Handsome PictuRes Free Plaques Attract Attention
The article describes four handsome porcelain plaques by Hubinger Bros Co featuring American game and birds. They cost about 60 000 dollars to purchase and will be distributed free to customers who buy three ten cent packages of Nastic Starch by Oct 1. Plaques mailed to purchasers through grocers nationwide.
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Gante Witte
Ysat
Muville
Hubinger Bros. Co
Messrs
J. CO. Hubinger Bros., Co
J. G ‘Hubinger Bros. Co
Grovery
Fiftieth Regiment to Return Friday from Camp McKinley
Des Moines dispatch reports the Fiftieth Town regiment will arrive in the city and occupy Camp McKinley Friday afternoon with twenty six sick men to be sent home or to Red Cross hospitals. Furloughs of thirty days will be issued. the route home passes via Jacksonville to Chattanooga and the Northwest.
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Des Moines
Wiftieth Town
Camp McKinley
Olmsted
Lambert
Red Cross
Ifty-Second
Towell
Jacksonville
Flovida Peninsular
Chattanooga
Miles compliments the Cubans in Puerto Rico letter
Secretary Quesada released a letter from General Nelson A Miles to General Emilio Nunez praising Cuban forces at Santiago and noting his regret at not meeting General Garcia. The Aug 17 1898 missive from Port Ponce expresses condolences for the Nunez brother and optimism over the end of hostilities.
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Washington
Quesada
Miles
Puerto ‘Rico
Nunez
Garcia
Santiago
Port Ponce
Puerto Rico
Emilio Nunez
D. C
Gomez
Toops
Suffering of Alaskan Miners Along the Klondike Trail
A party of miners arriving from Fort Wrangel Alaska recounts the hardships faced by prospectors on the Ashcroft route to the Klondike. Mullin describes scenes of distress with hundreds of outfits starved and ruined, many eating gophers and other meat, ragged crowds, scarce provisions, and improvised shelters along the trail.
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Klondike
Vancouver
B.C
Fort Wrangel
Alaska
James
Frank Hazard
W. Mullin
Dolphin Lake
Manitoba
Mullin
Remains of Empress Sent Home in Floral Deluge
Geneva Switzerland Sept 15 The casket bearing the late empress of Austria on a four horse carriage was escorted by two other cars through a massive sea of floral tributes to the station. A vast crowd watched dignitaries follow the procession as the funeral train departed at 9. The car bore silver wreaths a silver cross white plumes and oak with silver mountings. The casket was nearly buried by flowers.
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Geneva
Switzerland
Austria
Ito Seeks China Pact as Pekin Visit Opens Alliance Talks
Marquis Ito, former Japanese premier, arrives at Tien Tsu and heads to Pekin amid reports he will push for an offensive and defensive alliance. China’s leaders show renewed bias toward Japan as reforms under the emperor are studied. In Illinois, William Shank is found murdered in Danville with a pitchfork wound. Frank Gilman, a local saloon keeper, is arrested.
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Marquis Ito
Pekin
Japan
Tien Tsu
China
Danville
Til
William Shank
Indianala
Willie
Frank Gilman
Senator Kyle Stricken Down in Forest City Hotel
South Dakota Senator Kyle suffered a paralysis stroke at the Forest City hotel. Reports indicate the stroke is slight and his condition is not serious. Returns from the second state primary held yesterday are incomplete and developing.
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South Dakota
Cleveland
Kyle
Forest City
South Carolina
Charleston
8. C
Storms confession shapes Burlington murder case
The Burlington murder case against A. L. Storms advances as a written confession is published. The document describes the January 23, 1898, attack on Mrs. Rathburn and her daughter with an ax and knife, claiming the killer acted alone and without reward. Witnesses Greiner and Zorn are noted as present.
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Burlington
Storm
T. A
Storms
Des Moines County
Iowa
Fannie Rathburn
Dodge Street
Mary Rathburn
J. Greiner
G. J. Zorn
Court Martial on the Coast Trials at San Francisco
The judge advocate reports 781 court martial trials since troops arrived in San Francisco. Only 18 men were acquitted, including six regulars. Of the 13 serious cases, four involved regulars.
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San Francisco
Pew
Independent Division of Troops
Fear of Riots in Milan Sparks Police Arrest
Rome reports Milan police arrested an Italian after returning from Switzerland for distributing an anarchist manifesto. The detainee shouted anti royal threats as newspapers predict renewed rioting in Milan following recent disturbances. Indiana Troops Reach Home from Camp Mount after overnight march through Indianapolis streets.
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Rome
Milan
Switzerland
Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind‘ana
Camp Mount
Spanish Prisoners Going Home From Seavey Island
Sailors and Marines captured with Cervera's fleet are moved from Seavey's Island to the City of Rome for transport to a Spanish port. Cervera praises Portsmouth Annapolis New York and Washington for humane treatment. Colonel Dudley leads an inquiry into the onboard shooting incident involving Ninth Massachusetts privates and several prisoners.
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Dudley
Genrral
Harvard
Cuba
Seavey
Ninth Massachusetts
Senator Mason Denounces Red Tape Harming Camps
Senator Mason of Illinois condemns the war logistics for Camp Wikoff, calling red tape a crime of the century. He criticizes the commissary and medical departments and demands a thorough investigation while praising soldiers' gallantry.
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Mason
New York
Ilinois
Oriental Hotel
Wikoff
War Department
Will Treat With Insurgents To Respect Suspension Of Hostilities
The French ambassador in Washington signals Spain’s wish to pause hostilities in the Philippines amid peace talks. The United States pledges to dispatch envoys to urge the Togalos to honor the suspension and forbid ships from Manila carrying insurgents to spread insurrection elsewhere.
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Aguinaldo
Madrid
Washington
Spain
United States
Manila
Rosalie Brings Alaska Gold and Passengers to Seattle
The steamship Rosalie arrived from Skaguay Alaska with sixty Dawson passengers carrying about half a million dollars in gold dust and drafts. William Stanley of Seattle had about $160,000 in drafts. The 800 pounds of gold was shipped down the river to St Michael.
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Seattle
Wash
Rosalie
Skapung
Alaska
Dawson
William Stanley
St. Michael
Judge Thomas M Cooley Dies After Long Illness
Ann Arbor Mich Sept 13 Judge Thomas M Cooley noted jurist died this morning after months of suffering He had recently left a private sanatorium where mental afflictions were treated and later lapsed into a comatose state for several weeks Paty du Clam dismissed from post in Esterhazy case amid inquiry Amateur Golf Tournament opens in Morristown with 120 players from 48 clubs Gen Manderson declines to serve on army investigating board Omaha Sept 12 telegram says he refused the offer and informed the president Without further details
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Thomas M. Cooley
Paty du Clam
Paris
General Staff
Esterhazy
Manderson
Omaha
Army Investigating Board
Peace Commission to Sail Tomorrow
Arrangements completed for the peace commission and the board members to sail tomorrow from Washington. The report notes the forthcoming departure and the expected duties of the delegation. The article emphasizes the preparation and official overview of the mission.
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Bsall
Washington
Many Female Ills Attributed to Neglect Warned
An 19th or early 20th century advertisement warns against neglect of female health issues and promotes Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. It cites everyday activities causing womb displacement and cites testimonials, urging women to seek Mrs. Pinkham's advice from Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia XH. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Many Bennett
Annie St
Bay City
Mich
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