Turbulent Week of 1898 News Stemmed by Maine Wreck
A hectic week summary reports divers on the Maine wreck finding no magazine or boiler explosion, ongoing court proceedings in the Sheriff Martin case, Zola's trial outcome, Cuba and Spain tensions, fires, strikes, storms, and political shifts across the United States and abroad. Documents note royal and civic events, ship movements, and battlefield rumors amid a winter of upheaval.
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Maine
Asia
Martin
M. Zola
Cymric
New York
Liverpool
Austin Gollaher
Hodgenville
Abraham Lincoln
Costa Rica
Nicaragua
Minneapolis
Hampton Roads
Fort Thomas
Kentucky
Grover Cleveland
Montreal
Binghamton Beet Sugar Company Incorporated
Milan
Georgia
Bellaire
William Whitney
Aiken
S. C
Richmond
Ind
John Hoos
Lake City
United States
Frar
Weber
Kingston
N. Y
Spain
Adam Weaver
Bursonville
John Burton
Moose Mountain
British Northwest Territory
Sioux Falls
Anthony
Superior Court
Illinois
Chicago
Havana
Barcelona
Madrid
Frances Willard
Evansville
Ills
William J. Bryan
Montgomery County
Tanner
Saratoga
Court of Appeals
Lattimer
Macedonian Revolutionary Committee
Henry C. Corbin
Army
Samuel Breck
Josef Hofman
House of Kentucky
Earthquake Shakes Paducah
A slight earthquake shock was felt in Paducah Kentucky on March 2 drawing attention from residents and local authorities.
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Kentucky
Paducah
New York Money Market and Produce Prices Report
Market report from New York shows money on call at 154 24% percent and prime mercantile paper at 344 4 percent. Sterling exchange quotes credit bank bills at 4.514 4.854 for demand and 4.824 88 for 6 days, with posted rates around 4.8459 to 4.8494 and 4.864 to 4.86. Bar silver at 55 cents, commercial bills 4.8244, Mexican dollars 45.34 cents, silver certificates 55 1/ g. It also details New York produce prices for flour, rye flour, cornmeal, buckwheat, barley, wheat, corn, oats, and hay with varied spot and futures figures across multiple grade categories and regional origins.
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New York
Prime Mercantile
Sterling Exchange
City Mills
Winter
Winter Straits
Minnesota
C.i.f
Western
Milwaukee
Northern
Duluth
Manitoba
Notable People and Peculiar Claims in Brief
A compilation of short items notes Astor's reduced tax assessment, Edison on reporters, Miss Culver's wolf-hunting, young Pannier becoming Chippewa Falls judge, the pope owning a Paris residence via Bélisle bequest, Rev Needham's long ministry, a 1812 cannon ball found at Saybrook, Count Rambunsky seeking a wife with a 3 million dollar dowry, Shaw's sharp critique of English culture, and Clark's resignation from the Union Printers home due to his wife's illness.
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John Jacob Astor
Thomas A. Edison
Martha Culver
St. Paul
Northwest
Clarence Hawkes
John E. Pannier
Chippewa Falls
Wis
United States
Paris
Tribunal
Limoges
Vatican
Marquise du Plessis-Beliere
James Needham
Surrey County
8. C
Edwin S. Hunt
Essex, Conn
Saybrook Fort
Valley Railroad
Saybrook Point
Count Rambunsky
Warwick
Philadelphia
George Bernard Shaw
Women’s Journalistic Society of England
Charles E. Clark
Union Printers’ Home
Colorado Springs
William B. Prescott
International Typographical Union
Clark
Chronological Eras Outline 1898 Jubilee Year Counts
Providence Journal notes 1898 marks late 120th year of U S independence and early 120th, lists Julian period day count 2 414 291 and cross references other era systems such as Byzantine Jewish Nabonassar Olympiads Meiji Mohammedan and Seleucide eras with dates and beginnings including Meiji 31 and Hegira 1315 16.
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United States of America
Rome
Varro
Nabonassar
Providence Journal
Stage Glints and Wealth in Show Business
William Gillette reports earnings over 50000 last year. Trixie Friganza recovers from pneumonia. Maud Granger marks 25 years on stage without a benefit. Frank L Perley to produce Be side the Bonnie Brier Bush in Chicago on Easter Monday. Daniel Frohman may star Julie Opp and her husband next season. Jennie Reiffarth shines as Mother Rosenbaum in The Great Diamond Robbery. Aubrey Boucicault and Paul Arthur star in Trelawney of the Wells in London. Barney Fagin and William Phelan near completion of The Gamekeeper. Six Philadelphia stock companies split genres from melodrama to opera. Maurice Bernhardt collaborates on a Gabriel dramatization with Henri Amie for a Renaissance production next year.
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Maud Granger
Frank L. Perley
Bonnie Brier
Chicago
Daniel Frohman
Julie Opp
Mr. Lorraine
Jennie Reiffarth
Mother Rosenbaum
Aubrey Boucicault
Paul Arthur
Trelawney
George Sand
Gabriel
Sarah Bernhardt
Renaissance
Buffalo Market Roundup March Wheat and Livestock Prices
Buffalo market notes show No 1 hard wheat at 1.08 1 with winter wheat 0 red 90c. Corn No 2 yellow 4 6c. Eggs 1444c. Cattle ranges from 4.06 4.85 for choice heavy to 3.75 3.95 for heavy fed calves. sheep and lambs up to 6.90 for extra spring lambs. hogs 4 2 4 3. Buffalo hay and straw prices listed, with timothy hay at 10 per ton and baled hay around 9 9 on.
