Multiple Disasters Reported in Small Town and Rail Collisions
Mangled by boiler explosion near Lessenring Pennsylvania James Naylor killed owner John Craft and worker Alexander Work injured as cause remains unknown. Nearby Santa Fe train collision near Wichita results unclear injuries. Wellsville Ohio gas main explosion injures eight workers and two children tearing ground and starting fires. Names of some victims and locals not fully known.
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Connellsville
John Craft
Lessenring
James Naylor
Alexander Work
Naylor
Wroristo
Kan
Santa Fe
Wichita
Wellsville
Ohio Valley Gas Company
New Cumberland
W. Va
Nanticoke
Susquehanna Coal Company
John Cosgrove
Joseph Zoleski
James Sheehan
Cosgrove
Zeleski
Sheshan
Sheehan
Sheeman
Health of Crown Prince Frederick William Reported
Berlin May 26 Reichs Anzeiger details Prince Frederick William's throat inflammation since January. Despite weeks at Ems improving general health, local symptoms persist. Dr. Mackenzie deems condition not fatal but dangerous for possible relapse. operation removes a foreign growth but risk remains.
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Berlin
Reichs Anzeger
Frederick William
Ems
Mackenzie
A Cadet's Assurance in a Humorous Military Court
A cadet faces a court of inquiry over a bonfire he sparked in a shed on the grounds. Officers press for testimony as the youngster protests he only knows what he heard. The examiner demands facts while the cadet reveals hearsay and a sweeping rumor about General Thayer and Colonel Fry.
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Thayer
Fry
Eith
Witty Proverb Fragments and Farm Anecdotes
A collection of short observations and oddities. Witty sayings touch revenge marriage and fashion. A Maple Grove farm tale notes rain misfortune and a multiplier of livestock birth with triplets twins and kittens in a single line.
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Myron Hasings
Maple Grove
Mich
Metlakatla’s Rise and Plight Amid Pacific Coast Lands
A Boston Transcript analysis of the Metlakatla Indians of British Columbia and their English missionary founder. It details the village’s growth near Fort Simpson, with a 1200 seat church and thriving industries, and explains BC’s land rights reversal threatening homes, gardens, and town facilities. The piece notes possible American settlement in Alaska as a remedy.
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British Columbia
Alaska
Washington Territory
Fort Simpson
Hudson Bay Company
Metlakathlas
England
Scotland
United States
Washington
Port Chester
North Forest
Boston Transcript
Rescue hustle told by Detroit con artist duo
In Detroit a man recounts a scheme with a partner to lure women on lonely Toledo street corners. The plan involved posing as a threatening couple, shaking down targets, and then a staged assault to justify a tip. A fight over pay broke the partnership after a black eye was caused.
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Cleveland
Toledo
Jack
Detroit Free Press
The Doctor's Advice A True Story
A New Hampshire doctor counsels a rheumatic patient with simple tips to avoid dampness stay warm keep feet dry and take medicine regularly. At the exit the doctor jokes that he himself has suffered rheumatism for over twenty years with no relief.
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New Hampshire
New Music Headline Piques Birth Announcements
A cross old bachelor suggests births should be announced under the head of new music, prompting readers to expect newborn notices within the music section.
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New Music
Education for the farmer's boy in country schools
The American Agriculturist argues country schools should teach farm related science and practical farming knowledge. It urges recruiting strong teachers and expanding soils plants and animal study to better prepare boys for lifelong farm work.
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American Agriculturist
GOOD WOMEN SPOILED IN CONGRESS SOCIAL SWIRL
A Washington columnist recalls how wives of newly elected congressmen are drawn into high society. The piece traces a transition from modest home life to fashionable, extravagant displays and social rituals, ending with the remark that the outgoing wife will be replaced as the social orbit moves on.
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Congress
Ben Perley Moore
Washington
Grand Outfit
Trur & Co
Augusta
Maine
The Ungrateful Funeral Parade of New York’s Poor
Blakely Hall chronicles how funeral industry wealth collides with poverty in New York. Undertakers dominate tenement districts with grand schemes, mottoes, and multiple coffins. Across the river in Calgary cemetery, crowded graves and rum shops linger as privacy and show clash in death.
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New York
Blakely Hall
Heeler
Calgary
Brooklyn
Something Left as Hope Amid Despair in Detroit Opinion
A discomfited man tells a friend that life offers a floor to walk as a small comfort amid struggle. The friend inquires what there is to be thankful for, and the reply underscores a stubborn, ironic optimism about basic shelter and movement.
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Detroit Free Press
Smith contests wife's will years after spouse's death
A Dakota observer reports that Smith is challenging his wife's will after her death, suggesting he shows unexpected resolve in his distress and implying he did not contest it while she lived. The remark captures community curiosity about motives and timing.
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Smith
Dakota Bell
Pioneering Skin Remedy Promises Cure or Refund
An 18th century patent medicine advertises Tax Deer Sarvet for cuts sores rashes and skin eruptions with a guarantee of full satisfaction or money back. It claims to cure piles and other conditions with a price of 2 cents per box and sales by J. Elsephuth.
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J. Elsephuth
Domestic Mfg CO
Marion
George Stinson & Co
Portland, Maine
Boston Young Lady in the Country Works on Barn
A dialogue from the New York Sun features a Boston young lady asking Uncle James if he painted a barn by hand. Uncle James confirms the hand painting and calls it sartorial work.
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Boston
James
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