Odd Tales From Across the Nation Highlight Snakes and Scandals
A batch of curious items reports a five foot rattlesnake in New Hampshire with nine young inside and a snaring weapon damaged. In Lawton Oklahoma a city marshal’s job resigns amid rising crime. Ward sisters escape jail by removing bars. Isaac Brooks, illiterate, suddenly reads the Bible after a dream. Niagara Falls contortionist seeks loan of a barrel for whirlpool plunge.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Aug. S
Carlyle D. Graham
Alice Wagenflue
Buffalo
Cummins Nominated for Governor on First Ballot
Former Hoosier Albert B. Cummins a 51 year old Des Moines lawyer was chosen by the Republican state convention for governor on the first ballot. Born in Pennsylvania he moved to Indiana in 1871 and has served as deputy surveyor of Allen county. Other nominees listed include Lieutenant Governor John Herriott Supreme Court Judge M. Weaver Railroad Commissioner C. Brown and Superintendent of Public Instruction R. C. Barrett.
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Cedar Rapids
Albert B. Cummins
Des Moines
Cummins
Pennsylvania
Indiana
Allen County
John Herriott
Supreme Court
M. Weaver
C. Brown
R. C. Barrett
Central Passenger Agents Set New Buffalo Excursion Rates
Meeting of the Central passenger agents association at Lakewood includes reps from leading middle and eastern railroads. They approve a one cent a mile coach excursion rate to Buffalo valid Tuesdays with return by the following Sunday. 15 day round trips cost straight fare plus one dollar, 20 day trips cost one and one third straight fare.
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Jamestown
WN. Y
Central Passenger Agents’ Association
Lakewood
Middle States
Mississippi River
Buffalo
Births and deaths listed with dates and addresses
Birth notices show multiple newborns from diverse couples, with addresses and physicians. Entries include Aug 6 7 Aug and July dates for families such as Willard and Kittie Givin, William and Emma Blue, John F. Pepper, and more. Some entries note medical conditions or injuries and list doctors like Dr. Long and Dr. McAlexander. Numerous names and addresses appear without full context.
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Willard
Kittie Givin
Woodlawn-ave
William and
Emma Blue
Cornell-ave
John B. Long
John F
Callie Pepper
Jefferson-ave
Andy and
Maud Enghert
City
Toy
Richard and
Hattie Wright
W. Merrill St
George E
R. O. McAlexander
Clarence
Flora V. Proctor
Iowa-st
Hadley
Edward and
Ida Stiggers
Wisconsin-st
S. A. Furniss
Jus William and
Margaret Wetter
Charles and
Nancy Breach
Prospect
Luella Washburn
Eugene-st
Harold
Property Listings and Dwellings on City Blocks
A compiled list of property owners with addresses and stated values for various structures. Entries include brick business rooms, frame houses, cottages, summer houses, two story frame buildings, storerooms, additions, sheds, and porches with values ranging from 75 to 3000. Includes S. Goldsmith Mary A Kelly Elizabeth Bowman A J Stewart J A Shirley C C Shaffer Mary O Connor G W Payne George Schneider Eliza Wands Louis Wolf.
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Enyart Agency
Baldwin Block
Eleventh St
Nevada St
Baldwin
Mick & Co
French Warships Ready to Move Toward Constantinople
The French squadron at anchor is ordered to depart at a moment's notice. Destination unannounced but believed to be Constantinople. In Bloomington Illinois S. Yaniwara, a noted Japanese nobleman, is named professor of chemistry at Columbia College Missouri after Wesleyan studies.
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Wille Franche
Frange
Constantinople
Bloomington
Aug.s
S. Yani
Wara
Japan
Wesleyan College
Columbia
Wesleyan
Ridgely Poised to Succeed Dawes as Controller
Chicago August 8 William Barrett Ridgely formerly of Springfield now in Chicago has emerged as the unanimous selection of Illinois financial institutions to succeed Charl es Dawes as controller of the currency Ridgely is the son in law of Senator Cullom
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Chicago
William Barrett Ridgely
Springfield
Financial Institutions
Illinois
Charlies Dawes
Ridgely
Senator Cullom
Gala discovery in Wilkes county Georgia
A garbled wire bag of incidents reports a gala discovery in Wilkes county Georgia. It mentions a Memphis streetcar plunge down a 50 foot embankment injuring all passengers with Gooch as motorman and Lillis as police officer among the most seriously hurt. The text also references a Parkersburg trial in West Virginia and a woman Ellis Glenn suing for damages in Illinois. Additional job ads and listings appear for blacksmith machinist millwright and other trades with various Indianapolis addresses.
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Memphis, Tenn
Gooch
Lillis
Train timetable fragment with multiple lines and arrivals
A dense listing of arrival and departure times for various trains and services including Union City, N Y and Bos express, Elkhart, Muncie specials, Benton Harbor, St Louis, Chicago, Cincinnati, Peoria, Springfield, Columbus, and Lafayette lines. Entries show accommodations, arrivals, departures, and service notes across multiple routes and days.
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Anderson Accom
Union City
N.Y. & Bos. Express
Rainbow City
Elkhart
Elkhart E
Anderson & Marion
Wabash Reemo Sun
ST. Lotus Line
Railway Ticket Office Schedules for Chicago Routes
Chicago, Indianapolis and Louisville Railway and Indiana Decatur and Western sections list night express and fast mail departures from 25 W Wash St Chicago. Details include times for Chicago express, ves prix and bundles, with service via Monon and Decatur lines.
