Landscape advertising in England halted amid protest
Hardin Publisher notes England will stop landscape advertising even to the point of boycotting shopkeepers who deface nature. The Vigilant plans to meet the Prince of Wales Burn Britannia. America has not yielded second to royalty in argument. A British doctor was tarred and feathered in Virginia for criticising principals in a shooting affray, seen as retribution for the Canadian flag episode.
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England
Prince of Wales
Britannia
America
Virginia
Death of Spain’s famed bullfighter shocks readers
The article mourns the death of Spain’s leading bullfighter and notes a collective sense of loss among readers who witnessed a climactic finish to a notable career. It also recounts a failed confidence game where two high‑degree fraudsters attempted a con on a carpenter, ending with the carpenter $10 ahead after a dispute over rules.
Burglars Use Polite Notes as New Loot Trick
A report notes burglars increasingly lure residents away with polite notes to avoid interruptions. It argues education matters, claiming literate criminals outpace illiterate ones, and implies schooling narrows the gap in criminal opportunity.
CarTaInN MAHAN on foreigners in the navy
CarTaInN MAHAN says a nation that trusts thousands of aliens yearly with the franchise should not be offended if a few hundred foreigners have fighting room on board cruisers. He argues the presence of foreigners in naval service reflects broader trust and duty.
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Cartainn Mahan
Commencement Season Sparks Reform Dreams
This time of year sees graduates ready to reform the world at ten minutes' notice after completing a four year course at a learning institution. The commencement season reflects bold plans and ambitions as young men step into public life.
Experimental Girders Fail To Pierce Dove Cuirass
In front of the Duke of Cambridge the rest of the sailor’s armor withstood a heavy charge. Cartridges fired enough force to drive a bullet through a log of oak thirty to forty centimeters thick across fifty centimeters, yet the cuirass repelled the impact and embedded the bullet in a second block.
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Duke of Cambridge
Pious enthusiasm tempered by beer brewing peers
The knighting of George Williams for services to religion is tempered by the thought that Lord Iveagh Guinness sits in the upper house for brewing a fair beer, and Baron Burton remains a hereditary legislator for the same reason.
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George Williams
Mr. Guinness
Lord Iveagh
Baron Burton
Vermon t belle marries colored Saratoga hotel porter
A Vermont society belle wed a colored hotel porter in Saratoga. The piece notes the bride is described as a leading society belle and the groom as a man with thousands of dollars, implying readers expect lavish romance and exceptional circumstances.
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Vermont
Saratoga
Admiral Ammen Proposes Atlantic Coast Canal
Admiral Ammen urged building a canal along the Atlantic coast from New England to Florida. The speaker said they never opposed canal business but protested against extending it into the sea, warning that a future proposal might link Liverpool and New York by a canal.
Exposition Seeks Arbitration with French Exhibitors
The directors of the World's Columbian Exposition propose settling with French exhibitors injured by the manufactures building fire through arbitration. The offer, though courteous, would have moved more gracefully had it been made before the French government filed court proceedings against the exposition company on behalf of the destroyed property owners.
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Exposition Company
Hospital doctors accused in Irish patient skinning case
A dramatic report claims physicians put a patient into a deep sleep and deprived him of seven patches of skin for the benefit of a Frenchman in an adjacent ward. The piece notes the legal question of whether skinning a man alive can be treated as a legal action and predicts interest in the resulting suit.
SOUBRETTE SADIE MARTINOT MARRIES ACTOR IN NEW VOWS
SOUBRETTE SADIE MARTINOT, who has just married an actor, declares that "a woman's affection is a pure spring that bubbles up in the basin of the heart." Her heart, however, is not as full of springs as that of Lillian Russell, who has bubbled just twice as many times.
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Soubrette
Sadie Martinot
Lillian Russell
Street contractors unite to curb city authorities
San Francisco street contractors have organized to resist municipal authorities. An old saying about nothing new under the sun is invoked as a reflection on change and time. The remark is noted after the organizers rally for safeguards against official overreach.
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San Francisco
Tornado Devastates Paton and Nearby Towns
A violent tornado swept Paton on Wednesday evening, leveling the Catholic church, destroying barns owned by A Taute M Tallman A B Condit and Wm Pemble, and throwing many houses from foundations. The storm lasted minutes, darkness covered the town, several people were injured but none seriously, as caves provided shelter. The Eagle Grove and Clarion Catholic churches were also blown down.
