San Felipe Hotel in Albuquerque Sold for 10,000
The idle San Felipe hotel, described as the largest in the Southwest, was sold this afternoon for about 10,000 to Frank Sturges of the European Corner, Eugene Underbill of Brooklyn, with Major Renkin approving. The three-story brick building, 100 by 848 feet on four lots, includes furniture and is valued near 40,000 in late western prosperity.
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San Felipe
Albuquerque
San Tfilipe
Frank KG Sturges
Eugene Lnderbill
Brooklyn
N.Y
Wellesley Girls Endorse Outdoor Sports Emphasizing Rowing
Philadelphia report notes Wellesley girls push outdoor sports under physical training director. Highlights rowing and related activities with emphasis on discipline and vigor. Also mentions medical cure claims and local laundry services in a separate short item.
Will Fight On After Victory Fitzsimmons Beats Corbett
In Careon City on March 18 James J. Fitzsimmons declares retirement plans but hints at a rematch with Corbett. He discusses the bout, his strategy, thumb injury, and the $15,000 purse delivered by stake holder Al Smith as he heads home with wife and trainers amid cheers.
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Careon City
Fitssimmons
Hamls
Fits
James J. Curell
Corbett
Willinb
Tit Jaba
Ali
Juden
Siler
Hin
Sharkey
Vitasimmons
Mrs Fitzsimmons Steals Spotlight in Corbett Fight
March 19 report details Mrs. Fitzsimmons cheering and urging husband Bob Fitzsimmons during the Corbett bout. She enters ringside before the fight, cheers between rounds, and vents strong, colorful exclamations as the match progresses. Her passion nearly leads to an altercation as Corbett’s camp restrains her, while Bob fights on to victory.
Tam Wins World Championship Amid Family Triumph
A woman recounts her confidence in the match between the contenders, declaring her husband the world’s greatest champion. She confirms the birth of their baby, and expresses happiness about the victory, planning a quiet family celebration at Cook’s ranch.
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Cook
Tam
Bob
Corbett Returns Home to Large Admirers Crowd at Ferry
San Francisco March 1. Jim Corbett, defeated but hopeful, arrived at 9 30 last night after leaving the scene of his loss. A large crowd met him on the ferry landing. He appeared dejected yet determined to fight again, asserting Fitzsimmons will face him once more and vowing to win the next bout.
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Bob
Firesimmins
Sol
Ninantegini
Drs. Fitzsimmons
Corbett
Chrit Ne
Seb
Cordeu
Ara. Fitzsimmons
Plattens
Bett
Fitzsimmons
Cat
FRR
Race
Bov
San Francisco
Pompadour
Dim Corbett
Ble
Fitzsimons
Jia
Jia Says That He Will Force Fitestemeona
Jim
Money Won and Lost in San Francisco Fights
In San Francisco on March 18 a narrative estimate of about $15,000 was wagered across focal pool rooms on three boxing bouts. Major Frank McLaughlin reportedly netted around $20,000 from Fitzsimmons victory, backing Corbett’s foe for years. Adolph Spreckels and Riley Grannan also profited, while Ed Purser backed Corbett and saw his colt Rey del a Tierra win at Oakland at 60 to 1.
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San Francisco
Focal Pool
Monty
Ldv
Corbett
Frank McLaughlin
Fitzsimmons
Cornighman
America
Adolph Spreckels
Riley Grannan
Caily
Hawking
Ed Purser
Bel
Rey Dela Tierra
Oakland
Present Plan on Cuban Filibustering Vessels Probed
Washington officials held a lengthy conference on Cuban filibustering expeditions. The president and advisers weighed enforcement of neutral shipping laws and cleared vessels suspected of aiding filibusters. Attorney General McKenna and Secretaries Sherman Long and Gare joined the discussion. A patrol in the Behring Sea was also debated with no final decision.
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Washington
Mareh
Dauntless
Smekeam
Sec
Sherman
Long and Gare
McKenna
Berhing Sea
Ball of Fire Dives 75 Feet Die in Florida Lake
In Jacksonville Pin the Nish diver Brodie Williams jumped from a 75 foot tower into Lake Worth in Palm Beach. He struck bottom and died within hours. The note also mentions Turner of Compton Missouri reporting a cure for piles using DelWitt's Witch Hazel Salve.
