Miner Carries Gold Dust to Denver and Escapes
Paraup Nev tale recounts G W Scott who arrived in Denver with a sack of Nevada gold worth 65 000. He stayed at the American House and later withdrew 10 000 from the clerk for safekeeping, leaving Denver unaware of the remaining hidden fortune. He returned to Paraup with the money untouched and nerves of steel.
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Denver
G W. Scott
Parnup
Nev
Scott
Nevada
Enduwed
Mint
Pacific
W. Scott
Pension return clears debt after old divorce claim
An elderly widow received a New York draft for 666.40 returned to the treasury with orders to discontinue her pension after officials learned her husband obtained a divorce over twenty years earlier. The unsigned letter accompanying the draft identified no names but described the pension history and the mistaken drawing.
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Pension Office Conscience Fund
Sam
New York
Treasury
Ohio
Seid
Washington Times
Gilbert and Gearla Tina Exposure Leads to Doctor Visit
A distressed mother calls a family doctor for her ill son Gilbert who is exposed to gearla tina. The doctor face notes Gilbert resisting treatment as he fears the tongue depressor and feverish symptoms emerge, highlighting a tense medical inspection.
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Gilbert
Gearlatina
Doctor Ae
Doctor Patient Breakfast Exchange Snapshot
Fragment shows a distressed dialogue between Wise M. D. Doctor and a patient over morning nourishment. The exchange hints at a care context and concerns about food or strength, but details are incomplete and unclear.
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M. D
Japanese Invasion of Sakhalin and Odessa Executions
Tokyo reports describe Japanese forces capturing Korsakovsk and destroying forts on Sakhalin while citizens burn and panic subsides as order returns. In Odessa, 24 uprising leaders are hanged and 17 more await public execution as General Ignatieff arrives to oversee law revisions. A battleship transports 57 mutineers to Sevastopol for trial.
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London
Daily Telegraph
Tokio
Sakhalin
Aomori
Japan
Korsakovsk
The
Times
Conspiracy Details Emerge in Nebraska Grain Case
In Omaha deposition, Thomas D. Worrall describes a deliberate conspiracy by Nebraska grain dealers to sell at a loss. Stanhope of Filley is named as the farmer coerced to deal with regular dealers. The plan involved shipping grain to Omaha and forcing losses through low bids and bank transfers.
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Omaha, Neb
Nebraska Grain Dealers’ Association
Thomas D. Worrall
Stanhope
Filley
Omaha Grain Exchange
Peavey
Worrall Grain Company
Westbrook-Gibbons Grain Company
Miller
Worrall
M’gill Lynshed
Mobile
Ala
Dos
Condor
Sebar
Negro McGill
Olympia
McGill
Dr Williams Pink Pills Aimed at Indigestion Cure
A former sufferer testifies that eight boxes of Dr Williams Pink Pills cured his dyspepsia and sleeplessness. The ad touts digestion health, blood strength, and urges readers to obtain the pills from druggists, with a diet book offer and background quotes from newspapers.
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Baysson
Dr. Williams
France
Joseph Baysson
Aix-les-Bains
Larkin Street
San Francisco
Cal
Dr. Williams Medical Co
Schenectady
N.Y
Jubilee for Holdrege Harvest Jubilee Dates Set
Holdrege Nebraska residents plan the second Phelps county harvest jubilee. The event runs August 21 to 26 to avoid conflicts with the state fair and school opening. About 84,000 will be available for jubilee use plus amusements and a Parker Company show.
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Holdrege
Neb
Phelps County
Parker Company
Grape-Nuts touted as cure for stomach trouble in plea
A broad set of testimonials claim Postum’s Grape-Nuts improves digestion and appetite, aiding nervous relief and maternal nourishment. The letters credit coffee avoidance and diet change for dyspepsia relief across multiple families and a baby’s health.
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Vicksburg
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Hottest Day of Summer Strains New York City Health
An extreme heat wave across Manhattan and surrounding cities breaks records with hundreds ill and thousands prostrated. Hospitals bustle as ambulances run constantly and officials report temperatures near 100 in the streets, with deaths and fainting reported among the crowded tenements.
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New. York
New England
Philadelphia
Bagton
New York
Jake’’’ Quok
Central Park
Mob at jail prompts sheriff to seek state aid
A riot at a jail leads Alabama authorities to request help from the governor as violence erupts involving Black suspects. Troops are deployed to restore order and protect facilities. Authorities describe the clash as severe and escalating amid mounting tensions.
