Trains Collide In Kensico Wreck Kills Seven
New York Aug 22 seven people are dead and others missing after a freight collision at Kensico on the Harlem division of the New York Central. The second train struck the rear of a stationary freight causing the caboose to be crushed and the engine to overturn. The engineer William Sangerbach and fireman John Cassidy are among the dead. two crewmen are buried and others unaccounted for.
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New York
Kensico
N. Y
Harlem
New York Central Railroad
William Sangerbach
John Cassidy
Texas lynching case ends with guilty pleas and life terms
Former Justice of the Peace Joseph Wilkerson and defendants John A Johns Sam Hall and John F Gaddis pleaded guilty to murder in the first degree for the Humphries lynching in Henderson county in May 1899. Each received a life sentence in the penitentiary, disposing of all eight Humphries cases.
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Palestine
Tex
Joseph Wilkerson
Humphries
Senderson County
John A. Johns
Sam Hall
John F. Gaddis
Russian finance minister to secure 300 million rouble loan
A Daily Express dispatch from Odessa reports that due to Russia’s strained finances from the Chinese campaign a representative of finance minister M De Witt has concluded or about to conclude an agreement with a syndicate of major U S insurance companies for a loan of 300 million roubles.
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London
Odessa
Daily Express
Russia
M. de Witt
United States
Court dismisses special venire in Youtsey case
Georgetown Ky Aug 22 Col R W Nelson for Henry Youtsey ends plea as court grants motion to dismiss the special venire and draw jury in regular manner Judge Cantrill says continuance motion to be considered after Thursday morning adjourned court.
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Georgetown
R. W. Nelson
Henry Youtsey
Cantrill
Steam boiler explosion injures mill worker in Darby township
In Darby township on the Jacob Greenbaum farm, a steam boiler at the Clevenger & Lamb saw mill exploded hurling Samuel Clevenger about 25 feet and scalding him badly. Slabs were blown 25 rods away while other workers nearby escaped injury. recovery is expected.
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Marysville, C
Clevenger & Lamb
Jacob Greenbaum
Darby Township
Samuel Clevenger
Cuban and Porto Rican Teachers Visit New York
Visiting Cuban and Porto Rican teachers toured New York landmarks including Grant's Tomb Columbia University a public school Central Park and the Battery Aquarium They then shared luncheon on the Mall in Central Park observed by local residents.
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New York
New York City
Grant
Riverside Park
Columbia University
Central Park
Aquarium
the Battery
Richart and Miss Snathers Injured in Kentucky Buggy Crash
J M Richart tobacco dealer traveling from Mt Sterling was thrown from his buggy after a runaway horse collided with a buggy driven by Miss Snathers in Owingsville Ky Both victims sustained very serious injuries in the Aug 22 accident near Mt Sterling.
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Owingsville, Ky
J. M. Richart
Mt. Sterling
Miss Snathers
Richart
Missionary Call Moves Irish Church Pastor
Chicago report notes Rev W J Mc Caughan of Third Presbyterian Ashland Ave has been called to St Enoch's Belfast, Ireland, the largest Presbyterian church. In Guthrie Oklahoma six men died as a well caved in John Meade among the victims.
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Chicago
W. J. McCaughan
Third Presbyterian Church
Ashland Boulevarde
St. Enoch's Church
Belfast
Ireland
John Cromwell Orrick Dies At St Louis Home
Judge John Cromwell Orrick ex speaker of the Missouri house dies at his St Louis residence after nearly five years illness. A prominent attorney and former law partner of Gen. John W. Noble, Orrick helped restore voting rights to former Confederates without requiring a loyalty oath. His widow is Beverly Allen’s daughter, niece of Gen. John Pope.
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St. Louis
John Cromwell Orrick
Missouri House of Representatives
Missouri
Orrick
John W. Noble
Gen. Noble
Washington
Interior
Benjamin Harrison
Miners Perish in Isaquah Coal Mine Fire
Fire at Isaquah Coal Co. mine spreads from an air shaft to timbers, killing five miners who were near the exit escapees. Names Dominick Cassassos Carlos Cassassos C M Vowell Ben Laws John Ling recovered bodies. In New Orleans a truck farm shooting leaves Adolph Eschman and Frank Doothy wounded. Eschman mortally injured.
