Seventeen Pound Baby Boy At Birth In Ohio
In Crooksville Ohio physicians investigate the birth of a seventeen pound baby boy to Mrs Floyd Thomas claiming it may be among the largest on record. In New York Kaisers prize at a Saenger contest offers a photograph of a tray as a prize. Also New York reports a police intervention over a red hen in a harness and Worcester Mass notes a jailbreakers guest controversy at a pink tea and horse show.
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Crooksville
Ohio
Floyd Thomas
New York
Williamsburg
Germany
Weather Roundup Minimal Data Fragment
Partial OCR listing of city temperature readings across the United States and Canada, with several unreadable segments. Cities include Boston, Galveston, Jacksonville, New Orleans, Madison, Milwaukee, Saint Paul, Denver, Helena, Portland, Spokane, and Medicine Hat. Raw numbers show high and low temperatures with scattered decimal values.
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Boston
Washington
Snes Aaperee
Galveston Tesee
Jacksonville i
New Orleans
Uv Hicaze Ee Os
la Crosse
Ceeee
Madison
MEM Hib
Sletseeas, Ee
Milwaukee
Pismarck Eee
Nuron Pooh
Naninas
Spokane
Medicine Hat
Rome Reports Vienna Mobs Home
Rome reports violent demonstrations in Vienna and Enna. Dispatches say Vienna is in a virtual state of siege with anti war riots. situation is described as grave.
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Rome
Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound praised for relief
An advertisement extols women to smile through pain from organic trouble and claims Lydia E. Pinkham’s Vegetable Compound has relieved obstinate female ills for forty years, urging every affected woman to try it for her health and family’s sake.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Harvest Hands Riot Urged by I W W Agitators
Militiamen patrolled Enid Oklahoma as 2300 harvest hands were deported after I W W agitators urged demand for 3 dollar daily wages. About 200 more remained with fear of further deportations as hotel operations closed and food raid threats arose.
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Enid
Okla
Silken Trade Sparks Sharp Exchange in Interview
In a terse courtroom style exchange a Prospective Employer questions the silk and satin department and bedding products. The Applicant answers with terse insistence that they were born among them, signaling deep familiarity with the trade.
No Alonzo and the Pyrography Interest in a Girl
No Alonzo is tied to a girl who shows interest in pyrography and her tastes about pie. The text sketches a curiosity about hobbies and preferences without a clear event or outcome.
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Alonzo
Entertainers Engaged For Cushner Family Summer Garden
J. P. Cushner has engaged Joe Black entertainers for his new family summer garden through July 4 with matinee and evening shows. Refreshments, good order, and invites to bring wives and families accompany the event at French Island West La Crosse.
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J. P. Cushner
Joe Black
French Island
West la Crosse
American vessel Dixnaama sunk by U boat
The American owned steamer Dixnaama, registered under British registry, was torpedoed off the French coast Saturday. The crew landed at Barry dock after the U boat fired without warning, the blast damaging the engine room and injuring two sailors before a Greek steamer rescued the crew.
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Cardiff
Barry Dock
Supreme Court Upholds Affidavit Filing By Firms
The Supreme Court on June 1 upheld a law requiring corporations, including Mallinckrodt Chemical of St Louis, to file affidavits affirming they are not part of any pool trust or trade combination.
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Washington
Mallinckrodt Chemical Company
St. Louis
Supreme Court
Merchant Advice Echoes Through A Wise Parable
A Boston Transcript quotation offers a merchant’s counsel to a young apprentice: never let capital idle, for money talks though it does not speak in its sleep. The line underscores thrift and active investment as guiding virtues.
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Boston Transcript
Japanese theater turntable history challenge old claim
A historical note states that although revolving stages are often credited to Germany, Japan has used a turntable system in theaters for years, correcting a common assumption about invention origins.
Daily Thought by James Lane Allen
A reflective line urges not to grieve the past but to remedy the present. The moral emphasizes action over regret and self improvement through current choices.
