Destructive Nebraska Sandhill Fires Ravage Ranches and Towns
Massive wildfires sweep Sheridan Grant and surrounding counties in Nebraska from Tuesday, burning tens of miles of grassland, destroying ranch houses and hay supplies, driving homeless families to watercourses for safety, and risking cattle losses as fires spread with strong winds across Cherry Thomas Grant and Hootner counties. At least several ranchers are reported lost and thousands of cattle may have perished amid drought conditions.
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Grant
Sheridan
Aornus
Nebraska
Sheridan County
Sriss
Taewen
Eascamassy Mullen
Ladder
James
Atile
Cherry
Thomas
Custer
Ersin
Ito Cherry
Sand Hill
Thurstar
Burlington
Absutigar
Hyannis
Lasher
Carrie
Wesk
Atlan
Miss Fair and Her Fortune
Fong Cattrornia Milinnaira Ralraws, Fe Roan is de Marre ivs Virginia Fale, the young millionaire heiress, is described as elegant and poised. Her late mother left about $15,000,400. she may inherit a large share of her Nevada senator father G. Fain’s wealth. Educated in San Francisco, she is a skilled musician who speaks French and German and is a devout Roman Catholic.
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Amor
de Marre
Virginia Fale
Posgenans
Jearanne
Miss
Chimes G. Fain
Nevada
Fa Ons
California
Convent of the Sacred Parts
San Francisco
Cathalia
Cut Rates in Flour Stir a Chicago Market Dispute
A millers cartel led by Pillsbury Washburn and Northwestern Milling set fixed flour prices, causing grocers across hundreds of miles to favor Chicago. When sales dropped, distributors appealed for price maintenance while the trio reportedly pushed back, testing the open market and cooperation among the firms.
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Chicago
Northwest
Pillsbury- Washburn Company
Washburn-Crosby Company
Sorth- Swestern Consolidated Milling Company
Pane Te Piuces
Ghicaco
Tha Freant
Hive
Princea
Sehedile Haran
Tabs
Pillahiry
Northwett
Arn Propia Thera
War of giants pits big firms against small sellers
They stated that those who wished to sell at a higher profit would be supported with all the week they needed. Thus the war begins, with two large concerns opposing the market and the small traders who were never part of the combine will also suffer.
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Combine
Booth Will Fight Vice in America Campaign Visit
Salvation Army founder General William Booth arrives in New York to launch a vigorous campaign in seventy cities across the United States and Canada. He plans 510 meetings, outlines a packed schedule, and praises the army’s mission as he tours the new national headquarters on Fourteenth Street, with a 3000-seat auditorium and Indiana limestone architecture expected to be completed this year.
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Salvation Army
America
Yansder Ang Commandertin
William Booth
New York City
Mex
Canada
England
United States
Yaath
Cessivelyadrapar
Dream
The
Army
Fourteenth Street
New
World War Tensions Rise As Diet Endorses War Bills
Reported remarks by An Binapat addressing Japan China hostilities recount diplomatic exchanges before the war. The Diet showed willingness to fund war expenditures totaling 850,001,000 as battlefield reports from Ving Yang and nearby fronts describe heavy Chinese casualties and Japanese advances. Nearby incidents include a Brooklyn hotel discovery and a noted arrest reveal.
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Chemulpo
G .Rea
Japan
Japaneo
Seoul
Ing Vang
Ving Yang
Pin Vang
Yi Chow
New Soil for Plows and Open Range on Yankton Reserve
A 1890s prospectus describes President Proclamation and Interior Department actions opening Yankton Sioux land in Charles Mix County, South Dakota for settlement at $7.15 per acre. It notes rich soil, strong crops, and that about 2,000 tribesmen have attained citizenship and land, with education efforts by a Quaker schoolteacher.
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Yanston
Secretary of the Interior
Congress
Yankton
United States
South Dakota
Charles Mix County
Destruction of Yankton Reservation Proclaimed
Fragments describe roads terminating near boundaries of a Yankton Indian reservation and a survey from Yankton to Charles Mix County. The McCrea bill’s land settlement plan, favored by cattlemen, would end independence and push natives toward government aid withdrawal. The 200,000 acre reserve is valued for timber, wintering, and rich soil.
