Boer generals plan six month US tour says Botha aide
The Express reports Gen Botha's secretary Bre doner says Boer generals expect their six month stay in the United States. An English Bristol tobacco firm holds a 150 year old George Washington letter while 5354 under sixteen are employed in making this clothing article in the United States. American corn output climbs by a billion bushels from 1901 to 1902, adding about 400 million dollars to farmers' income amid last year's drought.
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Botha
Mr. Bredoner
United States
Bristol
England
George Washington
Hood
Plant wisdom shown by pumpkins near water
In a dry season a bucket of water placed near a growing pumpkin causes the plant to bend toward the water and develop at least one leaf reaching the liquid, demonstrating adaptive behavior.
Census to Count Philippine Islands Soon
Officials will begin a census of the Philippine islands, claimed as the only accurate count in their history. Previous figures from the Spanish government are described as unreliable and mostly estimates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Uncle Sam
Philippine Islands
Coronor's jury rules fatal race crash unavoidable in New Jersey
A coroner's jury in Vineland New Jersey ruled that a racing automobile fatal crash that killed a bicyclist, smashed a buggy, and injured its occupants was unavoidable. The columnist questions why cyclists and a buggy were on the public highway.
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Vineland
N. J
New Steamship Line Forms in New York for Far East Trade
Increased interest in trade with China and the orient follows the formation of a new steamship company by strong financial and shipping interests in New York City. The firm plans to enter active competition for commerce between New York and the Far East.
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China
Orient
New York City
Far East
Sunstroke debate challenges sun exposure theory
The Medical Press notes no proof that horses suffer from sun impact and argues sunstroke is an illness caused by a human body's internal disturbance rather than sun exposure. It claims sunstroke is a specific condition that can be contracted even in shade.
Press Building Under Way at St Louis World Fair
Construction started on the press building at the St Louis world fair a structure with a history as the Louisiana Purchase exposition headquarters at the Pan American and Charleston expositions its materials moved twice by rail first to Charleston then to St Louis for reuse.
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St. Louis
Charleston
Census Bureau report on locomotive manufacturing
The census bureau reports $40,815,793 invested in 28 locomotive works in the United States. Product value is $35,209,048 with $10,899,614 paid in wages, $1,369,341 for miscellaneous expenses, and $20,174,395 for materials used.
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Census Bureau
United States
Discovery Traces Spitting Habit to England Not America
A Milwaukee paper reports found proof that promiscuous spitting originated in England and not in America. The article notes DickEn’s charge in his American notebook and says travelers on American shores have long commented on the habit of expectoration.
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Milwaukee
England
America
Dickens
Circular urges G A R aid for homes for feeble Confederates
The last paper from Commander-in-Chief Torrence calls grand army posts to fund homes for impoverished ex Confederates. Col. J M Falkner, US district attorney in Alabama, plans a cottage village in Chilton county to build four cent cottages costing 1500 dollars each.
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Torrence
Grand Army
Col. J. M. Falkner
United States
Alabama
Chilton County
Tis Plan
Milburn woman donates Brough Bible to Ohio library
Mrs. K A Simpson of Milburn New Jersey a niece of Ohio governor John Brough presents the Brough Bible brought from England over a century ago by John Brough. Ohio authorities accept the gift and will place it with Brough family records in the State library.
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K. A. Simpson
Milburn
N. J
John Brough
Ohio
Ohio State Library
Brough
United States
England
Col
Charles II. Brough
State Library
European experts predict record 1902 world cereal crop
European experts estimate the 1902 global cereal harvest will be the largest on record though several European countries face average yields. The United States drives most of the rise, enabling cheap food for U S consumers and potential large export sales for farmers. The outlook is encouraging.
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Europe
United States
Spinsters in China: nuns dedicated to Buddha
The piece notes the scarcity of unmar rried women in China with only nuns remaining as virgins. These women shave their heads like priests, lacking the Chinese sign of sex, and are raised from infancy for their chosen calling. Some grow very long nails, a sign of pride for their owners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Rome
All Parts of the Union Reported in Weekly Briefs
A roundup from Washington and regions nationwide notes the Supreme Court will reconvene October 13. Treasury officials announce $10,000,000 in public funds will be distributed to banks with eligible bonds. Naval veteran Captain William A. Windsor retires as rear admiral. Navy plans call for guarding American interests in Asia and South America. Treasury hints at possible abolition of such treasuries to free $83,000,000. bankers in major cities largely back the idea. U.S. bank deposits total $8,500,000,000, averaging $108 per person.
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Supreme Court of the United States
Secretary of the Treasury
William A. Windsor
Navy Department
Asiatic
South American
Chicago
United States
Monument to Slocum Dedicated At Det tysburge Battlefield
The Det tysburge battlefield memorial honoring Gen Henry W Slocum was dedicated drawing large veteran attendance. A fatal head on train crash at Witmer station Pa killed five and injured two.
