Governor Atkinson Claims West Virginia Oil Lead
The Vienna Progress reports Governor Atkinson of West Virginia boasting that his state leads the union in oil and lumber while ranking second in coke and third in coal and is just beginning to grow. It notes a rapid-fire gun and automobile being developed to suppress street riots, and remarks on international interest in American fashion from English and Paris journals.
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Atkinson
West Virginis
New York
Paris
Fingers costly at Australian level crossing gate
An eight year old Melbourne boy had his fingers crushed at a level crossing gate with one finger amputated. A court action against the State Railway Department resulted in a jury awarding the claimed amount of five thousand dollars. Separately Hungarians in the United States discuss efforts to remove Hungarians from Pennsylvania alleging unfair treatment and denied justice in state courts amid miner concerns.
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Australia
Melbourne
State Railway Department
United States
Pennsylvania
Chatham Superior Court
Laura B. Newton
Savannah
Robert Newton
Paul Seabrook
Atlantic Circuit
Robert Falligant
Georgia
Supreme Court
Iron and Steel Exports Lead U S Manufactures Gain
The last year shows exports of iron and steel manufactures rising to 9.53 million within a total increase of 48 million. Much of the growth lies in highly finished forms like locomotives machinery tools and steel rails, reflecting American workmanship.
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United States
Londou
Iudia
The War Motor Car and Its Terrifying Arsenal
A historical note describes armored motor scouts and war cars with armor, a ram, two rapid fire guns, a revolving turret, and a searchlight. The piece warns these machines could upgrade warfare, suggesting a menacing future where mobile armor outpaces traditional defenses.
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Aventa
Lombroso attack and summer health drive in Massachusetts
An essay mocks Lombroso while noting his crazed hypotheses. The Massachusetts State Board of Health plans to inspect vacation sites to improve water sources and cleanliness to reduce typhoid among returning travelers. It argues ignorance and carelessness make resorts seem healthier than they are, contributing to urban mortality each fall.
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Lombiroso
Pall Mall
America
Lombroso
Massachusetts
State Board of Health
Ocean of the Sky Poem by Henry R Palmer
The poem describes aerial currents as ocean tides in the sky, with birds carrying fragrant treetop and vineyard scents, scattering jewel like lines of light, while a guardian figure, imagined as holding a key to deeper seas, spreads care over the ocean of air. Hartford Courant attribution to Henry Robinson Palmer.
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Rei Sin Je
Henry Robinson Palmer
Hartford Courant
The Haunted Spring Ghost Turns Cow Mystery at Melwyn Farm
In a June night at Melwyn Farm, Miss Prudence and her cousin Mabel hear tales of a white ghost by the Haunted Spring. After a frightful wait and mysterious groans, dawn reveals the “ghost” was actually the missing white cow, Bessie, escaped from the barn. The sisters’ fear dissolves, and Hiram dryly debunks the haunting with a practical blame.
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Father Time
Hiram Melvyn
Melwyn Farm
Hiram Melwyn
Prudence Melvyn
Mabel
Cousin Prudence
Hiram
Prudence
Prue
Bell
Chloe
Melvyn Farm
Miss Prudence
Mabal
Alonzo and
Melissa
Tam
Gonsin Prudence
Hiran
Thomas Jin
Drusilla Pearson
Squire Hopkins
Misa Prudence
Miss Prudenge
Prne
Miss Prudenss
Seeds and pins political letters stir local outrage
The Argonaut reports letters from Colonel Henderson's district criticizing free seed distributions. One card in a woman’s hand mocks influence with fifteen cents of seeds and asks for hair pins. Another suggests sending jack knives to curb ridicule and seed waste.
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Henderson
John
Argonaut
Two-Legged Rat-Killer Dog Captures Seven Rats in Four Minutes
A downtown flour and feed dealer keeps Rixey, a two legged dog, as a living curiosity. Despite only rear legs functioning, he catches and kills rats with a record seven rats in four minutes, about half a minute each. Rixey is over thirteen and from a deformed litter of five.
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Rixey
Philadelphia
Georgia News Items on Colonies and Local Developments
A Sparta Wisconsin letter reports residents plan to form a Georgia colony to relocate. Secretary of State Phil Cook seeks climate soil land and educational details, with Monroe County officials guiding. Additional notes cover Gov. Candler skipping Evanville reunion, Toccoa presidential office status, Calhoun cotton mill plans, a Savannah divorce injunction, Northeastern railroad audit results, Athens oil mill sale, Atlanta depot talks, Valdosta bonds sale, a White County gold mine dispute, and a Lake Park fire destroying a block of Main Street.
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Sparta
Wis
Phil Cook
Georgia
Monroe County
Cook
Stevens
O Cook
St. Paul
America
Registrar of Deeds
Wisconsin
Routh
O. H. Srevens
Parade Program for New York Dewey Reception
A New York dispatch reports the Dewey reception committee’s parade order for city officials and guests. It lists Sonse's band, Olympia sailors, Dewey and mayor, Dewey's captains, staff, Sampson and Guggenheimer, Admiral Philip and staff, Admiral Philip’s junior officers, Board of Aldermen President Woods, visiting governors, General Miles, Vice Admirals Schley and Miller, municipal committee, North Atlantic squadron sailors, and regular army units in sequence.
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Dewey
New York
Sonse
Olympia
Manila
Sampson
Randolph Guggenheimer
Philip
J. F. Woods
Board of Aldermen
Admiral Philip
North Atlantic
Miles
Schley
Miller
Municipal Assembly
Atlanta Markets Ledger Sees Wide Food Price Lists
A dense OCR market summary from Atlanta shows green coffee, New Orleans staples, dairy, meats, sweets, and produce with prices for sugar, tea, flour, grains, eggs, butter, poultry, potatoes, onions, cabbage, beeswax, and cotton. The note mentions a steady cotton middling price and various commodity quotes across groceries and provisions.
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Pancy Georgis
California
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