Trial resumes in Kennedy murder case in Kansas City
A court resumes the murder trial of Lala Kennedy, accused of killing her husband Philip Kennedy. The defense seeks instructions to avoid a murder verdict with capital punishment, while the prosecutor urges a guilty verdict. The case, expected to conclude quickly, follows testimony and press intrusion into the courtroom.
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Lala Kennedy
Kansas City
Jame 5
Lala Prince Kennedy
Philip IL Kennedy
Kennedy
Wofford
Juru
Mabley
Mark- Lange Prvenatile
FF Talesmnén
Mra Kennedy Hns
Wenal
Evangelical Lutherans face Africa mission controversy
In Des Moines the general synod of Evangelical Lutheran church debates foreign mission strategy. A plan to shift field work from the African coast to the interior stirs factions and alarms church leaders about potential division and foundational destabilization. The election of Dr Freas as president indicates the administration lacks a clear majority for change.
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Des Moines
Jane
General Synod
The
Evangelical Lutheran Church
Hon. Weber
York
Foreign Mission Board
Dro Freas
Long Distance Telephone to Expand Capital Stock Plan
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph company plans a 20 percent capital increase to 7,500,000, issuing stock at par with 25 percent of holdings allowed for purchase. Funds fund Nashville Louisville direct line buildout, serving Tennessee, Kentucky, Mississippi, Louisiana, and southern Indiana and Kansas. Construction of New Orleans Shreveport and New Orleans to Beaumont lines noted.
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Wier
Nasryi
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Company
Nashville
Louisville
Tennessee
Kentucky
Mississipa
Louisiana
Indiana
Wichula
New Orleana
Shreveport
New Orleans
Henamont
Tux
Americans in Favor With the Chinese Amid Tense Reform Talks
Dispatches from Capitual City report American support for reforms in China as General Chaffee and U S troops influence opinion. Prince Chang interviews forecast U S initiative guiding Beijing’s future, with allies following. Fire roars in the Forbidden City as access is restricted. Chaffee rides to Manila for palace hospitality. Count Von Walderstedt sails toward Kobe.
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Yosoussia
Vieronsa
Cyclone Oo Altair
China
Adiinea
Chaffee
Miele
Ing Frough
Prince Chang
Forbidden City
Deru
Jones
Peking
Saya
Forbodden
Battle of Wladfontein Viewed by German Officers
Military men in Germany interpret the Wladfontein battle as a Boer demonstration of fighting power. They note a surprise Boer attack, a rushed rear guard, and temporary capture of two guns, with Pretoria communication disrupted. The report underscores ongoing irrepressible conflict and dismisses peace negotiation rumors.
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Rens
Wladfontein
Dixon
Pretoria
Dalarey
Whill
Mr. Keager
Holland
Suffrage Schemes Multiply in Constitutional Talks
A constitutional convention in Montporkny Alabama debates new voting rules with proposed two ballots for whites and Negroes and disqualification for criminals, fraud, and abandonment of wives or children. Governor Oatesberg proposals loosen voter qualifications leaving registrars broad discretion and court appeals remain.
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Montporkny
Ala
Long
Walker County
Coiraec
Supreme Court
Israel
Danka
Ruesell
Omarker
Mostaomeny
Janes
Oatesberg
Mrs McKinleys Condition Slightly Improved at White House
Latest bulletin from White House physicians reports Mrs McKinley resting comfortably with slight improvement after consultations by Drs Johnston Sternberg and Rixey. No further consultations planned until tomorrow. President McKinley will miss the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo on June 13 due to her condition.
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Mra McKkinley
Moody Convertor Kimball Dies After Long Church Debt Work
Chicago June 6. Kilward Kimball, famed for curing church debt by converting Dwight Moody, lies dying at his son Dr Ke M Kimball's home in Liberty. Aged 74, he began debt work in 1877 with a Chicago furniture firm, retired two years later to devote himself to church aid, and has helped liquidate about 15 million dollars in church debt nationwide. The largest single liquidation was 110,000 dollars for Dr Robinson's Presbyterian church in New York.