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Elizabeth Test
Kickapoo
Miss Test
Michacoo
Sha Mis Bourt Hiver
Yankton
Charles Mix County
Oklahoma
Yblc
Merchants' Association of Chicago Forms to Shield Credit
Chicago wholesale clothing makers unite as Merchants' Association of Chicago to safeguard credit amid hostile legislation and bankruptcies. The group, representing 25 firms with $16,000,000 to $20,000,000 capital and 70,000 to 150,000 workers, aims to standardize credits and share credit news from a central headquarters to prevent dishonest failures and protect customers who buy on credit.
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Miltens
Penfitahls Hankrantey
Whelesale
Chicago
Credita
Fim
Noted Queen of Madagascar Rules Vast Island Realm
A historical portrait of Queen Fiana, the great granddaughter of a former ruler, who presides over Madagascar with a claim of royal lineage and a blend of eastern and western influences. Born in 1800, she ascended the throne around eleven years ago, with tresses imported from Paris and a governance described as a bridge to Western civilization.
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Oret
Wad AgHstan
Ais Emirel
Mar Ai
Islands
Fianaalona
Madagascar
Juavor
Baris
Ready for inspection at last Tehuantepec Railford completed
President Diaz notified of Tehuantepec Railroad completion and invited to inspect for government acceptance. The line, fifteen years in progress, crosses Vera Cruz and Oaxaca states, offering a faster New York to San Francisco route and potential freight sea connections.
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Diaz
Tehuantepec
San Francisco
Eads
Isthmus
Ead
Atlantic
Pacific
Vortizia Diaz
England
Panama
New York
Sierras
Coatzacoalco
Yehuantepes
Calms
Southern Pacific
Mexico
Dacinel
Manopel Tt
Uars
California
Stezniera
Orlanps
Francisca
Fehuantepes
Vera Cruz
Clhaxsea
Cuba
Gaxaca
Qaxhea
Strange Meats and the Frogs Legs Craze in Hotels
A historic note on frogs legs as a fashionable dish, detailing French influence and rising interest in frogs meat among post war travelers and urban diners. It mentions a French missionary to Madagascar and a camp expedition using frogs as a staple in wilderness provisions.
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Say
Atte Peryle
Department of
Onkot
Stati AG
Timei
Tay Gah
Heceoliy
JadiaCnina
Rey
Vauer Tretlach
Boy Wesley Crushed to Death by Huge Snake in Georgia Field
A seven year old boy named Wesley was killed when a large snake coiled around a muscadine vine in a swampy field near his father. The father, searching at sundown, found the child entangled in the vine and, after shaking loose the coil, discovered the boy had died from the terrible incident.
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Georgia
Wesley
Hhis Hut Tey
Healidog
Ostracism in ancient Athens and its political uses
The article explains ostracism a yearly civic vote where citizens wrote the name of a person to exile for a period. It describes the clay shard used as a vote, the risk of abuse, and cites Aristides the Just as a notable figure briefly exiled before returning, illustrating the practice's impact on Athenian politics.
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Albany
Tony
Athens
Aratides Unafast
Aristides
Valley Nile Valley geology paper presented at society
Capt H G Lyotis of the Rural Engineers read a paper noting the river carved the Nile valley and that the course above Cairo aligns with a fault. He discusses estuarine deposits, cretaceous sign, sandstone beds, and water-bearing strata dipping toward the surface near grouped springs.
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Nile Valley
Aba Renent
Lee Lenton Geological Society
Feracia Mly
Biy Tien
The Discovery of Gipsy and Glass Invention Mystery
Fragmentary text discusses the uncertain origins of glass and a legend about its accidental discovery. It references ancient peoples and vague timelines, noting the oldest vessels and beliefs about ancient makers, with unclear language and many garbled terms.
Evely Wentan Shows Positive Gains In Testing
In a brief report the article notes positive gains in testing with specific reference to a woman who was able to use a parking area after a period of restriction. The piece mentions mobility improvements and a general positive outlook from the event.
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Evely Wentan
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Charles Dalton
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Dalton
White Ban
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Ftven
Walter Guerlach
France
Paris
Ginou
Pranspamah Pass
Desurg
A. Taarers
Mobahiity
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