Diverse Topics Span Languages Kings Turned Turkeys and Trials
A sweeping 19th century miscellany surveys language groups in India, English use in Japan, and the spread of dialects with Sanscrit Pracrit and Magadhi roots. It notes King Edward VII receiving American bronze turkeys, and remarks on U S presidents origins and heritage trends. The piece adds anecdotes on divorce allegations from Washington, Naval Academy graduates studying abroad, and a Breslau matriculation story where family study aids a student’s success. It closes with examples of domestic schooling, a sculptor and a gifted girl shaping clay into figures, and a Bates College recipient’s path from poverty to college honors.
Explosion Rocks Six-Block Locust Street Philadelphia Kill Count Rises
A massive blast on Locust Street above Tenth in Philadelphia wrecked six buildings and killed an estimated one to twenty or more people. Over forty injured poured into hospitals as fire broke out amid collapsing floors and streets. Authorities suspect a gasoline barrel in a grocery store caused the disaster, with many bodies expected to be found beneath rubble.
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Locust Street
Tenth
Philadelphia
Locusti-sirece
Ex Marshal Arrested in Hastings On Felonious Assault
Sheriff Dorgan of Alliance Nebraska arrested David W Lee on felonious assault charges after an incident aboard a car returning from Alliance to Mat Springs. A drunk colored man allegedly used abusive language. Lee allegedly knocked him down with a beer bottle after he refused to desist. Passengers in the car thanked Lee for stepping in.
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Ofelia
Dorgan
Atliance
Nebr
Hastings
Marshtal
David W Lee
Bond
Alliatics
Alliance
Mat
Lee
Provo Patient Fatally Immolates in Asylum Furnace
James M. Wilson, a patient at the Provo Utah asylum, threw himself into an open furnace door twice. First burial left him badly burned. while bandages were readied, he again plunged in and died of his injuries shortly after.
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James M. Wilson
Insane Asylum
Provo
Utah
Wilson
Street Railway Strike Demands One Cent Raise
Coxington Kentucky street railway conductors and the company pressed for a raise of one cent per hour. Cars are operated by non union workers despite the dispute.
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Coxington, Ky
Theodore Roosevelt Leads Coyotes Hunt Near Colorado Springs
Vice President Theodore Roosevelt travels with a party of five from Colorado Springs on a three day chase to the vicinity of Fountain for a coyotes hunt eighteen miles south of Colorado Springs.
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Ted
Theodore Roosevelt
Colorado’ Springs
Coyote Chase
Fountsine
Ehteen
Colorado Springs
Fire Destroys Warehouse of Broomcorn Trust
A warehouse owned by the broomcorn trust was destroyed by fire causing an estimated loss of 180000 dollars. Firemen battled the blaze as investigations proceed into the cause of the disastrous incident.
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Broom
Corn Trust
Noisy Town Overrun by Plague and Tragedy Incident
A damaged OCR fragment notes a town beset by a plague sweeping in at dawn and causing devastation. The text mentions casualties and a self inflicted death, with scattered references to local figures and disturbances.
Irrigation Boosts Garden Truck Yields in Nebraska Valley
In eastern central Nebraska farmers report irrigation proving effective on garden truck and seeds. Land under irrigation yields 65 to 80 bushels per acre, marking a favorable test year since irrigation began in 1896. Demand rises as dry weather heightens value of irrigated land and benefits from one-half to two-thirds water savings.
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Minos
Neb
Nebraska
Ita
News in Brief from the Nation and World
Brief items report a failed steel labor talks, shifts in wheat markets, deaths of Chicago figures, a Franco-Canadian strike threat, and fires in Europe. Also noted are bank loans, a stroke of Congressman Blount, the torpedo destroyer Viper wreck, a New York sports figure’s death, and various local incidents including robberies, shootings, suicides, and Klondike gold transport with sea and rail news.
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Rotst & Bradie
Ary
West Newton
Are
Iowa
Nebraska
West National Bank of Austin
Vex
Vis
Federal Bank
J. M .Loganu
Bank
Baenileurl
Lincoln
Wmba
Thomas” Figlaned
Agineer
Geo. Webb
New York, Central
Leech
Macon
Fia
James Blount
Lawton Grows Near Fort Limits After Land Lottery
Lawton Oklahoma rapidly develops outside fort boundaries after the land lottery ends. Thousands of homeseekers crowd toward the three government townsites Anndarko Hobart and Lawton. Lawton leads with 400 temporary businesses and a newspaper, as gambling thrives and Comanche camps form nearby amid August lot sales.
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Lawton
Okl
el René Tkahsands
Anndarko
Hobart
Harvest Hands Held Up In Arkansas City Rail Yards
Eleven harvest workers sleeping in an empty freight car were robbed at the Arkansas City yard. Two highwaymen, armed with revolvers, forced the men to stand in a row and searched them, taking 105 dollars seven watches and other jewelry. The robbers fled to the territory as the workers were en route from Oklahoma to Kansas fields.
