Peruna Endorsed by Governor in Early Oregon Letter
An executive letter from Oregon’s governor lauds Pe-ru-na as a universal catarrh remedy. The note emphasizes prevention of colds to avoid catarrh and urges households to keep Pe-ru-na for coughs and winter ailments, inviting readers to obtain Dr Hartman’s free book Winter Catarrh.
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Atlantic
Pacific
Hartman
Statesman
Poruna
Oregon
Pe-ru-ua
Satna
United States
Paying Nam Faceless Dyes Promised In Ad Copy
An old advertisement touts PAYNAM FACELESS DYES with a claim that boiling the goods for half an hour suffices for dyeing. Sold by druggists in 10 cent packages. The copy mockingly promises self help with a humorous tone about women and self reliance.
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Paynam
Allen's Foot Enase and Defiance Starch Ad Snippet
An old newspaper fragment promotes Allen's Foot Enase powder for foot discomfort and chilblains with a free sample offer and address. It also touts Defiance Starch with claims of superior quality and extra quantity, pricing 16 ounces for 10 cents.
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Allen
Allen, Olmsted
le Roy
Wrath Felt at Washington over Stone Kidnap Deal
Washington officials say fifteen days have passed since ransom was paid to the brigands for Miss Stone with five more days beyond the deadline. They fear delays are weather related and acknowledge possible breach of faith but see no blame on the captors. If faith is broken, the United States will shift its entire power to Turkey and Bulgaria to end the brigands.
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Washington, D. C
State Department
Miss Stone
Dumands
United States
Mr. Jeishman
Turkey
Bulgaria
Hay-Pauncefete treaty ratified by both nations
Washington February 22 final ratifications of the Hay Pauncefete treaty granting U S canal rights across Central America were exchanged at the state department at 3 PM. Lord Pauncefote and Secretary Hay exchanged copies with a formal protocol. the British envoy praised the accord for reducing future friction. Lord Lansdowne asked Pauncefote to remain in Washington for an indefinite period.
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Washington
England
Central America
United States
State Department
Lord Pauncefote
Hay
Lord Lansdowne
Foreign Affairs
Funston Denies Water Cure Used by Soldiers
General Frederick Funston rebukes a war department charge alleging that soldiers in the Philippines administered the water cure. He says he never witnessed it and dismisses the claim as vague and likely fantasy from a drunken soldier. He asserts officers knew nothing of such acts.
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Kansas City
Frederick Funston
Philippines
War Department
Flanders Acquitted in Lyons Murder Case
W P Flanders of Lyons Colorado was acquitted by court order in Denver for the murder charge tied to the death of Mrs Nellie Hardifer. The jury found the evidence insufficient after claiming the pair planned to die together and Flanders allegedly administered poison to both. Hardifer was Denver contractor’s wife.
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Denver
W. P. Flanders
Lyons
Colo
Nellie Hardifer
Flanders
Taft cites sickness in Philippine troops from exposure
Governor Taft told the Senate Philippine committee that much illness among American troops stems from exposure and urged liberal funds for barracks. He argued poor hygiene rather than guerilla warfare drives high death rates and warned neglect of symptoms threatens health in the islands.
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Philippines
Washington
Taft
Senate Philippine Committee
United States
Prince Henry Visit May Restore Germany United States Ties
Berlin dispatch reports the Kreuz Zeitung surveys German-US relations ahead of Prince Henry's visit. It says current conflicts are economic not political and the tour could revive cordial ties, ease sensationalist press distortions, and improve atmosphere between governments. It notes the paper's prior hostile stance in 1898.
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Berlin
Kreuz Zeitung
Germany
United States
Spain
Prince Henry
Venezuelan Congress Opens as Paris Accord Awaits Ratification
The Venezuelan congress meets at Caracas with the presidential message not delivered. A Paris agreement signed by M Delcasse and the Venezuelan plenipotentiary forms a basis for resuming diplomatic ties with France and awaits ratification.
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Congress
Willemstad
Curacaa
Federal
Caracas
Paris
M. Delcasse
France
Venezuela
Senator Clark backs treaty to open Crow lands for settlement
Washington February 21 Senator Clark of Montana on the senate committee on military affairs reported favorably the bill for ratification of the Crow Indians treaty. It would cede and open about 1 000 000 acres of their Montana reservation for settlement.
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Washington
Clark
Montana
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
No Raise for Ellen Smith As University Registrar
LINCOLN Neb Feb 21 The board of regents declines to grant salary increase for Miss Ellen Smith who has served as university registrar for fifteen years She requested a wage raise to 75 dollars a month
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Lincoln, Neb
Board of Regents
Ellen Smith
Roosevelt Progress Report In Groton Hospital
The young Theodore Roosevelt continues to improve at Groton Mass hospital. Doctors hope he will be able to sit up tomorrow as he recovers from illness or injury.
