Spanish War Veterans Meet Richmond Camp
Spanish American War and Veterans meet at Richmond for encampment events. Registration and preliminaries lead to welcomes by Mayor Zimmernan and Col Edward J Gihon. A large parade and banquet followed with officers entertained at dinners.
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South Tend
Colonel Louden
Bloomington
Zillner
Louden
Asl
Atp
Amony
Fort Benjamin Garrison
Indianapelis
Bootlegger Admits Guilt in City Court
Fred Lautensinger pleaded guilty in city court to a bootlegging charge after a raid on his home and business. He received 11 days in jail and whisky seized will be destroyed. Charles Lautenslager was not charged for lack of evidence. Voluntary Firemen Plan for Meeting in Fort Wayne as Northeastern Indiana Volunteer Firemen’s Association holds annual convention with many towns and stations participating. Brakeman Falls reports Pete Burke, a four brakeman, fell from a train, suffering injuries. incident linked to recent fatigue and a carward incident.
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Princeton
Fred Lautensinger
Charles
Fort Wayne
Rimento
Port Wayne Electric Works
Indianna
Piremen
Fort Warne
Greensburg
Pete Burke
Pie
Goime
Habakkuk
Family fears foul play in Evansville disappearance
Frank Mayer a foreman machinist at a furniture factory left home after saying he would meet a friend in downtown Evansville. He has not been seen since, and his wife lies prostrate with grief fearing foul play. Mayer was regarded as a model husband and father.
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Evansville
Frank Mayer
Prief
Mayer
Mayor Conducts Inquiry
A mistyped local report notes an inquiry into alleged governance issues linked to gambling concerns and internal criticism during Mayor Tipten’s administration, with references to officials and a questioned policy environment.
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Tipten
Arensa Tiene
Oa Doval
Permenina Gambling
da Tiptom Ap
Oterariay
Maser Mnitz
Town Fire Brings Chaos as Jail and Barn Burn
A city blaze ripped through the town injuring none reported while jail and a barn burned. Shots and noise distracted residents as fire crews battled the flames and guests fled Lafontaine hotel after discovery on the third floor amid smoke and chaos.
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Lafontaine
Street of Freaks Fueled by Cairo Street Curiosities
Worcester, Mass. Cairo Street earns the title New England street of freaks after a five legged frog, a four legged chicken, and a tailless kitten draw crowds. Neighbors recall a tail-less cat, a snake, geese, a pet calf with a stub tail, and a loud parrot fueling local astonishment and citywide notoriety.
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Worcester
Mass
William Scott
Joseph Warbis
Cairo Street
New England
Rhode Island
Ca Street
Ammons
Mr. Scott
Peggy
Scotts
Rhodamanthus
Rickshaw as Yankee Idea in London Origins
The article traces rickshaw origins in Japan, noting early travel limits before cars and rail. It credits various origins including Kyoto’s paralytic gentleman and an American named Goble, with official manufacture beginning in 1870 and rickshaws becoming widespread as a cheap form of transport. It explains Japanese terms jin riki sha and jim-riki-sha meaning man powered vehicle.
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Far East
Tokyo
Hisogo
Kyoto
Uss
Japan
Servant Countess Forges Path to American Count’s Household
A Brooklyn manufacturer, M. L. Lehman of Park Place 55 recalls a rare tale of Countess Delka Romanall, wife of Count Ivan Roaneff of Russian Poland, who worked for Lehman for two years. Her husband’s exile and confiscation of lands drove their escape to America. She aided his search for him while caring for their children in charitable institutions. A recent Russian letter promised pardon and return of estates, and the couple sailed away with their family.
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New York
Brooklyn
M. L. Lehman
Park Place
Russia
Delka Romanall
Ivan Roaneff
Russian
Poland
Deika Romanieff
Lehman
Deika
Ivan
America
Indaw
Cat disrupts home life in Darby mattress incident
In Darby Pennsylvania a large gray tom cat caused a commotion in the residence of Patsan Staith on North Sixth Street. The cat entered through a bedroom window, hid beneath a bed and caused a loud shriek that woke Mr and Mrs Smith before escaping as the mattress was lifted.
