Siege of the Claim Shack in Dakota Territory October 1891
Annie Jones defends her homestead near the Cheyenne River as two Bakers’ men attempt to rob a $300 banknote stash during a bitter storm. She barricades the house, dares the intruders, and escapes with the money on a night ride to the Baker farm, later marrying one of the Bakers. The robbers were captured and imprisoned.
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Territory of
Dakota
State of North Dakota
Willian Jones
Cheyenne River
Land Office
Annie
Baker
Trinne
Jacek
Ane
Ihem
Miss Jones
Anmie
Jim
Baker Farm
Cuito
Steck
Annnie
Tabby
Annie Russe
Baker Farm House
Jeuves
Claim Shack
Beuanau
Modern Miracle Work on Waste To Real Valuables
A discussion of how modern science and industry transform mine slag coal waste and tin cans into durable building materials window sash weights and insulation. Examples include slag bricks coal slag concrete blast furnace dust and recovery of brass iron and tin from metal waste with efficient recovery processes and growing recycling industries.
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Lyons
France
Mone
Prichinery
State Department
Germany
Card party dispute over first prize ends in jest
Miss Frocks asks Miss Kittish how she fared at the card party. Blanche and Kittish cut for the top prize and Blanche won. The remark, “that was the unkindest cut of all,” adds wit to a lighthearted social exchange from Detroit ree Press.
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Miss Frocks
Miss Kittish
Blanche
Detroit
Ree Press
Sawdust as Fuel Bricks and Byproducts in New York
The article notes extensive sawdust use in New York City with about 500 vendors and $2,000,000 in annual sales, detailing its varied applications from cleaning floors to plumbing and even storage. It contrasts rising sawdust value with past prices and mentions international views on sewage utilization and river debris becoming profitable in France.
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Cess
New York City
Anills
France
Mour
Seine
Canary Birds Trade Thrives in Busy Season
In a busy Canary birds trade shipments from Germany, Hinuts mountain region, and other areas move via handlers, exporters, and carriers. Prices vary by age and breed from $15 to $45 a dozen, with top canaries commanding higher sums. Birds suffer few losses on sea journeys but require careful care, clean cages, proper food, and occasional treats to stay healthy for years.
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Germany
Hintutz
Vogel
Wartz Mountain
St. Andreas
Bereign
Norwich
Dutcon
New York Tribune
Bread and amusement and the eight hour day
A Machinists' Journal commentary argues bread alone fails to satisfy the human mind and that the eight hour day offers a safety valve for society. It links recreation to labor, poverty, and the need for better distribution of work and food to curb unrest among the unemployed.
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Egypt
Rome
Thao
Wman
Rocco
Lyons
Grenoa
Europe
Dubor
P. Douglass Wilson
Machinists’ Journal
Song of the Toiler by Horace Spencer Fiske
A poem praising workers who build beauty and shape the future. It honors builders, mothers, sisters, thinkers, and doers who toil for society and progress, from craftspeople to planners, urging pride in labor and contribution.
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Horace Spencer Fiske
One Consolation From Mississippi Sermon Tale
A fragment recounts a funeral sermon by a negro preacher for a deceased man from Mississippi. The preacher mocks rumors about the dead’s social life at gay parties and delivers a clipped consoling line about the afterlife, ending with a garbled, dialect phrasing.
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John X P. Allen
Mississippi
Darkey
Reaching an Understanding
The young Mat Weathersby resists the heiress father questions, declaring he seeks one ordinary fortune hunter. She retorts she is not a plain duke chaser, and aims for a match with distinction.
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Washington Star
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Tural
Popelace
Song OF the Toiler
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