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Paton
A. Taute
Eagle Grove
Clarion
Corrup t Clerk Stole Goods From Em ployers
Emma Davison, 44, was arrested in Davenport on a theft charge after two years as a clerk at J. H. C. Peterson's Sons department store. Police found $400 worth of goods in her room, she confessed to burning unsold items, and she admitted selling stolen goods to buyers in other towns, often accepting drafts and checks. She cited nervous disorders, but no corroboration was provided.
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Davennrort
Emma_ Davison
J. H. C. Peterson
P. E. SISTERHOOD GRAND CHAPTER ELECTS OFFICERS
Cuarrrox June 24 at the Grand Chapter of the P. E. O. Sisterhood officers were elected with Mrs. Alice Spillman of Ottumwa as president and Miss Bertha Morrison of Atlantic as first vice president. Other officers include Mrs. Margaret Stanton of Ames, recording secretary Mrs. Flora C. Herring of Fairfield, corresponding secretary Mrs. Estelle Walker of Keokuk, treasurer Mrs. Will McHenry, and Des Moines organizer Mrs. Walter Campbell of Oskaloosa. The next meeting will be in Ottumwa in June 1895.
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Cuarrrox
P. E. O. Sisterhood
Alice Spillman
Ottumwa
Bertha Morrison
Atlantic
Margaret Stanton
Ames
Flora C. Herring
Fairfield
Estelle Walker
Keosauqua
Will McHenry
Des Moines
Walter Campbell
Oskal
Doctor Fends Off Robbers on Walnut Street Bridge
Des Moines reports two youths attempted a street hold up on Dr Keables yesterday morning. He grappled them, drew a 22 caliber revolver, and shot assailant Charles Adams in the neck. Adams was wounded but not seriously. The doctor later extracted the bullet.
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Des Moins
Keables
Walnut Street Bridge
Charles Adams
Indictment Filed Against Brush Creek Bank President
West Union June 24 The grand jury has returned an indictment against A Rawson president of the Brush Creek bank that failed last fall. When the crash came there was little left with protected creditors sweeping away nearly all assets. It is claimed evidence will show Rawson received money on deposit the day before the bank failed with full knowledge that suspension was inevitable.
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West Union
A. Rawson
Brush Creek Bank
Rawson
Lightning Kills Six Horses in Des Moines Storm
A Des Moines storm struck at 8 pm causing major damage to buildings and crops. A barn at Eighth and Normal owned by Mike McDonald caught fire after a lightning strike, killing six of seven horses instantly and badly damaging the barn. one horse survived.
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Des Moles
Des Moines
Mike McDonald
State Sons of Veterans Campment Closed
The state encampment of the Sons of Veterans closed yesterday afternoon. E. E. Hawks of Keokuk was elected commander. The Ladies' Aid Society also closed its session with Miss Belle Gray of Washington re-elected president and Miss Bessie Kiser of Fort Madison as vice president.
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Fr. Mandison
Sons of Veterans
E. E. Hawks
Keokuk
Ladies’ Aid Society
Belle Gray
Washington
Iowa
Bessie Kiser
Fort Madison
Burlington National Guard Company Disbands Over Row
Burlington June 23 Company N I Town National Guard disbanded after a row between it and Col. James H. Guest. Capt Charles Willner and Lieuts B W Smith and C Phillips resigned to Adjutant General Prime of Des Moines. The dispute centered on Burlington being chosen for the state encampment against protests of Company H.
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Burlington
Town National Guard
James H. Guest
Charles Willner
W. Smith
Co. C. Phillips
Prime
Des Moines
Cow Attack Leaves Woman Bruised and Arm Broken
Creston June 22 Mrs. John Jared living near Bedford was attacked by a savage cow and severely injured. She was knocked to the ground trampled and sustained many bruises along with a broken arm in the frightening incident.
