Reducing Pills Advertised by Loring Co. in 1890s Missourian Card
An advertisement from Lucy Frost Murdoch of Kansas City Missouri promotes Dr Idinons Reduce Germ Killer Tablets and Cordial reducing treatments. The notice touts weight loss claims, health improvements, and testimonials including Mrs Oliver of St Louis, with references to a factory and mail order from Abbott Loring Germ Killer Tablets at 355 Base Corner Street Beat on in Boston.
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Kanass City
Chicago
Ana
Sydra Oliver
Et Loula
Loring
Lucy Frost Murdock
Fdlson
Timran
Itenet
Ali
Idinon
Bhatt Loring
Abbott Loring
Ereimeaniy
Epsia Tablevs
Coes Box
Heart Tanists
Haleon
Cracking Good Ship Topeka Revealed In War Era Report
New York May The United States warship Topeka lies at the Tompkinsville marn or war anchorage described as a cracking good ship an excellent sea boat powerful and fast capable of sixteen knots daily. Details note twin screws compound engines and armament plans with rapid fire rifles and exuler guns stated. Lieutenant Knapp comments on deck layout ammunition and readiness as Topeka heads to navy yard for fitting and crew.
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New York
May
United States
Topeka
Tompkinsville
Faust
Élentesn
Snd
Lieni Knapp
Ataf
Bereste
Liutenant Knapp
Letov
IV) Navy Yard
Take It Out of Manila Postage Debt Showdown
The Washington May report notes an audited postal balance with Spain of about 50.00 due at severance of relations. Spain remains among few nations with unsettled money owed to the United States, the post office department says. Also mentions train schedules between Kansas City and Topeka and the Technian Pacific line.
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Washington
United States
Spain
Enes Nm
Post Office
Deean
Tehnian Pacific
Kansas City
Topeka
D. T
Union Pacific
Bucklee Arnica Salve Offered for Sale by Swift & Holliday
Bucklee's Arnica Salve advertised as best salve for pimples ulcers sores chapped hands and eruptions. Sold by Swift & Holliday with a note about taking the Union Pacific line to Kansas City and travel times to Tupeke and Watson’s Livers.
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Bucklee
Arnica
Pega
Swift & Holliday
Open Sea Signals Spaniards on Way as Scouts Scry
Washington dispatch says Sampson and Schley pursue the Spanish armada toward Porto Rico to meet it offshore. The blockade squadron will patrol Cuban waters while the American scouts race to bind and warn. If the fleet heads for Porto Rico or the U.S. coast, actions will be coordinated to strike and hamper the warships. The fleet left Cape Verde last Friday and may reach Porto Rico by Saturday.
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Chicago
Times-Herald
Washington
Admiral Sampson
Porto Rico
Watson
Cuban
Havana
Schley
Porto Mico
United States
Commodore Schiey
Nish
St Louis
Harvard
Atlantic
St Paul
Cape Verde Islands
St. Vincent
Porto Hico
Cable repair expert explains locating breaks in undersea line
Chicago May 6 Charles H Summers electrician of Western Union Telegraph company discusses interruption to the cable between Hong Kong and Manila. He says with delicate instruments breaks can be located within miles and that tests near Mackinaw Strait have identified faults within feet. repairs may require steamers from distant ports and delays.
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Chicaeo
Charies H. Summers
Western Union Telegraph Company
Hone Kong
Manta
Hong Kom
Hong Kong
City of Pekin Built as Navy Repair Vessels Unit
The Navy orders Wm. T. Capps, at Union Tronworks San Francisco, to prepare the steamer City of Pekin for service with Commodore Dewey at Manila. Pekin will carry machine tools steel plate and materials for rapid repairs at sea and to raise or repair ships in distress.
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Pekin
Dewey
Washington
Secretary of the Navy
Wm. T. Capps
Union Tronworks
San Francisco
Navy Department
Manila
Denlys
Madrid alarmed over new Spanish admiral Holsta flag
Anxiety runs high in Madrid over Admiral Holsta and his flag. Reports say Por to Rico fate hangs on Sampson squadron heading to San Juan. Cadiz commander Camerera may resign, fueling Spanish naval tensions and discontent with Pelayo’s reserve squadron.
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Madrid
Holsta
Aera
Rico
Ets
Sampson
Suice San Juan
Camerera
Cadiz
Pelayo
Spain
Recruiting the Navy West and South Furnished 104 B Men
Chief Engineer Harris Webster of the naval recruiting board arrived at the navy department to gather personnel for the west and south. He landed 14 good men at Norfolk, enlisted by the board, as Commander Hawing Dr. Persons and Larkin join to open headquarters.
