Papal conclave progress after Leo XIII death amid security
In Rome crowds attend Leo XIII’s sarcophagus tribute as arrangements for the conclave advance. A ten foot wall surrounds the future papal apartments while Cardinal Gibbons arrives. forty five cardinals attend the sixth congregation meeting amid debates on ceremony and order.
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St. Peter's
Ponvif
Leo XII
Pont Max
Congregation of Cardinals
Cardinal Della Volpe
Leo XIII
Oregna
Pure Food Men adjourn election officers condemn preservatives
The national dairy and food commission convention in St Paul closed with officers elected J W Bailey as president W P McConnell first vice president Maront Heiner second vice president and R M Allen as secretary treasurer A resolutions package condemned preservatives and coloring matter except harmless variants and approved liquor bond betting while urging law extension to ease direct whisky distribution from maker to consumer
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ST. Paul
Minn
National Convention of Dairy and Food Commission Ia
J. W. Bailey
Oregon
W. P. McConnell
Minnesota
Maront Heiner
Utah
R. M. Allen
Kentucky
Hill denies timber deal and timber ownership comments
ST. PAUL James J Hill rejected a report that he and E H Harriman planned a world timber monopoly. Hill said there is no truth in the story and that he does not own or want timber, calling it newspaper talk with no basis.
Methodist Minister Assaulted in Palmyra Neb
Rev. William Van Buren pastor of the Methodist church in Palmyra Neb was assaulted last night after leaving church. He was knocked down and beaten by unknown men amid town board tensions over Sunday business closures. The attack follows the resignation of two board members and rising bitterness toward the minister.
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Palmyra
Auto crosses continent from San Francisco to New York
Dr. Nelson Jackson of Burlington Vermont and his chauffeur Sewell B Crocker completed an automobile trip across the continent that began May 23 in San Francisco. They claim the first nonstop cross continental drive by car with a bull terrier accompanying them to New York.
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Continent
New York
Nelson Jackson
Burlington, Vt
Sewell B. Crocker
San Francisco
Russian troops pour toward Port Arthur under new Chwang trains
The Standard's Tien Tsin dispatch reports crowded New Chwang trains carrying Russian troops toward Port Arthur. The convoys are said to take precedence over normal traffic as heavy guns and artillery are dispatched.
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London
Port Arthur
Kelley Letters for Jury in Farris Bribery Trial
Mrs. Daniel J. Kelley arrives from Ontario to present letters from former Lieutenant Governor John A. Lee as evidence in the Farris legislative bribery case. Indicted Senator Farris faces trial in Jefferson City as the letters are kept by Kelley’s St. Louis lawyers until the witness is summoned.
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Lee
Farris
ST. Louis
Daniel J. Kelley
Niagara-on-the- Lake
Ont
D. J. Kelley
New York
Jefferson City
John A. Lee
Laurier Mourns Death of Pope Leo XIII
Canadian Premier Laurier expresses sorrow over the death of Pope Leo XIII in a letter to the apostolic delegate Mgr Sharett. He commends the pope’s broad and enlightened statesmanship and calls for a worldwide tribute. The note to Rome is dated Ottawa.
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Ottawa
Ont
Wilfrid Laurier
Mgr. Sharett
Rome
Leo XIII
Eighty workers strike over subcontractor labor dispute
In Minneapolis eighty federal building workers quit Saturday in protest after a subcontractor hired two electrical workers. The building trades council had been enjoined by Judge Gray from interfering with contractors, but the workers say they acted individually and not under the council.
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Federal
Wor
Building Trades Council
Electrical Workers’ Union
Gray
South Dakota Commission Forms for World’s Fair Display
Mitchell South Dakota officials organize a commission to manage the state building at the World’s Fair. The group with officers President G. W. Russell Vice President J. L. Boucher Secretary F. R. Farmer Treasurer W. B. Saunders has seven thousand dollars to spend to create a corn palace and showcase the state’s products more effectively than other displays within the budget.
