Murder Plot Sparks Mob Vengeance in Nitta Yuma Miss
News from Nitta Yuma Mississippi shows a murder of a colored laborer Rufus Haywood by Lee Walton a desperado. A mob of 300 blacks captured and hanged Walton. A separate school note tells of Peter a boy labeled backward after a mix up with his jacket. Bertha Marks a fifteen year old at Muncie Ind died by suicide after stealing money and facing reform school threats.
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Nitta Yuma
Miss
Rufus Haywood
Lee Walton
Walton
Muncie
Ind
Bertha Marks
Reform School
Aesthetic Bostonian and Miss Wingate Exchange Pinion Tease
A recorded playful exchange features a Bostonian offering a long pinion to Miss Wingate from Chicago. She replies with humor that she won’t accept a long pinion while a trotter is in sight, implying a pun on poultry.
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The
Angels
Miss Wingate
Chicago
Garfield tea promoters urge nature’s laws against sickness
An assortment of health claims appears in a period piece listing hygienic physicians who argue disease results from nature’s law violations. Garfield tea sellers pledge a free book with each package to teach disease avoidance, claiming no further medicine is needed. A Hogansville church is repurposed as a saloon. An ad touts Ailen’s Iron Tonic Bitters as the best blood purifier, bearing J. P. Allen’s signature. Nicaragua debates war with Honduras.
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Lever
Swift
Joan W. Daniel
Anderson
Swift Specific CO
Atlanta, Ga
Garfield Tea
Pst
Ailen
J. P. Allen
St. Paul
Minn
Explosives joke echoes in birthday present cue
In a playful exchange a child teases Aunt Jane about lighting powder on her face if she bangs her hair. Aunt Jane, amused, questions fear as Tommy then ponders why she has not sent him a birthday present.
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Tommy
Aunt Jane
Jane
Four Hundred Years Ago We Were Discovered Souvenir Coin Ad
An ad notes a $1 stamp price for a keepsake U S coin to recall the discovery. It directs readers to Northwestern News PeerER Union in St Paul Minnesota for ordering. A separate offer promotes flame treatment for various illnesses and a free pamphlet from the St Paul Medical and Surgical Institute Merrill Building. The piece also mentions English minors marriages as six percent of all, and Wheeling streetcars not running after 6 pm per the mayor.
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United States
Northwestern Newspeerer Union
St. Paul
Minn
St. Paul Medical and
Quaker Mep
Ass’x
St. Paul, Minn
Northwestern
Union
A Dead Man’s Bigamy in a London Inquest
An unnamed narrator reveals he has lived as a dead man for years after a death certificate, marries Cora, and plans a quiet registrar wedding in Australia. He enlists a private inquiry agent to trace the inquest into his death, pays £25, fears exposure, returns to Australia with his family, and learns the investigator knows his real name.
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Cora
Highgate
William Hengist Smith
Loth
Daily Telegraph
Strand
Cash
England
Globe
London
Australia
Europe
William Smith
The Ballroom Deception of Lady Lascelles
A man learns his wife has remarried as Lady Lascelles after his apparent death. At a grand ball in London he confronts his past, while Lady Lascelles plays a calculated social gambit to reveal the truth and test his reaction. He must hide his shock as both wives mingle with him and Sir Henry Lascelles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William Hengist Smith
Marion Smith
St. Mary's Church
Kensington
Sir Henry Lascelles, Bart
Henry
Lady Lascelles
Canning House
Cora
London
Venice
Australia
England
Sir Henry Lascelles
Sir Henry
Henry Lascelles
Priests in California Hid Knowledge of Gold 1765
Capt. W. H. Thomes asserts that gold in California was known to priests from the earliest days. He notes priests spread missions, tended vast herds, built aqueducts near San Bernardino, and kept gold knowledge quiet to preserve peace and their ecclesiastical power under Junipero Serra. He recalls Serra’s iron control and fears of an influx of gold seekers.
