Immigrant farmer extols Manitoba gains over Minnesota
Samuel G Maynes recounts life in Dominion City Manitoba detailing wealth from farming and stock. He notes 44 cattle and 18 horses, $425 cattle sales, dairying success, school advantages, and lower taxes than Minnesota. He owns a grain warehouse and ships grain to the railway, plans to improve life further in Canada.
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Rofi Lu
Minn
Dominion City
Manitoba
Canada
Minnesota
Maynes
P.S
Topan
G. Maynes
C. W.si?eers
Terrible Suspicion At Wilton Manor Over Golf Sticks
Reginald Ashcroft frets over a suspected conspiracy to tamper with his golf clubs before a match. He confides in Geraldine Huddlethwaite at Wilton Manor, describing a sandpapered club and a missing half ounce, signaling trouble ahead in a quiet Cleveland Leader item.
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Reginald Ashcroft
Wilton Manor
Geraldine Huddlethwaite
Reginald
Cleveland Leader
Washington Widows and a Storied Fortune
A Washington widow tale of wealth and marriage follows a man who wed a wealthy widow and built a fine house. The wife and mother discuss placing the late husband’s portrait before the new husband proclaims it belongs in the room of honor. The widow then jokes about a second marriage, noting shared initials with her husbands and a fondness for handkerchiefs with W initials.
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Washington
Wis
Willie
Arnetorn Flooded Drowning Count Soars in Shawneetown
A Shawneetown levee breach above Evansville causes rapid flood through the town. Water rose 20 to 30 feet, many residents sought refuge on second floors or roofs. Reports vary, with feared drownings from 200 to perhaps 1,400. Telephones down and no reliable contact. boats dispatched with food and blankets.
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Louisville
Courier-Journal
Evansville
Ind
Shawneetown
Ill
Ohio River
Wellman Polar Expedition Seeks Fridtjof Stage
A Christiana dispatch says the Fridtjof steam whaler will replace Laura for the Wellman polar expedition to Franz Josef Land. The ship, touted as the fastest ice steamer in Norwegian waters, will sail from Tromso on June 20. The National Geographic Society and US scientific bodies endorse the voyage with leading experts aboard to conduct gravity pendulum observations and related measurements.
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Wasuincron
Christiana
Norway
Fridtjof
Franz Josef Land
Laura
Lloyds
Tromso
Arctic
National Geographic Society
A. Graham Bell
Gen. Greely
Commodore Melville
Simon Newcomb
Hart Merriam
G.K. Gilbert
Society
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
United States Weather Bureau
James H. Gore
Columbian University
Philosophical Society of Washington
Ocean steamer City of Macon on fire off Tybee
The Ocean Steamship Co. steamer City of Macon bound from Charleston to Savannah caught fire near Martin's Industry lightship. A forward hold fire was fought, the ship steered to Tybee, ran ashore stern first opposite the quarantine station, and passengers numbering about 25 were taken to Savannah by tug. The fire was soon controlled and the forward cargo of general merchandise was total loss. the ship reportedly uninjured.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sayanyan
Ocean Steamship Co
City of Macon
Savage
Heston
Martin
Industry
Tybee
Lybell Roads
Cynthiana
Paulsen
Afflicted Mother Recovers After Pink Pills Cure
A Paw Paw Illinois mother who lost two children to accidents in six years and suffered chronic neuralgia of the stomach found relief after using Dr Williams Pink Pills for Pale People. After weeks she regained appetite, steadier nerves, and overall health, prompting her to credit the remedy and offer details by letter.
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Paw Paw
Achool
Burlington RB
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Amon A. Gordon
Morocco
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New York City
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W.h.crawford & CO
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