Great Northern Agent Kills Former Officer in Duluth Office
A. G. Ray, chief of Great Northern railroad special agents, shot and killed former agent C. P. Welsh in Ray’s Duluth office after Welsh hurled a nitroglycerine bottle and fired at him. Welsh, discharged after wounding George Miller, had persisted in seeking reemployment and threatened Ray when refused. Ray surrendered and defense claims self defense.
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St. Paul, Minn
P. Welsh
Great Northern Railroad
A. G. Ray
The
Road
Welsh
Ray
Great Northern
Duluth
George Miller
Miller
Savage the ex porter is executed in New Jersey
Edward Savage, former Pullman porter, was carried to the death chair at the state prison in Trenton New Jersey after killing Ada Snell in Jersey City last October. He died without a word maintaining his silence throughout imprisonment. Deputies described his wasted form and forced feeding was needed as he refused to talk walk or eat.
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Trenton
Edward Savage
Ada Snell
Jersey City
Nepro
Savage
Allenats
Jealous young woman throws acid at two men in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre Pa Barbara Walton twenty was accused after throwing carbolic acid on Thomas Price and John Urganis both Plymouth youths causing severe facial neck and arm burns. The men were hospitalized and doctors feared possible loss of eyesight. Walton was arrested amid jealousy claims as Price approached with Urganis.
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Wilkesbarre
Thomas Price
John Urganis
Plymouth
Barbara Walton
Pittsburg Caterpillar Pests Invade Homes and Parks
Pittsburg reports invasion by the scarce vapourer a grayish caterpillar feeding on vines flowers and trees on private estates lawns and parks. Housewives swept them from porches by shovels as sidewalks became crowded and residents noted public discomfort. The parks department shows concern.
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Pittsburg
Department of Parks
Jealous Bride Slays Husband in Camden
Mary Fry, a bride of under a year, stabbed her husband to death with a potato knife in Camden. She attempted to flee toward Philadelphia but was arrested on a trolley car en route to the ferry. Fry, 31, killed by a man four years her senior.
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Camden
N. J
Mary Fry
Philadelphia
Trooper shot by captors in Watertown incident
Private Perry Mc Gee of Troops I, Tenth Cavalry, who killed Private Turner of Company B and Corporal Jones of Company C, both of the Twenty-fourth, was captured at Boonville after a running clash with civil officers and was shot twice in the back before surrendering.
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Utilea
N. Y
Perry McGee
Tenth United States Cavalry
Turner
Twenty-fourth
Jones
Watertown
Boonville
Race death trend in Hawaii report cites self harm rise
Honolulu report by Governor Frear notes increasing deaths by own action in Hawaii as population grows while birth rate declines. The statement highlights a rising danger of self harm contributing to state mortality trends amid demographic changes.
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Honolulu
Hawaii
Frear
Rice will probate will of slain attorney in Cleveland
The will of William L. Rice, the attorney murdered in the street near his home on August 5, was probated. It leaves an estate of 500000 dollars to his wife Elisa Gautler Rice. The article also notes cholera cases in Berlin and a church seminary closure in Perugia, Italy, with broader political commentary interspersed.
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Cleveland
William L. Rice
Elisa Gautler Rice
Tear Down Hilda's Power in Rome Landmark Crisis
A Rome landmark beloved by Americans faces removal as the city expands. The article notes how Hilda's tower has become a symbol of American influence, drawing visitors and foreign interest while the growing city demands space and architectural change.
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Rome
Hilda's Tower
Monkey on Rome Tower Sparks Madonna Shrine Tale
A tale from Rome recounts how a monkey snatched a infant atop a tower near Hilda’s home. The mother prayed to the Virgin and the child was returned. In gratitude a shrine to the Mother of God was placed at the tower site, which is being cleared for a street.
