Roosevelt lays corner stone for Lewis and Clark monument
President Roosevelt spoke at the Hotel Portland detailing the Lewis and Clark voyage and Westward expansion. He praised the Second Oregon volunteers and the battleship Oregon, urging unity to build a stronger navy and promise a brighter future for Oregon and the United States.
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Portland
Ore
Roosevelt
Lewis and Clark
Jefferson
United States
Mississipp
Pacific
Commonwealth
Roosevelt Honors Lewis and Clark Monument in Portland Visit
President Roosevelt traveled from Salem through the Willamette valley to Portland, delivering citizenship remarks at the capitol and addressing crowds at the Clark monument dedication in city park. He spoke from the Hotel Portland balcony at a banquet and praised Oregon and its people as American companions.
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Portland
Roosevelt
Wilamette Valley
Salem
Capitol
Oregon City
Columbia River
State of
Washington
Manila
Philippines
Columbia and
Willamette Rivers
Mt. Hood
Mt. Helena
Mt. Adams
Cascade Range
Williams
Mayor Williams
Oregon
National Guard
Big Game Targeted by Swoosh Leader Sew00rokkers
A bold figure leads a group aiming at a major contest. The narrative centers on tactics and rivalries as preparations unfold against a backdrop of high stakes and public attention. No further specifics are clearly identifiable in the fragment.
Swindler Netting Funds From Noted New Yorkers
Olga Beckwith Neilson, said to be cashiered from the Danish army, allegedly earned about 590 dollars monthly for two years by sending letters to prominent New Yorkers. Special Agent James Ford says Neilson used three letter forms promising work money or a personal meeting, claiming ex-army status and pawned jewelry. In court he cited marriage as cause of his downfall. A list of names including George J. Gould Andrew Carnegie J P Morgan John W Gates Hetty Green and Russell Sage was found among his papers.
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Neilson
George J. Gould
Andrew Carnegie
J. P. Morgan
John W. Gates
Hetty Green
Russell Sage
Sensational case ends in ruling on maternity and paternity
In Pittsburg on May 21 the jury returned a verdict for defendants in Beverly Robinson v Stephenson et al over 18 feet of Wood street property valued at about 106000. The trial hinged on whether a child born to Robinson's wife was her offspring or that of Mrs Metheny. Evidence showed conflicting testimony about the child's birth and parentage amidst murder and suicide claims surrounding the couple and Metheny.
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Pittsburg
United States Circuit Court
Beverly Robinson
Robert S. Stephenson
Wood Street
Catherine Vernaro Binson
Omaha
Robinson
David Gregg Metheny
Rob
Pair Haven
Increase in Wages Reported for Gres Northern PVP Eiswey
Report states substantial raises approved for Gres Northern PVP Eiswey employees. Details indicate wage adjustments across the division with notable pay hikes effective next pay period.
Pleasant Surprise Wage Increase For Northern Express Men
President James J. Hill announces a voluntary wage boost for Great Northern express workers averaging 12 percent with a $12 extra per $100 for May plus reserve checks totaling 24 percent of one month. The rise dates from March 1 and aligns with pay raises for train crews. Northern Pacific express staff will also see March 1 increases bringing them to parity, likely totaling 8 to 10 percent.
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Hill
Northern Pacific Express Company
Great Northern
Northern Pacific Express
Morgan to bring art treasures to America
In New York on May 21 J B Morgan plans to import his private collection labeled household effects. He orders agents to assemble paintings bric a brac and antiques from European museums and his London home for public viewing, promising one of the finest private collections.
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New York
J. B. Morgan
Europe
London
Bloodshed in Sanderson Over Teacher Election Tragedy
at Sanderson Texas on Tuesday a violent clash over the election of school teachers left H S Deggs shot and mortally wounded by a revolver, and Deputy Sheriff McMahon critically wounded after returning fire. Pd Bell participated and was killed. Pools of blood covered the store area and floors.
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Mi Paso
Texas
Sanderson
Deggs
McMahon
Pd Bell
Rare Imerson items fetch high prices at Boston auction
Boston on May 21 saw a sale of rare Imerson manuscripts and books. A two volume presentation copy of Woods at Home Overseises from Thomas Carlyle to R. W. Imerson sold for 102 dollars. Emerson Letters and Social Aims, first Boston 1876, brought 55 dollars.
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Boston
London Auction Sets Record For Raeburn Portrait
A London auction room saw a sensational sale when Raeburn's portrait of St. John Sinclair brought $73,500, purchased by a dealer, marking a striking price in the day's bidding.
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London
Raeburn
St. John Sinclair
Eighteen Poisoned by Impure Milk in San Juan
A San Juan boarding house reports eighteen residents poisoned by milk containing ptomitine. Eleven doctors used stomach pumps to save all lives. Affected Americans include Kellogg Sisson Cordon Schultz Hatten and Mr and Mrs Chadwick. Nurses and parents at the Maternity hospital were treated similarly and also saved. The incident causes alarm across San Juan.
