Remarkable island rescue tale from Grindstone island
Florence J Sturdivant a four year old of Grindstone Island near Clayton New York suffered scarlet fever in February 1896 leaving a weak back and recurrent pains. After two physicians and prolonged care she improved only after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. Within months she regained strength walked small distances gained flesh and recovered fully after four boxes of pills with a fifth used as a precaution. Signed sworn testimony by her father William H Sturdivant April 6 1897. Pills sold by dealers or mailed from Schenectady New York 50 cents a box six for 2 50.
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St. Lai
Thousand Islands
Grindstone
Florence J. Sturdivant
William H. Sturdivant
Mr. Sturdivant
Florence
Eee
Rence
Clayton
N. Y
Canada
Manitoba Fires Threaten Boundary Line Communities
Manitoba forest fires along the boundary have killed ten to twelve people and caused immense property loss. Fires rage near Broken Head and Beausejour with smoke blocking visibility while settlers battle to contain spread into North Dakota. A prairie fire near Morris reports four deaths and origin linked to engine sparks.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
Boundary Line
Dakota
United States
Broken Head
Man
Broken Head River
Young
Beausejor
Morris
Fever Situation Improves in New Orleans
New Orleans reports two deaths and 24 new cases as of Oct 9. The fever situation has improved with little excitement. Cases persist along Jackson Avenue while Carrollton remains the cleanest area but shows more cases than other quarters.
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New Orleans
Jackson Avenue
Carrollton
Conditions Improve at Edwards Mesick Mississippi
Edwards Mississippi October 9 Ten yellow fever cases were officially reported during the day half of them colored The condition of affairs is somewhat improved
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Edwards, Epwakpbs
Miss
Four new yellow fever cases reported in past day
In Mosite on October 9, four new yellow fever cases were recorded in the last 24 hours. No deaths occurred in the past 48 hours, according to local health updates.
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Mosite
Will Not Take Up the Scott Case in Conference
DusveavEe Iowa Oct 9 It is decided that Rev Scott who eloped with a Waterloo girl and is now in an insane asylum will not come before the Methodist conference because Scott has been adjudged insane by a civil tribunal and the conference cannot try an insane person.
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Scott
DusveavEe
Waterloo
Methodist Conference
MISS CISNEROS FREE Outside Co Operation Charged
Havana reports Senorita Evangelina Cisneros the Cuban patriot escaped from the Casa de Recogidas after conspiring against Spain and plotting to kill Governor Berez of Isle of Pines. Jailers say an iron bar was filed and bent outward, indicating outside cooperation. Several staff were arrested as authorities seek her whereabouts.
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Havana
Senorita
Evangelina Cassio Y Cisneros
Ise of
Senorita Evangelina
Battle spills over Camarones hills near Matanzas
A Havana dispatch says on October 2 Spanish General Molina attacked rebel positions in the Camarones hills near Matanzas. The engagement lasted all day with heavy Spanish losses, while insurgents held strong, causing thousands of reconcentrados in Jaguey Grande to die of hunger per El Pais.
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New York
Herald
Havana
Camarones Hills
Matanzas
Molina
Betancourt
Sanguilly
Raoul Arango
el Pais
Jaguey Grande
Seymour Chief Sken Adore Dies at 89
Seymour Wisconsin October 8 Chief Sken adore of the Oneida Indians is dead at ninety. He was one of the most famous chiefs of the West and headed the Oneidas when they came to Wisconsin from New York in the early thirties.
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Seymour
Wis
Skenadore
West
Wisconsin
New York
Montana Hotel Fire Injures Guests After Blaze
The Macqueen House burned to the ground in Mies City on Monday at 4 a.m. Guests escaped with narrow misses as flames consumed the building. Firefighters battled the blaze but the hotel was a total loss.
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Montana Hotel
Mies City
Mon
Foreclosure sale to highest bidder on Union Pacific road
Attorney General McKenna held talks with ex Governor Hoadley about the Union Pacific foreclosure. He said foreign inquiries came in but no bid has been made and no government agreement exists on any price. The property will be sold to the highest bidder under foreclosure proceedings.
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Washington
McKenna
Hoadley
Union Pacific
London
Europe
Reorganization Committee
Federal Supreme Court term opens with high profile cases
The October term of the United States Supreme Court opens next Monday with 466 cases on the docket. Among them are Nebraska maximum freight rate, Southern Pacific vs California, Westinghouse air brake patent validity, and Interstate Commerce Commission vs Alabama Midland Railroad, each shaping rail regulation and patent law.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Nebraska
Southern Pacific
California
Westinghouse Air Brake
Westinghouse Company
Interstate Commerce Commission
Alabama Midland Railroad Company
Interstate Commerce Law
Annexation of Hawaii Seen Near as Lodge Predicts
Boston report quotes Senator Lodge saying the annexation of the Hawaiian islands is practically accomplished. He expects treaty ratification to pass in December, with a simple majority possibly enabling annexation via a joint resolution if treaty opposition grows. He predicts Hawaii will be American territory before Christmas.
