Trade in the Philippines Aims for Vast Future
J B Gaylord surveys Philippine commerce highlighting four trade heads export and import inland inter-island and domestic. He notes Manila leads trade with Great Britain and the United States dominant in exports, while Chinese traders dominate inland and inter-island trade. He praises fiber and sugar potential, discusses native behavior, and warns Spaniards stifle outsiders while acknowledging vast future commercial possibilities.
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Philippines
Manila
Ha Ilo
Cebu
Great Britain
United States
France
Japan
Gerany
Spain
New Style Guns Contract Approved Despite Army Chief's View
Secretary Alger has signed a $200000 contract for 50 Brown segmental guns after Gen Flagler urged against them. The weapon features a central steel rifled block with longitudinal solid wrapped segments forming its construction used by the army.
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Flagler
Ordnance
Alger
Bears Play Tricks and Taunt the Hunter Zeb White Recalls
In a frontier tale Zeb White recounts a bear that outwitted traps and climbed through roof and doorway. The humor of the animal shines as it teases the hunter, grins from the doorway, and even steals pork, leaving the men frustrated yet amused by its clever, playful tricks.
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Zeb White
Zeb
Woman sexton in Lewes keeps grave duties lively
In Lewes England Mrs Steel, the long serving sextoness, once dug all graves at Lewes cemetery. Now at sixty she fills graves and tends mounds and flowers. She plans to work until her own turn comes, and her vigor with the spade draws amused attention from locals each summer.
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L Awes
England
Sexton
Lewes
Steel
Denies He Is Dead From War Letter Home
A Topeka boy with the army at San tiago writes home to dispute rumors of his death. He says he received a paper claiming he was killed and buried in Cuba, but he is alive though the living conditions are harsh and the area feels like a cemetery.
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China
Topeka
Santiago
Cuba
Engagement News: Grace-Jack Remains Reckless
In a New York Troth note, Consolation remarks that Grace-Jack has never taken the engagement seriously and seems reckless, though there is hope he may change later. Ethel is referenced as the other party in the exchange.
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Ethel
Grace
Jack
N. Y. Troth
Bride Responds to Accusations of Gambling in Family Dispute
A Cincinnati Enquirer fragment records a mother accusing a husband of gambling and the bride defending the other men as the source of the sadness, reflecting a domestic dispute dialogue.
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Cincinnati Enquirer
Nothing to Criticise. Wise Theyll ne I join the army
A brief item notes a cautious remark about joining the army with a light tone. The fragment implies a stance on military service without further details.
Studebaker's Tigers Arrive in Indianapolis From Fernandina
The 157th Indiana volunteers known as Studebaker's Tigers reached Indianapolis Friday morning after leaving Fernandina Florida last Tuesday. The regiment, traveling in four train sections, endured delays across Kentucky and arrived to a grateful city crowd. There were 130 patients in the regiment and 200 unable to march. two dead, Clifton Lowell and William Snyder, were brought home, and Robert Danning died as the train neared the station. The men briefed through the city and proceeded to Camp Mount.
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Ispra Napolis
Ind
Col Studebaker
Tigers
Indiana Volunteers
Indianapolis
Fernandina
Fila
Chickamauga Park
Kentucky
Cincinnati
Indiana Line
City
Union Station
Clifton Lowell
Fort Warne
William Snyder
Maysville
Robert Danning
Elkhart
Noble Street
Camp Mount
Four Die in Dynamite Blast at Stinesville Indiana
A Friday dynamite explosion at Stinesville Indiana killed four men instantly and badly injured several others. The deceased were John W. Williams John Grobb Buck Wampler and Edward Watts Affected victims include Ben Fyffe Milton Hike Willie Liford who was dying with the loss of an arm and leg. The coroner from Bloomington was summoned and the injured were brought to Stinesville for treatment. The victims were respected local citizens ages forty to fifty with families.
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Ind
Stinesville
New Pike
John W. Williams
John Grobb
Buck Wampler
Edward Watts
Ben Fyffe
Milton Hike
Willie Liford
Bloomington
Hike
Showmen Face Taxes Under New Revenue Law
Deputy Revenue Collector A R Woods of Roxoro Indiana works at fairs and districts collecting the new tax on shows and entertainments. Rural districts have not heard of the law and many were unprepared to pay. Several hundred dollars have been collected as the fair season begins and opposition from freak shows and grafters continues.
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Roxoro
Ind
A. R. Woods
Woods
160th Indiana Regiment to Remain in Service
A letter from Gen H C Corbin to Col George W W Steele indicates the 160th Indiana regiment now in camp at Lexington Kentucky will be retained in the service. Privates had hoped to be mustered out and are disappointed by the decision.