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Washington
Harris Webster
Naval Recruiting Board
Navy
Navy Department
Norfolk
Hawing
Dr. Persons
Hoatswain Larkin
Show White Feather One Third of Boston Artillery Refuses
One third of Massachusetts First heavy artillery, the Boston unit, showed the white feather. After camping at Fort Warren, 209 men returned to Boston aboard the J Putnam Frigate, with most declining to enlist in United States service citing marriage and preference for civilian hotels and tents. Twenty men of Battery KK also refused.
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Boston
May
Dude Regiment
Massachusetts
Fort Warren
United States
J. Putnam
United Srutes
Reardo Eiven
Spanish spies in Terre Haute near telegraph wires
In Terre Haute Indiana two men linked to prior cases were found near a telegraph pole with wires tapped and a farmer overheard them posing as Spanish spies. They claimed to capture the sea and planned to manipulate a race report from New York. A railroad worker and telegraph operator waited for a confederate to place bets as they attempted to divert thousands of dollars to Branville room Stabilefield Tennessee bookmaker.
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Terre
Nework
Branaville
Stabllefield
Tennessee
Chaska Sioux Man Committed Death by Own Action
Niobrara May 6 Samuel Campbell Chaska a full blooded Sioux died by his own action. A Carlisle graduate with high honors ten years earlier he had gained notoriety by marrying Belle Fells, a famed society wife. His life drifted back to the reservation where he sank to a lower status, his wife long departed and he jailed at his death for horse stealing. This was the first known case of a full blood Sioux taking his own life. Through the marriage he linked to a prominent eastern family.
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Niobrara
Samuel Campbell Chaska
Chask
Carlisle
Belle Fells
Gor
Car-lisle
Tadlanegam
Chaaka
East
Thread trusts unite three big combines to control world supply
In New York on a May day the English Sewing Co and a director of the English thread trust returned from the United States where they met with the American Thread Co to plan a new thread trust in this country. They cite sustained price cutting as the motive and anticipate an amicable price arrangement with the English trust.
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New York
May
New Thread Trust
England
Married in Paris to Miss Mary McFadden and Mr. Ro land Conklin
New York dispatch reports the marriage planned in Paris tomorrow of Miss Mary McFadden formerly of Leavenworth Kansas a vocal student in Paris and Mr Ro land Conklin a New York financier. After the ceremony the couple will return to New York.
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New York
Mar
Paris
Mary McFadden
Leavenworth, Kan
Roland Conklin
Mr. Conklin
Fatal fall during Gothenburg circus stunt shocks crowd
In Gothenburg on May 5 a daredevil rider Signor Corradini and his horse were hurled to death after a balloon fire set the tent alight during an aerial act at the industrial exposition. The blaze caused panic among thousands, with injuries to several women and children as fire crews saved much of the tent.
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Gothenburg
Sweden
Signor
Alexander Corradini
Biondin
Norway
Signor Corradini
Sren
Macy
Wid
Young
Signor Corradin
Baby Vanderbilts Task Prompts Ruler of Pride and Wealth
In a bright room at 8 Seplain Street a newborn Vanderbilt baby weighs about ten pounds and sparks wide speculation among New York society. The child, heir to vast fortunes and linked to Astor and Wilson families, could bridge Vanderbilt and Astor factions while potentially inheriting over 25 million dollars.
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New York
Vanderbilt
Cornelite TV
Valdertlits
WilSons
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Jr
Grace Wilson
Cornelius Vanderbilt, Sr
Sinunes
Whitneys
Shepards
Twomblys
Webbs
Wilpons
Goelela
Astors
Belmonts
Society
Cornelius Vanderbilt
Hawker F. T. Wilson
Vanderbilt Raiload
Vanderbilts
M. Orme Wilson
Caroline Astor
Geden Goelet
Duke of Marlborough
England
Henest Vanderbilt
Seidl's Successor Contenders for New York Orchestras
In New York speculation swirls over who will lead the Philharmonic, Metropolitan, and Permanent orchestras after Anton Seidl. Walter Damrosch and Emil Paur top the list, with reports from Boston implying Paur may move to New York as Damrosch’s supporters dispute the choice. The Philharmonic vote approaches. Seidl’s successors for the other orchestras likely follow.
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New York
Anton Seidl
Walter Damrosch
Emil Paur
Boston Symphony
Boston
Paur
Damarosch
William Gerscke
Col. Higginson
Fine Orchestral Society
Paul
Philharmonic Society
Seldl
Yale Boys Buy Guns for Cruiser Yale
The sons of Eli in New Haven plan to gift cruiser Yale two Maxim guns. Graduates and students have raised over $3,000, with total donations expected to exceed $5,000. The guns will be mounted forward and bear simple inscriptions noting their origin.