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Aloo
Cmicado
Kidlward Kimball
Dwight IL. Moody
Ke M. Kimball
Kimball
Tia
Chicago
United States
Dr. Robinson
Presbyterian Church
New York
Deeds of Mad Men and Varied War News Across the Nation
A series of grim domestic killings is reported: James Stacey, an engineer near Macon Missouri, killed his wife and 18 year old daughter then shot himself. In Braverros Michigan Will Arnold shot at kin, died after being wounded by a shotgun blast from Mrs Depp’s husband. In Santa Fe New Mexico Mariano Quintana killed his 5 year old sister over dinner. The Vladefontein fight is summarized with British dispatches detailing engagement near Pretoria and casualties. Bermuda reports 900 Boer prisoners on transport Armenian due July 3 with Warwickshire guards aboard.
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Killa
Himsolf
Macon
James Stacey
Here
Burlington Road
Braverros
Mich
Will Arnold
Mra
Samuel Dopp
Mia Depp
Amellia
Sin Isaby Slater
Santa Fe
N.M
Mariano Quintana
Reyes Quintana
San Geronimo
San Miguel County
Vladfontein
Jumps From Brooklyn Bridge Suicides Of Bidwell
A man identified as Robert Gibbons Bidwell of Jacksonville Florida leaped from the Brooklyn Bridge after waving two flags and wearing a life preserver. He carried papers and a Jacksonville Times Union clipping, died soon after in East River. Bidwell, son of A J Bidwell of Arlington, formerly Orlando, was deemed intelligent but not well balanced.
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Florida
Brooklyn Bridge
New York
Robert Gibbons Bidwell
East Adams Street
Jacksonville
Fla
East River
Gouverneur Hospital
Brooklyn
Times-Union
Park Opera House
Bidwell
Stebert
A. J. Bidwell
Arlington
St. Johns River
Orlando
Young Bidwell
Hore
Cripple Kills Farmer in Georgia Coroner Inquest
In Throx Georgia a coroner's inquest into the killing of Lake Faulkner near Nashville yields a verdict of willful murder against John H. Sweat. Sweat shot Faulkner in the back over a disputed debt, then returned the gun and surrendered in Nashville. The case details a violent sequence including a child firing at Faulkner's housekeeper and a pack of sweat dogs. Sweat is a county pauper with a severe rheumatic condition, reliant on a small pension, and the article contrasts his claim of self defense with the fatal outcome and community shock. Also included is an advertisement for Electric Bitters praising health benefits and remedies for various ailments.
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Throx
Lake Faulkner
Nashville
John H. Sweat
Sweat
Faulkner
Honda
Appointments in the Navy under President McKinley
President McKinley announced new naval appointments including Commander Lewis OC Heilner Lieutenant Commanders Charles N Atwater Harry Kimmell George W McElroy Lieutenants Walter B Crossley Ben Jomnin W McCormick Junior grade Watts Claverina Jonas Holdenwarl Jon sop Thomas A Kearney Arthur Mac Arthur Jr Charles M Tozer Chaplain Joseph F McGrail assistant surgeon George M Mayers ensign John T Berner major in marine corps George Barnett Also reports on Cary praising Chamberlain Pain Balm and Boer front actions near Jamestown and diplomatic meetings in Hamburg with Kaiser and Baron Von Kettler.
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McKinley
Wasixoron
Jane
Navy
Lewis OC
Heilner
Charles N. Atwater
Harry Kimmell
George W. McElroy
Walter 8. Crossley
Ben
Jomnin W. McCormick
Watt T. Claverina
Jonas H. Holdenwarl
P. Jonsop
Thomas A. Kearney
Arthur MacArthur, Jr
Charles M. Tozer
Leutenant
Joseph F. McGrail
Sucheon
Grady
George M. Mayers Aalmaker
John T. Berner
Imarine Corps
George Barnett
Moulton Released After Broadway Shooting Attempt
Richard Hayden Moulton, a young man who tried to shoot actress May Brackley two months ago, was indicted as Richard H Morris by the grand jury and discharged on own recognizance. He was moved within Hellovae hospital and will be sent south with his mother. He seriously wounded Dingwall and Lefingwell. Brackley escaped. Drug addiction diagnosis cited.
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New York
Richard Hayden Moulton
May Brackley
Richard H. Morris
John D. Leflingwell
Anyother
Moulton
M. F. Dingwall
John D. Leftingwell
Miss Buckle
Leftingwell
Dingwall
Tennessee
Cuban Complications Platt Amendment Second Acceptance?
