North Pole Quest Baldwin Seeks Polar Flag Planting
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin Arctic explorer visits Chicago to bid farewell before leading a 40 member party toward Franz Josef Land for a twenty eight month expedition. He aims to plant the stars and stripes at the pole and pursue science with a focus on blood analysis and new equipment. Members include James V. Davidson and Ernest de Koven Leffingwell as key aides.
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Chicago
Evelyn Briggs Baldwin
North’pole
Rana Josef Laud
Pole
Princeton
Myes
St. Louis
Kansas
New York
Dundee
Baldi
Baliwig
Arctia
Arctic
Baldwin
Auditorium
Franz Josef Land
North Pole
Balawin
James V. Davidson
United States
Formosa
Davidson
Ernest de Koven
L.efingwell
University of Chicago
Evelyn B. Baldwin
Tariff debate and trusts sparked by Washington hearing
Washington hearing features Representative Robert W. Taylor of Ohio and George Gunton debating tariff policy, trusts, and reciprocity. Taylor defends the Dingley era as fair, emphasizes labor protection, and questions trust remedies while Gunton rebuts, tying labor protection to broader economic policy and the strike context.
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Washington
Robert W. Taylor
Ohio
George Gunton
New York
Taylor
Congress
Tie
United States
Itk Iibar
Wrigley
Hyen
Living Aton
United States Steel Company
Gunton
Edward Atkinson
Atkinson
Inbor
Central Railway Excursions Offer Low Round Trip Fares
The Iowa Central Railway promotes Homeseekers and Epworth League Excursions with very low round trip prices to Denver Colorado Springs Pueblo Glenwood Springs Salt Lake Ogden Omaha St Paul Minneapolis Duluth and more. Lake Okoboji summer cottages and lake tourism packages are advertised with affordable rates. Senator Dolliver plans a 101 vacation at Clear Lake Iowa and praises local improvements attracting visitors.
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Summor
Denver
Colorado Springs
Pyeble
Glenwood Springs
Col
Salt Lake
Duadiwood
Hot Springs
Lewd Olvy
B. Ly St. Paul
Minneapolis
Wnd
Duluth
Minn
Lowe Central Railway
Ivyery
Iowa Central Rillyway
Okahoma
Taxus
Ous Thru
Epworth
San Francisco
Julfornia
Compelled to Order Acquittal in Joliet Assault Case
In Joliet on June 5 court officials could not locate Clemense Char Hers, the main witness in an assault against four young men. With the jury sworn, the court ordered a verdict of acquittal. The state’s attorney vowed to seek conspiracy indictments against the defendants.
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Joliet
Clemense Char
Evsa
Ja Ben- Neved
Colorado
Croft
Plymouth
Deavie
Strawberry Rust Ravages County Crop Alarmed
Reports from Tacoly Seel confirming widespread ruin of a large portion of the strawberry crop due to rust. Cold unseasonable north winds blamed. extensive ruined acres observed in the southern part of the county after inspection. Market notes follow with mixed figures for livestock and grain across several cities.
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Joseph
Tacoly Seel
Snel
Jamestown siege recounts and miscellaneous notices
The report describes a June 1 to June 3 sequence in the Cape Colony with Meritzinger’s forces overpowering Jamestown’s garrison, sixty Beers wounded or killed, and a force totaling about 1,000. additional skirmishes near Aliwal North with captures and recovered stores. It also notes a death by self-inflicted gunshot during a storm in Chicago area and another suiсide in Rushville. a Chicago retail dealers convention in progress.
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Damentown
Cape Town
Jamentown
Cape Colony
Meritznger
Kritzinger
Dantestown
Mlty
Jameston
Merely a Hint Boftleigh-One in the BEW opern
A fragment from a Chicago News item notes Miss Cutting wishing she could perform a scene in a BEW opera. The dialogue hints at a light, playful exchange about rehearsal and aspiration.
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Boftleigh
Cutting
Chicago News
Such In Fame Affable Stranger
Anoka Minnesota based Goopricus and Junninas tout Holts German Liniment as a trusted household remedy after a house to house city canvas. The ad promises written guarantees and druggist refunds for dissatisfying orders, urging customers to accept the product as “something just as good as Hoff s Garamanoliment.”
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Goopricus& Junninas
Anoka
Minn
Grocer Questions Motives in Town Meeting
A garbled dialogue at a corner grocery shows an old man doubting townsfolk care for his happiness while the grocer retorts with curt, practical advice about selling wagon grease and a wary view of solicitations from strangers.
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Croceryman
Grocen
Contagious Blood Poison Ad Warns of Hidden Dangers
An old advertisement warns that contagious blood poison can be invisible after outward signs vanish and may recur, urging readers that Mercury and Pulash are ineffective. It promotes S S S as the only proven blood purifier and touts a free booklet from The Swift Specific Co in Atlanta detailing the disease and at home cures.
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S. S
SWIFT
Atlanta
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