Rates and costs spark railroad hearing confusion
Commissioners heard arguments on rail rate changes and cost of service. Industry officials argued rates should rise to cover increased costs while others accused carriers of inflating capital and hiding profits. The discussion touched on a new line, surplus figures, and potential impacts on Western freight pricing. Conversation included remarks from Lane and Williams and referenced a school incident involving a Chinese girl at Gresham High.
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As-Waorloiz Monace
Han
Uelow
Lane
Willams
Commerce
Chicago, Milwaukee& St. Paul
Ube
Caer
Toattigmot
Jranpon
Aky
Deer Rescued After Thames Chase Ends in Death Dive
A deer leapt from a ship into the Thames prompting a dramatic chase by four men and sailors. A launch reached the animal as it sank toward the water, the deer resurfaced briefly before disappearing and a later rescue failed after a dramatic effort.
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Davy-Jones’ Lawker
Phanek
Wan
Thames
Two Die In Old Well Fire From Gas
Andrew Sipe and John Spangler both from Yocum town died after entering an old well at Base Horse Pierre to clean oil and gas. Sipe lit straw and soap to burn off the oil then descended. Spangler followed and also perished. Both men were dead when rescuers reached them.
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York
Pat
Andrew Sipe
Johs Spangler
Yocum Town
Horse'piere
Sipo
Spangler
Spangier
Lunacy case frees prisoner amid presidential confusion
Washington dispatch reports William Thomas, jailed for pistol possession, declared not guilty by lunacy jury after a clerical error kept him forty days beyond his term. He was released as judges noted no redress against the clerk or remedy for the mistaken confinement.
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Anawerta
Washington
United States
Waa
Thoman
Thomas
Arrest Imported Weavers at Dover Silk Mill
Government inspectors with a Justice Department agent raided a Dover New Jersey silk hosiery factory and arrested twenty employed weavers on warrants alleging violations of contract labor laws. Penalty upon conviction includes a $1000 fine for the importer and deportation of workers. The report also notes other separate crime and tragedy items from Cleveland Ohio and Littleton Massachusetts, including a suicide after a shooting and a drowning incident.
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New York
Department of Commerce and Labor
Department of Justice
Wilk Hoslery
Dover N. J
Washington
Daugher Recovered After 16,000 Mile Chase Across U S Mexico
Eyapaville Sept 28 A fifteen year old girl Misa Dut tle Barrows was found by her mother Eloise Tarots after a long chase spanning the United States and Mexico. The girl had been abducted Aug 17 1909 by Dr Gordon Martin a dentist. The pursuit involved travel and a dramatic confrontation at the Wellington hotel.
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Eyapaville
Lod
Misa Duttle Barrows
Hus Son
Tex
Gordon Martin
Eloise Tarots
United States
Mexico
Wellington
Struck Big Gas Well In Western New York
In Walnuit Creek near Dunkirk New York the Arkitrighi oil company struck a giant gas well flowing 500000 torus per day. The well reached 980 feet in depth and had only penetrated twelve zones of Medina sandstone. The casing and cable cut by the gas roar were heard two miles away.
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New York
Ras
Medina
Gan
Rail workers seek 15 percent wage rise across western rails
Demands for higher pay for 75 000 railway workers including engineers trainmen and conductors will be presented to employers in two weeks Representatives of 38 000 engineers plan to begin negotiations next Monday in Chicago and surrounding regions.
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Chicago
Western Railroads
Arrow wounds farmer in 1850 voyage near Missouri river
George Wainwright survived an arrow strike to the neck during a summer 1850 expedition led by Wainwright and Ben Spencer to return freight or supplies to Colora do. The attack occurred while camped for protection. Wainwright recovered with little lasting injury before the journey ended.
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George Wainwright
Ben Spencer
Wigona
Missouri
Colorasi Points
Sag Aaper
Walawright
Bik
Walnywright
Inernlie
Wainwright
Spencer
Los Angeles
Fragmentary History Notes and Crime Briefs
A brief survey traces Varangian rulers and modern state formation while reporting two crimes. In New York a bookkeeper Laura Krause was robbed of 600 at Bowery and Stanton with suspects Liberto and Fentels arrested. In Madrid a priest, Father Novedo, shot himself after an alleged affair with a woman.
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Cleveland
B. W. Yates
Pittsburg
White’s Road House
Rocky River
Yates
New York
Laura Krause
Jawhen Bho
Bowery
Stanton Street
John 'Liberto
Peter
Pricat
Madrid
Father Novedo
Fragmentary Scribbles Across a News Page
The text presents fragmented quotes and garbled phrases from a newspaper page. It includes odd lines about averages, a husband and wife, and literary allusions, all difficult to parse into a coherent event or report.
Wesley's Restaurant Dream Ends in Simple Home Dinner
A boy named Wesley dreams of a grand restaurant feast with multiple courses and desserts, imagining oysters and tiramisu, but reality settles on a Sunday dinner at his sister's house with simple fare like batter cakes and glue bread, reflecting a longing for better meals.
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N .Gulet
Bare
Wesley
Lidsnjoth
Bea
Ates
Imap
England
Xomer
Ike A. Queer
Wesley Alghed
Harper's Weekly
Observation on Train Stops Sparks Passenger Question
An impatient passenger asks why the train is called an observation car as it stops for the sixth time. The conductor suggests there is something in front of them, prompting the remark in Yonkers Statesman.
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Yonkers
Fragmented exchange seen in unclear Life page snippet
The readable portion shows a conversation with garbled names and phrases about an umbrella cover and a remark about a bobbi girl. It lacks clear persons, places, dates, or events to establish a coherent news item.
Contested Topics and Make-Believe Dialogs at City Meet
A fragment from a Chicago era page references the International Meet at Bel Sht Park in October. It notes Thomas Rewther and Fr. Ryan as dominant figures and critiques life insurance practices while describing a range of local quips, antics, and humorous vignettes from various papers including the Chicago Record-Herald and Hunts ton Post.
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Seifel
Milwaukee
Feader
Roosevelt
Schlel
Schlel Refused To Ovetcome, Him, Because ‘of Statements Allerd
Toosevelt
Bel Sht Park
Rewther
Thomas
Ryan
Equitable Life “Assurance
Hfe
Thomas F Allen Registered Plumber Services
Local plumbing contractor offers practical work in Kamdo and Furnach with guaranteed satisfaction. Located at 201 West Patrick, phone listed as 90K. Specializes in general plumbing repairs and installations.
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Thomas F. Allen
Egeee
Patrick Ernene
PEE Re P-Salona and Patent Remedy Claims
An old advertisement fragment touts Mrs Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a cure for female ills including displacements furnishes testimonials of dramatic cures. It mentions a tumor year caused by rupture and promises relief from menstrual issues and nervous prostration.
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Salona
Raneine
Iesuex
Pinichuba
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Washington Star
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