Dynamite Threat Shocks Des Moines Distillery Case
In Des Moines the International Distillery faced a dynamite scare after a letter warned of fifty pounds of explosives in mashers with a time trigger. Authorities found nine more packages and chalk warnings as arrests and warrants followed amid suspicions involving Kidd & Co and Babbitt & Co in a complex dispute over distillery yields.
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W.N. Niyith
Babbitt
Kidd
Kidd & Co
Babbitt & Co
Abbitt& Co
Explosion at O'Brien & Company’s store rocks Hot Springs
A large blast on Sunday morning at O'Brien & Company’s store damaged the building and shattered windows. The safe was blown, with dynamite caps found nearby and a robbery suspected. Two men, including James Burns, were arrested amid strong circumstantial evidence. Fragments of currency and debris were scattered. no serious fires occurred.
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Roca
Ferrette
M Cob
O'Brien & Company
James Burns
Burns
Train collision injures four on New York Central train
At Preensault New York a drawing room car was hurled from the track after a locomotive crossing the line. Four persons were seriously hurt including Warren Derby of Brooklyn with a severe scalp wound and internal injuries. Secretary Volger unhurt. Riverdale car damaged. delays of two to three hours.
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Preensault
New York Central
Arren Gr Derby
Brooklyn
Volger
Peekskill
New York
Mit
Dob Roys
Kate Charileton
D. Maxwell
Amsterdam
Tralnog
American Mummy Makers Claim New Preserving Method
Two Philadelphians apply for a patent claiming a diffusion antiseptic compound preserves dead bodies. Dr Lovett of Erie describes the process turning flesh to a rubbery, odorless state, with parts hardening to horn and the corpse showing no decay for now. The inventors say the method could prevent decay and stock of American mummies from running out.
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Dr. Lovett
Erie
Theody
Dallas foe BurBest shoots rival lawyer after campaign
In Henrietta last night D M Bur bess the defeated county judge candidate shot and killed R M Donroy a young lawyer who had spoken ill of him during the campaign.
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Times-Democrat
Dallas
Henrietta
D. M. Burbess
Cduhtydge
R. M. Donroy
Animals in Norway Show Kindness to Domestic Animals
A London Times piece extols Norwegian treatment of animals as humane and respectful. It notes horses and cows are tame, foals follow mothers, horses are guided by voice, overload and whips are rare, and slaughter is stunned before killing. It contrasts city life where cruelty exists with rural Norway.
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England
Norway
London Times
Eee
OUR Wild Inc
Cfter Wiley
Cincinnat
Chicago
Wietumeorrny
Averly
Irene Gemgod
A. OG. Net
Eton & CO
Onioage
Crusoes of Oceanica Island Narrative From South Pacific
A New Bedford correspondent recounts visiting a mid Pacific island near New Holland and New Zealand used by whalers to observe a transit of Venus. He meets an elderly mariner named New Batt sir who has lived there about forty years, and notes residents including Nathan Chase Thompson of Somerset Mass and Gene Wilson of Newberg New York along with others connected to the whaling community.
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New Bedford
South Pacific
New Holland
New Zealand
New South Wales
Venus
Nana Caaten
Orem
Nathan Chase Thompson
Somerset
Mass
Gene Wilson
Panne
Newberg
N. Y
Johnson
Sahi
Panien
Leonard
Island of Gower and Lidgbird Described in NSW Correspon
A Sydney dispatch details the remote island home of Thompson and a small settler community. Mount Gower rises 2850 feet, Mount Lidgbird 2500 feet, with lush soil and diverse flora including guano soils, palms, ferns, and coffee plots. Authorities have restricted plant removal and limited residency to annual leases.
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Thompson
Mount Gower
Lidgbird
Australia
India
New South Wales
Sydney
Cor
N. Y. Herald
Mrs Jones Bought a Carpet Sweeper After Agent Talk
A Detroit Post and Tribune tale where Mrs Jones resists a smooth selling agent who toolfully convinces her to buy a premium carpet sweeper with self guiding nickel plating. The couple end up with the device after the door to their home is pressed by the persistent visitor.
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Bridget the Valiant
Mra Jones
Mrs. Jones
Junea
Mia
Jeptha
Oldest Fir Tree in Switzerland Spurs Curiosity
A Detroit astronomer reports a grand solar explosion observed on the sun’s western limb. The note adds a quip that electric lights have not been put up there, reflecting playful science writing in the Detroit Free Press.
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Detroit
Detroit Free Pride
Steamer Westphalia collide near Beachy Head
The Westphalia on the Hamburg America line from New York to Hamburg put into Portsmouth after a collision at 2 am Sunday with an unknown steamer near Beachy Head. The Westphalia began taking on water and a search for the missing steamer and its boat was underway. Ninety passengers were landed at Portsmouth and will be forwarded. It is believed the missing steamer and the Westphalia boat may have sunk in darkness and heavy seas.
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Lonpox
Eng
Weatp Une
New York
Hamburg
Plymouth
Portsmouth
Beachy Head
Westphalia
Ludwik
Aygun
Ayza
Logan critiques ancient pottery fraud in New Mexico
General Logan recounts a tale from Santa Fe where he quips about fraud in the ancient pottery trade. He describes visiting the Tesuki settlement and being served pottery claimed to be 800 years old that he finds is actually red hot.
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Logan
Santa Fe
New Mexico
Colonel Stevenson
Stevenson
Tesuki
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Charles the Bold
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Royal Botanical Society of
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Robert Knowl
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Steele. & Price
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Medical and Bungical Institute
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Marshall
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Stinson & Co
Portlin
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Indianapolis
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Brass Foundry
Dimock
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