Various Places Report Wide Range of Local Events
Reports from Hillsboro Oscenla and Athens note bank openings floods and fire incidents. Fire burns lawton hotel while investigations follow a chain of accidents and threats. National figures include Cardinal Batolti en route to the United States and a Texas public safety drive. Panama adopts a gold standard after monetary debate.
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Texas and Pacific Railway
Nashville
St. Louis
Panama
Texas weevil killer ants may save cotton crops
Reports from Bexar County describe a red slave ant overrunning cotton fields and wiping out boll weevils. Farmer Joel Cassiano says his acres now have no live weevils, only dead bodies, as ants march in lines to remove the pests. Texas researchers see huge economic potential for widespread use of the ants. In Oklahoma a mysterious black bug with three white stripes is being studied as another potential weevil predator.
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San Antonio
Texas
Bexar
Cpot
Bexar County
Guatemala
Joel Cassiano
Cottton
Cassiano
Victoria
Ile
Agricultural Department
Central America
Mayor McLane’s suicide shocks Baltimore in wedding week
Baltimore Mayor Robert M. McLane shot himself at his home on Monday. He died within hours after the tragedy that stunned his bride of two weeks who slept nearby. The act occurred before a dressing mirror. the ministered aid arrived too late. Paris reports a Dreyfus affair linked arrest of an officer held in Mount Valérie fortress amid tight confinement. The officer faces charges of funding the Rennes court martial to secure a Dreyfus conviction.
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Baltimore
Robert M. McLane
McLane
Paris
Ministry of War
Dreyfus
Mount Valerie
Rennes
Man fatally killed after trampling at Nome depot scene
In Sour Lake Texas a demented man walked under the moving engine at Nome depot on Monday morning and was instantly killed. Eyewitnesses were stunned as the tragedy unfolded right in front of several bystanders who could not intervene. The incident left the outcome with mangled remains and is reported from the Nome area.
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Sour Lake
Texas
Nome
Local Leader McLane Dies in Suspected Suicide
Physicians predicted fatal wound immediate. no motive found by McLane family. Since last February he guided city affairs and oversaw rehab of the burned district. Coroner Benjamin F Hayden certified death by own action and funeral preparations began.
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McLane
Benjamin F. Hayden
Battle Between Negro Families in Corsicana Church Grounds
Reported Sunday clash between two African American families at the colored church in Corsicana Texas. Wives and daughters fought with razors and knives, with all participants injured though not fatally. One woman allegedly slashed twenty three times. All combatants were arrested.
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Corsicana
Texas
Sureka
Heavy rains disrupt rail lines across eastern Oklahoma
Territorial Torrents reports heavy rains in eastern Oklahoma and the Indian Territory halting traffic. The Fort Smith and Western Railroad between Sparks and Paden suffered a three mile stretch of track washout with additional washouts on other lines.
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Guthrie
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Fort Smith and Western
Sparks
Paden
Roosevelt Reaches Washington After Gettysburg Trip
President Roosevelt and party return to Washington from Gettysburg at 8:20 p.m. Monday night. On arrival at the station he shook hands with the engineer, continuing his customary greeting.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Gettysburg
Battle Field
Petroleum Firms Sign Agreement on Export Trade
Petroleum Experts reports that local oil firms have signed an agreement governing the export of petroleum. The pact outlines terms for shipments, pricing, and compliance to regional and international requirements.
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Ofl
Baltic Fleet Ships to Receive Emperor Inspection
In St. Petersburg, Emperor Nicholas to inspect the Baltic fleet this week. Ships under construction at Cromstadt progress with batteries of the battleships Siasoi Veliky and Nayarit now installed.
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Baltic
St. Petersburg
Nicholas
Cromstadt
Siasoi Veliky
Nayarit
Russian Rail Lines Reported Between Nwo Shan and Port Ar
A Chinese report cites Chinese sources confirming four railway lines linking Nwo Shan to Port Ar. Details on operator, capacity, and strategic intent remain unclear in the transmission.
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Che Foo
Nwo Shan
Port Ar
Dead Man's Mine Found in Sonora Forest Fire Ruins
Alfredo Chavez of the El Paso engineering corps reports surveying in the Ures district of Sonora and discovering a rich gold deposit at an abandoned hillside mine near charred prospector remains. He pre empted the claim and took samples. The loss of the former owner and his outfit is believed to be due to a forest fire.
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el Paso
Texas
Alfredo Chavez
Ures
Sonora
Chavez
Williams Opens Mississippi Campaign Dubs Roosevelt Second George II
Canton Miss. John Sharp Williams minority leader opens campaign in Mississippi outlining party policy and labeling Roosevelt as a second George II.
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Canton
Miss
John Sharp Williams
Mississippi
Roosevelt
George II
Brazos County Republican Committee Calls Meeting
Brazos county Republican executive committee chair B Ballard calls a meeting at the Bryan court house at 1 p m on June 4 to discuss party matters.
