British suffragist engaged to marry but jailed for public disturbance
Mis Billington, a leading UK suffragist, refuses marriage until universal suffrage is law. She led a procession to the Home Office, disrupted the scene, resisted police, and was jailed. Supporters offered to pay her fine, which she rejected, vowing to continue activism.
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Mies Billington
Howe
Asquith
Mra Rowe
House of Commons
House of Home
Squith
Miss Billington
Ha Eor
Migg Billington
Bobby
Hin
Bin
Mike Billington
Pias Dillington
Wise Billington
Holstein Cow Displays Unusual Posture at Laurel Farm
At a Laurel Pennsylvania farm John Hinkle notices a Holstein cow walking oddly and leaning away from the milking bucket. While Mia Hinkle approaches with a tin pail to milk, the animal’s body remains stiff and unresponsive, raising concerns about its condition.
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John Hinkle
Laurel
Mia Hinkle
Cow shock leads to milking despite injury in town scene
A farmer was shocked when handling a cow after it tripped on a cart and was struck by electricity. Mr. Hinkle, wearing rubber gloves and boots, treated the animal and managed to milk it, though the milk could not be sold at a local creamery. Nearby neighbor reports confirm the incident and the cow’s leg injury.
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Cartler
Hinkde
Peeking Aboard a Train Prank Leads to Battery Trial
A Philadelphia case reports Joseph Bruce and Mary Truck accusing a man of battery after he poked a straw through a Peek-A-Boo window on a West Chester train, startling a woman and causing laughter. Witnesses describe the incident as it was traced to Broad Street station where the suspect was arrested. the magistrate set trial for £600 bonds.
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Shealin Ab
Weal Apparel
Ff Jatter
Peek Hee
Magiatrite Kooleraperger
Philadelphia
Sted
Joseph Bruce
Mary Truck
West Chester A
Bof Mossaiters
Agate
Tail
Ayaa
Beas
Tinek
Afters
Koachersperger
Rumor of Douma Troubles Sparks Debate in Chicago Ad
A fragmented Chicago ad item discusses rumors of trouble in the Douma and fears of unrest. The text references petitions, submission, and calls for reform, noting a perceived threat to autocracy and warning of a potential public reaction.
Statehood Bill Quill and the Oklahoma Eagle Tale
A faded 1905 report recounts a golden eagle captured near Woodward Oklahoma whose wing yielded a quill pen the writer claims signed Oklahoma statehood. The tale follows hunters, delegates, and Roosevelt’s reaction, detailing the pen’s travels to Charles Hunter in Oklahoma City and eventual ownership debates with the Oklahoma Historical Society.
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Dew
Eriapple
Oklahoma
Pb Force
Woodward
Guthrie
Kangas City
George Stevens
Norunth
Alva
Okbihono
Indium
Washington
Roosevelt
McGuire
Charles Hunter
Linter
Sa v Berk
Oklahoa
Roosevelt Girne
Wharley
Pop Martin
Foliar
Lonter
Hotei
Fadia
United States
Hinda
Benith
Pexas
Fiotel
Woolson
Linnter
Maiti
Ne Hiner
Nasi
Dad' Nasl
Amd
Ford
Tlunter
Oklahoma City
Redding
Senate
Roosvelt
Tinter
de Guthie
Truly Rural Inspiration in a Country Air Song
A lyrical piece extols rural life inviting readers to escape city noise for fresh air and nature. It promises health gains, spring scenery, and simple pleasures like birdsong and grass, while noting light humor about family meals and everyday comments.
Baby girl found on hospital dinner table in Santa Fe
A newborn baby girl was discovered asleep on a dinner table in Mr. Vincent's millinery shop at Santa Fe New Mexico. Clothes lay nearby and the newborn appeared abandoned with no known parentage. The infant was reportedly adopted later by Mrs Bonifacio Perén, wife of a merchant.
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Mr. Vincent's Hospital
Santa Fe N. M
Bonifacio Peren
Woman Recovers After Lion Attack in South Dakota Hill Camp
Mrs. John Underwood of New York, while summering near Spearhead near the Black Hills, was attacked by a lion. She sang to pacify the beast as her husband, hearing her scream, rushed to her aid and fatally shot the lion. The ordeal occurred at dusk with the couple in the hill country when he fired a single bullet ending the confrontation.
