Foul Play Suspected In Ninth Avenue Death Case
Police identify the body found in a Ninth avenue house as Rev. Edward B. Phillips of St. Gabriel's church Hazleton Pa. autopsy planned as murder suspected. Kirby Stanley, a massage operator, is jailed as a suspicious person after the body was found with papers including a letter from John Mitchell and other clippings. A woman known as Stanley's wife fled the scene earlier and remains sought.
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New York
Ninth Avenue
Edward
Phillips
St. Gabriel's Church
Hazleton
Pierpont-Morgan
Kirk Stanley
Stanley
Bernius
San Francisco
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Edward &. Phillips
Mitchell
Dr. Phillips
Carrie Chapman Catt Encounters Satirical Dismissal
Mrs. Carrie Chapman Catt, a leading suffrage organizer, was mocked by a county judge and a newspaper editor on a train as she prepared to address a Topeka state convention. The pair belittled a rights advocate who had no husband, prompting Catt to steer the conversation and later reveal her identity in Topeka.
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Carrie Chapman Catt
Woman's Suffrage Party
Topeka
Kan
Philadelphia Post
Bata Boled
Anguan
Piers
Mrs. Catt
Chicago
Light in Deep Gloom Amid McKinley Illness
Dispatch from San Francisco reports Mrs. McKinley restless through the night and into early morning. She refused nourishment at times, received powerful stimulants in the afternoon and evening, and a new wound from the bone felon on her hands has discharged from another place and was lanced.
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San Francisco
McKinley
Death of Mrs. Lyman J. Gage in Washington
Mrs Lyman J Gage wife of the secretary of the treasury died at her residence in Washington Friday night after nine weeks illness. Present at the end were her husband their married daughter Mrs E F Pierce of Evanston Ill and Dr W W Johnson the attending physician.
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Lyman J. Gage
Secretary of the Treasury
Washington
E. F. Pierce
Evanstont V
W W. Johnson
Embezzlement Arrest Ties Whitneys to Morris Beef Case
George B. Whitney former manager for Morris Beef Chicago unit is arrested charged with embezzlement. Auditor Daugherty reports about 10000 dollars skimmed. Whitney confesses and is jailed on 40000 bail. Grey Johnson firm in Chicago suspends after failing amid Wall Street panic.
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George B. Whitney
Philadelphia
Morris Beef Company
Hicago
Daugherty
Chicago
Whitney
A. Washington
Dispatch
Grey .&. Johnson
Wall Street
Birthday change to May 24 for state and empire day
London dispatch reports King Edward born November 1841 set May 24 as a fixed birthday holiday. The shift aims to honor Queen Victoria and urge colonial departments to observe Empire Day date. In Hot Springs South Dakota traveling salesman H B Seaman died in a plunge bath after a 45 minute immersion with heart failure listed as the cause.
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London Dispatch
King ‘Eaward
Queen Victoria
Colonial Department
H. BE. Seaman
Omaha
Springs
S. D
Open Letter Praises Dodd's Kidney Pills by Dr Dunaway
R H Dunaway M D of Benton Illinois writes an open letter claiming diabetes and kidney disease were cured after five boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says one week showed improvement, ten months later no medicine, and endorses the pills as best in the world for diabetes and kidney disease. He speaks as a physician with thorough testing and duty to the public. The publication notes that leading physicians are being won over to its use.
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Dodd
R. H. Dunaway
M. D
Cakewalk in California Legislature
On adjournment day in the California legislature a military band blared in the gallery a colored boy danced the cakewalk a speaker pro tem used a hatchet as a gavel and another emphasized rulings with shots from a revolver.
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California
Textile mills by southern railway system end of 1900
Progress of Civilization notes 495 textile mills on the system at year end 1900 up 94 mills. The mills hold 22 185 looms and 1 187 590 spindles. Georgia has 66 mills, Alabama 33, North Carolina 159, South Carolina 102, with remaining in Tennessee Kentucky Missouri and Virginia.
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Southern Railway
Georgia
Alabama
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Kentucky
Missouri
Virginia
Buffalo Exposition Showcases Worldwide Wonders
Exhibits from across the world will be at the Buffalo Exposition drawing attention from attendees. The notice promotes Hostetter's Bitters as a remedy for dyspepsia indigestion constipation biliousness and nervousness and recommends a trial with a cure promised when used honestly. The advertisement touts toning the entire system.
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Buffalo Exposition
Rural Editor Quips On Fishing Success
A rural editor recalls attempting fishing and remarks that a smart man is never a success as a fisherman, noting that they have tried it themselves.
Grain-O Grain Beverage Promises Health For Children
An old advertisement promotes Grain-O as a grain based drink that substitutes coffee for kids. It claims Grain-O is tasty nourishing and cheaper than coffee with prices listed as 1B¢ and 25c. The copy also includes assorted ad lines and a playful jab about temper and complaints.
Cleveland Children Gardeners Cultivate Home Flowers
Cleveland's home gardening association encourages children to grow flowers at home. Last spring it distributed 50,000 penny seed packets with soil preparation and care instructions. Teachers supplemented with talks. Fall school exhibitions showed about 75 percent success.
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Cleveland
Lincoln-Proto Supply Co Catalogue for Cameras and Supplies
Lincoln Nebraska firm Lincoln Proto Supply Co issues a new 1001 catalogue listing Kodaks cameras and related supplies. The advertisement highlights options for photographers in Lincoln and surrounding areas with pricing and product types available through the Lincoln Nebraska based supplier.
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Kodaks
Lincoln-Photo Supply-Co
Lincoln- Proto Supply
Lincoln-Neb
There is at least one agreeable thing about this season
A fragment from a 1900 letter praises fresh eggs and promotes Piso's Cure for coughs. The author J W O Brien from Minnéspolie Minnesota notes medicine should be taken at regular intervals while hints may be taken at any time.
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Piso
Hall's Catarrh Gate and cures advertised text
An OCR fragment shows repeated pitches for Hall's Catarrh Gate sold internally at price sevencents, plus several unrelated ad lines praising Beeman's Gum, Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup, and a proverb about speech and cheek with informal product mentions.
Springfield Mall Wins Four Year Mail Transport Contract
The Company Carrien Mall of Springfield Massachusetts was awarded a four year contract to carry mail to and from the post office and railroad depot. Automobiles are being built to handle the workload and expand service.
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Carrien Mall
Springfield
Mass
Comsesh
Time is Money and Morals in Public Service
Fragmentary OCR cites a cryptic critique of police and judges, labeling them as the worst charitable of men and casting time as a costly measure of value in public roles.
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Benton
Iil
Hall
Price
St. Jacobs Oil
Standard Oil Company
Sterens
Detroit
Athro Lex
Wilhelmina Naext
Cae
Riteenhouse St
Cincinnati
Ohio
Ccc
St. Fase
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