Spanish Torpedo Fleet Heads Toward Puerto Rico May 7
A cable reports the Spanish torpedo boats Azore Rayo and Aricle sailed from St Vincent for the Canaries and may head to Cuba possibly reaching Puerto Rico about May 7. The flying squadron under Commodore Schley is ready for action with Rear Admiral Sampson to counter any attack on the American coast or Cuban blockades.
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Washington
Azore
Rayo
Aricle
St. Vincent
Canaries
Cuba
Puerto Rico
New York
Washinton
Schley
Naval War Board
Sehley
Sampson
Enlistment Call for Two-Year Cavalry Regiment
Washington April 30. Jay L. Torrey urges northwest riders and marksmen to recruit for the Second United States volunteer cavalry. Applicants must be 18 to 40, in good character, physically sound, and skilled horsemen and marksmen. He promises first class arms and equipment and emphasizes industrious patriotism and daily work. The tympanum remark closes the letter.
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Washington
Jay L. Torrey
Northwest
United States Volunteer Cavalry
Louisiana Volunteers at Camp Near New Orleans Race Track
The First Regiment of Louisiana volunteers under Colonel Stevens went into camp at the race track. The Second Regiment follows tomorrow to meet the state quota. Reports say three companies of regular infantry are to be sent to forts along the gulf coast.
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New Orleans
Louisiana Volunteers
Stevens
Gulf Coast
Governor calls extra session for Vermont troops funds
Chester Vermont May 2 Governor Grout orders an extra legislative session on May 5 to provide funds for subsistence and transport of Vermont troops. The state militia will be mobilized on Sunday May 7 at Battleboro.
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Chester
Grout
Vermont
Battleboro
Court action over exclusive use of PITCHER'S CASTORIA trade mark
Dr Samuel Pitcher of Hyannis Massachusetts asserts exclusive rights to the words CASTORIA and PITCHER'S CASTORIA. The original product bears CHAS H FLETCHER signature on wrappers and is claimed to be used in American homes for over thirty years. The Centaur Company led by H Fletcher is cited as the only authorized holder. A March 8 1897 declaration is included.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Castoria
Samuel Pitcher
Hyannis
Massachusetts
Pitcher’s Castoria
Chas
H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
M.D
Catarrh Cure Claim and Testimonial Offer
Readers are told Hall's Catarrh Cure treats a constitutional disease by acting on blood and mucous surfaces. The firm offers one hundred dollars for any uncured case and invites testimonials. Also notes a 28 pound ball unearthed near Alexandria, Virginia from 1812.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Th. Hall
Alexandria
Allen's Foot Ease Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Shake into yuck shore a ilen's Foot-Fase a powder for the feet cures painful swollen smarting feet and instantly takes the sting out of corns and bunions. It is the greatest comfort discovery of the age. Allen's Foot-Ease maker says new shoes feel easy and it relieves chilblains sweating dampness and hot tired feet. Over 10 000 testimonials claim cures. Try today. Bold by druggists and shoe stores. Mail for 25c stamps. Trial package free. Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Ilen
Ailen
Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Beets to Sugar and Historical Health Claims
Readable fragments mention beet sugar origins dating to 1747 and various vintage patent medicine style claims. Item references include Dr. Kline's nerve remedy ads, Philadelphia addresses, and claims about incarceration penalties abroad. The text also notes Irish bog reclamation, early stockings, and gypsy stereotypes.
Conflicting War News Wide Across Americas and Europe
Reports from the Klondike snow slide toll to 100 and 69 bodies found. John Jacob Astor offers to place Findlay Fort Wayne and Western railway at Indiana state for troop movement. Barboursville Kentucky feuds add five murders. International and domestic notes include Weyler Cuban command plans, Spanish naval activity, and U S Army occupation talks.
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John Jacob Astor
Findlay, Fort Wayne & Western Railway
Indiana
Australia
Barboursville
Baker-Howard
Charles Dilke
England
Spain
Toronto
Pope
Hayti
San Domingo
Indianapolis
Paris
United States
Rock Island
Ohio
Toledo
Atlantic Naval Division
Cuba
Fayetteville
Ark Roentgen Ray
John Guiteras
John Scott
Sandoval
Oklahoma
Fort Sill
Seventh
United States Cavalry
Arizona
All Around Market Report Sees Wide Grain and Produce Quotes
Local and regional market quotations cover wheat oats rye flour hay and dairy items with prices for club and bluestem wheats bulk sacked and toned by location. Also listed are eggs wool butter cheese vegetables poultry meats and metals including lead and lake copper with city prices from Portland Tacoma and San Francisco dated May 2.
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Bluestem
Spokane
California
Portland
Walla Walla
Valley
Tacoma
Insurgent Threats and Philippine Island Exchange Suggestion
The report notes a death or life imprisonment penalty for first degree murder. Officials in Washington fear a fully armed insurgent force could number 50 000 to strike Havara. A Bangkok telegram cites U S Minister Barret proposing exchanging the Philippine islands for Britain’s West Indian colonies after capture.
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Washington
Ha Vara
Bangkok
Siam
United States
Barret
America
Philippine Islands
Great Britain
West India
Washington society charm shown in varied people
A Cabinet Member's Wife notes the charm of Washington society lies in meeting a wide range of people and topics. She contrasts life at home with the capital and explains why many reside in Washington despite lacking formal duties, noting privacy about household expenses and furnishings.
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Washington
Ladies’ Home Journal
Empire
Rich Prize Is Captured Off Key West
The Spanish steamer Guido bound from Corunna to Havana with provisions money for troops was captured by the U S monitor Terror ten miles off Cardenas after a fierce chase. A hit injured a man in the pilot house. The ship carries a large cargo and an iron safe with unknown funds. Estimated value near half a million.
