Grand Army elects Black commander in chief encampment
Gen John C Black of Illinois was elected Commander in Chief of the Grand Army of the Republic at the 37th national encampment in San Francisco Boston will host the 1904 gathering on Aug 20 The event honored veterans and discussed flag protection pensions and new posts for sons of veterans.
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John C. Black
Illinois
Boston
San Francisco
Grand Army of the Republic
Ilinois
C. Mazon Keene
California
Harry Kessler
Montana
George A. Harmon
Ohio
Winfield Scott
Arizona
Congress
Woman's Relief Corps
Sarah Winans
Ursula M. Mattison
Washington
National Association of Army Nurses of the
Addie L. Ballou
Susannah Mimps
Pennsylvania
James Smith
S. M. Stewart
Gettysburg
Mary E. Lacy
New Jersey
Mary F. Fox
E. L. Chapman
Kessler
Philippines
Roosevelt
Fort Shermen
Idaho
Florida
Oklahoma
Manassas
Appomattox
Black
John B. Gordon
The
United Confederate Veterans
Reliance Defeats Shamrock III In 15 Mile Race Off Sandy Hook
The 1903 cup defense saw Reliance beat Shamrock III in a 15 mile windward course amid light airs and rain. The race was halted after two hours when time allowances prevented completion, with the regatta postponed to Saturday.
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New York
Sandy Hook
America
Thomas Lipton
England
Reliance
Rock III
Shamrock
Regatta Committee
Leeward
Wind
Shamrock Iiii
Saco stockman fatally stabbed in Kalamazoo incident
Kalamazoo Michigan August 12 F S McArthur a stockman of Saco Montana was probably fatally stabbed Friday in the stomach with a hatpin by a woman who thought he brushed feather dust in her face.
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Kalamazoo, Mich
McArthur
Saco, Mont
Actor John Elisler Dies at 82 in New York City
John Elisler, veteran actor and theatrical manager and father of Effie Eljejer the actress, died at his New York home early Friday aged 82. Cause of death was heart disease.
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New York
John Elisler
Effie Eljejer
Wife of a destitute striker faces murder suicide claim
In Philadelphia on August 24 two children, Clara and Bertha Roder, died from illuminating gas inhalation. Their mother and two other children were seriously ill. Mrs. Roder confessed she tried to murder her children and die by her own hand, saying her textile striker husband had no money and the family faced eviction and hunger this Saturday.
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Philadelphia
Clara
Bertha Roder
Battleship Massachusetts Reaches New York for Repairs
The United States battleship Massachusetts damaged on August 12 by striking rocks off the Maine coast arrived in New York harbor Sunday night. She is to be dry docked at the New York navy yard in Brooklyn for repairs, escorted by Indiana and the tug Potomacc.
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New York
Massachusetts
Maine
New York Harbor
Indiana
New York Navy Yard
Brooklyn
Fugitive Murphy Captured. Miller Escapes In Nevada
Convict Joseph Murphy, who escaped Folsom prison, was captured in Reno on Sunday night. Frank Miller fled into willows after Murphy slipped away despite gunfire from pursuing posse. Miller’s capture expected soon as a large manhunt continues.
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Reno
Nev
Joseph Murphy
Folsom
Frank Miller
Murphy
Miller
Bonney Dies After Paralysis At Chicago
Charles Carroll Bonney former president of the World's Congresses at the Columbian Exposition died in Chicago after a three year illness from paralysis.
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Chicago
Charles Carroll Bonney
Santa Fe Roundhouse and Shops Burned in Beaumont
The Santa Fe railroad roundhouse and machine shops in Beaumont Texas burned Sunday night. Five engines and $20,000 worth of machinery were totally destroyed with a total loss estimated at $109,000.
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Beaumont
Tex
Santa Fe Railroad
Explosion at Ontario Powder Co packing house kills three
A blast at the Ontario Powder Co packing house in Tweed Ont. killed three men and shattered plate glass windows in the town. The explosion also damaged several nearby buildings and injured others.
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Toronto
Ontario Powder Co
Tweed, Ont
Pleasure Boat Sinks After Panic On Indiana Canal
In Indianapolis on August 24 the pleasure steamer Indiana sank in Fairview Park canal after panic aboard as men tried to throw women and children overboard. Around fifty aboard. two witnesses say a woman and baby drowned. Skiffs aided rescue. some claimed defective machinery and overloading caused the disaster. Separate report: Annie Roberts excursion boat carrying 1500 sank in McKeesport. no deaths among its passengers.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Indianapolis Water Co
Fairview Park
J. N. Oliphant
P. E. Betts
Anderson, Ind
Broad Ripple Park
Pates
McKeesport
Annie Roberts
Market Street
Order of Hibernians No. 7
Pittsburg
Vesuvius erupts with lava flow toward Pompeii
Naples reports a fresh Vesuvius eruption fulfilling Prof Krall's prediction. Explosions sent stones 600 feet high and a slight earthquake occurred as lava again flowed toward Pompeii, though progress remained slow after the eruption dwindled Sunday night.
