Georgia raccoon, lizard tonic, and royal memoirs in brief
A tame Georgia raccoon reportedly killed five cats and wounded three dogs. Lizard wine is claimed to cure eye diseases and 100000 lizards are exported yearly from Pakhoi China. An act in 1702 limited King William III. to Holland visits. Queen Victoria will continue her memoirs at Princess Beatrice’s request. Elizabeth Bray Downing dies at eighty five in West Newbury Mass.
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Georgia
Pakhoi
China
William III
Holland
Victoria
Beatrice
Elizabeth Bray Downing
John Green
Whittier
West Newbury
Mass
French railway shifts telegraph to telephone links
A French railway has largely arranged its telegraph lines so that at a prearranged signal the wires switch from telegraphic instruments to telephones, enabling operators to talk verbally or continue telegraphic code at will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Larely
Robbers Take Watch From Man on Lone Pa Road
Joseph Grimm of Hammonton Pa had a large sum in his pocket when three highwaymen halted him on a lonely road. He tossed his watch away to distract them, then escaped on his bicycle as the thieves scrambled for the timepiece.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Grimm
Hammonton
Rosebery Leads Tories With Shifting Parliamentary Margin
The Gladstone majority in the present parliament has dropped from forty to twelve under Rosebery. If an appeal to the country becomes necessary the veteran leader is in good shape to deliver pivotal speeches in the campaign.
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Gladstone
Rosebery
Noted Gold Field Prices in Coolgardie Mining Tale
Writers describe the Coolgardie gold fields with 150 pound quartz and buggers in the rock як peanuts as a water price at 1.25 dollars per gallon looms over wealth of the mines, suggesting relative value even if many claims hold true.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Coolgardie
Western Australia
Davis offers site and funds for girls industrial home
Former Senator Henry G. Davis of West Virginia proposes to donate a suitable site and 50 000 dollars to establish an industrial home for girls. He asks the state to create the institution and provide annual support.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry G. Davis
West Virginia
Landgell to Celebrate Twenty Fifth Anniversary as Harvard Dean
Preparations for June celebration mark Prof. C. C. Landgell's twenty five years as dean of Harvard Law School. Appointed Dane professor in 1870, he was elected dean in December of that year. Osaka to gain large watch factory with American machinery under an American superintendent. Japan-United States relations and music theory notes conclude with keys major G major and F major chosen for ease for piano and organ.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. C. Landgell
Harvard Law School
Osaka
Japan
Polish Opera By Pade Rewski Closes Era in Art
A musical critic who has heard parts of Pade rewski's Polish opera proclaims it will bring him greater fame than his piano playing and mark an era in both his career and in art. He calls the work superb, intensely human, and full of pathos.
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Paderewski
Portrait of a Prince Compared to Rubens
A near Bismarck observer writes the prince bears an old venerable appearance and fiery keen eyes, still keen on world events, yet otherwise resembles Rubens whose brush was seized by dilettantes and ruined pictures.
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Bismarck
Prince
Rubens
Armng rifle tests threaten civilian targets in crowd control
Experiments show bullets piercing forty eight inches of pine and thirty inches of oak while cutting through two thirds of an inch iron plate. The report warns the era of shooting over a mob is ended and urges that bullets strike rioters or risk harm to women and children a mile distant.
Latin Literacy in 19th Century Science and Literature
A historical note recalls that 150 years ago educated men were expected to read and write Latin as fluently as their native language. Latin served as science’s lingua franca and general literature was often Latin, paralleling Shakespearean times when “little Latin” did not imply little knowledge.
Movement to create Appomattox National Park gains support
In Virginia and beyond the push to establish a national park at Appomattox receives strong backing. The article lauds the Civil War meeting of generals Grant and Lee as a defining moment in history and suggests a commemorative group would honor both leaders and the national spirit.
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Appomattox
Virginia
Grant
Lee
PITH OF THE NEWS The Latest and Most Important News
The telegraph reports deliver a snapshot of major world events. Press Association dispatches cover politics, conflict, economy, and society from centers around the globe with concise summaries for readers seeking quick updates.
