States With Twenty Thousand Population Cities, Census Report
The New York Evening Post notes that nine states have no city over twenty thousand, while Massachusetts leads with twenty such cities including Boston and Cambridge. Virginia shows only three cities exceeding that mark, Richmond Norfolk and Petersburg.
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Virginia
Kays
New York Evening Post
Ius
Ueena
Vermont
Mississippi
Nevada
Montana
Idaho
Wyoming
North Dakota
South Dakota
Aten
New Hampshire
Delaware
Maryland
West Virginia
North Carolina
South Carolina
Peskiness Arkansty
Grother Staan
Maine
Netenac
Darkdo
Washington
United States
Foll
Massachusetts
Boston
Worcester
Lowell
Fall River
Cambridge
Lynn
Lawrence
Springfield
New Bedford
Somerville
Knlyoke
Salem
Chelsea
Haverhill
Brockton
Taunton
Gloucester
Newton
Malden
Fitchburg
Richmond
Norfolk
Petersburg
Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses Sioux Chief Dies
The obituary recalls the Sioux chief known as Young-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses, describing his leadership, diplomacy with whites, and role in peace with Crow and Pawnee groups. It notes his lineage from the famed warrior A-Man-Afraid-of-His-Horses, his influence with Gen. Crook and Gen. Miles, and his stance during ghost dances and Wounded Knee.
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Red Cloud
Sitting Ball
Spotted Tail
American Horse
Black Weir
Lone Wolf
Red Leaf
White Thunder
Crook
Miles
Pater Pena
Esei
Pease
Dian
Wounded Knee
Washington
Trials of Kit Carson style rush for Cherokee Strip land
An eye opening reminiscence recounts a group of hopeful land seekers trekking into the Cherokee strip chasing quarter sections. One man describes his failed ride and chaotic misadventure as others struggled back to Kansas in a dozen days of hardship and humor. Gaudy claims and misfortune marked many travelers in the rush for government land.
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Cherokee Strip
St. Louis Globe-Democrat
Interior Department
Ford
Kansas
Chivigo
Lorie
Klowi
Indian Territary
Gomt
Optical Phenomenon Over Norway's Fog Bound Peak
A Neturo correspondent recalls an August 4 fog event near Gausta in Norway. A party of two guides and three companions climbed to Hemmin top, observing only mountain silhouettes reflected in mist as the cloud bank parted in midair.
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Neturo
Ghele
Thorken
Woutih
Norway
Ntly
AEGON
Gausta
Pawnshop Plight Shows City Debt and Despair
Annie Woods reports in New York a streak of pawnshops along Park Row and Chatham Square where poverty drives neighbors to lease belongings. A widow pleads for burial funds while others trade sealskin capes, shoes, and trinkets for loans. The piece notes three percent monthly interest and the bleak lives tethered to pawns, with a detour into Tehuantepec botany.
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Annie Woods
New York Recorder
Grand Street
Park Row
Chatham Square
Imaw
Jeda
Prince Albert
Rosce Conkling
Crown Worth One Million and a Half in Diamonds
The Pittsburgh Dispatch notes Victoria’s crown weighs nearly two pounds and includes more than 8,000 stones. A Maltese cross with 75 large diamonds and sapphires dominates the front, with pearls and emeralds among many settings. The entire crown is valued at 1,000,000 dollars.
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Victoria
Pittsburgh Dispatch
Edward
de Mackerinos
Pedro
Castile
Devil's hoof scar tale and other curios in old notes
A sensational report recounts Henry Rice, an elderly Black man in Bella or nearby, claiming to have sold his soul to the devil. He shows a branding-iron scar over the heart he says proves the bargain, and asserts the devil will burn him after death. Also noted is a quirky tale of the hereditary bootjack and a royal visit to Fifeshire with a slipper ceremony.
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Henry Rice
Mt Bella
St. Louis
Rice
Countess of
Rothes
Scotland
Kingdom of
Fife
Hothes
Parkand Palace
Hunt
Fifeshire
Nowymy
Tay Bridge
Coupar Fife
A Fraudster’s Look Can Deceive Bankers Say Experts
Norfolk Neb. banker N A Poinbolt at a Chicago finance congress cites bias toward honest looking men. Cedar Rapids banker J M Dinwiddie recalls a forged check from a man who appeared honest, proving appearance can mislead bank staff and mask fraud.
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N. A. Poinbolt
Norfolk
Neb
Congress of Finance
Chicago
St. Louin Globe-Democrat
Dickens
Swarm of Rice Birds Draws Local Dipping Craze
Reports from the Charlenton area describe rice birds swarming over dilas and marshes behind the city. Hunters capture large numbers with dip nets and shotguns, with one amateur claiming 180 birds and others returning with hundreds. Birds are sold cheaply in plantations and fetched high prices in town.
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Charlenton
Markeman
Tevo
Aentleman
Fem
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