Car Jumps Over Bridge Disaster Affects Ohio River
Two men likely fatally injured and seven others seriously hurt when a street car jumped the central bridge over the Ohio River. Motorman John Rashford and Conductor Orlay Clemons were badly injured as the car plunged forty feet and somersaulted into the Oulo side canal. The city bound car from Newport, Kentucky smashed through a guard rail before colliding with the ground.
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Parcian cafe dispute over franc tip miscounted
A chaotic Paris cafe scene ends with an American attempting to leave a tip after a 80 franc meal. The waiter corrects the man saying the amount is incorrect and warns him, a brief clash over correct change and etiquette follows.
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Agneau
Monaleur
Safe Remedy Ends Catarrh Miseries Head Cold Cure
An advertisement touts a “Safe Remedy” that claims rapid relief from catarrh and head colds. It asserts the product clears throat and chest, relieves pain and fullness, stops discharge, and freshens breath, promising quick symptom relief and permanent effects with a single remedy. Continuous usage advertises immediate improvement and a complete cure.
Advantage of the Man Who Knows Where to Find Things
A New York importing house staff tale shows Gaven a clerk who keeps a tidy desk and a precise system. When a price list is needed the manager notes Gaven’s knack for locating items fast and promotes him to run the new secretarial post. The piece ends noting how Gaven earned his breakthrough.
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New York
The Tiny Humming Bird Bill Bends Like a Sword
A St Louis Globe Democrat summary notes hummingbirds spend nearly all time in air, with tiny bodies and strong wings. Beaks vary greatly to reach trumpet flowers in tropics, sometimes nearly straight, and in one species the sword billed hummingbird has a bill nearly as long as its body.
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St. Louis Globe- Democrat
Bismarck and Three in One Mythic Theme
A fragmentary item notes Bismarck’s ties to the number eight, three wars and three treaties, three names, three children, and a motto in Latin linking strength to the Trinity. It briefly mentions caricature and a historical claim of imperial meetings. Also a separate anecdote from the Chicago Record-Herald tells of a boy named Thomas in a singing class where the teacher allows opt out.
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Fragmented Public Notice of Congressional Record Snippet
A damaged OCR fragment references discussions on Congress and the Congressional Record with mentions of a song bird and moral reflections. The readable text includes phrases about careful book usage for children, statesmen, and a poetical line praising singing birds amid imagined divine sights.
Director-Study Man Debates Shakespeare Statue Stance
In Brooklyn Life a Director-Study figure derides a Shakespeare statue on the pedestal marked Scott Athendanut. He argues the stance is mistaken, claiming an error in the marking and the statue’s placement is in question.
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Brooklyn Life
Fragmentary note on a grandfather and a death inquiry
Fragmented text references a grandfather and death, with unclear names and details. The legible parts suggest a personal note or question about a father figure and a missing context. Further readable facts are not provided to establish a full news item.
The Violin's Varnish Deteriorates Under Light
A Harper's Weekly note explains how varnish chemistry causes the violin’s finish to yellow and darken when exposed to light. Bichromate in the boiling solution reacts with gelatin, coloring wood and hindering varnish penetration, leading to melodramatic perceptual damage and instrument failure.
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Harper's Weekly
Jewels Made of Roses How Petals Become Fragrant Trinkets
Instructions from the Christian Herald describe gathering dew kissed petals and grinding them to pulp then sun drying to form rose beads and amulets. The process uses a hatpin to set beads and ribbons to thread the pieces on silk, yielding fragrant heirlooms as they age.
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Christian Herald
Plucky Birds Defend Nests and Young, Even Against Humans
A Collier's excerpt notes birds often show courage and strategy to protect nests and fledglings. Mammals usually flee or hide at intrusions, while birds may defend territory or observe threats from a distance, demonstrating notable intelligence compared with mammals.
Sunday Actor At Salford Theater Seeks Audience Reason
A Sunday actor performing at a cheap Salford theater inquiries why the house was sparse. The manager explains that patrons are at the Halle concert. The actor mishears, and the manager clarifies that patrons go to pick packets.
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Rank Offense in a Neighborly Exchange
The passage shows a dialogue filled with oblique names and comic misfires as characters discuss living in the country and neighbors. A colonel figure and urban satire surface through clipped phrases and playful mispronunciations reflecting local color and social quirks.
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New Orleans Picayune
SEA IN FLAMES NORWEGIAN BARK LOST IN GALE
A wireless report alerts to a schooner afire twelve miles southeast of Block Island. Revenue cutter Senece sails from New London to assist as heavy gale and high seas prevent lifesaver aid. Sixteen crew members believed lost from the Norwegian bark Sterna after abandoning ship on August 28.
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Strikers Testify on Harsh Conditions in Textile Mills
Testimony from Mary Soroka and Susie Makierak at public hearings on the textile strike in Little Falls reveals extreme hours and meager earnings. Workers describe sixty five hour weeks with wages as low as six dollars, some weeks earning two dollars fifty cents, and meals taken on the job. Several male workers with families report piecework pay as low as a fraction of a dollar per hour.
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Phoenix
Verdict Awaited as Defense Expects Some Acquittals
In Indianapolis on December 28 the court reconvened with the jury still deliberating the fate of forty alleged dynamiters. Attorneys for the defendants expect some acquittals while hoping most are freed, while prosecutors aim to convict the leaders and secure substantial convictions among the others.
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Indianapolis
Mud
King’s New Discovery Promoted For Pneumonia Coughs
A misspelled ad style piece touts King’s New Discovery as a remedy for pneumonia coughs colds and croup. It claims it has protected a Rawsonville wife’s husband from pneumonia and offers a trial bottle free at Daugherty Bros with prices 60 cents and 1.00.
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Daugherty Bros
Wind Month Almanac Note Blood Month Reference
The November wind month is described as wint monat or wind mouth in ancient calendars. It notes gales prevailing then and is also called blood month from cattle slaughter for provisions. De Lambert remarks on society taking away from oneself.
Double Tragedy at Cotton Mill Ends in Deaths
In Milituary Massachusetts on December 28 Clarg Le May fourteen enters Cordis cotton mill and is shot and killed by Charles Adams fifteen who then fatally shoots himself. Police cite a disturbance as the motive and mill workers panic prompting the plant to close for the day.
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Fire damages Pittsburg steel plant in suspected arson
Pittsburg December 28 fire believed incendiary damaged the Lindsay and McCutcheon Steel plant on the Northside to the extent of 950000. Firefighters fought the blaze through the night causing extensive damage to equipment and facilities. No injuries reported. Authorities investigating the cause and origin.
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Lindsay & McCutcheon Steel
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