Presidents Buried in Virginia and Massachusetts Graves
The June Ladies' Home Journal features photographs of presidential burial sites noting four of the first five presidents lie in Virginia. John Tyler rests unmarked in Richmond while John Adams and John Quincy Adams lie buried under the portico of the First Church in Quincy Massachusetts. The Holly Woods cemetery memorial shows a small mound beneath a magnolia shade for the tenth president.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Old
Virginia
John Tyler
Richmond
Hollywood Cemetery
Adamses
First
Quincy
Massachusetts
Railroad Revenue Tons per Mile Rise at B and O
A railroad expert argues revenue tons per mile best indicate efficiency. Baltimore and Ohio receivers spend millions on improvements, lines west of the Ohio River to be rehabilitated this year. Revenue haul per mile rose to 814 tons in 1897 98 and averaged 351.9 tons for six months ending December 31, 1898, signaling further gains anticipated.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ohio River
Indiana boy of 15 tries to drown father and robs mother
A 15-year-old Indiana boy attempted to drown his father and locked his mother in the cellar. He stole a basket of eggs, sold them for whisky, got drunk, was arrested, and locked up. He tried to hang himself but was cut down, then stole a hat and rest from a fellow prisoner before being sent to the reform farm.
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Indiana
Reform Farm
Lighthouse network spans British coast per mile ratios
Fragment notes lighthouse coverage across England Ireland and Scotland with figures around four teen miles per lighthouse and near thirty four to thirty seven miles apart, indicating uneven distribution along the coast.
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England
Ireland
Scot
Senate Kills Coal Mine Convict Labor Restriction
The Senate Tuesday defeated the bill that would prohibit convict labor in coal mines. Other measures passed include penalties for record mutilation, updates to anti trust penalties, a five year payment plan for drainage taxes, and salary fixes for the orphan home superintendent and industrial manager. A burglary in private residences becomes a five year imprisonment offense. A stock use prohibition bill and a cereal packaging weight marking bill also cleared. The House approved a labor organization bill allowing peaceable union activity, with exceptions for capital combinations designed to limit production or restrain trade.
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Senate
House
Orphan Home
Labor Organization
Severe Storms Cause Damage Across Texas Counties
Sunday night and Monday morning storms hit Texas counties. Rockwall saw damage to business houses worth hundreds of dollars and other property. A waterspout formed at Dickens. Drs. Davidson and Haynes of Denver drowned crossing a ravine. Caddo Mills had heavy rain and crop damage from wind. An unoccupied residence and a large barn collapsed. Navarro County also endured significant damage.
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Texas
Rockwall
Dickens
Drs. Davidson and
Haynes
Denver
Caddo Mills
Navarro County
Tragic Buggy Accident Kills Evans Family Near Center
William Evans a railroad section foreman and his wife died when a buggy overturned after a runaway horse near Center Alabama. Their infant child did not survive. The wreck occurred as the couple rode with their infant, who perished within minutes.
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William Evans
Rome and
Decatur
Center
Ala
Washington Peace Jubilee Opens With Navy Salute
Washingtons peace jubilee began on the 23d with the Dolphin near the navy yard firing thirteen guns. About five thousand men took part in the parade reviewed by the president. Gen Wheeler received an ovation.
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Washington
Dolphin
Navy Yard
Gen. Wheeler
Last of Phoenix Park prisoners released in 1882 case
The final three Irish political prisoners linked to the Phoenix Park Dublin assassination of Under Secretary Burk have been freed on May 6, 1882.
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Phoenix Park
Dublin
Burk
Fourteenth Annual Conference of Health Boards Held in Richmond
The fourteenth annual conference of the state and provincial boards of health of North America convened in Richmond Virginia with representation from sixteen states.
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State and Provincial Boards of Health of North America
Richmond
Fifth wife kills husband in Peru double tragedy
Charles Hutchinson was shot and killed by his wife in Peru Indiana during a quarrel. The woman was identified as his fifth wife, marking a fatal domestic incident in the town.
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Charles Hutchinson
Peru
Ind
Queens Eightieth Birthday Observed Worldwide
Queen Victoria’s 80th birthday was marked across Great Britain and colonies with holiday observances in Windsor and London. The Eton Amateur Choral Society serenaded the queen at Windsor Castle as cadets and knights attended. Royal and religious services followed with national songs, and ships worldwide dressed their harbors. Presidents and dignitaries, including McKinley and the pope, sent congratulations.