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P. R
Kellogg
Sisson
Cordon
Schultz and Hatten
Chadwick
Destructive Kansas Cyclone Sweeps Wide Area
A powerful cyclone devastates a large region in Kansas causing widespread damage. A woman is reported dead as investigators assess the storm's impact on communities, farms, and infrastructure across multiple counties. Authorities warn of continued severe weather and danger from debris and localized flooding.
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Kansas
Severe cyclone razes Salina county farm and towns
In Salina county a deadly cyclone struck tonight, killing two and injuring over a dozen. The Olson boy, 18, died in a demolished house as a neighbor farm and Kern fruit farm suffered extensive destruction. Bridgeport and Blaine also reported major hail and property damage with no fatalities.
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Salina County
Ashland
Kinsley
Blaine
Wright
Salina
Kan
William A. Olson
Peter Olson
Bridgeport
Old Time Twister Visits Ashland Kansas
A cyclone struck Ashland Kansas at 5 oclock causing immense damage yet miraculously no deaths. The residence district bore the worst of the destruction with several homes wrecked including those of J P Campbell M G Stevenson C B Nunemacher J A Van Orsdell and F R Kern injuring Campbell and Stevenson.
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Ashland
Kan
J. P. Campbell
M. G. Stevenson
C. B. Nunemacher
J. A. van Orsdell
F. R. Kern
Campbell
Stevenson
Eyewitness reports tornado devastates town in Kansas
A twister visited Wright Kansas around six tonight demolishing several houses and unroofing others. No fatalities reported though injuries may exist. Crops suffered heavy damage and livestock were killed in the disaster.
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Wright
Kan
Tornado Hits Ridgeman County Destroys Home, Fatality
A tornado swept over Ridgeman county fifteen miles northwest of Kinsley in the afternoon, destroying Dan Gleason's house and causing the death of Mabel Tuttle.
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Kinsley
Kan
Ridgeman County
Dan Gleason
Mabel Tuttle
Severe Storm Rips Panhandle Region Killing Family
A severe storm swept the Panhandle last night, reaching from Amarillo to Oklahoma City. In Herford the home of M. R. Wilson was destroyed, killing Mrs. Wilson and a child and fatally injuring Wilson, with extensive property damage reported.
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O. T
Amarillo
Tex
Panhandle
M. R. Wilson
Herford
Explosion at Mott Haven rail yard kills one others injured
A five barrel hydro carbon gas explosion at the New York Central Mott Haven yards today destroyed property valued at 100000 and shattered windows within 300 feet. One man died and two others were hospitalized with severe burns as a storage tank and nearby buildings were consumed by the fire.
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Mott Haven
New York Central Railroad
Tragic double throat-cutting in Independence home
Fred Latty and his wife were found in their Independence residence with their throats cut. The wife was dead, Latty dying from blood loss, a bloody razor nearby. Authorities believe the wife killed herself and Latty then attempted to end his life. A child discovered the scene while others slept nearby.
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Kansas City
Fred Latty
Independence
Latty
Mra
Black man shot after escape from Mississippi courtroom
In Corinth Mississippi on May 21 Mose Hart a Black man was arrested for carrying concealed public safety items. During a trial before Mayor Young a confrontation led Hart to draw a public safety item and shoot at Marshal Bell. Hart fled to a nearby house where it was fired upon and Hart was shot multiple times.
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Miss
Mose Hart
Hart
Young
Marshall Bell
Bell Hart
Electric car collision injures twelve at Chicago intersection
A crash at Thirty-fifth and Halsted Streets injured twelve people, five seriously, and caused a panic as brakes failed on one vehicle. The incident occurred in Chicago on May 11.
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Chicago
Thirty-fifth
Halsted
George Francis Train Quarantined for Smallpox in Stamford
George Francis Train is quarantined at his sister Helen Gulader’s home in Stamford Conn suffering from a mild case of smallpox. He arrived yesterday from New York and his physicians state he has been ill for at least a week.
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Stamford
Conn
George Francis Train
Helen Gulader
Train
New York
Lincoln Elm Fells in Storm Before Lincoln Home
In Springfield Alabama on May 21 a historic elm planted by Abraham Lincoln in front of the Lincoln homestead toppled during a heavy wind and rainstorm damaging the site and drawing nearby onlookers.
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Springfield
Abraham Lincoln
Lincoln
Harriman Improves as Temperature and Pulse Normal
New York report states Mr. Harriman continues to improve with his temperature and pulse tonight normal.
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New York
Forged Papers Probe Involving Willy Lander Case
Chief of Police Moree received a letter from Willy Lander's father residing in Morgan Va. offering to pay all losses from forged papers altered by the sun. The Blanchard Billings bank cashed a $125 check for Lander but will not settle financially at present.
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Moree
Willy Lander
Morgan Va
Sun
Billings State Bank
Young Lander
Capture of Marl Newton Near Tongue River
Special dispatch reports Marl Newton, a deserter from KK town, captured by Officer Kennedy on the Tongue river banks. Newton wore citizen clothing and is believed attempting to avoid transport to the Mississippi region.
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KK Town
Marl Newton
Kennedy
Tongue River
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