Captain Strong’s Escapade and Other 1900s News Items
Captain Strong had his transportation canceled and sent in a wire resignation before Secretary Root asked for the formal submission amid rumors of a romance with May Yohe. Lady Francis Hope contract talks loom as Strong heads to scandal in San Francisco. Ohio coal trust plans delay and scope expand into lake rail and ocean routes, with B&O mines key to control. Indiana judge Jones M Seller, found dead from self inflicted morphine in his Crawfordsville office while composing a letter.
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San Francisco
Putnam Bradlee Strong
Manila
Root
Strong
Francis Hope
Hong Kong
May Yohe
Young
Shafter
Lady Hope
Soft Coal Trust
Cleveland
Ohio
Ohio River
Baltimore & Ohio
West Virginia
Pittsburg
Judge Seller
Crawfordsville
Ind
Judge Jones M. Seller
Indiana
Sade
Cavallera Rusticana creator praised for jewelry passion
The article notes Mascagni wears bracelets and rings, with many valuable rings bought by his own money. It mentions Ira Jott as principal at Menlo Park School in California and compares Irish cities’ popu lation to Glasgow. It also references Germ killers, Danish MPs, Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets, and Cheiro the palmist’s retirement.
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Mascagni
Cavalleria Rusticana
Journalists' Home association to form in New Orange
Philadelphia July 15 After 10 years of effort the International Levinas of Press clubs plans a New Jersey incorporated Journalists' Home association to house writers. A $260000 budget aims to fund buildings with most raised from a forthcoming colossal magazine Bohemia to feature top global novelists artists and literateurs.
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Philadelphia
International Levinas of Press Clubs
New Orange
N. d
New Jersey
Journalists’ Home Association
Massachusetts man dies in Yakima hospital alcohol setback
Frank Gillette a Massachusetts native died at North Yakima city hospital from alcoholism. His body was buried in the city cemetery. He allegedly came from Lake Pend dOreille Idaho and was doped with liquor while in a drunken stupor, drinking over a quart.
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North Yakima
Wash
Frank Gillette
Massachusetts
Cegetery
Tis
Lake Pend d'Oreille
Idaho
Philippine tariff projection in Washington on revenue
Officials handling the Philippine tariff estimate expect a first year revenue of 10 million dollars. The forecast was released from Washington as of July 16.
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Washington
Attorney Brewster Receives South Africa Payment Draft
A. W. Brewster, Kansas City lawyer, received a $250 draft from Johannesburg sent by Pat Crowe to cover a longstanding attorney fee. The transfer was reported as a special dispatch from St. Joseph.
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Kansas City
The
Star
St. Joseph
A. W. Brewster
Pat” Crowe
Johannesburg
South Africa
Crowe
Plague at Cape Town and English Bank Clearings Slump
Public health notes Cape Town reports 714 plague cases and 338 deaths through June 15. English provincial bank clearings fell in the last week by 15 percent at Manchester 944 Liverpool and 634 Birmingham.
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Cape Town
Washington
Marine Hospital Service
Manchester
Liverpool
Birmingham
Fortune's Prise. A clerk's remarkable cure tale
The Portland Maine clerk Fred R Morton at No 80 Vesper St reports stomach trouble for two years with daily fainting spells. After using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People he was cured after six boxes and now keeps them at home. He recommends the medicine to others and notes its effects on blood and nerves. Sold by dealers or mailed from Schenectady NY at fifty cents a box or two dollars fifty for six, never in bulk.
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Fred R. Morton
No. 80
Vesper Street
Portland
Dr. Williams
Mr. Morton
The
Portland Express
Marshall H. Purrington
Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N. Y
Wool trade and fraud notice and brave worker honored
F E Green representing Koshland & Co bought 140000 pounds of Lewiston wool at 914 cents a pound with about half shipped to Portland. Nearly 2000000 pounds remain for sale in Lewiston. Ohio Toledo Frank J Cheney firm offers one hundred dollars per case of catarrh cured by Hall's remedy. William Allen wins a gold medal as England's bravest worker in 1900 for saving three lives from fumes in Sunderland.
