Curiosities From Old Notes On People Places And Facts
A compilation of quirky claims and trivia from various regions and eras. It mentions St Louis shoe factories Paris indestructible paper and a pope fluent in English German and French among many other scattered facts.
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St. Louis
Ture
Kansas
Paris
France
Chattanooga
Hawk’s Nest
Europe
Arabia
United States
Jemima
Papoucan
Kentucky
Oxford
Miss
Italy
Massachusetts
Cleveland, O
Moses Cleveland
Wauseon, O
Peru
Louisville
Kokomo
Ind
Monmouth Battle Monument
Freehold
N. J
Cleveland
Daily Mail
Dunkirk
N. Y
Avator
Ill
Fen
Moon Green Spot Reported by Amateur Astronomer
Caicano September 10 Louis Gathmann, a keen optician and amateur astronomer, claims a seven lens composite telescope reveals a vivid green spot on the moon near Tycho. He estimates a 40 by 70 mile area and suggests water and vegetation exist below the surface, challenging prevailing theories in astronomy.
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Caicano
Louis Gathmann
Gathmann
Lincoln
North Park Avenues
Straightway
Tycho
Earth
Bicycle trekman covers 530 miles in five and a half days
Lieut J L Donovan of the Seventeenth Infantry rode from Ft Russell Wyoming to Omaha arriving at 6 pm. He completed the journey in five and a half days despite 1.5 days lost for wheel repairs. He carried 270 pounds and faced 428 miles of wind with 28 miles on sand and 155 on mud.
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Omaha
Neb
J. L. Donovan
Seventeenth Infantry
Ft. Russell
Wyo
Pullman Palace Car Works transfer to Newark rumors
New York on September 10 reports growing speculation that George M. Pullman plans a move of his Palace Car Works from Pullman to Newark New Jersey. Mr Pullman, while in Newark, declined to comment on the matter and has been a frequent visitor since August 29.
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New York
George M. Pullman
Newark
N. J
Pullman Palace Car Works
Pullman
Prisoner Burned in Hurley Jail Fire Startling Allegation
Iro x woop Mich Sept 10 Sunday morning Thomas Gerrold of Hurier was arrested for drunkenness. An hour after confinement the jail burned and the prisoner perished, believed to have started the blaze himself. The deceased had moved recently from Ashland to Hurley.
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Iroxwoop
Mich
Thomas Gerrold
Hurier
Hurley
Ashland
Dalton Fire Destroys Fifty Buildings in Village
Firebugs destroyed more than eleven structures as a blaze ripped through Dalton village. A special train from Orrville delivered emergency supplies while rain helped dampen flames. Losses reach about two hundred thousand dollars with insurance nearly useless for victims. Residents left homeless as Canton post office center burned and communication collapsed.
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Dabton
King
Massillon
Dalton
Surance
Froin
Orrville
Ter
Exhaw
Insurance Co
Canton
Chinese Gornered In Corea War News
Reports say Chinese forces are cornered in northern Corea and low on supplies, with horses killed for food. Foreign workers in Japanese docks have been dismissed as Japan’s naval maneuvers and troop movements draw attention to potential actions toward Hiroshima and allied operations.
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Shanghai
Corea
Yoyama Kan Hassaki
Seoul
Nagas
Pan
Hiroshima
Japan
Maine Election Preview: Manley Predicts 35000 Republican Majority
In Augusta Maine S H Manley state committee chair reports before midnight that Republicans anticipate a large lead in the governor and congressional races as well as county offices. He cites past majorities and predicts Cleaves will win by at least 350 votes over Johnson, with Augusta showing an unprecedented GOP plurality.
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Manley
Portland
Joseph
J. L. Chamber
Cleaves
Johnson
Augusta
Vermont Returns Show Republican Sweep Across State
Rutland Vermont September 11 returns from all towns to the town clerk confirm a Republican majority of 27310 and a plurality of 28356. Official returns will alter these figures little. The Senate remains a Republican unit and the House stands Republicans 233 Democrats 9 Populist 1. Three towns made no choice.
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Rutland
Senate
House
Foreign plans of Japan prompt Allied restraint on Shanghai
Paris dispatch notes Republique Francaise reporting rumors of a Japanese attack on Shanghai as Britain’s pretext for intervention. The paper says the United States France and Russia will not permit such a pretext and will oppose escalation.
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Paris
The
Republique Francaise
Shanghai
Great Britain
China
Japan
United States
France
Russia
Coxey Challenged by Public Debate Assertion
Tr. D. J. Smith of Columbian endorses Coxey as a credible candidate and calls for a public debate series across five sessions. He asserts the discussion should occur in public halls rather than in private circles, framing it as essential for a republican farm county and an ISU for the congressional seat.
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D. J. Smith
Columbian
Paris death count spots royalists as an eligible quantity
The Times notes Paris death count only proves royalists remain a credible force in France. It adds that Paris left property valued at four pounds, underscoring limited tangible assets amidst political sentiment.
