Minor Items of Interest From Various States
Items note Minnesota state fair dates September 6 to 11 in 1897. A bicycle race between W C Sanger and E C Bald offers a $1000 purse. Government reports list April winter wheat at 81.4 versus 99.5 in December. The Burlington line may reach the Pacific coast via the Kootenai mining region. The St Croix log jam stretches nearly miles and holds 20,000,000 feet of logs. Brice will not seek the Ohio Senate next winter. Serena Rhinelander of New York gives $500,000 to St James Episcopal Church. The U S government has two warships at Hawaii amid growing Japanese presence. America yacht readies for sea after Victoria Cup win in 1851. Hansbrough and Johnson clash over post office patronage. Scotland Yard papers hint at a London high-society blackmail conspiracy. Vienna dispatches describe a new lace machine producing indistinguishable work from handcraft.
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Minnesota
W. C. Sanger
E. C. Bald
Burlington
Pacific Coast
Kootenai
Brice
Ohio
Serena Rhinelander
New York
St. James Episcopal Church
City
United States
Hawaii
America
Hansbrough
Johnson
North Dakota
Scotland Yard
London
Vienna
Resist Temptation With Scriptural Barriers
A sermon-style piece argues temptation is unbeatable by effort alone and urges relying on the Lord. It promotes steadfast resolve anchored in scripture, noting “Thus saith the Lord” as unmelting defenses and the Word as the Spirit’s sword against the tempter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Satan
Character as Measure of a Man’s True Worth
The quote asserts that inner character defines a person more than wealth or physical stature. It claims character shapes how one faces circumstances, can elevate conditions, and grants contentment and freedom of soul under any situation.
No Man Is Self Made Character Forge
A concise moral reflection on human growth. God provides capacity and man shapes character by using circumstances rather than dreaming himself into virtue. The observed truth emphasizes personal effort within given conditions.
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God
Chharacter
TO CURE A COLD IN ONE DAY
Advertises Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets to cure a cold in one day. Promises money back from all druggists if the product fails.
President Reappoints William Sinclair as White House Steward
The president reappoints William Sinclair to the White House steward role, a position he held under the prior administration. Isabella Fulton, a Chicago school teacher visiting Reading, Pennsylvania, died by suicide after throwing herself before a train.
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William Sinclair
White House
Isabella Fulton
Chicago
Reading
El Paso Flood Forces Thousands Homeless and Dyke Cut
El Paso and East El Paso suffered a four mile by three quarter mile flood that inundated at least 700 houses and left 2000 people homeless. Citizens armed with Winchesters cut a railroad dyke to relieve backed water near San Antonio street as Fort Bliss lent 53 tents and relief committees coordinated provisions and a relief hospital.
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Paso
Tex
el Paso
San Antonio Street
Texas and Pacific Railroad
Roundhouse
Davis
San Antonio
City Board of Health
van Valzah
Fort Bliss
Durfee Clears State of Owing Funds in Full
Bradford K. Durfee state superintendent of insurance under Governor Altgeld is said to have no remaining debt to the state after paying $126000 on release May 5 and selling property to square accounts. Altgeld denies any borrowed funds from Durfee.
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ChicaGo
Bradford K. Durfee
Altgeld
van Cleve
Durfee
Island in Moro Bay Vanishes as Subsurface Quake Fades
A San Louis Obispo report notes Moro Bay mud island, created May 3, is rapidly subsiding. Earthquake driven gases vent from subterranean crevices have worn the mound down, and in a few days observers may no longer see the spot where the island rose overnight.
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Moro Bay
San Louis Obsispo
Cal
More Bay
Ratchford in Pittsburg for union drive and pay talks
M D Ratchford, president of the United Mine Workers, is in Pittsburg to push digging labor organization and push for higher wages. He says a general strike is not ordered yet. Miners prepare for action only if peaceful methods fail to settle disputes.
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PitTsBuRg
M. D. Ratchford
United Mine Workers of America
Temperance raid on Watcott saloon by masked women
About 15 masked women from Watcott North Carolina raided Mr. Larsons temperance resort. They used a cat o nine tails on the proprietor and chopped bottles and casks with a hatchet. All participants identified and further trouble expected.
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Watcott
N. C
Fifty-one Manufacturers Yield to Garment Workers Demands
New York May 31 51 manufacturers and 15 clothing contractors have yielded to striking garment workers. They employ 2000 hands and the agreement increases wages and abolishes task and piece work systems.
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New York
West End bowler sets world record with 20 strikes
Frank Senn of the West End Bowling club lowered the world bowling record at Byrnes' bowling hall in Louisville. He achieved 20 successive strikes before leaving the alley, surpassing the previous mark of 18.
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Louisvville
Frank Senn
West End
Byrnes
Man Dies After Arsenic Substitution In Bread
May 31 report from Oakland says Fred Beeson, an employee on Harry Morse’s Sunol ranch, used arsenic instead of baking powder in bread. Beeson is dead, another man is dying, and several others are seriously ill.
