Bold bank robberies stain the Mississippi valley season
A Chicago based tally notes over thirty successful midwest bank robberies from October to December 1905. Indiana Illinois Kentucky Kansas Missouri and neighboring states saw multi town heists often by gangs using nitroglycerine and soap to blast safes, with captures rare and loot typically substantial.
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Mississippi Valley
Chicago
Missouri
Ilinois
Indiana
Kansas
Middle West
Bank
Willard
Sanborn
Hagerstown
Ridgeville
Ochoa
Duquoin
Ill
Bank of Creighton
Creighton
Washington,nd
Cherryvale
Kan
Bank of
Reno
Union
Illinois
Kentucky
Arkansas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Texas
Nebraska
Royal
Mineral Point
Wis
Harry Stewart
St. Louis
Shelbyville
Stewart
Great
Capt. Kinney
Indianapolis
Buckeye in Gold Cage Becomes Treasure for New Orleans Man
Herbert Herring of New Orleans credits a buckeye encased in gold with saving his life during a series of disasters from a delayed Galveston train to a fatal flood near Black Hotel and a drownings at sea. He vows never to part with the lucky charm.
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Kansas City
Herbert Herring
New Orleans
Galveston
Rightful King of Poland Claim Tied to Sobieski Line
Col. John Sobieski once a Prohibition candidate for Missouri governor is described as the rightful king of Poland. An American citizen living in California, born in 1842 in Poland, he and his daughter are said to be the only known direct descendants of the warrior king John Sobieski.
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Middle West
Dumas
Willard, Ky
Poland
Col
John Sobieski
Prohibition
Missouri
California
Palestine
Paul
Jesus
Thickness of Human Skin Across Nations
A discussion notes that skin thickness varies by population with Central African individuals having skin about one and a half times thicker than Europeans. It observes thicker skin on the head and back, suggesting sun protection adaptation in hot climates.
Rambo and Baldwin clash on trust in four year feud
In a Washington style exchange the Chicago Tribune notes a dispute where Rambo accuses Baldwin of extravagance and deceit. Baldwin counters by recalling four years of financial restraint and a history of broken trust between them.
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Rambo
Baldwin
Chicago Tribune
Gopher scalps bounty shapes county debt story
Kansas auditor report shows Western counties used bounties on gopher scalps to aid destitute settlers during the 1890s hard times. Stevens County owes 40000 of its 100000 total debt to scrip for bounties. Senator F Dumont Smith notes many families were saved from want by these payments and counties may repay now that times are better.
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Topeka
Kan
Seth G. Wells
Kansas
Stevens County
F. Dumont Smith
Edwards
Moses Returns to Egypt After Ethiopian Sojourn
In a dramatic narrative set long ago Moses delays his return to Egypt to pursue Hebrew knowledge and a mystery message from Ammihud, son of Joseph. A captured Hebrew delivers a papyrus message urging return, while Pharaoh awaits Moses to restore Egypt’s rule and honor. The tale follows Moses and the princess as they weigh the implications of his quest and prepare for a triumphant Thebes welcome.
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Moses
Egypt
Ethiopia
Pharaoh
Thermutis
Goshen
Ammihud
Joseph
Gosher
Ammihad
Last Slave Vessel Reaches Georgia Coast in 1860
Col William Youngblood of Alabama recalls the last ship to bring African slaves to the U S reaching Georgia in 1860. The vessel carried 500 to 600 enslaved people, landed at the Savannah coast, and auction occurred in Augusta with prices from 300 to 800 dollars each. Youngblood, then a schoolboy, saw some of the enslaved in neighbors’ possession.
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William Youngblood
Alabama
Georgia
Savannah
Augusta
Col Youngblood
Moses and Thermutis seek God’s plan amid royal honors
In a palace scene Moses receives honors as Thermutis presses for him to claim a future in Canaan. Ammihud reveals the promised land and Joseph’s tomb records, prompting Moses to seek God’s will over Egyptian kingship. The couple ponders deliverance, with fear of tragedy shadowing their voyage home.
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Memphis
Thermutis
Egypt
Ammihud
Joseph
Abraham
Isaac
Jacob
Canaan
Ammibud
God
Churches Seek Independence From Foreign Dictation in Japan
Churches in Japan display a new longing for independence as Japan is seen as a great power. Leading Christians advocate freedom from foreign control and influence in church affairs.
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Japan
English cathedral sparked question about two thousand years
A Fonochow Christian woman visiting England read the cathedral’s oldest date and exclaimed that Christians had long existed without being told. The remark highlights a moment of surprise at historical Christian presence.
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Fonochow
China
England
Gordon's Hope Realized After Nearly 30 Years
General Gordon’s appeal for missionaries to the Sudan is now being answered after about three decades. Lord Cromer and the Sirdar concede political conditions are favorable as a strong movement of Church Missionary Society missionaries is dispatched.
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Gen. Gordon
Lord Cromer
Sirdar
Church Missionary Society
Reverend Murray Named Lamplighter in Salthold NY
Reverend William H. Murray chosen to act as lamplighter for Universalist church in Salthold. He begins duties walking over 12 miles nightly. He says the $25 monthly salary is one of two reasons for taking the post, the other being incidental exercise.
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William H. Murray
Universalist Church
Salthold
N. Y
Murray
Pleasant gatherings with dancing and no fights reported
The Lake View Oregon Examiner notes a week ago at the 7T ranch a surprise party with pleasant time and Jeff Parish praised as best dancer. Another party at Plush last Friday drew a large crowd, enjoyable and peaceful aside from a couple of bluffs, no hard blows occurred.
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Jeff Parish
Lake View
Ore
Tess Marries On The Thirteenth Rumor
In Philadelphia a playful exchange centers on Tess's marriage on the thirteenth and the superstition of bad luck, with skepticism about misfortune for a real wedding.
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Tess
Jess
Philadelphia Press
At the Concert
A brief item notes Patience, a long-haired pianist with diamonds, who began life as a poor musician and remains so, according to the Yonkers Statesman.
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Patience
Patrice
Yonkers Statesman
Colored Sheriff Bates of Vergennes Long-Serving Chief
Stephen Bates a colored man has served as Vergennes Vermont chief of police and city sheriff for 26 years. Born to free parents in Shirley Virginia nearly 64 years ago he is described as intelligent and self taught with high community regard.
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Stephen Bates
Vergennes
Shirley
Bates
The Last Man Laments Over School’s Fate
The Last Man speaks of despair over whether a school will close or stay open. He complains that no girl would marry him, then waits for the final bust up with gloom. The quotation reflects a personal, lighthearted lament in a clipped newspaper voice.
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N. Y
Boots Toasted by Steam In Georgia Claim
A short Georgia humor snippet from the Atlanta Constitution depicts a terse exchange about heating boots on a stove to steam out snakes. The dialogue highlights local dialect and rural wit.
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Atlanta Constitution
New Year Resolutions Satirized by Cigar Snubbing
The quip notes many men who vowed to quit smoking on New Year’s Day likely relapsed after receiving cigars from their wives on Christmas Day.
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