Shipyard titan Huntington praised for grand yard feats
News recounts Collis P Huntington and associates shaping a major American shipyard in Newport News. Emphasizes scale with a mammoth yard, 827 feet and 30 feet depth, slated to dock ships for Atlantic trade. Describes Huntington’s affability guiding workers and the enterprise’s national significance.
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Collis P. EU
En American
Kella Huntington
B. Huntington
C. B
Newport Pil
Newport
United
Jersey
Gulf
New Libel Law Approved in Pennsylvania and Memorial Day Order
Pennsylvania Gov. Pennypacker approves the Grady Salia libel bill, urging fairness and warning sensational publications. The act takes effect immediately, repealing conflicting laws and aiming to curb reckless, dishonest reporting. Also printed is the 1868 General Order prescribing Memorial Day duties and ceremonies for fallen soldiers, urging nationwide observance and press cooperation.
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Pennsylvania
Pennypacker
Grady-Salia
Grand Army of the Fle
Adjutant General's Office
Fourteenth Street
Washington, D. C
John A. Logan
N. P. Chapman
Omelal
William T. Collins
A Kiss by Proxy on the Maine Coast Ride
A story follows Jerry Hapgood and Nell as they cruise the Maine coast in a mobile. After a reckless speedsome crash near a bridge they land in a farmhouse hospital with Jerry injured. Nell worries yet secretly reveals she loves him via Detta’s kiss, sparking a swift recovery.
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Jerry
Nell
Detta
Maine
Sta
Nolt
Fort
Nel
Mr. Hapgood
Dette
Aust Nell
Orro Cushing Nelson
Boston
Globo
Clergyman Drives Gamblers from Rockridge Poolrooms
Rev. F. H. Argo, a young Rockridge Episcopal rector in Montgomery County Pennsylvania, confronted poolroom operators near his church. After his warning and a brief meeting, the gamblers abandoned the area within two days, leaving their quarters and belongings behind.
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F. H. Argo
Rockridge
Montgomery County
Philadelphia
Argo
Wanda
Tim
Archbishop Ryan Joke Recalls Charity Lady Tale
Arch bishop Ryan of Philadelphia seeds humor in duties as Bishop Spalding visits Peoria. An entertaining plan unfolds with a social figure to host the western guest. The archbishop's letter cites a playful quip about a virtuous lady who treats her husband as a brute.
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Philadelphia
Spalding
Peoria
Howton
Entibe
Society For the Prevention of
Monument to President Arthur Dedication in Vermont
A July ceremony will dedicate a monument honoring President Arthur at his birthplace in Paleveld Vermont. Vermont officials and local dignitaries plan the unveiling, with a program including speakers from nearby communities and a commemorative display detailing Arthur’s presidency and birthplace.
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Real Dent Chaser
Alan Arthur
Paleveld
Atalv
Vermont
Lincoln
Chileno
Ware
Wililad
New Manyehire
Wetton
Stichuey
Fragmented Verse Echoes Through Damaged Text
A garbled OCR passage weaving archaic lines and scattered proper names evokes a troubled landscape of poetry and place. The fragment mentions Arlington, the Hudson, and Schuylkill, with broken phrases and unreadable sections suggesting a lost or corrupted historical page.
Correction of a century old misread dialogue
Fragmentary OCR text presents a heated debate with archaic phrasing about gender and virtue. The masculine speaker accuses the woman of weakness while another responds with defiant punctuation and cryptic assertions, reflecting a contested moral stance.
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