Multiple political nominations and tragedies reported in dispatches
The item lists congressional candidates in Michigan Wisconsin Kentucky and Maryland while reporting a Detroit death by gas, major Rocky Mountain fires, a Wisconsin suicide, Louisville boxing injunctions, a Joliet cereal mill fire and explosion, a Jefferson post office robbery, a Birmingham race riot at a Baptist convention, and various political and crime updates across the United States including rail, cholera in Peyot, and other national events.
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Michigan
W. A. SS. Wood
Wisconsin
T. H. Patterson
Kentucky
L. T. Applegate
Maryland
Charles R. Scherin
Crawfordsville
Ind
George R. Parsons
Michigan Drug Company
Detroit
Rocky Mountains
Wyoming Line
Colorado
Bert Owen
Merrilan
Wis
Louisville
Judge Field
Tratt
Terry McGovern
Young Corbett
Congress
Henderson
Court of Appeals of Kentucky
Joliet
Great Western Cereal Company
Oat Mills
Jefferson, CO
Jones
Birmingham
Ala
Booker T. Washington
West
Wyoming
Cincinnati
Childs-Drexel
International Printers’ Home
Colorado Springs
Fire destroys business district in Taylors' Falls Minnesota
Fire wipes out the business portion of Taylors' Falls Minnesota. Neal Bancroft Ned Peter Olson implicated as murderers of Mary Peterson of Omaha killed by a pursuing posse. Roosevelt near tragedy as two girls escape under his carriage in Detroit. Crowds greet the guest when he appears. Roy and Paul Knabenshue of Toledo sneak away with a captive balloon and land safely.
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Taylors’ Alls
Minn
Neal Bancroft
Ned
Peter Olson
Mary Peterson
Omaha
Roosevelt
Detroit
Roy
Paul Knabenshue
Toledo
Belgian queen Marie Henriette dies in Spa sudden
The Belgian queen Marie Henriette died Friday night in Spa after a sudden syncope during a light dinner. King Leopold was summoned from Dagneres-de-Lachon France. A telegraph from Lord Salisbury notes his family not needed in Lucerne. Nine drowned when the French steamer Thomas sank a harbor vessel at Lisbon. Britain insists South African colonies pay 500 million dollars for the war. Venezuela protests Britain hoisting flag on Patos island. Mer Guidi named apostolic delegate to the Philippines. Europe remains split over Roumania Jewish persecution note.
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Marie Iwenriette
Spa
Belgium
Leopold
Dagneres-de-Lachon
France
Lord Salisbury
Lucerne
Ato
Lisbon
Portugal
Thomas
Great Britain
United States
Patos Island
Mer. Guidi
Philippines
Roumania
Minor News Items From Various States
Auto races will be a feature of the grand army encampment at Washing ton in October. Two women tramps passed through Nevada, Mo., riding on the iron rods under a boxcar. There has been a great increase in the number of Mormon missionaries in Germany and Switzerland. President Roosevelt will dedicate the new Northwestern university building in Chicago on October 3. David Auchard, who died in Welena, Mont., left his estate to the masonic fraternity to found a masonic home. Five volumes will comprise the official report of the 1900 Paris exposition. The Russian commander in Man churia received orders to expel British officials from the Chinese province. The Magyars are increasing in numbers over the Germans in Hungary. In Richmond Va former Alderman John M. King was found guilty of accepting a bribe and sentenced to a year in jail and a $100 fine. Maj William D Wilkins of Pittsburg was killed trying to wrest a revolver from his wife who was craving morphine. James McGinn, whose wife was found dead at Hubbard Ohio, was captured in Newcastle and confessed to murder. The depository of the National Educational association will move to Winona Minn. The New Jersey oath law repeal led to a rise in perjury. A National Candy Company formed in New Jersey will own 18 western candy houses with large output.
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Grand Army
Washington
Nevada
Germany
Switzerland
Roosevelt
Northwestern University
Chicago
David Auchard
Welena
Mont
Manchuria
Lessar
Hungary
Richmond
John M. King
William D. Wilkins
Pittsburg
James McGinn
Hubbard
Newcastle
McGinn
National Educational Association
Washington, D. C
Winona
Minn
New Jersey
National Candy Company
Roosevelt and Senators Frame Republican Policies at Oyster Bay
At Oyster Bay on September 16, President Roosevelt met five leading Republican senators Allison Aldrich Hanna Spooner Lodge Henry Mayne for a lengthy policy exchange. They signaled broad agreement on trusts tariffs Cuban reciprocity and tariff revision while noting no formal decision was reached after nearly ten hours of discussion.
