Roosevelt Tour of Isthmus Praises Canal Progress
President Roosevelt sailed for Porto Rico aboard the Louisiana after a Canal Zone stop at Cristobal. He praised progress, dismissed adverse criticism, and commended Captain George R Shanton for canal policing. He toured sites including the Culebra Cut amid heavy rain and dynamite blasts, insisting on witnessing operations firsthand.
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Colon
Roosevelt
Porto Rico
Louisiana
Pier No. 11
Cristobal
Canal
Poultney
Bigelow
Fone
George R Shanton
Canal Zone
Panama
Roosevelt Friday
Countess De Castellane Granted Divorce in Paris
In a Seine tribunal Judge Ditte granted Countess De Castellane formerly Anna Gould custody of her children and awarded the usual rights to the father for visitations and education. The court rejected the alimony claim of 50000 dollars annually as unfounded. The ruling restricts taking the children out of France without the father's consent.
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Paris
Tribunal of First Instance of
Seine
Ditte
Countess de Castellane
Anna Gould
New York
France
Barl de Castellane
Bitte
Philadelphia fighter dies after fray with Ward in Detroit
A Philadelphia fighter dies from injuries after a bout with Aiihy Ward of Sarnia Ontario. Referee payan at Detroit and Crank Tsien of Philadelphia faced charges as event officials, including Cherelue bevel, faced questions. The death occurred at a Detroit hospital.
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Grand Rapids
Robbery at Citizens Bank in Mills County
In Hemlersop Mills County two men opened the Citizens Bank vault with nitro and escaped with about 2200 dollars. About 1200 in currency 500 in gold and 500 in silver were taken. The interior was wrecked and the robbers fled toward Hastings Council Bluffs or Omaha. Police pursued sightings at Plattemouth and Henderson trains.
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Citizens’ Bank
Kenderaon
Connell Bluffs
Burgiara
Hemlersop
Mills County
Hastings
Council Bluffs
Omaha
M. C. Harver
Homer Sickle
Lagt
Plattemouth
Henderson
Burlington
Beating, murder, and suicide headline in local tragedy
Peter Gettman, a 50 year old German farmer near Sanborn, killed himself with a jack knife after severing his jugular following a dispute over a house purchase. His wife was injured in the same incident and may recover. Gettman previously preached in Koreath county and had six children with his first wife. He recently moved with letters of recommendation from Ledyard bankers.
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Peter Gettman
Sanborn
Here
Gettman
Koreath County
Grant County
Minnesota
Ledyard
Iowa
Throat Cut After Hug Sparks Fatal Attack
Moorehead woman Mrs. Lempse asked for a hug and then used a razor to slash her husband James Lempse across the throat. A second attempt failed. She is described as mentally impaired, with a recent hospital stay for theft. Lempse may not recover. The couple has two children and relatives took the woman to her parents near Dunlap.
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Moorehead
Council Bluffs
Lempse
Moorhead
Horsehold
Dunlap
Creston Man Dies in Domicide by Son Sledge Assault
In Creston an elderly resident Sam Ate Feeley was fatally injured by hammer while asleep. His son Robert McPerley was arrested after circumstantial evidence and statements. Feeley underwent two operations but died. son mentally unsettled and silent. The incident followed quarrels over incantry commissioners.
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M'Feeley
Creston
Sam Ate Feeley
Sone
Robert McPerley
Oecuyer
Yung
Dedication at Vicksburg Iowa Memorial Monument Ceremony
Governor A B Cummins led a modest dedication at Vicksburg for Iowa's state memorial in the military park. Two companies joined the event with Wattren Night artillery firing the salute while Grace Kendrick Rigby and Elnora Stanton guided the monument's unveiling. Attendees included Gov J K Vardaman of Mississippi and Iowa dignitaries as 1,000 locals welcomed visitors.
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Iawa
Vicksburg
Misa
Iowa
Natonal Military Park
A. B. Cummings
South
Wat'ren Nght
Vicksturg
Upsoith
Bate
Grace Kendrick Rigby
Rigby
Elnor
Interior
Charles A. Clark
DEDICATE Two MONUMENTS AT Chattanooga
A gubernatorial party led by Governor Cummins dedicated two monuments at Lookout Mountain and Sherman Heights on Missionary Ridge marking the right and left Union line during the Chattanooga battle. The Lookout Mountain shaft honors Williamson’s brigade Osterhans division Fifteenth Army Corps with Iowa units. A second monument at Sherman Heights honors Fifty Infantry Sixth Infantry and Seventeenth Iowa Volunteer Infantry.
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Lookout Mountain
Sherman Heights
Chattanooga
Tenn
Cumming
Williamson
Osterhans
Fifteenth Army Corps
Iowa
Cummins
J. B. Weaver
Abernathy
Ninth Iowa
Missionary Ridge
Sixth Infantry
Seventeenth
Iowa Volunteer Infantry
VAIN FIGHT TO SAVE BOY, Harold Stager Cremated In Parental Home
Harold Stager a 3 year old boy of Dows died after a gasoline explosion in a restaurant kitchen. His father George Stager was badly burned while trying to rescue him delaying his own treatment until he escaped. The fire buried the body of the young boy and the family home over the business was destroyed. The father was hospitalized in Iowa Falls with severe burns and full recovery was not expected.
