The Grace of Rural Life and the Cost of Invention
A reflective essay contrasts rural life with city dwellers and laments urban attitudes toward countryside knowledge. It argues farmers rely on self effort, critiques selfish wills, notes elopements, and discusses church attendance trends among men. It also notes proposals to protect inventors over authors and reports on a German explosive shell. The piece ends describing Spanish mining hardship and government licensing after years of dangerous labor.
Prominent but scattered: a jumble of stray notes from a bygone page
The fragmentary text blends stray notes on microbiology from under fingernails, a critic of political promises, portraits of a lazily content traveler, and comic capsules about society names. It also includes a thin obituary fragment from Texas and a stray farm accident report.
Mrs Payne's Baby Drama Ends With Kidnap Accusation
Dalras Tex July 12 Yesterday the east bound Texas and Pacific train brought crowds hoping to see Lizzie Payne's baby. Officer Kirby and Grandmother J M Payne descended from a coach after a suspected kidnapping attempt. Payne is said to have boarded at Arlington, seized the infant, and fled, with mother and crowd in distress.
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Texas
Lizzie Payne
el Paso
J. M. Payne
Kirby
Arlington
Payne
Sumer
Lizzie Sloops Capsize. One Boy Drowned Off Trinity Bay
Capt Charles Bingle of the Feuve Arland reports the Lizzie capsized while jibing to turn about on the Trinity bay run. Capt Toney saved his wife and two children, but his 8 year old son drowned after the vessel turned beam end. The body was found near Round Point.
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Galvestox
Tex
Charles Bingle
Feuve Arland
Turtle Bayou
Lizzie
Bingle
Trinity Bay
Trinity
Galveston
Toney
Round Point
Boston
Monmouth
Ill
James B. Stevens
Des Moines
W. L. Williams
Ida L. Webster
Mansfield
Five suspects captured near Longview after La assault case
Five negro men and one woman sought for assault on an elderly woman in Caddo parish La were found five miles from Longview. Sheriff's deputies and mill workers arrested them after a pursuit. One man resisted and was shot by Deputy Mackey with a non fatal leg wound reported.
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Mansnaut
Tex
Caddo Parish
Longview
Perry
Sherif Kilingsworth
Gregg County
A. KK. Mackey
P. D. Cook
Duel Ends With Fatal Wounds In Denteon Saloon
In Denteon Texas on July 11 J P Donald and Patrick Kane, both drinking for days, quarrelled in a lower Main street saloon. They fought until separated. Kane fled upstairs to the Crook building and was later pursued. Two pistol shots were fired and Donald lay in a doorway with a serious head wound.
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Donald
Waco Learns of Wreck Victim from Waters-Pierce
In Waco Texas excitement rose as reports spread about the Majestic Knight of Pyttias wreck near Manteno Illinois. The only confirmed injury is John A Crowder 25 of Danville Kentucky connected with Waters-Pierce in Waco. He was en route to meet his mother in Chicago.
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Waco
Tex
Knights of Pyttias Speciaa
Manteno
Chicago
John A. Crowder
Waters- Pierce Ofl Company
Crowder
Danville
Man shot near Praxo depot in mystery incident
A man named Armstead Crumes was shot in the leg near the Cauptral depot in Praxo Texas on Tuesday night around 11 o clock. He is wounded but not seriously. Officers pursue leads as details remain unclear and the public awaits updates.
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Praxo
Tex
Armstead Crumes
Tragedy Near Kyu As Train Crashes Into Sleeping Couple
Friday night a Mexican man and wife sleeping under boarding cars at the sidetrack in Kyu Texas were crushed and dragged by a freight train backing onto the cars. The man lost his right arm and ear and both were sent to San Antonio for urgent treatment. It is believed they will die.
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Kyu
Tex
San Antonio
Dallas fair strengthens farming ties with premium drive
The Dallas real estate agents launched a premium fund to attract Dallas County farmers to the fall fair. The event showcases livestock, agricultural exhibits, and a growing special premium department. Districts across counties benefit. thousands of home-seekers have already bought land and begun crops in Texas.
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Texas
Dallas
Dallas County
Convicts Fire on Constable Posse Near Graveraxp
Constable H G Carter and six men pursued escaped Rusk penitentiary convicts four miles west of Graveraxp Texas. The convicts fired as they approached surrender. one convict Billy Bean was killed, two others wounded, and officer Poe sustained a dangerous leg wound. Clark and Poe had lured the convicts with a setup.
