The Marriage Problem and Health Advice for Women
A promotional plea for Dr. Pierce s Favorite Prescription and Golden Medical Discovery to cure womanly diseases. It claims health underpins happy marriage and invites sick women to consult Dr. Pierce, with testimonials and mail order details for the People s Common Sense Medical Adviser and related volumes.
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Pierce
R. V. Pierce
Buffalo, N. Y
Anna Willy
Michigan House
Northville
People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser
Buffalo
N. Y
Mine Explosion at Berryburg Wrecks Miners and Injures Two
A midnight blast at the Southern Coal and Transportation mine in Berryburg near Philippi West Virginia kills Ollie Marx pit boss and six others, with seven more injured including Will Marx and James Jackson who may die. Mules perish and cars are blown forty feet from the track as bodies are mutilated.
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Puilipri
W. Va
Barbour County
Southern Coal and Transportation Company
Berrysburg
Ollie Marx
Andrew Blackwell
Albert Brown
Lawrence Duncan
Pack Adams
Will Marx
James Jackson
Pearl Craze Grips Prairie du Chien Amid River Dig
Pearl rush along the upper Mississippi draws thousands to dam beds. House boats line the river and over 1,000 campers populate the banks. The Allen pearl, weighing 100 grains, is said to be the largest found. buyer William Moore of Comanche Indiana paid $3,000.
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Prairie du Chien
Wis
Mississippi River
Allen
William Moore
Comanche, In
Kitchener to Halt Pursuit of Commandos in South Africa
London dispatches report Lord Roberts has taken his ill daughter to Johannesburg and Lord Kitchener assumes command. He plans to stop chasing commandos and instead garrison towns for rapid mounted raids, while General Dewet appears near Frankfort and Boer forces harass British lines.
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Lord Kitchener
London
Lord Roberts
Cape Town
Johanesburg
Dewet
Frankfort
Orange River Colony
Cadet Dies After Hazing At Porter Mill Academy
Thomas Finley Brown, 12, died in South Carolina after older cadets hurled him into a 12 foot cemented swimming basin during hazing at Porter Mill academy. He died from internal injuries after the fall and did not name his attackers. no action is planned.
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Dharveston
D. C
Thomas Finley Brown
Porter Mill Academy
Brown
Academy
Large balances left in Quartermaster General report
The 1908 year end report by Quartermaster General Ludington shows total expenditures of 83,078,025 with a balance on hand unexpended of 35,962,893. Much of the spending consists of transfer warrants and sums remitted to disbursing officers to cover accruing obligations.
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Quartermaster General
Washington
Ludington
Expect Kilauea To Become Active Soon
San Francisco dispatch reports the Kilauea volcano near Hilo likely to erupt following a sequence of earthquakes starting October 10. The first quake struck at about 8 AM, was very violent and lasted around 15 seconds, with three additional strong shocks that day.
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Kilauea
San Francisco
Rhoderick Dhu
Hilo
Ships Sought for Australian Commonwealth Inauguration
American and Norwegian residents in Sydney seek their governments to dispatch warships to participate in the ceremonies marking the inauguration of the Australian commonwealth on January 1.
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Sydney
Commonwealth of Australia
Count Ademar de Castellane Engaged to Miss Lucile Bacon
Paris Nov 6 Count Ademar de Castellane a cousin of Count Boni sailed for America on the St Louis. He is reportedly engaged to be married to Miss Lucile Van tine Bacon of New York who travels with her mother on the same ship.
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New York Navy
St. Paul
Ademar Castellane
Paris
Ademar de Castellane
Count Boni
America
St. Louis
Lucile Vantine Bacon
New York
Ademar
Salvation Army Plans Mount Vernon Base for American Quarters
Commander Booth-Tucker and other Salvation Army officers have bought homes in Mount Vernon, signaling that the American quarters of the organization will be located there, according to reports.
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The
Salvation Army
New York
Booth-Tucker
Mount Vernon
Week of Scouting Reduces Insurgent Power in Dagupan Area
American soldiers recover two captives and seize rice stores and granaries after intense fighting near Bato Dagupan. Lt Wilson and Lt County of the Forty first volunteer infantry destroy large rice stores and a convoy near Dagupan while Captain Atkinson with 34 men of the Thirty seventh infantry attack 190 insurgents, killing two Americans and wounding three. A native orchestra led US troops as insurgents attacked from the rear.
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Wilson
Dounty
Lunteer
Bato
Atkinson
Cer
Valencia
United States
Dagupan
American firm lands $5 million rail order for South Africa
An American steel company won a bidding contest for rolling stock for South African railways worth five million dollars. The Pressed Steel Car Company of Pittsburgh offered a bid about one third lower than rivals and beat the best European bidder in delivery time by eight months.
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New York
Herald
American Steel Company
Wehrner, Belt & Co
Pressed Steel Car Company
Pittsburg
Peonate
Sears, Roebuck & CO. (Inc
Chicago
Ars, Roebuck & Co
Post Office Faced 1900 Deficit of 4.89 Million Dollars
Auditor reports for the year ended June 30 1900 show total revenues of 102,354,579 with expenditures of 107,249,298 creating a deficit of 4,894,718. Stamp sales totaled 94,013,699 and second class postage from publishers and news agents was 3,825.48.
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Washington
Postoffice Department
Two Atlantic Liners Aground Near Hampura
The Hamburg line steamers Fuerst Bismarck and Pretoria ran aground while passing down the Elbe near Schaulann about 13 miles from Hampura. Both ships were bound for New York via Southampton Cherbourg Boulogne and Plymouth. Assistance has been sent from Hampura to aid the stranded vessels.
