Bank of France Size Compared to Bank of England
A fragment quotes that the Bank of France is four times as large as the Bank of England. It also includes garbled text about cures and remedies, mentioning Restorer products and an address in Philadelphia. The readable fact focuses on the alleged comparative size of the two banks.
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Bank of France
Bank of England
Dean Mrs. Pinxnans
Lydia E. Pinkham
Flowexce
Hoffman
Roland St
Canton
Lydia Eb, Pinkham
Callivensia Fia Syaup Ca
Cautronnia Fia Syrup Co
Cari- Forsta Fie Synoue Co
Criticism of Smokeless Powder Sparks Naval Debate
A city sportsman and gun expert argues nitrogen or smokeless powder is unreliable for precision in small arms and artillery. He credits American gunnery to good marksmanship and black powder, urging government to reject nitre and smokeless powder due to inconsistent firing. Also notes an Austrian inventor claims a device called a fernseher can transmit light similarly to telephone sound, enabling viewing across town despite obstructions.
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Savanush
Boeing
Dated market items and varied groceries listing
A fragmented inventory lists dairy, poultry, produce, and grain items with prices. Entries mention cream, eggs, beans, peas, berries, melons, apples, peaches, tomatoes, cabbage, onions, corn, carrots, cucumbers, lettuce, and broader flour and livestock terms. Prices are partially legible alongside product names.
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Lima
Cal
Jersey
Plebt
Southern
Pacine
Isi
Shaleo
Pabr
L. I
Hbox
AD Cantifower
Ress Og
Relentless Cuban Campaign Death Toll Report
Revised cables from Santiago detail American losses in the assault on the city. Totals show officers and enlisted men killed, wounded, and missing across divisions and brigades, with brigades reporting varying counts of casualties and missing men. It notes many missing likely did not return home.
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Fotel
Santiago
Cuba
IKG
Afreen
Shoul Corps
Fiere
Wisconsin Lieutenant Dies in Charleston Farewell with Flag
Lieutenant TH, RB. Smith of Company I, Third Wisconsin Regiment, died of typhoid fever at the Rt. Francis Xavier Institute in Charleston South Carolina. Moments before death he asked the Sisters of Mercy for a United States flag to have a parting moment with it as he expired grasping its fold, the flag clutched to his chest.
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Wisconsin Regiment
Rt. Francis Xavier Institute
Charleston
S. C
Sisters of Mercy
United States
Sohley
Hastinng
Pennsylvania
Ting
National
Maffat Commission
Stephen Deentur V
Commodore Deentur
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Portamouth
N. H
McKiney
Locke Manate
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Navarine
Beyront
Stragane
Citi
WoAmiatl
Carmeriy
Can Evangelist Am
Sam Jones
United
Volunteen Engineris
William Libbey
Princeton University
Hawaii
Aethiry
Cepvara
Cobwaybha
Porto Ricans Offer to Join Army and Supply Efforts
General Miles reports Porto Rico volunteers surge to aid occupation. Two thousand from one locality volunteer to serve, customs yield 814,000, troops disembark and prepare to move. Dispatch notes tariffs, military rules, and alignments with orders to move and support occupation efforts. Colonel Hulley with ten companies of the Sixteenth Pennsylvania occupies an area.
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Porto Rico
Yecretary Alger
Ponce
Voluktoria
Arma
Forto Rico
Anto
Philippine Island
Bantingo de Cuba
Mars
Hulley
Pennsylvania
Martin Thorn Executed In Sing Sing Electric Chair
Sina Sine New York report states Martin Thorn was executed for the murder of William Guidensuppe at Sing Sing Prison. Thorn endured 1760 volts initial current, with the death pronounced after 54 seconds, as a Catholic priest aided him in his final hours. The crime occurred at a house in Flushing Queens County New York on June 27 with Augusta Nack implicated as accomplice.
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L. J
Democrats win Alabama state ticket and large legislature
At midnight Monday returns show Democrats carried Alabama for the state ticket by a large margin and elected 105 of 133 legislators. No significant trouble reported at polling places. This item notes the successful state ticket.
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Mostaomeny
Ala
Alabama
Ntato Teket
Texas Arrives in New York Harbor Amid Enthusiastic Welcome
The battleship Texas steamed into New York harbor on Sunday with visible battle damage and a crowded, cheering scene. Steam tugs, ferries, and crowds saluted as the ship docked near Tompkinsville then moved to the navy yard. Twenty two sailors and marines were brought ashore for medical care as a board of survey prepared to inspect the vessel.
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New York
Steeplvon & Great
New Yong
Texas
Ora
Bella
Ashe
Brooklyn
Board of Survey
Fragmentary political slate list from early Birmingham era
The text lists several state officials and a court figure including governor Joseph F. Johnston and Secretary of State Robert P. McCarty, along with names such as George Wytila, Walter White, and others. It hints at partisan influence by white Republicans and mentions a Populist ticket from two decades earlier, but the record is incomplete.
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Joseph F. Johnston
Birmingsham
Robert P. McCarty
George Wy Tila
Autor
Waleter
White
Chiuded Brown
LB Culver
John W. Abercombeu
Jaxtieg Suepreme
Thomas N. McGlellan
Dead Hero Ned and Odd Provincial Lore
South Africa mourns Uncle Ned a legendary donkey knighted by battle during the Kaffir rebellion of 1878. He lived at Debo Nek Hotel and died aged forty, his bray misdirecting retreating Galekas. A Baltimore Sun fragment retells colonial sketches and Commodore Schley’s ancestor, Thomas Schley, a scholarly town founder.
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Ned
Debo Nek
Thomas Achley
The
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Fredericktown
Frederick County
Thomas Schley
Commodore Schley
John Thomas Schley
German Reformed Church
Stamp map of England and Wales by boy wonder
A postage stamp map of England and Wales created by D M Murrow of Wood Green London took two months to draw and affix the stamps. The collection, begun at seven, is valued at 200 guineas and comprises 2139 unique stamps forming coast and inland regions in contrasting colors. Detroit Tribune.
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Wales
D. M. Murrow
Wood Green
London
Cemetery sale ruse ends as buyer fears value loss
The cemetery superintendent questions an agent about selling old Billions, who fears not getting full value. The superintendent retorts that everyone must die, while the agent laments a hypothetical loss at sea. The exchange underscores a morbid sales conversation in Chicago.
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Chicago Evening Post
Russian scepter described with jewels and value
A Russian scepter is described as gold and about three feet long, containing 268 diamonds, 860 rubles, and fifteen emeralds, highlighting its ornate composition and monetary worth.
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