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Williamz
Jacksonville
Pin
Brodie Williams
Lake Worth
Ait Palm Beach
Turner
Compton
DelWitt
G. W. Stansfield
Kansas
Lyman J. Gages Romance Second Marriage Tale
Washington reports a curious romance involving Lyman J. Gage. His brother Lloyd Gage, a delicate health case, was once a suitor for Mrs. Lloyd Gage. After Lloyd’s death and a separation, Lyman proposed to Mrs. Gage by telegraph and she answered Yes. They met in Denver for the wedding plans and ceremony.
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Washington
Lyman J. Gage
Mr Gage
Lloyd G. Gage
Art Gage
Miss Lansing
Gane
Lloyd Gage
San Francisco
Florida
Strapens
Gage
Denver
Society Leaders Move to Slums in Crawfordsville
Professor Addivan A. Ewing of Wabash College and his New England wife shocked Crawfordsville society by leaving fashionable streets for Goose Nibie slums. Once Amherst instructor, Ewing will run a social settlement and chapel with students to reform the quarter.
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Crawfordsville
Ind
Addivan A. Ewing
Wabash Collie
New England
Amherst
Waboxh College
Ewing
Suintain
Nibbi
Damaged Corn Losses Rumor Galveston Elevator
Galveston Texas March 18 official say about 50 000 bushels of belted corn may be total loss at the Galveston Wharf elevator with estimated damage around 6000 bushels. Galveston Export company disputes loss saying corn was sound and No 2 grade and damage due to poor management and leaky building. About 200 000 bushels stored may be affected though extent unknown. A conference resulted in a plan for an expert examination at 2 pm tomorrow to report findings.
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Galveston
Tex
Galveston Wharf Company
Uday
Galveston Export Company
Pyramid Pile Cure Offers Painless Radical Relief
An advertisement extols the Pyramid Pile Cure as a painless treatment for all forms of piles, claiming it provides immediate relief and a radical cure without surgery. It contrasts with harmful opiate treatments and surgical options, touting affordability and safety. Produced by the Pyramid Drug Co. of Albany, New York, and sold by druggists at small cost.
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Tw Pyramid Drug Co
Albing
Bich
Japan to Mourn Crown Prince Death Kept Secret
Captain S A Day reports in San Francisco that the crown prince of Japan is dead and mourning across the empire follows the empress dowager’s death. Rumors of smallpox in the palace circulate while official word remains restricted to diplomatic circles.
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San Francisco
S. A. Day
United States Army
Fort Mason
Port Canby
Wye
Japan
Peru
Saya
Captain Day
Yokohama
Kinto
Ashe
Day Sach
Toi
Duel With Swords In Paris Park St Ouen
A sword duel in St Ouen park in Paris between Chevalier Fin of the Italian school and M. Thomeguex, a French enthusiast, followed a letter insult. The clash lasted about thirty minutes with Fin briefly disarming Thomeguex before Thomeguex wounded Fin in the face and the duel ended.
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Paris
Park St Ouen
Chevalier Fin
M. ‘Thomeguex
Pint
Robbery at Spokane Jewelry Store Exposes $3,500 Loot
A bold March 18 theft in Spokane robs L Dornberg Jewelry of a tray holding about 3.60 in diamond rings after a powder to the clerk blinds him, allowing a swift getaway. The tale follows unrelated ads and notices on excursions, a masquerade ball, and travel and health promotions amid the city’s sidewalks.
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Spokane
Wash
L Dornberg
Max Goldstein
Goldstein
Munyon's Cold Cure Claims Wide Cold Relief
An 19th century ad style note touts Munyon's Cold Cure as treating all forms of cold ailments in the head and body. It promises relief from various vague symptoms and offers a stated price of 5 cents.
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Munyon
Mills in Alabama new mills nearly completed
March 18 Montgomery reports a New England syndicate pursuing Huntsville mill sites and a $1,000,000 project. A large cotton factory is planned in Walker County on land donated by Colonel Ben Long and the Cordova Land Company. The Gent Pennsylvania company will build a $600,000 mill with 609 acres donated for fuel and timber.
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Montgomery
Aml
New
Cordova Land Company
Pennsylvania
Gent
Colonel Long
Cordova Land Senna
Ancient Fifth Century Map Found in Medeba
Edwin S. Wallace US consul at Jerusalem reports a fifth century mosaic map of Palestine and the land of Canaan found at Medeba near Nebo. Visitors could view but not photograph. officials worry over potential damage before preservation. The discovery may impact understanding of Holy Land geography.