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James Lane Allen
Wedding Rings Made By Machinery And Skilled Workmen
In stock wedding rings are crafted partly by expensive machinery and finished by skilled workers to form seamless solderless bands. The process hardens gold with rolling and hammering, ensuring minimal wear for 25 years. Available in 22, 18, and 14 karat at price equal to inferior rivals. W. T. Irvine at 429 Main Street.
Famous Scotch Regiment Black Watch History
The Black Watch, oldest Highland regiment, is famed for its tartan, its role suppressing sedition and enforcing the disarming act, and for its police-like duties. Its soldiers have long upheld the regiment's glory across many fields and regions.
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Black Watch
Scotland
Plant introductions in Elizabethan England
The text notes spinach arrived in England early in Elizabeth I’s reign, cucumber also appeared then, and celery was added to English tables by a French prisoner in 1701. This fragment highlights early agricultural imports and cross channel exchanges shaping consumption.
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England
Notable quote about standing up for one's rights
A reflection quotes Uncle Eben warning against those who cannot stand up for their own rights without others bowing to allow them to be walked on. The line emphasizes personal responsibility and dignity in defending individual liberties.
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Uncle Eben
Cemetery Flower Thieves Fined On Decoration Day
In Milwaukee on June 1 Joseph Shroka and Joseph Pawlek were each fined 15 dollars for stealing flowers from graves in a local cemetery on Decoration Day. The incident drew attention to local safety and cemetery property protection.
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Milwaukee
Joseph Shroka
Joseph Pawlek
Aluminum Shower Honors Eva Albertson at Home
Miss Elsie Schreiber hosted an aluminum shower in Eva Albertson's honor. Attending were Mesdames M. Albertson C Wenzel G Strand Engler L Schreiber M Roedel and the Misses Elsie Liebrecht Sadie Engler Stella Hogan Hilma Simonson Val Albertson Eva Albertson and Elsie Schreiber.
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Elsie Schreiber
Eva Albertson
M. Albertson
C. Wenzel
G. Strand
Engler
L. Schreiber
M. Roedel
Elsie Liebrecht
Sadie Engler
Stella Hogan
Hilma Simonson
Val Albertson
Surprise Birthday Party for Fred Falk at 503 Vine Street
Fred Falk’s thirty fourth birthday was celebrated with a surprise party Saturday at his home 503 Vine Street. Four tables of five hundred were played, refreshments served late, with decorations featuring flags. Attendees included Mr. and Mrs. Jeide, Weigel, Buschman, Freise, Kelly, Miller, and Falb. Prizes went to Mrs. Nichols and Falb and to Mr. Weigel and Nichols.
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Fred Falk
Vine Street
Messrs
Mesdames Jeide
Weigel
Buschman
Freise
Kelly
Miller
Falb
Mesdames Nichols
Weigel and Nichols
Decoration Day Socials Dine at Country Club Opening
The main event was a formal dinner at the Country Club with about one hundred guests. Numerous private parties followed hosted by Mr. and Mrs. C. J. Felber, Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Wing, Mr. and Mrs. C. B. Van Auken, Mr. and Mrs. Glenn W. Traer Jr., of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. Van Steenwyk. The day featured many family gatherings and ideal weather after recent rain.
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Country Club
C. J. Felber
E. W. Wing
van Auken
Glenn W. Traer, Jr
Chicago
van Steenwyk
Ride and picnic honor Miss Doerflinger and Mr Fellows
A party of fourteen hosted by Mr. and Mrs. S. Y. Hyde enjoyed a ride and picnic supper yesterday. Supper near Dresbach preceded a motor trip to Rice Lake and a picnic at Bob White cottage honoring Miss Doerflinger and Samuel Fellows. Attendees included W. Doerflinger A. W. Langenbach Carl Langenbach Ar mando Langenbach of West Bend and Mrs. Mary Fellows of Chicago.
