Grand Jury Begins Probe Into Washington Square Fire
New York district attorney and a special grand jury investigate the Washington Square fire disaster that killed 142, focusing on blocked exits, a crumpled fire escape, an iron shuttered escape, and unsafe practices. Investigators from the fire marshal, coroner, labor department, and borough officials review evidence and plan to present findings to the grand jury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Washington Square
State Labor Department
McAneny
Manhattan
Court of General Sessions
Whitman
Band of Filibusters Shoot Mexican in Sonora
News from Hermosillo, Mexico reports a group of unidentified filibusters entered northern Sonora at Sirace, captured a young Mexican, and killed him. All American residents sign a petition to Governor Torres offering help to arrest the band while claiming protection from both federals and revolutionists.
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Hermosillo
Mex
Sonora
Sirace
Torres
No Trace of Train Bandits After Rampage near Coffeyville
Sheriffs of Montgomery Kansas Nowata County Oklahoma and deputies plus detectives hunted the hills from Lenapah to locate four bandits who held up a northbound St Louis Kansas Mountain Southern passenger train and rifled the express car, with no trace found.
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Coffeyville
Kas
Montgomery
Kansas
Nowata County
Oklahoma
Lenapah
Okla
St. Louis
Kai Mountain
Southern
Peace in Sight in Mexico as Diaz Cabinet Forms
Washington reports the departure for Mexico and the appointment of Francisco Leon de la Barra as foreign minister marks the initial stage of a peaceful era. Official circles in Washington believe the move signals better relations and stability in Mexican policy under President Diaz.
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Washington
D. C
Mexico
Francisco Leon de la Barra
United States
Diaz
Rain of Mud Falls on Wathena Kansas
Citizens of Wathena were splattered by mud from a dust storm and light rain. High winds stirred dust, water droplets collected dust in the atmosphere turning into mud during the shower.
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Kansas
Wathena
New Fast Mail Train Planned From New York to Midwest
Postmaster General Hitchcock and the Pennsylvania and Missouri Pacific railroads complete arrangements for a new fast mail train from New York to St Louis and Kansas City. The service aims to improve mail delivery between the east and southwest. In New York a trio of masked armed men raided the financial district taking their weekly proceeds.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Pennsylvania and
Missouri Pacific
New York
St. Louis
Kansas City
East
Southwest
Iowa Legislature Raises Salaries for Next Assembly
Des Moines governor Carroll signed legislation boosting legislative pay from 550 to 1000 dollars for the next general assembly. Los Angeles note mentions Dr H G Gates as superintendent while bandaging in operating room a week ago.
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Des Moines
Carroll
Iowa
General Assembly
Los Angeles
H. G. Gates
Peculiar After Effects of Grip This Year
Local druggists report many patients suffer kidney and urinary troubles after grip. Dr Kilmer s Swamp Root is advertised as a herbal remedy for kidneys liver and bladder with sample bottles offered by mail. Regular size bottles cost 60 cents and 1 00.
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Bright
Kilmer
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
School Boys Garden Plan Imitates City Farming
Elming New York authorities propose a school boys garden program for next year. Last summer about a hundred boys cultivated vacant lots and now the plan aims to put nearly all unused property in the city under cultivation with public school pupils as gardeners to reap profits from their crops.
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Elming
N’ Y
Allen’s Foot Base Antiseptic Powder Ad
A vintage ad touts Allen’s Foot Base antiseptic powder for tired swollen feet promising rest and comfort and easy walking. It notes availability and a local address in Le Roy New York and mentions Mc Dom as a substitute source.
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Allen
Allen &. Olmsted
le Roy
Parental Tactics and a Dictionary Lesson
A worried parent presses a child for a definition of transcendentalist and, while the boy is away, uses a dictionary to extract the information. The exchange reveals practical parenting under pressure and a clever workaround to teach a concept.
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Bobby
Trapping Joke Sparks Laughter and Escape
In a brief rustic scene Hiram holds up a steel trap at the door and warns Mariar that the trap will hold a skunk next. Fifteen minutes later he returns calling Mariar to free him from the trap, then chides her when she laughs.
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Maria
Hiram
Mariar
Distemper Cure Mentioned for Horses and Dogs
An obscure medical notice claims distemper in horses and dogs can be cured and prevented in the same stable. It advertises medicinal bottles sold last year at prices around 3.50 and 100, with agents wanted for Spobn Medical Co based in Goshen Indiana.
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Spobn Medical .Co
Spec Agases
Goshen
Ind
Idle Curiosity and Daily Remedies Feature in One Page
The page blends quotes on faith and character with short notes on Dr. Pierce's Pleasant Pellets for stomach and bowels. It references Sawarcostes granules, a line about elevator-less vacant rooms, and muses on activity versus laziness and curiosity.
Bean Coffee Healthful Drink From Garden Patch
Seed advertisement promotes Bean Coffee as a healthful drink that can be grown in a small garden. It claims 60 pounds or more from a 10 by 10 patch, ripening in 90 days in Wisconsin. Readers offered seeds and culture directions for a small price plus a mammoth seed catalog.
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Wisconsin
France
Germany
Europe
John A. Salzer
la Crosse
Wis
Facing the Future and the Vote in muddled speech
A fragmented dialogue hints at woman suffrage and political reorganization while advertisements intrude with product pitches for liver remedies herb laxatives and tobacco. The text juxtaposes civic talk with commercial lines reflecting dated prose and OCR garbling.
Woman who Speaks One Language Says Much
A proverb notes a woman who speaks only one language often talks enough for two, highlighting the idea that speech can convey plenty even without multilingual skill.
Free Sample Laxative Claims Cure for Constipation
A public notice for Caldwell's laxative tonic promises a free sample to help those troubled by chronic constipation. The ad urges readers to "try just one thing more" and asserts thousands have been convinced of its merit, directing purchases through local druggists and named distributors in Unionville and Harrow.
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Caldwell
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