Flood Ramps Western Pennsylvania Deluges Pittsburg Area
Waters rise rapidly in Pittsburgh and Allegheny causing car service bans and mill closures. Flood depths near 30 feet threaten 35 foot crest. La crowd evacuations, waterworks under water, rail lines flooded, and widespread property damage along the Monongahela and Schuylkill rivers.
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Pittsburg
Pennsylvania
Allegheny
Duquesne Way
Penn Avenue
Water Street
Point Section
South Side River Front
Lacock
Robinson
Madison
Kilbuck
Craig
Carry
Itasca
River
Anderson
Sandusky
Gouth
American Steel and Wire
South Ride
Monongahela
Ohio
Prince Henry Train Delayed by Portage Wreck
Report from Portage Pa on March 2 describes Prince Henry's special stalled for 1 hour 50 minutes after a freight wreck blocked the line. The prince rode in his private car and briefly rejoined the engine before continuing with the journey toward Pittsburgh where a large crowd greeted him. The narrative notes stops and cheers at Altoona and Pittsburgh with bands and a floral token.
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Prince Henry
Portage
Johnstown
Mr. Boyd
Pennsylvania Railway
Joe
Pittsburg
German Singing Society
Allegheny County
Altoona
Agreement Reached On Philippine Tariff Bill Conferees
Washington March 3 Conferees from the two houses of Congress reached an agreement on the Philippine tariff bill. The House accepted all but one Senate amendment namely the tonnage tax on foreign vessels in interisland traffic. The sedition law proviso was left to declare no Philippine treason convictions without two witnesses or open court confessions. Senate duty reduction of 25 percent remains.
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House
Senate
Washington
Houses
Congress
United States
Philippines
Philippine Islands
FAVORS ENGLISH PLAN At Montclair talk
Bishop Henry C. Potter of New York urged a substitute for the saloon before the Outlook club. He denounced prohibition as futile and argued that the central public house trust controls public house administration, noting its remarkable success.
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New York
Outlook Club
Montclair
N. J
Henry C. Potter
Central Public House Trust
Birthplace of Lincoln listed for sheriff sale near Hodgenville
Hodgenville Kentucky March 2 The birthplace of Abraham Lincoln near Hodgenville is advertised at sheriff sale for taxes. Years ago the site was to become a government funded public park after being bought by Eastern capitalists, but the plan collapsed when the cabin was moved to Central Park New York. The pace has since declined and the site has eroded from public attention.
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Abraham Lincoln
Hodgenville
Abraham Tincoln
Hodgenvville
Tay
Lincaln
Central Park
New York
Indemnity Deadlosk and Shanghai Talks Prompt Payout Plan
Fragmentary signals show Indemnity discussions in China and Shanghai to resolve payments. Morgan contributes 2,006,009 as part of the settlement, with references to Nashville and Sewanee and mentions of Vienna and Poland amid broader wartime damage and reconstruction topics.
Avalanches bury mine camp. 14 dead in Telluride slide
Telluride Colorado March 3. Four avalanches from Smuggler mountain killed 14 known, with 20 to 25 feared dead and 12 hospitalized. Affected Liberty Bell mine bunk houses buried under deep snow, rescue hampered by dense conditions and ongoing storms.
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Telluride
Colo
Liberty Bell
Cornel Creek Basin
L. M. Amsted
Gus Kraus
Charley Amsted
F.C. Clemmer
Hod
Hreater
Floors Collapse Kills Three Injures Ten at Cleveland
A building collapse in Cleveland causes three deaths and ten injuries among workers at a central structural site. The incident also leaves several missing as rescuers search rubble amid tangled reports of employees and site conditions.
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Cleveland
Marcel
Gentral
Health versus strength in the athletic body
A New York Herald piece argues that a strong stomach surpasses raw muscle in value. A physician warns of collapse from overeating and stresses moderation, endurance, and brains. The tale contrasts a powerful athlete with a patient who nearly died from stomach-related failure.
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Elantea
Strouc
New York Herald
Orchard and Garden Advice on Transplants and Mulching
Orchard and garden guidance covers transplanting onions if crowded, weed control, delaying fruit tree purchases, air transplanting with well oiled soil at roots, pruning to one bud, using poultry manure solution weekly, applying well rotted manure around grapes, avoiding fresh manure, mulching quince trees for heat and cold protection, windbreak selection with dense, near evergreen foliage, and planting a double row.
Turkish Delight From Old Recipe Guide
A dated note on making Turkish delight describes soaking gelatin in water then boiling sugar with water, adding fermentation, lemon juice and brandy, cooling in a wet pan, and cutting the set mass into squares dusted with sugar or wrapped in waxed paper. The method reflects a historic home kitchen approach from the New York Post.
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New York Post
Fragmentary Remark From New York Times History
A garbled passage mentions Colonel Celqueen of Louis and a street encounter with four strangers. Dialogue hints at a claim about being the best surveyor, followed by evasive responses and a puzzled acknowledgment.
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Celqueen
Louis
échUeman
Caanshroh
Svetiseie
New York Times
Deceived Heir Ghosted by Self Deception in Rustam Transcript
In the Rustam transcript a speaker laments deception that led to a doomed marriage. The lines accuse Helier of misrepresenting themselves and imply betrayal tied to a staged union driven by falsehood. The fragment hints at personal conflict and mistrust.
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Rustam Transcript
Fragmentary 19th Century clipping hints at local cases
The text contains garbled phrases and scattered names. It mentions a Saturday Evening Post item and Atchison Globe, with unclear references to weather, a barkest, a thief, and guilt. No coherent event or person fully emerges from the readable fragments.
The Lost Jacinth and the Green Spectacled Trickster
A jewel hunter Philip Dorn is duped by a man with green spectacles who buys two diamonds for a fake jacinth. The fake stone vanishes, leading Dorn on a perilous forest pursuit to a Schneeberg meeting rock where the con man extracts the true jewel and defeats Dorn, who falls to a hidden cavern as the rock collapses.
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Worms
Philip Dorn
Philip
Jacinth
Schneeberg
Thuin
Eivern
Ted
Panda Ant
Ubu
Gonghtoe
Bustling Turmoil Echoes in Chicago’s Quiet Newsroom
Fragmented OCR text shows garbled phrases about a wife, a choice, and a city scene. The readable bits hint at a personal or social tension in Chicago, with unclear names or events. The piece remains a puzzling, partial glimpse into a conflicted domestic or public moment.
Dr Rea the Regular and Reliable Specialigh at Event
Dr Rea the Regular and Reliable Specialigh will be at the upcoming engagement, delivering a noted performance. Fans are advised to arrive early as seating is limited and the show starts promptly.
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DR. Rea
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