Jacksonville Fire Devours City Core in Massive Blaze
A catastrophic fire in Jacksonville begins in a small factory and rages for nearly ten hours. It devastates 130 blocks, destroys hotels theaters churches and homes, displaces 10 000 to 15 000 residents, and prompts dynamite use to halt spread. Losses loom at 8 000 000 to 15 000 000 with six deaths reported.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Haney
Beaver Street
Davis Street
Liberty Street
Ashley
Church Streets
Bridge Street
Duval
Monroe
Adams Street
Duval Street
St Luke's Hospital
Presbyterian Church
Ihe
Julia Street
Well Known Farmer Killed In Field Accident
New London Iowa May 4 Harry Helphrey of Canaan township a well known farmer was killed while at work in his field by the accidental discharge of a shotgun He had leaned his gun against a fence post and was plowing when the horses knocked the gun down and it exploded the contents entered Helphrey s heart killing him instantly
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New London
Harry Helphrey
Canaan Township
Helphrey
Typhoid Outbreak Hits Metz Forts and Villages
An epidemic of typhoid fever has broken out in several forts and villages near Metz. The Eighth Bavarian regiment reports sixteen men dead from the disease and 281 men sick.
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Gerwnan Porta
Berlin
Metz
McCarty Wins One-Eighth Interest in Holy Terror Mine
P 3B McCarty of Rapid City has learned from the Washington Supreme Court that he secured an one-eighth stake in the Holy Terror mine at Keystone. The ruling confirms his claim in the historic case.
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Rapid City
S. D
McCarty
Supreme Court At
Washington
Ikxeystone
Gould Seeks Arkansas Line Under Midland Control
John J. Horner, president of the Arkansas Midland railroad, admitted the line would fall under the Gould system within sixty days. The route includes the main line from Wynne to Arkansas City and a branch from Pine City to Brinkley, with recent talks in St Louis and Helena.
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Mempius
Tenn
Helena
Arch
John J .Horner
Arkansas Mid=land railroad
Gould
Yesterdlas
St Louis
Wajna
Arkadon
Pine City
Brinkley
China Cannot Meet Demands Indemnity Aid Sought
At a Pekin meeting of ministers the indemnity committee report argued China cannot pay the indemnity from available resources without aid. The discussion echoed Jamesson and Hart proposals, with next session to address Count von Waldersee's letter and a draft reply. Ministers demand sole authority over legation guards.
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Count von Waldersee
Legation
Nebraska Pension Fraud Suspect Extradited to Omaha
Fred Dorer alias Dolan, arrested in St Joseph Missouri for drunkenness, identified as a pension fraud suspect. He is taken to Omaha for federal court trial after being linked to April 1899 schemes near Beatrice Nebraska where he allegedly posed as a pension examiner and collected money before fleeing the country.
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ST. Joseph
Fred Dorer
Dolan
Omaha
Tedrow
Beatrice
Neb
Dover
Wu Thinks Customs Too Low
In Washington May 3 reports say a Pekin dispute over raising Chinese customs duties to meet foreign indemnities stems from Rockhill’s push to abolish UkiIn duties as condition for agreeing to a customs rise. Wu notes the United States has allowed Chinese rate increases if no discrimination among powers occurs and cites a 5 percent rate as insufficient to fund a new loan.
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New Lown
Washington
Pekin
Rockhill
United States
Coming Home of Troops Before End of May
Major Miller in Manila reports a May schedule for transports ferrying troops to be mustered out. On May 10 the Hancock with the Thirty first and the Buford with the Forty first sail, followed by the Pennsylvania with the Fortieth. May 20 sees the Logan and Kilpatrick with the Thirty eighth Forty third and Forty fourth, Indiana with the Forty second. May 25 includes Grant with the Forty eighth and Forty ninth. Surplus units may be sent on the Thomas.
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Washington, D. C
Miller
Manila
War Department
Hancock
Buford
Pennsylvania
Logan
Kilpatrick
Indiana
Ohio
Town is Launchhed Again
The battleship Towa was launched from Bremerton navy yard after repairs and a full overhaul. Less than four weeks were needed against a navy five weeks target. The ship is awaiting sailing orders.
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Seattle
Wash
Bremerton Navy Yard
Navy Department
Farmer fatally shot by runaway gun in field
May 3 in New London Illinois Harry Helphrey, a farmer, was plowing when his shotgun fell, the horses knocked it, and the accidental discharge struck his heart, killing him instantly.
