Costly postage stamp collection sold in Brighton
The most valuable stamp collection, sold in Brighton, England, led by London Philatelic Society vice president Mr Castile, fetched 150000 pounds. A London slogan on urban mess and aesthetic disorder appeared amid the era. A lightning strike at John Hthbridge's home near Charlotte killed two sleeping daughters and destroyed the house, following a prior dream of the same calamity.
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Brighton
England
Castile
London Philatelic Society
John Hthbridge
Charlotte
N. C
Germany to adopt new Gothic decorated type for prints
The German official Paris Exposition catalogue will use a new type allegedly devised by the Kaiser. The letters are standard Roman with Gothic decorations, aiming to replace the current German type. Fonts of the new design will be sold to printing houses at very low prices to support the change.
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Germany
Cincinnati woman dies after ink poisoning on lip
A Cincinnati lady was poisoned by ink from a typewriter ribbon. Her fingers stained the ink, she touched her lip with a stained finger, suffered pain and swelling, and died after rapid deterioration despite medical care.
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A. Lady
Cincinnati
Agreement Sets Baggage Rules for French and Belt Railways
A major accord between the principal French railway companies and the Belt Railway of Paris standardizes baggage acceptance. Vehicles including motorcycles and automobiles are allowed as baggage if unpacked weight does not exceed 330 pounds or packed weight 220 pounds, and their dimensions fit into the baggage car.
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Paris
Argentinian Naval Ambitions Reflected By Training Ship Visit
A training ship with forty boys bound for future Argentine naval officers visited the country last month. The passage notes Argentina once had no navy and implies growing national stakes as sister nations in the south build maritime forces. The piece comments on how regional navies mark rising significance beyond mere warship counts.
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Argentine Republic
Two Years Best Age For Child Portraits Say Scientists
Scientists discussed the best age for a child to reveal constant and pleasant surprises, settling on two years as the peak of development. Photographers deem two as the worst for time exposures, since toddlers neither stay still nor grasp the artist’s need to keep still.
Remedy of like cures like in hay fever study
Dr H H Curtis reports success with immune effects from tincture injections. Two drug store workers exposed to ipecac became immune to ipecac cold after tincture doses. A patient unable to pass a florist shop found rose tincture injections gave permanent relief. Similar results followed for ragweed golden rod and lily of the valley allergies.
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H. H. Curtis
Manila as a distribution hub for US goods in the Orient
The text argues Manila could become a major entreport for American exports to Asia, detailing vast regional markets around Japan, China, India, and Australasia. It cites rising US exports to China, Japan, Australia, and Hawaii, and explains how Manila’s position could amplify trade volumes while noting Britain and France colonial patterns and US access through Porto Rico and Hawaii.
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Manila
China
Japan
Hawaii
Australia
United States
Philippines
Orient
Russia
French Cochin
Siam
British India
Australasia
Dutch East Indies
Canton
Shanghai
Havana
New York
British Australasia
Hawaiian Islands
Asia
Oceania
Treasury Bureau of Statistics
Persia
Ceylon
Hongkon In
Tho
Korea
Benefit of Colonies and their Trade Ties to Mother Countries
An official publication notes the world’s 126 colonies and dependencies span two fifths of land and a third of people. They import about 1.5 billion dollars yearly, with over 40 percent bought from the mother country, while exports largely exceed imports. Local revenues or obligations fund most annual expenditures.
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Great Britain
India
France
Great’ Britain
Porto Rico
Hawaii
United States
Bureau of Statistion
War Debt and Philippine Cession in 1898 Peace Talks
The document notes Woodford's Madrid guidance on aiding peace in Cuba and Spain. It covers the April 21 1898 intervention, the August 12 peace preliminaries, and the plan to cede Cuba Porto Rico and a Ladrones island, with Manila occupation pending treaty. It argues for transferring the entire Philippine archipelago to the United States and a $20,000,000 compensation for Spain.
