Telegrams From an era of world affairs and local notes
Former Governor Odell arrives in Berlin. Chicago trade and the teamsters strike continue to affect activity. Hiram Cronk dies leaving four children. Secretary Morton plans retirement by July 1 after Europe vacation. James P. G. Stokes to wed Mary Rose Harriet Pastor. Tuberculosis congress may aid Iowa sanitarium. Cattle dipping plant claims under 1% cattle die. Wyoming Montana sheep sale tops 500000 pounds. Professor Hilgard takes leave at 72 after 31 years. Lawson accuses Amalgamated Copper fraud on flotation. Czar signs manifesto for council of the people. Insurgents and Turks clash in Macedonia with many casualties. Arkansas temperance drive closes joints. Cougina Rounilet feared lost at sea with 128 fishermen aboard. Goldfield Bank fails with minimal assets. Dominic Murphy named consul to Bordeaux. Mrs. Mary A. Livermore dies in Melrose. Vienna hosts fundraising fete for children. Beef trust under US grand jury scrutiny. University of Chicago assets rise to about 18.0–19.0 million. Navy repair ship Alpha to be launched. Ralph L. Ray to tutor King Alfonso in English. Montana senator’s son involved in wire purchase case. Exalted diamonds stolen from Tiffany’s.
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Odell
New York
Berlin
Don's Weekly Review
Chicago
Aagn Buslness
Teamsters
Hiram Cronk
Morton
Europe
James P. G. Stokes
Mise
Mary Rose Harriet Pastor
B. Luther Stevens
Des Moines
Washington
Iowa
Eugene Hayes
Elgin
Kansans
R. A. Belway
Wyoming
Montana
Eugene W. Hilgard
Department of Agriculture
University of California
California
Thomas W. Lawson
Amalgamated Copper Company
Council of the People
Langadina
Macedonia
Arkansas City
Kansas
Temperance Union
St. Servan
France
St. Pierre
Miquelon
Newfoundland
Goldfield (Nevada) Bank & Trust Company
Dominic Murphy
District of Columbia
Bordeau
A. W. Tourgee
Murphy
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama
Mary A. Livermore
Melrose
Mass
Mrs. Livermore
Boston
Timothy Rice
Vienna
Tingatrasse
United States Grand Jury
Fargo
N. D
Beef Trust
William R. Harper
University of Chicago i
Alpha
Ralph L. Ray
Lancaster
Wis
Spain
Alfonso
Clark
Tiffany's
Doan's Kidney Pills Restore Farmer's Back Health
A. A. Boyce of Trenton Mo recalls severe cold leading to back pain and inability to walk. After trying various medicines without relief he used Doan's Kidney Pills and the backache gradually disappeared. Sold by dealers or 50 cents per box from Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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A. A. Boyce
Farmer
Trenton
Sage
Doan
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo
N. Y
Languages of Australia and Aboriginal speech diversity
The article notes Australia hosts numerous languages due to its reception of diverse lands. It claims that among the Aboriginal bush people there are as many languages as in India. It adds that some languages relate, so mastering one provides a key to several others.
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Australia
India
Banks and clerks urged to seek other posts by comptroller
The Hon. William B Ridgely, comptroller of the United States treasury, told bank clerks at Baltimore Chapter American Institute of Panic Clerks annual banquet that nine of ten young bankers should leave the banking business if they can find another good position. The event happened at the Belvidere.
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William B Ridgely
United States Treasury
Baltimore
American Institute of
Belvidere
End of Purpose in Marcus Atrells Quote
A reflection on why things exist asking what purpose guides creation. The passage ponders whether pleasure or utility defines the meaning behind the sun and human acts, inviting deeper inquiry into final causes.
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Marcus Atrells
Dodd’s Kidney Pills Said To Cure Rheumatism In Two Days
D. Hilton of Piney Flats Tennessee states he was cured of two years of rheumatism in two days after taking Dodd’s Kidney Pills. He praises the pills as the grandest on earth and credits their effect to restoring healthy kidney function to remove uric acid from the blood.
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Piney Flats
Tenn
Hilton
Dodd
Mr. Hilton
Dodds
Passover Observed in New Temple of 613 B C
The passage notes the Jewish festival of Passover commemorating the death of Egyptian first born while Israelite houses were spared and claims the first celebration occurred in the new temple in 613 B C.
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New Temple
Packers Receiving Fair Play In Light Of Garfield Report
The Garfield report on packers business methods faced strong criticism yet its figures stand uncontradicted after eight months. Critics of the Beef Investigation are failing to disprove the documented data and a magazine claim about 40 Iowa banks closing in 1903-04 is branded false by Chief Clerk Cox. Officials say bank failures stem from unwise speculation and reckless banking.
