Diverse 19th century miscellany spans talkies to tech
A long dispatch of oddities and brief items covers a New York commercial traveler recalling mishaps with talking machines, a Concord New Hampshire charter debate over the word male, and a mix of global anecdotes. It notes a Bangkok to Ban Klap elephant incident, a double rainbow seen at sea, wing picking at a church tomb, and observations on lunar frost, Butler quips in Congress, fox farms in Canada, and tall mountains in Alaska.
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Cutcord
N. H
Charles R. Corning
Concord
America
Boston
Indo-China
Bangke Times
Bangkok
Ban Klap
London ‘Times
Pamale
Panama
Cyclone Devastates South of Armour District
May 30 reports describe a cyclone path south of Armour damaging farms and structures in Dougie and Charlie’s Mix counties. Losses include homes, barns, and livestock with no fatalities but several injuries. Estimates place total property damage around 200 000 to 300 000 dollars.
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Armour
Dougie
Chirlés Mix
A. L. Mills
John Sudan
Burt Seere
Bien Fund
F. Hochhaiter
Brn
J. Hochfuiter
G. Hulx
Dies With Boots On Bold Avenger Ends Desperado Spree
Ambros, known as Dutch, a feared marauder along the Canadian border, rode through the town firing on targets. He shot editor J A Lippharat and nearly hit Attorney T S Todd before a volley of citizens’ revolvers brought him down, dying with boots on as he claimed.
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Ambros
D. Tune “‘Duten
Avaperado
Anootin
Jett
J. A. Lippharat
Todd
Gunness relic auction draws large LaPorte turnout
The Belle Gunness personal property sale in LaPorte attracted about 4000 to 5000 people. Items sold for many times their price with total receipts likely triple those of a normal sale. Notable sells included the horse driven by Mrs. Gunness, a pony cart, and a shepherd dog fetching $107.
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Laporte
Ind
Mra
Belle Gunness
Trent
Gunness
Boy accomplice in murder of Chicagoan Peaches on pals
Chicago June David Jacobeon 19 confesses to presence at killing of Hebert C Holmes purchasing agent for Falleon Commonwealth company found dead May 21 in alley. He implicates Samuel McEwen Charles Lewis and George Wer, ages 19 to 24, as other involved. McEwen knocked him down, Lewis struck Holmes with a hammer. In San Francisco James Black 35 dies after self inflicted wound at Presidio.
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Chicago
David Jacobeon
Hebert C. Holmes
Falleon Commonwealth Company
Aint Alley
Holmes
Jacobson
Samuel McEwen
Charles Lewis
George Wer
Jacmbeon
McEwen
Leis
IOWAN
Presidio San Francisco
James Black
Iatefurth Compas Or
Fragmentary report on a fatal neck injury during a chair incident
A damaged OCR text describes a man who moved his head and fractured the neck while sitting in a chair. It mentions tuberculosis of the spinal column and a rare attack causing vertebrae dislocation. The head reportedly fell and suffocation followed.
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Cinemman
Abd Wimont
HilMant
Cyclone Path Ravages Charles Mix County Farms
A cyclone devastated the southwestern Charles Mix County area along the river, causing about 75 000 in damage to outbuildings crops and livestock. Homes and barns were destroyed, with hogs cattle and chickens killed. considerable property loss reported between this locality and Platte, leaving a scene of destruction and desolation.
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Ilo SD
Lee Mifee
Gailey
Geddes
Charles Mix
Platte
South Dakota Central Makes 1 000 000 Loan
South Dakota Central Railway to Watertown secured a 1 million loan from American Trust and Savings of Chicago for improvements and to be made on De time. Bridgewater, Vermillion, and surrounding areas report storm damage with homes displaced, barns and windmills toppled, and farmers affected. Vermillion Commercial Club plans a 100 prize for next year’s corn exhibit to stimulate county's corn production.
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South Dakota Central
Siouxville, & Dy
South Dakota Central Railway Company
Watertown
American Trust and Savings Company of
Chicage
Ene
Vermillion, S. D
Vermillion Commercial Club
Farmers’ Institute
Vermillion
Clay County
Sioux Falls School for Deaf Mules Graduation Plan
Sioux Falls S D May 90 announcement notes a commencement with eight graduates the largest in the program featuring an address by Hon D Thomas president of the board of charities and corrections commencement set for June
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Baptists Attack White Slavery and frame federal action
Oklahoma City May 30 The northern Baptist convention adopted a Boynton resolution praising organizations opposing the traffic in white slaves and urging President Roosevelt to join with other nations to suppress the trade. It describes the lure of young women to cities for forced work in houses of ill fame and slavery.
