Trade with Africa grows from 1859 figures to recent year
The Indicator notes trade between the United States and Africa rising from 3 496 505 in 1859 to 18 594 424 in the last year. A Kentucky evangelist is preaching sermons ten hours long and may trigger an eight hour movement in southern church circles. A Connecticut wife suing for divorce says her husband wooed her with a pistol and a hypnotic eye but she does not specify which lure led her to seek separation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Kentucky
Connecticut
Explorer Andrew May Yet Return Says Capt Zachaul
Capt Hugo Zachaul who ferried Andrew to Spitzbergen in 1896 asserts the explorer has not been forgotten. He recalls Andrew’s last words urging hope if no news for three years, and notes two years and a month have passed without contact.
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Hugo Zachaul
Andrew
Spitzbergen
Alabama Governor Grants Pardon With Poultry Condition
Governor Johnson of Alabama grants a unique pardon to John Boston of Russell County. Boston, jailed for stealing chickens, receives a perdot on the condition he must not buy steal or eat any chicken for 12 months.
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Gov. Johnson
Alabama
John Boston
Russell County
Boston
Oceanic Steamer Just Made Atlantic Crossing
The Oceanic measures about three city blocks in length and spans half the Brooklyn Bridge between its towers. Builders frame her as a solid business investment, not a curiosity.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Atlantic
Brooklyn Bridge
Long history of hurricanes plague Porto Rico across centuries
The passage notes a recent hurricane caused widespread damage in the West Indies and Porto Rico and points out that Porto Rico has repeatedly suffered such storms over four centuries, making it a favorite target for devastating hurricanes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
West Indies
Porto Rico
Irish Hat Gift Mistakenly Marks Newark Manufacture
Michael Draper returned from Europe to Perth Amboy New Jersey with an Irish hat intended for a friend. The hat’s recipient rejected the sweatband and discovered the hat was made in Newark New Jersey.
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Michael Draper
Europe
Perth
Amboy
X. J
Ireland
Newark
N. J
Enthusiastic Cincinnati Girl Kisses Dewey’s Son
An upbeat remark notes a Cincinnati girl kissing Admiral Dewey's son and questions if such zeal could lead maidens to kiss other attractive men associated with heroes. The piece hints at offering a dollar for modest heroes and suggests proxies might be appointed.
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Cincinnati
Admiral Dewey
Vanderbilt at Fifty Here in Decem ber
William Kissam Vanderbilt becomes head of the Vanderbilt family and nears age fifty in December. A world traveler with a racing stable, he has defended the America's Cup and sailed in his steam yacht, while his fortune is estimated between 69 and 75 million dollars.
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William Kissam Vanderbilt
Vanderbilt
Paris Barber Shops Adopt Electric Clipping Devices
Paris shops introduce electric clipping machines replacing scissors. Hair cutting employs electrically heated platinum wire across a metallic comb to singe hair, as reported by local newspapers.
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Paris
U S Savings Banks Hold Vast Deposits Surpass Other Nations
An authority notes 79 U S savings banks serve 5 000 depositors with total deposits of 2 065 000 000. Britain holds 750 000 000, France 652 000 000, Russia 196 006 000, Italy 59 000 600. U S deposits exceed combined Britain France Russia and Italy by 366 000 000.
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United States
Great Britain
France
Russia
Italy
Man Marries Fifth Wife From Same Family in West Virginia
William Mercer of Huntington, West Virginia, has married his fifth wife, 26 year old Anna MoYat, the sister of his four previous wives Jennie, Catherine, Minnie and Ada. Mercer, aged 50, calls himself the liveliest young man in the state. The Moffatt family health history notes hereditary consumption, linked to the rapid demise of Mercer's wives.
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William Mercer
Nuntington
W. Va
Anna Mo‘Yat
Jennie
Catherine
Minnie
Ada
Mercer
Moffatt
Richest gold mines tied to England Boer conflict
In 1596 mine dividends totaled 7.5 million dollars and rose to 24.45 million last year while English holders dominate stock. Boers threaten Kimberley diamond mine with dynamite if England fires 2 shots, signaling escalating tensions.
