Engineer Threatens Minot Hotel Over Grievances
A hotel engineer at the Hotel Minot threatens retaliation after a clerk fails to pay wages. He blocks power and water, holds a revolver, forces the steward to reveal where ice water and cold ham are kept, and exits with the thermometer at zero, demanding $1500. The incident ends with the engineer fleeing as authorities pursue him.
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Minot
York
Patrick Coushiy
Riise
Eatin Court
Schurgo Sedinas
Stoke
Osage
Hawke
Frederisle
Tibbetts
Chumpaxne
Soarint
Coughlin
Deak
Thin & Wales
T Hat Bouehlty
Wilner
Areree
Mali
Tse Tin
Unclear ad text prompts health product claims
Fragmentary OCR from an old newspaper page includes stray phrases about health, prescriptions, and a supposed product aimed at sensitive organs. The readable bits name entities like Alex Lockie and Wise Teabelin Coy Mich but lack coherent narrative or verifiable facts.
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Alex Lockie
Teabelin Coy
Scramble for places in regents battle debate
Iola Register report by Charlie Scott recounts Toland’s bid to remove ex Senator Roge rs from the state board of regents. The piece praises Rogers as honest and capable, notes the need for a new building, and argues Rogers should stay, citing fellow Republicans’ support and concerns about political motives.
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Charlie Scott
Iola Register
Dally Register
Toland
Kogecs
Homers
Board of Regents
Board of
Regents
Rogeed
Latina
Stanley
Republican Party
Hester le
Rokera
Kipling to be named Lord Kipling of Vermont joke
A mock London Gazette notice from 181 references Sir Walter Besant predicting Rudyard Kipling’s future peerage as Lord Kipling of Vermont. The spoof notes honors from the British government and a playful dig at Anglo Saxon literary recognition, credited to an Exchange report.
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Lota Onopuns
Walter Besant
London
London Gazette
Rudyard Kipling
Lord Kipling
Vermont
Congress
United States of America
Sir Walter
True Hospitality in a Globe-Democrat Portrait
Tealled the other day upon a woman who has never been rich but always refined. She and her daughter refused to leave, offering a simple yet gracious meal of melted toast, Hamburg steaks, salad, and tea. Luxury was beyond her reach yet elegance remained in daily life.
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Marien Harland
Globe-Democrat
Albert
Lighting the Room in Harper's Bazaar Style
The article notes electric lighting’s rise yet cautions on harsh effects. In large rooms drawing rooms and ballrooms use colored glass globes with shaded lamps. New York drawing rooms favor green shades, rose and light yellow hues, and red overhangs to soften brightness.
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Harper's Bazar
New York City
Hades
Grain-O Endorsed as Coffee Substitute by Mother and Child
A reader touts Grain-O made from pure grains as a preferred coffee substitute. She notes initial dislike but after a week prefers Grain-O, calling it nourishing and strengthening for the body and suitable for children. The ad urges readers to buy from grocers and follow preparation directions.
Woman in disguise accused of arson in Atchison case
In Atchison on March 16 a string of diary fires terrified residents. Mrs Louisa Reynolds, widow, was suspected after a man chase and a self inflicted gunshot wound. Reynolds denied arson and said she planned to visit California to see relatives while borrowing money from Charley Barrett.
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Atchison
Aniita
Finaily
Methodist Cinc
Louisa Steynalds
Steynalls
Frebus
Norman Barrett
Atchidon National Bank
W. L. Johnson
Texas
Atchison National Bank
Almasa Howe
Norman Harrett
Charles Barrett
Mia. Reynolds
Reynolds
George Loftes
Emil Forbridger
Mrs. Reynolds
George Harcuft
Busi
Norman
Barrett
Barret
Joe
Mr. Harrett
Mr. Barrett
Slater
Mllneis
Charley Barrett
Nels
California
Charley Barrette
Tlitnois
Fire department standpipe demo tests roof water reach
New York in March shows how a skyscraper could flood nearby houses using a standpipe on the St Paul building roof. Chief Bonner joined engine No. 2, connected a three-inch hose to the rooftop standpipe, and sprayed across Astor Place toward St Bagi's church. After four minutes the standpipe burst. pressures reached 180 pounds on the ground and 40 pounds at the nozzle, with water flowing 200 gallons per minute. Harlem humor and local chatter follow.
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New York
Bonner
Fire Department
St. Paul
Rinnita
Chint Honner
Chambers Street
St. Bagi's Church
St Paul Bull
Astor House
Anne
Thireorth
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised by Mothers
Letters from women in Thetford Baltimore Manistee and Texas praise Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound for pregnancy fertility and easing postnatal recovery. Contributors cite easier labor fewer pains and healthier babies after using the remedy and seek further counsel from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts. More than a million women have been helped by her advice and medicine.
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Cora Gilson
Yates, Manistee
Tlich
Pinkham
Lydia E. Pinkham
Lydia BE
Edward Eblinger
Devine
Texas
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Hes
Suchera
Esie Fates
SD Ates Veagrai
Cail
Flossy
Jack Townley
Florida
Harlem
Chas. Gerbig
Moonroe St
Baltimore
Proknam
Ed. Waddell
Philbrook
Mont
Mus. Pinkkham
Lydia E. Pinihami
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