Convict No 9510 haunts former educator Newton C Dougherty
The piece recalls Newton C Dougherty once a respected Peoria educator and benefactor, now Convict No 9510 in Joliet prison. It contrasts his rise to wealth with a fall due to moral lapses, noting wages of sin and loss of wealth, honor, and name. It also cites Kansas City World on farmer wealth and wheat crop value.
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Newton C. Dougherty
Peoria
Hliei
Joliet
Hon Dougherty
Chicago
Fields Turned to Gold Wealth of American Farmer 1905
The article proclaims farmers in 1905 reach record wealth, with farm production totaling 6 415 000 000 and extraordinary gains. It notes cattle, hens, and farm assets generate vast value, claiming farm wealth rivals national debt and railroad value, underscoring unprecedented agrarian wealth.
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Midas
Hyus
Commission Warns to Halt Niagara River Power Expansion
The International Waterways Commission urges U S and Canada to prevent corporate rights or franchises for Niagara River use until proper studies are completed. It calls for joint action to suspend further development, noting preservation of the Falls requires united measures and timely legislation.
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International Waterways Commission
Falls of
Niagara
Commission
United States
Canada
Niagara River
Congress
Parliament
New York Sun
Public salaries prompt questions on value and experience
W D Vandiver argues that high Bank of Germany and Bank of England salaries pale beside the McCurdy family wealth at Mutual Life. He asks if insurance leadership requires more ability than banking or national office and compares salaries of McCurdy relatives to the US president and cabinet.
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Bank of Germany
Bank of England
McCurdy
The
Mutual Life
Paul Morton
Equitable
United States
Supreme Court of the United States
Union
W. D. Vandiver
The Deadly Termite Threat to United States Homes
The article warns of termites invading U S homes with rising destructiveness and spread from tropical origins. It explains termite biology a winged form and a supplementary queen discovered by H G Hubbard, plus the risk to libraries attics and farms across cities from San Francisco to Boston with cases in South Carolina and Washington.
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United States
Soichow
Ava
South Carolina
Washnan
Washing
Boston
United
C. L. It
Tropics
Fraf
H. G. Hubbard
America
Cost of the White House in early United States era
The article outlines White House expenditures totaling about 3 million dollars with one third for furniture and decorations. It notes state contributions from Virginia and Maryland, annual maintenance costs, occasional large extra sums, china purchases, repairs, and the monthly presidential salary of 4166.67 dollars paid via a warrant signed through the Treasury.
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White House
Saturday Evening Post
Virginia
Maryland
Congress
China
Janitor with Parrot School Turns Up in Plain Dealer
A Cleveland Plain Dealer snippet notes a janitor once ran a school for talking parrots, implying a warm vocabulary. The remark highlights the quirky past of an everyday worker in a light, humorous tone.
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Cleveland Plain
Sign of age noted in others and in Senge
A fragment references age signs seen in others and in Senge. The wording is fragmented but points to aging cues or signs associated with Senge.
Prize Beard of Pike County Man Draws Kansas City Attention
Valentine Tapley, a 40 year old farmer from Pike County, claims the world’s longest beard at eleven feet. He never shaved, began growing it at 15, and has wrapped it around his body for years. He refuses offers to exhibit it and would rather die with the beard than part from it.
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Kansas City World
Pike County
Valentine Tapley
Kansas City
Tapley
London
American Visitor Endures Mockery at English Club
A young American staying in a provincial English town is teased by locals for his national emblem. He endures the ribbing with good humor and finally reveals his membership in a club, noting there are over eighty millions of Americans.
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Guying
Sam
Hanging of Danny Deever Begins at Dawn
Kipling's poem describes the execution of Danny Deever for a comrade’s death. Files on Parade and the Color Sergeant react to the looming punishment as drums and a quickstep signal the regiment’s march past. The narrative contrasts cold discipline with sorrow and the soldiers’ uneasy mood.
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Danny Deever
Danny
Rudyard Kipling
Specialist Calamity in Medicine Sparks Debate on Focus
Dr. G. C. Franklin laments growing medical specialization citing benefits to science but warns it may narrow practitioners. He urges public awareness to avoid false specialists and criticizes aggressive advertising that claims cures without patient evaluation.
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G. C. Franklin
Franklin
London Mail
Mechanics
People Grow Notable On слух of Unseen Events
A reflective line notes how some individuals seem almost famous for believing or spreading rumors about events that never occurred, shaping perception through hearsay and imagination.
