Odd World News Bits and Oddities From A Far News Page
A sprawling, garbled collage of excerpts reports on a Detroit Major Barry incident involving a posthumous debt, a New York zoo fantasy, Sweden eclipse plans, and various unrelated items. The text mixes anecdotes, scientific notices, and miscellaneous curiosities with scattered names and places, creating a fragmented snapshot of late 19th century newspaper miscellany.
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Thaman J. Barry
Detroit
Pashed
Barry
Nate Kitlene
Nnliquis
Society
North Amelia
Lange Enclosursy
Fonthiblig
Neat
Fife
Th Tn
Exon Prinne
Sweden
Lapland
Tuobunetsidko
Sehlch
Fragmented Postcard Style Poem with Historic Voices
Old fragmentary text offers a jumble of archaic phrases and names such as Eugene Fiera and a market place hanging. The piece evokes a historical newspaper mood with scattered lines about justice, public events, and seafaring imagery, but clarity is limited by OCR corruption.
Handsome Elk Rampage Thwarts Indiana Reservation Harassment
An 8 May report details Handsome Elk assaulting U S forces after a skirmish that wounded two Indian polo players and prompted threats against a government agency. He roams armed with two six shooters and a rug near the Lower Blile reservation, defying authorities with Sioux-style defiance and refusing surrender.
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Wwo
Unite
Maratate Watt
Chamberin
United States
Blile
Bious
Indiana
Agmias
Huildings
Handsome Elk
Tollroads vanish as central city tollgate ends
Rapid City notes recounts toll road abolitions after five years of driving through tolls. Me Pioneer association marks entry before 1877 and plans a reunion in June. Report from Deadwood covers county transfer, court house project, and a river of local developments including drownings and contempts.
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Black Illy News
Rapid City
Court House
Dubst
Deadwood
Lead
Central City
Ely
Custer
Ilqok Me Pioneer Association
Burlington
Hodnivedt
Cincinnati Horror Explosion Destroys Shop and Kills Family
A gasoline explosion at 431 Walnut Street near Fourth and Fifth streets in Cincinnati wrecked a building, shattered glass, and injured many as crowds gathered. The Dragsh family suffered the worst, with Adalgh Druchs and his three year old daughter dead and a one year old boy believed dying. Several others, including workers and bystanders, sustained injuries and were treated on scene. Names of injured and missing were reported, with authorities probing the cause.
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Gibson House
Agi Johnson
Cara
Thy
Sengera
Sorhood
Duc
Pith
Walnut Streets
Fountain Square
Amnilinh Zion
Adalgh Druchs
Dragha
Columba Serriage Company
Macmillon
Get Lonely
Bid Johnson
Louis Mey
Lily Cook
Waterworks Employe
Barbara Hatrleeon
Stottell
Joseph Sprague
Porter
Follfurd
Fisher
Twa
Fey
Dracha
Thirty Years of Freedom entertainment in Chicago
Chicago colored community gathers at the auditorium tonight for Thirty Years of Freedom a nine part program with 100 or more participants from across the country The event is hosted by fifty society women and features Joseph Douglass descendant of Frederick Douglass as a celebrated violinist in the program set to include scenes of plantation life and Emancipation day celebrations.
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Cnigne
Chicago Colored People
Chicago
Jeuilding Society
Wnion
Joseph Douglaaa
Geandaon
Frederick Douglass
Markets Show Mixed Prices Across Commodities
The market report details fluctuating quotes in cattle, grain, and livestock with mixed notes from Chicago and Sioux City. Prices for wheat, corn, oats, and dairy appear unsettled, while futures and spot quotes vary by commodity and region.
O SULLIVAN IN MEMORIAL SHAFT FOR MURDERERS
A twelve foot granite shaft near Argyle Wisconsin bears an inscription honoring Pat rick O'Sullivan, saluting the Irish nation and denouncing Clan na Gael for the Cronin murder. About 106 Irishmen from Chicago and others attended the unveiling with clergy and a Chicago priest whose name was withheld. Dan Couhoun, the detective convicted for complicity, attended before his life sentence. London reports crown princess of Hohmania expected to give birth soon, daughter of the duke of Edinburg and granddaughter of Queen Victoria.