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California
W. H. Thomes
Society of California Pioneers
Thamas
Boston
San Bernardino
Spain
San Diego
Junipero Sera
Calnfornia
Peru
Short in his accounts Henry Watterson says he knows how it is
A Kentuckian listener recalls Henry Watterson's lecture about not judging a man as a scoundrel for being short in accounts. Watterson shared a college story of misplacing funds, noting his own early defalcations and the lesson of keeping public and private money separate, with his father's supportive response.
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Henry Watterson
College Journal
Henry
Mr. Watterson
New York Commercial Advertiser
Why They Do It A Pol iceman s Fee And How It s The
A New York Herald inspired explanation of police baton handling reveals the practical design of a billy club strap. It explains that the loop is placed to allow quick release if grabbed, while ensuring the officer retains a pistol and maintains a fighting chance in a confrontation. The article argues the method prioritizes safety and practicality over dramatic display.
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Police Department
New York Herald
A Blind Man's Proxy
A short exchange from Il Popolo Romano features a beggar asking for a trifle for a blind man. The reply humorously questions the beggar’s sight while the man explains he speaks for his blind friend Trincatore whose daughter is being married.
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Signore
Trincatore
Il Popolo Romano
Californian family ties defy simple relations at Pomona
The Osborne family’s two marriages create a web of paradoxical kinship. Lewis Osborne, who moved from Selma, Fresno county, to Pomona, married a widow who was his grandfather’s third wife, producing a son who is simultaneously grandson, son, uncle, great-grandfather, and grand-uncle in a chain of rare lawful ties. The intricate relations extend as Osborne’s mother marries Blake and his sister marries Blake’s brother-in-law, yielding a tapestry where Osborne is both cousin and grandfather in different strands. The clan remains content and near amid the entangled family tree.
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Pomona
Cal
Lewis Osborne
Selma
Fresno County
Osborne
Blake
Henry Blake
Mrs. Blake
Mr. Blake
Bay State Republicans Nominate Thomas N Hart for Governor
Thomas N Hart of Boston is the probable Massachusetts gubernatorial candidate. He will resign as Postmaster to campaign. Hart, a lifelong Republican, has served on the Common Council and as alderman, twice mayoral candidate, defeating Hugh OBrien in 1888 by about 2000 votes, and later serving until 1891. He backed Gen Corse and was chosen as Corse's successor after a long public contest between Boston and Washington.
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France
Turpin
Massachusetts
Thomas N. Hart
Boston
Hart
Hugh O’brien
Matthews
John M. Corse
Mart
Gen. Corse
Corse
Harrison
Washington
Fastmaster Corse
Emperor in Abdicating Crisis Draws Archduke In
The Austrian Emperor Francis Joseph contemplates abdication to make room for Archduke Francis Ferdinand amid rising liberal demands in Hungary and unrest across Austria-Hungary. The long reign, wars, and personal fate shape a fragile path to succession and stability.
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Austria-Hungary
Hungary
Francis Joseph
Francis Ferdinand
Mosquitoes described as elaborate con by Rocketer man
A Rocketer man with mosquito experience claims the insect uses two sharp saws and a lance in a sheath as a pump. He says the mosquito sings in the ear before puncturing, enlarges the wound with saws, then drains blood through the sheath. He notes irritation may occur before the bite proper.
Reforming Spelling and a Self Named Sloop Ex tin uate
A colored man at Isle of Hope near Savannah Ga blends letters and numerals to spell words. He built a six ton sailing sloop named Extenuate and sought a vessel register. The surveyor found the stern with an unexpected inscription revealing his unique approach.
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Isle of Hope
Savannah
Evans
Custom House
Some Collections of Coins in the East Go Back 4200 Years
China houses vast historically significant coin hoards. Consul Edward Bedloe notes 150,000 types of cash from 1/20 to 25 cents, with early examples dating to 255–207 BCE. Rare finds fetch high prices, and collectors must be skilled scholars due to the labor involved.
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East
China
Edward Bedloe
State Department
Philadelphia Bulletin
Bedloe
Canton
Amoy
Taming an Elephant The Asiatic Hunters Trap a Wild Calf
A New York Sun account describes how hunters on elephants captured a wild elephant calf. They separated it from its mother, restrained it with loops and thongs, and kept it tied to trees while slowly subduing it over eight days until it became docile.
