Unclear historical report from Van Wert Times page
Fragmentary OCR notes reference militiamen in Buffalo, patent office statistics, a banker named Lazspex, and an electric search to revolutionize work though language is garbled. No coherent events or dates are discernible beyond scattered mentions of soldiers, patents, a treasury line, and Mount dispatches.
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Buffalo
New York City
Songer
Treasury
M. Lazspex
United Annual
Welland
Mary's Falls Canal
Goole
London
Lance
Ships Shut Out By Twenty Day Cholera Quarantine
President Harrison moves to seal U S ports from immigrants for twenty days to prevent cholera spread. Circular orders strict quarantine, forbidding entry of vessels from foreign ports until detention is completed. Executive push includes enhanced border exams and port disinfection.
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Waaumeton
Harrison
France
Great Britain
Asia
United States
Biato
New Yonk
Moravia
Hamburg
Swinburne Island
Gravesend
Dr. Talmadge
Shiele
Talmadge
Jenkins
Wyman
Associated Press
Maritime Exchange
Ignacy
England
Hampure
Germany
Lubeck
Liegnitz
Muda
Bergedorf
Neukirch
Upper Silesia
Delmenhorst
Madgeburg
Dedication plans for World’s Fair buildings at Chicago
CureAce reports a detailed official programme for the World’s Columbian Exposition dedication. Events begin October 19 with a president’s reception, October 21 ceremonial proceedings led by national figures, and a military display and fireworks through October 22.
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Council of Administration
United States
Thursdy
Congress
Supreme Court
Senate
House of Representatives
United States Army
United States Naval Forces
Manufactures and Liberal Arts
John K. Paine
Charles H Fowler
D. Z Eld
California
Biss Harriet Monroe
Chicago
W. Chadwick
Boston
William C P
Breckinridge
Kentucky
Columbia
Chauncey
Depew
New York
Notable Tumbles in 19th Century News Summary
The week features a Nebraska bank closure in Crete and a centenarian death in Sharon Pennsylvania. World’s fair construction crews exceed 10 000 in Chicago's Jackson Park. A Kansas City woman Shoots lover and commits suicide. A farmer dies after being dragged by runaway horses in Illinois. A Bangor Maine mile marks a new half mile track record. German limit on Russian emigrants through Germany announced. Belt Line stables burned in Washington. Western New York crops peak. Belgian mine disaster kills 25 in Mons. Des Moines old state house burned. Various crimes, executions, and legal cases noted across the US and Canada.
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Nebraska State Bank
Crete
McGuffey
Sharon
Jackson Park
Maggie Jonar
Kansas City
C. E. Seaman
Frank Martin
Smithton Township
Illinois
Bangor
Bunco
Des Moines
Henry Gibbs
Minneapolis
William Jones
St. Louis
George Foss
Omaha
Neb
Laura Day
Margaret Rivera
Gov. Galan
Coahuila
Monterey
Mexico
H. B. McClelland
San Antonio
Tex
Rocky Bar
Idaho
John Koleser
Cleveland
Charles Leaming
Springfield
Trenton
Ont
Edward Hanlan
Charles Stephenson
New Zealand
Hanlan
Edmonton
Metcalf County
John Wilcoxson
James Coffee
Quinze Lake
Rogers
Burlington Road
West Quincy
Moody, Til
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Michigan Supreme Court
State Central Committee
Grand Rapids
Noted Man George William Curtis Dies at Staten Island Home
George William Curtis editor of Harper's Weekly and president of the Civil Service Reform League died at his Staten Island home shortly after 2 PM Wednesday. He had suffered abdominal pains for months with uncertain diagnosis, declined morphine, and remained lucid to the end. Funeral held privately in West Berenton.
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New York
George William Curtis
Livingston
F. G Curtis
West Newton
Mass
Mr. Curtis
McBurney
Walker
Staten Island
Curtis
Putnam's Monthly
Curtin
Dix, Edwards & Co
Harper's Monthly
Harper's Weekly
Republican Party
Blaine
Civil Service Reform
West Berenton
George William Tartis
Noted Robbery on Notre Dame Street Public Office
A bold theft on a busy Montreat street saw a clerk lured away by a charming woman and return to find Nichols & Marler brokers robbed of between 5000 and 10000 dollars in cash and bonds. The incident followed five minutes of talk as she waited in her carriage.
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Montreat
Can
Nichols & Marler
Adventurer Captain Andrews Seeks Cross Atlantic Feat
A long, dramatic article describes Captain Andrews planning a solo 4000 mile voyage in a 14 foot canvas folding boat named the Sapoho and his bid to cross from New York to Spain in sixty days. It covers his background as a piano maker, past attempts in the Nilus and the Dark Secret, and reports from observers about his nerve, craft, and the public fascination with small boat seamanship.
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Amarienone
New York
New York Herald
Andrewa
Andrews
Capt. Andrews
Atlantic City
Lang Pier
Columbus
Great Ocean
Columbia
Spain
Amerita
Chicago
Sassafras
Atroy Cage
Brooklyn
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James W. Ellerworth
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J. M. Finn
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Minn
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Irving
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George C. Pendleton
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Hogg
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Nancy
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J. W. Klein
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Matthew Foy
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Silas Wayne
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George W. Peck
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Racine
T. J. Cunningham
Chippens Falls
Joan Hunner
Eau Claire
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Thomas Thompson
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Geres Lock
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John Larsen
William McCarthy
George McKinsey
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John McMillan
Maniste
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Hudson River
New Hamburg
Rockford
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Ill
Supreme Council of the Order of the ‘Temple of Honor and Temperance
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Armour Family
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Indianapolis
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Manpisos
Albert Smith
John Hoskins
Smith
Hoskins
James Starling
Starling
Vauraraiso
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Gillett
Michigan City
Irue Borden
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Borden
Blaisdell
Lizzie Borden
Warton
Colorado
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Chamberlain
S. D
People’s Party
Peter Couchman
Torrxa
Kan
Chautauqua County
Farmers’ Alliance
John S. Frazier
Bancor
Nelson
George W. Curtis
Harper's
Civil Service Reform League
Frief
Stev Benvitte
John Skinner
George Feetner
Feetner
Feetmer
Des Mores
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Des Moines Carriage Company
Sept
S. C. Christiansen
East Peprerel
William Lively
Louis Benn
John W. Hopkins
Bremen
Indiana
Washrleton
of the Treasury
Crounse
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Heepeen
Nilus
Drother
Independence
Amerigam
Washington,d. C
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Department of State of and
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Ishington
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