Oriental and Pacific Railroad Company Formed in San Diego
Articles of incorporation filed for the Oriental and Pacific Railroad Company to build a standard gauge line from San Diego Bay to the California Arizona boundary near Fort Yuma. Five directors named. capital stock set at 3.5 million dollars. main office in San Diego. fifty year charter. Carlson and Dixon appear as key figures. approval expected after Omaha visit and Exposition talks.
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San Diego
Oriental and Pacte Railroad Company
County Gverk
EF. H. Dixman
William H. Jylson
Arlson
San Dego Bay
Yuma
Corp
Sante State
Calfornia
Bay of Sanego
Ofalifornia
Fort Yuma
Hortons
Ffty
William H. Carlson
Rank HH. Dixon
John Rosener
H. C. Wooden
J. N. Keim
Washington, D. C
Hf Street
Water Front
Remarkable Garber of a Texas Negro
Bob Hines a Texas Negro convicted of murder in 1887 and sentenced to death escaped from jail one day before execution. Recaptured after fifteen years at large, he faces the scaffold again within days in Jefferson County. He gained notoriety in the area and spent time in Indian Territory before capture at Clarksville.
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Austin
Tex
Bob Hines
Jefferson
Clarksviile
Indian Territory
Owen
United States
Hines
Akhen Toe
Clarksville
President to Visit Exposition in Charleston
President announced plans to visit Charleston for the exposition, after a delegation urged him not to abandon the idea. They clarified Lt Governors Tillman’s sword presentation was only one individual's view, not the public sentiment.
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Charleston
Washington
Tillman
South Carolina
White House
Faithful Dog Guards Unknown Mountain Death
The body of an unknown man was found in the Pocahontas Coopers mountains area. He carried no papers and showed no violence. A dog stood by the body barking. authorities believe he died from exposure during severe weather. He was interred in Potter's Field in Bluefield West Virginia.
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Bluefield
W. Va
Pocahontas
Coopers
Potter's Field
Acting Governor Wright Declares Morong Rizal Peaceful
Manila March 7 Acting Governor Wright says Morong and Rizal provinces are now peaceful and that recent events were caused by insurrectionists driven from Laguna and Batangas. He dismisses Ampil as unreliable and frightened, noting the insurgency is still being explored.
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Manila
Wright
Morong
Rizal
Laguna
Batangas
Senor Ampil
Caintra
Guban Republic to Rise in Cuba by May First
Secretary Root ordered Havana Governor Wood to report to Washington for talks with the President and War Secretary on winding up the military government and establishing the Cuban republic. It is believed the transfer of government will occur by May 1.
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Washington
Root
Wood
Havana
Cuba
Sues Over Head Wielded Skillet in Columbia Case
Mary Richardson secured a warrant in the Columbia police court against her husband Frank Richardson for breaking a neighbor’s skillet in anger. She claims he smashed it over her head and tried to destroy a gridiron similarly, though she says the impact caused little hurt.
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Columbia, Mo
Mary Richardson
Columbia Police Court
Frank Richardson
Man Sued Over Squeeze That Broke Rib in Wilkes Barre
Miss Nellie White sues Joseph Zeigler of Wilkes Barre for 100 damages alleging he squeezed her so hard one rib broke. She required medical care costing 11.50 and he allegedly tore up the bill after she asked payment. Zeigler waived a hearing and posted bail.
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Wilkesbarre
Nellie White
Joseph Zeigler
Zeigler
Zeilger
Zeiger
Territory of Jefferson to Be Organized
The House committee on Territories reported a bill to organize Indian Territory as the Territory of Jefferson with a territorial government, a legislature, a governor, and a delegate to Congress.
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Territory of
Jefferson
Washingtonix
House Committee On Territories
Indian Territory
Jeferson
Congress
Birch of the Cicada and a Scottish Court Joke
A fragment describes the emergence of a cicada larva in August with detailed metamorphosis imagery. It also recaps a Scottish farmer’s boy fined for attempting to steal a shop item, claiming he was “gaun tae dae it” and learning the judge considered “going to do it” the same as doing it.
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Scotland
Gaun Tae
Mel
Pearsau
Superstitious Cure Trial Reveals Local Medicine Beliefs
In villages near Oxford a lecturer on sanitation notes that whooping cough is treated with a spider charm sewn in a linen bag and hung as a curtain rod amulet. A child sick with the cough led the doctor to poultices, but the mother placed them on an oak chest by the bed, showing the locals’ view of remedies.
