Iowa city unveils fire, rail, and court notes and copper finds
A scattered Iowa page reports a major fire scene near town, railroad bridge construction set to begin, a Cedar Rapids officer missing, and courts eyeing a large electric light suit. Measles and diphtheria scare local schools, while copper pockets are unearthed on Decatur county farms promising local wealth.
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MD Wenthsy
Adtech
Lesa
Joby AW
Gardner
Hawkerions of
Wisconsin
Dog Mints
Dakotag
Tere Will
Reaper Union
Pati
Frank Tlarack
State Univ Thes
Akien
Hirtpton Hasing
W. TI. Brown
Thomas Green
Ranklin County
Brown
Nevada
Glen Maywell
Ames
Sickette
St. Paul & Des Moines
Towa River
Town
Thomas Berkebile
Conepany
Iowa National Gun
Cedar Rapids
Thrift
Aecgulis
Berkebile
Washington
State Department of Health
Stock Island
Iriin No
Iriin No. 2 From Crashing Into the Wabash
Ottanwi
Melknap
Uediteh
Lowe City
D. I. Lloover
Sioux City
Mity
Hough
Des Moines
Csc
Canadian election results and bank embezzlement verdict
In Canada, Laurier and the Liberal government won a substantial plurality in general elections. In the United States, William Montgomery, former cashier of the Allegheny National Bank, was found guilty by a Pittsburgh jury on two indictments for embezzlement and abstraction totaling $469,000. Roosevelt marked his birth anniversary in usual fashion.
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Viiniet
Pete On
Ranson
Bat i
Wilfrid Laurier
Roosevelt
Wiliam Montgomery
Allegheny National Bank
United States
Pittsburg
Flight mishap and battleship moves in early 20th century items
Reports from Le Mans describe Wilbur Wright's flight interrupted by a motor explosion. The Atlantic battleship fleet reached Olongapo while orders send the British squadron to South America after completing its South African program. Other items note a Bronx schoolboy's death from mining accident injuries, a 13 year old, and various criminal and political incidents across the United States and world, including a bank robbery investigation and Russian minister detainment.
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Wilbur Wright
le Mans
France
Olongapo
P. I
Bronx
New York
John Selunk
Bridgeport
Conn
Grand Trunk Pacific Railway Company
Fort William
Ontario
Iitish
Rew
Percy Scott
South America
Pric
German Housewives’ Society For
Winston Green
Slate
Lichmond
Navy Yard
J. W. Sichinson
Harrison County
Kentucky
Nannie C. Swinford
Cynthiana
Winnetty
Sonora
Broxta
Rohnberg
Chihuahua
Mexico
Woolley Wits
Chicago
Hugh Crabbe
Joe Letters
Fragmented OCR summary of wide 1900s news items
A scrambled OCR passage references political upheavals in Smyrna involving a secret understanding with a Pasha and potential dethronement, a Chicago-Duluth train derailment near Kempton Wisconsin injuring staff, Barcelona offering a $1,000 prize for winter resort posters, and Boston diocese centennial observances with Mass led by a papal delegate. It also mentions Tennessee militia near Obion, suffragette demonstrations in Parliament, a Hamilton College president injured, banking case involving Morse, a Cleveland decapitation at a mill, jewelry theft on a San Francisco streetcar, a confession linked to a murder, court testimonies by Curtis, libel verdicts against English papers, a mine owner killed in Colorado, an escape from jail in California, and a large Catholic funding firm entering receivership. The fragment ends amid Mexican revolutionary leaders and stray clerical references.
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Merevisas
Smyrna
Pasha
Remn Hy
Chicago-Duluth Limited
Kempton
Wis
Barcelona
Curtis Guild, Jr
Boston
Thhe Lely Cross
United States
Diomede Falconio
Tennessee
Obion
National Bank of North America
Charles W. Morse
Erick Wis
American Steel & Wire Company
Cleveland
Bigneck
J. S. Petrie
New York
San Francisco
Ted" Burton
Reelfoot Lake
Tenn
Quentin Rankin
Thera
A. T H. Curtis
Eoward Cook & Co
Lord Northcliffe
J. Edward Swanson
Lafayette
Col
Buxton
Denny Hazel
Wureka
Cal
Fidelity Funding Company of
Supreme Court of
Minois
Joan Shark
Lugo
Nobledo
Vie
Fermi Aram Kaisetus Utterances Not Held Of Mur Weight
The report notes that Fermi Aram Kaisetus did not hold the Mur weight utterances. Experts and officials declined further comment as the matter remains under review by local authorities. The event drew attention from researchers and observers across regional scientific circles.