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Groton
Mass
Theodore Roosevelt
Scots Greys Suffer Heavy Losses in Boer Action
A detachment of Scots Greys at Klipham suffered severe casualties as two officers and several men were killed or wounded and forty six captured. Major O W Fellden and Captain Ussher were among the wounded in the clash reported by Lord Kitchener from Pretoria.
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London
Scots Greys
Second Dragoons
Great Britain
Klipham
Plajor
W. M. Fellden
Ussher
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Martial Law Looms as Weyler Talks With Regent
Madrid reports Premier Sagasta drafting a decree to impose martial law across Spain. General Weyler met with the queen regent and military authorities amid riots, with troops prepared to act. Barcelona riots continue as strikes spread, while arms sales are banned and workmen’s associations dissolved.
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Madrid
Sagasta
Spain
Chamber of Deputies
General Weyler
Barcelona
Pelayo
Ccity
Saragossa
Weyler
Elkhorn Railroad Promises New Round House in Norfolk
Norfolk Nebraska February 21 Elkhorn railroad pledges a new round house with twenty stalls and expanded yard facilities at an investment of at least 150000. Business leaders hail the plan for jobs and faith in the city’s future.
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Norfolk
Neb
Elkhorn Railroad
Deming Case Appealed to Supreme Court
Washington February 71 The Attorney General Knox has begun steps to appeal Captain Peter C Deming formerly of the volunteer army to the US Supreme Court The case seeks a ruling on the jurisdiction of a military court composed wholly or in part of regular officers and the related legal questions involved
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Washington
War Department
Knox
Peter C. Deming
Volunteer Army
United States Supreme Court
Knox Will Not Resign From Cabinet
Reports that Attorney General Knox planned to resign from the cabinet are unfounded and there is no basis of fact for the circulating rumors.
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Knox
Washington
Labor clash over Japanese workers at Colorado coal mine
The Colorado senate adopted a joint resolution arguing that Japanese labor endangers state workers at a Huerfano county coal mine and urging Congress to exclude this Asiatic labor class from the United States.
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Denver
The
Senate
House
Colorado
Huerfano County
General Assembly
Congress of the United
Western Canada praised by Michigan farmers in Canadian trip
A Michigan pair, J. I. Blum and J. Crumper of Manchester, visit Alberta Regina Saskatoon and conclude western Canada offers excellent soil, plentiful hay and water, sturdy buildings, and strong prospects. They urge land seekers to locate there and request information from Canadian government agents.
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J. I. Blum
J. Crumper
Manchester
Washtenaw County
Michigan
Alberta
Shantz
Pennsylvania
Ontario
Calgary
Edmonton
Regina
Agsiniboia
Lumsden
Balgonie
Long Lake
Saskatoon
South Saskatchewan
Smith Settlement
Western
Canada
Parody of Modern Industry in Leslie's Weekly
The quotation rails against soulless corporations and opportunistic figures, praising wireless telegraphy heatless light smokeless powder and seedless fruit while imagining further inventions such as biteless dogs stingless mosquitoes and Spendless cash to restore happiness. It satirizes progress and consumer culture in a jaunty 19th century tone.
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Leslie’s Weekly
Cost of Track Maintenance on the Santa Fe Line
The report notes rail renewal and renewal of rails costs for the Santa Fe exceed many expenses including station staff salaries and telegraph service. It highlights yearly figures for renewals, roadway and track repairs, track fastenings and watchmen with a conclusion that proper track condition justifies the high expenditures.
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Santa Fe
A Collegian as a Rivet Maker
Henry Chisholm of Cleveland, Yale graduate, works in his father’s rivet works earning $1.75 daily. He reports for duty at 7 each morning and aims to master rivet making, opposing Schwab’s view that education hinders manufacturing progress.
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Henry Chisholm
Cleveland
Yale
Ohio City
Young Chisholm
Schwab
Steel Trust
Mosquito Theory of Disease Gains Credit in Major Cities
The Paris debate on mosquitoes spreading disease extends to lep rosy and malaria. Havana authorities accept the idea that anopheles mosquitoes carry germs and the New York Board of Health has adopted the theory that malaria is transmitted by mosquitoes.
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Paris
Havana
New York
Premier Kuyper Elected in Queen Wilhelmina's Domain
Dr A Kuyper named premier of Holland is praised as a broad minded intellectual force. He earned an Li D from Princeton in 1898 and helped establish a free university in Amsterdam not under state control.
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A. Kuyper
Holland
Wilhelmina
Princeton University
Amsterdam
Governor Orman’s rise from laborer to governor noted
The piece chronicles Colorado Governor Orman born in Muscatine Iowa who arrived in Colorado in 1869 as a railroad laborer and rose through business for thirty years. It then poses a curiously titled question about the so called gold cure as money tightens.
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Governor Orman
Colorado
Muscatine
Iowa
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