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University of Oxford
Hidden 2 Cent Stamp Confession System Recalls War-Era Policy
The post office runs a “con science fund” style program where offenders who used poorly canceled stamps confess to cheating the government out of 2 cents. The offender sends a stamp and anonymous explanation to the department. Officials paste the stamp on a large card with pen marks to serve as a peace of mind reminder.
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Post
Twenty Five Years Silver Wedding Question
A fragment from Lon dop Tit-Bits questions whether to kill a pig for a feast to mark a silver wedding, arguing that the animal bears no blame for past events and delaying the celebratory plans.
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Londop
Fashionable Doctor Out for a Day's Shooting
A witty dialogue hints at a fashionable doctor unable to kill birds, quipping to write a prescription for the birds and wonders what's the matter with them as he jokes about a day of shooting.
Family circle jests over nautical phrases in Nantucket
A Nantucket family debates nautical terms with the mother declaring she never uses them. One child retorts, another vows to prove otherwise. The mother then sends a note to Cousin Phobe explaining the phrase this squares the yards with us and that a message must be sent as schooltime nears.
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Nantucket
Turning a New Page Inspires Steady Habit Change
The article argues that genuine life improvement stems from consistently filling the new page with effort rather than the symbolic turning of a leaf. It notes that bad habits fade only when good ones are cultivated through persistent, strenuous work.
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Nashville Dauner
Doll Making Process At German Factories
It takes eighty men to make a German doll. Hachman makes a finer portion of a doll, but it is the same bit all the time, and 1,080 dozen dolls can be made in a day in some of the big factories. After the body is finished the women paint dress and pack the dolls for sale.
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Hachman
How She Knew Playful Exchange About Home Sweet Home
A young lady finishes a selection from Aust and is complimented by an old lady who remarks Minnie plays Home Sweet Home. The young woman starts to react, and the old woman notes a distinctive hand crossing cue.
Bank President in His Sights
A dialogue notes a boy working at a bank and aiming to become its president. The contrast shows pride in his progress and a humorous remark on his illegible signature.
Quotation Sparks Statistic Bureau Banter
A Chicago Tribune snippet records a playful exchange where one speaker retorts that another called them a liar, and the counterclaims they were likened to a whole bureau of statistics in a wry remark.
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Bureau of Statistics
Chicago Tribune
Holly Wreaths and Redondo Carnations Offer Holiday Blooms
The largest cut flower store in Southern California sells Holly Wreaths Redondo Carnations Violets Roses and Smilax with Xmas orders shipping promptly.
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California
Xmas
Shippe
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Garber
Texas
Philippines
Sues
Chicago
San Francisco
Zorsty Seem
Congress St
Frank Lesie
Monthly
Cat
Conscience Stampa
Hiame
Tucson
Opera ‘House
A. V. Grossetta
Adolph Rosenbecker
Solists
Edward C. Towne
Franz Wagner
Jan VanOordt
Mme Ragna Lime
Kimball & Francis
Banking Department
Cananea Consolidated Copper Co
Cananea
Chemical National Bank
New York
Anglo-Californian Bank
Banco DE Sonora
Hermosillo
H. Veicuens
City of Mexico
J. MacManus
Scott Street
Broadway
R. x. Wooddel
Labor
Goldbaum
Eje Os
Drs
GRAY @ SMITH
Geo. Martin
Yuma Bakery
W.H. Shorey
Billings & Jimenez
Pioneer Transfer Co
Roberts’ Restaurant
Windsor Hotel
M. Roberts
Ilver
Copper
Pioneer Investment & Trust Company
Laughlin
Angeles
Cal
Brady-Schneider Commission CO
Stone Avenue
Yuma County
Arizona
Ascum
Ing
Poppers
Ascum—Bright
Geo. C. Williams
Atl
Zellner Piano CO
Charley Whitman
Whitman & Kom Proprietors
Madam Rose
Wanamakers
Helene Palmist
Gamp 8
Tusson, Ariz
San Augustine Hotel
Church Street
Union Market
Central Park Floral Co
Spring St
Los Angeles
H. Briggs
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