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England
Dom Paul
Kimberley
Walking dress promotes healthful graceful walking
Fashion this fall prescribes a healthful sensible walking dress. Women wade muddy streets with one hand lifting the dress to keep it above the sidewalk as the dress swings three to four inches clear of the pavement. Low-heeled shoes accompany this idea enabling graceful, stylish, comfortable walks.
Anniversary of Seneca Falls first women’s rights convention
The item notes that about 51 years have passed since the first women’s suffrage convention was held in Seneca Falls New York with Elizabeth Cady Stanton likely the only survivor among attendees. It remarks that most rights and privileges demanded at that meeting have since been conferred on American women.
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Seneca Falls
N. Y
Elizabeth Cady Stanton
All the Latest News of Interest from Washington
A broad roundup assembles recent developments from national and regional pages across the East West and South highlighting political moves policy shifts and notable events shaping the national scene.
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Washington
East
Foreign Dispatches From Washington August Financiales
August internal revenue receipts reach 24 240 980 up 1 949 452 from last August. War secretary pledges ships to land troops in Manila by Christmas. Treasury shows 660 051 more income than spending since July 1. Postmaster General cuts US Porto Rico postage to two cents. US government to protect German interests in Venezuela during the revolt.
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Secretary of War
Manila
Treasury
Smith
United States
Porto Tico
Germany
Venezuela
Mixed U S business, races, and notable events in week
Week totals show clearing houses at 1.893 billion dollars up from 1.710 billion. Nine dozen plus items follow including a 16 000 mile Horn race victory Towes over Jabez Hawes and Arthur Sewall, a bronze bust unveiling for Horatio Seymour, Holland submarine trial, a MA gubernatorial prohibition nomination, baseball league percentages, a high profile Newport royal wedding, a 25th birth, public jail yard whippings, Parker collision injuries, and Vice President Hobart's kidney illness.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Jabez Hawes
Baltimore
Arthur Sewall
Philadelphia
Utica
N.Y
Horatio Seymour
Gov
Roosevelt
Greenport
N. Y
Holland
Massachusetts
Albert BD. Coates
Deverley
John Willis Naer
Brooklyn
Boston
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Louisville
Cpittisburgh
New York
Washington
Cleveland
Julia Dent Grant
Frederick Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
Prince Cantacuzene
Speransky
Russia
Newport
R. I
William Swartwood
Mountain Top
New Castle
Del
Parker
Paterson
N. J
Hobart
Republicans nominate Reese for supreme judge in Omaha
In Omaha Nebraska the Republican convention nominated M Ib Reese of Lincoln for supreme judge. The platform endorses the gold standard and President MacKinlon s Philippine policy. The report lists other local and national events and incidents from that era.
Earling Elected President of Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul
A. J. Earling of Chicago has been elected president of the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railway to succeed Roswell Miller who resigned.
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A. J. ‘Earling
Chicago
The
Chicago, Miwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Roswell Miller
War Tensions and Conflicts Across Global Hotspots
Reports show the Orange Free State backing the Transvaal against Britain while Kruger warns of gravest times yet hopes for peace. Mexico votes $100,000 to fund Diaz's Chicago trip as Manila notes Otis failed to mirror Cuba arms policy. Trafalgar Square crowds cheer war. Dreyfus reunion in Carpentras. Aidin earthquake in Asia Minor kills 200+. Urdaneta bombards Orani, sinks. rebels capture crew. Filipino prisoners unresolved. Yaqui clashes in Mexico with heavy losses. Senator leaves Manila for San Francisco with Iowa volunteers.
