Oddities and Deeds From A Century Ago
A compilation of curiosities and brief notes from the era mentions varied topics from royal figures and inventions to colonial ventures and military histories. It highlights the Queen of Greece, a large ivory pencil, early electric fog annihilation experiments, and the progress of naval ships Raleigh and Cincinnati with figures on exhibitions, treaties, and veteran organizations across Illinois and Indiana.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Greece
Ontinus
Mays
Figgr
Paris
Constantine
M. E. Johnson
New York
Murray Hill Hotel
Sandy Hook
Boston Harbor
Destructive Wind and Storm Fatalities Across States
Reports from Michigan and Arkansas describe a severe windstorm causing extensive damage from April 8 across Michigans Camse area and Littie Rock Faulkner county. The Arkansas event includes a fatality near Quitman when a house collapsed after a cyclone. Multiple injuries and property losses follow the storms. Nearby, Melbourne Australia notes a murder verdict against Mrs Deeming's husband. Other brief items report suicides in Scranton and Kiln, a Kentucky shooting, and a fatal electric accident in Cleveland.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Michigan
Arkansas
Gaertons
Mich
Littie Rock
Ark
Faulkner County
John Hale
Quitman
Hale
Melbourne
Confed erate Veterans Meet in New Orleans
New Orleans April 9. The annual convention of United Confederate Veterans opened at Washington Artillery hall. Gen. J. B. Gordon and Mayor Shakespeare addressed delegates amid applause. A motion urged pensions for Mrs. Jefferson Davis from several states. Fire and other items followed, including a Rhode Island election recap and Vermont maple sugar news.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Illinois
Seninerrero
Illinois Grand Garmy
Clark
Grand Army of the Republic
Woman's Relief Corps
Relief
Grand Army of the’ ‘Republic
Department of Illinois
Philip Gunlock
Chicago
Seriverreto
Ed. Harlan
Marshall
W.B. Keneses
Kankakee
Lovington
J. R.corbus
A. P. Schimpff
Peoria
Council of Administration
Louis Knighoff
Nashville
A. S. Cadwallader
Springfield
John A. Logan
Athens
Tenn
Congress
Women’s Relief Corps
New York
Sons of Veterans
Grand Army
O. H. Oldroyd
J. L. Bennett
Sarah E. Hannon
Cairo
Helen F. Bristol
Quincy
Nellie Stitzel
Pecatonica
Mary McCaully
Olney
Salome Wilson
Lincoln
John Palmer
James A. Sexton
Bishop Fallows
Sion
New Orleans
Tita
Davis
New Ontwane
Conven of
Confederate Veterans
Waa
Washington Artillery Hall
Behan
Shakespeare
Gen. Behan
Gordon
Lee
Hood
Gen. Gordon
Convention of United Confederate Veterans
Committee On
Confederate States
Jefferson Davis
Iown
Maryland
Oae
North Carolina
South Carolina
Georgia
Alsi
Mississippi
Gerino
Texas
Arkansas
Tennessee
Indian Territory
Kentucky
Missouri
Col. Mullen
Fort Madison
Fort Mavpisey
Amoi
McIntosh & Pease
V. Kitchen
S. V. Kitchen
Sidney Day
Brown
Wardwell
Melville Bulle
George H. Utter
Samuel Clark
Robert W. Burbank
Senate
House
Comstock
Aldrich
United States Senate
Moxtrellen
Vermont
National lawmakers in congress discuss bills and acts
In Washington April reports from the Senate and House show bills paused and new measures introduced. The Senate debated Indian appropriations and a fund for public improvements, passed the Indian appropriation bill and measures creating sub-ports of entry in Wisconsin. The House advanced a Pere Marquette statue in statuary hall, passed the tree wool bill, and approved public building appropriations for Ann Arbor and Clinton along with canal construction cost estimates. An international monetary congress was proposed for Chicago, and cotton bagging duties were debated as floods cripple lines in Alabama causing rail and agricultural disruption.
