Robbery of Express Box On Sioux City Line
A bold robbery on a Chicago Milwaukee St Paul line near Manila sees a route safe stolen from a train car at the Manila junction. About $12 000 in cash and $25 000 in valuables were missing as suspects fled with the heavy box by a buggy after two men loaded it on a platform. A citizen posse aided a nationwide search, with three men arrested near Manila.
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Rob- 8
United States Dress’ Company
Manila
Sioux City
Chicago
Cityouker
St. Pal
Amhicapo
Robby
James W. Sturtevant
Manila Junction
Col Shaw Dies in Washington After Apoplectic Stroke
Col Albert Duane Shaw, former Grand Army of the Republic commander-in-chief and New York congressman, was found dead in his Washington room at the Riggs House. He reportedly died of apoplexy, having been dead for about eight hours. Born December 27, 1841 in Lyme New York, his career included Civil War service, U S consul posts, and leadership in the Grand Army from 1890 to 1899.
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Washington
Albert Duane Shaw
Grand Army of the’ Republic
Lafe
Col. Shaw
Lyme
Jefferson County
N. Y
Belleville
Union Academy
Canton University
Thirty-Fifth
New York Volunteers
War Department
Watertown
N.° OY
State Assembly
Thirty-sixth Regiment
National Guard of
New York
R. E B. Tenton
United States
Atoronto
Manchester
England
Cleveland
Grand Army
Milan of Servia Dies After Life of Debauchery
Milan ex King of Servia dies in Vienna at age 40 after years of debauchery. The fallen monarch left a lurid record of coronations abdications intrigues and scandals. He is described as a black spot among Europe’s royalty unmourned and unhonored with peasant blood keeping him alive to a worn-out end.
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Milan
Servia
Vienna
Continent
Europe
Severe Boer Defeat Hits South Africa Battle Reports
Reports from London and Cape Town recount two clashes between British forces led by Smith-Dorrien and Kitchener against Boer forces under De Wet. In one engagement near Eemelo Spruit, Boer General Spruit was killed and two field cornets were among the twenty Boer dead. Randemeyer was wounded. British losses stated as twenty four killed and fifty three wounded. A second action at Tabaksberg Mountain involved Major Stewe and 700 troops against about 2,500 Boers with De Wet, with heavy casualties not fully listed.
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de Wet
Botha
Smta-Dorrien
England
South Africa
Kitchener
Smith Dorrien
Louis
Bothi
Eemelo
Spruit
Randemeyer
Hnd
Ohie
London
Cape Colony
News of Minor' Note from Michigan Prompts Frightening Quiet
Fragmentary OCR notes hint at a small local event in Michigan. Text is garbled but suggests a minor incident or notice with cautious language and fragmented names. Further clarification needed to identify people, places, or exact actions.
What KANSS HAS DONE TO MRS NATION IN FALLIN WICHITA
A sequence of incidents shows Mrs. Nation being assaulted in Wichita between December 27 and January 17, with further abuse by Mrs. Schiller in Hope on January 24 and January 25, an escort by saloonkeepers, a broomstick beating by Mrs. Ed Myers in Topeka on January 26, and arrests in Topeka for wrecking on February 4 and 10.
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Fallin Wichita
Schiller
Enterprise
Hope
Cosoes
Ed Myers
Topeka
Klowa
Wichta
Wichtta
Itn
Enterrise
Kan
CHICAGO'S OLDEST SETTLER A Beaubien 79 Birthday noted
Alexander Beaubien Chicago's oldest settler recently celebrated his 79th birthday. A large group of old settlers gathered at his home to hear stories of Chicago's early days. Beaubien displayed a 1822 view of the city and a log cabin believed to be his birthplace linked to the Astor fur venture.