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Crown
Argyle
Wis
Patrick O'Sullivan
F. H. Cronin
Clan-na-Gael
Cronin
Fundy
London
Adiapateh
Buchharoat
Houmania
Duke of
Edintureh
Saxe-Coburg-Gotha
Victora
Ferdinand
Indians Take Keeley Cure Among Osage Chiefs in Kansas City
Dense Indian camp life described among Osage and Kiowa in Kansas City. The Keeley treatment is applied to many men, detailing dress, ritual, and social dynamics. The account portrays perceived wealth, drinking habits, and the tension between native groups and white authorities, with focus on public reception and personal conduct.
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Kangay City
May
Osage
Kansas City
Chteti
Dida
Bua Littootnie
Thale Jawa
Hiei
Te Lytle
John Fir
Bayfords
Romeo
Runsig
Westrane
Ana
Mia
Tunis
Keeley
Bel Faire
van Tuthem
Larow
Carda
Raine
Linda
Uae
Chile
Iit
Electrical Exposition At New York Opens To Public
A May New York electrical exposition opens revealing a wealth of early apparatus and graphic works. The display includes a notable travel library on electricity and tools from famous inventors such as Edison and Weston, with descriptive notes and autographs.
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New York
Nota
Wesichas
Rot Kin Marre
Mentamin Snows
O Dunovan Rosan Examination Application Rejected
The Irish claimant O Donovan Rossa had his examination application for city clerkship rejected after bad answers to questions on untested status and prior convictions. Secretary Trellicoe states the civil service board found inadequate proof of fitness and the request was denied. Hon Everett Murphy renominated for Congress in Du Quoin May 6 by the Republican convention.
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O'Re
O'Donovan
Rosan de Ehirex
Trellicoe
Civil Service Board
Thowa
Svar
J. Murphy
du Quoin
Everett, Murphy
Brntt
Louie
Nicaragua Canal Route
Washington
Ludiow
House
Nicaragua Canal
Menocal
Bankruptcy Bill Moves Through House In Debtor Credit Clash
The Judicial committee report by Colonel Henderson outlines a voluntary and involuntary bankruptcy bill intended to harmonize laws since repeal of the old statute. It cites votes for and against, notes on proposed provisions, and lists conditions that could force debtors into bankruptcy or shield creditors, with focus on protecting creditors while offering debtor relief.
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House
Washington
Judicial Committee
Henderson
Stalin
Buals
Hepburn
Monsre
Clark
Curtis
Perkins
Vodegram
Mesurs
Dolliver
Huger
Coupina
Hull
Lacey
Pickler
Gimble
South Dakota
Forced into Line in China's Foreign Affairs Chronicle
A crowded diplomatic dispatch details the 1895 foreign relations volume, noting U S concerns over the Cheng Tu and Ku Tuen missions, the appointment of a viceroy, and China’s steps toward an independent inquiry. It also covers Fort Dodge teachers meeting, Abyssinian relief reports, Nicaragua canal testimony, Pacific railways finance, and Coffin’s bank wrecking conviction.
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China
United States
Waahineton
Bate Adeo
Lieu
Maeshiwa
bin Adee
Denby
Fort Dodge
Webster
Hamilton
Wright
Humboldt
William Hawley Smith
Krome
Baldivers
Abystinia
Adigrat
Raa Bebath
Baldhasory
Forces clash as Cuban relief and Spain claim battles
A May 4 dispatch reports General Maceo moving toward Cuban front lines as Spanish forces under Batruch engage rebels near Mayajigua with 28 dead and 15 wounded on the Cuban side. John Howard Parnell criticizes home rule politics and urges Ireland to develop natural resources and industrial growth.
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Ireland
John Monard Harnell
Asia
Caune
New York
John Howard Parnell
United States
Parnell
Southminatt
Biltinh
Charles Stewart Parnell
John Parnell
Florida
Ineland
Purnell
Buell
Quel Bey
Tresland
Iria
Areland
Grberallan
Mir
Varnel
Houth
Meath
Drake signs bill creating Twentieth Judicial District
Governor Drake signed the bill creating the Twentieth judicial district on May 4 in Des Moines. The move transfers Henry county from the Sixth to the Twentieth, a change critics fear may tilt the Sixth toward Democrats in the coming election. No judges have been appointed yet and the governor is expected to delay appointments until after the Republican convention, then likely appoint Republican nominees. This would minimize petitions and letters from supporters.
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Twentieth Judicial District
Des Moines
Drake
Becaue
Harrity Calls Chicago Meeting for National Committee Subgroup
National Chairman William F Harrity calls a meeting of the sub committee of the Democratic National Committee to be held at the Motel Wellington in Chicago on Friday next in May at 12 o'clock noon. Six firemen were injured in a blaze at Flacher's hotel Kingston with floors collapsing. The fire disrupted nearby Ringney's hotel and several barns. guests fled in night clothes. Wayland Trask & Co suspend the New York mock exchange citing rot and expect a recovery soon. liabilities are small with no outstanding contracts.
