Ki amigh line captures city in Toledo garb of GAR encampment
Toledo hosts the forty second Grand Army of the Republic encampment with streets lit, crowds welcomed, and extensive preparations. Mayor Whitlock and Kent Hamilton urged homes for visitors as volunteers staff information posts. Californians arrive in a fleet of cars, pension pushers attend, and a public reception, naval drills, and monument dedication headline the week long program.
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Toledo
Grand Army of the Republic
Brand Whittock
Kent Hamilton
Moe
George Young
GAR
Pacific Coast
Hooity
Iitejong
Throwe
van Sant
Minnesota
Livingston T. Dickason
Midois
Col
Henry Nevind
New Jersey
Névinda
Charles G. Burton
Missouri
Fort Meigs
Secret Meeting of Railroaders in Wobietown
Aug 31 in Conemaugh Megs Sere representatives of railroad labor organizations held a meeting to discuss a secret purpose. The gathering was closed to observers and attendees guarded. Anarchy reigns in Persia as Tehran reports violent unrest amid ongoing war.
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Wobietown
Conemaugh
Megs
Sere
Persia
Teheran
Aig
H—Lotent Ulvicen
Confederate General Stewart’s Civil War Rise and later career
The record outlines General Stewart’s rise from brigadier general in the Confederate army at the outbreak of the Civil War to major general in 1863 and lieutenant general in 1864, with command of the Army of Tennessee at war’s end. After the war, he served as chancellor of the University of Mississippi from 1874 to 1886, was named a Chickamauga National Park commissioner in 1890, and lived in Chattanooga. He married Harriet B Chaue of Warren, Ohio, in 1845 and died in 108.
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Wnade
Blar
Chatta
Gen. Stewart
Warren, O
Misa
Harriet B. Chaue
Tafts vigorous speech arouses Ohio campaign energy
Taft toured Ohio from Gallipolis to Columbus delivering a string of speeches and engaging with labor and veterans groups. He defended his judicial decisions, voiced approval of labor unions, and spoke vigorously at the Taft Club after a veterans’ gathering. His long day included a breakfast and service before continuing travel to Middle Bass Inland.
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Columbia
William H. Taft
Ohio
Virginia
Middle Bans
Athena
Taft
Taft Club
Arthur L Vorys
Gallipolis
Toledo & Oho Central
Columbus
Witham H. Taft
Middle Bans Club
Embezzler Arrested in Kentucky Bank Theft Case
J W Rice was arrested Sunday on arrival from New York charged with embezzling 14000 dollars from the Morehead bank about a year earlier. The item includes stray dialogue about science terms and a separate Chicago baseball tragedy where 15 year old Morgan Cunningham died after being struck by a pitched ball at a West Side park.
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Allegea
Chicago
Morgan Cunningham
West Side Park
Gen A P Stewart Dies in Biloxi Notice
Gen Alexander P Stewart, Confederate lieutenant general, died at his Biloxi home on Sunday. Born October 1821 in Rogersville Town, he graduated West Point in 1842 and served as artillery officer prior to a later transfer. He left the army in 1864 amid Civil War service details.
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Biloxi
Misc
Alexander BP. Stewart
Stewart
Rogers Aes
United States
Weat Point
Webhtutlon
West Point
van Uidde
Pearl Meilen
Ransferrad
Ata Fo
Mia Hay Keelgning
Telegraphic Briefities From The Era Of High Stakes
The item lists multiple short news blurbs: lawyer John C. Gleason sues Harry K Thaw for 60000 in fees. a bank safe is blown at a Quebec bank branch securing 12000. a Fillmore New York post office robbery nets over 1000. Louis Phirdeau is shot during a Chicag o cigar shop robbery. Also notes appointments and deaths including Charles K B Littlefield as Wall Street receiver and Rear Admiral Edwin Pithian’s death. track and field records by John Flanagan in New York. Marsal Perry’s removal in Alaska. a court martial for Lieut Guy H Wyman.
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John C. Gleason
New York
Harry K. Thaw
Bt.Hustache
Montreal
Ofice
Fillmore
N. Y
Louis Phirdeau
Chicago
Bualeas
Charles KB. Littlefield
Maine
Wall Street
A. Q. Brown & Co
Holt
United States Court of the Southern District of
Edwin Pithian
United States Navy
Bridgeton
N. J
Fire destroys New Orleans wholesale quarter worth a million
A Sunday blaze in the center of the commercial quarter of New Orleans spread through three blocks, wiping out many wholesale houses factories and small stores with losses over one million dollars. Investigators work to find the cause as hundreds of workers assess the damage and insurance crews begin claims processing.
