In a Lifeboat Terrible Experience of a Woman and Her Babies
A Hoboken captain's wife Maud McDonald recounts a perilous sea voyage after the William Starbuck burned off the coast. Adrift for days, she and her husband, crew, and three children survived storms and a shipboard blaze before rescue in a distant harbor.
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York
Maud McDonald
McDonsidle
Henry McDonald
Hoboken
N. J
Wiliam FL
Lant
Flookena Harbor
Mawall
Hataliy
Yasclace
Donald
Fragmented health notice on nervous strain and nourishment
A garbled medical snippet discusses nervous strain and the body's need for proper nourishment. It mentions the liver and life elements, referencing Dr Pierce and standards for health, though many phrases are unreadable. The fragment hints at a health warning or notice without clear attribution or complete context.
Boat Squeeze and Peril on the Open Sea
A survivor recalls being pulled into a crowded boat with chained passengers and scant air as salt spray burned their faces. The group endured heat, thirst, and ropes while the sun baked them for days before a rescue near Hookena on the twenty second.
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Hookena
China's Grand Old Woman Catherine II Began Life as Slave
A fragmented 19th century style chronicle claims Catherine II of China rose from servitude to empress, noting her early life as a servant and slave, her footbinding, later freedoms, and famed intellect. The piece blends anecdote with sensational remark on her mastery of reading, storytelling, and artistry.
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China
Catherine II of
Prom Collee
Catherine
Chi Hut
Farute
Qhhatiamatel
Secenils
Vekin
Ferald
Semper
Balkes Ana
Catherine II
Cather
Tartar
I Sen
Ula
Santiago Dead Line and the Arsenal of Executions
A fragment outlines the old Santiago arsenal as a grim symbol of frequent executions during Cuba's fight for independence. It notes brutal Spanish practices and mentions efforts to avoid la grippe with a one minute cure promoted by a publisher.
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Santiago
Harper's Weekly
Harper & Brothers
A. J. Bhepenl
Agritural Ja Mo
Dubois Home in Blackfoot to Welcome Bride from Washington
Chicago dated dispatch describes former Idaho senator Fred T Dubois preparing a lavish Blackfoot Idaho residence for his marriage to Edna Maxfield Whited. The piece notes his rise from modest means to wealth, the bride’s social prominence, and Charley the Chinese cook’s reaction to the nuptials.
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Chicago
Blackfoot
Idaho
Lnake River
United States
Lake Shore
Michigan Avenue
Fred T. Dubois
Ife
Fred Dubois
Senate
Washington
Bra
Edna Maxfield Whited
Dolan, & D
Myr
Dubois
Trev
Hanlan Hanson
Uvols
Stave Street
Idaho Statesman
Charley
Dubuis
New York
Mrs Astor Hosts White Satin Gown at Astor Ball
The Astor mansion ball reaches splendor with Mrs. Astor in white satin. Palm and carnation decor, Caen stone halls, red rugs, and two-story palatine walls frame a renowned interior. The rear ballroom, smaller than Waldorf Astoria’s, showcases paintings from William Astor and additions by Colonel John Jacob Astor.
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Musicians
Ritter
William Astor
John Jacob Astor
Gum Trust Forming As Seven Firms Unite In 20 Million Plan
New York January seventeenth reports seven chewing gum manufacturers sign contracts to form a single trust with 320 million capital to be incorporated in New Jersey. The plan aims to curb competition, lower costs, and control supply of chiclets and base gums, with New York headquarters and board representation from absorbed plants. Officers to be drawn from merged companies. production to be regulated rather than shut down.
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New York
Wall Street
New Jersey
Company of Trust
California Fruit Chewing Gum Company
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
White Chewing Gum Company
Cleveland
C. Beaman
Mexico
Ttem
Ttla
Leap Year Science Confuses 1900 Marital Hopes
The New York Commercial Advertiser notes that the calendar excludes 1000 as a leap year though divisible by four, and that the next leap year will not be 1904 though 1898 was. Chronology officials emphasize the abstruse rules cause exasperation in ordinary life.
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Exact Science
New York Commercial Advertiser
De Reszke and Sembrich Parting Remembered
Four years after performing as Romeo and Juliet at the Monte Carlo Opera House the tenor Jean de Reszke and soprano Sembrich part ways. The article recalls their prior onstage romance and notes the lapse of seasons since their marriage, as reported by New York wires.
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Pute de Reszke
Sembrich
Jean de Reeske
Gounod
Monte Carlo Opera House
New York
Why South Votes Solid
A Washington Post report quotes R V Bomer of Macon Georgia on President McKinley and Secretary Alger after a southern trip. He says southern men spoke frankly and warned there is no hope of breaking up the solid south while federal offices are at stake. He praises the president’s visit and reconciliation between sections.
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Washington Post
McKinley
Alger
R. V. Bomer
Macon
Tone
Old Confederacy
Shoppers’ Temptations Stir Demorest Union Meeting
At a Demorest Women’s Temperance Union gathering in New York, reports of women drinking in department stores shocked attendees. Dr Ellen Miles questioned if liquor is available in stores, while Mrs M A B Carter asserted a law bans it and women could be drawn by candy tabs. Mrs EL Latimer claimed to have found glazed grapes containing liquor, sparking further uproar.
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New York
M. A. BE. Carter
Mischief and mistaken identity at a social gathering
A lettered mix of clumsy exchanges describes Mrs Latimer mistaking a drink for a grape, amid a scene of misidentification and apologies. The report weaves in an advertised German salve remedy, a travel excursion via Santa Fe Route, and local shop notices. The piece blends gossip with endorsements of tonics and household products, reflecting a crowded society column tone.
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Acre
Fimnet
Conia
Thors
Felt
Pierce
Netice Heaith
Tion
Chen
Pride OF
Astor Sall
la Grippe
Scott
GUM Trust
What Is
Castoria
mouse _o Odd Fellows
Quincy Street
Undertakers
DE Moss & F
Meese Te
Enwell
Quincy St
BOND
Bussmess
Pexmanshid
Phens
SOUTH
Quincy
Barta Fe Routa
Santas Fe
Arkansas
Arizona
Indian Territory
Toulalana
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Santa Fe
Zour
Bream Laundry
West Seventh
Blivar Leat Mines
Moaii
Otto Kueene & S Manufact
Dewy
Try Mall
Warren
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