Little Elsie Sends Christmas Gift to Brother in Heaven
A young girl in a New York City post office tries to mail a brown paper package to her brother Robbie in heaven. She offers extra pennies to cover postage, but the clerk explains the mail cannot reach heaven by steam train. A compassionate moment ends with the girl’s tearful disappointment and a lamb gift.
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Elsie
New York World
Taister
Santa Claus
Robert, McNaughton
Heaven
Robbie
Patent flying machines and other public notices in brief
A collage of observations on inventors, medicine ads, and cultural notes. Mentions prospective flying devices, Hos tretter’s Stomach Bitters, Lieutenant Hobson modeling in New York, and a general meditation on mortality. Concludes with references to Dr. Kiine's Great Nerve Medicine and a Philadelphia address for trial material.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dr. Kiine
Kiore, Ltd
Arch Biren
Ebuadel Apbiay
Empress of Austria Assassinated in Berne Hotel
The empress of Austria was killed this afternoon at the Hotel Beaurivane in Berne by an anarchist who was arrested. Born December 24, 1937, she was wife to Francis Joseph and mother to three children. She was renowned as a horsewoman and a popular figure in Bavaria.
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Geero
Switzerland
Austria
Hotel Beaurivane
Empress of
Maximilian
Bavaria
Francis Joseph
Emperor of
Gisolan
Luithold
Archduke Rudolph
Stephanie
Belgium
Marie Valeria
Franz Salvator
Austria-Tuscany
Empres
Electric Plant Planned for Pennsylvania Tube Works
Pittsburg officials announce a $100000 installation of a complete electric plant at the Pennsylvania Tube Works on Second avenue. The plant will be the first large iron mill in the United States to use electricity for power, with general manager W. B. Rhodes estimating about a 25 percent saving.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Tube Works Company
Second Avenue
United States
W. B. Rhodes
Chattanooga Hospitals Rated Poor by Investigating Generals
General Breckinridge released the report by General Sanger Mattocks and Roe on Chattanooga camp hospitals. They found the facilities poorly supplied with attendants poorly located and in every way inadequate.
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Mattucks
Sanzer
Noe
Tenn
Kentucky
Arkin Bas
United States
Grigsby
Rough Riders
Himdrens
Breckinridge
Sanger
Mattocks
Roe
Caimp
Chicago Greets Her Own After Santiago Victory Welcome
The First Illinois infantry regiment arrived from Camp Wikol with 924 officers and men, 216 ill. Met by veterans, the unit was escorted to the armory amid a citywide ovation. Hospitals and homes opened to the sick, only one in grave condition.
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Chicago
Illinois
Santiago de Cuba
Camp Wikol
Ultimatum to Turks over Candia Armament Demanded
Dispatch reports that allied forces hoisted flags over Candia town halls and issued an ultimatum to the Turkish commandant to lay down all arms by 6 pm. Warships ready to resume bombardment if not met. foreign vessel sent to Retimo amid disturbances.
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Vienna
Candia
Retimo
Empress Elizabeth Death Sparks Global Mourning in Geneva
The Geneva cantonal government issued proclamations and the city raised half the flag as crowds gathered for a solemn demonstration. An anarchist named Luigini is named as the assassin after autopsy confirmed internal hemorrhage from a triangular wound. Emperor Franz Joseph plans Vienna funeral arrangements with six months of court mourning.
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Berne
Switzerland
Federal Council
Francis Joseph
Federal
Geneva
Reverdil
Megevaus
Elizabeth
Austria
Vienna
Tue Des Alpes
Luigini
Marie Valerie
Schoenbrunn
Prancis Joseph
Schoenbrunnn
Stephanie
Darmstadt
Hoe
Burgplatz
McKinley
William
Filipino commissioners to attend Paris talks arrive soon
News from San Francisco reports Aguinaldo's three commissioners to the American Spanish conference in Paris will reach San Francisco on September 30 aboard the Gaelic. These native Filipinos represent the insurgent leadership seeking independence for the Philippines with approval from Manila's American commander. Also, Cornell University receives a gift to fund a New York medical department with land and building costs around 600000 and an annual endowment over 400000.
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Whal
San Francisco
Pavia
Aguinaldo
Paris
Hong Kong
Manila
Philippines
New York
Cornell University
New York City
Mystery Over Esterhazy Dreyfus Case In France
Paris reports a German threat to force passports if forged Emperor William letters surface in the Dreyfus revision. Esterhazy’s whereabouts remain unknown with conflicting claims of death or flight. Police seized Le Temps after a false note of his death circulated.
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Esterhazy
Paris
Count Munster
M. Delcasse
Dreyfus
William
Mme. du Pays
Key
Dover
Ostend
Eisterhazy
Germany Not Demanding Same Tariff Cuts As France
Washington officials say Germany has not formally demanded the same tariff reductions given to France under the reciprocity treaty. The German ambassador has not pressed a MFN based claim to avoid reductions. Germany may seek similar concessions under a future reciprocal agreement within months.
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Kaiser
Washington
von Ifolleben
State Department
Germany
United States
France
Poisoned by a Shark Tooth in Colombia Campaign
Remus Johnson, 10, of Columbian Missouri, lies seriously ill after handling a shark tooth sent by Dr. Robert C. Bradley via Newark sailors near Santiago. The tooth was dropped by attorney David Blanton and rubbed into Johnson’s sore hand, causing a blackened arm and blood poisoning with unclear cause.