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Mitchell
8. W. Russell
J. L. Boucher
F. R. Farmer
W. B. Saunders
Hope to Unite Populists Conference in Denver
A large attendance is expected at a Denver conference of political reformers of unofficial character. Members from various parties are invited. National committees of both branches of the people's party are to meet there. An agreement may be reached to harmonize the two factions or form an amalgamation with other reform parties.
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Denver
People's Party
Siam Loan Offer Considered for One Million Pounds
Minister King at Bankok reports inquiries about placing in the United States a loan of one million pounds. The loan would run twenty years at 6 percent with Siam general revenues as security. Other sources’ offers are under consideration.
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Liam
Washington, D. C
United States
King
Bankok
State Department
Siam
Lord Barrington murder case likely postponed in Ill
The preliminary trial of Lord F. Seymour Barrington for the murder of James P. McCann in Missouri is expected to be postponed as Barrington is ill in Clayton jail with typhoid fever threats. His temperature reached 103 and remained high over the weekend, though officials think he will recover soon.
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Lord” Barrington
T. Louis
Millionaire I L Grimm Dies After Move to San Diego
Danby Vermont native and California resident I L Grimm, owner of The Palms at National City, died Tuesday following his arrival in San Diego. His sudden death ends a brief residence in the state and leaves a fortune to be settled.
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Danby, VI
State Board of Equalization Meets in Lincoln
Lincoln briefing shows the state board of equalization assessing county positions for levy purposes. County participation included, with total state land valuations at 158,458,379 dollars and Douglas County contributing 25,593,610.22. Notes include school bonds in Wahoo, an Elmwood scarlet fever quarantine, local accidents, and other county happenings as July actions unfold.
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Lincoln
State Board of Equalization
Douglas County
Nebraska
Bellwood Bank Declares First Dividend After Failure
M. J. Holland acting receiver of the Bellwood bank says a 5 percent dividend has been declared. The bank, wrecked by cashier A. H. Gould, failed in January 1902 after serving farmers in northern Butler county. Assets are reported but of doubtful value, and the small dividend reflects Gould’s alleged damage.
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Bellwood Bank
M. J. Holland
A. H. Gould
Butler County
Gould
Socialists File Ticket with State Officers Nominations
The Socialists named C. Christiansen of Plattsmouth as supreme judge, F. S. Wilber of Omaha a candidate, and F. B. Lippincott of Blair for regents. Wilber lacks a business address. The convention carried the motto Economic Equality.
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C. Christiansen
Plattsmouth
Supreme Judge
F.S. Wilber
Omaha
F. B. Lippincott
Blair
Regents
The
State University
Wilber
County approves bridge contract at Ord over Loup river
The county supervisors have let the contract for the erection of a new iron and steel bridge across the Loup river at Ord. The project marks a major infrastructure upgrade for the area, with specifications set for durable construction and improved local transportation.
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Loup River
Ord
Sioux City poachers tagged for fishing license lapse
Lincoln game warden McConnell reports Sioux City parties arrested at Dakota City for fishing without a license. A local justice fined them one dollar plus costs, prompting the warden’s displeasure as repeat offenses could cheapen the act of license payment. Chief Deputy Carter advocates fining at least the license fee, noting Iowa residents pay similar costs for hunting quail in Nebraska.
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Lincoln
McConnell
Sioux City
Dakota City
Carter
State Receives First Bank Examiner Fees Under New Law
The state treasury records its first fee from bank examinations after a new law set examiner salaries at 1800 dollars and directed all fees to the treasury. The payment came from Frenchman Valley bank of Palisade. Previously examiners could receive up to 2000 dollars in fees annually, a ceiling rarely reached.
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Frenchman Valley
Gift of $11 Million Check Provokes Columbian Student
Marcellus Hartley Dodge, heir to a millionaires estate, stirred anger at Columbia University when classmates presented three checks totaling 11 million dollars as a joke at class day. Dodge refused to accept, asking presenter Rol Cooper Magruo to hand the checks to his seat, and offered no thanks. The gag drew laughter then quiet reflection on taste and memory of his grandfather.