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Bryan
Texas
B. Ballard
Republican Executive Committee
Brazos County
Court House
Military movement hints at Port Arthur focus
Dispatch notes that enemy forces appear aimed mainly at Port Arthur. It is possible parts of the second Japanese army could be diverted toward that port, indicating strategic pressure or a pivot in the campaign.
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Mukden
Port Arthur
Japanese Advance Reported Near Kwan Tien
Gen Kuropatkin forwards a report dated yesterday noting a Japanese advance beginning from Sal Matsu toward Kwan Tien. The exact enemy count is not known.
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Kwan Tien
St. Petersburg
War Office
Kuropatkin
Sal Matsu
Boy Shot in the Leg in Gonzales Texas
In Gonzales Texas Howard Houston and a young boy were shot in the leg Sunday by another boy named Davis near Oak Forest. The wound is not serious.
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Gonzales
Texas
Howard Houston
Young
Davis
Oak Forest
Death of Senator Mathew Stanley Quay
Beaver Pennsylvania senior senator Mathew Stanley Quay died peacefully Saturday afternoon from chronic gastritis after a long illness. Funeral planned for Tuesday May 31 with burial in Beaver cemetery. Quay, who endured health problems since 1900, sought outdoor cures and campaign life, earning praise from Philadelphia and officials amid wide public regret.
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Beaver
Mathew Stanley Quay
Pennsylvania
Beaver Cemetery
Senator Quay
Senate
Maine Woods
Philadelphia
Senatr Quay
Weaver
Quay
Commonwealth
Quality of Cotton in Washington Assessments 1903 Upland Cotton
A Department of Agriculture report led by physiologist Herbert J. Welsher estimates U S long staple upland cotton production in 1903 at about 105000 bales. The study argues this variety can meet demand for long staple fine spinning cotton with near unlimited expansion and offers staple lengths from 1 1/4 to 1 5/8 inches. It states these varieties may be better suited for U S cultivation than sea island or Egyptian kinds.
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Washington
Department of Agriculture
Herbert J. Welsher
United States
Sea Islands
Jealous Husband Kills Man in Batson Texas
Graham Jones was shot and killed Sunday around 7 pm by his wife Chava Jones in Batson Texas. Five shots hit him, four in the back and one in the wrist, jealousy cited as the motive. Jones, born in Mount Pleasant, had come to Batson with his wife from Greenville.
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Batson
Texas
Graham Jones
Chava Jones
Jones
Mount Pleasant
Creenville
Tragedy in Red River Drowns 7 Year Old Girl
In Shreveport Louisiana a seven year old girl drowned after falling into Red River while reaching for a floating jug. Her five year old brother attempted to help and was saved by a young playmate. The body had not yet been recovered.
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Shreveport
Louis Schools
Red River
What the Japs Have Done
The Japanese have neutralized two thirds of the Russian fleet and pushed back Russian forces toward Mukden. Port Arthur is doomed as Russian lines fall back, while Japanese losses are lighter and Russian casualties mount.
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New York
Yalu
Mukden
Port Arthur
Russia
Manchuria
Hatsuse
Proclamation From General Oku At Port Arthur
Tokio announces General Oku’s proclamation to Liao Tung Peninsula residents explaining Japan’s war against Russia for illegal aggression in China and Korea. It pledges protection, noninterference with orderly citizens, and compensation for houses and food requisitioned while warning against aiding Russians under severe penalties.
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Tokio
Oku
Port Arthur
Liao Tung Peninsula
Japan
Russia
China
Korea
Mourning Follows Senator Quay Death In Harrisburg
Gov. Pennybacker travels to Beaver for Senator Quay funeral and will preside at Memorial Day exercises in Gettysburg. State buildings are draped in mourning for thirty days in respect to the late senator.
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Harrisburg
Pennybacker
Beaver
Senator Quay
Gettysburg
Record Wheat Crop Expected In Collin County This Year
McKinney Texas reports considerable smooth head wheat cut and in shock. It ripens a week to ten days earlier than bearded wheat. Collin county has a history of record crops and this year may surpass all previous acreage and yield.
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McKinney
Texas
Collin County
Russian Evacuation Pact Tied to Railway Concession
The Daily Express correspondent reports Paul Lesser, Russian minister, told Prince Ching that Russia will evacuate New Chang if China grants a railway concession from Kalgan through Chinese Mongolia to Kiakhen near Lake Kal, or evacuate Manchuria outright if China leases the territory to Russia.
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China
London
Tien Tsin
The
Daily Express
Paul Lesser
Prince Ching
Russia
New Chang
Kalgan
Chinese Mongolia
Kiakhen
Lake @kal
Manchuria
Rain Aids Mills County Hay and Crop Prospects
Rain fell intermittently over Mills County Texas for three days with a general shower Saturday night. Three quarters of an inch was recorded aiding hay crops and corn, improving prospects for a good yield.
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Mills County
Coldthwaite
Texas
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Naples
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Brooklyn
Austria
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Austin Rifles
Cap
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San Deluge
Presbyterian General Assembly of the United States At
Buffalo
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