Blaze at Frankton Destroys Fence Factory and Livery Barn
A large fire at Frankton destroyed the Sloosier Fence Company factory and Jonnas livery barn along with several frame buildings. Total loss about 40000 with 5000 insured. Factory owned by AOD Hurst and W. TE TE Quick of Anderson. Fire noted for 13 years of profitability. owners plan rebuilding.
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Sloosier Fence Company
Frankton
Johnays
AOD. Hurst
W. TE TE Quick
Anderson
Robbers Blow Safe at Rolling Prairie Store
A safe in Mugene Ro Adams general store at Rolling Prairie was blown open by robbers. The explosion damaged the building and its contents, valued under $500. The robbers escaped and residents narrowly avoided further damage to the historic district.
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Burstars
Praiirie
Mugene
Adams
Rolling Prairie
Dutienlly
Descriaecion
Missing child case prompts manhunt in Oklahoma town
A 14 year old girl, described as a daughter of a prankster family, reportedly ran away after taking cash and clothing from her home. Authorities say she may be headed south toward Texas with a ticket to Dallas. Parents fear she is a risk and hope for her safe return.
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Wokoimo
Oklahoma
Roomville Miner Ends Overturning Case at Street Intersection
A local incident in Roomville ends with minor injuries as two groups clash near a street intersection. Officers from DPhoonville respond, the crowd disperses, and investigators begin assessing temporary hazards and witness statements.
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Noida
Tater Woods
Leaps from Mostar Prato and Eastbound Van Accident
Fragmentary report describes a leap by an athlete named Kostoposml Goode Viecor Tholer and a collision involving an eastbound passenger vehicle. Details are unclear and garbled, with several names and places unreadable.
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Mostar Prato
Devon
Aoxhall
Unclear text fragment from local notice or obituary
Fragmentary OCR text describes individuals and events but content is unreadable and lacks verifiable facts to form a coherent summary or identify names places or dates.
Confused Crime and Legal Notices From Early Chicago and Indiana News
Reports of multiple shootings and suicides unfold around Chicago and nearby towns. Gertrude Price leaped into the harbor before onlookers aboard the Roosevelt, while others face gunshot injuries and coroner inquiries into local deaths. Legal actions target Adams American United and express firms over delivery laws. A Parke County farmer dies in a hydrophobia case after a cat bite. theft and burglary arrests are noted in Vanceville and other locales.
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Joseph Ty Roablison
Othe Dedewas Hotel
Vineeures
Sloweo Life
Gertrude Price
Chicago
Roosevelt
Willeh
Michigan
Charles Amiarshath
Sven
Indianapolis
Bernarda Prancea
Tarry Morris
Frank Kauffman
Kaufman
Kauffern
Kauffman
Lew Young
Yansville
Durelary
Nova
Parke County
Plan to crush rebels in Cuba dominates Palma address
President Palma vows no compromise with insurrection in Havana and says only armed force can restore peace. U S concerns rise as Cuba faces possible intervention under the Platt amendment while reports from Washington warn of a potential crisis and the end of the republic if order fails.
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Palma
Havana
Palua
St. Louis Globe- Democrats
Washington
Cuba
Republic
Tie
United States
Hite
Congress
Guerra
Red Cps
Libp
Palae Ran
Fiers
Freight Tunnel Opens in Chicago Under Illinois Tunnel Co
The Chicago freight tunnel system by the Illinois Tunnel Company, built over five years at about 30 million dollars, now spans 45 miles with rails and trolleys. It enables 300 cars and 35 locomotives, serving 30 downtown buildings and nine railroad warehouses, with an estimated gross of 6.5 million and net of 5 million annually.
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Illinois Tunnel Company
Chicago
Presien
Alg
Wheeler
Manater Jackson
Hends
Unnel
New York
Leap
Thunnel
Tn Benny
Nore
Armstrong Attacks Radiut Prof Ienry E
Armstrong charges radium researchers with exaggeration amid a heated debate in London over helium production. He argues no one has proven a direct conversion from radium to helium and warns against drawing firm conclusions from speculative imagery.
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Armstrong
Ienry E. Armstrong
London
Kelvin
Amherst College swims to meet new swimming qualification
After the dedication of the auditorium at Amherst College, the faculty requires all students to qualify in swimming. The measure is the first of its kind on campus and reveals that more than one-fourth of students at colleges can swim a stroke.
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Amherst
Coal Tar Colors A Fifty Year Celebration Noted
The fiftieth anniversary of the creation of coal tar colors is celebrated by the British Royal Institution. William Henry Perkin, a pioneer, sparked an immense industry with his invention.
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Cra
British Royal Institution
William Henry Perkin
Apple crop shatters records across the Midwest
Apple producers report unprecedented yields and quality with prices from 1.50 to 2.50 per barrel for early varieties. Chicago, facing a deluge of shipments, sees trains, lake boats, and long lines of barrels from Michigan and California as industry experts forecast a fall crop beyond comprehension.
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Imo
Eiail
Chicago
South Water Street
Michigan
California
Apple Authority
National
Apple Growers’ Association
United States
Tle
Labor movement spreads across cities and unions
A roundup of union activity includes San Francisco saving a building trades temple, Boston labor groups embracing political activity, Southbridge and Utica forges forming and striking for eight hour days, Portland and Cleveland unions securing shorter days and wage gains, Maine and New Jersey unions achieving wage and policy aims, and plans for a modern four story labor temple in Cleveland costing $75,000.
