Fragmented OCR summary from Ohio Democrat item mix
A garbled collection of notes and anecdotes from various sources includes measurements of balloons, rail lines, and coinage. mentions Australian coal, Russian gold, and soap as currency. references to politicians, explorers, and world events. odd facts about trains, birds, and theatrical figures. several local and international curiosities without a coherent single story. The jumble lists people such as Mr. Cleveland, Sir Louis Trane, and Leonidas Cesar Houle, along with places like New Orleans, Madrid, and Athens, and mentions a bevy of unrelated happenings.
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Poa
New Orleans
Haa
Pont, Gie
Ne York
Potter's Carn Chen
Mich
Goines
Schoal Children
New York
Mexico
Onnolf
California
England
Russia
London
Lospow
Delaware
Walle
Orrzey
St. Louis
Athens
Jim
ThusTale
Chicago Exposition
Nyton
Queretaro
Pine Tres
Maine
Leonidas Cesar Houle
South
Tuy Shah
Persig
Perams
Semmone
Londo
Tinkham
Rage Point
Connecticut
Arexor
Fastun Hin Iittle
Te Todlan
Central Park
New York City
Merrivere
Hayth
Alewady
Victoria Mynery
Walon
Grant’s Centotaph at Galena Unveiled in Park Ceremony
The town of Galena Illinois unveiled a new park statue honoring General Ulysses S Grant. A granite pedestal statue stands eight feet high, donated by TL and Rot, with Pauline Kohlnaat unveiling. Delegations arrived by train, Civil War veterans attended, and Chauncey M Depew spoke at the ceremony.
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Galena
Unor
Gulf
Chicago
Grant
TL && Rot
James W. Scott
Gar Jena
Grand Army
Pauline Kohlnaat
Bank Shuts After City National Defalcation
Notice posted on Marshall city bank door states cashier B J Kirby caused a shortage of 25 000 to 50 000. Kirby disappeared after confessing to squandering his own funds and 41 000 of the bank’s reserve on Chicago wheat bets. Directors and examiner investigated. bank expects to reopen in five days.
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Michigan
Hank Paty
City National Bank
Marshall, Bick
B.J. Kirby
J. R. Heatley
Kirby
Chicago
Monumental plan unites federal and confederate veterans
At San Antonio a memorial day event featured Charles A. Ogden urging a gigantic monument surpassing the Washington obelisk to honor both federal and Confederate valor. The G A T post invited all American and Confederate veterans groups to join, with many Texas veterans already responding and extending to out-of-state posts. The effort aims to cast a national character in a brief period.
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San Antonio
Charles A. Ogden
Washington Monument
A. BR
Texaa
Fragmented 19th Century News Snippets From Judson and Chicago
A garbled 19th century wire of events at Judson Mississippi unveils a monument ceremony with a fifteen-person Southern states. A Watervliet arsenal report highlights new 12-inch steel guns and future prototypes. President pardons Robert Sigel as the People's Party meets in Des Moines endorsing the Cincinnati platform and slate. The Pope’s will is reviewed to protect church property. An Irish population report cites 700,109 with 6,827,070 males and females, showing a decade decline of 440,407.
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Judson
Miss
Atlin
Capitol
Ladiva
Margaret Hayes
Jefferson Davis
United States
Watervliet Arsenal
New York
Sony Hoole Proving Ground
Finch Seavoast
Smailler
Irvand
Ireland
Banks Seek Extension of Bond Maturities in Treasury Talk
Secretary of the Treasury and a group of New York bankers and financiers discussed the redemption of 28,000,000 four and a half percent bonds. The meeting approved a resolution urging extension to avoid increasing currency in a time of harvest and to keep rates favorable, with no political reference. Secretary Foster participated, noting western banks favored extension and treasury readiness to pay at maturity.
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New York
Roberts
Postor
Stan
George 5. Coe
Fouter
Secretary of the Treasury
Tmanimona
Inne
Doster
Treasury
Pollkios
Bank failure linked to deposit-driven scheme and fraud
Reports detail Guthrie Ole's defunct bank opened April 20 1859 with no capital, taking deposits while paying out funds from Newton National of Newton Kan. Officials allege organizers never invested real money, building financed by depositors. President J M Reyardale claimed large deposits. buildings funded by customers. Also noted: immigration chief appointment of Wm D Owen, his background, and immigration law role.
