Briton Reaches Furthest South Ahead of Past Explorers
Elgin Echo reports Captain David Seattle and the Discovery voyage reaching 400 miles farther south than any prior expedition. Royal Geographical Society President Markham notes a vast unnamed continental landmass near the Antarctic interior. The expedition’s path suggests a southward land connection toward the pole, marking a major geographic breakthrough.
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Royal Geographical Society
Sh Hig Bovn
Bseatt
Nity
Berids
Mountaing
Missouri Judge Rules on Muddy Weather Dress Code
In Joplin Missouri Judge Potter's court Miss Flo Williams was arrested for elevating her skirt to keep dry in mud. She explained the act was to protect her clothing and feet and was discharged. Williams, long established in Well City's dress industry, travels to Joplin for such appearances.
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Potter'a
Miyy Flo Williams
Miss Wiliams
Well City
Juplin
Insane Heir Found Amid Kidnap and International Turmoil
Lafayette lad Moses Fowler Chase, abducted from an insane asylum in Paris in 100, has been located at a private sanitarium by Consul General Gowdy. The heir to a 1,000,000 estate, his abduction sparked a feud between his father and Mrs. Dubine. Other dispatches note Spain’s republican shift with 20,000 farm workers joining, two drownings after a bayou accident, a West coast land rush, and a string of fires and political scandals across North America and Europe.
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Paris
Cornsul General Gowdy
Dubine
Baek
Dueng
Dueng In Kidnaping the Boy, the Object Being To Get Vontrel
Dvelrvad
Gonsul
Gowily
Ship Fruit to Europe with New Market Plan
The Agricultural Department efforts seek a European market for American fruits. Experiments show U S fruit can reach Paris London Liverpool Hamburg in prime condition and profit. Apples peaches pears oranges have sold in London Paris London and Hamburg at profits higher than domestic trade. Pomology division will continue tests to open foreign markets for plums apricots and other surplus fruits.
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Waimburg
Gottld Busécubett
California
England
Franco
Germany
Firemen Buried Under Wall in Sheldon Neb
A wall collapse at a Sheldon Nebraska fire scene crushed several volunteer firemen at 10 Monday morning while others were dragged free. The blaze started Sunday afternoon in a newspaper office and three buildings were destroyed, with Morris drug store Southernland’s drug store and Hart’s hardware catching fire as flames rekindled Monday morning. Over 300 residents aided the effort in windy conditions threatening the business district.
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Sheldon
Neb
Colby
Cleveland Judge Slams Jury In Woman Accused Murder
Judge Nett of Criminal Court denounced a weak sentimental jury that acquitted Mrs. Wiurkowski in the murder of her husband. The jurists’ verdict prompted the judge to sentence Charles Janowski to the penitentiary for a separate murder charge.
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Judge Nett
Cleveland
Wiurkowski
Tle
Charles Janowski
Janowski
Mis
Burdick
Edwin L. Burdick
Buffalo
Pennell
Judge Halsey Rules Blacklists Privileged Communications
Milwaukee Circuit Court Judge Halsey issued a ruling that so called block lists are privileged communications in a libel case brought by Valentine Gerhardt against Axmar & Co and William G. Lloyd, Milwaukee representatives of a packers’ combine. The $10,000 damages suit was dismissed and appeal to the Supreme Court seems likely.
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Circuit Court of Milwaukee
Valentine Gerhardt
Axmar & Co
William G. Lloyd
Supreme Court
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Ilaninges
Copper Find in Montana Sparks Butte Comparison
New copper discoveries in Montana raise hopes of another Butte as mining gains promise. Read of oil and copper-rich ore at California in Missoula County amid earlier finds and a wealth of old stories about mines and local enterprise.
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Montana
Caltese
Missoula County
Double life of Chicago burglar Walter Sheehan revealed
Walter Sheehan of Chicago admitted guilt to numerous burglaries after aiding police with recovered jewelry and silverware. A hotel worker by day and burglar by night, he lived modestly with his wife on Maxwell Street while being well liked in the neighborhood.
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Walter Sheehap
John Mines
Maxwell Street
Chicago
di Sheehan
Sheehan
Tekst
Mr. Syde
Famille
Moving Divorce Plea Over Wearying Wife in Ohio Town
J W Miller of Bellefontaine Ohio sues for divorce claiming his wife’s mania for moving since 1882 led them to relocate twenty six times across Athens Senn Waldo Ohio Indianapolis Indiana Muts Held Ohio Belle Center Rushsylvania and Bellefontaine He alleges he kept homes ready to placate her despite her desire to move repeatedly between two houses.
