Fourth of July Chief Stoughton Battle Hits Fray
A Southborough Fourth of July tale centers on Joshua Stoughton, long the town’s patriotic speaker, who is warned off the stump over a franchise ordinance. A Boston-style reporter pieces together a web of influence, church politics, and bribery rumors, finally exposing Stoughton’s ouster by a single insider, railroad magnate Curtis Cootwin, via a Bribery scare and public controversy. Nellie Olmstead and Rev Blodgett appear as key local figures amid the bustling town’s lawn party plans.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
R. I
Southborough
Joshua B. Stoughton
Stoughton
Snoker HM
Medwest
Sproughton
Olty
de- Troynes
Maiual
Omeyor
Broughton
Qur
Quwainst Stonshton
Dunbar
Dilton
Dillion
Anal
FMN Training
BH Dunning
Louie
Misa Lovecing
Nellie Olmatead
Olmsteada
Nelle
Pola
Nellie
Mrs Lovering
Mixs Olmstead
BU Dubatog
Tv Wis
Bin
Osimetend
Dunalag
Bil Duannlog
Federal
Board of Allermen
Porter
Amd
Lawrer
Danterth
Josh Stoughton
John Blodgett
Stoughton’s
Blodgett
Sloughton
Tlodgett
Danforth
Mr. Olmstead
Curtis Goombwin
Unclear Fragment Describes Witty Calamity and Advertising
Fragmentary OCR recounts a winter tale in California with Sutter and a friend near a newly dug canal. The dialogue hints at danger, regret, and a weapon scene, ending with a note on bargains and advertising. The readable bits show characters named Thomas, Sutter, and mentions of old California.
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Californie
TSM
Officers Escape Service Through Commission Bribery in Manchuria
The London Times correspondent details two commissions in Kharbin and Chita reviewing officers and soldiers after care. He notes higher refusal rates among officers than soldiers and recounts a thwarted bribery scheme where a doctor could ensure an officer’s home return for a fee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mary Ruselan
Kharbin
Chita
Europe
Irkutsk
Kharkin
Russia
Manchuria
London Times
Surrender of Lee's forces recalled at historic Appomattox scene
An aging scene around Sacket's Hotel near Appomattox evokes the surrender of Lee to Grant. The article notes the nearly empty hamlet, a burned courthouse, and the lingering interview drawing global interest. It contrasts Lee's dignified, religious bearing with Grant's practical manners and recalls Lee's Lexington College burial and Jackson's nearby grave.
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Sacket’s Hotel
Nashville
Tenn
Grant
Jee
Appomattox
Walt
Fitzhugh Lee
Glov
Robert E. Low
Ulysses
Wiliam the Conqueror
Lee
Lexington College
Stonewall Jackson
Virginia
United States
Serpent Worship in India and a House Shrine
Serpent worship survives in India with a snake shrine seen as a major attraction in a Malabar coast home. The article notes Hindus tread quietly to avoid bites, while a burglar in a Paria wineshop was found with a water color plan of the building.
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India
Malabar
United States
Paria
Apache reforming 1. .4.9 raises stock and farming pursuits
The Fort Sill Oklahoma Apache prisoners of war under Gen Geronimo are now under Capt Farrand Sayre. about 200 men women and children reside on a 4000 acre reservation and farm and raise stock under orderly supervision with first tents replaced by six dwellings and a storehouse. Land and livestock grants, tools, and mules aided their shift to agriculture and stock raising.
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Fort Sil
O. T
Geronimo
Arizona
Miles
Florida
Mount Vernon
Als
Alabama
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
Farrand Sayre
Military Department
Department
Frst
Indian School Journal
Londoners Sooty Lungs Observed In Post Mortem Tale
Mrs Exmest Hart recalls a Paris post mortem where lungs appeared clean, prompting the surgeon to remark that Londoners are accustomed to snot-begrimed lungs from vile city air. The Westminster Gazette notes this as a stark lesson on London's smoky atmosphere.