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Orange Free State
Transvaal
Kruger
Mexico
Congress
Diaz
Chicago
Manila
Otis
Cuba
London
Trafalgar Square
Dreyfus
Carpentras
San Francisco
Asia Minor
Aidin
Olangapo
Subig Bay
Urdandta
Orani
World and National Briefs: Deaths, Disasters, and Diplomatic Moves
A mixed national roundup reports Diaz canceling a US trip due to his wife’s illness. sea trials of the battleship bearsarge at 16.4 knots. disasters in Darjeeling kill 60. first snows in Calumet and Houghton. Negros and Sulu ready to acknowledge US authority. Adula sinks off Jamaica with five dead. Julia Dent Grant wedding to Cantacuzene at Newport. Bosnian Knezevitch executed in Belgrade. boiler blast at Pottsboro kills three. bee sting death in Newton Falls. Olympia sighted off Sandy Hook with Dewey aboard. several deaths from boiler explosion in Palmetto. Cal. man and others die in accidents. naval retirements and bankruptcy filings. statue of Gov. Morton unveiled in Washington.
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Diaz
Mexico
United States
Cape Ann
Darjeeling
British India
Calumet
Houghton
Mich
Otis
War Department
Negros and
Sulu
Adula
Port Morant
Jamaica
Julia Dent Grant
Prince Cantacuzene
Protestant Episcopal Church
Newport
S. I. Knezevitch
Milan
Belgrade
Pottsboro
Tex
Grant Corder
Nunn Steele
Jones
John Carson
Newton Falls
New York
Olympia
Admiral Dewey
Sandy Slock
D. P. Hearn
J. P. Hearn
Penn Hearn
Palmetto
Francis S. Haggerty
United States Navy
National Irrigation Congress
Missoula
Mont
J. Rufus Tryon
Navy
H. J. Schloss
Thomas Kell
Meriden
Conn
Lon Houck
Monte
Durango
Oliver P. Morton
Indiana
Capitol
Washington
Minor News Items From Various Regions
Bust of ex-Speaker Reed to be cast in bronze for Maine legislature. London reports 1600 antless houses due to supposed double occupancy. Missouri State University to abolish tuition this year. Rev. John Naille of Trappe Pa aged 99 is the United States’ oldest clergyman. Hiram Cronk of New York age 99 is sole surviving pensioned War of 1812 veteran. Mrs Bertie Smith is Circle City Alaska’s only female postmistress. Jason Brown son of John Brown leads hermit life in Santa Cruz mountains. Spanish queen regent gifts 600 books to Tampa casino library. Independent Order of Red Men council to meet in Milwaukee next September. Georgia agricultural department campaigns against oleomargarine sales. Niagara fall’s rockfall returns Horseshoe Falls to its historic shape. Charles Allen, Sing Sing escapee, and Sidney Wennie arrested in Frankfurt. East Tennessee tops per capita volunteer soldiers. Mark Twain cancels Princeton visit and plans English winter stay. Gen Merriman says Colorado Indians have treaty right to hunt on any lands in state.
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Reed
Maine
London
Missouri State University
John Naille
Trappe
United States
Hiram Cronk
New York
Bertie Smith
Circle City
Alaska
Jason Brown
John Brown
Harper's Ferry
Santa Cruz Mountains
California
Spain
Tampa
Fla
National Council of the Independent Order of Red Men
Milwaukee
Agricultural Department of Georgia
Horseshoe Falls
Niagara
Charles Allen
Sing Sing
Sidney Wennie
Washington
Frankfort
Germany
East Tennessee
Mark Twain
Princeton
N. J
England
HC. Merriman
Colorado
Marines Silence Insurgent Gun at Subig Bay
U S warships including the Charleston Monterey Concord and Zafiro with Marines from Baltimore bombard the town of Olongapo Subig bay on September 24 25, destroying a Krupp 16 centimeter gun after landing 250 men. One sailor wounded and reports say insurgents suffered unknown losses.
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Manila
United States
Charleston
Monterey
Concord
Zafiro
Baltimore
Cavite
Subig Bay
Olongapo
Olangapo
Olsen
Cadet Brinzer
Capt. Myers
Lieut. McDonald
Watson
Washington
Allen
Navy Department
Subige Bay
Mandora
Kalaklan Point
Subic Bay
Afonterey
Zafira
William Shepherd
Charles Haffke
Urdandta
Mosquito Fleet
Manila Bay
Franklin
Laguna de Bay
Orani
Porac
Petrel
Callao
Basco
Railway Disasters Report From Multiple Cities
A Chicago and Alton south bound train derailed by spreading rails injured two people and killed one at Elkhart Illinois. Other wrecks include a Denver Rio Grande collision with six dead and five injured near Reno siding. Olney saw a gravel train wreck due to a broken flange. Pittsburgh’s Allegheny Valley line collided head on injuring many. A hand car collision near Jefferson killed James Anderson and fatally injured William Smith. Lake Shore and Michigan Southern trains collided at Fourteenth Street wounding crew. engineer died and fireman was severely burned.