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Diamonds Stolen From Omaha Jewelry Store Heist
Two men robbed A Hi. Wuberaian's Omaha jewelry shop while clerk answered a telephone, absconding with gems valued at 3,000 dollars. The incident follows a string of related thefts and local crime reports across several cities, including Nelson Morris & Co expanding operations and other various misfortunes.
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Omaha
Clark
Talaphone
A. Hi
Toothpicks Put Life In Peril In Throat Operation
A St Paul student, O'Donnell, has habitually chewed and swallowed toothpicks. A few weeks of throat trouble led to an operation to remove embedded splinters below the palate. The case underscores risks from the habit and the need for medical care.
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O'Donnell
St. Paul, Minn
Investigation uncovers alleged corruption at Central Station
Readable fragments show claims that sergeants and other officers at Central Station accepted bullets from a prisoner and that a defendant was released on payment to a lawyer who then escorted him to a pawnshop to recover stolen funds. Detectives reportedly tailed the prisoner into the pawnshop.
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Prigottar
Pawnbroketla
Autopsy Reveals Glanders Fatality From Horse Contact
The Bellavoe morgue in New York reports Benjamin Hilgon died of glanders after autopsy by Dr Weston and twenty physicians. The illness, linked to horse exposure via a cut on his hand, is noted as the first such case in the era and echoes earlier incidents in Witchburg Massachusetts involving a father and son.
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York
Benjamin Hilgon
Glandore
Weston
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Witchburg
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Cnees
United States
Boys Try to Cremate Child at Riverside Burn Scene
A vivid report describes eight year old Clarence Hummel of Windsay Ohio seized by five schoolmates after leaving school. They bound him to a stake near the Blanchard river as they prepared to burn him before being interrupted by workers from a nearby brick works. The motive appears linked to witnessing a sensational play.
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Thomas Wilson
Robert Rowan
Cleveland
Ohio
Erie
Lake Shore
Wilson
Grotemmps
Theme
Clarence Hummel
George Trummell
Windsay
Blanchard River
Cty Uits
Hss
Bos
Pindlay Hydraulic Proos
Hummell
Tuad
Economic trends and trade report from 1902 overview
The piece notes ongoing strikes hindering industry and rail congestion offset by improved deliveries. It cites rising railway congestion, wage pressures, and a strong iron and steel outlook aided by external material supply. Textile demand remains fair with leather and hides fluctuating, while grain exports show large weekly totals and rising fiscal-year figures.
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Kust Yoy
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Canada
Hrad Street
Commodity Price Listings Across Cities Highlight Cattle and Grain Markets
A dense price table lists cattle, hogs, sheep, and grain quotes by city including Chicago, Detroit, Milwaukee, Toledo, Buffalo, and New York. Entries show bid ranges for cattle and hogs, grain types, and dairy prices with varying quality grades and unit prices, reflecting regional market activity.
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St. Louis
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Milwaukee
Toledo
New York
Quentin Hoosewelt’s One Wish Shapes His Quiet Answer
A distressed president asks a thoughtful boy Quentin about his wish. The youngster contemplates with a hand to his face, then speaks slowly to grant one final wish. He wishes that all other wishes in his life would come true.
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Quentin
New York
Quenthn
Moeluck
Cure That Restored Lancaster Man From Diabetes
Postmaster Kemers reports many letters asking for his cure. Mr Emers diabetes had left him weak as Physicians failed. Dodd's Kidney Pills were tried and he improved rapidly after light boxes were taken. He fully recovered and remains robust. He says the cure lasted three years with no return of trouble and urges others to try the remedy.
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Lancaster
Dodd
Just a Way They Have
A Norwood philosopher notes the oddity of doctors who earn by practicing and, once expert, retire from practice. The exchange involves Mr Antiun and a local denizen, highlighting perceptions of medical careers and expertise.
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Advertising claim for a nurse in New York promoting powders to aid sickly children. Promises quick relief from teething, constipation, feverishness, headaches and stomach troubles. Sold by druggists or mail order with address in Le Roy New York.
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Ai Draggista
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Charity of the Fair Sox and a Gracious Husband
A fragment praises Mrs Powderisigh’s lovely complexion and her husband for buying her every wish. The text urges seizing ordinary duties and opportunities, mentioning Nameless Dye color and a promotional line about dye goods per package.
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