American population and city growth in the late 19th century
The article notes the US population ranking, farm counts rising by about 2.25 million since 1890, and a census table placing the United States among the top world populations. It cites Guam’s area, the Hawaiian band led by Capt. Henri Berger for 28 years, golf’s ancient pedigree, Babylonian tablets at Nippur, and 159 US cities over 25,000 with 19 above 200,000, totaling nearly 19.8 million residents in those cities.
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United States
Honolulu
Henri Berger
Doings of a Week A Condensed Review of Seven Days
A Washington dispatch summary notes McKinley leads with a large plurality for president, aggressive Philippine campaign plans emerge from a cabinet meeting, and Rear Admiral Renny reports fiscal year cash balances. Other items cover imports exports gains death of Funk for murder, rising domestic exports, Indian affairs notes, and national business failures. Also reported are gas explosion fatalities at Buck Mountain colliery, death of R.G. Dun & Co. head, wreck of Myra B.K. Weaver with six lives lost, Secretary Root headed to Cuba, and notable deaths including Lieut. Cmdr. Stoke Morgan and C. H. Pinkham. Population of New Jersey at 1,833,669 with ten-year growth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William McKinley
Washington
Philippines
A. 5
Renny
William Brooks
Frank W. Funk
Washington, D. C
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Jones
Columbus
United States
Buck Mountain
Mahanoy City
Robert G. Dunn
R.G. Dun & Co
New York
Vineyard Sound
Boston
Myra BK. Weaver
Root
Cuba
Stokeley Morgan
U.S. N
Manila Bay
Roxbury
Mass
New Jersey
C. H. Pinkham
Lydia EF. Pinkham Medicine Company
Lynn
McKinley Seals Win With 292 Electoral Votes in Latest Returns
Latest returns show President McKinley with 292 electoral votes, a gain of 21 from 1896, carrying 29 states. States listed include California, New York, Ohio, Illinois, and more. Other items note a Confederate veteran death near Atlanta, a Missouri electrocution, a bank robbery in Kentucky, and Alaska Indian hunger. The Nebraska results favor all Republican candidates, with broader race context across multiple states and incidents.
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McKinley
Roosevelt
California
Connecticut
Delaware
Illinois
Indiana
Iowa
Kansas
Maryland
Maine
Massachusetts
Michigan
Minnesota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New York
North Dakota
Ohio
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Dakota
Utah
Vermont
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
Wyoming
Kentucky
Congress
Senate
House
Jerry Lynch
Alabama
Atlanta
Benton
Newman
Monroe Jones
Jones
Porto Rico
House of Delegates
Columbus
Richard Gardner
Ethel Long
Austin
St. Joseph
Lit Nabors
Coahoma
Miss
J. Holcomb
Houma
Courier
Edwin O. Gillet
Chicago
Dietrich
F. M. Smith
Nacogdoches
Tex
Waters
Gen
Otis
Department of the Lakes
Loren Wolcott
Sparta
Wis
Biloxi
R. H. Ferrell
Express Messenger Lane
Barboursville
John A. Black
Aaron Steiner
Lima
Newport, News
Monitor Arkansas
Wren
Logansport
Ind
Patrick Burk
Indianapolis
John Gunn
Alaska
Idaho
Virginia
Missouri
Winois
Bryan
Arkansas
Colorado
Florida
Georgia
Louisiana
Mississippi
Montana
Nevada
North Carolina
South Carolina
Tennessee
Musical doorkeeper and Buffalo Exposition totals
A German inventor unveils a musical doorkeeper using weighted reeds to signal door movement by notes, replacing alarms. Pan-American exposition in Buffalo estimates costs at 10 million dollars with 6 million in resources. midway costs 3 million. Construction employs about 5,000 workers. Grounds span 350 acres, half a mile wide by a mile and a quarter long, opening May 1, 1904.
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Buffalo
N. Y
John N. Scatecherd
Fire destroys 15 valuable horses at Kentucky association
A blaze in Louisville Kentucky wrecked the Louisville Delyingated Pair Association stable. Fifteen valuable horses and other stock were consumed. Authorities investigate cause as domestic trouble is cited in related reports.
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Louisville
Colorado
Toledo
D. Amos Dice
Liberal landslide in Canada and global news wrap
Canadian election returns indicate Liberal gains with Sir Charles Tupper defeated after four decades. A treaty transfers two Philippine Islands from Spain to the United States. In the English Channel the steamer City of Vienna sank after a collision, 19 crew perished. The Philippine Commission funds roads and bridges to pacify the islands and provide native employment. Boer forces under Gen. De Wet fail near Bothaville. 153 killed, 100 captured, seven guns lost. Buller arrives in England from South Africa. Colombia faces rebellion risk to government. In China Americans block Russians from lowering a British flag amid cross country troop tensions. Dispatches say powers reach understanding on China. Twenty-three Chinese men shot by allies after court martial. City of Monticello sinks in Bay of Fundy, 33 drowned. McKinley election greeted calmly in Manila as insurgent news awaited. Boer leaders Fourie and Prinsloo killed. North of Peking 6 million natives face famine threat.
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Liberal Party
Charles Tupper
Philippines
Spain
United States
English Channel
City of Vienna
Philippine Commission
de Wet
Bothaville
South Africa
Buller
England
Colombia
China
Washington
Bay of Fundy
Monticello
Manila
McKinley
Fouri
Prinsloo
Peking
Envoys draft peace terms with symbolic concessions
A joint note from Meking envoys outlines preliminary peace terms including a statue to Von Ketteler, a personal apology to Emperor William by a native prince, and the execution of 11 high officials. The Paris exposition closed after drawing over 50,000,000 attendees.
