Fragmented clipping covers varied topics and figures
The page fragment references Admiral Dewey and pensions for officers widows, Rockefeller donations, church renewal at Quincy Michigan, an agriculture machine, Strike the Kettle the Indian leader, a standing conflict in Central America, and a Swiss arbitration ruling over the Negotiate Bay railroad damages. The jumbled text mixes events, personalities, and anecdotes without a single clear news thread.
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Dewey
House
Manila Bay
Charles V. Gridley
Olympia
B. B. Wood
Petrel
Thomas M. Brumley
Henry B. Nichols
Monadnock
Campfire Sketches of Soldiers in the Civil War Era
Fragmentary prose and letters recount the Civil War era, praising soldiers and recalling marching, battles, and casualties. It quotes a private from the Thirtieth United States Infantry in the Philippines references, and discusses the dum-dum bullet debate and moral concerns over warfare.
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United States
Cylend
Philippines
Hak
W. J. McDermott
Morgan
Toe Burns
Walla
Chicago
Inter-Qcean
Favoral Pension Court Endorsed by Top Officials
Commandr-in-Chief A I Shaw and Gen Daniel Biekles lead a committee of the G A I in pushing a bill to create a court of appeals for pension cases. They say legal authorities support swift, impartial adjudication and that the court would be staffed by learned, independent judges. Shaw reports tours through thirteen southern states finding sectional tensions fading.
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A. 1. Shaw
Daniel Biekles
Topewta
Gen. Shaw
Washington
Deuston
Board of Pension Appeals
Congress
Shaw
Bicycle troops tested in South African war and U S drills
The article describes bicycle soldiers as a first real test of bicycles in warfare. In Illinois the National Guard adopts Major R P Davidson’s system with a field battery trained on obstacles. Drills show speeds to thirty miles per hour and bullets fired at 480 per minute. Plans map a Chicago to New York to Washington march with the gun and a demonstration before officials.
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Heracleum Cavalry
United
National Guard
Hlinola
R. P. Davidson
Chicago
Washington
Fragmentary War Memoir Fragments From South Africa
Disjointed OCR notes recount a soldier’s dread of bullets and the danger in the South African theater. The text mentions a rifle, fear of being hit, and references to British soldiers and earlier conflicts, though many words are garbled.
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South
Wadder
Discipline and Obedience in Military Service In His Words
A historical quotation stresses discipline as the core of military success. The speaker argues obedience must come from faith in leaders and the inner soldierly duty, beyond mere drill or shouting, shaping the army's moral strength over fear. He contrasts with brutal armies and highlights disciplined obedience as pivotal to victory.
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Henry Deurkentury
Miliary Service Institution
Wien
Paris
Gambetta
Escalleney
Edo
Corporal O Rourke Sets Long Range Skirmish Record
Corporal Thomis O Rourke of Company 1 Seventh Regiment attached at Fort Ontario holds the skirmish shooting record from 200 to 260 yards. He scored 196 of 260 amid praise from Gen Miles who pinned the world record badge on his breast. O Rourke, a Spain war veteran, has 16 years in service and will soon depart for Alaska with his company.
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Commpton Myles
Thomis O'Rourke
Seventh Regiment
Fort Ontario
Ouwegu
Chiviiy O'Rouke
Miles
O'Rourke
Spain
Alaska
Gen Wauchope Speech As Soldier And Politician
Amusing reminiscence recalls Gen Wauchope attempting to address the Black Watch at Maryhill barracks Glasgow. He faltered thrice before exploding with a command to the gallant Forty second to wheel, leaving the regiment amused by his bungled oratory.
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Wauchope
Gen. Wauchope
Black Watch
Highland Regiment
Maryhill Barracks
Glasgow
Andrew
Powder Magazine Site Near New York Favored
Secretary Long expects Capt. Taylor to report on locating a powder magazine near New York and Brooklyn. Iona Island is likely to be secured as a site. A special board examined four sites in the area. Congress allotted 400000 dollars to purchase land and erect facilities, while property owners push for the full appropriation.
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Navy
Long
Taylor
New York
Brooklyn
Iona Island
Congress
Confederate Memorial Day Observed in New Orleans
Confederate camps in New Orleans marked Memorial or Decoration Day on April 6 a legal holiday in Louisiana. Militia Sons of Veterans and Confederate ladies groups joined in decorating tombs and statues with flowers and holding cemetery services with Rev Dr Tulmer as orator. That evening the Army of Ten Decade held its annual banquet.
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New Orleans
Louisiana
Militia
Sons of Veterans
Tulmer
Confederate Veterans
Army of Ten Decade
American Philanthropist Mrs Paget Raises Large Trusts
Mrs Arthur Paget of New York, widow of Paran Stevens, has organized three philanthropic efforts in twelve months. Funds totaling 250000 to 300000 have been raised including 85000 for Charing Crags hospital, support for the hospital ship Maine, and an entertainment benefiting wounded guardsmen and families. Her husband Col Arthur Paget leads a British unit in South Africa.