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Alexander Beaubien
Chicago
Beaubien
John Dean
Jean Beaubien
Rush for Free Homes Opens in Oklahoma Territory
Homesteaders prepare for a lands rush as Congress enables a sixty mile square tract in Oklahoma to be opened for settlement. Officials expect a proclamation within months and a mid August completion of prep work. Prospective settlers from professions and business circles gather near the border amid railway and bank development chatter.
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Oklahoma
Congress
Oklahoma Territory
McKinley
America
Interior Department
Rel
Ithe
House Moving in Chicago and Steel Wool Trends
An industrial feature notes Chicago has about fifty house moving firms moving frame brick and stone homes with licensed movers and city inspections. New rules require a $5,000 bond and city routes, with more moves on outskirts as city growth slows transplanting. Also steel wool gains prominence for polishing duties across trades, offering finer texture and less clogging than sandpaper.
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Oved
Chicago
Bays
the Chronicle
Celty’s. Industries
United States
Washington Star
An Unfortunate Mash at Cable Car Incident
A humorously described accident occurred on a cable car on 4 Front Street near Pike Street and First Avenue. A lady seated toward the front of the car was involved as the event unfolded.
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Front Street
Pike Street
1St Avenue
Beau Brummell
Seattle Mail and Herald
Moving a House by City Rules and Odd Encounters
The article describes legal steps to relocate a house, requiring majority consent from block residents and those within 150 feet on the opposite side. It explains the old moving method with jacks, rollers, a windlass, and a heavy rope pulled by a horse, followed by a chaotic streetcar anecdote and a list of noted suffragist supporters.
La Grippe Remedies and Letters From Sufferers
A collection of testimonial letters praising Peruna as a remedy for la grippe and after effects. Citizens including Dr Powell, Miss Jourts, Congressman Howard, and others from Chehalis to Minneapolis report relief and improved health after using Peruna.
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Peru
Mia
D. Powell
Epworth League
Loyal Tenerance Colon
Chehalis
Ash
Petruna
Co. D. Powell
L.A
la Grippe
M.W. Howsard
Congress
Wallace
International Barbers’ Union
Western.avenue
Minneapolis
Better Than a Deer In The Wretched Log Cabin Story
A Virginian recounts squatting on land to exploit a coal bed with forty acres, lacking deeds or papers while the owner supposedly reclaims rights. mixed with clipped newspaper snippets about heat jokes and unrelated social notes from various U.S. papers. The text preserves fragmented quotes and misread OCR from the era.
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Ina
Washington Post
Fragmentary 1825 survey notes on waterway depth and mileage
A partial OCR fragment mentions 1825 survey data with a 23 mile distance to Sy and a 12 foot depth among marshes and estuary areas. The text is incomplete and lacks clear events or names.
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Mrs. Nation
MS. Nation
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Detroit
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American Fur Co
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Jackson Boulevard
Abraham Lincoln
Charles Sumner
William H. Seward
Chief Justice
Chase
Henry W. Long
John J. Whittier
Wendell Phillips
Olin
Stuart Mill
Phillips Brooks
Ralph ‘Waldo
Emerson
John ‘Quincy
Aggorge W. Julian
Joseph Cook
Freeman Clarke
Charles Ings. Thomas
Wentworth Higginson, Inc
David Gregg
George’. W. Cable
George Wiliam
Curtis
Bishop Bowman
Henry Wo@ Beecher
Charles F Twing
Hurst
Slidpsom
Gilbert Hagen
George BR
Hoar
Minot
Savage
John
Pont
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Lloyd - Garrison
Theo
Dore Parker
James
Av Garfield
Association of Ideas
Mamma
Theatre
Lambs
House Moving Crew
Grippe
L.D. Grip
M.A. Sharick
Chaplai Woman's Belief Corps
Mont
Wash
la Erippe
Prn
Peruna
Catarr
Sharick
Clarice Hunt
Ogden
Utah
Bayt
Gen
LA Gripp
T.W. Collins
Order of Good Templars
Philadelphia Press
Is’ A. Church
Ah Charin Cc
Lawton
Inquirer
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Shelly
Fmal
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