Curious mixture of facts and notes from a bygone era
A long OCR filled with varied items from gossip to science, listing births, burials, feats, and curios. It mentions Napoleon’s death room, a 115 year old in Georgia, a 15 year old Denver boy building a coal locomotive, and a reindeer program in Alaska. The piece reads as a collage of tidbits, notes, and world trivia.
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Napoleon I
Franklin, O
Canada
Tennyson
Westminster Abbey
Chicago
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Charles V
Cuijame Valley
Cal
Weberville
Atchison
Kan
Gainsville
Fla
Emanuel County
Flanders
Pennsylvania
George D. Johnson
Griffin
Felicia Hemans
Liverpool
Chemnitz
Germany
Charles D. Young
Denver
Waitk Law Rei
Reid
Jack
Priscilla Scroggins
Gainesville
Georgia
Kentucky
England
Bolivia
River
Lea
Grorce B. McClellan
Tammany Hall
Board of Aldermen of
Gen
McClellan
Eastport
Erastus T. Beadle
United States
United States Supreme Court
Malines
Portugal
Alaska
Port Clarence
New York Navy Yard
Hell Gate
New South Wales
Train collision leaves wreckage and injured passengers
A north bound Mackinaw railroad passenger train collided with a gravel train a mile south of town. The passenger engine jumped the track and rolled down a steep embankment, collapsing a caboose and injuring engineer M Hofly and fireman Ed Gonway severely. Brakeman John Daugherty was horribly mangled and unlikely to survive. About twenty passengers suffered varying injuries. Conductor Charley Welsh and gravel train worker Bright Little were among those hurt. Estimated damage to engines cars and track around 30090 dollars.
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Grzexvite, CO
Mackinaw
John Daugherty
M. Hufly
Ed Gonway
Daugherty
Co. R. Hendrick
Charley Welsh
Talbert gang exterminated in Mississippi siege
MERIDIAN MISS The posse pursuing the Talbert outlaw gang succeeded in killing three, including John Talbert, by a fort Stephens confrontation. Old man Talbert died after a two hour fight and a mob hanged him. Young Tom fled, with a thousand farmers mobbing the area to lynch the Talbert family.
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Meridian
Miss
Talbert
Fort Stephens
John "Talbert
Tom Talbert
Tom Talbert, Sr
Mber
Goes
Mal Talbert
John
Tom
Jim
Bob
Bill
Oktibbeha River
Talbert Beca
NatcheEz
John Hastings
John Magheny
J. Bonnner
Mr. Cotton
Jonesville
Ohio State News Highlights From Defiant to Dover
Fragmented Ohio news items report J J Sxxper of Defiat being dismissed after a hearing for smuggling, arrests of several ministers and locals, a crash near Columbus with workers killed, a murder life sentence, prison costs for condemned inmates, a race-related insurance dispute, a poultry show plan, and multiple fires and thefts across towns including Clyde Piqua and Logan with ongoing legal actions.
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J. J. Sxxper
Defiat
Wooster
Hanna
Columbus
Colum
St. Duxe Patterson
Joan G
Central College
Sun Schools
Colon Milwaukee Railroad
William Chambers
Charles Randolph
Hamilton
C.A. Howett
Ohio Medical Society
Conageer
Ingfield
Nicholas
Robert Cowell
James
Annex
Ace
Sylvia Hardesty
The
Southern and Western Life Insurance Co
Jons Hise
Logan
Frank Chute
Ohio Poultry Association
F. Lee
F. J. Marshall
G. ¥. Gast
Portsmouth
David T. Day
Clyde
Fremont
Chicago
F. A. Picer
Lake Shore
Wanpen James
Ohio Penitentiary
Stanley Jones
Clermont County
Newburger Bros
Cincinnati
Cegar Makers
Cigarmakers’ Union
Springfield
Piqua
Voopog
Colgm- S
W. C. Lenox
Army Bill Drives Germany to Arm All Allies Say Critics
New York Nov 8 The Herald Berlin correspondent reports a high official arguing the army bill shows Germany must arm to the teeth and cannot trust its allies The Dreibund has worsened burdens and failed to bring mutual aid Italy and Austria are disarming while Germany bears the cost The article notes political shifts and doubts about leadership within Austria and Italy amid uneasy alliance dynamics.