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London
the Times
Paris
France
The
Times
Tock
No Political Importance News Item From Paris Report
A fragmented note describes sympathetic articles about a Paris event deemed of no political significance. The text emphasizes disagreement on the event's importance and references the death as part of the coverage.
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Lespos
Paris
Glass Works PuILA DELIMta
Glass industry overview in South Jersey notes factory activity and a basic glassmaking base. Partial fragment mentions PuILA DELIMta and broad regional context without full details.
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Glass Works Puila Delimta
South Jersey
Basi
Broadway merchant aids forest fire relief fund
New York September 10 Charles Broadway Rouss, prominent dry goods merchant, sent Acting Mayor McTel land a check for 1000 dollars to aid forest fire victims. The fund total stands at 1907 dollars.
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New Yor
Charles Broadway Rouss
Broadway Dry Goods
Mayror Mctelland
Woman's Fal Parkerspare near this city incident
A report from near this city notes a woman identified as Fal Parkerpare and a man named David Wingrobe fell in an incident on September 14 resulting in a baby’s fatal injuries.
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David Wingrove
Beets Death Dispatch from Regarded Figure
A death dispatch from the region notes the passing of the well known Beets, with Sept. ib Jenon announcing the death and referencing Baron Br. adj German banker. The brief item preserves the historical tone and identifies the notable figures involved.
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Ib Jenon
Baron Br
Timber pirates blamed for Pine county fires probe
In St Cloud Minnesota a state senate committee investigates alleged lumber thefts from school lands and fires set to mask stumpage fraud. Reports cite millions of feet stolen and deliberate burning of topping piles to thwart measurement, risking lives and crushing $20,000,000 in property across Pine Kanabec Carlton and surrounding counties.
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St. Clavp
Minn
Minnesota
Pine
Kanabec
Carlton
Pine Belt
St. Cloud
Commission
Pittsburgh Enthusiasm Fills Streets for National Encampment
Pittsburgh hosts a vast influx of visitors for the twenty eighth national encampment as crowds flood the city. Naval veterans and G A B members parade with bands, while committees coordinate the vast arrivals and decorations showcasing patriotic displays. Leaders push for recognition of insignia and a spring convention date aligned with Farragut and New Orleans history.
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Pittsburgh
National Guard
Citizens’ Committee
Honolulu
Hawaii
Egiment
N. Y
Ransom
St. Louis
Medal of Honor Legion
Arr
J. H. Lyman
New York
Matthews
Insch
Newark
C. Hills
Thomas
Philadelphia
Daniel J. Sickles
Amos J. Cummings
Legion
Congress
National Association of Army and Navy
Rev. T. Hagerty
Illinois
C. C. McCabe
Methodist
Ohio
National Association of Naval Veterans
Allegheny
Osbon
Kearsarge Association
Boston
Farragut Association
Grand Army
New Orleans
Farragut
Capt. Osbon
KB. F. Allen
Hartford
Transfers of Indian bureau staff swell workload
In Wasatxetos on September 10, the Indian bureau clerical force faces heavy extra duties due to a large wave of transfers among field employees. Dr. Hailman, superintendent of Indian schools, has focused on the situation since returning from the west, and hundreds of teachers have been ordered transferred into service.
Veterans Rally as National Encampment Chooses Commander
St Paul and Pittsburg host veterans as the Battle for the Commandery-in-Chief begins. Lawler and Walker vie for leadership with Lawler backed by western delegates and Walker supported by eastern and southern blocs and past commanders. Delegates gather at hotels to win votes amid courtesy welcomes and political maneuvering.
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Pittsrurch
Grand Army
Louisville
Commercial Club
St. Paul
Monongahela House
John P. Ray
McGill
H. G. Hicks
H. A. Cisel
Republican State Committee
Col. I. H. Davidson
Charles W. Horr
J. H. Baker
R. R. McGinnis
Albert Scheffer
Lawler
Congregational church hit by lightning causes major damage
The Congregational church in Rock Carex was struck by lightning on September 1. The bolt first tore away part of the belfry, then ripped a two foot hole in the roof and entered the audience room. It shattered plaster and badly damaged the new oak seating.
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Rock Carex
Paris Express Disaster Toll Rises at Apilly
Paris reports the Paris and Cologne express wreck near Apilly between Noyon and Chauny killed from forty to sixty and left twelve bodies recovered. Minister Barthou and railway officials visit the scene. no Americans among the dead or injured.
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Haif
Paris
Cologne
Apilly
Noyon
Chauny
M. Barthou
Secident
Ohio State News Officers Elected For Another Year
CoumsBus Ohio Sept. 6 figures show membership rose from 50847 on July 1 1893 to 62000 July 1 1894 with a surplus gain of 274932.78 and a fund of 985434.68. The Ohio high court membership reached 2273 across 63 courts. 10000 was paid to deceased members beneficiaries. Officers elected include High Chief Ranger L Z Cleveland and High Vice Chief Ranger A G Phillips, Cleveland. Headquar ters remain in Cleveland.
