Rumor on Philippine Islands Sale by Germany
A Chicago Tribune item speculates that Germany may buy the Philippine archipelago including Luzon Mindanao and Sulu, challenging American and Spanish claims. It questions Spain's ability to transfer territories, Germany’s motive, and the U.S. response as naval power and policy shift toward the Pacific loom.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Mone Kong
Germany
Pulu
Larce
Polswan
Mindanao
Borneo
Mindoro
Manila
Cuba
Spain
Gerweeny
Kaiser Woring
Forse
Philippines
United States
Reflections and musings from a midwestern paper page
A collage of witty notes on war fatigue marriage and cooking. It reflects on married life with humor noting a wife’s cooking and a husband’s feints at forgiveness. Includes a humor column on bachelor reflections and a Chicago proverb section about reliability and family dynamics.
A Quip Laden Tirade on Men and Marriage
A fragmentary set of aphorisms jokes about marriage and male conduct. It jokes that a serious mistake is marrying, that men know how a wife should be managed but cannot, that beer fattens yet too much beer makes a man lean, and that actors enjoy the boards while critics insult them. It ends with reflections on aging and punishment.
Distant Thames Oarswoman Melba and Roosevelts Note
Melba is praised as an adept oarswoman based near Marlowe with a headquarters there. A New York correspondent reports Admiral Dewey’s assignment to squadrons upon Roosevelt’s influence, while Albani tours South America. References to Du Paty De Chim and Count de Chim appear with Paris gossip. George H. Vangewater notes NY regiment men in Cubs near Sanwagh once chewed land crabs between hard tack during hunger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wey
George H. Vangewater
Seventy-First New York Regiment
Gold scheme collapses as Brive stockholders convene
In Cleago on September 1, 34 stockholders of the National Metastristicat company, known as the Brive gold factory, gathered at Hara hull to discuss their venture. Edward C. Brive, famed alchemist, has been missing for months amid failed brick producing schemes and waning support. Colwell confirms Brice’s retreat to Washington and May’s Landing with limited contact. the venture’s fate appears sealed as losses mount and Brice’s absence persists.
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Cleago
Metastristicat Company
Brive Guld
Convern
Hara Hull
Saimethine
Hable
Dros
Edward C. Brive
Mir Hrice
Lowe Avering
Brice
Dings Landing
Jersey
Im Shhemt
Mra
Jennie Col
Calumet Avena
Mrr
Colwell
Ete
Washington
May
Hue
No Room in School Causes New York Enrollments Delays
Thousands of New York children will miss access to school as construction stalls spread citywide. Delays stem from Corporation Counsel John Whalen and zoning and occupancy rulings that halted 30 percent of property progress. Contractors halted work, leading to overcrowded districts and desks unavailable for many students.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
John Whalen
Whielen
Ayia Suwa
Farmer Kills Wife After Being Chided for Intoxication
Enraged farmer shoots and mortally wounds his wife following a quarrel over his drunkenness. Neighbors and bystanders attempt to intercede as the scene unfolds in the farmyard. Authorities arrest the assailant as onlookers gather. An unrelated note mentions electric fans as a new feature on Santa Fe Route dining cars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cresef
Ging
George Sugerang
Wenig
Miss Girrerds Hearing Amuses in Supreme Court
Bettina Girard daughter of General Albert Ord Way spent a brief outing from St Xavier's sanitarium and laughed at the habeas corpus hearing over her confinement for a year. Judge Braver heard the case with A H Hummel arguing for release as the commitment papers were questioned. Tomorrow she faces another hearing as she remains at the institution.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Supreme Court
New York
Bettina Girard
Albert Ord Way
St. Xaviers Sanitarium
Braver
Ilegal
John &. Pine
A. H. Hummel
Twin Cities Jubilee Opens as 200000 Attend Minneapolis Celebration
Minneapolis hosts a harvest festival jubilee with 200000 visitors from Innesote and nearby. streets adorned with arches and reviewing stands. The rush includes an industrial parade, bicycle races featuring Linette and Dot Farnsworth, and anticipation of Minnesota regiments returning to join in the festivities. An enormous Hawaiian exhibit and relics from Manila and San Mago fill exhibition halls, underscoring prosperity and seasonal harvest pride.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Minneapolis
Minn
Twin Cities
Innesote
Linette
Dot Farnsworth
Lune
Mame
Minnesota
Manjla
San Mago
Sugar-Coffee War Drags Costs Past Seventeen Million
Wall Street reports a prolonged clash between Arbuckle and Havemeyers over the sugar and coffee trusts. Estimates show Sugar trust losses from real estate sales, plant construction, and slumping coffee sales totaling about 5.458 million, while Arbuckle’s side records 4.82 million in costs from woolson mills and a new sugar plant plus lost coffee sales.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Wall Street
Henie
John Arbuckie
Havemeyers
Arbuckle
Hecht
Sugar Trust
Woolson Spice Mills
Brooklyn
Arbuckle Combination
Bankrupt Louis W. Thomas Seeks Relief in District Court
In Louisville Kentucky Jerry W Thomas of Polkville filed a petition in the U S district court praying to be declared bankrupt. Lucy Garrienn sues for 100 damages for breach of promise and a judgment of four dollars was awarded. Thomas lists assets as three suits of clothes and a watch as his entire estate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Jerry Ww. Thomas
Polkville
United States District Court
Lucy Garrienn
Thomas Tas Manasa
Hin Peti
Social Leaders To Wed At Newport Engagement
Newport September 9 announces the engagement of John J. Livermore recently featured as a civic leader and Miss Josephine Brooks daughter of Mr and Mrs H Mortimer Brooks of New York. The couple reside opposite the Brooks estate near Tachiauin owned by banker John O’Brien. Jack’s grandmother the Baroness Seilliers has long been a leading figure in Newport and Paris society.