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Guthete
Treceiver E. J
Newton National
Newton
Kan
Express
Imm
Yirlek
J. M. Reyradale
Havin
TM. Rogsdale
Wm. D. Owen
Logansport
Ind
Me. Owen
Indiana
Inber
Notorious Letter Writer Charged In Shoes Swindle
W. M. K. Dax vall, famed letter writer, faces Baltimore court on charges linked to a scheme that lured housewives. He allegedly bewitched husbands with claims of a newborn named after officials, then stole their shoes to profit from street vendors. Police report over fifty dollars recovered. many victims deterred from prosecuting.
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W. M. K. Daxvall
Uccvsafolly
Baltimore
Washington
Duval
Morton
Senate
Weiter
Dyenll
Habby
Hin
Polles
Behring Sea Debate Ends With Bill Passed
In the House of Commons on Friday Conservative Mr Stovely Tili opposed the clause allowing capture of 7,500 nonin subjects for native food supply, seeking to add Canada clause. Government W T Smith withdrew amendment as consent already obtained. Bill proceeds to Lords. Also reports German warships visit San Francisco and silver dollar seigniorage conversion, Joans industry shift, Alaska grip outbreak, Syrians detained, Marsh reward, two children burned, eight hour bill killed, and various notes on populations and events.
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House of Commons
Stovely Tili
Staffordshire
United States
Canada
W. T. Smith
Hill
The
Sexton
Trish
Thouse
Loris
Alex
Leipsie
Sophie
Alexandrine
Valoiz
Yokohama
San Francisco
Chilean
Gerewann
South America
Death of Sir John MacDonald Looms Large in Ottawa Funeral Plans
Mourning spread Sunday as Canada mourns Sir John MacDonald. The body will lie in state at Parliament from Tuesday morning until the funeral service at St. Albans Church. The state funeral will proceed to Kingston for interment. Conservatives in Toronto gauge support for Sir John Thompson leadership amid strong Orangeman opposition.
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Dawe
le ‘Uh SaeBounl
Ottawa
Ike Joss
Nathan
Sir John MacDonald
John
Jena
Barnsoliffa
Parliaement
St. Alvan Church
Canninn Pacific
Kingston
Oxen Trani
Toronto
Hoy
John W. Thompson
Agalant Hin
Orangemen
Doomed Brothers in Hydrophobia Outbreak in Kansas Herd
A mad dog bit cattle owned by Vanderberg brothers in western Atchison County Kansas. Hydrophobia spread among three brothers, two died within a day of illness, the remaining brother shows full rabies symptoms under care in Kansas City Missouri Pacific hospital, medical remedies deemed unlikely to help.
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Whitsie
Vanderburg Uros
Atchison County
Kan
Vanderberg
Kansas City
Lym
Missouri Pacific Corps
Missouri Pacific Hospital
Earthquake Shakes Northern Italy Causes Damages and Fatalities
A Sunday earthquake rocked Lombardy Venetia and parts of Parcuny. Verona and Mantua experienced the strongest tremors with many houses destroyed. In Marlentgo three people died and Habadio Cylvena adeventuen residents were injured as collapsing structures caused damage. Tremors were felt in Venice and Milan with a morning aftershock at Habadio Cylvena.
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Verona
Mantua
Indy
Lombardy
Venetia
Parcuny
Venice
Milan
Marlentgo
Habadio Cylvena Adeventuen
Money Destroyed in Wreck on Canadian Express
A Winnipeg express car wreck at Straight Lake Ontario destroyed about $40,000 mailed from Ottawa to Winnipeg. One $10,000 portion was completely lost. portions of the other bundle survived enough to recover several thousand. The responsible party is unclear, but banks handling the funds may bear the loss.
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Winnipeg Express
Straight Lake
Ont
Ottawa
Winnipeg
Gas Turned On In New York Club Kitchen Tragedy
Three women employed in the kitchen of the Manhattan Athletic Club in New York were found unconscious from inhaling illuminating gas and rushed to Bellevue Hospital. Names given include Kate Fleming 40 Ann Tracy 40 and Annie Cassidy 20 with the cause believed accidental.
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Manhattan Athletic Club
New York
Bellevue Hospital
Mee
Kate Fleming
Ann Tracy
Annie Cassidy
Andrews Raiders Capture Mission Ledger and Monument Details
A garbled 19th century account recounts the Andrews raid with General O. M. Mitchell planning a mounted expedition into Confederate territory. It describes capture of a locomotive at Big Station, civilian fears, and monument inscriptions in Westerly granite detailing the mission and its cost, with a focus on the monument pedestal and war memorial wording.
