Steamer Lost in Fog on Lake Mascuppic Aboard Eighty Fear for Rescue
The Willow Dale steamer with about 80 people aboard strayed in heavy fog on Lake Mascuppic. After losing bearings and almost grounding near Mountain Rock, rescuers in multiple boats searched the lake all night as the steamer signaled for help. Passengers were rescued with few canoes out due to bad weather. Forests cover about four dozen thousand square miles of Germany.
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Willow Dale
Lake Mascuppic
Mountain Rock
Willow Daie
Kitchener Wins Broad Powers For Indian Army Reform
General Lord Kitchener, in a Home Government report, urges drastic Indian Army reform warning the current system is obsolete. He cites Central Asia rail links and compares British modernization with Japan. The Viceroy Curzon and Indian council criticized him, but the London government backed his reorganization plans.
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Curzon
Indian Council
Lord Kitchener
India
Central Asia
Japan
Russia
Pearl Tapioca Prices and Starch List Found
A fragment lists pantry items including pearl tapioca and starch with pricing hints. The readable OCR shows 59a, 66, 10c amounts and various unreadable characters, indicating a wartime or old catalog snippet.
Grocery Price List From An Old Market Ad
A historical price list shows canned goods and breakfast oats with unit prices. Items include Armour deviled ham 10c, veal loaf 10c, ham loaf 10c, various sizes of roast beef and corned beef, boned chicken tongue options, and multiple brands of oats priced at 10c to 6c per unit.
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Armour
Insurgents Sack Armenian Villages in Trans Caucasia
Bands of insurgents in Sharon Khan district Erivan province sacked and burned four Armenian villages. They attacked Ovlianoraschan. residents repulsed them, killing about 100. Cossacks at Krouloundian repulsed another assault, inflicting heavy losses and capturing 870 prisoners. Proclamations urged Sunni and Shiite unity. About 37,000 insurgents overall. Five thousand Cossacks expected from Baku to aid suppression.
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St. Petersburg
Sharon Khan
Erivan
Trans Caucasia
Ovlianoraschan
Krouloundian
Ouschi
Kischiskenhu
Baku
Local Flour Prices Mixed For Bread Bakers
Reading shows White Wings Majestic American Beauty flour at 80c per bag and 6.35 dollars per barrel. Best Bread flour lists Ben Hur BMC Gold Medal Galaxy and Washburns Best Cresota at 7.00 dollars per barrel.
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White Wings
Majestic
American Beauty
Ben Hur
Galaxy
Washburn
Local Meat Prices Listing and Specials
A fragmented advertisement lists prices for veal cuts, rump butts, and various beef selections. It shows EC baatee pe 11¢ per pound and sirloin roasts from 12¢ to 15¢, rib roasts 8¢ to 12¢, smoked bacon 12¢, smoked shoulders 8¢, rump steaks 15¢ to 18¢, sirloin steaks 15¢ to 18¢, round steaks, corned beef, pork sausage and Frankfurts at generic per pound or package rates. It ends with unclear text referencing liver.
Exceptions argued in Angles Snell case
Angles Snell condemned for first degree murder of Tillighast Kirby of New Bedford had exceptions argued before Chief Justice Knowlton and four judges in the supreme court. The murder occurred in September 1908 at Westport with the body found Sept 18 near Gooseberry neck. Snell’s counsel challenged the indictment for lacking time and place details.
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Boston
Angles Snell
Tillighast Kirby
New Bedford
Knowlton
Morton, Barker, Hammond
Braley
Supreme Court
Westport
Kirby
Gooseberry
Snell
Hoch Granted Reprieve To July Twenty-Eight
Springfield June 22 Gov Deneen granted Johann Hoch a reprieve until July 28 to allow the case to be taken to a supreme court justice for a writ of supersedeas.
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Springfield
Ill
Deneen
Johann Hoch
Supreme Court
Cotton yield forecast for 1905 06 season
Reports from Southern Cotton Associations via correspondents in the cotton belt estimate a total yield of 10 285 876 commercial bales for the 1905 06 season.
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Atlanta
Cake Sale At Mrs. Macrae’s For St Paul’s Church
A bake sale at Mrs. Alex Macrae’s 85 Royal Street on Saturday afternoon offers doughnuts bread and cake for Sunday. Admission is free with proceeds going to St Paul’s church.
O'Brien Bros Tea Dealers Ad at Central Street
A compact note from O'Brien Bros showing business on 227 Central Street. They advertise fresh daily graded coffee and roast.
