Disappearances Spark Ohio Watch in Buckeye News
Mildred Druggan aged 15 and her son-in-law James Thompson vanish amid family distress. Mildred last seen May 29 in a light dress. Thompson left for Toledo seeking work. Also in Columbus Buckeye officials court rulings on railroad conduct and a cattle inspection proclamation under Harmon. Uniontown report touts unity while health tests halt diseased cattle shipments.
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Hattie Druggan
James Thompson
Mildred
Thompson
Toledo
Uniontown
Muskingum
State Accountant Bureau
D.O. Heeter
A. B. Keyes
Gov. Harmon
Ohio
Cleveland
Cincinnati
State Livestock Commission
Bureau of Animal Industry
United States Department of Agriculture
State Railroad Commission
Kinkead
Common Pleas Court
Black Diamond Coal & Coke Co
Marietta, Columbus & Cleveland Railroad
Carbon Coal. Co
Black Diamond Co
Divorce Sparks Fight In Cleveland Involving Minister
Rev. A. 0. McHenry, former pastor on Highlands Avenue, was arrested on a warrant from Squire Brown's court after a lobby fight with Archibald R. Thompson, a real estate agent. Lula L. Thompson secured a divorce from Thompson in Judge Nickery's court, with McHenry named in cross petitions.
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Cleveland
McHenry
Highlands Avenue Congregational Church
Squire Brown
Archibald R. Thompson
Lula L. Thompson
Thompson
Nickery
American Trust
Chicago
Sheriff Baer Stabbed While Arresting Insane Suspect
Gustav Baer sheriff of Richland county was seriously stabbed in the abdomen by Alexander Beott an old soldier as officers attempted to arrest him at Toledo asylum escapee Scott. Scott was captured later six miles east of the city. In a separate incident Norman Chamberlain 12 of Quincy shot himself at a picnic doctors doubt his recovery.
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Mansfeld
Gustav Baer
Richland County
Alexander Beott
Scott
Toledo
Carrol
Boy Bhoote
Bellefontaine
Wty
Norman Chambera
Quincy
Chas. H. Fletcher
A. F., Peeler
St. Louis
B. Down
Philadelphia
Edward Parrish
Brooklyn
N. Y
Omaha
Neb
J. A. Parker
Kansas City
H. F. Merrill
Augusta
Norman M. Geer
Cleveland
Ohio
Firecracker hazards reported in city amid blasts
Fragmentary text notes explosions involving dynamite and firecrackers in the city, with two fatalities reported and ongoing danger to residents. Details are unclear due to OCR damage, but items describe improvised devices and warnings to handle them safely.
Monument to Jules Verne Unveiled in Amiens
Amiens dedicates a marble bust in memory of Jules Verne, lifelong city councilor. A reading scene at the pedestal features a boy and a girl, while dignitaries from Paris praise Verne as a pioneer who popularized geography and science through fiction.
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Paris
Amiens
France
Jules Verne
Jules Clarette
Alphonse Daudet
Henry Roujon
Beaux Arts
Paper Disc Cuts Wood At High Speed In Demonstration
The article recalls experiments on matter’s particle vibrations and describes a paper disc spun between two spools, driven by a motor, that sliced through wood and pencil with a clean edge as a demonstration of increased speed enhancing hardness. It notes related observations like wind-driven straws piercing tree trunks.
New Director of Census Named in Washington
Washington names E Dana Durand as the new director of the United States census succeeding N D North. Durand, born 1871 at Romeo Michigan, educated at Oberlin and Cornell, has held public posts including New York State Library librarian and roles with the industrial commission and census office. He later served as examiner and commissioner of corporations with the bureau of corporations.
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N. D. North
Michigan
Romeo
Oberlin
Cornell
New York State Library
Leland ‘Stanford “University
United States Industrial Commission
D Wne
Harvard
Census Office
Bureau of Corporations
Missioner of Corporations
It Was a Dream Ever See Some Serpent
Fragmentary lines describe waking, questions about a dream creature, and strange sounds as the writer rises. The text reads like a surreal, elusive scene without clear events or人物.
Island of Torpedoes rises as French naval project
A French gunmaker built an artificial hollow concrete island in the Mediterranean near Toulon as an experimental torpedo station. The 75 by 50 by 70 foot island was constructed on the Seine, launched, towed to the site, and sunk to the sea floor.
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Mediterranean Sea
Toulon
Seine
Mediterranean
Society to Keep Early Hours in Paris Lifts Theme
Paris hostesses push for strict visiting hours during the London season. The piece notes drastic methods used by some French society leaders but urges guests to honor defined closing times, avoiding leniency and ensuring orderly hours.
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Paris
France
London
Lady’s Pictorial
Higher criticism minister debate at Gramercy church
Mrs Gramercy Why questions church’s choice of minister while Mrs Doreas notes the congregation cannot afford more than 1500 dollars annually as the judge considers options.
Misunderstanding at Yonkers Statesman Office
A brief dialogue from Yonkers Statesman shows a miscommunication as a woman asks about fresh air while a man mistakes the request for moving to the piano. The exchange hints at everyday newsroom routines and readers' curiosities in a light moment.
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Yonkers Statesman
A Hopeful Prospect and a Wichita Dentist Joke
A Kansas City Journal excerpt recalls a Wichita man worried about teeth and a friend urging him to visit a dentist. The light exchange ends with a joke about the dentist finding nerve.
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Kansas City Journal
Willing to Oblige Portrait Request in Boston Transcript
A dialogue from the Boston Transcript depicts a sitter asking for a portrait to show a smaller mouth. The artist agrees to omit details if that is the client’s preference, noting the choice will alter the facial presentation as desired.
Allen's Foot-Ease powder advertisement from Droggiata and Shoe Stores
An 19th century ad promotes Shake Into Yourhoes Allen's Foot-Ease a powder for painful swollen feet. It claims to make new shoes comfortable and easy to wear and directs purchases at Droggiata and Shoe Stores with a 20 cent price.
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Allen
Addreas
Allen Fi
LeRoy
Education and Graduation Motto Amid Oddschool Fragment
A fragmented passage reflects on education with a line about graduation as a dress from the school of experience. The text流 includes stray phrases about a family doctor, a wan, and a doctor of divinity, creating a disjointed, cryptic note on belief and healing.
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School of Experience
An Irish Bull and a Rural Council Wit
A Dunmanway rural council member laments the official veterinary surgeon’s absence during a swine fever case in Cork with another man standing in for the doctor. A separate joke sketches a teacher asking about the sixth commandment and a boy’s quip about a man with a revolver turning a murder into a holiday.
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County Cork
Dunmanway
Hsten
Johnnie
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