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W. Wash
Chicago
Chicago Fast Mail
I.d.&w
Sun
Indiana, Decatur & Western
St. LL
M & Ex
Chicago Express
Tuscola
Dec
St. L. F Ex
Cincinnati and Dayton Railway Schedule Fragments
Fragmented timetable listings show multiple trains and connections for the Cincinnati and Dayton lines, including Cincinnati ticket offices at 25 W Washington and various ex services to Toledo Detroit St Louis routes. Notes mention Lake Erie and Western connections and daily departure times.
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City Ticket Ofics
Washington-st
CinciNnati
Dayton
Toledo
Detroit
Cin
Day
Cincinnati & Day
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Swains
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Gleason
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Mattie Beals
Cheyenne
Wyo
Pearl Padgett
Mary Ward
Ward Sisters
Id Willams
Ike
Owensboro, Ky
Isaac Brooks
Iowa
C. Harrison
Oxford-st
Ballard
Austin Amos
S. East-st
Richard Wilson
Lafayette St
Ostroff
Lewis Frazeur
Gracie V. Miller
Richard Wiliams
Iva McMath
Charles Muessing, Jr
Susanna Sulmann
Eliza Wands
Vermont-st
Louis Wolf
Meridian-st
Dawes
Gala
Wilkes ‘County
Georgia
Ellis Glenn
Parkersburg
W. Va
Wm. Richardson
Ilinois
Ohio
Dougherty Bros
Reger I Little de
Havana
Se Cigar
Andress W. A
Parkhurst Bros. & Co
Bellefontaine
J. H. Moore
Fitzgerald
Pearson’s
N. Penn
Pearson's
N. Penn.st. 10
Indianapolis
Spann & Co
E. Market
Meyer & Kaiser
Indiana Trust Building
A. Metzger Agency
Indiana Society For Savings
Lemcke Building
Tutewller
Market
Horton & Jackson
Massachusetts-ave
Adams & Krieger
N. IlL.st
Flanner & Buchanan
N. Linois
E. Kreghlo
N. Delawarest
Grinstervier Bros
BE. Market ST
Peerless Foundry Co
Meek St
Monarch Gas Engine .Co
E. New York and
Belt R. R. Tf
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Govod
Road St
E. Wash
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Vermont
Southeastern-ave
Davidson St
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Twentieth
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Buffer
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Senate
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Meridian
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Court of Honor
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Alabama
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Minois
Greman
Park-ave
Alabama St
Turnham
Plaza Hotel
Mass.ave
Indiana Ave
S. Ilinois-st
Victor
N. Delaware
Cor. Court-st
Delaware
Plaza Restaurant
Board of School Commissioners
Ino. FE
Cleland
Elsia
Miss Kinney
Gertrude Wolferman
Virginia-ave
O. J. Mansfield
Thos
BE. Hadley
News Phone
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N. Capitol
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St. 10
Cnly
Hudson-st
Magnolia Building
Ohio St
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Broadway
N. Capitol-ave
Bates St
S. Alabama
S. Delaware
Irving Place
Louisiana
East St
N. East
N. East-st
College
New_York
N. Ilinois St
Yargen & Davis
Stevenson Building
J. C. Mitchell
Lian Bidz
Fieber & Reilly
Insurance
Yandes St
WSE
N. Pennsylvania-st
Nineteenth-st
Pennsylvania- St. Lot
Twenty-second-st
Pennsylvania St
Lowell-ave
Irvington
HL Co. Tuttle & Bro
Columbia-ave
Jnc
M. E
Belmont-ave
South
College Ave
Twenty-seventh St
M48
Bargain
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SUN Office
Massachusetts Ave
Walnut
Park Ave
Massachusetts
Park
W. E. Mick & CO
East Front
S. Fast St
Ralston & Camden
W. Market
Fletcher
Shelby
Spann-ave
Lexington-ave
Spruce
Hoyt-ave
Keystone
Jefferson
Washington
New
Nice
Kenwood
Roach-ave
Belt
Vietor
Madam Goring
Madame McNairdee
Indiana-ave
Goe
Indiana Mortgage Loan CO
Lombard Building
Meridian Ward & CO
Central Loan Company
Td Floor
Reliable Credit Co
the Law Bldg
Market St. It
Indianapolis Mortgage Loan Co
E. Market St. Ts
Security Mortgage Loan C Co
Old Vance
Emerson Druley
Massachusetts-ave. Tf
Hogan Transfer & Storage CO
W. Ghorgla
Indianapolis Warehouse CO
W. E. Kurtz
Pres
A. Crossland
Mer
S. Penn
Medical
Pennsylvania Lines
Igton-Sts
Baltimore & Wash
Dayton & Springfield
Colum
Ind
Mad Phila
Richmond & cl. G
Martinsv
Vincennes
Martinsville
Dayton and Xenia
Phila
Louis
Martinsville & Vin
Spencer Accom
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Piqua & Columbus
Richie
Ccs
Mad
Vernon
Marisol
Pittsburg & Heast
Seymour
Logansport
Chillnightstown & Rich
Louisville
Pittsburg
Fast
Col
S. Phila
Xenia
Logansport & Chi
Wera
City Ticket Office
Wash
Clhvsland Line
Ami
St. Louis Express
Tam St. L. S. W. Jira, Ads
Terre H.&mat
St. Louis Iim
Pds
N.Y
St. L. Ex. G
Lafayette
Lafayette Accom
White City
Cincinnati Express
Greensburg
Cin. Wash. Fl
N. Ver
N. Vern
Peoria Ine
Peoria
Bloom
Feor
Blm
Champaign
Peria & Bloom
Springfield & Columbu
Columbus Express
Col. & Spring
Lynn
Lou
Isville Railway
Amilton& Dayton Railway
Vandalia Line
St. Louis Limited
T. H
St. L
West
Western Express
Effing
All Way Points West
Lake Erie & Western R. FR
Todo
Chi
Mich
Chi. Lim
M. C
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