Mixed News Notes From Around the World
A compact roundup covers the Chinese loan by Britain, a Maine court of inquiry in Key West, Miss Willard's burial in Evanston, cattle shifts to Canadian stock in South Dakota, railroad lien sales in Kansas, Missouri Bar meeting date, reward for Sprague Electric papers, Union Pacific boxcar plans, Barstow chattel deed, bankruptcy bill debate, Iowa politics for next fall, mining congress in Salt Lake, Norton to retire from Harvard, Miss Willard remains in Chicago, postmaster burned in Minnesota, Omaha post office move, robbery of Rev Slaughter, Donnelly marries, French expeditions denial, Tulsa shooting, Alaskan expedition reindeer, Maine liability debate, Duluth fire, Gardner vs O Keefe, Parkersburg banker sentenced, Booth missing watch, Paris Temps on Maine inquiry, Brussels sugar bounty talks postponed.
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Great Britain
Maine Court of Inquiry
Key West
Miss Willard
Evanston
Ill
South Dakota
Kansas Pacific Railroad
Kansas
Saline Kansas
Missouri Bar Association
Kansas City
New York
The
Sprague Electric Company
Willard
Chicago
Karlenun
Buneberg
Minn
Omaha
Rt. St. Joesph
Slaughter
Protectorate
Tulsa
Bud Ledbetter
Spain
Maine
Duluth
Jack O'Keefe
Wheeling
W. Va
Lee B. McFarland
Second National Bank
Parkersburg
William Booth
Salvation Army
Paris Temps
Brussels
England
London
Kans City's packing firms slaughter 7000 cattle last week
Kanagas City packing companies slaughtered 7000 cattle last week amid a series of international and domestic incidents. Turkish-Armenian clashes echo on the Macedonian frontier as rail disruptions and an insane man pulling spikes disrupt travel. A former congressman, John J. ONeill, dies in St. Louis while Gen. Booth visits Kansas City before heading to Denver.
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Kanagas City
Armenia
Union Pacific
Muncie
John J. O'Neill
Congress
Eleventh
Missouri
St.Louis
Gen. Booth
Salvation Army
Kansas City
Denver
Boyle
Kansas
Frances E. Wilkird
Temple Fund
Clifton
O. T
George Sawyer
In House Appropriations Bill Reported for Action
The appropriations committee has agreed on the civil appropriation bill and it will be reported to the house at once. Also notes on naval vacancies, Bishop Davies disappearance, Gladstones visit, and various financial and civic items.
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House
Great Falls
Clont
Arthur Davies
First Presbyterian Church
Gladstone
Bournemouth
Marlborough House
Wales
Santa Fe debates end of Colorado rate agreement
The Santa Fe considers ending its agreement to maintain the Colorado rate amid other national items. Mrs. Whitney’s south Carolina mishap could prove fatal. Atlanta repeals an anti-football ordinance. A Pittsburg wire and nail trust plans $87 million stock. Lombard students face suspensions for a class color fight. Formosa unrest noted by Vienna. Illinois GOP sets June 14 convention with McKinley vote basis. Canadian goods to be shipped free of duty in U S vessels from Vancouver and Victoria to the Yukon. Gladstone reportedly to undergo nose necrosis surgery. Prince Tai Wan Koon dies. he was king regent.
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Atlanta
Pittsburg
Silas Baysinger
Missouri
Lombard University
Galesburg
Ill
Vienna
London Daily Chronicle
Formosa
Republican State Central Committee
Vancouver
Victoria
St. Micheals
Yukon
St. James
Gladstone
Half of the Chinese loan underwritten and war talk grows
The report notes half of a Chinese loan underwritten amid discussions of an extra Kansas legislative session. It mentions Southern states favoring war with Spain and Governor McKinley signaling no rush to conflict.
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Kansas
Spain
Simond Lazard
Lazard Freres
Paris
Quiet Navy Watch Over Maine Explosion Facts
Washington reports a restrained mood at the Navy Department as the Maine disaster nears its tenth day. Officials guard against unofficial statements, noting the court of inquiry will not disclose findings prematurely. Captain Croninshield returns to Washington and discussions focus on the Terror and Puritan monitors and their readiness for service.
