Ypsilanti Typo List and Steel Plant Expansion
The Ypsilantian reports 372 spellings of Ypsilanti with 212 from local mail, plus 129 from Dr. John A. Watling and 31 by John N. Howland. Jones & Laughlin Steel plans four new open hearth furnaces in a $1,000,000 expansion to boost output and jobs. A Western tale closes with Dead Shot Bill’s fatal duel in Hays City.
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Vyrenanti
Mich
Ypsi-lantian
Ypsilanti
GB. W. Kief
John A. Watling
Ron
Washington
John N. Howland
Triptane
Typsidanti
Tistanti
Upsilant
Uypsifente
Upsitanutily
Upsilanti
Upsilenti
Upselanti
Upsesanta
Up Sainti
Cpeitlinti
Upsilanty
Bittshurs
Jones & Laughlin Steel Company
Attempt to Abduct a Princess Reported in Italy
Newspapers claim Princess Anne Montes Pia daughter of Signoria Tosselli and former Crown Princess Louise of Saxony was moved to a convent in San Remo. An attempted abduction by a woman in charity garb and a young musician accomplice was reported at the convent.
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Nice
Anne Montes Pia
Signoria Tosselli
Louise of
Saxony
San Remo
Charity
Weather forecast for Indiana Michigan Wisconsin and Iowa
The forecast calls for increasing cloudiness with showers and rising temperatures in Indiana and Lower Michigan. Wisconsin expected to have showers and warmer conditions. Iowa mostly cloudy with showers in eastern and central portions.
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Hineis
Indiana
Michigan
tlIn
Wisconsin
Towa
Body of Boston woman found in furnished New York room
The body of a young woman believed named Boyle from Boston was found in a furnished room at 451 East One Hundred and Eighteenth Street. A stab wound in the breast and a beaten face were reported, and police seek a young man who rented the room last Friday.
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New York
Wean
Boyle
Boston
Eighteenth Street
Motion for Acquittal in Borah Case Hears Arguments
In Boise Idaho on October 2 the prosecution rested and the jury was dismissed for the day. The defense waived further argument while government counsel spoke at length. The judge took the matter under advisement.
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Boise, Ida
United States
Borah
Selected His Own Grave in Early 70s Tale
The tale follows Dead Shot Bill who rides into town seeking an understanding with new city marshal Dave Mills. Bill vows to end townshooting, while Mills promises to keep order, though Bill insists he will capture the town the next day.
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Bill
Boothill
Dave
Waal
Goodby
Hays City
Hoyle
Denver Field and Farm
Dave Mills
Star
Jess
Irish Superstitions About Encounters Before Sea Travel
A London Chronicle piece recounts Irish beliefs that meeting a woman before a sea voyage brings bad luck. Tales describe redheads being unlucky and all women potentially hindering a fisherman’s luck, with anecdotes from Donegal and Galway about encounters influencing fortune at sea.
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Donegal
Sligo
Galway
Littl Inn
London Chronicle
Napoleon fell from heights he himself scaled
The Comtesse de Boigne recalls the Duc de Raguse explaining Napoleon’s grip on France. She notes the shift from allegiance to service when Napoleon spoke of France, and to departure when he spoke of himself without France. The quote reflects the nation’s complex loyalty.
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Napoleon
Duc de Raguse
Comtesse de Boigne
France
T. P
London Weekly
A Night on the Sleeper
In a humorous reminiscence from the Chicago Record-Herald a traveler recalls riding a sleeping car and fearing shoe theft by porters. Uncle Jasper asks if he slept, and the reply is that he stayed awake all night to guard his boots, criticizing company practices.
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Jasper
Chicago Record-Herald
Jim the Newsboy Sings in a Church Speaker
Jim the newsboy enters a warm church seeking shelter and unexpectedly fills the choir with a voice of heavenly strength. The organist and boys, surprised by the solo, hear a divine, moving performance that fills the space with joy and devotion.
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Jim
God
Jim Finds His Voice in a Church Choir Moment
Jim hears a church choir and becomes a devoted listener and learner. He attends rehearsals daily, learns the music, and finally sings aloud at Easter, transforming his life as the townspeople recall the moment of his first public singing.
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Jim
Yoguth
The Buff Game with Silent Staves and Laugh Ban
A group plays a strict laughing game. One player returns with a staff from Buff and must keep a grave face while others question him. If he smiles or laughs, he pays a forfeit. otherwise he passes the staff along and resumes his seat.
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Buff
Bult
Swans Alarm for Food at Bath and Wells Bishop Palace
The Bath and Wells bishop’s palace sits within a water filled moat crossed by a drawbridge. Swans swim to the bell at the porter's lodge when hungry, pulling the bell to alert for food. The scene honors both the bishop’s kindness and the swans’ reputed wisdom.
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Bath and Wells
Only Seven at the Ink Stain Letter Scene
A verse fragment recalls a seven year old girl writing to Nell. The child spills ink on a freshly new frock, and the speaker warns not to listen for fear of a shock, capturing a domestic moment in terse lines.
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Nell
Russian Red Tolpagin Executed After Court Martial
Moscow reports Tolpagin the revolutionary was executed after a third death sentence by court martial. He claimed to act as an agent of the secret police during a wave of robberies and other crimes.
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Moscow
Tolpagin
Tho
Secret Police
Death of Edward Dooley in Michigan hunting incident
Edward Dooley of Crystal Lake was shot in the back and died minutes later while hunting in Muskegon County. His companion James Smith claimed his trigger was pulled by a nervous underbrush incident.
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Muskegon, Mich
Edward Dooley
Crystal Lake
Dooley
James Smith Caveht
Markets Review Chicago grain and livestock quotes
Chicago Oct 1 quotes from the Board of Trade cover wheat oats corn and rye with futures and cash ranges. Beef pork and lamb values noted. livestock receipts and price bands listed for hogs cattle sheep and stockers. East Buffalo reports show mixed cattle receipts and generally firm to higher hogs with lambs strong in spots.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Porkann
Witte
Northern
Hospring
Eas
Sauvo Digher
Illinois
Indiana
Wisconsin
East Buffalo
N. Y
Dunning & Stevens
Live Stock Commission
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