Diverse notes and stray quotes from a late century paper
A collage of commentary from Perrysburg Journal items mentions Dutch cultural notes, taxes, travel and language fears, aviation and sea travel, and early modern news. It reports on Denver snow, fashion trends, a Dreadnought era mood, and jokes about auto drivers versus trolleys. It notes Venezuela’s government stance, potential natural resources in Nevada, gold mining in March, and genealogists’ interest in ancestors. It ends with questions about a bank vault, military activity in Nicaragua, and broader policing concerns.
Mysterious Bean Growth Astonishes Military Theorists
Fragmentary OCR suggests a claim that 16,000,000 quarts became 82,008,000 quarts of beans with a finished product praised as admirably produced. The passage credits a genius who can materialize beans from two quarts, likening it to a notable point in military science and political economy.
Tornado and Flood Devastate Region Reporting Widespread Losses
Severe storms and a tornado ravaged Mississippi and Alabama, flooding rivers and destroying crops. Rail lines suffered major damage as towns like Shu Dita, Mississippi became islands, cut off except for telegraph and telephone lines. Coastal and inland areas reported extensive crop losses and timber damage across multiple counties.
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Missishipp
Atkinski
Arkonwag
Mississippi
Mobile
Ala
Alabama
Mike Shaippi
Clarke
Wayne
Green
Jackson
Miss
Monroe
Choctaw
Waetington
Gov Haskell Indicted Again In Muskogee Fraud Case
Indictments charging fraud in Muskogee town lots cases returned by a U S grand jury name Gov Charles N Haskell F B Severs W T Mutehlns W Turner A Eng lish and W R Eaton Bond set at 5000 each and posted. Proceedings foresee early hearing. Also judge orders Tulsa editor William Stryker to appear in McAlester June 14 for contempt of court charge over alleged publication about the Inver Hyution.
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Tulsa
Okla
Muskogee
Les Cues
United States Grand Jury
Charles N. Haskell
F. B. Severs
Mutehlns
Tita
Gov
Haskell
Tulsit Pho
Marshall
William Stryker
Tulse Democrat
United States Court
McAleater
W. J. Gregg
Stryker
Foiled Escape. Woman Leaps From Car During Abduction
Ming Mary Krschner, 22, of South Chicago, leaps from a fast moving car to escape an alleged captor after meeting him at a dance two years earlier. She recalls the man offered a ride, fled toward open country, then she fell and was injured. The driver was later captured when the car stalled in a sand road.
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Chicago
Ming Mary Krschner
Acre
Mike Kircchner
Mall Newsboy Halts Kidnapping Attempt in NYC
A diligent New York Newsboy spotted a man named George Deunzlo attempting to abduct a five year old girl near a taxi and alerted police. Officers arrested the suspect, praising the alert boy for preventing the crime.
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Newsboy
New York City
Mall
I Min
George Deunzlo
Forest Fire Destroys Dalton Village Lumber Mill
A Dalton Michigan forest fire started by a spark from a railroad line gutted a large portion of the village. Three million feet of lumber were destroyed along with the principal mill, leaving extensive property losses and widespread disruption for residents and workers.
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Negounee
Mich
Dalton
Train Robbers Gaught Omaha Schoolboys Aid Detectives
In Omaha three men linked to a Union Pacific robbery were arrested after schoolboys and their teacher Mrs. Freeman uncovered hidden tools and eight registered mail sacks in an attic above a Missouri river bank school. The suspects, using aliases, are believed from Denver. two were identified by locomotive crew. A $16,000 reward may be paid if these are the robbers.
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Omaha, Neb
Ted
Union Pacific
Wmite
Omaha
Union Tacife Railroad
Mra. Freeman
Wetta
Freeman
Tames
Woods
Gordon
Torgensen
Denver
Fred Tortensen
W. D. Woods
Mickel John
Prawl
Teny ‘der
New York Chauffeur Guilty of First Degree Manslaughter
William Darragh, the chauffeur who killed 11 year old Ingvaard Trimble in an uptown New York City street on March 27, was found guilty of first degree manslaughter. He awaits sentencing, remanded to the Tombs for one week.
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New York
Texas
Review of Trade Conditions and Local Dispatches
New York City reports slow but steady progress in business and rising confidence. Weather for crops looks favorable, easing some retail disruption despite spring delays. A Grand Rapids train wreck in Fort Wayne track incident kills a Chicago bound employee. In Evansville, streetcar workers strike prompting police concerns.
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New York City
R. G. Dun & Co
Trad
Iran
Steple
Store in southern Mexico causes major property damage
Mexico City report notes considerable property damage after a southern Mexico store incident. The event left witnesses shaken and a sense of demoralization in the wire service coverage.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Tornado Wrecks Zephyr Killing Dozens in Brown County
A devastating cyclone leveled Zephyr, Brown County, leaving more than 30 dead and about 50 injured. Rescue teams rushed to the scene as fires broke out in a lumber yard and a business block. The storm demolished a stone school, two churches, and left hillsides littered with debris and bodies.
