Anarchist dynamite car blows off track in Cleveland
A streetcar on Cleveland’s Fast 105th Street was dynamited after leaving a park. The blast tore the car from the tracks and split a telegraph pole. Patrolman Sands and motorman Kusta were injured, with a crippled boy George Tenant seriously hurt. Two other cars were damaged as crises spread across the city. Negotiations resume as arbitration talks proceed between company officials and unions.
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Cleveland
Sands
Kusta
George Tenant
Hone
Sage Una
Fisher breaks road cycling record at Torndon
T A Fisher of London shattered the work's road cycling record at Torndon on May 22 covering a thousand gales in 81 hours and a minute, beating the previous mark by 12 hours.
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Torndon
T. A. Fisher
London
Low Round Trip Fares to Denver via Chicago Lines
Daily two fast through trains to Colorado offer the famous Colorado Special with one night to Denver. Tickets and full information available from any North Western Line ticket agent. On sale daily June 1 to maps 30. Return limit October 3st. The Daily Journal delivery costs 10c a week.
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Denver
Colorado Springs
Pueblo
Chicago
Vinion Pacific
North Western Line
Colorado
Towne of Mannados Maps NY Early Geography History
A New York Times report explains that New York was once called the Towne of Mannados and includes a 1604 map in the Old Guard armory. The plan depicts Mannados as a peninsula with a narrow pass, labeled waters and terrain, predating modern Manhattan by decades.
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New York
New Amsterdam
Mannados
Old Guard
City of
British Museum
Mannadoos
Maine Land
Longe Isleland
Staten Island
Wall Street
Sandy Stook
Teads
Harlem
Twenty-third Street
New York Times
Sticking On and Sticking In
A London Scrap story about Tommy who wins a Sunday school prize and faces gossip about neighbor Charle Binks. His mother concerns moral pride while his father questions his role as he defends Tommy’s restraint and innocence in a dog pinning incident.
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Tommy
Binks
London
Cruikshank at Eighty in Dr Richardson's Room
A reminiscence from Pages From an Adventurous Life recalls meeting George Cruikshank in Richardson's room. When the speaker felt unwell, Cruikshank urged him to act, then demonstrated a high land sword dance with tongs and poker, dancing vigorously for a quarter hour. He claimed the feat would be noted after his death.
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Cruikshank
Richardson
George Cruikshank
Remairk
Old Cruikshank
Dr. Richardson
The Significance of Small Duties
A reflection on doing every task with full effort and integrity. The text urges orderly personal duties and the higher calling of serving family, weighing the claim on you as the single essential duty. It quotes Carlyle on making boys and girls, and all you are, count for honest, noble service.
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Thomas Carlyle
Backgammon’s Diminishing Stage In Modern Times
Backgammon, once a favorite among forefathers, is described as obsolete today. Invented in Wales in the eleventh century, its name derives from back and enminan meaning little battle. A century ago aristocrats kept boards at home and played nightly, with presidents Van Buren and Jackson noted as adept players.
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Wales
van Buren
Jackson
T.e New York Press
Mae Wood Perjury Trial Ends With Commitment in Divorce Case
Mae Wood, seeking an absolute divorce from United States Senator Platt, is committed to Tombs after a judge dismissed the complaint and ordered $5,900 bail on perjury charges. The trial hinged on alleged marriage documents and letters, including testimony about forged forms and destroyed love letters from Platt.
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New York
Mae Wee
United States
Platt
Supreme Court
Tamia
Yoorman
Phitt
Witnesses Testify In Perjury Trial Over Marriage Claim
Delancey Nicoll testifies Miss Wood claimed she and Platt were married with Mers allegedly involved. Alice Davis confirms plans to hire a watcher at Wapashineton, but Davis refused. Justice O Gorman questions Wood about her prior testimony, and she admits no marriage oath by Platt. Wood is ordered held on perjury charges with trial anticipated.
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Delancey Nicoll
Phitt
Miss Wood
Mers
Jewssie
Diarie
Alice Davis
Wiieh
Pritt
Wapashineton
Shoe
Platt
Stith
Q’@ortmian
Tapas
Nhett
Justice O'Gorman
Porto
Carload of Mail Burned in Wyoming Mine Fire
In Cheyenne Wyoming a mail car caught fire at the eastern end of the Were mine division of the Union Dir. The blaze destroyed a mail car causing loss of several hundred sacks and disrupting railroad operations. No injuries reported.
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Cheyenne
Wyo
Entirt Prrloner
Enyited States
Wits
Were
Union
Dpirectife Kire
Exquisite painting causes misidentification at estate
A visitor admired a painting in a stately home and called it an old master, but the guide clarified it was not an old master but an old missis, in a London Scraps style quip about misreading portraits.
