Governor's Son Beats Up Porter on Train
In Mobile Alabama on August 16 Dr. J Ashburn Blanchard governor Blanchard's son, a major in the state militia, severely beat a porter on a Texas and Pacific train after the porter refused to open windows. An Ohio man voiced support for the assaults and a Louisiana man administered additional blows. The conductor noted prior reports of the porter’s insolence with no action from headquarters.
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Mobile
Ala
Shreveport
J. Ashburn Blanchard
Blanchard
Texas & Pacific
Ohio
Skunk Causes Panic at Meriden Theater Chasing Incident
In Meriden Connecticut a skunk wandered into the Hanover Park summer theater during a 800 person audience. A woman screamed and umbrellaed the animal. policeman M J Kelly chased it causing a theater panic before shooting and finally clubbing the animal. Meriden residents gain a wary new view of the black and white furred creature.
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Meriden
Connecticut
Hanover Park
M. J. Kelly
Nashville Tennetsean
The Sultan's Kitchen Fortunes and Guards Under Empire
The Imperial kitchen of the Sultan of Turkey is a fortress like chamber with armor plated doors and locks opened by one man. Each course is plated on a silver dish sealed with red wax and covered in black velvet before delivery to the imperial chamber. A procession follows meals into the chamber and the kelardshi may taste certain dishes. The cost of the Sultan's food is under 1 pound a year, feeding the household reduces the annual income of 22 million by about 15 thousand pounds weekly.
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Turkey
Bravery versus death and daily hazards in a reflective piece
Miss Effie Smith’s Christian Advocate meditation contrasts the fear of death with life’s enduring test. It urges purposeful living, steady nerve, and resilience, then pivots to a practical safety reminder about injuries and first aid with Thomas’ Electric Oil marketed as quick pain relief.
Yukon District Promised Paradise Promoted by Ex Governor Congdon
Ex Governor Congdon of Yukon speaks in Ottawa praising the district as promising paradise and vast agricultural potential. He forecasts steamers to the Arctic, notes climate advantages, and highlights gradual development though markets keep Yukon largely self sustaining. Ethnographic remarks are also touched upon.
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Ottawa
Congdon
Yukon Territory
Yukon
Artie
Scotland
Dawson
Eset
Canada
North
Cat Provides Care For Deserted Chicks In Oakland Yard
A cat named Bryan in Oakland, California, adopted eight newly hatched chicks after their hen mother abandoned them. He guided them to the feeding yard, kept them warm, and allowed them to ride on his back as they grew. The hen later tried to reclaim them, but the chicks remained with Bryan until they could fend for themselves.
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August Larsen
Oakland
Cal
Bryan
Wonders of a Watch
A Dundee Advertiser piece extols watch care noting the main wheel turns four times daily, the pewter wheel twenty four times, and other gears total hundreds of thousands of revolutions yearly. It argues many watches suffer from neglect and require regular cleaning and oiling to function.
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Dundee Advertiser
Empress Dowager of China to Abdicate Next New Year
Dispatches from Shanghai report Empress Dowager Tsi Hsu, aged 73, intends to abdicate at the forthcoming Chinese New Year. A secret decree calls a Grand Council meeting to finalize the transfer of power to the Emperor as she steps back after decades of control.
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London
Shanghai
Tsi-Hsu
China
Biute
Bien Fang
Prince Chung
Ten Hen
Reign of Terror condemned by editorials in press
A Nashville Tennessean editorial excerpt supports Governor Patterson’s aggressive measures against night riders in the Black Patch. It praises his pledge to widen rewards and promises to curb arson and property destruction, urging public opinion to back law officers and the press in awakening opposition to the violence.
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Patterson
South
Black Patch
Clarksville
The Outdoors Girl in Philadelphia America
The article notes a marked shift in American young women toward outdoor life and physical exertion. It highlights tennis, rowing, mountain climbing, surfing, and other activities. The piece argues this trend improves physical development and civic betterment, deserving approval as beneficial for future generations.
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Philadelphia Bulletin
Time to Quit in Philadelphia Ledger Comic
The fret woman declares the simple life, then jokes about social ambitions. She says she declined a fashionable sanitarium trip, quipping she had to draw the tine after an appendicitis excursion.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Profitable Thievery Exposes Municipal Corruption in San Francisco
The Los Angeles Times reports a massive haul from a Schemitz Board of Buyure operations, with totals around 224250 dollars. Individuals received sums from 1250 to 26250, including Jim Gallahager and Wilcod, while many profited from political malfeasance and abuse of office. The piece brands this a unique municipal crime record and calls for accountability for Mayor Schmitz and Ruef.