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Hampura
Hamburg Line
Fuerst Bismarck
New York
Southampton
Cherbourg
Pretoria
Boulogne
Plymouth
Elbe
Schaulann
Yukon Frozen Over Report From Klondike Steamers
Seventy passengers arrived in Seattle from Lynn canal aboard the Aberdeen. Those from the Klondike left Dawson Oct. 13. The last steamer of the season departed Dawson the next day, and the Yukon is likely frozen over in many places.
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Seattlee
Wash
Lynn Canal
Aberdeen
Klondike
Dawson
Yukon
Army Reforms Move Forward in Belgium
Brussels reports the Belgian cabinet plans a mixed commission of legislators and army officers to investigate military influences and recommend reforms to the army.
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Belgium
Brussels
Grain Burned Up in Siberia Drought Report
Official reports state drought has destroyed grain in parts of Siberia. Fields remain unharvested and used for pasture. Grain price at Semipolatisak tops one rouble per pood.
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St. Pettersspurc
Siberia
Puerto Rican Voter Disqualifications Near Eighty Percent
San Juan Puerto Rico November 5 Nearly 80 percent of those registered for the general election on the island were disqualified by the property qualification. Total registration stands at about 110000.
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San Juuan
Porto Rico
Million Receiving Aid in India Famine Relief
Bombay reports the famine relief committee currently aids 1,000,000 people with food and other assistance as the crisis declines. The number reflects a gradual improvement in relief needs and ongoing support operations.
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Bombay
India
Harmony over Article Three in Anglo German pact noted
Berlin reports that France and Russia joined the United States in reservations on Article 3 while Japan made none. Officials say all powers accept Articles 1 and 2, rendering Article 3 unimportant. Paris, Tokyo and Washington replies are seen as in accord, boosting confidence in Germany.
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Berlin
France
Russia
United States
Japan
Germany
St. PetersstrGe
China
Associated Press
Indemnity Demands to China to Be Moderate
The United States has sent comprehensive instructions to Minister Conger detailing its likely demands for China. The requests will cover restitution for injuries to Americans and property damage, plus reimbursement of expedition costs, to be paid in Chinese bonds in installments. Germany also plans to file a claim for the death of Baron von Ketteler.
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New York
China
Conger
Washington
The
Herald
Germany
Borus von Ketteler
Milu
Adam and the Forbidden Tree Explained Through Myth
A reflection explains that Adam ate the forbidden fruit not for the apple itself but because it was forbidden. The error, the speaker suggests, was not forbidding the serpent, which would have deterred him by removing the temptation.
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Adam
Difference Between a Dog and an Animal in the Quote
The quotation contrasts a dog’s trust after care with an animal’s instinct, noting that a starving dog becomes loyal when fed and prospering, while a wild or untrusted animal may remain dangerous or bite. It emphasizes nurture shapes behavior.
Secretary Hay to aid Conger in negotiations with China
Secretary Hay cabled to Commissioner Rockhill and another American official to travel from Shanghai to Peking to assist Minister Conger as commissioners in negotiations for a final settlement. The plan to appoint Hill and General Wilson as fellow commissioners was abandoned since no other power would appoint commissioners.
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Wasnin
Hay
Rockhill
Ornecillor
Legation
King
Shanghai
Peking
Conger
Ip T
Hill
General Wilson
French Officers Ejected From U S Army Train Car
A party of French officers refused to leave a coach on a special train carrying the Fourteenth United States infantry to Tong Ku. Colonel Daggett ordered their removal by the American guard. Paris demands an apology amid rising tensions.
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Tien Tsun
Shanghai
Yeng Tsun
Fourteenth United States Infantry
Tong Ku
Daggett
Fourteenth
No Secret Adjuncts to the Anglo German Pact
The Reichsanzeiger in Berlin denies any secret adjuncts to the latest Anglo German compact. It states there is no agreement beyond the issued note whose full text appeared October 20.
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Berlin
Reichsanzeiger
Fourteenth Infantry Starts for Manila
Tien Tsin November 3 The Fourteenth United States infantry regiment has begun its voyage to Manila as part of ongoing military movements in the Philippines.
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Manila
Tien Tsin
United States Infantry Regiment
Anthracite Miners Strike At Conyngham Mine
Wilkesbarre Pa Nov 3 miners at the Conyngham mine of the Delaware and Hudson Canal company struck after refusing a 10 percent wage increase. They say the company already advanced 10 percent and would not pay the full raise to laborers who work for the miners.
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Wilkesbarre
Conyngham
Delaware and Hudson Canal Company
Thought That He Blew Out the Gas
Curiaco November 6 William Segalson cattleman from Ida county Iowa was found dead in a hotel bed. The gas jet was on and authorities believe he blew out the gas just before retiring.
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Curiaco
William Segalson
Ida County
Otel
Fifth Avenue
Bardolps T
Petersburg Telephone System to be Sold at Auction
St. Petersburg on November 6 reports the city plans to auction the state operated telephone system on November 20. The municipal government is expected to bid for the local franchise.
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St. Peterssurg
St. Petersburg
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Ah Chaattannooga Redicine CO
Casttencoun
Tenn
Edison
Asurken
Berrys- Liner
ST Burg
Midocean
Vyules
South Carolina
the Postoffice Department
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Mr. Roc't
Pation
Astoria
Astori
A. Cie
Evans Chemical Co
Dominal
Kuptare
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Sears, Roebuck & CO
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