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Isaquah
Wash
Isaquah Coal Co
Dominick Cassassos
Carlos Cassassos
C. M. Vowell
Ben Laws
John Ling
New Orleans
Adolph Eschman
Eschman
Louis Delatour
Frank Doothy
Heat Wave Persists Across Midwestern and Southern States
Weather bureau reports show the hot wave continues in Southern Indiana Southern Illinois Western Tennessee Southwest Missouri and across the lower Mississippi valley and Atlantic and Gulf states. Temperature drops of ten degrees occur in St. Louis and Kansas City with cooler weather likely in the Ohio valley.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Indiana
Illinois
Tennessee
Missouri
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Gulf States
St. Louis
Kansas City
Ohio Valley
Fire Devastates Braddock Businesses. Loss Measured in Thousands
A large fire in Braddock Pennsylvania on August 22 destroyed J G Schmesinger's photography gallery First Christian church Maggie Field's millinery Annie McFeeley's grocery Braddock Upholstering Co William Zedplitz's gentlemen's shop Rodgers' lumber yard Braddock Coal and Supply Co The damage is about 50000 dollars with small insurance and incendiary origin suspected.
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Braddock
J. G. Schmesinger
First Christian Church
Maggie Field
Annie McFeeley
Raddock Upholstering Co
William Zedplitz
Rodgers’ Lumber Yard
Braddock Coal and Supply Co
Opium Habit Behind Shipping Clerk’s Suicide
An inquest at Liverpool found Terrace Kelly a Pasadena California native with wife and children in the United States. He confessed to taking 50 grains of opium daily for 15 years and killed himself with 220 grains.
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London
Liverpool
Terrace Kelly
England
Pasadena
Cal
Kelly
Transport Sherman Sails with 1800 Troops for China
The transport Sherman departed from San Francisco on August 22 bound for Nagasaki carrying troops and supplies for China. On board are battalions F 2d 5th and 8th regiments, along with general officers surgeons hospital corps and signal corps personnel. Over 1,800 officers and men are aboard.
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San Francisco
Sherman
Nagasaki
China
Signal Corps
Flaherty and Hamilton Fight Draw in 20 Rounds
In Troy on August 22 Martin Flaherty of Lowell Massachusetts and Jack Hamilton of Troy battled 20 rounds at the Manhattan Athletic club with both fighters standing at the finish. Hamilton held the edge in the bout.
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Troy
N. Y
Martin Flaherty
Lowell
Mass
Jack Hamilton
Manhattan Athletic Club
Hamilton
Circus Cancelled by Wind in Cameron Missouri
Forepaugh and Sells Bros. circus failed to perform in Cameron due to a violent wind and rain storm. The big tent was blown down and damaged rigging and seats were reported, forcing cancellation of the show.
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Cameron, Mo
Forepaugh and Sells Bros. Circus
A. Q O. A. W. Band to accompany G. A. R. delegation
Cedar Falls reports the A. Q O. A. W. band will accompany the G. A. R. delegation to the national encampment in Chicago on the sixth. The band has served as the official G. A. R. ensemble for four years.
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Cedar Falls
Chicago
Remains of Col. John J. S. Wilson Interred at Oak Ridge
The remains of Col. John James S. Wilson, former general superintendent for Illinois for the Western Union Telegraph Co., who died in Chicago, arrived in Springfield and were interred at Oak Ridge cemetery.
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Springfield
John James S. Wilson
Ilinois
Western Union Telegraph Co
Chicago
Oak Ridge Cemetery
Two Men Go Insane in Des Moines Heat
Des Moines Iowa August 22 two men were driven insane by the heat. John Jernet a cigarmaker and Frank Riker suffered mentally with Riker recently discharged from the asylum as cured.
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Des Moines
John Jernet
Frank Riker
Four Thousand Native Christians Aid Allies at Peking
London dispatches report 4000 armed native Christians aided allied forces in the assault on the forbidden city. The legations held out by ammunition purchases. American and British action approved amid continuing street fighting and entry into the foreign settlement.
