Deadly cyclone devastates Gainesville in Great Losses
A terrible cyclone struck Gainesville with extensive destruction and massive loss of life. The three story cotton mill and many buildings were wrecked, with reports of 100 dead and 100 wounded. Rail depot, hotel, mills, and cottages suffered heavy damage across the city and surrounding areas.
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Grincavile
Uity
Gainesville
Eyelone
Calnesville
Piedmont
Richmond
Belek
Guinesville
Outekitté
Sew Holland
Pacolet Cotton Mills
Pacolet Co
Steem
Smith
Gaines, Fille
Pacolet T Hills
Democratic Victory in Coole County Judicial Election
Democrats win 14 of 18 seats in Coole County judging panel with 4 Republicans defeated. Winners include Mudge Elbridge Haney and others for superior court and circuit court. Theodore Breviane reelected as judge. Wehard Tathill, John Gibbons, and Frederivle A. Kwith reelected to circuit court.
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Ciengo
James
Coole County
Amorurdhe
Mudge Elbridge Haney
Leviner
Theodore Breviane
Republic Fai
Wik
Mesimperior Court
Wehard Tathill
John Gibbons
Fred
Montreal banking firm Ames de Co suspends payments
A Toronto firm Ames de Co and related Toronto bankers collapsed triggering Montreal stock market turmoil. The failure created about 1,000,000 in deposits at a savings bank and threats to lenders. Boston trading noted the incident as Ames, linked to Senator Cox, faced exposure through several Canadian and U S holdings.
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Toronto
Hankers
Oyane
Ont
Dune 2A
AST @ Co
Maneial
Jose
Montreal
A. 1
Ames de Co
Ames
Senator Cox
Canada
Cox
Dominion Coal G Boston
Jynd 3
Boston Brok- Cfa
George A. Cox
Mr. Ames
Civiilian Tayk of Commerce
Canada Life Insurance Co
Dominion Ceat Co
Dominion Steel and Iron Co
Toston Money
Boaths Assassin Linked to Lincoln Death Identified in Enid
Julie Hrung Booth identified remains as John Wilkes Booth wife or Booth. Bates confirmed body as Booth after identifying via relatives and figures like Joseph Jefferson and Clara Morris. Booth supposedly fled to Virginia then Kentucky before ending in Texas. End note on labor talks follows, describing a lumber and building trades settlement to reopen yards by Friday and 100000 workers expected to return.
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Aeraham Lincoln
Oklahoma
St. Louis
Globe Democrat
Enid
Okla
K. J. Hates
Memphis
Tenn
Bates
John Wilkes Hooth
Joseph Jefferson
Clara Morris
Axsonsin
Garrett Plantation
Virginia
Tater
Ruddy
Teing
Beath
Garron's
Kentucky
Glenrose Mills
Texas
John St. Helen
New York
New York Lumber
United Building Material Slivers
Sseverations
United Board of Building Trades
Michael Stanton
First Woman Granted Doctor of Civil Law at Columbian University
The Columbian University law department awarded Mrs. Keyra Bailey of Georgia the degree of doctor of civil law, the first woman to receive it. Some classmates opposed the decision, led by Haskell Talley of Connecticut, who protested until the end and did not receive his degree. Mead’s estate valued at $1,750,000 is left to his wife, with debts and administration expenses paid.
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Washington
Tune
The
Atlantic and Paisie Ty Co
Western Telegraph Co
Phtladelphia
Telegraph
States Supreme Court
Telegraph Company
Brewer
Columbian University
Keyra Bailey
Georgia
Ponsen
Bailey
Eich
Haskell
Talley
Connexice
Clas
Dian
Mead
New York
House of Reying
Subic
Two Murders In Frederick Alleged by Confessed Suspect
In Meyarsville a man named Jane Semutel Hotta died from a pistol wound after alleging his own intent to kill. He and his brother Towiah Netis allegedly murdered Rambel Hetty seventeen years ago to gain a $6,000 inheritance. Hetty’s death was long treated as a suicide. Hotta reportedly confessed to involvement in Walter Long’s murder and the body was disposed of, with Long missing seven years prior.
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Frederick
Jane
Semutel Hotta
Meyarsville
Towiah Netis
Rambel Hetty
Betta
Walter Long
Charming Summer Fashions and Blouse Descriptions
The article surveys summer waists and frocks featuring lace, crochet, and guipure in a Paris-inspired palette. It highlights fabrics, boleros, belts, and varied blouses such as the Mima white grace silk piece, ivory-white crepe de chine ensembles, and a beaded fringe trim blouse, plus the Cesleste coatee in black chiffon with velvet ribbons and decorative drop ornaments.
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Ilion
de Ville
Paris
Dainty Summer Hats Display Varied Shapes and Fabrics
In a fashion sketch several hats are described including white and black chip, Leghorn, and lace hats. Designs feature large picture hats with plaited tulle, crimson ribbons, and a Paradise plume, plus toques with white tulle, green foliage, and velvet trim. Other pieces include a sapphire blue toque and a heliotrope satin adorned with roses and ribbons.
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Ashion
Aniliere
Monteuc
Mall
Osmonde
The Bedtime Train
Fragmented readers note a childlike tale about a nighttime journey by train. Characters named Willmore Muddun and Beil appear amid garbled captions and distant sounds of engines and whistling. The piece evokes a dreamlike voyage through a noisy station and tunnels, with playful dialogue and imaginative imagery.
Musical cats and their curious behaviors across households
A column-like piece recounts various pet cats with unusual talents and affinities for musical instruments. It describes a bold cat in New Jersey using a speaking tube to summon help, a piano-loving cat named Bonny who performs for a young girl, and other felines that interact with guitars and other instruments, revealing a charming tapestry of domestic animal quirks.
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Tou
Tom
Flownstairs
New Jerey O Cot
Bonny
Benny
Pear
Henry
East Asia garden chair shown as gardening skill feat
A Corean gardener bound seeds from a tree to a vine and formed a chair by growing wood into the vine. After aging in sunlight the hardened sap and branch material created a solid bench like armchair, three feet four inches tall and twenty five inches wide, weighing over a hundred pounds. Scientific American calls it a striking example of far eastern gardening skill.
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Far East
Scientific American
Turkeys in Red Coats and a Jeepers Tale of Pets
A Baltimore Sun excerpt describes Miss Sallie Blake of Calvert County Maryland feeding decoction liquor soaked grapes to turkeys who became intoxicated and wandered outside wearing red coats improvised from clothing. A Titin Ohio household tale follows a furniture loving dog manipulating a chair and window to mock a new owner.
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Sallie Blake
Calvert County
Miss Blake
Baltimore Sun
Tikesia
Honghe
Manuel
Miss Hh
Turkey
White Ants as Food Among Natives
A passage describes native use of white ants as food with boys and girls gathering large numbers. Ants are roasted after wing removal, and the activity draws attention to local diet practices. The text notes the ants’ abundance and the communal gathering during certain seasons.
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Loys
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