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Northern Baptist Convention
M. P. Boynton
Chicago
Boynton
Roosevelt
Easton,Former War Correspondent, Survives Sea Rescue
Avalon, Santa Catalina Island Cal May 20 Captain A Christof skipper of Zeus of Avalon and C B Hochine ordinary seaman on United States converted cruiser Buffalo were drowned and C B Easton wife two children and their colored nurse were rescued by the Buffalo after drifting two days in a small launch Easton formerly Morpera Weekly war correspondent and author served as secretary to Wobater Davis assistant secretary of the interior under McKinley Easton and family were brought to Avalon to be saved by the Buffalo who later searched for the body and survivors
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Avalon
Island
Santa Catalina
Cal
A. Chrigtoffe
Zeus
C. B. Hochine
United States
Buffalo
C. B. Easton
Saaton
Morpera Weekly
Jeff Davis Daughter May Be Delegate Candidate
Colorado Springs May 20. Report says Colorado may push a single woman delegate to the national Democratic convention. In Denver movement gathers to seat Atre Bryan Lengitt as a potential alternate, amid Democratic currents in El Ba in county.
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Jeff Davis
Colorado Springs
Colo
Chimren
National Democrate
Denver
Atre
Ae Bryan Lengitt
el Baan
Nanor
Jeterson Davis
Destruction in a hurricane path hits Armour region
A severe storm tore through Armour on May 20, with 60 mph winds and hail over three inches. The Armour high school chimney collapsed into three rooms, causing about 35,000 dollars in damage. Crops, farm buildings, windmills and many window lights were ruined. Cars were blown into the Missouri river, and total area damage estimates reach 25 dollars. Two box cars were blown into the Missouri river near Yankton.
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Armour
Armour High School
Ad Tong
Rivers
Yankton, & C
Milwaukee Railway Company
Missouri River
Butte County to Be Divided Into Three
Camp Creek May 29. People of Butte county agree on dividing the county into three. Sparse ranges want a separate county while thickly settled areas support the herd law. A committee proposes a new county named Stokes in the northwest, with two others Butte and Lemmon forming in the south and east.
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Camp Creek
Butte County
Stokes
Butte
Lemmon
Helgaline Farm Mystery Ties to Gunness Murders
Aberdeen S D May 29 a striking coincidence ties Helgaline to the Gunness farm murders. Ashe Helgaline discovered mutilated remains of his brother at Laporte Ind two years earlier near Scatterwood Lake four skeletons were found by boys in 1906. Helgaline plans to attend Ray Lampher trial in Laporte and push a claim against the Gunness estate for about 3000 dollars paid to the woman by his brother Andrew.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Gunness Farm
Ashe Helgaline
Laporte
Ind
Helgalina
Scatterwood Lake
Aske Helgaline
Helgaline
Ray Lampher
Gunness
Andrew
Postoffice DYNAMITED at Groton with $300 loot
Aberdeen S D May 29 The Groton post office twenty miles east of here was robbed last night the safe was dynamited and cash and stamps totaling about $200 were stolen no clues as to the perpetrators There was partial building damage and the event is reported with other weather notes from the region.
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Aberdeen
S. D
Groton
Here
Bitter battle over original section lines in Armour case
In Armour a dispute over Belmont township survey led to a verdict for the plaintiffs. The suit challenged whether old mounds were original government corners. Plaintiffs argued interior lines reflect government parcels, while defendants’ witnesses claimed the mounds indicated corners. The case may go to the supreme court. a former county official testified as a rodman on the 12 year old survey.
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van Antwerp
Tach
Supreme Court
Rwayne
Des Moines
Rodman
Company of Engineers
Foster Mother of 1300 Orphan Babes
Chicago May 27 final rites for Miss Elizabeth Sherrard of Sioux Falls will be at Oakwood cemetery at 4 this afternoon. She aided 1360 children with her husband William B Sherrard superintendent of the National Home Finding society and South Dakota Children's Home society. She was born November 7 1929 in New York.
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Chicago
Elizabeth Sherrard
Sioux Falls
Nene
Heavy Damage in Electrical Storm Near Wolsey and Broadland
In a severe storm dated May 27, a barn on the Wilson farm 14 miles south of Wolsey burned with six horses and seven cows killed. Another barn on the Taddman farm NW of Broadland was damaged. a barn near Alpena also burned with feed and hay. The storm was described as the region’s most severe in years, with damage limited by an artesian well and quick hose use.