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CoumsBus
Committee of Foresters
High Court of Ohio
L. Z. Cleveland
A. G. Phillips
Cleveland
Cleveland Lake Front Case Defeats City in Court
Judge Noble of the common pleas ruled against Cleveland in a lake front dispute, granting the Lake Shore Railway Co. a perpetual injunction. The city plans to appeal to the United States Supreme Court if needed.
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Cleveland
Noble
Court of Common Pleas
Lake Front
Chicago
Old Bill the Car Horse Dies Near Bladen
Gallirois reports the notable car horse Old Bill died near Bladen in Clay township. The Canadian stock animal, aged about forty, served in 1861 in the United States forces and later belonged to Charlie Gillingham, assessor of Clay township, for seventeen years.
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Gallirois
Old Bill
United States
Bladen
Charlies Gillingham
Clay Township
To Switzerland for a Fortune
Miss Mary Bassinger of this city plans to travel to Switzerland next week to live with a wealthy aunt and care for her in the final years of life. Upon her aunt's death, Miss Bassinger is to inherit the fortune, with the arrangement noting her years in the Whitlock household amid Alpine snows.
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Switzerland
Delaware
Mary Bassinger
W. F. Whitlock
America
Jockey Hurt at Columbus State Fair Accident
In Columbus Ohio on Friday at the state fair a rider named Ed Murra suffered injuries during a running race. Details are unclear due to fragmentary OCR text.
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Jckey
Columbus
Columnus,.c
Ed Murra
Pittsburgh capitalists acquire 5000 acres of coal lands
In Steubenville Ohio on September 6, Pittsburgh capitalists secured a 5000 acre block along Peney Fork in the county’s southwestern area. The land lies on the original route of the W. and L. E. and a branch outlet will connect with that road. The price was thirty three dollars per acre and the coal is described as the finest in eastern Ohio.
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Robert Bussett
Clay County
Kan
Casey
Henry County
Sheffield
Johnstown
Oskaloosa
Oska
Church of the Transfiguration
New York
United Kingdom
Missouri
Tripoli
Gen. St. Clair
Cincinnati Society
Sumatra
Steubenville, CO
Pittsburgh
Peney Fork
Ohio
Children’s Day at the State Fair Draws Large Crowds
Conesnsnus, O. Sept. 8. Children’s day at the state fair attracted many thousands, the board of agriculture issued 45,000 free admissions to Columbus area school children and nearby towns. One hundred went to Mt. Gilead and 200 to Cardington. Adult attendance exceeded the usual Friday level.
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Concesmnus
Board of Agriculture
Columbus
Mt. Gilead
Cardington
Cloudburst Hits Lima and Westminster Damage Report
A cloudburst struck Lima Ohio at 3 30 Friday afternoon with heavy wind flooding cellars and damaging shade trees roofs and outbuildings. Reports say Westminster southeast of Lima experienced even heavier impact.
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Lima
West Minster
Here
Mother and Child Burned in Oil Can Explosion
In Steubenville Ohio a New Cumberland West Virginia mother, Mrs Perrine, poured oil into a fire when a can exploded. The burning liquid drenched her two year old child and both mother and child died before firefighters could extinguish the flames.
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Stecbenville
Copperhead Bite Endangers Farmer’s Wife in O
Batspniper Ohio Sept 6 Mrs John Schneider wife of a prominent farmer was bitten by a copperhead while gathering tomatoes on Wednesday afternoon. Medical hopes are faint for her recovery.
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John Schneider
Shellworkers' Victims Warnes Sept Drama
Warnes O reports during a circus here shell game operators swindled many attendees. A rolling mill worker lost 250 dollars and a local farmer also dropped 250, with other victims noted in the performance.
Five Deaths in One Family Reported in Gaviapoums
In Gaviapoums Ohio Sept 7 Mrs James E Heberd sister of Gen John L Vanee died suddenly Wednesday evening. Gen Vance has lost five of his family this summer leaving two brothers and two sisters and one more relative reported among the deaths with disturbing toll.
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Gaviapoums
James E. Heberd
John L. Vanee
Gen. Vance
Cleveland Officer Shot by Burglary Suspect
Police Sergeant Sheehan of Cleveland was shot and killed by a burglar. The incident occurred on September 6 as authorities investigated a break in. The shooter remains at large and the city mourns the fallen officer.
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Cleveland
Sheehan
Runaway Claims Life of Frank Mc Car
A runaway accident on Wednesday killed Frank Mc Car instantly. The incident occurred in Yousestows OO on September 6.
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Yousestows, OO
Frank McCar
Principal Harry Beating Resigns Amid Scandal in City
Harry Beating, recently elected principal of the high school, has left his position and the city. The move comes amid reports of his addiction to tobacco use, described here as a habit leading to his resignation and the detriment to the school.
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Fraxawix
Harry Beating
Potter Johnm Daly Killed Near Crooksville Ohio
Johnm Daly, a Crooksville potter, was struck and killed near Lanksville by a train on the C and U railway. Early morning crash described as splitting his head and grinding his body, with the incident occurring near Crooksville.
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Lanksville
Johnm Daly
Crooksville
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