Ultimatum May Clear Situation in Cuba
Washington notes high officials hope U S pressure will resolve fighting over Cuban governance. Officials say the United States may intervene to uphold the Gomez government while countering military party demands. Army and Navy ready to mobilize if needed with transports and ships prepared for quick action.
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United States
Cuba
Washington
Arthur M. Beaupre
Gomez
Nunez
Spain
Havana
Cuban
U. S
Oriente
Pinar del Rio
Knox
Fedia
Freyre Andrade
Rexall Orderlies Claim to Permanently Relieve Constipation
An advertises a Rexall orderlies remedy promising permanent relief from chronic constipation with no laxatives, suggesting cathartics harm the bowels. The copy asserts the product strengthens nerves and muscles of the large intestine, is candy like, safe for all ages, and offers a money back guarantee if unsuccessful.
Amusements Gala Week Opens with Hickman Bessey Co
The Great Hickman-Bessey Company led by Guy Hickman brings a week of shows in Washington starting Monday January 22. Opening play The Church and Its People aims to blend sentiment and comedy with new plays by Hickman offering moral lessons and laughter. Matinee Saturday at 2 30 and daily change of bill with vaudeville interludes promise popular prices and free admission for ladies Monday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Great Hickman-Bessey Co
Guy Hickman
Hickman-Bessey Co
Hickman-Bessey
Washington
Hickman
Graham
Episcopal Service Tonight at 7:30 in Davenport Church
The Episcopal church hosts an evening service at 7:30 conducted by Rev. Cairns of Davenport. Communion is planned for tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Episcopal Church
Cairns
Davenport
Hall's Catarrh Cure Advertisement and Endorsements
One hundred dollars reward for an uncured catarrh case by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F J Cheney & Co Toledo Ohio. Walding Kinnan Marvin wholesale druggists certify Cheney's honesty and ability. Cure taken internally, 75 cents per bottle, testimonials free. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for constipation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Walding, Kinnan & Marvin
Thin Ice Lesson From Santa’s Skates Tale
A father narrates a Christmas skating memory where young Jack and Evelyn hear a caution about thin ice. After a fall into a pond, Peter Schmitz, the butcher’s helper, rescues him. The tale ends with a message that character matters more than looks, and the boy learns not to judge by clothes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Diddy
Santa Claus
Peter Schmitz
Peter
Lee
Hawaii Declares Independence Day Marking Revolution
Honolulu observes a national holiday marking the 19th anniversary of Queen Liliuokalani's deposition and Hawaii's shift to a provisional republican government under Sanford B. Dole. The report notes a rise in trade since 1898 and plans for a Pan Pacific congress in February to discuss shipping links and regional issues.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Liliuokalani
Sanford B. Dole
United States
San Francisco
New Zealand
Australia
Eastern Company Eyes Industrial Sites along Rock Island Line
Rock Island agent H W Russell reports a letter from Voegtle Bros of Sharpsburg Pa seeking land along the Rock Island system to develop multiple plants. The request targets sites for automobile and motor truck plants in Illinois Iowa Indiana and other western states plus boiler natl works refrigerator and piano plant facilities. President Keeley of the Commercial club has the correspondence for action.
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H. W. Russell
The
Rock Island
Industrial Superintendent of
Rock
Voegtle Bros. Company
Sharpsburg Pa
Russell
W. M. Keeley
Commercial Club
Inter
Aller
Voegtle Bros. Co
Sharpsburg
Southwest
Mobile and Motor Truck
Illinois
Iowa
Indiana
Nebraska
Kansas
Arkansas
Texas
West
Valuable coat misadventure ends with recovered bill book
Dan te's Inferno manager Geo W. Hinton stayed at Congress hotel and joined a sleigh ride. The group toppled the sled, losing papers and items from pockets. Libby Haight later found his fur coat and recovered a bill book containing about 75 dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Hinton
Congress Hotel
Libby Haight
Haight
New Leggings for Soldiers Adopted by War Department
Washington January 18 The army will be supplied with new leggings within months. A contract for 250000 pairs at fifty one cents per pair has been awarded by the War Department to a New York firm.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
United States Army
War Department
New York
Man of 60 weds girl of 17 in New York report
K Marshall Allen of New York and Paris, aged sixty, married Miss Mattie Laura Walker a seventeen year old daughter in a story reported from New York on January eighteenth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mattie Laura Walker
Two Wives Cause Turmoil for Pittsburg Man
Peter Sharp of Pittsburg Kansas asserts that two wives in one house create conflict after his first wife resurfaced from the Chicago fire of 1871 and he married a second wife. He now seeks a divorce from the second wife and clings to his first. Peace, Sharp says, is rare in a home with two spouses.
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Pittsburg
Kan
Peter Sharp
Sharp
Chicago
Kimg
Bigamist
Pretending and Knowing in Girls and Society
A compact reflection on girls who seem to pretend ignorance to reveal insight. The piece suggests social performance shapes knowledge, with girls navigating assumptions to demonstrate awareness and wit.
Mr and Mrs FE Van Wyck Kneeland Tie Knot in Cranbury
The couple wed at Cherrydale Farm the bride’s home in Cranbury Conn. The groom Mr Allen is described as wealthy with a European educated bride reportedly chosen under his plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
FE. van Wyck Kneeland
Cranbury, Conn
Cherrydale Farm
Allen
Europe
Excess Baggage
A playful verse contrasts past fashion with present trends as Emily abandons wide hats and pleated skirts for a compact purse and brimless bonnet. The Dame Fashion commentary hints at changing styles compressing belongings into a fashionable bag carried at her side.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dame Fashion
Iowa's Short Course Declared Billion Dollar Institution
Ames Iowa January 18 Iowa’s short course is called a billion dollar institution by Dean C F Curtiss after a record year begun in 1900 The program has raised crop quality cattle and farming methods and produced leaders across counties The movement now reaches half the states plus fifteen other states and five foreign countries drawing students from many regions
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ames
Iowa
Dean C. F. Curtiss
Dean Curtiss
Clairvoyant Held for $1200 Theft
Des Moines police say Anna Webster a clairvoyant confessed to deceiving widows including Mrs. Johanna Aschan of 1250 dollars and Mrs. Flora Huffmire of 300 dollars with false investments. She claimed to plant money to grow a million and to invest in a lottery yielding 60 000 a year. She was arraigned on two counts and bound over to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Iowa
Anna Webster
Johanna Aschan
Flora Huffmire
Webster
St. Joseph, Mo
Charge That Rates Are Exorbitant Across Excess Baggage
Chicago dispatch reports the National Baggage Committee representing all commercial and traveling men groups filed charges that interstate excess baggage rates are excessive. A conference is planned to resolve the dispute with possible referral to the Interstate Commerce Commission. The committee seeks a uniform 12 percent of the first class fare for all excess baggage and preservation of 150 pounds free carriage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
National Baggage Committee
United States
Interstate Commerce Commission
Oysters Supper Planned by Mrs Bishop’s Class
Notice says Mrs J W Bishop’s class of the Baptist church and the What I Can society will host an oyster supper in the church tomorrow Friday evening with supper served from 5 30.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
J. W. Bishop
Tist Church
What-I-Can Society
Foley's Honey and Tar Compound Advertised Cure
A historical drug ad touts Foley's Honey and Tar Compound as a reliable family medicine for children and adults. It claims to check and cure coughs colds croup and prevent bronchitis and pneumonia with sale through all druggists.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Foley
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