Royal Funeral Odes Victoria in Solemn World-Wide Tribute
Long, elaborate description of Queen Victoria's funeral procession from Cowes to Windsor. The piece emphasizes ritual grandeur, military honors, and the nation's mourning as Victoria is laid to rest at Frogmore after a voyage by land and sea. It stresses royal pomp, international attendance, and the historic significance of the rites.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cowes
Windsor
All
England
Victoria
Vittoria
London
Osborne House
Admiral Fullerton
Alberta
Steel Lane
Portsmouth Harbor
Paddington Station
St. George's Chapel
Prince Gongort
Frogmore
Hagland
Queen Victoria Resting Beside Prince Consort at Frogmore Mausoleum
Article describes Queen Victoria's mausoleum at Frogmore, within Windsor Park, built for her remains and Prince Consort. It notes the site’s beauty, the queen's frequent Windsor Castle view, tea visits, and trees planted by Victoria. The tomb cost about 1 million dollars and features medieval carvings, statues, marbles, and mosaics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Victoria
Prince Consort
Elaborate Tomb Works for Prince and Queen
The description outlines a richly carved sarcophagus for the prince with a marble effigy on the slab and a Queen’s effigy nearby. Bronze angel guardians stand at granite steps, a fresco of Christ is near the portal, and frescoes depict the crucifixion and adoration. Statues include David Solomon Daniel Isaiah. A blue and gold cupola crowns stained glass windows.
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Christ
David
Solomon
Daniel
Isaiah
Wilcox Accused of Treason by Hawaiian Delegates
A Hawaii congressional committee on privileges and elections accuses Robert W. Wilcox, the Hawaiian delegate, of treason for aiding Aguinaldo and the Philippine insurgents. Letters show expressions of support for independence and travel to the islands. Claims include previous treason conviction in 1895, commuted fines, and prior bigamy accusations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congressional Committee On Privileges and
Robert W. Wilcox
Congress
Aguinaldo
Philippine Islands
United States
East
Wilcox
Hawaii
World of sports gossip and upcoming matches in 1888
The piece notes Manager McPhee eyeing a Cincinnati southward move after April 1 and mentions Dan Stuart seeking a Jeffries vs Fitzsimmons match in Carson City Nevada next May or June. It highlights Ed Hanlon’s high salary, Daly of the Brooklyn club in service, Palmer retiring, Yale football receipts near 45000 dollars, college football money, and Major Taylor’s sprinting dominance as he goes to Europe to face foreign riders.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Manager McPhee
Cincinnatis
Tom Sharkey
West Baden
Ind
Kid McCoy
San Francisco
George West
Chicago
Major- Taylor
Europe
Iowa Dairy Output Shows Bremer County Leads State
The fourteenth annual report of the State dairy commissioner lists Bremer County with 41 cows per square mile, highest in Iowa, with Delaware 35 and several counties at 31. Total state cows 1,295,960, average value $20.60, total value $38,858,503, and 714 milk dealer permits issued in 1900. The report notes regional variations, strong rural telephone growth, and anticipated insurance activity as companies push for favorable laws.
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Bremer County
Delaware
Jones
Scott
Jayette
Chickasaw
Buchanan
Dubuque
Emmet County
Osceola
Emmet
Iremont
Dickinson
Harrison
Des Moines
Sioux City
Davenport
Burlington
Clinton
Cedar Rapids
Council Bluffs
Nort Madison
Keokuk
Marshalltown
Muscatine
Ottumwa
Buchanan County
Bremer
Fayette
Clayton
Butler
Nossyth
Hardin
Blackhawk
Blamilton
Palo Alto
Winneshirk
Mitchell
Story
Buena Vista
Howard
Alamakee
Linn
Audubon
Greene
Winnebago
State Happenings Stir Grinnell to Moorhead and More
Brief notices report the early closing movement reaching Grinnell, a post office established at Ware, a brick school building completed at Moorhead, a churn factory organized at Albion, walnut logs bought for England shipment from Tenderson, and a coal miner Frank Blacksley injured by a runaway pit car in Eldon. Iowa counties consider saloons as supervisors deem petitions sufficient. a Clinton area residence burned with contents. 465 banks statewide up seventeen. Milford resident BW Knight injured by a horse with collarbone fracture and internal damage.
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Grinnell
Ware
Moorhead
Albion
Tenderson
England
Frank Blacksley
Eldon
Iowa County
Wlias Jameson
Clinton
Iowa
Knight
Milford
Union Pacific Controls Southern Pacific in Major Rail Merger
The Southern Pacific has been absorbed by Union Pacific in a deal announced in New York. Union Pacific gains over two fifths of Southern Pacific stock and about 15,771 miles of track, linking transcontinental routes from the Missouri river to the Golden Gate and extending lines to Ogden and New Orleans. The merger unites Vanderbilt, Standard Oil and Harriman interests, creating the world’s largest railway system with future management undisclosed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Union Pacific
Southern Pacific
New York
Railroad
Financial World
San Francisco
Vanderbilt
Standard Oil
Comsiumimi‘ton
United States
First Pacific Enterprises
Missouri River
Golden Gate
Southern Pacific Company
Speyer and
Tuntington
Harriman
Union Pacific Road
Central Pacific
Ogden
Eastern Tidewater
New Orleans
Gulf of Mexico
Outlook for Wheat Crop Good Near Average Conditions
Department of Agriculture reports January weather largely favorable for winter wheat with drought in Texas and western Kansas and moisture shortages in Missouri. Michigan Kentucky and Tennessee show varied damage from Hessian fly and freezing. Pacific coast wheat remains excellent, while Western states Missouri Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan present mixed conditions and rain needs. Oklahoma and Indiana Territories report good wheat and rye growth with spring-plow preparations underway.