Washington gossip and political shifts in early 1900s
Reports from Washington note Patrick Flanagan named postmaster at Vesper Wisconsin. Possible ministerial or federal bench appointment for Congressman Springer. Secretary Gresham thanks Mexico for honors paid to Minister Gray. Harry Osgood dies after apoplexy in Washington. Congress may set a uniform electrical unit with Britain Germany and France. Chandler pledges probes into gold bond deal Hawaii annexation and Nicaragua canal. President and Secretary Carlisle plan rest trips after Congress adjourns. Fort Bridger lands opened to settlers under homestead act.
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Washington
Patrick Flanagan
Vesper
Wis
Springer
Mexico
Gresham
Gray
Harry C. Osgood
Maxwell
Congress
Great Britain
Germany
France
Chandler
Hawaii
Nicaragua
Carlisle
North Carolina
Hoke Smith
Fort Bridger Military Reservation
Colorado
Notable Deaths and Marriages Across U S Figures
William Scott marks his 100th birthday in Delphos Ohio. Edward Harrigan dies in New York at 18. Gen John Swift dies in Boston aged 67, Civil War notable. W L Wilson offered UT Austin presidency. Henry Irving ill in London with influenza. Col William Miller dies Texarkana age 71. led Shiloh opening. Oswell C Woolley dies Jeffersonville Ind thrice mayor. Col J P Martin dies Chicago Beach Hotel after kidney illness. Honest John Davis 65 marries Miss Mary Etta Pierce in Swansea. Count von Moltke’s Knightly chain to Count Waldersee. Countess Lee pre marriage. Anna Gould to wed Count Castellane March 6 in double ceremony by Archbishop Corrigan and Rev Paxton.
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William Scott
Delphos
Ohio
Edward D. Harrigan
New York
John Lindsay Swift
Boston
W. L. Wilson
University of Texas
Regents
Henry Irving
London
William Miller
Texarkana
Tex
Shiloh
Oswell C. Woolley
Jeffersonville
Ind
Tammany Society
J. P. Martin
Department of the Missouri
Chicago Beach
John” Davis
Rhode Island
Swansea
Mass
Mary Etta Pierce
Davis
Count von Moltke
Count Waldersee
Miss Lee
Anna Gould
Count Castellane
Archbishop Corrigan
John B. Paxton
Multiple Fatalities From Industrial Accidents Across States
A series of tragedies includes Joseph Mickey crushed by coal, a Muncie Ind house destroyed by natural gas, Lieut. Fremont P. Peck killed at Sandy Hook, Akron fire injuring three, and a fatal Pennsylvanian mine blast. Other incidents cover railroad wrecks near Guthrie, Dyson gas deaths in Fort Wayne, a Missouri shooting, Roxford boiler blast, a sinking schooner, a Pittsburg foundry fire, and a large insured loss at Connellton coal breaker. Total fatalities and injuries reported along with financial losses vary by incident.
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Joseph Mickey
Pana IL
William Walburn
Muncie
Ind
Fremont P. Peck
Sandy Hook Proving Grounds
Akron
William Connell & Co
Connellton
Eli Seymour
Lewiston
Mich
Guthrie
O. T
Hallowell
Fort Wayne
John Smith
Alois Wank
St. Joseph
Wank
James Frazier
A. B. McQuistion
Roxford
Ida C. Schoolcraft
William C. Wickam
Richmond
Lion City
Pittsburg
William Schultz
John Bolage
Criminal Doings Across States Include Hangings and Murders
Reported cases across Illinois Indiana Iowa Kentucky and beyond include Asa Mulford's death by own action in Greenville Illinois, Vincenzo Nino's throat-slashing in New York, a maniacal razor attack in Springfield, and multiple other fatal or violent acts involving families, robbers, and mob actions. details mention standard names and locales with numerous tragic outcomes.
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Asa Mulford
Greenville
Vincenzo Nino
New York
Springfield
Lavania Bohannan
Harris
Kansas
Lairay
Thos
Drains
Walter Dickinson
Cementville
Ind
Miller
Luxemburg
Iowa
Albert Whipple
Crawford
Neb
G. R. Morrison
Detroit
Mexico
Midvale
Kingston
George Tracy
George H. Wilkison
Denver
Gus Batiste
Algiers
New Orleans
Detroit Mich
Horace Pope
William Brosseau
Pope
Charleston
W. Va
Cordelia Hills
Robert Hill
Indianapolis
A Series of Violent Crimes and Murders Across States
Reports detail a string of fatal shootings robberies and attacks across multiple states. Incidents include R L Hawkinns shot dead in Arkansas Turners killing in a rail depot fight in Kentucky moonshiners captured in Tennessee a stage robbery near Orville California and more with suspects identified as Turner Patterson and Kovjak among others.
