Rochford Land Co. Wants Column Proprietors
South Dakota investment opportunities offered by Rochford Land Co and partners John H Rochford and Peter Capret. Listings advertise multiple real estate sales including houses with 7 rooms, 10 rooms, and 5 room properties, all with features like cellars, wells, shade trees, and cement walks. Also notes employment agency connected to the office.
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Rochford Land Co
John H.rochford
Peter Capret
South Dakota
Balcom’s
Winona St
Two Storms Batter New York as Vessels Run Aground
Heavy winds from two converging storms sweep New York with rapid coastal onshore gales. A square sailing vessel grounds off Fire Island while a three mast ship nearly strikes Bellevue Hospital. two hundred bathhouses at Coney Island topple, Sea Side Park floods, and an elevated train derailment ties up Brooklyn.
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New York
Pacific Coast
New York State
Central Park
Fire Island
East River
Bellevue Hospital
Brooklyn
Coney Island
Seaside Park
Brighton Beach
Richmond Borough
Brooklyn Bridge
Operate
Rochester
Jamestown
Jap cruiser Matsushima sinks after stern magazine explosion
Admiral Yoshimizu reports an explosion in Matsushima's stern magazine as it anchored at Makang on the Pescadores. The ship sank to the bridge with 141 rescued by Hashaidate and Itsukushima. Cadets 58 of 300 remain. many officers lost.
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Tokio
Yoshimatsu
Matsushima
Makang
Pescadores Islands
Hashaidate
Itsukushima
Wicklund House Dynamited. Foreman Seriously Injured
In Butte Montana on May 1 the residence of J G Wicklund foreman at Amalgamated Copper lime quarries near Anaconda was dynamited. Wicklund is seriously injured but will live. His wife escaped with minor scratches and their six weeks old baby was unharmed. The four room cottage was completely demolished.
Four Hurt When Erie Flyer Collides on Siding
Four persons were injured when the New York flyer on the Erie railroad crashed into an inbound train on a siding following a misinterpreted order. Conductor W. T. Huffman and engineer William Linden on the outbound train, passenger Mary Phelps of Erie, and Buffalo dining car chef Frank Bundy suffered severe injuries as baggage cars and both engines were wrecked.
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Cleveland, O
New York Flyer
Erie Railroad
Erie Yards
Union Depot
W. T. Huffman
William Linden
Mary Phelps
Erie
Frank Bundy
Buffalo
Doctor and electrician kill each other in Alabama shootout
In Birmingham on May 1 Dr. J E Garrison shot and killed J D Williams after Williams wounded him at Flat Creek. Garrison, recently moved to Birmingham, was then fatally shot by Williams who had returned with a pistol. A coroner's jury exonerated Garrison despite his dangerous wounds.
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Birmingham
Ala
J. E. Garrison
J. D. Williams
Flat Creek
Williams
Garrison
Teheran Orders 10000 Troops to Punish Kurds
A dispatch from Tabriz reports Teheran has ordered a 10,000 strong force to punish Kurdish tribes in Persian Armenia. Kurdish raids around Urumiah have reportedly killed several villagers.
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St. Petersburg
Tabriz
Teheran
Urumiah
Persian
Armenia
Litchfield Farmer Declared Insane, Slashes Throat Escaping
Charles Hill of near Litchfield was committed to Fergus Falls asylum after probate court found him insane. En route to the depot he broke from guards, rushed a barber shop, shattered a glass window, seized a razor and cut his throat before officers could intervene. He lies in Litchfield hospital with poor prognosis.
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Litchfield, Minn
Charles Hill
Litchfield
Fergus Falls
Hill
How a Football Costume Fueled a Social Mixup
A broker recalls a dinner joke about a wife's charming friend recognizing a football costume photo. The guest insists he was never a football player, provoking a surprised reaction from Miss Smith. The tale, sourced to the New York Globe, highlights social embarrassment over mistaken familiarity.
