Negotiations for Colombia and Nicaragua Entente Cordiale
Washington reports open negotiations to establish cordial ties between Colombia and Nicaragua. Ministers Concha and Corea lead talks as Gen. Jacob H. Smith remains out of reported orders. Also notes Navy dock bids, cable landings, tax offices, coinage totals, court-martial results, and various War and State Department actions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Colombia
Nicaraugua
Concha
Corea
Jacob H. Smith
San Francisco
United States
Philippines
Roosevelt
Commercial Pacific Cable Company
Hawaii
Guam
Philippine Islands
Treasury Department
Washington and Alaska
Alexander G. Pendleton, Jr
War Department
Dendleton
West Point
Arizona
Sargent
Immigration Bureau
Shaw
Porto Rico
Chaffee
Division of
Secretary of War
San Prancisco
Broncho's Fatal Ride Ends In Tent Collision
A famed bucking broncho in Sunlight Basin, famed for tossing riders, bucks a half breed who bets his life on riding it to death. The horse charges into the cook tent, tearing it apart as chaos erupts among cowboys and animals. A rider named Frank is killed, his body found beneath debris as others scramble to safety. The incident is described as a rash act fueled by tobacco bravado, with a somber reflection on the tragedy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sunlight Basin
Buck
Debria
Frank
Lese's Monthly
Gallantry of a Frenchman at Washington gala
The Saturday Evening Post recounts Count de Rochambeau's compliment to a Washington socialite during a visit. On a verandah conversation, he vowed to bow to every handsome young lady he meets in the city, after her remark about not being seen in the dark.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Count de Reochambeau
Washington
Comte de Rochambeau
Saturday Evening Post
Made Melacle
Kept Awake by Prayer at St Charles Hotel
A Milwaukee Sentinel report recalls guests in Room 99 of the St. Charles hotel complaining they were kept awake by two divinity students singing and praying for three hours. The night disturbance unsettled several guests who feared it might affect their rest and temper.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Charles
Clerk Babbitt
Divinity
Milwaukee Sentinel
It Cost Mr Gates Money
John W Gates recalls a broker using his funds to buy Louisville and Nashville stock. The trader margin loaned money, then repaid it with Gates paying higher prices, effectively costing him two points and $2,000. The episode illustrates gate’s frustration and the risky brokerage practices of the era.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Gates
John W. Gates
Louisville & Nashville
Gates
New York Times
English as She s Motored and the Language Learner
A witty note on foreigners mastering English. It highlights how similar syllables can carry different meanings. A pedestrian warns an unlit driver of consequences, the driver replies with a risky action, and a policeman makes a bold arrest. The piece ends with a quip about strenuous living and a big head.
Skulls in Commerce and Odd European Curios
Curiosity trade in New Guinea skulls provokes Australian restrictions amid high prices and fears of illicit methods. Also notes on Defiance Starch, Paraguay bank notes, Mother Gray remedies, Pompeii, and frost damage in Italy impacting silk worms and peasants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Europe
New Guinea
Italy
Pieve di Codore
Local ads and oddities mix of cures goods and sayings
A collage of 1900 era notices offers cures for catarrh and consumption, household goods, shoe aids, laundry quips, and a stray front-page joke. It features Hall's Catarrh Cure testimonials, Allen's Foot Ease promises, Starch claims, and stray anecdotes about food prices and a Golden wedding hint.
Lydia E Pinkham Vege t able Compound Endorsed by Young Ladies
A testimonial from Miss Elizabeth Caine of Fond du Lac Wisconsin praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for treating suppressed menstruation and restoring vitality. The letter urges young women to write for free advice and mentions Mrs Pinkham and the company in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Pioxkuau
Lydia EF. Pinkham
Elizabeth Caine
Lydia E. Pinkham
Etszanueru Cainn
Fond du Lac
Wis
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Washington News
Madden
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Bureau
Samuel S. Sumner
Department of the North Philippines
Seventh Separate Brigade
George W. Davis
Manila
J. Franklin Bell
West Indies
Navy Department
Department
State Department
White
Berlin
Allowan
National Retail Butchers and Meat Dealers’ Protective Association
Knox
Davies
New York
Beef Trust. Co. FE
W. Neely
Cuba
Neely
Grand Jury
Harry A. Barrows
Census Bureau
Barrows
Bureau of Insurer Affairs
The
Board of Health of the
Ios
Board of Health
Mies
Honolulu
Pacific Cable Company
China
Custom House
York
Hague
Plus Fund
Sir Edward Fry
England
Court of Appeals of
F. de Martens
Russia
Mexico
Pagano Guinas
Chili
Court of Cassation
Savornin Lohman
Holland
William L. Penfield
Jackson H. Ralston
Walter 8Nfield
Henry V. Armes
Margaret M. Hanna
Atlee
Larkins
France
Panama Canal Company
Pany
Spooner
Fort Leavenworth
Kansas
Presidio of
Vancouver — Barracks
Fort Logan
Colorado
Fort Shelling
Minnesota
Fort Sam Houston
Texas
Fort McPherson
Georgia
Fort Monroe
Virginia
Columbus Banks
Ohio
Fort Columbus
San Juan
Tenth Cavalry
Thomas
Fort McKenzie
Wyoming
Fort Washakie
Fort D. A. Russell
Ware
Congress
Paraguay
Eostind
Pompeii
Pompei
Sion
Hall
Ac Cuteney & CO
Toledo
J. Wars
West & Truaxz
Waiding
iKinnan & Marvis
Mall
Jack O'Keefe
Wing Allen
Allen 5
Olmsted
LeKtoy, N. Y
Nora
Bridget
Youn Dnocen
Ement
Pito
N. W. Samus
Ocean Grove
Channomura
Bermuda
Golden
Sam
Young People’s Christian Temperance Association
Elizabeth ‘Alne
Fond du Lac, Wis
INAL
University OF Notre Dame
2 Dame
Indiana
St. Edward's
A. Morrissey
ST. Mary's Academy
Notre Dame
Conserv Ry
Hosten Normal School of Gymnastics
St Mary's Academy
Notre Dame P. O
LDD
Jomue A
Frees
Kansas City, MO
Catal
Parce Phendeenes School & Cellege Age Chicago
T Thompson
Elor
A. J. Tower CO
Boston
Mass
Wen. A
Denver
Thin Maper
John Hampton
English Restorative CO
Union Building
Jeffries Wits Nealin
Lie
Agemis
Mead
BeSelhana
Defiance Starch CO
Omaha, Neb
Capital
Omaha
Omaha Auditorium Co
Neb
Menton
Nance Starch Co
Defiance
Nebraska
Ayu
Eureka Chemical CO
la Crosse
Bareon
Uth Bend
Ibd
Walnut St
Des Moines
Lowe
Cal
Louisville, Ky
New York, N. Y
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