The Dunstead grocer and the London fraud tale
In Dunstead the grocer Elijah Cobb is blamed after a London museum professor visits and a supposed bag of gold found with him leads to a farce of kidnapping and deceit. Mrs Cobb fears a scandal as the professor reveals Cobb’s baffling caper and the couple’s attempts to spin the tale.
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Dunstead
Elijeh Cobb
Cobb
London
Pinafores
Mrs. Cobb
Mr. Cobb
Martha
Elijah Cobb
English Of Americans Shows Conservatism In Language
A T P s Weekly notes American speech preserves archaic forms like gotten and the subjunctive while the telegraph era speeds language toward modern usage. The piece contrasts old and new world English, highlighting lingering phrases and outdated grammar in American prose. It mentions a lynching report and age-old terms still in use amid rapid telegraphic writing.
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T. P
James L
Israel
Savannah
Atlantic
Kupens City
League of Marry or Bust Forms in Louisville
In Louisville Kentucky twelve young men form the League of Marry or Bust pledging to wed within a year or face expulsion and a $100 fine. Charles J. Hesse elected president Joe D. Bradburn secretary Stephen Cassidy treasurer. The group aims to curb strife and promote matrimony while adopting strict by laws.
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Louisville
League of
Charles J. Hesse
Joe D. Bradburn
Stephen Cassidy
Hesse
League of Marry Oy
Byers
Eyurry
Thirteen Miners Die In Missouri Coal Mine Blast
Thirteen miners were entombed and likely killed by a blast at Missouri, Kansas and Texas Coal Company Mine No 18 near Wilburton on Sunday morning. Foreman William Ray said the mine was in good condition and the explosion may have been caused by a bad shot. The shaft runs 260 feet deep with the men working 200 feet from the top.
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Wilburton
Missouri, Kansas & Tex
Coal Gaming
Stoner
Joreyne
Mike Wynna
Ralph Fisher
Ben Smith
Atkinson
O Golden
Joe Moning
Gus Philips
Knox Lynch
J. D Byrd
Mike Duvall
Cales
Edwards
William Ray
President Roosevelt Attends Unique Colorado Church Service
In Glenwood Springs on May 1 a historic Colorado service gathered at the Old Blue schoolhouse on West Divide Creek. President Roosevelt and his hunting party joined ranch families, the Rev. Horace Mann, choir, and trustees, with worship held outdoors on benches and grounds. Roosevelt spoke for about ten minutes amid hearty reception.
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Glenwood Springs
Col
Colorado
Blue School House
West Divide Creek
Roosevelt
Horace Mann
Rifle
Mann
Tragedy at Fort Douglas Dramatizes Murder Suicide
Salt Lake City May 1 Captain W A Ralborne of the Twenty-Ninth Infantry wounded Lieut William H Point then killed himself with a revolver at Fort Douglas after an arrest for drunkenness. Point was shot twice, once in the left thigh and once in the right leg, as Ralborne opened fire and then shot himself in the head three inches behind the right ear. The officer died almost instantly.
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Salt Lake
Utah
W. A. Ralborne
Twenty-ninth Infantry
Fort Douglas
William TH. Point
Point
Raiborne
Capt. Raiborne
Taft to Recall Ministers Over Venezuelan Charges
Washington dispatch notes Secretary Taft ordered calls to recall Bowen from Caracas and send Russell from Colombia to Caracas and Barrett from Panama to Colombia to answer for Loomis charges. Bowen’s handling of stories about Venezuela and Castro is labeled an aggravated offense. Also reports of a deadly train wreck near Greenville South Carolina and a series of minor local incidents from St Louis to Kansas City are listed.
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Washington
Taft
Bowen
Caracas
Russell
Colombia
Barrett
Panama
Loomis
Castro
New York Herald
Hay
Caracao
Startling Revelations on Banker's Indebtedness to Milwaukee
The defaulter bank president, identified as Bigelow, confessed indebtedness estimated between two and three million dollars to banks, commercial institutions, and estates under his charge. A voluntary bankruptcy petition lists creditors nationwide and assets valued at about 1.419 million. Revised schedules put total liabilities at 3.277 million, with nearly 2 million secured and 1.1 million as secondary debt. Some creditors and trusts are unnamed, sparking fears of larger undisclosed liabilities and possible further revelations.
