Silver service presented to the Pennsylvania by state officials
State officials headed by Gov Pennypacker presented a 148 piece silver service to the armored cruiser Pennsylvania. Indictments were returned in Omaha against Rev George E Ware and others for defrauding the government of land. Russian forces battled in Sebastopol as telegraph service failed Empire wide. Secretary Wilson opened U.S. ports to parasitic moth agents from Europe to fight gypsy moths. Ohio River floods disrupted freight but shippers salvaged cargo. Drowning losses reported on Green River. J N Terrett of Cartran bought half-interest in The Shee... Mining Company with a deal tied to a $270 payment.
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Penny Packer
Pennsylvania
Omaha
Georsee E. Ware
Episcopal Church
Lead
Frank Lambert
Harry Welch
Sebastopol
Otehas
Evansville
Green River
Eit
Tess
Cattie
Csrafren
Mankate
Mina
Carapany
Fire destroys Pohayra factory amid ruins
A string of brief notes reports a Pohayra Pennsylvania shoe factory fire destroying the plant. Other items note sudden deaths in Chicago, San Francisco, and Scranton, a wrecked Michigan football machine, a bank robbery, and various court actions across the country.
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Joe Tardis
Pohayra
Taass Stk
Merril
Chicago
Ace Knowles
San Francisco
New Beiford
Mass
China
Methonnellsville
Ghia
Wed Suns
Marshal Herbe Porter
Alexander Conner
Scranton
Kan
Frank Meeker
Mooney
Cleveland
Montreal
Reischers
Citizens Nathanial Bank
Sie
Beard Brothers
Shawnee
Michigan
University of Cuiseastee
Ao Secure
Ohre
Baenes Adres
Baeble
Ciarannat
Hoamilton and Dasten Railway
Erie Railroad
Jim Wolf
Monument to McKinley Erected by Mass of Citizens
A grand memorial to William McKinley rises on a Canton hillside near Woodlawn Cemetery. Crowds across the nation have contributed about 3,000,000 people donating the full 500,000 dollar project. William R. Day leads the effort as secretary of state during the Spanish American War. The white marble mausoleum will stand 100 feet high with a 800 foot diameter base, surrounded by plazas, terraces, and a central lake. A heroic statue of McKinley will overlook a marble staircase and gardens. Completion is expected September 1907 with the President's casket in a central vault and public access afterward. Mrs. McKinley is often seen visiting the vault.
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Woodlawn Cemetery
Canton
Ohio
William Mc Kinley
Abooad
William R. Day
McKinley
Linden Avenue
Mall
Nichalls
Brutal slaying of wife and five children near Independence Iowa
A husband is charged after the bodies of Mrs William McWilliams and her five children aged 3 to 18 are found at a farm home six miles south of Independence Iowa. The mother was killed while cooking with a hammer blows and a knife. the children were slain in sequence. A milkman named Saunders discovered the crime. an abandoned blood smeared suit of the husband was found locally. McWilliams denies guilt.
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William McWilliams
Independence
Iowa
Saunders
Ofhers
McWilliams
Powers Stand Pat on Islands and Turkish Demands
International fleet detachments landed at Mitylene after noon Sunday following orders from Rear-Admiral von Jedina and occupied customs and postal buildings. If the sultan resists, Tenedos may be occupied. The porte seeks changes to the financial control scheme but powers stand united. Turkish officials press German and Italian diplomats, but unity among the powers remains firm. Washington circles link sultan’s stance to Japan Russia war dynamics. Turkish opinion favored Japan from the start.
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Mitylene
Ritter von Jedina
M. Zinoviet
Austria
Russia
Tewfik Pasha
Palayister
Germany
Perte
Europe
Washington
Japan
Turkey
Terrific Lake Superior Blizzard Wrecks Vessels
A ferocious blizzard and hurricane roared from the west to Lake Superior. At Superior Wisconsin snow and 60 to 70 mph winds buried streets while the Crescent City ran aground near Duluth and was wrecked along with other ships feared lost in the storm.
