Lorenzo Snow Named New Mormon Church President
The Express notes Lorenzo Snow is an Ohio native and Oberlin College alumnus chosen as president of the Mormon church at age 84 while in strong health and clear of mind. It also mentions a French doctor’s claim about post guillotine senses and reports on Typographical Union No. 66 land farming experiments near New York giving unemployed workers plots to cultivate with some planning to pursue farming long term.
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Lorenzo Snow
Mormon Church
Oberlin College
Last Spring Typographical Union No. 66
New York
Famine era menus feature unconventional meats in Italian eateries
The article notes large consumption of flesh from various animals in France unsettling regular butchers. In dingy Rome Florence and Naples restaurants a wood serpent flesh dish has become regarded as a dainty among the lower orders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Rome
Florence
Naples
Danish crop failure boosts American canners outlook
The article notes Danish fruit and vegetable crops failing, lifting prospects for American canners. With U.S. crops strong, there is optimism for good prices through the winter as inquiries and initial orders rise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Denmark
Rare Appendicitis Case in 61-Year-Old Colored Man
The Tur case of Henry Washington a 61 year old black man from 1828 Philip Street Philadelphia operated on for appendicitis by Prof. Da Place at St. Agnes hospital is noted as very rare. Statistics show appendicitis is uncommon among colored people and usually occurs before age 25.
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Tur
Henry Washington
Philip Street
Philadelphia
Prof
da Place
St. Agnes’ Hospital
Washington
Leipzig Rejects Freiburg Study Time for Degrees
Leipzig declines to count time at the University of Freiburg in Switzerland toward degree requirements. It argues teaching there has deteriorated since Dominican monks gained control. Other German universities may follow Leipzig and likewise refuse Freiburg degrees.
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Leipzig
University of Freiburg
Switzerland
Freiburg
Prof Dewar finds liquid hydrogen far lighter than other liquids
Additional experiments by Prof. Dewar show liquid hydrogen is the lightest known liquid with density about one fourteenth that of water. The same ratio applies to hydrogen gas compared with air, while marsh gas was previously the lightest liquid at about two fifths the density of water.
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Dewar
Second crop peaches pears and cherries bloom again in California
San Joaquin River islands farmers praise soil as world class while this season brings a freak of nature a second crop of peaches pears and cherries. Trees of the three fruits are in full bloom for a second time this year.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Joaquin River
California
Physician new permanent employee at Chicago post office
The Chicago post office will hire a physician at a salary of 1700 dollars yearly to inspect workers who report illness at the main office. It is expected to save government salaries by identifying employees who exaggerate sickness or cannot work.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Frexen Railroad Employs Painted Coach Imagery
The Frexen railroad company has painted its passenger coaches with large vivid images of stars fishes birds and other poetic devices to help passengers identify their carriage and class as they alight for refreshments. The scheme aims to let travelers say I am the fish or the swallow and find their car amid crowds and dusk.
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Frexen
Meriden Miss Curfew Law for Adults Imposed
Meriden Mississippi adopts an adult curfew requiring no one on city streets after eight oclock daily except extreme need with the city bell tolling eight times to signal the hour On Saturdays all residents must shelter by ten oclock A fine of twenty five dollars is set for violations
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Tur
Meriden
Miss
Navy department doubles ships from wartime funds converted
Rank A. Vanderlip reports records showing $29,975,274 of the $40,000,000 wartime fund allocated to the president was used by the navy department. The navy gained control of $29,000,000 more and doubled its vessels with 27 yachts converted 26 tugs 8 colliers 5 cruisers and 9 torpedo boats repurposed for naval use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rank A. Vanderlip
United States
Treasury Department
Navy Department
Treasury
State Department
Telephone systems in Europe lagging United States
The piece notes the United States leads in telephone use with about 700,000 instruments while Europe shows low readiness. Berlin reports seven calls daily on average, with 0 in use noted in the text. Germany and England top Europe with 140,000 and 116,000 devices respectively, France about 5,000, Sweden 63,000, Scotland 35,000, and Switzerland 80,000.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Europe
Berlin
Germany
England
France
Sweden
Scotland
Switzerland
A Week's History In All Parts Of The Union
A digest of Washington and foreign dispatches reports battleships Oregon and Iowa sailing from New York under sealed orders. It notes officers dismissed for lack of rations at Jefferson Barracks, the flag to rise over San Juan on October 18, and yellow fever death of Beebe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Oregon
Iowa
New York
E. W. Walsh
Missouri Volunteers
Jefferson Barracks
St. Louis
San Juan
Havana
Beebe
Illinois Infantry
Puerto Rico
War Department
Nebraska
Col. Bryan
United States
Spain
Reina Maria Cristina
Joseph P. McIntyre
Greene
Fitzhugh Lee
America
Manila
Macabulos
Luzon
Aguinalco
Blanco
Spanish Commission
Montero Rios
Paris
Philippines
Wife of John Sherman aide in critical condition after stroke
The wife of the former secretary of state John Sherman suffered a paralysis stroke and was in a critical condition at her Washington home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Sherman
Washington
Notable Obituaries and Disasters In a Busy Week
The rich magnate John Murray Forbes dies at 85 in Milton Mass. Five killed and 11 injured in a Coaldale Pa colliery gas explosion. Shoe dealer J McD Scott Co and paper firm Adams Bishop fail for $200000 each. Reuben H Lloyd elected grand master at Pittsburgh Knights Templar meeting. Tioga National Bank of Owego closes after defalcation. Clearing houses report $1.389B in week, up from $1.466B prior. 205 U.S. business failures in seven days. British steamer Mohegan runs aground off Cornwall with 169 deaths.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New England
John Murray Forbes
Milton
Mass
Coaldale
J. McD. Scott & Co
Pittsburgh
Adams & Bishop
New York
Reuben H. Lloyd
San Francisco
Knights Templar
Eli W. Stone
Tioga National Bank of
Owego
N. Y
United States
London
Manacles
Lizard Point
Cornwall
Battle at Virden Mines Kills Eleven. Illinois Town in Turmoil
Reports from Virden Illinois describe an armed clash over black miners in the mines causing eleven deaths and many injuries. Troops were sent by the governor as militia kept order amid fears of further trouble.