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Forbidden City
London
China
Shanghai
Daily Express
Tien-Tsin
Adm
Bruce
Daily Mail
Imperial Palace
Peking
Li Hung Chang
Heat, Headlines, and High Politics Across Papers
The Standard and Daily Chronicle debate authority in China’s war diplomacy while the Daily Express carries a Seymour letter defending rapid relief efforts. Heat claims a fatal toll as P. A. Connolly dies after a 99 degree day. Muscogee reports Tams Bixby resigning as acting Dawes chair to join Minnesota Republican campaign efforts.
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Standard
Earl Li
Daily Chronicle
Conger
State Department
Daily Express
Adn. Seymour
Muscogee, I. T
Tams Bixby
Dawes Commission
Secretary of the Interior
Bixby
Republican State Central Committee of
Minnesota
Fall of Peking Wall Seals End of Siege
The American and Russian flags were planted on the east wall of Peking at 11 AM. Indian troops entered the British legation at 1 and Americans at 3. Four thousand shells burned the legation. 65 killed and 160 wounded. Japanese and Chinese clash near the north wall as troops gather east of the city.
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Reilly
14Th
United States Infantry
Titus
Peking
Che-Foo
Legation
Imperial
Waldersee Arrives in Rome Meets Italian Leaders
Field Marshal Count Von Waldersee commander in chief of allied forces in China arrives in Rome on Tuesday evening and takes breakfast with King Victor Emmanuel and Foreign Minister Visconti Venosta.
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Rome
Count von Waldersee
China
Victor Emmanuel
Marquis Visconti-Venosta
Plague Precautions Follow Hamburg Bubonic Case
Berlin reports heightened measures to prevent plague spread after Hamburg case. Marseilles notes end of firemen strike after ten days with restoration of work on steamship lines.
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Berlin
Hamburg
Marseilles
Wind Storm Hits Lincoln With 76 MPH Gusts
A severe wind storm swept Lincoln Nebraska reaching 76 miles per hour. The gust uprooted trees shattered plate glass and unroofed several buildings causing damage across the city.
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Lincoln
Neb
Lyncher Sent Up For Life
Walter Wilkerson was convicted for involvement in the Henderson county Humphries lynching of May 1889 and sentenced to life in prison. Three other men also received life terms for the same offense.
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Palestine
Tex
Walter Wilkerson
Humphries
Henderson County
Tennessee Prohibitionists Form Ticket For Governor
Dyer Tennessee August 21 Through their executive committee the Tennessee prohibitionists put a ticket in the field heated by Col. R S Cheves of Union County for governor Candidates for presidential electors were also announced.
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Dyer
Tenn
Tennessee Prohibitionists
Col. R. S. Cheves
Unicn County
Gabe
Cicero Copeland
John
Charles Baker
Polk County
Texas
Tennessee
Col
R. S. Cheves
Architects Invited for Indianapolis U S Court House Plan
United States Treasury officials invite a list of prominent architects to submit competitive designs for the United States court house and post office in Indianapolis Indiana. A panel of judges including D H Burnham Henry Van Brunt Edward Green H Langford Warren and James Knox Taylor will evaluate submissions.
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Washington
Taylor
Treasury Department
United States Court House
Indianapolis
Ind
Andrews & Martindale
Vonnegut & Bohn
Oscar Bohlen
Louis H. Gibson
Adolph Scherer
Wing & Mahuren
K. Wayne
Eames & Young
St. Louis
Ferry & Class
Milwaukee
J. L
Slightly Hurt Woman Jumps From Moving Train
Lizzie Smith of Brazil Indiana became the only woman in the state to jump from a passenger train going about 30 miles an hour. She fell asleep and, in a ambulatory state, left her seat and leaped from the train. a brakeman stopped it and she suffered only slight wounds and reboarded. In Indianapolis, Robert W. Jones of Washington township showed insanity, threatened his family, and requested to be tied with cards so a spell would not cause violence. he was bound to a post all night and then placed in authorities care.
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Philadelphia
Brazil
Ind
Lizzie Smith
Momence
Indianapolis
Robert W. Jones
Washington Township
Union dispute in Muncie leaves plant at risk
In Muncie 15 discharged workers hold firm with their national union as the plant runs under tension and guards supply pistols. Frank Barber is seriously injured in an assault by Peter Shoenmaster and others with Shoenmaster also hurt. In Laporte a G A R member, William Malchow, is found dead in a swamp after a mysterious disappearance. An explosion north of Muncie severely hurts engineer Timothy McMahan and damages the engine house. Father McMahan of Cleveland is his brother.
