Washington Letter on China, Cuba, and Osage Wealth
Washington correspondence from March 29, 1901 discusses the China Russia war fear and US stance, Hawaii bond payments, Rep Walker's Philippines views, Osage tribal income from leases and treasury holdings, Warner on Cuba anarchy, and a Census fraud arrest plan led by Rose in Maryland.
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Washington, D. C
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
China
Europe
Cuba
McCleary
Minnesota
United States
A.C. Tanner
Indian Affairs
Oklahoma
Kansas
Indiana
Faithful negro in southern banking earns trust and esteem
The Memphis Scimitar highlights Prince A. Daniel, a 26 year bank employee at First National Bank of Memphis. He began as a porter in 1871 and has consistently accounted for all money entrusted to him. His integrity earned him travel allowances to visit northern cities, with a governor’s letter opening doors.
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Walker
Massachusetts
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Washington
Senator Hoar
Philippines
Hoar
Alwaya
Memphia Scimitar
Prince A. Daniel
First Nations
Bank of
Memphis
Daniel
Bante
Chicago
Clites
South
Railroads as Plant Distributors Across Distances
The article notes that plants not native to local areas grow near large railroad yards and are carried thousands of miles. Railroads unknowingly act as emigrant paths, spreading species across regions from the Atlantic to the Gulf and beyond, including the Mississippi Valley.
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Mississippi Valley
Atlantic Seaboard
Gulf Region
Rocky Mountaina
Purify Your Blood and Heal the Cold in One Day
An old advertisement touts electrical dredges on rivers, extols Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets as the best purifier for the blood by cleansing organs, and promotes Wake Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets with Grove’s signature. It promises free samples at S Kingston's drug store and a one day cold cure with a money back guarantee if not effective.
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Chamberlain
S. Kingston
Kw Grove
Charles
Elizabeth
Nail
Mother Elizabeth
Love Letter Writers Exploit Illiterate in Mexican Plazas
A Mexican Herald report describes evangelists in the Plazuela da Belem and Plazuela Santo Domingo who write letters for illiterate customers including love and blackmail notes. They also affix stamps for a fee, sometimes using counterfeit or canceled stamps, leading to a police probe involving P Vasquez and Mrs Inez Hernandez. Investigators suspect multiple evangelists sold faded stamps to allow fraudulent mailings through Santo Comings post office.
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Mexico
Plazuela da Belem
Plazuela
Santo Domingo
Nmates
Mexican Herald
Evangelistas
Santo Domingo Evangelistas
Evangelista
P. Vasquez
Inez Hernandez
Vasquez
Hernandez
Bacem
Santo Comings
Miss Wabash I cannot live without you quote
Telegraphed message from Chas. C. Ellis of Lisbon Indiana describes standing waist deep in icy water and a worsening cough. He says doctors in Oakland Nebraska Sioux City and Omaha diagnosed consumption but he was cured after using Dr Kings New Discovery in six bottles. Guaranteed for coughs colds and lung troubles. 50 cents and one dollar trial bottles offered by S Kingston.
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Chas. C. Ellis
Lisbon
Oarkland
Neb
Sioux City
Omaha
Dr. King
S. Kingston
Bucklea Acni salve advertised for piles and injuries
An ornate 19th century advert promotes Bucklea Acni salve claiming it cures piles and skin eruptions. It markets a generic guaranteed cure sold by a dealer in multiple locations at a low price, appealing to distressed readers seeking fast relief.
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Bucklea
Earth
Aauarigiats
Illinois Town Plans Public Street Names
Illinois state news notes Litchfield plans posting street names Mt Olive buys rock for laborers Nokomis Methodists plan a 20000 church Sparta Odd Fellows promote a free public library with over a thousand volumes Hydrophobia deaths reported in Western Shelby from a dog sold for 40 cents in Shelbyville Parker and Shoecraft eloped. Parker treating Mrs Shoecraft husband with consumption John W Little elopes with neighbor's wife in Loudon Township Fayette County The Louisiana Purchase note references the Kaskaskia bell to be shown at the St Louis World’s Fair built in France 1741 and given to the church in 1742 by Louis XIV
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Litchfield
Mt. Olive
Methodists
Nokomis
Odd Fellows of
Sparta
Richard Keim
Pana
Pana Palladium
Shelby
Bob Barnett
Shelbyville
C. F. Parker
Shoecraft
Thackery
Hamilton County
Wm. Williamson
Edwardsville
Sinois
Louisiana Purchase
Kaskaskia
St. Louis
Old Kaskaskia
France
America
Louis XIV
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Weway
Treasury Department
Honolulu
Hawaii
Congress
Islands
Warner
Iginola
Census Bureau
Maryland
Rose
Baltimore
Negro
Eotrice Oreduen
Love Letter Writers
City of
Wiltie
Miss Wabash
N. Y
Tuesia
Illinois State News
Citizens’ Shaving Parlor
Julius Peter
Odile
Union
Main St
Troy
de Minn Reeetenn
F. W. Zanders
Sentral Hotel
WM. Meiners
Theo. Guenne
Wig Main and Market Sts
Troy, Ulinais
Billiard Hall
Phil Hebert
Graham
Scala
Troy City
John
Deimling
W.F. Peter
Haly
Philip Schultze
Helm’s
West Clay Street
Sargen
Market St
John Diehle
Rieder
Ebrr
A. Heddergott
Kinloch 13
Wayron
Geffen
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