Townsend Puts Focus On Esch Townsend Rate Bill
President and Representative Townsend of Michigan discussed railroad rate legislation. Townsend aims to introduce a bill to empower the Interstate Commerce Commission to set reasonable rates after due study, focusing on private cars refrigerator cars and terminal charges, with no plan to fix all rates. He expects enactment in the next Congress.
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Washington
Townsend
Michigan
House of Representatives
House
Congress
Interstate Commerce Commission
Japanese schoolboys dream of earlier days and sports
A fragment describes Japanese schoolboys fondly recalling past times and enjoying tennis and baseball though wartime discipline dampened games. A vivid anecdote mentions a flash of lightning entering a house, causing scorch marks on oil painting and hat trimmings, with a witness noting brimstone smell and fear of death.
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Okla
Cure for Sciatic Pain Claims by Local Resident
Mineral Oct 16 That a sure cure for sciatic pains is Dodd's Kidney Pills is the firm opinion of Mr. D. S. Colson a well known resident who says the pills cured his awful hip pains and helped him walk again He asserts the pills remove uric acid from the blood and thus prevent rheumatism and sciatica.
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Specia
D. S. Colson
Dodd
Colson
Cuticura Promises Relief for Women’s Ailments
Advert says Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cleanse mucous surfaces blood and fluids for female complaints including discharges ulcerations inflammations itching irritations relaxations and irregularities. Claims aid for anemia chlorosis hysteria nervousness and debility.
Curiosities and Developments Across Nations and Seas
United States output reaches 319 million metric tons of ore worth 485 million at mines and nearly a billion to consumers. Five French submarines cruise Tonola harbor unseen by torpedo craft. Turkestan engagement gifts govern marriages with return rules if betrothal ends. Italian engineer unveils sunken-ship lifting system using canvas and air chambers. Ambergris from sperm whale fetches up to fifty thousand dollars. Belgium requires shop girls be given means to dispose of engagements during business hours. Germany operates traveling schools teaching housekeeping and farm work in Bavarian districts.
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United States
Turkestan
Belgium
Germany
Badeo Baviria
Coffee Neuralgia Lifted by Postum Use Says Woman
A woman with nervous neuralgia and headache says after giving up coffee and using Postum Coffee substitute she regained health. She reports no neuralgia or headaches for eight months, resumes housework easily, and feels restored. She credits Postum with reversing years of nervous prostration.
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Dave
Ark Room
A. Happ
Postum Co
Costes
Gomez Arrives in New York Amid Cuban Political Sparks
Gen. Juan Jose Gomez, ex governor of Santa Clara and liberal presidential hopeful, docked in New York aboard the Monterey. He denies any intervention mission, says no definite plans, and mentions possible talks with Americans but not President Roosevelt. Accompanied by O. Ferera, he cites crowded jails in Santa Clara and Cuban political tension aboard the ship.
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New York
Juan Jose Gomez
Santa Clara Province
Cuba
Palma
Monterey
United States
Washington
Roosevelt
Gomez
Amercan
Gome
Liberal Party
General Gomez
O. Ferera
Havana
Kerera
Gomes
Santa Clara
Ferera
Hayrana
Wreck of St Paul after fog off Eureka Cal
The San Francisco and Portland steamer St Paul ran aground near Point Gorda in dense fog. Despite a total wreck, 93 passengers and 65 crew were rescued with help from Vanguard and Ranger. Many onlookers offered aid as transfers to Pomona and Alliance steered survivors toward Portland.
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Eureka
Cal
Point Gorda
Humboldt
San Francisco and Portland Company
St. Paul
Randall
Pomona
San Francisco
Sanger
Vanguard
Ranger
Blunt’s Reef
Portland
Alliance
Fancall
J. E. Wickman
Geome
Robbers Hold Up Great Northern Train Near Seattle
Four gunmen and two youths boarded the Great Northern overland train near Ballard Seattle. The robbers fired dynamite tearing the baggage car door and exploded the safe injuring express messenger Charles Anderson. Two boys deny involvement claiming they joined after the train began its ride.
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Seattle
Wash
Great Northern Overland
Ballard
Charles Anderson
Forest reserves created in Arizona region
The general land office withdraws about 705000 acres in southeastern Arizona from entry to form several forest reserves named Rincon Santa Teresa Galusus Whitstone and Dragon. The action sets aside these lands to protect forests and natural resources in the area.
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Arizona
Washington
Trs
General Land Office
Santa Teresa
Mother Seeks Child Amid Nebraska Adoption Confusion
In Omaba Nebraska a distressed mother Grace Miller seeks her three month old child. She says the baby was left with a Plattsmouth woman who later claimed the child was placed for adoption in Omaha. Nebraska Children’s Home Society confirms court-ordered placement and a home has been found for the infant.
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Omaba
Court House
Grace Miller
Lincoin
Plattsmouth
Plattmouth
Omaha
Brown Block
Nebraska Children’s Home Society
Bruen Block
Quivey
Fremont Youth Uses Employer Check To Buy Goods
Henry Mi'too a Fremont youth, working at a sugar factory, bought $65 worth of goods with a check signed by his employer R A Gould. Storekeeper N Sampter, called from bed at eight, accepted the check and gave clothing and change totaling about $40, trusting the boy.
