Attempted assassination marred Bastille day fete
Paris observers report a naval reservist Teon Malile fired two shots at President Salteres on the Avenue des Champs Elysees during Bastille anniversary celebrations. The president was unharmed, aided by Secretaries Teniler Clementon and Toanes, as crowds cheered amid tight security.
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French Republic
Paria
Creatdent Malieves
Teon Malile
Finvie
Matte Fred
Clement Armand Fallierts
Wim
Munder
Wrance
Salteres
Avenue Des Champs Elysees
Langchamps
Garrisan
Paris
Teniler Clementon
MM. Toanes
Dindauw
Trois de Telogne
Tesueur Street
Revelations Claimed as Grave by Prisoner in Turbulent Court
In a chaotic scene, President Mallieres coolly moves the cortege onward after two policemen arrest Tim for alleged gunfire during a searing confrontation. The prisoner refuses to explain, claiming his revelations are too grave for public transmission and must be heard by a magistrate. Witnesses dispute who fired and suggest links to labor unrest and revolutionary agitation.
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Landau
Tim
Millie
Malle
Abe
Tat
Gener
Peder Tlon
Tabor
Traseres
Alewndy
Malllé
Inter
Kla Tt Waa
Doglendera
Revion
League of Pistols
Odessa
London
Gidessa
Secre
Thettyluves
ISM
Thetmod
Phin Gainey
Siite
Clynn
Orchard
Hercules
Coeur
Oreland
Steunenberg
Wm. Dewey
Wallace
McGee
Close Call With Gas Balloon Fire at 7000 Feet
Gail Nohinson, Buffalo aeronaut, escaped serious harm after the airship’s propeller struck the gas bag at 7000 feet causing a leak and fire. The balloon acted like a parachute, slowing descent and allowing Nohinson to land safely with only a minor head cut. Thousands witnessed the incident in Springheld, New York, amid panic from spectators.
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Robinson
Fitzsimmons Returns to Ring in July Title Bid
Fitzsimmons, former middle and heavyweight champion, plans to fight Jack Johnson within six rounds in Philadelphia on July first. He has trained Bart for the light and appears in fine condition. A separate dispatch from Tokyo reports General Terauchi denying Japanese spy arrests and stating no military articles were found in San Diego.
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Philadelphia
Bob Fitzsimmons
Jack Johnson
Fitzsimmons Hag
Bart
Tokyo
Terauchi
Wart
San Diego
Calgart
Ameren Forts
John Witchell in Harness Again
Toby Mitten ell a president of the Tutket Mine Workers of America, tons arrived there and will attend the conference between representatives of desyiters and operators of Wyoming. The men are demining a 1a per cent, Increase d Siallways Pat Out of Business. Lincoln, Nol, duly Ui,-Mouvy run storms in eastern Nebraska put the railroads out of business and interrupted telegraphic communication.
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John Witchell
Trenver
Col
Tale
Toby Mittenell
Tutket Mine Workers of America
Desyiters
Wyoming
Lincoln
Nol
Nebraska
SCORES ON THE DIAMONDS Chivas Tory baseball scores
Baseball results from leagues and associations across cities include wins for Boston St. Louis at 6 6 and 0 2 for second game, Brooklyn 9 over New York Cincinnati 0 New York 4, Philadelphia 8 in ten innings over Chicago 2, Cleveland 8 over Boston 1, Detroit New York, St Louis 1 ten innings, Chicago 6 Washington 4, and Sunday replays with Chicago 8 Washington 1 second game 5 3. Association games feature Minneapolis 6 Toledo 3 and Kansas City 8 over Indianapolis 4, with several other doubleheaders and seven inning results noted.
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Tory
Boston
St. Louis
Brooklyn
Pitshired
Broooklyn
Detroit
Philladelphia
St. T Louis
Chicago
Washington
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Minneapolis
Toledo
St. Paul
St. Qualfis
Columbus
Milwau Koo EY
Western
Blous City
Pueblo
Sioux City
Denver
Omaha
Des Moines
Tapeoin
Tineali
Des Moher
Gine
Tinea
Puello
Navigating the Air Man as a Flightless Body and Future Machines
A Chicago News report reviews Dr. Andrew Wilson on why humans cannot fly unaided. It contrasts bat and bird anatomy and cites flying fish and gliding mammals, concluding human energy limits block natural flight while motorized devices or dirigible systems may someday enable flight with humans as passengers.
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Andrew Wilson
Hans
Oman
Joan
Chicago News
Eva Booth’s Policeman Turns Aftermath in London Streets
The teenaged Shia Eva Booth resists a police officer during a disturbance in central London. The crowd mobilizes as a small clash erupts, the officer restrained by fists while Eva defends him. Weeks later she visits the injured man in hospital and maintains a controversial bond, earning late letters from supporters and the sign-off Your policeman.
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Eva Booth
London
Shia
Lim
All
England
Photographers gain independence with new electric print frame
The article notes a simple light wooden tripod system that holds ten 8 by 10 frames and centers their faces on a ceiling hung electric light. This compact device speeds printing, reduces cost, and is suitable for blue print work as well as other photogenic printing tasks.
Minister Barrett's Bluff In A Long Gone Barbecue Tale
John Barrett, new director of the bureau of American republics, recounts a story of being mistaken for a minister at a distant town barbecue. A telegram named him Rev John Barrett ex missionary, prompting a clumsy intro. The tale ends with a grimly dark joke about a fatal train accident and a family of relatives.