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Norfolk Navy Yard
Terror
Puritan
First National Bank of
Seddy
N. M
Union National Bank of Denver
Frances E. Willard
Ce W.C. T. U
Temple Fund
Anna +Gordon
Mis
Washington
Navy Department
Maine
Havana
Court of Inquiry
Croninshield
Bureau of Navigation
Dickens
Mavy Department
Cuba
South
Tampa
Montgomery
West Indies
Domingo
Brooklyn
St. Thomas
San Domingo
United States
Sigsbee
Lee
Navy
State Departments
Hampton Roads
Bryan Warns Slow Action on Maine Affair
In Topeka William J. Bryan urged caution on the Maine explosion issue. He said the United States should not rush to blame before official investigations conclude, stressing that international questions are involved and that premature action could strain relations.
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Bryan
Topeka
William J. Bryan
Democratic Club
Maine
United States
Fire destroys National Tobacco warehouses in Louisville
The picking drying and steaming warehouses of the National Tobacco company at Twenty fourth and Main streets were totally destroyed by fire this morning. The loss is about 1 000 090 dollars fully insured. W B Nuke of New York, president of American Tobacco, witnessed the destruction and said it would be rebuilt.
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Louulaville
Louisville
National Tobacco Company
W. B. Nuke
New York
American Tobacco Company
National Tobacco Company of
Deny Any War Preparations Report Involving Rail Lines
Norfolk Feb 26 The government’s plan to gather from railway companies estimates of troop and munitions movement between Atlantic and gulf ports and the Interior is officially denied by Vice President St John of the Seaboard Air Line His statement says he is ignorant of any such move by the war department and has heard nothing about troop moving contracts.
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Norfolk
Atlantic
Gulf Ports
St. John
Seaboard Air Line
President McKinley and Maine Inquiry Policy
A Chicago Evening Post report says McKinley and Secretary Long hold no undisclosed Maine disaster facts and will publish findings with the court of inquiry report. They keep Maine and witnesses secret, divers under naval discipline, and await official conclusions on internal or external explosion. A Tribune dispatch quotes McKinley saying war with Spain is not necessary but officials must be ready if events demand action.
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Chicago
H. E. Kohlsaar
McKinley
Post
Long
Maine
Court of Inquiry
Sampson
Havana
New York
Washington
Court
Chicago Tribune
Spain
Congress
Tribune
Cuba
Indians Preparing Outbreak Rumors Shake Pine Ridge
Report from Pine Ridge, carried to Chadron by a half-breed named Fell, described unrest among warriors over potential Spain war troop withdrawals from Fort Robinson. He said chiefs spoke in secret councils as braves cheered, signaling possible demands for more rations from Uncle Sam.
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Chadron
Neb
Pine Ridge
Spain
Fort Robinson
Sam
Fell
Denial of Havana Harbor Mines by Spanish Official
Senor du Bose Spanish chargé d affaires in Washington denies reports of a submarine mine system in Havana harbor. He declares no mines exist inside or outside the harbor or any submarine defense, calling the claim false and an insult to Spain.
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Washington
Havana
Senor du Bose
P Rons
Spain
Gold import commitments announced in New York
Heidelbach Eickelheimer and Co. have engaged 700000 dollars in gold for shipment from France tomorrow. L von Hoffman and Co. will import 760000 dollars in gold from France and England next week. The National City Bank has engaged 500000 dollars in gold for shipment from England tomorrow.
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New York
Senate bill on artillery force increase approved by sub committee
A house military affairs sub committee agreed to the increase of the country’s artillery force by two regiments as provided for in the senate bill.
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House
Perfect Discipline on the Maine
Havana dispatch says Captain Sampson's naval board found no accident due to lack of discipline. The Maine's officers and crew are described as under strict discipline during the visit, with Captain Sigsbee having taken precautions against hostility.
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Maine
New York
the Tribune
Havana
Sampson
Naval Board
Sigsbee
Looks Bad for Spain Says Naval Court of Inquiry
The naval court of inquiry is said to be convinced that Wayland’s report points to trouble for Spain. Evidence suggests the ship’s bottom plates brown upwards while the forward magazine remains intact.
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Wayland
Naval Court of Inquiry
Evidence firm on outside explosion for Maine wreck
Havana reports naval board of inquiry accepts divers' findings that the Maine was blown up by an outside explosion likely a torpedo. Observers note intact powder in forward magazine, shifted bottom plates, and numerous corroborating details. recovery of bodies expected within days.
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Havana
New York World
Naval Board of Inquiry
Maine
Key West
Navy
Right Arm
Wainright
Charles Morgan
Newark
Olsen
Towa
Holzer
Sigsbee
Board of Investigation
Alese
McGuinnes
Washington
Public Land Receipts and Expenses Reported
Commissioner Hermann reports to Senator Pettigrew on ten years of public land sales ending June 30. Cash sales reached 40.99 million dollars, with 3.46 million in Indian trust receipts. Fees and compliance income totaled 10.12 million, while disposal expenses amounted to 6.91 million.