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Senate
Washrneton
Peffer
Washington
Walcott
Cal
District of Columbia
Wasamnetox
Ashland
Superior
Wis
Wasminetox
Wisconsin
Statuary Hall
Pere Marquette
Ann Arbor
Mich
Clinton
Great Lakes
Hudson River
L Wasumerox
International Monetary Congress
Chicago
Minoea News items recount fires and deaths across states
The article lists scattered incidents from Arkansas to Wisconsin including fires destroying sugar cane, and factory works. the Erato capsized with fifteen drowned. executions, illnesses, and political nominations. a train wreck injuring twelve near Mount Vernon. typhus fever case in Detroit. wealthy Milwaukee death, and various political and legal notes. Names include Cyrus W. Field, John C. Houk, W. S. Forman, Harrison, Walt Whitman manuscripts, and Capt. Eastin.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Clark County
Ark
San Africa
el Porvenir
Cubs
St Paul White Lead and Oil Company
Erato
Hamburg
Alice Durant Field
Cyrus W. Field
New York
Second
Tennessee
John C. Houk
Congress
Trentdale Distilling Company
Portland
Ore
Gov. Flower
Cedarbrook
N. J
Toronto
A. Frazer
Illinois
Forman
Huntington
W. V
Allen Harrison
Bettiégies
Marshall
Germany
United States
Georgia Lumbermen’s Exchange
Macon
Arkansas Republicamns
Little Rock
Minneapolis
Harrison
Willard
Delaware
Pennsylvania
J. J. Porter
Dr. Poninsky
Allegheny
World's Fair Officers Reelected with Salary Cuts
Friday noon elected officers for the coming year. President W. T. Baker and Harlow N. Higinbotham as first vice president named, with salaries trimmed. Baker declines full pay, Bryan's first vice president salary withdrawn, etc. Other posts and salary changes noted, including see notes on secretary Edmunds, treasurer Seeberger, and solicitor Carlyle. Also reports on related legal and civic items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baker
Ben ‘Butterworth
W. T Baker
Harlow N. Higinbotham
H. C. Edmunds
W. K. Carlyle
A. F. Seeberger
W. K. Ackerman
Thomas B. Bryan
Bryan Drew
Higinbotham
Seeberger
Eamunds
Aésistant
Butterworth
Carlisle
Fatal Battle with Rustlers in Wind River Country
A Dillon dispatch reports a two day old battle between Montana ranchmen from southern Montana northern Wyoming and northern Idaho and an organized band of thieves in the Wind River country. Eight ranchmen were killed or wounded while the raiders suffered heavy losses and a mounting plan for a war of extermination unfolds with large scale preparations and payments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helena
Mont
Dillon
Jackson
Wyoming
Montana
Wind River
Idaho
Teton
Blackfoot
Billings
Canada
Horse of
Big Timber
Sim Roberts
Big Bend
Missouri
Marquis de Mores
Fragmented OCR collage from early 1900s papers mixed notes
A dense, jumbled montage of ad-like phrases, quotations, and stray lines from various newspapers. It references medicine ads, local notices, and generic commentary, with names and places scattered but largely incomprehensible as a coherent story.
Dis Son remedy guarantee promise from incomplete text
Fragmentary ad style text promises a remedy with money back if not beneficial. It emphasizes prevention over cure and payment only for what is effective, though the fragment is unclear about product name or source.
