Widespread oddities and notes from around the world
A long list of quirky reports includes a commercial traveler’s warning about dress rehearsals for messages, a 19th century charter critique in Concord New Hampshire, a near-collision involving an elephant on a railway in Asia, a double rainbow sighting at sea near Panama, and a curious English parish custom of collecting alms at a tomb. Additional items cover astronomic moon observations, a debate incident with General Butler, fox farming in Prince Edward Island, and various global notes on population, technology, mining, and immigration.
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London Times
Maiele
Panmle
Pamwuma
Benjamin Butler
Butler
Atherton
Prince Edward Island
Wright Claims Airship Ready for Government Tests
Payton Ohio June reports from Orville Wright in a rare Associated Press interview claim his aeroplane experiments near Mahtwo North Carolina are nearly ready for government testing. He says the 40 by 7 foot craft powered by a single propeller can reach several miles and operate with five men aboard. Wright asserts the vehicle is the only machine of its kind feasible for practical flight, while noting contract clauses and privacy restrictions limit full disclosure.
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Payton
Ohio
Wibbury
Fang
Associated Press
Mahtuo
N.C
Niles
Orville
English Detective Caught in Gotham on Old Con Game
New York news reports English detective Ceri Pine hurried into headquarters with a sad tone after a con game evasion. The scene centers on a waterfront dispute over a $200 loss and a problematic passage home. Witnesses allege a tense confrontation leading to the suspect’s submission.
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Gotham
New York
Ceri Pine
Seoltiums Yard
I Headquarters
Lotus
iMnomie Scalashig
Frozen survivor recalls two dead shipmates on rescue
Ackim Williams, sole survivor of the schooner Joly F Miller wreck, recounts being frozen to his dead mates William Peters and cook, as rescuers from the Ivy pried him free ashore at Uniek Islands in the Azores.
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New York
Ackim Willams
Joly F. Miller
Rundy
Maritime
Txchange
Willams
Ivy
Uniek Islands
William Peters
S Nego Cook
Bath
Willliams
Hell Hye
Father Jailed Halts Wedding Near Des Moines
A wedding in Des Moines stalled when Bert Hesser father of the bride failed to return with the marriage license, leaving the bride and groom shocked as jail authorities refused to release him. He faces pretrial hearings on June 6. The event disrupted by custody and license issues drew attention as the bride and mother sought to proceed.
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Des Muines
Charles Quinette
Myrtle Muybrine
Sd Pratik Themis
Bert Heeser
Liter
Gieran
Tony
Hesser
Clouburst Kills Woman in Her Yard
In Durant, W Va, June 1 a flood from a gas bursting wall washed over Mrs Heys Redstack 29 wife of Ht Redstack manager at W W Dempsey Lumber plant three miles north in the canal area She was in her yard feeding chickens when a wall of water about feet high struck and overwhelmed her causing death.
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Vumberkind
Act
Heys Redstack
Ht. i Redstack
W. W. Dempsey
Maryland
Durant
W. Via
Uncle Joe and Friends Returning Home in Auto
Fragmentary note reports Congress adjournment and plans for members to travel home. Mentions Speaker and Representatives, with expected long journey home within a few days.
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Uncle Joe
Railroad charged with discrimination in interstate rates
Des Moines May 29 Colonel Fred Buchanan owner of the Yankee Robinson shows sued Roel Tefund for 66 dollars for transporting his show wagon from Clear Lake Iowa to Des Moines claiming rate discrimination. He cites higher rates at other points and asks the court to certify the case to the Interstate Commerce Commission for readjustment of South Dakota Iowa interstate rates.
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Des Moinect
Stertling
Dakota
Iowa
Fred Buchanan
Yankee Robinson
Clear Lake
S&s. D
Bes Moines
Buchanan
Roel Tefund
Intarside Commerce Commission
Discrimination Against Bidders Prohibited in City Hearing
In Des Moines Iowa May 29 the city council faced extended hearings over an ordinance requiring letting contracts. The court ruled the council cannot be forced to repeal the ordinance immediately and refused a temporary injunction to prevent a printing contract that favored a union bid over a nonunion bidder.
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Tes Moines
Mudge Brennan
Counciil
Orice
Fray
Oneynion Fim
Victim of Typhoid Epidemic Identified in Des Moines
Des Moines reports the fifth death from a typhoid outbreak linked to Rockwell City. C A Pilemer of Rockwell City died at a Des Moines hospital after attending a banquet served by Methodist church workers.
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Des Moines
C. A. Pilemer
Rockwell City
Des Moines Hospital
Methodist Church
Assault on Minnie Petterson Sparks Local Pursuit
Afton Arkansas area residents are alarmed by the assault on year old Minnie Petterson daughter of Z J Petterson by Earl Coltrane who has disappeared. A warrant is out for Coltrane's arrest following a late Thursday incident.
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Afton
Minnie Petterson
Z J. Petterson
Earl Coltrane
Coltrane
Destructive wind storm hits Sibley Kansas and surrounds
A destructive wind storm swept Sibley on May 29. Structures damaged include the large stock barn of KLEB Kennedy, a Shell Lumber shed partly unroofed, and Memorial Hall. Large trees were uprooted and small bulldozers overturned, with considerable damage likely in the vicinity.
