Fire devastates Montreal Electric Light Company plant
Fire destroyed the Electric Light Company factory in Montreal with the entire plant damaged. Reports note widespread fires and a major material loss, while investigations and subsequent actions follow.
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Manitoba
Salvation Army
Telee Ia
Electric Light Company
Montreal
Aatty
Tun Eet Isle
HanBtes
Fitch
Kiryal Grenadiers
St James’ Catheral
Teronte
Net
Depme
Paskdale
Iwedais
Toronto Oae
Isolation Advice in Diphtheria Cases Urges Caution
The discussion urges isolation of a suspected diphtheria child until convalescent, noting physicians may fear panic and families may misinterpret a frank rationale. It argues for clear guidance and individual responsibility, praising intelligent caution and warning even when unnecessary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Iolat
Prescription for Delicate Women Feet and Health Advice
A long experienced advisor prescribes foot care for women. He recommends woolen stockings knitted at home, fresh nightly foot baths, thick calfskin boots with triple soles, avoiding rubber except rubber boots briefly, soaking feet before bed, and vigorous rubbing. He claims improved circulation will ease dizziness and heart palpitations.
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Sasa
Preston
Lamb's Wool
Waist Tightening Scorned Woman Sparks If This Is London
A churchgoer observes a towering pale woman with an extreme hourglass figure caused by tight lacing. She muses on anatomy and laments the health risks, urging a Lord Chamberlain style official to inspect waists to curb the deadly fashion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cinder
London
If London Were Captured
The piece cites Napoleon and others on capital cities as critical targets in war, arguing that capturing London would cripple Britain’s defense and harm government and industry. It notes London as a political, commercial, and military hub with Enfield Arsenal and the Tower as key facilities.
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Napoleon
St. Helena
Austria
Prussia
Spain
Vienna
Berlin
Paris
Russia
Turkey
Cesar la Fiore
Albion
Allais
Ralner
Ves Chantiers
Arsenaux
Londres
Ica Chantiers
Change Displays New Guard for County Court
A local government unit implements a new cadre of officers and staff to modernize procedures. Officials say the change aims to improve efficiency and transparency in county governance.
Big Jim Defends Town in Lone Gunfight and Sacrifices Self
A violent frontier tale follows Big Jim as he single handedly faces a mob, halting a planned massacre. After a dramatic standoff he saves a fleeing immigrant family but is found dead later near the valley with five wounds, leaving townspeople to whisper their shock and reevaluate their image of him.
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Big Jim
Lee
Hill City
Jim
Star
Carter
Eaid
Harney
Hill's
Harneys
Rhubarb Delicacies and Preparations From Queen’s Kitchen
A collection of rhubarb recipes and methods describes rhubarb desserts and preserves including jelly with lemon rind, rhubarb flummery, pink rhubarb compote, and rhubarb jam. Instructions cover peeling tender stalks, sugar ratios, gelatine usage, baking methods, and serving notes for rhubarb based puddings tarts and preserves.
Cobra in School Lecture Distracts Students
A lecturer recalls a cobra entering his classroom during a metaphysics lecture. The snake swayed with a regal posture as students, some Brahmins, watched it instead of the lecturer, while a Portuguese writer cites cobra symbolism in India.
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Ging
India
Testamentary Proverb Riddles on Labor and Self-Examination
A fragmentary quotation discusses revenge and error, urging constant work divided between paid and unpaid tasks. It emphasizes self-scrutiny when others tell us we are wrong and links diligence to reward, citing moral instruction attributed to W. Bateson.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bacca
London Doctor Faces £1000 Consultation Fee Scare
A London physician received a cascade of telegrams from a Cannes based noblewoman seeking urgent consultation. Offers rose from £100 to £5,000 before the doctor agreed to travel. After meeting the patient, he learned English Riviera doctors standardised a £1,000 fee for such consultations.
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London
Cannes
Riviera
Vialt
Legendary Coons and Huntsmen Echo Through Ball County Tales
The article recounts frontier hunting lore with interviews about raccoons, turkeys, foxes, and hounds. It highlights a mountain region's hunting culture, the use of dogs, and a remarkable eighty year old woman who still guides the chase from her cabin door.
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Ball County
Prehistoric Ship Unearthed At Brigg Lincolnshire England
Archaeologists describe a vast oak hull buried at Brigg as a long boat with a flat top and bottom, semi circular bows, oblique stern details, and a missing stern-board. The find suggests an early vessel formed in a lagoon environment with later alluvial burial in a shallow Ancholme valley lagoon.
