Purdue University Fire Destroys New Engineering Laboratory
A major blaze at Purdue University in Lafayette destroys the new Heavilon Hall Engineering Laboratory after a gas explosion in the boiler room and a second blast. The fire consumes the main building and shops, with only the wood shop saved. Estimated loss exceeds 100 thousand with equipment value around 80 thousand. disruption hinders school work at the university.
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Purdue University
Lafayette
Ind
Gov. Matthews
Robbers Plot Found Near Pocahontas Miss
A fragment reports a planned robbery of a Memphis and Charleston passenger train by conspirators near Pocahontas twenty miles west of Corinth. Citizens in plain clothes reportedly acted ahead of the plot and were detaining suspects as authorities investigated.
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Corinth
Memphis and Charleston
Pocahontas
Teun
Memphis and Chareston
Remarkable ore strike at Little column mine yields $125000
The article reports a major ore strike last week with ore value reaching $125,000. It notes the era of record production and cites Leadville’s Robert Base mine as producing 14,400 ounces of silver in eight hours, marking a historic output.
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Lewiville Col Spe
Leadville
Robert Base
Bomb Found at Magazine di Printemps Entrance
A bomb discovered at the main entrance of the Magazine di Printemps on Boule vard Hansemann had its fuse extinguished by a fireman before detonation. The device contained chlorate of potash and was taken to the municipal laboratory for analysis. Local officials plan to clear the area and assess security, with trustees of the Broodivin taba Mache expressing confidence about future safety measures.
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di Printemps
Hansemann
Pan
Municipaal
Pryde
Devia
Dro ‘Catoueee
Dean Terre
Bandits raid Shamokin post office with officer killed
Five masked men raided Shamokin Pennsylvania post office in a gun battle that killed Officer Van Gilzer and wounded two robbers. The bandits escaped, and the incident followed by a wave of other crime and political notes across the country.
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Shamokin
van Gilzer
Philadelphia
Common Council
Drawburgh Telephone and Telegraph Company
H.C. Meyer
New York
Ludwig Brandt
Carl Muller
Brandt
George W. Childs
Mer
Childs
Tricia
Padreview
Pitts
Windy -Ikiss
Olen
Dare Sr
Theounton
Catheer
Hank
Jfe
Japanese Screens Bring Home Comfort and Style
A New York Herald piece praises Japanese screens as practical and decorative household additions. The screens, two to five fold, use gray linen duck with pink, blue, or buff lining and tropical green designs. They can include a book shelf on one panel and fit around a chair to keep a favorite volume within reach.
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New York Berald
Statesmen Who Never Carry Umbrellas in Congress
An old Boston Advertiser item notes two lawmakers Kilgore of Texas and Cockrell of Missouri who never carry umbrellas. It recalls there were three anti umbrella figures last year, including Tilman of South Carolina, and mentions Cockrell’s umbrella gift never being opened.
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St. Antoine
Mon Wis
Leland Stanford
Palo Alto
Gridley
Widley
Stanford University
Juarez
Mexico
Jaya Chihuahim
Revolutionist
Viet Wr
Poonte Bediye
Poonte Bediye Im Sytmie Pathy With Santa von Peres
Columbus
America
Workman
Soy- Breign
Knights of Labor
Allen Pop
Nebo
Spipengine Court of the
District of Columbia
Carliste
Coleea
Spostlee
Towa
Dla
Awh
Ann Sovereign
ROG
den & Coss
Hesiew of
Tradesis
Mel Walls
Gould
Rales
Viebie Ulm
Ciobewy
Congress
Kilgore
Texas
Cockrell
Missouri
Tilman
South Carolina
Nilgere
Cockrel
Senator West
Boston Advertiser
Fox with felonious intent chased by London passerby
James Bellings saw a fox in Gordon Square acting suspiciously. Reynard fled with two postmen and two gentlemen in evening dress joining the pursuit. The fox hid in a area then a cellar where it bit Bellings’s right hand before being captured and sent to the Zoological Gardens by Hunter Street police.
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London
James Bellings
Gordon Square
Reynard
Hellings
Hunter Street
Zoological Gardens
Unclear historical medical notice on liver disease remedies
Fragmented text describes liver related illness with symptoms such as dull pain in the region, coated tongue, sour breath, headaches, dizziness, constipation and dyspepsia. Mentions Hostetter's Stomach Bitters as inactivating the disease and claims relief from abdominal and nervous complaints.
Surprised Then Thether He Lives in Detreitor
An unclear passage describes a man in Detroiter or Detroit area and a sequence of odd remarks about pain, blood, and a store benefit. A mention of a museum job and a strong man is noted with quotes attributed to a newspaper called Eree Press.
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Hoateenwer
Loleda
Olio
Cri Hs
Piatra Bisa
Teas Ci
Tetiois
Ares Torler Aarpest
Gebiba
Willian
J. Seer Harrison
Natsas City
Nacional
Durborow
Secretary of the Navy
Columbian Museu
Chicago
Columbus
Santa Maria
Washington
Carlist
Dart Fiat
Chica Cartier
Indianapolis
Cincinnati
Cartier
Eree Press
Catarch Cure Promoted as Internal Blood Remedy
An advertisement touts Hall’s Catarrh Cure as an internal treatment that reaches the bloodstream to affect mucous surfaces. It claims physician endorsement and a combination of ingredients, offering testimonials and a free sample offer from CHESEY & CO. in Toledo, Ohio, with a price of 7 50.
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Diveacy
Hall
Halle
FBI
Chesey & CO
Props
Toledo
Ghia
Dingglela
Moonlit Sea and Bush Echoes of Love Advice
Fragmentary newspaper item references moonlight on sea and bush and a caution against asking a sick man or shopping woman their opinion of love. It notes advertisements for cough syrups and medical claims, with scattered product names and a Colchester trading note.
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Hhiad
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