Night of Terror on a Cruising Vessel During a Mare
A lone narrator aboard a ship faces silent crew mutiny and a planned murder. After arming himself with a revolver and life preserver he ambushes two attackers below deck, then secures the hatch and fights a third assailant on the hatch. Rescued at dawn by an American brig bound for Marseille, he recounts injuries and fear, awaiting recovery and justice.
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Bartolo
Beppo
Gigi
Reny
Antonio
Providence
Boone
Darrow
Marseille
Fragmentary reminiscence on travels and departure
A terse reminiscence recalls returning to England after an unexplained journey. The speaker reflects on friends or foes and the wait to hear more, noting months passing before leaving home again. The fragment hints at a difficult voyage and unsettled ties.
Porters of the Congo Marvelous Excurance and the Wages They Get
An excerpt from Century February describes Bakongo porters on the Congo. They carry 60 to 100 pounds over 20 miles for six days, subsisting on manioc maize and tits, with boys as young as eight bearing 25 pounds. Cloth currency in Manchester cotton is used, and transporting a 65 pound load from Matadi to Stanley Pool costs far more now than five years ago due to trading houses and ivory trade pressures.
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Stanley
Congo
Stanley Pool
Matadi
Brant Pug Dog Suspected Healer of Ill Child
A pug owned by Mary B. Barford kept vigil at a nursery during a child's illness. The dog reportedly ceased visits during unconsciousness and returned to greet Master Sam when the child improved, showing unusual bond with the infant and care during recovery.
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Mary B. Barford
London Spectator
Wakley
Mr. Walters
Reading
Sam
Pennsylvania Snapper Delicacy Attracts Crowds In Eastern Towns
The article extols the snapping turtle, or snapper, as a tender juicy meat found along the Pennsylvania railroad line from the Delaware to the Monongahela. It notes nine kinds of meat beneath the shell, advises a weight range of five to ten pounds for best morsels, and compares its appearance unfavorably to other turtles, claiming it is the ugliest chelonian outside southwest waters.
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Philadelphia
Harrisburg
Pittsburg
Pennsylvania Railroad
Delaware
Monongahela
Buto
Mississippi
The Marriage Lottery Community Advice in Verse
A Midland newspaper column offers marriage guidance with adages from Ovid Fuller and mother tongue proverbs. It emphasizes choosing an equal partner, mutual support, and the risks of unequal marriages, concluding with a reminder about equality in marriage and name changes.
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New York
Scott
Midland
Ovid
Fuller
Adam
Good Taste Elevates the Humblest Lot
A reflection on good taste as a practical force for households and labor. It links taste with industry and duty, elevating the home, brightening modest spaces, and fostering refinement, goodwill, and a cheerful atmosphere through kindliness and intelligence.
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New York
Census Trends Show Immigrant Influx From Britain Ireland and More
Analysis of upcoming census figures reveals 15 million immigrants arrived in 70 years with 6 million from Great Britain 3.5 million from Ireland 4.5 million from Germany 800,000 from Norway and Sweden and 350,000 from France. The piece notes cosmopolitan mix shaping American identity and ends with a medical remedy promotion for coughs.
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Great Britain
Ireland
Germany
Norway
Sweden
France
Americas
Emerson
Opper
Shirley Dare Disrarex Update
Incomplete OCR fragment mentions Shirley Dare and age but provides no clear event or context to summarize.
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Shirley Dare
Southside Library Proposal Sparks Reader Opinions
The Dispatch invites Southside residents to weigh in on library plans funded by Carnegie. Officials will choose a site, with butcher Christian Borner offering a 140 by 140 foot lot on South Twenty-eighth Street. Readers should send one side of paper with ideas on books, suitable societies, and the library’s role.