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Los Angeles Times
Sehmits
San Francisco
Rengal
Big Jim Gallahager
Wilcod
Schmitz
Birth of baby delays Pennsylvania fast mail train
In Columbus Ohio on August 1 a baby’s birth delayed the Pennsylvania fast mail bound from New York to St. Louis by 55 minutes. Train No. 21 arrived on time at 6:36, with Mrs. Sarah Buckle and friend Henrietta Hinden en route to Prescott Arizona. Six doctors arrived, a nurse attended the laboring passenger, and she was moved to Hunt’s Hospital under the carrier’s orders.
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Columbus
Pennsylvania
New York
St. Louis
Sarah Suckle
Prescott, Ariz
Henrietta Hinden
Mrs. Buckle
Hunt's Hospital
Sabe
Inventor Sought for Mail Bag Delivery Device
The Government seeks a device to deliver mail bags from trains without damage and to replace twine in wrapping mail. A quick releasing fastener and a fast, single action method are prized, with profits promised to the inventor.
Governor's Mansion Furnishings Warrant Questioned
The Nashville Tennessean notes that additional furnishings were placed in the governor's mansion and a 1109 warrant drew by the state comptroller. It recalls a 36000 appropriation for mansion buying and furnishing plus 1000 and 3500 for maintenance and furniture, with 31000 paid for the house and 2035 for Gray furniture. The paper asks why a 4600 maintenance warrant was drawn and whether it was ever used, urging explanation from Nashville authorities.
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Gray
Treasury
Nashville
Chattanooga
Turning the Tables on a Monkey Social Scene
A European guest, visiting Africa, is invited to dine with a tribe of monkeys. He eats with discretion and impresses the simians who overlook his tree-climbing failures while he chats awkwardly. A young monkey remarks on his purported inferiority, then the guest drops a coconut on a rival leader’s foot. The party ends in a noisy rupture.
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Africa
Spew
Utey
Info Society
Haif
Mississippi man declares candidacy with blunt aims
A Mississippian announces his candidacy claiming he seeks what he wants, not pretense to save the country from corporate bondage. He asserts his motive is personal desire and the honors and emoluments of office.
Palmist tale about Isidor Worser and life lines
A San Francisco clothesman Isidor Worser is cited in a Philadelphia joke about palmistry. An elder notes his shrewd nature and a palmist claim that life lines predict longevity, mocking insurers for ignoring such beliefs in a humorous aside from the Evening Bulletin.
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Isidor Worser
San Francisco
Dean's Ointment advertised for rash relief on children
An old advertisement touts Dean's Ointment as giving instant relief from skin sores and itching for babies and children. It claims quick cures and recommends it be available at drug stores.
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Dean
Stevenson the Old May Reuters Recall of a Statesman
The text recounts former Vice President Stevenson, long a postmaster general and congressman, aging in Bloomington, reflecting on his career with Clee and Bryan and his role on the commission for international peaceful pursuits. It notes his visit to Richmond and the Jamestown Exposition, his retirement in 1893, and his later life with family.
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Adlair Stevenson
Waskintin
Congress
Mary
Buey
Clee
Stevenson
United States
Alos
Met Allism
Bryan
Democrates
Richmond
Jamestown
Washington
Bloomington
New French shoe fashion shocks American feet
New Paris footwear arrives with very long three to four sizes larger than the wearer’s foot. Shoes are straight and square toed, resembling antique styles, and differ from the American preference for well fitting, shaped footwear.
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Paris
She
Englund
Too Fat to Live Carl Shackles of Summerfield Dies
Carl Shackles aged sixteen, son of Mr and Mrs Frank Shackles of Summerfield, Ohio, was famed for extraordinary height and weight. He stood six feet six inches tall, reportedly weighed fifty pounds, and passed away from heart trouble. A coffin six feet ten inches long, thirty eight inches wide and twenty two inches deep was made for the body, which lay on the porch after funeral services. He was the only child. his parents are listed as very tall.
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Carl Shackles
Frank Shackles
Summerfield
Ohio
Shackles
Andead
Cil Men
Deat
Beware Mercury in Catarrh Ointments Warns Readers
The notice warns against mercury in catarrh ointments and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from Fex Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as mercury free and effective taken internally. It urges buying the genuine product made in Toledo and lists Druggists selling at 7 cents per bottle along with a Family Pills for constipation.
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Hall
Fex, Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Cheney & Co
Pation
White Mourning Symbolism in Early Renaissance Imagery
Fragmentary notes describe mourning attire shifting to white, with references to renascence fashion and symbolic dress. Mentions of a victorious Japanese, a black bat, feathers, gloves, and a white dress evoke dramatic costume imagery. London Truth tone hints at a public discussion of color symbolism in mourning customs.
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Wallae
London
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