Manitoba Railway Rate Control Approved by Dominion Committee
The Manitoba government advances a rate control measure for passenger and freight tariffs within the province. The Dominion railway committee ratifies the scheme. The Northern Pacific railway segment within Manitoba will be leased for 999 years to McKenzie & Mann of Toronto for management with the government fixing all freight rates.
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Canada
Controy Road
Ottawa
Manitoba
Dominion Railway Committee
Northern” Pacific
Frovines
McKenzie & Mann
Torronto
Japan's Indemnity Funds Shaping Its Fiscal Path
Midori Komat, secretary of the Chinese legation in Washington, discusses Japan's finances after the indemnity payments. He notes imports rose from 138.7 million yen in 1895 to 324.7 million yen in 1898 while exports grew, asserts debt remains under 18.95 million dollars, and predicts the situation will spur prudent national progress rather than crisis. He defends expenditure on railways and communications as sound investment and cautions against luxury.
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Washington
Midori Komat
Associated Press
Japan
United States
Bellows
Yokohama
Europe
England
Hong Kong
San Francisco
Bombay
Australia
Viladivestock
Demonstration of Wireless Telegraphy Tells of Belgian Use
A U S report from Consul General Guenther describes a Belgian wireless telegraph demonstration and notes a channel mail steamer with wireless gear receiving a message from a French lightship twenty two miles off Dunkirk indicating the light could be relit only after shore authorization.
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Washington, DCL
Belgium
State Department
Guenther
Frankfort
Germany
Marshalltown Firm Files Articles With Secretary of State
The C. RR. Harper Manufacturing company of Marshalltown has filed articles with the secretary of state.
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C. RR. Harper Manufacturing Company of
Marshalltown
Russia-Ties with France for Large Loan Reported
Berlin May 8 Dispatch from St Petersburg states Russia has virtually arranged a loan of 500,000,000 francs with France and another loan is being negotiated with English and American bankers in London. The czar plans an overseas trip next August and will visit Copenhagen and Darmstadt shortly.
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Kusan Renidy
Korrow
Berlin
Voasische Zeitung
St Petersburg
Russia
France
London
Disputch
Copenhagen
Darmstadt
Beet Beer Advocated in England for Beet Root Beer
Beers distilled from beet roots are being promoted in England. The drink contains abundant sugar juice but separating it from gums acids and salts is costly, likely driving up the beer price.
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England
Kansas Woman Seeks Settlement Over Hair Removing Medicine
A letter to the Philadelphia police from a Kansas woman asks the chief to locate a woman named in an enclosed advertisement. She says the other offered medicine burned her face and caused facial hair growth. The writer demands $500 to settle the matter quietly.
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Kansas
Philadelphia
Langtry’s Chelsea English house shown as grand art
Description of Mrs Langtry’s Chelsea home calling it not a dream of beauty with white marble flooring in the drawing room and lavish furnishings costing over 10000 dollars. An Omaha catalog ad offers a 148 piano on easy terms from Schmoller Mueller 1313 Farnam Street.
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Sehmoller & Mueller
Farnam Street
Omaha
Patent medicine ads and social notice clippings
An 1900 era collage of medicinal cures and household products promotes Hall a Catarrh Cure Piso s Cure for Consumption and Garfield Teas alongside a Gum Chew Beeman s Pepsin Gum and Allen s Foot Ease. A Norwich NY reader notes a man’s dyspepsia and a dent ist-Phil Pullman joke. A separate blurb recounts a 200 year old endowed home for unmarried women in Sweden and Norway with keeper trustees and kin eligibility.
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Sweden
Norway
The Only Woman Admiral of Greece
The queen of Greece is the only woman admiral in the world, appointed by the late Emperor Alexander III of Russia for her love of the sea rather than a traditional regiment.
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Queen
Greece
Alexander III
Russia
Letters on Women's Health and Lydia E Pinkham Remedy Ad
A collection of letters from women describing menstrual pain irregularities and uterine concerns. The author praises Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and shares testimonies of relief after treatment, with the physician’s advice and Lynn Mass address for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Allen's Foot Ease advertisement and quip mix
An advert promotes Allen's Foot Ease powder for swelled burning and tender feet with a free sample offer. It also includes a mock trial line about mimics and a reflective adage on science and character.
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Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy, N.Y
LeRoy, N. Y
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