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Aurania
Midocean
R. L. Hawkinns
van Buren
Ark
Turner
United States
Knott County
Tenn
Various World News Tidbits From 19th Century Dispatches
Reports from across Europe and the Americas describe tremors of unrest and hardship. Events include a snowbound upper Rhine, cholera in Podolia, insurgent activity in Lima, a khedive wedding, a papal aid gift, and political shifts in Khurdistan and Bolivia.
Michigan House Passes Bill Removing Detroit Health Board
The Michigan house approved the bill transferring control of Detroit health services from the mayor to a new board. Reports cover multiple regional actions including finances, strikes, legal cases, and political moves across the nation with varied outcomes and brief notes on local incidents.
Minnesota Senate and House pass broad local and state reform bills
The Minnesota legislature reports a busy session with major bills on uniform national legislation appraisal of personal property and banking laws. Other measures include town and village officer elections municipal bonds drainage districts tax collection and public printing reforms. The house and senate also advanced reforms for reform schools and a girls college at the state school of agriculture while approving several passed statutes and budget items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St. Paul
Senate
United States
Staples
Minesota Educational Association
Henry B
Douglass
Itasca
State Treasurer’s Office
Minnesota and St. Cloud Railroad Committee Reports
Minnesota and St. Cloud Railroad company issues dominate a session with H. F. 365 funding the state dairymen's association and H. F. 4 proposing a sleeping car earnings tax. Senate debated cyclone relief bills, a Duluth normal school measure, and amendments to the Schurmeier franchise bill. Bills on usury, mechanics lien for farm labor, and county court reform surfaced. a military code amendment spending 10000 for guard uniforms passed 79 to 17. House work surged with 30 bills back, six on calendar, and a lands sale investigation resolution approved.
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Omaha
Grand Jury
Washington State Senate
Louisville
Marti City
W. Washburn
McLear & Kendall
Wilmington
Del
Missouri
California
Senate Judiciary Committee
Orlando J. Price
Miss Sinkle
Cleveland
Ociety
Jamestown N. Y
Indiana
E. L. Scofield
Baptist Church of
Aledo, AL
St. Paul
Senate
Capitol
Cronkhite
Miller
Masterman
House
Staples
H. F
Feig
Minnesota & St. Cloud Railroad Company
Robbins
Committee On Appropriations
Mathieson
Dairymen’s Association
Ferris
Stevens
Judiciary Committee
Finance Committee
Meeker
Stearns
Duluth
Schurmeier
House Joint Memorial
Congress
Ramsey
Cole
S. IF
Ozman
National Guard
Jacobson
Douglas
Fatal Fire in Hot Springs Ark Kills Six
A disastrous blaze on Ouachita avenue in Hot Springs Ark destroys a large block of property and rumor says more may be dead. The six confirmed fatalities include Mrs Mary Sammoinson 70 and D W Wing of Glen Falls NY who perished after returning for $1800 and a Chicago man named Gill. A colored man and Mrs Maggie Hiscock also perished. residents fear the toll may rise to a score as the search continues. Total loss is estimated at hundreds of thousands of dollars.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Ouachita Avenue
Mary Sammoinson
Ledgerwood
D. W. Wing
Glen Falls
N. Y
Gill
Chicago
Maggie Hiscock
Oaklawn
Singled Out Farmer Ended His Life By Hanging
Peter O. Syelte, 65, a respected Albion farmer near Black River Falls, died by hanging with his scarf from a forest limb last night. An inquest will be held to determine exact circumstances.
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Black River Falls
Peter O. Syelte
Albion
Seylie
William Owen Found Guilty of Murder in First Degree
Pine Bluff special report states William Owen was found guilty of murder in the first degree at Harner Arkansas and will face the death penalty for killing his wife.
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Pine Bluff, Ark
William Owen
Harner, Ark
Stockholders gain party status in Northern Pacific suit
In Milwaukee Judge Jenkins allowed Johnson Livingston Charles B Van Norstrand and Edward D Adams chairmen of bondholder committees to be added as defendants in Farmers Loan and Trust Company v Northern Pacific Railroad bondholders. The court also rebuked the trust company for failing to disclose information, signaling potential new complications and extended litigation.
