Paper Bottles Gain Ground Aboard Ships And Rail Ties
The Express surveys a mix of topics from paper bottles under a German patent widely used at sea to protect glassware, to Button's six children phrase, Japan adopting American steel rails, and Italy ceding Kassala to Britain. It notes U.S. iron mills seeking global markets and hints at Siberian railroad and a Baltic to Black Sea canal as czar era internal improvements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Japan
Baltic
Black Sea
Bicycle Scorcher and Boat Rocker Retire for Winter
A sharp reminder follows retirements as a columnist urges readers that firearms must be loaded and treated with care. The note criticizes the idea of unloaded revolvers and calls for caution and responsibility.
Sir Edavin Arnold Marries Japanese Lady
Sir Edavin Arnold, famed for his favorable view of Japan, has wed a Japanese woman. The union with a “Pitty Sime” reflects his faith in action and promises a brighter influence as he continues to be inspired by The Light of Asia.
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Edavin Arnold
Japan
Pitty Sime
Asia
Sir Edwin
Piute Reservation Ravaged by Salaratus Biscuit Diet
A Piute squaw allegedly added salaratus to flour causing widespread indigestion across the Nevada reservation. For a year the bucks reportedly ate the seeds, leading to thinning numbers and reliance on patent medicine and pessimism.
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Nevada
Wealth of Fair Estate Shrinks to 15 Million
The fortune of bonanza king Fair has diminished to 15 million dollars after his death. Three heirs may live comfortably if the estate funds suffice, but more than a dozen eminent lawyers continue to battle over the estate, risking only to cover basic bread and oleomargarine costs for the heirs.
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Fair
Salvation Army Lands Beat Growers Land Deal in California
Claus Spreckels buys a large Monterey County tract and leases it to the Salvation Army. He advances funds until beet growers are self-supporting and plans to help them buy ten acres each on ten year installments. Spreckels will purchase their beets at good prices.
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Salvation Army
California
Claus Spreckels
Monterey County
Mr. Spreckels
Twin Nevilles of Kentucky A Remarkable Parallel
The text notes Henry O. and James M. Neville, born in 1815 Kentucky, sharing careers as twins who both married sisters, fathered seven children, each lost a child, served as county judges, and entered the federal army as captains before mustering out as colonels. It also mentions their father James Neville’s long life and Revolutionary War service.
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Henry O
James M. Neville
Kentucky
James Neville
Fauquier County
Rail passanger deaths small compared to riders
Mark Twain’s quip about bed dangers is recalled as the Interstate Commerce Commission notes last year American railways carried 511,772,723 passengers and only 181 were killed, a remarkably low fatality rate given complex schedules and high speeds, reflecting on railway safety and crew reliability.
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Mark Twain
Interstate Commerce Commission
American Railways
Alaska military reservation created near St Michael
Secretary of War orders a military reservation within 50 miles of St Michael Alaska. President McKinley delays new consular appointments until Congress meets. Gen Wilson estimates 5.81 million dollars for coast defences and 48.328 million for rivers and harbors for 1898 9. W K Van Reypen named navy surgeon general. Postmaster General Meath seeks about 45 million dollars for year to June 30 1898. Gen Miles praises army efficiency and supports a peace footing of one enlisted per 1000 population and minimum one per 2000. Philip Hichborn says navy strength is 141 vessels.
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Secretary of War
Alaska
St. Michael
Congress
Wilson
Army
McKinley
W. K. van Reypen
Navy
Bates
Nfeath
Miles
Philip Hichborn
Gloucester fleet loses 11 vessels and 62 men in season closing
The Gloucester Massachusetts fleet suffered 11 losses and 62 sailors in the closed fishing season. John Murphy dies in Marlborough at age 103. Weekly leading clearing houses report $1.3069 billion in exchanges, virtually unchanged from the prior week. Office failures total 22 in seven days, with notable silk dealer loss of $1 million by W G Hitchcock & Co in New York. A fatal accident near Summerhill Pennsylvania leaves four men ground to pieces after being struck by an engine. Princeton University marks its 151st birthday as ex president Cleveland speaks on the Self Made Man. Russel Sage denies leading a pool to buy Union Pacific. A New York Central accident near Garrison’s causes 28 deaths. track undermined by high water. A plot to murder Sheriff Martin tied to Lattimer strike violence is reported.
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Gloucester
Mass
John Murphy
Marlsborough
United States
New York
W. G. Hitchcock & Co
Summerhill
Princeton
N. J
Princeton University
Cleveland
Russel Sage
Union Pacific Railroad
New York Central
Hudson River Railroad
Hudson River
Garrison’s
N. Y
Martin
Lattimer
Resolutions assail saloon at Christian Missionary convention
A roll of short items notes resolutions declaring the saloon society’s greatest evil, a party nomination in Illinois, fires destroying a paper office and a livery stable, scientific gifts to a university observatory, bank closures, a murder suicide in Missouri, a bank robbery in Indiana, and other assorted incidents across the nation.