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Sibley
Bern
Kleb. Kennedy
Memorial Hall
Shell Lumber Company
Palm ex husband off as brother in odd jury tale
Laporte May 29. Hnoch Asbury Stone found guilty by the Laporte district court and fined $10 plus costs and three years disfranchisement after a desertion arrest in Nebraska. His defense alleged his wife’s brother Harry Knott posed as a relative for years, revealing he was Stone’s former spouse and that the wife bore eight children. Mrs Stone admitted the deception but denied misconduct.
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Laporte
Hnoch Asbury Stone
Nebraska
Stone
Harry Knott
Stones
Mra
Evon Knott
Mrs Hetty Green Hosts Secret Dinner at Hotel
Mrs Hetty Green attended a private dinner at Hotel Fliza for 16 guests, paying 20 dollars per plate. The event included floral decorations costing 50 dollars and 60 dollars for staff, with guests such as Countess Annie Leary and Rear Admiral Ide. The dinner was planned 16 days earlier and kept secret. Champagne and other wines were served, prompting Green to defend wine as a nest-keeping choice.
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York
Hetty Green Faye
Hotel Fliza
Countess Annie Leary
Ide
Government moves to block big railway merger suit
Legal papers were served on Boston & Maine President Tuttle in a government suit to prevent a merger with the New Haven railroad. The case names the Boston & Maine as the defendant in the big merger controversy.
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Boston
May
Boston & Maine Railrem
New Haven Railroad
President Tuttle
Boston & Maine Road Today
Dee
Wrong Man Kills Himself for Love at Jefferson Barracks
Mrs Grace Jackson, a young widow, attempted suicide yesterday over believed love. L Fugen, a soldier at Jefferson Barracks, died by suicide today in his mother's house using carbolic acid. Mire Jackson recovers. She states she was friendly with Fager but not the man she loved.
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Louis
Myx
Grace Jackson
Lfugen
Jefferson Barracks
Javkson
Fager
Lewis Chosen Bishop on Sixth Ballot at General Conference
Rev. Ed win H Hughes of Greencastle Ind and Phebe Fididnidva Ma Magtzbetkter Wil son S Lewis president of Morningside College Sioux City were elected bishops on the sixth ballot at the Methodist Episcopal church general conference this morning. Lewis led with 524 votes, Dr Hughes received 11, and Dr Robert McIntyre of Los Angeles was reported elected on the sixteenth ballot making seven bishops chosen with one remainig to be selected. Dr Charles W Smith of Pittsburg, editor of the Pittsburg Christian Advocate, is noted as a leading church authority and among the oldest bishops elected at age 69.
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Wilson
S. Lewis
Morningside College
Sioux City
Edwin H. Hughes
Greencastle
Ind
Hughes
Robert Mclntyre
Los Angeles
Smith “Blested
Charles W. Smith
Pittsburg
Pilsbirn Christian Advocate
Men's Conference
Iie
Methodist Episcopal Church
Tr. Smith
Beineg
Weather and crop report for week ending May 25 1908
Des Maines May 28. Weather and crop conditions for the week ending May 25 1908 show continued wet and cloudy weather with heavy local showers delaying corn planting and field work. The state is saturated with moisture and low lands are flooded, though planting in suitable areas progresses. likely finishing planting on low lands after June. Early planted corn germinates with a good stand, cultivation has begun, weeds grow fast, potatoes small grain and grass are in good condition, hay crop looks strong, and local wind and storm activity boosted fruit prospects.
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Des
Maines
Des Moines Flood Scare Subsiding After Wide Impact
Des Moines Iowa reports a major flood scare easing after nearing the danger point, with many families moving to higher ground and basements damaged. Trinity River in Dallas Texas also falling after widespread destruction and 4000 homeless, while Moorehead Massachusetts records a severe windstorm damaging farms and a farm barn repeatedly moved from its foundation.
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Des Moines
Mormon Leader Addresses Schools at Baccalaureate Sermon
Elder Frederick Madison Smith of Independence delivered the baccalaureate sermon at the Christian church in Moorhead on May 28. He is connected to President Joseph Smith of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and serves as a leading figure in the church enduring the passing of his aged father.
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Moorhead
Frederick Madison Smith
Independence
Christian Church
Joseph Smith
Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints
Eas
Death of Ja. embalm er M Whitney in Cumberland
Ja May 2b 8 M Whitney prominent merchant and embalmer died yesterday at 4 pm after blood poisoning and pneumonia. He scratched his hand while embalming a friend and infection followed. He returned from the friend’s funeral soaked by rain and cold led to pneumonia and death.
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Cumberland
M. Whitney
8000 Railroad Men Attend Convention in Des Moines
More than 8,000 veteran Iowa railroad workers gathered in Des Moines for the first Pioneer Iowa Railroaders convention, with another thousand expected by night. No formal session today, stock amusements planned at the state fair grounds tomorrow, and organizers hope to make it an annual event.
