Domestic headlines sweep through late 1900s unrest
A wide range of domestic items from Indianapolis suicide to Canton hotel funding, Arbor Day in Michigan, and a train wreck near Wells Nevada. Reports cover murders in Louisville and Magnolia Arkansas, labor reforms, and naval promotions. Military, political, and economic notes including wheat crop estimates, postal receipts, and oil field plans appear alongside cultural items and local curiosities.
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Indianapolis
Carrie Nation
Henry Devore
Louisville
McKinley
Canton
Gov
Bliss
Michigan
Southern Pacific
Wells
Nev
Will Black
Henry Wilson
Magnolia
Ark
Ivy Young
Chicago
American Soap Manufacturing Association
Bradley
Frankfort
Capt
Ripley
Goebel
W. S. Taylor
Pike's Peak
Colorado
Margaret Hossack
Indianola
Milwaukee
The
Free Press
New York
Bradford
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
Boston
British War Office
Mount Vernon
Washington
Armour Institute
William Ticknor
Melrose Park
Reading Clearing Houses
United States
W. H. Chamberlain
A Week's Record of Home and Foreign Items
News from the industrial field with personal and political items, plus happenings at home and abroad.
Notable Obituaries Briefs Across States
Mrs Mary Austin died at her Port Huron home aged 101. E B Whitcomb longtime editor of the Mail and Times died in Des Moines aged 66. George Q Cannon Mormon church leader died in Monterey aged 74. Col McCook US consul for Klondike district died in Dawson City of pneumonia. Col John R Musick novelist writer and politician died in Omaha of heart disease. Thomas H Hanna Indiana lieutenant governor elected 1880 died in Indianapolis aged 59.
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Mary Austin
Port Huron
Mich
E. B. Whitcomb
Mail and Times
Des Moines
George Q. Cannon
Monterey
Cal
Col. McCook
United States
Klondike
Dawson City
John R. Musick
Omaha
Thomas H. Hanna
Indiana
Indianapolis
Global dispatches from 1900 era rumor mill
Reports touch on Qing court moves toward Beijing and a Manila insurgent leadership shift in Iloilo. News also notes peace talks for Botha and Kitchener, a Canton steamer collision with Chinese fatalities, and a Manchuria treaty rumor. Kruger contemplates US visit amid South Africa tensions. Indemnity funds and Austro-Hungarian census figures accompany the sweep.
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Peking
Aguinaldo
Martin Delgado
Iloilo
Gen
Botha
Kitchener
Edward
Canton
Ibn Rashid
Kingdom
Nejd
Agoncillo
Paris
Gen. Sandico
South Africa
Great Britain
Kruger
United States
China
Japan
Manchuria
Steyn
Orange Free State
Austria-Hungary
Minor News Items Summary
The year’s Newfoundland seal fishery expected to be highly successful. St Paul and Minneapolis report low US death rates. Navy carpenters remain in short supply. A 12 word telegram to New Zealand costs 6d stamp. New York improvements planned cost 277 800 000 dollars. Austro Hungaria census shows 47 million people, up nine percent since 1890. Crackers makers to meet in St Louis in May to fight trusts. Italian literacy up to 61 percent. Vicksburg national park to reach 1 231 acres. US leads in fruit growing with strawberries worth 80 million and grapes 100 million. Edison bets on new storage battery fortune. Stanford bans liquor ads from Daily Palo Alto. Kansas keg beer sales fall 75 percent since January 1. private house case beer up. Mr and Mrs Matthew Low of Fayette county born same day, married 30 years, died same day, buried together.
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St. Paul
Minneapolis
United States
New Zealand
New York City
St. Louis
Italy
Vicksburg National Park
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Stanford University
California
Palo Alto
Kansas
Matthew Low
Springfield Township
Fayette County
Strikes and Labor Moves Across Several States
Newark plants refuse recognition of the National Engravers union where strikers belong while Buffalo boilermakers press wage demands and sympathy strikes ripple through. Pennsylvania Supreme Court limits AFL incitement of apprentices. post office robbery in Washington Indiana yields stamps and money. fatal and nonfatal wreck near Burlington Michigan. Shamokin Silk Mill ends six week lockout with union recognition. Kentucky coal mines mostly operate as 2 percent strike turnout. Capers named US district attorney for South Carolina after DOJ tenure. past opposition to Bryan noted.
