Shooting of Escaped Prisoner at Fort Snelling Guardsman Kill
Two prisoners are shot during an escape attempt at Fort Snelling. Private Meu node killed Wiseh, a convict with multiple prior violations, after they broke for freedom under cover. The incident followed a confrontation with guards as others sought refuge, with one attacker Nenmadty captured later.
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Aid
Dagis
Negroes to Liberia plan by Newark leader group
More than 20 000 colored people in Newark plan emigration to Liberia via a newly formed association. President Trinety leads the effort, expecting government support and free land for settlers, with rations provided until farms are established._HEADERS_feasible transportation for the move is a key hurdle.
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Ned
Literia
Rey Hive
Cartain Bony
Liberia
Trinstexy
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Marriage, tragedy and a second vow in Riceville town
A second engagement led to a marriage at Riceville, Minnesota, as Miks Mainie Blandid wed after earlier broken vows and a suicide attempt by her editor. other items note Vatican etiquette warnings, a tornado at an opera house injuring several, a Cleveland police officer's apparent suicide, and various windstorm damages with no fatalities.
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Riceville
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Ong
G. Sanstad
Trenyon
Minn
Signal
Censors Planned for Ads as Papers Face Mail Ban
The Post Office in Washington will soon police newspaper ads and prohibit mailing papers with violations. The Postmaster General has long discussed with publishers and associations, who promise cooperation.
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Postalive Department
Washington
Publishers S Association
Menicng Ancieties
Athora
Trains Halted as Flood Waters Swamp Ottawa Area
Quenemoa Kansas and Ottawa, Kansas endure record floods on the Maramec river system. One thousand travelers are stranded after multiple trains stall at Quenemoa. Frank Stevens of San Bernardino dies from tuberculosis aboard a stalled tramcar. Ottawa businesses flood. Santa Fe yards and depot sit two feet under water. 200 families left homeless. Winsant road declares its worst in years. stock losses and widespread property damage reported.
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Quenemo
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San Bernardino
Cal
Syaiy
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Party
Santa Io
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Ottawa
Santa Fe
Missoury Pacific
Winsant
Bluff
Iroquois Theater Reopening Faces Ordinance Hurdle
City building department plans to block the Iroquois Theater reopening in Chicago. Officials say the venue cannot meet the new ordinance requiring adjoining thoroughfares and eight foot wide fireproof passages surrounding the audience room.
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City Building Department
Iroquois Theater
Chicago
Dunne Law
Roosevelt Heart Mystery at St Louis World Fair
Miss Roosevelt and party examined under a German X ray device at the educational building revealing no heart, while others showed generous hearts. The experiment left spectators curious about the finders location and the overall results of the display.
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Miss Roosevelt
St. Louis
Leopold Ballson
Misa Roosevelt
Miss Warder
Washington
Misa Catlin
Wyoming Flood Claims Two Range Riders
A Green River flood in Wyoming has drowned two range riders, Frank Woodruff and Willie Eubanks, with more deaths feared as floods swamp Green River and its tributaries. Rivers run high, bridges are washed out, and fords are impassable, trapping communities in inundated lowlands.
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Wyoming
Green River
Hrank Woodruff
Willig Eubanks
Big Winey
East Fork
New Fork
Nama Fork
Milver Creek
South Fork
Americans as life insurers policies boom nationwide
A New York insurance journal reports Americans issue life policies at about 9 million dollars daily, with last year’s total claims paid by all firms at 258.35 million and total beneficiary payments around 440.163 million. New York City alone holds policies totaling 4.25 billion.
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New York Insurance Journal
New York City
Memories of a country store and a glass jar
A nostalgic reminiscence recalls a rural general store with a tall glass candy jar and a lifetime of small joys. The author contrasts market memories with travels to Paris and Spain, cherishing a single jar above grand meals and distant cities. Also included is a letter-like testimonial praising Dodd's Kidney Pills for diabetes and rheumatism relief.
