West Virginia Senator Involved in Bank Fight in Wheeling
In Wheeling West Virginia a bank altercation left G Sailth and Senator Rint ng B Scotten igamed bruised after blows were exchanged over political remarks. Witnesses say Smith claimed United States senators were bought at public auction, leading to the clash between rivals long at political odds.
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Wheeling
W. Va
United
Rint Ng B. Scotten
G. Sailth
Polici
Dollar Savings and ‘Trust Jieioapeny
Pirtuele
Mare
L. F. Titel
Wishter
Smith
Parkersburg
United States
West Virginia
Lyce Scott
Baulth
Alteon
Scott
Becawes Smith
Schorr
el Klos
Swisher
Grott
Balloon Queen Louise Escape Ends Near Disaster
In Buffalo on September 1, the balloon Queen Louise, part of a Columbus, Ohio launched trio, faced a near disaster when pilot Lieutenant J J failed to vent ballast properly. The craft drifted low over the Mohegan steamer after ballast was exhausted, prompting emergency handling by crew.
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Buffalo
Columbus
J.J
The Human Engine
A early 20th century discussion on how the body uses energy efficiently like a power plant. It notes fuel loss before reaching work, carbon and hydrogen from food, and the role of carbon dioxide in the body. Cited in Atlantic by Hollis Godfrey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hollis
Godfrey
Atlantic
Food for Cannibals in Polynesia Tragedy
A fragment recounts a grisly fate in Polynesia where castaways were killed and eaten. It highlights the loss of the St Paul under Captain Pennard on a Hong Kong to Sydney voyage with 827 passengers. Survivors were rescued by ships including the Prince of Denmark and the Bryx, while many were devoured by sharks.
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Polynesia
Poly
St. Paul
Pennard
Hongkong
Sydney
van Saher
Hoasel
Prinea
Dentdark
Bryx Wan
Ong Em Grant
Pearson's Weekly
Anti tipping scheme in Philadelphia described by Brooklyn Eagle
The Brooklyn Eagle reports on a Philadelphia scheme to stop brushing by using a silver dollar trick. A man asks a boy to brush dust from his clothes and promises money if he misses a spot, then keeps the payment after the attempt.
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Philadelphe
Philadelphn
Pice
Brooklyn Eagle
Grumbling Editor Questions Rural Dairy Query
An agricultural editor reflects on a letter from a city man who moved to the country asking how long cows should be milked. A farmhand jokes that the man should use his first name short form, illustrating local humor. The piece notes anti superstition beliefs in west England about mole squeezing and worm myths.
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Cournel
Fudge
England
Faint Wit and Scribal Jests From a Distant Corner
A fragmentary squib notes scarcity of English humor and a mock weekly corner for wit. It cites a feeble imitation of today’s wit and a punchline about talent and a father who ate peng with a knife, attributed to a London review gossip.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thane
Betmor
London Saturday Review
Fragmented OCR Note Points to Victory Claim
Readable bits show a victory and a name Danleh Provert amid garbled text. The fragment suggests a sports or event win but lacks clear context or details.
The New Diplomacy and World Politics
A review discusses evolving diplomacy centered on mutual benefit and law. It contrasts old sovereignty doctrine with a modern view that nations should cooperate to reduce conflict, expand trade, and promote global order while avoiding colonization and territorial coercion.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Qermen Noviow
David Jayne
Anerica
Eoshusgador
Aintee
Staten
Hill
Bryan's Mail System Expands as Campaign Funds Soar
Reports describe a vast Democratic mail operation directing most letters to Bryan's newspaper office in Lincoln. A small portion reaches the nominee while staff sort, answer, and acknowledge donations, with drafts and money orders sent to the national treasurer twice daily.
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Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Hrrans
CNR Mae
Regan
Charles
William
Mall
Fateview
Hose
Haskell
Kent
Auto Passed to Bystander After Owner Abdicates
A disheveled man crawled from beneath a touring car in Maple Street Springfield Mars and asked if anyone wanted the auto. John Gland volunteered to take it, the owner hid the license plate and walked off. Mechanic Giard aided by a small girl helped run the big red car in a garage scene.
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Maple Street
Springfield
Mars
John Gland
Welk
Giard
Holt
Finest chained book collection at Hereford Cathedral
The article describes a vast chained book collection at Hereford Cathedral in England. It notes about 12 090 volumes arranged in five tiers with chains and swivels for access. It mentions long chains and the juries interest in the letters of a lover.
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Hereford
Eagland
Expensive Tea and the Golden Tip Folklore
A New York Press excerpt describes a fabled method to obtain the "Golden Tip" tea. It narrates minting gold color from dandelions and the puzzled traveler extracting golden shreds from chests of tea leaves to produce tea valued at up to 100 dollars per pound.