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Harold Stager
Parental
Bows. Clarion
Dows
George Stager
Stager
Down
Bert
Sam
Fuller
Iowa
di Wu
Farmer Shoots Himself After Farm Trouble
A distressed elderly farmer from Vinton shot himself in the head amid worries over an injury and a failed crop. Local authorities reported the incident as a self-inflicted tragedy, with investigators gathering details at the scene.
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Evsen
Vinton
Untitled fragmentary notice from a distant archive
A fragmented OCR text describes a request and mentions various names and places in an unclear civic or legal context. The readable items include references to individuals and potential dates but lack coherent structure or details to identify a concrete event or action.
Western flood receding repair under way in Pacific Northwest
Western Washington floodwaters are receding as repairs proceed. Northern Pacific faces washed trestle near Olequa and multiple bridge washouts while Oregon Railway and Navigation maintains Columbia river service. About two thousand NP passengers are stalled in Portland awaiting steamer transfers. Seattle estimates King County losses around 1 million dollars and drownings at Rye.
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Portland
Washington
Seattle
Tacoma
Northern Pacific
Puget Sound
Cowlitz
Northern Parfir
Olequa
Wash
Cawitz River
Oregon Railway and Navigation Company
Columbia River
Lester
Walton
Cascades
East
Puget Soul
King County
Rye
Wreck Victims Number 5 at Woodville Ind
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad lists 59 dead in the Woodville Ind wreck, up from earlier counts. Claims agents drew criticism for settling two victims for 150 dollars each at Mercy hospital while investigators prepare to probe train standards and air brakes. Indiana railroad commission to dispatch representatives to Woodville for inquiry.
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Chicago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Woodvile
Ind
Mercy Hospital
Hosital
Indiana State Railroad
Trnmsmission
Woodville
Commisasian
Guthrie Robbery Escapes With Cash After Firearm Demise
In Guthrie Oklahoma early Friday a robbery occurred at a plant in Lahaina state area of Lato Garde County. The suspect dynamited the safe and escaped with about 2700 dollars in cash after having just received 10000 dollars to pay for fruit for the auto plant. Authorities report the robbers overpowered staff and fled.
Indicts Frisco Mayor and La Francises on extortion charge
A grand jury has indicted Frisco mayor and the La Francises on extortion, with bond set at 4000 and the trial to proceed after formal charges. The case names Udine Sa Behe Selim and Abatam Ayo as respondents in the indictment.
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la Francises
Udine Sa Behe
Selim
Abatam Ayo
Lipton Leaves for England in Confusing Dispatch
A garbled OCR fragment references Lipton leaving for England and scattered mentions of places and people. The readable bits imply a travel note or international movement but details are unclear and names are obscured. The item reads like a brief overseas departure notice from a late 19th or early 20th century page.
Hearst Campaign Costs Reported At Vast Sums
New York William Hearst lists campaign expenses totaling 256869.22 dollars for governor race. He claims this excludes manager, paper, and advertising spending, with total costs near 1 million dollars. Gov Elect Hughes reportedly spent 618.58 dollars. Hearst cites 198,870.22 for independence, 57,000 from the Democratic state committee, and 500 for travel.
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New York
William BR. Iearst
Secretary of State
Hughes
Hearst
Democratic State Committee
Storm devastates South with widespread damage and injuries
Storm raged from Saturday into Sunday across Alabama Mississippi Tennessee causing many injuries and widespread damage to property and crops. In Mississippi central and delta regions report the greatest destruction with multiple buildings demolished and rail and telegraph networks severely disrupted across the affected area.
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Memphis
Tenn
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Unclear Confusion Fills St Peter’s Church Scene
A chaotic Rome gathering at St Peter’s Church shows crowding and confusion with faint mentions of a bon wag extorted sir Peter’s Sunday. Many attendees faint and a pandemonium mood runs through the scene as police or officials appear amid uncertain events and unclear actions.
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Rome
Peter
TV Pan Helms
Nis
Remarkable Cure of Foot Ulcer by Cuthcura Remedies
A Newburg reader cites a dramatic six month battle with a foot ulcer and paralysis of healing that finally cured after using Cuthcura Remedies and Soap. The patient, Robert Soho, reports pain relief and full recovery after weeks of treatment and notes observers witnessed the healing. August 1905.
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Menga
Sean
Robert Soho
Bauer
Newburg
Monument Sculpted in Orwell Lumber Yard Opens Memorial
A Springfield Republican item describes a memorial display in Orwell Orleans county featuring a miniature granite and marble sawmill scene. The model includes a lumber yard, a town production scale, and three rollers ready to move lumber aboard a carriage, with a deceased owner noted.
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Orwell
Oawego
Slb
Vila
Reifel
Springfeld Republican
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