Disturbing Week Sees Fire Destroys Wingfisher Court House
A volatile week report shows Wingfisher Oklahoma Territory court house and several nearby buildings burned, destroying most records except the treasurer’s and vital clerk files sealed in a fireproof vault. Other incidents include a Baltimore lumberman shot in New York and subsequent suicide, drownings on Put-in-Bay and Monongahela river, and a Manila plot alert among Gen Ricart papers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. A. Stridiron
Baltimore
New York
Bry H. J.ord
Boston
Word
Wingfisher
O. T
Put-in-Bay
H. Metzger
Cleveland
Altha M. Rittenour
Uniontown
Griggstown
N. J
Elmira
Reformatory
Henry Wheeler
Hastings Creek
Come
Margaret Minnelan
Miss Minnelan
Canvens
Miss Zellinskha
Tacob Zellinska
Ashton
Teun Schrall
Multifarious 1900s News Mix Surfaces in Patchy OCR
The clipping lists a string of disparate items from murder and suicide cases in New York and New Jersey to political appointments, census figures, royal births, sporting results, fires, crimes, accidents, and legal notices across multiple U.S. locales. It mentions Gustave Roeder’s alleged family shooting, W M Johnson’s postmaster appointment, a Canada paper factory plan, Philadelphia’s 1900 census, Annie McLean’s death, a birth at Biltmore, and various criminal and industrial incidents with brief outcomes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gustave Roeder
New York
W. M. Johnson
Hackensack
N. J
Perry Heath
Philadelphia
Canada
Paterson
Annie McLean
America
George Vanderbilt
Biltmore House
Asheville
N. C
Witzsimmons
Sharkey
Seaside Sporting Club
Mary Kramer
Chicago
Manhasset
Long Island
Sound
Harold
William Banta
Baltimore
Bartholomew Ruello
United States District Court
Denver
Colchester Light
Lake Erie
Kensico
Connecticut
Margaret Boylan
Ansonia
New Haven
Ruth Mary Waite
Andrew Dickson White
Gerweny
Erwin Sidney Ferry
Mount Vernon
N.Y
Gornell
Ithaca
N. Y
Purdue College
Lafayette
Anch
Global snippets mix of royal, political and colonial notes
A digest lists varied international items including Britain’s India policy on the Maharajah’s deposition, Russia’s loan talks, European royal engagements, Samoa arbitration, suffrage petitions in Victoria, Amoy unrest with missions burned, Labouchere’s stance, Armenian massacre actions by Turkey, and Spain US rapprochement steps signaling restored ties.
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India
Maharajah
Bharatpur
Czar
Russia
Dragina of
Servia
United States
Lokal Anzeiger
Berlin
Wilhelmina
Holland
Frederick Adolf
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Oscar
Norway
Sweden
Clafus
Samoa
Victoria
Australia
Amoy
Pretoria
Henry Labouchere
London
Hhis
South Africa
Transvaal
Turkey
Ali Pasha
Spabgang
Bas
Sassun
Storer
Madrid
State Department
Spain
Multiple Global Incidents Collide With Warship Losses And Crime
A chaotic dispatch reports the steamer Mariposa arriving in San Francisco with 6 million in specie from Padney Australia and a Mindanao wreck for Japanese goods. It mentions a fatal shooting in Dallas, a suicide attempt at the Waverly House in Charlestown, a mass shooting at a Boston area location, a political nomination update, a horse race win at Coney Island, Cambria Steel plant shutdowns at Johnstown, and large-scale unemployment in Dunbar Pennsylvania, all within a sweeping, disjointed crime and war-related summary.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eilie Allen
Waverly House
Charlestown
Mass
People's Party
Adiu EE. Stevenson
Charles Arowne
Ballyhoo Bey
Tod Sloan
Maeland
Coney Island Jockey Club
Dunbar
Cambria Steel Company
Johnstown
Numerous Obits and Political Updates Across States
Obituaries report deaths of Judge JC Ornick and Dr Candilf of New York Minn. Minnesota figures include ex senator and governor candidates and census results for Minneapolis and St Paul. Iowa’s Gov Shaw appoints Dolliver to Senate. A fatal accident at Joplin Missouri involves Brand of Brand-Dunwoody Mating Co. A fire destroys a St Louis stone front building used by Consolidated Fireworks.
