Clothes Shape Character and Rail Trends Highlight 1808 to Early Aviation
A Perrysburg Journal excerpt discusses clothing shaping character and mood, noting attire influences behavior and dignity. It also surveys railway car idle counts from 1808 to 1809, calls for more freight cars, and reviews an Agriculture department bulletin on plant pest treatment. It closes with reflections on early aviation and weather lore as air navigation advances.
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Nore
State Department of Aericultire
Bureau
Global banana trade eyed with wider markets and stalled transit
Bananas in Central America could reach England as 15 steamers await growers pledges of 4000 to 6000 tons monthly. Turkish reforms and a world fair idea spark hopes for development. Meanwhile automaker and transit woes dominate urban life with troubled streetcar lines in major centers.
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United States
Central America
England
Mifteen
Tt Do
Turkey
Insane Gunman Kills One of Eight Targets In Irish Town
A mad gunman Franz Stendis listed eight people to kill. Charles Strohl wounded a deputy in a chaotic reading room shootout before being cornered. The spree triggered panic as Strohl fired at pursuers and gave a debased police tale of persecution.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Franz Stendis
Charles Strohl
Stendie
Strohl
Stendts
Stendt
Het
Strobl
America
Germany
Jacksonville
Flk
Burt Woods
John 8. Smith
Altman
Smith
Woodbury
Antonio Dilessia
Retail trade expansion aids holiday season mood
New York City bradstreet reports indicate stronger retail trade aided by mild weather and holiday demand. Wholesale activity remains robust with higher production and shipments, while country trade slows due to snow and poor ponds. Iron and steel show subdued activity with tighter budgets but overall finished product demand stays firm.
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New York City
Bradstreets
Jolbert
Three Die When Steamer Argo Goes Down at Garibaldi Beach
A steamer Argo struck Pilunook hur and sank off Garibaldi beach killing three passengers. Two women and one crew member drowned while others were rescued, with several saved by the boat crew.
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Gre
Moat
Guy
Argo
Garibaldi Beach
Ite
Balloon Gallapies in Hors Germany Report Two Dead
A fragmented AP style note reports a balloon incident in Hors Germany with two fatalities. The text is garbled but mentions a balloon and casualty figures, signaling a potential disaster or accident during a balloon event. Names and exact details are unreadable in the OCR, but the core event involves balloon activity and fatalities.
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Hors
Germany
de Beenelmann
Hugo Franck
Ballinger Highlights Public Lands Policy and Reforms
Washington D C The annual report to President Theodore Roosevelt era Interior Secretary Richard A Ballinger defends vigorous land fraud prosecutions and urges continued enforcement of public land laws. He backs private enterprise under federal supervision, calls for remedial legislation, and proposes up to 30 million dollars in reclamation bond funding to extend water power development and reclamation projects.
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Washington, D
Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
James BH
Garfield
Ballinger
Hitchcock and
Garfeld
Congress
Reclamation Fund
Wreck Kills Twenty Japanese on Vancouver to Westminster Train
A work train wreck on the Great Northern line between Vancouver and Westminster killed twenty Japanese workers and left sixteen seriously injured. The engine mounted a culvert after the collision and the bank car carried a Japanese worker who slept as the cars collapsed into the gully. The caboose stayed on the tracks while three flat cars piled up.
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Vancouver, B
Vancouver
Westminster
Tts
Stimaa
Kent
Ager
Deer Season Casualties Count From Milwanner Area
A 1900 tally from Worth Woods lists 1 deer season fatality before the hunt and 30 during it, plus 20 deaths attributed to hunting incidents. Wounded totals include 18 inear as well as arm injuries, summing to 27. The overall disability total remains high in this region.
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Milwanner
Worth Woods
Rhode Island Moves to End Gretna Green Style Marriages
A new measure treads toward ending Gretna Green style nuptials in Rhode Island. The law would prevent speedy unions and require five days after obtaining licenses before marriage becomes valid. Providence church authorities may see a decline in immediate ceremonies.
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Providence
General Assembly
Rhode Island
Greta Green
Met
Marridge Heeisen
Meyer Starts Naval Reform Crusade
Secretary Meyer unveils sweeping changes to the naval department aiming to run it on a business basis. Key reforms include four advisers, two divisions by duty, new fleet operations division, modern cost keeping, and abolition of the board of construction and bureau of equipment.