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New York Sun
WM Penns Stratem Tail: Willa da Penn and the timber of Pennsylvan states
A humorous tale presented as a faux pidgin origin story credits William Penn with founding Pennsylvania through a barter of whiskey. The narrative describes Penn smoking with an Indian chief, a feast, and a speech about granting land for firewater, ending with everyone sleeping and Philadelphia yet waking.
London Letter decries sensational US crime coverage
The London Letter condemns American cable news for months of sensational crime reporting. It attacks coverage that dwells on lynching and torture stories, calling it sensationalism that insults English readers and endangers international respect and amity.
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News From
America
South
London
Invention of Mars Earth Message Scheme Meets Skeptic
McCroker and Timist discuss a practical interplanetary communication idea. Old Dollus doubts the plan, calling it impracticable until a payment method is found, revealing a satire on venture capital and speculative deals.
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McCroker
Blobson
Earth
Mars
O. P. Timist
Dollus
Old Dallus
Westages
European traders excuses to fleece American tourists
An American complains about high prices charged by European tradesmen for boots. A London cobbler deflects with a remark about calf leather being blooded, bred on the "hes tate" of the duke of Buckingham. Souvenir coins offered by mail for $1 each through Northwestern Newspaper Union in St. Paul Minnesota.
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Northwestern
Union St
United States
Serene Newspaper Union
St. Paul
London
Duke of
Buckingham
Northwestern Newspaper Union
St. Paul, Minn
Syrup of Figs Promoted as Gentle Laxative Remedy
The notice touts Syrup of Figs as a pleasant and effective liquid laxative to cleanse the system and break up colds headaches and fevers with no unpleasant after effects. It markets the product as previously trusted and effective for common ailments in a concise, period voice.
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Peter
Dr. Sages
Scott
Scott & Bowne
NYY
Gmrggicte
S. S
Hogansville
Nicaragua
Honduras
Denver
Wheeling
W. Va
Indiana
Astetter
Great Britain
Italy
Tennessee
Saratoga
ST. Jacobs Ois
Charles A Vogeler CO
Baltimore
Isakeo City
Biinn
Clare-Speaker
Clare- Speaker
Clare-Speaker Co
Minneapolis
Dson L. Thomson Mfg. CO
Waltham, Stass
Veroet
A.J
Colet Boer
Shiloh
Short
Wiiddow
Bay State
Republicans
Francis Joseph I
Austria
Francis Charles
Francis I
Bavaria
Ferdinand
Prussia
Rudolph
Charles Louis
Mosquito
Numismatics IN
WM. Penn
Pennsylvania
Sylivio Zaletti
Luigi Spaghetti
Willa da Penn
Willa
Salvation Oil
Russia
Melbourne
Brenham, Tex
Sam Houston
David Frost
Davin Frost
Boston, Mass
Colorado Mountains
James A. Lee
Jefferson, Col
Garfield Teaser
Ick Teadache
E's,ream
Gal Patarr
Fuapeev
Elyblros
Warren St
N.Y
Bdc
E. T. Hageltine
Warren
Tom Washington
Ana Nanny
Nelson
Neiaom
Aves
Ewing
Mercer County
Princeton
J. L. Morrison
W. G. Edwards
John Hodge
Morrison
Edwards
Hodge
Hood’s
Bottes
Herman Bodtke
of Chicago
Hood
Nerman
Adures Cook Remedy Co
Masonic Tempie
Chicano
ALL Art Ag ' Alleger
Waasnington
N.J
I Teves
Thomessa
Opiuk
Shenebanon
Ohi
Pipggreek Treakle
WabashAv
Chie’go
Chiezzo
Specilty Publishing CO
Times Bldg
Peate
Calthos
von Medi Co
Cincinnat
Chia
Lucas County &. S
Frank J. Cheney
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Hall
Sh P Cinteng
A. D
Metary Public
Halls
E. B. Walthall &Co
Horse Cavalry
J. A. Johnson
Medina
N. Y
Haell
E. D. Loomis
Detroit
Mich
H. P. Carson
Scotland
Dak
J. C. Simpson
Ma Uess
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