Disinterment of Jesse James Confirmed at Cemetery
Jesse James III was laid to rest beside his wife and brother in a town cemetery after his father’s remains were exhumed from the Samuels homestead site. The skull, hair, and beard were visible in a new casket before reburial, confirming the bandit’s death and ending rumors of a body theft. A stone shaft at his birthplace site remains a shrine for visitors who paid 25 cents.
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Esse James, JR
James
Jesse James
Jesse
Tfrord
Ton
Democrats Return to Tariff Issue in Campaign Refresh
The piece argues Democratic leaders plan to revive tariff reform as the dominant campaign issue. It cites Mr. Cleveland as a leading advocate, claiming tariffs harm American consumers and industry, and predicts state party platforms push to prioritize tariff reform over other policies. The article notes opposition from Republicans and references past presidential campaigns.
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Cleveland
Americwi
Eco Maihntien Aia
Demeratic
Mey Cleveland
Demeddl
Phiurfortas
Issie
Democratie
Phere
Alii
Wooster
Wally Vitelicete
Oaumy
Democratic party fails to find enduring political issues
The piece argues the Democratic party has spent forty years chasing issues that merely look right rather than addressing enduring questions. It criticizes leaders for shifting policy to win elections, praising instead a focus on lasting good for the greatest number and condemning pursuit of fleeting signals.
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Cemocracy
Democratic Party
Democraacy
Seo
Gang
Rem
Democrative Party
Demeratie Party
Tmt
Let Ti Alone and the Export Trade Policy Debate
A fragmented excerpt discusses protecting domestic industries to maintain export capacity and purchasing power in the face of global competition. It cites U S policy, Thirteen nations, and the need to preserve the tariff barrier to prevent declines in American industrial capacity and consumer markets.
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Otha Pieterens
New York
Bailed Villain’s Tinpotent Waser Inquiries Tangle Turbulent Texan Tales
A garbled clump of OCR text recounts a chaotic scene in Valley Mills and surrounding areas. The fragment mentions Judge Jones, a pupil named LarVinetied, and a prisoner in a penitentiary. Vociferous dialogue hints at court, drink, and domestic strife with sporadic quotes and misspellings from the Philadelphia Press.
Recall of Wu Ting Fang Shakes Official Washington
The recall of Chinese Minister to the United States Wu Ting Fang draws sincere regret in Washington official circles. Wu, known for his diplomacy during the Boxer turmoil, helped persuade Secretary of State Way that Pekin ministers had not been massacred. His departure and successor’s appointment had been anticipated in advance.
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Wu Ting Fang
United States
Washington
China
Sandy
Ma Wu
Almister Wu
Secretary Way
Pekin
London
Wu Tingfang reshapes Chinese diplomacy in Washington
The article praises Wu Tingfang for elevating the Chinese embassy in Washington to a high diplomatic level and notes his witty public speaking. It discusses cipher messages involving Secretary Way and Minister Conger during the Pekin siege, and mentions possible changes if Wu leaves for China or stays in the U.S. to practice law.
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Sacre
Tse
Secretary Way
Concer
Pekin
Way
Conger
China
Tray
Washington
Chaffee
Wain
Wu Ting Fang
Flowery Kingdon Representative Receives Confidence
In Washington and to our government, which reposed absolute confidence in the sterling representative of the Flowery Kingdon.
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Washington
Oxygen to Cure Baldness and Consumption
The article describes oxygen therapy from the Oxygen hospital in London. A head cap delivers oxygen to promote hair growth, while inhalation for several hours daily is claimed to relieve consumption. Early experiments showed hair regrowth and notable lung relief, with plans to sustain treatment day and night in a new laboratory.
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Oxygen Hospital
London
Morgan and Schwab Visit Morgan Kennel for Prize Dogs
In a New York Times note, J Pierpont Morgan and Charles Schwab tour Morgan’s kennel before sailing to Europe. Schwab admires a pointer named Russell Sage, Morgan quips that the dog never loses a scent.
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J. Pierpont Morgan
Charles ML Schwab
Mr. Morgan
Hurope
Mr. Schwab
Mrr. Morgan
Russell Sage
Ma. Morgan
Jim Russell Sage
Mr. Sshwab
New York's Remarkable Twenty Story V Shaped Skyscraper
A new twenty story V shaped skyscraper rises in downtown Manhattan near Broadway and Fifth Avenue drawing constant crowds. The ultra tall narrow structure dominates the area and becomes the city’s most talked about building at the Broadway Fifth Avenue Twenty third Street junction.
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New York City
Broadway
Fifth Avenue
Twentythird Street
New York
The Flatiron Building Gains Fame as Ship-Scaled Tower
The unique New York office block nicknamed the flat iron measures sixty thousand square feet of sail area, rises over three hundred feet, features a steel framework described as the strongest and heaviest for any building, and sits on a lot costing more than two million dollars. It will house hundreds of rooms per floor with luxury amenities and unusually fast elevators.
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Claire
New York
America
Primitive travel scenes and oddities in China and New Zealand
Describes China’s primitive transport like sedan chairs and humanpowered boats, and notes New Zealand’s wingless kiwi as a curiosity. Brief items on a penny-pinching loan case, a writer’s autograph anecdote about Frank Stockton, and a general quip on people overestimating their sophistication.
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Imperial Gardens
China
Barrow-like wheeled vehicle offers improved steering
Description notes a barrow fashioned vehicle with steering ease to dodge street pitch holes and rough roadways, giving the operator better control on uneven surfaces.
The Art of Conversation for Women
A short essay extols clear forcible talk as a universal art within reach of any educated girl. It argues conversation brings pleasure, social success, and warmth, requiring both speaking and listening, and likens lively dialogue to making a July day feel short as December.
Lord Acton Europe’s Most Learned Man
Lord Acton, Cambridge University professor of modern history who died recently, was reputed by English papers as Europe’s most learned man. Born in Naples in 1854, he opposed papal infallibility, rose through liberal Catholic circles, and held the modern history chair at Cambridge for six years after succeeding Sir John Seeley. He worked on a universal history in his final days.
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Lord Acton
Cambridge University
Turope
Ile
Naples
Rome
Tunter
Jay Acton
England
Vatican
Wolsey and
Germain
Kingland
Chinbridge
Sir John Seeley
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