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Washington
D. C
Meyer
New England
Hia
Reeta
Navy Department
Navy Yards
Navy Yard
Board of Construcion
Bureau of Equipment
Aids
Richard Wain Ht
Atlantic Fleet
Ald
W. PF. Potter
Elet
Bureau of Nivigation
William Swift E
Moston Navy Yard
Agron Ward
New York Harbor
Reginald Nicholson
Board of Inspection
Nurvey
Bureau of Naviaation
Vier Patter
Moyer
Newberry
Board of Construction
General Board
Aide For
Won't Bar Liquor. Montgomery Als Proposed Prohibition Amendment
The article reports a proposed constitutional amendment for prohibition gaining support in Alabama. It notes polling shows strong approval from voters, with estimates suggesting a majority around 18 000 to 20 000 in recent election returns.
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Als
Old Captain Dead at the Great Takeo Venue
A well known old time charour named Captain dead at the Great Takeo venue in Byanuton. The crowd and members of the Crouive club mourn the loss of the longtime figure associated with Ghichgo and Whc Cap George.
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Ghichgo
Whc
Cap" George
Joho
Our Crouive' Club
Takeo
Tle
Byaunton
Divorce Fight Over Christian Science Split
Mrs. Marielle Christy alleges that her husband Howard Chandler Christy was driven from their home by the influence of Mrs. Augusta Stetson and Christian Science. She travelled from Zanesville Ohio to seek possession of their ten year old daughter Natale. She says doctors and practitioners urged a break from her marriage. She describes a family rift worsened by spiritual beliefs and a mysterious separation.
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New York City
Marielle Christy
Howard Chandler Christy
Kin
Diclares
Augiata Stetnon
Christian Sclnee
Christy Cimé
Zanesville
Natale
Tlhane
Christy
Howerd
First Church of Christ
Eley
Hellember
Bitter
Howard
Mra
Stetcot
Avery
Cutis
Zinceville
Ohio
Wings and Robe At William Ledsome Funeral
West Virginia soldier William H. Ledsome was buried in a shroud with two wings sewn on as part of his request. The funeral was delayed when the winged attire could not be completed, reflecting his hermit life and Catholic faith.
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Parkerstore
W. Va
William H. Ledsome
West Virginia
Gabriel
Ledsome
Io Forest
Witks
Ledaome
Dual tragedy on anary street ends in gunfire
Mrs Mitinie Read shot and killed George Evans then killed herself in a public scene on Anary Street. Witnesses say Reed taunted Evans during the argument before Read drew a revolver and fired. Several stray bullets hit nearby Hawking rooms as chaos followed. Local editor Wil Edit Paper from Cell Mont Vernon Faces criminal trial and appeals.
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Kay
Anary Street
Mitinie Read
George Vans
Reed
Evans
Innela
Kuters State Base
Hawking Rooms
Wil
Mont Vernon
County Bully in Gettysburg Murder Rampage
A county bully, Clyde Weaver, 34, terrorized Gettysburg area. After shooting Deputy Parra, Sheriff Haber, and others, Weaver hid under a bed as a mob closed in and fatally shot himself. His mother died in the raid, and Mrs Minnich and Mat Minnieh suffered serious injuries.
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Greenville
Gettysburg
Clyde Weaver
Harry Thaw
Stanford White
Hvod
Haber
Parra
Weaver
Farra
Farta
Levi Minnieh
Pureult
Minnieh
Alsbaugh
Hriftar Hell
Minnich
Mat Minnieh
Telephone secret in Ohio plan to split local and long distance
Columbus report outlines a secret meeting where independent owners led by James S. Brailey of Toledo proposed dismantling Bell loop exchanges in Ohio cities. The plan aims for independents to control local service while Bell loses long distance, with writing read at the gathering and appraisal underway of Bell exchanges in Cleveland Columbus Dayton and Toledo.
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Columbus, O
Ohio
Bell Telephone Co
James S. Brailey
Toledo
Bell
Bell Company
Cleveland
Torpedo
Columbus
Dayton
Hall Company
Iors
Woman in Brussels Fire Confusion After Jealous Incident
In Quincy a woman, Geouva Meare land aged 60, attempted to set a building on fire in a jealous act. The blaze caused little damage and was quickly contained as the assailant became confused in the dark. No injuries reported.
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Geouva Meareland
Howe
Quincy
Catholic Instructor Dies at Immaculate Conception College
Sister Ligours aged 51 of Canton Ohio died after a lingering illness at the Clutbe Alle college of the Immaculate Cony cupHon in Bordirlan county. The event prompts memorial notices from local parishes and the school community.
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Canton
Immaculate Cony cupHon
Bordirlan Thie County
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