Mail Plot Alleged In Railroads Postoffice Scrutiny
The Ashton Gazette reports an investigation ordered by President Roosevelt into railroad and Post Office Department pay for mail handling. It claims 32 post office inspectors have worked since last December, cutting railroads’ compensation by 14 percent while standardizing days weighed across services.
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Roosevelt
Cincinnati Times-Star
Meyer
Cortelyou
Nun Abducted From School In Duluth Kidnapping
A 24 year old nun to be, daughter of Edward Deigle, superintendent of St Paul terminal railroad yards, was abducted from a Duluth school by two men who seized her, forced her into a hack, and sped away. Relatives suspected. the abduction halted the nun’s final vows set for July 11.
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Bister Bormeys Area
Elic School Ta
Woman Slain Found In Abandoned Well Near Minneapolis
The body of Mrs. Catherine MecCart of 1201 Franklin Avenue East Minneapolis, missing since May 24, was found by detectives in an abandoned well on George Karelbach’s farm a few miles from the city. Her head was crushed with a blunt instrument. The body was partly clothed. Karelbach, the farm owner, is her brother in law.
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Catherine MecCart
Franklin Avenue East
Minneapolis
George Katelbach
Karelbach
Murder in Corona Road Escape Case Sparks Mystery
The body of R. Steiner, ex New York merchant, found along Corona road after escaping a private sanitarium where he was treated for insanity. Inmate Joseph Kleine, who fled with Steiner, is missing. Police suspect murder in the escape incident.
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R. Steiner
New York City
Corona
L. 1
Joseph Kleine
Mr. Steiner
Steiner
Famine in Vegetables Threatens New York Market
Dealers around Washington market warn New York faces a vegetable famine due to six weeks of unseasonable weather. Southern vegetables are scarce and may exhaust supply before Long Island and New Jersey products mature.
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Washington
New York
Long Island
New Jersey
Great Storms Take Life Across the West
Storms of wind and rain killed twenty nine people, injured many, and caused extensive damage across western areas. The report notes widespread destruction and high casualty figures from severe weather events.
Federal laws may make kidnapping a capital crime
The piece notes expected White House push to elevate kidnapping to capital offense. Police favor harsher penalties, arguing kidnappers hold victims with impunity. Authors argue strict laws deter abductions, contrasting US risks with Europe, and foresee a hard line if Congress approves gallows or electric chair.
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Congress
Roosevelt
United States
England
Europe
Fund to Fight Labor Unions at Manufacturers Meet
At the National Association of Manufacturers annual convention in New York 300 members attended with James W. Van Cleave presiding. Secretary Cushing reported fights against an eight hour day and court injunctions. Treasurer Stillmat cited an annual income of 180000 dollars. A 36 member committee was formed to raise 500000 dollars yearly for three years to educate the public on the right stance in labor disputes. A poll of 3000 members favored limited tariff revision after the next presidential election and Van Cleve urged a federal corporation law for interstate firms.
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National Association of Manufacturers
New York
James W. van Cleave
St. Louis
Cushing
Stillmat
van Cleve
Geopolitical Turmoil and Mutiny Across Regions Worldwide
Reports describe Guatemala resisting Diaz’s pressure as troops mobilize on the border and Ocos fortifications rise, while Chinese uprisings in Kwangtung erupt with 10,000 triads led by Sun and attacks on Hong Kong and a German mission. The Royal Geographical Society notes Congo area mountains lie near Belgian territory, and Stolypin addresses left parties amid a Duma conspiracy debate with police raids on radical committee rooms.
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Diaz
Mexico
Ocos
Guatemala
Gen
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China
Kwangtung
Swatow
Sun
Taotai
Nanking
Hong Kong
Lien Chow
Royal Geographical Society of London
East Africa
Congo Free State
Lake Albert Edward
Edward
Prince of Wales
Leopold
Congo
Stolypin
Socialiste
Constitutional Democrats
Douma
Wind Sweep Death Across Illinois Indiana and Kentucky
A severe storm system producing wind and heavy rain killed at least twenty nine people across southern Illinois southern Indiana and western Kentucky from midnight to dawn Saturday. Sections were devastated with houses swept away crops ruined and livestock killed. dozens of bridges washed out and rivers rose flooding thousands of acres. Gradyville Kentucky reported twenty one fatalities in a town of 175. Corydon and Smith Mills Kentucky experienced lightning damage while Petersburg Indiana saw wind and rain damage though no fatalities. Advices from Duquoin Illinois noted about 150000 dollars in damage. Louisville and Lexington reported storm effects and Harrisburg Illinois area suffered further damage.
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Indiana
Kentucky
Gradyville
Evansville
Ind
Corydon
Smith Mills
Petersburg
White River
Louisville
Lexington
Harrisburg
Liberty Church
Duquoin
Ill
Devastating storm roars through York and nearby towns
A sweeping storm devastated York Illinois with a tornado and heavy rain. Three people were killed and eight fatally hurt, with property losses around 150 000 dollars. New Minden and Mount Vernon reports of fatalities, widespread destruction, and missing livestock as bridges were washed out and crops damaged.
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Columbia
York
Lucinda Pinkerton
Methodist
New Minden
Ill
Geran Lutheran
Wabash
Mount Vernon
America Reaps Benefit from Japan's Rail Demand Across Asia
The article notes Japan funding heavy imports from the United States for the Manchurian railway project. It cites $12 million spent on railroad supplies, orders for 78 000 tons of rails, 1 000 freight car trucks, and more than 200 locomotives sold to the South Manchurian Railway, with deliveries from Dalny to Mukden and ships from Seattle bearing steel and iron. It also covers eight hour work rules and a Yale lecture by Secretary Root on citizenship.
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America
Japan
Far East
United States
South Manchurian
Pacific
Manchuria
Dalny
Mukden
Carnegie Mills
Seattle
South Manchurian Railway
Pink Pills for Pale People touted as nerve tonic remedy
A promotional piece extols Dr Williams Pink Pills as a blood tonic for nervous disorders. It links pale blood to nervous weakness and describes personal anecdotes of recovery, lists conditions aided by the pills, and invites readers to request a home-treatment booklet and purchase the medicine. It also contains unrelated ads and brief notes from the Chicago Tribune.
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Williams
Harriet E. Porter
Liberty Avenue
South
Medford
Mass
Celluloid Windows For Automobile Top Curtains
Celluloid is made in ultra thin sheets, five one thousandths of an inch thick, and used to supply window lights for automobile top curtains. These sheets can be rolled like paper, and cut to the required sizes. Once in place they roll up with the curtain as part of it.
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Department of Agriculture
Texas
Editor praises Grape-Nuts after recovery and weight gain
An Oklahoma editor recalls his health crisis and credits Grape-Nuts with restoring strength and adding 25 pounds. He endorses the product as scientifically made, highly nourishing, and tasty, saying his brain power and well being returned. He urges readers to consider the food and its advertised claims.
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Okla
Wellville
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