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Southside
Christian Borner
South Twenty-fourth Street
South Twenty-eighth Street
South Side
Thz Drs- Patch
The Boy in the Train
A Scottish American boy named Georgie repeatedly leans from a train car and loses his hat. His father retrieves and hides it, then the hat mysteriously returns when whistled for. Georgie demands another whistle and tosses the hat again.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Georgie
Carriaces
Paterfamilias
Notable Crises and Crimes in Quick Briefs
The brief items report a frozen death near Island e N D. burns at Blats brewery in Milwaukee. Carl Herbert the bigamist pleads guilty in Peoria court with a year in prison and solitary confinement. Others cover a burglar exchange in Omaha. property talks in Madrid. a ship loss near Victoria and more.
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Harvey Gardner
Island E. N. D
Abraham English
William Diedrich
Blats
Milwaukee
Carl Herbert
Peoria
James B Burelar
Chen
Ee Ea
Clever ruse sends Chicago couple to Europe on faith
An elderly Chicago woman arranged a Europe trip through a tour manager behind her husband’s back. The husband vetoed the plan, but the wife pressed ahead. A later church service revealed their upcoming journey, prompting surprised reactions and a lighthearted confession from the husband.
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New York
Chicago
Europe
Abe
Good Sponges Reach Luxury Price in Boston Market
The Boston Globe notes sponge prices vary widely from cheap reef sponges costing cents to large Turkey cap sponges priced at 4 or 5 dollars. Buyers like Charles Wood describe sizes from small 6 inch tops to 14 inch tops, with the finest 9 inch tops valued around 20 dollars and debated quality. Reef sponges travel from Cuba and Nassau, while Turkey cups are sorted in London and Paris into three qualities and sold by the piece.
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Charles Wood
Boston Globe
Puysici
Sok Domaght Prine Iy
Cuba
Nassau
Turkey
Eep
Rock Island
Mdon
Paris
Charity Shows Aid in Boston North End and South Boston
The People's Entertainment Society quietly runs low-cost evenings in Boston's North End and South Boston offering imitations, songs, sketches, and animal acts. Tickets cost five cents with coffee or milk included, keeping patrons amused in a warm, clean hall despite harsh conditions.
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Boston
People’s Entertainment Society
North End
North-Ender
Long siege ends as patient praises doctors care
Mr. J M Ifft of 64 Grant alley Allegheny describes a forty six year decline with chronic cough catarrh and breathing trouble. After treatment by Drane Bink and Copeland Blair he reports improved sight digestion sleep and energy and invites verification at his home.
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John M. Ifft
No. Grant Alley
Allegheny
Mr. Im
Harry Phillips
Hulton
Allegheny County
Santana
Dra. Copeland
Mineeeret
Lottie J. Forker
Arch Street
Meadville
Hickman Pa Gentleman Praises Local Doctors Cure
In a statement from Hickman Pennsylvania, William Harnes recounts five years of illness improving after treatment by Doctors Copeland and Blait. He describes chest pain, cough, fatigue, and loss of taste and smell before healing restored energy and appetite, enabling him to work again.
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Manchester Street
Drane & Bink
Drs. Copeland & Blair
Grant Alley
Xth Ward
Alleghany
Dra. Copeland & Blait
William Harnes
Hickman
Pittsburg, Chartiers and Youghogheny
Pittsburg
Drs. Copeland & Hish
Dra, Co
Pittsburg Adopts Sewer Projects on Harvard and Summerlea Streets
City ordinances authorize the Department of Public Works to advertise bids for 15 inch to 18 inch sewers on Harvard Street from 50 feet east of Euclid to Beatty Street and on Summerlea Street from Walnut to Holden, with costs assessed under Pennsylvania acts. Also paving and curb work on Baum Street and Emily Street sewers are approved, with contracts to be let per state and city regulations.
