Mutineers surrender Roumanian held Potemkine to Russia
The Kniaz Potemkine has been formally transferred to the Russian navy after mutineers surrendered at Odessa. Russian Admiral Kruger announced transfer. crews, looted ship, and empty supplies exposed. Seven officers remained prisoners. three junior officers released from Potemkin. Roumanian torpedo boat 267 sailed back to Russia with orders to depart without coal or supplies.
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Kustenji
Kniaz Potemkine
Kruger
Odessa
Matuschanko
Potemkine
Matuschenko
Georgi Pobiedenosnez
Russia
Sebastopol
Cowboy Croesus Walter Scott Sets 48 Hour Rail Record Try
The Walter Scott special train nicknamed the Cowboy Croesus left Los Angeles for Chicago on the Santa Fe seeking a 2656 mile journey in 48 hours. The line guarantees $20 per minute for delays up to $1000 and Scott would owe $20 per minute if the run beats the target up to $500. If successful he plans to chase a Chicago to New York record with a chartered train.
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Cowboy
Los Angeles
Cal
Walter Scott
Cowboy Croesus
Chicago
Santa Fe
Scott
New York
Chinese physician Lin Moon Chuck found murdered in San Francisco Chinatown
The body of Lin Moon Chuck a Chinese physician was found strangled at the doorway of a shabby Chinatown house. He likely answered a decoy call to attend a sick person and was killed for his money and jewelry. A rumor links the crime to robbery. A wren birds stays on an English draper’s letter box as letters are scattered daily.
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Lin Moon Chuck
Chinatown
San Francisco
D. Baker
Progress and habit in domestic life and family tales
The piece contrasts Mrs John Thompson's restless pursuit of novelty with the comfort of routine. Della resists monotony while others debate living styles, from homemade meals to new breakfast foods, then shifts to a father daughter exchange about a rich suitor and late-night plans.
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John Thompson
Della
Nancy Simonds
John
She
Mary
Frugality Rules in German Army Pay System
A Cincinnati Commercial Tribune excerpt notes German officers enforce frugality among soldiers whose pay is 6 cents daily. Bags of wages are kept on neck strings and opened during inspections to ensure funds cover expenses and punish waste. Also includes brief gags about a linesman job and self perception.
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Germany
Revivals Linked to Brain Disease Rise in Kansas Cities
State board investigation finds counties with lengthy religious revivals last year show high insanity referrals. H C Bowman notes insanity spreading like an epidemic, citing Reno county with 52 inmates sent to Topeka asylum in 12 months and similar trends in Topeka Kansas City Winfield Wichita and other towns.
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State Board of Control of Charitable Institutions
H. C. Bowman
Reno County
Topeka
Kansas City
Winfield
Wichita
How To Make Good Tea And World Diamond Stats
A short notice notes two tea brewing methods and mentions Schilling's Best Tea containing a booklet on making good tea. It then reports world diamond production by region with India at 10,000,000 karats, Brazil 12,000,000, Africa 57,000,000, and an uncut diamond value of $540,000,000.
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Schilling
India
Brazil
Africa
Death inquest in Bristol woman due to pill overdose
An inquest in Bristol England concluded a woman's death was caused by peritonitis from excessive ingestion of pills. The report notes the case involved San Pautsiose and references concerns about medication overuse.
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Bristol
England
Sturgeon Catch in Snake River Rejoices Nampa Angler
Thomas Hertle of Nampa celebrates a big Snake River haul. He landed four sturgeon with the largest weighing 264 pounds after an hour and a half of struggle, a notable catch for the region.
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Thomas Hertle
Nampa
Snake River
Pigeon Returns from Mersey Flight Finds Metal Band
A homing pigeon, stowed in the steamer funnel at the Mersey, was recovered with its remains yielding a metal band marked H. P. 1901, 622. The incident follows a report of tea and coffee costs and a grocer’s refund policy.
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Mersey
Special Prize Aimed at Hydro Phobia Discovery Yet Unawarded
The Lom bardy institute still lists the Commeno prize for the hydro phobia poison discovery as unawarded, highlighting the ongoing interest in the subject and its potential to keep the family at the table together.
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Lombardy
Commeno
Petition Seeks Prohibition of Dog Vivisection
The British National Canine Defense League promotes a six mile petition in support of a bill to prohibit the vivisection of dogs.
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British National Canine Defense League
Origins of common phrases traced in brief etymologies
A survey of everyday expressions and their quirky roots, from hurrah and humbug to before you can say Jack Robinson and go to Halifax. The piece links phrases to Viking cries, Irish coins, Roman wits, Norman speech, and old English city laws.
