Washington Letter on Pekin Conundrum and Politics
Washington correspondent surveys how to pull troops from Pekin while protecting Li Hung Chang, notes shifts in Russian policy, and covers six women stump speakers for McKinley and Bryan. It also details naval training invites for German Emperor, a Porto Rico citizenship puzzle, and remarks from New York Labor Commissioner John McMakin before the Industrial Commission.
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Washington
Pekin
Li Hung Chang
Prince Ching
Shanghai
Russia
Ellen Foster
Helen Varick Boswell
McKinley
Anna Diggs
Ellen Lease
Ingles
Eva McDonald Valesh
Bryan
Colorado
Idaho
Utah
Wyoming
United States
W. du Bose
E. F Eggert
J W. Powell
Glasgow
Scotland
Herlinter
Post Office Department
Supreme Court of
District of Columbia
Porto Rico
Justice Bradley
Bradley
Spain
United State Supeme
John McMakin
N.Y
Industrial Commission
Ethnology Building at Pan-American Exposition
The Ethnology building at the Pan-American Exposition in Buffalo will run May 1 to Nov 1 1901. It will showcase the division of mankind into races and their origins with a major focus on North and South American countries. Peru plans to contribute antiquities from four American museums to highlight its section.
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Buffalo
North
South America
New World
Peru
Trusts and Arbitration Views on State Involvement
Mr McMakin warned that trust dominance in leading enterprises could fuel belief in single management and accelerate state socialism. He supported arbitration for disputes but noted New York State boards were ineffective, resolving only 46 of 455 strikes in the past year.
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McMakin
New York
Foolish Valentine Gift Sparks Mystery in Indianapolis
A young man defends spending money on a Valentine while a young woman prefers simple treats. The tale recalls a recent Indianapolis Press item where she was surprised to receive a doll, ham, and a box of cheese sandwiches.
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L Indianapolis Press
Occa sion to Yawn and a Chicago Girl Tonight
A fragment from the Detroit Journal describes Vivian Sriskit of Chicago looking unusually beautiful at a gathering. The speaker jokes about yawns at their feet and feet being sneha chestiuts with candid humor, revealing a breezy social scene without clear context.
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Vivian Sriskit
Chicago
Sneha Chestiuts
Detroit Journal
Fragmentary Philadelphia Pre snippet with quirky dialogue
A cut fragment shows characters named Sissy Sappington and Pepper in a hurried exchange. The text appears to be a misread page with garbled dialogue and regional spellings, lacking clear context or events.
Editor asks to reword Tugela crossing line
War correspondent notes General Tyler's army recrossed the Tugela with plenty of dash. The editor pushes to change the profanity laden phrase to a version emphasizing dash marks instead.
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Sheldon
Tyler
Baltimore American
The Cheerful Idiot Quotes Single Women Inboarder
A boarder in Indianapolis quotes The Cheerful Idiot claiming many women are single and can influence husbands. The remark is presented with irony as part of a clipped Indianapolis Press snippet.
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Indianapolis Press
The Strenuous Life in Indianapolis Dialog
A brief downtown exchange shows Isabel and Arabella discussing a new coat, with Isabel noting she avoided 17 clerks trying to sell coats that would not fit. The scene captures shopper caution in a bustling city setting.
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Isabel
Arabella
Indianapolis
Tinte Poes Fly encounter with Jones recalled
A brief Philadelphia North American exchange recalls a long-ago meeting with Jones, noting two figures greeting each other and joking about events since eighteen hundred. The fragment hints at a social or historical reminiscence from the era.
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Jones
Philadelphia
Remembering a Brooklyn murder scoop and jealous gossip
A veteran actor recalls a crowded Park Theatre tale sparked by the Rudd murder case. A Brooklyn jail breakout, a press panic, and an eyewitness account prompt a sensational extra that misidentifies the culprit, prompting jokes about overzealous readers and streetcar rides through old New York.
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Tolks
John T. Raymond
Park Theatre
Brooklyn
New York
Muiderer Rigid
Tnere
Raymond
Rudd
Rivdi
Houston Street
Third Avenue
Io’ Broollyn
Chicago
Autocity Chemistry Lecture Causes Audience Exit
An invited chemistry lecture in St. Paul drew a curious moment when the lecturer warned ladies using face powder containing bismuth to leave the room during a gas experiment. He explained the gas would turn bismuth purple, prompting the entire audience to rise and flee from the hall.
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Algiers
St. Paul Globe
Wonderful Cure of Diarrhea by Chamberlain’s Remedy
A prominent editor nearly gave up on chronic diarrhoea but recovered fully after using Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy. The Times Justice Va La carried testimonials of dramatic relief, noting the product sold by Kingston druggist.
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Chamberlain
Times
Justice
Thad
Chamberlaintsale
Awell
Lever
Kingston
Tuggist
Shocking Calamity and Patent Liniment Claims
An odd fragment touts a double breasted cape for children aged two to six and promotes a healing salve by Drea Kellert of Witliford Arkansas. The ad extols Bucklonts Reuien Salve for burns and eruptions, praises Ballard's show Liniment, and lists Kingston as a selling point with prices 26 and 40 cents.
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Drea
Kellert
Witliford
Ark
Kingston
Ballard
Subtract the First and Turnover of a New Leaf
Dialogue snippet shows Medigger claiming Jack has repented while Thingumbob doubts it and mentions Jack helping his father. Philadelphia Pr notes a clash of opinions about Jack's behavior and motives.
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Medigger
Jack
Thingumbob
Philadelphia
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