Grand Army of the Republic encampment Memorial Day address
Delegates to the thirty-first Grand Army encampment march to Music hall as Major Clarkson delivers the annual report from the Iroquois hotel. He notes 35338 miles traveled and praise for recent reception in the South, urges modest pension increases, defends Memorial Day solemnity, and reiterates the nonpartisan stance of the Grand Army while condemning use of posts for politics.
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Order
South
Logan Monument
Chicago
John B. Gordon
Gordon
Major Clarkson
McKinley
Clarkson
Logan
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Southern Dialect Writer Rufus Sanders Fatally Shot
Montgomery Ala Aug 27 Floyd known as Rufus Sanders dialect writer killed yesterday near Greenvale by John Gafford. Sanders was a member of the legislature.
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Montgomeny
Ala
Tloyd
Rufus Sanders
Greenvale
John Gafford
Armour-Packing ships beef order to Japan from Kansas City
The Armour Packing company in Kansas City is filling a large order for forty cars of Kansas City mess beef destined for Japan’s army and navy. The shipment, possibly the largest single beef order from a Kansas City house, totals 1,256,000 pounds in 3,600 tierces of 850 pounds each, with an August 27 dispatch from Kansas City.
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Mikado’s
Kansas City
Armour-Packing Company
Japan
Klondike Gold Prospects Report On Alaska Voyage
Four men from Dawson City recount Klondike riches and numerous claims around Bonanza and Eldorado creeks. They note many cleanups done, with no phenomenal strikes, and predict winter work will be vigorous with about 600 claims active. Benched claims excel, early ice could delay boats returning next year.
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Detroit
Mich
Bonanza Creek
Discovery
Eldorado Creek
Bonanza
Skoonkum Gulch
N. W. Porter
Denver
Joseph Goldsmith
Juneau
Bear Creek
Klondike
B. E. Jones
Berkeley
Cal
Dawson City
Portland and Excelsior
Alaska Commercial Company
Dawson
Yukon
Treasure Ship to Bring Klondike Gold to Port Townsend
The steamship Portland is expected in the local port from the Yukon with several tons of gold. Officials anticipate the greatest story of the year, with arrival not later than August 27 barring mishap. Telegraph firms prepare to handle about 250000 words of Klondike news.
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Port Townsend
Wash
Portland
Yukon River
Klondike
Sound
St. Michael
Wheat Up Then Down in Chicago Trade Aug 27
Wheat advanced in Chicago as foreigners bought amid concern over manipulation. September rose to 1.03 before fluctuating to 0.963. December climbed to 0.96 then eased. close at 0.93. Foreign markets higher. In London Walter Wellman met Dr. Nansen on polar expedition plans. start hoped for next summer.
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Chiago
Chicago
A Northern Michigan Strike At Palms Mine
In Brisxmer Michigan on August 27 workers at the Palms mine operated by Ford Schlesinger number 37 men demand higher wages to 1.65 dollars per day.
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Michigan
Brisxmer
Mich
Palms
Ford Schlesinger
Judge Grants Livestock Weight-Rate Injunction In Kansas
In Exronta Lyon county court Judge W A Randolph granted the injunction blocking railroads from enforcing new weight rates on livestock shipments. Attorney General Boyle and the Cattle Shippers Association praised the decision, while Randolph said he would not issue a written opinion and expects appeals to the supreme court. The Salt trust and railroad policy rankings loom as political maneuvering continues in Topeka with Boyle signaling potential action if old rates persist.
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Exronta
Kan
Lyon County Court Room
W. A. Randolph
Boyle
Cattle Shippers’ Association
Joseph Waters
Topeka
Cattlemen
Randolph
Supreme Court
Doster
Lyon County
Horton
Railway Commission
Emporia
Salt Trust
Hutchinson
Cincinnati Wins G A R National Encampment 1898
Cincinnati secures the national encampment of the G A R for 1898 on the first ballot with 626 votes while San Francisco polled 214. J F P Gobin of Lebanon Pennsylvania is elected grand commander on the second relief. The President of the United States is refused admission to the Grand Army camp triggering mortification among leaders and indignation locally. The sentry ordered no carriage admittance to the camp.
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Burrato
N. Y
Cincinnati
Pennsylvania
Grand Army
San Francisco
Woodruff
J. FP
Gobin
Lebanon
United States
Mrs Stewart Plans Klondike Trip With Grandson
Washington Aug 5 Mrs Stewart wife of the senior Nevada Senator expects to follow her grandson Richard Hooker an architect of this city to the Klondike next spring. She recalls her early days in Nevada and looks forward eagerly to the trip.
