Growth of Indiana Mineral Springs Hotel Expansion
Major H L Kramer leads the Indiana Mineral Springs enterprise as a 30 000 expansion adds a two story 80 by 160 foot addition with forty guest rooms a bath house dining hall music room billiard hall offices and dressing rooms. The project aims to complete in 90 days and foresees further 150 room structure with total yet unknown funding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Indiana Mineral Springs Company
Indiana Mineral Springs
Indiana
H. L. Kramer
United States
Kramer
Indiana Mineral Springs Enterprise
Attica Daily Ledger
Farmers urged to buy Wisconsin farm land near rail line
The piece promotes buying farm land in Marinnette County Wisconsin along the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It touts rich crops abundant work good markets favorable climate soft water and cheap long term land. It urges readers to contact C E Rollins land agent at 161 La Salle Street Chicago Illinois to purchase rather than rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Marinette County
Wisconsin
C. E. Rollins
la Salle St
Chicago
Ill
Marquette as a Lake Superior summer resort
The article touts Marquette Michigan on Lake Superior as a charming summer resort accessible via the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway. It highlights healthful location scenery hotels and immunity from hay fever as reasons for a healthful rest filled outing. It urges requesting The Lake Superior Country by mail with stamps and provides Geo H Heafford contact details in Chicago Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marquette
Lake Superior
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul
Mich
Copper Country
Geo. H. Heafford
Chicago
Ill
Homeseekers Excursions Offered by Chicago & Eastern Illinois
On the first and third Tuesdays of July and August the Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad offers homeseeker excursion tickets to Alabama Arkansas Florida Georgia Kentucky Louisiana Mississippi Missouri North Carolina South Carolina Tennessee Texas. One fare plus two dollars for the round trip with fifteen days to go and twenty one days return. New wide vestibule train operates Chicago to Fort Worth and Waco Texas with daily departures at 3:50 p m. Through Pullman sleeping cars and free reclining chair cars. For details contact any agent of the Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad or L Stone G P and T A Chicago
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad
Chicago & Eastern Dlinois Railroad
Homeseeker
Alabama
Arkansas
Florida
Georgia
Kentucky
Louisiana
Mississippi
Missouri
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Texas
Chicago
Waco
Fort Worth
Co.l. Stone
Germany adopts Centigrade thermometers after 1901
Germany will abandon the Reaumur scale and switch to Centigrade on January 1, 1901. The Reaumur scale divides the freezing and boiling points into 80 degrees, whereas Centigrade uses 100 degrees for the same range.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
When One Woman Stays Silent Among Ninety Nine
A cryptic line notes that in a group of one hundred women, the quiet member stands out while the others seek the reason for her silence. The remark points to social scrutiny and unspoken tensions within a crowd.
Enrolling Boxers Form Semi Military Corps in China
In China vast military posts host small garrisons of ten to fifteen soldiers. Near a lookout, brick and plaster signaling cones fire a warning when alarmed and are used during celebrations. Boxers enroll here and swear in to create a semi military corps under a government official from the army.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Personal intrigue and vexing letters reach Miss Clews
A New York society heiress Miss Elsie Clews endures prank letters from John B. Behm solicitor after a personal ad for matrimony misfires. Detectives hired by her father Henry Clews pursue the anonymous correspondent amid gossip of engagements and scandal. A separate profile portrays Ernestina Crevella, a Paterson radical denouncing wealth while urging workers to revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Behm
Elsie Clews
New York
Henry Clews
No. 9
West Thirtyfourth Street
Herbert Parsons
John E. Parsons
Miss Clews
Thirty-fourth Street
Interesting Relics from the Nile Valley Collection
An assortment of stone implements obtained from the Nile valley by Mr. Seton-Karr includes bracelets, ax-like tools, leaf-shaped flints, knife-like instruments, hoes, scrapers, cores and flakes. The material is mainly yellowish brown or pearl-gray opaque chert, with only rare translucent chalcedonic pieces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nile Valley
Seton- Karr
England
Beginning Issue of New 2 Percent Bonds
The Secretary of the Treasury began sending out new 2 per cent bonds due in 1930 to replace old 3s 4s and Bs extended under the currency act of March 14 1900. The old bonds outstanding were just under $840 million. about $320.68 million has been surrendered and the equivalent new 2 per cent bonds will be sent to owners before the end of August.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Secretary of the Treasury
Schwab to Found Boys Trade School in Pittsburg
Following Carnegie's lead Charles M Schwab president of Carnegie Steel plans a trade school for boys near Pittsburg. He will pay teacher salaries and provide a library. Courses cover general mechanical lines and shop training, with gifts to be made in his lifetime to direct spending.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carnegie
Charles M. Schwab
Carnegie Steel Company
Pittsburg
Maitre Labori Tours the United States
The article notes Maitre Labori plans a lecturing tour in the United States next winter to recoup fortunes after losing gains in the Dreyfus case. It says his defense of the persecuted captain brought no return, expense losses, neglected clients, and damaged prospects due to unpopularity in the grand affaire.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maitre Labori
United States
France
Dreyfus
Enmity Between Duchess of Litta and Royal Rival
