Global quips and plans fill a busy era
A string of notes covers topics from bread kneading in Iowa to King Alfonso golf and the era of kindness. It mentions Rheims bath tubs, Roosevelt prose, a 50 000 ton liner with a scenic railway, education as process or event, a New Jersey janitor who wiped a US flag, a Canada US boundary building move, and Philadelphia capitalists funding a Grand Hotel in Yokohama Japan designed by Philadelphia architects.
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New Jersey
United States
Philadelphia
Yokohama
Japan
Demand for ten dollar gold certificates drives small bill need
National treasury estimates indicate at least 350 million dollars in new ten dollar gold certificates will be required to meet public demand for smaller denominations. Yet creditors are unlikely to object to settling accounts with ordinary greenbacks or silver dollars if needed.
Five Hundred Years of Peking Newspaper History
A Chinese paper in Peking marks its 500th anniversary amid a history of harsh penalties. Editors have been beheaded for reporting news displeasing the court, and the expression severed his connection reflects colonial era newspaper slang.
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Peking
China
Japanese influence on language yields remarkabilities weather curseworthy
The passage notes how Japanese adopt Western methods enrich language and recalls Gen. Kuroki’s quip that America is “full of remarkabilities” yet its weather is “curseworthy.” The anecdote highlights cross cultural humor and linguistic exchange.
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Gen. Kuroki
America
Sultan Welcomes Thirteenth Child and Reforms Heir Line
The sultan of Turkey has become father to his thirteenth living child a baby daughter. The eldest son Prince Selim is 37 and out of favor so the ruler marries his daughters to unthreatening suitors to curb pretenders. The sultan favors his 20 year old daughter Ayishe born of a Circassian mother who has European education.
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Turkey
Selim
Ayishe
Oysters as Property Under New York Law
The New York attorney general advised an assessor that wild oyster beds are real property, but once artificially planted or domesticated they become personal property. The opinion notes that tamed oysters are personal property and likely so for cultivated cases, including when they are collected and eaten.
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New York
Justice Brewer at bench maintains full health and vigor
The retiring age judge David J. Brewer of the United States Supreme Court is in strong health and shows no plans to resign. His capacity as jurist and scholar is widely recognized and respected.
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David J. Brewer
United States Supreme Court
King Edward Declares Caruso's Victorian Order Note
The monarch issues a formal declaration to Caruso, implying his reading of New York papers is not meticulous. The document highlights a possible lapse in attention by the king to metropolitan press.
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Edward
Caruso
New York
National Lead Company
Crgies
Boston
Buffalo
Cleveland
Cincinnati
Brutes Bros Lolita
Philadel Dewis
Oy Pe
al Lead & Olante
Burglars Use Race Horse in Long Island Heist
A Long Island band of burglars used a race horse in their crime to intimidate victims. They expected victims to tolerate a loss on the ponies rather than resist when robbed.
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Long Island
Doomsday forecast from Dr Kelorg shocks readers
A quip attributes a grim prophecy to Dr Kelorg claiming every American will be dead in two centuries. The remark notes no practical consequence seen in the narrator’s view.
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United States
Kelorg
Iowa man sells family for twelve fifty shockingly low price
A man in Iowa sold his entire family for twelve dollars and fifty cents claiming it was a good price if his relatives are like him. This bizarre transaction highlights a troubling claim about the value of kin.
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Iowa
Haywood Acquitted in Steunenberg Murder Case
William D Haywood walks free in Boise after a public trial ending with acquittal on charges tied to the Steunenberg murder. Jurors explain they found the court’s instructions favorable to the defense while Gov Gooding vows continued prosecutions of Moyer Pettibone and others.
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Boise
Idaho
Wiliam D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Western Federation of Miners
Fremont Wood
Haywood
Charles H. Moyer
Federation
George A. Pettibone
Denver
Attorney Nugent
Moyer
Pettibone
Darrow
Samuel D. Gilman
Finley McBean
James Robertson
Steunenberg
Lumbermen Pledge $100000 to Oppose Rail Freight Increase
Western Washington lumbermen pledge 100000 dollars to fight the proposed railroad freight rate rise set to take effect October 1. The coordinated effort targets the lumber industry's rising shipping costs and seeks to influence policy decisions.
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Tacoma, Wash
Washington
Governor's Wife Dead in Mineral Wells Texas
Dispatches report the death Saturday in Mineral Wells Texas of Mrs. Newton C Blanchard wife of the Louisiana governor. The notice notes the Louisiana governor is Newton C Blanchard and identifies the sudden death as reported by Mineral Wells dispatches.
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New Orleans
Mineral Wells
Tex
Newton C. Blanchard
Louisiana
Monument to Maj. James Stewart Unveiled at Arlington
Washington ceremony unveils a monument honoring Maj. James Stewart who led Battery B, Fourth U S Artillery, in the Civil War at Arlington National Cemetery.