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F. E. Green
Koshland & Co
San Francisco
Boston
Lewiston
Portland
State of Ohio
Toledo
Lucas County
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Chenney & Co
Hall
Frank. J. Cheney
William Allen
Sunderland
England
Allen
Bromo Quinine Tablets Promise Quick Cold Cure
An ad touts Bromo Quinine Tablets as curing a cold in one day with no cure no pay. The price is 26 cents. In Germany, officers protest a tale by Ernst Wichert, with the Berlin Guards banning the weekly Die Woche over misdeeds described.
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Berlin
Die Woche
Ernst Wichert
Spokane Elks plan street fair to accompany Interstate Fair
Spokane Elks prepare a large night spectacle at the old fruit fair site behind the Auditorium block with a 10 000 seat Royal Italian Band tent, a Midway Plaisance with international villages, and military tournaments. The jubilee includes a $60 000 temple dedication and new member initiations, parades, banquets, and a grand ball.
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Elke
Spokane
Shlee
Spokane Elks
Elks
Royal Italian Band
Royal Marine Band
Chicago
Omaha
Cairo
The
Order
Great Northern builds England's largest coal train engine
The Great Northern railway completes a massive locomotive intended to pull 800 tons. The engine marks a milestone in British rail engineering and showcases the railway's industrial prowess.
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England
Great Northern Railway
Epworth Leaguers Robbed by Organized Pickpockets in Colorado
A gang of pick pockets stranded about 20 Epworth Leaguers in Glenwood Springs Colorado. Men and women were robbed of cash railroad tickets and even trunks. Dr J H Wilson and Mrs Harrington among the victims. Railroads may need to issue replacements upon proof of purchase. K Hooper Denver Rio Grande authorized passes to Ogden for stranded travelers.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Colorado Springs
San Francisco
J. H. Wilson
H. R. Harrington
Dover
Del
Wilson
K. Hooper
Denver & Rio Grande
Ogden
Terminus Triumphs in Washington Park Young Handicap
Terminus won the Young handicap at Washington Park a mile and three sixteenths with 5000 added. Pink Coat Sidney Lucas and Robert Waddell were among 14 entrants including three prior derby winners. Vesuvian placed second John Bright third with a time of 1 59¼.
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Chicago
Washington Park
West
Pink Coat
Sidney Lucas
Robert Waddell
Terminus
Vesuvian
John Bright
The Trust Problem and Its Daily Dangers
A thoughtful mind faces a serious trust problem likened to stomach disorders. The piece warns society about unseen risks and promotes 08 Keiters Stomach Bitters as a universal remedy for ailments like constipation indigestion and biliousness.
Capture of Sehnkalger’s wife Near Waterval
London dispatch says Acting President Sehnkalger’s wife was captured near Waterval in the Trana vaal colony and sent as a prisoner of war to Pretoria. The informant notes military authorities attach great importance to the capture. Also mentions Grove’s Tasteless quinic as a malaria remedy and a self promissory phrase.
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London
the Sun
Sehnkalger
Waterval
Tranavaal
Pretoria
Sun
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Captain Strong
lapRey
Senate
Wronsande
Hood
SOWER
A.j-Tower CO
Mass
Menlo Park
San Mateo County
Cal
Tts
Saally
Bave
Pacifico Coast
Ira @ ojtt
Dublin
Belfast
Cork
Limerick
Glasgow
Ireland
Kim German
W. Grove
Count Hamong
United States
Cheiro
Palmist
Sherridee Rita
Mrs. Winslow
Journalism
Pat Crowe
Fortune
Prise
Grove
Perm Works
St. Petersburg
Europe
WM. Emerson
Povely, Mo
CIA
Akc
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Minh
W.H. Smith & CO
Buffalo
N.Y No
Epworth Leaguers
Colorado
Frisco
Bears
Astoria
California
Aerial Navigation Co
Care of Columbian Banking Co
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