Battle at Dietz Cabin Flares Into Hourlong Gunfight
In Madison Wisconsin John Dietz defied sheriff and militiamen, gunfire erupted at the Dietz cabin near Cameron Dam on the Thornapple river. Dietz and his family resisted authorities as rifles spoke for over an hour, wounding a deputy and forcing retreat into the timber. Authorities, federal marshals, and the Mississippi Logging Company clash over rights to logs and land.
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Issippi Logging Company
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John Diels
Mississippi
Slitia
Rates and Transfers in Interstate Commerce Lightly Examined
A report outlines a chairman’s letter to states and corporations about published rates and practices under section six. It notes that carriers must keep rates and transportation terms visible and subject to treaty discussions, with questions raised about inspections and compliance.
Local Shopkeeper Recalls Sudden Back Pain Relief
An Albert Lea, Minnesota merchant describes a severe backache and kidney pain affecting mobility. After trying unspecified remedies, relief came when normal bodily function returned, though he notes lingering discomfort and urges others to seek prompt treatment.
The Camera Fiend Faces Three Months In Workhouse
A renowned criminal lawyer enters a police court as a man is charged for camera taking. The judge jokes about a camera being the crime, saying the accused dislikes pictures and will go to the workhouse for about three months for harmless amusement like taking pictures. The lawyer protests, but the judge insists the punishment fits the camera obsession.
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le Aloorney
Brown
Four Years of Agony Ends with Cuticura Cure
John M. Lloyd of Alliance Ohio describes severe leg injury from 1899 with four years of agony and failed medical care. After two weeks with Cuticura Soup and Ointment his limb healed in seven months, enabling him to work again. He notes doctors’ bills exceeded six hundred dollars versus six dollars for Cuticura remedies. June 27 1905.
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John M. Lloyd
S. Arch Ave
Alliance, Ohio
Confessions of Dodd Gaston and Tangled Fragments
A compilation of wry musings and fragmented notes by Dodd Gaston touching on mortality, fashion, critics, and social mores. The piece jumbles reflections on wealth in old age, appearance, and family, interwoven with international schooling trends and a fleeting political note about Antwerp shipping and language.
Remarkable Merit Ads for HGG-O-SEE Breakfast Food
The text extols EGG-O-SEE as the best breakfast food, praising merit, common sense, and word of mouth. It claims the product requires no preparation, is wholesome, and makes people strong. It cites a book titled Back to Nature and offers a free copy by writing to HGG-O-SEE Company in Quincey, Illinois.
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Nature
Hgg-O-See Company
St. Quincey, Iil
Sentence Sermons from the Chicago Tribune
A collection of moral maxims and reflective lines on religion work, character, and conduct. The quotes urge action over vanity, warn against hypocrisy, and stress love, humility, and practical faith, noting how appearances and busy talk often mask true virtue.
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Chicago Tribune
Cruising for Salvage: NY Man Trades on Damaged Machines
A New York man describes a practice he calls cruising for salvage. He follows new buyers of machines, offers repair services as a tug, and proposes to buy the malfunctioning device at about half its value when owners are discouraged enough to sell. He profits by timely intervention in stalled equipment.
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New York
Homeseekers' Excursions by Minneapolis & St. Louis R. A.
The railroad offers round trip excursion tickets every Tuesday to destinations in Minnesota, Iowa, the Dakotas, Manitoba, Saskatchewan and the Canadian Northwest. First and third Tuesdays monthly to South and West regions. Rates: rats on a fare plus $2.00 and less. Liberal limits and stopover privileges. For rates contact agents or A. B. Guits GP&T A Minneapolis, Minn.
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Iowa
Dakotas
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
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Minn
Aged English Clergyman Rev John Aldis Dies at 98
Aged English clergyman Rev John Aldis, once prominent in the Baptista2 nomination, began as a shoemaker's apprentice and later attended Horton college near Bradford and Rawdon college. He led Maze Pond chapel, London, and was elected chairman of the Baptist Union in 1866.
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John Aldis
England
Horton College
Bradford
Rawdon College
Maze Pond Chapel
London
The
Baptist Union
Railway Tariff Simplified in Germany
Germany revises its railway tariff causing a traveler with a small family to face a multiplication of tickets. From Mulhouse to Basel the journey would require sixty tickets plus baggage permits, illustrating a complex pricing scheme and added paperwork for travelers.
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Germany
Mulhouse
Bale
Paris University Medical Faculty Publishes International Encyclopedia
The Paris university medical faculty announces an international technology encyclopedia to be issued in ten languages including a language named Asperaute. The project aims to broaden access to medical and technical knowledge across borders.
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International Cyclopedia
Paris University
Facts About Humanity Average Traits and Measurements
The text lists various average human traits including teeth count at 42, circulating blood weight 29 pounds, breathing rate about 20 breaths per minute, and brain weights cited as 34 percent pounds for men and 2 pounds 11 ounces for women. It also states average heights: American 6 feet 9 inches, Frenchman 6 feet 4 inches, German 5 feet 7 inches.
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Franchman
One Cent a Mile to the G A R Camp Minneapolis
Tickets priced at one cent per mile are offered by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railway for travel to the National En campment of the G A R in Minneapolis and St. Paul with a return unit arrest 31 and extension to September 30 on payment of ten tickets. A call or address to A B Cutts, G P T A, Minneapolis, Minn. The Italian universities and government schools shift from seeking government roles to pursuing technical instruction to build a viable career.
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Minneapolis
Minne St
Minneap & St. Louis R. R
St. Paul
B. Cutts
Minn
Goverrnment
Miss Alice De Rothschilds Hindu Bulls and Horses
The article notes Miss Alice De Rothschild, sister of the late Baron Ferdinand, owning Hindoo bulls zebras and flamas and showing interest in cattle breeding. It also mentions her collection of carriage horses and touches on Mrs Winniows Soothing Syrup for teething and infant relief.
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Alice de Rothschild
Baron Ferdinand de Rothschild
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