Abduction of a Justice Follows Lone Cowboy Rescue
Maggie Magele abducts Justice Carey to stop Ed Hickey’s wedding to Carrie Downs after discovering cattle theft. She rides to Tarnahan's Bar with the captive, releases him only to thwart the ceremony, and returns to witness a romantic rescue tale that inflames local gossip.
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Maggie
Tarnahaa Road
Magele
Skete
Jordan
Hickey
Carrie Downs
Tarnahan’s
Justice Carey Cross
Carrie
Carey
Brutus
Justice Carey
Magie
Ed. Hickey
Pizen
Joseph B. Bowles
North Dakota Leads Nation With Record Wheat Harvest
North Dakota reports an unprecedented 100 million bushels of wheat this year, beating Minnesota and South Dakota in the northwest totals. The Jones-Inglis estimate cites 230 million bushels for the three states and 726 million for the United States, the largest combined spring and winter wheat yield.
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Minneapolis
Minn
North Dakota
Minnesota
Northwest
South Dakota
Jones-Inglis
United States
Dissenter Fines Fund Mansion House Construction
The Mansion house in London was partly funded by fines on dissenters who would not take the sacrament to hold office. An act under Charles II barred officeholders from serving without church rites, fining sheriffs who declined. Repeated fines totaled 90,000 pounds directed to the Mansion house building fund after a 46th dissenter avoided both service and payment.
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London
Charles
Mansion House
Physician’s punny bill turns on name Swallow
A prominent Dorchester physician sent a bill to Miss Sparrow. When she objected, she said her name was Swallow. He replied that the bill was all right. The exchange highlights the doctor’s ready wit in a light moment.
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Dorchester
Mass
Sparrow
To Aid the Memory by Margaret E Sangster
A reflective essay on memory emphasizing early childhood impressions, study habits, and daily exercises to strengthen recall. It covers associations, visualization, and practical tips for maintaining memory through calendared aids, address books, and healthy living, with moral on aging.
Simple White Gown Shows Parisian Tailoring Skill
White chiffon broadcloth gown praised for its simple outline and refined finish. Skirt features tiny vertical plaits with an interlaced pinched tucks design like cord on cloth. bodice is surplice with rounded tab ends. A girdle of pitted cloth and shaded silk drape completes the elegant ensemble with a soft scarf at the back.
Mirror as Necessity in Modern Life for Women
The article notes that chatelaine mirrors have become essential for young women, superseding other desires. It describes tiny plate glass mirrors framed in gold with jeweled chains, carried on belts, and used against dim backgrounds, reflecting the growing pride in personal appearance and self image.
Engagement Announcement With Rose Centerpieces
A historic engagement notice describes a dinner setting where place cards are heart shaped with intertwined initials. A heart rose centerpiece features gilt arrows tied to each guest’s seat by rose ribbons, each arrow bearing a verse on a paper slip guiding the guest to a sentiment.
Storm Death Toll Rises in Gulf as New Storm Looms
Weather bureau reports a second tropical disturbance near the Yucatan channel with no intensity data. Deaths reach at least 79, with up to 102 feared as crews of oyster boats and local residents are accounted for, while Cedar Point oyster fleet losses grow.
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Washington
Weather Bureau
Yucatan Channel
Belen College of Jesuits
Havana
Middle Gulf Coast
Mobile
Ala
Southern
Mobile & Ohio
Louisville & Nashville
Coden
Cedar Point
New American consul arrives at Lucerne
Richard E. Mansfield the newly appointed American consul at Lucerne has arrived and will enter upon his duties soon He relieves H H Morgan who is leaving with his family for Stuttgart to take a post there
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Lucerne
Richard E. Mansfield
H. H. Morgan
Stuttgart
Child dies in cream separator accident at Sampson
In Chippewa Falls Wiss Jessie Mason aged 16 of Sampson died after her braids were pulled into a cream separator shaft. She was operating the machine when her hat and hair became entangled causing fatal injuries.
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Chippewa Falls
Wiss
Jessie Mason
Sampson
Bug Causes Steam Train to Stop in Cleveland Chase
A small bug jammed into the whistle of a Lake Shore train between West Park and Berea, halting the engine as it blew until its steam was exhausted and sparking widespread excitement along the route.
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Cleveland
Lake Shore
West Park
Berea
Dunkards Headed to California Colony in Butte Valley
The Southern Pacific reports about 10,000 Dunkards traveling from Iowa Missouri Kansas to form a colony in Butte Valley Siskiyou County California.
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California
San Francisco
Southern Pacific
Iowa
Mlinols
Missouri
Kansas
Butte Valley
Siskiyou County
Labor and Time Savers for Home Maintenance
Practical tips to save time and effort around the house. Methods include cleaning a porcelain kettle with borax, cork as a stopper, oil on hinges, whitening kitchen tables with soap and ashes, and scrubbing floors with cold water and ashes. Also instructions for door stops, purifying cellars with brimstone, and repairing broken china with a gypsum paste.
Old Cookbook Notes On Classic Dishes And Techniques
A fragment lists general guidance for preparing lobster sauce with salmon, mint sauce for roasted lamb, veal cutlets fried to browning, grated Gruyere on macaroni, and venison gravy with currant and port. It also mentions salad dressings with raw yolk, veal with rich stock, pickled mushrooms, roast pork with apple sauce, mutton chops, beefsteak frying, kidneys stewing in champagne, and preparing wood grouse by larding before roasting. The tone imitates antiquated kitchen instructions.
