Mixed Factoids on Economy Society and Daily Life
A compendium of varied notes cites rope jumping value, peace palace location, US coal lead over Britain, Columbia College expenses, and diamond field discovery. It covers Twain’s wealth, press self-promotion, gold export implies US wealth, Russia child education gaps, French tobacco revenue, cheap cigars claim, Siberian machinery imports, London bar income, New Zealand per capita wealth, Louisiana drainage projects, courtship advice, London vacant homes, servant question, and a Cleveland domestic incident.
Proposals and Predictions From An Era of Change
The piece comments on war casualties and disease losses in Madagascar, a Wisconsin man receiving a honesty medal for locating a debt’s heirs, and jokes about prohibition. It notes naturalization reversals in Chicago for suspected anarchists, debates at Columbia vs Cornell affecting a female coed, and upcoming Supreme Court appointments. It also covers rising aeroplane experiments and Bell predicting mail by air. The Troy Times foresees remarkable near-future developments.
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Alexander Graham Bell
United States
Troy
N. Y
River Breaks Through Dikes in Missouri Valley Flood
The Mississippi surged through the Schulenberg levee at Missouri Point opposite Alton, five feet deep, flooding 2000 acres of farmland. Forty workers battled sandbags and debris through the night as a NE wind drove the river, creating a 34 foot stage by Thursday and a 32.4 foot level at St. Louis.
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St. Louis
Mississippi
Missouri Point
Alton
Missouri
Robbery at Union Station Nets $10000 From Pair
H. Taylor of Seattle traveling from Europe with wife and daughter was robbed of ten thousand dollars in cash and negotiable securities at Union Station Sunday morning. Two men grabbed the wallet as he alighted from a Chicago & North Western train. alarm was raised but the pair fled.
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Se la Coty
Ste RT
Seattle
Union Station
Taylor
Europe
Chicago & Northwestern
Chicago
Mr. Taylor
Monkey Attack Leaves Peoria Girl Insane
Miss Minnie Reesort an 18 year old of 109 Sanger street in Peoria Illinois lies at home deprived of reason after a monkey thrown into a crowd by Giuseppe Cansone an organ grinder struck her in the face. The crowd had watched the animal perform for pennies when the incident occurred. In Pittsburgh bankers plan a rogue gallery to track dishonest clerks following 7.5 million dollars in losses over the past year.
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Peoria
Ill
Guiseppe Cansone
Minnie Reesort
Sanger Street
Miss Reesort
Cansone
Bodies Reported Floated After Drifting Boat Murder Case
The bodies of George Genery and his assistant, keeper of the North Light on Grand Island, are believed to have been murdered and mutilated, then set afloat in open boats on Lake Superior. An immigrant on a Fort Wayne bound Wabash train went insane, fatally stabbing two Italians and wounding another before leaping from a special coach. All victims were immigrants taken at Detroit. the car is held here.
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Munsing
Mich
Lake Superior
George Genery
North Light
Grand Island
Fort Wayne
Ind
St. Louis
Detroit
Belmont Heir Oliver H. P. Belmont Dies After Illness
Oliver H. P. Belmont son of the late August Belmont, educated for the Navy but left that path, died at 6 40 a m after a weeklong coma following an appendicitis operation. He had attended Belmont Park as a spectator the previous Saturday in rainy weather, and his death followed a period of peritonitis.
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August Belmont
Navy
Belmont Park
Ollie Belmont Sought Naval Path Before Illness
Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont son of August Belmont faced a potential operation for his recovery. He was known as Ollie to distinguish him from Perry Belmont and bore the Perry name as part of the family naval tradition. He entered Annapolis but soon left.
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Oliver Hazard Perry Belmont
August Belmont
Perry Belmont
Perry
Ollie
O. H. P. Belmont
Navy
Commodore Perry
Mr. Belmont
Annapolis
Academy
Neosho Trial Opens for Johnnie Davidson Shooting
Neosho Missouri begins trial for 18 year old Johnnie Davidson who shot Roy Ramsour the rejected suitor of her sister Grace Davidson who cannot be served as a witness. The case drew a crowded courthouse as Grace remains missing after the shooting in the Davidson yard.
