Coney Island Fire Destroys Amusement District
A Sunday blaze at Coney Island wrecked seven blocks of the amusement zone including Tilyou's Steeplechase and many small hotels, with Luna Park and Dreamland narrowly saved. About one million dollars in damage, three injured, one fireman Gottfried Messerli fatally likely. San Dora the armress and legless man saved in a basket amid the chaos.
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New York
Coney Island
Tilyou
Luna Park
Dreamland
Gottfried Messerli
San Dora
Lawyer and ex mayor forger in Kenton jailed
Prominent lawyer and former two term mayor Kenton Kenton, Thomas Black, surrendered to sheriff Monday on forgery charges. He admits forging papers totaling $28,000 over nine years, acting as agent for Dr. F W Sapp of Columbus who owns substantial local property. Black forged mortgage documents dating from May 30 1899 to July 3 this year.
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Kenton
Thomas Black
Black
F. W. Sapp
Columbus
Red Flag Protest Halted by Police in Hancock
In Hancock Michigan a socialist parade was halted when police confronted marchers carrying red flags in defiance of a city ordinance. When officers tried to arrest flag bearers, clashes erupted with many participants joining in. Thirteen marchers including one woman were arrested amid widespread fistfights and use of clubs. In Memphis Tennessee a deadly early morning blaze on the eleventh floor of the Memphis Cold Storage building during construction caused one firefighter’s death and about $600,000 in damage.
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Hancock
Mich
Memphis
Tenn
Memphis Cold Storage Company
Oldfield Sets Two New World Records at Fargo Fair
Barney Oldfield opened the Fargo interstate fair by breaking two world automobile records on a half mile track. He first mile of a three mile race went in 1 15 and the three miles in 3 61. A second item notes a woman found strangled in a West Twenty second street boarding house. The deceased is identified only as Mrs. Davidson. A third brief reports Charles H. Ralston elected mayor of Oskaloosa to fill the vacancy after the death of Wil Mam Cricket.
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Oldfield
Fargo
N. C
Barney Oldfield
New York
Davidson
West Twenty-second Street
Oakaloosa
Oskaloosa
Death Appears as Hungarian Judge for Sudden Gift
A peasant woman in a village near Presburg received 400 kronen from her husband in America and deposited it in the local post office savings bank. The next day she withdrew it after claiming Death had warned her to have the money ready. Bank staff alerted gendarmes. Death proved to be the local judge, and the money remained in the bank.
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Presburg
America
Post Office Savings Bank
Pall Mall Gazette
Two Sisters Cure Eczema with Cuticura Remedies
A testimonial notes two sisters curing eczema on the head using Cuticura Soap and Ointment, one sister also using Cuticura Resolve and Pills and praising them as a tonic. The report, dated Oct 3, 1906, from Morrison Illinois, ends with other unrelated ad copy about Defiance Starch and a Pittsburg millionaire anecdote.
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Edith Hammer
Morrison, Ill
Duty and Deeds in a Brief Verse Collage
A compact clipping blends moral quotes by Henry Ward Beecher and Shakespeare with an advertisement for Krause's Headache Capsules from Norman Lichty Mfg. Co Des Moines Iowa. The fragmentary text presents a mix of aphorisms and a 25 cent patent remedy listing.
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Krause
Norman Lichty
Vacuum bottle promises long heat and cold retention for sportsmen
An article touts a double walled vacuum bottle that keeps squid hot for 48 hours in extreme cold and chilled beverages cool for weeks in heat. It also promotes Defiance Starch as a chemical free fabric stiffener delivering strong finish with less quantity, aligning with a trend in fine white goods.
Diversified Existence. Old lab torn down now used for many roles
A brick laboratory in Middle town Conn built in 1825 has been torn down on Saturday and repurposed for diverse uses including a gunhouse hospital eating place carpenter shop icthouse and an electrical laboratory. The Parliament building in Wellington New Zealand claims to be the largest wooden structure in the world with wooden houses and churches common in Wellington and other towns. Also mentions Defiance Starch collar and cuff stiffness advise 16 oz for 10 cents sold by grocers.
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Middletown
Conn
Parliament
Wellington
New Zealand
Wellngton
King Pao to Mark Five Hundredth Anniversary
The Pekin newspaper King Pao or News of the Capital celebrates its 500th year this year, highlighting its status as the world’s oldest newspaper.
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King Pao
News of
Pekin
Equally Painful Tales and Household Laundry Tips
A Richmond anecdote recounts a black stable worker pursuing payment from a whitewashing employer, illustrating a painful interaction. The piece also notes white goods laundering, praising starch for stiffness, and a humorous critique of legislators mispronouncing words like victuallers and municipal in a Boston Record item.
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's Foot-Ease Sold by Druggists
Old time ad copy mentions Allen's Foot-Ease as a remedy for painful feet and swollen shoes. It includes claims of curing foot discomfort, easy shoe fit, and a distributor address in Le Roy New York, with typical 19th century marketing language.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
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