Tong war erupts in San Francisco Chinese quarters
A chaotic clash in the Chinese quarters of San Francisco sparks renewed tensions amid reports of boundary disputes between Hraxtl and Peru dec noncommittal. News items cover deportations in Cripple Creek, severe southern Chile weather damaging rail and telegraph lines, and multiple fires and accidents across the nation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Franpinca
Chile
Duluth
George Smith
Brook
Allen
Wate Department
Seoul
Korea
Tatsin
Were Amateur Bandits Try to Hijack Texas Train
Five young men attempted to rob the International and Great Northern near Pale esting Texas on Saturday night. They dynamited the express car but left with no loot and fled after a comrade was wounded. Fireman Hiram Muse jumped from the locomotive, injuring a shoulder, as ties were piled across the track. No passengers were harmed.
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International & Great Northern
Pale Esting
Texas
Hiram Muse
Determined to Operate After Mine Fire Near Salisbury
Mer chante Coal company faces incendiary fire at its No 2 mine two miles from Salisbury Pennsylvania. General Manager James Stirratt vows to reopen the mine and may arm with flashlight and rapid-fire gun if needed to protect workers and property. Myersdale strike persists into seventh month with firm resolve from both sides.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Merchante’ Coal Company
Salisbury
James Stirratt
Myersdale
Tragedy at Van Wyck Cemetery Leaves Couple Dead
Boise reports a murder suicide in Long Valley at Van Wyck. Frank Thompson killed a woman companion and then took his own life after riding from Holse to Van Wyck days earlier. The couple was found in a carriage within the cemetery, the woman shot three times and Thompson twice. A search followed their disappearance, with a horse tied to the cemetery fence nearby.
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Boise
Idaho
van Wyck
Long Valley
Thineday
Frank
Thompson
Holse
Body of Kent Loom Found at Thebury Bay Devonshire
Advices from London report a body washed ashore at Thebury Bay Devonshire believed to be Kent Looma. The well dressed man stood 6 feet 2 inches, wore a gray overcoat and dark blue suit. Pockets held a card reading F. Kent Looms, American and English coins and notes, a gold watch. The body, found by a laborer, was in advanced decomposition and moved to a nearby farm for an inquest.
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London
Kent Looma
Thebury Bay
Devonshire
F. Kent
Seven Injured in Chicago Stockyards Strikebreaker Attack
In a stretch of the Meatpackers strike at Chicago stockyards on Sunday afternoon a crowd of spectators at an amateur baseball game attacked four colored strikebreakers and two white men. Revolvers were drawn and fired. Four strikebreakers and the two white men were severely injured with three in serious condition.
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Stockards
Chicago
Stockyards
Po Nceman
Accident at a Brighton Park ball game stand collapse
A stand at Brighton Park in Cleveland suburb collapsed during an amateur game, injuring about two hundred spectators. Ten suffered broken arms or legs and others were bruised or cut. The collapse was linked to removals of under planting used for firewood.
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Brighton Park
Cleveland
Kruger Remains Permission Sent for Transvaal Burial
A Privy Council meeting at Buckingham Palace chaired by King Edward approved sending the Interment in the Transvaal for the late Mr. Kruger. The request from his relatives was considered and telegraphed to Clarens, Switzerland, where he died, via the British minister at Berne.
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Buckingham Palace
King Edward
Kruger
South African Republic
Transvaal
Clarena
Switzerland
Krager
Berne
Forethought Note Book Library From Idaho Letter
From Idaho comes a letter sharing practical advice on child care and behavior. The author recalls youth lessons from sixteen to twenty three and offers tips on keeping children comfortable quiet in church and diet preferences. The piece ends with a hypothetical about a stranger who takes a baby.
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Idaho
Arene
The Ballad of the Lazy Man and the Air Tank
Mr Stoggleby recalls the tale of Kileton Jackson Rifleton a corner player famed for avoiding breath by using a compressed air tank pipe and valve to blow the horn. The device exploded injuring him but later transformed him into a energetic man whose laziness vanished.