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St. Paul
Rocky Mountains
British Northwest
Superior
Wis
Crescent City
Duluth
Stednoys
Lake Sue Penioy
Wdittsburg Steamship Company
Cty
Steel Trust
Labor dispute risks in New York amid arbitration row
Ghort News Notes reports a labor struggle feared in New York City as unions refuse arbitration decisions. President Roosevelt accepts the resignation of his cousin Lieut. Fortes que linked to the Taggart divorce case. Harry C. Campion of Philadelphia, head of a wholesale drug firm and Union League member, dies after being run over by a trolley car.
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Roosevelt
Lieut. Fortesque
Taggart
Harry C. Campion
Philadelphia
Union League
Russians and European Affairs Echo in Turbulent Times
Fragmented OCR notes describe Russia, Sweden, Norway, and political tensions. Mentions potential strikes, price pressures, and Senate convening in December to review vendettas and concessions. References to public unrest and economic strain across multiple regions.
Burton Convicted Again in Kansas Senate Case
Senator J Ralph Burton of Kansas was convicted of using federal influence to aid a St Louis get rich quick company. The verdict blocks any future federal office and could lead to a new trial and appeal to the Supreme Court. Burton, a longtime Kansan and former legislator, faces further legal action as the case advances.
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J. Ralph Burton
Kansas
Burton O
Dpost
J. R. Burton
St. Louis
Agai
Supreme Court
Pany
Burton
Joseph Ralph Burton
Isto
Republican Party
Birch
Kansas Legislaure
Jaland
Convicts' Dash From Jefferson City Prison in Bloody Street Battle
Five heavily armed convicts escaped the Jefferson City Missouri penitentiary by blasting a steel gate with dynamite and seizing a wagon. They shot Deputy Warden Lee and Gateman Clay, killed two guards, and were pursued through city streets by guards and locals. After a fierce exchange near the Missouri Pacific depot, they surrendered with several wounded.
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Jefferson Citys
Mat W. Hall
Porter Gilvin
Leavenworth
Kan
Jefferson City
Government
Fort Leavenworth
Vausha
Raymond
Blake
Ryan
Zeisler
Lee
John Clay
Allison
Clay
Penitentiary
Zeigler
Missouri Pacific Railway
Orville Lane
Lane
Tne
Vaughan
Special session urged to fix banking bill failures
The article reports that Kane sas Legislatures for seventh years failed to comply with state constitution in enacting banking bills, risking breakdown of the state financial system unless Gov. Hugh calls a special legislative session to remedy the issue.
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Hhuch
Evidence from Hulett Resident Supports Dodd's Kidney Pills
In Hulett Wyoming on December 4 a local resident Mrs May Taber testifies she used seven boxes of Dodd's Kidney Pills to cure a severe kidney attack. She reports relief from the first dose and no pain after finishing, with kidneys functioning properly. The advertisement claims the pills cure rheumatism dropsy gout lumbago diabetes urinary and bladder troubles bright's disease and other kidney disorders.
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Hulett
Wyo
Dodd
May Taber
Dod
Bright
Geography or She Is Taught and Littl Rob Geographer
In a school setting a boy named Littl Rob excels at locating cities and drawing maps from memory. He views geography as a game, unaware of its real world scope, glossing rivers as black lines and states as diets. The teacher explains that his page image of British Columbia is only part of a map.
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Littl Rob
Fob
New York
Pennerivanky
California
Rocation
Rel
Oon
Reb
Lee Lares
British Columbia
Rob
A Parent's Pilea and a Clever Boy
A mother's verse about her eight year old son who excels in class yet cannot read or write. He learns science and astronomy and draws and babbles of myths. the speaker wishes he could add and improve literacy despite his other gifts.
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Phi
Aukob
Coffee Heart Destroys Health Warns of Coffee Toxicity
A letter from Oregon describes severe heart, liver, and digestion problems linked to habitual coffee use. After switching to Postum, symptoms improved rapidly, with both the writer and husband noting better health and stronger mornings. The ad cites Postum Co. Battle Creek and promotes The Road to Wellville book.
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Ians Danxervous
Oregon
Neal
Fontum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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