Evidence That Cannot Be Disregarded Smallpox Epidemic in Kentucky
Randall Hare argues that second hand schoolbooks spread disease and endanger children. He cites Cincinnati medical boards and Dr. Kutlewski, urging strict disinfection and sole use of personal books to curb diphtheria smallpox and other illnesses at the start of the school year. He urges school boards nationwide to act now.
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Kentucky
Cincinnati
District of Columbia
Alaska
Porto Rico
Philippines
the Antilles
Cuba Libre
Chicago Public Library Board
W. A. Kutlewski
Health Department
Randall Hare
Has Miss Long Regained Health
A fragmented scene describes a horse racing setting with riders, crowds, and tension around a mare named Roanoke and other figures. The account references Miss Long, Judge Osborne, and horse imagery, hinting at a dramatic moment and questions about health and status amid betting and crowd noise.
Roanoke Race Ends In Stunning Rescue
The crowd at the South Dakota race track roars as Jim Harcourt drives Roanoke to victory while rescuing a pappoose child from danger. Coteau Queen fights on, but a sudden dash secures first place amid boos and cheers. The scene blends betting, tension, and a dramatic act of bravery that defines the day.
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Copsright
Taeda Lathrop
Father
Roanoke
Coteau
Jim
Bud
Coteau Queen
Buckskin Jones
Roush
Jim Harcourt
Ted
Moun
Jon
Osborn
Shunka Li
Kid
Dakkotal
Pla-Louie
Bulletin Board
Ton
Issie
Jessie
Three Collect For Church In Dutch Plain Village
Clifton Johnson observed three church collections taken up in rapid succession in a stark Dutch village church modeled after colonial New England meeting houses. The austere interior and old fashioned peat-box collection system reflect a community clinging to traditional practices as newer American customs fade.
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Holland
Clifton Johnson
Leyden
New England
America
Cleveland sewerage critique and tragic waterworks explosions
A Cleveland letter decries the citys sewerage system and waterworks failures that caused 17 deaths in crib explosions. It contrasts the circulatory sewerage plan with Glenvilles chemical precipitation plant, praising the latter and urging broader adoption to prevent lake contamination. It notes the lake water may dilute or fix contaminants but urges action.
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Cleveland
Ohio
Crib 2
Cleveland Harbor
Crib 3
Cuyahoga
Lake Erie
Cuyahoga County
Glenville
Lake Shore Railroad
Painesville Electric Road
John P. Fores
Columbus
Erie
Ben
London Florists Talk Flowers And Perfume Fads
A London florist discusses customer preferences for cut blooms and their scent impact on living spaces. He notes some fear perfumes taint air, but argues most odors are harmless and that flowers can brighten rooms. He compares English bias to French openness and cites experiences with gardenias and mimosa in domestic settings.
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London Express
West & Ae
Paris
Secondhand books blamed for disease in schools and church funds
Health officials and doctors urge banning used school books as possible disease vectors amid outbreak fears. They call for thorough disinfection or discard, arguing kept prices do not justify risk, and urge concerted action in each district. A separate scene describes church-collection practices with three elders passing bags and a minister continuing sermons amid the coins.
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Comealoy Nau Uu
Hennery Eggs Sign Sparks Egg Lore in Boston
In the Plain Dealer, a storefront near the Boston public library displays a sign reading Hennery Wegs. The piece notes the sign isn’t a proprietor’s name, merely an indication that genuine hennery eggs are sold inside. It muses on signage and the mystery of eggs.
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Hennery Eggs
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Boston Public Library
Hennery Wegs
Henry
Boston
New York benefactor gives Northfield bridge to town
Francis Schell of New York donated a $32,000 bridge to Northfield Massachusetts. The gift is praised as a practical community benefaction. The town needed the bridge but could not secure railroad company funding.
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New England
Francis Schell
New York
Northfield
Mass
Schell
Boston Evening Record
Dinner Talk Turns To Roanoke For Jim
A scene shows Jim thinking of the evening after dinner as a bulletin board headline reads All bets declared off. He hands a pappoose back to a mother while bystanders murmur about plans and a future discussion.
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Roanoke
Jim
Lincoln's Last Good Night at the White House
Doorkeeper Pendel recalls being the last to bid President Lincoln good night before his fatal shooting. He describes the tense night, the neighbors’ rush of figures to the White House, Sumner’s alarm, Captain Newton’s pale urgency, and Tad Lincoln’s heartbreak as Lincoln died after a long vigil.
