Enterprising Yankee Sells War News in Dawson City
A tale from Dawson City recounts an ambitious American who copied the first news of a Malpe explosion and staged a public reading in a saloon. He charged miners two pennyweights of gold for admission, raising about $300, with readers receiving a biased account. The episode reflects wartime rumor and public gullibility and later, distrust in sensational reports.
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Claude Smith
Dawson City
Mwe
Portland Geegonian
Brimstone Street
Asa
Ut Glvan
Dawson
Man of Science 10 The Cats in German Invention
A German scientist proposes a harmless sounding alarm device for cats, a bomb sized like a vase that explodes with noise on impact. While marketed as safe amusement, critics warn it could terrify neighbors and provoke nuisance, with debates about its social value and safety. The piece mixes satire and speculation about the device’s use and implications.
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Germany
Geity House
Waray & Tooth
Fucisis
Big Lottery Proposal Stirs Spain Madrid Plans Huge Prize Fund
The Spanish government eyes a major lottery to cover pressing needs, with 500 million pesetas expected to net the treasury and five top prizes of 100,000 pesetas each. Officials anticipate salary restorations for military and civil departments by September as circulars are sent abroad.
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Tisdas
Madrid
New York Times
Elgil
Europe
Denmark
Prassius Lovers
Ikhe
Popelar
Police On A Chicken Tug At West Chicago
A humorous tale from West Chicago Avenue station describes detectives Ryan and colleagues chasing a crate of branded chickens pulled from stock yards. The incident escalates as officers lose the birds, pursue them through streets, and detain drivers Pickett and Smith for questioning about the stock. The next morning fried chicken aromas drifting through the precinct signal ongoing misadventure.
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Chicago
Tess
Cille
Yenest
Ryan
Chicajin Avenue
Nog
Yan
Prairies
Chagel
Charles Pickett
Walter Smith
Chienga Avenue
Chicago Avenue
American eagle in Spain cockfight tale from old dispatches
A dubious 4051 JEUp snippet recounts an American eagle being fed to a Spanish crowed as part of a shipboard cockfight myth. It describes the eagle in a pit, the Spanish champion’s attack, and the crowd’s reaction amid tales of debt to teachers and lingering intrigue.
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Pachoria
Aterionis
Kenifa
Spain
Gehooleachern
Wordplay and wartime chatter across papers
Readers note a collage of clipped phrases from multiple papers. The snippets reference songs such as The Girl I Left Behind Me and mention newsrooms in Philadelphia Chicago Boston New York and Detroit. The tone suggests lighthearted short items and stray quotes about war and daily life.
Biography of Monroe L. Hayward during Civil War era
The obituary outlines Monroe L. Hayward born in Willsborg Essex county Udteeant hor 42 Is4p. It details enlistment with Twenty-second New York Infantry and service in Shenandoah Valley and Pope campaigns. He was discharged December 186% due to illness and later lived in Grurlvathaye 1866 and Whitewater La. He pursued farming and stock raising in Nebraska, served as district judge, and lived at Pointuit de 2 ey. His widow and children, including son-in-law, are noted, with references to Camp Phanias Go and Stirring details about his family and civil service.
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Manree Lulnost Hagaryre
Willsborg
Essex County
Udteeanthor
le Leu
Extex
Collegitte Tianture
Mare Ewald
YS Ue
Chit Main
Twenty-second
New York Infantry
Fléth
Hee
Shenamianh
Jurionn Courmndina
Hans Erry
Berrriel
Jonnie Veli
Edwin Beorgran
United States Army
Camp Phanias
William TH
Etforcey
Sevand Nebra
Camara's Cousin Portrait in Iberian Genealogy
Fragmented OCR item traces a distant kinship path from Admiral Jamarca Liver to Camara's cousin Mrs. Henrietta Campbell, born in Granada, later Wichita dressmaker, amid scattered notes on Spain, Sahara irrigation, and Sioux lore. The text is garbled with broken names and dubious context.
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Nenrietta Victoria
Isabella Catherine Willhelmna Martyr
Bogle Campbell
Admiral Canara
Cadie
Campbell
Adwirel Camara
Seatch
Granada
Spain
Anynara
America
Mgs
Henrietta Campbell
Admiral Jamarca
Wiehits
Kan
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