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Buffalo
Graham
Canada
Western
East Buffalo
What is a profitable Sabbath in Christian Endeavor
Rev. H. Doyle argues the Sabbath is profitable as rest and worship. He cites scripture to show Sunday rest honors God and aids body and soul, warning against commercial or social activities that distract from sacred observance. Bible readings supplement the lesson.
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H. Doyle
God
Isalvi
Depth of a Father’s love and mercy in faith
A reflection on God’s boundless love shown by sending His Son, noting patience under provocation, care for believers, and the call to mirror that self denying charity toward others. It meditates on mercy lasting forever and human failing to repay with equal love. Churchan tone emphasizes vigilance and guidance.
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Churchman
Path to God Through Men's Hearts Guiding Church Progress
A Christian Leader states the church pursues God by seeking Him in the hearts of people not in Heaven alone. He notes past emphasis on mysticism theology and philosophy yielded evidence of God but not God, and says the church now moves with firmer steps toward the Heavenly Father along Jesus’s rediscovered path.
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God
Jesus
Father
The Same For Us Power in Believers
Christian Standard asserts the exceeding greatness of God’s power toward believers is the same force that raised Christ, exalted Him, and brought all under His feet. It raises believers from spiritual death, grants new life, secures them, and subdues their foes.
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God
Christ
Living victorious lives to bless others in turmoil
A reflective religious note by J. R. Miller urges inner calm and steadfastness in Christ as the path to bless others amid suffering, temptation, and external turbulence. It emphasizes maintaining a restful inner life and sweet love as a witness to faith.
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J. R. Miller
Young Men Take Prominent Roles in Church Work
Dr. Talmage notes a surge of young men serving as ushers and officers in churches, gaining tenfold more prominence in Christian activities than in his youth. He highlights the growing energy and leadership of the current generation within church communities.
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Dr. Talmage
Quotation on Youth Conduct by Dr John Hall
A reflective line urges restraint in reporting evil, insisting young people maintain gentleness and charity while avoiding sensational detail. The speaker highlights the danger of overexposure and calls for a purer newsroom atmosphere.
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John Hall
Curious Greyhound Questions Dachshund About Sitting
A whimsical exchange from the Indianapolis Journal features a greyhound asking a dachshund if it can truly sit down, blending humor with a playful animal dialogue.
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Indianapolis Journal
Cold Wind Blows From East and West
L Stanton in Chicago Times Herald reports a winter scene as cold winds blow from east to west. Children cry for cover while birds freeze and houses shake in a harsh blizzard. The line urges patience and faith that warmth will come in time.
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L. Stanton
Chicago Times-Herald
Lesson From Acts on Personal Work In March Week
Rev W J Yates comments on Acts chapter 8 verses 26 to 40. He highlights Stephens martyrdom as both a setback and a catalyst guiding Saul’s conversion and dispersing believers to spread the gospel. Philip’s bold courteous approach shows effective personal work and readiness to obey the Spirit’s call.
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W. J. Yates
Old Room Bristol England Recounts Founding of Methodism
The article recalls the Old Room in Bristol as the first Methodist preaching place opened by John Wesley on June 3, 1739. It notes the start of class pence payments, Wesleyan sacraments, and key figures like Francis Asbury and Dr. Coke who linked to America.
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Bristol
England
John Wesley
Wesleys
Francis Asbury
America
Wesley
Coke
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ebenezer Chapel
King Street
Henry Moore
League Topics Promote Practical Devotion for Youth
A joint Epworth League and Christian Endeavor committee will set uniform devotional topics for meetings. The writer praises stricter practical and devotional aims, urging unity as Sunday schools study identical lessons and asking why Young People’s societies should not unite in study.
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Epworth League
Christian Endeavor
Evangelical Churches
America
Englishmen Prefer Our Goads to The Made at Home
Louis Halle returns from England with orders worth $1,000,000 for American made goods after 10 weeks work. He says U S prices are 10 to 15 percent lower than in England and that Yankee products sell easily there. He notes strong demand across leather goods carriages hardware brass fittings furniture oils rivets bounties and canned fruits. American factories can undersell English suppliers by showcasing goods.
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Chicago
Louis Halle
England
United States
Mr. Halle
East
America
Eight Hour Law Upheld in Utah Smelters Case
In Washington on March 2 the Supreme Court handed down an opinion in Holden versus the Salt Lake County sheriff. The ruling upholds the territorial law limiting a day’s work in smelters and mines within the territory, affirming its constitutionality.
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Washington
Supreme Court
K. J. Holden
Salt Lake County
Utah
Wordplay and Witty Snatches From A Page
A jumble of quips and sayings touches on pride memory neighbors and social manners. It includes jokes about laziness appetite bridesmaids and misheard phrases along with odd disease names from a county record and a civic poem about a kicker in town affairs.
Brain power debate at Montreal meeting
Sir William Turner argued that men have heavier brains than women and thus greater power, a claim challenged by Russian Professor Darkchevitch who argues brain weight does not indicate intellect. He cites Skobeleff and Liebig as examples where smaller brains did not prevent high ability, noting divergent opinions remain.
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William Turner
British Medical Association
Montreal
Darkchevitch
Skobeleff
Liebeg
Avera
Curly Haired Jurors Bias in Jury Selection
A legal practitioner notes prejudice against curly-haired men in criminal juries. He recalls his mentor claiming such individuals are pampered, stubborn, and prone to disagree with others, leading to their exclusion by defense lawyers during jury selection.
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