Explosion Injures Men at Arkansas Valley Forge
A furnace blast at the Arkansas Valley forge injured several workers. B. Minn Powers and Mike Rer were hospitalized with severe burns to the face neck and arms when metal and debris flew from the furnace. The blast theory suggests a faulty move by Milo the foreman contributed to the accident.
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Cor
Jan
From Londvile Aay
Arkansas Valley
Powers
B. Minn
Mike Rer
Theopital
Ind
Assessors Debate Valuations Across Counties
An inquiry into state assessors complaints to the attorney general reveals varied tax valuations. Bealder County urges a statewide forum where each assessor presents and discusses actual values to curb inflated assessments and improve accountability.
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Dan
Amuller
Desperado Frye Sentenced to Fourteen Years
Lloyd Frye, a noted desperado, was sent to the penitentiary for fourteen years after a trial in El Paso. He was implicated in the Cripple Creek stage robbery and connected to the Finlayson case through a related charge. Authorities had been seeking his apprehension prior to sentencing.
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Marye
Herrille. Cole
Mercy Day Observed At Colorado Sunday Schools
Denver report notes the State Sun school convention in Pueblo designated the last Sunday in February as Mercy Day for special services and humane teaching across Colorado Sunday schools. Local Colorado Humane Society involvement highlighted.
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Denver
Jan. SD
State Sun
Pueblo
Colorado Humane
Mercy Day program to meet high demand in Colorado
Elety prepared a Mercy Day exercise program that sold out in thousands of editions. An appropriate service is being prepared for use this year. County association secretaries and Sunday school superintendents can obtain a free supply by contacting the Colorado Humane Society in Denver. Other states are showing interest and cooperation suggests Mercy Day could expand across the West.
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Elety
Colorado Humane Society
Denver
Colo
West
Fatal Folding Bed Traps Two Women in Fostoria
In Fostoria Ohio Jan 30 a folding bed collapsed trapping Mrs M H Beyreer and her mother Mrs P Easelman. Mrs Beyreer, wife of the Mobile and Ohio traveling passenger agent, kicked her way free and died from injuries. Mrs Easelman was rescued and is expected to recover.
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Fostoria, O
M. H. Beyreer
Mobile & Ohio
P. Easelman
Nebraska Farmers Pay Up
The Commercial club secretary in St. Joseph Missouri received a $100 draft from Grand Island Nebraska. The draft is a gift from Nebraska farmers helped in 1916 and their donors say they raised good crops last year and want to discharge their obligations. The money was sent as a gift, not a loan, and its return was unexpected.
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Nebraska
St. Joseph
The
Commercial Club
Grand Island
Spanish Movement. Forces move between Havana and Batabano
From Havana a rebel band cut the railroad and telegraph between Havena Ventura and Quirican. General Marin brought his entire force from San Antonio to Qui vican and San Felic, and began moving toward Pinar del Rio to pursue Gomes and Maceo after raids. Unofficial reports also allege Gomez led his own troops in the depredation.
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New York
Havana
Marin
San Antonio
Quivican
San Felic
Batabano
Havena Ventura
Quirican
Gomez
Pinar del Rio
Gomes
Maceo
Cuban Filibuster Threat Grows With New Steamer Purchase
Baltimore reports another steamer bought for the Cuban patriotic cause to be fitted for filibustering. The Luce Brothers, a fishing vessel like the Hawkins, is the latest acquisition.
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Cubans Bay
Baltimore
Cuban Patriotic Party
Luce Brothers
Hawkins
Free telephones in Defiance as months offer spreads
Defiance Ohio January 30 A local Bell Telephone offer grants free telephones for three months. Twenty contracts signed and every house can obtain a line. A competing local firm has 210 subscribers on a plan of one dollar per month for homes and twenty four dollars per month for stores.