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New York
Herald
Berlin
France
Russia
Austria
Italy
Cosenz
Driquel
Germany
von Schliffen
von Steele
Dr Talmage Disappears Sends tongues into name
New York November 8 reports say Rev T DeWitt Talmage left his pulpit Sunday and rumors spread that his wife Mrs Talmage had become insane. The pair traveled from New Haven to Brooklyn and returned to New York on Sunday. Talmage answered telegrams about his absence and expressed distress at rumors about his wife.
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New York
T. DeWitt Talmage
I. DeWitt Talmage
New Haven
Atlantic Storm Claims Vessels and Lives
Reports from Lonpox describe continued severe weather on the Atlantic. The Arizona bound from New York on October 29 encountered gales, a passenger Walter Ruby washed overboard and lost. Eight ships lost and three steamers’ crews drowned in fierce Black Sea conditions.
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Lonpox
Atlantic
Arizona
New York
Walter Ruby
Black Sea
Election Riots in Portugal at Pavoa de Varzim
A serious riot erupted Sunday in Pavoa de Varzim, Duro province, during elections. About 10,009 residents live there with many fishermen. Municipal officers were mobbed as party tensions rose. Fishermen clashed with laborers over candidate support. many fighters were severely wounded, some stabbed, others struck by stones.
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Portugal
Lispex
Pavoa de Varzim
Woman Killed on Rail Line in Chattanooga Incident
Fragmentary report from Chattanooga details a woman who was struck by a train on the railroad near Nashville Chattam. Early indicators suggest suicide as the cause. The event occurred as she walked along the tracks, near mile posts, with injuries reported including seven broken ribs. Local officials awaiting full details.
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Chattanooga
Nashville
Chattam
Unknown Woman Found Dead Beside Tracks Exonerates Railroad
An unidentified woman around fifty was found in a death grip near the railroad. She was poorly dressed and believed by an engineer to be intoxicated, though no liquor odor was detected. A coroner's jury exonerated the railroad from blame.
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Railroad
Anarchists Monument Dedicated at Waldheim Cemetery
Curcago reports a monument honoring Chicago anarchists executed five years ago was unveiled at Waldheim cemetery. A street parade drew many women and children despite rain. Flowers covered graves of Spies Parsons Fischer Engel and Lingg, with a floral gallows atop the monument. Services featured songs and speeches, none inflammatory, and no red flags were shown.
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Monumnt
Curcaco
Diphtheria Death and Moonlit Funeral Tragedy
In Gallirois on November 7 Mr and Mrs Thos Humphreys mourn the loss of their son Harrison to diphtheria. During a moonlit funeral procession a wagon overturned spilling the casket and nearly exposing the body. Mrs Elizabeth Rowe suffered injuries when thrown from her buggy.
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Gallirois
Thos
Humphreys
Harrison
Elizabeth Rowe
Horrible Fate Report From Deep Fork Oklahoma
A Deep Fork settler near Gururif Oklahoma reports a horrific tale two weeks after a wife and infant vanished. The head of the child and portions of the mother’s body were found in the woods. A party of about fifty armed men pursues the panther suspected in the disappearance.
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Gururif, Okl
Deep Fork
Pottawanomie County
Woman Poisoner Respites One Week After Conviction
Thomas Cream Neill, the woman poisoner condemned to death, was granted a one week respite before execution. Home Secretary Asquith says the delay allows time to obtain documents from America believed to bear on the case.
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Thomas Cream Neill
Home
Asquith
America
Nicaragua Canal Convention Called
New Orleans officials issue call for a national convention to meet November 30 in New Orleans. The gathering aims to press for national government control of the Nicaragua canal and to urge its swift completion.
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New Orleans
T. F Odendall
New Orleans Board of Trade
Nicaragua Canal
Roosss Attacks Man Near Fordville
John Glepe of Fordville was attacked by a large game rooster that had won several recent cockfights. The rooster pecked his face so severely that eyes were swollen shut and his nose was badly lacerated.