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Brigg
Lincolnshire
England
Ancholme
William Willett hanged for Kelland murder in Kingston
The 20 year old Louis Willet, alias Charlie Creaby, was executed after a long legal battle over his 1884 murder of Walter Kelland and the slain elder brother Crosby. The case hinged on a mutilated crime scene, a brass beer faucet weapon, and multiple appeals. Governor Hill declined clemency.
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Willett
Erwin Kelland
Walter
Kingston
Charlies Creaby
Kelland
Cable and
Thomse
Keiland Brothers
Alep
Walter Kelland
Knights of Pythias Order
New York
Crosby
Charley
Creeby
Louis Willet
Berrycking
Ulster
Cherry Street
New York City
Peckham
Osborne
Agin
Court of A
Court of Last Resort
Hill
Abany
Chiocopoo Falls
Mass
Silver Deposits Reported in Algoma District Ventures
In the Algoma District mining circles report ongoing discoveries of silver and gold. Noted finds include native silver on Michipicoten Island and near Thesalon, with assays promising further tests and potential development despite cautious markets.
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Offaire
Algema
James Miller
Thessalon
Toronto
Michipleoten Island
Sault
Algoma
Untitled Ancestral Advice on Marriage and Family Roles
Fragmentary note discusses marriage as the aim of a woman and raising a family. Mentions leaving home and continuing life with unclear details about guidance or expectations for women in domestic roles. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or names.
Agriculture in Mexico Faces Vast Land Inequities
The article notes that Mexico's agriculture suffers under huge haciendas and few small farms. Ten million residents share land title among about six thousand owners, with vast estates often uncultivated and water wasted. Land titles vary from Spanish colonial to church holdings, and owners resist divesting properties. Taxation is light on land, while investment favors foreign capital in railways banks and mines.
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Earen
Mexico
Old
Spain
Worker Strike Promised for Afternoon Settlement
In a Wisconsin sawmill a lone employee declared a strike as others urged action. The boss asked about pay and hours, and after discussion the dispute was amicably resolved with an agreement to strike that afternoon, the worker staying available at the plant.
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Isinst
Wisconsin
Fragmentary OCR Note Mentions Irishman Driver and Train Scene
A garbled OCR fragment references an Irish driver and a railway incident with a man jumping from a train and an attempt to arrange transport to a hotel or polls. Details are unclear and context is incomplete.
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OP Taton
London Notes and Portraits in a Patchwork Sketch
A collage of social and literary gossip describes Radama II, the Duke of Newcastle, and the Prince of Wales. fashion trends in hair and a portrait of Mrs. Argles. It includes brief mentions of Bailey Campbell, Daniel Huntington, Jay Gould’s son George, and the Empress of Russia, with caustic notes on public figures and European court life.
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London
Grae
Radama II
Duke of Newcastle
Sean
Prince of Wales
de W. F. Carver
Markman
Bailey Campball
Jely
Daniel Huntington
National Academy
I Institution
George Gould
Jay Gould
Jay
Providence
Long Island Sound
Empress
Russia
Marie Antoinette
Water snake episode near trout brook shocks Lewiston
A Lewiston man relays a dramatic eastern state tale of a young sportsman who drank water, swallowed a large water snake, and after medical treatment nearly died. He survived by returning to the brook and the snake reportedly exited near a waterfall, though efforts to capture it failed.
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Chand Falls
Lewiston
Railroad Signals and Hand Signals Explain Train Movements
A guide describes bell cord signals for stop and go, brakes actions, and back up. It details whistle meanings for brake and danger cues, plus hand motions for go ahead, slow back, and stop along the track.
Fragmented OCR Item Notes Obscure Names and Place
The readable text contains unclear names and locations tied to a damaged article fragment. It hints at a person or group and a place but specifics are unreadable, preventing a clear summary or identification of event, date, or outcome.
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Lacat
Irving
Ooo
Brastford
Hove
Perla
Brooks
Phelps
Asngrees
Wabash Avenue
Chicago
H. P
Beratford
Bank of Montreal
San Francisco
Canada
Fmm Te Cana
Gs. Louis
Middle
Murray Canal
Ontario
Udine
Italy
Nicolesi
Germany
Greece
Valencia
Mount Ira
Niegledl
Igian
Braevels
Liav Enant
Pekin
Chinene
Salbing
Ogni
Pape 80 Ee
Anyese
Cobra
W. Bateson
Benjamin
Ceon
Louis Willett
Michipicoten Island
Mouse
Franz Liza
Liz
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