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New York Press
Nomadic Cape Cod Sand Dunes and Shifting Shoreline
In T. P. Daly's Outing Magazine piece, the Cape Cod landform is described as a shifting desert-like peninsula. Winds drive sand southward in winter, gradually moving the coast and reshaping Monomoy and nearby points toward Nantucket.
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Cape
Cod
Monomoy
Cape Cod
T. P. Daly
Outing Magazine
Sarsaparilla, school tales, and curious quips in a jumble
A garbled column blends notes on sarsaparilla origins with comic classroom exchanges. It mentions natives gathering roots, ferns, and fever feverish soil and contains quips about a boy aiming to be an undertaker and a clever inspector challenging a riddle about a bird that cannot fly.
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Africa
Ss & Nétle
London
Tender Touch In Patchwork Skills Atchison Globe Style
A rough man elsewhere reveals deft delicacy when mending a ten dollar bicycle in a vignette from the Atchison Globe. The piece contrasts ruggedness with unexpected precision and care in a simple repair scene.
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Atchison Globe
Fi More Then Equet. Lady-You Look Robust
The fragment presents a theatrical or literary exchange with phrases like sawing wood and a mock quote about honesty. It features a tramp, a character named Byrel Bat, and a playful Shakespearean allusion, reflecting stage dialogue and comic misreadings.
Wealthy Woman Leaves Fifty Dollars for Deserving Case
Atlantic City reports Helen La Rue, an eighteen year old from Trenton, left fifty dollars in a can with a note hoping it would help a needy person. After a police review the money was returned to Miss La Rue at her Trenton department store workplace.
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Atlantic City
N. J
Marc
Helen la Rue
Lewis Street
Trenton
Rover
Miss la Rue
Babe Has Babies Slater Bit By Rabid Dog
Gertrude Homell, nineteen months old, is believed dying of hydrophobia at Mercer hospital after a mongrel dog bite on the sidewalk. The wound was cauterized but the child showed hydrophobic symptoms days later and was hospitalized. During a convulsion she reportedly bit her sister while under physician observation.
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Slater
Trenton
N. J
Gertrudd Homell
Mercer Hospital
Wen
Jewelry Stolen From Postmaster General's Summer Home
Hamilton Massachusetts September 1 private detectives and police investigate theft of valuable jewelry from the summer home of Postmaster General George Von La Moyer items included diamond necklace black pearls and other gems stolen while the family dined cops pursue leads in locating the missing treasure.
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Meyer
Hamilton
Mass
George von la Moyer
Dean's Kidney Pills Claim Cure for Kidney Trouble
An advertisement recounts a testimonial from Mr Eyler dated May 25th 1907 praising Deans Kidney Pills from Clain's drug store at 304 E Patrick Street Great Frederick for curing kidney issues and related pains. It alleges relief from pains back and joints and general improvement after use.
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Dian
Frederick
Patrick Street
Dean
Clain
Eyler
Maryland Beekeeping Association Proposed to Aid Apiaries
An effort to form an Maryland beekeeping association is proposed to support bee care and industry in the state. The investigation by the state and Division of Agriculture shows heavy honey production and risk from foul brood, with aims to educate beekeepers and promote bees on farms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maryland
Division of Agriculture
United States
Vite Ingeson
Return of Uncle Her to greet Frederick theatre crowd
Uncle Her, beloved by Frederick theatre-goers, returns on Thursday September 3. The season features a rewritten script and a three‑person cast with new scenery. Mr. F. E. DeBaine will manage the production under lease from Mr. F. B Ithades.
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Frederick
Hrand
F. E. DeBaine
F. B Ithades
Frederick Market Prices 1908 Grain and Feed Quotes
Quotations furnished by Frederick County Farmers Exchange show prices for corn, oats, rye, wheat, and feeds. Prices include No 2 red wheat at 800 to 860, corn at 385 per barrel and 27 to 650 per bushel, timothy from 10 to 12, wheat 8 to 9 per bushel, and various meal and feed rates. Trade address listed as 14 W Franklin Street Baltimore and a medical notice appears for eye ear nose and throat practice on first Saturdays monthly in Frederick.
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Frederick County
Hart
Barzo
Timothy
W. Franklin Street
Baltimore
Frederick
City Hotel
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Sobang
Hughes
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Louis Republic
Alteady Drain
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Middletown
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Ise Ee Neen
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John Eisenbauer
Geerer Order
Bauoot
Faust
Boma
E. of P. 81
U. A.M. Jr
Pius
Po the Publig
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Wrdly
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Frederick, Md
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Mich
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Tritapor & Morler
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Bazar
Montesa
Mossy
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Dim Ave
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W.pbinlek
Ronomas & Motter
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Honda
le Peat
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Steve al
Hyanetes Company
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So North Market
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