New elk species discovered in Olympia mountains expedition
A three month field party led by Prof Se. Billott reports two new elk subspecies in the Olympia mountains near Mount Olympus, with colossal antlers and distinct features from known Faulkies. The expedition notes glacier rumblings, rare trout caught in Lake Crescent, and plans to send specimens to Chicago for study.
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Pileid
Olympia Mountains
Beattle
Billott
Santina
Ted
Tir
Elliott
Mount Olympus
Great Glacier
Olympus
Lake Crescent
Willost
Angells
Chicago
New York Society Attends Tumbling Sale at Madison Garden
On November 9 in New York, a society event at Madison Garden featured a charity sale of seats. Attendance was sparse, bidders paid extra, and many boxes remained unsold as the auction stalled with few eager buyers.
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York
Madison Garden
Hide
Eltboukh
Stuart's Digestive Tablets touted as best dyspepsia cure
A historical ad claims Stuart's Tiyapepaia Pallet and Deapepsin Tablets digest food regardless of stomach function. It presents testimonials from Peoria and Barnald/Vio and offers a free book by Stuart Co, urging readers to try the remedy for relief and nourishment.
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Stuart
Peoria
Barnald
Vio
Gtuari
Stuart Ce
Gould Family Box at Hones Show Fetches $1570
Auction records show Frank Crane as auctioneer guiding a sale where George Gould’s box figures prominently. Bids climbed to $419 for a prime box, with agents and bidders from J Edward Micke taking part. The day ended with a total of $1570, a sharp drop from last year’s nearly $8000 higher total.
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George
Edwin Gould
Ut & Bid
Hones
Frank Crane
Wien
Alem Weiry Vole
Alow
Doa. Larkins
J. Edward Ad~ Micke
George Gould
New Linseed Oil Trust Plans Market Control
The Linseed Oil Trust reorganizes with new plants to control the market. Capital stock rises to 317,500,000 with 37,500,000 to be distributed to present stockholders. Underwriting of the remaining 20,000,000 is backed by strong interests linked to Central Trust Company.
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Chicago
Tinewed Ol Company
M Banus
Strome
Central Trust Company
Fiss
ESC
hEnert i
Howal
Desert the Ship at Wortslk Yards Buffalo Uprising
Nearly 200 men quit the Buffalo yards in New York amid mutiny claims following harsh treatment and neglect. Sailors describe long service expectations and unsafe conditions, with several detailing coercive orders and collective desertion to protest conditions.
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Buffalo
Wortslk Yards
New York
Pay for pew seats at Paulist church clash over seating
New York parishioners of the Paulist Fathers at Stelleth Street and Columnus Avenue are told they must pay for pews going forward. The notice outlines ticket purchases and fees, with complaints about congregants choosing seats without paying. Regular renters face 20 to 25 cent charges at certain hours, while non-regulars pay 5 to 7 cents for seating.
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New York
Paulist Fathers
Stelleth Street
Columnus Avenue
The Sun's Power Test Aims to Transmit Electricity
New York nov 9 a practical test is planned for a Thomas Edison era style air transmitted electrical force by Nikoln Testa of a discov ery claim. He works in East Houston street refining details for a trial to prove power can travel through air to any point on earth. The inventor seeks a public demonstration and expo in the United States and Europe to show potential transmission over long distances and to shores and works.
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New York
Nikoln ‘Testa
Testa
East
Houston Street
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Mta
Creusat
France
Oni
Gad Sr. Vesia
United States
Paris
Tesis
Wiic
Enini
Talndt
Europe
Ehansanle
Jon
Chicago
Duc
Mand
Birleueria
Ian Belew
Srenla
Roos
Ghathi
Before Baby Is Born Book Offered Free to Women
An old promotional notice urges women to request a free booklet titled Before Baby is Born from Bradwell Regulator Atlanta GA. It speaks of a mother’s joy and fear, promising essential guidance and reassurance during pregnancy. It invites readers to send their address to receive the book at no charge.
