Creek Indian uprising clash leaves many dead and 40 captured
In Oklahoma near Hickory, a battle between twenty deputies and about 100 African Americans lasted from late Wednesday until Thursday. Two negroes were killed, deputy Fowler wounded, and about forty captured as deputies attacked the settlement after nightfall.
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Hickory Witilement
Oklahoma
Henrietta
Planteen
Guthrie
Pégre
Fred Wren
Yio Wettlement
Fred
Twnety de Pullen
Shorit Fowler
Arat
River funding in doubt over Missouri river improvement plan
Washington signals a coordinated push by senators and representatives from Town Nebraska South Dakota and North Dakota to relocate a government engineer office to Sioux City Iowa. The move aims to divide Missouri river improvement duties between offices and reflects lower river influence on the Rivers and Harbors bill. The campaign centers on securing an independent engineering headquarters and raises questions about how the 66 000 appropriation will be allocated between river districts.
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Washnngton
Nebraski
South Dakota
North Dakota
Stour Cry
Iowa
Angineer
Mimouri
Lower River
We War Department
Sioux City
George C. Call
Maux City
KH HH
Banks City
Kansas City
Woman's tragic death ends life by gas inhalation in Washington
Mrs. Pierre Lorillard Jr., 40, wife of a prominent man, died by self harm at her Dupont Circle home in Washington. Coroner says long years of physical suffering and weariness with society contributed. The death ends a dramatic arc in local social circles.
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Pierre Lortilard, Jr
Pierre Revterd, Jr
Dupont
Muiciés
Mmm Lorillard
Tulturs
Right to Throne Crown Prince of Servia Campaign
In Sans Sore vitae and semuese oc of Wis perventa Chr Bie ot Maree, the ROE Ee Bilber pree campaign is discussed. The fragment mentions Georgs crown prince of Servia and a right of smocemiun ta rend amid political rhetoric.
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Georgs
Servia
Smocemiun
Wis Perventa
Roosevelt Sails as Crowd Cheers in Hoboken Departure
A large crowd greets former President Theodore Roosevelt as he leaves Oyster Bay for East Africa aboard the Hamburg at Hoboken. Band music, cheers, and a telegram to President Taft mark the sendoff, with Roosevelt beaming and bowing to supporters along the Hamburg American Line pier.
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Theodore Hoonevelt
East Africa
Peureh
Oyster Bay
Hoboken
Hamburg American Line
Hamburg
Boone Wit
Taft
Roosevelt
United States
General Grant
Mr. Roosevelt
Flood Sweeps Town Parkersburg Two Killed in Tank Burst
A pair of exploding water tanks collapsed early Friday in Parkersburg West Virginia killing three people and injuring several others. Dozens of homes were wrecked or damaged including the St John s Lutheran Church nearly demolished. Estimated property loss ranges from two hundred thousand to two hundred sixty thousand dollars.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Walter Wagele
John Maloney
Mia
Kate Barnees
Clara Jones
Colores
Delny
St. John's Lutheran Church
Heroic youth saves child from deadly pool tragedy
A 10 year old boy named Mylue Hoche leaped into icy waters to rescue 6 year old Clara Huscher, pulling her from the pond as onlookers gasped. The incident occurred near a fence where the child had wandered with playmates, ending with efforts to revive her after the near drowning. A separate fire damaged the Port Deport, Alabama, quarter near Norwood Johnson, injuring several and destroying structures including the Barns and Hendren cottages.
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Herve
Mylue Hoche
Clara Huscher
Hinche Tlikon
Uinems
Tor Ai
From Meat to Grape Nuts: A Family Doctor’s Advice
A letter from a reader describes a lasting health change after adopting leaf meat and greasy foods replaced by grape nuts. The writer credits the cereal with improving digestion, nerves, and overall well being after years of poor appetite and weak strength.
