McLaurin Revolt Signals New Southern Party Shift
Senator John L. McLaurin of South Carolina plans a new southern party after withdrawing from the Democratic caucus. A moderate expansionist and advocate of ship subsidies and protection, he opposes negro domination fears and may join the Republican ranks, foreshadowing richer GOP performance in 1904.
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John L. McLaurin
South Carolina
South
Senator McLaurin
New South
Union
Jonn Calhoun
Mars
McLaurin
Republician Party
Pan American Exposition Receives High Praise For Beauty
An eye witness review lauds the Pan American Exposition as emerging from delays and elements to showcase strong merits. It surpasses its Chicago rival in beauty of architecture and electrical displays, with Spanish style buildings featuring vibrant color schemes and striking visual effects.
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Chicago
Lake Michigan
Mexico
New Mexico
Arizona
Lower
California
Court of Honor
Pan-American Plaza Lights Dazzle With Niagara Power
The Plaza at the Pan-American gleams with immense electrical display powered by Niagara water. Forty thousand lights crown the central tower, lighting surrounding fountains and the Grand Canal, making Buffalo a world leader in illumination and outshining Chicago’s World’s Fair exhibit. Visitors are drawn by vast sights and numerous amusements beyond the electric show.
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Pan-American
Allied Electrical
Niagara
Buffalo
Chicago
Plaza
Grand Canal
Wag
Trolley Expands Use in Garbage and Light Packages
New Cincinnati officials favor an arrangement with the Cin cinnati Traction company to haul garbage to a central point and move it by electrical cars to outlying dumps at night. Toronto engineers recommend using street railways to collect sweepings for dumping. New York City has adopted trolley express service for lighter packages, with potential citywide adoption if successful.
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New Castle
Cincinnati
Toronto
Canada
Board of Health of
Cincinnati Traction Company
New York City
No Extra Session of Congress Likely
President McKinley and his cabinet believe they can handle grave Cuban matters without summoning Congress, suggesting no extra session will be called.
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McKinley
Plague, Mosquitoes and Rats Cited as Vectors
A historical view argues no harm in claiming plague spreads via rats and yellow fever and malaria via mosquitoes. It asserts exterminating both rats and mosquitoes would be a clear blessing for public health.
Money Abundance Noted Amid Stock Quote and Rare Book Sale
On the same day Northern Pacific stock reached 1000 a share and a first edition of John Bunyan’s Pilgrim’s Progress sold for 7500. The remark links both events to an impression that money was plentiful, highlighting market vigor and rare-book value.
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Northern Pacific
John Bunyan
Ghosts of reform appear in dramatic staging warning
The passage notes a threatened re production of Mrs Nation's crusade in dramatic form. It suggests the ghost may reject the cast but other moving spirits will emerge clearly in the performance.
Winter wheat area rises this year by two million acres
The winter wheat area expands by 2,000,300 acres compared with last year, signaling a larger crop potential as markets eye preharvest estimates and Wall Street reaction.
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Wall Street
King Howard VI Salary Report Sparks Debate
Report notes King Howard VI’s salary set at 2 284 000 but defends merit with a monarch who avoids foolish speeches. The item frames pay as a matter of principle and legitimacy.
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Howard VI
Dawn on Cu bans Freedom in United States State
A terse reflection on the dawn breaking over a state within the American Union, asserting that the highest freedom belongs to the state as sovereign. The line hints at a philosophical view of liberty and governance within the union.
Weather notes compare June to May in erratic patterns
The passage observes that June has remained as erratic as May in weather behavior, noting no clear improvement or stability between the two months. It suggests ongoing unpredictability in seasonal conditions.
Witch Hazel Salve Promises Pile Relief
An advertisement touts DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve as a cure for piles, claiming it saves expense and never fails. It warns against counterfeit products and lists Paisley Pharmacy Hutton Pharmacy Central Drug Store and Wong avenues as sources.
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DeWittt
Paisley
Hutton Pharmacy
Wrod Uwyda Seventh Ward
Central Drug Store
Wong Avenues
The Abbe Bruneau Execute in 1894 France
A 1894 French case ends with Abbe Bruneau executed for the murder of Abbe Fricot. The housekeeper La Jeanette’s testimony led to conviction though later confession from Nantes reveals Bruneau innocence. The note in the public prosecutor’s file remains unrevealed.
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Bruneau
Hayenne
Fricot
Jeanette
Abbie
la Jeanette
Nantes
France
Compulsory Education Bill Aims to Clarify Attendance
The bill drafted by Rep Thomas J Ford to codify 1895 and 1897 compulsory education laws would require all children ages 6 to 16 to attend a day school with common instruction. Attendance must be continuous with limited excuses. private and parochial pupils may comply if their study hours match public schools. Offenders face fines or brief imprisonment. educators support passage in Harrisburg.
