Anarchists Riot at Cooper Union Meeting in New York
Unemployed workers rally at Cooper Union in New York on September 8. Police arrest Alexander Berkman after dragging him from the hall and seize a young woman who aided him. Emma Goldman is forced to leave as red flags appear and authorities quell the disturbance amid antianarchist sentiment and earlier Grand Central Palace unrest.
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Emma Goldman
New York
Cooper Union
Alexander Berkman
Henry C. Frick
Steel Company
Homestead
Pennsylvania
Unemployed and Brotherhood Welfare Association
J. Hadsow
St. Louis
Hobo
Unemployed
Brotherhood Welfare Association
Union Square
Drowning on City of Providence Swim Race Near Alton
On Labor Day excursion steamship City of Providence witnessed the drowning of Jos Wegener a 17 year old expert swimmer and son of Alexander Wegener a retired merchant from Alton after four boys racing with the vessel were drawn into the paddle wheels near Hop Hollow six miles from Alton Wegener's body was recovered four hours later fishermen and fellow swimmer Leo Mahler was rescued Emil Fitzgerald and Henry Elsgen helped recover the others Mahler tried to save Wegener but was pulled into the ship wake.
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St. Louis
City of Providence
Jos. Wegener
Alexander Wegener
Alton
Hop Hollow
Wegener
Leo
Mahler
Emil Fitzgerald
Henry Elsgen
Despondent woman shoots self in St Louis home
Despondent over illness Mrs Thos B Warren of 4379 Delmar avenue shot herself Monday night. The bullet entered just below the heart in the left breast and passed through the body, causing death a short time later. She was sister in law of Edward J Nally, vice president and general manager of the Postal Telegraph Co., and daughter of a Louisville family.
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St. Louis
Thos. B. Warren
Delmar Avenue
Edward J. Nally
The
Postal Telegraph Co
Louisville
Death sentence imposed on stormy voyage leader
Passengers aboard the City of Sydney report Capt Lee Cannon, Cornell graduate and alleged Hu nduran revolution leader, was captured after a last stand in which he allegedly killed 14 men. He was sentenced to death.
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San Francisco
Sydney
Panama
Lee Cannon
Cornell
Cannan
Killer Chub Olin Shot by Berger in Edgemont
Edgemont residents faced two days of terror as trainer Chub Olin was shot and killed Monday by Charles Berger. Police did not release further details. the incident occurred in Edgemont, Louis, Michigan, near East 81. Investigations ongoing.
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Louis
Edgemont
Chub” Olin
Charles Berger
Fire destroys Union Station at Caloun and Main
A large blaze gutted Union Station in Memphis at Caloun and Main, with fire starting in baggage rooms. The station, used by Harriman and Gould interests, was nearly destroyed as flames swept through the structure. Firefighting efforts continued to control the blaze.
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Burnad
Memphis
Tenn
Sept
Union
Caltoun
Mainatreety
Harriman
Gould
Texas Clergyman Praises Dean's Kidney Pills
Rev G M Gray of Whitesboro Texas reports four years of lumbago pain that vanished after using Dean's Kidney Pills. He reluctantly allowed his name to be used to help others with kidney trouble. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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G. M. Gray
Whitesboro
Tex
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
The Moon Man in an Optical Illusion
An observer notes a vivid optical illusion claiming to distinctly see a man in the moon. The remark describes the figure as exceedingly plain, highlighting the peculiar perception and humor of the moment.
Three Cures of Eczema and a Scottish Trial Tale
A woman shares eczema cures from Cuticura and two success stories from 1907 Indiana and Michigan. She cites her brother's full recovery after three summers using Cuticura Ointment and a mother whose child was cured, then recounts a Scots tale of a wife asking burial in Craeburn kirk yard and a husband proposing a three month Aberdeen trial.
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Indiana
Sarah E. Lusk
Coldwater
Mich
Sandie
Craeburn Kirkyard
Aberdeen
Craeburn
Plumstead church reopens with aged epitaphs tale
The old parish church of Plumstead, now reopened, is likely at least 1,000 years old. The churchyard, once a Bloomfield haunt, holds a curious epitaph on Master James Darling, aged ten, who quips from his tomb about death's hammer for eating cherries.
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James
Plumstead
Bloomfield
Shooters Hill
James Darling
Plumstean
Darling
Mother and Child Nourished on Grape-Nuts The Claim
A Virginia mother testifies that Grape-Nuts improved her health and nourished her four month old baby, aiding nursing and daily tasks. The letter cites brain and nerve development benefits from the drink’s minerals and praises the product’s wholesome whole wheat and barley grains.
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Mz Ife
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Pointer by the Pickpocket
An anecdote recounts a saloon encounter where a renowned pickpocket warns a man about his diamond stud. The thief twists a rubber band around the screw to prevent the stone from being bitten off, demonstrating a crude protective trick in plain sight.
Lawyer’s misdirection tale on a Berks County road
A New York lawyer, recently called to aid a large coal company, gets lost on a country road in Berks County. He stops at a farmhouse and asks a German woman for directions to the next village. Her playful reply leaves him wiser as he continues his journey.
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New York
Feedle
Wall Street
Peonies as a Medicine And A Childs Critical Eye
A Brooklyn five year old, after seeing a real baby, critiques it with a connoisseur tone while a nurse notes the head is loose. The item cites Peonies valued for medicinal use and their historic fame as a remedy linked to Paeon the physician of the gods.
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Brooklyn
Lippincott’s
Paeon
Catarrh Cure Promoted As Internal Remedy
An advertisement claims local applications cannot cure catarrh and promotes Hall’s Catarrh Cure taken internally. It cites blood purification and mucous-surface action, names F J Cheney Co Toledo as manufacturers, and mentions pill remedy for constipation with druggists selling at 75 cents.
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J2ali
Mail
Rex
Cheney & CO
Hall
Would Be Cheaper Whiailo Bells Committee Quote
A church committee sought subscriptions for a bells program after visiting most of the congregation. They spoke to a poor member who pledged to give what he could and suggested a cheaper option by installing a whiailo bell instead.
Real estate values across Manhattan divided among residents
Fragmented OCR notes discuss unequal property distribution in Manhattan. A value of 220 per person appears in the text, with garbled phrases about ownership shares and luck. No clear event, date, or named entities beyond Manhattan.
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Manhattan
No Automobiles There in Heaven Warns Whitsett Courier
A Whitsett Courier remark about no automobiles on golden streets leads to a humorous tale of a recent town incident where a newly arrived vehicle toppled a town clock and damaged the mayor’s office. The piece weaves in patient old Kollidge’s dictionary quips and stray product plugs from that era.
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Heaven
the Whitsett Courier
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Coofer
Berkman
Gotham Police
Texas
Secont
Bateman
Godfrey
Journal of Health
POE
Milich
Pereea
Chas
Ff. Fletcher
B. Halstead Scott
Chicago
Ill
William Belmont
Cleveland
Ohio
J. H. Taft
Crooklyn
Wm.j McCrain
Omaha
Ned
J. R. Clausen
Philadelphia
R. M. Ward
Kansas City
Old Kollidge
Kollidge
Philadelphia Press
Sue
Landadies
Alen
Ingaint
Uli Druggiste
Mr. Winslow
Dodds
Defiance
Pacific Coast Borax Co
AN. K—E
Brody
Builéore
N. Srind
Binghamton
N.Y
Rosebud Reservation
Tripp County
South Dakota
Chamberlain
Preeho
Chicago Milwaukee & ST. Paul
Railway
Trips County
Presko
F. A. Miller
Enerat Vattinaw Keen
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