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Carter
Clark
Billy Bean
Bell County
Poe
Fatal Arm of a Female in Cotton Belt Tragedy
At Garland City on the Cotton Belt railroad twenty miles east of Texarkana a dispute between Ed Brennan and railroad foreman Bernard ended in a fatal stabbing. Brennan drew a pistol as a second man intervened. Brennan’s wife fired from the house with a winchester, wounding the peace-maker in the breast and shoulder. Both Brennan and the other man died from their wounds.
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Tex
Garland City
Here
Ed Brennan
Brennan
Bernard
Fort Worth street car strike persists amid violence fears
Fort Worth Texas July 11 report notes the street car strike remains unresolved with service poor. The company proposed two workers on some cars and one on others, a plan the strikers rejected demanding two workers on all electric cars. Strikers persuaded new hires to quit, while imported workers also left after pressure. Violence is reported and further trouble is anticipated.
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Fort Worth
Tex
Courthouse
Fruit Tree Men’s Gun Accident Kills One Near Pecos
In Pecos City Texas two fruit tree agents were traveling to New Mexico when a shotgun in G A Miller of Louisiana Missouri slipped on a step. The weapon discharged and killed him instantly, clothing burned. Remains brought to town and turned over to the justice of the peace.
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Pecos City
Tex
New Mexico
G. A. Miller
Louisiana
Four Years a Fugitive Arrest of Train Shooting Leader
Fort Worth Texas reports Sheriff Richardson received a telegram from Brunswick Georgia announcing the arrest of John R Harding, once leader of the 1886 strike gang that fired on a Missouri Kansas and Texas train near the city, killing Deputy Sheriff Townsend and wounding Charley Sneed and Officer J J Fulford. Harding faces murder indictments and a requisition request has been sent to Gov Gordon. Richardson plans to travel to Brunswick Friday night to bring in the prisoner.
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Richardson
Byrnes
Brunswick
John R. Harding
Missouri, Kansas and Texas
Sherif Dick Townsend
Charley Sneed
J. J. Fulford
Harding
Gov. Gordon
Gov
Ross
Local Man Hanged for October Murder in Indian Country
Fort Swirm Ark July 10 John Stoneberry was hanged yesterday for the October murder of his wife in the Indian country. He slept well before execution, declined slippers, kept his boots on, and refused religious services. He said he was ready and claimed innocence.
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Ark
John Stoneberry
Pope
Singular accident near Blossom Prairie and trains collide
A bizarre incident near Blossom Prairie involves Mrs. Tibbitts caught by a cow’s tail in a milking accident. Separately, a pair of freight trains collided six miles east of Baird on Wednesday night. no serious injuries, but the engine and cars suffered damage.
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Paws
Tex
Blossom Prairie
Hall's
Ext
Baird
Fortuna
Cholera Deaths Rise Across Valencia and Surroundings
The report notes eight cholera deaths in Valentia on Saturday and rising cases across Valencia totaling 106 with 113 fatalities. Other items reference Russian German frontier smallpox, Italian clashes amid a Vishws slaughter, storms causing damage in Austria, a Berlin police ban on Buffalo Bill's show, a gas works incident in Swedes England, and cold weather impacting northern districts in early June.
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Upper
Aust
Berlin
Mit
Buffalo Mill
Double murder case shocks Alfred and nearby area
In Alfred near Louisville and Nashville rail line a quarrel on a farm ends with John Graham shot by a hired hand and his son James killing the slayer. In nearby Jongspore Missouri William Smith is fatally stabbed by Blind Walker with Mrs Coleman present. both suspects jailed.
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Reno
Tb. T
Alfred
Here
John Graham
James Graham
Smith
Collision on Louisville and Nashville Rail Line Kills Five
In Binutxenam Alabama eight miles south of town a freight and passenger train collided at 8 am after an orders error. Five men died including engineers John Moran and John Webb and firemen Jim Armstead Bob Wilson and Parr. Extra fireman Ben Swope died from injuries. no passengers were killed.
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Binutxenam
Ala
Louisville and Nashville
John Moran
John Webb
Jim Armstead
Bob Wilson
Parr
Ben Swope
Clear Creek
Indictment for Counterfeiting Hits Ohio Woman
In Parkersburg West Virginia on a Saturday a federal court indicted Mrs Gertrude Russell of Lawrence county Ohio for counterfeiting. Investigators traced a batch of twenty dollar gold pieces circulating in Huntington to her. She fainted in court during preliminary hearings as authorities press for disclosures while makers of the coin remain unknown.
