foot Chinese dragon, with floats representing nations from Germany to China and a U S section led by Columbia.
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Chicago
United States
Federal
Hisabinet
Canada
Mexico
McWinley
Ted
Columbia
Germany
Venezuela
Switzerland
Brazil
Netherlands
Austro-Iungary
Scotland
Armenia
Assyria
Belgium
China
Chicago day banquet at Auditorium features Laurier and Gordon
A grand Chicago day banquet at the newly adorned Auditorium drawn 1,000 guests. President Melinley presided with Melville I. Stone as toast master as Gov. Tanner Chicago Mayor Harrison and Sen Shelby M. Cullom spoke. Canada’s Premier Wilfrid Laurier addressed The Dominion while other leaders discussed The Navy and The Grand Army of the Republic.
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Chicago
Melinley
Melville I. Stone
Don Truncio Mariscal
Mexico
Wilfrid Laurier
Canada
Stone
Gov. Tanner
Illinois
Harrison
Shelby M. Cullormn
Mr. Stone
Tinois
Dominion
Secretary Long
Grand Army of the Republic
Col
D. B. Henderson
Dubuque
National House of Representatives
Thomas M. Anderson
U. S.A
Department of the Lakes
Anderson
Wesley Merritt
Lumber Demand Presses Duluth Mills to Record Shipments
A Duluth special reports that in two days this week about 10 million feet of lumber were shipped from the area by vessels. Local lumbermen anticipate an 800 million feet cut for the Duluth district next season.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Duluth
Varied World Facts From Population to Professions
London’s population rises to 4 474 330. In Posen seamstresses earn 7 50 monthly after ten years. It took 20 years to erect Turin’s Victor Emmanuel statue amid Italian disputes. Pasteur Institute in Paris treated 1 465 in 1598, with nearly all cured. Since 1835 1 181 treated, 99 died. Tolstoi plan colony at Apeldoorn in Holland. Three professionals quit to become agricultural laborers at 700 florins yearly each.
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London
Posen
Victor Emmanuel
Turin
Italy
Pasteur Institute
Paris
Apeldoorn
Wolland
William III
England
van Ries
Navy dispatches push to Philippines amid insurrection
Washington reports the president orders immediate dispatch of naval vessels including the Brooklyn New Orleans and Nashville to the Philippines to support the army and quell the insurrection. Admiral Dewey urged rapid reinforcement as Poore Eldredge Burgess Otis report fierce engagements and insurgent movements near Negros Luzon and Santa Ana with heavy losses on both sides.
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Quartermaster’s Department
Siam
Philippines
Manila
United States
San Francisco
Sviday
Honolulu
Washington
Rodgers
Nashville
Navy Department
San Domingo
San Juan
P. R
Suez
Brooklyn
Hampton Roads
New York
New Orleans
Santo Domingo
Suez Canal
Badger
Mare Island
Albany
Marietta
Machias
Bancroft
England
Watson
Spain
Otis
Pacific
Russia
Great Britain
Admiral Watson
Gen. Otis
Admiral Dewey
Philippine
War Department
Poore
Western Negros
Calamba
Fourth Cavalry
San Fernando
Santa Ana
Arayat
San Antonio
Santa Rita
Porac
McArthur
Mexico
Angeles
Compromise Verdict on British Venezuelan Boundary
The Anglo-Venezuelan boundary arbitral commission splits claims. Venezuela gains about 100 square miles of the 60,000 claimed, including marsh near the Barima River, with Great Britain retaining the forest interior. The frontier begins at the Waini river and the award is unanimous.
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Paris
Anglo-Venezuelan Boundary Arbitration Commission
Jorstwin
Waini River
Venezuela
Barima
Great Britain
Opening of festival week lights up State street
Chicago marks the start of festival week with banners, flags, and thousands of lights in the State street court of honor. Crowds flood downtown as art clamor fills the thoroughfare between Van Buren and Lake streets, creating a brilliant, crowded scene.
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Chicago
State Street Court of Honor
State Street
van Buren
Lake Streets
World record set in Philadelphia machine typesetting contest
William H. Stubbs of the Baltimore Sun and William Duffy of the Philadelphia Inquirer competed in a typesetting wager. Stubbs produced 66 617 ems in 5 hours 35 minutes, averaging 11 940 ems per hour, while Duffy logged 55 026 ems in 5 hours 23 minutes. The previous record was 10 800 ems per hour.
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Philadelphia
William FH. Stubbs
Baltimore Sun
William Duffy
Philadelphia Inquirer
Philadelphia Times
Stubbs
Duffy
St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Lumbermen Buy 16000 Acres Timber Land Near Portland
Leander Choate and Benjamin Doughty, prominent lumbermen, returned from Oregon with a deal for 16 000 acres of timber land about 100 miles south of Portland. They paid 720 000 dollars for the tract and plan to hold it for an anticipated rise in prices.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Oshkosh
Wis
Leander Choate
Benjamin Doughty
Oregon
Portland
Not 2 Candidate Milwaukee Oct 5
Cov Edward Scofield announced in Milwaukee that he will not seek renomination under any circumstances. The governor had issued a similar statement earlier, but others dismissed it as conclusive.
