San Tomas Is Taken By MacArthur In Philippine Campaign
Maj. Gen. MacArthur's forces secured San Tomas after heavy resistance. Col. Funston of the Twentieth Kansas was wounded in the hand while leading a flanking move. American brigades under Hale and Wheaton pressed toward San Fernando, inflicting heavier rebel casualties than their own.
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Manila
MacArthur
San Tomas
Hale
Wheaton
Funston
Col. Summers
Oregon
Minnesota
Utah
Moasim
San Fernando
San Isidro
Arayat
Panpanga
Antonio Luna
Balinag
Quingua
Lawton
Balssum
Maj
Young
Sixth Artillery
Forty-first
Iowa
Nebraska
Gen. Wheaton
Lieut
Montana Regiment
Manalin
Montana
Albrecht
Kansas
South Dakota
Col. Funston
Twentieth Kansas
Kansas Regiment
Malolos
Standard Oil Declares Dividends Send Stock to New High
New York May 5 The Standard Oil trustees declare a regular quarterly dividend of 3 per share and an extra 9 per share. The stock rose 12 points to 498 on the announcement, marking the highest price ever reached.
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New York
Standard Oil
General Eagan Sails for Honolulu on Australi
Gen Charles P Fagan former commissary general of the U S army sails for Honolulu aboard the steamer Australi Gen Eagan and his family accompany him to San Francisco for the next leg of their voyage ending in May 5 with travel details and destinations.
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Eagan
Honolulu
San Francisco
Charles P. Fagan
United States Army
Australi
Notable Figures and Personal Details Across Eras
A compendium of short portraits and anecdotes including Henry Havemeyer the sugar magnate with fixed daily hours, Kitty Reed the stenographer daughter on her father’s payroll, Russell Sage on studying politics, a Cape Cod schoolboy’s view of General Leonard Wood, Mile. Lucie Faure daughter of President Faure and her linguistic travels, M Georges Chiris and Grasse perfumery heritage, John Rockefeller’s Oswego daguerreotype and recent transfer of the photo, and Admiral Dewey’s critical note on Olympia’s testimonial honors.
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Henry Havemeyer
Kitty Reed
Russell Sage
Len Wood
Cape Cod
Leonard Wood
Santiago
Lucie Faure
President Faure
M. Georges Chiris
Grasse
M. Henri Chiris
John Rockefeller
Oswego Academy
Oswego
N. Y
Rockefeller
William Smyth
Smyth
I. S. Catlin
George Worthington
Nebraska
Charles R. Colburn
Pennsylvania
Admiral Dewey
Washington
Olympia
Humorous Exchanges Show Busy Lovers and Household Quirks
A dialogue sketch features a newlywed couple and family friends in comic exchanges. A bride laments debt division with the cook and a plan to pay a gas bill. A schoolroom riddle and social pretensions thread through playful interruptions and miscommunications.
Curiosities and Folk Facts From Historical Notes
A collection of oddities and statistics from varied locales. Notes mention long lifes of icebergs, the first lifeboat in 1790, Canton housing on houseboats, a needle factory output, stamps sold in cigar shops, pink haired Eap island inhabitants, a Chinese worker earning 12 cents for 12 hours, dancing as old therapy, lace prices, insanity rates, Cairo thunder, Nuremberg pencils output, blue-eyed great men, desert sand depth, African elephants, tobacco usage, zigzag Chinese streets, and parent addresses on libel for wandering children.
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Canton
France
Eap Island
Pacific
Cairo
Nuremberg
Africa
Japan
Great Thoughts on Comfort and Perseverance
A compiled string of quotes on comfort provision civilization cleverness and perseverance. Notable lines touch on perseverance over strength and character enriching youth and age. The passage presents a meditation on virtue effort and service without connecting to a specific event or source.
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Elizabeth Stoddard
Johnson
Missouri Pacific Rates For Daily Trains Through Sedalia
The Missouri Pacific advertises ten daily passenger trains through Sedalia with wide vestibules, plate glass, steam heat, and safety features. For rates and routes to the northwest including Portland, Tacoma, Seattle, and Spokane one way is 31.70 dollars, with intermediate points not exceeding this. J. W. McCuarn P T A Sedalia Mo directs inquiries.
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Sedalia
Portland
Tacoma
Seattle
Spokane
Reduced One Way Rates to California Announced
One way fares to all main line points in California from San Diego to Redding inclusive set at 34.30 dollars until further notice. Proportionate branch line rates in California follow.
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California
San Diego
Redding
Visit or New Home Ticket Offers Across Regions
On April 4th 18th and May 2nd and 16th, round trip tickets priced at one fare plus $2 are offered to extensive destinations in Oklahoma Indian Territory Texas and many southern and western states. Limited 21 days for return with stopovers on going trip. Contact Southern Baptist Louisville for details and particulars. May 8th and 9th sale at $15.65 good until May 23rd for return.