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New Haven
Conn
Eli
Yale
Milwaukee will probate vast An gus Smith estate
The will of An gus Smith valued between 1 and 4 million dollars was filed for probate in Milwaukee. The widow takes the homestead and 100000 cash or railroad bonds to yield annual income. John Henry Sheldon receives 208 bonds and the rest goes to his son Jesse Hoyt Stith, with heirs and later distribution to siblings if needed. The mixed text includes a time schedule blurb for a Pacific rail line.
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Milwaukee
Angus Smith
Jesse Hoyt Stith
Samuel Latte Satin
Will Abdicate. Apartments Reserved For Her at Vienna Hotel
Vienna reports apartments reserved for the queen regent of Spain at a Vienna hotel if she arrives before palatial rooms are ready in her brother’s palace. Telegrams from Count Dubski indicate she is waiting for a suitable moment to depart Spain without harming her son’s interests. Madrid papers warn of social upheaval as the Liberal party urges change citing weak leadership and worn intellects governing the country.
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London
Vienna
The
Daily Telegraph
Spain
Madrid
Count Dubski
el Liberal
Flag in a Tree Key West Report of Leyden raid in Cuba
The tug Leyden off Key West carried an interpreter to Cuba to contact insurgents while under fire from Spanish cavalry and a blockhouse. Ammunition and dynamite were landed, a gunboat supported the operation, and shots damaged the Leyden’s smokestack as Spanish troops retreated.
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Key West
Leyden
Cuba
Gelat
Wilmington
Fayelrymen
Troops Served Hot Roast at Camp McKinley
Des Moines volunteers supplied hot roast beef chicken radishes onions potatoes bread butter jelly bananas oranges coffee and cream to 3000 men at Camp McKinley. The weather was extremely cold. Hospital corps took precautions against sickness. Governor Shaw reviewed the troops.
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Des Moines
Camp McKinley
Shaw
Battle Fleet Moves to Face Spanish Squadron
A large naval shift moves the New Orleans to Commodore Schley’s Hampton Roads squadron replacing the Columbia. The fleet appears transformed from a patrol to a battle force capable of meeting Spanish armored cruisers. If reinforced by torpedo vessels, Schley may pursue the Spanish squadron sailing from Cape Verde.
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Washington
Naval Department
New Orleans
Schley
Hampton Roads
Columbia
Sedley
Cape Verde
Bedley
Grain-O A coffee substitute advertised for all ages
An old ad extols Grain-O as a pure grain drink that can replace coffee and suit new and young people. It claims it spoils sleep less and promotes taste like coffee. Sizes and prices 15 and 25 cents are noted with station names Denver and Colorado Springs Santa Fe line.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Puthio
Santa Fe
Pullmss Palace
Palma Favored as Cuba’s First President Despite Gomez Ambitions
The article argues Tomas Estrada Palma is best suited to lead Cuba as its first president after independence. It notes Palma’s diplomacy and reformist integrity, contrasting him with Gen. Gomez who is unlikely to take the civil chief role. Palma’s past as secretary of state and plenipotentiary delegate shapes expectations for a peaceful transition.
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Cuba
Republic of Cuba
Gomez
Washington
United States
Republic
Cubens
Cubs
Bax Domingo
New Republic
Tomas Estrada Palma
Ben Franklin
Franklin
Estrada Palma
Pain
Spain
Palma
Diney
Ins
Republic of
Demoralized Spanish troops alarm Cuban coast forts
The steamship Ely reports utter demoralization of Spanish soldiers along the Cuban coast near Cumanera. Civilians flee, plantations burned, and funds seized for troops pay as forts and cannon age are questioned. Captain Perarn notes rope rail fence forts and outdated artillery while British consul Brooks aids American interests.
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Spain
New York
Ely
Perarn
Cumenera
Kingston
Jamaica
Blenco
Morrow's Discovery in Kidney Health Ends Terror of Disease
The article extols Morrow's Kidneyids as a cure and preventive for kidney troubles. It cites back pain as an early warning sign and features W H Vivian of Springfield Ohio, who reports relief after using the product. Sold in yellow sealed boxes at 50 cents each or six for $2.50 through The Herb Medicine Co. Springfield Ohio.
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Gtrine
Ivan Wiening
Tven
Duner
Bright
John Morrow
Morrow
W.H. Vivian
West Main Street
Springfield
Ohio
Tbs
Herb Medicine Co
Spingfield
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Ey Prost Murdock
East Eighth
Kensas City
Evans
Beaton
Mess
Glese
Limited
Act P. Ti
Tupeke
Watson's
Tth
van Buren
Battin
Ocean Scouts
Schley and
West
Michigan Volunteera
Chaska
Eilis
Leavenworth
Baby Vanderbilt
Seidl
Thlon Pacific
Kansas Citri
Poebio
Forster
Beecham
Physiciana
Harrison Sts
Gentry
Astor
Ludyte Astor
Moreine
Wes
Pic Avenue
Fie Conde
John Jacul Astor
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