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Key West
Guido
Corunna
Havana
Terror
Cardenas
Machias
Largest land sale in Adams County history to Moore
Ritzville April 20 Mr and Mrs Hf A Moore of Dunlap Iowa visiting their son George C Moore of Adams County bank purchased 12800 acres of railroad lands about twenty five miles west of Ritzville from N P R R land agent Benjamin Martin The plan includes seventeen sections as a stock farm with wells gear pumps and wind engines Strongest local land deal ever made to a single buyer in Adams County.
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Ritzville
Hf. A. Moore
Dunlap
Iowa
George C. Moore
Adams County Bank
Benjamin Martin
Land Department
Moore
Adams County
World Quotes On Faith And Society From Religious Leaders
A collection of brief sermons and reflections from Rev J B Roberts Rev Lyman Abbott Rev B B Tyler Rev J W Ford and others. Topics include faith unselfishness Christian power and the value of faith as a force for personal and social reform with emphasis on Christian trust in America and optimistic Christianity.
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Lyman Abbott
Congregationalist
Brooklyn
N. Y
Jesus Christ
Rev
B. B. Tyler
New York City
Lincoln
J. W. Ford
Troy
Christ
J. H. Fuller
W. E. Barton
Boston
Mass
W. G. Partridge
Baptist
Cincinnati
America
J. N. O'Connor
Philadelphia
Died on Time Inscription Proves True at Pleasantville Grave
In Atlantic City, New Jersey, a grave marked James Catterson aged 62 with death date 1898 has remained unoccupied for two years after he predicted his death on March 21 1898. His vision urged a few associates to await his demise. The piece notes a curious signature that reads the same upside down. Richard Herrick, secretary to the department of public
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James Catterson
Pleasantville Cemetery
Atlantic City
N. J
Catterson
Richard Herrick
Department of Public
Signature forgery expert finds curious mark in Indianapolis
An Indianapolis expert witness in forgery cases identifies a curious signature. A vain preacher pressingly asks for judgment on a sermon heard by Rev. Robert Hall, who finally notes one fine passage from the pulpit to the vestry. A separate note says a woman's hair can reach six feet, with a single hair supporting four ounces only if dark brown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Safety
Indianapolis
Ind
Robert Hall
British Captain Lee Named Military Attache to Cuba
A cable dispatch reports Captain Lee’s appointment as military attache in Cuba announced in London. He will monitor operations and report to the War Office, acting as a confidential government reporter for British authorities. He previously studied Dyea routes to the Klondike and Russian fortifications.
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Lee
Cuba
London
United States
War Office
General Sheridan
de Bourlay
Cavendish
Great Britain
Asia
Capain Lee
Dyea
Klondike
Russia
California Gold Output in 1897 Falls Short of 1896
Charien G. Yale of the San Francisco mint and California mining bureau reports California gold production for 1897 at 15,181,401 dollars, down 1,310,161 dollars from the 1896 total.
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San Francisco
Charien G. Yale
San Francisco Mint
California Mining Bureau
California
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Puerto Ico
Matanzas
Blanco
The
Herald
Navy Department
Genral Padra
Florida
Dolphin
Havana Harbor
Tampa
Chattanooga
Ninth Cavalry
Brooke
Jay Torrey
Riders of the Northwest
Ana
Germany
Austria
Denmark
Sweden
King Solomon
Mason Chemical
Presbyterian Church
State of
Piso Co
Warren, Pa
Ireland
Europe
Hungary
Walter Baker &Co
Dorchester
Walter Baker & CO. Ltd
Hercules
Salita
Hercules Gas Engine Works
Bay St
San Francisco, Cal
Condensed News OF World
Chilkoot Pass
Loo
Guiteras
United States Army of Occupation
Mer. Satolli
Goldwin Smith
Porto Rico
John A. Logan, Jr
War Department
Chicago
Missouri
National Defense Fund
Weyler
Pennsylvania
United States Navy
Secor
Brooklyn N. Y
Republican State Committee of
Minnesota
St. Paul
Cushman K. Davis
Brooklyn Navy Yard
James Adams
Richmond
Walter Bennett
Madison National Bank
Prince of Wales
Council of Ministers
Trafalgar Square
Athens
United States Army
Atlantic
Joseph Beckman
Westhampton
Long Island
Lake
Little Rhody
Troopa
Providence
R. 1
Dyer
Minnesota National Guard
State Fair Grounds
J. B. Roberts
Independent
Kansas City, Mo
Jesus
Dr. Perin
Universalist
Uncle Sam
C. S. Perry
Hood
C. L. Hood & Co
Lowell
Broadway and
Spruce
G. W. Houghton
Gen Agt
Helena, Mont
Britain
Captain Lee
Gold of
Annie Curtis
Ticonderoga
Lydia E. Pinkham
Cleveland
Cleveland Oil & Paint Mfg. Co
Oregon
California Fig Syrup
NSA
Townsend and
Hassel
Dewell & McDonald’s
R Vles
Dewell & McDonald
Montana
Townsend
White Sulphur
Stage Co
G. W. Gilman, M. D
P. C. Hall
Center Broadway
Mont
Herman Berg
Townsend, Mont
E.h.goodman
C. H. Baldwin
Attorney At Law
Broadway
J. E. Kanouse
A. K. Prescot
Main St
Central Deneot
Helena
Norman Tripp
Herman Sperling
Henry Heneberg
E. F. McRae
Townsend, Wre
Trisaca Twas
Wallace
Pine Street
Mecore
Stewart & Holmes Drug Co
Seattle
M. D. Fowler
Southington
N.S. A
C. A. Wilder
South Side Broadway
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