Horse Thief Taken Into Custody In Ohio Case
A man calling himself Albertus Turner, believed to be an escaped Easthaven hospital patient, was arrested near the Cornelius Ratliff home and confessed to stealing a horse and buggy in Piqua Ohio. He will face a felony charge for bringing stolen property into the state. extradition is unlikely. Turner previously served eighteen months in a Piqua prison.
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Easthaven Hospital
Albertus Turner
Piqua
Ohio
Piqua Police
Turner
Wierhake
Lawler
Cornelius Ratliff
Thistlethwaite
Pond
Charles Sharp
Main
Fifth Streets
Sharp
Morpheus
Thomas Wilson
Pig-ua
Supt
Bailey
An Island Of Quiet Madeira Clings To Calm Roads
Madeira blends beauty with bustle as you descend from hillside villas into the capital. Narrow stone streets force running sleighs over cobbles, oxen pull apartments down to shops, and catros mounted by bullocks offer a slower return.
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Madeira
David G. Fairchild
Department of Agriculture
National Geographic Magazine
Sacramental Services at Grace M. E. Church Sunday
Special services announced for Grace M. E. Church with all members urged to attend Sunday morning worship. The text references The Hub Of Theou and apparent early manuscript corruption describing the surrounding elements of the ceremony.
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Grace M. E. Church
The Check Room Tale of a Man and His Bundle
A man carrying a heavy bundle distraughtly hunts a check room in a large store. After getting lost, lugging the bundle across streets, and finally depositing it, he reflects on how the check room saved him from the wear and tear of the long day. The tale, attributed to Chicago News, highlights practical shopper relief.
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United States
Prince Albert
Chicago News
Mves
Ontario
Sandy
Doc
Tips in England and other brief vignettes
Society notes on fees and tips in England with Lord Russell anecdote, plus short humor items about singing pigeons, witticisms on marriage, safe eating before sleep, and playful fairy tale mischief. Contains historical references, jokes, and light international curiosities from Horace Walpole to the Philadelphia Press.
Oldest Books Through Time From Rolls to Folded Volumes
The piece notes the evolution of writing formats from rolled scrolls stored in jars to folded books bound with vellum or parchment. It mentions ancient media like wood, stone, and mud brick as early recording surfaces, referencing Egyptian and Assyrian examples.
Romance of Steel Kelly and the Air Blast
The article recounts William Kelly of Pittsburgh inventing an air blast to purify iron into steel, predating Bessemer. It details Mushet’s later refinement, Jones’s leadership at Carnegie Steel, and the sale of steel tech, with quotes about leadership and industrial daring.
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William Kelly
Pittsburg
Kelly
Bease- Mer
Bessemer
United States
Patent Office
Robert F. Mushet
Munset
Mushet
Carnegie
William R. Jones
Bill Jones
England
Jones
Romance of Steel
Herbert N. Casson
Bitumen Formations Rise From Dead Sea Shocks
Bitumen from the Dead Sea floats in pieces along the western shore where Arabs collect it. The deposits swell after local earthquakes. in 1834 a twenty ton mass surfaced on the southern coast, and in 1837 a mass measured by scholars as esteem tons appeared after a widespread Syria quake.
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Dead Sea
Strabo
Syria
In Pont Pointed to Local Ties and Sheriff Delays
In a northern New Hampshire town highly intermarried families shape opinions. Postmaster Corbin defends Sheriff Harmon who waited to arrest Nate Giddings until he returned home for sentimental reasons, to avoid offending relatives and maintain family reunions.
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New Hampshire
Corbin
Bill Harmon
Nate Giddings
Nate
Bii
Mr. Corbin
Bill
Conquerors Conquered Endings of Four Great Leaders
A compendium notes the violent demises of Alexander the Great Hannibal Caesar and Napoleon. It contrasts intoxication poison murder exile as their endings and contrasts their legacies with dramatic irony and scriptural illustration.
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Alexander
Hannibal
Caesar
Napoleon
Rome
Alps
Bonaparte
Atlantic Ocean
The Mad Parliament 1258 and Simon de Montfort
The term mad parliament refers to the 1258 assembly that rebelled against Henry III. The king was deposed and power held by twenty four councilors led by Simon de Montfort. De Montfort is credited with inaugurating what might be called popular government in Great Britain.
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Henry III
Simon de Montfort
de Montfort
Great Britain
Baseball Results and Schedule From Yesterday and Today
National League scores include Cincinnati 1 Philadelphia 0 and Chicago 7 New York 5 with Boston 11 St. Louis 2. American League results show Washington 5 Detroit 0 and Cleveland 5 Philadelphia 2 over 13 innings. Tomorrow’s NL games feature Cincinnati at Philadelphia and Chicago at New York, while AL has Philadelphia at Cleveland.
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Chicago
Pittsburg
Cinettinati
New York
Philadelphia
Boston
Az St. Louis
Brooklyn
Cleveland
St. Louis
Detroit
Washington
American Association
Wen
Indianapolis
Toledo
Louisville
Columbus
Kansas City
St. Paul
Dayton
Grand Rapids A
Evansville
South Bend
Zanesville
ATO Terre
Cincinnati
Pittsburgh
Milwaukee
Terre
National League
Minneapolis
Central League
Ft. Wayne
Wheeling
Terre Haute
Grand Rapids
Eyanaville
JAS S SHERMAN NAMED FOR VICE PRESIDENCY
Fragmented obituary and notes mention J A S S Sherman and Mr Young in Washington with hotel death and heat related causes. The text references Central Aid Society market at 1052 Main Street and a Dr Dubois discovery of a fossil missing link in Java. The readable segments present names places and events without clear cohesive narrative.
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Ton
Mr. Young
Western Union
Washington
Central Aid Society of the Christian Church
Main Street
Dr. Dubois
Bengawan River
Central
Java
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Chris
Island
Special Services
Lord Russell
George Russell
Manchester Guardian
Disraeli
Horace Walpole
George I
Tait
Canterbury
Bishop Burnet
George
Pekin
Canton
Edward
Benedict
New York Press
Sibyl
Towne
Browne
Philadelphia Press
Fairies of the Deep
Mother Piker
Little Piker
Little Red Herring Hood
Octo-Puss In Boots
Kansas City Star
Robert Masher
Andrew Carnegie
Steele
Pont
Savannah
Philadelphia Ledger
Chicago Record-Herald
Hiprcarpe
Vicar Cleaces
Fusorxica
Senate
Rosenbloom, Buntin & Company
Jas.s. Sherman
Niagara Falls
Ida Beeson
Greensfork R
Jennie Wine
N. G Street
Goldie Myers
Centerville R
Goldie Dadisman
S. 12Th Street
Lucie Benton
Fountain City
Maude Pettibone
16Th
Elsie Wyatt
Rosa Kuehn
South 8Th Street
Hattie Lashley
Centerville
Marie Hodskin
Cambridge City
Lena Cornthwaite
Ethel Wysong
Lynn
Ind
Ruby Hodgin
Estella Coates
Adda
Williamsburg
Palladium
Sun-Tel
Canada Vo
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