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Victoria
Great Britain
Europe
United States
Windsor
Eng
Eton Amateur Choral Society
Windsor Castle
Eton Cadets
Military Knights of
New York
British Schools and Universities Club
Sampson
Monson
Paris
Infanta Eulalie
Spain
Simla
India
McKinley
Pope
Senate Kills Tax on Foreign Corporations and Passes Several Bills
The Senate killed a bill taxing foreign corporations the same fee as domestic in filing charters. A marriage license requirement bill passed. A free conference report on the mortgage and deed tax bill was postponed. The railroad freight emergency rates bill passed. Dibrell submitted the free conference report on the appropriation bill with a Henderson Shropshire minority dissent. The report was adopted by viva voce vote. Naturalization voting qualifications bill postponed in the house. A bond propositions bill requires submission to qualified taxpayers. Free conference reports on the general appropriation bill arose in the house, and the minority report was adopted 57 to 50.
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House
Senate
Free Conference
Railroad Commission
Dibrell
Free Conference Committee
Henderson and
Shropshire
Hunter Mistakes Brother for Crane and Kills Him
In Navarro County, Joe Sherrard fatally shot his brother George Sherrard after mistaking him for a crane during a hunt. The incident prompted investigations by local authorities and raised questions about Hunting safety practices.
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Navarro County
Joe Sherrard
George Sherrard
Texas Movers Drowned Crossing Washita River Near Ardmore
An unknown Texas family of movers perished attempting to cross the Washita river near Ardmore in Indian Territory. Rescue crews recovered the bodies after the tragedy, with details limited by the fragmentary report.
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Texas
Washita River
Ardmore
I. T
General Gomez Expected Visit to Discuss Cuba Crisis
It is thought that Gen. Gomez will soon visit this country to confer with the president on the current unsatisfactory condition of affairs in Cuba.
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Gen. Gomez
Cuba
Go Wah and Gow Lung Arrested in Galveston Charge
Go Wah and Gow Lung were arrested in Galveston on charges of illegal residence in the United States.
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Go Wah
Gow Lung
Galveston
United States
Rheumatism Cured Claims Balm for Rheumatism Relief
J Cuyler of Red Creek and W G Phippin endorse Chamberlains Pain Balm as a splendid liniment for rheumatism and other household needs. Sold by all druggists.
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Chamberlain
Eee
J. Cuyler
Red Creek
Cuyler
W. G. Phippin
Lion statue to be re erected at Chaeroneia battlefield
The Archaeological Society of Greece plans re erecting Chaeroneia’s famed lion on the battlefield. The article also notes Roman warship crews, measurements of Cape Town constables, and a broad view of Manila centered trade expanding toward the Pacific basin.
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Chaeroneia
Archaelogical Society of
Greece
Themistocles Phrearios
Areopagus
Athens
Salamis
Cape Town
Andrews
South Africa
Lang
Manila
China
Japan
British India
Australasia
Siam
Korea
Dutch
French East Indies
United States
Havana
New York
Pacific
Atlantic
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Proven Best by Elkton Druggist
W M Terry of Elkton Kentucky with twelve years in the trade testifies that Chamberlins Cough Remedy gives better satisfaction than any rival both in and out of the market. He has sold hundreds of bottles and all other cough medicines, showing Chamberlains is the most satisfactory to the people. For sale by all druggists.
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W. M. Terry
Chamberlain
Elkton
Various World Snippets and Local Notes
A collage of statistics and curiosities on topics from farming to legislation. Highlights include Kansas Farmers Alliance now run largely by women, Coxsackie NY burial ground for animals, diversity of languages and religions, a Vedas lecture in Calcutta, and a St Catharines inventor of acetylene gas. Also notes NY candidate activity, editor life in Servia, and Kansas dairy product value rising from 1897 to 1899.
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Kansas
Coxsackie
N. Y
Thomas L. Wilson
St. Catharines
Ont
New York
Richmond
Brox
Queens
Brooklyn
Manhattan
T. L. Jones
Leeds
Royal Academy
Lower Austria
London
Servia
State Agricultural Department
Remarkable Endorsement for Chamberlains Colic Remedy
W A Stroud of Popomoke City Maryland lauds Chamberlains Colic and Diarrhoea Remedy in Worchester Enterprise ad. He claims never needing more than one or two doses to cure the worst colic or diarrhoea cases for himself or children and notes it is sold by all druggists.
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Barde
Indiana Ave
Chicago
Ill
Chamberlain
Worchester Enterprise
W. A. Stroud
Popomoke City
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Eethin
Renovator
Pzerene
Drugg Casoe
Legislature
Santiago de Cuba
Odds and
Fayette County
Chas. S. van Nostrand
Lagrange, Texas
C. H. Hebener
J. M. Krueger
FSF SK Jt
I H. T
Wire Sewine Machine Co
Cleveland
Eschenburg & Blohm
MEAD
D. C. Brant
Santa Y Cal
North America
Paraguay
Ramon de Campoamor
Russia
Madison
W. Va
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