A Mother's Misery and a Cited Cure in New Hampshire
Mrs. Nellie J. Lord of Strafford Corner, New Hampshire, recalls a near death from heart failure a year ago and credits Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People with restoring her health. She weighs 146 pounds now and reports renewed vitality, saying the pills improved her heart, nervous system, and overall strength. The advertisement claims the pills replenish deficient blood constituents and are sold by druggists nationwide.
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Nellie J. Lord
Strafford Corner
N. H
Sy de Willnne
Dr. Williams
Williams
Navy Orders Push to Put Vessels to Sea Quickly
Philadelphia report states Lieutenant William A. Gill will report for duty on the monitor Miantonomah March 10. Navy yard drafts bring 30 seamen, nine from Brooklyn to Columbia, twelve from Boston and nine from Norfolk to Richmond for Miantonomah service. Cruisers Columbia and Minneapolis chiefs not yet announced. both ships to be ready in a few days.
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Philadelphia
William A. Gill
Hydographic Office
Navy Department
Navy Yard
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Columbia
Boston
Norfolk
Richmond
Minneapolis
New Lee rifles received for Illinois Naval militia
Springfield March 5 Adjutant General Reece reports Mare Island navy yard sent 500 new Lee rifles of 26 calibre to replace 500 obsolete 50 calibre Springfields. The United States government furnishes the arms to arm all divisions of the Illinois Naval militia with these late pattern weapons.
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Springfield
Ills
Reece
Mare Island Navy Yard
United States
Illinois Naval Militia
New South Dakota Reform School Fireproof Plan
The state board of charities and correction discussed and accepted plans for a new reform school to be built at once with funds from Plankinton residents who are expected to be reimbursed by the next legislature. The design calls for a fireproof structure of stone and brick.
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New South Dakota Reform School
Almirante Oquendo Arrives in Havana Harbor
The Spanish first class cruiser Almirante Oquendo reached Havana harbor at 8 45 a m from Spain. A hearty welcome greeted the ship from ferry boats and tugs bearing civil and military authorities and various societies. Sightseers packed the docks as rockets and flags decorates the port. The cruiser, praised for its appearance, returned a salute to Fort Cabanas and then saluted the fort and admiral.
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Havana
Almirante Oquendo
Havana Harbor
Spain
Fort Cabanas
Essex Ordered to Portsmouth Navy Yard for Repairs
The United States steamship Essex has been ordered to the Portsmouth navy yard for urgent repairs. Orders to rush the work have been issued and a request made to bring some old monitors to the yard for fitting out.
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Portsmouth
N. H
Essex
Portsmouth Navy Yard
Navy Yard
West Motion Defeated Over Alaska Homestead Feature
Washington March 5 During most of the session the senate debated the Alaskan homestead and railway right of way bill. West Missouri ridiculed homesteading Alaska and building railroads there. His motion to strike the homestead feature failed to pass.
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Washington
Senate
Mr. West
Alaska
Senate panel backs end to Klondike relief expedition
Washington on March 5 the senate committee on military affairs decided to recommend passage of a joint resolution ordering the abandonment of the expedition to relieve miners in the Klondike. The measure provides for selling both the reindeer and the expedition supplies already purchased.
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Washington
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Klondike
Bankruptcy Bill Moves to Conference Committee
In the senate a conference committee was appointed on the bankruptcy bill after non concurrence. The chamber then addressed the air engines homestead and right of way concerns as part of the legislative agenda.
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Washington
Senate
Liberal gains in London county council election
London returns show Progressives with 67 seats and Moderates 40 as the election ends without incident. The Earl of Denbigh failed to unseat John Burns in Battersea while Earl Russell lost in Hammersmith, with a net Progressive gain of 138 seats to date. The Daily News notes the government faced a municipal assault and was soundly threshed.
