Great Havolian Duck and Navy Harbor Plans
Navy Department studies threaten to build Lear Harbor station as the largest granite concrete naval dock all designed to withstand salt and water. Some officers argue for 20,000 ton battleship size. others push 900 feet long. Estimated completion around 10,000,000 dollars with elaborate coaling, storage, and repair facilities.
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Navy Department
Naval Effivara
Stipa
Lear Harbor
Earl Marvor
Ing
Gooseberry dispute ends in costly English court ruling
In an Austrian village two farmers clash over boundary gooseberry bushes. A long legal battle followed with appeals to higher courts. The judge recently ruled the berries belong to each man on his side, awarding compensation and a per-bush yield estimate.
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Ceil
iBach Carmey
Dagger Plot in Constantinople Amid Sultan’s Guardest Battle
A dramatic account recalls an assassination plot against the Ottoman Sultan Abdul Hamid II in Constantinople. The would be killer, aided by bribery and intrigue, faced swift arrest as guards and officers mobilized around the palace. The piece also notes past plots and ongoing fears of palace assassination.
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Balun Ata Dai
He Sadan
Opera singer Miss Emelle Gardner attacked by bull terrier
Miss Emelle Gardner, an opera singer in Seagate, was left critically injured at Coney Island Hospital after a large bull terrier mauled her in a cottage pantry. The dog owner moved the animal and its puppies to the basement. Gardner, in darkness, reached toward the dog and lost two fingers on her right hand while defending herself.
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Emelle Gardner
Coney Istatis Hospital
Miss Gardner
Seagate
Ars
Tengiiin
Rangniab
Misa Gariiner
Mise Gaviner
International Turmoil and Balloon Accident Report
A fragmented wire service summary notes the balloon EHambus of the Tar Purg Aeronautical Society crashing near Lubeck during a landing attempt. Reports claim Mexican authorities captured two leaders of a northern revolt. Nicaragua and Guatemala exchange cor respondence revealing strain. Honolulu harbor crowds watched the arrival of the American battleship fleet from San Francisco. Paducah gunboat has moved toward Shiyrhin waters amid ongoing political unrest in Northeast Alesis. Paris hosts a miners congress urging nationalization with protections for union rights.
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Ehambus
Tar ' Purg Aeronautical Society
Lubeck
Nicaragua
Guatemala
Honolulu
Amery’ Wan
San Prauvisco
van Tindyko
American Mills
Taytl
Mr. Studs
Paducah
Shiyrhin
Nort Alesis
Anternadount Miners’ Congress
Paris
Antion
Aslners
Relic Cross from Pepperell Campaign at Harvard
Harvard houses a rare relic, a golded iron cross from the 1745 Pepperell campaign, said to have adorned a Louisbourg church. Discovered by Librarian John Sibley decades ago, it moved through Harvard storerooms and library walls before a mysterious thief broke it near the base in 1895 and later returned it to the library roof.
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Harvard
John L. Sibley
Louisburg
Pepperell
Sibley
Bibley
Chariea River National Bank
Justus Winsor
Gora
Hera
Aod
Boaton Globe
Pearl It Was a Fashionable Love Wedding
A brief society note describes a wedding described as fashionable. The three columns cover the bride with brief praise and reactions from attendees. The groom is not named, but the crowd included several notable guests.
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Pearl
Ruby
Grape-Nuts and Postum Help Woman Gain Weight
A Yorkstate woman recounts years of stomach and liver troubles eased by stopping coffee, adopting Grape-Nuts and Postum. She reports a twenty pound weight gain, renewed energy, and improved ability to work, claiming a healthier self and daily routine. The letter ends noting ongoing testimonials and a campaign line “There’s a Reason.”
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Yorkstate
Willie
Vostum Co
Battle Crook
Mich
Wellville
Pligs
Zeppelin's Giant Flyer Devoured by Fire and Storm
A Zeppelin airship named Zeppelin's Big Flyer was destroyed by a fire and explosion during a test at a high mountain site. Four crewmen were badly burned. Count Zeppeli n escaped injury and the craft was valued at $125,000. A storm and Alpine conditions hindered repair efforts as authorities sought a return to flight.
