Tragic Fate of Hidalgo Hero of Independence
A historical note on Miguel Hidalgo y Costilla, the aged priest who sparked Mexico's independence. It recounts his early victories, strategic hesitations, retreat from Guanajuato toward Mexico City, and ultimate defeat. Hidalgo was captured near Norias de Baján and shot in 1811. His head was displayed, later returned to Mexico for the cathedral altar.
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Hidalgo
Mexico
Guanajuato
Sans Cruces
valley of Mexico
Las Cruces
Elidrigo
Calder
Norias ‘de
Bajan
Chihuahua
Granaditas
grand cathedral
Mexican Herald
Do Animals Reason Do Animals Reason
A brief reminiscence from Alabama on a plantation about a horse named Old Cream. The writer recalls the animal’s ability to perform a task by clever action, pulling a peg to open a gate, and questions whether instinct or reasoning underlies such behavior. The note quotes Alexander J. Mitchell via Harper's Weekly.
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Alabama
Old Cream
white house
Cream
Alexander J. Mitchell
Harper's Weekly
When the president comes the canebreak bear plays dead
In the Southern Swamp a grotesque exchange unfolds as the canebreak bear declares it will feign inaction when the president appears while the wildcat snarls that HI style and fake tricks will not spare him. The Atlanta Constitution notes the satirical scene with sharp animal dialogue.
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hell
atlanta Constitution
Generals Artes Leads Revolt Plot Foiled by Havana Arrests
Havana reports secret police arrested General Massa Parra and Generals Juan Ducassi and Lara Miret for conspiring to start a revolution against the Americans in Cuba. Governor Magoon mobilizes 5000 soldiers and 5000 rural guards to crush any movement as Parra is alleged to lead funds from Broadway connections and Santo Domingo figures are tied to eastern Cuba.
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Havana
Massa Parra
Juan Ducassi
Lara Miret
General Parra
Cuba
Broadway
New York
Parra
Jimenez
San Domingo
Santiago de Cuba
United States
Magoon
Santo Domingans
General Jimenez
Santiago de Ciba
Snakes in White House entertain visitors on skates
In Washington in September 1897 Quentin Roosevelt entered the White House cabinet room on roller skates carrying a live king snake and two garter snakes. He handed them to officials and joked that his son would entertain the visitors with snakes while they waited for the president.
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Quentin
Washington, D. C
White House
father
Mr. Roosevelt
Railroad Men Suffer Rising Nervous Disorders
Berlin reports increasing mental and nervous disorders among railroad workers, cited by Dr. Platechek at the World Congress of Hygiene and Demography. He lists memory loss, poor judgment, intellectual weakness, paralysis, melancholia, and a range of nervous affections as linked to the occupation.
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Berlin
Platechek
World Congress of Hygiene
Indiana Pipe Line profits in 1903 raise trust probe
New York Sept 27 Indiana Pipe Line company a Standard Oil subsidiary reported a 1903 profit of 4 091 022 on a 2 228 758 investment. George Chesebro testified as a witness in the federal suit against the oil combine noting the company is a common carrier transporting mostly Standard Oil oil and arguing profits may exceed six times operating costs.
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New York
Indiana Pipe Line company
Standard Oil company
George Chesebro
National Pipe Line company
oil combine
Chesebro
Frank B. Kellogg
Indiana’ company
Indiana company
Drowned by Envious Lads Over Boat Competition
Andrew Jenovese a six year old boy drowned in a roof top water tank at his East 1st street home after jealous strangers pressed him in while he sailed a home made craft. His sisters cried out as the trio fled leaving the child unconscious. despite his father rescuing him from the bottom he died.
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New York
Andrew Jenovese
East 1st street
jhim
Andrew
Ferryboat Capsized Drowning 14 Near Jackson Alabama
Fourteen people drowned when a crossing ferry on the Tombigbee River near Jackson Alabama capsized. Leslie Vermille, 16, of Oaksdale, is named among the victims. The wreck occurred at a known dangerous shoal area noted by river navigators for its rapid current and treacherous rocks.
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Jackson
Ala
Mobile
Tombigbee river
government works
McGrew
Leslie ‘Vermille
Oaksidale
Tiver
Fleets to Escort Roosevelt Down Mississippi River
A great flotilla will greet President Roosevelt as he reaches Keokuk on the Mississippi journey. Boats from miles up the river join in a river pageant to escort the president southward, with many craft to swell the fleet on Monday. The event marks a festive, orderly welcome by river communities.
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Mississippi
Burlington
Roosevelt
Keokuk
Mississippi river
Father Vaughan's Dream and Nontransferable Ticket Tale
Dublin prelate Father Vaughan tells a moral tale about a nontransferable return ticket to heaven after a gambler’s tale. The story contrasts vice and eternal consequences with a vivid vision of gambling rooms and a grim gate. The column also notes Civil War era pride in officers and a pepper plant science excerpt amid local Pittsburgh notes on a legal suit and unusual snails.
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Mansion House
Dublin
Ireland
Vaughan
London
Gringe
pawhg
o. pal
St Péter
golden gate
Satan
Lables
SURRENDER OF CORNWALLIS TO BE COMMEMORATED AT JAMESTOWN EXPO
Yorktown day will be celebrated at the Jamestown exposition on October 19 with representatives of the original thirteen states convening in the Auditorium. A new national society, the Descendants of the Signers of the Declaration of Independence, will be formed after ceremonies. Senator P C Knox of Pennsylvania and Senator John W Daniel of Virginia will speak. William Shields McKKean originated the idea and will lead membership drives. The plan excludes state societies and provides for holidays and battlefield graves observances.
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Yorktown
P. C. Knox
Pennsylvania
John W. Daniel
Virginia
William Shields McKKean
McKean
Washington
Jamestown Exposition Becomes a National Exhibit
The Jamestown Exposition has become a vivid nationwide display of American history and progress from 1607 to the present. It features reproductions of famous buildings, warships from many nations, and military maneuvers with the National Government as a principal exhibitor. The Pennsylvania Railroad promotes travel to Hampton Roads via multiple routes with varying fares and stopovers. inquire at ticket agents for rates and schedules.
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Jamestown Exposition
Jamestown peninsula
Hampton Roads
Pennsylvania Railroad
Philadelphia
Cape Charles
Baltimore
Chesapeake Bay
Washington
Potomac River
Richmond
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