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Arkansas City
Kan
Oklahoma
Kansas Fields
Short Term Aen Escape From Penitentiary
Short term convicts escaped from the penitentiary shortly after midnight Friday morning. Escapees were Clyde Page sent up for horse stealing from Britain county Lowell Adair from Douglas county with January 1903 expiry and Fred J Denny from Cheyenne county for grand larceny with seventeen months remaining.
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Clyde Page
Britaln
Lowell Adair
Douglas County
Fred J. Denny
Cheyenne County
Mechanic Arm Crushed by threshing machine accident near Seward
A young man named Henry Lehmaueer suffered a severe arm injury two miles north of Seward while trying to engage a belt on a moving threshing elevator. His right arm twisted and shattered from wrist to elbow, with deep lacerations. He was brought to town for surgical care, but surgeons remain unsure about the outcome.
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Com
Taim Lton
Wishils
Kan
Madanam
Elmer Scriptures
West Port
Ind
Humboldttas
Seattle Wash
Skaguay
Humboldt
Newport
Diinen
Valdez ‘Liand
Omaha
Thad Brookin
Mike Lighthawk
Capitol Avenue
Ing
UOE
Creighton
Seward
Henry Lehmaueer
Drowning of John A Ruston at Green's Island
John A Ruston aged twenty one theological student drowned at Green's Island six miles south of Dubuque Iowa while bathing. His parents Rev Dr W O Ruston pastor and seminary president witnessed as Howard Salet and Harry Shaw tried to rescue him and nearly died themselves.
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John A. Ruston
Green's Island
Dubuque, In
W. 0. Ruston
First Presbyterian Church
German Theological Seminary of the
Northwest
Howard Salet
Harry Shaw
Jury unable to reach verdict in Ander son shooting trial
The jury in the Ander son of Denver case, charged with shooting H H Jemmen and P G Banfies proprietors of the Evening Post, after six and a half days of testimony, reported inability to agree and was discharged. The January 13 shooting was in a second trial following a prior disagreement.
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Galli
K. K. Anderson
Denver
Cole
H. H. Jemmen
P.g.banfiles
the Evening Post
Pan American Exposition Admissions Rise on Attendance Figures
The Bureau of Admissions reports attendance at the Pan American Exposition rising, with three months ending July 21 noting 2,724,808 visitors. Except for one week, admissions have shown steady increases.
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Bureau of Admissions
Talmage Sermon on the Queen of Sheba and spice imagery
In a sermon rooted in 1 Chronicles and Solomon symbolism, Talmage argues Christianity likens Solomon to Christ and the queen of Sheba to truth seekers. He extols religion as spices like frankincense and cassia, urging believers to bring such spiritual aromas into daily life and feminine domestic duties.
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Louis Klopech
Washington
Teligion
Lebanon
Solomon
Jerusalem
Balkis
Sheba
Christ
Cassia
Spencer
Balkia
Tke
Mont Mupniment
Taj Mahal
India
Bagdad
Ailger
Walla
Gota
God
Foto
Halkis
Kine
Spices and vigor for church life in a revival sermon
A passionate call to enliven preaching with plain speech and joyful worship. The speaker urges more vitality, less jargon, and warmer outreach to the poor, urging spicy, uplifting messages and robust congregational singing. He compares church life to the Taj Mahal of spiritual delight, urging bold evangelistic warmth.
Largest Game Preserve Aims To Guard Africa Wildlife
An international treaty backed by England, Germany, France, Belgium, Portugal, Italy and Spain establishes Africa as the world's biggest game preserve. It bans hunting or destruction of elephants, giraffes, gorillas, hippos, lions, and other species, limits hunter takes, and promotes domestication and trade control to protect wildlife and ecosystems.
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Natlaow
Afric
Africa
Cape Colony
Natal
England
Germany
France
Belgium
Portugal
Italy
Spain
Lady Resists Smoking On Suburban Train Car
A woman with a bold, masculine spirit enters a smoking car on a suburban train and refuses the conductor's request to move. A fellow passenger clings to his cigarette, despite the call for reform and rest.
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O. Bo
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Calla
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Cmpress
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Europe
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Tian
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Jornana Garden
Seimen E
Wappen
Steel Trust
United Kingdom
Frank Collin
Chicago
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Adeline Pati
Stoelc
Santajo Waren
Phe
National Miners Federation of France
Kalden Kirchen
Warren Lewis
Whix
Poundmaster
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Crusch
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Tiennett
Lennan
Frank
Zehvung
Over and Funke
Coney Tstani
Loulday
Nery
Stonybrook
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Bloowington
John J. Moore
Bestew
Moon
A. A. McKinney
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Shelbyville High School
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Il. Park
Springs
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Park City
Elied Daring
Sala
Chaffee Light Artillery of
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Army
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Talmage
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Martha Gota
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Martha
Marthe
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America
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Kingdom of Christ
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Ghali
Coda
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