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Maj
James Stewart
Washington
Fourth United States Artillery
Arlington National Cemetery
Lake Steamer Burns Sinks on Cayuga Lake
The steamship Fronte mac burned on Cayuga lake near Auburn New York at 1 30 PM Saturday. Nine of the 50 passengers were drowned and several were injured in the disaster.
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Auburn
N. Y
Frontemac
Cayuga Lake
Laura M Carter Indicted for Receiving Stolen Goods
New York Laura M Carter, the woman who betrayed Chester Run yan the Windsor Trust paying teller who stole $96 000, has been indicted for receiving stolen goods.
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New York
Laura M. Carter
Chester B. Runyan
Windsor Trust Company
Centenarian Catherine Moore Dies in Rahway at 112
Catherine Moore died in Rahway New Jersey on Saturday at age 112. Born in 1875 in Tuckahoe Maryland she leaves four children and 13 grandchildren.
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Rahway
N. J
Catherine Moore
Tuckahoe
Cuban Leader Accuses Parra of Plot Against Government
Senator Moria Delgado, a liberal veteran of last year’s revolt, publishes a sensational letter in La Lucha accusing Maso Parra of stirring Cubans toward violence against the provisional government. Delgado says Parra aims to pressure Washington to end American occupation and withdraw Cuban representatives.
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Havana
Moria Delgado
la Lucha
Maso Parra
Parra
Delgado
Washington
Czarist Troops Mutiny as Reiman Faces Backlash
In St. Petersburg the Semionov sky regiment mutinied during Emperor Nicholas II’s review at Krasnoye Selo. They refused parade, demanded Gen. Reiman’s retirement, and criticized Gen. Min for Moscow’s December 1905 crackdown. Four soldiers were arrested as illegal writings were found.
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Preobrajensky Regiment
Reiman
Alexandria
Min
Seminovsky Regiment
Moscow
Italians Claim 22 Months Slavery On Mississippi Plantation
Avanzo Amedea and Guibezzi Olindo testified they were held in peonage for 22 months on a Robinsonville cotton plantation. They described a 12 family Italian peonage colony, 50 people, with armed guards and shootings against escape attempts. The U.S. Attorney opened an investigation into peonage allegations.
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St. Louis
Avanza Amedea
Guibezzi Olindo
Mississippi
United States
Blodgett
Robinsonville
Miss
Sibley Law Upheld By Federal Court
In Omaha Judge W. H. Munger ruled that the Sibley law reducing express rates by 25 percent is constitutional and denied the express companies’ request for a temporary injunction against the Nebraska railway commission enforcing the law.
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Sibley
Omaha
Neb
W. H. Munger
Nebraska Railway Commission
Huntress Yacht Assigned to Missouri Naval Militia
The converted 82 ton Huntress has been allocated for Missouri naval militia use and is currently undergoing repairs. The vessel, formerly a yacht, is being fitted for militia duties.
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Washington
Huntress
Missouri Naval Militia
Seminovsky Regiment Refuses to Parade at Krasnoye-Selo
In Krasnoye-Selo near St. Petersburg on Wednesday the Seminovsky regiment disobeyed orders and broke up the parade. The soldiers demand retirement of their commander General Reiman who is succeeded by General Min in December 1995.
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John Murphy
Western Federation of Miners
Haywood
Murphy
Bill
Fatal Panic at Litchfield Chautauqua Lightning Strike
A severe electrical storm at the Litchfield Hillsboro Chautauqua grounds caused a fatal panic. Mrs. William Risk of Hillsboro was killed by lightning and seven others sustained serious injuries. The event drew about two thousand five hundred attendees and prompted emergency response.
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Litchfield
Ill
Hillsboro Chautauqua
William Risk
Hillsboro
Attorney General Charges International Harvester in Antitrust Case
Topeka Kansas Attorney General Jackson filed criminal proceedings against the International Harvester company alleging eight distinct violations of the anti trust law.
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The
Harvester Trust
Topeka
Kan
Jackson
International Harvester Company
Governor Johnson Reports Quiet Iron Range Strike Situation
Governor Johnson returned from the iron range and Duluth where he investigated the strike. He said there is no immediate need for state interference and that parties are disposed to remain orderly. He noted parades were peaceful and not followed by further action, and predicted the mines may reopen if the dock strike is settled and ore shipments resume.
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St. Paul
Minn
Johnson
Iron Range
Duluth
Bates
Gov. Johnson
Miracles at St Anne Shrine Heal Longtime Ailments
At St Joseph's church in Kankakee thousands witnessed nine day novena miracles. Miss Mary Pierce of Delphi Indiana claimed paralysis for four years and walked unaided. Miss Daisy Lamond of Kankakee said she could read without glasses after 32 years of near blindness. George Neary of Lost Nation Iowa and Michael McCormick of Kinsman Illinois reported childhood cripplings and walked for the first time since infancy.
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Kankakee
George Neary
Lost Nation
Michael McCormick
Kinsman
Ill
Famous French convent closed in Paris
The renowned Oiseaux convent, famed for educating young noblewomen from France and abroad, was shut under a law banning secular instruction. The sisters opposed the closure but eventually departed with their pupils.