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Department of Agriculture
Crop Division
The
Weather Bureau
Iansas
Missouri
Texas
Kentucky
West Virginia
Pennsylvania
Maryland
Michigan
Tennessee
Indiana
Ohio
Kansas
Oklahoma
Oddball musings mix of news items and jokes
A jumble of brief notes mentions a British king, Gen. De Wet, and a Pennsylvanian arrested for mail robbery. It cites a telephone wedding in Nan Oxley, vaccination nose story, Pat Crowe city politics, and odd local vignettes from Omaha Oshkosh Washington Indiana and workers praying before shifts.
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England
de Wet
Guy Wise
Pennsylvania
Oxley
Nan
Omaha
Pat Crowe
Irrigation and postal bills dominate Senate and House agenda
The Senate debated a national irrigation amendment for Pima and Maricopa reservations at San Carlos, while the House pressed the postal codification bill amid opposition to staff reclassifications. The week featured naval army reorganization talk, shipping bill pressure, and eulogies for Senator Gear. The session also moved the Chinese exclusion act amendment and an omnibus claims bill.
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Senate
San Carlos
Gila River
Arizona
Platt
Connecticut
Quarles
Wisconsin
Stewart
Chandler
Thurston
Hawley
House
Wefforts
Loud
California
Gear
Iowa
Towne
Minnesota
Philippines
Richardson
Frye
Turner
Treasury
Corliss
Bureau of Animal Industry of Agricultural Department
Bureau
Agricultural Department
Mahon
Rawlins
Utah
Herh Honse
Post Office
Lanham
Texas
United Democracy
Post Ofice
Postoffice
Postoffice Committee
Louse
Court of Claims
South
Mar Cannon
Appropriations Committee
United States
Notable Miscellany From Distant Lands And Local News
This item notes Indian Territory population growth, a Chicago theft of a $2500 brooch from Mrs. Louise Bowers, and Africa’s population estimates. It mentions Maj Ange of Sweden’s claimed noiseless torpedo, a young House of Commons with two members over eighty, Manila’s population and saloon ratios, Chicago chosen for the National Live Stock Association meeting, a memorial to McKinley on appointing an assistant Secretary of Agriculture, Col Pink Hawkins of the Creek Nation, and Creek history tied to the first allotment from Alabama and Ong time.
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Louise Bowers
Chicago
Africa
Maj
Ange
House of Commons
Manila
United States
National Live Stock Association
McKinley
Gol. Pink Hawkins
Bufaula
Alabama
Fragmentary 19th Century Ledger Dialogue
A garbled exchange shows a clerk and bookkeeper discussing salaries. The dialogue includes figures like $12 for a salary and $6 for a clerk, with references to half-week work and payment calculations. Mentions of a stamp and letter box appear amid the unclear text.
Reading Recommendation Sparks Philadelphia Discourse
A brief exchange notes two Philadelphians discussing a newly praised book. One asks for a strong recommendation while the other touts its impact, mentioning long reading hours and an implied effect on daily life.
Look President of Presidents A Distinguished Lady Poole Elected
A local notice reports Mrs Mary B Poole of Whiting Indiana elected president of the Grand Army of the Republic chapter. Her record of devotion to veterans cited as cause for honor. An advertisement touts Dodd's Kidney Pills with testimonial from Mrs Poole and urges six boxes for 2.50 from Buffalo Medicine Co.
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Mary EK. Poole
Whiting
Ti Whiting
Ind
Grand Army
The
Republic
Fn Association
Mary B. Poole
Pla
Poole
Ani
Dodd
Joe Medicine Co
Buffalo, N
Stingless Bee Honey Sinaloa Tepic Described
A small stingless bee in Sinaloa and Tepic yields dark liquid honey that does not crystallize and has a distinctly sour taste. Though less quality than tame bee honey, it is valued as a delicacy and widely sought after despite small bees being robbed by larval pests.
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Sinaloa
The Duty of Mothers and Daughter Education
A fragment discusses a mother’s influence on her daughter and the need for proper instruction. It notes that mothers may hesitate to seek medical advice and mentions Mrs. Pinkham of Lynn Massachusetts as a source of efficient guidance for women.
Portraits and Advice From Mrs Pinkham Story
A fragment recounts a Wisconsin mother seeking help for her daughter’s long history of irregularities headaches and swelling. Mrs Pinkham provides guidance, with notes mentioning Lydia and references to January March 1899.
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Sitia
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Albert
Eldora
Whitten
Liscomb
Conrad
Grundy County
Bangor
Bethel
Arney
Stanford
Union
Rock Valley
New Providence
Idora
North Star
Hubbard
Zearing
General Assembly
Towans
Fferen Oshkosh
Own Stacey
Paton Sheldon
Washington
Wea
Baden
Patagonia
Terra del
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