Condensed Specials Span Disasters and Politics
A garbled roundup notes Golant city in Turkey struck by quake and Wolcottville Indiana largely burned, with two submarines launched in Quincy Massachusetts. Other items include a high New York City taxpayer, a Delphos hotel death, a Ripon Wisconsin shooting, Cook County tax suit, North Jersey Railway indictments for dirty cars, Taft accepting Foraker’s bid for Senate and presidency, and a call for retiring the loser from politics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gulle
Turkey
Wolcottville
Ind
Quincy
Mass
Lowesville
Youngstown
Russell Sage
New York City
H. &. Bowman
Columbus
W. H. Ouden
Ripon
Justice of the Peace
Ong
Cook County
H Nols
Marshall Feld
North Jersey Street Railway Company
Newark
Taft
Foraker
United States Senate
Niece of Huntington Killed In Automobile Crash
On Sunday April 1 in Onvento N M, B S Loveland a niece of Collis P Huntington and a licensee under his will was killed while driving a new automobile. Attempting a turn on Chestnut Street she accelerated and drove across the sidewalk into a 20 foot embankment. She was thrown from the car and broke her neck. Her daughter Mrs J T Tedford of Boston, who rode with her, escaped with slight bruises.
Attempt to wreck Pittsburgh flyer ends with obstruction removed
In Youngstown Ohio on April 1 a planned attempt to wreck the Pittsburgh flyer, a fast train between Cleveland and Pittsburgh, failed when a shifting engine crew removed a telephone pole laid across the rails near Lowellville. The train passed at about 50 miles per hour seventeen minutes later. authorities suspect the same wreckers who derailed recent trains on the Pennsylvania line near Pittsburgh.
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Youngstown
Chicago Limited
Pennsylvania Railroad
Pittsburg
Four Die in Accident and Lynchings Reported in Midwest News
Four people in a buggy were killed at the Mifteenth street crossing of the Chicago and Aston railroad near Kansas City Missouri when struck by the Aston's Red Flyer on a westbound trip from St Louis. The dead included George Henry 23 his wife 80 D H H Monner 30 and his wife 40 two salesmen for local aer onoula houses. A lynching occurred at Durant involving Jim WH Nams colored accused of attacking Lille Mizener white near Colbert J J on a Saturday afternoon. A mob of about a thousand hanged Williams from an oil derrick despite pleas from deputies and officers. In Syracuse New York William K Niver former mayor died at 72 He once led the western division of the Lehigh Valley railroad and later headed W K Niver Co.
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Kansas City
Chicago & Aston Railroad
Aston
Rad
St. Louis
George Henry
D. H H. Monner
Aeronoula
Durant
J. T
As . Niver
Syracuse
Wiliam K. Niver
Western Division
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Reading Coal Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
W. K. Niver & Co
Chicagoan 1s Found Dead in State Swamp
Paul J. Weller of Chicago clothing cutter was found dead in a swamp near Johnstown on a Sunday. A bullet hole in his head and a revolver beside him, an unexploded cartridge in his hand, and letters on the body identified him. his Chicago wife was notified by police. H. W. Goode Is Dead. Atlantis City N J April 1 H W Goode of Portland Ore president of the Lewis and Clark exposition died Sunday at a hotel of Brights disease and pneumonia. At the bedside were his wife, his mother and brother Todaw A C Bedford.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Goode
Atlantis City
H. W. Goote
Portland
Ore
Bright
Todaw
A. C. Bedford
Figures Of A Crop In Western Canada
A Swan River Valley settler recalls homesteading in 1900 near a new rail line. He describes building a shack, clearing acres, and first year crops. In 1906 he reports 80 acres under crop with 65 acres wheat yielding 50 bushels per acre and 15 acres oats yielding 235 bushels, plus 1 stack of oats and garden produce. Receipts total 1,755 bushels of wheat and support a net balance of 4,520.76.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Timmi
Sietelaia Atte
Agscta
Ecalle
Bays Rivers
Ghostly pranks plague Orkney capital cathedral
In Orkney's capital, St Magnus cathedral, a curfew bell was tolled at eight, a woman’s belt vanished from the rope, and trees planted before the church were felled overnight. Residents woke to moonlit calm, yet by one am the trees stood cut and windows stared out as police were baffled by the events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ikwall
Orkney
London Daily Mail
Bellinger
St. Magnus
Burgh
Blood Cleansing Tonic Promises Hidden Health Fix
An old advertisement touts a home made kidney remedy claiming to purify blood and cure rheumatism nervous stomach issues and urinary pains. It lists Fluid Extract Dandelion Compound Kargen Compound Syrup Sarsaparilla as ingredients and urges doses after meals and at night. It also promotes a nerve restorer product for nervous ills and a free trial offer.
Fragmentary 19th Century Verse Fragments
A garbled historical clipping presents scattered phrases about bravery, cigars, and unnamed products. It references Lewis' Factory, Peorin, and a few misread captions, ending with a vague nod to Victor Hugo and a moral statement on conscience. The text reads like stray OCR from a periodical’s ad-like or literary notices.
Cured of Gravel Prompts Praise for Dean's Kidney Pills
J B Daughtrey of Suffolk Virginia testifies after two of three years with kidney trouble he passed 20 pounds of gravel and sand in urine but has not seen a stone in three years since using Dean's Kidney Pills He calls it a fine kidney tonic and notes a box of 14 gravel crowns.
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J. DB. Daughtrey
Suffolk
Dean
Foster Milburn Co
Buffalo
X.Y
Furious Measles Cure Claim From Cutlura Remedies
A letter from Bakersfield California dated 1800 recounts a seven year old girl suffering a severe itchy bleeding eruption after measles. The family reports rapid improvement after applying Cutloura Remedies and complete cure within five days. The notice also touts Garfield Tea as a health aid and includes the author Joseph Parker quote on virtue and ideal taxation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Ruofenacht
Bakersfield
Cal
Fragmented health ad claims from old newspaper page
An assortment of dubious patent medicine statements with claims of cures and health benefits. Advertisements tout Gar field Tea, Hepurns products, and other tonics. The text includes names, claims of restored hearing, and legal language around remedies and promises of money.
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Collie P. Huntington
Pennsylvania
Canada
Swan River
Western
St. Vitus
Dal
Usl Arch
Thibia
Pal
Smerson
Elen Preyning
Nottens
Paminuclad
Atlive Male
Coror Wigolhe
Wembottle
Nourta
Victor Hugo
Uanny Dean
Mare Island Navy Yard
San Francisco
Paint Richmond
Seaa
Cuthura
Joseph Parker
Awan
Dr. Parker
Putnam
Wes
Publius Syrus
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria
C. Manning
Garfield
Harris
Wiiten
Germany
Cary
Toleno
Frese J. Cnexey
J. J. Curver & Go
Gly
Toledo
Hatu
Frabe I. Cheney
Lota Gil
Decembar
A. D
Tao Syalu
Vestimuntar
Cs Te Umeney & CO
Tuieda
Emma Runtzler
Lydia E. Pinkham
State St
Schenectady
California Fig Syrup Co
United States
Secretary of Agriculture
Washington, D. C
Louisville, Ky
USA
London
England
New York, N.Y
Earl S. Sloan
Boston
Hasnaas
Eikhart Carriage & Harness Mig. Co
Eikhart
Indiana
W. L. Douglas
Ipidi
Boyn
Mines & Children's
Douglas Suies
Us Istoriy
Nes Cates
En Tree
Chesbbrough Mfg. CO
State Street
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