New Company Formed to Build Railroad in North Dakota
A new company, tied to Brandon and Devils Lake, receives a certificate of incorporation from the Secretary of State amid a railroad dispute. President Kelly says the Farmers road is upgrading from Rock Lake toward the Canadian line, reinforcing rails and grades to deter parallel lines by Soo, with northern end to start this year and south extension next year if tensions ease.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brandon
Devils Lake
Great Northern
Kelly
Ers Road
Inter- Ocean
Farmer's
Rock Lake
Soo
Bond Vote Fight Settled For Grahams Island School
A Grahams Island school district bond election dispute over building site 25 versus 23 was resolved amicably. The previous vote was voided and a new election ordered after a suggestion by Superintendent Norton. The compromise aims to reduce costs and avoid prolonged litigation.
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Grahams Island
Norton
Local notes on area residents and travelers
4 G Tanton was up from Lakota Thursday. Bert Crary of Crary is one of the delegates of the Grand Forks Y M G A at aenaing at the boys conference at Lake Geneva New York. Mrs Wm Sparks accompanied by her daughter Miss Lottie left Tuesday for a visit in the twin cities and after a short stay there they will visit friends in Canada being absent about two weeks. Smyser Baughman who has charge of a train of Pullmans from Chicago to Salt Lake City was in the city this week visiting his parents at Greenwood HS returned to Chicago yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
G. Tanton
Bert Crary
Crary
Grand Forks
Chicago
Salt Lake City
City
Greenwood, HS
London Fad Spurs Young Pilferers Targeting Shop Signs
A London craze following San Francisco spurs boys to steal letters from shop windows and mosaic bits from vestibules. Police are on alert as gangs scout corners while shop signs suffer hundreds of dollars in weekly damage. Some thieves reach second-story windows to grab lettering, making manufacturers worry about losses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
London
San Francisco
England
Immigration Boom Reaches Canada West From U S
The influx shifts from border states to the New England and southern districts as Canada prepares for a westward settlement wave. Ottawa appoints Boston and Pittsburg agents amid rising US immigration from 18 000 in 1900 01 to 45 000 in 1903 04 with forecasts of higher totals this year.
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Winnipeg
Can
United States
Republi
Carolinas
Texas
New England States
Ottawa
Boston
Pittsburg
America
Steer Breaks Into Camden Dry Goods Store
A herd of steers from Philadelphia stampeded through Kaighn Avenue after a trolley car startled them. One steer crashed into Philip Overbach's shop at 305 Kaighn Avenue, smashing the plate glass and wrecking millinery and ribbons before escaping with bits of merchandise attached to horns.
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Camden
N. J
Philadelphia
Kaigha Avenue
Philip Overbach
Kaighn Avenue
Elephant attack at New York hippodrome amusement
A youth tried riding a bucking elephant at a New York hippodrome. The enraged animal knocked him and a driver from their cart, injuring bystanders and causing chaos. Details are unclear due to damaged OCR but describe an elephant attack and injuries.
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New ‘York
Hippodrome
Bib Frenta
Fragmented OCR News Note on a Boy and Unclear Events
A garbled OCR snippet mentions a ten year old boy and uncertain medical notes. The text contains multiple misspellings and disjointed phrases, including references to doctors and a soup, with no clear dates, places, or coherent events to verify.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mormal
Opera
17 Year Locusts Appear Near Chicago After 17 Years
Reports from Waukegan and Fort Sheridan indicate the 17 year cicadae emerging as crowds gather in woods near Chicago. Entomologists note the periodical cicadae of the septendecim race spend years underground before June wing development and swarm to feed on tree roots, with English sparrows said to prey on them.
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Chicago
Earth
Waukegan
Fort Sheridan
Tate
Egypt
Bibil
Wireless on Fast Trains Test Signals Across 60 Miles
Chicago reports successful wireless telegraph tests with the Chicago and Alton line moving at 60 miles per hour. Messages sent from the South Side station of the American De Forest Wireless Telegraph Company were received aboard the running train for a distance of 60 miles from Chicago. The test suggests future permanent installation on the Limited and other fast trains with two way communication once improved receiving gear is added.
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Chicago
Chicago & Alton
Alton
Limited
South Fide
American de Forest ‘Wireless Telegraph Company
Thirtythird Street
Western Avenue
Age Caratus
Sun Spots Aid to Trees Influence of Solar Activity
Ca mille Miammarion and Abbe Moreau publish two articles on how sun activity affects vegetation. Over two decades, Miammarion records chestnut leafing dates on Avenue de l Obserservatoire and links tree cycles to sun exposure. Moreau supports a period of greatest solar weather tied to eclipse durations, with notes extending to Canada.
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Faris
Camille Miammarion
Abbe Moreau
Avenue de l'Oberservatoire
Apris Moreau
Moreen
Canada
Fragmented OCR Summary of Unknown Local Notice
The readable text is garbled with no clear names places or dates. It appears as a damaged OCR fragment without a coherent event or notice to summarize.
Twentieth Century Limited adopts 18 hour Chicago to New York run
The Twentieth Century Limited now departs Chicago at 1 30 PM and arrives New York at 7 30 AM next day, creating an 18 hour schedule praised by Wall Street and La Salle Street interests for enabling same day or next day business between the two cities. High speed and strict discipline are required, with trains, staff, and track conditions optimized to sustain 90 to 100 miles per hour during delays.
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Chicago
New York
Wall Street
la Salle Street
Stock Exchange and Board of Trade
New York City
Catra
Twentieth Century Limited
Limited
Lake Shore
New York Central
Ends Life on Wedding Eve in Minnesota Farm Village
John Dammon a farmer living eight miles south of Glencoe Minnesota, was to marry Dora Walters, a neighbor’s daughter. Neighbors prepared for a large wedding with guests and a brass band. Dammon, found dead hanging in the barn the morning after, had slept in the same room. Walters, despondent, remained at the Dammon home.
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Encoe. Minn
John Dammon
Glencoe
Dora Walters
Dammon
Waltera
Marriage of 98th Anniversary Groom and 35 Year Old Bride
George Sinton of Logan township marries Misa Mand J. Love, a 35 year old schoolteacher. The ceremony marks the groom’s 98th wedding anniversary, and the bride brings six daughters and granddaughters, creating a unique family milestone in Prescott Michigan.
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Prescott, Mich
George Sinton
Logan Township
Misa Mand J. Love
Erhom
War Times and Local Figures in Cape May District
Fragmentary text details names and events from wartime era in Cape May and neighboring areas. Mentions Cape May resident Samco V Clark and others in a convoluted ledger of military and colonial notes with unclear dates and roles.
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Thicago
Chicago & Alton Road
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Sothaman
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Sreerk
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Cynfdernie
F. T
FOX
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Baker
Omaha
Robert
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Reni
Heeren Tebe
Albert Hobaets
Valeatee
Aldawal
Asa Kecca
Sion
Fonrth
Farrington
Tonto
Kelley
Fourth Street
Uth Ale Aide
Abies
Aye Ne
Eoe
Whit
State of
North Dakota
Ramseye
Daniel J. Laxdal
Plaintift
Jngups Jopedolls
Sigurlang
Feidtonye Tous
Cay Sam Glourpoy
Josue Wallax
Jaye
Oman
Orndeurg
Fed
Ofice of
Thaler
Ramsey
M. Bripl
Directore
Grahams
Salmuch
Ramsey County
Socreay
State of nAtional Shell Aera
Ferce
Dimatora
Gray Hump Island
Ramsay County
Peter Morgan
Clad
P.O
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Devils
John Pe Aniautramant
Ciee Davis
Baroway
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Benadict's Academy
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