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Virden
Ill
Canton
Annie E. George
George D. Saxton
Walker
Minn
Coloma
Mich
James Glynn
Leadville
Simon Guggenheim
Middlebury
James Pratt
Chicago
San Quentin
Cal
John Miller
James Childs
William
Frank Brindle
Wilmington
National Council of Women of the United States
Omaha
German Emperor and Empress Begin Holy Land Journey
Berlin reports the German emperor and empress left for the Holy Land. Customs advisories from across China indicate rising American imports while others fall. In the Fashoda matter France seals a treaty with Abyssinia against England. Alexandria police arrest nine Italian anarchists foiling an assassination plot against the emperor en route to Paris.
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Germany
Berlin
Holy Land
China
France
Abyssinia
England
Alexandria
Egypt
William
Paris
Mohegan Wreck Toll 108 in Cornwall Coast
News briefs report 108 lives lost in the Mohegan steamer wreck off Cornwall. Other items note the 26th annual National Prison Association congress opening in Indianapolis, unrest in Virden Illinois, and various global and national developments including Cuba and Japan.
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Mohegan
Cornwall
National Prison Association
Indianapolis
Ind
Virden
Ill
Coal Company
W. W. Boyington
Chicago
Highland Park
Maximo Gomez
Rojas
Japan
Crete
Great Britain
Russia
Italy
France
McKinley
William Lichtenberg
Brookfield
Mass
Milwaukee
Oregon
Society of the Army of
Santiago de Cuba
Sagasta
Blanco
Cuba
Col. Waring
Havana
Paris
Washington
South
Bear Island
Cleveland
Philadelphia
New York
Pittsburgh
Louisville
Brooklyn
St. Louis
Minor News Items From National Scene Include Notables
Brief items note Zephyr Adler joining the Salvation Army in Nashville and Mme Adelina Patti considering adopting a youthful niece. Reports cover a Fort Slocum desertion fatality, Chinese empress age, Dewey hero-name post offices, Rockefeller funding a Cleveland social settlement, a George Washington timber land sale, Winnie Davis heir status, and a Beijing emporer death rumor denial.
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Zephyr Adler
Nashville
Tenn
Salvation Army
Mme
Adelina Patti
Switzerland
London
Thomas Greenwald
Seventh
United States Artillery
Fort Slocum
New Rochelle
Empress Dowager of
China
Tzu-hsi-tuan-yu-Kang-i-shaoyu - Chuang - Cheng - Shoukung - Chinhsien-Chang-Hsi
Christian Daniel
Brooklyn
N. Y
Dewey
Manila
John D. Rockefeller
Cleveland
Mr. Rockefeller
West Virginia
George Washington
George III of
England
Virginia Grand Camp of Confederate Veterans
Winnie Davis
Peking
Thurlow Weed Barnes
New York
H. E. Lowry
American University
Jubilee Opens as McKinley Arrives in Chicago
President McKinley reached Chicago aboard the Illinois Central at 9 20 pm Saturday to begin the city peace jubilee amid crowds and citywide illuminations. He voiced gratitude for patriotic prosperity as crowds surged along the rails and in State Street the illuminated district drew throngs. The day featured union services at the Auditorium with prayers from Jewish, Catholic, Presbyterian leaders and a noted colored orator, followed by rapturous applause and a quiet observance of peace.
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Chicago
United States
Great West
McKinley
Illinois Central Railroad
Thirty-ninth Street
Lafayette McWilliams
Canton
Russia
State Street
Capt. McWilliams
McWilliams
Union
Hostiles Surrender in Minnesota Bear Island Region
The Bear Island Indians have surrendered after a manifesto by 24 chiefs from the Leech Lake district. The chiefs say the arms lay down came at Indian Commissioner Jones’s urging and they trust his ability to right past wrongs. Also reported are large charity pledges in New York and brown powder shipments to Manila from Santa Cruz.
