Arlington service marks Confederate dead amid Roosevelt cheers
A crowded Arlington ceremony honored Confederate dead with flower strewing and music by The Marine Band. President Roosevelt arrived to applause as Lincoln's Gettysburg Address was read, followed by remarks from Gen. Eli Torrance and a closing rendition of America. The service reflected wartime loyalties and national unity.
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Arlington
Lfamiliar
Marine Band
Roosevelt
FE. B. Hay
Lincoln
Eli Torrance
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America
Henry 8. Stevens
Immigrants Tragedy Reported Near Edmonton
An unconfirmed Edmonton dispatch says about forty Galician immigrants traveling toward Victoria on a raft crashed twenty miles below Edmonton. twelve drowned. Separately a Denver express collision near Mycera killed two Hughes children, Fease aged 12 and Willie aged 9, who were riding with Henry Hughes.
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Winnipeg
Man
Snyg
Edmonton
Victoria
Basehketwacht River
Sapsizell
Springfield
Tye
Denver' Express
Chicago and
Fease Hughes
Willie Hughes
Cera
Henry Hughes
Denver Express
Horses Kill A Tiger On Circus Train In New York
A two year old tiger was killed during a disputed incident on a circus train moving from Goshen toward Poughkeepsie New York. The animal escaped its wagon, entered a horse car, and was battled by panicked horses. By the time the train reached Poughkeepsie the tiger lay dead under a horse with several horses badly scratched or bitten.
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Poughkeepsie
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Wesday
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Floods and unrest sweep through Oklahoma and beyond
A wild report from Wildman Oklahoma describes torrents from the Shiehifa Mountains washing away prospectors and damaging property and crops as floods rise. Separate dispatches note Boxer activity near Wege Chwan and warnings to foreigners, plus a Chicago death under police inquiry into Dr Wesley Johnson for alleged unlicensed medical practice and possible influence on Mae Thompson’s mysterious death.
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Wildman
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Shiehifa
Mother’s prayers stop lynching of boy as rope tightens
Willie Francis, a boy, almost hanged from a tree after a struggle near his home. Richard Criswell was shot in the hand, Sarah Francis was wounded while trying to seize the revolver, and Francis remains jailed on attempted murder charges.
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Richard Criswell
Sarah Francis
Criswell
John Frant
Theodore Beam
Francis
First American Minister to Cuba Presents Credentials
Herbert G. Brulers was formally received as the United States first minister to Cuba. The ceremony at the palace included Cuban guards and a royal-style reception. President Palma and the Cuban cabinet greeted him as he presented credentials and delivered a brief address. He becomes dean of Havana's diplomatic corps.
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Palma
Tinynan
Herbert G. Brulers
United States
Ted
Mar. Squiers
Linten
Mr. Squiers
Squiers
Havana
Texas and Louisiana Rice Growers Seek Wheat Harvest Aid
Rice growers in Texas and Louisiana through their organization have opened talks with implement dealers in Kansas and Oklahoma to cooperate in securing bonds for harvest care. The plan aims to form an army of traveling farm hands to harvest wheat, rice and corn from New Orleans to North Dakota.
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Wichita, Kan
Texas
Louisiana
Kansans
Oklahoma
New Orleans
North Dakota
Dakotan Grigsby Nominated U S Attorney for Alaska
President Roosevelt sent to the Senate the nomination of Melvin Grigsby of Sioux Falls South Dakota to be United States attorney for the district of Alaska. Grigsby has lived in South Dakota for thirty years dating back to the territorial era.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Senate
Melvin Grigsby
Sioux Falls
United States
District of Alaska
South Dakota
Washington Special On Grazing Lands Lease Kept In Abeyance
A Washington bulletin reports that the proposal to lease public lands for grazing, examined by the house committee on public lands, went over indefinitely and will not be acted on this session of Congress.
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Washington
House Committee On Public
Hinds
Congress
Knoxville Distributes Salaries as Rail Chief Sells Road
Traveling Auditor H W Oliver visited Knoxville and distributed one month’s salary to all employees of the Atlanta Knoxville and Northern Railway. The total payout reached 68000 dollars to staff and 95000 dollars with official gifts. Former president H K Mc Harg sold the line recently to Louisville and Nashville.
