Forgotten heroine of the Franco Prussian War earns honor
The story recalls Juliette Doder, a telegraph assistant in France who, during the 1870 war with Prussia, overheard a critical dispatch while under guard. She risked death to relay the message, saving French troops. Though sentenced to death, she was pardoned by Prince Frederick Charles and later awarded the Legion of Honor.
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Pero
France
Mme. Dodi
Juliette
Wong
Prowla
Acros
French
Gillop
Mme, Dody
Prince Frederick Charles
Tullette
Sherely
Orleans
Glen
Frederick Charles
Juliette Doder
Eloise Ames
Musk Deer Sightings in High Mountain Regions
A fragmentary account describes musk deer in high Himalayan ranges, noting elevations around 9,000 feet and referencing deer feeding patterns and alert behavior amid rugged terrain. The text is garbled but suggests a focus on habitat and activity of musk deer in inaccessible mountains.
Save Land for Indians and Ontario? Land titles in Oklahoma case
The Justice Department prepares a suit against about seventeen hundred defendants over six thousand Indian land deeds in eastern Oklahoma. Senator Owen and Theodore Barradale are named. New act, effective July 27, aims to settle ownership by Indians. Excavation progress on the Culebra section of the Panama Canal totals tens of millions of cubic yards removed. Reorganization of the canal work assigns divisions and superintendents with expanded duties.
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Washington
Department of Justice
At & Humber
Oklahoma
Robert L. Owen
Theodore N. Barradale
Pittsburg
A. A. ‘Richards
Autor
Hichards
Congress
Department
Intians
Gen
Culebra
Panama Canal
Canal Commission
Jasl
Geronel George W. Goethals
Siliman Canal Commission
Department of
William L. Sibert
Tabernilla
Central Division
Subornation in Gould case nets arrests
New York July 22 charged with subornation of perjury in the Gould divorce case. Mrs Julia J Hleming seamstress and Henry S Mousley private detective were arrested after allegations they bribed Mabel McCauslan, a milliner's apprentice, to falsify testimony. Assistant District Attorney Smyth exonerates Mousley Gould's lawyers from knowledge. A third unnamed woman is to be arrested once a sick witness recovers.
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New York
Ude
Helen K. Gould
Frank J. Gould
Mra
Julia J. Hleming
Henry S. Mousley
Smyth
Mousley
Unclear Robbery Suspect In Custody Near Hastings
A young man detained near Hastings New York is suspected of being August Eberhart, wanted in connection with a murder near Mackepeack New Jersey. Officials say the detainee resembles Eberhart and may be the missing grocer boy, but the information is inconclusive.
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New York
Mastings
N.Y
Teeliet
Jingles and Jests in Eversley Tennywn Verse Satire
An excerpt from Eversley Tennywn mocks poetic theatrics and dietary zeal with comic verse. It parodies grand visions and self drama, tracing a narrator's failed vegetarian experiments and recurring dreamlike awakenings, ending with a sleepy return to appetite and reality.
Ingalls Sees No Danger in Election for Railroads
Molgilly E Ingalls, former president of the Wig Four and Chesapeake and Ohio railroads, says national election will not affect railroad business. He observes the industry will run smoothly whether Taft or Bryan is elected, noting the presidency’s impact would be limited. He remains heavily involved in railways and related lines.
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Taft
Bryan
Mot Springs
Molgilly E. Ingalls
Wig Four
Chesapeake & Ohio Millroads
Big Four Organizer Who Started as a Water Boy on a Railroad
The text notes the founder of the Big Four rail combination began his career as a water boy on a railroad, illustrating a rise from humble origins to industry leadership. It contextualizes the influential figure in 19th century railroad business, highlighting his early role and subsequent organizational impact.
A Long Memory. Golfer to tong oniToring and wearied odding
In a Punch style quip a golfer is teased about a tough round counted in quirky Scots terms. A caddie jokes about the ninth hole and repeated slips into sand and rough, noting the player’s repeated exits and eventual status. The humor rests on mispronounced timing and lingering fatigue.
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Sandy
Alta Qaether
Lye
Noon of the Year Dream Poem Fragments
A fragmented, period style verse excerpt appears in this OCR text. It blends poetic images of Earth at noon with labor, dream imagery, and rural scenes. Attributed lines reference T Daly in Catholic Standard and a snippet from Harper's Weekly, with archaic spellings and torn phrasing.
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T. A. Daly
Taft or Regan seen as potential winner in railroad debate
In a discussion on presidential outcomes, Ingalls weighs Taft and Roosevelt, arguing a Taft victory would bring cautious, conservative governance and fewer Roosevelt-style policies. He notes railroads face financial strain from high dividends and wages and proposes tying wage dividends to capital dividends to stabilize rehabilitation costs.
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Taft
Regan
Roosevelt
Toowvelt
Manent
Bryan
White Manse
Orleans
France
Chicago Sees Great Trade Boom Coming
Chicago reports optimistic trade outlook as John Claflin and Tohn G Shedd foresee rising prices and stronger shipment activity. Farmers poised for good crops, wages up, and inventories steady, signaling growing demand and potential railway movement once crops move to market.