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Senator Lodge
Boston
Hawaiian Islands
Congress
Senate
Hawaii
Indiana bigamy case in Sangamon court shocks Illinois
Springfield Illinois October 7 Dr William Six pleaded guilty in Sangamon County court to bigamy and was sentenced to the Chester penitentiary. The complaint was filed by James Hornung brother of Miss Katie Hornung of Berry Illinois his latest victim whom he married last spring while he had ten other undivorced wives living in Indiana Missouri Kansas Oklahoma and Texas.
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Springfield
Ills
William Six
Sangamon
Chester
James Hornung
Katie Hornung
Berry
Urs
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Oklahoma
Texas
Sheep and Catie on the Trail in Dawson Venture
Victoria B C October 7 J C O McArthur Dominion government surveyor returning from the North says there will be no starvation at Dawson this winter. At that time 2000 head of sheep and 400 head of cattle were on the Dalton trail. he reached Dawson between September 15 and
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Victoria
B. C
J. CO. McArthur
Dominion
Dawson
Dalton
Hunter for Minister to Guatemala Named by President
Ex Representative Godfrey W. Hunter of Kentucky met with President McKinley for an hour and the White House announced the appointment of Dr Hunter as minister to Guatemala.
Baltimore Wins Temple Cup Game Two In Narrow Victory
In Boston on October 7 Baltimore won Game Two of the Temple Cup series 13 to 11. Baltimore seized key hits in critical moments while Corbett pitched well for the home team at crucial times.
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Boston
Baltimore
Corbett
Port Angeles Tin Plate Mill to Start Machinery
President Price of the Port Angeles steel plant is in Seattle en route East. Work will begin at once on the mill to produce tin plate and also install machinery for steel rails bar iron and nails.
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Port Angeles
Seattle
Wash
Price
Senate Panel to Probe Mississippi River Needs
The Senate Committee on Commerce and its subcommittee will meet at the Merchants hotel in St. Paul on the 18th to begin a tour from St. Paul to upper Mississippi reservoirs, then to St. Louis, aiming to reach New Orleans by early November. Members include Nelson, West, Elkins, McBride, Caffery, Berry, and Gallinger.
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Senate Committee On Commerce
Washington
Merchant S Hotel
St. Paul
Mississippi River
St. Louis
Mississippi River Commission
Mississippi
New Orleans
Nelson
Minnesota
West
Missouri
Elkins
West Virginia
McBride
Oregon
Caffery
Louisiana
Berry
Arkansas
Gallinger
New Hampshire
After the Trusts Illinois Quietly Demands Affidavits
Illinois Secretary of State Rose sent 25000 letters to companies incorporated under Illinois law, ordering affidavits within 80 days stating they do no trust business. The anti trust department, created in 1891, imposes escalating penalties from 500 to 20000 for offenses and up to 15000 for each conviction thereafter. enforcement has been lax previously.
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Springfield
Ilis
Rose
Norway Liberals Win Early Seats in Storting
Christiania October 9 report that in the Norwegian storting elections the Liberal party has already secured 15 seats. The result signals gains for the Liberals as the vote count continues.
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Christiantra
Storting
Legislative Assembly of Norway
Librals
Editor Brann Beaten After Baylor University Row
The editor of The Iconocast, W C Brann, was publicly beaten and seriously injured in Waco Texas. Accused attackers include Judge J B Scarborough a Baylor University trustee, George Scarborough and R H Hamilton. Scarborough claims Brann’s attack on the university provoked the assault.
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Waco, Tex
W. C. Brann
Iconocast
J. B. Scarborough
George Scarborough
R. H. Hamilton
Scarborough
Baylor University
Brann
Swift's Specific touted as cure for rheumatism in ad
An advertisement argues rheumatism stems from the blood and claims Swift's Specific is the only real blood remedy that reaches the disease at its source. It cites a Washington DC case of Mrs. James Kell who allegedly recovered after using S S S, and asserts the medicine cures chronic rheumatism and other blood diseases once and for all.
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Swift
James Kell
Ninth Street
5. E
Washington, D.C
Washington City
S.S.S
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Grindstone Island
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Union Pacific Reorgan
Ization Committee
Federal Supreme Court
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Norway
Mike
Swift Specific Co
Atlanta
Dunning & Lowestart
Sherwin-Williams
Munyon’s
Gunthers
Chicago
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