Commander of G A R Dies After Weeks of Illness
Boston reports the death of Commander-in-chief of the Grand Army of the Republic Gen. Wilmon W. Blackmar at his summer home. He served with distinction in the Civil War and was Massachusetts Judge Advocate General. His condition worsened after a brief illness, with funeral arrangements to be announced.
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Massachusetts
Boston
Rommel
Hineltiar
Chistes
Tome
Wilmon W. Blackmar
Grand Army
Chive Blackmar
Bliefmar
Tata
Cammanderdin
Gluckmaria
John B. Klag
Wash
Inxgtun
Canitiuaneden
Tn. Chtet
Hingham
Malimbus
Tony Nar
Otentangy
A Farm Hand's Crime In Baltimore
Private Cummings of the United States Engineer Corps was killed by Hayes Donaldson at a Curtis Creek landing. Donaldson escaped after a beating by Cummings' comrades who believed him dead. The case follows a disturbance aboard a launch returning from Glen Burnie to the rifle range. A separate report notes the arrest of John Shidlofska in La Junta for murdering his wife near Belmont.
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Baltimore
Cummings
United States Englieer Corps
Hayes Donaldson
Curtis Creek
Glen Burnle
Donaldson
la Junta
Col
John Shidlofska
Belmont
Mas
Sun ‘Lay
Karr
Santa Fe
Shidlofska
West
Markets show varied prices across commodities and stocks
Financial notes report on money rates for call loans at 8 percent and Prime paper at 14 percent. Sterling exchange around 4.58 to the dollar. Government bonds steady amid varied grain, live stock and livestock prices including flour, corn, oats, hay and cattle figures from Cleveland and Chicago quotes, with several cash prices listed for wheat, corn, oats, pork, cattle and lambs in multiple markets.
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New York
Minnesota
Then the R in a bait ep satire and breath
A compact humorous line about a satire titled Then the R in a bait ep where Jones yes sits all day with bated breath yet fails to catch a fish while Bones asks what the breath was baited with.
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Ad Jones
Bones
Production of Diamonds Shows South Africa Resurgent Trade
South African diamond industry fully recovers after the Boer War with output meeting demand. Reports show rising exports and stable prices from Kimberley and De Beers sources, while U.S. imports grew from 1900 to 1902. Diamonds remain a major global wealth source, with South Africa supplying a large share of world stock.
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Chicago Inter Gcom
Wimberley
Io Lydd
SS. Bocas al Som
Owyer
Kimbertey Diamonds
Sarah
Iinherley
Gliamonds
Bulfontwin
Puttetspan
Deward
United States
South Africa
de Bears
Kimberley
Jokes and Snips From Distant Echoes of Humor
A compilation of light quips and brief anecdotes from various papers. The items include a hat pin heroine, a kitchen maid’s banter, a mischievous youth in politics, and a newsboy’s cheeky tidbit, all represented in a breezy, antiquated humor tone.
Jews in America Progress Beyond Any Other Race
A committee plans a 260th anniversary celebration of Jewish settlement in the United States and the 1855 privilege grant. The piece outlines early restrictions, later emigration growth, New York dominance, and a national commemorative program with a souvenir volume and memorial. It notes Jewish political and social advancement and the upcoming autumn events across synagogues and schools.
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Puled West Indies Company
New York
New York Sun
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Austria-Hungary
Cay
Germany
America
Emerich
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Meyer
Louisiana
Goldfogle
Tittaner
Isidor Rayner
Fleet
Maryland
Littauer
Union
Oscar
Strong
Tle
American Boy in France and the Legend of Master Joan
A historical fragment recounts John Quincy Adams as a child in Braintree and Paris learning French, with stories of his tutors and their praise. It notes his later Leyden studies, then shifts to a London Mail account of a Royal Garrison artillery gull named Mac buried with military honors at Freshwater Isle of Wight. A closing quip from Judge about a witty woman’s unmarried life ends the item.
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Braintree
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Paris
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Job Adams
France
Tim John Quincy
Sensible
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Louis XVI
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Commission
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Chevalier de la
Bleckstone
Harvard College
Leyden University
Golden Hill
Freshwater
Isle of Wight
Royal Garrison Artillery
Colin
London Mail
Lasting Effects and Early Habits in Town Talk
A Town Topics excerpt notes how a mother hired a nurse to wheel a child, shaping early habits and finances, reflecting on long lasting effects of early caregiving practices and monetary pressures in urban life.
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Hoowell
Powell
The Sum of It
A fragment from the Atlanta Constitution features dialogue about poverty and wealth, with a speaker challenging the idea of blessing poverty and suggesting riches bring social tension as Mila looms.
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Mila
Atlanta Constitution
Unclear fragment hints at a historical incident
Fragmentary OCR text shows scattered names and actions involving a driver and horses with unclear sequence. Readable pieces mention a location and possible sequence of events but lack coherent narrative, names, dates, or outcome.
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