New Packing House to Be Erected at Watertown
H J Finn named manager of a planned Watertown packing house with Austin partners and others. The company will issue 400 shares at 100 each, capitalized to 40000, Watertown backers contributing a 5000 bonus. Plant to include two buildings with capacity for 300 hogs daily and Finn brings experience from S S packing and Hormel, with travel across Mexico and the West Indies. His family will stay in Austin for winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. J. Finn
Watertown
Austin
Finn
Kansas City
S&s” Packing House
Swift &Co
Old Mexico
Central America
West Indies
Hormel
In Justice Court Lockwood Released Then Arrested
One of ten day prisoners Jimmy Lockwood was released Tuesday for stealing a grip from the Elk hotel and was arrested again for drunkenness and highway robbery. Martin Olson, the complainant, failed to swear to robbery and was left broke after meeting Lockwood. Olson was later jailed for drunkenness and ordered out of town. Frank Garvey 19 was fined five dollars for assaulting James Pettit 12. Also notices of sale a fur loss and a cottonwood mix trade ad appear.
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Jimmy Lockwood
Elk Hotel
Martin Olson
Lockwood
Olson
The Art of Saving Preserves Hope for Public Future
The Kansas City Journal argues that saving money should be a public habit. It cites penny banks used by newsboys and bootblacks, working girls cutting costs, and a man who treats every dollar as a worker to build riches through saving.
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Kansas City Journal
The Rush Bagot Agreement Debate on Great Lakes Armaments
Ottawa discussions focus on the 1817 Rush Bagot accord limits amid U S naval growth on the Great Lakes. Hon George Foster cites 15 war vessels and 600 men. Laurier warns of delicate diplomacy and warns Canada could avoid termination, praising a century of restraint.
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Ottawa
Ont
United States
Great Lakes
North America
George B. Foster
Canada
Vention
Wilfrid Laurier
Foster
The Paper They Were Written On
The article discusses the historical value of manuscripts and their commercial worth. It notes scarcity and careful preservation in ancient times and gives tales of pawnbrokers aiding owners who pawned important texts. It mentions a Pavia student and a grammarian as examples.
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Pavia
Cicero
Highest Cross on Harz Peak Tops World
A 120 foot tower crowns the Harz mountains at 1731 feet above sea level. A 200 step stair climbs to the cross and an elevator is available for visitors who prefer not to climb. The cross offers a magnificent view of the surrounding country.
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Harz
Ribbon request sparks seaside memory in tale
A Draper's assistant recalls saving Maud’s life at the seaside last summer. The young lady warmly acknowledges the event and asks for two yards of ribbon, turning a casual moment into a small reunion.
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Draper
Maud
Six former workers face trial over sugar refinery underweighing scheme
New York authorities seek to prove a customs fraud at the Williamsburg docks involving the American Sugar Refining Company. Customs inspector David Gragner testified that during peak times up to two trucks per minute crossed a single scale and four scales operated hourly. Each truck carried about half a ton, with the government arguing those halves were intentionally misweighed.
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New York
Williamsburg
American Sugar Refining Company
David Gragner
A Cheerful Letter From a Country Father to His Son
A colonial style note from a father in Nantucket to his college son describes sending two pair of old breeches for a new coat, socks knitted by the mother, and fifty dollars kept back from eighty sent, plus family illness notes about sister Annie with measles and parroting concern for thrift and care.
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Annie
Tom
Nintucket
Equirer and Mirror
Sugar Company Cash Payments Tie to Customs Evasion
Testimony charged sugar company cash payments to customs employees by James F. Bendernagel, former cashier, with Andrew J. Mallen supporting that cash was paid to enforcement staff. If accurate, duties on 5880 pounds of sugar per hour could be lost. Gragner described a busy weighing area where a lookout failed to monitor a trucker. Cross-examiners struggled to refute Mallen's statements.
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Gragner
Andrew J. Mallen
James F. Bendernagel
Sugar Company
Customs
Train collision near Ortonville injures freight crew
In Ortonville Minnesota a switch engine pulling five flat cars collided with a large freight engine entering the town from June. One locomotive severely damaged and crew unharmed reported as officials investigate cause and impact on the line.
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Ortonville, Mien
Ortonville
Train mishap injures engine crew near Montevideo
A derailed or close train incident left engine John Karch and fireman W W Hayes of Montevideo severely scaled though no swine engine was crushed or thrown from the track, with both men receiving extensive injuries.
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John Karch
W. W. Hayes
Montevideo
Fishermen Missing on Rainy Lake in Duluth Report
Duluth reports two fishermen Martin Mickelson and Harry Ward who vanished after the summer fishing on Rainy Lake. Search parties form as friends fear they perished in a recent storm.
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Duluth
Martin Mickelson
Harry Ward
Rainy Lake
Foresight and Wit Quip in Chicago News Motto
A playful line from the Chicago News contrasts fore sight with wit as a father deflates his son’s joke about being alert only when a melon is near. The quip uses a homely moral about practical awareness and timing.
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Chicago News
Circumstances are not in our power Virtues are Farrar
A concise aphorism attributed to Farrar asserts that circumstances lie beyond personal control while virtue remains within individual command. The saying emphasizes character and ethical conduct over external forces.
Bids Open for Jeffries Johnson Championship in Hoboken
Bids for the anticipated December twenty eighth boxing title fight between James J. Jeffries and Jack Johnson in Hoboken New Jersey are being tallied. The event, with a prize purse, drew numerous offers as promoters vie for the bout.
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New York
Betwe Jeffries
Jack Johnson
Hoboken
N. J
Lars
Fragmentary Text Scraps Identity and Intent
The readable portion hints at a personal exchange with names Kyle Sulter and Henry but is garbled and lacks clear event, action, or date. It cannot establish a complete news item or factual outcome from the fragmentary source.
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Kyle
Henry
Fragmentary quotes hint at unclear dialogue and context
The readable fragment suggests a garbled exchange about hope, payment, and ideas. Lacking clear subjects, participants, or events, no concrete incident or outcome can be identified from the snippet.
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H.J. Finn
Justice Court
Frank Garvey
James Pettit
Raft
Interstate
Herald Office
Addison- Jones
Chicago
Fox Hotel
Minx
Jones
Bright
St. Vitus
Dreet State Bank
Sixth Avenue Place
New York Herald
Washington Irving
Success Magazine
Laurier
Sir Wilfrid Laurier
The
Sugar Trust
Presbyterian Church
Elijah
W. H. Hormel
John
Jess
A.rs
M. M
A. M
P, OM
China
Lace
Curta
Brussels
Austin Furniture
Ember
Venir
J. S. R. Scoville, Jewel
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