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Thor
James II
Dublin
Jack Robinson
John Robinson
Scheidt
Halifax
Coventry
Fish Eats Netting in Incredible Digestion Feat
A four foot fish in Sheffield England was thought to have a hard liver but across dissection revealed a two yard long fourteen inch wide piece of stout netting shaped like a football. The origin and mechanism remain a mystery.
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Sheffield
England
Unreasonable Woman Refuses Read Aloud
A husband seeks to entertain his wife by reading a medical article on proper breathing but she interrupts after a line about keeping the mouth shut, calling the suggestion insulting and demanding amusement instead. The exchange is cited from the New York Press.
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New York Press
People Radiate Cheer Sparks Scattered Gladness
A compact reflection on cheerful people who spread happiness and attract others while making gloom seem trivial. The piece contrasts sunny dispositions with envy of the morose and notes material wealth appearing hollow next to radiant cheer. It includes a witty exchange about bread and barbering and ends with a somber prayer for elderly care.
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Detroit Free Press
Peon Stabs Two Men After Dispute Over Debt
In California Thomas W Lawson mining chief Unique Mexico Gilbert Johnson was killed by a peon Rocha. Louis Rahn Lawson manager was stabbed and left for dead but survived. Rocha argued over three dollars owed him when Johnson aided Rahn. Rev Joseph White, recently deceased in Malvern Australia, had led Wesleyan missionaries to Fiji in 1860 and preached in Australia for 30 years.
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Unique
Mexico
Gilbert Johnson
Thomas W. Lawson
California
Rocha
Louis N. Rahn
Lawson Company of
Rahn
Johnson
Joseph White
Malvern
Australia
Fiji Islands
Break in New Shoes with Allen's Foot-Ease Cure
An advertisement touts Allen's Foot-Ease powder to treat hot sweatin g aching and swollen feet and to cure corns ingrowing nails and bunions. It lists 25 cents at druggists and shoe stores and warns against Sarople mailed FREE with an address in Le Roy New York. A separate note mentions a 100 year old butter lump found in an Irish bog in good condition. Also ads for reliable assays and lamps by mail appear with prices and mail offers.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Permanently Cured by Dr Kline's Nerve Restorer
An advertisement promises lasting relief with no nerve or fire symptoms after day one using Dr Kline's Great Nerve Restorer. A free $2 trial offer accompanies a treatise. Dr R H Kline Ltd advertises from 981 Arch St Philadelphia. A dispatch from St Petersburg notes resignation of General Sakharoff, minister of war.
Building Collapse in San Francisco Kills One
A new four story frame building at Ninth and Tehama streets collapsed Saturday afternoon. One man was killed and two others injured. The structure, mostly complete except for plumbing, had the lower floor arranged for stores and the upper floors for a lodging house.
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Ninth and Tehama Streets
San Francisco
Verona House Beloved by Juliet Sold at Auction
The house in Verona linked to Juliet and Romeo was auctioned with bidding starting at 1200 dollars and the city of Verona finally purchasing it for 2900 dollars. Also notes Piso’s Cure for Consumption and Judge James F. Tracy’s appointment as associate justice of the Philippine Islands supreme court.
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Verona
Juliet
Romeo
James F. Tracy
Albany
Supreme Court of the Philippine Islands
Locust Swarms Shake Southern Wisconsin
Swarms of 17 year locusts invade southern Wisconsin prompting sightings across multiple counties. Residents report canopy-blackening swarms with buzzing sounds as insect plagues trigger cleanup and pest control actions. Local officials advise caution for motorists and dwellers while awaiting possible rain help.
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Wisconsin
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
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Ayer
Minnie Fritz
Veedum, Mich
J.C. Aye
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Kansas Cities
Puck
Lowa
Best Eb
Cnsdin Mitchell
Lewis Lewis & Si
A Staver CO
Akaeitn Os Eeaaae Ie
Boise
Oria Anas
Chas. H. Fletcher
Centaur Company
Murray Street
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Peon
Redo. CO
Arapaha Street
Cenjorado
New England
Lewis Phono-Metric Institute
Detroit
Michigan
St. Louis
Portland
William T. Lewis
W. Cor
Raleigh
Sais
S.S.S
Atlanta
Onses
Carrur
Russi Life & Ice Power
Prussian Remedy CO
ST. Paul
Minn
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Spokane
N. U
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