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John Jo Insalls
Moho
Legansport
Ind
Guthrie
Chicago
Hannivul
Charles TT Berry
Minnesota
Winona
JC Ornick
Sissouri House of Representatives
St Lems
Candilf
New York
Minn
Idarrvy Davis
Picku
Delphos
Oba
William Mitchell
Minnesota Supreme Court
Adenandria
Bireun
Maanetpulis
Maun
Us 202
St Pal
BOC
Dunwoody Mating Company
Joplin
Burton County
St Louis
Consolidated Fireworks Company of America
Omaha
Neb
C. E. Wantland
Union Tacific Railroad
Colorado
Wyoming
L. A. Goodman
Missouri Horticultural Society
Paris
Gov. Shaw
Iowa
JP. Dolliver
Tort Dodge
United States
John Henry Gear
Joe Alvarez
el Paso
Texas
New Mexico
Medina
St. Croix Lumber Company
Stillwater
Knox Blumber Company
Disastrous wrecks and notable crimes cross the region
A wreck near Maxwell Va and Brooks Run W Va killed two men and injured several others when a handcar derailed into a creek. Caleb Corbett died instantly while his father perished later. In Grand Gulf Miss Charles I Wheeless killed a fisherman and his son and wounded a boy to defend his honor. A major iron furnace project was announced for Rose Hill near Middlesboro Ky, backed by Brown Brothers and Illinois Steel. Essex County Newark filed Florida Manufacturing Company articles with 150000 paid in. Caleb Powers, ex Kentucky secretary of state, received a life sentence for complicity in the Goebel murder.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxwell Va
Brooks Run
W. Va
Caleb Corbett
Rose Ei Va
Middlesboro
Brown Brothers
New York
Rose Hill
Illinois Steel Company
Grand Gulf
Mlss
Charles I. Wheeless
W. C. Williams
Wheeless
Florida Manufacturing Company
Essex County
Newark
N. J
William Campbell Clark
Clark Threml Company
Caleb Powers
Ixentucky
Goebel
Peniten
Power held in Kentucky jail under guard order
Judge Cantrill ordered Powers held in Louisville for safekeeping after hearing that friends of the accused planned a rescue from Georgetown jail. The action aims to prevent an attempted escape and ensure formal proceedings proceed safely.
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Itary
Louisville
Cantrill
Georgetown
Acquittals Dominate Havana Fraud Case and Global Moves
The Havana custom house frauds defendants are all acquitted. The U S plans no China troop deployment and redirects 7,000 soldiers to the Philippines while Mexico invites a Pan American congress in Mexico City next year. A National Starch Company with 13 million capital is announced. Fraser River sockeye runs are the lightest on record and 125000 cases total cash for 47 canneries is set. US iron ore output rises 27 percent to 24,683,173 long tons. Canadian stove manufacturers seek consolidation, starting in Hamilton and expanding nationwide. General Randall authorizes return of destitute Nome residents at government expense. over 3,000 applications filed. A major pine sale links the Piven estate to Minnesota buyers for timber connected to Toutath, Iron Range, and Cloquet river routes.
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United States
TSOS
Fust
Canada
Paamilton
Onl
Randall
Nome
Piven
Gleag
N.Y
Cook & Turrish
Douluth
Wilhan O'Brien
Tom Putnam
St Paul
Minnesota
Market Reports Across The Midwest And Northeast
Market report from Chicago to New York shows cattle prices $3.00 to $5.95, hogs $3.00 to $5.70, sheep up to $4.20, and grains with No 2 red wheat around 80 to 81 cents. Regional quotes list prices by city for corn oats rye and butter eggs and creamery values, reflecting varied freight and supply conditions.
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Indianapolis
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Detroit
Toledo
Milwaukee
New York
Spotless Town and Its People
A playful feature praising Spotless Town figures led by the Mayor of Srofless Tews, described as the brightest man for mites and a shining light of wisdom. The Maid of fair renown scrubs floors and detects specks, advertising the cleaning power of SAPOLIO.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Srofless Tews
Sapolio
The Maid and the Handkerchief custom in Welsh Tyrol
The London News notes a Tyrolean wedding custom where a bride carries an open pocket handkerchief during the ceremony to wipe tears. After festivities she stores it away, never using it again, and upon death the handkerchief may be placed over the face of the deceased before burial.
