Sole survivor Sewall to write history of Perry expedition
Prof John S Sewall of Bangor theologic seminary outlives Commodore Perry's Japan voyage after John Malloy dies in Sheboygan Mich. Sewall plans a complete history of the expedition and its outcomes. Miss Jane Scherzer of Franklin D passes Berlin English philology exam with medieval poem dissertation becoming the third American woman to do so. She previously led the high school at Frank Yin and Oxford College in Oxford Ohio.
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John S. Sewall
Bangor Theological Seminary
Commodore Perry
Japan
John Malloy
Sheboygan
Mich
Sewall
Jane Scherzer
Franklin, D
University of Berlin
Miss Scherzer
Berlin
Frank Yin
Oxford College
Oxford
States Share in Minting Cents and Nickels Revealed
The Treasury reports fiscal year output of 79,611,143 cents and 26,480,218 nickels. Massachusetts took 6,000,000 cents, Pennsylvania 4,000,000, Illinois 7,000,000 and New York state nearly 10,000,000, ranking by nickel consumption in the same order as cent production.
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United States Treasury
Massachusetts
Pennsylvania
Illinois
New York State
Cardinal Ledochowski Heart Sent to Gorki in Poland
The Cardinal Ledochowski prefect of the propaganda died recently. He wished his body be buried in Rome while his heart be sent to his native Gorki Poland. After embalming, Dr Pelagallo removed the heart which was unusually large and sent in a crystal urn to Gorki.
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Cardinal Ledochowski
The
Propaganda
Rome
Gorki
Poland
Pelagallo
Chiefs and sheriffs adopt bullet proof vests in west
Police chiefs and sheriffs across the southwest and west order protective vests inspired by European monarchs. Tests and real use by a Chicago priest show the life saving value of the bullet arrester amid dangers from outlaws and assassins.
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West
Europe
Chicago
Miss Gould Refuses Hugo Works for Osa Watomie Library
The Osa watomie library sent Miss Helen Gould a list of books for donation. She ordered the books but struck out all Victor Hugo titles, reportedly because Hugo wrote bitterly against the wealthy, prompting the library to note her objection.
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Osawatomie (Ikan) Library
Helen Gould
Gould
Victor Hugo
Hugo
Tokyo Executioner Killed In Railway Accident
The chief executioner of Tokyo was fatally struck by a fast express while crossing a railway line near Tokyo. His body was found beside the track with a cleanly severed head, an uncanny irony given his profession and the lack of other wounds.
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Tokyo
Albinian Elder Ismail Hudge Dies at 160
Tribune de Geneve reports the death of Ismail Hudge in Albania aged 160. Born in 1741, he remained fully alert with strong vigor, reputedly walking 11 miles at age 158. He reportedly possessed a splendid set of teeth at death.
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Tribune de Geneve
Albania
Ismail Hudge
Memorial for Dean Sage to be built in Sage Chapel
William H. Sage of Albany will fund a stone pulpit shaped memorial in Sage chapel. The gift honors Dean Sage and enlarges the chapel to complete their father Henry W. Sage’s memorial plan at Cornell University.
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Dean Sage
Cornell University
Sage Chapel
William H. Sage
Albany
Henry W. Sage
Veterans Memoir Features Garland Life And Civil War Service
William H. Garland 93 of Washington recalls early navy service seven years abroad. He met Napoleon at St. Helena and has seen every U.S. president except Washington. On Civil War outbreak he volunteered and served to its end, aiding the shift to female nurses in government hospitals and homes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William H. Garland
Washington
Navy
Napoleon
St. Helena
United States
English women form the Don't Get Tired club
English women have formed a club named the Dont Get Tired club focused on hygienic shopping habits. Members pledge not to shop the whole day without proper refreshments and swear to shop systematically under strict rules defining allowed and forbidden purchases.
