Maize in powder and ships boost iron age talk
A survey of diverse notes covers corn used in smokeless powder, a massive steel ship contract in Chicago, naval coal capacity boosts, and Edison's promised Paris World Fair exhibit. Also noted are post office money orders, tea farming plans for the South, and a Russian ice breaking ship report.
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American Steel & Wire Company
Chicago
F. W. Peck
America
Thomas A. Edison
Edison
Doings of a Week A Review of Happenings at Home and Abroad
A condensed review from Washington dispatches covers military reorganization in Texas under Col. Chambers McKitchen, enlistment totals in the army since the war, and political notes on Vice President Totert. It lists accidents, deaths, and notable events across the United States and abroad, including weather, finance, and legal notes, with scattered references to leaders, cities, and institutions.
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Washington
Military Department of Texas
Col. Chambers McKitchen
War Department
Totert
Pathy
Washington Star
Strikes at Coney Island Athletes Highlight Round Nine
An unclear report from New York describes a boxing bout at Coney Island amid fast exchanges and a decisive ninth round. The challenger, a sturdy young heavyweight, faced veteran rival Robert Fitzsimmoth as spectators witnessed a tense contest with attempts to gain height and reach an advantage. The match emphasized speed, endurance, and strategic blows, culminating in a favored late surge by the weathered champion.
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Coney Island
New York
Dine
James Dh
Haw
Cowes Island
Ela Eestay
Robert Fitzsimmoth
Konrails
Jeno Fede
Tee
Bever
Ninsteutlinn
Gshting
Modern Woodmen Convention in Kansas City Opens
At the eleventh biennial gathering of Modern Woodmen of America in Kansas City, thousands arrive as sessions begin. Tuesday's opening session features speakers and plans for Thursday events, with carnival decorations and hopeful forecasts for growth and fundraising.
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Weip
Csiters
Mader Windnen
Tacpor
Deward
Tend Counsil Northcott
Henetickiy
Kansas City
Mudory Woodmen of America
St. Paul
Grand Rapids
Dusty fight marks Vanquished Man's downfall in fair bout
The report recalls a dramatic clash where a battered rival fell, while the victor pursued relentless attack and endured punishment. Jeffries, aged 24, emerges as a world title claimant after defeating Fitzsimmons, with 9,000 spectators watching a disciplined finish guided by referee George Siler. The crowd behaved orderly. police presence was minimal. Americas Scout killed near Morong as American recon forces suffered insurgent assault.
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Nevada
Corbett
Corben
Fitzsimmons
Carson City
Aince
Minerica
Sharkey
Jeffries ix
Columbus
Aolergyman
An Fitesimmons
America
Jeffries
George Siler
Devery
Kenny
Mississippi Secession Convention Records 1861 Assembly
Mississippi delegates met in Jackson on January 7 1861 to organize a secession convention. Abram M Scott chaired the body which moved to withdraw from the United States and form a Confederacy amid heated debates on federal relations and state sovereignty.
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Loni Winston
Washington
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Maindexter
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Jankso
Capitol
Abram M. Scott
Mir Cheding
Hutilus Re
Rhunen Fresuinnt
Jong H. Mallory
Wotaker
House of Representatives
Mississippi
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Tiaboininge
Fleming
Swan
William J. Snarkey
Willa A. Lake
Julia W ©. Watson
David W. Hurst
Dason Niles
sIrines J. Alcor
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Bay of the Union
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Leary
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United States
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Apparatus to measure illumination described before French Academy
A new optical device framed for the Measure tMlatination office measures light intensity without a standard lamp. It uses a perforated box with varied hole counts and a paper strip read after fixed exposure. Standardise with a known source then compute readings for different openings.
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French Academy of Sciences
New York
Evens
Fnr Post
Phebe Ann's Journey From Plantation To City Life
A short, vivid vignette recounts Phebe Ann, a young girl raised on a Georgia plantation, being moved to the city with a mistreated, anxious gaze. The narrative shifts to encounters with her mistress and unfamiliar urban life, including a distressing scene and references to a funeral and local gossip. The piece captures a fraught crossing from rural to urban life and hints at broader social tensions.
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Pickanniny
Georgia
Phebe Ann
Wae
Raiway
A Story of Sterility and Relief by Lydia Pinkham
A testimonial narrates back pain heavy menses and leucorrhea leading to infertility until Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound is tried. After following instructions faithfully the writer becomes pregnant and reports significant relief and gratitude to the remedy and author.
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Dean Mas. Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Coma Gilsox
Yates Manuwree
Mice
Your Medicine Worked Wonders
A testimonial states, after seven years of illness following marriage and four births with miscarriages, ailments including womb prolapse, leucorrhea, back pain, dyspepsia, and nervous stomach tremors have vanished. The speaker credits a medicine for improving life and health, mentioning Bagxmann and New Castle in the caller’s region.
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Bagxmann
New Castie
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