Their Plowing Done Free
New York May 2. Prenton A Williams and Bera Harrison of Rose Land New Jersey sowed gold watches in their fields and hope for gold watches or alarm clocks. They were sowing oats and lost their watches. Neighbors aided with picks and shovels but found nothing. The soil is fertile and the watches remain hidden. The pair deny any scheme to obtain free plowing and show empty pockets.
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New York
Prenton A. Williams
Bera Harrison
Rose Land
N. J
Mr. Willams
Mr. Harrison
Mr. Williams
City of New York to pay patent owner for feed water heater use
Special master George E P Howard reports in the suit by W H Mam A Brickill and other owners of a patented feed water heater for steam fire engines that the city owes 944633.04 dollars for use between August 19 and August 1885. Brickill invented an attachment delivering hot water to boilers before fires were started, delaying ignition until the fire scene was reached.
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New York
George E. P. Howard
Whmam
Workers Replace Striking Boys at Wilson's Wooten Mill
In Trenton on May 2, workers who led a wage strike at Wilson's Wooten mill were replaced by others after proprietor Mr Wilson refused to grant the raise. He paid off the strikers and offered their old jobs to those willing to return, who declined. The shutdown of the Titus Woolen mill made filling vacancies easier.
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Trenton
Wilson
Wooten Mille
Wilkon
Titus
New Inventions Prompt Quick Pencil Sharpening Device
A list of patent notes describes inventions including a pencil sharpening machine that forms a pointed tip by a rotating rough drum. A Michigan inventor develops an insect eradication device using a gas and smoke to kill pests on shrubs. Other innovations include a boiler chain attachment for clothes removal, a Swedish valve improvement, a Canadian toe creeper with clamp plates, and a trunk hinge with a pivot pin for lid operation.
Tin Can Trust Forming in Toledo Ohio
Efforts are underway to form a mammoth tin can trust uniting about forty U.S. plants into the American Tin Can Manufacturing Company with $10,000,000 capital. Two factions split manufacturers and tin plate volatility delays progress. Incorporation documents will be filed under New Jersey law with Toledo Saint Louis and Eastern interests expected to play major roles.
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Toledo O
Pefforte
KE. P. Breckenride
United
Sates
American Tin Can Manufacturing Company
New Jersey
Toledo
Louis
Pendleton Doctor Alleges Unprofessional Letters
Dr L Kearney files barment proceedings against Pendleton lawyer J J Miller alleging he wrote letters to a Walla Walla client deemed unprofessional and urging conduct not in keeping with right. The case stems from alleged improper correspondence as of May 20 in Pendleton Oregon.
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Pendleton, Or
L. Kearney
J. J. Miller
Bar of
Pendleton
Walla
The Girl I Left Behind Thrall ee in Thelaeco
Fragmentary note references amusement Hellioten and Aventis themed thrall in a periodical piece. Names and context are unclear, but imply a theatrical or literary item about departure and companions.
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Aventis
Thelaeco
Public Flogging Reported at Fort Mith Arkansas
In Fort Mith Arkansas on May 2 two alleged petty thieves John Wanehrub and Joseph Starr were publicly flogged with 100 lashes each at Ban Bois 1 in front of several hundred Indian spectators as a deputy sheriff administered the punishment. A second offense reportedly carries a sentence of public shooting.
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Mith
Ark
John Wanehrub
Joseph Starr
Ban Bois
Seattle Inklings and Local Notes Reach Across City
A Rainier Heights petition seeks seven block extension to Day Street and Thirtieth Avenue south. Eastern capitalists led by A. H. M. Harrigan plan Alaska expedition costing about 56000, George W. Elder chartered, with scientific and pleasure aims. Beacons Hill death of Edward A. Turner age 47 noted, Boston mining syndicate head A Hollister White reports ore in Gravina lands. Coroner probes Mrs Sporck death as natural. Postmaster tours rail service area. Emma Gorman lectures anarchism and politics. Philharmonic Society concert at Seattle theater proves a success. real estate board backs municipal street railway ownership.
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Rainier Heights
Portland
A. H M. Harrigan
Hoeton Capitalista
Alaska
Geo. W. Elder
Beattle
Edward A. Turner
Beacon Hill
Fifth Avenue South
Collegetreet
Mr. Turner
George
Bee
Seattle
the Tribune
Stacey
Minnie
Boston
Two Brides Swap Lovers in Malinta Wedding Plot
In Malinta Ohio two brides Frances and Mary Dinecomb swap fiances Davie Kendice and Frank Benson just before a double wedding after Mary reveals she loves Benson. The men obtain license changes and the ceremony proceeds with the partnership of the couples altered, leaving parents puzzled but all reportedly content.
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Toledo
Malinta
Frances
Mary Dinecomb
Fultom County
Davie Kendice
Frank Benson
Dipcomb
Mary
Benidice
Benson
Proverbial Wit and Wry Observations from Chicago News
A collection of pithy maxims on wealth, practicality, appearance, and fame. It contrasts revenue zeal with honest examples, notes the limits of theory, and mocks vanity and health fables. The piece ends with a quip about Lowleyman and a craftsman’s finger incident.
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Lowleyman
Bren
Chicago News
Brooklyn Club Leader Dies in Manhattan Bicycle Accident
Picard Sanford, president of the Monitor Cycle Club in Brooklyn, collapsed and died on a crowded street in Manhattan today from heart failure while riding a bicycle.
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New York
Picard Sanford
Monitor Cycle Club
Broooklyn
Manhattan Borough
Personal Points and Notable Habits Across Figures
Senator W. B. Bate of Tennessee bicycles through the state on vacations. Artist Julian Story and wife Emina Eames golf daily when weather allows outdoor life. Senator Carter of Montana is an expert on metal and can judge specimen value at a glance. The Prince of Wales reportedly quits yacht racing after limited success and disengages from two clubs. Cornelive Venderbult quit smoking, saying it is costly and unnecessary. Jules Clarette suggests preserving the French academy chair once held by Dumas and creating another to reach forty members.
