Maine Names Show Indian Roots in Backwoods Towns
The article lists Maine counties and towns with Indian origin names. It notes few French names statewide, cites census data on foreign-born residents mainly Canadian, and contrasts Maine naming with French influenced Vermont. It also includes an advertisement for Columbian Oil touting cures for rheumatism and kidney complaints.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tate
Maine
Beat Plain
Backwoods
Aroostook
Wytopslock
Maljwamkeng
Vermont
Vermont i
Green Mountain
Montpelieu
Grand Tele
Orleans
Mameille
Vany
Hyde
Population totals of European Russia and regions 1897
Population data from 1897 estimates cover European Russia and adjacent areas. European Russia and Agi glio Rusalars total about 126.4 million, with about 69.3 million men. Moscow sources place city and town populations at roughly 16.3 million, or 13 percent of the aggregate, with villages and small settlements possibly raising the figure to about 20 million.
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Busia
Caucasus
Biberts
Central Asia
Finland
Bokhara
Kirivaths
United States
Congal Smith
Moscow
Clilea
Runela
Michigan Troops Sail as War Demand Rises
Lansing June 8 Gov Pingree receives War Department letter refusing Fort Wayne camp for Michigan troops. Secretary Alger cites space limits and post occupancy. Michigan readies three more volunteer units, praises wartime supply work, and notes uniforms and equipment sourced at home. The Thirty fourth Michigan volunteers depart Dunn Loring Va for Camp Alger, completing the first call's regiments.
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Lansing
Pingree
Alger
Fort Wayne
Michigan
Inland Lake
Detroit
Ik. A. Atater
Pingres
Victor C. Veaghan
Ann Arbor
Rurgeon
Thirty-Secont Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Charles Th. Nanareile
Wyandotte Guards
Wyandotte
Capetain, Bishop
Tsland Lake
Alan
Custer Guard
Detroit Guardsmen
Michigan Volunteers
Camp Eaton
United States
Kalamazoo
Grand Rapids
Michigan Volunteer Infantry
Dunn Loring
Camp Alger
Chesapeake & Ohio
Peach Basket Dispute Ends With Injury At Store
Mrs. Annie M. Prenz ordered a basket of peaches from Joseph A. Letter's store for 1.25 in September 896. Delivery misfit, she rejected the fruit, exchanged baskets, and a manager threw the returned basket, injuring her left side. Four physicians treated her for weeks and she underwent an operation with ongoing effects.
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Peachea
Joseph A. Letter
Caboll
Mia Annie M. Prenz
Attorney General Reads Free Textbook Act Opinion
Lansing reports the attorney general has filed an opinion on how the free text-book act of 1880 and the uniform text-book act of 1897 should be construed. The decision affects school districts choosing which proposition to adopt, with districts voting this year on uniform textbooks and price controls and districts under existing 1897 or 1880 provisions. If both fail, districts must use state-approved texts.
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Lansing
Digtrieta
Atate Textbook Commission
Michigan Financials Show Resource Slippage and Gains
Ranking Commissioner Maliz reports Michigan banks show mixed health with loans and discounts up $5,000,024 as assets push past the 100 million mark. Savings and rural deposits rise while commercial deposits fall slightly. overall resources reach a new high for the state. Local notes from Niles and Lansing cover prohibition campaigns, tax details, and officials’ plans.
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Lansing
Maliz
Michigan
Michigan News Snapshots of 1900s Region Scans and Local Events
A patchwork of reports from Michigan counties covers bank deposits, bond issues, crop yields, mining finds, and local tragedies. Notable items include first delinquencies in Tuscola county taxes, a Plainwell drowning death, a post office robbery in Newberry, oil and peppermint industry shifts around Port Huron and Niles, and school superintendent moves in Grand Rapids and Toledo. The mixture notes crop prospects, wool prices, and regional industry fluctuations with brief mentions of individuals like Philip Morte and Mrs. John Idle.
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Shinwassee
Bernen County
Philip Morte
Arlington
Bangor
G First National Bank
Cvente Biull
Port Turon
Tuscola
John §Iddel
Plainwell
I . Alttorney
Maynard
E. F. Honship
Williamston Town
W. Wheeler
F Shipyard
Saginaw
Benna Vista
Blomfield
Morley-Evans
Bridgeport
Boaulding
Milas Katie Cory
Ann Arbor
W. W. Chalmers
Grand Haplds
Toledo
Amythes Fails in Detroit Fraternal Aid Circle Report
Fragmentary OCR notes show references to the Protected Fire aide Circle of Detroit and fraternity activity. Mentions Lansing and Juned with unclear numbers, suggesting an internal report or meeting summary.
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Amythes
Lansing
Detroit
Giraffe Torch Bearer Illuminates Early Parade Scene
An old New York Sun interview recounts a bygone parade spectacle featuring a giraffe carrying a tall torch beside a calliope. The giraffe, harnessed to a platform, held a 28 foot torch while a professor played the keyboard, drawing immense crowd attention and claiming to be the era’s greatest novelty.
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Ctteua
New York Sun
Menna
Seventeen-Year-Old Gym Wonder Attracts Kentucky Buzz
Maudly ikerstrooy, a 17 year old claim, is labeled one of the most remarkable in the Blue Grass region. At seven feet tall with a broad frame and weighing about 47 pounds, she draws attention for a physique described as extraordinary. A Kentucky suitor is hinted as a possible support, while Mandy is slated to receive about $20.4 weekly as her roundups begin.
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Sera
Wet Chris
Gil Frame Keutheky
Ikerstrooy
Cornhill
Thiala
Charlotte
Ingenious Sounding Apparatus On Paris Havre Railway
A rapid test uses a catamaran beam to level the river bed for a new arch bridge replacing the Benous viaduct between Paris and Havre. Iron barsoned scrapers were moved to smooth the bottom to within four inches, enabling quick, effective dredging and drainage work as reported by the Savannah News.
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Paris
Havre
Benous
Savannah News
Lydia E Pinkham Claims Relief for Kidney Troubles
The fragment notes kidney trouble with swelling in the pack and shoulders and feet, mentioning Lalo with womb troubles and other ailments after using Lydia E Pinkham's remedy. The readable text is incomplete and lacks clear attribution or outcomes.
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Lalo
Leveorre Nies
Lydia E. Pinkham
Sunday edition for war days announced by Free Press
Mursling the Nolay Newsboys in Burlington say the Sunday Free Press will be distributed by newsboys with no subscriptions. Cards will be placed at all residences to indicate households want the paper and boys will call to collect a rent for delivery.
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Mursling
Nolay Newsboys
Burlington
Free Presa
Free Press
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James B. Angell
Constantinople
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Board of Regents
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