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Barrett
John Barrett
Bureau of American Republics
Sorme
Mr. Tharrett
John Harrett
Stas
Kodol Claims To Nourish Digestive System
Kodol will nourish and strengthen your digestive organs and furnish the natural digestive juices for your stomach. It will make you well. Kodol digests what you eat. Sold by Wm. F. Jungkung, druggist, 85 Stephenson Street.
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Wm. F. Jungkung
Stephenson Streat
Golden Medical Discovery for Liver Trouble
A Cleveland era advertisement urges healing torpid liver by treating digestion first. It claims Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery restores stomach function, increases blood secretions, and cleanses poisons, easing feverish symptoms and improving appetite. It warns against hot breads and indigestible foods while prescribing regular use and rejecting substitutes.
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Pierce
Golden Medical
Dinner club of Sir Joshua Reynolds noted hosts
A London Spectator excerpt describes Sir Joshua Reynolds hosting a famed literary club with Dr. Johnson Goldsmith Garrick Burke Sterne Hogarth Wilkes and others. The guests debated ideas as wine and dishes varied while the host let conversation lead, often serving seven eight guests yet accommodating double.
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Sir Joshua Reynolds
Dr. Johnson
Goldsmith
Garrick
Burke
Sterne
Hogarth
Wilkes
Allan Thamsay
Raphaels
Malone
Link Self
London Spectator
A Mean Trick In A Quip About Dunning Letters
Smith asks why you write dunning letters to yourself and sign fake names. Jones replies that his wife keeps asking for money and reading the letters discourages her.
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Smith
Jones
Fresh Clerk and Customer Trade at Grocer Counter
A Cleveland Plain Dealer excerpt shows a clerk inviting immediate service as a customer asks for strictly fresh goods. The scene features a brief interaction with a boy named Johnny assisting a lady while the grocer attends. A separate ad promotes Kennedys Laxative Cough Syrup with honey and tar, claimed to ease colds by gentle laxation, sold by Wu F Jungkunz at 85 Stephenson Street.
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Grocer
Johnny
Cleveland Plain Dealer
F. Jungkunz
Stephenson Strat
Master’s Sale in Stephenson County Illinois 1907 notice
Public notice of a master in chancery sale issued under a 1907 decree in Stephenson County Illinois. The Grass property in Freeport is offered to the highest bidder on a designated July date, with sale terms including a buyer’s deposit and balance on deed delivery, located at the west side of Cutler and Walnut Streets with 120 foot Walnut frontage.
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Eckert
Circuit Court
Stephenson County
Illinois
Joseph N. Gillaway
Rose "Itass
Anna Murive M. Meise
William 8
Meise
Clarice M. Meise
Willian Reiger
William Seeley
Wiliam Seeley
William N. Croukrite
Spevind
Preopare
Insat
Freeport
Illnois
Fey
Ure
Walnut Streets
Galena Street
Walnut Street
Gee R. P. Eckert
Indian beliefs on soul journeys and death customs vary
The Cleveland Plain Dealer summarizes diverse North American Indian myths about the afterlife. It notes how tribes differ in whether spirits go to happy hunting grounds or linger near graves, and describes beliefs about battle deaths, suicide, and scalp or mutilation practices as part of ritual outcomes.
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Samping
Missouri River
Missouri
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Peculiarities of Leprosy Disease and Inoculation Claims
A New York Press summary notes leprosy has no cure and life extension is the main benefit of current treatments. It discusses natural resistance, accidental inoculation examples, and a debated theory linking diet to leprosy via tainted fish. The piece cites a Hawaiian convict case and observes higher male prevalence.
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New York
African Breed Brotherhood Stone Bond Ritual
A fragmented excerpt describes an African Breed Brotherhood rite where two leaders claim mutual titles and seal friendship by exchanging stones. They place stones in sand, utter supposed magical words, and declare themselves best friends, in a ritual linked to colonial-era depictions.
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William Astor Chanler
The Editor and the Tramp Story From the Overland Monthly
A tale recounts Hartiss as editor of a San Francisco periodical in the early 1800s. The office boy finds a tramp at the door begging for food, prompting the editor to push on and keep the paper alive for another week.
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Hartiss
San Francisco
Qverland
Thayt
Peteh Lim Fu
Beottish Jail Welcomes Unnamed Inspector Visit
An Inspector arrives at a Scottish jail seeking the governor who is away fishing. The officer informs him prisoners are seen, and the governor is out early with duties. The exchange hints at a minor disturbance as the governor’s whereabouts delay access.
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Beottish
Fashiu
Fragmentary 19th Century Notices and Advertisements
An OCR fragment from a Liverpool Post page recalls maritime lines and literary quotes amid a parade of ads. It mentions DeWitt's Kidney and Bladder Pills with price and a local druggist, and notes a Daily Journal delivery notice with a 10 cent 9 week rate.
Bogus Baronets and the Law That Could Halt Them
The British departments committee probes bogus baronets and the lack of legal means to challenge their claims. It notes no law prevents impostors from using a baronet title and the Heralds' College would face a century of work defending the crown. The piece traces baronet creation from James I onward, noting inflated counts under later monarchs and the public fascination with hereditary titles.
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House of Tards
Tan
Chancery
Hog
Heralds’ College
Jamea 1
Elizabeth
Ely
Charles L
Charles II
George II
New York Tribune
Darts in Metro Drama Echoes Theatrics and Conflict
A backstage conflict unfolds in a metro drama as a actor resists performing all three darts. The manager presses explaining that two clash in act one while the third enters to separate them, illustrating how fragile sentiment without vigor harms the scene.
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