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Julian Story
Emina Eames
Senator Carter
Montana
West
A Miserable Creature and the Woman Doctor
Excerpt discusses female misery and the perceived link between a woman's physical and mental state. The speaker cites a New York Times observation that women's bodies and minds are tightly connected and suggests that domestic work may shield women from mental worries.
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New York Times
It Really Was A Revolution Not Labor Troubles
A North American visitor misreads a South American scene as labor trouble. The native counters that rioting signals a revolution, not labor strife, noting regional variations in unrest and insisting the issue is misinterpreted by outsiders.
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Inter
Remarkable Goldfish Breeding Sparks High Prices
The article describes rare two or more tailed goldfish born with clear bones visible as fry. It explains a process where a jewelled eyed octer cuts tails then reattaches segments to form longer tails. Such ornate fish fetch high sums, with some selling for hundreds of dollars.
State Dairy Dept Recovers Assortment of Renovated Butter
The State Dairy and Food Department in St Paul collects a variety of butter labeled superior quality of renovated butter with an improved creamery process. The description mentions boracte act in the processing claim.
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ST. Paul, Minn
May
State Dairy & Food Department
No Supper for the Sultan of Turkey
A moral tale describes the cruel Turkish ruler who fears poison and relies on a cupbearer to taste all meals. When the cupbearer vanishes, the sultan faces starvation as no one else may test the dishes in court. The strict kitchen rule leaves the monarch bedbound and hungry.
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Turkey
Wultan
Runaway Crash Near Railroad Station Claims Man
Adarm Hoke of thin county was killed in a runaway last evening while driving to the railroad station to meet a funeral party returning from Morriebere. His daughter, who accompanied him, was probably fatally injured.
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Eas
Adarm Hoke
Thin County
Morriebere
Queer Sea Fish With Cork Trapped Tail
A quirky tale from sailors recalls a small fish with two spines on its back that wedged one spine into a cork. The cork floated, keeping the fish above water as the crew watched. Eventually a sailor reached out and captured the creature from the sea.
Mill Truss Collapse Kills Foreman at Lukens Mill
In Coathsville Pennsylvania a 12 000 pound iron truss toppled during mill construction at Lukens company site. Foreman Thomas Meltride of W W Lind say and Co Philadelphia shouted warnings but could not escape. He died at once leaving a fatal accident record for the project.
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Coathsville
Lukens Company
Thomas Mcltride
W. W. Lindsay & Co
Philadelphia
Meltride
Thermnmelves
Granville Mullins Found Dead in Cave Skeleton Found Near Livingston
Granville Mullins, a Federal soldier who vanished days after returning from the Civil War, was discovered dead in a cave near his Livingston area home. The cave burial confirms a long unexplained disappearance. Terry collects eye lenses worn by celebrities and has wearers sign lenses for her cabinet at her South Kensington house.
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Knoxvilias
Tenn
Granville Mullins
Livingston
Terry
South Kensington
Whiten district scholarship exams offer tuition aid
Walla Walla May 2. Whitman academy offers scholarships to county intermediate pupils. Examinations will be held June 2 and 4. The top scorer outside city schools wins one full year tuition, second place gets half tuition, and top Walla Walla or Watteburg student receives one full tuition. Tuition is $13 per term, $29 yearly, aiding economically disadvantaged applicants.
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Walla Wala
Waeh
Walla Walla
Watteburg
Whitman Academy
Finger Print System in India Promises Quick Identification
The article explains a new ink and paper based fingerprint method capable of distinguishing any individual from all others using ten digits. It claims a simple classification into ten main classes with loops and whorls, subdivided infinitely, letting a person match a card within five minutes regardless of record size, with odds of 64 million to one against any two people sharing a single fingerprint.
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Criminale
India
Star Flashes and Wide World Happenings
A collage of brief items from public figures and events. Senator C D Clark of Montana plans a public library visit to Evaneville. N Bites to rest this summer in Canada. artist William N Chase pressured to India to paint Lady Carson. Col Roosevelt admirer gifts a Damascus blade. James Pryce studies colonial government. Mrs Jefferson Davies memory rites in New York and Hollywood. Frank R Stockton on newspaper office training. John Sherman observed lively in Washington. August Brentano dies amid NY bookseller firm troubles. Lord Rosebery popularity noted after London wedding. Advertising agents seek rail line spaces for broad banners, upsetting farmers who gain fences and payments per foot for ads.
LADINO MINE PRINT FABRICS AND ACCESSORIES ON SALE
Readable price notes describe fast colored patterns and bias cut fronts with platted backs. Percale Walsts and Mogiek Percale Waters offer rich patterns with tucking details and multiple rows, priced from 66 to 100 cents each. Also advertised are Pine Leather Belts in a variety of pretty Huckles, offered at 26 cents each.
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Ladimo
Beating the Beefsteak Pie Sparks Quiet Debate
A family dining moment: Mrs Kimpen d believes Mr Smith enjoyed the beefsteak pie as he takes two helpings. A tactless boarder raises a wager. A loving son questions long life while a father muses about a life without work. Reported from the Indianapolis Journal Boston Tran script.
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Indianapolis Journal
Prince Diemarck Monument Designs From Kreiss Named
More than a thousand designs were submitted for a monument at Eisenach. The committee selected three as best, and on opening the sealed envelopes the three winners were all by Herr Kreiss of Dremisen.
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Prince Diemarck
Eisenach
Herr Kreiss
Dremisen
New York Sun
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