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Paris
Oiseaux
France
Wisconsin Educator Killed at Geogebic Lake
Oshkosh Normal school president Richard H. Halsey was accidentally shot and killed at Geogebic Lake, Wisconsin. Halsey had led the school since 1899.
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Oshkosh, Wis
Richard H. Halsey
Oshkosh Normal School
Geogebic Lake
Wis
Halsey
Tornado Destroys United States Paper & Box Plant in Urbana
A Friday early morning tornado devastated the United States Paper & Box plant in Urbana, causing about 50,000 dollars in damage as workers were off duty at the time. No injuries reported.
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Urbana
United States Paper & Box Company
Explosion at Kentucky Tile Plant Kills Worker
An explosion of a boiler at the New Haven Tile company plant in New Haven Kentucky wrecked the building on Thursday afternoon. Wellington Brown, a colored worker, was killed and Victor Bowling one of the proprietors was badly hurt.
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New Haven
New Haven Tile Company
Wellington Brown
Victor Bowling
Illinois Man Appointed Special Agent to Suppress Liquor Among Indians
Henry A. Hutchings of Illinois was named Thursday a special agent of the Indian bureau to aid in stopping liquor traffic among Native Americans, a move reported from Washington.
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Llinois Marr
Washington
Henry A. Hutchings
Illinois
Indian Bureau
Fire at Coney Island saves Luna Park and Dreamland
A Sunday fire ravaged seven blocks of Coney Island damaging about a million dollars. Tilyou's Steeplechase and numerous hotels were destroyed while Luna Park and Dreamland were saved by a favorable wind shift. Three injured include fireman Gottfried Messerli, possibly fatally. San Dora the arm less and legless man was rescued in a basket amid the blaze.
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New York
Coney Island
Tilyou
Luna Park
Dreamland
Gottfried Messerli
San Dora
Explosion and Fire Kill Fourteen in Christie Street Tenement
A basement store explosion at a six story East Side tenement on 222 Christie Street caused a fast spreading blaze. About 100 residents including Italians fled in night attire as flames engulfed the building. at least 14 people died and many were injured.
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New York
East Side
Christie Street
Red Flag Parade Breaks Up Under Police Action
In Hancock Michigan a socialist parade was halted Sunday as marchers carried red flags in defiance of a city ordinance. When police tried to arrest flag bearers, clashes broke out with many participants resisting and clubs used. Thirteen marchers including one woman were arrested.
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Hancock
Mich
Magill in Clinton Jail
Sheriff Campbell and wife brought Fred H. Magill and his bride to Clinton jail from St. Louis by Illinois Central train. The couple, charged with murdering his first wife, Mrs. Magill, were met by attorney R. A. Lemon. Marguerite Magill was not with them.
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Clinton
Campbell
Illinois Central
St. Louis
Fred H. McGill
Pet Magill
R. A. Lemon
Magill
Marguerite Magill
Fatal Fire at Memphis Cold Storage Building
An early morning blaze in Memphis Tennessee on the eleventh floor of the under construction Memphis Cold Storage building killed one firefighter and caused about 600000 dollars in damage.
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Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Cold Storage Company
Shereefian Raid Near Kamass Tribesmen Endanger Captive Sir Harry
Tangier reports Shereefian troops attacked Kamass villages, burning and looting as Raisuli holds Caid Sir Harry MacLean prisoner. Many villagers slain and numerous taken prisoner. The clash within six hours of the captive raises fears Raisuli may execute him if pressed.
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Tangier
Raisulf
Caid
Harry MacLean
Caid MacLain
Raisuli
Mrs Lucinda Morton Dies Widow of Oliver Morton
Mrs Lucinda M Morton widow of Oliver P Morton Indiana's war governor died late Sunday at her Indianapolis home. She was 92 years old and had been in feeble health for some time. She had wished to live to see Indiana's state monument to her husband unveiled, which occurred last Tuesday, though she could not attend due to illness.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Lucinda M. Morton
Oliver P. Morton
Indiana
Peruna for Catarrh Promises Broad Benefit from Herbal Mix
The text argues that Peruna’s ingredients are proven in chronic catarrh and that its combination reflects knowledge from multiple medical schools and Dr. Hartman. It claims widespread patient use, repeated doctor visits with limited relief, and Peruna’s promise of large scale, honest production with transparent active constituents.
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Poruna
Hartman
Quotations Advertise Cigars and Medicines in One Page
A mixed fragment page lists famous quotes about women and widowhood by de Girardin and Haliburton, then promotes Lewis' pale Binder cigars from Peoria Illinois and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for teething children, ending with a Ruskin remark about heroines.
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Mia
Winslow
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Clarence Darrow
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Minnesota
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Ark
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Legless
Wonder
Hancock, Mich
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MacLean
Peru
Mme. de Girardin
Lewis’ Factory
Peoria, Ill
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Ruskin
Dodds
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