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Des Moines
Pioneer
Iowa
State Fair Grounds
Edward Breese Pioneer Dies Suddenly
Edward Breese age 85 died suddenly this morning in a hotel lobby after a coughing fit. A veteran of the 23rd Iowa regiment, he had lived in Town City for 65 years.
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Town City
Radwari Breese
23Nd Iowa Regiment
Unnatural Sleep Ends in Death in Fonda
Clarence Omtvedt, about 22, son of A T Omtvedt, lay in a comatose sleep northeast of Fonda last night and was found dead this morning. He had several prior spells but the family felt little alarm.
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Fonda, Ja
Clarence Omtvedt
A. T. Omtvedt
Sant
Another Twister Hits Goungil Bluffs In Midwest Storm
A tornado swept over the western part of Cornell Bluffs near Omaha yesterday evening around four o clock. It tore through barns and small outbuildings uprooting trees and breaking telegraph and telephone poles. The funnel formed during a sharp shower and passed through a densely populated area. no injuries were reported though several narrow escapes occurred.
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Cornell
Cornell Bluffs
Westerh
Céinbil Bluffs
Omaha
Editor and Doctor Engage in Combat in Waverly
May 27 in Waverly Iowa a clash occurred on the main street between Dr J F Auner and Charles W Miller editor of the Waverly Democrat and Democratic state central committee chairman. Both men were injured in several rounds of vigorous pounding after Miller ridiculed the county medical society and attacked surgical fees.
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Waverly, Ja
Waverly
Charles W. Miler
Democratic State Central Committee
Waverly Democrat
J. F. Auner
Miller
County Medical Society
Society
Tent collapses over audience at revival meeting
A severe storm toppled a mammoth tent in Creston Indiana during Evangelist Biederwolf's revival. A center pole snapped and the canvas fell on panicked attendees. Mrs. August Smith suffered a broken leg, the only serious injury. Ushers completed the morning collection.
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Creston
Evangelist Biederwolf
August Smith
Evangelist
White skin grafted on Negro girl's face
Bertha Reed, a Negro child from Palmyra, near Camden, was badly burned and received skin grafts at West Jersey Hospital. Nurses and physicians report large patches of white skin covering her face and note interest in whether the grafted skin will darken over time.
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Philadelphia
Bertha Reed
West Jersey
Camden
Palmyra
Flames Sweep Whiskers and Save Celluloid Teeth
Minneapolis, May 27. Fire broke out in Cyrus Hopkins's whiskers delaying escape. He kept his lips sealed to prevent flames from reaching his celluloid teeth and quickly fought the blaze with minor injuries. Hopkins joked about his smoking and his wife’s warnings as the fire burned a beam but was extinguished before the fire department arrived.
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Minneapolis
Cyrus Hopkins
Moordhead
Hopkins
Rogers Hotel
Mr. Hopkins
William McQuinn
Kingdom'Come
Mrs Gunness Alleged Escape Reported in Indiana
Laporte Indiana May 27 Mayor Darrow and law partner H K Worden who represent Ray Lamphere charged with the murder of Mrs Belle Gunness and three children show keen interest in a letter from a man in Arkansas who declines to be named but who claims she escaped in men's clothing and to whom he has information from before May 8 he says he will produce the letter and provide more details if interviewed by officers
President Fallieres Arrives in England in Naval Welcome
Dover May 27 French cruiser Leon Gaumbetta with President Fal Heres and party arrived from Boulogne this afternoon. Enthusiastic reception by British ships and crowds followed as the vessel tied up.
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Dover
Leon Gaumbetta
Fal Heres
Boulogne
Wedding saga behind Gould de Sagan alliance unfolds
Paris reports deny secret Hoboken wedding claims as Mme Anna Gould presses toward marriage to Prince Helie de Sagan. Justice Budenhender’s fee dispute delays records while family factions debate civil and religious rites in France.
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Prinweitelié de Saziny
Budenbenvier
Hoboken
Justice Budehbender
Mi‘ Gould
Ferond
France
Justice Budenbender
Mme, Gould
Mme. Anna
de Sagan
Paris
M. Cacnard
Mme
Anna Gould
Gould
Prince Helle de Sagan
Associated Press
Toboken
America
Kans
Boul de Castellane
Mme. Gould
George Gould
Mmne
Boili
Lillian Russell Leading Man Boyd Putnam Dies
New York May 27 Boyd Putnam actor leading Lilian Russell company dies at his brother in law Ly man Craws home Irvington New York from Brights disease developed during a nervous breakdown Putnam retired from stage in Rochester earlier this month and did not perform again
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New York
Boyd Putnam
Lilian Russell Company
Ly- Man Craw
Irvington
N. Y
Bright
Mr. Puta
Rochester
Boy Runs Away In Nightshirt At City Mall
A boy fled from a Chicago mall during evening hours wearing only a nightshirt. Police traced him to Mt Wea Bent, noting the unsettling surprise of a child out in public in scant clothing.
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Mall
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