Infantry Wins First Prize at National Rifle Match
The National Individual Match began after the team event with 668 contestants, a record field. The U S infantry team won 2284 points securing the national trophy, while the Navy placed second with 3210 and the Why bronze with 180 and 150 dollars. The Marine corps finished seventh, and other service teams performed strongly in the day’s competition.
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Camp Perry
Congress
United States Infantry
Hilton
Marine Corps
Rite Mill
Wisconsin
Nn Oval
Chusetta
Ana
Naval Acadmy
Pennay Vania
District of Columbia
Washgton
Imnote
Towa
United States
Wero
Muatels
Four Firemen Injured in Overbrook Carpet Plant Blaze
Four firemen were injured and about $100,000 in property was destroyed in a fire at the Overbrook Carpet Co plant in West Philadelphia. L Tupper and his one year old son drowned in the Snake River near Twin Falls Idaho during a rescue attempt after the boy fell in. Andrew Carnegie donated $7,000 for the families of the miners who lost their lives. An explosion hit the May Pole coal mine in Wigan England. A robbery attempt at Rushville State Bank failed as robbers could not open the door and escaped with about $800 in stamps and cash.
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Overbrook Carpet Co
West Philadelphia
Tupper
Snake River
Twin Falls
Wigan
England
Rushville
Man Eaten Alive by Ante Near Los Angeles
Aug 27 report describes Barton B. Jarvis of Terre Haute Ind dying in California after a tigerlike swarm of red anteb ate him alive near an ostrich farm east of the city. Jarvis, 26, was a contracting teamster with tuberculosis and had been in California two years.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Wing
Barton B. Jarvis
Terre Voute
Ind
Jarvie
California
Flood Dams Break Near Augusta Georgia Causing Major Flooding
Aug 27 report from Augusta Georgia details water diverted from the Savannah River by a dam six miles away flooding Augusta to depths of six to twelve feet. In Springwold Mrs Kate Howard, a riot leader, allegedly swallowed acid after arrest as testimony to a special grand jury about mob violence at Lopes restaurant.
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Atlanta
Carolinas
Georgia
Augusta
Savannah
Springwold
Kate Howard
Secnion
Matty Witnesnen
Howard
Lopes Restaurant
Huge Lot of Rotten Eggs Found at Detroit Cold Store
Detroit August 27 report says eleven and a half tons of eggs alleged by government pure food inspectors to be rotten were seized at a local cold storage warehouse on July 26 pending further investigation into their age and intended use as to whether they could be consumed or sold.
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Detroit
Kidnapped Child Found Near Wooded Area Philadelphia
Abandoned by kidnapers thought to be members of a Hinck Hand gang, Rucchina Mor carelio, Svetrold daughter of Prank Maxcarelio, rag dealer, was found Wednesday in woods near South Weetville, after being stolen Tuesday from her home. Police say a burglar was fatally shot nearby while attempting to rob a neighbor, Edward Mooney, a former city fireman with a prior record, was wounded.
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Philadelphia
Rucchina Morcarelio
Svetrold
Maxcarelio
Woods
South Weetville
Manny Toes
Bdward Mooney
Horoem
Wee Ehet
Tony Pastor Dies in Theatre Career Loss
Tony Pastor, noted theatrical showman and promoter, dies after several weeks of illness. Known for early television and stage work, Pastor helped shape midcentury American entertainment and vaudeville style.
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Clmburet
Antoni
Tony) Vester
Teat
Anlar Ae Sane
Bryan Visits Birthplace in Salem with Large Rally
In Salem Ul on Aug 27 crowds filled the town to greet Democrat William J. Bryan, who spoke at the courthouse grounds urging Roosevelt Republicans to back the ticket. He visited his parents’ graves, inspected the Bryan Bennett library funded partly by himself, and received local donations including a $300 campaign purse and a $100 check from Clinton County.
