Rail Routes From Europe to Persia Through Caucasus and Caspian
A descriptoin of early 20th century overland travel details two routes from Europe to Persia, via Russia and the Caspian region. It notes border guards, rough second and third class cars, long stops at frontier stations, and cheap fares attracting many travelers. The journey crosses the Caucasus into Persia, with desert border country and limited facilities along the way.
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Armen
Hisbia
Museapteteat
Idinen
Weskilling
Cada
Europe
Seberan
Russa
B&coll
Caspian OG
Sener
Reaht
Nad-Fialadi
Gacrucarie
Alexandra
Eriven
Xrarat
Anid
Volindary
Tabriz
Nak- Satchayia
Speyorminois
Crim
Auivety
Lag
Widuttaing
Les
Quer
Wiikbantu
Tétérior
Djulfa
Sadoue
Mnea
Pitta
Richie
Cotton dye progress and bandit train tale in Minnesota
Fragmented 19th century manuscript style report describes Brabham in Minnesota sending cotton samples to Savannah for dyed Egyptian color selection. It notes dye prospects, seed selection, and anticipated German dye house interest. Also recounts a dramatic pursuit by highwaymen and a tense train journey involving two women and a trampling encounter near Minneapolis.
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Savannah
Gay
Bradlee
Oli
Brabbim
Savanish
Brabham
Prac
Germany
Fragments Describe Rural Farm Scene and Nearby Ranch Elements
A garbled text passage references crops, washing, lights, a fraternity or part of a country, and the eyes of a person. It mentions a Walter A. ele, a Horn farm, and unclear roots and trees, suggesting a rural farm setting with scattered names and place hints.
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Forhia
Walter
Horn Farm
Three Die In Violent Street Fight In Hickman Ky
In Hickman Kentucky three people were killed in a street gunfight that began after Claude Johnson visited Willie Bolling’s home and escalated when Bolling’s family intervened. Deputy Sheriff W A Naylor tried to intervene, was shot in the neck, and died ten minutes later. Johnson fled, shots continued and crowds gathered as authorities pursued the gunman. Naylor, a former county judge, and Bolling are named among the deceased and injured.
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Hickman
W. A. Naylor
Clinde
Bootlerges
Willie Bolling
Claude’ Johnsons
Gollingud
Hing
Idoor
Colline
Ejde
Collins
Johnson
Young Colling
Jolingen
Colling
Bert Wallace
Two Dead and One Dying in Carlisle Murder Case
Sept 25 Carlisle Aric Fvenuled reports two White men dead, a third dying, and two Black individuals dead after Pat Bowers kills his wife and injures Constable J Burnett. Dr C L Crawford and Chester Crawford, aided by J K Johnson, hurry to capture a Black suspect Barra at his home. A double barreled shot wounds Crawford and Johnson fatally. Crawford mortally wounded. Bowers dies in a personal crisis.
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Carlisle
Aric
Pat Bowers
J." Burnett
Bowers
C. L. Crawford
Chester Crawford
J. K. Johnson
Barra
Dr .Crawford
Johnson
Bank Burglars Foiled By a Telephone Girl
North Tonawanda residents recall a bank robbery attempt at the State National Bank of Ransomville in Niagara County. A telephone girl alerted the bank just as the thieves were about to blow the vault door, causing them to flee in their motor cars before finishing the crime.
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Tonawanda
State National Bank of
Ransomville
Nidgara County
Mushroom Sprout Found on a Potato in Brookville
A Brookville farmer, B. TL Chase, while sorting stored potatoes found a single potato with a potato mushroom sprout growing atop. The odd growth appeared about the potato’s surface level and was noted as the unusual find during sorting.
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Brookville
Kan
B. TL Chase
Old Letter Prophesies Great War in Missouri Rail Line
A historical letter from Wi City Missouri recalls Wilbur, a long time passenger agent for 38 years. He started in 1887 from Carthage, when the railway had limited switching and low pay. By later years the line expanded to forty one miles of sidings and business turnover reached about $45,000 monthly before his resignation to enter mercantile trade.
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Wi City
MoSapl
Witbhr
Wis
Abiston Hymactic Railway
Gers
Missouri
Wilbur
Carthage
Wlibar
Udged Five Spot in a Flim Flam Game
In St Louis on September 25 John Michaein of Marietta Ohio met a stranger who claimed to hire a watchman. The con artist asked for four dollars to meet later at 21 Eugenia Street. Michaein handed over six dollars but found Mr O'Brien not at the address.
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ST. Louis
John Michaein
Marietta
John of O'Brien
Rnet
Tam
Mich
Tim
Eugenia Street
Michasix
Pigenia Street
Mr. O'Brien
Get Ready Waiters Dead in Columbus Crowd Erupts
An unclear clipping reports a man nicknamed Get Ready, Waiford D Walters, age 73, longtime figure on Columbus streets, dies of Bright's disease. The text is garbled but implies public warnings about an impending event and a past life as a musician or performer. No verifiable dates beyond September and locations appear readable.