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Atlanta
Fitz Shows Off as Valet in Mullican Guards Ball
Chicago on Nov 5 reports champion Bob Fitzsimmons taking on a valet role in the Mullican Guards Ball. He imitates the real article, delivers lines, and participates in a bar room scene with champagne cases, a newsboy, and a drunken father.
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Chicago
Bob Fitz— Shomans
Yale
Pugistst
Hell
the Albarn
Bru
Bob
Prince of Wales
Ted Sloan
Fitz
Angis
Bratfigan Guards
Fits
Don
Nix Bae
Ham
Yank
Kenny
Tim
Son of Perdition novel described with Judas and Mary Magdalene
New York reports Dr. William A. Hammond plans to publish The Son of Perdition a novel portraying Judas Iscariot in love with Mary Magdalene. The work, framed as historically accurate, links Judas to influence over Emperor Tiberius and Pontius Pilate, and contrasts with Ben Hur in tone and aim.
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New York
William A. Hemmond
United States Army
Judas Iscariot
Mary Magdalene
Jacax
Judas
Tiberius
Pontius Pilate
Judea
Hammond
Pontius Plate
Mary
Lew Wallace
Ben Far
Krewanee’s Long Sleeper Relapses in Trance at Kewanee
Mrs Havens of Kewanee Ti relapsed into a long sleep after awakening on September 3 from a 108 day sleep. Recent efforts to arouse her failed. During the prior sleep she reported sensations along the body and appeared in good health before the relapse.
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Donation Offer Sets Endowment Challenge at Monmouth College
Rev Riley M Lit Ge of Chicago a wealthy donor arrives in Monmouth to offer 350 000 dollars to the college trustees on the condition they raise an equal sum by commencement day next June. The gift funds chairs of literature and sociology currently held by Mrs Jennie Logue Campbell and Russell Graham. Trustees accept and will act to meet the condition. James Law previously gave 1000 dollars to the new auditorium dedicated in June 1897.
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Chicago
Riley M. Lit Ge
Monmouth
James Law
Monmouth College
Jennie Logue Campbell
Russell Graham
Law
Druce Estate Exhumation Case Heads to Appeal
Mrs Anne Maria Druce seeks to exhume a coffin marked T Druce to prove her claim to the Druce estate. The probate order, deemed unappealable, upheld the coffin as the remains of her father-in-law, prompting further challenge on the source of the great Australis bound title in dispute.
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London
Court of
Appesia
Uim
Anne Maria Drees
Thomas C. Druce
Hignite
Australis
Duke of Portland
Druce
T. Druce
Cotsa
Vedas
Goulds Lease Kemp Mansion in New York
Edwin Gould has leased the Kemp mansion at 720 Pitts Avenue for ten years. He plans to entertain there during the season. The Goulds, married, have a town house on Forty-seventh Street near Fifth Avenue and a country seat at Dobbs Ferry.
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Goulds Leass
Kemp
New York
Pitts Avenue
Edwin Gould
Atta
Gould
Forty-seventh Street
Fith Avenue
Dobbs Ferry
Election Judge Shot Sparks Greenwood Race Riot
In Greenwood South Carolina an election judge Hoar Ethridge was killed and T P Tolbert and several Black individuals were mortally wounded in a riot after a voting dispute. White vigilantes armed themselves as violence spread. Tolbert was badly wounded and his nephew killed. additional whites were wounded in ambush shootings.
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Greenwood
S. C
Lati Sir Lines
r.Ethridge
Phoenis
John HR
Tolbert
Fr. L. Tolbert
Phoenix
M. 3
Younger
Crosswell Fleming
Mr. Bmilier
Service Men of the Spanish War Society Formed in Lexington
A new society named The Service Men of the Spanish War organized in Lexington aims to mirror the Grand Army of the Republic for Spanish-American War veterans. Capt Wilson L Davenny drafts Articles of Incorporation with a distinguished group of officers from multiple states and units.