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Woodford
Madrid
Spain
United States
Cuba
Porto Rico
West Indies
Ladrones
Philippine Archipelago
Nebraska Hogs Sell Higher in Omaha amid Coinage Debate
In Omaha May Slat hogs fetched four dollars fifty cents more per head than the same date four years prior. The World Herald, Bryan’s Omaha newspaper, argued vigorously in 1896 that no farm prices could rise without free and unlimited silver coinage.
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Nebraska
Omaha
World-Herald
Bryan
Gilver
Democratic Editors Claim Roosevelt Vulnerable Candidate
The Democratic editors insist Governor Roosevelt is a vulnerable candidate and shift their energies to attacks on his teeth.
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Roosevelt
Going Republican State Moves to Un-Pettigrew in November
The state of South Dakota is making arrangements to remove Pettigrew influence in the upcoming November elections. Officials plan changes aimed at shifting political control and reducing Pettigrew’s impact on state policy.
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South Dakota
Rural free delivery roots in McKinley era policy expansion
The piece credits the McKinley administration for expanding rural free mail delivery from a $40,000 start in 1897 to a $1,750,000 appropriation and 1,200 routes by 1900. It cites Wanamaker and Republican support, notes Democratic opposition, and argues the service educates farmers, boosts land value, improves roads, and stabilizes postal receipts while remaining affordable.
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McKinley
Post Office Department
Wanamaker
Gen
Harrison
Cleveland
House of Representatives
Forty-third Congress
North Carolina
Committee
Bissell
Wilson
Jones
Perry S. Heath
Post Office
United States
Ground 10 Pieces Torn Remains of Unfortunate Man
Section hands near Ames Nebraska found the torn remains of Nels Anderson, a Union Pacific workman living in an outfit car. He was drunk and struck by a train after a spree with two companions. A coroner's jury ruled death due to intoxication with no railroad blame.
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Ames
Neb
East Switch
Nels Anderson
Union Pacific Road
Rails Road Company
Anderson
Joe Kimbrough
Lee Harfiman
Hay's Notes Signal Tense China Talks Ahead of Pekin Advance
Washington reports Secretary Hay has closed negotiations with China unless the viceroy Li Hung Chang secures full acceptance of terms for foreign ministers. No orders to relax preparations for Pekin are issued, with officials warning the Chinese government’s conduct is unfriendly and edging toward war.
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Gach
Washington
Hay
Li Hung Chang
China
Pekin
Shah of Persia narrowly escapes assassin in Paris
A Paris dispatch reports Muz affer-Ed-Din Shah of Persia, visiting since Saturday, escaped an assassination attempt this morning. He had planned an itinerary to Sevres pottery works and Versailles before boarding a yacht. a warning letter arrived minutes earlier warning him of danger.
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Paris
Muzaffer-Ed-Din, Shah
Persia
France
Sevres
Versailles
Seine
Girl 16 Dies Jumping From Rock Island Train Near Ottawa
Ella Regan a sixteen year old inmate escaped from an institution ten days earlier and leaped from a fast moving Rock Island train near Ottawa Illinois. She died instantly. The escape occurred while the train was moving toward LaSalle Illinois where she had been located before the incident.
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Lebp
Chicago
Broom Corn Damaged Across Arcola District by Storm
Reports from the broom corn district in Arcola Illinois say last Wednesday's storm caused over 1 000 000 dollars in crop damage with the corn flattened from end to end as if run over by a heavy roller.
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Arcola
Ill
Family Ingests Toadstools Near Harvey Illinois
John Norris and family with a hired man near Harvey Illinois became dangerously ill after mistaking toadstools for mushrooms. Maude Norris died while others likely recover.
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John Norris
Harvey
Ill
Maude
Norris
Destructive Fire Destroys Mills and Warehouses at Murfreesboro
A blaze in Murfreesboro Tennessee destroyed the novelty mills of W B Earthman Co the warehouse of J W Hale Sons and damaged the lumber yards of W B Earthman Co with losses estimated at 100000 A negro boy was burned to death in the fire.
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Murfreesboro
Tenn
W. B. Earthman & Co
J. W. Hale & Sons
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