At Havasu on June 5 strong signs indicate the Platt amendment may not be accepted a second time. A constitutional convention secretively plans action tomorrow on a resolution attaching the Platt proviso to Cuban annexation, echoing Washington’s reading as stated by Root. Delegates link government stance to insular cases and fear direct U.S. control beyond the amendment’s scope.
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Havasu
Washington Commission
Root
Supreme Court
Washington
Cuba
A Superb Grip Cure Promises Rapid Relief
A tonic named Johne's Tip claims to cure grip quickly by neutralizing toxins in the body within a day. The advertisement asserts complete safety and lists fake testimonials, urging readers to buy the product and avoid other remedies.
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Johne
Price
Fatal Atlanta yard wreck kills three on passenger train
A collision in Atlanta between a Macon and Fore Valley passenger train and a switch engine near the East Tennessee shops left three dead and many injured. Mrs A A Lemon of McDonough, her daughter Irma, and HLH Vickers of Flovilla died. several others were hurt, with one man arrested as investigators probe the crash. The wreck, described as a monster ram strike, destroyed the front coach and scattered cars along the tracks.
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Atlanta
Macon
Fore Valley
Old East Tennessee
Mra A.A. Lemon
McDonough
Irma
Hlh. Vickers
Flovilla
Lemon
Alexander A. Lemon
McDoonough Mercantile Company
Vickers
Fiovilla
Noh
HL OH. Vickers
W. T. Triwell
D. A. George
Knot
William Richardson
Stockbridge
Roan Lee
Cie
Alma Massenger
Washington
Old East Tennissen
Plass
Firstelass
Arcturis
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Croup
Mra. J
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Crittenden, Ky
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W. J. Smith & Bro
Evangelical Lutherans
Opetika Postoffice
Opriaca
Upelika
Emperor Si
Uncle Sam
Duking
Imperial Court
Russia
Manila
Ninth Infantry
Sumner
Toke
Sulute
McArthur
Walderser
Benue
Count von Walderjedete Taku
Hertha
Kobe
Japan
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Jone
Jamestown
Cape Colony
Kritzsinger
Kritzsingers
Pittsmen
Jaly
Catherine Davis
Kittie Hadsdleston
Agaist
Nixon & Zimmerman
Alvin Theater
Charles A. Davis
Alvin Joslyn
Talay
Cour
Metal Trades Couneth
St. Louis
National Metal Trades Cooner
Metal Trades
Allan James Cramer
Tichmond
Port Tampa
Tawra
Pin
Port Tampe
Eriecate
H. R. Palmer & Sons and Smith Hroa’ Drug Store
Chamberlain
Alabama
MR. Moody
Det
Loxpow
Lord Kitchener
Viadfontein
Johannesborg
Matup
Batwry
Derbyshires
Yeomanry
Bermuda
Hauiiros
Rovernor
Warwickshire Regiment
W.C. Mattox
Phinizy's
Cardus
Mitchell
Bote Ganton
N. C
Thedford
Willie Mitchell
Whedon
First National Bank of
Winterest
Iowa
H. R. Palmer & Sons
Smith Bros
Farmer
Mia
H.R. Palmer & Bona
W. J. Smith & Bros
Snys Chieo. E. Cary
Guide
Washington, Va
H. R. Palmer & Sons and
Smith Bron
Alswarsonty
Cape Cology
White
Kritinger
Bens
June
Herr Dallin
Hamburg-American Steamship Company
Willian
America
Baron von Kettler
Berus
Marquis de Bailleroy
J. Pierpont Morwan
Boucher
Chateau de Bailleruy
Atlanta Yard
Dunton
Tie
Wallace
Danton
Dunte Gine W
Charles Treat
Crtasoxix
France
Mr. Guild
Boston
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Mont Blanc Range
Drogpista
Droggiat
J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N.Y
H. R. Palmer & Sone
Alimget
Kilmer
Gray
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Bing Thehamton
Mallary Bros., Machinery Company, Soilors, San Milla, Cotton Gin and Presses
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Civorgin
E C. Dewitt
H. BR. Palmer & Sons
DR. Kline
Arch Street
Guinn’s
Brumby Drug Co
Mctiregor
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