Alpine Treasure and a cursed voyage of a Greek diamond merchant
A Greek diamond merchant named Arvhag hires guides to cross the Alps with jewels to sell in Paris. A Swede innkeeper and his wife steal gems during a night. a planned avalanche destroys the inn, seemingly confirming a curse. Arvhag returns to Greece, while Herman later reclaims the treasure, wealth restored by the Blessed Virgin’s intervention.
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Borman
Alps
Herman
Gabriel Arvhag
Paris
Moerman
Agatha
Johan Evard
Yard
Frard
Ito
Severa
Arshag
Herwen
Atshag
Chen Herman
Greece
Bristow defeats Long as Kansas sends radical reformer to Senate
Joseph L Bristow former fourth assistant postmaster general triumphs over Senator Chester Long in Kansas politics, signaling a shift driven by Roosevelt era sentiment. White and La Follette supporters aided Bristow, with Bristow’s victory expected to push aggressive post office reform and align with Roosevelt policies.
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Washington
Senate
Joseph L. Brietow
Kanaas
Chester J] Long
Tech Senate
Cee Mristowix
Lang
Bristow
Long
Kansas
Roosevelt
White House
Taft
Watt
Tech
Appearaces
Aldrich
Aman
William Allen White
Briatow
Senter la Follett
Wisconsin
State Lines and Economic Tidbits From Early Records
The passage notes party history in New York with Democrats carrying the state three times and Republicans six, Vermont joining the Union as a free state in 1781, and ranks for paper production with New York Maine and Wisconsin top. It cites Vermont governor salary at 691 000 and New York's chief executive at 10 000 while naming GILCON and Tittwalk in a ledger-like entry.
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New York
Vermont
Free State
Maine
Wisconsin
Jingles and Jests From a Page of Comics and Verses
A fragmented column collects humor notes and verse snippets from various 19th and early 20th century papers. It includes poems about summer, cricketing imagery, and satirical lines on gardening and mortality, followed by brief jokes and cartoons captions attributed to Cleveland Plain Dealer and Philadelphia Ledger.
Unpicturesque Salvation in a Changing Era
A fragment reflecting on the dwindling drama of firefighting and the shift toward modern, high pressure salt water mains. The piece questions past glories, ministers’ meetings, and a future era lacking picturesque features, with a satirical tone from Brooklyn Life.
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Brooklyn
Unclear OCR snippet on Mothers Suit in Texas Case
Fragmentary text shows garbled references to a Mrs Winslow and a suit involving mothers, Sep dates, and a Texas location. No coherent names, dates, or outcomes are recoverable.
Hains Kills Wife's Friend in Bayside Shooting
Turbulent regatta crowd hears of a fatal shooting as Capt. Hains shoots Annie Annis after an alleged dispute about his wife. The incident occurred at a Bayside yacht club where Hains, a Fort Hancock quartermaster and Annapolis graduate, confronted a man he believed had improper attention to his wife. Annis survived but later died. Police questioned both captors, with coroner orders for arraignment pending.
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Euber
Harwae
Howe
Annie
Harway
Anny
Teen
Hains
Drig Ugen
Peter Conover Hiins
West Point
Ant
Haine
Washington
Capt. Hains
Claudia Libby
Winthrop
Gen- Taina
Annit
Thornton Haine
Thine
Albert Rathenberg
Plushing
Poet Bremght
Dynamite Making Described Amid Stifling Danger
The account details nitroglycerin production in huge ironworks with cascading vats and interconnected tracks. workers handl e nitroglycerin and pulp cotton to blend into dynamite and blasting gelatine under strict control. It notes the hidden, violent forces behind the surface and the ever-present threat of annihilation, yet emphasizes the alert, responsible workers and the mercury used in processes.
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Mys Leslie
Bruce
Compulsory Marriage Proposal Shocks Omaha Youths
M Logan, Republican candidate for representative, calls for a compulsory marriage law by age 23 to curb perceived lax family responsibility. He claims to hold a bill ready for the legislature and teases penalties, stirring consternation among Omaha’s young bachelors over potential punishments and social changes.
