Tragic Murder in Johnstown prompts manhunt
Mrs. Robert Garrison murdered in Johnstown near this city. John Brantlinger, a farm hand from Voledlo, arrested while fleeing toward a Grand Trunk train. Garrison had recently sold a farm for 1100 dollars and may have held money in the house.
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Hattle Creek
Mich
Robert Garrison
Johnstown
John Brantlinger
Fred Vansykel
Brantlinger
Voledlo
Fred Stamm
Garrison
Cable laying begins across Pacific with ceremony in Manila
The Pacific undersea cable project advances as a ceremony in Manila marks the laying of the line. Governor Gage's daughter christened the cable amid speeches and a California wine toast. The work aims to connect the Philippines to the United States with the wire, with offices established in Manila and concessions secured for ore and underground iron.
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California
Gage
Manila
Telegraph Company
Philippines
Reunion of War Nurses at Washington Encampment
The first week of December in Washington marked a grand encampment and reunion of Spanish American War nurses. President Roosevelt welcomed them after a special War Department reception, honoring women who cared for soldiers in Montauk, Chattanooga, Cuba, Porto Rico, Tientsin, Pekin, and the Philippines.
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Uncle Sam
National Capital
Roosevelt
Montauk
Chattanooga
Jacksonville
Cuba
Porto Rico
Tientsin
Pekin
Philippines
Society of
Seventh Arvy Corps
War Department
McGee
United States Army
Congress
McKinley
Army Nurse Corps
Mrs. Grant Dies Widow of General Grant at 76
Mrs. Julia Dent Grant widow of Ulysses S. Grant died in Washington D C Sunday night at age seventy seven after kidney trouble and valvular heart disease. She had suffered a bronchial illness worsened by a cold and had been bedridden for most of the time since October after returning from Coburg.
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Grant Passack
Washington
Jusin Dent Grant
Ulysses S. Grant
United States
D. C
Coburg
Canada
Cal
Airs.Sartoris
Fragmented World News and Tragic Lake Losses
A garbled dispatch covers global communication routes and a historic test of cross continental messaging, noting vast distances and a 1902 navigation season with Lake Michigan and others recording 14 deaths. It also reports Mrs. Grant’s failing health and a series of miscellaneous local incidents and injuries across the era.
Death of Luke McLaughlin Ends 108 Year Life in Muscatine
Luke McLaughlin of Muscatine dies at 108. He married seventy eight years ago and is survived by his wife. An eccentric Irishman known to most residents, he was born in 1799 in Galyiayyrt Yond.
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Lawrence Poulliam
Am National Bank
Asheville
N.C
Charlotte
Poulliam
Stockton
Cal
Subway
Fonmhs
John
South St. Mia
Russia
GC. R. Smith
Marshall Mine
Galena
Kan
Luke McLaughlin
Muscatine
McLaughlin
Galyiayyrt Yond
Peruna touted by public figure in catarrh letter
A letter from Hon. Loudls Johnson, son of the late Reverdy Jolson, lauds Peruna as a radical cure for catarrh. The advertisement argues catarrh harms body secretions and that gargles and sprays offer only temporary relief, urging readers to request Dr. Hartman’s free Intent book and contact The Hartman Drug Manufacturing Co. for advice.
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Loudls
Johnson
Reverdy Jolson
United States
Maryland
President Johnson
England
1008
Y Street
N. W
Peruna
Louis E. Johnson
Hartman
Pertuia Drug Manufacturing Co
Columbus
Olio
Eratis
Dr. Tyartiran
Hartman Sanitarium
Feathered question ends with two tot truth
A Philadelphia Telegraph excerpt recalls two toddlers debating evolution and parental discipline. The children joke about feathers and flight as they discuss why their father plucked them from their arms, revealing a playful take on human origins and a child’s view of grown up rules.
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Wim
Philadelphia Telegraph
Crust Saving Sparks Mother Daughter Exchange
Mamima warns Ethel about saving crusts while the girl says she keeps them for a future use. The exchange underscores frugal habits shaping daily household life.
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Mamima
Ethel
Wealthy Uncle Buys Singer a Crossing After Hearing Voice
A judge notes that a rich uncle plans to send the young singer across the water after hearing her perform. Ethel asks if the move is to cultivate her talent, while Mae suggests the motive is to keep her out of the way.
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Bessie
Ethel
Mae
Luck and birthdays weave a Christmas romance
A quirky note links Robinson Luck to a festive romance and a fiancée whose birthday lands on Christmas, highlighting quirky coincidences and playful wordplay around luck and love.
Teapot Theme Inspires Morning Kitchen Conversation
In a charming domestic vignette, 4-year-old Mabel asks what the coffee pot is singing about during breakfast while Manning prepares the meal. Mam ma replies it is just singing, and Mabel responds with a playful stop time remark.
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Mamma
Mabel
the Little Chronicle
Subterranean Lake Found Near Buel Australia
A 300 foot deep subterranean lake in Buel, Australia, has been found with a seemingly inexhaustible water supply, sparking interest in potential uses and exploration opportunities.
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Buel
Australia
Nonsense Prose Notes and Odd Phrases From An 19th Century Page
The fragmentary text references Mrs. Austin and a fanciful leap from St Louis to Chicago. It mentions Winston's Sooty Sync for Children with teething uses and 25 cents, and includes quirky lines about women’s beliefs on hearts diamonds clubs spades. The piece reads as a miscellaneous clipping with no clear news event.
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