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Jennie
Miss Smith
New York Globe
The Hat Habit and Its Futile Fashion Practice
A critical essay argues hats serve no warmth or practical purpose for either sex. It notes warm head coverings exist but hats rarely provide warmth and display is limited to some women's big hats and dead birds. The piece questions why men and women keep wearing ugly, useless hats and longs for a sharp Irish reply.
Garrick’s Wit on Tyburn Crowd and Vowel Riddle
London Saturday Review recounts David Garrick passing Tyburn with a crowd gathered for an execution. He asks who the condemned man is and learns the name is Vowel. Garrick jokes which vowel he is, noting it is neither U nor I.
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David Garrick
Tyburn
Garrick
London Saturday Review
The Amenities of Oysters and Piquant Club Tales
A vignette on oyster lore linked to Thackeray Howells and Longfellow. The piece recalls satirical observations of oysters in social dining, pepper mishaps, and Cambridge literary circles featuring Lowell and Longfellow enjoying witty banter and subtle philosophy.
Grandmother and Ethel Debate Heaven A Child's Reply
A humorous exchange between a grandmother and five year old Ethel about going to heaven. Ethel questions the idea of eternally staying there, while grandma argues heaven as a reward. Ethel muses she would like to visit her grandmother there.
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Ethel
Grandma
Grammar Lesson Sparks Wild Bird Verb Debate
In a mountainous region teachers face grammar orthodoxy as a reform wave tests students. The exam asks if flew is regular or irregular. a rear speaker offers a rational if humorous distinction based on the bird’s species and flight path.
Inaccurate Details Fleck Classic Art Stories
A collection of anecdotes shows artists and masters like Goodall Albrecht Durer Turner slipping on small facts. The tale mentions a Royal Academician with extra fingers a lobster painted red and dragging laborers with a desert stone miscalculation. The piece notes even renowned painters err in tiny details.
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Goodall
Albrecht Durer
Peter
Christ
Turner
Chicago Record-Herald
Fixing a Photografter at the Capitol
Senator Stone of Missouri was confronted by a photographer who demanded a $10 payment for pictures. After the photographer presented the bill, Stone wrote a check and labeled the payee with the tag Photo grapher. The photographer was required to endorse the check with the same label.
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Senator Stone
Missouri
Capitol
Stone
Senate Disbursing
St Louis Republic
Fragmentary note on Mme Schumann's musical offer
In Felix Moscheles Fragments of an Autobiography, Mme Schumann will not respond to a request to play at a small musicale. Moscheles asks again. she shows reluctance, mentions her husband’s Carnaval and Davidsbundler marcha, and finally decrees that if she plays one piece the whole salon must hear.
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Felix Moscheles
Mme
Schumann
Prince Seeks Vatican Annulment of Ward Rigo Ricciardi Marriage
Rome May 1 The Prince de Chimay seeks a Vatican annulment of his marriage to Miss Clara Ward later known as Madame Rigo and now Madame Ricciardi. He pursues the papal decision amid ongoing negotiations and ecclesiastical review.
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Rome
Prince de Chimay
Vatican
Clara Ward
Madame Rigo
Madame Ricciardi
Proclamation Prank Ends in Church Mass Laughter
A Scottish minister planned to marry his housekeeper and used a herd boy to announce the banns. The boy loudly proclaimed the marriage between the Rev. Mr. Murray and Jean Lowe, then burst into laughter. The pastor and parishioners were amused and shocked.
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Mr. Murray
Jean Lowe
Two Waterloo Battles Compared By Old Chronicle
The piece notes two separate battles at Waterloo both against the French. The first, led by the Duke of Marlborough on August 17 1705, aimed toward Brussels but failed to decisively defeat the French due to Dutch delays. The second, led by Duke of Wellington on June 17 1815, ended in a major English victory after marching from Brussels.
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Waterloo
Duke of Marlborough
Duke of Wellington
Brussels
Marlborough
Schlangenbure
Napoleon
Wellington
England
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