Oldest Locomotive Engineer and Curious Historical Cards
The Pella Chronicle notes Christian Smith as the country’s oldest locomotive engineer, who ran the first Baltimore & Ohio engine at six to eight miles per hour near Harper's Ferry. It also mentions Dr John Cram’s $1.50 dropsy and asthma cure, the German emperor crediting his health to a doctor’s life rules, and the ex-Queen Regent of Spain collecting historic playing cards including ivory Bet once linked to Prince Eugene and rare Egyptian, Arabian, French, and Spanish packs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christian Smith
Harper's’ Ferry
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
John §. Cram
Philadelphia
Cram
Spain
Eugene
Duke of Marlborough
Christina
Chocolate and fats aid infants growth and digestion
Reinach reports experiments on 6 to 9 month old children given chocolate. Fat absorption was high with little fat excreted, and weight gain was rapid. Chocolate may aid acid dyspepsia fat dyspepsia chronic enteritis and underweight rachitic and scrofulous children.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Reinach
Congressional Actions and World News Roundup
A weekly digest notes the Senate approving a national forest reserve in the Southern Appalachian region and measures to curb train robbery. The House debated the Philippine bill. progress on the isthmian canal bill and other appropriations is reported. A $2,500,000 DA building for the Agriculture Department is authorized. The Philippine civil government bill advances, with amendments possible.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senate
House
Department of Agriculture
McKinley
Conference
Various 1900s incidents span poisoner Jane Toppan to strikes
Nurse Jane Toppan confessed to poisoning 31 people over a decade after being acquitted by insanity. Amid a broad news sweep, Susquehanna Coal workers return to Nanticoke signaling a first break in the anthracite strike. fires devastate Gracey Kentucky and Madison North Dakota. hangings occur in several states. mines face strikes and protests. political figures shift positions. disasters strike towns from Indiana to Texas. and a giant naval- and trade-related discourse unfolds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jane Toppan
Catnumet
Muass
Susquehanna Coal Company
Nanticoke
Gracey
Hens Tosfor
Pittsburg
Edward Sewall
Thomas Cromwell
Lebanon
Jascob Schmidt
Gus Ayers
Hally Springs
Miss
Dallas
Tex
Union Pacific Road
White House
Cambridge
Mass
Mitchell
Cuba
Mt. Vernon
Ind
Thomas Rowe
Gen
C. L. Spalding
the Treasury
Shaw
Madison
W. J. Bryan
Grover Cleveland
New York
Estes G. Rathbone
Havana
Holden
Zanesville
Tracey
Larain
John B. Johnson
Wisconsin University Engineering School
Pine Grove
Mich
Burt
San Francisco
Philippines
Japan
Knoxville
Tenn
Morell Maren
Western Union
Washington
Frogtia
Nebraska
Watervliet
N. 2
Argenal
News of Venezuela crisis cablegram and global items
A Washington cablegram reports a serious crisis in Venezuela. Other notes include treaty ratification extensions with Denmark, crop prospects dampened by cold and rain, and spring wheat progress. Fatalities occur from a pontoon boat accident near Ludington and a divorce killing in Salt Lake City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Venezuela
United States
Denmark
Indian Islands
Ohio Valley
Lake Region
William Beebe
Bessie Carbon
Mary Bystrom
Ludington
Mich
Edward Hemsley, Jr
Salt Lake City
Roosevelt
Harvard
Root
Wood
Taft
Congress
Panama
Indiana
Frank P. Sargent
Immigration
T. W. Powderly
D. C
Lemars
Denver
Charles Davis
Pittsburg
Alonzo Wells
Lena Geiger
Cedar Rapids
Yale
New London
Conn
Dewey
Senate Philippine Committee
Manila
Aguinaldo
Ohio Supreme Court
Lancaster
Dover
N. J
Politicians and officials named in election roundups
A digest of political notices and obituaries: David I Littler dies in Springfield. B F Jacobs dies in Chicago at 68. Parties nominate governors and officials across states including Smyth, Harrington, Rosing, Pattison, Thomp son, Martin, White, Bliss, Olson, Hinds. Pettus celebrates anniversary in Washington. Illinois and Alabama party shifts noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David ‘I’. Littler
