125 Die in Great Southern Storm Across The Mississippi
Advices describe the great storm as the worst in the region with deaths in Mississippi Missouri and Tennessee. Reports place the toll near 125 or more with widespread destruction from Jackson Tennessee to Memphis and Georgia. Wires down, rail traffic impeded, and towns including Medina Youne’s Crossing and Golden report heavy losses.
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Memphis
Tenn
Franklin
Hillsboro
Pulaski
Giles County
Fayetteville
Jeanie Kelso
John Prosser
Thomas Woods
Walter Freming
Harms
Fayetlestlie
Golien
William Henenn
Aliss Cora Prentis
Reesie Santzell
Tarvin
Stella Roberts
Kings River
Gelden
Summerville
Aiarein
Ata
Fortsell
Danville
Ark
West Marion
Weabey
Arkansas
Mississippi
Horn Lake
Rome
Monroe
M. B. Barrett
Barrett
Chattanooga
Union Station
Waldens Ridge
Red Bank
Senwatchie VY Valley
Jasper Pike
Decherd
Chiraco
Pelateqd
Alidle West
Chicago
Maly
Freat Lake
Texas City
Carmi
Wisconsin
Lacrosse
Superior
South Haven
Lake Michigan
Renorta
Forth Pond Company
Indiana National Guard
The Markets. New York Wholesale Prices for Vegetables and More
A dense snapshot of early 20th century wholesale prices across vegetables fruits grains and livestock. Includes Maine potatoes 2.60 per bag, tomatoes 2.00, cucumbers 1.75 2.25 per crate, pork and beef figures, apples Baldwin 4.00 5.25 per barrel, broilers 30 25 per lb, and milk and cheese price notes.
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New York
Maine
Pacific Coast
Fairbanks Purchases Pasadena Home for $30073
Pasadena California Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks has closed a deal through agents for the purchase of a $30073 house in Pasadena. He plans to use it as his future home.
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Fairbanks
Pasadena
Cal
Charles W. Fairbanks
Beech Hargle Sentenced in Irvine Murder Case
Bead Hargis convicted of the murder of his father in Irvine Kentucky was denied a new trial. Judge James Garsis sentenced him to life in prison after the appeal was rejected.
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Irvine, KY
Bead Hargis
James Garsis
Jude Adams
The Rev Hugh M Scott Killed by Gar Chicago
The Rev Hugh M Scott, 62, a professor of ecclesiastical history at Chicago Theological Seminary for 27 years, was killed when crushed between two street cars at State and Van Buren streets. He was a well known Congregational Church figure. A separate line notes the death of Isage Thabonowits, a Paterson silk manufacturer, due to a burst blood vessel.
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Chicago
Hugh MM. Scott
Chicago Theological Seminary
State and
van Buren
Scott
Congregational Church
Michigan City Prison Damaged by Explosion and Storm
A tornado and high winds shattered the Michigan City prison wall and damaged most factory buildings. About 800 inmates faced disruption as militia arrived, and a wooden stockade was planned outside the wrecked wall. Ohio towns including Piqua and St Paris suffered storm damage across a twenty mile swath with no reported deaths.
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Michigan City
Lake Michigan
Ohio
Piqua
Sidney
Houston
Fletcher
St. Paris
Kirkwood
Weekly Review of Trade Indicates Iron Rise and Imports
New York City traders note improved iron and steel demand as prices rise after cuts. Foreign commerce shows heavy imports of materials for manufacturers, signaling revived industry but bad weather slows mercantile activity. Bank clearings up 24 percent in April, rail earnings up 12 percent for three weeks in April versus 1905.
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New York City
R. G. Bun & Co
Weekly Review of Trade
New York
College Girl Slain as Suitor Kills Himself on Campus
Miss Helen Ayer Marden of Somerville, a Smith College senior, was shot on the campus by Porter M. Smith of Chicago who then killed himself. Marden died at Dickinson Hospital two and a half hours later. Officials say unrequited love drove the assailant to frenzy. the tragedy occurred in front of the students building as chapel services began.