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Washington
Hermann
General Land Office
Pettigrew
South Dakota
Cabinet Session Discusses Maine Disaster No Action Taken
The cabinet held a full meeting in Washington with Secretaries Alger and Sherman back from illness. They debated the Maine disaster as a current topic of vital interest but took no action. No date yet for the court of inquiry report.
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Washington
Alger
Sherman
Maine
Court of Inquiry
Knoxville Journal Editor Politician Draws Multiple Pensions
A Knoxville Tennessee editor and mayor collects a U S government pension and a city salary while serving as editor. The disclosure notes dual income sources and public service role.
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The
Knoxville, Tenn Journal
United States
Health tonic praised amid lodging house count note
The piece notes a drop to around 158,000 in the EL A W o figures while urging Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as a digestive aid. It also records that London has 593 common lodging houses, framing the health tip within urban living conditions.
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EL. A
London
Quit Tobacco With No-Jo-Bac Remedy Ad
An advertising notice promotes No-Jo-Bac as a cure to quit tobacco easily and permanently. It claims to build strength and vitality for weak men and offers a free booklet and sample from the Sterling Remedy Co. in Chicago or New York.
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Sterling Remedy Co
Chicago
New York
The Fullness Thereof and Pain Remedies
A promotional piece extols St Jacobs Oil as the best remedy for rheumatic, neuralgic, and muscular pains. It argues remedies vary in efficacy and urges immediate use to cure discomforts, from aches to sprains, noting a humorous aside about a woman's kisses.
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St. Jacobs
Mother Grays Sweet Powders and Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisements
Ohio Toledo Lucas County prints promotion for Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for children with claims of curing feverishness teething disorders and worm removal and over 10,000 testimonials. Also a sworn oath from F J Cheney & Co offering a hundred dollars for any catarrh cure failure and an endorsement of Hall's Catarrh Cure with internal use and testimonials.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N. Y
Rank J Cheney
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Hall
Frank J. Cheney
A. D
Sealy
A. W._GLEASON
F.C Cheney & CO
Emily
Candy Cathartic and Casarets Ad Claim Clean Blood
A vintage advertisement touts Casarets as a blood cleaner that stirs the liver and purges impurities. It promises clearer skin and a healthier complexion by taking ten cent tablets, with druggists guaranteeing satisfaction. The fragment ends with a rhetorical question about milk of human kindness.
Patent Medicine Humor and Advice from 1895
An 1895 advertisement mash shows cures for constipation and colds with refunds if ineffective. It parodies medical claims and mentions a Chicago hospital for sick birds. The note by Mrs. Mulligan from Plumstead endorses Piso’s Cure for Consumption.
Crescent Motel Opens in Eureka Springs Arkansas
Crescent Motel in Eureka Springs Arkansas opens March 1 in the Ozark Mountains offering mild bracing climate, wild scenery and reputed medicinal waters. Excursion rates available through sleepers via Frisco Line with contact to Manager Crescent Eureka Springs or Geo T Nicholson G P A Frisco Line St Louis Mo.
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Crescent Motel
Eureka Springs
Ark
Heart of Ozark Mountains
Frisco
Crescent
Geo. T. Nicholson
Frisco Line
St. Louis
Curious German Invention Adds Lightweight Sleeping Bag
A recently patented sleeping bag for soldiers is described as light, easily carried, moisture resistant, and ventilated. The article notes wartime inventions will grow from current gear and advises inventors to use registered attorneys. It also mentions a patent handbook and free information from Sues & Co. in Omaha, Nebraska.
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Sues & Co
Bee Building
Omaha
Nebr
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Union Pacific Railroad Company
Charles W. Barstow
Horace Boies
Iowa
David B. Henderson
Third
Salt Lake
Charles Eliot’ Norton
Harvard University
Ignatius Donnelly
Minnesota
War Department
Sea Coast Defenses
Kansas Pacific
Reorganization Committee
J. W. Kibble
W. A. Watson
Ne&oma
Kan
Porter
Victorious
Port Said
Blaine
MccKinley
University of Pennsylvania
Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad Company
Santa Fe
Colorado
William C. Whitney
South Carolina
Tai Wan Koon
Corea
Corean
Tal Wan Koon
Illinois
W. C. Whitney
Trenton
N. J
Macedonia
Kreceivta
Hart
State of
Ohio
City of
Lucas County
Weather Bureau
Baltimore and Onlo Southwestern Railway Company
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