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Oakland
Cal
Fred Beeson
Harry Morse
Sunol
Beeson
Porte Replies To Peace Talks With Armistice Demand
London dispatches report the porte agrees to peace negotiations only after Greek commanders sign an armistice. Turkey will discuss terms with ambassadors and sign a treaty in Thessaly, while Greek prospects look brighter as Greece abroad signals progress. The plan to occupy Thessaly is dropped and concessions on capitulations are rejected. The Turkish foreign minister urges delay to ease public agitation.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Constantinople
Porte
Thessaly
Times
Athens
Greece
Turkey
England
Standard
Baron di Calice
Greeks Protest Indemnity and Frontier Changes
Athens reports the Greek government has sent a memorandum to the powers protesting Turkey's indemnity demand and proposed frontier rectifications. Turkish authorities are said to have confiscated 1,250,000 bushels of wheat at Volos, with a proclamation urging peasants to harvest crops slated for seizure.
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Athens
Turkey
Volo
Reinforcements Advancing Toward Salonica Arrival Reported
The Times correspondent says Turkish reinforcements advance along all roads toward Salonica. Edhem Pasha's force is estimated near 200,000 men after passing Larissa Elassona and Sorovitch.
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London
Times
Salonica
Larissa
Elassona
Sorovitch
Edhem Pasha
Fresh panic grips Lamia as residents flee city
Advices from Lamia report a fresh panic in the city with people fleeing and abandoning their children as conditions worsen.
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Lamia
Athens
Desperate Shooting Affray Kills Oakman Mayor
Oakman Walker county sees a deadly gunfight as Mayor Appling and machinist Charles Williams die or are fatally wounded. William Duncan Montgomery Appling and Andrew Richards are wounded after Williams, a traveling machinist, fires in Appling Bros. store.
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Birmingham
Ala
Oakman
Walker County
Mayor Appling
Charles Williams
William Duncan
Montgomery Appling
Andrew Richards
Applings
Duncan
Richards
Williams
Mississippi
Appling Bros
Appling
Slaves Freed in Zanzibar as Sultan Proclaims Emancipation
United States Consul Mohun reports that on April 7 the sultan Hamad bin Mohammed bin Said issued a proclamation abolishing slavery in Zanzibar and Pemba. He says most slaves will stay with their masters and no major suffering is expected, with Arabs calm and harbor quiet.
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Wast Indton
United States
Mohun
Zanzibar
State Department
Hamad bin Mohammed bin Said
Cemba
Tariff Debate Opens in Senate As Aldrich Leads
In Washington on May 27 the tariff bill debate began in the senate with crowded galleries as Aldrich of Rhode Island opened for the finance committee. Vest of Missouri and Cannon of Utah spoke in opposition or caution about taxes and protection, while Dingley and others listened closely.
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Washington
Senate
House
Aldrich
Rhode Island
Dingley
Ways and Means Committee
Mr. Aldrich
Representative Simpson
Finance Committee
Chamber
Vest
Cannon
Utah
Licenses issued for liquor sale in Hermosa
Hermosa South Dakota May 28 two licenses issued for selling intoxicating liquor under the new law. One license goes to the mayor and marshal in partnership and license No 2 to the justice of the peace. Such a combination is not found elsewhere in the state.
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Hermosa
Justice of the Peace
Hood's Sarsaparilla Advertising Boosts Local Sales
A neighbor praise promotes Hood's Sarsaparilla as a world leading remedy. The testimonial claims cures and vitality benefits making it a popular family medicine. Hood's Pills are said to act quickly on the liver and bowels and relieve sick headache.
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Hood
Friend
Nominations sent to Senate for top army and Brazil post
President nominates Brigadier General John R. Brooke to major general and Edwin H. Conger of Iowa to be envoy extraordinary and minister to Brazil. Conger, Illinois native by war service, lawyer in Iowa, served three terms in Congress with McKinley and chaired agriculture in the Fifty first Congress, famed for the Conger lard bill which failed in the Senate.
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Washington
Senate
John R. Brooke
Edwin H. Conger
Iowa
United States
Brazil
Illinois
Congress
McKinley
Agriculture
Minnesota dairy board sells butter at first weekly sale
In St Paul on May 27 the Minnesota dairy board of trade sold twenty five thousand pounds of butter at an average price of 13 1/4 to 14 3/4 cents per pound. Samples were received from all parts of the state and from Wisconsin and North Dakota.
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St. Paul
Minnesota Dairy Board of Trade
Wisconsin
North Dakota
Brooklyn Lawyer Slays Son Then Ends Own Life
New York reports Charles K. Hillyard a 50 year old Brooklyn lawyer shot and killed his 18 year old son and then killed himself. His wife died last October and since then he had been affected by melancholy.
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New York
Charles K. Hillyard
Brooklyn
James Michael Endorses Paine's Celery for Cyclists and Health
The article features James Michael, famed cyclist, praising Paine's celery compound as a vital aid for new and returning riders. It highlights his European victories, recent return to racing on the Pacific coast, and a Boston endorsement letter from February 21 1897 stating the remedy boosted strength and eased travel wear. It also notes broad community support and claims the product improves nerve and brain stamina for run-down systems.
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James Michael
Paine
Michael
Great Britain
France
Europe
Jacquelin
Gouletz
Huret
Rivierre
Bon
Boston
Mass
Morgan & Wright
South
Jimmy Michael
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Annals of Medicine
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