Secretary John Sherman and the Diplomatic Day
Washington correspondence describes John Sherman at work from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. and then reading novels. On diplomatic Thursdays he arranges audiences in the gilded diplomatic room, receiving diplomats one by one in a revolving chair as he notes details on a scratch pad.
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Batcock
Shermen
Mr. Sherman
Mazjer
Sherman
Secretary of the Treasury
Jodds
Washington
Secretary of State
Seerstarr
New United States Treasurer Ellie B Roberts Appointed
Ellie B Roberts, a New York banker, has been named United States treasurer and will serve under President McKinley. Dilis H Roberts of New York, newly appointed to the same post, is identified as president of the Franklin National Bank.
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Ellie B. Roberts
New York
Dilis H. Roberts
United States
McKinley
Franklin National Bank
Portrait of a Secretary and Controversial Officials
A fragmented 19th century profile recalls Mr. Sherman and his aides managing Treasury work. It details secretaries, inspections, and a governance style with close oversight, while noting political connections, congressional roles, and a restless public record across New York and Philadelphia institutions.
Destructive Midwestern Storm Tears Through Lyte Area
A tornado-like storm swept near Lyte Minnesota injuring fifteen to twenty people and killing one man, Hansen Gemar, a farmer near Lyle. It demolished farms, barns, homes, uprooted trees, broke poles, and lifted cars from the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line. Property damage is estimated between 23 000 and 75 000 with many residents left injured or homeless. A medical train and workers were dispatched from Waterles Towes within an hour of the storm.
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Lyte
Minn
Sie
Ffteen
Hansen
Gemar
Hiller
Lyle
Vehematte Storm
Humson
Chicago, Milwaukee and
Mimoerka
Swenen
Waterles
VANDALS IN A CEMETERY AT OLD GRANARY
Fragmentary 19th century report describes vandalism at Dorbin Old Granary Cemetery on Tremont Street. Defaced stones include Revere, Lanevek, Ligpenge monuments as visitors observed during a memorial day. Damaged effigies and a cracked granite tablet drew Mason and watchful authorities.
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Wong
Boster
Tremont Street
Dorbin
Revere
Tlanevek
Ligpenge
Bia Et
Brent
Arcenianes
Gmund
Boston
Fight With Tramp Robbers Ends in Wounded Deputy
A deputy in Whitlas is wounded while pursuing a gang of twelve robbers and high-spirited thieves in a ferocious encounter. The assailants fled as shots were exchanged, and authorities say the deputy is stable. The incident prompted a broader review of marshal and civil service protections.
Spite House Owner Dies After Wealthy Texasareer
Wealthy Joseph Richardans Bannon of New York dies Tuesday in his Spite House. Details describe an elderly, prosperous man with busy work life, odd spellings suggest confusion around his final days. He was known for land deals and a noted charity, with references to a large estate and disputes over property value and arrangements.
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Joseph Richardans
Phin Kui
Besse
Oman
Sac
Ametica
Canada
Richanleon Cemaiy
Russell Sass
Five Hundred Men Drowned in Chinese Fishermen Disaster
Meagre details reach from the Empress of Chusan region describing a disastrous storm on March when boats fished offshore. Estimates place the loss of life in the hundreds with few survivors while rescuers search for those missing across the archipelago and coast of China.
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Tapan
Liskemnen
Chusan
Oninais Mini
Cline
Sigter
Asim Archi- Ptnis
Vtanchos
Wil
China
Fragmented 19th Century News Snippets
The text covers varied items: a bicycle scale inventor linked to a priest duke, a Pennsylvanian rail order for baggage carriages, a Chicago group journeying to Stockholm for a royal event, and Bishop Merrill of Chicago receiving a silver fellowship during his twenty-fifth year in the Methodist Episcopacy. Also mentions Kentucky figures and a request to the Gacetier of Trnitians.
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Teilina Pew Lines
Lanigery
Secumberland
Tag Saivl
Duke
Pennsyltacia Railront Company
Chicago
Oscar
Stockholm
Bishop Merrill
Ais
Bradles
Kentucky
Homer
Mie
Gacetier
Tyrassii
Jean Shab
Bradley
Sugar Schedule Sparks Senate Tariff Clash in Washington
The Senate, denying free status to sugar, approved a tariff plan maintaining lumber and salt on the duty list. Debates featured Bacon of Georgia defending a revenue tilt aiding Southern industries while West and Clay urged tariff restraint. Cotton duties narrowly passed 42 to 19 amid party divisions. House actions included a steel bridge across the St Louis River and a Pearl River bridge bill, with adjournment set for Thursday.
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House of Representatives
Congress
Court of Claims
Civil Service
Pasrey
Begol Nevwe
Agriculoml
Department of Lot
Conpear
Treasus Legislative
Treasus State Department
Wavy
Interior Department
Hyde
Bawainkers
Senate
Humber
Bacon
Georgia
West
Fest
Clay
Teriff
St. Louis
Pearl River
Mississippi
House
South
Dem
Georgi- Ile
Mills
Croatia
Dariff
Cyeenerdt
Copanls
Santic Hill
Passel
Danremett
Tate
Dees
Nevada
Fragmented OCR Note Reflects Unclear Local Events
Readable bits mention Broker Trapani missing and a guest of the nation Artul Provinice OWS. Other phrases reference weather, society items, and various names in garbled form, yielding a rough, unreadable local-notice style without coherent events or dates.
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Mavemeyer
Daxtuytal Bylerrgys
Perinis
Asporsi Ashlivsreen
Ce Legan-Amcusek Embructie
Fir
York
Broker Trapani
Jow
Artul
Bern
Chicas Berard
Fernyse
Croley
Variety of 19th Century Headlines Recount World Events
A garbled OCR collage cites multiple 19th century newspaper lines referencing May, armistice, polar ambition, Russia, England, Spain, Greece, and U.S. politics. It mentions Peary, Czar, Tillman, Thermopylae, and Emperor William, with scattered notes on humor and procrastination in journalism.
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Cous
Chicago Post
Licet Peary
North Pole
Baltimore American
Baltimore Americin
Chicago Evening Post
Russia
de Ozer
Chicago Tribune
Tillman
Senate
Wai St. Louis
Chicago ‘Tribune
Wiliam
England
Terre Haute Express
Wierler
Pope
New York
Hns
Utah
Spain
Louisville
McHinney
Ghirage Inter Ocean
Carls Cteates
Cleveland
Wit Bay
Cincinnati Gommerein Tribune
I Apite
Dnomstheus Klenu
Cd-Crons
Boirg Communications
Washington Star
Tranwiedge
Avilalde
John W. Foster
Washington
Madrid
Stevens
Detroit
Ireland
Tor Fontines
Kites
Abiad
Notes of Current Events and Legal Trials
Notes of current events cover a range of topics including a alien labse law, Canadian union of something, and a trial of a prominent office candidate. The piece mentions the Wilcox and Whit fen company, a capital prize for rowing, and a Kansas mining issue. It reads as a compilation of political, legal, and sporting items with multiple named entities and dates implied.
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Son
Kansas Spone
Atalla
Atorera Miliva Dalges
Sar
Kansas County
Semnciies, Company of
Meri
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