Explosion Kills Seven Sailors on Kearsarge Forward Turret
Admiral Evans reports a fatal explosion aboard the battleship Kearsarge during Atlantic fleet drills near Guantanamo Bay. Seven sailors dead, fourteen injured, including eight seriously. cause undetermined.
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Washington
Missouri
Atlantic
America
Carribbean Sea
Department
Evans
Atlantic Fleet
Kearsarge
Wainanera
Guantanamo Bay
Mob Hangs Two Negroes in Liberty Emblem Scene
Springfield Missouri reports a mob of about 3000 dragged Horace Duncan and Jim Copeland from the county jail and hanged them at the Goddess of Liberty amid fires. The attack followed alleged assault on Mabel Edwards. later militia and deputies guarded the city after threats of renewed violence. Governor Folk authorized rewards for mob leaders and ordered investigation.
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Springfield
Horace Duncan
Jim Copeland
Mabel Edwards
Twiy
Monett
Miss Edwards
Cooper
Duncan
Copeland
Horner
Folkerly
Floating canvas net nets fish in Chinese and Malay waters
A dramatic note describes a fishing method used by Chinese and Malays where a white canvas screen lowered from a boat lures fish to leap into the vessel. The piece also mentions Claude and Marice in a comical predicament about an overpacked going away outfit.
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Claude
Marice
Quisville
Raal
Desperadoes Captured After Town Desperadoes Holdups
Des Moines April 15 Three desperadoes, all members of a gang, were captured after a day of street hold ups and saloon robberies in Valley Junction. A posse drove the gang from the town. two captured at John Fairgraves’ saloon and another arrested by City Marshal Lewis. Remaining gang members hid at a nearby camp beyond town.
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Des Moines
Valley Junction
John Fairgraves
Henry Olsen
James Dorfie
Frank Woods
Fairgraves
James Clark
Ed Wagner
Clark
Politicians and saloon men in row over campaign costs
In Council Bluffs on April 13 C H Huber former democratic candidate sues Bert Larsen saloon owner for 500 dollars he claims to reimburse campaign activity aimed at swaying the Danish vote against him Larsen replies with an injunction against Edward Sherlock saloon owner charged with responsible for Hubers suit The dispute hints at a wider saloon war with possible involvement of other dealers and efforts to smooth the matter by lawyers
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Council Bluffs
C. H. Huber
Bert Larsen
Huber
Larsen
Edward Sherlock
Sherlock
Abandoned Des Moines Brewery Plan After Legislation
Frank Pp. Mattes announced that the Des Moines brewery project has been abandoned. The legislature required renewal of petition consent every five years, making the investment too risky for a large capital outlay. He cited council and court hurdles and a slim majority as reasons against proceeding.
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Des Moines
Frank Pp. Mattes
Floating Body Recovered After Drowning in Cedar Rapids
The body of Mrs. Copp, who drowned on Friday evening in Cedar Rapids, was found yesterday morning more than a mile downstream.
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Cedar Rapids
Man Hums With Neighborly Wisdom In Quip
A wry adage reflects that a man believes his neighbor is better than reality and that a neighborly bond can be more imagined than lived. The saying hints at human bias and social comparison.
M. & St. L. To Rebuild Track North of Des Moines
Des Moines report notes the Minneapolis & St. Louis line will be rebuilt this spring from Des Moines to Gilmore. Existing six pound rails laid by the Rock Island under lease will be replaced with seven pound rails to strengthen the grade.
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Des Moines
Minneapolis & St. Louis Railway
Gilmore
Rock Island
Reform Should Learn From Charity At Home
A pointed thought urges reform efforts to start with domestic charity and self improvement before expanding outward. The remark implies that effective social change begins with household and community responsibilities.
Rock Island road revisits Des Moines to Gowrie survey plan
Des Moines April 16 The Rock Island road resumes plans to build a link from Des Moines to Gowrie reaching the Sibley branch at Gowrie. Surveys will be made in thirty days with two route options, one via Four Mile townships coal fields to Gowrie, the other from Valley Junction toward Woodward Ogden then Gowrie.