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Fremont, Neb
Henry Mi'too
R. A. Gould
N. Sampter
Fremont
Sampter
Milton
Cause Deaths via Child Fort Scott Kans
Mrs Bette Siggins and her daughter Miss Clara Shaw are jailed on first degree murder charges over the death of Mrs Riggins a year old stepchild. The pair allegedly starved biological and abused Mrs Riggins two stepchildren ages seven and three resulting in severe conditions.
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Scott
Kas
Bette Siggins
Clara Shaw
Marder
Riggins
Miss Shaw
Hunger Strike Spreads Through Prison in St Petersbug
In St. Petersburg a hunger strike has spread from the women’s department of a major prison for political offenders. For three days inmates have refused meals to protest rough treatment of a female prisoner and harsh prison administration conditions.
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Flanger Stride
ST. Petersburg
Prson
Pricrner
Miss Roosevelt Arrives in Yokohama from Shimomonski
Miss Alice Roosevelt and party reach Yokohama aboard the Minnesota from Shimomonski. They are greeted by the American minister, consul, and imperial ceremonies official, decline new formalities, and plan to stay at a hotel before continuing to San Francisco with the party led by Karas.
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Yokohama
Alice Roosevelt
Minnesota
Shimonoski
Roosevelt
Karas
Farmer Sam Taylor Missing Near Silver Creek
Sam Taylor, a respected farmer five miles east of Silver Creek, vanished after returning from Duncan. He left his team in the barn and disappeared near his home, with some believing he drowned in a nearby creek while others think he fled. The search continues as authorities investigate the disappearance.
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Silver Creek
Nedd
Sam Taylor
Duncan
Donahue Sends Reward for Crowe Capture
Omaha Chief of Police John J Donahue sent a cashier's check for 209 to Butte Montana to cover a reward offered by the chief for the capture of Pat Crowe. The funds were sent to Captain Duno of the Omaha detective force for delivery to Butte officers holding Crowe in custody.
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Donahue
Omaha
Neb
John J Donahue
Butte
Mont
Pat Crowe
Duno
Japan Seeks Swift Policy Change in Korea After Anglo Japanese Pact
Tokyo newspapers argue Korea must be reoriented with withdrawal of foreign ministers and recall of Korean officials abroad to curb diplomatic pressures. Reports claim Manchuria troops may be confined in Kure as Korean unrest grows. Sun Yat Sen is accused of backing Chinese revolutionary activity. Korean peasants face starvation amid forced land dispossession cited by Korean services.
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B.C
Toklo
Empress of Japan
Japan
Tvblo
Korea
Tokio
Seoul
Yokohama
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Kure
Peking Tzi'way
Sun Yat See
Revolutionary Party
China
Sun Yat Sen
Tien ‘Sin
Fokio
London
Peking
Fekinz
I Yong Ik
Shanghai
Europe
Hurlbut
Beatrice and area report ties to typhoid deaths and crimes
Local notices include typhoid illness in Beatrice households and two deaths near Schuyler. Beatrice man found dead near his Beatrice home appears due to apoplexy. A Norfolk widow faces combined loss of husband and mother in Shenandoah. Burglary at Plattsmouth store noted with no suspects.
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UO. E. Anderson
Ing
Fev
Walter Steel
Beatrice
William Ellimer
P Ae
Gounly
Holly
Plattsmouth
Daug
Fred W. Arndt
Q Stock Exchange
Nebraska City
Deato
Tur
Wred
Wrank
Arthur Anddward
Carrie
Tig Odd Fellows’ Lodge
George Offenhauser
Norfolk
Ernst
Shenandoah
Omaha
Immigrant Arrivals Reported on New York Streets
Immigrants arrive in New York with crowded streets and uncertain futures. Local officials note persistence amid hardship as communities organize support and relief efforts.
Unclear text fragment on suffrage figures and leadership
Disjointed OCR fragment references individuals such as George and Bellevue, mentioning the Atlantic in committee and leadership roles. It hints at a political or suffrage context but lacks coherent details or events.
Weaver Kab faces crowd as Kaukauna holds lynching scare
Threnata Mule of Lynching Wisconsin reports a near 3000 strong crowd greeted the special car in Kaukauna where Weaver E Kab charged with Michael McCarty’s murder was brought in amid threats observed by officers and the sheriff.
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Threnata Mule
Fragmented OCR Note at Local Archive
An OCR fragment from a local page shows unclear text with names and places partially legible. The readable items suggest a brief notice or item, but key details and dates remain unreadable.
Fragmentary OCR yields distant and hand wording
Reading shows jumbled phrases about distant and hand related terms. No clear people, places, or events are identifiable to form a full news item.
Fragmented Text: Agricultural Notes and Market Hints
Fragmented andUnreadable OCR blocks discuss crops and yields, prices, and shipping amid references to Manitoba, Herts, Saga, and Mr. Thompson. Mentions include grain estimates, farm conditions, and potential government rates, with scattered sentences about crop quality and market dynamics.
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Ogliviesii
Thompses
Thompson
Wioniper
Neaest
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