Bradd and Nicola aboard Apollo end feud in sea duel
On the Apollo a knife fight between Tom Bradd and Nicola ends when both men clash atop the rigging. Bradd fends off Nicola, saves Bradd from danger, then dives to rescue Nicola from a shark. Both return to the brig. the ship’s captain condemns fighting but relents as the men reconcile in Rio Grande do Sul.
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Hades
Tom Bradd
Mr. Buck
Nicola
Newton
Rio Grande
Jack
Bradd
New York
Ned
O'Neill
Tom
O'Neil
Havns
Niceia
Apollo
Indian Ocean
Rio Grande Do Sul
Coster
Inference on Horses and Bets
A fragmentary remark shows a speaker denying loss from horse betting yesterday while another person teases about not making bets. The exchange features casual banter and a reference to gambling activity without concrete figures or outcomes.
Health Conference Opens in Alexandria on Fever Fight
New Orleans reports Louisiana health leaders travel to Rapides parish for a three day state health convention beginning February 14 in Alexandria Opera House. Dr C H Irion presides with Gov N C Blanchard and mayors in attendance. Sessions cover yellow fever protection sanitation fumigation and statewide health associations with demonstrations by Dr A L Metz and Dr Quitman Kohnke including live stegomyia mosquitos and wiggletails.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Texas
Mississippi
Alexandria
Rapides Parish
Red River
Alexandria Opera House
C. H. Irion
State Board
N. C. Blanchard
Lhion
Be of Health
State Board of Health
A. L. Metz
Quitman Kothkne
Women’s League
M. T. McKee
Texas, Railway Sanitation Committee
Waco
Hunter
Pearne Sails for New York to Refute Panama Railroad Blockade Charges
Panama agent F. W. Pearne of the Pacific Mail Steamship Company sails today for New York aboard the Royal Mail liner. He is reportedly ordered to Washington to testify in refutation of claims that his company bore partial responsibility for the freight blockade on the Panama Railroad.
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Panama
F. W. Pearne
Pacific Mail Steamship Company
Royal Mail
New York
Washington
Fire destroys Eastman jail after blaze at city barracks
Friday night a fire tore through Eastman Louisiana city barracks killing three inmates held for drunken and disorderly conduct. The deceased were D. A. Cooper Elbert Mullis and John B. Hart all white men.
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Eastman
City Barracks
D. A. Cooper
Elbert Mullis
John B. Hart
Empress and Emperor Gift Arrives in Seattle
Advices said the Empress and Emperor of Japan sent a gift to Miss Roosevelt and it arrived in Seattle yesterday. The nature of the present will be disclosed upon arrival in the city.
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Washington
Japan
Roosevelt
Seattle
Bohemian Truck Growers Meet at Flatonia Court House
The Bohemian Truck Growers Association held an interesting meeting at the court house in Flatonia Texas on Saturday as a heavy rain fell in the area.
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Flatonia
Texas
Bohemian Truck Growers’ Association
Court House
Harvie Jordan Secures 600000 Bales Cotton Deal
President Harvie Jordan of the Southern Cotton Growers Association announces a syndicate led by EB R Thomas will buy 600000 bales of middling cotton from Southern planters at a minimum 13 cents per pound delivered by July 1 1906. The agreement covers 1906 crop sales at market prices not below the minimum, with options sent to growers.
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Atlanta
Harvie Jordan
Southern Cotton Growers’ Association
EB. R. Thomas
New York
Attempt to Kill or the Possession of Assassins Tools Means Death
Odessa declares capital punishment for anyone attempting or committing murder with explosives or deadly weapons. In Kouston Texas Luther Tucker dies from wounds after a violent incident sparked by jealousy. Jennie Jenkins is critically wounded. Police pursue Jim Jenkins but make no arrest.
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Odessa
Kaulbars
Kouston
Texas
Luther Tucker
Jim Jenkins
Jennie Jenkins
Timpson Engineer Kills Rival in Mill Yard Shooting
In Timpson Texas Emmett Hodge fatally shot Will Reed seven times at Bagley’s Mill. Both men were engineers on the Timpson Northwestern Railroad. Hodge surrendered to Panola County deputy sheriff. Cause of the killing unavailable. Both men leave families.
Franco-Spanish Moroccan police plan threatens conference
Reports from Algeciras claim France aims to create a Franco- Spanish Moroccan police organization as a key concession, a move Germany refuses to accept, risking the conference's collapse and increasing European anxiety.
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Rome
Algeciras
France
Germany
Diphtheria Claims Two Mosshart Children in Killeen
In Killeen Texas the six year old daughter and eight month old son of E E Mosshart died last Saturday from diphtheria. The two fatalities mark the first reported cases sparking local alarm as the disease is nearly always fatal. In San Marcos a heavy rain throughout yesterday eased soils and promises relief after a dry spell.
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Killeen
Texas
E. E. Mosshart
Hoo Hoo to Initiate 100 New Members in Lake Charles
Lake Charles Louisiana reports a meeting of the Hoo Hoo club on February 24 led by the vice regent of Lutcher. Members from across Louisiana and Texas will attend and about 100 new members will be initiated.
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Lake Charles
Lutcher
Louisiana
Texas
Washington Midshipman Pardoned After Hazing Conviction
Midshipman Minor Meriweather Jr of Louisiana, a third class member, was convicted and dismissed for hazing but received a presidential pardon.