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Kaisetus
Von Buelow Crisis Papers Stir German Court
Fragmentary OCR text discusses Kaiser, Prince von Buelow, and a meeting with a chanceller in Berlin. Mention appears of energy, duties, and political tension, with unclear dates or places. The article hints at responsibility for the government and public reaction to the cabinet shakeup.
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Berlin
Chancallar von Vuowys Pasitioth
Tavis Deen
Uniform Freight Classification Applies Across 41 Railroads
A new uniform freight classification rule took effect across 41 railroads in the interstate territory east of the Mississippi and north of the Ohio. Shippers may protest by paying 1 percent above regular rates, with potential surcharges on all shipments. The measure replaces the old, higher freight terms and aims to standardize pricing and reduce confusion for customers.
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Lillef Dadin
Interstate Commuter Commission
Mississippi
Ohio
Arms for Chinese Bandits Smuggling by Steamships From Vancouver
A Vancouver to Mong Kong discovery reports regular smuggling of arms to aid Chinese bandits and pirates on the western Whific. The Empress of Japan found trucks with false bottoms containing ammunition. Other cases used boxes labeled soap, some with only salami or nothing, all booked to North Chinese villages.
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Vancover
Vancouver
B. C
Mongkong
Russia to Block the Game and Balkan Congress
St Petersburg reports say Russia may drop plans for an international congress and reject recognizing Austrian Hungary's annexation of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The foreign office says talks with Austria-Hungary and other powers continue and a formula for submission to the congress could still be found.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Austria-I Hungary
Busnia
Sergegovina
Foreign Office
Hungary
Locust Mountain Boys Try Burning At Stake In Wild West Feat
Shenandoah Pa Nov 3 A group of boys at Locust Mountain staged a wild west show scene grabbing two youths Joseph Sam Memphis and Marty Rudingk carried them to a tree and fed them fuel burning them with dry leaves and brush in a stunt to burn them at the stake in a crude display of mock execution
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Shenandoah
Locust Mounttain
Joseph Srmmphis
Marty Rudingk
Halloween Fire Cuts Belton Cotton Compress Losses
Belton Texas November 2 A Halloween night fire destroyed the Belton compress and 16 000 bales of cotton The estimated loss exceeds 260000 dollars with insurance coverage.
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Hallowe’en
Belton
Tex
Hallowe'en Boys
Catton
Grand Trunk to Build 4,000,000 Bushel Elevator
Winnipeg news reports the Grand Trunk Railway company plans a 4,000,000 bushel elevator at Fort William, marking the first phase of a larger 40,000,000 bushel storage plant in the lumber region.
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Winnipeg
Man
Grand Trunk Railway Company
Fort William
Lori
The Solar Machine in Prairie Pranks a Yankee Lawyer
A quirky tale features Biddle, a Yankee lawyer, and a secretary Willie discussing the lure of a “Solar Machine.” The dialogue hints at thrift and habit, as the speaker recalls living on ten cents a week and the odd economy of tripe and cheap cigars, with a cryptic remark about quitting the habit.
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Ty Willie
Tiddle
15 Years of Suffering and Healing Remedy Testimony
A widow testifies that after years of rheumatic sores and failed medical care her husband found relief using Unticura Soap, Cuticura Ointment, and Cuticura Resolvent. Within three weeks the sores died up and by three months he was well, with proof offered. The piece also includes Time's Wonderful Changes and a Scottish anecdote about Sir Alexander Ramsay observing new tools and Robby’s quip about Solomon.
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V. V. Albert
Upper
Frenchville
Harry Lauder
Alexander Ramsay
Scotland
Robby
Sir Alexander
Solomon
Vote for John Henry McCarthy The Friend of the Hebrew
The Hebrew Standard recalls a 19th century clash on East Broadway between Jewish and Irish voters. A banner urged voting for John Henry McCarthy, described as the friend of the Hebrew. An Irish passerby misread the sign as the fiend of the Hebrews and chose Henry M. Goldfogle instead.
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John Henry McCarthy
Hebrew Standard
Henry M. Goldfogle
A Cure Test of Repentance Turns to Boarding House
A wounded sinner seeks relief from eternal damnation and asks for a supreme test of repentance. A stranger advises the harsh trial: live in the boarding house for a year. The tale follows the pilgrim as he endures the brutal, symbolic journey to redemption.
Coffee at Bottom of Trouble
A letter from a former heavy coffee drinker attributes improved health after switching to Postum. The man, age 56, cites relief from nervous spells, indigestion, and heart palpitations, plus weight gain, crediting Postum with restoring sleep and well being. The notice promotes Postum product and features a brief company line about The Road to Walkville.
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Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Walkville
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