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Stoggleby
Kileton—Jackson Rifleton
Jackson Aidleton
Jackson
Mr. Riffeton
Jackson Riffeton
Language Learnings from the Philippines in Few Island Words
A letter to Colonel Edwards, head of the War Department sular affairs, notes that English gains few words from the Philippines despite many soldiers there. Captain Taylor studies Philippine history from captured documents and concludes Tagalog and other tribal languages largely fail to enrich English, while Spanish influences persist through past acquisitions. General Burt recalls language diversity across Philippine locales and warns that English will not be enriched by Philippine dialects.
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Edwards
Bureau of Sular Affairs
War Department
Philippines
Taylor
United States
Florida
New Mexico
Texas
California
North America
Philippine Islands
Andrew Burt
Cry of Old House From a Longing Mother
A nostalgic poem excerpt by Lizette Woodworth Bentsen from The Atlantic vivid in memory and home. It laments missing children, a familiar wharf and hearth, and the ache of separation. The speaker invokes scenes of the home garden, larkspurs, cupboards, lanterns, and the dark wood as she pleads for return.
Jay Gould Watered His Stock In Early Rail Work
An old Rol and VI resident recalls Jay Gould during the Rutland and Washington Railroad construction. Gould ordered oxen drivers to haul cattle to Castleton River and cool them with water to prevent more deaths, the first known instance of him watering his stock.
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Gould
Jay Gould
Roland, VI
Rutland
Washington
Delaware and Hudson
Gold
Castleton
Sketches of Daniel Boone and other notes
A sketch from Emerson Hough on Daniel Boone describes him as robust, muscular, and enduring though not tall, with around 176 pounds. Audubon’s later account notes a broad chest and strong limbs, below six feet in height, yet robust proportions. The piece also cites Judge Peterson endorsing Dodd's Kidney Pills for back pain and warns kidney disease risks. It adds a brief origin note on “toasting” in Bath, England, and includes an advertisement testimonial for Dodd's Kidney Pills and a Pfizer-style note about a cough remedy from 1900.
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Emerson Hough
Daniel Boone
Boone
Audubon
Dodd
Bright
Bath
England
Sultan’s Wonderful Jewels Saints and Thrones in Constantinople
A Paris journal correspondent reports from Constantinople on the Sultan’s treasury showing turbans of Sultans since Mahomet II set with large gems. The royal throne of Persia, seized by Turks in 1614, is encrusted with emeralds and pearls, and Suleiman I’s throne features a six inch emerald hanging from its dome above the Caliph. The two thrones are the collection’s centerpiece.
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Constantinople
Paris
Clatram
Mahomet II
Persia
Suleman I
Catarrh Cure Promoted With Bizarre Claims
An advertisement touts Wall's Catarrh Cure as a internal medicine curing catarrh, claiming it works on the blood and mucous surfaces, with J Cheney & Co as proprietors. The text also includes a sensational note about demons and a St Louis animal circus, then a railway claim about locomotive power and hauling.
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Wall
Hall
J. Cheney & CO
St. Louis
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Royal Navy
Russlan Lapes
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Caln
Pittsburg
Kansans
Stamm
Miss Katto Stamm
Luise Myers
Omorale
Western Federation of Minera
Denver
W, P, Borkray
de Bato
Bis
Lawrences
Kana
Creanwood Lake
Elo Failroad
Midvae
N. J
Millington
Olku
Nodeu
Hai Cheng
Rose Island
Chemulpa Harbor
Japan
Mitzabethpol
Adyshkant
Elimabethpol
William I Scott
National Liberal Party
Belleville
Et Clair County
William Noerling
Brooklyn
George T. Cortatyou
Republican National
New York
Rampden
Chicaga
Funton
Rosie Behielewer
Olf
Philip Casey
Ben
Caney
John J. Sullivan
James 4. Corbett
Kent
Mets
Remainer
Kroger
Yar! M. Pratt
Oak Park, Timne
Lizette Woodworth
Atlantic
J. W. O'Brien
Third Ave. M
Minneapolis, Minn
Tak Man
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