Hospital at the Columbian Exposition Aids the Ailing
The medical bureau and emergency hospital at Jackson Park provides quick, temporary care for fatigue, prostration, and accidents during the World’s Fair. Dr. W. D. Owens heads the unit with six on duty physicians and eight nurses from city hospitals. The facility emphasizes rest, diet, and prompt treatment, urging visitors to pace themselves and avoid midday heat.
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Medical Bureau
The
Chicago Herald
Jackson Park
Medical Tureau
W. D. Owens
Herald
Hillmantle
Why Broadway shows west side bias in retail stores
The article argues most dry goods houses on Broadway and Sixth Avenue face west or east in ways that suggest light and morning shopping patterns drive location. Merchants favor eastward fronts for better forenoon light, aiding feminine daytime purchases, while some prefer west side for morning sun. It notes a Swedish tricentennial celebration in Minneapolis, marking Upsala decree on liberty of conscience and speech.
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Broadway
Sixth Avenue
New York Herald
Minneapolis
Minn
Upsala
The Queen of the Belgians and Royal Honors
The Belgian queen is a Maria Theresa descendant who wed Leopold I and lives at Laeken palace near Brussels. Pope Leo XII recently gave Queen Marie Henriette a gold rose to mark his fifty years nuncio to Brussels, a gift blessed and sent for merit and service to the Church. The Congo era of King Leopold’s reign is noted as a major colonial achievement.
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Belgium
Maria Theress
Hungary
Leopold I
Brabant
Laeken
Brussels
Leo XII
Marie Henriette
Brunsels
The
Congo
Leopold
Bicycle and Baby Carriage Combination on Madison Avenue
A perambulator attached to a high bicycle drew sharp rebuke from women on Madison Avenue. The infant stood in a chair slung over the small front wheel, strapped in with a waist cord while a man rode the machine among traffic. The scene raised humanitarian concerns and comparisons to safer designs seen in other cities.
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Madison Avenue
New York Sun
Dowager Maharanee of Mysore Remains Remembered for Brilliance
The Indian romance figure, the Dowager Maharanee of Mysore, recently died after a remarkable life. From age ten she shared studies with her brother and by fifteen mastered Sanskrit Canarese and Marathi while pursuing music and arts. At sixteen she was chosen as a bride of the late Maharaja but a family revelation delayed the marriage, leading to a state influenced by her early acts and education.
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Maharanae
Mysore
Essepr
Bouiga
Pall Mail Gazette
Old Time Flying Money and Ancient Bank Notes
The oldest bank money originated in China as lying or convenient money dated to 2697 B C. Notes began under the treasury but were later controlled by banks under government oversight. In 1399 B C a blue ink paper note on mulberry fiber is preserved in the Asiatic Museum Saint Petersburg.
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China
B. C
Asiatic Museum
Wst
Patersburg
Cobb and Phillips reunion to be held in Atlanta
Georgia notes report a reunion for Cobb's and Phillips' legions planned in Atlanta on August 24. Other items include road projects to Beaufort, a new Bissell post office in eastern Pulaski, railroad talks from Stillmore to Reidville, large harvests by Lawson Kelley, and a push to promote tobacco as a staple crop alongside cotton with Georgia farmers urged to study Alabama bulletin findings.
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Cobb's and
Phillips
Atlanta
Port Royal
Augusta
Beaufort
Experiment Station
Alabama
Bondurant
Agricultural and Mechanical College
Georgia
United States
General Holtzclaw Dies Amid Confederate Remembrance
General James T. Holtzclaw railroad commissioner of Alabama died at his Montgomery home on a Tuesday afternoon after a vertigo attack while visiting Atlanta with war friends. Born December 17, 1833 in McDonough Georgia, he served as a brigadier general in the Civil War and was twice wounded. The statehouse flag was lowered to half mast in his honor.
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James T. Holtzclaw
Alabama
Montgomery
Atlanta
Kimball House
McDonough
East Alabama Institute
W. L. Yancey
Supreme Court of Alabama
Shiloh
No Fetes in Paris Mark Bastille Anniversary
A Paris cablegram notes the 104th Bastille anniversary passes with subdued fêtes and a conspicuously quiet naval celebration due to riot-related tensions. Anarchists posted incendiary placards threatening arson, while President Carnot pardoned 319 convicts, defying usual customs.
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Paris
Carnot
Drexel Will Probate Reveals 30 Million Estate Disposition
Anthony J. Drexel's will probated in Philadelphia details $30 million estate with $1 million each to the German Hospital and a Philadelphia public art gallery fund, $1 million to Drexel Institute, six $1 million trusts for daughters' children, and specific bequests to James W. Paul Jr. and a widow if George W. Childs dies without issue. It anticipates Drexel & Co. and other firm continuities and possible control of the Drexel building.
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Anthony J. Drexel
Philadelphia
Carlsbad
Pennsylvania
Drexel
Drexel Institute
Hoe
Public Ledger
George W. Childs
Drexel & Co
Drexel, Morgan & Co
Drexel, Harjes & Co
Colorado conservatives seek pocketbook silver fight plan
A Puebla cable reports Colorado's conservative faction plans a merchants convention to divert regional trade from eastern wholesalers to New Orleans. The goal is to pressure opponents of the silver bill by redirecting commerce and revealing eastern opposition.
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Colorado
Puebla
Denver
New Orleans
Rocky Mountain States
New York
Boston
Philadelphia
A Tumble in Stocks and London Breaks Spur NY Decline
A selloff hit the New York market on Tuesday sparked by a London break and rumors that a large international banking house was near failure. Reports stated Crews Lichtanstadt Co. was saved from collapse by timely aid, prompting liquidation of some holdings amid the market downturn.
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New York
London
New York Stock Exchange
London Stock Exchange
Crews, Lichtanstadt & Co
Army bill passes in Reichstag by a sixteen vote margin
A Berlin dispatch reports the army bill approved Saturday afternoon by 201 to 185 after a late session. The measure’s narrow majority sparks debate over government stability and pledges to agrarians and anti semites. Emperor pleased. rumor claims Chancellor You Caprivi may be elevated to prince.
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William
Berlin
Reichstag
You Caprivi
Verdict Blames Officials in World’s Fair Calamity
Chicago dispatch reports a coroner's jury verdict on the storage building fire at the world’s fair grounds July 12. Sixteen deaths were attributed to the blaze and four named individuals McDonald John Skinner D H Burnham Edward Murphy were held for grand jury action on criminal negligence.
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Chicago
McDonald
John Skinner
D. H. Burn‘ham
Edward Murphy
Reorganization Abandoned for Georgia Central Railroad
A New York special reports the attempt to reorganize the Georgia Central railroad will be abandoned. A circular signed by the reorganization committee will be sent to security holders.
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New York
Georgia Central Railroad
Reorganization Committee
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W. R. Yeager
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Ellenborough
Sultana
Malay Peninsula
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Pulaski County
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Stillmore
Collins
Reidville
Lawson Kelley
Washington County
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Lucy Cobb Institute
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Inman Park
Joseph Graham
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Pierre Lorillard
Mr. Lorillard
Lorillard
C. C. Jones, Jr
Charles Coleock Jones, Jr
Bright
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Summerville
Confederate Survivors’ Association
A Jones
Savannah
Sand Hills
Northen
Montgomery County
James Shorter
Charles McDonald
Matthews
Ohoopee
Canoochee
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Holtzclaw
Anthony Drexel
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