A Response From Cuba Relief Letter to US Officials
Washington reports a letter from Cuba detailing starvation death estimates and relief donations. It cites 200,000 deaths as a benchmark, thanks US employees for a $68 donation, and urges continued aid for destitute reconcentrados. The writer asks Americans to send food medicine and clothing to sustain lives.
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Washington
Charles W. Russell
United States
Department of Justice
New York
Barker
Sagua de Grande
Cuba
Las Villas
Santa Clara
San Domingo
Remedios
Boston
Russell
Lee
Ilavana
America
Cuba ministers align on mission to establish regime
Havana February 7 Senor Calvazo says no crisis exists among ministers who view their program as establishing the new regime preparing for elections and forming a chamber of deputies. They will not officially negotiate with insurgents unless guarantees on outcomes are given though unofficial aid will aid private efforts. The cabinet hopes for news from Santa Clara and that Gen Maximo Gomez has moved across the trocha into Camaguey amid insurgent divisions. Peace, he says, will come by combined arms and politics with visible Spanish strength and the new regime’s influence.
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Havana
Senor Calvazo
Chamber of Deputies
Senor Calvaz
Santa Clara
Maximo Gomez
Trocha
Camaguey
Canada Plans 150 Mile Telegraph Creek to Lake Teslin Rail Line
Canada moves to open western lands for settlement as Mann & Mackenzie secure rights to build a 150 mile railway from Telegraph Creek or Glenora on the Stikine river to Lake Teslin with completion by September 1, 1898. Government aids emigration via Self-Help Society. Winnipeg, Winnip eg, and Klondike issues noted along with domestic trials.
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Messrs. Mann & Mackenzie
Telegraph Creek
Glenora
Stikine River
Lake Teslin
Wramgali
Dominion
Lake Superior
Edible Coffins in Early Pastry History
The article traces pastry evolution from early flour oil and honey to butter eggs and salt, then meat pastries and fruit fillings. It explains cof fins or coffynes in early Singlish cookery, notes varieties from large to small, and links cof fins to modern vol au vent while mentioning puff paste and pam puff in confectionery.
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Europe
Gentleman's Magazine
New York City Inaugural Ball of 1789 Described
A century ago New York hosted the first inaugural ball in May 1789 with a distinguished company of beaux and belles. Washington reportedly danced three times that evening and was notably fond of dancing, a trait noted by Mr. Burton in Ladies' Home Journal.
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New York City
Beaux
Celles
Washington
Burton
Harrison
Ladies’ Home Journal
Man Escaped Murderer Surrenders at Fort Scott
George W. Finch of Kansas City, condemned to be hanged for murdering Frank Swofford, returned to Fort Scott prison after escaping with seven others. He rode freight to Kansas City, visited his mother and sister near Lamont, and telephoned authorities to announce his coming. A large crowd awaited him as he walked with a Lamont constable to the prison door.
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Tron
Siater
Fort Scorr
Kas
George W. Finch
Kansas City
Frank Swofford
Paola
Finch
Sheriff Wheeler
Luaimont
Lamont
Wheeler
Memphis
Train wreck injures several on snow plow collision
In Gawrence Michigan on February 5 a South Haven and Eastern line wreck occurred when a snow plow jumped the track and collided with two locomotives and coaches. At least six people were injured including General Manager M. W. Meredith and Brakeman Lew Berhans. One engine was ruined and the other badly damaged.
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Gawrence
Mich
South Haven
M. W. Meredith
Lew Berhans
G. Grew
C. V. Bangs
Lale Coray
Charles Mill
Paw Paw
Immigration Bill Faces Early Consideration
Washington Feb 6 The immigration bill's supporters hope for quick consideration next week but a sentiment grows against pressing it this session due to political antagonisms. They expect it to be moved from the speaker's table after the military academy appropriation bill clears, with a strong passage after debate. Mehaney organizes Republican opposition with minority members. Chairman Danford aims to pass the bill as from the Senate, differing only to require both reading and writing in the educational test.