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Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Texas
Kentucky
Tennessee
Alabama
Mississippi
Virginia
North
South Carolina
Georgia
Florida
Louisiana
Arkansas
New Mexico
Arizona
Nebraska
Kansas
Iowa
Minnesota
South Dakota
Montana
Oregon
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
Southern Baptist
Louisville
Nat’s Baptist Society Auction Notices
Fragmentary sale notices list churches in San Francisco and Denver with items for sale on May 14th to 16th and July 15th, plus return terms. Amounts shown include 861.85 in San Francisco and 21,853 in Denver.
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Nat’! Baptist’s Society
San Francisco
T P A Louisville Fare Sale Notice
The notice states a May 14 evening sale with all trains on May 15 valid through May 20 for return travel.
Weekend Rail and Lake Trip Sale Extended
A local travel deal offers July 3rd 4th and 5th trips good through July 15th with extension to August. A 50 cent deposit covers rail and lake excursions.
Gent Assembly Presby Church Min neapolis sale dates
Dunkards Roanoke Wa sale dates with two day events listed. Prices 17.77 and 27.90. Tickets sold for May 16 17 18 and May 18 19 with return validity to June 3 and June 24 respectively.
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Gent Assembly Presby Church
Minneapolis
Dunkards
Roanoke
Mystic Shrine Buffalo Sale Ends July 2
Mystic Shrine offers Buffalo at 25.90 dollars set for sale through July 2 with returns allowed. Item described as Boator Rail is not clearly defined in the fragment.
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Mystic Shrine
Buffalo
Elks St Louis Sale Dates Announced
The Elks announce a sale in St. Louis with prices at 7.55 dollars. Items go on sale June 19 and 20 and remain valid through June 24 for return policies.
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Elks
St. Louis
Summersale Extends to August Fifth for July Dates
A sale offers July 10th 11th and 12th items valid through July 31st with an extension to August 5th upon payment of a 50 cent fee.
Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway Rates Ad
Through service from Sedalia to Chicago by 6 50 pm train with breakfast connections. Home Seeker's Excursion dates April 18 May 2 16 June 6 20. One fare plus 2 for round trip good 21 days to multiple western states. Southern Baptist Convention Louisville sale May 8 9 1899 round trip 15 days. National Baptist Societies San Francisco anniversaries sale May 14 15 16 17 1899 good to July 14 1899. Liberal stopovers allowed.
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Chicago
Texas
Kansas
Arkansas
Louisiana
Missouri
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
Versaries
San Francisco
Cal
State Encampment G.A.R. trip sale at Kirksville
One round trip fare offered for the State Encampment in Kirksville Missouri with sale dates May 9 to 11 and return valid through May 12 1899. The fare applies to unspecified carriers and routes.
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Kirksville
Annual Meeting of German Baptist Dunkards in Roanoke
Roanoke hosts the annual meeting of the German Baptist Dunkards with travel details noting one way fare plus $2 for a round trip and other logistical notes.
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Dunkards
Roanoke
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Business and Professional Index
Eisenmayer Roller Mill Company
Best
6Th and
Ohio ST
W. E. Poindexter
Ilb.prunes PD. Millers
SIX Bros
1000 East
Kansas City
E. Fifth St
Ae B
Grocer
Farley Bros
Columbia
Warrensburg
J. H. Kruse
Sharp’s
M.M
Central
Sedalia, Mo
Moore
FREYS
B. Torjuson
Ohio Street
WILEY
Friemel
Security
Caledonian, Equitable
Imperial Fire Insurance Company
Standard Accident
Broadfoot
Hoffman Building
Alamo Block
Takelevator
Puritan Biscuits
Dickman’s Jewelry Store
West Third St
TEL
The
Cash Grocery
Geo. W. Hunt, Prop
South
D. E
Attornat
Ilgenfritz Building
Lujin
J. E
SMIFT
Sedalia Gun & Mfg. Co
A. B. Dempsey
Mgr
West Second St
the Sentinel
Steam Dye & Cleaning Works
Bosserman
GQ. Simmons
Analytcal Chem's
Room
Grand Central
Maurice
Weisburg
James Glass, Wr. M. Glass
James Glass
West Third Street
Lamine
H. L. Moser
Metropolitan Five Chair
Nicholson & White
Cumelem
United States
Mertz & Hale
Baldwin
T.E
Prich
Ligenfritz
Sidi St
Alamo
C.H Adams
Fifth & Osage
McGowan
Corner Seventh
Ohio
3D St
C. A. Davis
Dyson
Freeborn
Sicher House Bar
GEO. T. Menefee & Son
Moniteau and Second
John
W. Trader
Practice Limited
Royal Tribe of Joseph
Second and
Frank
Gent
E. Srd St
C. H. Heynen
Clay & Heynen
G. W. Rich
East Main ST
Himi
DR. Major
Alvatander
Chas
Kieffman
Bro
Eas
Telephone
Arthur
Twentieth
Claudia
Wilkins
Brown
Mr. Hardup
Henry
Slimboy
Bombay
Missouri Pacific Rates
J. W. McCuarn, P
T. A
Cali
Christian Endeavors
Detroit
B. Y. P. A. Rishmond Va
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway Rates
C. M. Pendleton
Passenger & Ticket Ag’t
Southern Baptist Convention
Louisville, KY
National Baptist Societies Anni
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