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Naples
Krall
Munich
Vesuvius
Pompeii
Government aims to curb illegal fishing without harsh measures
Ottawa reports the department of marine and fisheries will end illegal fishing in the Great Lakes. It rejects using seven-pounders and says the government intends to pursue enforcement without severe actions to avoid international complications following the Petrel-Silver Spray incident.
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Ottawa
Ont
Department of Marine and Fisheries
Great Lakes
Canadian Expedition Sails for Hudson Bay to Study North
A Dominion government expedition left Halifax aboard the Neptune to observe climate geology and natural resources of northern Canada and the land and sea around Hudson Bay. It will also report on alleged extensive poaching by Americans in the area.
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Halifax
N. S
Canada
Dominion
Neptune
Hudson Bay
Great Sea
Remarkable case in Creston child dies from swallowed peas
A seven year old daughter of railroad conductor John Ponte died after peas she swallowed ten days earlier sprouted in her stomach. Doctors diagnosed dysentery before an autopsy revealed the peculiar growth of peas in the child's abdomen.
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Creston
John Ponte
Zionist Congress Opens in Basel With 500 Delegates
Basel August 24 The sixth Zionist congress opens with Dr Theodore Herzl presiding. Five hundred delegates attend from Europe America and other regions representing Zionist groups worldwide.
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Basel
Switzerland
Soday
Theodore Hersel
Vienna
United States
Canada
Garibaldi's Son Dies in Rome
Rome reports the death of Menottle Garibaldi eldest son of the Italian patriot after liver illness complicated by dysentery and malaria. Funeral set for Tuesday in the Italian capital.
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Rome
Menottle Garibaldi
Villages Burned as Revolt Gains Ground in Eastern Adriano ple
From the Eastern Adri anople front reports claim insurgents gain momentum against Turkish troops. Villages are burned and inhabitants flee toward Bulgaria. Insurgents win near Stolovo and Chanagasko. Turkish losses cited. A Turkish court at Monastir will try captured insurgents in a mixed panel.
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Buch
Rakoro
Vilayet
Monastir
Fight to be Waged Against Higher Assessments
Buffalo Aug 24 A vigorous fight will be waged against proposed increased assessments on the orders members of the Ancient Order of United Workmen. A committee representing protesting members will report at a mass meeting in Buffalo on September 1. The committee also urged the National Fraternal Congress meeting in Milwaukee August 25 to influence supreme officers to have the enactment rescinded.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Order of United Workmen
National Fraternal Congress
Milwaukee
Black Sea Squadron Recalled From Turkish Waters
The Russian Black Sea squadron, sent to Turkey after the Monastir consul Rostkowski murder, arrived at Kiada on August 19 and has been recalled to Sebastopol after the Porte notified the sultan to comply with all Russian demands.
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St. Petersburg
Kiada
Turkey
Russia
M. Rostkowski
Monastir
Sebastopol
Special Train Wreck at Gulf Bridge Kills Two
A New York Central special train carrying city newspapers wrecked at Gulf bridge in Little Falls New York. Engineer Robert Lilly and Fireman Peter Conley of Albany were killed. Several World and Sun Rochester News Co. and American and Journal staffers were severely injured. Conductor Erhard and other crew members suffered minor injuries.
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Little Falls
N. Y
New York Central
New York City
Gulf Bridge
Robert Lilly
Peter Conley
Albany
The
World and Sun
Rochester News Co
American and Journal
Erhard
Wreck of Circus Train Costs Lives and Ponies
Brunswick Mo Aug 24 One man died and four others burned by escaping steam in a circus train wreck. Six ponies were killed as the locomotive and car with men and ponies were demolished. The steam scalded five men asleep in bunks above the ponies.
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Brunswick
Sympathetic Strike Likely for Shipyards in New York
At a stormy Central Federal union session on Sunday, members voted to stand by the Marine Machinists' union in the wage increase strike. A sympathetic strike tying up all New York and Weinity shipyards may be ordered this week.
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New York
Central Federal Union
Marine Machinists’ Union
Hanna Mine Explosion Settlements Made For 41 Victims
Rawlins Wyoming August 24 The Union Pacific Company has settled with the estates of 41 miners killed in the Hanna mine explosion on June 30. Each widow will receive 800, each child 50, and each single man 45.