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London
Earl of
Great Britain may occupy Wei Hai Wei if Japan withdraws
The China Gazette says Britain will occupy Wei Hai Wei if Japan leaves the port. A Kobe dispatch reports Korea disapproves of the Deer Island concession to Russia and suggests turning the island into a foreign settlement. Also noted is the death of Judge Charles E. Vanderburgh in Minneapolis after a long illness at age 69.
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Shanghai
China Gazette
Great Britain
Wei-Hai- Wei
Japan
London
The
Times
Kobe
Deer Island
Russia
Korea
Vanderburgh
Minneapolis
Charles E. Vanderburgh
Vanderburg
Alaska and Rail Bill Debates Spark in Senate
In Washington on March 4 the senate debated the Alaskan homestead and railway right of way bill with spirited exchanges. Mr Carter rebutted recent attacks by Mr Rawlins as Mr Elkins argued the Canadian Pacific threat and urged protection for American farmers against foreign railroad interests. Mr Nelson contended the bill serves Northwest farmers by countering dividend pressures from foreign stockholders. In separate dispatches from WasneoIndon March 7, the Maine disaster court of inquiry could not set a date for its finding due to divers’ progress, while efforts continue at Key West and Havana to complete the wreck investigation.
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Washington
Senate
Carter
Mon
Rawlins
Utah
Elkins
W. Va
Canadian Pacific Railway
United States
Nelson
Northwest
Lake Superior
Canadian Pacific Road
Atlantic Seaboard
Congress
New England
Court of Inquiry
Havana
Key West
Admiral Sicard
Rare 1804 Silver Dollar Mystery Deepens Among Collectors
New York numismatists report a fresh sighting of an 1804 silver dollar in the hands of a Chateau bartender, adding to the lore of the twenty thousand coins struck that year and vanished amid war-time payments to marines. A second 1804 dollar appeared in a Canal Street bookseller’s shop, bought by Felix Delos for one hundred dollars, while two known examples command high fortunes.
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New York
Chateau
Mon
L. E. Altwein
St. Joseph
Illinois
Parmlee
Boston
Tripoli
Africa
Congress
Orient
Algiers
United States
Philadelphia
Billy Seymour
Montana
America
Canal Street
Felix Delos
New York Sea
Navy seeks 1500 enlistments to speed new ships
Committee on naval affairs in Washington reports strong support for Assistant Secretary Roosevelt's request for a special act to authorize 1500 additional enlisted men and boys. Chairman Boutelle has not yet forwarded the letter, but fellow member Mr. Foss indicates swift endorsement once officially submitted.
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Navy Department
Washinctox
Boutelle
House Committee On Naval Affairs
Roosevelt
Secretary of the Navy
House
Foss
Ilinois
Wrecking work begins on the Maine disaster site
The tug L J Merritt from New York arrived in Havana and moved a barge to assist with wreck debris. Fred J Sharp leads the company, with four divers to be kept. Spanish divers work under the inquiry board led by Captain Peral. No bodies or salvage found that day.
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Havana
L J. Merritt
Merritt & Chapman Wrecking and Dredging Company
New York
Fred J. Sharp
Merritt
Peral
Board of Inquiry
Morgan Seeks Cuban Reports Public in Senate
Alabama Senator Morgan announced plans to introduce a resolution to compel the president to provide consular correspondence on Cuba. He urged official disclosure without delaying the Maine disaster inquiry, stating he would wait for court timing and would base timing on circumstances as they arise.
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Alabama
neTton
Morgan
Cuba
Senate
Maine
Court of Inquiry
Majority in Opposition in Loud Bill Debate
In Wasn Hindon March 4 the house debated the Loud bill on second class mail matter with limited audience. Supporters included Bromwell of Ohio and Ogden of Louisiana, while Bell of Colorado Simpson of Kansas Clark and Lentz opposed the measure, along with Brown of Ohio and Lentz.