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Crescent Watch Case Co
Courvisier-Wilecox Manufacturing Co
Newark
N. J
National
Engravers
International Watch Case Makers’ Union
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
American Federation of Labor
Glass Workers’ Union
Buffalo
N. Y
Washington
Ind
Burlington
Mich
William Dunlap
George Cole
Hopkins
Christian
Webster
Kentucky
United Mine Workers
John G. Capers
United States
United States District Attorney
South Carolina
Capers
Department of Justice
Department
Cleveland
Bryan
Saskatchewan and Assiniboia land opens promise to the poor man
Mr. W. R. Corser reports from his summer visit to western Canada that new districts in Saskatchewan and Assiniboia offer surprising yields. A farmer threshed 600 bushels from 15 acres of wheat and 0610 bushels from 10 acres of barley, with oats at 100 bushels per acre. Cattle and swine thrive on nutritious prairie grasses, and the country is seen as especially favorable for poor settlers. Information available from government agents advertised elsewhere.
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Saskatchewan
Assiniboia
Western Canada
W. R. Corser
Higginsville
Lafayette Co
The Boer Woman and the General’s Pledge
A prosperous Boer farmhouse shelters Gen. Ian Hamilton for the night. The farmer’s wife speaks through an interpreter with scarce warmth until Hamilton asks her to name her youngest son. When he promises to release the boy if captured, her restrained face finally allows a tear and the moment of emotion.
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Ian Hamilton
Thrift for Children Promoted by Savings Accounts
The article encourages starting a bank account for a baby and adding funds through childhood to teach thrift. It argues that regular contributions, a portion of money saved rather than spent, build a substantial nest egg by age 18 and foster self-denial as a key benefit.
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Ladies’ Home Journal
Grain-O sugarless drink alternative to coffee
Try Grain-O, the new drink from grains that can replace coffee for adults and children. It has rich Mocha like color and is easy on delicate stomachs. Priced 15c and 25c per package, sold by all grocers.
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Java
Corridor Exchange Sparks Family Teasing
A brief cartoonish dialogue captures a playful scene as a boy offers a nickel to inform his sister of a parent's arrival, while joking about tipping for not telling their father. The light banter hints at domestic mischief and sibling dynamics.
Markets Show Quiet Firmness Across Regions
New York reports quiet firm flour with No 2 red wheat around 76 and 74 cents. Livestock prices hold steady with steers near 5.15 to 5.65, hogs about 6.15 to 6.40, and lambs 5.00 to 6.00. Cleveland notes mixed grain prices and cattle and sheep values. Toledo and East Buffalo add varying cash corn and hogs figures. Cincinnati shows active hogs 4.50 to 6.25 and cattle 2.75 to 5.25.
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New York
Cleveland
York State
Toledo
East Buffalo
East Liberty
The Difference Between Pro and Amateur
A Witty remark contrasts motives in craft showing a professional works from obligation while an amateur acts from choice. The quip invokes Mr Callipers and a humorous exchange about dedication and necessity in skill.
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Little Clarence
Mr. Callipers
Puck
Change of Climate Cure Described by Cincinnati Woman
A letter from Hannah G. Patten of Cincinnati Ohio recounts how Palmer's Lotion cured an annoying eruption after doctors advised a climate change. The pamphlet urges readers to send for samples to Solon Palmer at 374 Pearl Street New York if their druggist lacks the product.
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Hannah G. Patten
Cincinnati
Ohio
Palmer
Solon Palmer
Pearl Street
New York
Gas Bill Writer Cited in Baltimore Cartoon Quip
A Baltimore American cartoon centers on a figure who drafts gas bills, invoked as a mysterious yet respectable looking man. The gag underscores unnamed authorship behind the city’s gas charges and the public perception of those bills.
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement Endorsed by Local Firms
A vintage advertisement offers a $100 reward for catarrh cures Hall's Catarrh Cure sold by F J Cheney Co Toledo. Endorsements from West and Truax and W Walding, Kinnan Marvin call the firm honorable. The remedy is taken internally and prices at 75 cents per bottle.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truax
O. W.walding
Kinnana Marvin
O Hali
Wedding notice for Mrs Nubride appears in Philadelphia Press
A short wedding notice in the Philadelphia Press mentions Mrs Nubride and a remark about her maiden name. The dialogue suggests a lighthearted note on nuptials and social ties rather than full event details.
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Tess
United Society of Christian Endeavor Meet In Cincinnati
Date July 6 to 10 marks the society annual gathering in Cincinnati Ohio. The Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway releases a souvenir map and guide detailing churches suburbs resorts railroads and streetcar lines for visitors. Obtainable from B and O S W agents or O P McCarty G P A Cincinnati.
