Hurricane devastates Grand Turk and nearby shores
A hurricane struck Grand Turk and adjacent Turks Island areas, destroying streets, uprooting trees, and wrecking buildings. Dozens of lives were lost, including a district commissioner on a tour when the storm hit. Salt lighters and ships disappeared or were driven aground, with widespread casualties reported.
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Grand Turk Ivlterneys
Turks
Moracd
Beleck
Grand
Bulldblown
Pam Hen
Hawks West
Dan Leon
Calcos Fiber Company
Hawks
Grand ‘Turk
Grand Turk
Plague Spreads Across City Amid Recalling Officials
The text reports a plague in a Russian city, detailing rising case counts and fear. It notes 11 new cane cases and 3 deaths, bringing totals to 60 in 40 days. Authorities face criticism for early missteps as unemployment rises and crowd unrest grows around public works and wages.
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Reien
Petersbura
Rusia
Tumeta
Session ends with partial work. deadlock blocks U.S. senator election
The special session of the Thirty Meond General Assembly in Iowa adjourned at 5 pm Thursday with only partial work done. A primary law passed while the effort to elect a United States senator stalled due to deadlock. The assembly plans to reconvene November 24 to choose a senator for the expired term ending March 4, 1909. The concurrent resolution set the adjournment and reconvening times, and reported votes were 36-14 in the Senate and 64-33 in the House.
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Towa
United States
State House
Sgetena
United States Senate
Senate
House
Willem Allison
Unconstitutional Commodities Clause Ruling by U S Court
The United States circuit court for the eastern district of Pennsylvania declared the Map burn commodities clause unconstitutional. The decision holds the clause as not a regulation of commerce under the commerce clause. Attorney General Bonaparte argued for the government in Philadelphia. The railroads argued the clause was confiscatory discriminating and not a regulation.
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Mapburn
United States Circuit
Eastern District of Pennsylvania
Bonaparte
Philadelphia
Interstate Commerce Commission
Los
Peasona
Unclear text fragment on charges and dividends
The readable lines reference a charged individual linked to theft from the United States Treasury and a judge involvement, plus mentions of a quarterly dividend by a company. Details are fragmented with many garbled words and names unreadable.
Assembly Passes Amendment to Primary Law for US Senate
The General Assembly approved an amendment allowing a US Senate primary to be held at the November general election. The measure requires voters to pledge party support and restrict cross party primary voting. House Democrats backed an Oregon plan substitute, but the committee bill passed 84 to 21 with Democrats opposing.
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Hoth
Pad
Gev Cummins
United States
Committee On the House
Senate
Gililland
House
Nelson Finishes Joe Gans in San Francisco Prize Fight
Matting Nelson defeated Joe Gans in the twenty seventh round at Colma arena San Francisco to claim the lightweight title. Gans was beaten down after a long bout and could not rise before the count of ten as Nelson delivered a relentless series of blows. Both fighters bore marks from the brutal contest before the referee declared Nelson the winner.
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Negro Pug
Matting Nelson
Joe Gans
Colma Arena
San Francisco
Gans
Nefxon
Gana
Nelson
Eddie Smith
Wright Breaks All Records in Fort Meyer Flight
Orville Wright set a new aeroplane duration record at Fort Meyer near Washington D C. He circled the parade ground for 67 minutes and 1 second, covering an estimated 26 to 38 miles per hour, despite motor slips. He planned another attempt later, noting the motor issues were minor.
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Ilo
Orville Wright
Fort Meyer
Washington D. C
Wright
Met Is Bare Wich Thieves for Fatal Shooting Affair
A man is charged after a fatal shooting in the Peaees area following a burglary case. Police say the suspect fired during a confrontation with burglars, resulting in a death and ongoing investigation.
White Lead Painter Brand Ad and Colonial Anecdote
An advertisement touts White Lead by the Dutch Boy Painter trademark from the Nathanial Lead Company offering a free testing booklet. A British imperial anecdote follows about Afridi recruitment and a soldier who knew the enemy’s ways, answering a superior with a jocular explanation.
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Whdely
Nathantl
Woodbridge Bldg
New York City
Ten Years of Backache Excerpt and Ephemera
A reader ad features Mrs Thomas Dunn of Columbus Ohio praising Don s Kidney Pills for ten years of backache relief and cure. The snippet includes a 50 cent price and FosterMilburn Co Buffalo as seller. Also a fragmented amuse bouche about hair spray and a street Barker touting a Circassian beauty and living skeleton act from a Chicago Tribune style page.
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Thos
Dunn
Vine &J
Columbus
Ohio
Don
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. J
Chicago
Tribune
Terrible skin disease cured by Cutlours remedy
A LeSueur Minnesota mother reports her two month old daughter suffered a facial rash that worsened to a full face and head sore. After failed remedies the child improved within two months of using the Cutlours treatment, with no eczema since. A second fragment mentions a Chicago Tribune gossip line about marriage plans.
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Mia HF
Budke
LeSueur
Minn
Registration for Rosebud Indian Lands Draw in 1904
Prospective registrants for the Rosebud Indian Lands drawing in Tripp County South Dakota must register in Chamberlain or Pierre via the Chicago Milwaukee St Paul railroad between October 6 and 17 1904. The process includes an oath of application and concerns a 28 000 acre tract on the south side of the Missouri River with allotments in dimes and other details.
