Notable Deaths and Ventures Across 1890s Headlines
Edwin Walker dies at his Wequetongo summer home. he was special counsel in the Debs railroad strike conspiracy case of 1894. Mrs. John D. Rockefeller is ill with a severe cold but not dying. Civil War veteran Daniel Sheehan, jailed four months for a forged check, is released after a confessor. Wisconsin’s Frank T. Tucker, second assistant attorney general, died by suicide while insane. ruled a suicide. Lord Kilmarnock injured by accidental gun discharge at Balmoral. Glenn Curtiss sets a 60 mile water flight record from Euclid Beach to Cedar Point in 1 hour 18 minutes. Charles W. Fairbanks buys Indianapolis site for a $250,000 residence.
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Edwin Walker
Chicago
Wequetensing
Mich
United States
Eugene Debs
John D. Rockefeller
Standard Oil
Rockefeller
Daniel Sheehan
Alameda
Cal
Frank T. Tucker
Wisconsin
Oshkosh
Wis
Tucker
Wisconsin Lord Kilmarnock
King George's
Balmoral
Glenn H. Curtiss
Euclid Beach
Cleveland
Lake Erie
Cedar Point
Charles W. Fairbanks
Indianapolis
Frank Stewart
Colorado Midland
Divide
Col. Stewart
Cmdlics
Reedion
William S. Forrest
Lee O'Neil Browne
Lorimer
Ixersten
Charles A. White
Clarence H. Polley
Ostermann Manufacturing Company
Winds Central
Worih
Graaf Rutin
Lusitania
San Giovanni
New York
Bernice G. Henderson
F. Augustus Heinze
H. A. Handel
Brookline
Bishop Burgess
Ilinois
Peoria
Illinois ‘Coal Operators’ Association
United Mines Workers of America
Brooklyn
George F. Gloss
Ilinois Central Railroad
Henry C. Ostermann
Edward C. Ritsher
John R. Walsh
Fort Leavenworth
Peter Henry
First Reformed Church
Groveville
N. J
J. A. Smith
Genoa
Italy
Kansas
Topeka
Curtis
Taft
New York Cotton Exchange
Cobrobus
Prieter
Prisal
Joseph C. Sibley
Congress
Penneyania
New York Population Rise and Global News Snapshot
Census figures show New York City at 4,766,883, up from 3,437,202 in 1900. Major stories include Grover Cleveland estate tax details, Saratoga Futurity winner Novelty, Glenn Curtiss setting a 60 mile aeroplane record, bank closures, a Chicago political bribery trial, and a string of prototypical early 20th century incidents across the U.S. involving crime, labor, and transport.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
New Jersey
Novelty
Schilling
Saratoga
Bashti
Love
Glenn St. Curtiss
Lake Erie
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank of
Edward Hutt
Peoria
Springield
William Lorimer
Lee Neil Browne
Chicago
Charles A White
Aim
Savannah Gaim
Tobin
V McGrath
Des Moines
Joreph Nite
Wreck on Illinois Central Kills Engineer and Injures Fifteen
Illinois Central train No 5 derailed on a sharp curve between Council Hill and Scales Mound leaving Engineer Frank Tucker of Freeport dead. Fifteen passengers injured, three fatally likely. Panic spread as cars toppled and glass shattered while scalding steam escaped from a broken pipe.
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Galena
Illinois Central
Chicago
Council Hill
Scales Mound
Here
Frank Tucker
Freeport
Onaessengers
Tucker
Iowa
Dakoota
Sioux City
Dubuque
Doubts Roosevelt's Word at Fargo Labor Day Address
Colonel Roosevelt faced a direct challenge on Labor Day in Fargo with about 15,000 listeners. A man on the platform accused him of lying over funding for the trip, and Roosevelt replied the trip was paid for by Outlook Publishing company. The man was confined by police after the exchange, whose identity was not disclosed.
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Fargo
N. D
Roosevelt
Outlook Publishing Company
United States
200 Mile Race At Indianapolis Headlines Aitken Victory
Aitken won the 70 mile National event at Indianapolis with a two lap lead and a 2 47 44 time. Livingston placed second in a National, Barndollar third in a McFarlane, and Gieter fourth in a National. Eddie Hearne dominated the five mile finale in a German Benz, beating Harroun and DePalma in a National speedway.
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Indianapolis
Aitken
Dawson
The
Speedway
Livingston
Barndollar
McFarlen
Gieter
Eddie Hearne
Harroun
Armon
DePalma
Fiat
Los Angeles
His Comeback Joke at the Stonecutter
A humorous exchange centers on a tombstone inscription. Mr Henpeck rejects the phrase Requiescat in pace and demands a variant. the stonecutter notes the meaning while Mr Henpeck insists the signature read Husband.
Doctor’s Cure For Scalp Disease After Childhood Ordeal
A Georgia reader recalls months of scalp disease in childhood with hair loss. A doctor prescribed Cuticura Remedies, which cured the scalp condition in weeks. She also notes benefit from the remedies for a hand breakout and reports no further scalp issues.
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Jessie F. Buchanan
RLF
Hamilton
Barnum Endorses Cuticura Remedies For Three Seasons
Percival Barnum praises the Cuticura Remedies, stating they have been present in his medicine chest with his shows for the last three seasons and proven effective in every case where used.
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Barnum
P. T. Barnum
Lord Kinnard Visits Mission School in London
Lord Kinnard spoke to a class of boys about Samson in an east end mission school. He described how Samson strength waned then returned to defeat his enemies, and asked the boys for advice on handling an enemy. A pupil quipped to seek a bottle of hair restorer.
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Lord Kinnard
East End
London
Samson
Where Size Counts In A Child’s Comparison With A Cow
Edna compares herself to a cow in an old anecdote while her mother notes the cow is four years old and Edna is five. An advertisement extols a catarrh cure from F J Cheney Co claiming a constitutional remedy with a money back promise.
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Edna
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
Druiggista
Hall
Revelation notes twenty seven new crisp one dollar bills
Harper's Weekly reports twenty seven new one dollar bills weigh as much as a twenty dollar gold piece. The claim may rest on inspectors of weights and measures activities, though proof is unavailable.
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Harper’s Weekly
Allen's Foot-Ease Antiseptic Powder Ad
If you are sensitive about shoe size use Allen's Foot-Ease to shake into footwear. It cures tired swollen feet and provides rest and comfort. A simple remedy for breaking in new shoes sold nationwide 2c sample free. Address Alien S Olmsted Le Roy NY
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Allen
S. Olmsted
le Roy
N.1
Didnt Want His Chewed Bone Bite Joke
A Yonkers Statesman item presents a light exchange about a dog chewing a bone. Jill approves the scene if the bone belongs to someone else, prompting a humorous remark about preference and propriety.
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Bill
Jill
Yonkers
Problems from King Alfred era arithmetic lessons
A Comrade feature recalls two old word for word problems from a lesson book dating to King Alfred the Great. One asks how long for a snail traveling one inch a day to dine with a distant swallow. The other ponders the age of a boy given a series of years and a century outcome.
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Alfred the Great
England
Debt Can Run Free Without Money Says Patrice
In a brief exchange, Patrice argues debt can fund efforts without upfront cash while suggesting money is not a prerequisite for action. The remark contrasts money reliance with pursuing goals through borrowing.
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Patrice
Mrs Winstown’s Soothing Syrup for Children Teething
An old advertisement promises Mrs Winstown’s Soothing Syrup eases teething pain for children and reduces inflammation and wind colic. It is offered at 2c a bottle and ends with a quip that the undertaker finishes all he undertakes.
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Undertaker
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