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O’brien Bros
Central Street
Lightning Ravages New York Area Killing Two
A severe storm with heavy rain and heat produced fatalities and widespread damage. Two men, Michael Burns of Montclair New Jersey and Arthur Holton of Newark, died from lightning as fires and panic spread across New York and New Jersey suburbs including Long Island and Brooklyn. Several buildings were struck or demolished, utilities failed, and a dynamite cartridge exploded in Harlem amid the chaos.
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New York
Michael Burns
Montclair
N. J
Arthur Holton
Newark
New
Brooklyn
Harlem
Storm hits Coney Island amid crowds. fires erupt
At Coney Island a storm burst over 5000 pleasure seekers. The police station was struck by lightning and several cottages and amusement halls were set on fire, causing chaos and urgent emergency responses.
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Coney Island
Alexieff Named to Empire Council in Russia
St. Petersburg reports on June 23 that Admiral Alexieff is appointed a member of the council of the empire after the abolition of the vice royalty of the far East by imperial ukase on June 21. He will remain aide de camp general to the emperor. The interior minister bans the Russ for a month. Bri. van area sees order restored, though provincial villages remain excited.
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St. Petersburg
Far East
Alexieff
Council of the Empire
Caucasus
Brivan
Emperor speech interpretation questioned by press
St. Petersburg June 23 The interior ministry releases an official circular to newspapers explaining the emperor’s remarks to zemstvoists and mayors at Peter on June 19. It clarifies that his words did not imply extending the March 3 imperial rescript or calling a representative convocation in western European terms.
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St. Petersburg
Peter
Ministry of the Interior
Zemstveists
Zemstvos
Europe
Imperial Edict Bans Altering Emperor's Words in Press
The text states that fundamental laws cannot be changed and that press affairs are controlled by the interior minister. Censorship requires official publication of the emperor's words exactly as reported in the Official Messenger, prohibiting dedications or interpretations that distort meaning.
Grand Duke Alexis Threatened to Quit After Terror Warning
A St Petersburg report says Grand Duke Alexis, former admiral, was warned by terrorists that unless he resigned within 24 hours a death sentence would be carried out. The warning allegedly preceded his resignation the day before.
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St. Petersburg
Grand Duke
Alexis
Eastern Timber Co Renamed to Publishers' Paper Company
Stockholders in New York on June 23 approved renaming the Eastern Timber Company to Publishers' Paper Company. The meeting followed Maine Supreme Court action and authorized a $2,500,000 bond issue secured by a trust mortgage to the Trust Company of America. Directors elected include Victor F. Lawson Frank B. Noyes Augustus S. Peabody Robert Van Courtland Oakleigh Thorne H. B. Hollins B. F. Yoakum J. R. Burnett H. B. Parsons J. F. Ackerman Geo. B. James.
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New York
Eastern Timber Company
Supreme Court of Maine
Publishers’ Paper Company
Trust Company of America
Victor F. Lawson
Frank B. Noyes
Augustus S. Peabody
Chicago
Robert van Courtland
Oakleigh Thorne
H. B. Hollins
Choctaw Tax Collectable Says U S Court Ruling
South McAlester I T June 25 The United States circuit court of appeals has decided that the Choctaw tribal tax is collectable Appeal had been taken to the United States supreme court This leaves the Choctaw nation in identically the same position as the Creek nation where resistance was met recently
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South McAlester
I. T
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
United States Supreme Court
Help Wanted Classified Notice Teaches City Ads
An advertisement text describes house girls seeking situations, competent book-keepers and stenographers, and families needing help. It lists rooms to rent, tenements, summer vacation spots, houses and land for sale, personal property like horses and cars, and various needs or luxuries. It invites readers to place or respond to ads, noting it will pay.
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A. G. Pollard & CO
New England
Madras
Cheviot
Percale
Germany
ROY & O
Mar
Kitchener
The
Lord of
London
Indian Empire
Blue Cross
New York State
Uncle Jerry
Sead Annes ci
Hirsch Worcestershire Eee
Loudon Haile D
Wintergreen
Vermont
Wetmore
Baker
Sterry
Emile Ader
I. Cc
Ébeee
Blue Hill Brand
China
Carton Cassia
Stickney & Poor's
Slade’s
Assam
Formosa
Java
Chase & Sanborn
Pure Coffee
Green Mountain
John F. Saunders
Gorham, Cor Summer St
Saunders
Johan Hoch
Council OF Empire
Eastern Timber CO
Citizen and Courier
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