Sword for Emperor William Made British Field Marshal on Birthday
Emperor William receives the field marshal’s sword from the Duke of Connaught in Osborne on his birthday. King Edward presents the garter diamonds. London Gazette officially announces the appointment dated January 27. Memorial services nationwide honor Queen Victoria.
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Cowes
Isle of Wight
Emperor William
Duke of Connaught
Edward
Osborne
London
William
Lord Salisbury
William R
Lord Roberts
the Gazette
Whippingham Church
Hohenzollern
Lord Kintore
Col. Carrington
England
Frederick William
Hochs
King Edward
Prince Christian
Mr. Brodrick
Osborne House
Two Boys Drown After Ice Breaks Near Evergreen Cemetery
Sixty skaters including women and children fell through the ice on a large pond behind Evergreen cemetery in Brookyn. The ice near the pond’s center gave way during a Sunday skate, and two boys drowned in the deep water while others were rescued.
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New York
Evergreen Cemetery
Brookyn
Hon William E Finck Dies at 78 in Somerset
Somerset C January 28 Hon William E Finck prominent Democrat and former congressman from this district died here at age 78.
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William E. Finck
Somerset
Congress
Demand for Higher Wages Unveiled by Mine Workers
Indianapolis January 28 delegates to the United Mine Workers and Interstate Operators meet in Columbus to outline demands for a single run-of-mine price across Indiana Illinois Ohio and Pennsylvania and a ten cent per ton increase. A unified day labor wage scale to cover all mine labor is proposed with Indiana bituminous mining set near 59 cents per ton subject to operator agreement.
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Indianapolis
Ind
United Mine Workers of America
Interstate Operators’ Association
Columbus
Tomlinson Hall
Indiana
Illinois
Ohio
Pennsylvania
Revenue Office Robbed in Peoria Stamp Heist
The Peoria internal revenue office vault was drilled Friday night and more than 30 000 in adhesive and negotiable stamps were stolen. The final loss was set at 31 976 45 with non negotiable papers also taken. Experts expect Mr Daugherty and his bondsmen to bear initial loss with government eventual compensation.
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Peoria
Ill
Internal Revenue Office
W. J. Steube
Washington
Daugh
Five Die in B and O Wreck After Sleepy Engineer Mistake
Parkersburg West Virginia January 29 Five men are dead and one severely wounded after a Baltimore and Ohio collision between Petroleum and Volcano Junction. Engineer asleep mistook the first section for the second and advanced onto the main track. Victims include J B Watkins W W Cunningham M Courtney J T Bailey J G Bailey. Injured include Benjamin Davidson. The wreck occurred on a steep grade near a bridge with two engines and ten loaded cars derailed. The tragedy unfolds as crews on No 87 and No 98 misread signals and failed to stop in time.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Petroleum
Volcano Junction
Baltimore & Ohio
J. B. Watkins
Grafton
W. W. Cunningham
M. Courtney
J. T. Bailey
J. G. Bailey
Kanawha
Benj. Davidson
Davidson
Laig
Leslie Davis
Courtney
Boers Capture Train Near Kimberley in Early January
Boers waylaid and captured a troop train at Slipklijp near Fourteen Streams north of Kimberley, blowing a culvert and pursuing the train with an armored unit in pursuit. London dispatches report multiple engagements across South Africa with officers killed and wounded and several captures.
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Kimberley
Slipklijp
Dublin
London
War Office
South Africa
Pretoria
Cunningham
Middlefontein
Kopperfontein
de Larey
Babington
Ventersdorp
Lichtenburg
Smith-Dorrien
Wonderfontein
Carolina
Snowbound Frederick to Philadelphia Train Stranded
A Pennsylvania line train left Frederick at 3 PM on Monday and became trapped in a Sharret's cut drift. After seven hours of rescue operations, four coaches with passengers were freed. Winds intensified, drifts peaked at over seven feet locally, and trains between Philadelphia and Frederick division were held at Taneytown.
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Frederick
Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Road
Sharret’s Cut
Bruceville
Taneytown
Administration aims to push Spooner bill for Philippine government
Washington on January 28 reports the administration will seek passage of the Spooner bill for governing the Philippines in the current session. If it fails to clear Congress the president will not call an extra session.