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Milwaukee
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
United States
Jenkins
Johnson Livingston
Charles B. van Norstrand
Edward D. Adams
Farmers’ Loan and Trust Company
Trust Company
Belgian Iron Workers Hindered by Contract Labor Law
Philadelphia port authorities halted three Belgian laborers imported in violation of the contract labor law. Immigration officials detained the men on the vessel that brought them, awaiting case dispositions.
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Philadelphia
Old Duluthian Dies After Short Illness in West Duluth
William Jennings, among Duluths oldest residents, died today at fifty nine after a brief illness. He served as a street inspector and left a wife and seven children, three of whom were married.
Rosebery UI Confined to Bed After Illness
Rosebery IIU is described as disposed and confined to his bed in London with illness cited as the cause.
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Rosebery UI
London
Rosebery Ian
Savannah Riot Over Ex Priest Slattery Lecture
Savannah witnessed a five hour religious clash as a mob of 3000 plus, mostly Catholics, attacked Masonic Temple to stop ex Priest Slattery and an ex nun wife from lecturing on Catholicism. Police and state militia intervened. Slattery and wife were escorted to their hotel with guards.
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Slattery
Savannah
Georgia Hussars
Meyers
Masonic Temple
Masonic Hall
McDermott
Col
William Garrard
Slatter
Tuning Pianos: How a Piano Tuner Achieves Perfect Pitch
A New York Record summary explains piano tuning as a craft using a tuning fork, hammer-like key, and mute. It notes ear accuracy, the role of octaves and fifths, and the process of aligning strings until unison or perfect fifths produce no beats. Men earn 18 to 35 dollars weekly. a few women also work as tuners.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Record
Hood's Sarsaparilla Promoted as Blood Purifier
An advertisement extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as a spring medicine to purify enrich and vitalize the blood. It cites a testimonial from Mrs Elizabeth Wolfe describing severe skin disease affecting herself and her one year old daughter, illustrating the remedy's feared benefits.
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Hood
Elizabeth Wolfe
Clara
England Moves From Silver to Gold Coin Standard
A historical summary explains England’s shift from bimetallic policy to gold as sole standard, tracing 1718 to 1816 reforms. It notes guineas value changes, silver degeneration, and Newton’s valuation leading to the 21s rate test, concluding with English coinage stability afterward. The piece cites Nineteenth Century commentary and ends with a note on cold season air quality and ventilation.
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William III
Newton
England
A Revolution in Cuba Sparks Armed Uprisings Across Island
Havana reports several revolutionary parties have risen in arms in different parts of Cuba. The governor general issued a proclamation suspending constitutional guarantees amid widespread excitement. Many separatists have been arrested and New York links the uprising to Cuban leaders Jose Marti and Gen. Maximo Gomez who left the city two weeks ago to signal the revolt.
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Havana
Cuba
New York
American Women Who Married European Nobility and Court Roles
The article notes American brides who married Europeans of title rarely take court offices. Elizabeth Field became duchess of Brancaccio and declined a dame du Palais role. It discusses planned honors for other Americans, including Miss Wheeler of Philadelphia and Fra von Rottenburg, amid royal social intrigues in Berlin and Rome.
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Duchess of Brancaccio
Elizabeth Field
New York
Marguerite
Marguerite of
Savoy
Berlin
Mme. von Rottenburg
William Walter Phelps
New Jersey
Fra von Rottenburg
Logging roads ruined by mild weather in Wisconsin
Blick River Falls Wisconsin February 28 The soft winter weather has ruined the logging roads causing millions of feet of timber to stay on skidways over the summer The season’s short winter limits good hauling to about thirty days and the crop may finish at least 40 percent under the planned cut for the season
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Blick River Falls
Wis
Sorghum Brings High Returns for Kansas Farmer
Kansas farmer Joshua Daniel grew sorghum on six square rods and produced 183 gallons of syrup 44 bushels of seed and fodder. The total value from that plot reached 73.75 dollars, exceeding typical Eastern acre yields. Machinery limitations hinder Eastern sorghum syrup production, urging broader cultivation to sustain processing.