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Thomas J. Ford
Pittsburg
House
Harrisburg
Senate
Ford
Sermon Warns Graduates On Materialism At City College
Dr. Percy Stickney Grant criticizes the wealth‑driven era during a baccalaureate address at the College of the City of New York. He warns graduates that magnates like Schwab exercise vast influence through capital, urging focus on education over material gain. He laments a city and nation receiving benefits from universities yet pursuing profit over learning.
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New York
Percy Stickney Grant
Protestant Episcopal Church of the Ascension
College of the City of
Schwab
Notable royal and political survivors and scandals
King Albert of Saxony at 74 remains the sole survivor among Franco Prussian War generals. Joseph Chamberlain adds amateur photography to hobbies. Miss Helen Gladstone becomes warden of a London women’s university settlement in September. Lord Rosebery appears youthful at 55 despite long premiership. 95 year old Herbert Jenner-Fust is sole survivor captain of Cambridge XI from 1827. Salaries listed for Curzon, Minto, Hopetoun, Ridgeway. Senor Ezeta plans sale of jewelry in San Francisco after fleeing high price on his head. Adolph von Breuning restored to Kaiser’s favor after a failed marriage with Mrs McKay.
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Albert
Saxony
Joseph Chamberlain
London
Helen Gladstone
W. FE. Gladstone
Women’s University Settlement
Southwark
Lord Rosebery
Herbert Jenner-Fust
Gloucestershire
Cambridge
Oxford
Ife
Lord Curzon
India
Lord Minto
Canada
Lord Hopetoun
Australia
J. West Ridgeway
Ceylon
Carlos Ezeta
Salvador
California
Mme. Ezeta
San Francisco
Senor Ezeta
Adolph von Breuning
Washington
Gordon McKay
Boston
All Sorts of Things From A Busy Page 19th Century
A miscellany of notes covers crude petroleum for wood care, Belfast as a tea center, the windpipe structure with cartilaginous rings, Mexico and Brazil population figures, Meissonier’s waning popularity and Paris sale results, a translation error in the Delaware Indian Lord's Prayer, and a mishearing turning "hallowed" into "hallooed" in the text.
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Mexico
Brazil
Paris
Hussar
Edward Everett Hale
Lawrence County Lumber Co Sells DuPont Devoe Paint
Lawrence County Lumber Co sells a long lasting paint marketed as twice as durable as standard lead and oil finishes. The Devoe lead and zinc mix is ground by machinery, promising strong coverage and endurance.
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Lawrence County Lumber Co
Investment offer on six percent vs twelve percent gross return
Property sale near Union depot promises high returns with twelve percent gross and about ten percent net. It features a well maintained ten room double dwelling fully rented with tenants paying in advance. Location two blocks from Union depot and close to the city center, street and number available upon request.
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Union Depot
Clare P. Dushane
Receiver Wins Upheld Claim in Fire Insurance Case
The Court of Appeals ruled for the receiver of Equitable Mutual Fire of New York, allowing collection of a $240 assessment plus costs on a $400 capital stock note held by N Twubbard Jr. and affecting about one hundred note givers. The ruling enables the receiver to press the remaining notes.
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Equitable Mutual
New York
N. Twubbard, Jr
Hubbard
Court of Appeals
United States
Tragedy in West Virginia: Three Porterfield Children Dead
Three Port erfield children Willie Mary and Henry aged three five and seven wandered from home at Job West Virginia Sunday. A party of volunteers found their bodies Tuesday in a dense thicket near a large black bear killed by a hunter. The children had been mauled by the bear before the remains were carried to their grieving mother.
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Willie
Mary
Henry Porterfield
Job
W. Va
John Weldon
Maryland
Two Mean Old Things and the Hair Cut
In a suburb a new minister described as charming faced a challenge over his long hair. A sewing circle formed a committee, a barber shortened his hair by two inches, and the barber asked the pretty girl to pay. She refused, calling both mean old things.
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Chicago Daily News
Paint Your Buggy for 75a and DeVoe Gloss Carriage Paint
Vague OCR fragment mentions carriage paint options in ten colors and a price of 75a. Mentions DeVoe brand gloss carriage paint and a selling context. No clear events or persons.
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DeVoe
Ianweenes
New Fishing Laws Set Season Dates And Rules
Governor Stone signed the Cumings fish bill changing bass open season to June 15 and close to February 15. It designates game and food fishes, sets size limits, daily catch limits, and authorizes 12 wardens with a chief warden at a $1,000 bond.
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Stone
Capitol
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Washington Street
Hutton's Pharmacy
Pittsburg and
Main Sts
NEW Castle News
The
News Company
Sycamore Street
Apple Alley
Fred L. Rentz
George W. Shaw
Citizens’ ‘Ling
Bell Line
Buffalo Exposition
CRIME
Carrecie
Belfast
United Kingdom
Equitable Mutual Fire
Clare P.dushane
Ear
Toren Barber
Arthur Musgrove
Findlay
Musgrove
James Boyle
Boyle
Tie
Grover
Royal Baking Powder CO
William Street
Philadelphia
W. G. Hunter & Co
Pittsburg Street
H. G. Miller
Pittsburg St. and
Croton Ave
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