The Duchess of Litta, famed beauty of Italy, was once pledged to the Prince of Naples but the match was annulled by royal decree. A long standing feud exists between her and the princess, untouched by recent events surrounding the rival's ascent to the throne.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Italy
Duchess of
Litta
Naples
Ossified Man Edward W. Green of North Judson Ind
Edward W. Green a 40 year old man from North Judson Ind is reportedly ossified with a body as hard as bone. He has gained weight while his face remains normal and he shows little pain when pins are inserted. His legs and arms are gradually losing use and he remains under treatment near Leaf River Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward W. Green
North Judson
Ind
Mr. Green
Leaf River
Ill
John Clark Ridpath Historian Dies in New York
John Clark Ridpath, the historian born in Putnam County Indiana in April 1841, died in New York last week. He taught at DePauw University and produced many works including an Academic History of the United States and The Life and Times of Gladstone. He also edited Arena magazine and ran for Congress in Indiana in 1896.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John Clark Ridpath
New York
Putnam County
Ind
Asbury
DePauw) University
Thorntown
Lawrenceburg
DePauw
United States
Garfield
James G. Blaine
History of
Arena Magazine
Boston
Congress
Indiana
Married for Love Lady Randolph Churchill Becomes Mrs West
Lady Randolph Churchill marries Lieut. George Cornwallis West and takes the name Cornwallis West. She declines keeping a courtesy title and views the marriage as joining a historic family lineage rather than a mere social label.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lady Randolph Churchill
Cornwallis West
Lady Randolph
George Cornwallis West
Smith, Jones Or Robinson
Mars
Dowager Empress Intervenes in Chinese Court Debates
The Chinese dowager empress appears during audiences with high officials or European guests behind a screen. She interrupts with commands when only Chinese are present, and only Li Hongzhang earns her deference though their relations are not always smooth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Li Hung Chang
A Constitution for Cuba Election Ordered
The War Department issues a general election in Cuba on the third Saturday of September to elect delegates. These delegates will craft a constitution for Cuba and meet in Havana on the first Monday in November to establish self government free of American tutelage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cuba
War Department
Havana
Naval Battle of Manila comes to Chicago cyclorama
Chicago’s Wabash avenue attraction showcases a vast electro cyclorama titled Naval Battle of Manila opposite the Battle of Gettysburg. President McKinley and General Wheeler laud it as a powerful instructional and patriotic display.
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Chicago
Manila
Wabash Avenue
Hubbard Court
Gettysburg
McKinley
Joseph Wheeler
War Department of the United States
Dewey
Olympia
Dueber Hampden Watch Works lauded as world’s finest plant
Irish World notes Canton Ohio based Dueber Hampden factories produce top tier watch movements and cases. It highlights the Hampden 17 jewel Special Railway watch as superior for railroad service and introduces The Tour Hundred as the smallest American ladies piece. The piece praises precision, machinery quality, and the global standing of Dueber Hampden in the watch industry.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dueber
Canton
Hampden Watch Co
Ohfto
Dueber- Hampden
America
Dueber-Hampden
Roumanian Hebrews Pass Through Vienna En Route to Canada
A growing flow of Roumanian Hebrews traverses Vienna in groups of fifty to a hundred. They travel toward Canada where they plan to work as laborers. The movement is driven by persecution forcing many to abandon homes and seek livelihood abroad.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Canada
Vienna
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Blood Remedy
A historical advertisement claims catarrh is cured internally by Hall's Catarrh Cure which acts on blood and mucous surfaces. It touts physician endorsement, non quack status, and combination of tonics and blood purifiers. Also mentions Hall's Family Pills and price of 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Aledo
Southerner’s safety device prevents drawbridge accidents
A patent safety wedge blocks drawbridge rails and pivots on either side of the track to swing over the rails as the bridge opens. Also mentions Allen’s Foot-Ease powder for foot care and Maple City Self Washing Soap advertised for grocers. Notes Britain population changes since 1842 with Ireland’s decline.
Cure ads and maxims fill a late sighting page
The snippet blends patent medicine pitches and moral quips. It touts Dr Mine’s Great Nerve Heatever with a free trial, claims Piso’s Cure for Consumption, White’s Yucatan, Carter’s Ink, and Mrs Winslow’s Soothing Syrup. It also notes a few proverbs, German investment in North Africa, and hair growth products.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Mine
R. H. Evie
Lydia E Pinkham's Medicine Promises Relief for Female Disorders
A health claim advertises Lydia E Pinkham's remedy as acting directly on the female organism to relieve inflammation and displacements. It asserts the medicine cures and has a constant record of cure with thousands of women testifying in letters appearing in the paper.
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Bocers
Ernestina Crevella
Paterson
N. J
Miss Crevella
J. C. Redpath
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Great Britain
Scotland
Wales
Ireland
N. W. SamMug
Ocean Grove
North Africa
White
Yucatan
Carter
Putnam
Doe
Singapore
Panken
Security
Pace
Carters
Viver
University OF Notre Dame Notre Dame
St. Edward's Hall
A. Morrissey
ST. Mary’s Academy
Notre Dame
Sisters of the Holy Cross
Conservatory of Music
School of Art
Boston Normal School of Gymnastics
St. Mary's Academy
Sacred Heart College
Watertown
Notre Dame University
J. O'Rourke
Lydia E
Pinkham’s
Rustic Construction CO
Fulton 8 St
New York City
Nebraska
Land OF
Corn Belt
West
Eustis
North Dakota
North Dakota Land & Loan CO
Rugby
N. D
Union Baldiera
Henry WN. Copp
Washingte
Cures Cole
Ghote Shar
Ore
Sean
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