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Joshua Daniel
Kansas
Indictments Returned in Kansas City Election Fraud Probe
Twenty one indictments for election frauds from the fall election were returned by the special grand jury investigating corruption charges in Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Kansas City
East Side bagnio victim dies after lamp explosion
The woman burned in the lamp explosion last night in an East Side bagnio died at the city hospital today. House Physician McClanahan would only identify her by the nickname Lottie.
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Minneapolis
East Side
McClanahan
Lottie
Coal Discovery Near Rainy Lake City
Settlers in the Stephen hamlet west of Rainy Lake City report a six foot vein of soft coal found while boring an artesian well at a depth of 250 feet.
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Duluth, Minn
Stephen
Rainy Lake City
Free-for-all Fight at Chicago Republican Convention
A chaotic melee erupted at Central Music Hall during Chicago’s Republican city convention over credentials. Delegates shouted and fought with canes and chairs for about 15 minutes before police intervened. George B. Swift was nominated for mayor by acclamation.
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Chicago
Central Music Hall
George B. Swift
Harrison
Hopkins
Lyons Mourns Elderly Miller Berry Graham
The body of Berry Graham a longtime Lyons resident and millwright was brought home from Nebraska where he had lived for several years He was eighty years old and well known to many in Minneapolis.
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Lyons
Iowa
Berry Graham
Nebraska
Minneapolis
Switchman's Death Shocks Minneapolis Yard
In the Ken Wood yards of the Minneapolis and St. Louis line last evening Ed Sullivan, a night switchman, was found dead with a train of box cars having passed over him. The body was mangled, and the incident stunned local workers and officials.
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Minneapolis, Special
Ken Wood Yards
Minneapolis & St. Louis Road
Ed Sullivan
Gold Brick Swindle in Birmingham City Police Probe
Birmingham Alabama witnesses report a gold brick swindle where W A Dobbins a local farmer was defrauded of 6000 dollars by a tall well dressed man. Police investigate the scheme and seek the suspect with details from the incident yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Birmingham
Ala
W. A. Dobbins
Little Visitor Questions Big Easel Picture
A street scene in Good News features a child asking why a mother displays only a small picture on a large easel, while the hostess notes the easel costs $50 and implies the mother avoids covering it.
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Street & Smith
Suit and proposal at the railroad magnate residence
A man says he will sue for the hand of a woman he lost in a railroad accident and asks for $50,000. The magnate questions the match and offers his daughter as a compromise in a charged social exchange.
The Right Man to Kick
Magistrate asks why the prisoner assaulted a man at the theater. The prisoner explains his view was blocked by a woman's hat and he attacked the man who built the theater.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Medical Examiner Quiz Sparks Curious Exchange
In a New York Weekly excerpt a student jokes about charging five dollars for an examination before sending the patient to the examiner, highlighting a satirical look at medical costs and procedures.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York Weekly
Signature Forgery Detected By Readable Marks
Bank president quips that a signature is a forgery if it is readable. The remark highlights skepticism about handwriting authenticity and the ease of spotting faked signatures by clarity.
Seed company ad promotes Giant Spurry and seed book
Advertisement from John A. Salzer Seed Co. La Crosse Wisconsin urges readers to cut out the message and request their seed book and a sample of Giant Spurry along with information on potatoes oats corn and other farm and vegetable seeds.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Montana Cattlemen Prosper Amid Shifting Ranges
The Montana cattle industry reports strong profits this year with higher prices than 1892 and an estimated nine million dollars brought into the state from cattle sales. Changes in range ownership and broader distribution of cattle tenders promise growth, while export demand supports top prices for high quality stock. The Helena Republican notes fewer cattle kings and more individual owners driving improved care and market outcomes.
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Montana
Ftock
Helena Ree Publican
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Pith
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Rippon
Marco Hellman
Nevada Bank
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Orville
John Sexson
Hiram McDonald
Thorntown
Charles Patterson
Wheatland, Ltd
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George
Velasco
Walter Armstrong
Julius McKane
Will Clark
Daniel F. Shea
Elliot City
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Hoosack Falls
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Johnson County
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Hammond
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Che Foo
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Wei-Hai-Wei
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New York State
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Baton Rouge la
Mississippi River
George Gould
Lakewood
Supreme Court of Jefferson City Co
Grand Avenue Cable Railway
Kansas City Railway
Edward O'Connor
Pettibone Company
R. M. Archer
Trenton
McGill
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Jarvis Hall Military Academy
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Sophta Wo Tre
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