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London
Postal Service Distances Reflect Governmental Generosity
The article notes the U S Post Office provides unmatched service, carrying letters long distances for low rates. It cites Nome to Seattle and Presque Island to San Diego as examples, highlighting vast transport costs beyond postage income and calling for recognition of public value.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States Postofice
Postal Service
Robert J. Wynne
Harper's Weekly
Mr. Wynne
Nome
Miami
Florida
Blaine
Washington State
Presque Island
Maine
San Diego
California
Negroes as Capitalists in Yazoo Delta Banks
A Harper's Weekly note highlights Yazoo Delta in Mississippi where within eighteen months three Negro owned banks have formed. All stock is held by Black officers and directors, with deposits showing substantial Black participation and a January bank meeting confirming profits and dividends for the year.
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South
Harper's Weekly
Mississippi
Black Belt
Meneroes
Osehior
HHI
Yazoo
An Effective Partnership of Two Disabled Men
A Chicago Inter Ocean item profiles Ely Bowen and Charken Tripp, two near legends of a unique farming and circus linked duo near Lincoln, Illinois. Bowen, armless, and Tripp, with two feet, perform tasks together, including rolling cigarettes and bicycling on tandem rides, while running a poultry farm and accumulating earnings in Myweima.
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Ely Bowen
Charken Triom
Lincoln
Bowen
Tripp
Frwen
Bowe
Chicago
Inter Orean
Palace of Marvels at Hever Castle Estate in Kent
American millionaire William Waldorf Astor begins a lavish restoration of Hever Castle in Kent. A vast lake, model village, new irrigation and railway-like activity transform the estate while a deer fence and garden pavilions rise around the ancient stronghold. Astor himself visits daily.
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William Waldorf Astor
Hever Ostate
Kent
Castia
Astor
England
Eden
Eatate
Hever
Hever Cestle
Henry Hever
Edward III
Henry Wili
Anne of Cleves
Japan's bill will be high in a new era of peace terms
Washington officials discuss what Russia would pay Japan in an indemnity as peace terms are formed. Histories of past wars show large sums have been exacted, with examples from 1871 France, 1878 Turkey, 1897 Greece, and the United States for the Philippines. The concert of powers and territorial changes shape the potential price.
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Russia
Washington
Japan
Husala
United States
England
Germany
France
Russis
Bremarck
Sedan
Metz
Alasce
Lorrains Basides
Rossis
Turkey
Roesta Asa
Chinera
Lilotung Peninsula
Formosa
Pescadores
China
Lalotung Peninsula
Wal-Hal- Wel
Asis
Greece
Thessaly
Spain
Naion
Philippines
Todlee
Epworth League Convention Train Rates Out of Baltimore
Very low round trip rates from all points east of the Ohio River for Epworth League Convention in Denver Kansas July 5 to 9 1904 tickets on sale June 29 to July 3 return by July 17 with extension to August 11 on deposit of fare. Official route via Baltimore and Ohio Railroad with Maryland delegation leaving Baltimore July 3 in a special train via Pittsburgh and Chicago. For details contact B and O ticket agent or O W Bassats.
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Epworth League
Denver
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad
Ohio River
Baltimore & Ohio
Maryland
Wilk
Baltimore
Pittsburg
Chicago
O. W. Bassats
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Howard Fielding
Wes
Gure
Mr. Blodgett
Sexton
Hiram Diggins
Hiram Fhiggins
Datlon
Nina Lovering
Toad
Taille
Mr Olmsted
Curtis
Dagny
Cloetynig
Tata
Sp Tv. We
Tomas
Apache
St. Petersburg
Marie Corelli
Misa Quorelli
Georgia
United States Geological Survey
National Geographic Magazine
Baxley
OUR
Society of Arts
Lonion Globe
Alamit
Au Ft
Leslie’s Weekly
Berlin
Palace OF Marvels
W. Astor
HIG
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