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R. Reavine
John Glepe
Fordville
Unable Dez Dead Met Rose Largest St Bernard Dies in Mass
The largest St Bernard, Lord Mel Rose, died Sunday night at E H Moores Kennel in Massachusetts from gastric illness. Valued at 10000 dollars, he had won first prize at a Toronto show and was associated with Kingston Rochester and various places.
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Dez
Met Rose
Mass
Lord Melrose
E. H. Moore
Dpostone Toronto
Kingston
Rochester
Collision in a Tunnel Rips Wabash Trains Near Forest Park
In St. Louis a tunnel under King's Highways near Forest Park saw a Wabash freight train and a construction train collide on the same track. Twelve cars were demolished, track torn up, and losses placed at 25,000 dollars. Fireman Bob Carmody suffered broken ribs and fatal internal injuries, brakeman E L Hill had numerous cuts, and engineer John Murphy was badly cut.
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St. Louis
King’s Highways
Forest Park
Bob Carmody
E. L. Hill
John Murphy
The Italian Election Returns Increase Government Majority
Rome November 8 Returns from Sunday elections show the government widening its lead in the chamber of deputies. Out of 487 districts heard from, 350 seats go to the government and 120 to the opposition with reballots needed in seventeen districts. All ministry members have been elected.
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Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Poisoned Well Traps Bradley Family in Michigan
In Bap Ax Michigan November 8 the entire Bradley family and several workers are in critical condition from poison believed to be in well water. A physician warns deaths are possible as tests reveal a large amount of paris green in the water. no culprit is yet held.
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Mich
James Bradley
Paris Green
Noclew
Arrest of Groom Prevents Wedding in Martinsville
Martinville Indiana on November 8 Wm Russell was arrested for robbery. At capture he held a marriage license to wed Miss Laura Hawkins with the ceremony set for Tuesday. A second item reports Theodore Child of Harper's, New York, died of cholera in Isfahan after a Persia tour.
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Martinsville
Ind
Wm. Russell
Russell
Laura Hawkins
Theodore Child
Lonpox
the Times
Teheran
Persia
Harper’s Publishing House
New
Ispahan
Child
Eas
Brutal Indian Attack Reported Near Ft Barry
Four white miners are found murdered at Ft Barry on Kuprenoff island with heads severed and bodies stripped. Authorities suspect Kake Indians in retaliation linked to last year Edwards killings. Bodies unidentifiable. heads displayed on posts in two cases. crows picked flesh. Ship Chilkat carried news from Alaska.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Ft. Barry
Kuprenoff Island
Edwards
John Edwards
Empress’s unpaid bill blamed for local costume firm failure
Report from Berlin on November 7 states a large local costumiers firm failed after hardships tied to a sizable bill the Empress has long left unpaid. Her extensive expenditures on dress and jewelry are noted, with little reuse of garments.
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Berlin
Striking Wiremen Organize Co operative Electric Co
In New York on November 7 the executive committee of the strikers announced the formation of a cooperative electric company. The action follows a battle against a cartel of eighteen firms and the group expects to prevail.
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New Orleans
Monumon
Clothing Clerks’ Union
Retail Dry Goods Clerks’ Union
Gas Co
I 3S
Washingto Artillery Hall
Robert Perkins
Evans
Egroes
Co-Operative Electric Company
New York
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Dair Bros
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Dearborn
Citizens’ Bank
General Banking
Frank Bowles
Us Shier
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W. Baker & CO
Dorchester
Addeh Fhss
A. N. Kellogo Newspaper CO
Chicago, IL
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ELY Bros
Warren St
N.Y
Talberts
Brace
Foster
Parlage
Ohio State News
Helen Ma
San Francisco
Thaxter
Helen
Cook Ocey
Belgua
Helén Mac
Wright
Bowen
Gm Robinson
F. A. Barstow
Abraham Barker
Andrew, Hicks
Andrew, Hicks, & Barstow
Sea Ray Sea Breeze
Wallward
Jf Bonanza
Fornia
Mermaid
Grampus
Then
John Wil Thrasher
New H. Freeman
Wassed Cre
James Pyle
New Yorks
T. Hazeltine
Warren, Pa
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DR. Talmage
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