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Hilda
Rome
Horsed Nations Outnumber Automobiles in 1900s Debate
A historical analyst argues the age is not horseless as autos rise. He notes the United States likely held about 20 million horses in 1908, with Russia and European powers maintaining vast draught and cavalry stocks. Government counts are trusted, yet data from Europe remains complex and thorough.
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United States
Russia
Russian Empire
Germany
Egumerna
Wilder Seit
Bear blocks Lehigh Valley train on mountainside near Bernice
A big black bear halted a Lehigh Valley passenger train two miles west of Ricketts in Bernice district. Engineer Miller stopped the locomotive as the bear stood asleep on the track and grew angry when aroused, clinging to the pilot until the fireman triggered the whistle and the bear bolted up the mountain. Passengers viewed the dramatic encounter.
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Wilkesbarre
Bernice
Ricketts
Miller
Hle
Polar voyage ration list from 1912 diary entry
The passage outlines a solitary sled journey ration for a polar trek. It specifies daily amounts: four ounces condensed milk, half an ounce condensed tea, one pound pemmican, three ounces liquid petroleum, three ounces pure alcohol, and one pound slips biscuit, totaling a scant supply for endurance.
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Polar Sea
Life Insurance Ratios Revealed in Policy Survey
A survey shows ten men hold life insurance policies for every woman insured. The finding highlights gender disparity in coverage among insured individuals and may prompt discussion on policy access and demographic gaps.
Fiddle in Pawn Prompts Spooky Evening Tale
A pawnbroker recalls a tense night in a cluttered shop when a man returned for a fiddled pawn, playing the instrument to lift spirits. The exchange ends with concern that the owner may reclaim the fiddle, leaving the shopkeeper wary and emotionally moved by the music.
New Phonographic Clocks Hear Time Without Hands
Switzerland produces clocks that do not require hands or faces. A wall unit announces the time when a button is pressed, calling out phrases like Half past five or My minutes to nine using phonographic internals. A new tiny electric device now tests heart action.
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Switzerland
Dog Rescues Companion as River Rescue Police Save Duo
Policemen answered a loud dog howl at Yarmouth England and pulled another dog from the river. The rescued dog refused to leave the officers and spent the night at the station. Needa Good Example jokes about a boy's reading taste being guided by his parents shelves.
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Yarmouth England
How Did He Know On First Night of New Piece
A pretty young actress debuted a stunning costume while a front-row couple debated its cost. The man whispered a lower price and the scene drew a sharp reaction. The text mentions Electricity to Sédalin-Wood and notes Wood’s French connection through electricity.
Odd Fish From The Depths Dragged From Alaska Cable
A cable ship repairs the Alaska line off Mt. St Elias when crew recovered bizarre deep sea life from 3000 feet. including red hair balls, flesh colored masses, and a ballooning fish. specimens slated for Smithsonian study.
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Burnside
Alaska
Mt. St Elias
Eliott Bay
Newport fashions spark talk at dinner and gala gown praise
Mrs. Herman Oelrichs derides Paquin and Callot gowns with V shaped backs noted as dramatic. At a Metropolitan Opera gala in New York $40,000 was raised for Pluviose victims while American attendees in orchestra seats wore daring dresses, including a guest named Mrs Blank. A Medford man reports a 200 year old metallic divining rod from England used across New England and western mining districts.
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Herman Oelrichs
Newport
Metropolitan Opera Company of
New York
Paris
Winslow W. Fifield
Medford
Mass
England
Fifeld
New England
America
Jeane Greenleaf
Massachusetts
California
Colorado
North Carolina
A Strong Preacher
A minister recalls his eight year old daughter praising Brother C as a strong preacher. She explains it by noting the dust rose when he stamped his feet, revealing a humorous misinterpretation of sermon delivery. The district superintendent had preached earlier in the morning.
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Brother C
Judga
The Counterfeit Southern Stereotype in Popular Media
A critique of caricatured Southerners in New York venues where flawed stereotypes surface in cafes theaters and streets. The piece condemns an imitator who proclaims degrading phrases and performs pretended gentility to ridicule the South, noting authors and magazines amplifying the trope.