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Ocolumbus
Waiford D
Walters
Colum Bux
Counils
Bright
Waltorg
Walturs
Getunitie Steel Usanic
Record Natural Gas Output Surges Across States in Historic Year
A rare, high output year pushes U S natural gas production to a historic peak. New York, Ohio, Texas, California and Pennsylvania lead gains as fields in Cleveland area, Caddo and De Soto parishes, and other gas belts expand. Domestic use rises with 28.04 cents per thousand cubic feet. industrial demand climbs, while overall output exceeds prior records by a wide margin.
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United States
New York
Ohi
Ollstomm
Texas
Alabama
Town
California
Cauzek
New
Cleveland
Cuyahoga County
Ojinionin
Crash
Healaton
Texa Tom
Petrolia Anal Mexia
Uolifaiana
Caddo
de 'Soto
O&uforna
Los Angeles
Warning Against Eating Unripe and Overripe Fruit
Philadelphia authorities warn that ripe and overripe fruit poses health risks. Director Ziegler cites danger of cramps and diarrhea from unripe fruit and decay products in overripened fruit, especially for children.
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Ziegler
Philadelphia
Zlagler
Aise
Tin Tribe
Uae
Wolves at Duluth Court House See Many
Fragmentary local item notes wolves near Duluth and mentions AL Wood bringing wolves to the Court House. Several garbled phrases reference deer, winter, and a patrol area. The readable text centers on the presence of wolves and a cited person, with unclear surrounding details.
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Duluth
AL Wood
Ithe
Thors Hs Walfee
Lote
Uinta
Bold German Hoo Beaten In Bel Si or
A chaotic account details German retaliation and a riotous assault in Bel si or, highlighting a brutal exchange including a forthright judge’s order and punitive fines. The narrative also mentions villagers, a widow, and a sequence of looting and arrests amid wartime tensions.
Disrobed Mermaid Rescued After Rocky Sea Incident
Victoria C. Bagier, a Smith College professor from Northampton, Massachusetts, was swept by undertow at a resort near Pemaquid Point, Maine. She was tossed against rocks, her bathing cap torn away, and briefly exposed before two fisherfolk rescued her as onlookers watched in shock.
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Pemaquid Point
Thinjresort
Victoria C. Bagier
New York
Smith's College
Northampton
Mass
Che
Ryan
Stand-off with Nelson ends in dawn shootout at Basin
In San Francisco on Sept. 25 a six-police siege at Basin Avenue led to a brutal dawn confrontation with George Nelson, the Los Angeles bank robber wanted for a previous heist. Nelson's room fire and barricade prompted police to fire from multiple windows across a Methodist church area. A lodger, Hugh Maceth, was fatally wounded as the room ended with Nelson slain, aftermath revealing a cache of ammunition and weaponry.
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San Francisco
Edwin H. Hughes
Methodist Episcopal Church
Nel
Rooster Breeding Noted in Pattonville Scene
At Tac on Sept 25 residents report a healthful display of a dominant rooster in Pattonville. An extra pair of feathers attached to the rooster’s back are growing as it matures, described as a notable feature in the current fowl show.
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Pattonyville
Tac
W. T Tabelhof
Héatthy
Stattonville
Piney Town Witnesses Brief Eyeing of Fateful Incident
A fragmented report from Marion County notes a miner’s accident causing a local sighting episode. The text references Thad and Te, mentions Piney and a hospital or site, and hints at a single person involved during an incident. Further details are unclear due to the damaged source.
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Bnompille
Marion
Borane
Upscale San Antonio bungalow offers squatter rights
A San Antonio notice describes a spacious bungalow with tennis court and golf course nearby. It claims a flat topped building can be secured with squatters rights, promising peaceful living and popular social access, quoted from Mr. Cain.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mhel Bimeslow
Neria
Mr. Cain
Giant Eagle Attack In Meadow Creek Area
Stephens a Meadow Creek school teacher, near Monterey, Tennessee, recounts a dramatic encounter with a giant gray eagle. The bird charged from a log beside the road, wings spread and jaws open, prompting Stephens to strike with a stone and kill the creature with a club. The four foot by five foot bird measured large, with pale rings and light flesh.
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Tennessee
Monterey
Tenn
Stephens
Meadow Creek
Nijeine
Hen Salxing
Aperton
Fight of Time Is Retarded Fight of Time Is Retarded
A garbled item from Seattle recounts a clock trade dispute and public annoyance caused by a timepiece issue near a shop. The text references Pacific routes and a journey, with unclear names and dates, presenting a fragmented scene without clear action or outcome.
Vase sale triggers city riot at crowded store
Fractured OCR describes a chaotic riot outside a large store as vase sale crowds surged past police lines. Hundreds of women gathered at the entrance and inside the shop while officers struggled to keep order amid heat and pandemonium.
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