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Nowoast Dev Cratiee
Chicago
Philadelphia
Wm. F. Harrity
Democratic National Committee
Wellington
Kingston
Flacher
Ringney
Barna
Uvellite Andatore
Herold Brothers
Migney
Bitlding
New York
Wayland Tranic & Co
Wayland
May Day Demonstrations Across Cities Mark International Day
May Day protests and parades took place in London Chicago Minneapolis and Vienna with anarchists socialists and unions present. Speakers urged universal suffrage eight hour day and free public education while authorities reported orderly gatherings and few disturbances.
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Ista Ana Anarchisté
London
Hyde Park
Roelallate
Seversthas
Thames Embankment
Tuurehed
sNor
Wieb Lie
Ts London Tradés Counsel
Hhitton
International Cooperative Commonwealth
Uulroheeh
Chicago
Danil de Leon
New York
Michael Schwab
Joliet
Ailtuyid
National Congress of Civica
Ulla
Werlin
Atrwtau
Benin
Schillingsbridge
Vienna
Socisist Workingmien
Layer Anatela
Rome
Mel Burria
Germany and Switzerland Open Expansive Expositions
Germany's exposition near Berlin spreads across 1,200,000 square meters with about 6 million marks raised for fiscal stability. It showcases nearly two years of labor from Jon exhibitors across industry arts and science. The Swiss national exposition opens in Geneva highlighting electrical exhibits, new innovations, and the influence of Mayor Theodore Furnttisa and other leading figures.
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Herlin
Berl
Germany
Arta
Wille
Conceve Hotly
Pavillons
Sind
Chicago
Prince Wroser Ok Teopold
Prilvila
You
Reney
Ganowa
NATO
Republic
Fixturius
W Pheodore
Furnttisa
Europe
Andita
Treasury Figures Show Ten Month Deficit At 24 Million
Washington May 1 official treasury figures released today show the government deficit for ten months of the fiscal year at 24,455,190 dollars. Revenue rose by about 14 million dollars from a year ago while expenditures increased nearly 1 million. Report also lists pensions, postmasters appointments, a fatal hotel fire in New Brunswick and a South American alliance news item regarding a defensive pact among Bolivia, Uruguay, Paraguay and others amid tensions in the region.
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Washington
Panama
The
Star and
Herrald
Bi i
Bolivia
Uruguay
Paraguay
Chill
Argenting
William Taylor Hanged at Carrollton for Meeks Family Murder
William Taylor was hanged in Carrollton Missouri for the Meeks family murder. The Meeks kin and local spectators flocked to the jail yard as the execution proceeded, with Meeks survivor Nellie Meeks among mourners. The case traced back to a 1896 crime in which Taylor and his brother George, aided by Gus Meeks, killed the Meeks family and fled before capture.
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William Taylor
Meeks
Kennedy
Taylor
Aylor
Alien
Ghief
van Meeks
Ielaw
Hl Taylor
Georgi
Hayne Hime
Erie
Sun County
Missouri
Belmne
Unie
Browning
Wadlaty Uy Re
Hia Wealth
Pardin
Chicago
Gus Meek
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Atlan
Ole Lance
Ateeka
Hecke
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Neareal
Aiea
Tipeline
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Atecka
Taylor Farm
Minoura
Ardres
Mondolata
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Minsouri
St. Joseph
Carroll County
Taylors
Marit
Aly
Carrollton
Atttorney
Drowecution
John Wt. Hale
Lilie Nellie Meeks
API
Thes
Iuol
Ahr Supreme Court
Shar- Wood
Carey
Bout Hill
George Taylor
Bill
Gorge
Hammond in poor health and prison reforms
London April 30 dispatch says John Hays Hammond’s health is poor and demands for humane treatment grow. Prison reforms allow better food and comforts, while four leaders condemned to death face intensified confinement. An explosion at Micklefield colliery traps about 100 men with several rescued badly burned. A Denver man cleared in a robbery hoax. A horse thief is captured in Dakota County after attempting to flee Deputy Sheriff Smith.
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Tula
London
Times
Pretoria
John Hays Hammond
Mickelfisld
Yorkshire
Uaé
Mickleweld
Dakota City
Neb
Cheriff Smith
Frank Kearns
Dizon
Tasac Bremer
Kearns
Deputi
Smith
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