Mann From Sewer Falls Into Harlem River Rescue
Elgin's Echo reports John Hoffman Holman, a sewer worker, fell when a rope broke while repairing a main sewer near 128th Street New York. He was swept into the Harlem River but resurfaced near a boathouse, was helped ashore by colleagues and a policeman, and later resumed his night. He survived the peril with dry clothes and returned home.
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Dola Thaminah
128Th Street
New York
Thalem Elger
Holman
Hoffman
Walter
131St Street
Harlem
Plot a Revolution in Cuba Backed by New York Capitalists
A conspiracy to spark a Cuban uprising has been uncovered with investigations tracing funding to Wall Street. Gov Magoon notes persistent hints of American involvement in Havana and Mayaguez. Shadowy figures linked to the movement are said to be under close scrutiny as authorities vow swift action to quell the plot.
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New York
Cuba
Migoon
Civispiracy
Pst
Tiia
Yavana
Wall Street
Guha
Mayana
Striving for the Pennants in Baseball Leagues
Standings across the National League show Chicago leading with a .102 win rate and 41 losses, Brooklyn 14 games back, Pittsburg 5 games behind, Cincinnati 33, New York 3, Boston 86, Philadelphia and St. Louis near the top, with other clubs close. A note on pay and labor unrest follows, citing fifteen cents a day as adequate for bridge repair workers and mentioning strikes by railway and textile workers amid political tensions. Minnesota miner Bill Meloge, 40, was rescued from a mine chamber 285 feet below the surface near Chisholm, Minnesota, after a sudden drop in air and a long extraction by fellow miners, leaving him exhausted but alive.
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Chicago
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
New York
Doston
Phil'delphia
St. Louis
Minnesota
Chisholm
Bill Meloge
Metiege
Attorneys General to Prosecute 37 Railroads for Safety Violations
United States district attorneys across the country have been instructed to pursue suits against thirty seven railroads to recover penalties for alleged violations of the safety appliance law. In total 287 alleged violations are cited. A severe gale swept the lower area causing disruption and damage to some cars, with no reported shipping damage. The storm was accompanied by a drop in temperature near Cleveland.
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United States
Bonaparte
Railroai
Jaku
Cleveland
Forty Three Plague Cases Reported at Labonie Temple
A temple site at Labonie reports forty three plague cases to date in 800 Francisco with twenty deaths. The death rate stands at sixty percent among confirmed cases, while twenty eight suspects remain under observation.
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Francisco
Killing Frost In Town And School Admission Row
A killing frost damaged Town and lingered effects on dairy and orchards. The Chicago Board of Education voted 10 to 2 to admit adults including foreigners to high schools. Commissioner Ballinger directs action on Oregon fraud cases. William FE Lord of Oilendale was killed in an escape attempt from a train to Cincinnati.
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Chicago Board of Education
Esepo
William FE
Oilendale
Ohio
Wills
Cincinnatii
Markhal Sanderson
Murder Trial in Chicago Ends With Life Sentence
In Chicago on Saturday night, Mrs. Acthue Gentry was convicted of murder in Cool County with a life sentence after a 2.5 hour jury deliberation. Foreman Krogness cited circumstantial evidence and suggested the penalty fit the crime, while Constantine professed innocence and gave a sensational, rambling witness stand account.
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Adie Donkom Beheka
Mra
Constantiiewa
Chicago
Acthue Gentry
Latory
Cool County
Krogness
Constantine
Wisl
Ohlengo
Oscar and Straus on arbitration in labor disputes
Secretary Oscar S Straus comments on the telegraphers strike and the need for compulsory arbitration in resolving disputes between capital and labor. He stresses establishing peaceful labor relations, noting economic conditions shape international relations and many world troubles arise from misunderstandings between employers and workers.
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Siraus- Haw
Oscar & Straus
Dahar
Cthssea
Mexican War Veterans Celebrate Sixtieth Anniversary
War veterans in San Francisco marked the sixtieth anniversary of the fall of Mexico City, recalling General Winfield Scott and the 1847 campaign. Major Ewin A Sherman of Oakland led the association, noting U S gains of California and other territories. The piece also discusses a Pennsylvania health official on alcohol and candy, a Chicago murder trial, and San Francisco bribery convictions, all in a global news roundup.