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Marlborough Street
Marylebone
Mrs. Rowe
Miss Billington
Linge
John Underwood
New York
Underwood
Teuth
Urebeast
Ender
Strutton
Rita Darras
Jylron
Lert Tehand A¢Soon
Squirrels Raid Admiral's Home In Sayville
In Sayville NOY invading the home of Rear Admiral Linllow several gray squirrels tore a beat in American silk worth 1500 dollars on the admiral's house causing damage to rockery and interiors. The caretaker tried to remove the squirrels but was unable and the admiral, based in Philadelphia, asked for plans to protect his estate for the summer.
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Linllow
Sayville
Noy
Ledtow
Saya
Paladelphia
Anand
Thrilling forest ordeal and prison twists unfold in 1900s tale
Reed AM Niet by Wolren recounts Blythe's perilous trek in Ontansgen county with wolves and the rescue after a night aloft a tree. He endured four days in a chain of frigid transport and was hidden in a refrigerator car to Philadelphia. Another item notes Miss Thomas blamed a detective after swallowing six diamonds at Coombs store in Omaha.
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Reed AM Niet
Wolren
Tsahiy EN
Ontansgen
WB. Hannan
Ton Wilcos
Blythe
Jn the Swoods
Grant
Wabash
Logansport
Clay Center Kar
Philadelphia
Supreme Court
Sptton
Miss Thomas
T L. Coombs & Co
Omaha
Beauties New Fad on Atlantic City Shores
A New York Globe dispatch reports Atlantic City women mixing sunbathing with tennis on a beach court marked up high above the shore. The piece notes unique fashion, with amber knobs in hats and beachwear, as beachgoers embrace daring styles and playful sport along the boardwalk.
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Atlan City
Atlantic City
N. J
New York Globe
Cheleea Cottage Colony
Letter From Volcanic Dinner? Yamada's Grandson and a Fatal Descent
A fragmentary tale reports Yamada Nokume, grandson of a baron, dying by self‑destruction at Ava volcano after throwing bhuwels. A pocket letter quotes a nihilistic creed on life, courage, and nature, invoking classical scholars and the mythic Etna.
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Yamada Nokume
Yamada
Ava
Hia
Ynen
Unclear readable text from damaged page
Fragmentary OCR text mentions a woman stopping to look at a $20 bat and a mysterious remark. No clear events, names, or locations are identifiable.
Yosemite Highwayman Robs Stage, Impersonates Collector
A lone bandit robbed five Yosemite valley stages near Abwatmee California six miles from the stop, forcing forty five passengers from the vehicles. He masked with a rifle, rifled Wells Fargo boxes, and coerced a young girl to act as collector before releasing the crowd and fleeing into the woods. News spurred rapid dispatches from Fresno but the bandit was not captured.
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Yosemite Valley
California
Abwabuee
Fresno
2. F. Tibbett
Riverside
Amy Michelbacker
Abwatmee
W. A Palmer
H. W. Elliott
Hermitos
Wells-Fargo
Gaylety
Falat
Hipbiap
Seashells Delay Colorado Irrigation Tunnel Work
Washington correspondent of the Pittsburgh Dispatch reports oversized shells in Colorado blocking an irrigation tunnel near Guonlson. Geologists say the millions of years old shells, once mollusk homes, lie in the path as the basin once held a sea before drying into a great lake of Utah and arid lands.
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Guonlson
Colo
Says
Washington
Pittaburg Dispatch
Colorado
Galt Lake
Utah
Southwest
Decialites of War Outsiders Defend Brutal Peace Tactics
The Springfield Republican quotes Japanese Admiral Shimamura who, while visiting Australia, defends wartime actions by calling peace maneuvers effective yet acknowledges the harsh reality of killing in war. The report frames his definition of war as a clash of strategy and force.
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Shimamura
Austraile
Springfeld
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Santa Fe Convent
Lion
Big Cat
South Dakota
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PSDP
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Nots Erator
Nohiumna
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Etna
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West Virginia
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Cedar Grove
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Alve
Lone Bandit
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