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Knoxville
H. W. Oliver
Atlanta, Knoxville and Northern Railway
H. K. McHarg
Six railroads indicted in Memphis pool case
A Memphis special reports six railroads entering the territory have been indicted by the federal grand jury for forming a pool to divide cotton shipments and maintain rates. A Paris dispatch notes the resignation of Premier Waldeck Rousseau and the entire cabinet. A Mt. Clemens dispatch says Aradles J. Cilley, Buffalo manufacturer, was thrown from a bogey on the lake front and died.
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Federal Grand Jury
Memphis
Parie
Waldeck-Rousseau
Mt. Clemens
Mich
Aradles J. Cilley
Buffalo
N. Y
Cilley
Clemton
Qhia
Judge Washabaugh Dies in Baltimore A South Dakota Jurist
Prominent South Dakota jurist Frank J. Washabaugh died in a Baltimore hospital at 4 am on Thursday from gallbladder disease. A native of Pennsylvania, he moved to Deadwood in 1877, served in Yankton, clerked for the U S district court, sat on the territorial council, and held five terms in the state senate, plus two terms as county judge. He had suffered poor health for years.
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South Dakota
Baltimore
Deadwood
Frank J. Washabaugh
Woashabaugh
Pennsylvania
Small Boy Admits Deed in Fatal Fight
Ja cob Graham an 18 year old schoolboy confessed to police Thursday night that he killed 14 year old Robert C. Hunter in St Joseph Missouri. Graham said the boys quarreled and Hunter assaulted him. Graham struck with his fist to the left temple causing concussion and Hunter died after returning home.
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Jacob Graham
Robert C. Hunter
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Hunter
Record Cattle Prices Hit New Peaks in Kansas City
Two cars of cattle averaging 1475 pounds sold for 7.50 a hundred, a new high at Kansas City stock yards. Thirty prime heavy steers averaging 1689 pounds brought 7.40, the market's highest since 1882.
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Kansas City
Boy 13 Is Arrested in Death of 5 Year Old Sto yer
Carl Woodard of Owosso Michigan age 13 is charged with manslaughter in the death of 5 year old Helen Stoyer. The coroner's jury ruled pneumonia as the cause but her father obtained a warrant. Woodard is accused of striking the girl while she played near the family home.
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Owosso
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Helen ‘Stoyer
Woodard
Cabinet Crisis in Spain Resigns Prompt Premier to Reorganize
Madrid dispatch reports a cabinet crisis as Agriculture Minister Canalejas argues to convene the chamber on the religious question. He resigns after ministers oppose the move, and the rest place their portfolios at Premier Sagastuis disposal to resolve the dispute.
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Madrid
Senor Canalejus
Senor Canalejas
Senor Sagastu
Three Cent Fare Upheld by New York Supreme Court
Justice Kenefick of the state supreme court rules the Erie Railroad may charge 3 cents per mile for passenger transport and dismisses a suit to compel selling mileage at $20 for 1,000 miles, declaring the mileage act unconstitutional.
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Dispatch
Erie Railroad
Kenefick
Atute Supreme Court
Society Leader Guilty In Grand Larceny Verdict
Chicago dispatch reports George a'Essayer society leader and broker found guilty of grand larceny for stealing $40 000 from Mrs Harvey, his mother in law. The Thursday verdict concludes the long case against the prominent clubman.
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Jiy
George
Mra. Harvey
Jersey Shore Fire Report Reaches Williamsport
A Williamsport dispatch says a large fire swept Jersey Shore ten miles west of the city. Electricity at St Paul’s cathedral in London was inaugurated with J P Morgan donations and officials present. A Washington report notes a favorable Senate military committee action on retirement of Gen Brooke to lieutenant general. Port-au-Prince informs of Haiti's new provincial government and other dispatches.
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Senate Committee On Military Affaira
State Department Haseen
United States
Miniter Powell
Port Ay Priner
Hayti
Toy
Port Cprine
Child Saved by Quick Thinking Engineer
An engineer's swift action averted tragedy, saving a child during a perilous moment. The incident highlights careful attention to safety practices and calm decision making.