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Washington
Government of the
Philippines
Aguinaldo vows to keep fighting for independence
The World prints a purported interview with Aguinaldo in which he says he will never accept amnesty and will continue his fight for independence. The interview is attributed to a Manila merchant's agent.
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New York
the World
Aguinaldo
Manila
Anti Negro Crusade Spreads in Southern Indiana Towns
Report from Evansville Indiana details a regional anti Negro campaign sparked by recent lynchings in Rockport and Booneville. Authorities order arrests of unfamiliar African Americans and threaten harsh penalties. Vigilance committees form in Grand View Enterprise Tell City and Leavenworth as colored residents flee Newburg and others.
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Indiana
Evansville
Ind
Ohio River
Rockport
Booneville
Simmons
Board of Safety
Grand View
Enterprise
Tell City
Leavenworth
Newburg
Missing Teller Tarnishes Zion City Bank
Chicago January 28 Arthur R Barnard a teller at Dowies Zion City bank is missing Friends think he is held for ransom Police believe he has been hurt by thugs There is no suspicion of bank account irregularities
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Chicago
Arthur R. Barnard
Dowie
Zion City Bank
Salisbury to Remain Prime Minister Amid Death Rumors
London reports deny any basis for Salisbury resignation amid Queen Victoria's death. Official lines state his Osborne absence followed King Edward's request worried for his health on a hard sea voyage. Cold at Cowes and friendly ties between King Edward and Salisbury emphasized.
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London
Lord Salisbury
Osborne
Queen Victoria
Edward
Cowes
King Edward
Carrie Nation Attacks Kansas Officials Over Prohibition
Mrs Carrie Nation visits Governor Stanley and key state officials in Topeka pressing for closing saloons. She berates Governor Stanley, demands action, and urges use of force if needed. Nation also targets Attorney General Goddard County Attorney Nichols and Sheriff Porter, prompting a tense public confrontation.
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Nation
Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Carrie Nation
Gov. Stanley
Capitol
Goddard
Nichols
Porter
Gov
Mrs. Nation
Sheriff Cook
Rebels Swear Allegiance as Insurgent Skirmishes Continue
Reports from southern Luzon describe growing disaffection in insurgent camps. At Malabon a church ceremony drew about a thousand to pledge loyalty to the United States. In Cavite province detachments captured 140 insurgents and ladrones, while fighting left several dead or wounded. Valles the former Cebu police chief fled to Hong Kong as Cebu police were forced to swear allegiance or be deported.
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United States
Manila
Luzon
Malabon
Gaille
San Antonio
Fifteenth Infantry
Fourth Infantry
Sixth Cavalry
Cavite
San Pablo
Valles
Cebu
Hong Kong
Citizens' Union City Committee Forms 1901 Campaign Ticket
The New York Citizens' Union city committee met and issued a proclamation for 1901. It lists many new signers including three former mayors Hewitt Cooper and Edson. The proclamation urges a single ticket uniting those who seek municipal separation from state and national platforms and a civic administration free of spoils and tyranny.
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New York
Citizens’ Union City Committee
Hewitt
Cooper
Edson
Union
Missouri Wins Supreme Court Drainage Canal Case
The Supreme Court on January 28 overruled demurrers by Illinois and the Chicago Drainage Canal District Board in a Missouri suit. Missouri sought to stop canal use claiming pollution of St Louis drainage water. The decision sustains Missouri’s contention.
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Washington
United States Supreme Court
Chicago Drainage Canal
State of
Cry for Help Letters Pledge Pinkham Aid
A 1899 letter to Mrs. Pinkham from Mrs. S. J. Watson describes long term ovarian and uterine pain and relief after using Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. The second note thanks Mrs. Pinkham for improved health and endorses the remedy for other women.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
S. J. Watson
Hampton
Letters as a Profession Mentioned by The Bulging Brow
The excerpt notes a character with a bulging brow considering adopting letters as a trade, weighing typewriting or sign painting, as observed in the Baltimore American.
