Adjutant Frost Brings Salvation Army Nursing Corps to New York
Adjutant Caroline Frost of London arrives to organize a Salvation Army nursing corps in New York. A trained nurse school will open at Carnegie Hall to place nurses at slum posts, with a focus on childbirth care. Four nurses from Houdon and Chicago join the nucleus. Frost holds a Dublin MD and has fourteen years of active service with 4,000 accouchements.
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Merica
Caroline Frost
London
Salvation Army
Carnegie Hall
New York
Band of Mercy
Adjutant Frost
Dublin
New York Board of Health
Houdon
Chicago
Isle of Jersey
Hove
Spirit of Christmas in the Home Companion mulls modern holiday tastes
In a December piece the author urges embracing the spirit of holiday cheer over strict adherence to traditional rituals. She argues for adapting Christmas customs to present circumstances, valuing goodwill, togetherness, and shared effort while downplaying rigid, outdated expectations.
Beasts at Dulnig Zoo See Tiger Heal After Paw Surgery
In a Dulnig zoo remember a tiger named Bev Saraued Weughton died earlier in life but a later event shows a tiger injured on its paw receiving surgery by Dr Haughtos. The operation restored movement and the tiger later purred and became friendly with the tigress and doctor.
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Bev Saraued
Weughton
Dulnig
Sanday
BeiaBee
Bool
Traveling Mountain Movement Across Columbia River
Geologists describe a moving geological formation along the Columbia River as it travels upstream from the Cascades toward the Aaties. The feature advances steadily, displacing railroad ties and disrupting tracks in places, with some segments rising or falling several feet over years.
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Colombia
Peerty
Moortsis
Cascades
Ben Tati author at work on an Irish play
Thimiga Dud Uaetet author of Ben Tati is at work on an Irish play he hopes will be produced soon. The Philadelphia writer has written poetry for six decades and is now 77 years old. He is best known for Ten Piel and Pengui The article notes his early fame, legal career, and political stint with New Jersey legislators.
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Thimiga Dud
Uaetet
Ben Tati
Foglish
Nnte
de Maurier
Philadelphia
Pueber
Giases
Dortor
University of Pennselvika
Medisine
New Jersey Legislatueres
New Jersey
Andree’s Parting Words Amid Polar Departure
The report quotes Andree predicting a wait of up to years for news, with a grim omen about the far north and a note that survivors will endure a long vigil. The language resembles a fragile, archaic telegram style from the era.
Notorious Memphis felon Woodward's dark crime spree ends in Sing Sing
The article profiles William Carroll Woodward known as Big Hawley, a notorious con artist and forger who operated from Memphis to St. Louis and New York. Born in Memphis, he escaped custody after a bribed attempt, raised counterfeit coinage, ran gambling schemes, and seduced and manipulated women, earning a reputation as one of the era’s most infamous cross-continent crooks. He was imprisoned at the Tombs in New York and later convicted of blackmail, facing a potential Sing Sing sentence.
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W. Carroll Woodward
Alig “Big Hawley
New York
Samuel W. Bridgham
William Carroll Woodward
All South
America
Europe
Rowe
Wis Operstiota
Signel Musgrave
Asia
Australia
Shelby County
Penn
Anid
Nashville
Tii
Woodward
Memphis
Pally
Moranver
Siender
Louis
Samuel Williamson
Wiliam J. Williamson
Mies Helen Beaudry
Meira Heandry
Mr. Williamson
Williamson
Helen Headey
Menephia
Willian
Wootweard Weyer
Liew
Farid Haan
Ragie Adecke Chia Incident Described in Confusing Passage
A garbled report recounts an event involving Ragie Adecke Chia and Henry Kelis with a 4 year old child present. The text mentions a house by Blarkwecer River and a creature or apparatus described as eight feet eleven inches long, but many details are unclear or misrendered.
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Henry Kelis
de Grocsé
Undetermined historical note on unseen event and people
Fragmentary OCR text references a family decision and actions by individuals including Jemn and K with unclear context. The passage mentions a supposed fairness, direction from others, and a reflective tone about whose responsibility it is, leaving the actual event or outcome vague.
Hundred-Year-Old Groom Weds 75-Year-Old Bride in St. Joseph
John J Overton, 100, of St. Joseph, Mo., marries Mrs. Mary Y Henderson, 75, in a quiet ceremony at the courthouse. Their wedding defies age norms with no attendants or flowers as they begin life together in South St. Joseph.
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United States
John J. C. Overton
St. Joseph
Mary Y. Henderson
South St. Joseph
John Jd
Overton
Hague
Pennsylvania
el Wiest
Rocky Mountains
Win Ufe
Joweph
Belton
Jim
Gevenly-Aix
Ovetion
Jedian
Mechen Badibe
Ile
Big Adaon
India
Washington Mor
Geertog
Peery Penigerd Lefé Winee Pheime
Cleveland Latel Hark
Erage
Andrew Diekmen
New Lcieane Fe Wengirthy
Divorce Spark: Woman Seeks Support for Two Husbands
Florence C. Treadwell, ex-wife of Springfield millionaire Horatio W. Southworth, asks Boston court to require continued alimony for herself and her younger second husband. She asserts 47 years old, marriage in 1861, divorce in 1890 with 160 dollars monthly, alimony later reduced to one cent, and she currently supports her second husband after his job loss. The judge considers the case under counsel guidance.
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Dunbar
Boston
Florence C. Treadwell
Horatio W. Southworth
Springfield
Treadwell
Southworth
Samuel
New York
Toronto College
Comnet
Ealraor
Fragmented Evening Chicago Dispatch On War Mage Threats
A garbled Chicago Evening snippet discusses a commission offering a settee and mentions threats to confine work to a figure of a man. The exchange includes an unnamed speaker suggesting tighter control and a possible later briefing.
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Chicago
Missing Geneseo man found dead near town
Jaeek Riston vanished after a late evening in Geneseo. A week later his body was discovered near Cambritgs Ma schoolhouse by children walking to school. No clues explain where or how he died.
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Jaeek Riston
Ecdenowa
Geneseo
Childresse
Unclear OCR Fragment From Topeka Page Aids
Incomplete readable text mentions Topeka Kansas and generic items. Fragmentary names and numbers are unreadable, hindering a clear event or subject.
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Balvation Army
Fife
Miorence Hall Winterburn
Bear Bay
Ge «A Tiger
Oregon
Thomas Duin English
Austore
Ben Koit
Thomas Dusn
Andree
William G. Woodward
Tramemis von
St. Levis
S. Lowa
Woolwart
George Eddy
St .Lewis
Secret Service Ethorities
Bert Whedaed
Krel
Billy Woodward
Tlelen Beau Dicy
Ragie Adecke
Chia
Missouri
Sohn & GO
Berery
John J. G. Overton
Woman's
ROVE
Jossoe Feinance
Mitsi Ploringh Treadwiorl
Boar
Topeka
Kas
Che-Chaies
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