Dedicated to Peace and a World Land Treaty Gift
An obscured wartime feature speaks of a large land tract, a peace dedication, and a proposed international treaty. It references Joseph Gardner of Indiana, the American National Red Cross, and a plan to gift land and symbols to Indiana, with mentions of nations, military powers, and ongoing turmoil across regions. The piece blends ceremonial language with dire warnings about peace, unity, and humanitarian action.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
de. Qardner
Dom Barton
Red Crom
Piternt
Indiana
Joseph Gardner
Ind
Tte Bastuegs
Earth
Staten Island steamboat captain linked to Vanderbilt era
A fragmentary obituary sketch chronicles Jacob Tessher of Sholam Ay and Captain Vasieshilt born Sept 2 1807 on Staten Island shore. It notes a life steering boats on New York waters for decades, serving between New York and port, until the Rapid Transit takeover in 1940s, and mentions Jacob H Vanderbilt Jr as unmarried and living with his father.
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Lange Bucs
Jacob Tessher
Sholam Ay
Vasieshilt
Gant
Staten Ixbend
Staplecom
New York
Porte
Hudson
Sound
York
Rapid Transit Company
Erastus Winan
Jacob H. Vanderbilt, Jr
Destructive Attacks Shatter Churches and Mob Violence Reported
A hostile raid on a church resulted in the destruction of the building and furnishings while arrests were made with more expected. A mob freed a prisoner from jail in Jacksboro and hanged him at a gatepost after a deadly fight where one desperado died. Separately, the steamship Calvin F. Baker, en route from Me with ice cargo, was stranded by a hurricane, ending in damage and a stalled voyage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smith
Pemagee
Jones
Jacksboro
New Jersey Re election Measures Amid Vague Ballot Text
The fragmentary report notes proposed changes affecting minority party petition filings and total vote cast thresholds, mentions real estate exemptions and railroad rate fixes, and references a World’s Fair model and a vote recount. the text is garbled with unclear names, places, and dates, but indicates political measures and a local election context in New Jersey.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ube
Unie
Gremae
New Jersey
Damaged Mill and Deaths Reported in Unclear City Briefs
Fragmentary notices from the era report a city mill destruction near Jordan with losses cited at $130,000, a notable political figure Hugh Blanc described as a leading debater dying in an unspecified event, and a lamp explosion at a Knox Indiana County Clerk home causing damage. Additional brief lines reference coal rate debates and railroad issues amid unclear local context in Terre Haute and nearby towns.
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Jordan
Mion
Hugh Blanc
United States
Bress
Colemie
New York
Fletcher
Knox
Ind
Fbinogs Coal
Terre Haute
Lad
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New Sersey Lane
Pacgley
Ee York Citisens
Reevent
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THA & Coffee Growers Association
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Plainfield
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Netz” St Front Street
White
Doane
Springer’s
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Wid
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Ceater To
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Anya Feveal
NewMeat Market
W. Randolph
Im Druggtat
Yee Browt
Piainfela
Northup & Connolly
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Carty & Stryker
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Garret Q. Packer
Wepaliiong
Comner
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Herman A. Weber
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A. W. Rice &Cvs
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