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London
ManZan Pile Remedy Sold In Collapsible Tube
A ready to use collapsible tube with nozzle offers immediate relief from inflammation and itching for pile sufferers. Each application soothes and heals. Price is 50 cents. Sold by H J Moogk and C P Guenther.
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H. J. Moogk
C. P
Guenther
Humor of the Hour in a Chicago Flat
A couple prepares to move from a year old rental and endures meddlesome strangers. The man explains their reasons for leaving while the woman notes the constant prying during house hunting in the neighborhood.
A Man Eating Shark. Why Jase Was Late
A village schoolteacher received a note from a mother explaining Jase was late because their cow kicked him. The misspelled tale notes the cow is black and blue and that this has happened four times.
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Jase
Lippincott
Mlagazine
Barber Clarifies Soap Type in Quirky Exchange
A St Louis Post Dispatch note records a humorous exchange where a Vieting asks about the brand of toothpaste, the barber clarifies it is shaving soap, and the Vieting protests any more soap near his mouth in a clipped dialogue snippet.
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St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Greatly Enjoyed It Borus Book Provokes Quick Nodding
Borus praises his last book, Tam remarks on reading it, and Naggus the editor recalls planning an all evening read but finds it slept through in five minutes. The Chicago Tribune quotes the exchange between the author and editor.
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Borus
Tam
Naggus
Chicago Tribune
Monkey to act as cashier for organ grinder
A Chicago News item reports a monkey planned to relocate to the city next week and work as a cashier for an organ grinder, illustrating a quirky street scene.
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Chicago News
Inmate Proves Sanity by Escape Test Says Ledger
An asylum inmate questions his own soundness and is asked if escaping proves it. His reply affirms that escape evidence did win him freedom, as reported by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Sympathetic views spark clash over charity tactics
A Philadelphia Press remark contrasts glamor with real aid, noting that sympathy claimed by some leaders amounts to placing a failing person aside and pointing out their misery rather than offering help.
Quote about fear of enthusiasm and a jumbled line
A fragmentary quotation notes fear of being seen as overly eager. It also contains a garbled line about someone being struck by something, with unclear attribution and stray words from likely a ballad or American source.
First Chauffeur Toran Down Three Men Today
A driver named Toran allegedly caused the death of three individuals in a today incident while denying fault. A second voice argues against blame, referencing a supposed law to curb reckless pedestrian behavior, and hints at further legal scrutiny.
Why She Worried Husband What Is Worrying You
A fragment records a wife expressing concern about her inability to learn details about their new neighbors and a husband asking what is troubling her, as reported in the Sunirt Set.
Dreamlike exchange hints at art and alias names
Fragmentary note from St. Louis Post-Dispatch mentions Tam rnd Pashall and Mrs Harker in a puzzle about a genuine Vandyck. The snippet references Pin Beard or painting and intriguing wordplay around ownership and attribution.
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Mr. Thurker
Dreamfly
Tam
Harker
St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Recognized Its Quality Wires About Coffee Freebie
A Kansas City Times reader quotes a light exchange on coffee quality and a promotional free item. The snippet highlights public curiosity about what was given away with the brew and who approved the offer.
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Kansas City Times
Nonsense Line From Chicago News Clipping
A fragmented Chicago News snippet shows a quirky line about Miss Tabasco Gracious and a character named Reggy Supp Ah. The text implies odd dialogue and a casual remark about catching a cold, lacking clear event or context.
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Tabasco
Leguy
Chicago News
Apple story and Newton's gravity tale debated
Voltaire cites Newton as the source for the apple anecdote about gravity. The tale links Newton to his niece Catherine Barton and a Woolsthorpe garden tree said to have stood near a price of L20 before decay cut it down. The truth remains uncertain and likely unknowable.
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Voltaire
Newton
Catherine Barton
Woolsthorpe
Newtom
Sires and Sons and Notable Figures in Brief
General Jaimes Evelyn Pilcher becomes Director general of the National Volunteer Times money corps. Fen Mace tours England displaying boxing skill with aetreus in exhibitions. W O W Thorman of Atlanta receives a Bible with praised letters weighing 150 pounds from a Sunday school. Gilbert Schoppe’s 13 year old Spragues Falls son has a flawless school record, attending since fourth year and never missing a dip. Nathaniel Whitman of New York City, long resident at the Fifth Avenue Hotel, is among those moving due to the intruded raging of the building, possibly holding a record for hotel habitation. Sir Charles Santley, in his seventies, remains active, remarking on work. A note contrasts Gareth, who died at 101. Henry Watterson of Louisville, born in Washington, recounts a youth as a page during Adams era and aiding Adams during his final illness.