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Chicago
Tohn G. Shedd
Marelall Field & Co
Cars Shortage Threatens Big Eastern Railways
Washington dispatches report a looming car shortage affecting Pennsylvania, rail lines, Ohio, and Vanderbilt interests. Officials of the Interstate Commerce Commission warn a collapse in equipment is possible by fall as many cars are not repaired and thus unusable.
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BIG Eastern Railways
Washington
Pennsylvania
Ohio
Vanderbilt
Trierstaty Commerce Commieien
Car Shortage Foreseen By Commission Chairman
Chairman Knapp warns in an interview that a widespread abortage of cars and other equipment is likely, foretelling an early and serious car shortage and potential disruption across shops and related industries.
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Knapp
Commission
Paid for the Baths Exciting Hotel Incident in Bar Harbor
In Bar Harbor's early days a Boston man recalls Rodick's hotel as a center of gaiety with scarce conveniences. A drunken guest hurled ice water down stairways, drenched staff and guests, and caused repeated brawls. Rodick profited from ruined carpets and baths, charging five men three baths each at one dollar per bath.
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Bar Harbor
Boston
Rodick’s
Corlevator
Fce
Herr Rodick
Bar Garbor
Tales of Cities and Strikes Against Alcohol
Coshocton leads in advertising novelties manufacture while Derry New Hampshire cites a flagpole from 1860 bearing Lincoln. New York coroner records show self destruction by asphyxiation higher by one twelfth. Chicago forms Bartenders and Saloon Keepers Total Abstinence society with about two thousand members and saloonkeepers reportedly agree not to hire drinkers.
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Coshocton
Derry
N. H
New York City
Chicago
Total Abstinence Society
Weary walkers mock a misnamed contest
A humorous exchange about corporations and petitions, with wordplay on shoes and walkers. The dialogue features Weary Walker and Tired Tatters debating terminology, joking that petitions lack whole numbers and clarify a punning critique of a contest.
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Weary Walker
Hope Stil and the crowd
In a terse fragment the text hints at a crowd scene with admonitions not to be discouraged and a telegraph reference, suggesting a tense public moment and a possible interaction involving Hope Stil and a man accused of begging or bribery.
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Mt Chap
Human Encyclopedia answers bold queries at London Fourth of July show
An American crowd at Eurpire Music Hall enjoys patriotic sights with Union Jack and Stars and Stripes. The Human Encyclopedia on stage answers questions from Mars distance to empire size, until an eager American asks what event happened on July 4 1778 and is told it was a notorious outrage.
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London
Eurpire Music Hall
Stars and Stripes
Columbia
Suwasies
Pwell
Pattriot
Human Encyelopedia
Everybody's Magazine
Extraordinary political turmoil and bee production note
The piece recounts 1866 political strains between Congress and President Johnson, noting suicides of Proctor King and Senator Lane amid party tensions. It then pivots to a data‑heavy aside on honey bee production stating three hundred billion bees produced vast honey worth millions, with comparisons to barley and rye crops and national tonnage estimates.
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McClure
Carl Schurz
Congress
Johnson
Lehwre Sayat
Proaton King
New York
United States
Yad Leons
Cussone
Johson
Cplief
Senator Lane
Kanais
Jim’ Lane
Kansas Territory
Senate
Jong Maozh
Buffalo
Insect Labor Question Baffles Minds in August World
A quirky line from August Technical World notes the difficulty in quantifying insects at work, suggesting the human mind struggles with calculations beyond thousands. The snippet playfully contrasts tiny insect work with human mathematical limits.
An Old Time Breakfast at Mount Vernon
Diarist Manasseh Cutler recalls a Mount Vernon breakfast two years after Washingtons death. Mrs Washington hosts a formal meal with ham cold corned beef cold fowl red mutton and vegetables, served with tea and coffee. The piece contrasts old fashion cold meat abundance with modern rolls eggs and coffee, praising early generous hospitality.
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Washington
Manasse Culler
Ohio
Mount Vernon
General Washington
Mr. Cutler
Ohio State Journal
Little Mrs Mataprop Amuses Kin With Nonsensical Notes
Seven year old Bessie Green amuses relatives with odd phrasing while in hospital. An aunt’s letter expresses delight at her recovery, and Bessie replies with quirky grammar and a note about convulsions. The exchange shows a child’s playful misuses of words and affectionate family humor.
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Bessie
Lippincott
Moggs Defies Opponent in Golf Match Says Won
Moggs returns to the club house after a round and proclaims a perfect game. Wilson asks about the result and Moggs states he never lost a drive or a putt and that his opponent "bit every brassie clean" yet he won the match, not beaten.
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Moggs
Wilson
Mogga
Pearson's Weekly
Johnny’s Definition of Tantalizing Circulation Joke
Johnny Holcomb asks what tantalizing means and argues it refers to a circus procession past the school with scholars forbidden to look out. The quip ends with a playful note on genius as a mix of aspiration and inspiration amid Irish witticisms.
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Johnny
Ap Hitt
Johnny Holcomb
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