Avoiding Furnishings Pitfalls for the Ambitious Housewife
A humorous guide warns against risky home decor choices. It suggests not placing Mercury statues in ways that pull drapery or crash lampshades, advises avoiding lamps near curtains to calm nerves, and recommends modest pedestals so objects remain the focus. It also cautions about obstructing access to books on library shelves.
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Dag' Ty
Mercury
Ives Curetain
Fire Brigade
A Delicious Gingerbread Recipe
A quick inexpensive gingerbread recipe details two level cups of flour one half teaspoon each of cinnamon cloves and ginger one heaping teaspoonful of cocoa two tablespoonfuls of sugar and a mix of baking soda water shortening and hot water. Optional raisins and currants add richness. Makes one large or two small cakes.
How to Launder Lisle Hosiery
Lisle thread socks should be washed in tepid water tinted with a little blue. Soap only for the feet. Rinse in clear water and add a bean sized piece of ammonia per gallon. Dry quickly in fresh air not in a gun. If needed roll up tightly and wring in a clean cloth, keeping folds separated.
Peach Jam Recipe Weights and Simple Steps
Select mellow yellow peaches pure and stone. Weigh and per pound add three quarters of a pound sugar. Place peaches in a porcelain lined kettle and heat slowly. Mash and stir until smooth then press through a fine sieve or serve. Add sugar and boil 15 minutes stirring constantly. Spoon into small jars and tie lids.
Cleaning Kitchen Towels With Soap and Lemon Juice
Soiled towels are cleaned by covering with cold water, placing at the back of the stove, adding shaved castile soap and lemon juice, bringing to a boil gradually, repeating, then rinsing first in tepid water and finally in cold water.
Drop in pension list despite added names to roll
Washington report shows 12 470 fewer pensioners at June 30 1906 than a year earlier the largest decrease in bureau history. The roll total reached 1 083 416 with 47 144 dropped mainly due to deaths including 29 208 Civil War survivors. Mexican and Spanish war pens rise in value kept annual value nearly steady.
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Washington
United States
Commissioner of Pensions Warner
Spain
Old steamer City of Concord sinks in Lake Erie storm
The City of Concord with three barges aboard sank off Huron Ohio during a weekend storm on Lake Erie. Three of the 12 crew were drowned while nine men reached Gedar Point after a harrowing ordeal and walked to safety four hours later. Drowned: Frank Peters, Muskegon Michigan. John Wiser Milwaukee. Roy Wakefield Sunilac. Captain Charles Melicheran of Buffalo commanded the aging vessel built 38 years ago.
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Cleveland
City of Concord
Lake Erle
Huron
Gedar Point
Geven
Frank Peters
Muskegon
Mich
John Wiser
Milwaukee
Roy Wakefield
Sunilaec
Concord
Charles Melicheran
Buffalo
Bible Not God's Word Stuns Detroit Church Group
Bishop Charles D. Williams of Michigan delivers an address to Y M C A members declaring the Bible a venerable museum and contends the Bible is not the word of God. The remarks challenge church teachings and emphasize unbelief facing the church.
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Detroit
Mich
Charles D. Willams
Episcopal Diocese of
Michigan
Flo
Railroad safety suit drive targets many lines
Attorney General Moody orders suits against a large number of railroad companies for penalties under the safety appliance law for failure to maintain equipment. The Delaware and Hudson leads with 51 violations cited against it.
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Washington
Moody
Delaware & Thudson Company
Balloons Take Off In Gordon Bennett Cup Test
Sixteen balloons from seven countries launched from Paris Tuileries Gardens in the first Gordon Bennett Cup endurance race. Each craft averages over 2000 cubic meters, signaling the start of an international aeronauts contest.
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Paris
Tuileries Gardens
Secretary Foot at Washington Arrives with Root Family
The U.S. naval vessel Sylph docked in Washington on Sunday carrying Secretary Root aboard. Also traveling were Mrs. Root and his son and daughter.
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Secretary Foot
Washington
United States
Sylph
Secretary Root
Mr. Root
Mrs. Root
Buffalo Wins Third Game to Claim Class A Title
Buffalo defeated Columbus to clinch the class A minor league championship after Corcoran scored the deciding run on two hits and Veil mishandled a throw.
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Columbus
Buffalo
Corcoran
Veil
Burlington Wins Iowa Championship Over Cedar Rapids
Burlington defeats Cedar Rapids in a showdown for the state title. The victory gives Burlington four wins in seven games as Iowa league champions and Three-Eye league champions.
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Iowa
Burlington
Cedar Rapids
Costly Fire at Ripon Destroys Opera House and Church
A blaze in Ripon Wisconsin began in the mill store of William Meisenberg and razed the opera house the Methodist church and several smaller structures. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars with about half attributed to the church and theater.
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Ripon
Wis
William Meisenberg
Russian Colonel Arrested in Frontier Plans Scandal
In St. Petersburg a colonel of engineers is reported arrested amid alleged links to the sale of important frontier plans. A major military scandal is anticipated as authorities pursue the case.
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St. Petersburg
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Winona
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Hongkong
Daily Mail
Buras
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