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Garfield
Eisstein
Iowa
Beef Trust
Cox
Banking Department
Iowa State Auditor’s Office
Defiance Starch Preference Sparks Grocery Debate
Some grocers avoid Defiance Starch claiming they stock other brands in 12 oz packages. Defiance offers 16 oz for the same price, prompting shoppers to consider buying Defiance Bilard which requires no cooking.
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Defiance
Riot Renewed Violent Fighting On Chicago Streets
Riot erupts anew as clashes spill into Chicago streets with rapid confrontations between groups. Police disperse the crowds amid raised tensions and reports of property damage and injuries. Local officials urge calm and vow continued patrols to restore order.
Riots Rock Chicago Lumber District Amid Strike Turmoil
Widespread clashes erupted in Chicago’s lumber district as a citywide strike spread. Police used revolvers to disperse mobs at Canal and Madison and at Twenty second Street and Ashland. about forty arrests were reported. Policeman James Fitzpatrick was wounded by a bullet but survived. drivers reached safety at local yards.
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Chicago
Canal
Madison Street
Pennsylvania Railroad
Expreme Company
Eherif
Federal Court
Desplaines Street
Lumber
Twenty-second Street
Ashland Avenue
Omcer Ragenski
Thirty-fifth Street
Center Avenue
Loomis Street
Archer Avenue
James Fitzpatrick
Rittephonuse & Embree Lumber Company
Estrada Heads to United States After Ensenada Escape
San Diego report says Rorale Estrada who shot a San Quentin stage driver and fled with over $700 of government funds stole a horse near Ensenada and is moving toward the United States. Border patrols tightened to halt his crossing as horse theft details emerge and trial reports suggest pursuit before the boundary.
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San Diego
Cal
Tribune
Ensenada
California
Rorale Estrada
San Quentin
United States
Porse
Estrada
Johnson Sentenced to Hang in Post Office Killing
TRINIDAD Colo The jury in the case of Joseph Johnson convicted him of murder in the first degree for the April 8 lobby shooting of John H Fox in the local post office The death penalty applies
Mining Mills Burned At Horseshoe Plant
A massive fire at the Horseshoe Mining Company milling and cyanide plant near Terry Lead destroyed the lime bin, mill, cyanide plant, crusher house, and offices. The loss totals $350000 with $259000 covered by insurance from fifty companies. three hundred workers were displaced. The plant was among the largest in the Black Hills, second only to Homestake, and cost $250000.
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Horseshoe Mining Company
Terry
Black Hills
Roads Seek Immediate Tariff Distribution under New Law
General freight agents of Kansas railroads asked the state railroad board for permission to issue new tariff sheets without prior approval. J C Lincoln of Missouri Pacific led the request. The board refused full concession but allowed distribution of tariffs as a compromise.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
J. C. Lincoln
Missouri Pacific
Reward Offered for Information in Jane Stanford Death Case
Welton Stanford of Schenectady NY offers a $1000 reward for information leading to arrest and conviction in the death of Jane Lathrop Stanford. The estate attorney says no motive or authority is shown by Mrs. Stanford's will or Stanford relatives. Walton Stanford Jr denies knowledge of any reward and says the story lacks foundation.
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Ban Francisco
Welton Stanford
Schenectady
Jane Lathrop Stanford
Leland Stanford
Winder Hie
Walton Stanford, Jr
Strikes at Public Schools Rally Labor Support in Chicago
The Chicago Federation of Labor passes resolutions backing children and parents involved in strikes at public schools and vows to defend them. It pledges to use all means including potential withdrawal of children from corporation schools and to seek freedom through legal action, up to the Illinois Supreme Court, with a five member committee empowered to act.
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Chicago
Federation of Labor
Federation
Supreme Court of Illinois
Police Chiefs Refuse Curfew Plan At Conference
The International Association of Chiefs of Police closed its session and adjourned to meet in Hot Springs Ark next year. Officers were reelected. The group rejected Omaha’s curfew proposal and opposed expelling members who share information with the press. The chiefs argued newspapers often aid tracing offenders more effectively than police.
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Washiington
Interational
Association of Chiefs of Police
Hot Springs
Ark
Omaha
Seventy-One Banks Hit By a Boston Failure
Boston banks and trust companies, most in Massachusetts, are listed as creditors of Burnett Cummings & Co. of 43 Milk Street. The firm filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in U S district court with liabilities of 1 714 208. Assets are uncertain and creditors may recover little if anything. The filing is the district’s heaviest bankruptcy.
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Boston
Mass
Massachusetts
Burnett, Cummings & Co
Milk Street
United States District Court
Italian Homes Plan Aims for Immigrant Settlement
Baron Mayor des Planches the Italian ambassador, after a trip through the south, expects to develop a plan to bring homes to thousands of hard working Italians in New York, promoting the advantages for the better class of immigrants.