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San Francisco
Cal
Knights of Labor
Boston
Cutlery Forgers
Southbridge
Mass
Utica
N. Y
Tinners
Nashville
Tenn
New Orleans
Plumbers
Portland
Maine
Cleveland
Fathers
United Cloth Hat and Cap Makers
Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Tramilion
Ont
Vancouver
1. C
Brotherhood of Bookbinders
Jersey City
N. 7
Boys Warner
Hey
San Jose
Chicago Milk Wagon Drivers’ Union
New York State
Chicago
Til
James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
American Federation of Labor
International Association
Chicago Union Horseshoers
Labor Temple
Ohio
Beas Arrest Case Sparks Broad Labor Dispute
A fragmented report outlines an arrest related to a Brooklyn transit fare dispute and a Sunday strike. It mentions officials, a train incident, and a preacher’s address amid growing tensions over conduct and authority.
Fluid Lenses Achieve Large Size at Low Cost
Consul General Rublee reports a Hungarian chemist has created large lenses by sealing a fluid between two hard glass surfaces. The lenses can be three times larger than ordinary glass and achromatic. Production promises within weeks at about one fiftieth the cost, with hermetic sealing ensuring stability against time and temperature.
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Rublee
Odds and Ends But Notable Historic Nuggets
Plays suppressed by Puritans in 1633. The School for Scandal premiered at Drury Lane on April 8 1777. Honduras possesses expansive pine lands that may soon spur railroad construction. The cost of the British expedition era was: grote sil. of which.
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Drury Lane
Honduras
Women as Russian Assassins Shake Imperial Rule
A sensational report portrays women terrorists as a major threat to the Russian czar, detailing historical female nihilist leaders, famous attacks, and recent cases such as Marie Spiridnova and Barbara Printz, illustrating how feminine agents fueled by revolutionary zeal have threatened the regime.
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Russia
Tomborskoie
Siberia
Catherine Bersehkovsky
Lughanolfke
Xeror
Marie Spiridnova
Printz
Ceunlbars
Oidlessal
Gaes
Stewert
Odessa
Aielo
Gayerpor’s
Ra Rides
Rail industry shifts and expansions roil early 20th century networks
The piece surveys major rail developments and corporate ties including Illinois Central's near $400,000 investment in passenger equipment, Frederick Underwood's vast directorships, and the Interstate Commerce Commission probing railroads' dealings with trusts. It notes Lackawanna's move to automate signaling, Western Pacific planning a California line with straight graded routes and many bore tunnels, Canadian Pacific's fleet expansion tied to western wheat, and a Beach Creek and Eastern Coal Company holding move to acquire Pennsylvania Coal and Coke.
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Ilinois Central Railroad
Frederick Underwood
Evie Road
United States
W. HH. Newnan
New York Central
Interstate Commerce Commission
Yoledo
Fee Trust
Ann Arbor Road
Ohio
Lackawanna Railroad
America
Western Pacific Railway Company
California
Oroville
Beckwith Pass
Western Pacific
Canadian Pacific
Eam
Mississippi River
Europe
Beach Creek and Eastern Coal Company
Pennsylvania Coal and Coke Oy
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Timeline of notable events from 1521 to 1904
A compact sequence of historical notes listing events and people from 1521 through 1904. It mentions Ignatius, Virginia Dare, Montcalm, Napoleon, De Kalb, Arc de Triomphe, Detroit surrender, the Churubusco battle, Oregon territorial formation, Italy’s unification, Civil War cessation, and major maritime accidents and battles. It preserves dates, places, and names in a ledger style.
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Ignat
Virginia Dare
America
Gates
Coventry
King Charities of
Englan
Sports Ontario
Montcalm
Inogene Aram
Tybuh
Napoleon Bonaparte
Hudson River
Fishing Creek
S. C
Camden
C. de Kalb
Austerlitz
Detroit
United States
English Channel
Florida
Churubusco
Mexico
Oregon Territory
Denmark
Africa
Great Britain
Lopez
Ilavana
Atlanta
Lake Erie
Techernaya
Crimea
Tuscany
United Kingdom of Italy
Victor Emmanuel
Kagoshima
Japan
Mississippi River
Dexter
Buffalo
Sadona
Cologne
Kimball House
Caroline Islands
Germany
Red Sea
Chicago
Convent of the Sacred Heart
New York
Davis Dalton
Martinique
Northern Pacific Railroad
Campania
Queenstown
Jeffries
Corbett
Vladivostok
Water Walking Shoes Impress Inventors On Cayuga Lake
Mexican student Jose Antonio of Corewell's mechanical engineering department tests footgear resembling small tin boats. The five foot three by fourteen by nine and a half inch shoes hold four air chambers and collapsible fans to propel and stabilize the wearer across Cayuga Lake. Lieutenant Arthur T. Sadler's two mile demonstration uses four foot eight by nine by eight and a quarter inch boots from Massachusetts inspired by cuckoo feet.
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Jose Antonio
Department of Mechanical Engineering
Corewell
Cayuga Lake
Technical World Magazine
Arthur T. Sadler
United States
Charlesbank
Mass
Sadler
American laborer better off in 1905 wage and hour stats
The Bureau of Labor reports 1905 wage purchasing power up 1 percent from 1904, while retail prices rose slightly. Despite higher prices, workers gain overall as hourly wages increase, improving the relative standard of living for laborers.
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Bureau of Labor
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