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Des Moines
Rock Island Road
Four Mile
Maple Block
Berwick
Douglas Township
Milwaukee Road
Huxley
Boone
Gowrie
Polk County Schools Win Bronze Medal at St Louis Exposition
Des Moines April 13 Polk County Superintendent Thornburg received the bronze medal awarded at the St Louis exposition to the counties. The Polk exhibit showcased work from all county schools and was the only county to win a medal among about sixty exhibits. Thornburg expresses elation and gratitude for the recognition of two years of preparatory labor.
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Thornburg
Polk County
Des Moines
St. Louis
Polk
Thornourg
Sioux City Church Figures Tangle in Dry Goods Theft Ring
A wave of arrests hits a Pelletter dry goods store conspiracy in Sioux City. C. C. Waud attempted suicide amid a murder warrant, while Chas M Waud denies involvement. Ringleader Mrs M J Morrell with clerks J W Shields and M J Bender face charges as $600 in plunder is recovered.
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Sioux City
sAn
Big Pelletier
C. C. Waud
The
State University
Chas. M. Waud
M. J. Morrell
Linen
J. W. Shields
M. J. Bender
Price Scale Made for Iowa Miners
Des Moines reports that a two year price scale for Iowa coal mining through April 1906 has been finalized. Advances for second to fourth subdistricts remain to be calculated, with a likely Wednesday signature and a May 1 resumption of all mines.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Fatal Mine Shooting in Buxton During Quarrel
In Buxton on April 14 Fred Clayton shot and killed an unknown Black man during a drunken quarrel. Clayton, also Black, fled the scene. Local officers are alerted and actively searching for him as the victim and Clayton were miners employed in the area.
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Fred Clayton
Oskaloosa
Red Clayton
Clayton
No Double Track Plan Denied by Illinois Central
Superintendent F B Harriman of the Illinois Central officially denies reports of plans to double track from Chicago to Fort Dodge. He states such plans have never been considered.
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Iowa Central
Burglary Suspect Expected To Break Silence At Safe
Police say the burglar is not talkative but is likely to become a real bore when he finds the safe empty or secured, hinting at a tense confrontation as investigators close in on the crime scene.
Precautions from Dean’s Kidney Pills Highlight Marquette Woman
Mrs Laura Sullivan of Bluff and Third Streets Marquette Michigan describes back ache swelling and dizziness eased after using Dean’s Kidney Pills. She reports relief before finishing half a box and full recovery after continued use. Sold by all dealers 50 cents a box Poster Milburn Co Buffalo NY. The mistakes folks make often prove a blessing to someone else.
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Laura Sullivan
Bluff
Third Sts
Marquette
Mich
Dean
Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Red Cross Blue Bll and The Kuss Company Ad
Fragmentary notes describe a "hands up" sermon and an advertisement for a large tonnage item by The Kuss Company in South Bend, Indiana. The text references a Red Cross blue bill and a 5 cent rate, with unclear context or outcome.
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TSE
Kuss Company
South Ad
Ind
In a Pinch Allen's Foot-Ease Ad Preview
An advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder for painful, smarting, and sweaty feet and for growing nails. It claims comfort, easier shoe wear, and a trial package free. Sold by druggists, 25 cents. Mail address A. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Allen
Olmsted
le Roy
N. Y
Plum Distribution Becomes Test of Political Promise
Local report argues that the real measure of political commitment is how party leaders distribute plum posts to allies. The piece notes caution against token appointments and calls for substantive policy wins to back public rhetoric.
Mail Tubes Cut Time Between Paris and Berlin
Mail packages are whirled through pneumatic tubes between Paris and Berlin in thirty five minutes. The distance is seven hundred miles.
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Paris
Berlin
Cork's buoyancy challenged by deep ocean pressure
A concise note explains that cork, though buoyant, will not rise if sunk two hundred feet beneath the sea due to immense water pressure, while at lesser depths it returns to the surface.
Wind River Reservation Lands Opening Delayed to August 1906
The Chicago North Western Railway reports the public lands at Wind River Sho shone Reservation in Wyoming will open August 15 1906 by congressional joint resolution. Railroad construction to the reservation border is advancing quickly and is expected to finish soon.
