Patriotic Fourth Celebrations Across the Nation
Kansas towns Cimarron Wamego and Garden City held large Fourth of July events with speeches by T. A. McNeal Charles Curtis and J. R. Burtin. In New York City scenes included yacht races and Liberty Day speeches by Gen. Lee and Gov. Wilson. A Gettysburg area tribute by Pickett's division visited and retraced battle sites. Notable incidents included a stagecoach robbery by armed Indians near Cimarron and fatal accidents in Butte and Chicago following celebrations.
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Kas
Cimannos
Cimarron' S
T. A. McNeal
Wamego
Wasco
Louisville Springs Park
Charles Curtis
Shawnee County
Senator Codding
Fee
Lambert
Pawling
Iola
Tous
Sew
York
Larchmont Club
Sound
Shamrock
Titina
Mutual Labor Party
Academy of Music
J. McKew
Veterans of 1912
Virginia
New York
Valley Forge
John Kelley
Lee
Gov. Wilson
West Virginia
Gilroy
Cleveland
Hill
Sherman
Endicott
Fairchild
Garland
J. G. Carlisle
Fitz John Porter
Blackburn
Reagan
D. W. Voorhees
Geary
Indiana
W. 8. Holman
Wm. Springer
Illinois
Wm. Maybury
Michigan
Democratic Party
Party of Reform
S. S. Cox
Garden City
Ganpes City
Kae
Dodge City
Caldwell
Flambeau Club
Newton
Gettyshueg
County Court House
Ilineas
Swanee River
Philadelphia
Pickett
Baseball Games Yesterday Showed Mixed Results Across Cities
Yesterday's baseball slate featured morning and afternoon games in Kansas City Topeka Baltimore Cincinnati St Louis Detroit Chicago Indianapolis Lincoln and Hastings with varied scores. Notable incidents include a fatal shooting in Senest amid Prohibition tensions and a mystery death near a Missouri Pacific track in Kansas City. A human-interest note recounts a St Paul physician's early self-taught medical start after a winter of practice.
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Butte
Rice
John Kirkwood
Rich Hill
Passaic
Kansae City
Kansas City
Topeka
Cincinnati
Baltimore
Cincinati
St. Louis
Detroit
Boston
Chicago
New York
Indianapolis
Washington
Lincoln
Hastings
Missouri Pacific
Weldon
Elston
St. Paul
Great Land Grants in Early New York History
A Utica Observer correspondent notes a pattern of land grabbing, detailing 17th and 18th century grants in New York. It cites governors Dongan and Fletcher, large tracts given to Livingston, Bayard, Holland, Gage, and Cosby, often for tiny rents or with single animal skulls as consideration, and discusses Indian dispossession and evolving colonial policies.
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Hilatocy
New York
Rufus Hatch
Dr. Beals
Texas
New Mexico
Colorado
Mexico
Dr. Beats
Utica Observer
Isle
Red Man
Albany and
Rensselaer
Kildon van Rensselaer
Dongan
Columbia County
Robert Livingston
Livingston
Benjamin Fletcher
Godfrey Dellius
Albany
Hudson River
Washington County
Vermont
Peter Schayler
Amsterdam
Herkimer
Fonda
Frankfort
Utica
Denver
Nicholas Bayard
Bohobarte Creek
Tribes Hill
Oneida
Lord Holland Holland Patent
General Gage
Gage
Governor Cosby
Cosby
Jo Ge Clark
Peter Schuyler
Roger Morapeson
Peter Fauconnier
Thomas Wendham
Badequa
Barris
Holland
Sumner
Coze
Bayard
Rats in Goal Mines Migrate to Hunger and Harnessed Rats
A Harrisburg correspondent reports on a peculiar tale from Hazleton miners about rats overrunning coal mines, gnawing mule feed, attacking tools, and even feeding miners. The piece describes rats triggering mine pauses, aiding in strike dynamics, and allegedly being trained to pull a coal cart, with miners believing rats sense impending danger in the mine.
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James A. Sweeny
Pennsylvania
Lusaroe County
Harrisburg
New York Sun
Joan
Ous
Hazleton
Eveson
Hasleton
Acoueries
Brethen
Minera
Venezuelan Gentleman Lights Homes With Electric Eels
Don Miguel Santa Merzito of Achaguas Venezuela tells Philadelphia visitors he has devised a system using battery banks and eels to produce electric light. He claims eight eight candle lamps ran three months, with plans to patent in Europe and America. He warns locals, shows how he keeps eels excited and analyzes the fish driven by horses, noting dangers from threats to his life and the potential for widespread power.
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Venesuela
Philadelphia News
Miguel Santa Merzito
Achaquas
Merzite
Waa
Heidelberg University
South America
Philadelphia
Achaguas
Orinoco
Apure
United States of Colombia
San Fernando
Etectris
Notus Electricus
Germany
Faraday
Scien- Act
Franklin Institute
Venezuela
Europe
America
Indiana
Ragard Ma
Loyal collie foils townsfolk as drunken shepherd clings to railing
A Edinburgh Street scene unfolds as a drunk shepherd traps himself by a garden railing while his faithful collie defends him. Police secure the dog first, then escort the man to the station amid amused crowd. The dog pads after, keeping watch.
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St. Jame
Edinburgh
Princess Street
Shephard
Www
Garden Bank
Athir
Snk
RUNNING THE BLOCKADE How a Scotch Sailor Saved Cotton Cargo
The tale recounts Captain Wilson who repeatedly ran the blockade and saved a vital cotton cargo. After a near capture, he fled, hid aboard a plantation, then, with Blacksmith help and engineer aid, repaired the damaged blockade runner and reloaded the cotton. The ship then sailed to England as Wilson’s crew watched.
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Chanabera
Wilson
Federal
England
Lo & Cornor
Buzzard Wisdom and the Florida Buzzard Chrome Claim
A Palatka, Florida, note recounts a Florida buzzard that aided by clever planning in retrieving a gator carcass from Loch Loch. Two buzzards carried the body to shore, skimming wind and wave to secure the prize. The piece extols the buzzard’s practical ingenuity despite poor reputation.
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Lochloon
Fts
Pyowers
Florida
Trunk Found to Contain George Washington Plate
An auction buyer paid a quarter for an old trunk filled with rubbish. Cleaning revealed three solid silver shields allegedly from George Washington, with the casket plate missing since an earlier theft. Nearby, Tisy Center has half a mile of streetcar line laid.
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George Washington
Washington
Tisy Center
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