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Selenen Han
Dis
The Lady From the Spa serial war tale unfolds
Cyrus Townsend Brady writes Ellen Smith daughter of a Confederate privateer owner amid the War of the Rebellion. Naval officer Thomas Beckman Smith captures the privateer, episodes of life at sea and romance follow, with Ellen’s betrayal, peril, and eventual union with Smith.
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Spa
Cyrus Townsend Brady
Beat
Ellen Smith
Eller
Homas Beckman Smith
Ellen
Smith
Liberty
Romance in books and the common people collide
A discourse on romance in fiction argues that while common lives are often overlooked as sources of powerful stories, some works celebrate ordinary people. It traces character naming quirks, the appeal of accessible heroines, and the tension between idealized romance and real world affection. It notes Heroines and Heroes with varied backgrounds, including a young woman and a navy midshipman, amid broader themes of fame, class, and storytelling tradition.
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Tom" Smiths
Beekman
Iix
Thomas Beekman Smith
United States Navy
Young Smith
le Brother
Rainboro
Smith
United States
Bainboro
St. Lawrence
Alabama
North Atlantic
Easy Oh
Absent Sailor’s Return Sparks North Carolina Romance
Smith, lingering on the quarter deck, dreams of Ellen Jones as Major Jones’s plantation sits near Pamlico and Abemarle sounds. Ellen’s wary father opposed their union, but three years apart and wartime separation deepen the romance. The tale traces social bounds, requests for marriage, and the lure of love against a strict family. (To be continued.)
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Smith
Ellen Jones
Pamlico
Abemarly
Pamlico Round
Major Jones
Ellen
Worought Smith
United States
Jones
North Carolina
Brooklyn Navy Yard
Governor's Inland
Elen
Aslatic
Thomas Heckman Smith
Abe
Jonen
Willy Nilly
The Cheersomes Vacation in Town with Children Away
The Cheersomes describe a summer in New York City while their children stay with relatives. They enjoy peaceful quiet at home, readings, dinners at restaurants, theater visits, and trips to Coney Island, finding rest and relief in the calm of an empty house before the children return.
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Mr. Cheersome
New York
Cheersome
Coney Island
Tiger Kill by Explosive Shell Described by Captain Forsyth
An account recalls Captain Forsyth in India using a three ounce shell on a tiger crouched under a boat. At thirty yards the tiger showed no reaction until kicked by an elephant, then fell dead, the shell having burnt and killed it instantly in the brain.
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Battlefeld
Hisself
Forsyth
Blighlands
Central India
Howdah
Whiskey Cure For Lame Back Prompts Medical Debate
An old public notice claims whiskey combined with Toris Compound and Sarsaparina Compound as an infallible treatment for lame back rheumatism. It prescribes half pint whiskey with one ounce of each compound, taken in tablespoonful doses before meals and at bedtime, available from Globe Pharmaceutical Co. Chicago or any druggist.
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Globe Pharmaceutical Co
Chicago
Bachelors Critique Extravagance Triggering Marital Choices
A writer notes that bachelors complain about women's extravagance as a reason not to marry while privately knowing many women could be suitable partners. They label extravagant women as a lure for careless behavior, suggesting the bachelor’s own vanity fuels the dynamic.
Armadillo Armor and the Missing Link in a Baseball Exhibit
A speaker extols the armadillo as a marvel of nature noting its horned epidermis and invulnerable armor. He claims the animal can roll into a perfect sphere when chased and links this to a cave man ancestor. The talk then previews the next cage featuring the oraithe rhynchus, the supposed missing link between bird and beast.
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Science
Rinent
Indies
Gents
Catarrh Cure Promises Cure and Wedding Ring Mystery
An advertisement touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as a blood tonic and mucous surface remedy, claiming internal ingredients reach the disease. The piece then shifts to a bridal ring lore recounting Henry VIII’s daughter Mary’s 2 year old wedding with Francis I of France, proxy ring, and various ring materials and superstitions.
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Hall
Cheney & CO
Jake Wall
Mary
Henry VIII
Francis I
France
Henry
Catherine of Aragon
Marie
Bounivet
Cardinal Wolsey
Eaeara
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