Predictions for 1903 Foretold by London Seer Old Moore
A fragment claims Old Moore predicts dire events for 1903 including panics and labor strife. It cites monetary tension between the United States and Great Britain and warns of various disasters, noting that anyone may make forecasts.
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London
Old Moore
United States
Spreau
Great Britain
Old World
Four Civil War Generals Honor Gen Hooker Then Sigel Resolutions Read
In 1879 Gen Hooker died and four comrades formed a committee to issue resolutions. Gen Sigel chaired, wrote, and adopted them. Recently Sigel’s friends met to act on his death and adopted the same resolutions with Sigel’s name replacing Hooker’s, without change.
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Gen. Hooker
Gen. Sigel
Gen Sigel
A Week's History In All Parts Of The Union
A roundup of national and international dispatches notes Milton Whitney finalizing a soil deterioration report. Philippine tariff receipts reach 11 194 in five months. The August public debt fell by 15 818 646 with a cash balance of 359 491 500. Roosevelt seen powerless to end the anthracite strike per Attorney General Knox. Treasury receipts 45 605 512 vs expenditures 42 650 000. Carroll D Wright criticizes employer employee distrust as a key strike factor.
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Milton Whitney
Agricultural Department
United States
Philippines
Treasury
Carroll D. Wright
Knox
Roosevelt
Treasury Department
Commissioner of Labor
President Roosevelt Narrowly Escapes Carriage Collision
In Pittsfield Massachusetts President Roosevelt survived a collision between his carriage and a trolley car with minor injuries. Secret Service Agent Craig died and Secretary Cortelyou was stunned. The carriage and a horse perished. The President has returned to Oyster Bay. several other national events follow including deaths and business failures.
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Pittsfield
Mass
Roosevelt
Secret Service
Craig
Cortelyou
Oyster Bay
Edward Eggleston
Lake George
N. Y
Williamsburg
Pittsburg
Norfolk & Western Railroad
West Virginia
Royals Refuse Relics Stiring Ministers In Spain
Spain's young king outrages ministers and priests by refusing to honor religious relics. A wave of political and social tension appears across the nation as church and state collide over ceremonial reverence.
Hayti Could Be Annexed If Revolutions Cease
Report notes that Hayti faces possible annexation by the United States unless ongoing revolutions there halt. The item highlights geopolitical pressure and regional instability affecting future governance.
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Hayti
United States
Posen Welcomes German Emperor Amid Tense Reception
Dispatches describe Polish residents in Posen reacting coolly to the arrival of the German Emperor and Empress for a troop review. A statue of Frederick was unveiled as the Kaiser pledged not to interfere with Polish religious or racial customs.
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Posen
Franz Josef Land
Frithjof
Tromsoe
Mont Pelee
Kilis
Russia
Canton
China
Martinique
Frederick
Kaiser Ian
Baldwin
London
International Trades Union Congress
Multiple incidents and notable deaths reported across nations
A compilation notes drownings in Cedar Rapids and Pennsylvania, a flood of political and labor events, and medical and military losses. Russell markers include the deaths of George Cerny and Thomas Biott, Roosevelt trip updates, Venezuela revolutionary leadership, and D W West Virginia mine strikes ending.
Chicago double murderer exhumed and identified in Riceville
The body found near Riceville was identified as William D Bartholin the Chicago killer. A confession exonerating others named Thompson Claffy and Counselman was found, and Bartholin urged all others be cleared. He spoke of Minnie Mitchell and a motive tied to their deaths. The note and related notes were turned over to investigators as inquiries continue.
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Riceville
William D Bartholin
Chicago
William Mitchell
Bartholin
Andrew Tohan
A. J. Coey
Rohan
Field
Carpenter
J. B. McCook
Thompson
Claffy
Counselman
Minnie
Hoobes
William J. Bartholin
Miss Mitchell
M. M
Great Anthracite Strike Near Eighteenth Week in Philadelphia
The anthracite mine workers' strike enters its eighteenth week with little sign of a settlement. Governors consider a special session to pass a law ending the deadlock, while shipments exceed 100000 tons in six days and many miners remain at home or working under experienced bosses. In Kanawha and New River fields 15000 miners near end, locals to resume on best terms, with no concessions, as evictions stop and old men find work.