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Milwaukee
Edward Scofield
Britain mobilizes 25000 reserves as war drums beat in Africa
London reports 25000 reserves recalled to colors under Gen Sir Redvers Buller as Britain prepares for extended campaign in South Africa. Officials project eight months of supply needs while Boer strength is estimated under 15000 and mine security concerns rise amid unrest along Natal frontier.
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London
Great Britain
South Africa
War Office
Redvers Buller
Duke of Wellington
Europe
Department of State
McKinley
Hay
United States
Spain
Army Service Corps
Natal
Johannesburg
Cape Town
Afrikander Bund
Pretoria
Netherlands
Transvaal
Sandspruit
Lisbon
Secule
England
Portugal
Telles
Fort Durban
The
Daily News
Bertram Mitford
Mitford
Facts and Fancies in 19th Century Notes
A collection of curious observations on thefts in Chicago, immigration rates, gilding physics, Maine cattle stock drives, horse color frequencies, and the rise of children's rooms in American public libraries. It notes Brookline's early adoption in 1890 and that about 25 libraries now feature dedicated children's rooms.
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Brookline
Boston
Americans Advance Near Manila In Fierce Skirmish
A body of insurgents was seen near La Loma church. The Twenty-fifth infantry fought from trenches at 1,200 yards, one American wounded. Schwan's column advanced toward San Francisco de Malabon with minimal resistance, entering the town. Earlier, Major Bell routed insurgents near Florida Blanco, capturing officers. Outposts along Caloo can Deposito and Marquina faced fire as bands of insurgents operate in the area. The Brooklyn and Nashville preparations for Manila deployment were announced.
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Manila
la Loma Church
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Schwan
Thirteenth Infantry
Fourteenth Infantry
Riley
Fifth
Lowe
San Franciseco de Malabon
San Francisco de Malabon
Noveleta
Rosario
Bay of Rosario
Bell
Thirty-sixth
Florida Blanco
Guagua
Caloocan
Deposito
Marquina
Ranger
Vanderbilt Wealth Predicted In Will Details
A Tribune forecast from New York on October 10 outlines Cornelius Vanderbilt's will. It predicts Mrs. Vanderbilt receives the Fifth Avenue residence and The Breakers for life with 300000 dollars yearly, then passing to Reginald after death. The five children would get 10 million each, and the remainder split between Cornelius and Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt, with a trust estate for years and shares for the two eldest sons exceeding 50 million each.
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New York
The
Tribune
Vanderbilt
Cornelius Vanderbilt
William H. Vanderbilt
Hot Summer Heat Tops California Coast and Grapes
California baked Sunday with 93.9 in San Francisco and a shade reading between 108 and 115 at Sonoma, risking the grape crop if heat persists. Other city highs included Los Angeles 100 Fresno 90 Red Bluff 94 San Luis Obispo 96 and Santa Barbara 94. Meanwhile Freeman Strait a New York real estate dealer was arrested for defrauding the government by chemically restoring war revenue stamps, potentially netting about 100000 in losses and 2000 weekly profits.
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San Francisco
California
Sonoma
Los Angeles
Fresno
Red Butt
San Luis Obispro
Sado
Praua
New York
Freeman Strait
Lower Broadway
Treasury Special
Strait
The Current Styles and Accessories in Paris Fashions
Paris notes highlight fall gown trends with no pockets and white as the season’s favored color. Jetted laces and rhinestone butterflies lead, corsets pair with garter straps, gloves clean with white soap, and items like morocco photograph cases, gold chain bracelets with topaz clasps, a four leaf clover brooch, and the Earl of Sandwich’s sandwich naming seed these fashion details.
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Paris
Morocco
Democratic Delusions on Tariffs and Imperialism
Washington Star contends Atkinsonians exaggerate tariff reform aims and warns against hysteria over new possessions. It argues that protection sustains national business and questions radical critics who threaten to abandon gains from victory over Spain.
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Spain
Washington Star
Campaigning Against Imperialism Fails in Midwest Tour
The Chicago Times-Herald argues Bryan White and McLean misread Iowa Ohio and Nebraska publics unduly opposing imperialism claims. It says expansion supports national growth honors to Admiral Dewey and Philippines duties, not empire. People will not be swayed by anti imperialism rhetoric as expansion continues.
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Nebraska
Iowa
White
McLean
Ohio
Iine
Philippines
Dewey
Far Pacific
Bryan
Manila Bay
Chicago Times-Herald
Drift Of Opinion On Altgeld And Parties
A collection of editorials notes clashes between Democratic and Republican views. Washington Post cites a prostrate industry and impoverished people. St Louis papers lampoon Altgeld and Prosperity visiting Nebraska amid political rhetoric. Troy Times mocks Democratic leaders for personal gain over national policy.
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John Peter Altgeld
Washington Post
Chicago
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
t'Gen
Prosperity
Nebraska
Pops
Democratic Party
Bryan
Troy Times
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University
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Howison
President
Brookelyn
Vie
Converse College
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Spartanburg
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D. IE
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Tie
Des Moines, Jr
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Tregele Cigar Store
Jjill Shoe
Harris Emery Company
Maine
San Francisco de Malabon Falls
Sandwich
the Earl of Sandwich
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