Bandits attempt Denver and Rio Grande express robbery near Malta
Five desperados attacked the second section of the Denver and Rio Grande passenger train about 11 pm Thursday four miles west of Malta leading to dynamiting the express car. The crew and passengers were held at gunpoint while dynamite failed to open the safe. robbers fled into darkness as Sheriff Campbell pursued. The Chicago and San Francisco express was the targeted train.
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Denver
Rilo Grande
Malta
Leadville
Colo
Smith
Tousta
Campbell
Purault
Chicago
San Francisco
Harriman Will Bequeaths All To Widow Harriman
The will of Edward H. Harriman leaves all real and personal property to his widow, Bertha W. Harriman, without restrictions. Filed in Goshen, New York, on Thursday afternoon June 8, 1903, the brief document lacks a value estimate. A Wall Street source cites Harriman’s estate at between 76 million and 100 million dollars.
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Edward H. Harriman
Ary W. Harriman
Goshen
Peabdoy
Harriman
Wall Street
California forest fires devastate San Diego county
One person died and about 100 cattle perished as brush and forest fires burned across San Diego county on Friday and Saturday. Fire crews, including 200 forest service men under Superintendent Marshall, battled through the night until the flames were brought under control.
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San Diego County
Calfornia
Marshall
Eagles Nominate Grady for Grand Worthy Vice President
At the national convention in Omaha Senator Thomas J. Grady of New York was unanimously nominated for grand worthy vice president. Frank J. Herring, retiring vice president, succeeds to the presidency per established precedent.
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Eagles
Naional
Omaha
Thomas J. Grady
New York
Granuworthy
Frank J.herring
To Restrain a Merger In Newark Court Order
Two orders signed by Chancellor Willey direct United States Leather and Central Leather to show cause on October 4 why an order should not be issued preventing a third merger attempt. The action seeks to restrain the merger and preserve existing corporate arrangements pending further court action.
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Willey
Newark
N. 1
United States
Daather
Anniversary Rites Mark Mentea Independence Day
The ninety ninth anniversary of Mentea independence was celebrated across the republic with enthusiasm. In the capital the day began with artillery salvos and featured a grand military parade in which President Eliaz participated.
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Mesiro
Mentea
Eliaz
Chicago streetcar vote ends wage dispute in decisive tally
A decisive majority vote by Chicago streetcar workers ends a wage conflict. The move follows a contentious period as unions pressed for adjustments amid broader city labor tensions. No further details on figures or dates beyond Thursday's decision.
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Chicago
Het Poargeaites
British Warship Sets Course For Hodsyn Fulton Celebration
A British battleship Intende under the command of Admiral Sir Poward H Heymour departed from Portsmouth on Thursday bound for New York to participate in the Hodsyn Fulton celebration, marking a notable naval atmosphere abroad.
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Poward H. Heymour
Irish Pre-Columbian Celtic Settlement Alleged in New Book
A Detroit Free Press summary reports a London dispatch on a book by Mrs. Marion Mullhall claiming evidence of Irish settlement in America before Columbus. Maps from the Casauatenais library, Rome, allegedly show a 1st century Christian Irish colony and place names for lands they inhabited, with chapters on sixteenth century navigators and Hiberno-Spanish figures. The Pope has lauded Mullhall, and the work includes a history of Jesuit Paraguay.
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America
Londo
Detroit Free Press
Casonatensis
Rome
Marion Mullhall
Casauatenais
New World
Chile
Peru
South America
Paraguay
Mullhall
Ireand
Holy Father
Micheal Mullhall
Doctor's Wife Endorses Grape-Nuts In Strong Letter
A trained nurse extols Grape-Nuts and albumen Walter as nourishing and palatable for all ages. She shares a home recipe and says the diet aids weak stomachs and recovery, noting her physician husband uses the product. The letter claims lasting health benefits and urges trials with The Road to Wellville booklet promotion.