California fruit growers assess storm losses at 1 million
The fruit growers in Cianutllu estimate storm damage to crops at one million dollars. Dr W B Sprague died in Coldwater Michigan aged 101. Mrs Bennett y Woodard died near Coldwater aged 102. Alaska winter reaches 2500 mile desolation from St Michaels to Dyea. In Chicago funeral services for George M Pullman were held with interment at Graceland cemetery.
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Cianutllu
W. B. Sprague
Coldwater
Mich
Bennetty Woodard
Yukon River
Alaska
St. Michaels
Dyea
Chicago
Britain rejects bimetallism talks and Cuban war notes
The British foreign office rejects all offers to discuss United States bimetallic proposals. Spain says it has done all it can to end the Cuba war and will not permit foreign interference. A cyclone wipes out Leyte villages with over a thousand lives lost. Cuban women in Havana urge a boycott of Spanish merchants. Frances Willard of Evanston Illinois is reelected president of the World WCTU at Toronto.
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Leyte
United States Monetary Commission
British Foreign Office
Great Britain
Frances
Willard
Evanston, Til
Toronto
Ont
United States
Woodford
Spain
Cuba
Spain plans autonomy for Cuba to end insurrection
Sagasta government hints at granting Cuba autonomous government to speed peace. Other notices report drownings in Missouri River near Mandan, homestead openings on Fort Randall reserve, death of artist John Sartain, a family suicide in France, and various fires, wrecks, and political actions in North America and abroad.
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Sagasta
Spain
Cuba
Andrew Johnson
Oscar Peterson
Missouri River
Mandan
N. D
Fort Randall
South Dakota
John Sartain
Philadelphia
Buillot
Choisy-le-Roy
France
Laurelville
New York Central
Garrisons
N.Y
New Jersey
Delaware Bay
Baxter
Archbishop Cleary
Kingston
Ont
Navy Yards
Nancy Daniels
Sacramento
Cal
Castillo
Wilcox
Snake River
Colorado
Porte
Aleppo
Kansas
Mammoth Tank
A. T
World’s Christian Temperance Union Convention
Toronto
Minor News Items From Across The Nation
An average of 101000 barrels of oil was pumped daily in Pennsylvania last month. George W. Boyer of Harper's Ferry is the sole surviving juror from the John Brown trial. W N Lever, a noted English soap maker, plans American factories. Tomb of Daniel Boone defaced in Frankfort Kentucky. Snake hunter Tom Paugh reports 122 rattlesnakes killed on Backbone Mountain. David D. Dana, brother of Charles A. Dana, lives on a West Lubec farm at 70. A J Ropes of San Francisco photographed Cape Horn. President Harrison nears completion of his memoir. The will of ex Senator John R Neepherson filed in Jersey City. estate valued in the millions. Commander A B Bradford suggests torpedo boats to curb filibustering. Confederate camp plans Stonewall Jackson statue in Charlottesville. Alabama miners approve joining United Mine Workers adding 13000 members. Lake Shore line near Toledo covers 69 miles straight. Judge Hanford rules wives and children of Chinese merchants may enter U S without Chinese government certificates.
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Pennsylvania
George W. Boyer
Harper’s Ferry
John Brown
W. N. Lever
America
United States
Canada
Daniel Boone
Frankfort
Tom Paugh
Backbone Mountain
Harrison County
David D. Dana
Charles A. Dana
The
New York Sun
West Lubec
A. J. Ropes
San Francisco
Cape Horn
Harrison
John R. NeePherson
Jersey City
N. J
A. B. Bradford
Bureau of Equipment
Navy Department
John Bowie Strange
Confederate Veterans
Charlottesville
Stonewall Jackson
Alabama
United Mine Workers of America
Lake Shore Railway
Toledo
Hanford
Seattle
Luetgert Jury Fails to Reach Verdict After 66 Hours
In Chicago on October 22 Adolph Luetgert’s murder trial ended with a nine to three jury split for conviction and death, unable to agree after 388 hours of deliberation. Foreman Heickhold said no agreement was possible. Jurors cited disputes over rings in the vat and conflicting witness testimony as key tensions.
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Chicago
Judge Tuthills Court
Adolph J. Luetgert
Arnold
Willian Charles
Heickhold
Boyd
Bibby
Mahoney
Behmiller
Hosmer
Shaw
S’ransen
Fowler
Harley
Holab
Emma
Gottlieba Schimpke
Kenosha
Louise Luetgert
Wisconsin
Luetgert
Holabird
Barber
Schimpke
Pullman Founder George M Pullman Dies at 5:30 AM
Chicago October 20 George M Pullman president of the Pullman Palace Car company died suddenly at 5 30 this morning at his home 1729 Prairie avenue Death attributed to heart trouble His fortune is estimated between 12 000 000 and 15 000 000 He controlled detail of his many factories until his death
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Pullman
Chicago
George M. Pullman
Pullman Palace Car Company
Prairie Avenue
National Christian Missionary Convention Chooses Chattanooga
The National Christian Missionary Convention selected Chattanooga for the next national meeting. Resolutions condemned the saloon and civilization as harmful. About two thousand official delegates and hundreds of visitors attended this year’s convention, the largest in its history.