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Dlagwler
Ampipella
Herman
Zeppelin Airship Disaster Near Echterdingen
The Zeppelin airship bound for Friedrichshafen exploded near Echterdingen after motor trouble as thousands gathered near Stuttgart to greet Count Zeppelin. Funds are opened in Berlin Bremen and Stuttgart for a new airship while Privy Councilor Seward presented a 125000 dollar memorial check to the navigator.
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Ehehterdingen
Stuttgart
Count Zeppelin
Sybich
Berlin
Bremen
Germany
Switzerland
Seward
Friedrichshafoo
Echterdingen
A Compousite Airship and Political Notes
A French aeronaut Mr Malcot unveils a composite airship design blending balloon and airplane features. The craft includes a triangular directing plane, a 62 m long frame, 20 square feet of surface, bamboo and aluminum construction, a 28 hp motor driving a long walnut propeller, and two 100 ft long cigar-shaped balloons for safety. The article shifts to U S political news noting Democratic campaign fund drives, Iowa farmer contributions, and Bryan’s Commoner calling for farmer offerings. It mentions J G Phelps-Stokes’s nomination for State Assembly and Robert Hunter’s congressional bid, with comment from the New York World on socialism.
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M. Malcot
Bes Bwen
Iowa
Bryan
National Committee
Kla Linealn
J. G. Phelps-Stokes
Rose Pastor
State Assembly
Tower
Robert Hunter
Congress
New York World
Poe
Myre
Stoken Will
Lorber Bughand
Miscellaneous 19th Century News From Maryland to Macedonia
Rumors of a 16 year old marriage in Maryland end in a murder of a 61 year old man named William Williams. T Crum, a Seattle businessman, shot and killed Ab bert Moody near Virginia City Montana. Henry Jones, pioneer of Minnesota, dies at age 13 in Minneapolis. A frame building on Third Street in St Paul burns. it housed Charles Bieber who enlisted Union soldiers in 1861. A Swiss referendum favors absinthe prohibition, harming government revenues. An earthquake hits Tacna and Arica with property damage but no deaths. The Arica to Lima cable and telegrams to Dollyja are damaged. British plans on Macedonia go to Germany for review amid reforms talks. British and Russian notes on Macedonia are to be discussed in a broader context.
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William Wiliams
Marynes
Maryland
T. Crum
Seattle
Abbert Moody
Virginia City
Mont
Henry Jones
Minnesota
St. Jever
Franklin Wvights
Minneapolis
Third Street
Market
St. Paul
Charles Biehler
Switzerland
Tacan
Arica
Chile
Peru
Bolivia
Lima
Dollyja
Macedonia
Foreign Office
Cure for eczema claim highlights Cutienra relief
A testimonial from Mrs. David Brown of Locke Arkansas describes severe two year eczema with sleepless nights and painful ankles. After using Cutienra Soap, Ointment and Pills three times, her symptoms cleared within a short time and she reports no recurrence in years.
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David Brown
Locke, Ark
Five Months in Hospital Discharged By Doctors
An Anoka report recounts a long hospital stay for heart failure and related symptoms. The patient credits Dean’s Kidney and Health products for improvement and mentions medical discharge after five months with limited life expectancy. Also included is a feature on home making and a humorous aside about a man who used to be in one trade and now works in another.
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Walter
Conan Mteber
Woban
Home Companion
Lee Walter
Les P. Brockway
Anoka
Sfini
Ping
Hye
Dean
Sidney Mills
Deaters
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Paxton Toilet CO
Boston
Mass
Daily Fly Killer cc
Joh
Walt
Tuy
Allenta
Allen
Olmsted
Roy
Detroit Free Press
Winslow
Turkey
Friin
Aiwal Hamid Il, Sultan QF
Uislat
Ait Hamilde
Europe
Russia
bin Lowerhold
Abdullak
Furkeh
Jstd
Moura
Aidit Lamb
Ted Rotor
Eport
Singer
Old Louisburg
Zeppelin
Napoleon
Gale
Lenaine
Binelug
Sumen
Patric
Ireland
Yale
Menor Note
Queen Alexandra
London
Harper's Weekly
Rome
Bears
Lydia E. Siokhkin
Lynn
Master
E. Pinkham
America
Lydia E. Pinkham
Pinkham
Jarmas
Ware
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