Citadel at Corte Dominant Corsican Landmark
The Citadel at Corte sits near the island’s center in Corsica, overlooking the Tavignano river. As Pasquale Paoli’s seat, its cliff-side fortifications show centuries of conflict with Genoese and Corsican factions. A notable tale recalls the Genoese hanging of Gaffori’s son through a large hole to halt Corsican fire.
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Corte
Corsica
Ajaccio
Amous
Pasal
Paoli
Tavignano
Gaffori
Beer Found in Pennsylvania Cave Becomes Local Spectacle
An old cave near Telin in Venango county yields a beer treasure after workers clean out a cave well used as a tool house. A huge cask in the rear leaks regularly through the roof as crowds tour the site. Local rumor and foreign letters spread the tale, with Turk aiming to turn the cave into a premier tool house.
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Telin
French Creek
Jona Fk
Dee
A. G. ‘Egbert
Pultea
Grossman
Philadelphia
London
Liverpool
England
Turk
Venango County
Meteor Explosion Shocks Ohio as Rumbling Thunder Follows
Report from Loraine Ohio on Wednesday afternoon describes a terrific explosion that sent debris from a scaffold, struck two men, and prompted residents to rush from homes to learn the cause. A large moving cloud was sighted, with observers noting a west to east trajectory and a concussive roar.
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Loraine
Lawrence
United States
Garg
Sheffield
Asia
Alarm clock feeds his horse in clever barn device
Howard Stanton of North Pennsylvania street uses an alarm clock to trigger a grain chute feeding his horse. A wound string pulls a trigger at noon, releasing oats down a chute to the trough, a system the horse has learned to respond to at the alarm. Stanton credits Willis Spent for a similar rising-fire device.
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Howard Stanton
N. Pennsylvania Sr
Mr. Stanton
Willis Spent
Widow Lyons Starves in Frugal Hoard of a Thousand
W idow Mary Lyons of Flushing L I lay sick and starving in her home at 26 Grove Street with $1000 saved for old age. Neighbors failed to notice her illness until police broke in and she was found near death. Doctors at Flushing hospital diagnosed starvation. A bank book revealed the saved funds she refused to touch.
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New York
Lyons
Flushing
L. I
Grove St
Flushing Hospital
Mary Lyons
Flushing Savings Bank
Gen Mercier Hints Return to Dreyfus Case
Paris dispatch notes Gen De Mercier has gone to Evian to recover. He tells friends he may write a book on the Dreyfus affair and that it is too soon to speak again. He adds he fears it will not be long before he will be able to speak.
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Dreyfus
Paris
Gen
de ‘Mercier
Evian
Lake Maxinkuckee Round Trip Special Train
Special train via Pennsylvania Lines leaves Indianapolis at 7 30 a m for Lake Maxinkuckee with return at 6 30 p m Sunday September 17. Fare is one dollar each way. Also mentioned is Kodot Dyspepsia Care a claimed digestive aid endorsed by physicians and praised by a Bloomingdale Tennessee druggist for curing longstanding indigestion.
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Lake Maxinkuckee
Pennsylvania Lines
Indianapolis
M. A
Ketron
Bloomingdale
Tenn
AN. Druggiste
Welcome for Colorado Volunteers Sparks Tense Rift
The First Regiment Colorado volunteers arrived from Manila to a huge reception with about twenty thousand spectators and roses for each trooper. A bitter split emerged as privates issued a statement accusing officers of ill treatment and withholding commissary items, claiming it caused sickness and deaths.
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Denver
Col
Colorado Volunteers
Manila
Philippines
Brazil Miners Braced For Pay Cut Proposal
Labor-commissioner McCormack returns from Brazil where miners clashed with operators over powder pricing. Powder cost $1.73 a keg to mine owners, while Great Northern Manufacturing offered $1.25. A proposed compromise asks miners to pay $1.50 per keg to mine owners until next May, which McCormack thinks may be accepted.
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McCormack
Brazil
Great Northern Manufacturing and Supply Company
Chicago
National electrotypers in session in New Haven Conn
London moves to boycott Paris exposition nearly collapses. Boston firm B F Lambee Co assigns with liabilities 200000 and assets 155020 after running a large department store. Plasterer Peter Brennan injures himself severely in New York. Cincinnati boiler maker Thomas Skelton shot and fatally wounded by police. Rampolla persuades pope to avoid French pilgrims over health and Dreyfus issue. Cholera infantum dysentery diarrhoea threat. Fowler's Extract of Wild Strawberry urged for safety.
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New Haven
Conn
London
B. F. Lambee & Co
Boston
Peter Brennan
Dewey Arch
New York
Thomas Skelton
Cincinnati O
Restaurant Ad Notes Low Prices and Nearby Plaza
Fragmentary ad mentions a Plaza restaurant offering meals for around $1.00 with a commutation item priced at $1.25. Details are incomplete, but the items indicate a budget dining listing and a nearby plaza location.
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Plaza
A Yankee Blunder as Troop Withdrawals Spark Debate
A Portland man quotes C Thomas B Reed on withdrawing troops from the Philippines, arguing nations fear humiliation but may endure long costs. Reed counters that Filipinos would chase troops 7,000 miles if homeward, noting Americans may tire of spending vast sums to conquer.
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Portland
Thomas B. Reed
Philippines
Reed
Stolen Children Spark Anti Foreign Uprising
In Tacoma Washington on September 15 an anti Catholic uprising erupts after the kidnapping of children near I Chang and Chung-King. Locals accuse wandering gypsies of stealing children and blame foreigners, causing tense ethnic tensions.
