Global economic notes from the era and curious modern curios
The item surveys rising Protestant numbers in Ceylon and a shift in European wealth holdings led by Russia and the United Kingdom. It records 1818 sugar production in Louisage, Parisian annual food intake, a Los Angeles cooling tower for railroad power, African ivory values, a Mexican earthquake lake fissure, a Chautauqua outreach, horse head coverings in hot weather, probation failures in Chicago, a German poultry quip, and a German fowl plucking method.
Cummins Sweeps Board in Iowa Convention
In Des Moines the Cummins faction dominates the state convention seizing officers and securing key posts. Herriott and allies lose influence as Cummins’ delegates are seated and Weaver wins the judgeship while Mowry narrows Brown’s railroad commissioner bid, signaling a strong party slate heading toward the next campaign.
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Th Cummings
John Herriott
Spreme Court
M. Weaver
Brown
CG. Barrett
Des Moines
Cummins
Ant
Committee On
Jackson
Carroll
Tvas
Herriott
Weaver
Mowry
Railroad Commissiones
Friends
Lawton Citizens Enforce Gamble Ban After Stand
After waiting for authorities to act Lawton residents took matters into their own hands. A homeowner crowd organized and served notice that unlicensed gambling would be allowed in Lawton area. The following day the so called surething devices vanished from sight.
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Waim
Lawton
Surething
Burn Him at the Stake in Coffee County Outrage
John Wesley Wennington, labeled as Pennington, was burned at the stake near Enterprise Alabama before about 500 citizens. The mob, white and black, torched the attacker after a brutal assault on Mrs. J C Davis, a prominent farmer's wife, who he confessed to attacking.
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John Wesley Wennington
Enterprise
Ala
Coffee County
Pennington
J.C. Davis
Sparks Cause a Bad Fire East of Harvard Nebraska
A fire sparked by a locomotive engine in tall dry grass east of the Harvard race track caused significant anxiety and property loss. A south wind drove flames into a meadow and wheat field. the Edwards farm dwelling burned, barn saved after hard work, and nearby grain stood in shadows.
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Nor Lkhorn
Harvard
Neb
J. R. Edwards
Montana
Ibraneesse
Stolen Fortunes in Bay Area Gold Heist
In San Francisco a Selby Smelting and Lead Co vault robbery netted about 1,200 pounds of gold worth 280000 dollars. Thieves tunneled from outside the building and escaped by boat in fog, leaving two bars worth nearly 50000 dollars on the water edge. Police across bay cities alerted.
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San Francisco
Selby Smelting Jand Lead Company
Selby Works
Bay Shore
Pavifie. Comst
Bay Cities
Ice purity crackdown targets Chicago across state
State pure food commission orders inspectors to examine all ice plants for domestic use violations. The agency warns that almost all Chicago ice sold is for cooling and packing, not domestic consumption, and improper ice has been linked to typhoid fever cases.
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Chicago
Notan
Not the Bender family witness returns to Independence
Ed York brother of Dr York of Independence Missouri returns home denying claims the Ayers family near Fort Collins is the Bender clan in disguise. He was part of the party that found his brother’s remains and contests reports of the Benders’ escape. A Colorado official, George Bibb, chief clerk at Colorado Fuel and Iron Co, killed himself in Denver after months of ill health.
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Ed York
York
Independence
Ender
Independeses
Ayers
Fort Collins
Bender
Bulide
George Bibb
Colorado Fuel & Iron Co
Denver
Col
Boston
Canada
Wheat
United States
Bedtree
F. Proxer
Ottawa
W.V. Bennett
New York Life
Buffalo
Rails Spill Wrecks Train Near Nappanee
Spreading rails at Nappanee Indiana on the Baltimore and Ohio derailed passenger train No 6 the flyer to the east. Six cars left the track at sixty miles an hour. Eighty passengers escaped with only a bad shakeup.
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Nappanee
Ind
Baltimore & Ohio
Flyer
Reading Strike Nears End and Other Local Items
Bitten by a tarantula near Yankton John Novotny, a wealthy citizen, is treated after a banana bunch drop. Reading railway strike nearly over with many back at work. Cattleman Gurwell’s home in Andover burned for $6,000. no clues. Simmons and Donaldson quarrel over property. Donaldson hurt, may die. State conventions set August 7 in Lincoln. silver Republicans absent. Miller charged with cattle theft in Misbhrawa Neb. Mortgage stamps valued at $45,000 attached last Thursday morning at Nic obrara. deputy sheriff injured by burglars.
