Eagle and Child Hero Stirs in Spartan Rifle Rescue
A frontier tale from Sheboygan region recalls a farmer who saved his child from a soaring eagle with a single precise shot. The dramatic moment, likened to mythic courage, reflects themes of daring and parental resolve amid perilous wildlife encounters.
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Hawi Woh
Indianapolis
Protatlymo
Schiller
Smitl
William Tell
Aridhia
Smith
Thothamus
Heath
William Well
T Smith
T. Smith
De Wet Wounded Ends Boer Career Across Front
General Roberts reports De Wet wounded and out of action as Boers surrender daily. British forces press through the Tagillenberg range with heavy losses on both sides. Kronstadt rail derailment kills four, wounds three. Pretoria dispatch confirms De Wet death rumors. Prisoners total 4,100 with 2,600 at Hunters camp and 1,500 at Ton Milton camp. Caledon Valley hosts about 5,000 Boers before surrender.
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Algeria Lennox
Pretoria
Christian DeWet
Sureerier
Fouriersberg
Hunter’s Camp
Ton Tmilton
Caledon Valley
Erinstoo
Fender
Chicago Anarchist Riot Sparks Street Clash at Turner Hall
A violent melee erupted on a crowded West Side avenue when police tried to disperse a crowd at a Turner Hall mass meeting. Twenty five injured, five arrests including Lucy Parsons wife of Albert Parsons, linked to the Haymarket era. Bail set at 1100 dollars for several charged with disorderly conduct and inciting violence. Police recovered anarchist literature and poems urging revolt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Wollte
Holetone
Lucy Passons
Albert K. Tirsmus
Chivago
Haymarket
Werer
Paul Vadeeo
Clement Lieutzner
Herman Goodman
Ari
Parsons
Mra Parsons
Gli
Clement Praetarer
Daniel and
Addrox
Resignation Accepted by Postmaster General in July Letters
The article reports on the resignation of Postmaster General Heath as letters from William McKinley and Charles Emory Smith express regret and best wishes. It notes the President accepted Heath’s resignation effective immediately, citing Heath’s service and loyalty. A Canton, Ohio dateline mentions the president’s return with Cortely and counsel.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hixprons
Uogrer
Chicago
National Committee
Promdyit
Bayi
Scrinton
Mr Heath
Guberal
Post Office Department
Thave
Tan Moue
Wervicen m. Ace
Nod C
Heath
Willam McKinley
Whadligton
Mr. Heath
Des Paas
Charles Emory Smith
Germans Seek Danish Horses for War Service
Four German representatives have been in Hoboken and Jersey City New Jersey Aug. 1 negotiating with U S buyers for the purchase of 70,000 horses for German war service in China and other theaters. The German government reportedly plans to pay for about 30,000 horses within the next few weeks with distribution in the East and West. Canada may receive some, according to the talks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Germany
Amuvigan
Antuiah
New York
Hohoken
Heruck
China
Hoboken
Jersey City
Gates Brings France Feud With Eiffel Tower Prank
John W. Gates financed a stunt by tossing francs from the Eiffel Tower to stir crowds in Paris. Police confronted him as the coins showered down, and Gates was fined $19, then deported from France amid a language confusion and public uproar.
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Eiffel Tower
Paria
Asit
John W. Gates
Fan
France
Gates
Alabama Election Confirms Democratic Gains Across Counties
A heavy Democratic win in Alabama yesterday yielded majorities for the party on state and county tickets and for the general assembly. William Sanford of Lee County leads the gubernatorial ticket with a strong showing as apathy and low turnout mark the vote. Voters appear to favor a constitutional convention and increased immigration, while Midge William Richardson of Malikon County succeeds General Joe Wheeler in Congress. Newly elected officers include Attorney General James A. Iowa and others such as Treasurer J. Grady Smith and Superintendent K. L. Aborroumbie.
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Williau Richardson
Malikon County
Joe Wheeler
Ato
Win
I. Sanford
Wl Tne
James A Iowa
Knife
RP. McDavid
J. Graly Smith
Thomas L. Sowell
Ageieshare
Robert T. Pools
Ede Creation
K. 1. Aborerouibie
Prices rise across Puerto Rico amid currency exchange confusion
News from Puerto Rico reports general price hikes as currency exchange fears spread. Wages, rents, and food costs jump while buyers switch to cheaper lodging. laborers seek higher daily pay and trades fear walkouts. Local stores reportedly refuse peso payments in favor of American money, raising tensions and risking conflict.
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Porto Rico
Feouk
Atoren
Ina
Beagle
Neweympers
Teddy
America
Iotele- Brann
Governor Roosevelt Outlines Three Month Plan
The governor maps actions from Chicago to New York with labor day events and a statewide focus. He sails today to begin a three month schedule, touring Chicago and New York before returning to New York by late October and resuming state duties from that point forward.
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Wiese
Chicago
New York
Roosevelt
New York State
Wage cuts hit Steel plant. workers react in New York
August report from New York shows Sweet Steel reducing wages by about 12 percent while 140 employees vote not to work. Union members question the scale signed by southern steel combine affecting roughly 4,000 men in the region.