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Moxttat
Mexico
San Francisco
Leschat
United States
Eewin A. Sherman
Oakland
Cal
Veterans’ Association
Sherman
Winfeld Scott
Contreras
Churabusco
el Molino da ‘Rey
Castra
Chapultepec
Vera Cruz
California
Nevada
Utah
Wyoming
Colorado
Arizona
New Mexico
Winfield Scott
Better Transit Service Ordered for NYC Rail Lines
Public service commissioners in New York City adopt orders to improve Interborough Metropolitan and Brooklyn Rapid Transit railroad service. The moves aim to boost travel facilities across Manhattan and Brooklyn. Palisbake-Girl is noted as having performed well.
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Public Service Commissioners
New York City
Interborough Metropolitan
Brooklyn
Manhattan
Oil Trust Profits Rise Revealing Public Earnings
The hearing before the Special Federal Referent for Missouri opens in New York as government lawyers seek dissolution of the Standard Oil trust under the Sherman act. Kellogg presents evidence from official records showing large dividends to the parent and subsidiaries, including the New York branch, with profits cited at startling rates. Attorneys clash over production of documents and scope of testimony, as cases target pre July 2, 1909 acts.
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Missouri
New York
Pyanle
Kelloine
John Milburn
Nellogg
Joyne
Ifracs
Oil Trust
Aethig
Tay
Athe Standard
St. Louis
Kelloggy
Autpelon
Smudller
Charles M. Pratt
Emust
Company of Texas To & Son
Tatas
Waters-Bigiee Company
Beart
Texas
Bose
Standard Oil Company
Idina
Kellogs
Milburn
Big Corn Show Aims At Chicago Exposition Fame
The management believes over 10 000 entries will enter the National Corn Exposition in Chicago with 25 000 in prizes. About 1300 applications came in after classifications were announced. The event will feature lavish decorative schemes costing 30 000 and several special features.
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Chieziso
Cline
Chicago
Railroads Record Major 1906 Growth and Safety Advances
A late 1900s rail industry report details US rail traffic gains for 1906 with $1.1245 trillion revenue, 815 million passengers, and 1.61 billion tons of freight. It notes higher wages, steel coach adoption, and a safer caged car. Liabilities, debt, and capital stock rise as construction expands to 222,055 miles. The Erie line unveils a nearly crash resistant steel passenger car with reduced inflammable risk and heavier, robust construction.
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California
Souther Paelre
Walla
United States
Wits
Freigh
Erie Railroad
Fragmented Indian Name Records In Obscure South Dakota Notice
A garbled OCR style notice lists a jumble of names and places including Boxy Hinly Dor, Joseph Rel Loaf, Little Blvd, and others, suggesting mixed heritage and colonial names. The text references French and Sioux lineages and notes long ago settlements and marriages. It reads as a partial genealogical remark on Tudhun and Taditan heirs with several white-father surnames.
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South Dakota
Ins
Giaw'Dor
Joseph Rel Loaf
Little Blvd
Ted Vuela
Llazle
Lone ‘Hull
Sampel
Omaha
Jonah
Tlaile
Moialue Horn
Robert Kill Huan
Fis Picatte
Archambeau
Arconge
de Yond
Brunet
Dezeru
YC Broyer
Doan’s Kidney Pills Prove Helpful Says Mrs Mabre
Mrs Mabre of Forville reports long kidney pain backache and urinary troubles improved after using Doan’s Kidney Pills. She notes relief after a few doses and full benefit with continued use. Sold by dealers at 50 cents a box from Toster-Mitburnt Co Buffalo New York.
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Thea Kidnega
vaVien
Ley
Mabre
Forville
Down
Doan
Boan
Toster-Mitburnt Ca
Buffalo
N. Ya
Schemeing Girl and Immigrant Matron Clash in New York Sun
The matron of a home for immigrant girls reveals a resident who feigned inexperience to gain better treatment and held several jobs in New York. She questions why a girl would pass as inexperienced, noting the abuse of green newcomers from many nationalities.
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New York Sun
Avas
New York
Hari
Dient Like the Elder Pastor’s Turbulent Charge in Mississippi
Dient Like the Elder, a former pastor in Taynton Mississippi, was noted for eloquence and independence. He reportedly clashed with the district presiding elder, and in a sermon the following Sunday he indirectly questioned credentials by asking why a savior would need earthly proof, referencing a local controversy.
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Lev
Cleveland
D. D
Taynton
Mias
Cured by Cuticura Remedies After Severe Measles Attack
Fragmented notices describe a seven year old girl suffering furious itching and watery sores after measles. After trying various remedies, Cuticura complete set achieved rapid relief and long lasting recovery. Other clipped items reference golf on Sabbath, a roadway incident, a funeral sermon, and tobacco ads.
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Bakerettel
Cal
Jane
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