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Chicago Records Herald
The Poor Man's Chance to Grab Nebraska Land
The government offers 9 million acres in Nebraska for homesteading 640 acre plots to heads of families. Opened by the Kinkaid bill, effective June 26, 1904, the lands will be public entry sites from 160 acre to 640 acre holdings, marking a shift away from cattle baron control and toward widespread settlement.
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Sam
Nebraska
United States
Kinkaid
Rock County
Col
Mosby
Richands
Kilsworth
Neb
Grusade Against Dirt In Chicago Street Cleanups
Chicago residents, led by self help groups and the Chicago Woman's Club, wage a crusade to clean streets without city parties. A joint committee oversees a nine by one mile district, with uniformed workers, seeding, weed removal, and billboard removal. The effort aims to create an independent street cleaning department.
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Chicago
Chicago Woman's Club
Cruzsade
Still Bar Amusements Church Rules Upheld by Methodists
The Methodist general conference in Los Angeles voted 441 to 188 to keep current discipline on prohibited amusements and decline changes. The majority report to strengthen the clause was adopted after a heated debate, with women delegates largely supporting retention. Memorials totaled 65, with 55 opposing change and 10 in favor, including a 2000-signature petition from Binghamton, N.C.
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Methodists
Los Angeles
Enid
Methodist General Conference
Winchester
Wesleyan University
Minster
Binghamton
N. C
New Rules Prohibit Bribes to Servants and Employees
A new municipal ordinance bans graft by servants and other staff including any form of bribes or kickbacks through presents. The measure aims to curb illicit payments and ensure ethical conduct in public service.
Attorney General Opinion on Kansas Patent Medicine Rules
Attorney General Coleman issues guidance that no store may sell patent medicines in Kansas without a graduate pharmacist in charge or special State board of pharmacy permission. In other items, about 5 000 workers across 90 states are affected by strikes ordered by Philadelphia based leaders. Lamar Cole faces prison risk after bigamy charges and a $500 fine is noted.
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Coleman
Kansas
State Board of Pharmacy
Soiled by Trade and the Wayupp Family Scandal
Mrs Wayupp condemns invitations to Highanp girls blaming the father for disgrace though Miss Wayupp defends him as a noted scientist and college president. Mrs Wayupp cites his recent study of the trade winds as reported in papers, highlighting public gossip.
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Wayuppp
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Cure for Catarrh Promised with Constitutional Remedy
The ad touts Hal's Catarrh Cure as the only positive internal remedy. It claims to cure catarrh by acting on blood and mucous surfaces, building constitution and aiding nature. Proponents offer nine hundred dollars for any case it cannot cure. Also promotes Hal's Family Pills.
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Selanea Ling
Nature
Yolado
Stu Eekay
Hal
Pilla
The True Horseman and Summer Tours Delineated
A fragment from a humorous scene features a hostler mockingly predicting public disdain for horsemen and a talk of Summer Tours to mountains, seashores, and the Lake Shore Kalc book. The dialogue touches on Gossip, a consignment note to CG and Daly, and a janitor order about hotel behavior amid children at play.
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Hostler
Gale Shore
Lake Shore
Kalcwny
I. Daly
L'Ass. Agt
Chicago
Dolla
Boston
Aliens Center Offers Foot Care Powder
A vintage ad promotes a foot care powder claiming to ease corns bunions swollen sore feet and aching toes. It touts quick relief when shoes feel tight and suggests the product helps with various foot conditions. Sold by druggists and stores with sample offers and an address in New York.
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Te Moy
N.Y
Fragmented 1901 classified scraps on health and insurance
A jumbled OCR fragment from a 1901 page features a housekeeper, a manufacturer, and locals discussing condensing water and Piso’s Cure for Consumption. It cites life and fire insurance totals, a Parkersburg address, and a claim about Winslow’s soothing products for children.
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Cullahan
All Street
Parkers’burg
W. Va
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