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Muncie
Ind
Frank Barber
Peter Shoenmaster
Shoenmaster
Timothy McMahan
Father McMahan
Cleveland
Engineer McMahan
Forgery Arrest in Wabash After Check Pass at Restaurant
John Simmons, recently released from Michigan City penitentiary, was arrested in Wabash charged with forgery. He presented a $10 check on Citizens' Bank at James Rector’s restaurant. Rector’s daughter, alone, accepted it and gave $9.75 in change.
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Wabash, Ind
John Simmons
Michigan City
Simmons
Citizens’ Bank
James Rector
Rector
Plymouth Mistress Takes Strychnine Suicide Tragedy
Aug. 22 in Laporte Indiana Miss Minnie Harvey an 18 year old girl from Plymouth hired as a domestic committed suicide by swallowing strychnine. She was found in the throes of death and left a note stating she was weary of living.
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Laporte
Ind
Minnie Harvey
Plymouth
Miner Blinded by Nail Accident at Brazil Mine
In Brazil Indiana on August 22 James Demming was nailing timbers when a nail head broke off and struck his right eye, tearing it from the socket. He endures severe pain in the remaining eye and doctors fear loss of sight.
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Brazil
Ind
James Demming
Brothers Poisoned In Indiana Fruit Incident
Two sons of Albert Mellentine of Laporte were poisoned by decayed fruit. One son died in agony and the other was not expected to survive. In Huntington a cigarmaker named John Kase fell from a moving freight near Lagro, suffering a severe leg injury requiring amputation.
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Laporte
Ind
Albert Mellentine
Huntington
John Kase
Marion
Lagro
Mashid
Promotions and Orders in German and Allied Movements
Count Von Goetzen promoted to captain on the German general staff. Marcus Daly leaves Paris for New York, denies serious illness. Prince Maximilian of Saxony takes canon law professorship at University of Freiburg. Dr John Tenion of Louisville hospitalized after heat exhaustion on a train. Lieut A H Robertson reassigned from Annapolis to command torpedo boat Gwyn. National Glass Co. resumes operations, reemploying 4,000 workers.
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Count von Goetzen
Marcus Daly
Paris
London
New York
Prince Maximilian
Saxony
University of Freyburg
Switzerland
John Tenion
Louisville
A. H. Robertson
Naval Academy
Annapolis
Gwyn
National Glass Co
Table Ware Combine
Chinese Troops Mass Near Tien Tsin and Allied Advances
Reports note Chinese forces concentrating near Tien Tsin while dispatches claim allied troops entered Peking. Conger cable says legations saved from destruction as fighting rages and casualty counts rise across the theater of war.
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Conger
Legations
Double Tragedy Follows Drowning At Vermilion River
In Danville Illinois Ed Cassidy a popular young man drowned while swimming in the Vermillion river. The body was found the next day after Robert Leverenz waded in to rescue him and was then seized by cramps and drowned before onlookers.
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Danville
Ill
Ed Cassidy
Robert Leverenz
The National Game: Philadelphia and St Louis Win
The two games played yesterday ended with Philadelphia and St Louis each securing victories. St Louis defeated Cincinnati 9 to 4 after a late rally while Philadelphia beat Cincinnati 5 to 6 in a tense contest. Umpires Swartwood and ODay were noted in the games.
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Philadelphia
St. Louis
Rhe
Cincinnati
Jones
Powell and Criger
Phillips
Hahn
Kahoe
Swartwood
Rhe Phila
N.yk
Frazer and McFarland
Hawley
Bowerman
O'Day
Markets Report Cincinnati and Chicago Grain and Livestock Prices
The Cincinnati market shows flour various grades and grain quotes with spring and winter wheat ranges and corn oats prices. live stock includes hogs sheep lambs and veal calves with varied price bands. Chicago reports wheat bids across No 2 red No 2 hard winter No 3 and spring varieties with multiple bid ranges and prices.