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Brownwood
Tex
Zephyr
Brown County
Santa Fe Railroad
Mins
Shane
Dastardly Deed Shocks Perry County Townsfolk
Seven year old Bessie Hill, daughter of miner Riley Hill, was attacked by a white male while returning from Sunday school near New Lexington. Her six year old brother witnessed the assault as the assailant carried the girl into a woods. A horse and buggy were later stolen from Crooksville, suspected to aid the escape. The victim remains in precarious condition.
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Zanesville, O
Bessie Hill
Riley Hi
New Lexington
Perry County
Test
Mre
Crooksville
Grace Stoddard Ends Life Amid Overwork Strain
Grace C Stoddard a Byracuse University student aged 21 drowned herself in the Chenango river behind her Bingh amton residence after a spree of self destructive attempts over ten days She worked afternoons at a department store attended mission services and hoped to become a missionary She had aimed to complete a four year course in three years and faced a nervous breakdown.
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Syracuse
Grace C. Stoddard
Byrar Cuse University
Chenango
Binghamton
Africa
Moon and Sun Eclipses Foreseen in June
Washington reports two celestial events this coming month moon eclipses on June 1 and sun eclipse on June 17. No other spectacles are anticipated in the astronomical world this period.
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Washington, D. C
Taft Unveils Gettysburg Regulars Memorial in Decortion Day Scene
President Taft attends the Gettysburg decortion day ceremony for a granite shaft memorial honoring regular army soldiers who died in the Round Tops and Bloody Angle fighting. Helen Taft pulled the cord to unveil. Secretary Dickinson presented the monument to the battlefield commission. Col Nicholson delivered the acceptance. Taft affirmed no cuts to the standing army and praised professional soldiers alongside the navy.
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Gettyablite
Gettysmnia
Congress
Helen H. Taft
Taft Kimsett
Offiesta
United States Army
Taft
Hoe
Dickinson
Batlefeld Commission
John P. Nicholson
Coammnission
Capt Butt
Mckinson
Tragic Potomac Pleasure Cruise Ends in Drowning
One gasoline launch carrying three married couples from Alexandria Va caught fire and exploded near Marshall Hall on the Potomac River. Mrs May Wood drowned while her husband Parl D Wood was rescued after leaping overboard. The other survivors were Morgan Moore and wife Arthur Wells and wife.
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Washington, D. C
Potomac River
May Wood
Parl D. Wood
Morgan Moore
Arthur Wells
Alexandria, Va
Potomac
Marshall Hall
Boy Dies After Being Struck by Pitched Ball
Alfred Vollmer, 17, of Wearse near Detroit, was struck in the heart by a pitched ball during a Sunday school game between village teams and died almost instantly. The tragedy occurred in Detroit, Michigan, as the youth participated in a local athletic event.
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Detroit
Mich
Alfred Vollmer
Wearse
Four Men Drowned Near Atigen Mill Pond
Four men drowned when a boating accident occurred on a mill pond near Atigen. The victims include William Donohue of Atglen a Pennsylvania railway track foreman and three Italian workers. Authorities investigated the tragedy as conditions on the pond were checked for safety.
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Lancaster
William Donohue
Atglen
Atigen
Mayor in Weymouth Causes King George Visit Laughter
A Weymouth mayor during a King George visit caused comic relief at a ceremonial welcome. He refused to kneel for the queen, grabbing her hand instead, claiming everyone does, while Col Gwynne urged the proper gesture. The king laughed as the queen smiled at the mishap.
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Hagland
Penson
Clive Tolland
Weymouth
George
Col. Gwynne
Cure for Itch From Cuticura Breakout Recall
A Chicago reader recounts severe skin itching and a rash described as pus-tulea. After tried doctors and various ointments, Cuticura Soap Ointment and Pills cured the eruption in about three weeks, with itching ceasing in days and no recurrence since.
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H. A. Krutakoff
Wabash Ave
Chicago
Poller Drug & Choin, Corp
Pole Prope
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Perrysburg
WLU
Latier and Pobllater
Perrysrueg
Ohio
Holland
Averiee
Mesiea
Iivelf
Fritain
Wright Brothers
Shipid
Nashville
Gomez
Venezuela
Castro
Venexuela
Nevadi
Wonen
Matey
Nicaragua
Alwaye
Arkansas
Ieland
Girten
Biurgle
Ft. Wayne
Ind
Hvanaville
Byvaneville
Brennecke
State OF
Girl
Boston
Mars
Wizmien
Raymon von Limburg
Helen Taft
Gettysburg
New Orleans
Sim
Yassum
Jim
Smith
Maine
Dodds Kidney
Guare
Dr.d.jayne
Netra Makams Ata
Afucine Uy Eee
Eas
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