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Bridgewater
George Gocring Hving
Here
Beny
Huron
Wilson Farm
Wolsey
Ughtring
Taddman Farm
Broadland
Alpena
Burglary Targeted Detective Known as Expert Thief Catcher
In Chicago a burglar entered Detective Sergeant P. A. Reynolds's room while he slept, stealing diamond car tons stick pins and other jewelry plus $90. The thief removed the detective’s star badge and left the gun, with cartridges still in place after allegedly chloroforming the victim.
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Chicago
P. A. Reynolds
Mae Wood Released on Bail in Ore Enquiry
New York May 27 Mae C Wood was released on bail of five thousand dollars after being held on charges related to an ore inquiry. The case centers on Mae Wood’s involvement in the investigation with details yet to be disclosed by authorities.
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Hunter
Logan
Iowa
Sioux Falls
D. P. Hunter
Harrison County
Jones
Joe Kirby
State Supreme Court
Western Surety
Kirby
Mae Wood
New York
Mae C. Wood
Two Stabbed Bound and Robbed by Hobo Report from Yankton
Two men Barn Borgi and Felix Pengage farm near town suffered injuries in an attack by a hobo. Borgi was stabbed and bound to a bed, while Feninga was knocked down and tied by hands and feet. The motive unclear and no arrests have been made as police pursue a clue.
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Yankton
President signs Alaska coal lands bill as major reform
Washington May 30 President Raieit signed a bill aimed at breaking monopoly fears by capping coal land holdings at 2 660 acres and threatening forfeiture for excess possession. The measure also gives the government first claim on mined coal to secure navy fuel supplies.
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Washington
Raieit
Im Tile
Alaska
Committee Reports On Alleged Paper Trust In 1920s Washington
A six member House special committee reported on wood pulp and print paper prices and a possible restraint of trade. The majority urged delaying legislation until further investigation, while the minority backed passage of the Stevens bill to put pulp and paper on the free list. Evidence offered some suspicion of a possible price-fixing conspiracy, but manufacturers denied any such agreement under oath.
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Washington
House
Triff
Mann
Tlinois
Miller
Kungasy Stafford
Wisconsin
Bannon
Oblon
Simo_ Tennessee
Ryan
New York
Amador Mining Collapse Ends Investor Dream in Chicago
In Chicago on May 80 a mining company from Montana collapsed after raising 650000 from 1400 stockholders, mostly in Chicago. Secretary and GM D B Mackinnon vanished after organizing the venture. a Boston branch was opened and later he left for Maine. Six years yielded only five cars of ore and heavy surface expenditure.
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Chicago
Amador Mining and Development Company of
Montana
D. B. Mackinnon
Maine
Nick and Wife to Hunt Jack Rabbits in Kansas
Washington May 30 Mrs Alice Roosevelt Longworth may join a jack rabbit hunt in western Kansas in August. Congressman Madison of Kansas is bringing Secretary Taft's influence to secure an invitation for Nick and Alice to attend and to organize a big hunt on the plains for the president's daughter. Representative Longworth hints she may accept.
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Washington
Alice Roosevelt-Longworth
Kansas
Madixon
Dodge City
Nick
Alice
Taft
Longworth
Flood damage heavy along Des Moines River
Bee Moines reports the Des Moines River rising within two feet of the danger line with thousands of dollars in damage to wholesale houses near the river. Hundreds of families flee their homes as guards patrol lowlands and dikes. The crest is expected tomorrow.
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Bee Moines
Dee Moines
Tne
Oon River
Thee
Involuntary bankruptcy petition filed in Pittsburg stock brokers
Pittsburg May 30 an involuntary petition in bankruptcy was filed in the U S court against George W MacMullen and Sanford B Ryans doing business as George W MacMullen Co stock brokers The petition claims the firm’s facilities will reach 31 000 about $260 000 less than liabilities
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Pittsburg
United States
George W. MacMullen
Sanford B. Ryans
George W. MacMullen & Co. Stock Brokers
Madliicies
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Mexico
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le Niso
Se Threshers' Association
Huron Huron
South Dakota Threshers' Associaton
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Johnson
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
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Peaches
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Thomas
Easton
Spripeheld
Alfred Orendorft
Black Hills
James
Sioux River
Tuesaday
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Tay
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Des Moines River
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