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Newport
Jack” Livermore
Josephine Brooks
R. L
John J. Livermore
Cvulsion
Mra H. Mortimer Brooks
New York
Brooks
John O'Brien
Vicheyt
Jack
Baroness Seilliers
Paris
Boycott Alton Schools Over Segregated Classrooms
In Alton Illinois on September 4 the long running fight over segregated schooling resumes as families remove colored pupils from two new schools planned for black and white attendance. The two schools stand unused as litigation stalls progress while officials await a court decision. meanwhile Santa Fe Route dining cars gain electric fans.
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Alton
Ill
Board of Education
Thin City
Sleeping Out Every Night From St Louis to Parsons
Mary Schwin, a widow traveling from St Louis to Parsons on foot, slept on the M E T platform near Fort Scott after a 300 mile trek. Police woke her, she explained she begged and worked to survive, carried a small bag, and a clothing shipment to Fort Scott was intercepted. no charges filed.
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St. Louis
Parsons
Fort Scott
Mary Schwin
Policeman Halls Club
Calabouse
Wray
St Louis
Se Halts
Two Twelfth Infantry Band Members Fit for Duty
Twelfth Infantry Band in Santiago suffered severe losses. Only two of twenty four men remained able to report for duty after July 1 fighting. Musician T. B. Bronner, on sick leave from Montauk Point, recalls the band’s role and the first playing of the Star Spangled Banner on Cuban shores amid death and wounds.
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Twelfth Infantry
Santiago
Leavenworth
T. B. Bronner
Montauk Point
Louis Voss
New York
Cuba
Curtis Seeks Government Aid for Fort Leavenworth Plans
Congressman Curtis visited Leavenworth to press federal support for Fort Leavenworth improvements including the Soldiers’ Home and the new prison. Warden French and other prison officials outlined speeding the remaining work by contract, and turning 2600 acres of prison land to the garrison for maneuvering space to better support the infantry cavalry school.
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Fort Leavenworth
Leavenworth
Curtis
Topeka
National Hotel
French
J. M. Alien
Alexander Caldwell
Edward Carroll
John Hannon
A .R. Anthony
W. N. Todd
J. T. Taylor
C.M. Geo
Infantry and Cavalry
Cavalry
Kansas
Bnt
Wholesome advice on Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets
Dr Harlandson endorses Stuart's Dyspepsia Tablets for indigestion loss of appetite sour stomach belching headaches and nervous fatigue. After meals take one or two tablets to aid digestion and build up tissues. A 50 cent package is sold at drug stores or by mail from Stuart Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harlandson
Stuart
Mall
Stuart Co
Fall Line of Colored Wool Dress Goods Arrives
The ad promotes a full fall line of colored wool dress goods with assorted qualities and styles. It lists fabrics including Grace Chameleons, Whip Cord Coverts, Pranella Vigoureaux, Illuminated Poplins, Granite Cloths, Armures, Wool Sstines, Silk and Wool Plaids, Camels Hairs and more. Popular shades such as Cadet, Hoyal, Army, Yale, Navy Blues, Modo, Mouse, Castor Browns, Olives, Mose and Reseda Greens are highlighted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cadet
Army
Yale
Navy
Congress backs new barracks and stables plan
Congress approved increased appropriations to build additional barracks and stables to house a growing garrison. Congressman Curtis pledged full support, and a committee was formed to collect and organize data for the delegation’s use.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Congress
Curtis
Defaulter and Forger Flees Empire City
Carl Andrews former Empire City clerk and ex editor of the Empire Journal disappeared last Friday night. A warrant was issued and an officer will pursue the fleeing felon. Authorities estimate his theft totals between two and four hundred dollars from city funds and local merchants.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
Carl Andrews
Empire
Empire Journal
Andrews
Cines
Tt Ie
J. B. Walters
Cole
Knights and Ladies of Security
Detective Stole a Team Imposter Policeman Fled to Escape Arrest
Galena officers report a man claiming the name M. J. Patilio appeared after a spray of ponies were found a mile west of town. The horses, left without food or water for forty eight hours, were brought to town for care. The incident involved a supposed officer and an attempted escape from arrest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Galena
S Tree
M. J. Patilio
Private Detective’s Statement Ties to Local Affair
A private detective produced a badge and claimed to offer information about the team. He said he worked for Mrs Dan Edeemond, west of the city, promised to return but was later found about a mile and a half west of Galena near a lively halted route. He was captured, brought in, and jailed for investigation into the affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dan Edeemond
Galena
Galt
Chefi
A Quiet Wedding Deaf Mutes United in Marriage
In Wellington on September 9 Grant Gossett of Ransomville and Fannis Krota of Oxford, both deaf and dumb, wed Probate Judge J M Doubleday. The judge, unfamiliar with deaf couples, conducted the ceremony by writing the questions for the couple to read, making it a quiet affair.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wellington
Grant Gossett
Ransomville
Fannis Krota
Oxford
J. M. Doubleday
Court ceremony ends as bride blushes during vows
In a brief courthouse moment the probate judge prepared to proclaim the couple man and wife when a slip of paper caused a pause then the groom nodded to the bride who blushed and glances met the Moor before the groom led her from the courtroom.
Old Men Commit Death by Their Own Hands
Two elderly men in St. Louis committed suicide, one 81 and the other 67, believing they were beyond usefulness. George A Sehman, 81, shot himself while Christian Moser, 67, hanged himself. Both were well off, Seliman living with a son who was a wealthy South Broadway shoe merchant.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Louis
George A Sehman
Christian Moser
Seliman
Son
South Broadway
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Box
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Furman’s Shoe Hoos
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