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Marcellus Hartley Dodge
Marcellus Hartley
Columbia University
Rol Cooper Magrue
Magruo
Dodge
Floating Fireship Fannie Kerr Drifts After Fire At Sea
A naval officer recounts the derelict Fannie Kerr, a four masted steel bark, loaded with coal from Newcastle to San Francisco. Fire on cargo forced abandonment on June 6, drifted thousands of miles west, sighted March 10 by the Heathdene captain near Yokohama, after months drifting in the Pacific.
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Fannie Kerr
Newcastle
San Francisco
South Pacific
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Honolulu
Heathdene
Yokohama
Formosa
Arize
The Bachelor Born and a Narrow Escape from Matrimony
A wry tale describes a rare bachelor who mulls marriage after seeing a woman's appeal. He orders a meat pie, halves it, and then keeps the entire portions, pondering future subdivisions, leaving the damsel to seek another suitor.
The Pitcher and Umpire Toss of the Ball
A vivid description from Somerville Journal shows a tense baseball scene. The pitcher works the ball high and then drives it with swift arm and knee, while the umpire calls balls and the crowd gasps at each pitch.
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Strons
Somerville Journal
Wesleyan Cup Gifted to Wesleyan University
A ceremonial cup once owned by Bishop Asbury’s mother and used by John Wesley for the sacrament with the early Methodists at the Asbury home has been donated to Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut.
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Bishop Asbury
John Wesley
Asbury
Westleyan University
Middletown
Conn
Bricks of Glass By Modern Silesian Glass Makers
Silesian glass makers are producing glasen bricks in various shapes. They claim advantages of light transmission, strength, cheapness, and adaptability for diverse building uses.
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Silesian Glassmakers
Personal crisis reports Favor Monday death by own action
A note reflects a concern that Monday is seen as a preferred day for self harm. The text discusses mental health crises and the need for support and prevention resources.
Cattle Hog and Sheep Market Report With Varied Prices
A moderate cattle run led to a satisfactory market with beef cattle from $4.60 to $5.25 and choicest above $5.25. Hogs sold largely $5.20 to $5.30, later slipping to around $6.15 for heavy hogs. Grass stock lambs and yearlings ranged from about $3.50 to $5.75, with ewe and wether quotes also listed for feeder stock.
Kansas City Livestock Prices Reported Mixed Movement
Cattle prices show steady to mixed changes with steers and cows mostly stable to slightly lower, calves higher on the day. Hogs decline 5 to 10 cents, tops near 95.40, while sheep and lambs remain firm with western and native offerings noted across categories.
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Texas
Indictments Expected From Washington Postal Inquiry
Four indictments from the postal investigation are likely to be returned by the federal grand jury in Washington next Monday. The cases relate to contract matters connected to prior actions by investigation officials. Postmaster General Payne hinted at the indictments before leaving on a coast cruise.
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Washington
D. C
Payne
Fitzsimmons Wins License to Wed Actress Gifford
San Francisco report says actor and pugilist Robert Fitzsimmons obtained a license to marry actress Julia May Gifford. The couple plans a Saturday ceremony at the bride’s hotel. ages given as 41 and 23.
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Robert Fitzsimmons
San Francisco
Cal
Julia May Gifford
Buildings Ceded to the Churches in Puerto Rico
In Guayama Arroyo and Cayamas the municipal rights to church buildings were ceded by local authorities to the Catholic churches. The churches had long disputed ownership since the United States acquired the islands, with prior claims by Spain and church funding from municipal funds.
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San Juan
Guayma
Arroyo
Cayamas
United States
Islands
Spain
Fourth Annual Conference Condemns Northern Press
MEMPHIS delegates from thirty four states convened the Industrial and ex slave organization with resolutions denouncing northern press for its stance on the negro question and praising southern papers for their position on recent lynchings in northern states.
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Northern Press
Memphis
The
Industrial and Ex-Slave Organization
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