Separation of the years near Chicago in 1900s dispatch
General Otis and his wife and daughter reunited in Chicago after two years apart. He spoke on the Philippines, noting the war nears end, 55,000 troops under arms, and a peaceful Manila with depredations blamed on robbers. He denied Aguinaldo’s current prominence and praised U S. leadership and discipline.
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Chicago
Otis
San Francisco
Philippines
United States
Manila
Aguinaldo
Cagayan
Luzon
Senate Near Adjournment After Naval Bill Unclear
The Senate faced a day of waiting as no agreement emerged on the naval bill. By 3 pm the House action was known and 5 pm adjournment was set. Beveridge’s joint resolution to give a cannon to the Sons of Veterans and a bill to pay for Civil War coin seized were adopted amid quiet end-of-session proceedings. A Canton correspondent notes Boxers smuggling arms, including rapid-fire muskets, and Japan seeks breeding stock in California to improve its herd with four officials arriving to select cattle. Grain dealers in Indian Territory formed a board to curb freight rate abuses and aid farmers. Kansas City labor officials opened an employment agency for harvest help.
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Washington
Senate
Sen. Beveridge
Sons of Veterans
Through Dawn's Early Light in Congress Singing Moment
Washington June 9 The house filled with spectators as members joined a patriotic chorus led by Mr Fitzgerald of Mississippi with the national anthem. The crowd sang Columbia Auld Lang Syne The Red White and Blue and Dixie while Speaker Henderson adjourned after a closing address. Capt Watson of the 40th U S Volunteers had his leg amputated above the knee from a battle wound in the Philippines. Washington June 11 Cabinet discussed China and Conger guidance with Hay stating Americans and property must be protected. Potential Chinese Empress action to restore order anticipated. Guns and troops not engaged. Sterling June 4 thieves robbed a sheep camp. two men bound gagged owners. one robbed, killed, and captured as neighbors aided. Washington June 9 to visit Dowager Empress discussed protection and noninvolvement in joint actions in China. Tokyo and Korea tensions noted over Korean political prison tortures amid rising unrest.
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Washington
Congress
Columbia
Dixie
Fitzgerald
Mississippi
Henderson
Watson
Girard
Kansas
Win. J. Watson
Co. M
Batte
Capt. Watson
Co. D
20Th Kansas
Co. B
Malolos
Guiguinto
Twentieth
40Th
U. S. Volunteers
Manila
China
Hay
Conger
Pekin
Mr. Conger
Fortune for Dress Renders Mrs Delmont’s Wardrobe List
A New York Journal item details extravagant fashion spending attributed to Mrs C H P Belmont and Delmont, listing costs for gowns, bonnets, cloaks, gloves, stockings, lingerie, jewelry and travel outfits. Totals reach 25 749 dollars for an extensive wardrobe as a gauge of luxury among fashionable women.
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New York Journal
Fashion's Parasols Shift To Bold Square Designs
Chicago Chronicle notes parasols for summer fashion feature striking square-edged sun shades with bandana patterns. Handles vary from club shapes to ornate gold and jewel adorned options, using ivory, coral, and lapis accents. Morning parasols stay plain while carriage shades use white satin with lace and floral appliques.
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Chicago Chronicle
Swiftest Ocean Current Revealed in Gulf Stream Detail
The swiftest of twenty-five major ocean currents is identified as the Gulf Stream. It travels about 3,000 miles north to near 40 degrees latitude, maintaining mean water temperatures around 81 F. Its warmth warms coastal waters, moderating European winters. discovered in 1612 by Spanish explorer Ponce de Leon.
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Ponce de Leon
World newspaper language distribution totals
The records show sixty eight percent of newspapers worldwide are in English. Among over fifty thousand papers, the United States and Canada have about twenty one thousand, with Britain eight thousand and Germany six thousand. Additional totals include France four thousand two hundred, Japan two thousand, Italy fifteen hundred, Austria-Hungary twelve hundred, Spain one thousand, Austria, Russia, Greece, and other nations summing to about two thousand.
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United States
Canada
Great Britain
Germany
France
Japan
Thaly
Austria-Hungary
Spain
Austria
Russia
Greece
Switserland
Holland
Belgium
Countries
Durhan Winter Resort Offers Scenic Snowbound Retreat
Durhan is described as a winter resort with a scenic cotan view and treed surroundings. It emphasizes tranquil highland charm, tropless trees, mowers, and frulie features amid its residences, highlighting a world of cold season retreat.
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Durhan
Napoleon’s Telescope Found in Turin Report
The London Chronicle reports Napoleon I’s telescope, once carried by the emperor, has reappeared in Turin. The notice notes shifting attitudes toward debt settlement with apologies replacing cash. A fragmentary remark praises a woman unfamiliar with royal titles.
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Napeleon
London
Napoleon I
Turin
Aging Birds and Curious Advertisements in 19th Century Page
An eccentric blend of bird aging anecdotes, a deep earth shaft note in Germany, and a collage of period advertisements and quirky tips. The piece threads natural history reveries with product pitches, travel by water, patent medicines, and household hacks, all presented in a late 1800s newspaper voice.
Wolves and farmers clash over bounty in Sumner County
A group of Sumner County farmers fights a continuation of the wolf scalp bounty with county commissioners. They argue wolves help rabbit control and pose no harm, while others point to frequent storms in Thunder region with ninety seven thunderstorm days annually.
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Sumner County
Kaneoy
Javan
Globe
Ad price pulls and old time cures in an odd clipping
A garbled OCR fragment catalogs ads and phrases from a turn of the century publication. It mentions a putty bad cyclone, cheaper rents for boys, various remedies like Hall's Catarrh Cure and Allen's Foot Powder, and claims of cures for kidney and urinary troubles. The jumbled text references marketing pitches and familiar product names with scattered dates and locations.
Gentle Advice for ailing Wife and Health Cordial Sale
A fragment urges husbands to treat a weak wife with kindness and loving words and to use Morey’s Liver and Kidney Cordial to renovate and strengthen her system. Advertises the product for $1, claiming it will restore health and happiness, with sparse mentions of distant towns and money.
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Avery Town
Ice breaking voyage on Ballial Lake boosts winter trade
A powerful vessel on Lake Ballial completed a February 10 trial trip, two-memery ice-breaking ship built on the Take. It sailed from Listvennitaehnaye o Poreyatt naya to the return, covering eighty miles in twelve hours. Engines showed enough power to keep the lake open for winter trade.
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Ballial
Letter to Lydia E Pinkham on remedies and ailments
A reader from Rockport Indiana Cuana Kerr writes of four years of illnesses including back and body pain, sore stomach, breathlessness, nervousness, and irregular menstruation with cramps and backache seeking advice on Lydia E Pinkham remedies. The notation references Mrs Pinkham and her remedies and cites a date of September 27, 1893.
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Lara Kopp
Mrs. Pinkharm
Mar
Dean Mus
Puvenas
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cuana Kerr
Rockport
Ind
Lydia
Pinkham
Diana Kerr
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