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Meking
von Ketteler
William
Poplar Bluff
Frank Jarvis Patten
New York
Judge Brown
Federal
Porto Rico
Navy
Great Britain
Thomas A. Edison
Baltimore
Root
Military Department of
Marcus Daly
Montana
Indiana
Henry Villard
Thornwood Park
Dobbs Ferry
Amzi W. Freeman
First Presbyterian Church
Aurora
Ill
Kruger
Djibouti
Gulf of Aden
United States
Ellis If. Roberts
Battle of the Ballots McKinley and Roosevelt win big
National and state returns show McKinley reelected president with a large electoral lead. Republicans gain in Congress and state legislatures across many regions, while several Western and New England states shift toward Democrats. Detailed races in Illinois, New York, Ohio, Michigan, California, and other states reflect wide geographic variation in margins and party control.
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Washington
William McKinley
United States
House of Representatives
New England
Massachusetts
Connecticut
Vermont
Illinois
Repulicans
Indiahil
Indianapolis
Ind
Col. W. T. Durbin
Marion County
the Pally
Indiana
Francis M. Griffith
Eia. Halliday
George Faris
McKinley
Benator Fairbanks
Ohio
Columbus
Monroe County
Republican State Committee
Monroe
MckKinley
Emmett Tompkins
John J. Lentz
Lentz
Coeur D'Alene
Canton
Stark County
Wisconsin
Milwaukee
Bryant
Republican State Central Committee
Warden
Democratic State Committee
Eroct
Robert M. LaFollette
May Force Payment Indemnity Claim From Moorish Government
The state department directs Consul Gunnere at Tangier to press an indemnity claim against Morocco for the murder of Marcus Misugin, a native American, killed by a mob. The case may gain leverage if the battleship Kentucky visits Tangier. Also notes sale rumors of the Portland mine to English interests for about 15 million dollars, Gerry resigning as head of the Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children, and Senator Davis's improving condition after an injury.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Gunnere
Tangier
Marcus Misugin
Esarin
Ganiiere
Kentucky
Mediterranean
Manila
Denver
Col
Athough
Portland
Colorado Springs
Cripple Creek
Venture Corporation
Exploration Company
Werner, Bell & Co
Mexico
Gerry
New York
Elbridge T. Gerry
The
Society For the Prevention of Cruelty To Children
Vernon M. Davis
A New Fire Extinguisher Milk Emulsion Says Scientist
A scientist advocates using milk to extinguish kerosene fires claiming its emulsion speeds the burn out. The text promotes Hostetter's stomach remedy as a quick cure for constipation indigestion dyspepsia biliousness and flatulency with a claimed fifty year record and recommended use for fever malarial symptoms and ague.
No Place Like Home and Catarrh Cure Ad
A humorous Atchison Globe note praises a man resting at home then back to work. The passage also promotes All's Catarrh Cure as a constitutional remedy from F I Cheney and Co Toledo Ohio, with a $100 promise to prove its effectiveness and Hall's Family Pills as the best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atchison
Atchison Globe
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Druggista
Hall
A Brilliant Success in a Strange Exchange
A brief dialogue notes a successful automobile journey citing a reply that mocks harm to pedestrians and property as a noninjured motor and timely arrival. The source frames it as a surreal or satirical exchange from Fiiegende Blaetter with dark humor and incongruent outcomes.
Cure your bowel woes with Cascarets candy
Endorses Cascarets as a natural remedy for all illnesses by correcting bowel movements. Claims health improves once bowels are regular, promising painless relief. Warns against imitation products and notes the genuine tablet bears C C stamped on metal boxes, pricing starts at 10 cents.
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Ascarets
C.C. C
Straight Story From An Embezzling Case Lawyer Presses Witness
A Detroit Free Press quote shows a lawyer urging a witness to tell a plain account of an embezzlement affair, while the witness replies with a crooked wording. The snippet reflects legal dialogue and public interest in courtroom reporting from the era.
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Detroit Free Press
Woman Sleep Remedy Warns Of Nervous Prostration
A Chicago woman describes sleepless nights and nerve distress from indigestion and womb issues, saying Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound cured her. The tale is presented as a warning and testimonial urging other women to trust the remedy.
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Hartley
Congress St
Chicago
Lydia E. Pinkham
WM. E. Bosss
Farrington St
Flushing
L. I
Dr. Greene
These Aren’t the Biscuits My Mother Baked
A playful exchange about biscuits turns into affectionate contention as one character declares a batch “enough sight better” before the sun comes out. The dialogue showcases domestic pride and light relief in a Philadelphia Evening Bulletin vignette.
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George
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Big Four offer to Washington trip via scenic line
The National Grange page notes ticket offers for a Washington round trip at one and one third fare, with travel via the Cincinnati route and Chesapeake and Ohio. J C Tucker G N A Chicago provides maps and rates. Ruskin quote on advocacy closes the fragment.
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Washington
National Grange
Cincinnati
Chesapeake and Ohio
J. C.tucker
Clark St
Chicago
Pure Blood and Strong Nerves in Health for Women
A period tone piece extols glowing health as the key to beauty and cheerful character, arguing health improves disposition and appearance. It urges women to protect health amid daily stresses, noting nervous strain from natural experiences challenges maintaining beauty without proper guidance and support.
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Conn
George P. McLean
State Senate
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White River Junction
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R. J
Maloney
Woolley
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Tenn
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McCall
Wheeling
W. Va
Dovener
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Gaing
Hughes
Elkins
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Tangierr
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St. Paul
Minn
Owas
H. H. Green
Chicago Daily News
Piso
Maud
Puck
Dora
Gracie
Glasgow Evening Times
Iife
Hale
Pike
Mas
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Ruskin
Sciatica
Lumbago
St. Jacobs Oil
Nervas
Nervara
West Ith Street
New York City
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