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United Society of Christian Endeavor
Cincinnati
Ohio
Baltimore and Ohio Southwestern Railway
Queen City
O. P. McCarty
One Good Thing About Classical Music
A Baltimore American quote notes a positive view of classical music saying you can start or stop anywhere without spoiling the piece. Mr. Meddergrass voices the remark highlighting its flexible nature.
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Mr. Meddergrass
Baltimore American
Grain-O praised as coffee substitute in grocers
A new preparation named GRAIN-O, made from pure grains, is sold in grocery stores as a coffee substitute. It is claimed to suit even delicate stomachs, cause little cost, and be safe for children to drink. packages priced at 15 and 25 cents.
Best Friend Sparks Hiring Swap Over Impudence
An Atchison woman fired her hired girl after following advice from her best friend. The friend then hired the same girl, leading to a falling out between the two women who no longer speak.
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Atchison
Atchison Globe
Sleeper Train From Kansas City to San Francisco
The tourist sleeping car leaves Kansas City at 9 05 p m every Tuesday via Missouri Kansas and Texas Railway and runs through to San Francisco without change via Ft Worth San Antonio and Los Angeles Sleeper rate five dollars and ticket rate Tuesdays in March and April from Kansas City twenty five dollars Remember the Tuesday date of sale of the low rate tickets.
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Kansas City
Missouri, Kansas & Texas Railway
San Francisco
Ft. Worth
San Antonio
Los Angeles
Poor Jagsby Downed by Fondness for High Times
A Philadelphia Press caption quotes Browne lamenting Jagsby’s downfall due to his fondness for a high old time. The exchange frames a moralizing moment about excess.
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Rowne
Jagsby
Philadelphia Press
Spring Cleaning Made Easy Tip Sheet
Practical advice on managing spring cleaning with plan upfront and suitable supplies. Recommends Ivory Soap for washing paints floors and windows due to its harmless and effective cleaning power. Article cites Eliza R. Parker and quotes from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin in a brief, period voice.
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Eliza R. Parker
Free Allen's Foot-Ease Sample Offer
You can get a free sample of Allen's Foot- Ease powder to shake into shoes. It claims to cure chilblains sweating damp swollen feet and makes new or tight shoes comfortable. Also promoted for corns and bunions with a price of 25c. Town Topics joke about affording an automobile.
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Allen S. Olmsted
Leroy, N
Coughing Leads to Consumption Promises from Kemp's Balsam
An old ad claims Kemp's Balsam will stop coughs immediately and offers a free sample bottle from druggists. It markets large bottles at 25 and 50 cents and urges immediate purchase, noting delays are dangerous and includes a quip about men rising in the world for being light weight.
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Kemp
Jolting Cold Cure Ad Promises Quick Fix
Beeman's Pepsin Gum is pitched alongside a quack style ad for Laxative Bromo Quinine tablets claiming a one day cure. The Chicago Daily News notes refunds if it fails and wryly comments on Wedlock jokes.
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Beeman
Lane's Family Medicine Ends Constipation Pill
Lane's Family Medicine promises daily bowel movement aid and gentle liver kidney action. It claims to cure sick headache and lists prices at 25 and 50 cents.
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Lane
As She Understood It Dialogue Note
A brief exchange from the Colorado Weekly Times features a Boston girl asking about Emerson and a St Louis girl replying she has not read him. The line then humorously mentions red spots on the face as common pimples.
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Boston
Emerson
St. Louis
Colorado Weekly Times
Hoxsie’s Croup Cure Promised for Family Ailments
An old advertisement touts Hoxsie’s Croup Cure for coughs colds bronchitis and pneumonia. It targets families and follows a lineage from parents through to the grandmother in sales copy implying household use.
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Hoxsie
Theatergoer Leaves After Two Acts
An usher tells a man there are two acts left in the play. The man responds that that is why he is leaving, signaling a hurry to depart the theater.
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Philadelphia Times
Piso's Cure Praised by Vanburen Resident
William O Endsley of Vanburen Indiana testifies to Piso's Cure as the best medicine for throat and lung affections in a February 10 1900 endorsement highlighting its reputed efficacy.
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Wm. O. Endsley
Vanburen, Ind
Post Race Realization Highlights a Delayed Applause
A pithy Chicago Daily News aphorism notes that someone who waits for fame may find after the race that they were left at the post. The line underscores the risk of passive expectation over active pursuit.
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Chicago Daily News
Woman’s Ills Cured by Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Describes severe female health symptoms and insists on Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a trusted cure. Praises Mrs. Pinkham from Lynn Massachusetts and notes a patient case from Englishtown New Jersey. Encourages readers to write for free advice and obtain the product.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
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Ottawa
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