Ex-Treasurer Sued in Johnson County Court
Johnson County officials sue former treasurer Dennis Maher for 1800.80 plus six percent interest from July 3, 1804, claiming he diverted county funds in 1804 and 1805 and concealed the thefts while falsifying records. Bondsmen under a 360000 bond are named as parties.
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County
An Towa Ghy
Vincent Zmant
Johnson County
Dennis
Board of Supervisors
Zmunt
Maher
New Iowa College President Chosen Grinnell Report
Rev Dr Daniel F Bradley will be installed as president of Town College on June 11. He previously led the Congregational church at Grand Rapids Michigan and was elected president in January. A Grinnell special notes his Oberlin training and trustee roles at Oberlin and Olivet colleges.
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Daniel F. Bradley
Town College
Congregational Church
Grand Rapids
Mich
Bradley
Oberlin
Olivet Colleges
Steubenville
Yankton
S. C
Iowa College
Discharged Young Women in Missouri River Case
In Blencoe, Justice Thomas B. Brown dismissed charges against L. Holman and a co defendant after Holmans island status was found uncertain. The pair had faced charges of attempting to burn a floating barge on the Missouri River near Holmans island. their attorney B I Ross argued jurisdiction before the trial.
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Wth
OnawasYisses L. Holman
Nom
Argon
Missouri River
Holman's Island
Thomas B. Brown
Blencoe
B. I. Ross
Holman’s Island
Relief Work at Decorah After Severe Storm
Decorah residents raise near eight thousand dollars to aid storm victims. The disaster caused estimated damages of two to three hundred thousand dollars as hundreds work on streets bridges and recovery tasks. Luther College students join in city cleanup while mail and passenger routes resume via overland to Colmar twelve miles away.
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Decorah
Luther College
Colmar
Drilling for Coal Near Hawarden by Local Stock Venture
Hawarden area venture contracts with Douglas Cameron to drill prospect holes near Hawarden after confirming coal exists at Jackson Neb. A stock company forms to assess quantity and profitability of coal resources for potential mining. Big burglary hit Des Moines Woolen Mills with 1500 dollars of finished goods stolen. thieves used gas and borrowed a horse and buggy to haul the loot and return it.
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Hawarden
Des Moines
Glasgow Woolen Mills
Crooks
Corn Belt Editors Hold Lively Meeting at LeMare
The Corn Belt editors gathering at LeMare drew below expected attendance but featured a lively session. President H. H. Toman of Cherokee opened the meeting and several papers were read.
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Corn Belt
LeMare
H. H. Toman
Cherokee
To Pay Penalty for Orire Special Court Sentences Two Men
Judge Thor neil sentences Edward Dennis to eight years and Wesley Irwin to twelve years imprisonment at hard labor in the penitentiary at fort Madison for the murder of Oscar K Miller.
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Orire
Clarinda
Thorneil
Edward Dennis
Wesley Irwin
Ort
Madison
Oscar K. Miller
Insane Man Struck by Train in Nashua
An 80 year old man, Joseph Coler, reportedly demented, was killed by a northbound train near Nashua on Thursday while wandering along the track in a failed attempt to reach an junction. Local authorities and witnesses described the tragic accident and noted the victim’s determent condition.
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Joseph
Coler
Nashua
Paroled Boy’s Path Back After Release From Prison
Report from Des Moines notes Wesley Ilking, paroled youth, working at Mt. Vernon while supporting family of Prof. Harlan at Cornell College. He intends to study further, take up Sunday school work, and pursue duties with Harris and others, earning money through odd jobs. Joe McCrary’s mother also paroled, Henry Stanley sent to Maine with no word. Other parolees from the last legislature give false factory accounts.
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Des Noines
Wesley Ilking
Ion -Recommenda
Wwork
Mt. Vernon
Prof
Harlan
Cornell College
Rome
Harris
Ele
Cornell
Col- Vere
Joe
McCraryy
Henry Stanley
Maine
Supreme Court Postpones Missouri Valley Saloon Cases
Counsel for the Harrison County Anti Saloon League urged Des Moines jurists to hear the Missouri Valley saloon cases this term. The state supreme court declined to advance the matter, delaying until October as originally scheduled, when a ruling setting aside Judge Macey’s decision may end the cases.