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Russell
Central American Confederation Sparks Regional Tension
Reports from Wasasxerox on July 10 describe growing distrust among Costa Rica Honduras Nicaragua San Salvador and Guatemala toward a proposed Central American confederation. Debts and the Nicaragua canal influence intensify opposition, with fears the union could provoke war.
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Wasasxerox
Nicaragua
Costa Rica
Honduras
San Salvador
Guatemala
Confederate Veterans Reunion Opens in Cuatlaxcoca Tenn
The first general reunion of Confederate veterans continues for three days. Cuatlaxcoca hosts thousands from Southern states. Generals Kirby Smith and John B. Gordon attend amid blue and gray bunting and notable parade plans. About 10,009 veterans and militia are expected for the grand parade.
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Cuatlaxcoca
Tenn
Kirby Smith
John B. Gordon
South
Groundless claims of schooner arrivals to resist U S revenue cutters
Victorian dispatches reject American press rumors that schooners would reinforce Behring Sea resistance. Sealing crews expect few seizures this year while many go to Behring Sea. Rumor of English cruiser protection is unconfirmed.
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Victoria
B. C
Maple Bay
Behring Sea
Farm clash ends with suspect surrender after standoff
Residents joined lawmen in a tense encounter in Jes aSan twentyefex hous where Cummins was attacked by a mob armed with knives and clubs. A farmer shot the assailant in the head during the confrontation. the wounded man surrendered after being warned he would be killed if he did not. He was jailed that night.
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Sylva
Hth
Wonderful Gold Discovery Near Tin Cap Mine
Report from Tin Cap, Colo claims a colossal gold vein six feet thick with four feet of gold bearing quartz and free gold. Assays run up to 440 dollars per ton with some samples yielding 2000 dollars per ton. Estimates show 565 thousand dollars at one depth and 187 million dollars at greater depth. Thousands flock to the camp as two men extract about five thousand dollars daily.
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Denver
Col
Tin Cap
Cross Mountain
McCormick & Seais
Aeronaut Samuel Black Dies In Parachute Fire At Beardstows
In Beardstows Illinois on July 4 a parachute failed during ascent to 400 feet. A stream of soot emitted from the parachute then flames enveloped it, severing the canopy and sending Aeronaut Black plummeting. His mangled body was found about two miles away.
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Livaus
Polk County
Fia
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Melon Exchange
Athinta
Jacksonville
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Becker
Standard Oil Rednery
Louisville
Wasurxeros
Nobie
Mammoth Hot Springs
Wyo
Beardstows
Ill
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Aernaut Black
Giant Powder Explosion Destroys Freight District in Utah
A sudden blast at Milfor Utah on Tuesday causes a massive explosion. Freight houses are torn to pieces, a roundhouse and long train of cars are saved only after vigorous efforts. The fire causes heavy losses in the thousands with several injuries but no serious casualties.
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Utah
Milfor
Jackson sentenced to be hanged for murder in Fort Sarry
Jackson, a Black man convicted in the circuit court for murder last Thursday, was sentenced yesterday to be hanged on September 5. He asked his lawyers not to push a new trial as he wished to die and rest beside his beloved one, thanked them for their efforts, and the court overruled the motion.
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Fort Sarry
Ark
Jackson
Rich gold ores and a train robbery headline blend
Seattle reports rich Pekastan ore near Ellensburg with gold per ton values and iron sulphurets. A Northern Pacific freight train near Nonta Yaxnou is robbed. two men flee as a posse pursues.
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Seattle
Pekastan Group
Ellensburg
Kittitass County
Washington
Taking Up the Crags and Discipleship Lessons
Sunday School lesson outlines Jesus teaching on counting the cost of following him, cross bearing, and discipleship. It includes references to Luke 14 and complementary verses, with thoughts from Jean Ingelow and Rutherford and a meditation on the Terrace of Indecision near Jerusalem.
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Clever Bargain by a Cunning Coachman
A gentleman sent John the coachman and staff to buy stamps for 50 cents. John returned with 1 cent stamps instead of 2 cent stamps, arguing that if one cent stamps exist, paying two cents is wasteful. The master, amused by the thrift, admired John's sly wit.
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John
Pittsburg
The Race Problem Settled by Sam Jones Plan
A newspaper excerpt reports Sam Jones proposing a plan to settle race issues. He suggests white people should treat colored people differently and colored people should behave themselves. The dialogue includes a pedestrian and a tramp discussing work and a factory placard.
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Sam Jones
Sam
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