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Washington, D. C
Meriweather, Jr
Louisiana
Barn Fire Destroys Two Barns at Calcasieu Farm
Fire at the Calcasieu farm in Lake Charles Louisiana destroyed two barns and their contents last night. Origin of the blaze unknown. Loss estimated at 2000 dollars.
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Lake Charles
Calcasieu Farm
New York Store Destroyed by Fire in Cullman Alabama
Fountain City Mercantile Company loss totals 90,000 with 24,000 insured. Building worth 30,000 was fully burned. stock valued at 60,000 also lost. Insurance coverage covers 24,000 of the building and 15,000 of stock. Fire reported in Cullman, Alabama.
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Cullman, Ala
New York
Fountain City Mercantile Company
Penny from 1820 Found in Cameron Texas
A 1 cent piece dated 1820 was found by Mr. C. H. Ruby while cutting a doorway in an old Cameron building. The coin is described as about the size of a half dollar.
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Cameron
Texas
C. H. Ruby
Texas News Summary Wide Ranging Local Notes
Hydrophobia dogs killed in Clarksville after one bit a cow. Nurse Janie Dunham first applicant to carry arms. New York importers and dried fruits alliance formed with 33 firms. Judge Terrell to address reform of primary laws in New York. Terry’s Rangers monument committee selects Vermont gray granite. Austin plumbers withdraw wage demands. Sixty Texas banks organized by Feb 8. Omen oil field in Smith County poised to grow. Grayson Prohibitionists plan full county ticket. Lunar eclipse observed statewide. Cotton growers pace uncertain acreage. Fireman D. H. Mayfield killed near Brownwood. Crowley-Heywood No.1 may gush 15000 barrels daily. Corpus Christi Board backs federal quarantine control. Fain Bracken pardoned after Cooke County sentence. Winnie Barron burned after dress caught fire. Great Southern Refinery sale at Beaumont set by upset price $6000. Patsy Flannigan photo identified as dead robber. Denison seeks cotton stalk paper factory. Twenty-five skaters harmed by gas at Chicago rink. New Texas fire insurer: Southern National in Austin. Gould lines and Katy Frisco battles intensify. St Louis to Dallas rail timing odd. Artesian Bottling Works to setup in Fort Worth. 20 workers summer. FrisCo System hospital at Sherman location confirmed. Lines St Louis and San Francisco to Sherman. Fort Worth and Rio Grande to Sherman.
Death near miss led Chicago woman to Dean's Kidney Pills
In a testimonial from 914 Walnut Street Chicago a woman reports severe Brights Disease kidney trouble with eye pain backache and headaches. She credits Dean's Kidney Pills with rapid relief and lasting improvement. Foster Milburn Co Buffalo sold them 50 cents a box. The ad ends with a quip about marriage.
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Gould
Vt Street
Chicago
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Cure for skin eruption via Cuticura remedies
Claude N. Johnson of Walnut, Kansas explains two years of itching and skin eruption ended after using Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills. He details buying a soap box and two extra cakes and credits the full Cure after first application and complete treatment. June 15 1905.
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Cuticura
Claude N. Johnson
Maple Grove Farm
Walnut
Kan
French scientist finds worm-surface compound in New York Telegram
An item in the New York Telegram reports a French scientist has discovered a chemical that causes worms to surface and die, noting the claim amid a broader nod to traditional early bird habits.
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New York Telegram
LAXATIVE BROMO Quintee Tablets Ad Claims Fast Cold Cure
Ad touts a one day cure for a cold using Laxative Bromo Quintee tablets. Promises money back if it fails and claims each box bears a signature proof.
Expanding Industry in the South Signals Economic Rise
The article notes widespread expansion of industry across the postwar Southern states. It claims farm properties in 11 seceded states reached over 1 billion dollars in value in two years and notes an annual land yield increase of 200.6 million since the century began. It argues the South now grows and markets cotton, reducing the prior dominance of speculators while planters gain power to defend their property.
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South
Western Granger
Care for Collar Stains with Silk Lining and Olive Oil
To prevent collar discoloration line collars with soft white silk. For brown neck streaks rub olive oil or warmed white vaseline into the skin with a soft cloth, then wash with warm soap suds and sponges. Rinse hot and cold, dust with oatmeal powder, repeat if needed in a few days.
German Missionary Societies Reach Wide Global Outreach
The 24 German missionary societies operate about 1,000 missionaries across fifteen stations. They run 2,500 schools with roughly 1,206,000 scholars and serve about 460,000 professed Christians, of whom around 20,000 were baptized in 1904.
Woman likens making money to baking pop overs and angel cake
A woman compares earning money to baking, describing the process as crafting light treats like pop overs and angel cake. She frames financial success as a culinary craft requiring patience and precision.
A Boy's Breakfast in Hoosick Falls Grape-Nuts Story
An 11 year old boy from Hoosick Falls New York credits Grape Nuts breakfast with better appetite mood and energy since early indigestion and nerves. His mother says he now eats Grape Nuts exclusively and is a strong well developed child.
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Hoosick Falls
N. Y
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Cooke County
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Winnie
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Pope
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Montague
Patsy Flannigan
Denison Board of Trade
W. H. Croll
Pine Mountain
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Southern National Insurance Company
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