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Bert Gimer
Salton Lake
Salt Company
Europe
Eeee
Me. Guaystone
Keswick
Tuer
America
Frogmore
London
Marquis of Lorne
States
Oklahoma
White Turkey
Good
Tecumseh
Upper Congo
Albany
Dus
Norfolk
Government Yards
Maine
Brooklyn
Raleigh
Cincinnati
Tracy
Navy Yards
Dm. Mezerr
St. Petersburg
Wiesbaden
Mezger
Holland
Tale
Thensylvania Railway
Pittsburgh
Fort Wayne
Oiisburgh
Louis
Indiana
Fort Warne
Ind
Joseph B. Cheadte
Frankton
Phil Dickinson
J.M. Jones
Spencer
C. P. Riley
Fairmount
Woman’s Relief Corps
Ida McBride
Elkhart
Elle D. Zimm
Indianapolis
Tin
Scranton
Michael Curry
Port Griffith
Curry
Rockrimy
Omans Quarry
Bud Price
Bud Malone
J. R.C. France
Cuivelano
Edward Lohiser
Lohiser
Blue
Ilinos
Austin
R. H. Jones
Lovene & Stevenson
General Merchants
F. W. Andrews
J. H. George’s
Odd Fellows’ Ball
A. A. Loone
Allegan, Mich
Daniel J. Arnold
Twentieth Judicial Circuit
Ottawa
Allegan County
Bright
Stockbridge
Jgprersos Ciry
Frederick Wittrock
Jim Cummings
W. W. Haight
Wasumeroy
United States Express Company
United States Treasury
CutcaGo
Mllinois-Iowa
Burlington
Aurora
Joliet
Rock Island
Roelford
Moline
Jacksonville
Evansville
Terre Haute
St. Josefs
I. K Instanee
Aly
Boonenan
Ala
Memphis
Birmingham
Kansas City, Memphis & Birmingham
Warrior River
Queen and Crescent Railroad
East Tennessee
Selma
Akron Junction
Coosa
Gadsden
Tallapoosa
Alabama
Minoe News
Mount Vernon
Cleveland, Akron & Columbus Road
Jonathan Tipton
Black Creek
W. H. Lotta
Columbus
W. L. Koch
Millersburg
H. Irvin
Westerville
L. Nearing
Danville
L. B. Reed
Detroit
Detsert
Quebec
Joseph C. Schappa
Dubois Street
Wiliam H. Metcalf
William H. Metcalf
Milwaukee
Frm
Bradley & Metcalf
Northwest
Mr. Metcalf
John M. Eastin
Cuantisroy
Coles County
Abraham Lincoln
Dennis Hanks
Wasuincrox
Behring Sea
Julian Pauncefote
Blaine
Massachusetts
Boston
Cleveland
Wasutxetox
Stanton J. Peelle
Court of Claims
Scofield
Richardson
Caxton
John McCurdy
L. T. Waltenbaugh
Wauraca
Alfred R. Lea
Sam Stout
Alfred Pall
David Holmes
Banker Mead
Stont
Lea
Pall
Hohnes
Tab Pryor
Rhinelander
San Antonio
Tex
Mexico
Ill
Hercules Iron Works
Joliet Steel Works
San Francisco
Loxpoy
Henry Isaacs
Oman
Neb
Niobrara Valley
Union Pacific
North Platte
Wyoming Line
Nebraska
Misseapouis
Minn
Love H. Jameson
Typrana Pouis
Mr. Jameson
Tippecanoe Club
Hanerxe Roer
Daniel MacDaniels
Minnie Hayes
Benton
J. Benton
Pacific Coast
Golden Gate Theological Seminary
Oakland
Guilford
Conn
Yale College
California
Somerset
Albert H. Watson
Unadilla
Cincinnati Southern
Here
Florida
Statesman
West Land & Investment Journal
Cvation
BB. i
St. 81
N. O. Picayune
Binghamton
Dotee
Mead
Mavicker
Theatar Offanet
Manz
Geverer
Io Discovery
Rei Eco
Peng Ae
Rochester Post
F. Annex Co
Canal J
United Beeshan
Epoch
Hazleton
Pike
Ally Pee
Gener
Esston
Lane
Ray Iy
Minnesota
Western Steam
Western
Couch Jake
Cargrul Tri
J. D
Ratt
W. Baker
U. S
G. W. Simmons & CO
Oak Hall
Mass
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