Mob Spirit Again Rampant In Alabama Lynching Fear
Gov Gov ern or Jelks received word from Gad dens Ala of threats to free the jailed suspects in a rape murder case. State troops were placed at the sheriff and executives advised as mob numbers dwindled with talks by local officials. The case involves Vance Gardner William Johnson B Alford and Fanoie Mayo accused in the killing of Mrs S J Smith whose body was found after a brutal assault. The coroner’s jury had a session and adjourned with no further trouble expected.
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Montgomery
Ala
Jelks
Gadgden
L. Braney
Iadsden
Gadsden Fail
Vance Gardner
William Johnson
B. Alford
Fanoie Mayo
J. Smith
Busne
Gadsden
Broad Street
Chandler
J. W. Disque
A. R. Brindley
Burnett
Judge Disque
Brindly
Jisque
Ses- Sino
Express Drivers Strike Paralyzes Chicago Unions Clash
Chicago sees a stalled return to work as seven railway express firms keep drivers on strike after a referendum. A riot erupts between union and non union drivers near union HQ with bricks, shots and arrests as police intervene.
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Chicagou
Express Drivers
Uinor
Chicago Federation of Labor
Delog
Michael Donnelly
Amalgamated Butchers’ Union of America
Rictlers
Elect Federation
New York Central Wreck Fatalities Hit Rochester Crossing
New York Central train No 2300 crashed into a freight train at Culver Street crossing in Rochester. Fireman Flossey suffered serious scalds and George White of Chicago was severely cut and bruised. James Clark died after being taken to hospital. No other injuries reported.
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New York Cental
Rochester
N. Y
New York Central Road
Culver’ Street
James Clark
River excursion tragedy near Valley View claims two
A steamer carrying about fifty excursionists on the Kentucky river three miles from Valley View struck a rope stretched across the water. Miss Nancy Carpenter was drowned after being swept into the river, and George W Auchison, superintendent of the Kentucky Dry Poplar Co., was probably fatally injured when the smoke stack fell on him.
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Lexington
Valley View
Kentucky River
Nancy Carpenter
George W Auchiosor
Kentucky Dry Poplar Company
Woman Shot Dead on Street in St. Louis
Report says a woman was shot on a city street in St. Louis. Her mother Bessie Barces witnessed the scene as officers investigated the incident.
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ST. Louis
Bessie Barces
Fort Gibbons Commander Faces No Investigation Claim
Report from Nome states Fort Gibbons commander of the Columbia has not launched any inquiry and accuses lawless elements of responsibility for ongoing trouble in the Nome area.
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Fort Gibbons
The
Columbia
Nome
Peary Sets Sail From New York for North Pole Quest
The Roosevelt ship under Captain Robert E. Peary departed from New York for the north pole voyage with a party of guests and reporters aboard. The launch nearly collided with the vessel as it cleared Sandy Hook and the ship passed the Narrows at 4:45 pm heading toward Sydney and Cape Breton for provisioning.
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Yamada
Zumrud
Jies
Vladimire Bay
Vladivostok
Baron Fer 2Zun
Izumrud
Japan
Vladimir
Matsura
Matsuhito
A. EB. Bougouln
Maki
Amesty
Bougouln
Tokio
C. FE. Strange
Bougouin
Russia
Strang
New York
Robert E. Peary
North Pole
Roosevelt
North River
Thirtieth Street
Narrows
Peary
Sydney
Cape Bitton
Two Killed in Freight Train Collision Near Roanoke
Two men died and four were injured in a head on collision between northbound and southbound freight trains north of Midvale, Virginia. The Norfolk and Western line reported the incident as orders to wait at Midvale were ignored by the northbound crew.
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Tokio
Orbherts
Korea
Tumen River
Vladivostok
Noldersk
Tumeno
Manchuria
Daine
Mauka
Sakhalin
Maximin
Roanok Ig Va
Thne
Mid- Vale
Shina Dand
Norfolk & Western Raiiway
Midvalle Ig Suxr
Roanoke
Midvalle
Exta
Arkansas anti trust law upheld by state supreme court
The Arkansas supreme court declares the state anti trust law valid with two justices dissented. The decision will shut down old lines and any trust activity violating the terms, marking a test of the law’s reach within the state.
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Little Bock
Ark
Arkansas
Supreme Court of
Supreme Court
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Busness Enterprise
N. Y. Globe
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Uganda
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Detroit Free Press
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W. W. Tweedy
Croncos
Tweedy
Maxwell
Bevedge
Manhattan
Alabama
Semona Kiet
Chicago
Mancrouria
Tuman River
North
Polk
Ailey
KONG
Ality
Han
I. Til
M Re
Greer
Rustin Dita
Pel Doen
Kennedy
Justce Mitchew
Zed Boeakley
Pisners’ Aid Society
Pis
BAC
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