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Relc
Santiago
Columbian
Remus Johnson
David Blanton
Robert C. Bradley
Newark
Morro Castle
Blanton
Remus
Leiter’s Grain Debts Paid in Full Except Father Aid
Chicago Sept 12 Joseph Leiter reports the 14,000,000 bushels of cash wheat controlled during the collapse have been sold or paid through Armour and Peavey and that all obligations except those to his father are satisfied. He praised the settlement and vowed to reimburse his father for his support, while Levi Z Leiter mortgaged downtown property totaling 5.6 million to aid losses.
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Chicago
Joseph Leiter
Armour
Tlinois Trust and Savings Bank
Armour'n
Peavey
Northwest
France
Levi Z. Leiter
Grand Pacific
Jackson Boulevard
Clark Street
Carson, Pirie, Scott & Co
Washington and
State Streets
Shepard
Madison Street
Baiey Edison
Monroe Street
Statetreet
Prininn
Washington Street
Adams Street
Armour & Go
French Forces Reported At Fashoda After Skirmish
Khalifa Abdulla learned a white force occupied Fashoda on the White Nile. A returning steamer surrendered a British commander named General Kitchener after heavy fire. The hull showed bullet damage, suggesting French troops were present before a British gunboat flotilla is dispatched upriver.
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Closur Omdurmand
Khalifa Abdulla
Fashoda
White Nile
Khartoum
Khalifa
Kitchener
Attempted assassination of Queen Wilhelmina near Amersfoort
The Lokal Anzeiger reports a fortnight ago a would be assassin fired at Queen Wilhelmina on the road between Castle Soestdijk and Amersfoort in Utrecht. The bullet struck a lady in attendance, the queen escaped unharmed, and the suspect, believed to be an English anarchist, was arrested. Authorities keep the episode secret to avoid disrupting enthronement celebrations.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
Wilhelmna
Amersfort
Utrecht
Castle Soosdyt
Laara
Boundary dispute talks blocked by Chilean rejection
Negotiations between Argentina and Chile over boundary disputes are suspended as the Chilean commission refuses to add reports to existing treaties. The Argentine government vows strict enforcement of current treaties as talks stall. Winnie Davis remains under medical consultation with no improvement in condition.
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Buenos Ayres
Argentina
Galveston
Chile
Warigansett Pier
R.T
Winnie Davis Tednay
Alger Arrives Home From Detroit Visit With Governor
Alger reached his home after a trip to Detroit on September 10 and was driven home immediately, accompanied by Governor Pingree.
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Alger
Detroit
Pingree
Pensions and Postmasters Reported in Washington
In Washington on September 10, pension actions and postmaster appointments are noted. The item references Original John M. and outlines expected moves affecting federal personnel and related offices.
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Washington
Cme
John
Tobacco tax case delayed in Des Moines court
In Des Moines Judge Bishop adjourned the American Tobacco Co case challenging a $200 mill B Petit cigarette tax. The company must show evidence of shipment in original form to Des Moines to sustain a temporary injunction. A October hearing is set as the matter hinges on proof of interstate commerce links. James M. Spayde received a two year sentence for forging a note as a traveling salesman. He confessed but argued the act occurred outside Humboldt county. The case moves to the supreme court.
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Tes Moines
American Obacco Company
Bishop
C. Tam
Tam
W. W. Moore
Fourth Street
Dishop
United States
Junius Parker
The
Tobacco Company
Polk
Thomas Cheshire
St. Louis
Des Moines
American Tobacco Company
Fort Dodge
James M. Spayde
Birdsall
Spayde
Franklin Rowe
Rowe
Humboldt County
State Bank of
Humboldt
Webster County
Anamosa Penitentiary
Supreme Court
G. B. Gustafson
J. F. Drute
Drake
M. F. Healy
Kenyon
Gustafson
Woman Recovers With Pink Pills After Illness
Mrs. Houseweart of Byron Illinois credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring her health after a period of serious illness. She reports eight boxes used and improved strength, saying pills did more for her than any physician. The ad notes 50 cents per box or six for $2.50, sold by druggists or directly from Dr Williams Medicine Co. Schenectady New York.
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Woman's Relief Corps
Byron
James Heuart
Flouseweart
Dr. Williams’ Medicine.Co
Bchnetady, N
Resurrection and Christmas Tree Echoes in Royal History
Poem-like verses celebrate spring blooms and renewal. Ancestral lines recall the prince of Wales and princess royal introducing the Christmas tree in England, noting his 1841 Christmas letter about two children delighted by the German tree and its candles.
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Prince of Wales
Princess Royal
Royal Nursery
Prince Consort
England
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C. I. Hood
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Byu
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York
Ortal
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Chattanooga
Rivest Infantry
Santiago Agrives
President Faure
le Temps
Esterhazy Aad
Himsolf
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Erne
Ind
Leiter
Wilhelmina
Holland
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Gigarette
Iowa
Jowa Chian Relief Committee
Shaw
Cuba
Register. Gazette
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Canton Scollard
Aylmer L. Hont
Ruason Bt
Merling Cemedy Company
Montreal
How York
Walter Bakerace
Dorchester
Mass
Walter Baker & CO
Estaprigimo
Anu
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