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Rosebud
South Dakota
Tripp County
James W. Wittens
General Land Office
Notaries Gather at Dallas for Tripp County Land Draw
South Dakota state news reports a surge of notaries preparing for land registrations in Dallas near the Tripp County drawing. Four hundred claims opened at Pierre last year, with more than 4 000 claims to select in Tripp, prompting many notaries from across the state to stay in Dallas for the event. The state secretary issued hundreds of new notarial commissions recently, many from Gregory county towns, aiming to join the Dallas harvest.
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WIM
Dallas
Tripp
Pierre
Lower Brule
Dail
Gregory
Many County Fairs Launch West of Missouri River
Conditions rapidly shift as western counties host fairs highlighting agricultural products. Philip and Reliance showcased west-of-river outputs in recent weeks, with Harding in early October inviting visitors to see grain and pumpkins and a mix of old cattle raisers and new settlers competing in western Stanley Lyman and Butte counties.
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Missouri River
Hart
Philip
Stanley County
Reliance
Lyman County
Butte County
Harding
Paid After 43 Years for Brown County Veteran
A long outstanding government claim from 43 years ago finally paid after a Washington law firm found the error. T. & Camburn, a Brown County veteran, faced a decades long delay but secured a warrant for the owed amount. If interest had been applied, the sum would have grown substantially.
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T. &. Camburn
Brown County
Nliow
Washington
Boy shoots teacher on road near Worthing
Miss Gertrude Richer, a popular teacher, was shot in the shoulder when she asked boys to stop firing from rifles as she rode to town with her brother. The bullet lodged in the spine, medical staff are hopeful but uncertain of recovery. The shooter is named Gilbert Eocarius and is described as transient.
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Toms
Worthing
Gertrude Richer
Miss Richer
Gilbert Eocarius
Great crowds at Huron State Fair draw massive attendance
Thousands arrive from across the state as trains run full and the fair reports strong sales and enthusiasm. Officials note Wednesday turnout above twenty thousand with enthusiastic crowds filling Huron events and related festivities.
Land Rush Preparations in Dallas Attract 1000 Settlers
Dallas gears up for the Tripp county land opening with 160 carpenters at work. Hotels restaurants and sleeping houses rise as officials vow zero gambling to protect homeseekers during the 75 000 anticipated registrants for the 1 000 000 acres.
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Dallas
Tripp
Dallay
Lignite Found In Large Quantities Across Butte County
Lignite coal strikes in northern and eastern Butte county provide fuel for homesteaders. New mines discovered daily across a wide area, preventing control by any single party. Coal veins run 6 to 12 feet thick, lignite of good quality, with most homesteaders able to dig and access fuel within five miles.
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Butte County
South Dakota
Taxes About The Same For Lawrence County
The 1908 tax levies were set by the county commissioners. Total levy of 14 mills plus 3 mills state equals a similar overall tax to last year. County school poll is $1, road levy $1.60, general fund 4 mills, interest 24 mills, insurance 1¼ mills, sinking 1¼ mills, roads 2 mills, bridges 1 mill. County valuation bases at $9,000,000.
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Lawrence County
Deadwood
Board of County Commissioners
Lee In Demand As Democratic Governor Candidate
Andrew E. Lee one of the Democratic candidates for governor is scheduled to speak at the Gregory County Fair in Bonesteel on Thursday afternoon and again in the evening. The rally will highlight support from multiple counties and a broad campaign presence across the region.
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Lee
Andrew E. Lee
Gregory County
Bonesteel
Archduchess Makee Candies Trade Noted
Archduchess Frederick of Austria, famed mother of many daughters, runs a candle making and candy business. Her decorated candies perfume rooms and fund her sisters. She supplies the pope with bedroom candies yearly and provides altar candles for Sistine Chapel or St. Peter's Masses.
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Archduchess
Frederick
Austria
Tao
Sistine Chapel
St. Peter's
Popcorn Fatality Suspected in Sarcophagus Confusion
A Chicago Tribune quote reports Jonny Powwne Seow Bacape choking on popcorn. Mrs Lapsling recalls a grain lodging in his windpipe but a doctor later said the grain was not in his wind pipe, instead likened to a sarcophagus as a misinterpretation.
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Jonny
Mra
Chicago ‘Tribune
Hilarious Mishearing Sparks Sunday School Tale
On Dicky's first day at Sunday school he told his mother about a funny song phrase, the child recalling a misheard line as Hold the Vort Fried Ham Coming. The anecdote captures a playful mispronunciation from a young family moment.
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Anne
Dicky
Politics and satire mix in a clipped almanac moment
Secretary Cortelyou urges dignity in politics while recalling failed office seeker Hilary Tarkness who spent 37 years pursuing a $5,000 post. An editor suggests epitaph jokingly reading Mere Libary HankneIg in the only place for which it never applied. Mrs Chugwater muses on rain checks and rare weather devices.
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Cortelyou
Hilary Tarkness
Hilary
The Pale Girl Finds Relief From Coffee’s Chill
In cold weather people seek warmth from coffee but it weakens circulation and raises chilliness. Shenasa from Dakota recounts years of headaches and nervousness due to coffee. After switching to a new drink called Peatum her energy returns and headaches fade.
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Shenasa
Vieband
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