Hope for a Fight at Hot Springs November 1
Preparations speed ahead for a world heavyweight title bout between Fitzsimmons and James J. Corbett in Hot Springs Arkansas with November 1 as the target date. Officials report consent from Fitzsimmons and say Governor Baxter opposes the fight while James J. Corbett’s camp signals willingness to proceed under local athletic club oversight.
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Tier Foames
Ark
Get
Fitzsimmons
James J. Corbett
Pitesim
Waters
Ttot Springs Athleitic Association
Tot Springs
Cantar
Texas
Fitz
Fitzscomfort
Julian
Batcock
Athletite
Jutta
Bobooele
Taian
Mgusge
Ing
Ciel
War scare over nothing claims redraw of world order
A garbled report from The Graphic denies a UK Russia peace misread, while election fraud scare prompts vigilante talk. Myron W Heed decries violence as Populist push to deter fraud inflames crowds. A burglary and two fatal shootings mark a night of unrest in Sew Market and nearby districts, with a white man killed by a black assailant after a drinking dispute.
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Ireryett
Cole
Myron
Mme
Betrayed by his pal in Arizona murder plot
In Puonn Arizona sheriff Orme ambushed and killed Rose during a botched plot to murder Dr. Williams and his wife in Mesa. The conspiracy included Dart and Teeh, with Hart providing the plot. Rose resisted with a hammer and wagon spoke, but was shot by the sheriff after attempts to flee.
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Puonn
Ariz
Rot
Mesa
Phoenix
Winte
API
Tatter
Rose
Kansas
Dart
Teeh
Williams
Hosa
Sherif
Jose
Hubart
Arsenis
Gladstone Letter on the Turkish Situation Sparks Debate
The fragmentary text reports a letter from Gladstone about Turkey and the Armenians. It mentions Russia France and England as opposing forces, concerns over policy for the Turk and the world, and urges swift action for the sake of stability amid wartime tensions.
Fire in a University and Other Disturbances
Fragmented report covers a university fire with unclear cause, damaged halls, and casualties including two Indian children. It notes political unrest at schools and religious property debates, plus various global and domestic notices of deaths, engagements, and a grand jury context.
Mob attacks jail as guards fire to quell riot in Ohio town
A mob of about 160 men attacked the jail in Tivets Ohio in a bid to seize Leander Martin. guards fired, two attackers were killed, and several inmates, including a prisoner named Muteller, were wounded. Reinforcements arrived as the crowd dispersed, with authorities keeping watch in the aftermath.
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Tivets
Ohio
Aggust Schmitz
Tiftin
Leander J. Martin
Willian
Hopewell Town- Risp
Murtly
Hang Hin
Lancy Muteller
Christian Ce
Hms
Othee Fisher
Oficer Hennessy
Rafign
Weater
Uley
Ihn
Heney
Ana Riicl
Sted Toy
Botte
Ile
Alia Stoven
Tan We Valley
Pullen
Paulknier
Sweeney
Merierer
Trom
Faltiner
Sandinks
Coussany Fort
Kal
Howe
JA. Kuert
Ila
Catia
Protiecion
Erginrjun Ie
Kayasla
Gumashdars
Trebiwood
Mysterious Powder Scare Hits Ohio Preacher
In Garesville Ohio on October 28 Rev W Hoeffer Republican legislature candidate faced a startling moment in church. A claimed powder caused him to collapse and speak gibberish. Stenographers recorded the odd episode as women cried out for water and the service faced disruption. He later said his errors came from the powder and that his posture and speech improved after prayer. He is reported recovering.
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C. W. Hoeffer
Garesville
Ohio
W. Hoeffer
Lis
Hoeffer
Grace Wittich to Sing at Topeka Concert Tonight
Grace Wittich a soprano from Kansas City will substitute for Mrs. Stasi on the Topeka concert program tonight after the sudden death of Annie Loules Tunner. The company performed in Lawrence last night where Wittich sang but a fatality halted further plans.
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Akanes Chy
Stasi
Grice Wittich
Soprann
Kansas City
Iyo
Lawrence
Miss Wittich
Loving Too Late Exposes Poverty Tale and Fashion Curio
The passage recounts a poor young woman whose father died in Washington and left the family in want while relatives enjoyed wealth. It laments unselfish love as life’s training, then pivots to a fashion note on Napoleon hair bows and coiffures, describing a stiff半coiffed style with a large bow and high comb for a jaunty look.
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Washington
What He Was. Newly Arrived Slide to St Peter Calamity Bowl
A humorous dialogue from the Birmingham Age Herald describes a nascent soul arriving at St Peter. The angelic figure laments heavy crown, harp strings and winged burdens while St Peter asks what he was. The tone is quippy and ironic.
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St. Peter
Birminsham
Hair severed in sleep shocks Indiana town
In Tressey Cut OF During the signe Ermeant Indiana Miss Elia Miller awoke to find her hair cut from her head, lying by her door. Her brother a shop-walker is suspected amid a spell. In Covington Kentucky Mrs Kate M Safford sues Senator William Goode for 109000 damages over her husband Sanford's death, alleging the bank attack stemmed from a published weekly piece.
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Tressey
Ind
Elia Miller
Suester Huvsnd
Covixerox
Kate ‘M. Safford
William Goode
Dohor Sanford
Wathenal Bank
Attek
Ins
Population of Japan and Formosa allocation noted
An OCR fragment reports population estimates for Japan at 45,090,008 by Consul General Melver, with Formosa allocated 3,009.00. It mentions historical population records back to year 610 and compares Japan to Spain and Sweden in size.
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Japan
Melver
Formosa
Formoss Sequisitios
Spain
Sweden
Bank Robbery Foiled. Four Killed in Tugboat Boiler Blast
Bank robbers nearly secured 329000 from J M Morleys Sever lance Kansas when frightened off. Four men died and one injured by a boiler explosion on a Chicago tugboat. A Wightman of San Antonio is 14000 short in recounts. Bamberger Blooms Co of Louisville has assigned. Listilities 1200000 assets about Se.
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J.M. Morley
Sever Lance
Kas
Chicago
A. & Wightman
San Antonio
Texas
Bamberger, Bloom «S Co
Louisville
Cinderella Parade Dream Turns Sour For Sisters
A modern fairy tale unfolds as Cinderella wins a parade lead on a new cycle path, aided by a fairy. Jealous sisters fail to charm the marshal, a train scene and an old woman’s plea trigger tears that restore luck. Cinderella ends with the marshal pursuing happiness and the sisters' unhappiness.
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New Fairy
Miss Fairy
Cinderella
Tama Fsiy
Trilby
Abe
Hugh
Chiderella
Marshal
Missing Soldier’s Letter Fragrance of Farewell
Fragment from a sentimental missive shows Edwin urging Angelins to stay faithful and remember his Merle wife, tying knots in a pocket handkerchief as a symbolic farewell. The tone is intimate and mournful, reflecting a personal plea from a wartime context.
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Edwin
Mamma
Merle
Hard of Hearing in Society Circles
A brief vignette notes a young man who is hard of hearing, avoids repetition, and visits Miss B at home, leaving promptly after presenting his card. The anecdote contrasts his reluctance to acknowledge his hearing issue with social routines.
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N. Vi
Patrice Kingallshan
New York
Pongbicepsie
Sudlahins
Miss B
Tim
Washington Post
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