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Omaha
Neb
M. Ib. Reese
Lincoln
MacKinlon
St. Vincent de Paul's Hospital
Norfolk
Nathaniel Trigg
Memphis
Tenn
United States
Albina
Jasper Beebe
Effie Johnson
George Leebe
Culpepper-Shannon College
Lebanon
St. Louis
Chicago
Chattanooga
Julia Morrison
Frank Leiden
Pawpaw
Absalom Kesler
Anna Dornan
Albert Gears
Wichita
Raw
Jerry Simpson
Aguinaldo
Zealandia
San Francisco
Manila
Montana
Albert S. Martwell
Territory of
Hawaii
Congress
Cleveland
Big Consolidated Company
Islands
American Tin Plate Company
Atlanta
Ind
Westfall
Ontario
Idaho
Reno
Cal
Winois
Missouri
Michigan
Lakes
Elkhart
Ill
Chicago & Alton
W. J. Long
Kansas City
Denver & Rio Grande
Reno Siding
Florence
Phillips-Judson
Olney
Peoria, Decatur & Eastern
Pittsburgh
Allegheny Valley Railroad
Parker
Jefferson
Wis
Janesville
Jefferson Junction
Milwaukee
James Anderson
William Smith
Anderson
Smith
Lake Shore & Michigan Southern Road
Fourteenth Street
William de Camp
J. K. Frogg
Yellow Fever at Key West and New Orleans Deaths Reported
In Key West Assistant Surgeon McAdam reports 25 new yellow fever cases and five deaths while Surgeon Carter in New Orleans notes two deaths with five additional patients under treatment. Weather described as cool and favorable. In Middlesboro Kentucky Gen Sowder, son of a councilman, was shot in an ambush reviving a ten year feud with the Turner faction. the shooter is believed to be a Turner.
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Washington
Wyman
McAdam
Key West
Carter
New Orleans
Middlesboro
Sowder
Middleboro
Sowder-Turner
Turners
Acquittal Vote Reported in Dreyfus Case
Paris dispatch reports Col. Jonault president of Rennes court martial voted for Dreyfus acquittal. The Petit Bleu asserts the acquittal vote occurred amid ongoing fallout from the high profile case.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Petit Bleu
Col
Jonaust
Rennes
Strikes Threaten In New York Carpenters Union Demand
New York September 25. Strikes by carpenters affecting about 2500 workers are likely to spread to other building trades in sympathy. The walkout intends to press for a daily wage plus a Saturday half holiday.
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Bis
New York
Carpenters’ Union
Battles Between Mexicans and Yaquis Reported
Official reports detail two battles near Vicam and Lake Zaqueca. Lorenzo Torres notes a Sept 14 clash with nine Yaqui killed and Mexican losses five killed nine wounded including Lieut. Col. Navarro. A Sept 18 engagement near Lake Zaqueca with 1 000 Indians ends with 14 Mexicans killed 36 wounded and Maj. Ruiz mortally wounded. Julian Espinosa, Yaqui captain allied to Mexicans, is also killed.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Lorenzo Torres
Vicam
Louis Torres
Navarro
Col. Hernandez
Lake Zaqueca
Terin
Potam
Maj. Ruiz
National Guard
Julian Espinosa
Yaquis
Odd Fellows Fix Penalty At Sovereign Grand Lodge
The seventy fifth annual meeting of the odd fellows sovereign grand lodge adjourned sine die. Action was taken to trial and punish any odd fellow who joins an insurance concern in violation of the order by using the odd fellow name or similar conduct. It noted the Odd Fellows Relief Association of Canada may keep its name.