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Creston
John Jared
Bedford
Spirit Lake GOP renominates Perkins on 86th ballot
A Spirit Lake convention renominated Perkins after the eighty six ballots. Across Iowa news notes report bank troubles in Hampton with resignations, storm damage in Sioux City, a large G A R encampment in Council Bluffs, a major early blaze in Buffalo Center, and a large array of Iowa monument medallion selections. Also included are violent incidents around Lincoln township Buena Vista county and a fatal track accident near Davenport.
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Spirit Lake
Perkins
Citizens’ State Bank of
Hampton
Sioux City
Illinois Central Station
Peavey & Stivers
Gettysburg
Council Bluffs
Nebraska
Clinton
George Newman
Cedar Falls
J. C. Milliman
Logan
W. Ellis
Villison
E. H. Hazen
Des Moines
W. Cozier
Colfax
Buffalo Center
Main Street
Slaba & Dreesman’s
Iowa Soldiers’ Monument Commission
State Capitol
Belknap
Winslow
Hatch
Iowa
Corse
Crocker
Curtis
Dodge
Charles L. Mathias
Fifteenth
Iowa Infantry
William T. Shaw
Fourteenth
William T. Vandever
Ninth
George A. Stone
Twenty-fifth
Samuel Rice
Twenty-third
John W. Noble
Third
Iowa Cavalry
Secretary of the Interior
J. M. Hedrick
J. B. Weaver
Second
Samuel McFarland
Nineteenth
Prairie Grove
J. F. Hartman
Joe” Griffith
Twenty-second Iowa Infantry
Noah W. Mills
J. C. Parrott
Seventh Iowa Infantry
H. H. Trimble
Pope prepares encyclical to unite church worldwide
Rome reports the pope’s jubilee encyclical or political testament approved by cardinals and soon to be issued. It invites all men to join the church, asks for more missionaries, condemns Free Masons, urges union among rulers, and appeals to Protestants to return to the faith.
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Rome
College of Cardinals
Pullman Strike Boycott Looms After Arbitration Ultimatum
Pullman Company faces a noon Tuesday deadline set by the American Railway Union to arbitrate the strike dispute. The union expects no compliance and plans a nationwide boycott across the United States Canada and Mexico. Pullman officials refuse arbitration proposals amid reports of destitution and hunger among striking workers as relief feeds about nine thousand of the town's fifteen thousand residents.
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Curiaco
American Railway Union
Pullman Company
Pullman
United States
Canada
Mexico
Relief Committee
Cerman Sensation: Imperial Court Master Arrested
Berlin report says Count Von Kotze, a master of ceremonies at the imperial court, has been arrested for writing an indecent anonymous letter to aristocrats. Four years of police inquiry led to the arrest, with physicians noting mania and a family history of insanity.
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Imperial Court
Berwin
Cologne
Count von Kotze
von Kotze
Rich Cripple Creek Find Shakes Pike's Peak Mine
Crivete Creek Colo June 23 reports a strike of extraordinary richness at the Pike's Peak mine. An eight inch streak of decomposed quartz and talc yields about sixty ounces of gold per ton, similar to the other three veins on the property. The Pike's Peak is described as the richest gold property discovered in Cripple Creek.
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Crivete Creek
Colo
Pike’s Peak
Pike's Peak
Cripple Creek
Spanish Victory in Mindanao Battle
Dispatches from Mindanao report a June ninth battle between Spanish troops and Mussalien inhabitants ending in a Spanish victory. About a hundred Mussalien dead and Spanish losses are described as only a few wounded. Fighting continues.
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Mapaio
Mindano
Philippine Islands
Military forces compel Lisbon bakers to work
In Lisson Spain on June 23 six thousand bakers who had been on strike were encamped outside the city. Soldiers and police surrounded the group and escorted them into the city. They were forced to resume work under military supervision.
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Lisson
Spain
Union backs people's party platform at Curiaco convention
In Curiaco on June 22 the American Railway Union voted unanimously to support the People's Party platform and its candidates. The convention also declared in favor of government ownership of railroads.
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Curiaco
American Railway Union
People's Party
Alliance Planned by Rail Union Knights and Farmers
Debs announces a joint convention of the American Railway Union Knights of Labor and Farmers Alliance at Springfield Illinois from July 2 to 4. The alliance aims to unite the three bodies, which together number about 1,500,000 members, with Debs predicting success.
