How Bank Robbers Make Soup Nitroglycerin Explosive Process
An article explains the nitroglycerin extraction from dynamite to form a crude explosive nicknamed soup. It details gang structures, preparation timelines, tools, and the dangerous methods used to blow safes and escape, including steps to assemble charges and misdirect authorities.
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United States
New York Sun
Albany
Boston
Boston and
Indiana
Maine
Potted Ghosts and the Pangota People of Laandy
A fragment discusses the Pangota or COW people at Laandy, their wealth and religion, and their belief in ghosts as illness causes. It describes long spears, cattle theft by ghostly means, and a ritual of cooking meat to lure and seal ghosts before burial in a sitting posture. Succession by civil war is noted for a king's death.
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Laandy
Buck Fights Cougar In Deadly River Delta Duel
Hunters near Kettle River Washington witnessed a dramatic battle between a large buck and a cougar. The buck speared the cougar with antlers, fought back trading blows until more hunters arrived and killed the cougar with a shot through the heart.
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Tivo Aportanen
Kettle River
Level and Tides at Panama From a 1910s report
The Pacific and Caribbean sides of the Isthmus share the same average sea level but exhibit starkly different tides. Caribbean tides are gentle, seldom above two feet, while Pacific tides at Panama can swing ten feet above or below normal levels, driving currents through the canal in opposite directions without tide locks.
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Panama
Pacific Ocean
Caribbean Sea
Caribbean
Pacific
New York American
Toastmaster General Called For By Courier-Journal
A Louisville Courier-Journal quip suggests appointing a toastmaster general to boost the president's social duties. The exchange notes the growing importance of official entertainment and banquets in the executive role.
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Louisville Courier-Journal
Young America and the Dark Horse Promise
In a Washington Star exchange a patronizing elder tells a boy he may become president someday. The youth responds with a sardonic quip about not betting on unlikely futures, reflecting a playful clash of generations and ambition.
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Young
America
Scott
Washington Star
Knows Better Now Teach Tommy Conflict at Home
In Hearth and Home a mother chastises Tommy for fighting with the Williams boy. Tommy apologizes saying he thought he could stand up to him. The dialogue shows a small domestic scene with a cautionary tone.
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Tommy
Williams
Real Progress in Riding Lessons Observation
Quote from Fliegende Blatter contrasts a father mastering riding lessons with children watching, followed by a tongue in cheek remark about happiness from Schopenhauer. The fragment highlights a parent’s skill development and a humorous literary allusion.
Roosevelt and Taft clash over party nominations and woman suffrage
A condensed report with names like Roosevelt Taft and McKinley outlines contested delegates and charges of bribery in the presidential fight. It notes Roosevelt's push for woman suffrage and a proposed platform declaration, while detailing committee actions and the political climate ahead of Chicago.
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Cpateels
Alabamp
Rene
Arkansas
Ucts
Georgias
Eerie
California
Mississippi
Egigie Oklahoma
Washington
Kpmihoky
Missouri
Waieriscnea
North Carolina
Roosevelt
Antniber Deleentes
Chicago
Republican National Committee
Stites
Tatt
National Committee
Delyzates
Senator Dixon
United States
Taft
Cobh
Rector McKinley
Theodore Roosevelt
Ben Lindsey
Densver
Interstate Commerce Cuts Rates and Oil Pipelines Ordered
The Interstate Commerce Commission announces freight rate cuts on about seventy five commodities from northern rail hubs to western group points ending the Spokane case. Pipeline firms transporting oil interstate are declared common carriers and must file rates. Edwin H. Blashfield is named to the National Commission of Fine Arts, replacing the late F. D. Miller. President Taft vetoes the army appropriation bill, citing opposition to removing Major General Wood as chief of staff.
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Interstate Commerce Commission
New York
Pittsburg
Cincinnati
Chicago
Mississippi
Missouri River
Washington
Oregon
Idaho
Montana
Spokane
Inter State Commerce Act
Edwin H. Blashfield
Taft
National Commission of Fine Arts
F. D. Miller
Army
Congress
Wood
Unrest in Cuba Report Says General Estenez Killed
An official dispatch to the state department in Washington states General Estenez, leader of the Cuban revolution, has been killed. The telegram confirms rumors that rebels were badly defeated in battle.
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Estenez
State Department
Washington
Deafness Cure Claimed by New Hearing Aid Method
An advertisement touts a treatment for deafness claiming cure via a device and related remedies. It mentions a tube, mucus, and a regimen offered by a company with names like Owenei and Uo. The text lists dates and locations for demonstrations and trials, urging readers to seek the service for restored hearing.
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Luke Dousn
Ontaerth
Oweney & UO
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsement From Sisseton Reader
A reader from Buffalo New York praises Doan's Kidney Pills for relief from backache and kidney trouble. The ad claims the product sinks kidneys and backs issues, with a testimonial from Patric Kehoe and endorsements from local agents.
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Patric
Buffalo
New York
Miliurn
St. Aberdaen
Dale Have Tal
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