Fragmented OCR notes mix illness lectures politics and storms
The readable fragments describe William Z. Dryanov's illness delaying a lecture in Jacksonville Florida, Albert I's Brussels throne ceremony, Peary's polar expedition remarks at New York, and various political and social notes with numerous garbled names and places, all reflecting a chaotic newspaper page.
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William Z. Dryanov
Jacksonville
Pla
V Fran S. Jenndnes
Florida
Democratic Nationalal Committee
Murojpe
Albert I
Brussels
Brillant
Peary
Seth
New England Society
New York
South Pole
United States
AL 9. McLoaurin
Prandon
Percy
Berkefeller
Wail Sayeg
Eveva Viadeese Trage
Creamadek
Uli
William al Tiarrie
Frown
Kansas
Faye
CHI Pears
Spencer
Amd
Wee-ehington
Sear
Nheareg
Tegard
Memorial Funds Raised For Crittenton Founder
A memorial fund of one million dollars will be raised nationwide in honor of Charles Nelson Crittenton founder. The effort spreads from New York to other states as a tribute to his work and lasting impact. Meanwhile a westbound passenger train collided with a freight train at Blakely Minnesota killing Fireman Joe Zinneili and Mail Clerk F Torgerson of St Paul. No passengers were seriously injured.
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al Taan
San Jose
Cal
San Frecisco
Cape Vreten
Betine
Betine Rts Ene Dates OF von Py
Getraud
Bulseid
Gebanestion
Tlaasae
Puerence Crit Lande Tenton
United States
Charles Nelson Crittenton
Neverment
New York
Chicago, St. Paul, Minneapolis ,& Omaha
Blakely
Minn
Joe Zinneili
F. Torgerson
St. Paul
Chicago area gas blast kills eight in Herrin Illinois
A gas explosion at a Herrin Illinois coal yard killed eight people including a civil engineer party member. Three hundred men escaped unharmed as the blast likely followed walking into an old gas-filled room lit by lamps carried by workers.
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Chicago & Carterville
Herrin
Eigh
State Department
Washinggton
Consul Moffat
Bluefields
Department
Red Cross
Utah
United States
New York Shipbuilding Company
Camden
MacVeagh
Aldrich
Senate Finance Committee
Treasury
Panama Canal
Taft
Edward H. Harriman
Speirs
Sines
New York City
New
Sretman
Perseus
Gaidiy
Miners Die in Snow Storm Train Collision in Shelburn
Two Hungarian miners were killed by a passenger train on the Evansville Terre Haute line near Shelburn Indiana. A third man fled in the blinding snow and remains missing. In Indianapolis the State School for the Blind reports a 70500.16 appropriation for the year and notes a new fire proof dormitory and rising enrollments.
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Shelburn
Evansville & Terre Haute
Here
Mike Sonslo
John Koisher
East Whittmore Street
Toledo
Terre Haute
State School For the Blind
Indianapolis
Georges. Wilson
Wilson
Schneider
Lauder Beats Piet in Tight Reyal Athletic Bout
Leonard Lauder of Los Angeles won a six round boxing match against Piet Piet of France at the Reyal Athletic Club. The bout was fast and furious with Lauder using speed at every stage. Piet weighed 155 pounds while Lauder weighed 125.
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Leonard Lauder
Los Angeles
Piet Piet
Sae
France
Reyal Athletic
Lander &T
Piet
Lauder
Fair Buildings Burned At Interstate Fair
Fire near Trenton Wisconsin destroyed the grand stand clubhouse and office building of the Interstate Fair association after crossed electric light wires sparked the blaze. Loss estimated at ten thousand dollars.
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Trenton
Wic
Interstate Fair Association
Here
Latent Firemen Strike Slows Logansport Locomotives
Panhandle firemen silently curtailed effort to steam engines over alleged poor coal from Pittsburg. The quiet action, undisclosed to management, effectively slowed locomotive operations for weeks without a formal strike.
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Logansport
Panhandle
Pittsburg
Workmen Uncover Bottles of Old Wine in Vincennes Block
In Vincennes workers digging an addition uncovered two bottles of fine wine. Louis Brocksmith, 73, of Freelandsville appeared and claimed the wine saying he as a boy secretly hid it there. The block owner and Brocksmith compromised by each taking one bottle.
Four Men Stand Trial for Attack on Tram Victims
Princeton report says Walker McDaniels and Green Reed, among four arrested, face circuit court juries on assault with intent to kill charges after a riot on a traction car. Motorman and conductor were injured. Round house saloons near the scene closed as brewers refuse to supply.
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Princeton
Walker McDaniels
Green Reed
Here
Mystery surrounds death of Casper Deroel in Jeffersonville
The body of Casper Deroel a Louisville carpenter and builder was found frozen in Lick Run creek north of Jeffersonville. He had traveled to Cincinnati to visit relatives and left with 3117 in his pocketbook when he departed. The exact cause and circumstances remain unclear as investigators search for clues.
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Jeffersonville
Casper ‘Roel
Louisville
Lick Run
Here
Cementville
Deroel
Homme
Cincinnati
Tev
Prisoner Returns to Chicago After Escape Attempt
Special Deputy Smith from Dayton tried to move William Sehlemier from Chicago on cruelty charges. While awaiting trains they played pool. Sehlemier left to fetch beer and did not return, leaving the prisoner still in custody.
