Ingalls Reenters Public Life Aimed for Congress
A profile of John J Ingalls, the former U S senator born in 1833, detailing his rise from Kansas political leader to elected U S senator, his famous bribery incident with Senator Pomeroy, and his reputation as a brilliant debater. The piece notes his later private life in Atchison and his continued intellectual vigor and stylistic flair.
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John J. Ingalls
Congress
Ingalls
Senate
William A. Potter
Ile
Middleton
Mass
Williams College
Bay
Atchison, Kan
Kansas Senate
United States Senate
Pomeroy
York
Washington
Conkling
Blaine
Petter
Atchison
Geuson turrets ordered for U S coast defense plan
The War Department has ordered the mounting of a Geuson turret in lower New York harbor to defend a 1 inch 126 ton gun nearing completion at the Watervliet arsenal. The gun will be the heaviest and longest yet built and will outrange the Krupp monster by several feet.
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United States War Department
United States
New York Harbor
Watervliet
War anecdotes and a Cuban moral tale from Washington Star
The Washington Star recalls war memories and a moral episode near Santiago. It notes Dewey relics at the White House and a Cuban prison scene where a teacher advised robbers to cut off a hand, a decision the general calls humane and justified. The piece frames veteran pride, gifts, and moral ambiguity.
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Breckinridge
Cuba
Porto Rico
Santiago
Brecknridge
Washington Star
Miss Onoto Watanna A Japanese Writer In Chicago
Miss Onoto Watanna the young Japanese author of Miss Nine of Japan now lives in Chicago. Tiny and dark with almond eyes she inspires painters and embodies a blend of birth and residence across cultures. At seventeen she went to Jamaica as assistant editor of the News Letter gaining notice under the names Busybody and Man on the Street.
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Japan
Lev English
Dopatta
Palen
Littl Savre
Anise
Jamaca
News Letter
Kingston
Jamaica
Sir Henry
Blake
Giant Umbrella to Dazzle Paris Exposition Crowd
A gigantic umbrella planned as a major Paris Exposition attraction will span 11 square metres high and stand on 49 hollow metal columns 40 metres wide at the base. The cover will be 140 metres in diameter and made of multicolored glass with thousands of electric lamps suspended.
Umbrella Show Delights With Four Story Interior Design
A Paris night show will use a giant umbrella structure with the inside divided into four stories. Lower floors house a cafe a concert hall and a theater while the top story becomes a cupola shaped restaurant. Access is via comfortable lifts and the concept comes from mime Verchia Giverne.
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Verchia Giverne
Which Eye Is Stronger Right or Left
An old test guides readers to determine eye dominance by focusing on an object two inches wide at ten feet. With one eye closed, observers compare alignment when both eyes view the same objective point, revealing which eye is weaker or stronger.
Gun in the Pulpit: Pittsburg Preacher Faces Threats
The Rev. George W. Kincaid, a colored preacher from Pittsburg, travels to the Deep South to preach in the so called black belt and carries a loaded shotgun beside him in the pulpit. He is a firm advocate for civil rights and has been assaulted by white mobs on several occasions.
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George W. Kincaid
Pittsburg
Ed Shotgun
Mr. Kincaid
Bird cartoons reflect domestic mischief in a humorous chat
In a playful exchange, the BirJa group jokes about life among birds. Sparrow notes Sparrow-Old Bluebird looks bluer after a morning incident. Tom Tit mentions a wife leaving, a swallowed cat, and humorous domestic mishaps as Harper's Bazar style quips unfold.
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Sparrow
Tom Tit
Miss Jones
Harper's Bazar
Egotist Advocates Tax On Everyone's Dogs
A sardonic remark notes a man wants others to pay taxes on their dogs while he pays his own. It also mentions glue from pigs feet and sugar from a hogs head, concluding that the egotist tends to a lonely life.
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Chester
There are Many Brands of Baking Powder
A short note lists various baking powder brands without emphasis on a single product. It highlights the market variety and consumer choices in domestic cooking.
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United State
Ordiail
Baking powder warning from Royal Baking Powder Co
A cautionary note warns against imitation baking powders as unsafe and unwholesome. The Royal Baking Powder Company of New York emphasizes superior purity and safety for consumers.
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Royal Baking Powder CO
New York
News in Brief From London and Across the World
Short musings on the Duchess of Fife and social life in London parks. Notes on chameleons, women in tea trades, and the largest Chinese female population in California. Odd animal tidbits, orchid prices, and a Mexico landmark birthday. Fire losses in year and a grim forecast. Musical note records, a Cumberland buzzard sighting, and a peculiar Swedish bridal bread custom. A tramp tale closes with a Chester resident and a broken breakup tale.
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Ski
Cumberland N. J
California Fig Syrup Co laxative ad promotes safe, pleasant relief
The advertisement touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant taste liquid laxative from the California Fig Syrup Co. It claims gentle cleansing of the system, relief from colds headaches and fevers, and a permanent cure for habitual constipation. It emphasizes no irritants, active action on kidneys liver and bowels, and warns to buy only the company’s product.
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California Via Syrup Co
California Fic Syrup Co
California Fig Syrup CO
San Francisco
Cal
Louisville
New York
N. Y
Schilling Best and Damages Awarded in Philadelphia Case
A fleeting report notes Schilling Best sold in Packages and a Philadelphia woman injures a man with a squeeze. She is awarded damages of ten dollars. The item touches historic exchanges of prisoners and a yacht clubs dispute. It also references city pumping wells in Ida Grove and bilingual official notices in Cleveland Bohemian circles.
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Ida Grove
Ohio
Cleveland
Fragmentary Note Reflects Poiled Social Gleanings
A garbled OCR fragment references social figures and events, with scattered phrases about positions, roles, and attentions. No clear names, dates, or places are discernible to establish a full event or notice.
Tea shop needs new management after mixed reviews
A fragmented OCR item hints at a local tea shop facing management changes and customer concerns. No clear names, dates, or locations are readable to confirm specifics.
Fragmentary OCR Note Yields Little Coherent Detail
The readable text provides scattered phrases about a farmer and a wife with uncertain context. No clear event, names, dates, or locations emerge to form a complete news item or meaningful summary.
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