No clear article headline from fragmented text
Fragmentary OCR lacks identifiable people, places, or events. No coherent summary can be derived beyond noting the text is disjointed and inconclusive as provided.
Womanly manliness and the modern girl’s pursuits
A London Telegraph excerpt muses on how modern women adopt masculine tastes such as hockey and lectures while juggling studies. It contrasts scaremongers with measured cautions about balance, noting Canton’s spinning maiden festival and a Chinese wedding custom as a counterpoint.
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Canton
London Telegraph
Bull in Cupples Pasture Provokes City Notice
Jim Cupples the milkman owns fields around Scarboro. A bull in a crossing field irritates cottagers who fear for safety. The mayor and railroad president confront Cupples, who asserts ownership of both field and bull. The tale ends with a quip about informing the bull of authority.
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Scarboro
Scarboro & Taitville
Jim
Cigars Across Time and Taste
A Washington Post piece notes cigars improve with age when stored in cedar boxes, reaching peak flavor after four years. It cites local variations where Havanas gain a bitter aftertaste in certain climates and advises occasional switches from imported to domestic brands, citing 40 cent wholesale cigars and Connecticut varieties.
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TI. L. Marston
Washington Post
Cabbage Condemn Air Poisoning Odor In City Scene
A fragment from the Cleveland Plain Dealer depicts an expert callout about a decaying cabbage and a large gasoline car passing by. The cabbages protest the odor and accuse pollution of the air as the scene emphasizes a sickening stench in urban life.
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Cleveland Plain
Longest clock pendulum and exotic world curiosities
Records describe the Eiffel Tower clock pendulum at 377 feet long, a 30 mile Grand Falls chasm, a Philippines linguistic diversity of 31 languages, and the cost of a Mahomet memorial tomb. It notes rapid sail power, global steamer counts, a French heart model, tiny Greenland birch, and a Chinese bracelet tax while detailing Swiss swallows and global hides imports. It also cites a magazine tally of deaths from adulterated foods including mushrooms, candy, wood alcohol, ice cream, formaldehyde milk preservative, and glucose beer.
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Grand Falls
Labrador
Philippines
Mahomet
Germany
Switzerland
Luzérne
Zurich
Italy
England
Ifrance
Ostrander Elms Honor Donor at Cornell University
Henry W. Sage recalls John B. Ostrander who donated the elm trees planted along East Avenue with stones marking their name. Ostrander died years ago, yet his gift endures as a shade for future generations at the university.
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East Avenue
Cornell University
Ostrander Elms
Henry W. Sage
Ezra Cornell
University
Cornell
John B. Ostrander
Canada
Michigan
Dryden
Henry
Ostrander
Surgeon tightens bandage to stem bleeding lesson from barber
A Cleveland Leader quip compares medical practice to barber shaving. The layman asks why the bandage is tied so tight and the surgeon explains it compresses arteries to prevent fatal bleeding. The joke highlights surgery’s anatomy and tongue in cheek.
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Cleveland
Distress in a Fragmented Exchange From Boston to Baltimore
A garbled dialogue hints at a fiery blaze in Baltimore with a question about a father’s office building. The reply from Boston mentions only that walls remained standing while the edifice burned internally. End of fragment.
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Mr. Smith
Baltimore
Miss Jones
Boston
Cleve
Worst over for timer in Russia amid unrest from Baltic to Don region
St Petersburg reports indicate the government believes the worst is over for winter aside from the Baltic provinces Caucasus and Don region where anarchy may continue. Authorities foresee small scale disorders and a January 22 demonstration while not expecting a great uprising soon.
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ST. Petersburg
Baltic
Caucasus
Don
Socialista
Revolutionists
National Assembly
Constitutional Democrats
Terjioki
Finland
Law and Order Party
Ekaterinodar
South Russia
Sumy
Kharkoff
Novorossyk
Black Sea
Yuzovka
Sea of Azov
Neuenberg
Courtland
Baron van Derecke
Jacquelile
Tragic Rockland Street Collapse In Haverstraw
Seventeen people are missing after thirteen houses on Rockland Street toppled into a sixty foot deep clay pit connected to brick making. Twelve residents and five rescuers were among those believed killed in the disaster.
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Haverstraw
N. J
Rockland Street
Eruption at Naples Mount Vesuvius spectacle draws crowds
Mount Vesuvius eruption near Naples astonished thousands including many Americans. Three lava streams surged toward the Funicular lower station causing damage. Observers link the activity to nearby Etna in Sicily. authorities note ongoing volcanic fury.
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Naples
Italy
Mount Etna
Sicily
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