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Hindon
Messrs
Bromwell
Rep
Ogden
Dem
Bell
Pop
Colo
Simpson
Kan
Clark
Brown
Lentz
Hawley bill aims to expand artillery regiments
Washington on March 4 reports uncertainty whether the committee on military affairs can move the Hawley bill creating two extra artillery regiments before the house this session. The fate of the proposal hinges on committee action and floor time.
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Washington
Committee On Military Affairs
Dry Hill Kiln Disaster Wounds Several In Arkansas Mill
A sarge steam dry kiln at the Central Coal and Coke saw mill collapsed around 4p m injuring several workers in TEXARKANA Ark. March 5 The accident left two believed to die and others feared dead or seriously hurt as rescuers searched the wreckage.
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Texarkana
Ark
Central Coal and Coke Saw Mill
Merritt to Inspect Fortifications Then Head to Key West
General Wesley Merritt has returned from inspecting Southern fortifications in the East. Within a week he plans to travel to Key West, with Lt. Strother accompanying him. Asked about making Atlanta a war operations hub, he declined to discuss details of the visit or fleet significance at this time.
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New York
Wesley Merritt
Department of the East
Key West
Wallen
War Department
Atlanta
Merritt
Strother
General Merritt
Columbia in dry dock at League Island Navy Yard
The United States cruiser Columbia was placed in the dry dock at League Island Navy Yard in Philadelphia on March 4 for bottom scraping and tauting and minor repairs.
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Columbia
Philadelphia
United States
League Island Navyyard
Horror of Dogs Haunts Daudet's Youth in Arid Village
The Philadelphia Press recounts Alphonse Daudet's childhood fear of mad dogs. He recalls a drought barren village, a tavern full of armed men, a near encounter with a raging dog, and a lasting dread of all animals. He notes his children share the same fear.
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Alphonse Daudet
Nurse
Fons
Garrimon
Philadelphia Press
Ohio coffee experiment moves from seed to steady supply
A Chillicothe effort to grow coffee from seed has matured into a practical crop with several local growers reporting satisfactory yields. Among them Emma Reis Gibery Reider Sr Anna Kontzen and Caroline Reider notes confirm beans are brown hard and roast into excellent coffee. Seed distribution widened cultivation and families expect nearly a year's supply from 80 plants per Mrs Reider. Cincinnati Enquirer reports strong consumer praise and market scarcity after last year's use.
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Chillicothe
Emma Reis
Gibery Reider
Anna Kontzen
Caroline Reider
Pocket piece kept since boyhood by Rockport man
H A Sylvester of Rockport Maine has carried a single cent in his pocket since childhood. He offered to match pennies with any man in Maine not for gambling. He kept the cent through sea service of 14 years, a wreck rescue, mining in California, and travels through Idaho and Montana, refusing to exchange it for a gold eagle.
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H. A. Sylvester
Rockport
Maine
California
Idaho
Montana
Lewiston
Why He Wanted Sand In His Coffin
Report from Stillman Indiana details the death of a young man named Phillips employed by John H. Edenfield. After days of drinking he shot himself in the abdomen and lingered two days. He asked friends to place three items in his coffin one being a handful of sand to fling at the devil. He died without revealing the other two items.
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Stillman
Ind
Phillips
John H. Edenfield
Here
Lie
Indianapolis Journal
Two Songwriters Race to Copyright a Phrase
A Times report recalls President McKinley’s telegram to his ill mother and two songwriters who quickly sought copyright on the phrase. One writer, of After the Ball, arrived late and added the word Just to claim the expression, securing both copyrights.
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McKinley
Richmond Times
Sarah Bernhardt Endures Vitriol Threats and Escort
The famed actress Mme. Sarah Bernhardt says her life is worn by constant vigilance against vitriol. She has been escorted everywhere after threats from Mile. Klein’s mother, who months ago vowed to attack her, and who was confined to an asylum at Bernhardt’s request.
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Mme
Sarah Bernhardt
Mile
Klein
Sarah
New York Tribune
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