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Mata
Neb
Ang
Omaha
M. Logan
Logasa
WF Pw
Lognan
Armin
Cups
Umelia
Travely
Wong Gilke
Bate Wee
Walt Race Ami
Stockings and robes spark a village feud
A magazine passage depicts a heated exchange between a white woman and Aunt Mahaly, a pensioner known for her large family. The dialogue mocks the women’s stockings while Aunt Mahaly calmly defends them, noting that holes will fall in different places and two pairs at once affect the effect.
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Mahaly
Aunt Mahaly
Millais Story Told By Portraits of October Mood
Sir John Millais, painting by the Tuy riverbank, creates Chill October, a work that stirs eerie sadness. A friend critic doubts it, Millais delays, then says it may be. The Scot quips about photography, declaring it a mighty sight in the crowd.
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Sir John Millais
Jng
Millaix
Fee for sleeping in churches sparks bednight policy
Uncle John Sanders introduces a new rule at Lawrenceville schools charging 25 cents for sleeping during study hours. The measure targets straggling students and was approved after members complained about dormitory conduct. The policy, effective Sunday, requires payment for lodging to keep students awake.
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Lawrenceville
John Sanders
John
Columbia Dispatch
Children’s Fishing Contests in Derbyshire Draw Five Hundred Youths
Five hundred children from Sheffield and local lodges join the Rechnbite bands of hope for the sixteenth annual fishing contest at Kck lington Derbyshire. Participants pay three halfpence weekly. every child earns a prize valued at 5 shillings 2 pence, with extra prizes for the thirteen top catches. Weights range from a quarter to two ounces.
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Sheffield
Bands of Hope
Wave
Kcklington
Derbyshire
London Standard
Cigarette Use Revealed by Government Statistics
Washington reports 55,402,330,114 cigarettes smoked in the last year as government figures detail per smoker and daily averages. The data note many smokers also use cigars or pipes while stressing the challenges of accurate tallies and the widespread habit.
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Washington
United States
Actress Josephine Cohan in a drug store soda mishap
The New York actress Josephine Cohan ordered a chocolate sundae at an uptown drug store. A hat feather touched a cigar lighter, igniting flames. The clerk poured soda on her neck to extinguish the fire, angering Cohan who claimed the hat, dress, and hair were ruined and demanded compensation. The incident ends with Cohan leaving in distress and the clerk joking behind the counter.
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Josephine Cohan
Miss Cohan
Misa
Miss Coban
Coney
Miss Colan
Matteawan
Moe
New York
Cincinnati Times-Star
Notable figures and feats across eras and seas
A scattered notice highlights diverse lives from Lima Ohio healer stories to scholar knights Britain Lord Wolseley and naval attaches. It mentions George Painter cured by hammock fall, Dr James Murray knighted, Captain William Dix and Lt Cmdr Retzmann, Willis Fletcher Johnson civil service head, and Admiral Bostrom with Bleck Sea command, plus Rear Admiral Wires with honorary marine council role.
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George Painter
Lima
James Augustus Henry Murray
England
King Eoward
William Dix
West Tremont
Ble
Bostrom
Baw
Biecke Wen
Bleck Sea
Wires
Lines
Miember
Saral Coascth
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Don’ Toga
Ex-Sen
Ilaes Dievatamil
Chia
H. Kendrick & Co
Barre, Vt
Dr. Hallock
Aline Miresian
Arweroemr
Dr. Matinek
Kivtia Capentes
Wadier
Veryehing Confidentia
Hallock CO
Court St
Boston
Mass
The
Suns
Corner Court
Modderd St
Edewt
Kent
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Philadelphia Ledger
Cleveland
Kien
Aloot
Chicago Tribune
Carsone
Gebhart
Chicago
Inter Ocean
Biing
Wife
van EpAnis
Bayside
Ann Conver Hales
Jey Ot von
Beigellen
Babeenited States Army
Annis
Durr Melntoah
Yacht Club
Ah OM
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