Lincoln Assassination and Civil War Era Events
Fragmented historical notes recount Lincoln's assassination by John Wilkes Booth at Ford's Theatre in Washington D C. Seward wounded next day. Johnson sworn in as president. Union generals Sherman and Johnson reputedly agreed on surrender terms, later disavowed. Also mentions free state moves in Kansas and actions against Northern Methodists in Missouri.
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Lincoln
Wikes
Ford
Seward
Booth
Andrew Johnson
Shermson
Johnson
Washington
J. Wilkas Booth
Balloon ascent claims three aeronauts in Paris
Thirty years ago two aeronauts suffocated and a third nearly died during a 26 060 foot ascent in Paris. A plan to place iron gunboats on the Rhine to counter a French proposal was announced by Germany. Emperor William signed the bill curbing Catholic church rights. A pro papal Berlin newspaper was suppressed. The British Commons considered dismissing judges from the Tichborne bench for partiality and impeaching the speaker.
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Paris
Rhine
France
Germany
William
Berlin
House of Commons
Hundred Year Old News From A Torn Ledger
One hundred years ago a flood on the Tiber killed many people. The US frigate Essex under Commodore Barron reached Trieste. German reports claim 150000 Prussians marching to Europe’s frontiers. Algerian pirates seized a Portuguese frigate with about 100 men into slavery. A Spanish ship carrying oro and 280000 dollars in gold was captured by a British privateer and sent to Falmouth.
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Tiber
United States
Ssex
Barron
Triest
Europe
Asia
Falmouth
Seventy five years ago towns struck by South American quake
Seventy five years ago several towns were destroyed by an earthquake in South America. Navigation in the Black Sea was opened to American vessels. The U S standing army stood at about six thousand men. A national road bill from Bears to New Orleans failed in the house by eighty eight to one hundred five. In New England the male suffrage age was raised to twenty one with certain tax exemptions for the poor.
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South America
Black Sea
United ‘States
Bears
New Orleans
New England
Peupers
Per Hous
Twenty Years Ago Mob Lynched Man at Pierre Courthouse
A mob in Pierre Dekl lynched a white murderer on a flagpole in front of the courthouse. The body of Arthur Preller of London slain by Maxwell was found in a trunk in a St Louis hotel. The Princess of Wales presence prevented violence to the Prince as the royal party passed through Sork streets.
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Pierre
Dek
Arthur Preller
London
Maxwell
St. Louis
Princess of Wales
Sork
Notable Dissolution and Murders Highlight Early 1900s News
Ten years prior Joseph TR Greenhut was ousted as whisky trust president after refusing to resign. Blanche Lamont’s body was found in the Emanuel Baptist Church library in San Francisco along with Minnie Williams the day before. Police charged Theodore Pavant with Blanche and Minnie’s murders, a case that led to later executions. John A. Yalmer and associates in Chicago formed the Honest Money League to oppose free silver under Governor Altgeld. Nicaragua’s debt payment dispute with England nearly drew the U.S. into a Britain conflict.
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Joseph TR. Greenhut
Whisky Trust
Blanche Lamont
Emanuel Baptist Church
San Francisco
Minnie Williams
Theodore Pavant
John A. Yalmer
Chitaco
Altgeld
Nicnaragua
England
United States
Britain
Cold Weather Halts Growth Across Coventry Crops
Government bulletin reports widespread cold and frost across the country ending the week, delaying corn and oat planting in Dakotas, Minnesota, and Midwest, with rain shortages in Missouri Valley and Pacific coast. Winter wheat remains promising but needs rain in Kansas and Michigan, while cotton and tobacco plantings face delays in Mississippi, Louisiana, Texas, and the Carolinas.
