Queen Wilhelmina of Holland Faces Critical Illness
The Hague reports on May 5 that Queen Wilhelmina was confined at Castle Loo the previous evening amid intense agony. Doctors including Prof Rosenstein and Dr Roesings attended. by Sunday night her condition was critical with small hope for recovery despite the queen remaining under constant medical care.
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the Hague
Castle Loo
Wilhelmina
Rosenstein
Roesings
Prince Consort
May Convulse Continent Over Queen of Holland Illness
London reports a grave crisis in Queen Wilhelmina's health following late admission of her illness. The potential death could trigger succession upheaval in Holland and convulse Europe, with Germany cautious over Prince Albrecht as near heir and fears of continental power shifts.
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Continent
London
Holland
Associated Press
Amsterdam
Europe
Wilhelmina
Germany
Death of Archbishop Corrigan Shocks New York
Archbishop Michael Augustin Corrigan dies suddenly at 62 in New York after physicians had reported improvement. Family and priests summoned as bedside vigil followed by a quiet passing at 11 05 last night with no evident suffering.
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New York
Michael Augustin Corrigan
Archishop
Chinese Decision Sparks Deportation of Detained Chinamen
The Supreme Court chief justice issued opinions on two test cases upholding U S authorities in detaining Chinese travelers at San Francisco. About 40 to 50 Chinamen have been held there four to five months and now face deportation to China.
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Washington, D. C
Supreme Court
United States
San Francisco
China
Color Line Drawn in Women's Federation Split
In Los Angeles on May 5 the Women's Federation adopted part of the Georgia amendment effectively drawing a color line. A club's eligibility for the general federation now hinges on state federation membership and executive board recommendation.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Women’s Federation
Strikers Win at Portland Laundry Strike
Portland laundry workers end strike with a complete victory as all demands are conceded by employers. Laundries reopen at full capacity in Portland Oregon.
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Strikers
Portland
Portland, Or
Squiers and Bragg Named as Diplomats
Washington May 6. President selects H G Squiers secretary of the legation at Peking as minister to Cuba and Gen E B Bragg of Wisconsin named consul general at Havana.
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Washington
Yaquis on Warpath Raid Near Guaymas
Yaqui Indians attacked the Vicente Alvarez hacienda near Guaymas Mexico Sunday, killing Alvarez and three others. Officials fear a planned wider raid by Yaquis.
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Tucson
Ariz
Vicente Alvarez
Guaymas
Mexico
Alvarez
Mrs. Soffel Pleads Guilty in Jail Escape Aiding Case
Pittsburg May 6 Mrs Catherine Soffel pleaded guilty to aiding the Biddle Brothers to escape from jail. Sentence was deferred until Saturday.
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Pittsburg
Catherine Soffel
Biddle Brothers
Want Eight Hour Day Colleagues Strike in St Paul
Three hundred couriers went on a stake here yesterday to an eight hour day and increased wages.
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St. Paul
Douglas City Alaska Backs Delegate to Congress
At a recent city council meeting in Douglas City Alaska resolutions supported sending a delegate to Congress to represent Alaska while opposing immediate passage of a territorial government. The resolutions endorsed Cushman’s bill and asked for copies to be sent to Senate and House territorial committees Congress Cushman and Alaska and Seattle newspapers.
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Douglas City
Alaska
Congress
Douglas ‘City
Cushman
Senate
House of Representatives
United States
Seattle
President Resists Withdrawal of Ide Nomination
Washington May 6 The president refused to withdraw the Ide nomination. Four Washington citizens Crocker Brendts Becford and Cavanaugh presented the case to him urging Ide’s removal, but the president stood firm.
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Washington
Washington Star
Senator Foster
Ide
B. D. Crocker
Thos. H. Brendts
Walla Walla
C. Becford
Tacoma
Thomas H. Cavanaugh
Olympia
Mr. Crocker
Foster
Italians Terrorize Corliss Town in Wisconsin
A mob of about fifty Italians, intoxicated, controlled Corliss near Racine, firing revolvers and slashing with knives and wounding two women. Sheriff Bauman led a deputy posse to restore order after a brief street encounter. two attackers were arrested while others fled.
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Racine
Wis
Corliss
Bauman
Seattle Cedar Lumber installs searchlight to guard logs
The Seattle Cedar Lumber Company has installed a powerful night watchman searchlight at its mill and boom to scout for intruders. The beam reportedly reaches half a mile, helping to detect thieves amid ongoing reports of missing cedar logs from the boom.
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Ballard
Seattle Cedar Lumber Company
Cuban Congress Convenes in Havana Assembly
The Cuban senate and house met at noon in the palace as Governor General Wood opened the session. He said no executive power would vest in Congress until after the formal transfer of government.