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George Cerny
Cedar Rapids
William Sutton
Gov. Stone
People’s Alliance
Hazleton
Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Washington
Chattanooga
Lenn
King Edward
England
Pittsfield
Mass
Tazewell
Tenn
Domingo Monagas
Matos
Venezuela
Hank
Sonora
Landsthing
South Africa
Rudolf Virchow
Berlin
Thomas J. Lane
Jefferson Davis
Swissvale
William Bartholin
Minnie Mitchell
Chicago
Riceville
Buford
Manila
San Francisco
Charles A. Percy
Niagara
Wilson F. Thrall
Danbury
Conn
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
30Ston
Cincinnati
St. Louis
Philadelphia
New York
Chickamauga
Missionary Ridge
Lookout Mountain
Orchard Knob
Pennsylvania Railroad
Johnstown
Warrisburg
Herman
Henry Breuer
A. C. Miller
Kalamazoo
Mich
William N. Ronch
United States
North Dakota
New York City
Boston
Cleveland
Detroit
Baltimore
Mitchell
Sinys
Zanesville
Charleston
W. Va
Kanawha
New River
New River Field
Demented Minister Kills Wife in West Virginia
Rev. Morris Wilson aged 80 a longtime Baptist minister in the state killed his wife at Genoa by slashing her throat with a razor. He fled to Woodland and is believed hidden near Rock Cliffs. Officials say he may have been driven mad by religious passion.
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Kenova
W. Va
Morris Wilson
Genoa
Woodland
Rock Cliffs
Roach Dies in New York After Cancer Battle
William Nathaniel Roach former United States senator from North Dakota died in New York on Sunday after a long cancer illness. He had retired to the city, improved briefly under special treatment, then relapsed and spent ten months bedbound. Durant Oklahoma reports a separate half-page note of a fatal family feud clash, with injuries to multiple men. New items include Prince Francis of Hatzfeldt-Wildenberg cited for motor speeding and local party nominations for Congress in Michigan. German troops prepare autumn maneuvers with 92 000 soldiers in two armies around Frankfort and Posen.
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United States
William N. Roach
North Dakota
New York
William Nathaniel Roach
Senate
Frankfort-on-the-Oder
Posen
Optician Dies After Starvation Refusal in Danbury
Wilson F. Thrall a 74 year old optician in Danbury Connecticut died from starvation after two months of refusing to eat. He said he would not eat again and only consumed food when forced necessary.
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Danbury
Conn
Wilson F. Thrall
Thrall
Notable Miscellany of Finds and Feats from Diverse Lands
A month old survey notes 80,000 Jews left Roumania last year while 1,400 Germans fought in the South African conflict. E R Harriman builds three observatories near Arden New York. Albert von Koliker has served 55 years as anatomy professor at Würzburg. Herring fisheries near Donegal yield over 200000 dollars. A pigeon marks 849 on a carrier wing near Persia. Mexico now links four rail lines to the United States. London houses four state swords, the black one reserved for fast days. Edward VII’s salmon lore is quashed by the secretary. Prince of Wales once caught a 21 pound Tweed salmon in 1865. Luigi Arditi, aging composer and former conductor, nears his golden wedding at eighty.
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Roumania
E. R. Harriman
New York
Arden
N. Y
Albert von Koliker
University of Wurzburg
Germany
Donegal
Persia
Mexico
United States
Vera Cruz
London
Edward
Prince of Wales
Luigi Arditi
Her Majesty’s
Adelina Patti
Tasteful testimonial for Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound
Miss Elizabeth Caine from Fond du Lac Wisconsin reports eight months of suppressed menstruation with general debility improving after a few weeks on Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound. The letter praises the remedy and invites young women to write for free advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Miss Evizapet
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