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Tacoma
Wash
I[chang and
Chung-King
Mission Destroyed Near Tibet Border After Outcry
News from Shanghai reports that several British missionaries including Mr. and Mrs. Shields and Macbeth were driven from Pa Om Gan in Andune province Thibet. The mission was destroyed amid an anti foreign demonstration in a region of over 3,000 Liamas.
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Tacoma
Wash
Shanghai
Shields
Macbeth
Pa- Om-Gan
Andune
Thibet
Another Negro Lynched in Georgia Mob Executes Henderson
News from Brunswick says Dave Henderson a Negro identified in the assault on Mrs J S Johnson of Ty Ty was taken from Tifton jail by a crowd and lynched. The other suspect will face similar action if caught. Also noted Col Denby and Prof Worcester plan to return to attend a Philippine commission meeting in Washington in November.
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Brunswick
Dave Henderson
Mra
J. S. Johnson
Tytu
Tifton
Washington
Col
Denby
Prof
Worcester
United States
Philippine Commission
Philippines
Congress
Soldiers complain hold up by Hong Kong in alert
Washington reports that the Tartar was delayed at Hong Kong after a complaint by discharged regulars who alleged they were crowded in the ship’s hold. A second item notes Victoria plans to ship 2,000 tons of fodder to Natal for British cavalry per the London war office.
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Washington
Hong Kong
Melbourne
Victoria
London War Office
Colony of
Natal
Emergency Remedy Promoted For Sudden Croup Attacks
A health advertisement touts Dr. Thomas Eclectric Oil as essential for sudden croup attacks, claiming a life may be saved with its prompt use and implying it should be kept on hand for emergencies.
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Thomas
St Anthony's Sanatorium Advertises Mineral Water
Open from 8 a m to 9 p m Best mineral water in the State Hot and cold baths at any time Expert attendants for ladies and gentlemen Best cure for rheumatism and all diseases of the stomach kidneys or liver Everyone invited to try the water End of W Washington st ear line Lauler Bros Proprietors.
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St. Anthony's Sanatorium
W. Washington St
Lauler Bros
We Want Your Family Washing Enterprise Steam Laundry
Advertising note invites readers to give their family washing to Enterprise Steam Laundry offering cleaning services. Small contact line lists phone number and location details.
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Enterprise Steam Laundry
Two Special Fast Trains Offer Cincinnati Return Trip
Via Cincinnati, Hamilton and Dayton, Sunday September 17. First train departs 6:30 a.m. non stop to Cincinnati. Second departs 7:15 a.m. calling at Rushville, Connersville, Liberty, Oxford and Hamilton. Return from Cincinnati at 6:25 p.m.
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Rushville
Connersville
Liberty
Oxford
Hamilton
Cincinnati
Hoosier Pensioners List With Increases and Originals
A historical notice lists Indiana pensioners with original grants and increases. Names include Gustavus F. E. Raschig Indianapolis $6 and others from Anderson Norman Station and Pittsboro. Increases show amounts rising from $6 to $50 for several recipients, with widows listed such as Livenia Seigler Union City at $17.
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Gustavus F. E. Raschig
Indianapolis
Jefferson Lauser
Anderson
William Mitchell
Norman Station
George Akers
Coesse
Thomas H. Dempsey
Star City
Lucas Hardesty
Harlan
Ellis M. Weaver
Pittsboro
Benjamin W. Cooper
Osgood
Peter Dougan
Selvin
John W. Youngblood
Boonville
Mordecai H. Skaggs
Stinesville
Joel Williams
Whiteland
Thomas J. Barley
English
William K. Harlin
Lafayette
George W. Ridgley
North Manchester
Reunion of Wilder's Brigade at Chickamauga
Reunion event for Wilder's Brigade set for September 12 to 21 in Chickamauga Tennessee. Big Four and Q and C route via Terre Haute and Indianapolis with special through train to Chattanooga on September 18. Round trip from Terre Haute and Indianapolis $9.82 with travel on Sept 18 19 and return by Sept 25.
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Chickamauga
Tenn
Big Four
Washington-st
Massachusetts-ave
Union Station
H. M. Bronson
Big Four Excursion to Lawrenceburg Aurora and Way Points
Big Four announces Sunday excursion to Lawrenceburg Aurora and nearby stations with a fifty mile steamboat ride on the Ohio. Round trip fare is one dollar to Shelbyville Greensburg Batesville Sunmans Lawrenceburg Aurora and intermediate stops. Special trains depart Union station at 7 50 a m and return from Aurora at 7 20 p m. Call Big Four office 1 E Washington St or Union Station. H M Bronson A G P A
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Lawrenceburg
Aurora
Ohio
Shelbyville
Greensburg
Batesville
Sunmans
Union Station
Big Four
Washington St
H. M. Bronson
Pennsylvania Lines to Chattanooga Reunion Trip
Special through coaches depart Indianapolis at 7:10 p m September 18 to Nashville via Louisville and L N R R and the N C S L A R scenic route. Round trip fare 9 82 dollars, 9 32 dollars. Travel honors Wilder's brigade and Indiana monuments with daylight views of battlefields. See agents or write W W Richardson D P A.
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Pennsylvania
Chattanooga
Wilder
Indiana
Indianapolis
Louisville
Nashville
N. C
Consul Diedrich Appointed to Bremen Post
Washington reports Henry W. W. Diedrich named consul at Bremen to replace Louis Lange Jr who retires amid serious charges. A full Bremen investigation report is forthcoming.
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Onsted
Washington
Henry W.W. Diedrich
Bremen
Louis Lange, Jr
Old Settlers Plan City River Point Acquisition
The old settlers who aim to urge the city to acquire the river point at Washington street adjourned Thursday afternoon to meet again at 19 a.m. on September 28 in the courthouse. A committee was named to visit the park board on Saturday.
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W. Washingston St
Court House
Park Board
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