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Havana
Senate
House of Representatives
Palace
Wood
Congress
Newspaper Man Arrested In Salt Lake Case
George W. Walsen proprietor of a Salmon City Idaho semi weekly paper was arrested in Salt Lake on a charge of appropriating 6000 dollars from Lemhi county treasury. He was taken into custody while calling on a young woman and denies the charges.
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Salt Lake
George W. Walsen
Salmon City
Idaho
Lemhi County
Walsen
New York Budget for Greater New York Adopted
New York budget officials approved the 1902 Greater New York budget totaling 98,619,600 dollars an increase of 645,089 dollars. The board of estimates signed off on the plan yesterday outlining spending for the coming year.
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New York
Greater
Board of Estimates
Fire destroys two hundred houses in Bartfield
Budapest reports a major blaze at the health resort of Bartfield burning two hundred houses yesterday. No further details on casualties or cause are provided in the brief dispatch.
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Budapest
Hungary
Bartfield
The Greatness of George Washington and Public Jokes
The passage compiles quips and sketches from various papers. It contrasts a burglar dialogue with a lawyer and a classroom moment about George Washington, then moves to a church anecdote about umbrellas and a theatre joke about a dressy rival. It closes with a bite about a father’s view of love and discovery.
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Ohio State Journal
George Washington
Arthur
Delaware
Chicago Record-Herald
Sexton
Dominie
Conscience Fund
Yonkers Statesman
Book of Snobs
When the Girlgus Comes to Town Circus Hype and Childs’ Pluck
A nostalgic scene of a town buzzed by a traveling circus. Boys gather pennies by saving every scrap, while crowds fill Main Street from curb to rooftops eager for parades, seats, and peanuts. The narrator recalls billboards, performances, and the lively spectacle before the show opens.
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Main Street
Brown's Grocery
Circus Parade Lights Main Street With Steam Calliope Spectacle
A detailed scene of a town parade leading to a circus show. The steam calliope awakens excitement as horses bolt and townsfolk gather. The procession features a glittering showman, a pink tights widow, lions, clowns, and a looming aerial skirt dance before the crowd moves into the street.
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Main Street
Calliope
Victoria
Mme. Lissette
Musical staircase plays tunes with every step
Inventors unveil a staircase that sounds as people walk. Pins underfoot trigger gongs and drums while others operate collapsible chambers to blow trumpets and similar instruments, creating a musical ascent and descent.
Where She Was Trained
A Detroit Free Press snippet notes a great talker with a theater box once belonging to her father describing upbringing and stage connections. The quotation hints at early training in performance and family ties to the theater world.
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Detroit Free Press
Velocity of the Wind And courtship satire
A science observation notes wind speed at one mile up is four times surface wind. A brief aside comments that a man’s life is jealous of him and thus he is not necessarily a favorite with women.
Lasso Craft for Boys How to Make Your Own Rope
This Chicago Record piece explains affordable lariat options for beginners, detailing rope styles from clothesline to four strand cording. It notes common lasso lengths, emphasizes personal style, and outlines braided rope construction steps and tips for smooth looping and practice.
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Chicago
Scrapbook Dollhouse: Rooms Built From Ad Pictures
A New York Tribune idea shows scrapbooks made as dollhouses. Children fold strong wrapping paper into two leaves and paste outline images from magazines on each page representing rooms. The kitchen and drawing room feature furnishings, a fireplace, and window and door cutouts from advertisements.
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New York Tribune
They Watch the Milkman
The Germans guard milk purity with a device on milk wagons that uses external faucets connected to inner compartments. At the creamery milk is sterilized by passing through specialized apparatus ensuring no adulteration.
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Berlin
Squirrels on Saving Habits in Winter Tale
In a story narrated by Mrs Red Squirrel a Berlin matron explains to her young the value of saving for hard winters. She describes storing acorns corn barley rye pumpkin seeds beechnuts and butternuts and urges temperate sharing over frolics.
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Red Squirrel
Lightning Dreams End for Adirondack Feather Beliefs
A New York Tribune account describes a North Woods visit where a woman abandons feather bed protection from storms after a lightning strike harmed two ducks, stripping their feathers and leaving her partner hairless for years. The incident prompts local humor about fear and superstition amid a thunderstorm.
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Adirondacks
The
New York Tribune
New York
North Woods
Handed Over the Office in a Vermont Postmaster Tale
A post office tale from Vermont recalls a 19th century exchange after an election. A rival storekeeper crossed the road to seize control of the post office, declaring Harrison's victory meant the postmaster change, though the official appointment came months later.
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Vermont
Cross Roads
Cleveland
Harrison
Not Worried by the Leak and Croquet Croquettes
In Baltimore a government official’s wife alarms her husband with a gas leak scare. She reports a danger but the man jokes asking if it leaks much. She advises putting a bucket under it and returning to bed as the incident echoes in boarder humor about croquettes and lines drawn at hash.
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Baltimore
Mr. C
John
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