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Manioy
Ind
H.C Corbin
George W W. Steele
160Th Indiana Regiment
Lexington
Restiviour Man Believed Suicide Found in Milwaukee
Joseph Moster a 25 year old carpenter from Sexton Indiana disappeared on August 5 after a breakup with Mary Ertle daughter of wealthy farmer Philip Ertle. Believed to have died by his own action his brothers found him alive in Milwaukee Tuesday night. Previously lived in Dayton and Middletown Ohio.
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Restiviour
Ind
Joseph Moster
Sexton
Milwaukee
Moster
Mary Ertle
Philp Ertle
Noster
Dayton
Middletown
Aged Couple Struck by a Train near Duxgink
George Huffman and his wife, elderly residents of the suburban area, were struck by an eastbound local freight while crossing a railroad track Thursday evening. Huffman was seriously injured and his wife fatally injured. The horse was killed and the buggy destroyed.
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Duxgink
Ind
George Huffman
Fatal Quarrel Over a Melon in Muncie
In Muncie Indiana Albert Burton and Albert Burro brothers in law quarreled over a water melon. Blows followed. Burro drew a revolver and says he shot Burton in self defense the ball entering the left side near the heart. Death will ensue Burro arrested.
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Muncie
Ind
Albert Burton
Albert Burro
Burro
Burton
Explosion at Sheridan brick plant kills Henry Schoot
Brazil Ind Sept 2 Henry Schoot fatally injured when dynamite explodes at work sending shale fragments that strike the right side of his head tearing out an eye and crushing his skull in the Sheridan brick plant tragedy
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Brazil
Ind
Henry Schoot
Sheridan
Mr. Schoot
Cyclist Dell Holloway Found Dead in Indiana
In Mis awaka Indiana Dell Holloway age 23 a schoolteacher of Olive township was thrown from his bicycle by a rail placed across a cycle path. He died from concussion of the brain and his body was found Monday.
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Misyawaka
Ind
Dell Holloway
Olive Township
Holloway
Marion Soldiers Home official Wm B Wilson jailed for embezzlement
Inprianaproris Indiana Sept 3 William B Wilson secretary at Marion Soldiers Home waived preliminary examination and remains in custody for federal action. He is accused of absorbing part of 500 dollars deposited for a disabled veteran.
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Inprianaproris
Ind
Wm. B. Wilson
Soldiers’ Home
Marion
Wilson
Quarrel Ends in Stabbing Near Cayuga Hooten Dies
In Cayuga, Indiana, William Hooten is fatally stabbed by Clayton Cates after a trivial quarrel. Hooten, respected in the community, died from the wound. authorities fear possible lynching as tensions rise in the small town.
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Newport
Ind
Cayuga
Here
Wm. Hooten
Clayton Cates
Cates
Hooten
God
Remains of William Parrish Arrive From Tauster
Muncie Indiana reports the remains of William Parrish of the 20th United States Infantry arriving from the reserve hospital in Bastar. Parrish is noted as the city’s only recruit to die amid alleged army incompetence. He earned distinction at El Caney and Santiago.
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Muncie
Ind
William Parrish
20Th
United States Infantry
Baster
Reserve Hospital
Young Parrish
el Caneyo
Santiago
Populists Nominate Hammill in Fifth District Convention
The Populist congressional convention for the Fifth district met in Brazil Indiana on August 30. Samuel R. Hammill, already nominated by the Democrats, was endorsed. A bolting faction held another convention planned for September 16.
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Brazil
Ind
Fifth District
Samuel R. Hammil
RichmonpD deputy falls from bridge abutment
Carey R. Tingle, deputy in the township trustee office, fell from the North Tenth street bridge abutment and suffered serious internal injuries along with a fractured left arm and right leg.
Mather Bros. Failure Exceeds Initial Report
Creditors at a Wednesday meeting revealed Mather Bros. liabilities totaling about 75000 dollars with assets near 2000 dollars and unprotected claims of 435006 dollars, making the failure worse than first reported in RicaMo xp.
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RicaMoxp
Ind
Mather Bros
Megaphones on ships change naval signaling style
A Navy era essay details megaphones replacing speaking trumpets on warships. It notes red composition devices with aluminum mouthpieces, two and a half feet long, used on the New York flagship and other ships. The piece contrasts megaphones with older trumpets, praises their reach, and recalls dramatic uses near Havana during blockade reporting.
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New York
Key West
Havana
Hypnotized fragment reports officer loss on unusual stance
Fragmentary text references a third officer and a ship, mentioning a loss and unusual positions. Identifiable names or locations are unclear, but the item suggests a maritime incident with an officer’s disappearance or death and an eerie or deceptive context.
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Omro
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