Editors Welcome National Gathering at Mecca Hotel
About 1000 editors attending the ninth annual National Editorial association convention were welcomed at the Mecca Hotel in Outcaco. Governor Peck of Wisconsin and Byron L. Price spoke as the glee club of the University of Wisconsin performed. Adolph Kraus followed with a speech after B. B. Hubert welcomed delegates for the Chicago branch.
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Outcaco
National Editorial Association
Mecca
Peck
Wisconsin
Byron L. Price
Adolph Kraus
Editorial Souvenir Badge at the World’s Fair
Major M P Handy welcomed editors representing city government and praised the press for fair service. J W Scott of the Chicago Herald spoke as American publishers president urging open Sunday fair coverage. Separate notices report forging warrants indictments against attorney Van Martin. a Berlin telegram questions emperor speech editing. Cherokee Strip surrender contract signed by Hoke Smith. two Hanson boys poisoned. Bank of the Carolinas closes. horses sell at Tattersall’s with average 515.
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J. W. Scott
Chicago Herald
Gurmin
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van Martin
Washieton
Hoke Smith
Cherokee Strip
Bankrupt State and Fraud Trial Tales Dominate May 17
The bulletin covers varied reports from May 17 including critique of officials over flour vouchers and alleged blame shifting, a California bankruptcy claim with a looming $1,000,000 gap, and notes on naval court of inquiry planned for the Atlanta. It also recaps Neise’s arson trial in Ottumwa, bank failures in Cedar Falls and Ponca, a foreclosure against the Toledo and South Haven railroad, a Meadville landslide accident injuring the train crew, the Nicaragua canal project by International Construction, a Baltimore trunk and harness fire loss, the Baltimore ship to China as flagship, and the death of prominent Louisville leader A V Dupont.
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Burstead Banks
Washington
Eckles
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Albert Watkins
Lincoln
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Mich
United States
Farmers’ Trust and Loan Company of
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Toledo and
South Haven
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Immigration talk reveals shifts in New York policy
May 17 in New York the senate immigration committee heard Dr. Senner and Edmund Stephenson describe the bureau of immigration. They noted improved immigrant quality, especially among Germans and Austrians, while Italians and Polish Jews were labeled undesirable. A tax plan and five-year self-support guarantee were proposed to curb pauper immigration. The session also touched on shipboard examinations and enforcement gaps at Ellis Island. Separate items report street workers strike in Indianapolis, a scaffold fall in Chicago killing one man, and local notices on street railway sale in St. Joseph.
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Senate Committee On Immigration
Hotel Normandia
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Faulkier
Duboise
Dr. Senner
Herman Stump
Pacific Coast
Senner
Port of New York
Germany
Austria
Immigration Department
Ellis Island
Edmund Stephenson
Indianapolis
Teamsters and Shovelers' Union
Weekly crop bulletin shows improving conditions nationwide
The Agricultural Department reports progress in Missouri Illinois Indiana Iowa and North Dakota with wheat oats corn and pastures improving. Weather favoring farm work with rapid planting in several states and stands generally strong though some drought in Nebraska and inundation damage in Missouri noted.
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Missouri
Indiana
Towa
North Dakota
South Dakota
Nebraska
Kansas
Great Damage Looms From Grand Lake Levee Break
Great damage looms as Grand Lake levee failed Monday night after a heavy storm. Northern Louisiana faces flooding and Red River may rise beyond banks, prompting relief efforts. Gov Murphy J Foster leads officials toward affected areas with rescue and aid missions amid widespread destitution.
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Grand Lake
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Red River
Murphy J. Foster
Greenville
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West Memphis
Hopefield
Ark
Syrup of Figs Promises Comfort and Health Benefits
An advertisement extols Syrup of Figs as a pure liquid laxative improving health when used rightly. It claims quick adaptation to bodily needs, cleansing the system, curing constipation, and relief from headaches and fever, noting it treats kidneys, liver, and bowels without weakening them. Sold by druggists in 50 cent and 1 dollar bottles, manufactured by the California Fig Syrup Co.
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