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Defiance
Ohio
Bell
Transfering Sailors to Pacific Coast Draft
Norfolk Virginia February 1 a new plan moves sailors from the navy yard to the Pacific coast with 159 men sent February 5 from the receiving ship Franklin to Mare Island for the coast defense ship Monadnock. A special train of tourists and baggage cars will be used.
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Norfolk
Navy Yard
Franklin
Mare Island
Seed Co Announces High Potatoes Prices and Promotions
The John A. Salter Seed Co of La Crosse Wisconsin cites recent big purchases including $300 for a yellow rind watermelon and $1,000 for 30 bushels of oats. It urges planting now for fall potato prices, touts Salzer's Earliest and Cham pion of the World, and offers 11 cents in stamps for ten free grain packages and a mammoth catalogue, with 5 cent mailing.
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John A. Salter Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Wideawake
Salzer
Humorous Judge in Hamburg Lèse-Majesté Case
The Hamburg tribunal imposed the maximum penalty after citing repeated offenses and noting that offensive language at the head of the state was least excusable from a man who had “fed during so many years of his life at the expense of the state.” The remark illustrates a blunt judicial stance on offenses against the state.
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Hamburg
New York Mall
Tad Express
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promoted as Constitutional Remedy
Trade advertisement asserts catarrh is a constitutional disease and promotes Hall's Catarrh Cure from F J Cheney Co Toledo Ohio as the cure. It claims internal use, blood and mucous impact, a $100 reward for any unsolved case, and urges sending circulars and testimonials to the company.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Toledo
Ohio
F. J. Chenny & CO
Tc. Hall
Dinner Table Tastes Better With Old Housekeeper
A newly married woman keeps a pretty table but relies on an older housekeeper and her best wedding china to prepare a dinner that tastes better.
Forecasters and the value of St Jacobs Warms Preventive Warnings
The article argues that some people predict storms by feel while others fear neuralgia from nervous states. It suggests using St Jacobs Oil to ward off an attack or ease symptoms and warns that individuals should heed mood and weather signals to prevent disaster.
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St. Jacobs
Garner plans school teaching monkeys to read
Report claims Mr. Garner intends to start a school where he will teach monkeys to read. The first text they are said to study is Charles Darwin's Origin of Species.
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Garner
Charles Darwin
Mining Firm Offers Reliable Cripple Creek Properties
The D. W. Sholes Investment and Mining Co. of Cripple Creek Colorado advertises reliable mining property information with options on bargains. Bank references available on request. Also notes traffic counts near London landmarks.
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D. W. Sholes Investment & Mining Co
Cripple Creek, Colo
Cripple Creek
Relaxation by Texas Trips on Gulf Coast Routes
If restless or fussy at home, consider a trip to a lower altitude in Texas. Gulf coast destinations Galveston New Orleans San Antonio are on sale with round trip tickets at attractively low winter rates. The Gulf road from Denver and Pueblo offers daily departures.
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Texas
Gulf Coast
Galveston
New Orleans
San Antonio
Gulf Road
Denver
Pueblo
B. L. Winchell
Gen's Pass
Colo
Japan's exports surge in floor mattings to U S and Europe
The article notes rapid growth in Japan’s exports with floor mattings reaching both the United States and Europe. Shipments are reported in large consignments, with hundreds of thousands of bales moved in a single lot.
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Japan
United States
Europe
Baby Teething Remedy Promoted by WINSLOW’s Soothing Syrup
Old child teething aid Mas Winslow's Soothing Syrup is urged as a trusted remedy. Meanwhile New York papers debate Sarah Bernhardt's age but agree she does not look it.
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Mas Winslow
New York
Sarah Bernhardt
Peace terms accepted by Ashantee king amid war weariness
The text notes the Ashantee king accepting terms from Britain in a scene described with wartime weariness. It mentions peace talks, ongoing debates, and societal topics shaping postwar discussions. The passage also advertises various patent medicines and tonics of the era in a scattered, promotional style.
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Ashantee
Greg
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