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Egypt
Holy Land
Puttam Cady
Edwin
Wallace
United States
Jerusalem
Jordan
Medeba
Mount Nebo
Berpt
Palestine
Medebs
Jznoramabes
Missing Actress Alice Pierce in New York
March 18 report states 15 year old actress Alice Pierce from Tess of the D Urbervilles company with Minnie Maddern Fiske is missing for over 24 hours. She was last seen at the Victoria hotel annex where she and her mother reside after leaving the Fifth Avenue theater after finishing her role. Police and family seek her whereabouts as no trace has been found.
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Alice Pierce
Minnie Maddern Fiske
New York
Fifth Avenue Theater
Victoria Hotel Annex
Alice
Abraham Digpirberville
Tees
Landlandy
Joan
Historian McMasters to present new US history in Chicago
Prof J B Mc Masters of the University of Pennsylvania travels to Chicago with a manuscript for a new school history of the United States. The work, bound by patriotism, is being reviewed by a Grand Army of the Republic committee assembled to assess whether Civil War treatment in current textbooks is unpatriotic.
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Chicago
J. B. Mc
University of Pennsylvania
United States
Grand Army of the Republic
St. Paul
Beecher's First Church to Be Torn Down for Progress
Indianapolis March 18 The church where Henry Ward Beecher preached is slated for demolition to make way for new buildings. Beecher led it as pastor when Indiana's finest church favored him, earning $800, while the governor got 1300 a year with a private secretary. Other items note government aid to workers in Mexico and Ella Russell to sing at the White House with a March arrival and a guest list including diplomatic corps and cabinet officials.
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Indianapolis
Henry Ward Beecher
Beecher
Indiana
Ella Russell
White House
New York
Mektinieys
Bart
Diplomatic Corps
Beauf ort Cemetery Superintendent Transferred to Antietam
From Antietam to Beaufort Fingerstown March 18 Captain George Hees for ten years superintendent of Antietam National Cemetery has been ordered by the battlefield commission to assume the supervision of the national cemetery at Beaufort C. The superintendent of the Beaufort cemetery will be transferred to Antietam.
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Antietam
Beaufort Fingerstown
George Hees
Antietam National Cemetery
Eberpabare
Battle Field Commission
National Cemetery
Heauhfort
3. C
Beaufort Cemetery
Dangers of the Grip and Chamberlain’s Cough Remedy
The article warns that La Grippe can lead to pneumonia but notes that with reasonable care and Chamberlain's Cough Remedy the danger is avoided. It claims tens of thousands used the remedy with no pneumonia cases, asserts its preventive and curative value, and mentions 5, 10, and 25 cent sizes are available.
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Chamberlain
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription for female health
An advertisement touts Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription as a cure for female disorders and general weakness. It claims strong health and attractiveness depend on female organs, asserts the product fixes symptoms as a single cure, and cites decades of practice and thousands of testimonials from women.
Lord Talbot's Trip To Reach Arctic Regions
Lord Talbot and his party arrived in New York and plan a northern expedition toward the Arctic. Accompanied by his brother Arthur and a valet Betts, they will travel from New York to Alaska and northern Mexico seeking musk oxen and aiming to push farther north than any explorer. A prize from the London Zoological Society awaits if a live musk ox is captured.
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Musken
New ‘York
J. ‘Tathor Cutton
Duke of Norfolk
Nate Marshal
Nort Pole
Arthur
Betts
Beria
Alaska
Mexico
Lord Lonsdale
Brit America
Ashabagka
Bates
Koourapibes Society
Arctic
Anyon
Shick
London Zoologian Society
Hettie Green A Worker Financier Aids Son in Pati Washington
Mrs Hottie Breen arrives in Washington to back her son Eddie in a bid tied to political ambition. The piece notes Eddie as state governor hopeful, with potential future ties to a U S Senate race, while Hettie’s influence is described as crucial but unclear in outcome.
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Pati Washington
Hottie Breen
Weahington
Eddie
Texas
Nereen
Exidie
Ostate
United States Senate
Indians Kill Alcalde in Oaxaca Village Conflict
Indigenous people in the town of Wietz in Oaxaca fatally harmed the local alcalde after claiming he had smallpox. They said their drastic action was necessary to prevent taxation enforcement and to stop the spread of disease.
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Mexico
Sadtle
Oaxica
Wietz Village
Eentre
Mystic Cure for Rheumatism Promises Quick Relief
An advertisement hawks Mystic Care for rheumatism claiming rapid, systemic cure. It asserts immediate disappearance of disease, benefits from a single bottle, with testimonials from T. F. P. Anthony of Prouise City and a Topeka druggist.
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T. FP
Anthony
Prouise
Towa
Swift & Holliday
Drugeiite
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
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Wellesley College
Philadelphia
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