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N.Y
The
Sweet Steel Company
Pittsburg
Awalgaquated Association of Iran, Steel and ‘Tin Workers
Cnx
The Fittest Survives CHAPTEM SVL Murder Plot
In a tense boarding house scene, an aging man plots with a younger accomplice to force a reluctant lover toward money and escape, while the family drama in the Hall household unfolds with John Lathan’s return and Adele’s conflicted feelings, leading to a tense confrontation and moral reckonings. Chester Sewall confronts his own crime as he destroys evidence and reads a dangerous stock tip, realizing his downfall from a hopeful fortune to a ruined life.
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Mary
Jong
Avrather
Agaih
Dinnis
Kitty
Simebody
Rand
Congress
Kittywell
Baer
Joe
Win
Vennix
Wendy
Leasin
Michael McCarrey
Hall
Addie
Mes. Hall
John
New York
Isdy
Adilig
Slut
John Lawill
John Lathan
Ani
Mer
Tale
Adele Miranda
John Gnihin
Ture
Yohn
Chester Sewall
Ilali
John Lathai
St Louis
Tennessee
Wall Street
Memphia
Chester
Ueggar
Fortune and murder haunt a Fortune Twist tale
A man contemplates a sudden fortune after five banknotes of 500 dollars and one of 1000 appear. He battles fear and guilt over a murder tied to the money and weighs whether to claim the wealth. A banker’s dead figure and a looming trap test his prudence as he imagines the numbers could betray him.
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Mim
Wall Street
Irma
Specter
Willmarth
Omaby
Voviferoys
Hieieia
Lund
Artiens
Duel of Mordecai and McCarty Shaped Southern Romance
Narrative recalls the Virginia duel between Mordecai and Page McCarty over Miss Mary Triplett, the Belle of the South. They dueled near Richmond after a public insult, Mordecai dying of a stomach wound and McCarty wounded, later pardoned. Triplett married Captain Philip Mixall, and McCarty faded from happiness.
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Page McCuery
Wighmond
Vas
New York
Page McCarty
Virginia
Priplett
South
McCarty
John Moriecal
University of Virginia
Comand
Mis College
Lenuty
Richmond
Mordecai
Fard
Miss Criplett
Naty
Mary
Matt
Vasti
Mike
Hoth
Carty
W. . Tals
John & Aerdith
Mordeenite Aegonoid
William Be ‘Riper
William I. Royall
Mordeeni
Moth
Tewan
Jemper
Mary Amplett
Philip Mixall
Society of Woman
Washington
Golden Pot Find Yields $670 in Old Creek Coins
A Missouri farmer near Jakin finds an old coffee pot in a creek, bursting open to spill coins dated 1557 or earlier. The loot totals about $670, with no rightful owner proven. theory suggests prewar hoard cached in the creek. The finder is willing to surrender the coins to anyone with a valid title.
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Missouri
Crook St. Lows
Abner Wilson
Jakin
Wilson
Wilken
Ahydie
Advertisement clutter and mixed prose in a Philadelphia Record fragment
A garbled Philadelphia Record clipping references advertising impact on readers who lack window shopping options. It mentions Mansour the horse, Stomach Bitters, CASCARETS, and various ads, plus a classroom moment about fortifications and a meme line about consumption cures. The text blends product pitches with stray literary bits and errors.
Lydia E Pinkham Product Advertises Women’s Cure
The advertisement touts Lydia E Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound as a cure for women’s ailments. It claims to tone general health ease nerves regulate menstruation and relieve inflammation and displacements. The piece asserts a constant record of cures from numerous women and mentions letters continually appearing in the paper.
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Luna
Mupealine Journal
Henry
Ted
Porta
Burlington
Crow
Wyoming
Meg
Reeule
Phe Mgubghe
Sou
Winslow
Bruce
Gao Boy
Allen
LeRoy
University of Notre Dame
Notre Dame
Indiana
Ermastea
Birane
Mater
Et Ne
Civity Mechanical and Electrosian Architecture
A. Morrissey
Goo
Carter
Dewet
Frotaria
Hayter
Ghicago
Reds
Lucy Parsons
Mulmey
Unnion
Canton
Cortely
Couysloller Dawer
Lery
Wea
Alabama
Wail
Japan
Anherton
Canada
Foreign Office
Legation
United States
Tor
Kant
Weater Bureau
Lake Ropony
Ohio
Adiantle
New England
Milan
Urabil
Humber
Somsion
Nucearlarlinc Alwolog
Mary Triplett
London
Kent
Garden of England
Shetland
England
Eestellt
Darnther Hope
Puique
Axl
Anileo
Mdeabridge Galer
Kansaa City Journal
Ople
Philadelphia Record
Mansour
Emiver
G. C. C. Staulpedd
Chiengo
Chile
Enid
Willie
Iso
Clive
N. W. Samuel
Ocean Grove
Harewell
Chebah
Thea
Dont
Bouchcourt
Keri
Roxy
Teavure
Nor Owanes
Ana Awallen
Tie Toot Polte
Dour Rye
Sulberly Harper's
Chapoam
Minneapolis
Cimen
Alleghanies
Jane Good
Lydia E. Pinkham
Libby
Catia
Mngi
Eumergo
Asdae
Jtower
Howtos
Rentiin
Parmers
UAL Association
Buren
Cherpe
Wren
Ayer
Jor Goon
Vros Prictor
Washington Mousa
Westingtal
Winchester
Winchester Repeating Arms
Winchester Avenue
Rew Haven
Corn
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