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Jaimes Evelyn Pilcher
Sutveau
National Volunteer Times
Money Corps
Fen Mace
Visects
Aetreus
England
W. OW. Thorman
Atlanta
Gilbert Schoppe
Spragues Falls
Ann
Nathaniel Whitman
Fifth Avenue Hotel
New York City
Whitman
Charles Santley
Louisville
Washington
John Quincy Adams
Royal tycoons and royal styles in European courts
The royal gossip outlines King Edward VII’s croquet hobby and perfumes, Queen Victoria of Spain’s shopping spree with 10600 on jewelry in Paris and similar London purchases, and the Duke of Parma as father to a twenty-child brood. It notes the duke’s two marriages and varied royal brood across Europe.
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Edward VII
Queen Victoria
Spain
Paris
London
New Trousseaux
Duke of Parma
Europe
Tie
Church and Clergy in a Valley of Faithful Churches
The Welsh Congregational churches total about 200,000 in value with roughly 1,400 debt. The Scottish Episcopal church remains small yet maintains a penny newspaper for parishioners. Twelve memorial windows were planned for Mobile’s Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception. ten are finished, with completion delayed another year. Father Earle, head of the Vatican library, is a German Jesuit renowned for manuscript care and restoration.
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Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception
Mobile
Father Earle
Vatican
Hinghey Jennings's new war cry shocks sports page
Hinghey Jennings vocalizes a bold new war cry blending locomotive clatter and Geronimo imagery ahead of a season. Hamilton of Louisville, ex Western College 100-yard champion, trains for Olympic trials after clocking ten seconds. Joe Delehanty, Jim's brother, cited as a likely St. Louis Cardinals outfielder, resembling his kin more than others in the family.
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Hinghey Jennings
Geronimo
Hamilton
University of Louisvile Runbser
Joe Delehanty
Jim
Cincinnati Reds
St. Louis Cardinals
the Dateol
Wisconsin City Names Its River Origin
Wisconsin derives its name from a principal river whose Indian name means wild rushing river. Louisville raised water rates to boost receipts, while Wereham Massachusetts plans to widen main street by removing several old elm landmarks. New York is described as the nation’s leading ready to wear clothing city, supplying substantial portions of seats and women’s factory clothing.
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Wisconsin
Louisville
Wereham
Mass
New York
United States
The Pratt in Australia and Wizard of the Nile revival
The Pratt will be produced in Australia and The Wizard of the Nile is set for revival this summer. Charles D. Tiemmian plays heavy roles with James O Neill in the company. A circus Snallinger aims to stage The Gay White Way this summer with Maxine Eifoet planning a New York opening early next season Bettina-Myself referenced.
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Australia
Charles D. Tiemmian
James O'Neill
Snallinger
Maxine Eifoet
New York
Readability as proof for Mars habitation theory
A Washington Star quotation favors the view that Mars might be inhabited, arguing the strongest support is that an article asserting that position can be written three times more readable than one arguing against it. The remark frames readability as a persuasive factor in scientific debate.
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Mars
Popular Scientist
Washington Star
Pineules offer promises 30 days trial and guaranteed refund
The advertisement promotes Pineules with a 30 days trial priced at one dollar. It claims relief for back pain including weak and lame backs, rheumatic pains, and asserts benefits for kidneys, bladder, and blood. Targeted to all ages, it guarantees satisfaction or money back, sold by 4H Moogk and C P Guenther.
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Moogk
C. P. Guenther
First National Conventions and Nominations History
The text outlines how early presidential nominees were chosen before 1830 by caucuses or state legislatures, noting the first national conventions held in 1830 to 1832 in Philadelphia and Baltimore. It details Anti-Masonic, National Republican, and Democrat actions, including Wirt, Ellmaker, Clay, Sergeant, and Van Buren nominations, and mentions lack of formal platforms with delegates issuing addresses or resolutions to constituents.
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Philadelphia
Anti-Masonic Party
Baltimore
William Wirt
Amos Ellmaker
Trenry Clay
John Sergeant
van Buren
Jackson
National Republicans
Between Two Icebergs and a Fogbound Crossing
A captain recalls crossing near Newfoundland in fog when he heard distant whistles and mistook them for nearby ships. He slowed, whistled, and reversed to avoid imagined traffic until the fog lifted and revealed two towering icebergs reflecting his own whistle.
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Hner
Newfoundland
Fce
Tlardty
Fiis
Wham H. Rideing
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