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Salem
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Court House
Bryan Bennett
Philo 8
Bennett
Connecticut
Sir Bryan
Atre
Air Bryan
Clinton County
Dead Men's Names on Books and Ballot Feud
New York August 27. Lawyers for anti McCarren forces asked Brooklyn Supreme Court to remove thousands of names believed dead or moved from Democratic roll books to prevent fraud at primaries. Nearly 10 000 cases expected for review across 14 assembly districts. McCarren appointees to handle ballots. no decision given. Also Arkansas August 27. Rock Island railroad warns cigarette smoking forbidden for all employees with discharge threatened for violators.
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New York
McCarren
Mth McCarren
Foraker to Speak in Columbus Columns Aug. 2
Senator Voraker accepted an invitation to speak at the Emancipation day celebration in Columbus on September 22. The notice notes upcoming events and speakers for the Columbus observance.
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Foraker
Columbus
Senator Voraker
Labor Federation Plans Swing to Aid Bryan Vote
A plan by the American Federation of Labor aims to create labor bureaus in major cities to mobilize the labor vote for William J Bryan. The scheme, approved by Samuel Gompers and associates, envisions centralized bureaus under AFL direction with limited membership and coordinated with the Democratic national committee and Chicago headquarters.
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Washington
Fed
William J Bryan
Herlen
National Cheritian
Norman
Mack
Samuel Gomvers
American Med Conneil
Machinint’ Union
Chatelat Mwok
New York
Gompers
Bryan
National Committee
American Federation
Democratie Mattonil
Hatbor
Gompore
With & Central Labour Bureau
Chicago
Urican Federation of Labor
Compers
Bank Robbery and Prison Fight Fallout Near Prison Yard
Reported incidents include two convicts escaping from a prison yard after breaking a stone wall injuring one guard and a second escapee fleeing. Separate items note a bank robbery in Genoa netting $2,200 and an inmate attempting suicide in jail after wounding himself with a shelf.
Conference of Candidates in Columbus city meeting
A conference of Republican candidates including State Chair William Penn was held on August 3 with all contenders present except PW Treadway for lieutenant governor and A G Denman for attorney general. The session aimed to discuss the political situation. A disastrous blaze in Cleveland on August 21 injured forty people and endangered a woman and child on Woodlawn Avenue. A food store owned by Fy Blin at 2930 Woodland became engulfed in flames, with a hay-filled interior contributing to the rapid spread.
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Columbus
Repub
Nean Ptate Teket
Wean Willkime Wan
Treadway
A. G. Denman
Cleveland
Wix
Woodlaid Avenue
Runaway Accident Claims Boy and Injures Girl in City
The incident occurred when a delivery wagon belonging to grocer W. J. Mice careened after a boy and girl ages 7 and 9 were riding in the car. Joe Tow, 12, was killed. Corri gan, 7, was seriously injured as the wagon was steered by a brother of the girl.
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Volaid
Joe Tow
Ride Corrigan
Wax
Rhbe
W. J. Mice
Killed by Train in Cleveland City Chaos
A man named John Ludo qvieh wie run down by a fast train near Woodland on Hille avenue Wednesday. Both legs were severed. he was carried to a local hospital but died of injuries.
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Cleveland
Aue
Woodland
Hille Aveou
John Ludo Qvieh
Spa
Aléata
Pee Dad
Aled
Oil Discovery Expands Western Columbiana County Field
East Liverpool reports the discovery of oil and mining activity in western Columbiana County diverting operator attention from Homeworth. Dozens of wells are drilling with daily production exceeding 100 barrels as Stew Denville and other operators lease virgin terrain near Homeworth and along Carroll County toward Rust Rochester, marking a new era for the region.
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East Liverpool
Wearern
Columbulana County
Honeworth Fell
Virgin Territory
Homeworth Feld
Carroll County
Rochester
Fragmented Riverside Sewer Incident Murky Tale
An unclear clipping from New York mentions a sewer department worker and a drowning tied to a gellar pipe and an awkward Wednesday, with disrupted dialogue among unnamed speakers. The garbled OCR leaves core facts unrecoverable and names or places are not clearly identifiable.