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Northammatoo
Mass
Helen Ayer Marden
Somerville
Smith College
Porter M. Smith
Chicago
Dartmouth College
Miss Marden
Dickinson Hospital
Arrests of a Woman in New York City Trial
A girl named Marie Deutscher, described as pretty and talented, refuses to leave her uncle and aunt and returns to her parents. She is arrested in New York City as incorrigible. Claudia Hains purportedly confesses to wrongdoing, admitted in evidence at the trial of Captain P. G. Hains at Push ing, Li.
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Aud
Marie Deutscher
New York City
Tibe Altegéd
Claudia Hains
P. G. Hains
Anitinees
Wong
Steelé
Psyche- Angeles
New Haven
Ter
Smithsonian. Institution At
Washington
A.moss
Raye
New “York Press
A Lesson in Arithmetical Learning and Social Whispers
The piece likens a boy who gains knowledge to arithmetic growth and compound interest. It shifts to a Q&A about a woman’s marriage, noting society norms and a judge’s remark about a wealthy husband and charming manners.
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Weil
Fortune teller flubs clue in reception room scene
A tall, dark man pursues a subject as a fortune teller misreads the trail. The subject protests the description and calls out a “nolen detective waiting in the reception room.” The sitting ends by adjournment sine die, per the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Philadelphia Ledger
Absentminded St. Louis Laughs Over Hat Mischance
In a humorous snippet from the St. Louis Republic, Mr Dolan asks Bridget what she did with his hat while Mrs Than teases Moike about the hat being left on his bend. The exchange highlights a lighthearted domestic mixup and playful banter.
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Mr. Dolan
Bridget
Description of Missing Cashier Sparks Police Probe
Philadelphia Record notes an inquiry into a missing cashier described by a chief of detectives. The key concern is the cashier was $25,000 short, height details are unclear. Authorities seek information to locate the man and account for the discrepancy.
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Philadelphia
Blissful Ignorance in Classroom Snippet
A playful exchange shows Tommy asking to sneeze and a teacher inviting him to sneeze without disturbing others. The vignette captures a light moment in a school setting with a terse, humorous tone.
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Tommy
Proprietor Ponders German Dialect Comedian Clarity
In a terse exchange a proprietor asks if the German dialect comedian is clear. Managers reply that every word is understood, noting frustration with the routine as televised or performed in a captured moment.
Hard Luck in Love Described in Savvy Excerpt
A fragmentary dialogue from Success Magazine depicts Mildred whose four lovers abandon her before Bob marries. The scene relays teasing exchanges about past romances and a gas stove mishap rattling family humor.
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Mildred
Bob
Inconsistencies of Speech and Weathered Reunions
A fragmented clipping contrasts remarks about speech and temperament with a remark about ten years since last meeting. It includes exchanges about being sea seen and a reference to weather, pairing a Boston Transcript line with a London Opinion snippet.
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London
On Willy Reads The Charge of the Light Brigade
A classroom illustration shows a teacher and pupil debating the line Into the laws of death rode the 6007. The pupil humorously suggests the 400 referred to in the verse were dentists as the discussion centers on the poem’s figures.
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Willy
Ariter
Charse
The
Light Brigade
Ill Luck and Quackery Passages from 1900s Papers
A collection of clipped quotes shows a weary old lady claiming she kept 10 000 medical recipes over fifty years without illness, alongside dialect snippets about Miss Pansy improving arms and a marriage proposal. The references include Chicago Daily News ROMANOD OF PHYSICAL CULTURE and Denver Post style quotes.
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Chicago Daily News
Romanod
Miss Pansy
Ovah Dé
Mietab
Rufus
Denver Post
Wings of the Dove short stories or long tale
A New York Times quip questions whether The Wings of the Dove is a collection of short stories or one long story. The remark arises as a youth devours Henry James, calling the work a "damned long story." The snippet ends with an unrelated note on early marriages in Mexico.
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Henry James
James
New York Times
Office Etiquette for Women in Business Roles
A reprint-style essay argues women must adopt impersonal office behavior, suppress personal traits, and stay brief in communications. It urges managing illness privately, presenting concise, typed applications, and maintaining professional decorum to avoid hindering career prospects.
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