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North Dakota
Rocky Mountains
Alabama
South Carolina
East Gulf States
Jacksonville
South Atlantic
Central
Gulf States
Missouri Valley
North Pacificc
Pacific Coast
Kansas
Missouri
Tllinois
Upper
Ohio Valley
Middle States
Michigan
Nebraska
Dakotas
Minnesota
Lake Region
Middle Atlantic States
Mississippi
Louisiana
Texas
Carolinas
Georgia
Florida
Southern Cotton Growers Plan Acreage Cut to Boost Prices
The South's cotton growers form the Southern Cotton Association and Cotton Planters' Holding and Commission Company to curb acreage and withdraw 2,000,000 bales from this year's market. Led by Warvie Jordan, the movement includes bankers and merchants with aim to keep cotton near 10 cents a pound. A New Orleans convention sent a commission to Washington to seek federal support and a promotion commission. About 60 percent of the crop goes to foreign markets, 40 percent consumed domestically.
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South
William E. Curtis
Chicago Record-Herald
Southern Cotton Association
Cotton Planters’ Holding and Commission Company
Warvie Jordan
New Orleans
Washington
Congress
Workshen and Reforms Amid Hard Times in Various Posts
Workmen at Mes Yarrow of Mill complain about long hours and seek overtime rate of time and a half to support build efforts for Austria. In Trieste, destroyers and torpedo boats are to be built instead of at the Whames. A notorious rebel on Tevions Island is believed to have fled to Bed joe's Island in New Yor.
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Mes Yarrow
Austria
Trieste
Lfosa
Aulent Slikoo
Hicks
Tevions Island
Bedjoe's Island
New Yor
Neutrality crisis looms over Russo Japanese war
The article discusses a potential international crisis over neutrality as Japan protests the Russian fleet’s activities from Kamranh Bay. France denies neutrality breaches, while Russia claims orders to respect French waters. Britain faces a choice to aid Japan, with widespread public anger and cautious diplomacy cited as paths to avoid war.
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Japan
France
Kamraph Bay
Kamrach Bay
St Petersburg
Rojestvensy
Kamranh Bay
French Indo-China
Saigon
Russia
Admir
Rosestvensky
Kamranb Bey
Aeef
French
Tokio
Chicago Tribune
California Eyes Japanese Immigration Ban As West Seethes
California Senate urges immediate treaty action to bar further Japanese immigration amid fears of an industrial invasion. Reports show exclusion laws breached by Japanese in some cases with court complicity. alarm grows over trade unions and padrone system. Federal findings note courts on the Pacific coast have naturalized Japanese not belonging to white or African descent.
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United States
California
California Senate
West
C. van Duesen
van Deusen
Pacific Coast
Japan
Short News Notes on Exposition Prices and Bank Deposit Order
Fifty coins fixed as the general adm price for the Lewis and Clarke exposition. Commutation books offered at reduced rates. Judge Thon of the high court ordered a 20 percent dirk dend paid in deposits of the defunct Columbus Easton bank. A strike in Limoges France left one porcelain maker dead, another mortally wounded, and several injured in clashes between strikers and troops.
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Lewis and Clarke
Tnon
Hie Commarg Bleas Comet
Dirk Dend
Columus Easton Bank
Sirikine Porcelain
Limoges
France
Immigrant Deluge Predicted As 1 Million Enter U S
A tidal wave of immigrants is expected to land in the United States this fiscal year ending June 20, with March arrivals supporting the forecast. Comparisons show a sharp rise since last November, the early year surge doubling January and February 1904 figures, signaling a large influx driven by work prospects in farms and major construction.
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United States
Europe
America
New York
City of Consumptives Planned by National Fraternal Sanitarium
A national group plans a municipal owned sanatorium for consumptives in New Mexico or Texas City. Physicians bankers and engineers toured 17 sites covering 4000 miles seeking land offers up to 160000 acres and a $100000 pledge. The project aims to house patients within a self supporting community focused on farming and outdoor work.
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Texas
New Mexico
St Louis
St. Louis
United States
Fraternity
Wrote His Will on Birch Bark Note in Prospecting Tale
A birch bark page recounts Robert McNeil, who died while prospecting near the Stewart River’s headwaters in Washington. He allegedly bequeathed his wealth to loved ones in a last message. Rumors of a renewed rate war among Atlantic steamship companies are officially denied at Liverpool.