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Richmond
Smith
Dayton
Humene Society
Chicago
William Sehielmer
Sehlehmer
St Joseph Drys Active In Pend Township
Residents of St Joseph township in St Joseph county formed a drive to make the township dry by prohibiting saloons. Brewers promised not to operate saloons in Osceola while the town keeps its status. The Pend is under oversight of the Odys Interests supervisor.
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St. Joseph
South Pend
Penn Township
St. Josena County
Osceola
Odys
Sues for Paving Work In Pert Warne
The article reports a local paving dispute where a contractor sues over $47 for four streets paved over a year ago. The board of public works approved the work, but the president of the company and lawyers have been trying to resolve the matter, indicating ongoing legal action.
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Pert Warne
Camapans
Board of Public Works
Aseh? Company
Ohio Navigation at End Returns to Evansville Wharf
Fragment asks about the end of navigation on the Ohio River at Evansville and the wharf, noting the last wharf boats, including the Green River harbor, and the search for a long stretch of wear.
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Ohio Navigation
Evansville
Ohio River
Green River
Truant Drowned Near Linton After Evening Walk
The body of a four year old boy was found on the edge of a pond near Linton. He had not spent the night with a friend as believed and apparently drowned when returning from school.
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Terre Taute
Linton
Newcastle Adds Shoe Factory To Local Industry
A new shoe factory has been established in Newcastle and is expected to begin operations within ninety days. Representatives visited earlier, and two possible locations are under consideration. The plant will employ about 200 people, mainly women and girls.
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Newcastle
Object to Ellis Pardons in Crawfordsville Protest
Petitions circulate in Crawfordsville by Patriotic Order Sons of America members protesting the pardon of WY Ellis of Little Ark for the Parker Willis slaying. Willis, moved from Crawfordsville to Indianapolis where he was counted by his name. Willis helped organize the Crawfordsville camp and was at one time state president of the order.
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Ellis
Crawfordsville
Patriotis Order Sons of America
WY. Ellis
Little Ark
Parker Willis
Willis
Montgomery County
Tondogna
Patriotic Order Sens of America
Soame
Order
Lamphere Not Near Death Amid Prison Health Updates
Michigan City dispatch reports Ray Lamphere of Chauinness remains weaker but not near death in state prison. Officers say he fluctuates like any ill inmate, sometimes up, sometimes down, potentially dragging on for weeks. A telegram confirmed Governor Marshall did not authorize his imminent death.
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Lamphere
Michigan City
Ray Lampmphere
Chauinness
Tomble
Gov. Marshall
Secon
Piers
Estate dispute over administrator fees unsettled in New Market
In Brawtardsville on December 27 the heirs of Margate’s estate object to the administrator’s account. They claim Gililand’s charges of 35 and other fees are excessive, arguing the claims are improper and request judicial review.
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Brawtardsville
Fleirs
Ty Margate
New Market
Tland
Gilluand
James Gilhaeradi
Diphtheria Forces New Palestine Schools to Close
Two diphtheria cases in New Palestine prompted the state board of health to order schools closed indefinitely. One case involved a child in a Christmas party rehearsal. the other proved fatal. Also in Terre Haute a woman died and a doctor was fatally injured when an automobile rolled over near Sylvania.
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Treemfield
New Palestine
State Board of Health
Terre Haute
James Procter
Portland Mills
PF. Curtbaugh
Tangier
Sylvania
Porth
Santa Claus Scorched in Christmas Costume Fire
Perry Zollars aged 19 suffered serious burns when his Santa Claus outfit caught fire from a Christmas tree candle. He may recover if he did not inhale flames.
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Santa Claus
Shoals
Perry Zollars
S. W. Williams Stricken While Campaigning
Vincennes December 27 Samuel W Williams candidate for vice president on the Populist ticket in 1908 was stricken with heart failure. His condition is serious.
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S. W. Williams
Vincennes
Samuel W. Willams
Development of Central Canada promised wheat prosperity
The piece extols Central Canada Manitoba Saskatchewan and Alberta as land of 160 acre homesteads or purchases yielding 20 to 30 bushels per acre, with reports of 40 to 50 bushels for wheat and 100 bushels for oats in some cases. It notes railroad lines, schools, churches, towns, and elevators expanding, and urges readers to seek Canadian government information to homestead and help build a wheat exporting nation.
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States
Canada
Manitoba
Saskatchewan
Alberta
Evers
Ental
Edmonton
West Clothis
United States
Compass diagram in Japanese homes and hotels
A Sunday Magazine excerpt notes a custom in Japan where a ceiling compass diagram guides guests in sleeping directions. It cites a belief that Japanese bury the dead with heads to the north, influencing private houses and hotels to display compass diagrams on ceilings.
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Japan
The
Sunday Magazine
Cheerful optimist shrugs off trouble despite borrowing
A lighthearted portrait notes a cheerful individual who avoids borrowing trouble even as they borrow almost everything else, portraying a paradoxical resilience and thrift.
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W. J. Laffargue
Allain
N. J
Mr. Laffargue
Inu
Boston
New England
Massachusetts Bay
Everett
Chelsea
Storn
Nantucket
Atlantic Avenue
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Cambridge
Somerville
Layne
Brockton
Proavidenee
Poll River
New Hedford
Price's Neck
Newport
Rot
Price’s Neck
Plasket
Thal
Battery Sea Wall
Pierre
Dar
Lev Fa
Cleveland
Lys Pie Heave
Connecticut
Tore Hewe
Ohio
Severai
Philadelphia
M. J. Gan
Wabash
Egan
G. E. Hall
Atlantic
News OF Indiana
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