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Stewart
Klondike
Washington
Nevada
Richard” Hooker
Lew Wages Paid in Russia Report On Wage Decline
Consul General Karel in St Petersburg reports that machinery use has reduced wage rates. A workman with a horse earns about eighty one cents per day. Washington date August 28.
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Wash Hington
Karel
St. Petersburg
State Department
Fifty-Seven Hundred Oneless Ballots In Iowa Rally
Winheip Iowa August 24 Fifty seven hundred ballots have been cast in the Tenth district Republican senatorial convention without any change Kopp has 15 votes and Palmer 15.
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Winheip
Iowa
Kopp
Palmer
Being Knighted by the Queen in Windsor
Sir Richard Tangye recounts his Windsor knighthood told to Cham bers' Journal. After lunch with other knights, he met the Queen, bowed, and was dubbed with a gentle kiss on the palm and a light sword stroke. He describes the retrograde retreat and a later fee request from the Board of Green Cloth. His daughter joked he resembles the longest day and the shortest knight.
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Richard Tangye
Chambers
Windsor
Sir Richard Tangye
Duke of York
Richard
Truro
Falmouth
Board of Green Cloth
Duke of
Lord Rosebery
Boy Amuses Uptown Tenants With Boo Down Dumb Waiter
An uptown New York City child in an apartment house finds novelty in crying boo down a dumb waiter. He speaks through a zinc shaft from cellar to roof, producing varying volumes and keys that amuse the whole building. He asks neighbors at doors for permission to speak loudly, explain his game, and is met with amusement and tenderness.
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New York
Walter
Farmer’s Gin Find Sparks Auction of Farm Raise
A Cook County Indiana farmer drilling for water on a bluff pierced a hidden hogshead of moonshine stored by moonshiners in a cave. He thought it a natural spring and set a high price for his farm before realizing the liquor cache. He was 80 percent chagrined and left the county.
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Cook County
Humanity and Forgiveness Quotation
A reflective quote attributed to Yean Paul extols humanity as most beautiful when praying for forgiveness or when forgiving others.
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Yean Paul
Best for the Least Careful Canvass Maude in New York
A New York Herald piece surveys how staple food prices vary by neighborhood. It finds little real price difference but clear quality and selection gaps from the Lower East Side to Murray Hill and uptown, with higher rents and refined goods boosting costs. The report notes steak at up to 28 cents a pound in some areas and eggs at 25 cents a dozen, while Harlem in the Ninety-ninth street range shows cheaper beef and staples.
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New York Herald
New York
Third Avenue
Lower East Side
Forsyth
Delancey
Mott Streets
Uptown
Murray Hill
Seventy-second Street
100Th Street
Harlem
Reverend Mason and the worn knees joke about a minister’s horse
The piece recalls Dr. Mason a once pastor of the Scotch Presbyterian church in New York famed for wit and private lessons. It notes his love of animals, especially horses, and a anecdote where he judges a horse by worn knees, joking that worn knees are good for a horse but not a minister.
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Mason
Scotch Presbyterian Church
New ‘York
New Trick in Science Traps Upper Air by Balloon Apparatus
A French invention uses an automatic balloon device to collect upper air samples from about ten miles high. The experiment shows that at 51,000 feet the atmosphere's composition mirrors that at Earth's surface. A humorous Judge quip about humidity closes the piece.
Toe rings and bells on her toes become fashionable
A New York World piece describes society women adopting toe rings as fashionable accessories, with bells on the toes and rings on the fingers. It notes toe rings are ordered, worn only in certain situations such as Turkish baths, and praises the era of well cared for feet.
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New York
Protection From Snakes Immunization of Large Animals
A historical note describes Dr Calmette's method to vaccinate large animals for anti venom serum. Start with cobra venom diluted in lime solution, gradually increasing dose over many months while monitoring weight and health. After extensive vaccination at the Pasteur Institute Lille, immunity strengthens to produce active serum.
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Calmette
Longmans’ Magazine
Pasteur
Lille
To Wash Organdies and Lawns
To wash organdies and lawns soak them in warm water with borax then rub with soapsuds from castile soap. Soak twenty minutes, pour boiling water over, let cool and rinse in tepid water.
Flashes of Fun Then and Now in News Jests
A collage of quips from sources like Yale Life and Philadelphia North American highlights playful exchanges about money, trouble, and clever remarks. Observations on a young man named Walton and a boastful claim about teaching his sister to ride a bicycle appear in breezy, newspaper joke style.
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Willie
Yale
Finnicus
Cynnicus
Klondyke
Philadelphia
Griggs
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