Turbulent 1900s mêlée touches banks and battles across era
A garbled compiled wire of early 20th century events spans bank robbery in Cedar Hill Texas with 2 51 stolen by etheric force guards, wartime policy shifts for veterans pay, a Guatemala treaty for mutual protection of writs, a powder factory site chosen by the war department, a storm sinks the steam trawler Porsoga off Norway with all 12 crew lost, mass pleas to child labor laws in East St. Louis, a Burlington Vermont fire, indictments under Oklahoma anti trust laws, and Civil War era figures like John C Brain noted for leadership and release. Confused fragments mix weather, rail, and police actions involving Warsaw migrants and Baltimore arrivals.
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Government
Congress
Christiansand
Norway
East St. Louis
Julius Persky
Hammond
Ind
Frank Coonrad
Burlington
Grand Jury
John C. Brain
Tampa
Fla
Ehiet
Warsaw
Halle
Baltimore
Isle Royale
Lake
Superion
Rion
Coal lands the only exception in internal land policies
Washington reports an interior department order to curb entries on private lands to protect coal and mineral value. Officials say vigilance will determine if lands are better suited to coal or agriculture, with scrutiny of acquisitions in Wyoming Utah and Colorado amid claims of evasions and railroad land tricks.
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Washington
Mindiy
Interior Department
Fir Clark
Shrershaite
West
Wyoming
Utah
Colorado
Equity of Local Rates in Mississippi Case
The Mississippi Supreme Court ruled Monday in favor of the state in the Alabama & Mississippi Railroad Co. v. Mississippi Railroad Commission case. It sustained the commission’s 34% per mile per hundred pounds carload rate from Vicksburg to Meridian, finding the lower court’s ruling correct and upholding the commission’s action.
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Washington
Alabma & Mississipi Railroad Company
Mississipi Railroad Commiission
Supreme Court
Vicksburg
Meridian
Mississippi
Vicksturs
Shreveport & Pacific Road
Minsisetonlaa
Commie Glonere
Tragic Shipwreck Near Kingston Baffles Officials
A chaotic report describes a vessel running aground off Kingston as authorities investigate the wreck. The text mentions a tourist creamer and several oddly phrased names, with references to New York and Port Hogar. The jumble hints at a forest flap and a political figure, but details are unclear.
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Kingston
Jaron
Phetanbore
American Life Tourist Creamer Printresse
Victoria Lanter
Stew
York
Bee
Rite Port
Port
Hogar
New York
Randiow
Fenafeer
Eaetiin & Winnett
Elf
Ube
Imprisonment Clause Details and Public Case Notes
A garbled OCR style text outlines imprisonment clauses and references various names, committees, and legal actions. It mentions police, appeals, and potential trials, with scattered mentions of individuals and places, though many terms are indecipherable. The fragment hints at a legal proceeding or sentencing framework without clear, coherent context.
Predicted disturbances in Paris did not occur
Reports describe minimal violence in Paris on the first Sunday after a law change, with a few rowdy incidents quickly quelled. Protests extended to Amiens and other cities where clergy and free thinkers clashed, and Pope’s envoy in Rome faced anti Vatican demonstrations without major disruption.
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Paris
Parila
Ani Wenwen
Namile Parpienan
Amiens
Deaily
Long Grind Ends in Six Day Track Race Chaos
A garbled report recounts a six day track challenge in New York with multiple competitors named in a jumbled list. The text references racers Fog Downlair Fogler Hitt Dawning and others, along with unclear results and positions.
President Too Busy We Talk of Mush ing Tei With Buflaw Bil
The text is garbled and unreadable but hints at a president being too busy to discuss or act on a topic with Bill. It mentions possible delays and uncertain plans while a public program or policy remains unsettled. No clear names, dates, or places emerge beyond rough references to a president and a Bill.
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Husy
Possibility of War With Japan Drawn by German Officers
European officers speculate that Japan would seize the Philippines forcing the United States into a long Pacific war. British and German observers weigh timelines as likely conflicts near within years. The piece notes heightened interest in Japan’s temper and government among foreign officers. New York.
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Japan
Mexican government to control Mexico railroads and merge lines
Mexico City negotiators seek control of the Mexican Central railway and contemplate merging it with the National lines into a single new company. The government would own an absolute majority of shares, valued around 225 million dollars in gold, with headquarters in Mexico and a main board in Mexico City plus a New York City local board chaired by H Jay Pierce.
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Mexico City
Mexican Central Railway
Mexican Central
National Lines of Mexico
Mexico
Compiany
New York City
H. Jay Pierce
Ex Senator Brown Dies After Raleigh Shooting
Ex Senator Arthur Brown of Salt Lake City dies at midnight in Washington emergency hospital after being shot in his room at the Hotel Raleigh on Saturday December 8. His son Max and daughter Alice remain with him, joined by Dr. W L Sheet. Brown was conscious at death but unable to speak. He made no statement about the shooting or the woman involved.
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Washington
Arthur Brown
Salt Lake City
Raleigh
Anna Bradley
Senator Brown
Max
Alice
W. L. Sheet
Senator Brown Sie
House Votes Against Spelling Reform in Washington
The House of Representatives formally opposes the presidents spelling reform, adopting a substitute to the appropriations bill. It states no funds may be used to print documents unless they conform to the orthography recognized by standard English dictionaries.
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House of Representatives
Washington
Lease of Representatives
Congress
Milwaukee couple to be reunited after quake separated lives
Reports tell of a Milwaukee man and his wife long separated since the San Francisco earthquake. They believed the other dead until recently and plan to reunite as Mrs Politz travels toward Stockton California.
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Milwaukee
San Francisco
Hattle
Stockton
Cal
Polite Bro
California
Osikoah
Wie
Riverside
Politz
Hle
Died Protesting Innocence at Scaffold Execution
A man named William Dallan and his son witnessed the execution of a defendant for a murder, with the deceased reportedly dying without tremor while reaffirming his innocence. The scene included the sheriff and a chaplain as the crowd observed the act.
Ex-Senator Arthur Brown of Utah Shot in Raleigh Hotel
Washington Mrs Anna M Pragley known as Mrs Bradley faced a coroner's inquest into the December 8 shooting of former Utah Senator Arthur Brown in the Raleigh Hotel. The verdict found he died from a gunshot wound fired by Anna M Bradley and she was held for the grand jury. The grand jury is to decide on indictment, with trial anticipated in May or June.
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Anon M. Pragley
Arthur Brown
Utah
Kajagy
Soroner
Bradley
Brown
House of Detention
Anna M. Bradley
Raleigh
Congressmen Open to Salary Increase Proposal
Washington reports that congressmen show receptiveness to higher salaries for members, including top officers and leadership roles. The House is expected to discuss the issue amid legislative, judicial, and executive appropriations debates, with further deliberation after the next committee session.
Congress Takes up Land Quests
Washington report outlines House action on withdrawal of public land and a detailed tabulation of the lands withdrawn, listing states and towns affected and the Secretary of the Interior's justification for each action. Also notes a Vanderbilt incident at Lake Bueseie with a car accident and entrapment.
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Congress
Washington
Secretary of the Interior
Permier
Torlen
Wil Beattie Kile Gare Divorces Heard In Court
Court records show Mrs. Beattie granted divorce after proceedings begun Thursday. The case involves Wil Beattie and a listed spouse with contested matters and custody questions.
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Kile
Gare
Seattle
Gita Salen
Date’ Rece
Divaren
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