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Baltimore American
Advanced Thought on Religion and Society
By J. Wilson, this Lemeke & Buecher volumesize edition presents progressive ideas on religion government and key social issues. An unusual and important work offered at one dollar fifty cents in large type on heavy cloth binding.
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J. Wilson
Lemeke & Buecher
Broadway
New York
Why She Married Him
Bertha explains Mattie married Fred Somerby because his overcoat matched her new gown. The Boston Transcript notes the pairing as natural.
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Clara
Mattie
Fred Somerby
Bertha
Fred
Boston Transcript
Florida Limited inaugurated by Louisville & Nashville R R
The Louisville and Nashville R R and connections launch the Florida Limited a daily solid train with vestibuled steam heat gas light and dining car service en route to Thomasville Georgia Jacksonville and St Augustine Florida The Cincinnati sleeper at 11 15 a m joins at Nashville and travels via Birmingham Montgomery Plant System to Jacksonville and Florida East Coast to St Augustine arriving 7 30 p m next day General Passenger Agent C L Stone of Louisville Ky will handle inquiries and mail printed material about the train.
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Louisville & Nashville R. R
Florida Limited
Thomasville
Jacksonville
St. Augustine
Fla
Cincinnati
Nashville
Birmingham
Montgomery
Florida East Coast
Tearless grief and its deeper quiet sorrow
A reflective line cites tearless grief as more profound, noting how absence and restraint can mask emotion and intensify inner sorrow without visible tears.
Grain-O beverage ad promotes grain based coffee substitute
An advertisement urges readers to ask for Grain-O the new drink that replaces coffee. It claims Grain-O resembles coffee in color and taste but is made from pure grains and suitable for all ages. Packages cost 15 and 25 cents and are sold by grocers.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Don't be too free in abusing others for being fools
An Atchison Globe editorial counsels restraint in criticizing others for folly, warning that self-righteous attacking can reflect poorly on the commenter.
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Atchison Globe
Hoxsie Croup Cure Promises Safe Relief
No death from croup pneumonia or diphtheria if Hoxsie’s Croup Cure is used promptly. It avoids opium and ipecac, is sold by druggists for 50 cents, and is manufactured by A. P. Hoxsie in Buffalo New York.
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Hoxsie
A. P. Hoxsie
M’f’r
Buffalo
N. Y
Scientist Links Headache to Green Thought Colic
A twentieth century scientist argues that headaches are a form of colic caused by an excess of green thoughts. The claim frames headaches as a mental physiology issue tied to reframed thinking.
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Chicago Daily News
Dyeing with Purname Fapeess Dress for Beginners
No experience needed to dye using Purname Fapeess Dress. Boil pods in the dye as directed. widely sold by druggists for home use.
Insindation remark on starting a business and wealth
Quote from Chicago Daily News contrasts Biggs and Digey discussing wealth. Biggs boasts starting with nothing and reaching a million, while Digey notes a man who started with a million may have lost it all.
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Biggs
Digey
Soo
Chicago Daily News
Cascarets Candy Cathartic Advertises Health Cure
An advertisement promotes Cascarets Candy Cathartic as a universal health remedy from headache to cancer, claiming it restores bowel function naturally with easy movements. It emphasizes genuine metal box packaging and a small starting price while warning against imitations.
Cause for Joy
Visitor says he is only stopping over between trains and the host becomes more cordial, according to the Atchison Globe.
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Atchison Globe
Cough Remedy Ad Encourages Immediate Action
An advertisement urges readers to visit a druggist for Kemp's Balsam to stop coughing at once. It offers a free sample bottle and notes large bottles priced at 25 and 50 seats, warning that delays are dangerous.
Autobiographical Quotation Highlights Gun and Car Ethics
A quoted remark from Le Rive contrasts driving with safety, noting personal humor about rarely leaving the car without harming something, yet asserting the gun causes no such harm. The line reflects attitudes toward violence and restraint.
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le Rive
He that lies down with dogs will get up with fleas Danish Proverb
A Danish proverb warns that mixing with bad company will bring trouble and harm. It cautions readers to choose companions wisely to avoid negative consequences.
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