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Bourgette Auertoan Eady
Arthur Paget
Uyland
Paran Stevens
New York
Huszair
Alf of Charing Crags
Maine
Col Arthur Paget
South Africa
Scoty Ruards
Fragmented note on a girl and affection themes
A damaged excerpt mentions a girl named Youily and a confusing remark about interest by a War Map. The text questions why she breaks many piates and calls the affection platonic, though the wording is unclear and garbled.
Rearing a Colt and Sorghum Feed Insights
A dated article outlines early colt handling from birth, with feed and restraint guidance, asserting gentle training builds trust and safety. It also discusses sorghum as a young animal food, its nutrient balance, and best timing for pasturing and cutting fodder.
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Surehiuniny
RK. W. Thatcher
Nebraska Agricultural College
Thatcher
British move to ban preservatives in milk and related notes
Reports from England indicate the government will ban boracic acid and other preservatives in milk. A scientist warns promiscuous dosing is dangerous, especially for children. The piece also covers Canadian cheese exports to Great Britain and beet sugar grower losses due to low beet prices.
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England
Bell
Mystery murder trial in Ohio town unfolds
A dramatic trial in Subenville centers on Crамбелt, accused of a fatal shooting linked to Cora Gosnell. Witnesses describe horse tracks, missing shoe, bloodhounds, and a gun, while defense claims alibi and insinuates another suspect. The case hinges on circumstantial evidence and a pending physician’s testimony about the defendant’s mother’s sanity.
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James H. Gosnell
Wuley
Constablate
Squire Humphreys
Mayor Pleasant
Cramblett
Cramblac
Crampblett
Haily
William Miller
Milton Hall
Cramblatt
Cora Gosnell
Gosnell
Cora
Liege
Spain
Nin Martin's Ferry
Mount Plvesant Mystery Deepens As Missing Man Vanishes
A man from Mount Plvesant left a troubling tale about Elict Goanell and a missing story that never came together. He disappeared en route to West Virginia, leaving authorities to investigate his abrupt departure and unclear motives.
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Mount Plvesant
Goanell
Virginia
Young Louisiane Swell Girl Gotham Poker Tale
A garbled report from the St Louis Post-Dispatch describes Louis Walton Russell, of a Southern lineage, traveling to New York. He encounters a string of misadventures in crime, gaming, and travel, including poker losses, odd jobs, and a fateful week that ends with a troubling sequence of events.
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Louisiane
Gotham
Meton
Walton Russell
New York
Rutsell le
Col Plem— Ing Rupes
Louisiana
Exlate Sanater Miles
Iolieraire Atning Dpermiur
New Oetvann Yoritue Teeevil Wis
Waldurt
Eli Foun
Alphe
Sharkey
Mats Fett
Asi
Noel Bilt
West
Abelkers
Loui Poat
Funeral halted as man presumed dead wakes at last
At Greenville South Carolina a funeral was nearly completed for 5 year old Plackney Stange Sizemore when police halted the interment. Dr W J Bramfett warned Sizemore was not dead though the body showed no pulse, warmth and breath detected by a mirror. The body was removed for further examination as the mourners waited.
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Joliey
Istrane Machiiti
Greenville
Plackney Stange
W. J. Bramfett
Sizemore
Fife
Sinemore
Battle of Nations ends in Napoleonic defeat tallies
The century’s bloodiest clash known as the Battle of the Nations occurred on October 1 2 and 13 1813 near Leipzig. Napoleon faced allies with about 180 000 French troops and nearly 400 000 opposing forces. French losses reached about 88 000 killed or wounded and 98 000 captured, while allied losses exceeded 60 000.
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Lespais
Europe
Feeoth Doudantion
Napoleon
Thie Gabtle
Sh Mes
Price Schwatgenberg
Marshal Blusher
Buroe
Dotte
Kooth's Strange Journey Through a Hidden Tooth
Mrs. David Sweet of Webster Mass endured forty years of pain before Dr. Joseph O. Genereux removed a tooth that had migrated from her swallowed incisor. The unusual operation occurred when she felt foot pain while at a table and the tooth was found behind the heel bone tearing the mesh.
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Kooth
David Sweet
Webster
Mass
Joseph 0. Genereux
Watka flogged by wives under Seminole council order
John Watka, a Seminole man, was flogged by his three white wives in Wee woka Kan after the council declared he had married too many times. Each wife struck him with leather straps in the council yard while he laughed, then he collapsed unconscious as taunts continued.
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John Watka
Seminole Council
Weewoka
Kan
Watka
Courtship Interrupted Of Tears
Mr Francis E Browne of Syracuse Nebraska and Flora Palmer of New York were married at the bride's home after a courtship interrupted eight years ago by a misunderstanding. Browne studied law in his father in law's office years ago and had since been widowed. Flora Palmer had also endured prior marriages and both had survived their parents.
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Francis E. Browne
Syracuse
Neb
Aml
Flora Palmer
Newark
N. J
Brown
Fragmentary quote hints at teaching youths to shoot
A garbled OCR fragment asks if someone can teach youths, with an applicant claiming to be raised in Keotunky. The text is incomplete and provides few clear details beyond a question about capability and a brief self-reference.
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Star
Eshoal Trusian
Keotunky
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