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Darby
Patsan
North Sixth Street
Degbes
Smith
Thomson claims new science sterametry to model all shapes
Philip W. T. Thomson astonishes California educators with sterametry a four unit system to form any geometric shape from molecules to colossal structures. Scientific observers note impressive feats while Keillor’s Killarney lakes plan free from rowing boats and debut of steam vessels.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Philip W. T. R. ‘Thomson
Thomsen
Schaven
Kept a Higher Law Reader Rescues Stenographer and Farmer
Miss Ingle resigns from Midland Coal and Mineral Land Co after discovering a fraudulent land offer to Willard Ferris of Gladeville Missouri. She warns Ferris via telegram and is later surprised when Ferris returns, revealing he bought the land for thirty thousand dollars, with half to Miss Ingle. He proposes partnership and a home, while she faces street hardship yet follows a hopeful path.
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Riker
Biker
Willard Ferris
Gladeville
Mo. R. F
Midland Coal & Min. L. Co
Ferris
Glndeville
Miss Ingle
Biting Habit of Novelists Sparks Curious Trend
The piece notes that many prominent writers confess to biting objects while writing. It cites Jack London biting raw beef and Upton Sinclair biting a red poker while Edith Wharton chews icicles, leaving readers intrigued by this unusual creative quirk and its relation to inspiration.
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Nail Trust
Jack London
Richard Harding Davis
Upton Sinclair
Edith Wharton
David Gray
The Clerk in Boaton Tran Script Anomaly
The fragment notes a writer's voice misdirection and questions of narration. It references a clerk figure and a Boaton Tran script in a puzzle-like publishable item. The readable text hints at a meta fiction clue within a newsroom or literary page.
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Boaton Transcript
Forest Waste and New York Brick Industry Emergence
A specialist notes vast forest waste from wood bark and sawdust. Sawdust can mix with corlslag spent dye-wood turf and peat to form bricks, while dry distillation yields gas and alcohol. A thriving industry grows in western New York state.
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New York State
Origin of Christening Ships
The christening ritual is traced to ancient sacrifices where a living victim’s throat was cut and blood anointed the vessel. Today water or wine is sprinkled, preserving symbolism while offering safer benefits.
Vision and disappointment set the path of life on track
A sermon on seeing as living, urging readers to pursue a personal vision. It cites biblical Habakkuk and the lives of Richard Mansfield, Tecumseh Sherman, and Sir Henry Morton Stanley to illustrate how delay and hardship test resolve. The speaker urges steadfast effort, hope, and patience until divine timing fulfills the ideal.
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Habakkuk
Paradise
Oso
Richard Mansfield
Tecumseh Sherman
America
Shiloh
John Rowlands
England
Henry M. Stanley
Paul
Carelesa's Auto Party Listed Medical Staff
Swellington reports Miss Carelesa was accompanied by a lay nurse a doctor and a surgeon in the auto party. The fragment notes a lay nurse and a medical duo among the attendees.
Foot Baths and Soap Making in a Planting Tale
An article recounts household tips from past generations about foot-baths using Allen's Foot S Calcium and a soap making scene. It weaves tales of laundry chores, old process soap with wood ashes and soft soap, and a parental exchange about the Brown baby’s death and the idea of divine surprise at death.
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Montgomery
Center Christian Church
Eimsdale
James Pus
Limsdere
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William Perton
Here
George M Brown
Wiliam
Gary
George Tagen
Grand Calvert
Frank Witon
Beth
Doeen
Hazen
Frank Vizen
Dail
Kentucky
Mentucky II
Museum of Curiosities
London
Delka Romanoff
Tom-Cat
California
Thomson
Killarney
Jecklin
Associated Literary Press
Ingle
Dart
Alwas
Kim
Lam Ferris
Libby
Vienna
All Grocer’s
Allen
Uke
A S. Olmsted
Mir Jons
R Jones
Mr. Jome
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