Confederate Veterans Hall Welcome Sparks Warm Reunion
The tenth annual Confederate veterans reunion opened in Louisville with stormy weather clearing to sunshine. Generals Gordon Lee Buckner received rousing welcomes as portraits and flags adorned the hall. Major General Poyntz led opening ceremonies with Mayor Weaver delivering the welcome.
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Robert E. Lee
B. Buckner
Joseph E. Johnston
Leonidas Folk
Stephen D. Tee Natinn
B. Forrest
John Morgan
Breckinridge
Isham Harris
John Marshall
Linseed Oil Paint and House Beautification
A house owner should choose pure Linseed Oil Paint to preserve and beautify the home. The text argues that a cheap paint in the can costs more over time when applied to a house, implying value in selecting higher quality coating.
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Sheffield-Huntington Co
War News Briefs From South Africa Include Pretoria Occupation Hopes
London reports say British forces may seize Pretoria within days as Johannesburg falls back and Kruger’s fate looms. Dispatches note Doornburg laager dissolving, Mafeking relief celebrations, and annexation of the Free State as Major General Pret tyman proclaims the Orange River colony.
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Com Pany
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Synman
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Free State
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George Prettyman
Orange River Colony
Market Square
Lady Roberts
Misses Roberts
Countess of Airlie
Henry Bentick
Settrington
Decoration Day Observed Across Nation with Tribute to Dead Soldiers
Washington marked Decoration Day as business paused while veterans from three wars and their descendants laid flowers on federal graves in Arlington Oak Hill and other cemeteries. Confederate veterans held a service at Oakwood and later G A R posts honored Confederate prisoners buried at Camp Douglas with floral tributes.
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Ewery Post
Camp Douglass
Merchants Tricked by Green Goods Swindlers
New York and Pennsylvania swindlers are circulating counterfeit one dollar silver certificates in Calhoun Georgia. Local merchants report being victimized and fear wider activity across the state. The spurious notes resemble genuine bills and some doubt their counterfeit's existence. Republican House committee members in Washington are noted in the same filing.
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New York
Pennnsylvania
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House Committee On
Plague in San Francisco Raises Alarm
Dr Kellogg declares a Chinaman likely died of plague after inspecting a Chinese undertaking shop corpse. He notes autopsy and animal inoculation as steps. Chinatown workers face strict enforcement as 159 policemen guard the quarantined district along California to Junction streets.
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Jockton Streets
Iron market shows hopeful demand with downward price trend
In New York on May 20 a modest improvement in demand is noted across iron branches and buyers are placing more orders. Prices show no improvement and continue downward with a wide spread in quotations for many products, reflecting unstable market conditions despite some optimism.
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Irom
National Tube Works to Discharge 800 Men
All branch houses except New York Chicago San Francisco and Pittsburg will close June 1 and managers and employees will be discharged. The company will shift product distribution to various works, eliminating about 800 jobs and saving at least a million dollars annually. Catholic golden jubilees to follow with ceremonies across multiple sees beginning next week.
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Chicago
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Pittsburg
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Hs Long
Fire Devastates Pioche Nevada Destroys Opera House Church
A large fire in Pioche Nevada destroyed a significant portion of the town including the Schaefer Opera House and the Episcopal church. The blaze caused extensive damage with losses estimated around eight hundred thousand dollars and damaged several other structures.
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Schaefer Opera House
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We Can That Fit For Comfort and Style
The ad promises a comfortable fit with no pinching or slipping and emphasizes affordable pricing. It claims customer satisfaction as the main goal and notes a large base of happy customers.
Hearst Likely Vice Presidential Nominee For Democrats
Prominent Democratic leaders discuss placing William R Hearst of the New York Journal on the vice presidential ticket. A whistle blower notes Hearst is willing to support the campaign with funds while leaders weigh his name amid other possible picks including Admiral Dewey who reportedly rejected the price.
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William R. Hearst
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New York Journal
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Treasure Unearthed by Hearst Scientists in Egypt Find
Scientists employed by Mrs. Phoebe Hearst in Egypt have unearthed a large collection of Ptolemaic papyri at Ghark El Fayum. The finds include crocodile papyri and translations, sent to England for study, and surpass existing Ptolemaic holdings.
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San Francisco
Egypt
Phoebe Hearst
University of California
Ghark-El- Fayum
Upper
Messrs. Greenfell and Hunt
England
Exports From Pensacola Hit Notable Totals
Pensacola exports last week valued at 190161 dollars. Timber and lumber topped the list with seven hundred fifty thousand eight hundred forty one superficial feet. Oak staves, cotton, phosphate rock and other goods follow as shipments by nine foreign steamers during the week.
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Fla
Assault on Convict By Prisoner With Shears
In Corvus, Carter a Georgian postmaster serving a government default sentence attacked fellow convict George Redrick an Indian Territory inmate with shears. The assault could prove fatal as Redrick sustained severe facial injuries during the attack at the prison glove area and the incident raises concerns of potential murder.
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Corvusus
William ¥. Carter
George Redrick
Indian Territory
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