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Gurwell
Andover
Kas
Burwell
Talmage Sermon Teaches All Flocks Gathered At Gospel Well
In this Aug 11 sermon Dr. Talmage urges inviting all people to the gospel well. He compares spiritual gathering to Mesopotamian shepherds moving to water, urging open gates and universal access to Christ’s comfort. He pleads against exclusiveness and stresses enduring hope for the afflicted and aged.
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Louie Kopech
Washington
Talmace
Mesopotamia
Meare
Jacob
Mes
Shep- Forse
Rachel
Éwine
Jesus
Christ
New York
Laplander
Patagonian
Will
Cloves: Cultivation, Harvest, and Uses Across Regions
Cloves grow on evergreen trees reaching forty to fifty feet, flowering in June and December. The trees begin bearing at ten years and mature around five more. harvesting uses white cloth under trees and bamboo beating, with sun drying to a dark rich color. In England and America they serve as a condiment while France ages them for liquors and medicines use them for tonics.
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England
France
Last Words Attributed To Pitt In Bellamy Pie Tale
A anecdote popularized by Disraeli recounts William Pitt's supposed final words about Bellamy's pork pies. The tale emerged from an old Commons waiter and reflects famed dying utterances as recounted by contemporaries.
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Wiliam Pitt
Disrael
House of Commons
Disraeli
Mr. Pitt
Putney
Bellamy
Post-Haute
Pitt
St Helena as a Prison Site in Historical Thought
The article recalls St Helena’s use as a place of banishment including Fernando Lopez's exile and the death of an Indian rajah en route. It notes Napoleon's exile bringing attention to the island and discusses its consideration for Boer prisoners of war as a safe, suitable option.
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St. Helena
Fortuguere
Fernando Lopez
India
Petrojeum Pia Finn Tone Scale Report
An OCR fragment references petroleum grade scale and kerosene emission topics, noting hil and emission context. The readable portion hints at scale terms and energy product discussions. No clear event, date, or named entities are established in the text.
Fragmented 19th Century Notice Fragments on Crime and Commerce
A garbled survey of topics including British cavalry in South Africa praising small horses, unverified murder statistics by implication, counterfeit money findings, Scarecrow ads for patent remedies such as Haswell Bitters and Allen’s Foot Ease, and a stray note on labor strikes and clothing care. Distinct entities: Philadelphia Record, San Francisco federation, Allen Olmsted LeRoy NY, Red Cross Ball Blue.
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Christang du Ceylon
Russia
Austria
Germany
United Kingdom
Italy
Tlouis- Jang
Paris
Los Angeles Railroad
Sherman
Cal
Brussels
Mexico
Hood
Creighton
Tesmatera
Enuine
Cummings
Iowa
Lawton Pot Ph
Tismee
Gyer Torriigry
Kought
Emme Tizzard
W. R. Wizzard
Eaton
Miss Tizzard
Clay
Center
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Clay Center
Craig
Blue River
Blue Springs
Memphis
Tennessee
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Memphis Street Railway
Estes
Dobniales
Clayton Rodgers
Wheeling
W Vy
Forcihly
May Yost
Gir Saatultin
Ling
Ohio
Ang ‘Coast
Azoo
Dimals
Dr. York
Colorado
Yankton
John Novotnoy
Reading
Hans
Ita
Trayhured
Sia
Tiarley Simmons
Wort Donald
Leigh
Kins
Simmons
Donaldson
Ail
Swan
Lincoln
William Miller
Misbrawa
Hi, Township
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Sheri Joti
Talmage
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Croesus
Rothschilds
Far ‘East
Jesus Christ
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Earth
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Isase
Paul
Shephierds
Tam
Dr. Quincey
Charles Lamb
Theodore Hook
Edwin Forrest
South Africa
Mazity
Philadelphia Record
Gilli Mare
Secret Service
Hastetter
City Front Federation
Imdiea
Allen
Olmsted
LeRoy
Aaa
University OF Notre Dame
St. Edward's
AL Morrisey
Ad Tower CO
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Emiun Somles
Tane Atin
Alan
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