Illinois
Springfield
B. F. Jacobs
Chicago
Nebraska
Constantine M. Smyth
M. T. Harrington
Minnesota
Tu. A. Rosing
Cannon Falls
Pennsylvania
Robert E. Pattison
Philadelphia
Congress
Wilbur B. Hinds
Senator Pettus
Alabama
Washington
I. J. Myers
Charles D. Greaves
John P. Hopkins
I Inog
King Edward in Critical Condition After Operation
King Edward of Great Britain remains in a critical condition following surgery for perityphlitis and the coronation has been indefinitely postponed. A lightning strike at a church in Pinerio Spain during a funeral service caused 25 deaths and many injuries. A Cuban school census tallies 995255 children with 70 percent white and 6134 percent male.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edward
Great Britain
Pi ‘Nerio
Spain
Cuba
Philippines to establish civil government in Mindoro and Paragua
Mindoro and Paragua will host civil government on July 4 as Mindanao rumors of daties submission arise. A Vatican talks report is denied in Rome while Hayti fears extensive outbreak and powerless authorities. Gus Ruhlin beat Tom Sharkey in London for 10000 dollars after 11 rounds. Lieutenant Colonel Baldwin predicts killers of American troops in Mindanao will be handed over. Ambassador McCormick presented credentials to Emperor Francis Joseph. King Edward’s condition remains favorable. he smokes, eats, and guides matters as prayers are held across England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mindoro
Paragua Islands
Batangas
Taft
Vatican
Rome
Hayti
Gus Ruhlin
Tom Sharkey
London
Frank
Baldwin
Mindanao
Robert S. McCormick
Francis’ Joseph
United States
Austria
Edward
England
Monument for prison ship martyrs in Brooklyn approved
United States senate passes a joint resolution appropriating 100000 for a monument to prison ship martyrs to be erected at Fort Green Brooklyn New York. Cabinet plans amnesty proclamation for Philippine political prisoners to take effect on July Fourth. Minor items include tax changes and local political appointments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Green
Brooklyn
N. Y
United States
Senate
Territories
House
Internal Revenue
Porto Rico
Philippines
Washington
Aguinaldo
Michigan
Saginaw
Hill River
McIntosh
Minn
Gav. Nash
Henry L. Gordon
Cincinnati
Ohio
Carl N. Nippert
White House
Frank J. Kerscher
Albert Melty
Toledo
Melvin L. Youngs
Masonic Grand Lodge of
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Edward
South
Frank Johnson
Hudson
Bierce
Volin
Knud Rye
Trene
Minor news items and public notices
A compilation of scattered items includes a ban on life insurance for Montreal children, Senator Hanna gifting $50 000 to Harry Parsons tied to his marriage to Mabel, a dog killing sheep in a Marquette suit, a French doctor testing cow matter against Koch theory, and William McGovern’s eighth self-inflicted death in Meriden Conn. Also noted are Rockefeller offering 100 000 to Smith College if matched, 1300 mounted men crossing Idaho’s Fort Hall line, Justice Department official Henry Rechtin jailed for 7600 misappropriation, California’s citrus shipments, drought’s devastation of Texas corn, and Cuba’s annexation prospects.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Hanna
Harry Parsons
Mabel
Marquette
Koch
William McGovern
Meriden
Conn
John D. Rockefeller
Smith College
Northampton
Mass
Fort Hall Reservation
Idaho
Henry Rechtin
Department of Justice
Washington
California
Texas
Col
H. H. Williams
Springfield
Post Office
Cuba
First Church of Christ, Scientist
Boston
Gatling
Dewey Testimony on Manila Surrender Negotiations
Admiral Dewey testified before the senate Philippines committee that he began negotiations with Gen Jaudenes for Manila's surrender via a Belgian consul intermediary. He said no letters were written, and Merritt did not fully trust the Spanish offer. He noted a plan to signal surrender with a fortified outlying post and a white flag on the southern bastion, and that Aguinaldo’s proclamations were not read by him.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Dewey
Senate Committee On the Philippines
Patterson
The