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Knights of Labor and Farmers’ Alliance
Cnicano
Debs
American Railway Union
Springfield, Ill
Bridge Destroyed by Mob Near Round Point
In Round Point near Wicarra Kansas on June 24 a mob dynamited the Rock Island Bridge just outside the city limits. The sheriff was powerless as a train passed without stopping and the engineer was fired upon twice. Bloodshed looms as authorities face chaos.
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Wicarra
Kas
Round Point
Rock Island
Adjutant General Tarred and Feathered in Cripple Creek
In Colorado Springs on June 24 Adjutant General Timothy J. Tarsney who led the Cripple Creek troops was kidnapped from the Alamo hotel and driven out of town where he was tarred and feathered. Deputies are blamed for the brutal outrage.
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Colorado Springs
Timothy J. Tarsney
Cripple Creek
Alamo Hotel
Miss Frances Willard Arrives From England in Brief
Brevities note Miss Frances E. Willard, president of the W C T U, has returned from England. Erastus Wiman was sentenced to five years and six months for forgery at Sing Sing. American derby at Chicago won by Rey El Santa Anita at 40 to 1, owned by “Lucky” Baldwin. Disaster in Samara drownings as boat sinks with seventy aboard. twenty five rescued. Weather crop report covers Missouri to South Dakota with drought impacts. Austrian Silesia mine explosion death toll 232. Kohout survives rescue attempt and narrates events. Prendergast sanity trial begins in Chicago with state and defense counsel.
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Frances E. Willard
England
Erastus Wiman
New York
Sing Sing
Chicago
Rey el Santa Anita
Lucky” Baldwin
Vienna
Samara
Jak
Bulgalme
Weather Bureau
Missouri
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Iowa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Austrian Silesia
Kohout
Wichita
Kas
Nebraska
Labor Troubles Spread Across States as Miners Strike
June reports from Ohio Indiana Illinois Pennsylvania and Colorado describe miners seeking pay gains and resisting authorities. Several districts see workers returning to mines while others face militia action and court penalties as strikes continue and demands for 70 cents persist.
Coxeyites Movement Across States Ends in Trials
Reported Coxeyite marchers from Denver reached Leavenworth and were jailed after jury verdicts found Saunders' army guilty of charges. Fifty escaped as authorities attempted dispersal. Thomas sentenced about 120 members to $20 fines or county jails, dispersing the group. In Louisville, Kelly and Baker faced vagabond charges, bonds set at 2500 each, with forthcoming trials.
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Messure
Col
Louisville
Kelly Baker
Railway Union Endorses People's Party at Chicago Convention
The Railway Union in Chicago endorsed the People's Party action after a rousing speech by President Debs. The morning session saw unanimous support for government ownership of railroads with Debs and Howard speaking at length. The afternoon discussed local union constitutions and minor union governance as officers likely to be elected Saturday with a planned adjournment.
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Chicago
Ame Railway Union
Resulu
People's Party
Debs
Howard
Nebraska Silver Conference pushes for free coinage plank
In Omaha on June 24 delegates and hundreds of visitors gathered for the Nebraska Democratic Silver Conference to organize a State Free Coinage league. Temporary chair Hazlette Beatrice led a meeting where prominent Democrats endorsed unlimited coinage of gold and silver at the 16 to 1 ratio, urging immediate restoration without external pacts.
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Omaha
Neb
Democ
Norn
Hazlette Beatrice
Nebraska
Indictments Count Strikers in Ottawa Case
Ottawa, NL June 24 The jury reports sixty five indictments. Twenty five target strikers linked to the LaSalle assault on Sheriff Taylo and deputies on May 2 and to the destruction at Scott and McNeil mines at Kang ley and the stowing of Santa Fe trains at Streator.
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Ottawa
Circuit Court
Taylo
LaSalle
Scott
Scraps of Information From An Old Telegraph Sheet
Claims tarantula mucus cures its bite. China fortifies coast with Krupp guns. London asylums for the aged blind and infirm cost 3 205 000 dollars. Asia’s largest river Yel Esei in Siberia runs about two thousand miles. West Virginia hosts sixteen thousand square miles of coal fields larger than Great Britain’s coal regions.
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China
London Free Asylums
Iold
Asia
Yelesei
Siberia
West Virginia
Great Brig
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