Methodist conference acts on heresy trials and probation
Baltimore June 2 Reports and other business moved quickly at the Methodist Episcopal general conference with limited debate. A key measure ends six months probation while allowing any length of probation after church board or class leaders approve. The title presiding elder is replaced with district superintendent. Bishops assignments across missions were announced.
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Immigration Chief Denounces Fake Bodies Story
Washington June 2 Commissioner Frank P Sargent of the bureau of immigration today denounced the report last week that 12 Chinese immigrant bodies smuggled into the country in boxes had arrived in New York as a rankest fake.
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Unclear Prescription Charge Tale From Success Magazine
A man fills his first prescription and pays $1.10 to a clerk then informs the proprietor after the customer leaves that the amount was incorrect or incomplete. The snippet ends before revealing the final detail or correction.
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Counterfeit Dollar Trick Recounts Store Note
A proprietor eyes a young man over glasses and jokes about counterfeit money. After confirming the ten cent piece is good, the owner quips that they still earn a nickel, underscoring thrift and a humorous exchange in a small shop.
The Clergyman's Daughter and The Paper Purchase
A country town shopkeeper offers a discount on note paper, asking if the customer is a clergyman's wife. She denies it, then reveals plans to become engaged to a theological student after college, prompting cautious, humorous exchange.
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Edith and Mildred Defend Belongings in Stranger Interaction
In Harper's Weekly a stranger asks a young girl her name. Edith answers she is four and mentions her sister Mildred, age two. She asserts she does not want to go with the stranger and that he cannot take her sister.
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And what do you do when you have a cold doctor
A quip from Fliegende Blaetter questions medical advice with the line Just cough and sneeze madam. The humorous exchange reflects 19th century satire and public attitudes toward medical guidance in the era.
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Wettest May on record declares weather man
New York reports May 1.88 inches to nine hours and a total 9.10 inches for the month. Forecaster Emery notes this May set a new record for moisture since the weather bureau began 28 years ago. The greatest 24 hour fall was 1.34 inches in May 1898, surpassing the previous May record of 7.01 inches in 1901.
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Socialist Leader Arrested in Ufa Speech Case
St. Petersburg on June 2 reports the Duma surrendered M. Kosorotoft a socialist for trial over a post election speech at Ufa that allegedly incited armed resistance among the audience.
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Barge Capsizes on Amur River Drowning 89 Prisoners
At Khabarovsk on the Amur river a barge laden with Chinese prisoners overturned. Ninety nine drowned is reported with eighty nine confirmed dead and the incident prompting inquiries by local authorities.
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Texas's shifting allegiance praised by judge in Weatherford
Judge W F Barclay notes Texas history of recognizing six flag authorities France Spain Mexico Republic of Texas United States and Confederacy. He calls the current U S flag the enduring emblem that prairie people kiss and honor, saying the lag of the union will never be supplanted.
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