James A. Sexton Dies After Prolonged Illness In Washington
Col James A Sexton veteran of the Civil War and public servant dies in Washington after a long illness. He served as commander in chief of the Grand Army of the Republic and as a member of the War Investigation Commission. Born Chicago January 6 184? his military career spanned Ninteenth Indiana and Seventy second Illinois units, later Chicago postmaster under Harrison. He was active in the Loyal Legion the GAR and various commissions and civic roles.
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Washington
James A. Heston
Grand Army of the Reps
Garfiesa
James A. Sexton
Chicago
Nineteenth Sinots
Mitola Volunteers
Ilinois
Ransomes
McArthvars
Seventeenth Army Corps
Fort Lithe
Ala
Saxfon Ae
Tie Wan Elmory
gRaanyite
Alabama
Pire Pear
Montgomery
Busi
Postoffice Inspectors for Cubs Washington Feb 6
Postmaster general orders Inspectors Erwin Sullivan and Leatherman to Cal to assist Rathbun. Three other inspectors to the island with aim of assigning one to each ex provinces. Annual meeting of Cation Fall Festival association board of directors set for Feb 16 at Commercial club rooms Topeka. DERSON Secretary.
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Cubs
Washington
Erwin
California
Sullivan
St. Louis
Leatherman
Ohio
Cal
Rathbun
Sinc
Cation Fall Festival Association
Commercial Club
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Thuraguy Croaine
At & Ing
We Derson
Business Activity Rises on Cuban Army Payment News
Havana February 6 Values on the Jees and general business confidence were revived by Gen Maxi me Gomes accepting the proposition of Mr Hubert P. Porter, McKinley’s special commissioner, for the payment of the Cuban army.
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Harace
Havana
Maxime Gomes
Hubert P. Porter
McKinley
Catarrh of Stomach and Digestive Woes Remedied
A health advertisement extols Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets as safe relief for catarrh of the stomach and indigestion. It claims tablets aid digestion, reduce sour stomach and heartburn, and restore appetite. Testimonial from N. J. Booker cites improved health after one box. Free booklet offer included.
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Haranson
Wil Drug
Stuart
N. J. Booker
Dearborn St
Chicago
Kipling Arrival and Emissary Visit at Sea
Rudyard Kipling returns aboard the Majestic after an Atlantic crossing marked by a tense emissary encounter. The scene includes officers, a baggage master, and observers noting Kipling’s entourage, trunks, and the reactions of foreign ports as he lands at a coastal port.
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Kipling
Pessiee
Majestic
Sveryshire
Rudyard Kipling
UN Square
Morlem
Extra
Grenoble
Robert McClure
McClure’s Magazine
Sahib
Brattiehors, Vi
Alto
Pen
Shoura
Kiping
Mulgwaney
Oretheris
Lungtungpen
Afworth
Josephine
John
Panda
Feming
Eill Amiling
Kip- Ting
Cate
Kipling Wix
Feenchivan
Ana
Berts
Mrs Botkin Sentenced for Deliberate Poison Candy Murder
Mrs Cordelia Botkin was sentenced to life in San Quentin for poisoning Mrs Julia Dunning in Dover Delaware by mailing gift candies laced with arsenic. Mrs Botkin’s sister Mrs Annie Deane was also affected. The judge denied a new trial claiming lack of jurisdiction and Botkin proclaimed innocence while indicating plans to apply for a writ of proba ble cause.
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San Francisco
Cordelia Trotkin
Lori
San Quenio
Airs
John PF. Durning
Dover
Del
Dunning
Mra Jnatua P. Deane
Mer
Eggs and How to Use Them Recipe Guide
A New York Sun excerpt notes modern chefs can offer dozens of egg preparations. It highlights Adolphe Meyer, Union Club chef and London Cooking Association member, who signs as M. A. with a book titled Eggs and How to Use Them, showcasing 500 possible preparations.
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Adolphe Meyer
Union Club
Cooking Association of London
Harmony Ebb in Chicago and Alton Stock Vote
Circulation letter by T B Blackstone shows strong opposition to selling the Chicago and Alton to a syndicate at 313 shares for common and 80 for preferred stock. Stockholders read the circular with suspicion as Blackstone’s veto blocked a sale to Kays City line, leaving the matter unresolved.
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Bain
T. B. Blackstone
Chiongo
Alton Road
Ghien
Rena
Mitch
Dr. Blackstone
Blackstone
Chicago and Alton
Kays City
Pittsburg
Gale
NOT IN ITS LINE NOT CLOSING SALOONS ON SUNDAY
Mrs Ingalls a leader in local W T U circles protests tense Sunday closing law against the Lexaw committee. She claims all saloons remain open in St Louis despite the law and says police will not act. Acting Chairman Matthews says committee will seek new laws and enforce existing ones as an expert accountant examines the Excise Commissioner Higgins office amid resumed investigations.
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St Louis
Lexaw
Ingally
Senate
Ingalls
Matthews
Higgins
Black Diamond railroad promoter outlines plan
Albert E. Boone, a Cleveland promoter, discusses a Columbus to Port line project. He claims contracts for initial construction will be signed soon and envisions a major syndicate backing the enterprise. The route is described as double tracked with potential access to rich mineral districts.
