Filipino Resistance Falls to U.S. Forces at Binccayan and Dig Berd
Reports describe American troops and scouts engaging insurgents near Bacoor and Binccayan, with Filipino defenders routed. six killed among entrenched forces. Riley's Battery shelled the river’s west bank as the Americans established control. A separate cable from General Otis notes the loss of hundreds of horses and mules aboard the Siam during typhoon distress, with many animals killed or injured and crews striving to manage the vessel amid wrecks.
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Dig Berd
Bincayan Road
Bincayan Church
Bacoor
Osvite Veijo
Riley
Wasaweton
General Otis
War Department
Siam
Mania
San Francisco
Luzon
Otib
Quartermaster’s Department
Philippines
Honolulu
Des Moines Officials Form Good Roads Group in Des Morgs
A starts good roads convention in Des Morgs Iowa draws large attendance. A state organization forms with President T G Harper Burlington vice presidents O F Curt is Ames and Warren Garst Coon Rapids secretary J A Brewer Des Moines treasurer D H Cragan Colfax. Resolutions urge changes in road lane rural parcel delivery and thank Secretary Wilson for rural road support. Speeches by F M Dice Henry E G Harrison and Stella C Harper highlighted the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
F.M. Dice
Post Office Department
E.G. Harrison
Washington, D. C
Stella C. Harper
National Society
Des Moines Second Fire Destroys Furniture Factory
Fire gutted the Schmidt and Henry furniture factory upholstering department in a three story building causing 30000 in stock loss and 90000 total loss with about 39000 insured. One woman narrowly escaped with her life amid the blaze in Des Moines Iowa. Des Moines was also reported of a late night chase near Estherville as bloodhounds tracked John Byconenee after a fatal roadside event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Des Motes
Schmidt & Henry
Des Morets
Ela
Fire Destroys Packing House at Armourdale Plant
Fire at the Schwazchild and Sulz packing house in Armourdale destroyed the beet cooler and oil storage area. Plant officials stated production is continuing as normal and the Alsar company reported no injuries. The blaze caused damage to facilities but operations resumed in short order.
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Schwazchild & Sulzplant
Armourdale
To Replace Burned Books in Lincoln Fire Loss
Assistant Secretary of War Meiklejohn directed Colonel steps to replace the records of the war of the rebellion lost in the Lincoln city library fire. The effort aims to restore the historical documents and ensure continued preservation of wartime records.
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Wasamerox
Meiklejohn
Lincoln
McKinley Busy Across Chicago on Oct 9
President McKinley spent a packed day in Chicago with religious services, greetings at Quinn chapel, and speeches at a large auditorium event. Admiral Dewey attended church in Washington while Adlai E Stevenson spoke at the Texas Illinois day events in Dallas.
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Chicago
McKinley
Quinn Chapel
Samuel B. Barvitz
Des Moines
Farber Maurice J. Dorney
J. A. Rondthaler
Admiral Dewey
Father Dorney
Austorium Annex
Abner McKinley
Mre. McKinley
Mies Mabel McKinley
K A. Brown
Annex
Wasumoro
Admiral
Dallas
Daltxas
Tex
Adlai E. Stevenson
Illinois
Illinois Society
Mr. Stevenson
Stevenson
Dalla
Hall's Catarrh Cure and Miscellaneous Inquiries
A collage of health product pitches and practical tips includes Hall's Catarrh Cure offered at 75c, Winslow's teething remedy for children, Laxative Bromo Tablets for cold relief, and Grove's signature on boxes. Also notes on Indian head coverings, St Petersburg outdoor performances, rust prevention for stoves, efficient dishwashing, and easing washing sand from fruit by basket dipping.
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Drusguaraed Somattie Oe Sc
E. W. Grove
Christmas Starch Offer Free Gifts with Endless Chain Book
Consumers who buy the Endless Chain Starch Book at their grocer receive one large 10c Red Cross starch and one large 10c Hubinger's Best starch plus two Shakespeare pictures or a Twenty Century Girl Calendar, all free for a limited time. Those ordering the book later get two 10c starches for 5c and the premium. The Red Cross starch is claimed to be a leading 20th century invention, made from wheat, rice, and corn, and championed by J. C. Hubinger with 25 years in laundry work.
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Endless Chain
RED Cross
United States
J. C. Hubinger
Hubinger
Grim Cemetery Pit Used for Poor in Porto Rico
The bodies of the poor in Fajardo, Porto Rico, are conveyed to the cemetery in hired coffins and there deposited to a pit devoted to general use.
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Fajardo
Porto Rico
Woman Credits Lydia E Pinkham Remedy For Health
Mrs M Baumann of Chicago thanks Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound after two months of use. She was very ill with womb trouble but reports she is now well and praises the medicine.
Night All Night Trains Serve St Joseph and Kansas City
Readable notes describe travel by night on the St Joseph and Grand Island line with chairs and Pullman sleepers available. The plan is to devote a full day to reach St Joseph or Kansas City, using overnight trains for comfort.
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ST. Joseph
Kansas City
Grand Island
Gentlemen’s suit of clothes offered at $7.90
The John M. Smyth Co of Chicago at 150 to 166 West Madison Street presents an illustrated catalogue with low prices on household goods and a sample men’s suit of clothes at $7.90. The firm has a thirty year history and claims to have furnished over half a million homes in the area.
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John M. Smyth Co
West
Madison Street
Chicago
John M. Smyth Company
Curious Message Misprint Delays Viceroy’s Congratulations
A Hong Kong relative sent a telegram to Lord Curzon upon his India appointment. The word Congratulations exceeded the word limit, so he altered it to Felicitous to avoid extra charges. The Viceroy then puzzled over the oddly phrased dispatch from the East: Feline cats.
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Curzon
India
Hongkong
Far East
How to Paper Whitewashed Wattle
Instructions for applying paper to smooth whitewashed walls. Mix flour and water to make paste then boil and cool. Brush paste over nails to seal. Paper walls by wetting them, coating the paper, and hanging as usual.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ladies’ Home Journal
Swanson's Five Drops Promises Quick Health Cure
A vintage advertisement touts Swanson's Five Drops as a universal remedy for ACU CHRONIC RHEUMATISM SCIATICA NEURALGIA ASTHMA LA GRIPPE and CATARRH claiming rapid cures and vast health savings. It promotes a one dollar large bottle and twenty five cent samples with agents sought at No 164 Lake Street Chicago.
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Swanson
Cure Company
Lake Street
Chicago
Man Imagines Self a Good Fellow Yet Unappreciated
A reflective line notes that nearly every man believes himself kind and worthy, yet feels unappreciated, exploring a common ego gap and social perception in everyday life.
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London
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St. Petersburg
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Boston
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