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Hiiny
Wellville
Thane
What Gold Cannot Buy Chapter XII Paris Reunion
In bright Paris Mrs. Saville endures a quiet, strained winter and greets Miss Dacre and Hope Desmond at the Bristol. A web of family pride and broken hopes centers on Hugh Saville and his marriage to a poor naval wife, as Hope counsels Mrs. Saville on love, duty, and consequences. The chapter closes with Hope's steady care and a fraught but hopeful bond between them.
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Paris
Httle Court
London
Muale
Miss Desmond
Champs- Elysees
Bois
Miss Dacre
Hope
Mrs. Saville
Germany
Herondyke
Olivia
Castleton
George Lumley
Dresden
Captain Lumley
Vignelles
Pau's
Miss Ducre
Lincolnshire
Castleton Forest
Monument
Upton
Bradshaw
Hope Desmond
Mary Dacre
Hugh
Richard
Hopa
Hoje
Mr. Rawson
Rawson
Miss Rawson
New West Post Office Opens Amid Empty Mail Bag
A small western village establishes a post office with a local resident named post master. An inspector asks why no mail leaves the office and the post master points to a nearly empty mail bag, saying it isn’t sent out because the bag isn’t full yet.
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Harpar's
The Beat Part of the Speech
Young James attends his father’s public lecture and recalls a stray dog on stage. The tale, from the Delineator, notes the boy’s favorite moment was when the speaker removed the dog. The anecdote captures family, public speaking, and humor from a bygone era.
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James
Play's intensity leaves young man breathless in Bits
A theatergoer hails a dramatic play as intensely breathless, while a contrasting remark from a woman in the next seat adds a note of gloom to the scene. The brief exchange captures mood during a performance reported in The Bits.
Mysterious Lines Prompt Unclear On Reader Contact
A fragmented OCR style line reads like a contact query with names Miss Webbing and Miss Webbins-Weill. It presents uncertain phrases about visiting again and inability to go, lacking clear date place or event. The readable items are personal names and a request tone, not a news event.
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Miss Webbing
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Returns Women to Health
A Marlton New Jersey woman details ten years of chronic female ailments relief after using Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. She cites inflammation ulceration indigestion and nervousness resolved, noting doctors had given up. The ad highlights the product made from native roots and berries with no narcotics, urging others to seek advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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Lydia EB. Pinkham
ManuTon
N.J
Lydia
Eorge Jordy
Box 40
Marlton
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia E. Pinkham
Dickens's Wealth and Enduring Fame in 19th Century Era
The New York World notes Dickens ranked among the wealthiest authors, earning from Pickwick and other works. It cites a 1836 to 1837 covenant era, a $60,000 American tour, and a $400,000 estate at his death in 1870. The piece laments his grandchildren needing a pension, illustrating fortune’s vicissitudes.
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Dickens
Pickwick
New York World
Inheritance and Income Tax in England and France
London Chronicle notes a chancellor of the exchequer statement on death duties and income tax comparing English and French law. It cites for an estate of 5 million pounds death duties around 1.12 million under current English law and up to 1.185 million under budget plans, with French law at about 1.02 million. For a 6 million pound estate at 4 percent income 200,000, taxes rise from 10,000 to 16,500 under budget plans. French proposals yield 18,000 total tax on 200,000 income.
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England
France
London Chronicle
Lioyd George
Barnard
Russian's Odd Wager: Duhoroff Wins With Strange Locomotion Stunts
Duhoroff won a highly original wager in Kiel reported by the St. Petersburg correspondent of the London Evening Standard. He appeared daily for eight days using different modes of locomotion from hand running to one leg hopping, rope skipping, roller skates and even a string-led parade by a small boy. The climax saw him performing somersaults in the air for nearly a mile to reach a cafe where friends awarded the prize.
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Duhoroff
Kiel
St. Petersburg
London Evening Standard
Bulta
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