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Cincinnati
City
Chicago
Child's Feisty Tendency Shines In Odd Appetite
In a Washington Star snippet a young father discusses his child’s curious habits. The child shows bright potential yet displays unusual appetites, attempting to eat quicksilver from a pocket mirror and later making a meal of stove polish, highlighting growing curiosities.
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Washington Star
Boston Club Purchases New Pitcher for 2000
In a sporting page excerpt, a Boston club reportedly paid $2,000 for a new pitcher. The exchange notes the trend of high-society clubs buying premium chinaware as a sign of rising prestige.
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Sporting News
Boston
Philadelphia Presa
Poem Snippet Sparks Banter in Chicago Daily News
A playful exchange between a man and a woman features witty lines about being bored and feeling foolish. The dialogue ends with a light back-and-forth about manners, illustrating urban humor in a Chicago Daily News snippet.
War and Weather Dominate Washington Star Talk
Quotation from Ally Sloper and Washington Star notes consensus that discussions are consumed by two topics war and weather. No decisive action or plan stated, only reflective commentary on focus and gloom.
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Washington Star
Tactics of an Honest Soul
A Chicago Record quip shows Edmund explaining why he takes a lamp during a suspected burglary. He reveals he aims to let the intruder see he poses no threat if the burglar leaves quietly.
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Edmund
Alice
Chicago
Something New
Cartoon dialogue from N Y Weekly about a merchant and a bookkeeper debating a new pen and ink, leading to the joke that the issue is neuralgia rather than ink.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
N. Y
Alluring Argument on Awnings From New York Weekly
An agent urges a housewife to install awnings claiming they are cheap and roll up, while she complains the sun is scarce and she does not want them. The exchange captures a consumer dialogue from the period.
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N. Y
Has Lots of Assistance Hewitt Town Topics
A quotable item from Town Topics notes that assistance is plentiful and jokes about public perception. The debate centers on whether a man must avoid looking foolish, with exchange suggesting many willing to mock or support depending on circumstances.
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Hewitt
The Summer Girl and The Summer Man in Brooklyn Life
A humorous vignette from Brooklyn Life features a girl declining an engagement while the suitor asks to remain close as a sister for a short period. The exchange captures light social interplay and witty restraint in a city column.
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Brooklyn
Fight at Binks store ends after two minutes
Abner Sile and Andy fought last evening in Binks store. The boys traded blows for over two minutes, both sides landing hard. Reuben-Who shouted for order, and Abner-Binks intervened.
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Abner Sile
Andy
Binks
Reuben
Abner
Puck
Honeymoon Ends As Quarrel Sparks Silent Tension
In a terse Indianapolis Press note, a couple's quarrel over affection unfolds during the honeymoon. He and she spar over declarations of love, revealing strain in their relationship and leaving the mood unsettled.
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Indianapolis
That Good Teacher Experience
A dialogue presents a student questioning Miss Pecks about teaching prowess and the idea that experience is the best teacher. Johnny responds negatively, underscoring a theme about learning value and teaching style in an urban educational context.
Mister Froot Spotted With Blossom Covered Apple Twig
Margie observed Mr Froot walking slowly with a blossom covered apple twig in his mouth. The judge remarks on the scene noting the unusual growth of Mr Froot's Adam's apple as if sprouted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mr. Froot
Margie
Gacious
Mister Froot
Jack Goodfellow’s Friends Noted in Brookly n Life
Reflective fragment recalls Jack Goodfellow amid many friends in Brooklyn Life. The text hints at social ties and a light melancholy in memory of the figure.
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Tenge
Jack Goodfellow
Brooklyn
Sudden kiss sparks reaction in unnamed encounter
An agreement is implied as he kisses her abruptly and she responds with delight. The moment suggests budding romantic tension without further context about characters or setting.
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Ken Henderson
Moran
Mackenhorst
City Hospital
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Renaway
Braddock, Pa
G. A. R. Band
South Atlantic
Savannah
Brunswick
Gustave Roder
St. Louia
Connolly
Hoosterdam
Wm. Malchow
Malchow
Hela
St. Paul
Minn
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Hrace
Theodore Wallert
Arlington, Minn
Colorado
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Medina Co
Charles J. Wheeless
Grand Gulf
W. C. Williams
Pittsburg
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Ewes
Daily News
Ally Sloper
Jewett
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