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Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Allison
Iowa
Appropriations Committee
Senate
Aldrich
Shode Island
Finance Committee
Hanna
Ohio
Republican National Committee
Spooner
Wisconsin
Lodge
Massachusetts
Henry C. Mayne
New York City
Beef Trust
Northern Pacific Railroad
Congress
Cuba
House of Representatives
Republican Party
Friends of Protection
Dinner tale and political notes from editors pages
An Towa editor writes of entertaining W Bryan and copy for the next issue with playful asides on corn and roasting ears. The column then shifts to party politics noting Republican prospects in Mississippi and Arkansas and a Democratic Senate outcome in Arkansas.
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Towa
Bryan
Philadelphia
Washington Orders 600 Marines Held In Readiness For Isthmus
Washington reports that 600 government Marines are to be kept ready to sail from Norfolk to Colon if needed. Moody and McAdee approved dispatches from Commander McLean. Reinforcements could total 1,300 troops across Wisconsin, Panther, Cincinnati, and Ranger with 600 under orders.
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Washington
Norfolk
Colon
Moody
Navy
McAdee
M.lean
Cincinnati
Navy Department
United States
Wisconsin
Panther
Ranger
Kingston
Jamaica
Panama
la Plata
Savanilla
Colombia
McLean
Herrera
Salazar
Gen. Salazar
Dead Negroes Buried After Shiloh Panic In Birmingham
Birmingham observes a day of funerals for 38 victims of the Shiloh church panic. Death toll rises to 105 identified 100. Some bodies found at private houses and in weeds. White communities raise funds. a $500 fund noted. Officials report no white fatalities. Other items mention South African war costs and a New York island petition.
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Birmingham
Ala
Shiloh
George Wright
Savannah
A Milkmaid Refuses Advances in Berkshire Encounter
A man wandering for health in the Berkshires notices a milkmaid and offers to help with her pail. She rebukes him for his speech mistakes, correcting his grammar and directing him to a nearby summer school ten miles away.
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Berkshires
Old
New England
Poln
New York Times
Reduced colonist tickets from Chicago to western states
Commencing September 1 1902 through October 31 1902 second class one way colonist tickets will be sold by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway to Montana Idaho Utah California Washington Oregon British Columbia and intermediate points at greatly reduced rates. Choice of routes to St Paul or via Omaha. The CMStP Ry operates the United States Government fast mail trains between Chicago St Paul and Minneapolis and the Pioneer Limited.
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Chicago, Milwaukee
Embarrassed Count Proposed Seven, Says Millionaire's Daughter
In Town Topics style a millionaire's daughter recalls the count's awkward proposal of seven. She suggests the suitor was embarrassed by the amount and financial implications.
Laxative Bromo Quinine Ad Claims Cure in One Day
An old Chicago Daily News ad promises curing a cold in one day with Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets and offers a refund if it fails. The note adds a cynical line about fortune in business.
Dean's Ointment Promises Quick Pile Relief
An advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as a cure for itching piles. The copy claims quick and permanent relief and notes availability at drug stores for 50 cents.
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Dean
Man tumbles down stairway after escalatorless fall
A peddler entering a skyscraper's thirteenth floor was knocked down the stairs by falling occupants on each floor. He was hurled from the thirteenth to the street, then exclaiming in German he noted no elevator was needed.
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N. Y. Press
Dodd's Kidney Pills Said To Aid Child With Spells
Mrs A L Smith of West Pembroke Maine credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her 13 year old daughter of years of repeating crazy spells. After five boxes last fall and six this spring the girl is described as in splendid health and free of episodes.
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West Pembroke
A. L. Smith
Dodd
Testimonial Acknowledgement From Mrs Pincuan
Mrs Pincuan offers unsolicited thanks noting gratitude for help received. The statement frames a strong personal endorsement marking appreciation for the assistance provided.
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Tlenry W. Slocum
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Charles F. Murphy
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Pennsylvania
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Root
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Ilinois Central Road
Tobacco Trust
William Slooper Youria
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Alma
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Conn
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Mich
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John L. Tannahan
Brotherhood of Loccomotive
Chattanoora
Tenn
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Fifteenth Infantry
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James *K. Jones
Washington Post
Panama Railway
London
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Goulds
Hageen
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Helenita
Gould
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Eugene Kelly
Minixater Dend
Princeton
J. 3. Jenkins
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Indiana
Ile
Covington
Chicago Daily News
Fowler
Cras
J. E. O'Donnell
Lydia E. Pinkham
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Oakland Woman's Riding Club
Lydia
KE. Pinkham
Chicago Bridge & Iron CO
Washington Heights Station
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Pastoria
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