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Oin
Andrews Taldory
Hanerlly
el Comatary
Cibo
Lookout Port
Mirsion Ridge
Tara
TenGoy
Porsken
Ohi
O. M. Mitchell
Wess
Sonteterste Equairs
Beodiid
Olin
Wader
United States
Memorial tribute honors Andrews Raiders and fallen heroes
A memorial service recounts the execution of eight raiders, burial at the National Cemetery in Chattanooga, and the lasting impact of Union victory. Speeches praise sacrifice, unity, and wartime justice, linking past acts to national progress and universal liberty. Survivors and veterans’ groups pledge ongoing remembrance.
Judge confronts starving mother in senate office
In a private office scene Judge Davis, then acting vice president of the senate, questions a visibly poor woman claiming her family has starved for two days. He quizzes her on having a gold watch, prompting her to lash out as she leaves. The incident is tied to a lament over poverty and neglect.
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Nently Caneht
Davis
Senate
Tie
Midwin
Sam Francisco Argonaut
A Crow’s Clever Nest In A Malmesbury Gallery
A curious incident at Charlton Park near Malmesbury England describes a crow that killed and nailed a rat to ties while a wren sheltered beneath the crow’s decaying body. The wren stitched the crow’s wings to form a crude nest, and the gallery exhibit was later cleaned and restored.
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Indio Pleture Gallery
Charlton Park
Malmesbury
Eng
C Company
Toledo
Segecious Cat Adnidy in Cincinnati
A garbled local tale describes a cat in Cincinnati with famed sagacity and a human agent named Dick. The narrative drifts through misread actions, attempts to feed and move the cat, and references a house scene with objects and a bell like a freestanding oddity.
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Slim Johnson
Poster
Bennon J
Lonsing
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N. Y
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Hooks
Bishopic of
Massachusetts
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Severn
Turkeh Troup
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Chas
W Older
Chiengo
Sheredey
Thie
Charles F. Gould
Amalle
Florence Garner
William Geron Cummings
Percos
Landay
Bovenrat
Treasury Department
Gene Weal
Mod
Kentucky
Joans Manufactories
Loulaville
Nashville
Ville
Louisville
Alawien
San Vranelyco
Kodbnle
Alasten Shearings
Col. Weber
Hey
Thore
Marah
Philadelphia
Uideon W. Marsh
Koyatotie Naw Oul Bank
Samuel I Meyers
Thar Meyersdale, Ta
Chara
Minsouri
Nile
Garros Thomas
Grownville
Garver ‘Thomas
Vin
Bane
Ae Landon
Ccnpus
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Chas, Shephart
Christian Foersty
Carl Matsiter
Twenty Dollar
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Coleus
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Eat
Fale
Italy
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Gove
Riping
Chili
Paonionista
Normandy
Bunny
Father O'Connor
Newark
Plouiste’ Order
Workington
Ituta
Pawusdo
Rochester
Yuhemi
Mapa OU Tar Ee
Andrews Raiders
Ono
Andrews
James J. Andrews
Fismitynbueg Ty
Marlon A. Rows
Company A
Georges D. Wilson
Company By
V. X
Perry G
Shadeade
Company HK
Jaheaf
Bool
Gorapanye P. Tet O
Satmunt Bravanh
Gomipahy
Samuel Robarts
John B Porter
Alfeed Wilson
Mark Wood
Company C
William J
Agiight
Visto
Wilson W. Brown
William Pittenger
William Bonklager
Habert Byttum
Bee
O. Woshby H. Mayo
J. O. Warthe
Chapland Nobief
Thaddeus A. Minshull
Maldyre
Deppartment Commhander
A. J. Gubogun
He Lou! Andrews
Mineaball
exeGay
Bernier
Sears
Lincoln
Lookout Mountain
Indore
Dresanna
Iit
Elizene
Wilton
Golold
Wes
Tak
Erie
Thames
Mieston
Hopitiar
Republic
Frateo
Universal Mianhood
Frage
Germany
Fxs
Lotus
Foraker
Knightynarald Bos
Mullon Zs
Toss
Christiansburg
Mullon A. Rows
Ross
Mal C W. Norwood
Post 45
Mire Mattes
Blowart
W. i Cound
Mc Joy Patten
William Pullonger
Apurrewa
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