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Chicago
Ill
Chicago North Western Railway
Wyoming
Congress
Senator Long Greets West Virginia Reception Group
Kansas Senator Long attended a reception at Senator Elkins home in West Virginia with his wife. He greeted guests along the line and asked who the distinguished man at the end was. Mrs Long replied that it was the butler, revealing a humorous moment.
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Senator Long
Kansas
House of Representatives
Senator Elkins
West Virginia
Longs
Elkins
Read’s Ride Through Arkansas Ends With Squatter’s Quip
Opie Read travels on horseback through Arkansas and asks directions from a laid back squatter. The squatter guitar and fiddle by his side jokes about roads and forks as Read concedes his disorientation and the squatter insists he is not lost.
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Opie Read
Arkansas
Read
Mr. Read
Woman Doctor Credits Postum With Ending Neuralgic Headaches
A woman recounts a 12 year struggle with neuralgic headaches and severe weight loss then credits Postum Food Coffee with restoring her health. She notes rapid weight gain, relief within weeks, and renewed independence after switching from coffee. She mentions Possum Co. Battle Creek Michigan and the promotional book The Road to Wellville.
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Possum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
Roosevelt Speaks On Muck Raker Tax Inheritance Debate
President Roosevelt's corner stone address discusses muckrakers, calls for a progressive national tax on inheritances, and warns against attacking character for political gain. He urges focus on truth, honesty, courage and warns against hypocrisy in wealth and labor leaders.
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Washington
Roosevelt
New House
Congress
Behal
Tramp James Sparks Loses Both Legs in Rail Crash
Oskaloosa reports James Sparks a Cedar Rapids resident was run over by a Rock Island train yesterday, resulting in the loss of both legs. Police and railway officials investigate the accident scene.
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Oskaloosa
James Sparks
Cedar Rapids
Rock Island
Great Damage From Vesuvius Strikes Naples
Naples reports estimated property losses at 2 million dollars and 50 000 homeless from Mount Vesuvius eruptions. Ash four inches deep covers ground and roofs as King Victor Emmanuel tours Ottajano amid rescuers and new fatalities. By April 14 the danger has passed and experts expect a decade to restore farmland and crops.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Mount Vesuvius
Victor Emmanuel
Ottajano
Mount
Matteucci
Two Coal Cars Plunge. Two Die In Mine Accident
In Charleston on April 15 two men were killed and eleven others were likely fatally injured when two coal cars at the Terry mine of the Stonewall Coal company in the New River field collided and plunged 100 feet over an embankment. The victims were aboard the cars at the time of the crash.
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Charleston
W. Va
Terry
Stonewall Coal Company
New River Field
Why Not Mama Says He Is Too Small To Punish
A fragment quotes a saying about a mother and a child with grave moral undertones. The line labels an ungrateful man as the meanest thing that crawls reflecting a harsh household sentiment.
There Are No Newsboys in Spain
A satirical tale recounts street selling by women in Spain and a humorous yarn attributed to the Chinese minister in Washington. It describes a rich Chinaman with three dogs punished for sleeping on his couch and finding them warming the seat, then cooling it with breath.
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Spain
Washington
Pierce’s Favorite Prescription and Dr Pierce’s Golden Medical Discovery
Advertises Pierces Favorite Prescription for weak nervous women and Golden Medical Discovery for digestive and blood disorders. Claims no alcohol, uses glyceric extracts from native plants, non secret, openly listed ingredients. Consultation offered from Buffalo. Pleasant Pellets cure constipation sold by all medicine dealers.
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Pi.erce
Dr. Pierce
Pierce
Buffalo
N. Y
Lloyd George Elected Wales Meeting Gets Fiery Exchange
In Wales Lloyd George addressed a meeting where the chairman introduced a Carnarvon Boroughs member to respond to the Bishop of St Asaph. The bishop’s remarks on Welsh Disestablishment drew strong criticism, with the speaker labeling the bishop a major falsehood in creation and declaring Lloyd George his match.
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Lloyd George
Wales
Carnarvon Boroughs
St. Asaph
Building on Fire Report Reaches English Office
An Englishman informs the American journal bureau head that a building is on fire. The two exchange formalities as the Englishman asks for the person in charge and confirms the situation before delivering the urgent update.
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Bureau
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