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Miss Doerflinger
Pellows
S. Y. Hyde
Samuel Fellows
Dresbach
Messrs
and Mesdames
W. Doerflinger
A. W. Langenbach
Carl Langenbach
Armando Langenbach
West Bend
Wis
Mary Fellows
Chicago
Rice Lake
Bob White
Surprise Housewarming Brings Friends and Food
Mr and Mrs John Nack welcomed guests at their new home 2419 South Fourteenth street on a Saturday night May 29 The evening featured dancing and a midnight Puteh lunch followed by more socializing Attending were Adolph Burand Henry Platz John Platz Charles Brazda Michael Hetzeneckler Stephen Kreischer Carl Grosskopf Emil Zube Thomas Benny Mrs Millie Schnick Miss Bertha Burand and Mr George Sokolik.
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John Nack
South Fourteenth Street
Messrs
Adolph Burand
Henry Platz
John Platz
Charles Brazda
Michael Hetzeneckler
Stephen Kreischer
Carl Grosskopf
Emil Zube
Thomas Benny
Millie Schnick
Bertha Burand
George Sokolik
Dunhams Lease Traer Cottage for Summer Move
Mr and Mrs C N Dunham lease the Traer cottage for the summer and will move out there tomorrow Mrs Jane Baldwin mother of Cameron Baldwin has taken the lower Traer cottage
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Jane Baldwin
Cameron Baldwin
Lower Traer Cottage
La Crescent players taken to hospital after collision
In a Sunday game against Hokah, La Crescent catcher J Oldenburg and third baseman Tom Littlebear were injured in a collision while chasing a foul pop-up. Oldenburg was briefly unconscious with a gashed lip, while Littlebear suffered minor bruises and both were treated at Lutheran hospital.
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J. Oldenburg
Tom Littlebear
la Crescent
Lutheran
Hokah
Oldenburg
Littlebear
Sheriff Beats White In Milwaukee Speeding Case
Acting Sheriff Loose won a municipal court decision over Charley White of Chicago after White was arraigned for speeding his automobile on the Chicago road. White was fined 25 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Loose
Charley White
Chicago
White
Paris Dog Jacket Tailor Draws Busy Niche
In Paris a female dog tailor runs a thriving business with reception rooms full of fashion books showing dog jackets in colors and materials from cloth to chamois and sealskin.
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Paris
Not a Compliment to Auntie Bulletin Item
A brief Sydney bulletin notes a neighbor compliments a new lady next door and asks Auntie to play softly because the husband is very musical. The fragment conveys social courtesy and domestic sound decorum.
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Jessie
Bulletin
Sydney
Speechy marksmen miss more than they hit
Quote from Alexandria Times Tribune notes that those who constantly talk miss the target more often than those who stay quiet. It frames talk as harmful to accuracy.
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Alexandria Times-Tribune
Porter Quote on Self-Reliance and Leadership
A concise, reflective note attributed to Porter urges steering one’s own ship and maintaining helm control. It emphasizes independence in decision making and personal responsibility in leadership.
End of Turkey Is Death of World
Washington preacher Prof. Longsore told Seventh Day Adventists at a Waterloo camp meeting that Turkey’s fate in Europe and Asia signals the final drama of earthly history. He warned that the downfall of Turkey in Asia will precede judgment day and the last battle of Armageddon with all nations fighting.
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Waterloo
Iowa
Longsore
Washington, D. C
Turkey
Europe
Asia
Majestic Officers Safe After Dardanelles Attack
London June 1 The admiralty announced all officers of the British battleship Majestic torpedoed at the Dardanelles were saved. A full report of the number of survivors among the battle ship crew has not yet been received.
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London
Admiralty
Majestic
Dardanelles
Pope Hopes U S Peace Efforts End European War
Pope Benedict received Bishop Thomas F. Kennedy and newly consecrated American priests in Rome proposing that the United States should use its influence to end the European war. The audience followed Italy’s entry into the conflict and included a dispensation allowing priests to use convents and hospitals.
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Rome
Benedict
Thomas F. Kennedy
America
Italy
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