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Washington
Mayor Des Planches
Kate
New York
Tacoma Hosts Nebraskans on Northwest Lumber Tour
Tacoma and Washington lumber men plan a Northwest sightseeing itinerary for 400 Nebraska Betai Lumber Dealers Association members who depart Omaha on June 6. Hosts will extend every courtesy in Sand Point Spokane Bellingham Everett Ballard Seattle and nearby towns to ensure a pleasant profitable visit.
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Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Nebraska Betai Lumber Dealers’ Association
Omaha
Northwest
Sand Point
Spokane
Bellingham
Everett
Ballard
Seattle
Russian Admiral Foresees Northward Sea Battle Near
St Petersburg reports Admiral Avellan says Vice Admiral Rojestvensky sails north toward Vladivostok to engage Admiral Togo. Avellan notes health strains but confirms confidence and loyalty aboard the fleet. An AP quote says a battle is expected within ten days with Japanese forces likely to pursue a distant engagement.
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ST. Petersburg
Avellan
Admiralty Department
Associated Press
Rojestvensky
Togo
Rojostvensky
Woelkersam
Tropics
Birtleff
Skrydloff
Viadivostok
Vladivostok
Admiralty
Rofestvensky
Pormora
Janenesea
Torn
Hill and Harriman Reach Harmony in Northern Pacific Deal
New York announces a final settlement of difficulties from the old corner in Northern Pacific stock. A conference with Hill and Harriman representatives including B. H. Harriman produced a joint agreement between Union Pacific and Northern Pacific. The plan calls for a connected line in the Clearwater district to be built and opened jointly by the two railroads.
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New York
Northern Pacific
Hill
Harriman
B. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
Clearwater
President urged to act on Equitable Life issues
Clarence Whitman president of the Merchants' Association of New York met with the president to press for action on the Equitable Life Assurance Society. Details of the conference were not released, but the aim was to seek a government investigation or Congress recommendations on insurance violations.
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Washington
Equitable Life Assurance Society
Clarence Whitman
Merchants’ Association of New York
Plans for Northwest Parade at Lewis and Clark Fair
Colonel B. Steever announces the opening day parade will start June 1 at 10 o'clock from Sixth and Morrison streets. The militar y contingent includes 1,000 U.S. regular soldiers with infantry cavalry artillery and mounted band, plus the Oregon National Guard and possibly part of the Washington National Guard.
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Portland
Ore
B. Steever
Northwest
Sixth
Morrison Streets
United States
Oregon National Guard
Washington National Guard
Calumet Baking Powder Claims Health Advantages
The article argues that Rochelle salts and Rochelle Baita are unnecessary in bread when using Calumet Baking Powder. It cites doctors skeptical of Rochelle salts and promotes Calumet as healthier, cheaper, and free of Rochelle salts alum lime or ammonia. It notes a longstanding offer of a $1000 reward for any harmful substance found in Calumet baked food.
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Boston
Consumption and the heart size in phthisis patients
Radiographic measurements indicate consumptives possess hearts about half the normal size, unlike other chronic diseases. The writer notes small hearts are frequent in phthisis, though degeneration may account for many cases. The Hospital.
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T Hospital
Stomach Not Always First in Affairs of Marriage
A witty observation by Helen Rowland from Digressions of Polly notes that cold coffee causes fewer divorces than a chilly disposition. She jokes that husbands seek separation not over burnt biscuits but over neglected morning kisses, while many cooks battle for husbands forgotten amid buttercakes.
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Helen Rowland
Polly
Soy Bean Cheeze Experiments At Paris Lab
The municipal laboratory of Paris reports experiments by Dr Vogel who prepared cheese from small Chinese beans called soy oceans. The pulp contains caseine qualities and yields a nourishing pleasant tasting product.
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Paris
Vogel
Longtime Crich Sexton Crich Family Sees Wetton Line Continue
John Wetton, the Crich Derbyshire sexton, has died ending a long Wetton line in the village’s church role. A descendant expected to carry on the Wetton name and the local tradition inherits the position.
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Sexton
Derbyshire
Eng
Crich
Wetton
Inet
John Weton
Women Clean Streets Amid German City Rain
Women are seen washing and sweeping streets in German cities, even on rainy afternoons near opera houses. The scenes show widespread female labor maintaining urban cleanliness despite heavy weather.
Lock Easily Controlled on the Seine by Simple Button
The Ginnelle lock on the Seine is 30 constructed so one man can open or shut it by a single electrical button from his office.
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Seine
Politician Clings to Politics for Full Share of Coin
A political figure vows to stay in the game until he feels he has exhausted his earnings from the field. The remark suggests a pragmatic view of tenure and financial ambition within public life.
The Road to Wellville and Postum Coffee Miracle
An Oakland woman recounts life transformed by Postum Food Coffee after eight years of coffee use. She credits the drink with restoring nerve and stomach health, enabling her to enjoy public events again and regain strength, and notes the company’s promotion of the booklet The Road to Wellville.
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Oakland
Wellville
Jess
San Francisco
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
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