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Cleveland
Albert E. Boone
Columbus
Baltimore Syndicate Plans Control of City Railways and Lighting
A Baltimore syndicate led by Alexander Hinewa and associates aims to finance Carter Hallways and Electric Light Co to control street railways and lighting. Total capitalization cited at bonds and preferred stock, with underwriting by Tutt moresss. local operations projected in Baltimore and surrounding area planned for completion by September.
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Baltimore
Carter
Electric Light Company
Allxander Hinewa & Fone
Tutt Moresss
Haltimore
Northert
When Sleeper Wakes Announcement Stirs Readers
A mysterious note announces a new work by the celebrated author of The Worlds, promising a blend of fantasy and ambitious imagination. The snippet hints at a provocative style and a dreamlike narrative that may captivate a wide readership.
When the Sleeper Wakes to Debut in Harper's Weekly
A fragment notes a new novel titled When the Sleeper Wakes by a writer on a par with Wells and Verne. It signals serialization in Harper's Weekly during 188.
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Mr. Wells
Gad
Tovellsts
Jules Verne
Ges Acrick
Harper's Weekly
Slavery Rumors Shake German Africa Colony
A German traveler reports in Afri de that Imperial officers in Toro southwest Africa collude in slave trading. He claims in three days he witnessed over 15 000 slaves sold in Kete and implicates Governor Jesse von Puttmaker in broader colonial scandals. Alice Atherton dies in New York after a week with pneumonia.
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Krause
Afride
Toro
Africa
Kete
Jesse von Puttmaker
Chicago
Boon for Poor Girls Hotel Provides Low-Rate Board
Philanthropists open the Hotel Edwards at 6211 and 223 Lexington Ave Chicago to house girl employees without homes and small wages. Board costs range from $2 to $2.50 weekly, including lodgings, breakfast, dinner, baths and privileges. Lunches available at 3 cents daily if desired. Endowments planned to care for respectable girls at no charge until employment found.
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Chicago
Lexington Avenue
Edwards
Memoir of Mme Patti and a New Telephone Plan
The document recalls Mme Acelina Patti’s memory of nightly prayers and notes her Madrid birth, her mother singer Catherine Chessa, and her father Salvatore Patti in Sicily. It转载 discusses a New Form of Telephone Service by M Mongert, proposing paid notices via public booths within 25 km for five cents, rising to ten cents beyond that radius, with messages issued in numbered forms.
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Mme, Acelina Patti
Madrid
Catherine Chessa
M. Rarilli
Salvatore Patti
Catania
Sicily
Anit
Maine
N.Y. Cor
Pittsburg
M. Mongert
Wax Figures From New York Featured in Boston Store
Models for Boston wax figures cost 200 dollars each and are made entirely of wax. Two figures mirror famous New York models. one French girl with yellow hair, another American woman with a soft pink complexion. The Boston Journal notes the models resemble their flesh counterparts closely.
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Boston
New York
Boston Journal
Sol Smith Russell Tours and Northward Wheat Breaks Records
A Chicago Record note recalls Sol Smith Russell’s prior and current tours, noting his regional reception in Brooklyn Philadelphia and Washington and referencing a less favorable New York reception despite prior success. The item also reports a remarkable wheat crop grown at Fort Providence near the Mackenzie river, harvested in ninety days, describing its extreme northern latitude.
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Sol Smith Russell
Russell
New York
Sol Smith Hussell
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Washington
Mrr
Ature
Chicago
Fort Providence
Mackenzie River
Sitka
Alaska
Greenland
American fireman jailed in Mexican prison near Nogales
In Nogales on Feb 4 an American locomotive fireman aboard the Bonorm railway was reported jailed in Mexico after an altercation on a southbound train last Saturday. A Mexican boxcar worker fell and sustained a scalp wound while a Tuesday complaint alleged McFadden leaped from the locomotive forward end and sprinklered him with water from the injector. McFadden was arrested and held on bail while the case proceeds.
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Nogales
Ani
John
Bonorm
McFadden
McFaden
Palla
Brewery Bosses and Workmen End Pay Fight in St Louis
February report describes a costly clash over hiring practices between English syndicate brewery managers and local employers. A boycott and strike drained about $4,000 from workers and lost revenue for brewers, with a conference settling the dispute. Separately Washburn College marked Washburn Day with speeches, music, and a Rough Rider address.
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St Louis
St. Louis
Rath Pio
Margera
Inlish
Eries
Weekly Bank Statement Highlights From New York Bank
The weekly statement shows surplus reserves down 1.78 million. Loans increased 3.73 million and legal tenders decreased 904 thousand. Deposit position rose 18.39 million while circulation fell 94 thousand. Banks hold 38.45 million in reserves.
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New York
Choking Relief Tip Widely Endorsed By Georgetown Resident
A Georgetown resident told a reporter that raising the left arm high can relieve choking faster than back slaps. The advice, aimed at both meals and play, suggests slapping the back is less effective and advocates lifting the left arm to free an obstruction. The Washington Star published the claim.
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Georgetown
Reporter
Ralwins
Washington Star
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Patti
Washburn
Washburn College
A. B Whiting
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J. W. Lawson
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