Provo Smallpox Outbreak and Utah Convention Notes
Smallpox breaks out in Provo City prompting family concerns. The Utah wool growers association holds its annual Salt Lake City convention today. Tech County votes to issue bonds for a bridge over Tear River. Annie Lanna gold-bearing clam claim sold for 210000 to capitalists in Piute County. University of Utah offers four year free normal scholarship to county nominee. Living Iseries incorporated with 2600 capital, Stead. Church leaders Smoot named Apostle after Richards death. Cattle shipments totaling forty eight carloads move from Tebfield to Montrose Colorado for wartime feed.
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Provo City
Utah
Asoestion
Salt Lake City
Tech County
Menia
Tear River
Annie Lanna
Gold Mountain
Piute Cagety
Ouslict Capitalists
Uuversity of Utah
County Board of Examiners
Living Iseries
Bharos
Stead
Warren Foster
Soren
Christensen
Walter J. Sloot
Church of Jesus Christ of Tatter Day Saints
Cider Reed Smoot
Provo
Presudant Franklyn Richards
Tebfield
Monty
McMfillen Bros
Montrose
Colo
Campaigning in Luzon the MacDonald letter from 1900
Dr A MacDonald Jr a veterinary surgeon who served at Fort Duchesne sends a long letter from Manila Bay in February 1900. He recounts transporting 330 horses with the 4th Cavalry and 11th Cavalry volunteers, four towns visited, heavy guerrilla bands, fatalities, and wounds. He describes Pasay Barracks, the city fortifications around Manila, and lush but harsh Luzon life including irrigation ditches, rice paddies, and native conditions. He notes climate, industry, and living quarters, observes mountains, lakes, and volcanoes, and comments on the people shaping an ambivalent view of the country.
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MacDonald
Luzon
A. MacDonald, Jr
Fort Duchesne
United States
Phitippines
James Hacking
Manina
Philippine Islanda
James Iain
Triend
Stanilea
Islanda
Honolulu
Pasay Barracks
4Th Cavalry
11Th Cavalry
Chinewa
Sheety
Pas Bayer She
Telia
Lorg Houe
Hacton
Pasay
Sherei
Utah
Tean
Lodwick
Letter from Cavite trader on horses and Philippine life
A. MacDonald veterinary surgeon of the 4th Cavalry writes from Cavite near Pasay Barracks describing native ponies, prices, and the bay shore. He comments on horses, the cost gap with American stock, and notes old Spanish troops and local industry near Manila Bay. He concludes with a business wish and sign-off from Manda, Philippine Islands.
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Pasay Barracks
Ara
Marla
Cavite
A. MacDonald
4Th Cavalry
Manda
Philippine
Islindas
General Gatacro in Boer encounter and national notes
General Gatacro clashed with the Boers at Redderberg on April 5. General Miles may run for U.S. president. Boers captured the Royal Irish Rifles near Bethany after a 30 hour fight. Cripple Creek magnate W. D. Stratton bought the Brown Palace in Denver for 1.5 million. General John Bulwell died April 4 at Rancho Chico, California, owner of 23,000 acres worth about 1.25 million. Kansas City auditorium burned ahead of the Democratic National Convention. A major flood damaged the Colorado River dam at Avello Texas and the power plant at Austin, injuring many and forcing property losses over 1.5 million. People downstream warned by telegraph to save lives.
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Gatacro
Redderberg
Nelson A. Miles
United States
Royal Irish Rifles
Bethany
Orange Free State
Stratton
Crpple Creek
Brown Palace
Denver
John Bulwell
California
Tne
Rancho Chico
Kansas City
Kansge
Colorado River
Avello
Texas
Austin
Parrot Trainer at Grand Ball Draws Attention
Somersille Journal notes a colorful scene at a social gathering where Mrs Blake keeps a talking parrot trained to greet guests with a compliment. The piece hints at popular ladies visiting and the parrot becoming a talking centerpiece of the parlors. The entry reads like a light social note from a bustling city page.
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Jinke-Mre
Blake
Ray
Eaibr
Somersille Journal
Fragmentary note inspires wary talk at school
A garbled exchange hints at a concern over a pupil named Katie and possible astigmatism noted by a teacher Nathaniel. The dialogue uses clipped sentences and misheard phrases reflecting a chaotic classroom moment reported in a Chicago Tribune context.
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Nathaniel
Katie
Chicago Tribune
Le Dias Over Growella Clash Sparks Chicago Daily News
In a tensed exchange reportedly captured by Chicago Daily News, Growella voices frustration while challenging a question that outwits a fool, prompting Mrowells to acknowledge the moment as a surprising insight.
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le Dias
Growella
Mrowells
Chicago Dallyews
Unclear Text Brief Noted From Historic Page
Fragmentary OCR note mentions a tree cutting morning routine and stove wood use, with names Aunt Mary and Broad Brook style dialect hints. Details are garbled. preserves rough reference to family activity and a cutting of a big tree before breakfast.
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Gladstone
Mary
Colossal Fakes Doomed by Fraud in Healing Cult
A Cleveland reader reports on a nationwide scam led by a self styled healer known as Francis Truth or the Divine Howler. Investigators say he and his wife ran a distance healing scheme costing victims up to six dollars per treatment and produced forged testimonials. Police seized the institute in Boston and exposed a mass operation using typewriters and paid testimonials to drain funds from desperate patients, with about thirty workers and mail orders central to the fraud.
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A. T
Francs
Ike
Furethermore
Grost
Adda
Toban Lette
Boston
I. Or Department
Washington
Hia
Ibaa
Weltmer
Nevada
Francia
Cleveland
Ahaa
Treoneia Tyoth
Howler
Amog
Parker
Bens
Boston Post Office
Finth
Pncacatton
Pranes Truth Institute
Bomia
Ynatituto
Toduy Mona
Pornalko
Magazie Sud
Onstitute
Thachat
Weston Bareat
Ona
Tly Jurpodere
Marerial
Spectors
Felone
Roma
Olio
Ohio
Christ Jesus
Propla
Anrne
Royal
Anatomy Professor Dies From Jugular Vein and Heart Injury
A Chicago paper reports a professor of anatomy died after a jugular vein was severed and a tube pierced the heart. A student speaker asks what one would do in such a cage, and the student replies they would die too.
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Chicago
Fragmented OCR dialogue from a street scene
A garbled, unreadable OCR passage depicts a street scene with names and phrases such as Brigste and Debette, but readability is poor and key details are missing. The text resembles a broken dialogue or interior monologue with no clear event, date, or location.
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Moeta
Bethren
Cor Mnly
MoNerr
NG SP
Ashley Valley Lodge
Elk
Benojamin Cursiser
Itfareut
Rao
William H Frye
Chas, P. Gable
Ammorney-An-Leaw
Weltman
Collectiona
Walsh
Omeo
Johnson Block
Vernal, Utah
A. G. Hatgh
Atber, Vot Crurman & Wedgwood, Pattorneys-At-Law Ee
Intial Court U Tak
Promply
Albert Sr. Bucanson
Night Calla
Sonthet
Sumaer
Neallynd
Coltharp
R. Jensen
Hohe Boarding House
Matilda Hodge
ing-Derice
Waltl
Biate News Kgtes
The
Philippines
Preachery
Nerald
Mter
Miss Cavering
Washington Sar
Pani
Allhnore News
Delbette
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