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St. Paul, Minn
Bear Island
Walker
Leech Lake District
Jones
Emperor to be Deposed on November Twenty Third
The Peking correspondent reports highest circles expect a formal deposition of the emperor on November 23, Empress Dowager birthday, with Prince Jun a 13 year old named as successor. Registration totals in Greater New York for the first two days reach 305,869 with Manhattan, The Bronx and Brooklyn up 1,033 from last year’s first two days.
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London
Peking
Daily Telegraph
Jun
New York
Greater
Manhattan
Bronx
Brooklyn
Mohegan Disaster Off England Claims 100 Lives
Rescue efforts after the Mohegan foundered off Falmouth reveal 51 bodies recovered and many more missing. Survivors describe heroism as lifeboats and coast guards aided by villagers carried and sheltered survivors, with officers remaining at their posts during the rapid catastrophe.
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Falmouth
England
Mohegan
Monhegan
St. Keverine
Coast Guard
Robert Barrow
Caverack
Porched Rain Shelter Turns Into Humiliating Mixup
A rainbound youth on Euclid Avenue seeks shelter at a bright house porch. Mistaken for a caller, he is escorted inside by a maid and a large matron orders the kitchen umbrella. The moment reveals a comic reversal and a small triumph for the youth.
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Euclid Avenue
Janet
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Major A C Bishop Endorses Pink Pills For Strength
Detroit reader Major A C Bishop praises Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People as a tonic to build strength after illness. He recounts hospitalisation in 1896 and says two boxes helped restore energy and walking ability. Notary Public Obert E Hull Jr attests. The ad touts pills as vegetable medicine capable of aiding blood and brain health.
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J. Williams
A. C. Bishop
Obert E. Hull, Jr
Dr. Williams
Wheat and corn exchange delight in Tit-Bits style
The excerpt notes Miss Sheafe-Oh! admiring wheat moving in the breeze and Mr Cityman praising the corn exchange. This playful exchange highlights agricultural imagery and a light tasting of rural markets.
Quips and Remedies Adrift in Odd Newspaper Snippet
A collage of quotes and ad lines from era papers. Mentions walking suits, advice, cough remedies, and pills by Kemp’s Balsam and St Jacobs Oil. Includes brief jokes and testimonials from readers in Atchison Globe and Washington Democrat.
This Pie Offers Better Look Than Those in Tampa
The returned soldier compliments a wife's pie, noting it is better and more appealing than those in Tampa. The exchange is tempered by nostalgia as the couple reflects on the past and time's changes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry
Tampa
Baltimore American
Hall's Catarrh Cure Founder Oath 1886 Toledo
Frank J. Cheney of F. J. Cheney & Co. sworn as senior partner in Toledo Ohio pledges one hundred dollars for every case of catarrh not cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. Advertisement notes internal use targets blood and mucous surfaces. Also mentions 75 cent Hall's Family Pills and a Smithsonian monkeys phonograph remark from N Y Weekly.
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State of Ouro
City of Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F.J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Gon
F. J. Cheney & CO
Free Gov ernment and railroad lands offered in Florida
Government lands in Northwest Florida total about 1 000 000 acres available for homestead entry with additional railroad lands for sale at low rates. Land prospects are near the Louisville and Nashville Railroad line with free excursion trips every first and third Tuesday at 20 dollars round trip. Contact R J Wemyss in Pensacola or P Atmore in Louisville for details.
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Florida
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
R. J. Wemyss
Pensacola
P. Atmore
Louisville, Ky
Cure cola in one day laxative ad satire
An old advertisement promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claimed to cure a cola in a day with a money back guarantee. A Yonkers Statesman cartoon caption humorously contrasts a wife and husband remarks about laughter and jokes.
St. Jacobs Oil Touts Curing Soreness and Stiffness
An Atchison Globe item promotes St. Jacobs Oil claiming relief from soreness and stiffness. It asserts the product cures a bad sprain and touts its magical effectiveness.
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St. Jacobs
St. Jacobs Oil
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Will Elgon
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Consolidated Milling and Hardwood Company
Minneapolis
Visalia
Decatur
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John Druggam
Jacks
Andrew II
McGhee
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Robert F. Gudgeon
Foreign Intelligence
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Arma
Christian and Missionary Alliance
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Carnegie Hall
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Victoria
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Haans
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Col
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Ariz
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Wash
Dawson
Detroit Free Press
Great Lakes
Third Ave
Detroit
Judson River
Bishop
Aushoee
Major Bishop
Judy
Atchison Globe
Puck
Piso
E. Cady
Huntington, Ind
Hood
New York Central
George H. Daniels
Hudson River Railroad
New-York Central
Harlem
Putnam
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Ogdensburg
Carthage & Adirondack
Geneva & Lyons
Adirondack
Utica
Montreal
Pittsburgh Post
Phoebe
Mr. Sweetly
Chicago Sun
Chicago Daily News
Yonkers Statesman
Bears
the Centaur Company
Fearsight
Mall.small
J. FP
LEN Medicine CO
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Ores Ik
Corbin & 18
Raton Repids
Inkigan
Buckingham’s
R. P. Hall & Co
Nashua
N.H
Hugh Bauerlein
Colonade
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