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Lexington
Grand Army of the Republic
Wilson L. Davenny
First Army Corps
Davenny
RW. Leonard
New York
George W. Gunder
One Hundred and Sixtieth Idiana
Thomas J. Smith
Kentucky
M. H. McCord
William H
Tiny Burleson Baby Draws Citywide Rapture
In Burleson a two pound perfectly formed newborn delights residents. George King, a shoemaker, and his wife at 309 Clarkson street celebrate a midget child admired by Seung men and local ladies and goggled by older folks. Doctors expect the infant to live and grow normally.
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Burleson
Daly
George
King
Clarkson Street
Trusty testimonial touts Morrow’s Kidney Rem edy
An elderly Topeka reader from Saginaw Michigan recounts dramatic relief after using Morrow's Kid-ne-olds and Kid-ne-cids for kidney pain backache and nervousness. He claims rapid benefit and urges others to try the remedies, noting prices 50 and 25 cents and availability through John Gee & Co.
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Topeka
North Street
Saginaw, Mich
Morrow
Mr. West
Swift & Holiday
Price
Johnee & Co
Springfield
Girls Growing Taller Causes New Fashion at Weddings
New York observes a rising trend of taller brides towering over their grooms at fashionable weddings. College officials and designers note a measurable height increase among American women over the past two decades, with Barnard Bryn Mawr and other sources citing several inches more on average. Tailors report more patrons, especially young women in their early twenties, taller than five feet ten inches with proportionate figures, signaling a shifting standard of bridal height.
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New York
Dave Hennen Morris
George Vanderbilt
Marle Churchill
Countess of Crave
Miss Whitney
Mari-borough
Dear
Smulth
Barnard College
Barhard
Euthnasium
Dean Smith
Bryn Mawr
Vaudeville Cars to Travel Trains in 1899 America
New York reports that forthcoming luxury vaudeville cars will ride on through trains, with Lehigh Valley and Nickel Plate as first operators. The Black Diamond Express will host the first theater car on April 1, 1899, built for manager John F. Harley. Performances will fit in compact spaces, with concerts and vaudeville acts, priced like regular theater seats. The concept aims to attract travelers seeking entertainment on the move, inspired by religious societies holding services during journeys.
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New York
John F. Harley
Slmpler
Harley
Christian Endeavor
Leiter Still a Bull in Wheat Market Claims
New York dispatch quotes Joseph Leiter of Chicago saying December wheat will fall due to heavy forest orders, not speculative manipulation. Cape Town reports Prime Minister Schreiner proposes a perpetual yearly fund for the imperial navy, cheered in the assembly.
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New York
Joseph Leiter
Chicago
Ieee
Gspe
Cape Town
Schreiner
Miss Goelet to Wed In Earl’s Match in New York
The rich heiress Miss Goelet is rumored to wed the Earl of Shaftesbury. At 29 she is said to gain control of a 320 million fortune, while her brother and she currently live on a 10 million income with plans to advance her brother’s engagement. The couple are reportedly visiting in Fife with the Countess of Mar and Kelile aboard the Earl’s estate in Drin?castle. The Earl’s family is noted for philanthropy and prominence in Britain.
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New York
Mins Bay
Gisset
Shaftesbury
Mins Goelette
Ameren
Abe
Miss Goedet
Earl
Mar
Finher
Kelile
Alioa Mruse
Pifeshire
Miss Goelet
Rneland
Charles
Carolinas
America
Bretani
St. Giles Houev
Perished in Quicksand near East Hebron
Eugene Weidman was found dead in quicksand in a swamp near East Hebron Coudersport Pa after missing five days. A note written by him as he sank described his inability to drink water yell for help and his prayer for end. Woodsmen nearby heard calls as the man faded and pondered his plan to build a home on a forest plot.
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Eweidman
Coudersport
Eugene Weidman
A & Ewamp
Hebron
Ali
Weidman
Toneve
Weidrman
Miond
Hie Farsiv
Musketeers Adaptation Impresses at Her Majesty’s Theater
Sydney Grundy’s adaptation of Dumas The Musketeers, staged last night by Mr. ser hotur Trya in London, drew complete success. Mrs Brown-Dotter’s Miladi performance was praised as a notable improvement over her earlier roles.
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Mr. Tree
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