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Rawlins
Wyo
Union Pacific Co
Hanna
Treasury Balance Report Shows Cash and Gold Totals
Saturday's treasury statement lists available cash of 228,202,903 dollars and gold holdings of 101,150,226 dollars in the general fund excluding the 150,000,000 dollar gold reserve in the redemption division.
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Washington
Treasury
General Fund
Will Try to Float the Loan in Hawaii
Governor Dole and territorial officers plan to float a $2,000,000 loan authorized by the last legislature. Local banks are expected to take the entire issue.
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Honolulu
Dole
Salisbury Dies as Britain Mourns Its Great Statesman
Lord Salisbury, elder statesman of the Victoria era, dies after a long illness. King Edward and Queen Alexandra send condolences as tributes pour in from Hatfield and across the nation. The funeral is planned for week’s end with Lord Edward Cecil expected to attend.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Britain
Marquis of Salisbury
Victroia
Edward
Marienbad
Marquis of
Salisbury
Queen Victoria
Hatfield House
Queen Alexandra
Portugal
Loubet
United Kingdom
Hatfield
Premier Balfour
Earl and Countess of
Selborne
Marquis
William Cecil
Saul
Edward Cecil
Egypt
Chicago Strike Set To Idle 9000 Restaurant Workers
Chicago officials announce a planned sunrise strike by the Waiters' union as they call out thousands of restaurant employees. About 150 downtown and outlying restaurants are to be visited with the aim of leaving as many as 9000 idle by nightfall. The Chicago Restaurant Keepers' association contends the move violates signed agreements and vows to keep businesses open with non union help.
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Chicago
Restaurant Keepers’ Association
Waiters’ Union
Pennsylvania launches armored cruiser at Philadelphia yards
The giant armored cruiser Pennsylvania was launched at the William Cratop Ship and Engine Building Co yards on Saturday. Miss Coral Quay, daughter of Senator Quay, served as the ship's sponsor.
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Pennsylvania
Philadelphia
William Cratop Ship and Engine Building Co
Coral Quay
Senator Quay
General Chaffee Arrives in Portland for War Maneuvers
Mej General Chaffee arrives in Portland Maine to lead the army during week long war maneuvers. He is accompanied by General Barry Captain Harper and Captain Hamilton as the force prepares for exercises at the port.
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Portland
Chaffee
Barry
Harper
Hamilton
How A D Holt Recovered With Dodd's Kidney Pills
Estill Springs Tennessee reports A D Holt who suffered two years with a back ailment could not lace shoes. After using Dodd's Kidney Pills he recovered fully. He claims the remedy is genuine good medicine and recommends it to all. He used three boxes to regain strength and mobility.
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Dodd
Lydia E. Pinkham
Laura L. Brewer
Crown Point
Indiana
Ladies Relief Corps
Doctor prescribes porous plaster for stomach aid
A doctor tells a patient to obtain a porous plaster for stomach relief. The patient asks for any easy to digest type, signaling simple, practical treatment. The exchange appears in a period newspaper parody style.
M. E. T Ry Seaside Excursion to Galveston
The M. E. & T. Ry announces an Galveston seaside excursion with discounted fares from August 30 to September 12 1908. Special day coach chair car and tourist sleeper train will operate with berths in sleeper at $2 for two. Reservations handled by F B Drew Parsons Kansas.
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Galveston
F. B. Drew
Parsons, Kas
iRaty
Bathing Tips From 1900s Ad Copy By Eleanor Parker
A vintage advice note extols daily baths with tepid water and Ivory Soap. It praises soap purity and quick lather while keeping skin soft and white, and recommends baths in the morning or before bed.
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Eleanor R. Parker
Lunatic Dentist Joke From the Boston Transcript
A comic exchange features a man asking to have a tooth pulled and a dentist calling him a lunatic, suggesting he visit the nearest asylum. The item reflects period humor and satirical tone.
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Boston Transcript
Proven Remedies and Advertisements of 1900
A collage of vintage ads and quotes: Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets 25 cents, Cure for Consumption touted, Piso’s Cure claims, Putnam Fadeless Dyes promise brighter colors, and medical ads including Opium and Liquor Habits cured. Notable lines from newspapers and authors.
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John Elister
Folsom Prison
Zionists Congress
Garibaldi
Adrianople
Black Sea Squadron
Sebastopo
Treasury Balances
Lord Balisbury
Gen. Chaffee
Portland, Me
Rannigan
Catholic Standard
Times
Glasgow
Jack
Louieville
Ocean Grove
N. J
Chicago Daily News
Putnam
B. M. Woolley
M. D
Atlanta,Ga
Bartol
St. Vitus
W. H. May
Pine Street
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