May superstition and salmon lore in a distant tale
The piece blends odd notes from The Tatler on May superstition linked to weddings with a stream of anecdotal Alaska fishing scenes. It mentions a prince, fashion, and a censor’s court, then shifts to salmon camps where dogs and children chase fish, ending with Indian boys towing a tiger hill and landing a large catch.
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Alaska
Kadtatty
Tiger Hill
Bewildering France in a Fragmented Parish Map
The fragment lists several French place names and tiny parishes amid a scribbled tally: Prange, Giroude, Loiret, five Tou louses, old de Garonne and Toulouse du Jura, a village of 600 near Longle Hunter, Tours in Touraine, Balsac Tours in Tadre-et-Lotre, Savoy village near Albertville, seven Bt Cyra names, twenty four with additions, seven Bt Denises and forty seven WILL. The note mentions fourteen Bt Germains and 114 with something thicked on.
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France
Prange
Giroude
Loiret
de Garonne
Toulouse du Jura
Longle Hunter
Tours
Touraine
Balsac
Tadre-et-Lotre
Savoy
Albertville
St. Cyrs
Great Lovers of Water Slamese Nation Description
The Slamese are portrayed as most devoted to water among nations, bathing in clothes and preferring waterways over land travel. Tangkok’s streets resemble Venice with imagined canals and a sea of paradise where currents move both ways to ease rowing effort.
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Tangkok
Venice
Paradige
Fragmented overheard chatter in a quirky Mirror piece
A garbled excerpt shows a conversation about neighbors noticing a supper of fried something and odd phrases. The source text appears as noisy OCR from a Mirror page, with unclear names and fragmented sentences. The item reads as a humorous or nonsensical snippet rather than a cohesive report.
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NAVY
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Michael Mitchell
Mitchell
Wa Ankie
Horesmen
Hughes
Balletin
Hoghes
Saratoga County
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Memphis
Kansas City
Brandaville
James
O'Neil
HL. T. Colvin
Taft
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United State
Jordanville
N.Y
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Rarmmouth
N.hl
Friente
Farragut
Tony Pastor
Campaign Funda
Brooklyn
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Ark
F. B Cauley
Afikan Wan
The
Rock Inland Rail Riud
Sydney
Melbourne
Samuel Gompers
Labor Federation
Liberty
Philadelpha
Tulsa
Ome
Ang
David
Willinm Webb
Brothers
J. W. Culpepper
Parld Webb
Willian Webb
Genenoo
SN. U
Aaremptes Suiviae Jn Gait
Buckeye
Telegraph Wire
Boston
Brookline
John Greenough
Warhington
Gotham
Mora
Firelaiand
Surf Hotel
Clevehurn
John Keokovic
Loum Dremel
Fred P. Walther
Otal Drotch
Walther
Kerkovic
Dremel
Walth Peonel
Gertrude MexDonald
Akron
House of the Good Shepherd
Judie Levine
Youngatown
John McIntyre
Jai
Wodneming
Lil Jan Cynes
McIntyre
Cynes
Banka
B. Seymour
State Superintendent of Banks and Banking
Companier
Auditor of State
John Tyned
Sewer Department
Phoebe
Liii
Eleanor
Mike
Pat
Howe
S. W. P. Sherwin Williams Ammann
Elliarma
Mekerstatts Court of Censorship
Oxford
Temple
Trina
Crie Railroad
Chicago Division
Rome
Cincinneti Division
Ineck
Spally
Union Station
Hocking Valley
Eppectiva Jung
MD Sass
Marion
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Ery
Pasperee
A.W. Chase
Flocken
York Central Lines
Toledo
G. A. R. National
Colonial Country Club
West Baden Springs
Indiana
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