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Pendel
White House
Leslie
Lincoln
Garles Sumner
Massachusetts
Newton
Prie
Siu Ton
Isaac
Agriculture
Ely
Capt. Lincoln
Maj. Hay
Tad” Lincoln
Tom Pendel
Papa
Murdered Philadelphia Librarian’s 100000-Volume Collection to Be Sold
The largest private library in Philadelphia, built by founder W. C. Wilson, numbering 100000 volumes, is up for sale. Wilson ran a circulation library and lived among his books, then was murdered there on August 16, 1897. Suspects were taken, but the crime remains unsolved.
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Philadelphia
W. ¢. Wilson
Memorial trees proposed for McKinley by schools and towns
A Pittsburg Dispatch correspondent reports letters urging memorial trees for President William McKinley. The idea calls for placement by schools, municipalities, and citizens this fall and next spring, recalling the president’s final wish to see the beauty of trees as he lay dying.
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Pittsburg
St Louis Fair Site Land Rises Prompt Drainage Worries
Land around the fair site at St. Louis is rising rapidly, complicating the sanitary drainage problem and posing engineering challenges for the event plans.
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St. Louis
Glenville plan urged to prevent typhoid epidemics
Leon de Mevart argues for a Glenville style public water and sanitation program to curb typhoid, urging local officials and citizens to fund prevention measures. He cites Harrisburg and New York typhoid rates, polluted rivers, and polluted land as reasons to push economical public expenditures and franchise reforms for safer water and homes. He calls for sustained agitation and public action.
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Anes Llu
Busquehanna
Harrisbugh
Glenville
Leon DE Mevart
Proved He'd Seen One at the Central Police Court
The New York Telegraph describes Michael O’Halloran before the magistrate after a Sunday drinking bout. He professes to be a sailor while the magistrate questions his claim, and the exchange reveals their farcical misgivings about his past.
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New York Telegraph
Central Police Court
Michael O'Halloran
Michael
One Syllable Names Mark Roosevelt’s Close Circle
The text notes President Roosevelt’s officials and allies as single syllable names Root Hay Smith Long Gage Knox Wood Riis Platt Lodge Loch Youngs, highlighting a striking pattern in his official family and inner circle.
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Roosevelt
Root
Hay
Smith
Long
Gage
Knox
Wood
New York
Riis
Platt
Lodge
Loch
Youngs
Moscow Letter: State brandy monopoly boosts government
A Moscow letter to the Chicago Daily News reports that the state brandy monopoly profits the government. On July 14 state saloons opened at midnight drawing crowds to vodka celebrations. Police faced heavy demand as supply ran short and many saloons closed by 6 p.m.
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Moscow
Chicago Daily News
Hauer
Dl P. m
Foren of nature Erewever at florist advised
The piece counsels buying bouquets from florists to avoid street hawker water and gutter microbes. It describes daily care: change water, rinse vase, wipe stems, water leaves with a sponge, and keep blooms in soft light to prevent evaporation. It warns direct sun shortens life.
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Pai
Mining trick remembered in old Rainy Lake tale
A Detroit mining man recalls a Sunday News-Tribune item about Boston OBrien salting a Rainy Lake gold claim. He recounts a west coast swindle where a buyer overpaid after liberal blasting revealed gold values later proven fake. The swindlers mixed gold dust into dynamite to pepper the rock with apparent rich values.
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Detroit News-Tribune
Sunday News-Tribune
Boston
O’brien
Sultan of Johore’s Jewelry Draws Baden Baden Attention
The jewelry of the sultan of Johore, who has been staying in Baden Baden, is creating considerable interest. He wears huge ruby and diamond rings in silver, six on each hand, a diamond solitaire like a chandelier drop and waistcoat buttons inlaid with precious stones.
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Johore
Baden-Baden
Australia rivaling North America in apple production
Parts of Australia grow apples as rivals to Canada and the United States in the European apple trade. Tasmania, in particular, has developed as a notable apple country with 8,373 acres in orchards and a 1899 crop of 363,000 bushels.
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Australia
Canada
United States
Tasmania
Five New York Governors Who Became Vice Presidents
Five former New York state governors Clinton Tompkins Van Buren Morton and Roosevelt have held the office of vice president of the United States. Four did so after their gubernatorial terms and Morton did so just before his election in the late period.
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New York
Clinton
Tompkins
van Buren
Morton
Roosevelt
United States
Civilians Tangle With Guard After Assassination Trial
Testimony from private O'Brien at the Czolgosz trial describes the struggle as he was tackled by a crowd described as civilians. The scene contrasts soldiers and non military bystanders amid the security actions following the assault.
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O'Brien
Czolgosz
Asassin
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Amide Sen
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Lexington
Gymnasium
Kentucky University
Healey
Chicago
East
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Emma
Mrs. Greene
Mrs. Gray
Mrs. Brown
Mrs. Green
Boston Transcript
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