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Neosho
Johnnie” Davidson
Roy Ramsour
Grace Davidson
Ramsour
Missouri
Davidson
Bessie Davidson
Johnmes
Grace
Boy Lurks Behind Grass as Woman Is Burned in Bronx Park
A 18 year old, Lad Derascino, allegedly set fire to Catherine McCormick in Ross Hill park near the Bronx station, while spectator Richard Thatcher saw a boy approach and then retreat. McCormick, living at 407 High Street Mt. Vernon, may not survive as doctors treat burns across her hair and body.
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New York
Francisco Derascino
Ross Hill Park
Bronx
Catherine McCormick
Confederate Heroes Parade in Birmingham Ends Reunion
In Birmingham Alabama thousands of spectators watched a Confederate Heroes Parade featuring about 10 000 veterans. The event capped a reunion of the United Confederate Veterans with orderly marching and no accidents along the two mile route.
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Birmingham
Ala
United Confederate Veterans
Skiff Saver by Kaiser Stops Collision on Spree
Emperor William aboard the Alexandra acted quickly when a skiff crossed the imperial yacht path on the Spree. He telephoned the engine room to reverse engines and halt, saving the skiff. Crowds along the river cheered the Kaiser as the danger passed.
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Berlin
William
Spree
Alexandra
Emperor
Kaiser
Cooper Trial Closed by Special Military Court
The Eleventh Cavalry corporal Cooper faced a murder charge at Camp Columbia. the court did not render a verdict and adjourned after deciding to proceed with Private Gwinnell’s similar case, accepting Cooper’s testimony to cover Gwinnell with allowance for new witnesses.
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Havana
Cooper
Eleventh Cavalry
Special Military Court
Camp Columbia
Gwinnell
Death From Lovers Quarrel in Watertown Area
Ortha Horton aged 22 is dead and Zan nie Laidlaw aged 26 is believed fatally wounded after a pistol shot in the Laidlaw home near Oxbow Jefferson county. Laidlaw staggered to a physician with a breast wound crying not to shoot herself. A farm hand drove them, another shot occurred and the girl was found with a heart wound and a revolver with two empty shells beside her.
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Watertown
N. Y
Ortha Horton
Zannie Laidlaw
Laidlaw
Oxbow
Jefferson County
Pioneer Pony Expressman King Dies at 82
St. Joseph Missouri William Smith King age 82 one of the first Pony Express riders between St. Joseph and the Pacific coast and an Indian fighter died at his Amazonia Missouri home. For 48 years he worked for the Burlington railroad.
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St. Joseph
William Smith King
Pacific Coast
Amazonia
Burlington Railroad
Lucy Neff Breaks Down On Voyage To San Francisco
The American steamer Lucy Neff, Captain Harding, sailing from Bath, Maine, with 6500 tons of carbide, arrived at San Pedro after 122 days at sea and 2000 miles under sail due to a broken crank shaft in her propeller.
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San Pedro
Cal
Lucy Neff
Harding
Bath
San Francisco
Mother and Babe Attacked in Avalon Wisconsin
Mrs. Gus Hobert and her six month old baby were attacked by a foreigner in Avalon Wisconsin. The assailant demanded money and received $15 before stabbing Mrs Hobert with a dagger. She was found unconscious by her husband.
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Avalon
Wis
Gus Hobert
Hobert
Man Slain Beside His Wife in Detroit Home
Albert Tribulowski was shot three times as he lay sleeping beside his wife in their Alexandria Avenue residence in Detroit. He died from the wounds. The gunman fired while they were in bed, ending a quiet night.
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Detroit
Mich
Albert Tribulowski
Alexandria Avenue
Death of famed Negro pianist known as Blind Tom
The renowned musician Blind Tom, real name Thomas Wiggins, died Saturday in Hoboken New Jersey where he had lived in retirement on charity. Born near Columbus Georgia around 1850, he was a slave who adopted the surname used in his burial certificate.