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Milwatket
Wik
Bigelow
Bucing
Staiger
bank #m
United States District Court
United States
Broadhead
Mississippi News Hints Plans For Bloodhounds And Local Projects
The Board of Control discusses buying bloodhounds for tracking escaped convicts. Columbus Fair directors plan a large fall fair October 24–28. Laurel plans a new $25,000 school building with a three story block and 1000 seat auditorium. Railroad firms under-taxed in Laurel, and a Japanese colony proposal near Crystal Springs is opposed. Gulfport postoffice receipts show steady growth from 1900 to 1905. Memorial Park improvements proceed with Confederate Veterans funding. Mileham injured after leaping from a hotel window in Hattiesburg. Stewart Johnson acquitted of assault. State Health Board assigns county officers. John Sharp Williams seeks United States Senate seat. Senator Stephens dies. Rhodes scholar J. Ford from Mississippi to Oxford University. Five injured in a Mississippi Central wreck near Breland. Greenville gears up for Mississippi Press Association meeting in May. Steel cars for Mobile Jackson Kansas City line arrive at Benton and Decatur. Factories attract attention and industry growth noted across the state.
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Laurel
Carnegie’s Gift to Hospital in Wilkinsburg
Pittsburgh April 28 Andrew Carnegie donates 16000 dollars to the Columbia hospital under construction in Wilkinsburg for furnishing and endowment of two rooms. The rooms will be named for Mrs. Andrew Carnegie and Miss Margaret Carnegie his daughter.
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Pittsburg
Andrew Carnegie
Columbia Hospital
Wilkinsburg
Margaret Carnegie
Tragedy at Hot Springs Ends in Double Death
A Hot Springs rooming house scene left W. H. Wilder of Kansas City Missouri shooting his wife near the left eye and penetrating the brain before killing himself. A special from Hot Springs states investigators are treating it as a probable murder suicide.
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Little Rock
Ark
Hot Springs
W. H. Wilder
Kansas City
Wilder
Carnegie Gives Ten Million In Steel Stocks To Professors
Andrew Carnegie donated 10 million dollars in steel stocks to fund annuities for college teachers unable to continue active service. The gift, announced by Frank Vanderlip of National City Bank, will fund income for professors in the United States, Canada, and Newfoundland.
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Andrew Carnegie
New York
Frank A. Vanderlip
The
National City Bank of New York
United States
Canada
Newfoundland
Kansas Oil Refinery Bonds To State School Fund
Topeka April 28 Governor Hoth favors placing Kansas Oil refinery bonds into the permanent state school fund rather than selling directly to bidders. The fund already exceeds the 210000 dollars needed to retire the bonds, suggesting the transfer is likely.
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Topeka
Kas
Kansas
Hoth
Narrowly Escaped Death in Picton Mines Fire
Fire at Colorado Fuel and Iron mines in Picton near Trinidad on Thursday noon trapped miners and left several overcome by smoke. Mine employs 250 workers with daily output about 800 tons. General Superintendent J T Kebler traveled to Picton to inspect the scene.
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Colorado Fuel & Iron
Trinidad
Col
Colorado Fuel & Tron Co
Picton
J. T. Kebler
Won't Fill the Bill Wart on His Trigger Finger
A debate about a capable man for a western post features Belator Knox and Kaas praising nerve and steadiness. The speaker insists the candidate must resist temptations, even offers of money, to fulfill duty, while a critic notes the man has a wart on his trigger finger.
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Belator Knox
Eral
Oacierrad
Quips and Quirks Across a Nutty Page
A collage of snippets from a Kane city talk scene with a parson mishearing a joke, a dinner table squabble, and a labored pun about dogs and tins. It also covers a Clayton Texas claim of Dodd’s Kidney Pills curing Diabetes, plus a cartoonish exchange about choosing a profession for a pen.
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Clayton, Tex
J. H. Bailey
Mr. Bailey
Dodd
Bright
Cuticura and Patent Medicines Advertised in Fragment Text
An OCR fragment promotes Cuticura Set and related remedies for skin humors and general ailments. It touts Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent pills, claims cures for eczema and scrofula, and mentions Vernal Palmetto Beary Wine and other tonics with dubious testimonials.
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Cuthura
Nurse Mrs Martha Pohlman Advocates Lydia Pinkham Remedy
A Newark nurse Mrs Martha Pohlman recounts personal illness and recovery using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She endorses the product as effective for female ailments and urges others to seek Dr Pinkham's free confidential advice in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Martha Prhiman
Cheater Arena
Newark
N. J
Jockley
Philadelphia
Tril
Pohl
Lydia B. Pinkham
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