Philippines
Jaudenes
Merritt
Gen
Macarthur
Gen. Merritt
Admiral Dewey
Manila
Aguinaldo
Pratt
Providence
Williams
Wildman
Hong Kong
United States
Cavite
Dietrich
Spain
Carmack
Senator Carmack
Gen. Otis
Gen. Bell
Admiral Dewey Roge
A Celery Camelia Tale From the Stage
The New York Times reports Misa Clara Morris recounted a comic backstage moment from Camille. She described Armand removing a rose from her breast, prompting a delay while she improvised with celery to resemble a camelia and finish the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Times
Misa Clara Morris
Abte
Camille
Armand
Georgia woman buried five husbands seeks truth about marriage
A Georgia widow who tested marriage explains she has buried five husbands and says there will be trouble in heaven if they recognize each other there. The El Paso Times quotes her as saying there is danger in reunion after death.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Georgia
el Paso Times
Man seeks branch manager role at New York mercantile house
A young clerk with ambition and honesty seeks advancement by applying for a branch office manager position with a large New York mercantile house. Applicants should include references from reputable community men, with full particulars and financial details, via P O Box 138 New York. Ladies' Field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
P. O
Allen's Foot-Ease advertisement and quotes
An Allen's Foot-Ease promotion claims it cures painful swollen feet and sweat issues and eases shoe fitting with free samples offered by A. S. Olmsted of Le Roy New York. The piece also includes a string of quoted endorsements and a streetcar travel quip from Indiana newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen’s
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets Ad Ends With Quote
An old advertisement notes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claim to stop coughs and cure colds for 25 cents. The line includes a Milton quote about truth and dawn, reflecting period advertising language.
Odds and Ends from a Curio Filled Column
A miscellany notes spruce trees nearer the arctic zones than others, early chicken domestication in China circa 1400 B C, and the human voice heard at 15,480 feet. It cites Bank of England vault depth, high rat plague prices for cats in North Yukon, Panama hats from Jipijapa Ecuador, a new Omar Khayyam restaurant near the Waldorf, and Babcock of Wisconsin shaving his beard after 15 years to gain floor access to the House.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Arctic
China
Bank of England
Yukon Territory
Montecristi
Ecuador
New York
Waldorf-Astoria
The Secret of Health in Old Age
Mrs Sarah E Rowe of Sheperd Illinois at 72 reports long term kidney trouble with burning urine. She credits Dodd's Kidney Pills with curing her kidney disease and eliminating the scalding sensation, leading to health she has not felt in twenty years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Java
Munich
Peruna touted by congressman from Kentucky in DC letter
A Washington report quotes Hon T Y Fitzpatrick of Kentucky endorsing Peruna as a tonic for catarrh and nervous fatigue. The letter claims Peruna strengthens nerves, regulates blood flow, and cures all forms of catarrh, acute or chronic, with free advice offered by Dr Hartman at The Hartman Sanitarium in Columbus.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fitzpatrick
Tocat
Tuna
Haring
Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbo
Also Mentioned on This Page
Pella
Burebes
Russia
Mount Vernon
Sherwood Park
A. A. “Rosehill
Honolulu
Marcus Island
Pacific
Rosehill
Rosehil
New York City
Mok
Enee
PRI
Congressional
Quita Committee Room
Albert McMunen
Charles W. Gale
Chamberlain & Gale
Cottage Grove Avenue
Jou x Coueta
John F. Boyer
Trinity Springs
Works
Indianapolis News
Geval
Truth
AS Lee
Congressman Fit. Js
Congressman . Y. Fitzpattick
Kentucky
Tional
Washington, DC
T. Y. Fitzpatrick
Alabastine Company
Grand Rapids, Mich
Libby
Weaealths
Libby, McNeill & Libby
Calcago
A.N. Kellogg Newspaper CO
W. Adami Street
Chicai
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