Bride Seven Feet Tall Seeks Six Seven Bride
Brooklyn giant Aug Barth seeks a partner at least six feet seven inches tall for his wedding and vows. He recalls a past engagement ended by a partner feeling small beside him and recounts attempts to find a matching tall woman through canvassing, ads, and even meeting Miss Rosa Wedsted the Finnish giantess, who declined.
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August Barth
Brooklyn
Barth
Rudyard Kipling
Desert
New York
Chicago
Mr. Barth
America
Miss Rosa Wedsted
Circus
Miss Wedsted
George Auger
Col. Auger
Jersey
Plainfield
Riverhead
L. I
London
Scotland
Ireland
France
Col
Barnum & Bailey
England
Peebles
Irish leader Michael Davitt dies after long illness
Dublin reports the death of Michael Davitt at 17 o clock in the presence of his son Michael and two daughters. John Dillon and John Redmond pressed to stay by him as sympathy floods Dublin hospitals. Death came from blood poisoning after two jaw necrosis operations following toothache.
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Dublin
Michael Davitt
Michael
John Dillon
Davitt
John E. Redmond
House of Commons
Irish Land League
South Mayo
Deer In Dry Goods Store Janes- Wakefield herd roams Winsted
Two does from a Wakefield boulevard herd crashed through the plate glass window of John S. Mycock’s dry goods store in downtown Winsted early morning. The deer fled along Main street and river, with a buck and the rest of the herd seen near Highland lake farm. Glass damage estimated at $65. witnesses were Mrs. M. B. Hall and William Sullivan.
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Winsted
Conn
Wakefield Boulevard
Highland Lake
John 8S
Mycock
Main Street
Mad River
Highland Lake Farm
M. B. Hall
William Sullivan
Main
Lake Streets
Copper boiler melted into copper colony at Calcutta mint
Engineers at the Calcutta mint found a copper boiler from the early nineteenth century. Its value rose far beyond its original worth due to high copper demand from electrical machines. The boiler was melted down and recast as copper columns.
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Calcutta
Five Die in Golconda Flood After Dam Breaks
Five men drowned when the Pole Creek dam failed above Golconda Nevada. A huge flood swept through the can yon and sheep shearers work site, destroying the Golconda Cattle company facilities. A Mexican shearer two others a Chinese cook and an Indian boy were among the dead. The Southern Pacific railroad line was undermined and trains ran eight to 12 hours late.
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Reno
Nev
Nevada
Golconda
Pole Creek Canyon
Golconda Cattle Company
Gol‘onda Cattle Company
Southern Pacific Railroad
Anarchists Tear Up Flag At Chicago Memorial
In Chicago a large crowd paying respects to the flag watched 500 anarchists gather for a memorial meeting. They cheered as a child’s flag was snatched torn and tossed on the floor. Emma Goldman and Berkmann spoke as the crowd reacted.
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Chicago
Berkmann
Emma Goldman
Mob Hangs Murder Suspect in Wadesboro Jailout
About two o'clock Monday morning a mob of two hundred citizens knocked the sheriff senseless, broke into the county jail, and seized J. W. Johnson the man who killed his brother in law. He was hanged from a tree and shot multiple times.
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Anoka
Mina
Henry Pehling
Roundlake
Wadesboro
N. C
Boggan
J. W. Johnson
Johnson
Mothers group urges Smoot case report and seat vacancy
The National Congress of Mothers executive council met in Minneapolis and adopted resolutions urging the U S Senate to report on the Reed Smoot case at this session and to declare his Utah seat vacant.
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Minneapolis
Minn
United States
Reed Smoot
Utah
The
National Congress of Mothers
United States Senate
Young Brothers Drowned in Lilly Lake Accident
In Stillwater Minnesota Emil and William Smith aged 15 and nine were drowned Wednesday at Lilly lake. William snagged a large pickerel and fell overboard while Emil leaped in to rescue him. both boys disappeared beneath the water.
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Stillwater
Minn
Emil
William Smith
Lilly Lake
William
Fire Destroys Petersburg High School Building
A bolt of lightning struck the new Petersburg high school in Bloomington Bloomington ill lit ignited the 1904 construction costing 35 dollars and entirely destroyed the structure with all contents lost.
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Bloomington
Ill
Petersburg
Assassins of U S Vice Consul Confess Bribe Plot
In Tiflis, Transcaucasia, the murder of William H. Stuart, the American vice consul at Batum killed May 20, is attributed to assassins who have been apprehended and claim they were bribed to carry out the crime.
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Tiflis
Transcaucasia
William H. Stuart
Batum
Boston Physicians Oppose Rochelle Salts in Baking Powders
At a Massachusetts Public Health Committee hearing on a bill to curb crowding out the public, eminent Boston physicians testified against the healthfulness of Rochelle Salts and urged passage of a law banning baking powders leaving this dangerous drug in food.
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Committee On Public Health
Massachusetts
Boston
A Matter of Courtesy Merely
A brief quarrel over a planned marriage is recounted as Mr Nervey confronts Mr Goldrox who declares his intent to marry his daughter after persuading both her and her mother. The Philadelphia Press notes the exchange as a polite, blunt confrontation.
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Nervey
Press Agent Seeks Word on Singer's Position
A cheeky Chicago Daily News item notes a public figure named Willie Gusher and a "Sweet Singer" with a press agent. The brief hints at a position being filled and a suggested kiss comment, set in a social-press milieu.
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Willie Gusher
Sweet Singer
Chicago
Concrete Definition in a Chicago Tribune Style
A tongue in cheek exchange defines pessimism as something akin to rheumatism, suggesting a persistent, nagging discomfort. The playful remark by Mr Tucker contrasts with Tommy Paws’ question, reflecting a comic newspaper quip mood.
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Tommy
Paw
Mr. Tucker
Chicago Tribune
Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup Advert
An old advertisement touts Mrs Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children claiming relief from pain wind colic and inflammation. The copy emphasizes soothing effects and universal remedy rhetoric typical of period ads.
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Mrs. Winslow
Cash as Beauty Booster for Everyday Looks
An essay-like line compares cash to a cold cream that can beautify even the plainest face, suggesting money’s aspirational power in appearance and self-presentation.
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Cash
Glycerine Aids Dr. Pierces Golden Medical Discovery Claims
The glycerine in Dr. Pierce s medicines is said to enhance medicinal extraction and act as a nutritive antiseptic and anti ferment. It supports the Golden Medical Discovery s roots against chronic coughs bronchial and throat ailments, and is touted as aiding digestion and flesh building in early consumption. Read the booklet, request free, and contact Buffalo New York.
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Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Kk. V. Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
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