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Tyrol
London
The Douglas Shoe Ad Claims Best Known Shoe
The Denver Post notes W. L. Douglas Shoe Co of Brockton mass markets a $3.50 shoe equal to higher priced pairs through factory direct sales. With 1100 workers and union labor, the Brockton factory payroll runs about $17 435 weekly. Over one million men wear the shoes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. L. Doug-la Shoe Co
Brockton
Mass
State Board of Arbitration
United States
Denver
Colo
Americans and Coffee Consumption in the United States
Americans drink more coffee than any other nation. Annual U S consumption approaches 450 million pounds, with importers paying about 90 million dollars to coffee growers. The text also notes a prodigal's struggle to sober up and settle down.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Oldest Piece of Wrought Iron Found in Sphinx Sickle
Belzonat in Kardac near Thebes unearthed a roughly fashioned sickle embedded in mortar under the Sphinx. Known as the sickle of the Sphinx, the artifact is believed to be about four thousand years old and now resides in the British Museum.
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Belzonat
Kardac
Thebes
British Museum
Walter Baker Co. Receives Gold Medal at Paris Expo
Paris August 20 The judges at the Paris Exposition awarded a gold medal to Walter Baker Co Ltd Dorchester Massachusetts for their cocoa and chocolate preparations. The firm now ranks as the world's largest cocoa and chocolate manufacturers and has earned top honors at major European and American expos. This marks their third Paris award.
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Walter Baker & Co
Paris
Walter Baker & Co. Ltd
Dorchester
Massr
Us. A
Europe
America
Dialog Echoes Aboard The White Elephant Comment
A line from Philadelphia North American features Ferdinand telling Columbus’s shade that his discovery was good yet he had little reason to think he was crossing a white elephant. The exchange frames a humorous historic misreading in a witty dialogue.
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America
Columbus
Ferdinand
Philadelphia
North American
Grain-O: New Grain Drink as Coffee Substitute
A healthful grain drink for children marketed as a coffee substitute called Grain-O. Promoted as delicious and sourish, Grain-O allegedly improves health when used in place of coffee. Advertised as made from pure grains and sold by all grocers.
Father Enjoys Nonstop Camera Hobby In Old Age
A Detroit Free Press excerpt notes an elderly man with no occupation remains busy by daily photography. He spends hours capturing images of a baby, keeping active and engaged in his declining years.
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Detroit Free Press
What is an intellectual woman according to a record quote
A brief quote about intellectual women contrasts the idea of a thoughtful person with a humorous line about saying good by to a friend. The text also explains that odor perception arises when tiny particles reach the nose nerves through the air.
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Chicago
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Sme
Brimfield News
Addison Pacey
Brimfield
Illinois
Brooklyo
ST Cawtga
Pittston
Phibedelphaa
York Us
Coe
Wwe
Milwaukee Bullite
Thomas Partridge
Penfield
Stussell
Terri
Mary Partridge
Teerdl
Braddock
J. C. Schmesinger
Galery
First Christian Church
Namee
Winton
Lyons
Congressman Bowersock
Lawrence
Khan
Joseph
Michael Schaill
Lima
Pioneer
Blume Creek
Mont
Tom English
Ile
Peter Marron
Isaquah Coal Company
Issaquah
Astoria
Ore
Knappa
Akron
Ohio
Minnie Harvey
Plymouth
LaPorte
Glenford
Helser
Laviga Dupler
Eliza Winegartner
McLaughlin
William Steffen
Caledonia
American Cereal Company
James DP. Simms
Louis
Mra. Simms
Simms
Belleville
Stobert Bigham
Warsaw
Maniac
Wayne
Adolphus Wyanlund
Buckner
Kansas
Salt Trust
Syndiate
Kansas City
Omala
Frankfort
Inn
Derguson
Sodus
Clyde Churchill
Churchill
Ferguson
Twehard
Joseph Brant
O'Teara
San Francsco
Paddney Australi
Praes Tudalph Virchow
Cebel
Berkut
Dois
Anger
Os Asain
James S Love
Lecuise
Henry Coulter
Terand
Assis
Atlie Jay Chould
Clint
Phelena
Patamio Mara
Austeilie
Mara
Amerie
Mindanao
John Bonner
Clement Long
Dallas
Nowther
James Daniel
Western
Southern
Havana Custom House
China
Market Reports
THE
Spotstown
Doctor Brown
Spelless Town
Sean
Douglas
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