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Robert McNei
McNeil
Stewart River
Washington
Atlantic Steamship Companies
Benied
Liverpool
Want to Be Consuls Crush at White House Posts
A Washington correspondent notes an unprecedented rush of applicants for consular posts after the inauguration. Reasons range from language plans to family ties and odd personal motives, including a man seeking a German spa town for rheumatism and a Detroit sister’s marriage leading to a posting in France. A Swede and a Liberian post draw varied aims, while African American applicants from Arkansas describe a desire to interact with diverse communities and pursue inclusion on the east African coast.
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Hegan
White House
Washington
State Department
Spain
Uiingis
Iowa
Michigan
Detroit
Trais
Sia
Italien
Sis
Daga
Arkansas
Africa
Workmen Killed Like Cattle in Pittsburg Mills
Coroner J G Armstrong tells a coroner jury that insudigient laws and disregard have turned Pittsburg into a slaughter house. He cites 12 deaths in one month at a single plant and calls for action by state and federal authorities with Austro-Hungarian consul backing.
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Pittsburg
Joseph G. Armstrong
American Steel Ami Wire Company
Adelbert Morte
Feremien
Local growth figures cited in brief historical record
A fragment cites large figures for a regional economy, noting 15 years of development. It mentions 600,073 value and 11,109 figures, mill capacity and daily outputs, a 3,525,000 capacity elevator, 338 banks with deposits totaling 18,384,313.84, and school buildings valued over 3,000,000.
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Erscoe Mills
Dodd's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Local Mother
Mrs A L Smith of Growing Girls West Pembroke Maine reports her 13 year old daughter suffered weekly Crazy Spells with yellowing eyes and poor appetite for two years. After a box of Dodd's Kidney Pills the spells stopped and she continued the regimen, praising the remedy for growing girls and urging other mothers to heed the advice.
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West
Pembroke
A. L. Smith
Dodd
Cheaper than Stones. Meredith's remark on building a home
The tale notes author George Meredith, famed for novels about English life, building a modest residence. A visiting young woman remarks that his books describe grand halls, while his home is small, prompting Meredith to quip that words are cheaper than stones.
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George Meredith
Dane
Meredith
Buld
Teacher Recovers After Six Years of Overwork
Miss Margaret A. James recalls six years of overcrowded city schools and nervous collapse. She credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with restoring blood, sleep, appetite, and strength, noting she bought six boxes and soon returned to teaching at 128 Gray Street Darton Ohio. Fellow teachers also praise the pills.
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Misa James
Raro
Dr. Williams
Backward Time Theme Echoes in Fatal Appeal
A poet writes of time turning backward while his water remains in pawn and the night persists. The lament hints at an appeal that ends in failure as memories and fate press on without mercy.
Exposition Travel Plans Via Great Western Route
A notice outlines a summer Lewis and Clark Exposition trip described as a beautiful journey across the continent. It promises a detailed aerial and ground route through major cities, with emphasis on rites, customs, and events accompanying the voyage. Plans include transportation, timing, and participating organizations for a full exposition experience.
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Stax City
Lois
Lowlists of RWd ae of acai es i rentowi a thas Lithes
A compact note describes a dry cooked dish with a prompt, thorough rub. It blends unusual wording to evoke a rustic kitchen scene and hints at a fast, precise method for preparing a prepare familiar street food item.
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A. Gew
Flenrr Perritt
Metairiens
Atemple
Viatre County
Northern Methodist Church
Coventry
The
Weather Bureau
Mississippi River
New Englaoh
Great Britain
Ili
Broeugat
Morning Glory Mining
Central Cripple Creek
Mary Met Winner Company
Iaintiff
Fudl Wettiensenn
Rowfaut
Frederick Lacker Lampson
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