Cuban School Teachers Visit Philadelphia From Cuba
More than a thousand Cuban teachers arrived in Philadelphia aboard ships Sedgwick Crook Rawlins and McPherson. They were welcomed by Mayor Ashbridge and U S Senator Boise Penrose at Independence Hall then toured the Liberty Bell, the School of Industrial Art, and met officials including Theodore C Search and Professor A M Guillon with a Spanish language address and a lawn dinner.
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Philadelphia
Sedgwick
Crook
Rawlins
McPherson
Chestnut Wharf
General Committee
Independence Hall
Ashbridge
Edward Brooks
Edward Pornias
United States
Boise Penrose
School of Industrial Art
Theodore C. Search
Search
A. M. Guillon
Baby Born at Biltmore Estate in Asheville
A daughter named Cornelia Stuyvesant Vanderbilt was born to Mrs. George Vanderbilt at Biltmore house in Asheville at 9 p.m. Wednesday. The newborn heiress is valued at 30 million dollars. the Vanderbilt-Dresser lineage links to Captain Dresser of the U.S. Army. The couple, married in Paris, reside in the vast Biltmore estate with its private grounds, rivers, and grand mansion noted for quiet elegance and historical artifacts. Locals celebrated with floral arches and public displays.
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Asheville
N. C
George Vanderbilt
Biltmore House
Cornelia Stuyvesant
Mans
Vanderbilt
Dresser
Little Stranger
Captain Dresser
United States Army
Geo. Vanderbilt
Paris
Marble Palace
North Carolina
Swannanoa
Biltmore
Chateau
Value of Railway Property for Michigan Taxation
Detroit officials announce immediate appraisal of Michigan steam railroad property for tax purposes. Professor Mortimer E. Cooley will lead the project with assistance from Professor Henry C. Adams, focusing on railroad franchises and first examining the Michigan Central property.
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Detroit
State Tax Commission
Pingree
Michigan
Mortimer E. Cooley
University of Michigan
Henry C. Adams
State University
Interstate Commerce Commission
Michigan Central
Illinois war flags barred from Memorial hall display
Acting Governor Warder refused Grand Army officials permission to move Civil War battle flags from Memorial hall at the state capitol. He ruled the Military Code forbids removal, preventing Chicago parade contingents from using the flags. In Minnesota, William Steffen killed himself after a confrontation with officers when accused in an alleged domestic dispute.
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Springfield
Lls
Warder
Illinois
Memorial Hall
State Capitol Building
Joseph H. Wood
Chicago
St. Paul
William Steffen
Caledonia
Houston County
Minn
Global farmer congress debate opens with expert papers
In Colorado Springs the National Farmers Congress sessions drew strong interest as Baron Herman, German agricultural attaché, opened with a paper on the common interests of farmers worldwide. Kansas Secretary of Agriculture D F Coburn followed with a report on Western agricultural advancements.
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Colorado Springs
Col
National Farmers’ Congress
Baron Herman
Gertiman Legation
Washington
D. F. Coburn
Kansas
West
Man Dies After Drinking Carbolic Acid Aboard Train
A Great Western passenger train reaches Oelwein with the body of Clarence Rich of Red Wing Minnesota who attempted to reach Paris exposition after taking two ounces of carbolic acid. He died on the sleeper car before arriving in Oelwein.
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Oelwein
Chicago
Clarence Rich
Red Wing
Minn
Joliet Man Missing After Leaving Kennedy Biscuit Agency
Hugh L. Coplantz has been missing from Joliet since last Saturday and his present whereabouts are unknown. He recently left the Kennedy Biscuit company of Chicago where he held the agency, though his accounts are reported in order.
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Joliet, Is
Hugh L. Coplantz
Joliet
Kennedy Biscuit Company
Chicago
Walling duo climb Mount Assiniboine record set
W G and W E Walling of Chicago reach 11350 feet on Mount Assiniboine establishing a new climbing record. Other items include John J Ingalls bequeathing his entire estate to his widow and acquittals in Havana custom house fraud cases.
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W. G
W. E. Walling
Chicago
Mount
Assinaboine
John J. Ingalls
Havana Custom House
Shah of
Persia
Austria
Mull's Lightning Cough Cure Ends Your Persistent Cough
An old advertisement touts Mull's Lightning Cough Cure priced at 265 cents, claiming rapid relief from persistent coughs with a simple dosage and quick results.
Fruitland notes clarify C S Bird and local happenings
The item states C S Bird in Muscatine is not the same man as a local citizen. George Corwin shipped 10 watermelons to W J Fitzsimmons and displayed a 70 pound melon. Other local movements include visits, a horse loss, a new baby, and sick list updates.
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C. S Bird
Muscatine
C. S. Bird
Geo. Corwin
W. J. Fitzsimmons
Fruitland
F. H. Knouse
Mmes. Whittake
Beitel
Mr. Taylor
Elmer Corwin
Ainsworths Nominee J F R Leonard Resides North Farm
Ainsworth reports a real presidential nominee J F R Leonard of the United Christian party living on a farm north of town. The school board renews a five year contract, seven carloads of hogs shipped Thursday, and a barber shop adds a new chair this week.
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J. F. R. Leonard
United Christian Party
Grand Military Tournament Opens in Long Branch
The Long Branch military tournament inaugurates the season with expected attendance by President McKinley and Governor Roosevelt. Troops from Brooklyn and New York join New Jersey militia and regulars in cavalry, infantry, artillery drills, and athletic events as Senator Mark Hanna chairs the reception committee.
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Long Branch
N. J
McKinley
Roosevelt
Voorhees
Brooklyn
New York
Mark Hanna
Grand Army honors 20th Kansas in Cherryvale reunion
At a Montgomery county G A R reunion in Cherryvale medals were presented to Company G of the Twentieth Kansas Infantry for gallant service in the Philippines. The medals were crafted from a captured Manila cannon. The event turned the town into a holiday with all buildings dressed in gala attire.
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Cherryvale
Kan
Montgomery County
Twentieth
Kansas Infantry
Philippines
Manila
Y. P. C. U. Annual Convention Held in Denver
The Young People's Christian Union held its annual convention in Denver on Aug 24 with broad attendance. All branches were represented and many notable speakers attended. The meeting strongly endorsed closer relations with other youth organizations.
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Denver
Colo
Young People’s Christian Union
Mull's Lightning Pain Killer Advertisement Claims Instant Cure
An old advertised pain remedy promises to kill any pain instantly whether internal or external. It is described as absolutely pure and available for 25¢ and 50¢ at all druggists.
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Mull
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