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Detroit
Mich
Odd Fellows Sovereign Grand Lodge
Odd Fellows’ Relief Association of Canada
Odd Fellows’ Sovereign Grand Lodge
Miners in West Virginia Get Five Cent Wage Rise
In Montgomery on September 25 two collieries on the New River granted a five cent advance to the miners. Eight hundred miners returned to work and it is believed most operators in the district will follow with a similar increase.
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Montgomery
W. Va
New River
William Bonny Dies Lender to Emin Pasha Relief
London report notes William Bonny who joined Henry M. Stanley in 1887 on the Emin Pasha relief expedition and later received the Royal Geographical Society gold medal from the Prince of Wales has died. The dispatch also lists world financial and diplomatic notes from New York and Washington.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
William Bonny
Henry M. Stanley
Emin Pasha
Royal Geographical Society
Prince of Wales
Rains Do Great Damage in Sebastopol Area
Torrential rains swept Sebastopol causing extensive damage to houses vineyards and orchards. The heavy rainfall disrupted the town on September 25 with widespread structural and agricultural losses reported.
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Sebastopol
The Best Man Wings and a Stomach Bitters Lesson
A short piece contrasts prize fighting with lasting health, praising Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as undefeated for fifty years against constipation dyspepsia biliousness and liver trouble. It notes a private Revenue Stamp on the bottle neck.
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Hostetter
They Were Up-to-Date The New Woman Demand
The Washington Post excerpt voices disappointment over old idealized heroines and demands focus on the new woman. It uses dialect to critique traditional depictions and mocks nostalgia while seeking contemporary representation and answers.
Do Your Feet Ache and Barn Shake into Allen's Foot-Ease
Do Your Feet Ache and Burn Shake into your shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease a powder that makes tight new shoes feel easy. Cures corns bunions corns swelling smarting hot calous sore and sweating feet. All druggists and shoe stores sell it. samples sent free address Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Allen
Allen S. Olmsted
le Roy
Restaurant business stalls after Dreyfus verdict
A Chicago Tribune quip notes a drop in fried frogs legs orders following the Dreyfus verdict, reflecting how public sentiment and market demand shift with major legal news. The remark highlights the ripple effect of high profile affairs on niche dining trends.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Tribune
Worms and spours powder advertisement needs price note
From worms and black spours by using EX CELSIOR WORM POWDER. Commence now. Price: 7 Ibs. $1.00, 50-ib. esc, 5b. boxes $6.50, 100-ib. sack 811. Agents wanted. Jake Bros. Mfrs. Box B Galesburg Mich.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jake Bros
Mfrs
Galesburg
Mich
Pie versus beans a quip by the Ohio State Journal editor
An editor quips about crowding beans aside to make room for more interesting matter as pie is tackled, illustrating a light newsroom moment from the Ohio State Journal.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ohio State Journal
Love's Family Medicine Promotes Daily Bowel Movement Health
Advertising prose touts Love's Family Medicine as essential for daily bowel movement, gentle action on liver and kidneys, and curing sick headaches. Priced 25 and 50 cents. A humorous Town Topics exchange follows about kissing a girl when she wasn't looking.
Cure a Cold in One Day Laxative Ad Claims Refund
A Chicago Daily News ad promotes Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets claiming a one day cure for colds with a money back guarantee if it fails. The promotion mentions thermometers and degrees and notes the price as 25 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vollces
Chicago Daily News
Hall's Catarrh Cure Sold for Internal Use
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internally at a price of 75 cents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hall
Quote rich snippet collection from historic notices
A Yonkers Statesman line quotes a fibbing amateur fisherman while a Covington Kentucky address advertises Piso's Cure for Consumption dated October 1, 1894. The excerpt also includes a New York Press remark about love dying only with the soul.
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Foreign Intelligence
ODD Fellows Fix
Henry W.diederich
Bremen
Br. George Murphy
Louis Lange
Love
Bill
Jill
Yonkers Statesman
F. R. Lotz
Scott St
Covington, Ky
yAutte F Evi
H. Jenkins
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