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Harvard Street
Euclid Street
Batty Street
Pittsburg
Department of Public
Beatty Street
Acts of Assembly
Schiamons
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
H. P. Ford
Select Council
Atrest
Geo. Sheppard
G. L. Holliday
Common Connell
Attem
Geo. Booth
Conneil
WM. McCallin
W. H. Mo- Te Ae Okol
A. D
Summersea Street
Walnut Street
Holden Street
Eam
Department of Public Works
Summerlea Street
Summerton Street
Limer Street
Mbly
Pennsylvania
H.P
Geg. Csteppard
Common Council
No. Booth
Leayers Dine
Edayor
M. McCa
Y Poon W McCleary
Palannes
Emily Street
Craft Avenus
Cunliffe Run
Pitusburg
Emy Street
Craft Avenue
Commonwealth of
Pen Vania
Ian H. P. Ford
Geo, Sheppard
G. L.r Holliday
Geo, Booth
Negre
Commas Aeayor's Co
Paving and Curbing Corday Alley Ordinance Passed
The council approves an ordinance for paving and curbing Corday Alley from Edmond Street, authorizing Public Works under Pennsylvania law. The measure, supported by property owners petitioning the city, becomes effective per the Select and Common Councils. Attests by Clerk Geo Sheppard and President Geo Holliday. Mayor W H Moser records.
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Hiland Avenue
Hichland Avenue
Corncila
Ford
Select Council
Ames
Sheppard
Belect Connell
G. L Holliday
Common Council
Geo. Booth
WM. McCallin
Glabne Street
Hazelwood Avenue
John D. Scally
Sadwood Avenue
John D. Beally
Stone Monument
Sylvan Avenue
John D. Scull
Dent
Geo. Sheppard
Select Commons
L Holliday
Ccallin
Ma Mayer
H. McUlbary
Corday Alley
Afira Davis
Counard
Abu Ae Speer Street
Elty
Pittabure
Commonwealth of Penns
Coruny Alley
Edmond Street
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
Belect Council
Geo. L. Holliday
Common Sanaa
Geo
W. H. Aes
Wilin Avenue
Sou Penantae
Wylie Avenues
Center Avenue
Rene
Horton Street
Towit
Wylia Avenue
Streen Street
H. P. Ford
Select Couneil
G. L. Hollid
Aten
Eo. Booth
McCallin
Attes On McCleary
Sheridan Street paving and curbing ordinance enacted
The city of Pittsburg approves an ordinance to grade pave and curb Sheridan street from Stanton avenue to Penn avenue. The contract is to be awarded and executed under applicable Pennsylvania Assembly acts and city ordinances. City officials and clerks certify the ordinance and its approval date.
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Newey
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Andrew Carnegie
Carnegie
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Rinter
Switzerland
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Mich
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Omaha
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Allan McEheahrie
Albert A. Drake
McKeahrie
Farmers' Loan and Trott Company
United States Circuit Court
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W. A. Fledger, Jr
Athens
Philip Brammer
Aan Patricksburg
Ind
French Council of Agriculture
Mim
Amy Fowler
Brooklyn
Berg
Bulgaria
Count of
Harvenan
Neventh Regiment of
Vienna
Ned
Pontivy
Arlo Bates
Tool
Wakefield Jetter
John Ifft
J. M. Ifft
MR. Barnes
Hickman, Pa
Sixth Avenue
Blair
Bixth
Pitwburg
Fittsburg
Highland Avenue
Department of Public Orks
James R. Mellon
HK. P. Ford
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WM. McCcallin
H. McCleary
Howe Street
Deonlston Avenue
Pittwaburg
Department of Publie Works
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Ma Mays
Cme
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Stanton Avenue
Peon Avenue
Clerk of Councils
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Penn Avenue
G.L. Holliday
WM. Macatin
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Atlantic City
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Metropolitan Hotel
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Sa & Sans
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Liebigs Extract OF Meat CO
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Emil G. Stucky
Penn Ave
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Twenty-fourth Street
Wytie Ave
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Doctors Lake
Chichester
Makter Bones
wMx
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Cook
Pimgene Renny
Fisher Bleak
Woolward Ave
St. Mich
Pir
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