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Washington
Friends of the Immigration
Congress
Mehaney
Chamber
Danford
Senate
Hitchcock Named Ambassador to Russia
Washington February reports count Cassini will become ambassador and Ethan A. Hitchcock, currently minister to Russia, is nominated to be ambassador extraordinary and minister plenipotentiary to Russia. The Russian government requested elevation of the American mission to an embassy, and the president sent Hitchcock’s nomination to the Senate.
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Washington
Count Cassini
Kotzebue
Ethan Allen Hitchcock
St. Louis
Russia
Ethan A. Hitchcock
Washintgon
Senate
Missouri
American horses next through influenza import harms
Baron Von Himmelstein Loxten, Prussian agriculture minister, told the Prussian diet that American horses imported recently developed influenza. He warned that if imports increase, Germany may be forced to adopt protect measures to shield itself from disease.
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Germany
Hocking
Benim
Baron von Himmerstein-Loxten
Western Canada appealing to Michigan settlers says delegates
Joan and Theodore Triovaki, former Michigan residents now in Alameda, report from Western Canada that the region offers prosperity and modern amenities. They describe abundant fuel, water at shallow depth, good grazing land, timber and low coal prices, and ample raspberries. An Ottawa pamphlet with a full country description is available. The letter closes with “Yours, Western Canada.”
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Joan and
Theodore Triovaki
Ormer
Michigan
Alameda
West
Canada
Dominion of Canada
Detroit
Messrs. Striovski
Western
Department of the Interior
Ottawa
Western Canada
Mutual Bank Clerk Refuses Payment Without Identification
In a dialogue style scene a bank clerk tells a Mrs. pie that payment cannot be made unless someone identifies her. The tart reply questions the reason and the clerk insists no one knows her, highlighting a truth about verification.
Hall's Catarrh Cure ad and cartoon excerpt
An old advertisement promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure offering a one hundred dollar reward for catarrh cured by the remedy. It references F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio and lists testimonials and price. A humorous cartoon caption from the Pittsburgh Chronicle follows with dialogue about applause and the performer.
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Hall
F. J. Chenney & Co
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
Truax
Toedo
O. Walding
Kinnan & Marvin
O. Hall
Grain- the nourishing drink that mimics coffee
Grain- is a nourishing food drink sold by grocers as a coffee substitute. It aids digestion and strengthens nerves without stimulant effects. Suitable for children and adults, it costs about the same as coffee, with price points 15 and 25.
Haskins complains of cold meals at mountain house
Kickerm says meals were unsatisfactory with insufficient warm food and everything served cold. Perkins concurs mentioning water and other issues as the trip progresses.
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Kickerm _ Haskins
Mountain House
Perkins
Government Land Reports Show Fewer Homestead Entries
The commissioner of the general land office submitted a report to the Secretary of the Interior noting a 3,208 decrease in homestead entries from last year, totaling 378,625 acres. The item links health and irregular bowel reform to remedies like Hostetter's Stomach Bitters, while a satirical cartoon blurb closes with a joke about a baby.
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The
General Land Office
Secretary of the Interior
A Cold in the Head and Its Quick Cure
An old advert describes a common cold as distressing and disruptive, warning of serious consequences if neglected. It promotes Dr Bell's Fine Tar Honey as a cure that can end the illness in one night, claiming wide pharmacist availability.
Arctic Exploration and the Pole Race In News Tone
A fragmentary excerpt references Arctic exploration and a race to reach the furthest north, nodding to public curiosity. Mentions of a pole hug and humorous aside about medicines appear, with garbled surrounding text and unrelated phrases. The piece resembles a late 19th or early 20th century newspaper mood but lacks concrete events or dates.
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Smith
Brown
N. Y. Journal
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Justice Robertson
Buffalo
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Chicago Daily News
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C. E. Banny
Milwaukee Street
Milwaukee
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Mayflower Monthly
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Floral Park
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Ives
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A.J. Tower
Salzer
Crooke
Allens Monastery
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