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New Orleans
Vermonters Observe National Campaign Tensions
Vermont politics set the tone as national leaders watch the race. Republicans aim to guard eastern energy against apathy, while Democrats seek gains in a state loyal to Republicans. Maine and Vermont contests shape the fall national mood ahead of September speaking tours.
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New York
Vermont
Lomhen
Compatixon
Hiteh
Cork
Moaweyelt
Oyster Bay
Tikely
Maine
Montpelier
Banker Mien of Pittsburg Vanishes After Suspected Abduction
A Pittsburgh banker identified as Mien of the Croatian community reportedly disappeared since Friday from Tiehytne, with family believing he was abducted or driven to suicide. A New York Croatian paper alleges a jolt to his family linked to attacks on Mo, details unclear.
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Pittsburg
Lemlyr
Pennsylvania
Seven Thousand Miners Strike In Kane Mont Aug
Seven thousand miners idle as the United Mine Workers committee fails to reach a new wage agreement. Workers oppose a ten cent daily decrease and anticipate prolonged stoppage, with possible resumed talks later today.
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Kane, Mont
Aug
Tne
United Mine Workers of Wyowing
Wyoulig
New Money Notes Print Under Emergency Law
Washington August 31 Director Pailob of the Bureau of Engraving and Printing is pushing the production of new national bank notes under emergency authority. About 95 million dollars have been printed. The new notes carry the legend that they are payable in United States bonds or other securities, and the wording reflects the wartime funding measures.
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Oyster Bay
N. Y
Sylph
Wellbere
Washington
Pailob
Kureau
Cvr
Fency
Cong
United States Bonds
Flavoring Tobacco And Its Various Additives
A historical notation surveys methods and ingredients used to flavor tobacco for chewers and smokers. It lists natural aroma sources such as coffee, tea, valerian, lemon, orange, mint, and other spices, plus occasional gum and glycerin as binders. It notes opium and deleterious drugs are avoided in most cases, mentions Turkish and Egyptian cigarettes as exceptions, and explains the process of dipping and sprinkling tobacco leaves with flavorings.
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Mach
London
Crows and Strings and Sign Language in News Clippings
The text recounts a century old belief that crows count to three and avoid angles formed by two strings on poles. It cites a farmer’s claim a stringed setup protected his corn, while another tale notes crows bypassed the angle trap. It also mentions brokers signaling in public windows and a dubious duel report from Texas City Newsbook.
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New York
Preas
Selwyn’s Curious Taste in Dark Pranks
Selwyn shows a notorious fixation on dead bodies and pranks involving friends. He travels to mislead acquaintances as gravity and death loom. Lord Holland is asked about well being and viewing the body. Lord Holland responds with morbid humor about meeting Selwyn again.
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Selwyn
George Selwyn
Lord Holland
Holland
Lord Folland
Shade Batter Contests Temperament In Shouted Exchange
A dramatic quarrel erupts as one man scolds another for temperament while the other retorts that he is equally incapable. The exchange features strong language and heated public muttering captured by the Philadelphia Ledger.
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Mur
Philadelphia Ledger
Fragmented quotation about cordial meetings and opinions
A garbled excerpt presents two unnamed persons debating satisfaction and preference in a social setting. The text references a third party and includes misheard or stray phrases such as "Out Of seamen" and "Kanine Oly Journal." The fragment lacks clear reporting of events or identifiable subjects.
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Amyttilagat
Kanine Oly
Vanishing France and the fall of local languages
A fragmentary plea warns that French culture and provincial languages are vanishing, likening it to preserved traditions fading away. The text cites distant cultures and references a Petit Mie Histon style note, hinting at the erosion of linguistic variety and heritage.
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France
Franco le Alowly
Witler Wilchary
A Chapel on a Bridge Across the Onse
A fragment describes a bridge house near Elwes across the Onse river. The curious building, about 500 years old, reportedly began as a beacon light and later served as a hostel and dwelling. Some rooms lie below water level in the river.
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Elwes
Pgonshire
Oliver Gromwell
Onse
Widom
Fragmented handwritten note hints at social rifts and unspoken feelings
A muddled letter fragment shows a speaker grumbling about grief and love, quoting lines like Dear Mr. Hopkins. The writer laments hurting feelings and questions whether admired individuals understand the implied insults in their past actions.
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Hopkins
Abe
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