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Chattanooga
Indianapolis
Ind
National Christian Missionary Convention
Nineteen Dead in New York Central Wreck Identified Victims
A New York Central accident list recalls 19 victims with 16 bodies identified at Cold Springs. Chinese men dominate the count while two well dressed white women, among the dead, remain identified via relatives. Burials planned in New York region.
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New York Central
Garrisons
N. Y
van Etten
Cold Springs
Samuel Williams
Buffalo
Peekskill Hospital
New York
Chin Lee Song
Chin Fong Hop
San Francisco
Chin Quong Hon
Mott Street
Hoo Wah
George C. Green
The
Lake Shore Railroad
Cold Spring
Edwin A. Greene
Chicago
Binghamton
Edwin
Mary Lindsman
Utica
Robert Lindsman
William S. Becker
Newark
N. J
Nicholas
Auburn
Mountain Fires Ravage Laurelville Area in Greensburg Report
Fires in the Laurelville region along the Youghiogheny river corridor devastate thousands of acres of timber. A Sunday wind revived the blaze raising losses to about 150000 dollars with homes and barns at risk along a direct line of fire.
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Greensburg
Laurelville
Youghioghieny River
Senate to Act on Alaska Boundary Meridian Treaty
Washington reports the senate in December may move on the Great Britain United States treaty for surveying and marking the 141st meridian to define Alaska's boundary amid gold rush prominence. The pact has been pending in the Senate for about two years.
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Washington
Alaska
Dominion of Canada
Senate
Great Britain
United States
Prentice Tiller Sentenced To Three Years In Prison
Prentice Tiller, known as a mail box robber, was sentenced in St. Joseph Missouri to three years in the state penitentiary for possessing keys to United States mail boxes. He had been linked to the Stratton mail box gang with activities in Chicago Denver Nashville St Louis and other cities.
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Prentice Tiller
St. Joseph
United States
Tiller
Stratton
Chicago
Denver
Nashville
St. Louis
Youth’s Great Feat Sets 300 Mile Amateur Mark
Emil Schuler of the Morse Cycling club lowered the triple century amateur record by 16 minutes with a 300 mile ride in 29 hours 58 minutes, total 34 hours 18 minutes. He is 18 years old and achieved a strong finish in Chicago on October 26.
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Chicago
Emil Schuler
Morse Cycling Club
J. Hoffbauer
Schuler
Stolen bodies shock Dunning county institutions
Chicago reports the theft of four dead bodies from the Dunning insane asylum and infirmary on Sunday night. Detectives are investigating the motive and suspects as the sensational crime draws attention. St Louis horse show opens with 4000 attendees at the exposition coliseum.
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Chicago
Dunning
Insane Asylum
St. Louis
Spain Replies to Woodford Note on Cuba Crisis
Madrid delivers Spain's reply to Minister Woodford with translations in progress. The document allegedly spans over 30 papers and critics predict Spain will act cautiously, while Washington asserts the U S has met international law requirements to prevent filibustering and may seek congressional guidance if no progress occurs.
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Madrid
Spain
Woodford
Washington
London
The
Standard
United States
Canovas
Duke of Tetuan
America
Cuba
McIhiffley
Sagasta
Alabama
State Department
Congress
New York
Hannis Taylor
North American Review
Hood's Sarsaparilla Cited For Cures In Minnesota Letter
A Minnesota reader reports his father's relief from painful boils and carbuncles after using Hood's Sarsaparilla and notes his mother also benefits from the remedy. The letter promotes Hood's Pills for liver ills.
Mockridge Saves Day With A Special Train To Sedalia
Tenor Whitney Mockridge faced a missing train to Sedalia during a Midwest tour. He bribed railroad officials with money to secure a special locomotive and right of way 178 miles from St. Louis, gathering a crowd at the depot for a dramatic arrival and concert.
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Whitney Mockridge
Middle West
Northwest
St. Louis
Mississippi River
Sedalia
Mockridge
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Father Abraham
Chicago Chronicle
Disadvantageous remark about eye doctors and appearance
A brief exchange notes a man’s indistinct look and mentions his wife present. The Ram’s Horn quips that many a beset patient seeks an eye doctor and prospers in business.
Fibroid Tumor Cured by Lydia E Pinkham's Compound
Mrs. B A Lombard of Westdale Mass testifies that Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her fibroid tumor after doctors failed. She details heavy bleeding, ineffective hospital treatment, and later a normal flow and examination showing the tumor had passed.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
B. A. Lombard
Westdale
Mass
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Chamberlain, D. D
Fort Randall Military Reservation
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Guy E. Newbirk
Gibraltar
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