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Supreme Court
Missoura Valley
Harrison County
Four-Year-Old Boy Killed by Fort Dodge Street Car
Four year old Tohunie Iwanley, son of laborer John Hanley, was struck and instantly killed by a Fort Dodge street car on Saturday evening while crossing the track while rolling a hoop. The wheels passed over his head.
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Fort Dodge
Tohunie Iwanley
John Hanley
Bridge at Eagle Point Damaged by Storms
Storms have undermined the new Eagle Point high bridge over the Mississippi. No one may cross due to its unsafe condition as rains swell the river and driftwood bangs against piers, swaying the structure fifty feet. The bridge, opened recently, cost $100,000 and was erected by the American Steel Company. Workmen are enjoined in repairs.
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G Ruce Uneate
Dubugue Bersigs
Eagle Point High Bridge
Mississippi
American Steel Company
Pleaded Guilty in Cedar Rapids Assault Case
Pleaded guilty to assault and battery before Justice Sloan in Cedar Rapids. Children Bess and Jesse Brondige, aged 14 and 12, had sentence suspended during good behavior. If further complaint is made, they will be sent to reform school.
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Jesse Brondige
Justice Sloan
Cedar Rapids
L. J. Wagner
Will Ben
Superior Court
Lightning Strikes Barn Injures Horse in Sloan Area
During a rainy afternoon a bolt struck Dr. Hill's barn, tearing boards and shingles and starting a rooftop fire that was quickly extinguished. The same lightning shock felled George Goodwin and one of his horses in a nearby barn, half a block away.
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Sloan
Dr. Hill
George Goodwin
Hilt
Train derails near Grinnell depot injuring several students
Passenger train No. 4 on the Hock Isl and road, carrying several hundred students from Grinnell and Iowa City, returning from the state meet at Des Moines, derailed near the Grinnell depot and the smoker thrown across the track. Several students were bruised and shaken up but no serious injuries occurred.
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Hock Island Road
Grinnell
Iowa City
Des Moines
Grinnel Depot
City Council Bans Whistle Blowing At Odd Hours
The Dea Moines city council enacted an ordinance prohibiting whistle blowing at unusual hours near factories and power houses. Violations carry fines from 5 to 100 dollars.
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Dea Moines
Birds Reported Killed by Electric Tower at Yairfield
Citizens claim a 200 foot electric light tower near Yairfield kills birds. After a forgy incident, birds are allegedly found at the tower foot gathered by cores.
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Yairfield
State labor federation debates Roosevelt policy at Cedar Rapids
The Thursday session of the State Federation of Labor in Cedar Rapids introduced a resolution condemning President Roosevelt for issuing the order barring government employees from lobbying. Beattie County reports ample rainfall and prospects for a strong harvest.
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State Federation of Labor
Cedar Rapids
Roosevelt
Boy Gets Life Sentence in Second Degree Murder
Shenandoah dispatch reports Wesley Irwin and Edward Dennis were each sentenced to life imprisonment for the December murder of Ogcay Miller. Flue Keng Mavony was acquitted. The jury delivered verdicts Saturday after trial of three youths.
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Shenandoah
Wesley Irwin
Ogcay Miller
Edward “Dennis
Flue Keng Mavony
Iowa Court Rules Stock Contract Action Maintainable
The ruling centers on Elizabeth Wield suing the Eastern Building and Korn Association after paying five shares at $100 each. The court found the contract a carefully devised business plan, not a mere memorandum, and allowed the action to proceed.
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Supreme Court
Gownell Bluf
Elizabeth Wield
Eastern
Korn Association
Ble
Fragmentary notes on volcanic eruption and market reports
The text mixes a vivid account of Mount Pelee related observations with fragmented market data. It references photos of the eruption path, fear on the island, and descriptions of ash and explosions, alongside assorted commodity prices and railroad indicators from Chicago and other cities.
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