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New York
Blind Tom
Marvel
Hoboken
N. J
Thomas Wiggins
Columbus
Australian press hails U S fleet arrival plans
Mail advices from Australia report strong preparations in Victoria for welcoming the United States fleet. Australian newspapers comment extensively on the prospective visit, signaling broad public interest and official anticipation.
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Victoria
B. C
Australia
United States
Asparagus Grower Nets $25 For 20-Inch Bunch In Pa
Milltown grower Paul B Hoops received 25 dollars for a single large asparagus bunch from West Chester Pennsylvania. The stalks reached 20 inches in length and weighed 54 pounds.
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West Chester
Paul B. Hoops
Milltown
School Teacher Kills Self After Ordered Terror Act
A schoolteacher killed herself after being ordered to carry out a supposed terrorist act at a meeting of rulers. The incident raises questions about coercion and political pressure within local governance.
Schoolmistress Dies Before Welcome of Emperors
A school mistress, once linked to revolutionaries, killed herself two days before a meeting between King Edward and Emperor Nicholas. The terrorists allegedly urged her to commit the act to avoid vengeance, aiming to prevent her from addressing the platform with pupils welcoming the emperors.
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Edward
Nicholas
Bridge Watchman Murdered in Muskogee Toll Field
David Conway, 60, watchman at the Arkansas river toll bridge in Muskogee Oklahoma, was murdered at his post Thursday night by four unknowns. He reportedly had a substantial sum of money on him and from the toll company. Conway fought back and blood tracks indicate a robber was wounded. the money is missing.
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Muskogee
Okla
David Conway
Arkansas River
Conway
Bailey Submits to Operation After Illness
New York reports U S Senator Joseph W Bailey of Texas submitted to a throat operation after several days of illness in the city. Officials say his condition is favorable though he has a slight fever and is now recovering.
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Bailey
New York
United States
Joseph W. Bailey
Texas
Frisco Sued for 50000 Damages in Rail Crash Suit
Montgomery Missouri Charles Harrel, by Ball and Rosenberger, sues St. Louis and San Francisco Railway Co. for 50000 damages claiming he was crippled in a wreck in this city.
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Frisco
Montgomery
Charles
Harrel
Ball & Rosenberger
St. Louis & San Francisco Railroad Co
Erie Engine Plunges From Bridge In Morning Crash
Erie passenger train No. 5 derailed after plunging over a dry bridge near the station at 1 45 this morning. The engineer is missing and the fireman is possibly fatally hurt at Binghamton New York.
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Erie
Binghamton
N. Y
Bad Man Dutch Shot Dead After Town Rampage
In Ambrose North Dakota a notorious gunman called Dutch rode through the streets shooting and injuring editor J. A. Lipphardt. An armed posse returned fire and the man died from a shot to the head.
Sixty Five Years on One Farm Ends at 102
David Howell aged 102 died at Stroud infirmary after ceasing work three years earlier. He spent 65 years of his life employed on a single farm near London.
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London
David Howell
Stroud Infirmary
Mwe
Practical Fashions Paris Pattern No 2419
Pattern description for a simple waistline dress with high lace collar and lace cuffs in three sizes for a 13 to 17 year old miss. Materials list includes yardage for widths 20, 27, 36, and 42 inches and all over face fabric. Send 10 cents to Pattern Department with name address size and pattern number.
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Paris
Pattern Department
Rival dialog in Cleveland Leader cartoon
In a brief exchange from the Cleveland Leader a boastful rival wagers that more tongues will be seen in one day than claimed by the other. A doctor and a post office clerk acknowledge the bet in a punchy captioned moment.
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Cleveland
Street Corner Fear Prompts Patrolling Police Mention
A Chicago Tribune anecdote depicts Mrs. Storer fearing busy street corners where police patrols may suddenly seize pedestrians, highlighting public anxiety about law enforcement presence on urban sidewalks.
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Homer
Storer
Chicago Tribune
Regular swell visits six evenings a week
Nell and Lil discuss a man in a photograph, noting he is a regular and appears six evenings weekly at the Chicago Tribune venue.
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Nell
Lil
Chicago Tribune
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