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New York
Milk dealers praised for low price stunt
The Philadelphia milk dealers who raised price to nine cents and then lowered to eight appear unjustly censured. They said eight cents would cause losses yet continue selling at eight, portraying themselves as philanthropists. Buyers paying eight cents may feel they are objects of charity.
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Philadelphia
Clergy Urged to Speak on Labor Sunday amid Labor Trust Fear
A broad denunciation warns ministers against being pressured by labor unions and the American Federation of Labor to endorse the Labor Trust. The piece contrasts violent strike tactics with a proposed arbitration based National Trades and Workers Association, urging churches to address labor questions while defending workers’ rights.
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United States
American Federation of Labor
Organization of Labor
Amercan
American Federationist
Sam Gompers
Tabor Trust
Hod Carriers
Gia_casa.sg
Nn Bdlic
Whl
National Trade and Workers Association
Kingman Block
Battle Creek
Mich
Association
Violent “Labor Trust
New England
Lightning a Small Danger
A brief meditation on fear of thunder and lightning, arguing the danger is exaggerated. Cites 1906 census figures showing few lightning deaths compared to other risks, noting many people fear storms despite low odds and later resume daily routines with calm.
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Horven
America
Sidney Jarvis Performs In Fair Co Ed Company
Sidney Jarvis American baritone and actor recalls backache and kidney trouble. He consulted physicians with little success and used Doan's Kidney Pills, reporting quick relief and complete cure. He urges others with kidney issues to remember Doan's, available at 50 cents a box from Foster-Alburn Co. in Buffalo New York.
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Mr. Jarvis
America
Doan's
Foster-Alburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
New Patent Medicine Gains Notable Reputation
A reader asks why the medicine is reputed to cure many, while noting that extensive and judicious advertising drives its popularity.
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Ouers
Cuthura Remedies Promoted For Eczema Suffering
A testimonial claims Cuticura Remedies cured years of agonizing eczema after unsolved illness and multiple doctors. The letter from Mrs. Alfie Elson of Battle Creek, dated Oct 16, 1909, praises Cuticura Soap Ointment and Resolvent, noting no relapse nine years later and inviting readers to confirm the cure.
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Alfie Elson
Inn Road
Battle Creek
Mich
Fragmented OCR note with unclear names and phrases
The readable text fragments show garbled dialogue and scattered words about a wife, invitation to dinner, syrup, and paternal matters. No coherent events, dates, or identifiable entities provide a clear news item.
Women drive tuberculosis crusade with 800000 members
Four years ago only about 30 women were active in the anti tuberculosis movement. Now 800000 women under the United States are banded together with over 2000 clubs taking part and more than 500000 dollars raised annually for tuberculosis work.
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United States
Rufus P. Williams
General Federation of Women's Clubs
American Medical Association
Mother SS Congress
Young Women's Christian Association
All the Difference and Curious Incidents in One Page
A collage of humorous vignettes and brief anecdotes. A professor mocks cruelty to insects using a fly on his head as a lesson. A West Philadelphia mother contends with a son’s profanity, then a mine rescue in South Africa earns a British medal. Lemons touted against malaria. public remarks at a Fourth of July meeting feature a playful misquote. a Venus rising joke and a city waiter exchange close the page.
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Grreat Pyramids
Egypt
Harry Bounets
Camborne
Cornwall
England
King Edovard
Randfontein
Johannesburg
South Africa
William Smith
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
Mrs Barclay of Graniteville Vermont writes a testimonial praising Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as worth mountains of gold. She claims complete restoration from nervousness and failing health, noting cures of uterine and digestive ailments and support through the change of life.
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Pagsin
Rolleteer
Lydia E. Pinkhare
Lydisl Pinkham
Mmns. Cras
Banclay
R. D
Graniteville
Lydia E. Pinkham
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