Burned at the Stake by Playmates in Mock Indian Rite
In Montgomery West Virginia a five year old boy, son of Robert Maroney of Cedar Grove, was tied to a stake and burned to death during a mock initiation by local lodge members. Other children aged up to ten, dressed as Indians, surrounded him. oil soaked shavings were lit and caught the child's clothes. Rescuers freed him but he died from his injuries.
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Montgomery
W. Va
Robert Maroney
Cedar Grove
Kanawha County
Maroney
Republican slate chosen at Missouri convention
Ecelsior Springs Mo June 1 W E Flentie postmaster of Cape Girardeau a brick manufacturer and merchant was named for railroad and warehouse commissioner and J W White of Brookfield for superintendent of schools by the Republican state convention.
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Ecelsior Springs
W. E. Flentie
Cape Girardeau, Mo
J. W. White
Brookfield
Storm winds damage Central Kentucky structures
A heavy wind and rain storm swept Central Kentucky causing extensive damage after nightfall. Telephone lines were broken severing connections with outlying points as trees and fences fell and several buildings sustained damage.
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Lexington
Kentucky
Krupp Heiress Bertha Krupp Engaged to Gustav von Bohlen
Ohio State University won the Big Six intercollegiate track meet in Columbus with 75 points. A federal petition seeks bankruptcy for Standard Beet Sugar Company in Omaha. Thornton of Atlanta defeated Smith of New Orleans 6 4 6 4 in the Gulf states tennis championship.
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Bertha Krupp
Krupp Works
Gustav von Bohlen and
Halbach
Ohio State University
Columbus
Omaha
Standard Beet Sugar
New Orleans
Thornton
Atlanta
Smith
Scores From Major League Games Across Cities
In the American League results listed, Pittsburg beat St. Louis 3 0, Cincinnati defeated Chicago 8 3, Brooklyn edged Boston 1 0, Philadelphia topped New York 5 1, Cleveland beat St. Louis 8 4 in eleven innings, New York triumphed over Philadelphia 7 3, Boston fell to Washington 9 2, Detroit beat Chicago 4 2, Detroit 6 Chicago 4 in a second game, Minneapolis lost to St Paul 2 5, Kansas City beat Milwaukee 6 4 in seven innings due to rain, and Columbus took Louisville 2 3 in fourteen innings.
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Pittsburg
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Chicago
Brooklyn
Boston
Philadelphia
New York
Cleveland
Washington
Detroit
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Columbus
Louisville
Market Quotations Wheat Prices In Minneapolis Trade
Minneapolis May 31 wheat quotation May 81% per bushel July 82c Sept 80c No 1 hard 8444c No 1 Northern 82440 No 2 Northern 81%4c On track prices reflect current market trading and grade ranges for wheat contracts.
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Minneapolis
Wheat and flax futures steady on Duluth market
In Duluth on May 31, futures for Wheat No. 1 Northern and No. 2 Northern were steady with quotes for May 835c, May flax at 1.12 c per bushel, July and September flax at 1.13 4, and other nearby positions listed. Market trackers show prices for May, July and Sept contracts as on track.
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Duluth
Northern
Cattle and hog prices listed for St Paul market
St Paul market report dated May 31 shows cattle values from good to choice steers at 4.50 to 5.50 per cwt and cows and heifers 3.00 to 4.50, veals 1.50 to 4.25. hogs 6.20 to 6.35. sheep and lamb prices for wethers 4.75 to 5.75, lambs 6.00 to 10.00 for good to prime grades.
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St. Paul
Chicago
Cattle and Hogs Prices Plummet at Chicago Markets
Chicago report lists cattle and hogs trading across grades with quoted ranges. Cattle and calves show varied values from dairy cows to stockers and Texans, while hogs and sheep listings include mixed, butcher, heavy, light, and lamb prices alongside percent yields.
Chicago Market Quotes May 31 Wheat Corn Oats and More
Chicago prices show May wheat at 82 1 4 cents and July at 82 , corn May 495 49 cents July 49 cents, oats May 32 , July 38 33 cents. Pork May 16.30 and July 16.30. Flax cash Northwestern 1121. Butter Creameries 14 19c. Eggs 15 116c. Poultry Turkeys 10c chickens 14 Ma.
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Chicago
Northwestern
Southwestern
The Apache Wars and Scalp Bounties in History
A historically toned account recalls Apache resistance from 1549 to 1853 in New Spain and Mexico and later in the United States. It notes Mexican scalp bounties, shifting policies between peace and extermination, cross border raids, and the grim impact on Apache communities as pursued by both sides.
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New Spain
Mexico
United States
Arizona
Sonora
Curtis
Scribner's
Mind's speed exceeds light in piano performance
A Pearsons Weekly summary notes a scientist compares nerve and muscle actions in a rapid piano presto. It estimates 5595 notes in four minutes, detailing finger, wrist, elbow, memory and sensory processes that occur in fractions of a second. The piece argues the mind acts as multiple centers, allowing simultaneous tasks.
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Mendelssohn
Pearson’s Weekly
The Snarls of Time Pope Gregory's Correction of the Calendar
The article recounts how Julius Caesar and later Pope Gregory XIII corrected calendar drift, explains bissextile years and the shift from October 4 to October 15 1582, and notes resistance in England and other regions before the 1751 reform act and its practical provisions. It mentions Clavius’s 800 page work and public reaction demanding the eleven days be returned.
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Europe
Julius Caesar
Constantine the Great
Nicaea
Trent
Gregory XIII
Clavius
France
Catholic
Germany
Switzerland
Poland
England
Lord Chesterfield
Asia
Africa
America
A Chance For Somebody in Watsons Magazine
A fragmentary quote on Adam and Eve from Watsons Magazine questions why the story has not formed a historical novel, noting the oddity of the literary treatment.
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Adam and Eve
Watson's Magazine
Injuries of Life Inspires Moral Reflection
A quoted aphorism from Cotton Mather on injuries shaping character like statuary, suggesting trials improve virtue and fit one for a heavenly temple. The reflective line frames hardship as constructive reform.
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Heavenly Temple
Cotton Mather
Lydia E Pinkham Vegetable Compound Promises Cure for Female Ailments
An advertisement extols Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound as a universal remedy for female complaints. It claims to cure inflammation ulcers and spinal weakness and to address changes of life, nervous symptoms, and lassitude, asserting nearly unfailing results and harmony with the female system.
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Iba
Missouri
National League
American Association
Chicago Union Stock Yards
Chicago Grain and Provisions
APAGH
Pope Gregory
Fr. Sa
Lydia E. Pinkham
Mrs. Pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
Olders
the Herald
and St. Paul
Iowa Central
Mason City
St Paul
Wonderland
Gardiner Gateway
Great
Pacific Northwest
North Pacific Coast
Orient
Puget Sound
Great Northern Steamship Company
Minnesota
Dakota
Northern Pacific Railway
A. M. Cleland
Agt
Minn
C L Townsend
4Th and Bromsway
Minnetonka
California
Ogden
Salt Lake City
Scenic Colorado
F. A. Miller
Knnees-Semens
Northwestern Hide & Fur Co
St North
C.1. Johnson Mfg.co
John Lestie
5Th St. S
Court House
G. Leslie Co
E. Third St
St Paul,Minn
Hampton Linth Ledger
Old Weston Aaond
Acme
Nassau
W. Ward Company
Pairfield Ave
ST. Paul, Minn
Austin Steam Laundry
Patronme Llome Industries
Austin
Thomas Burnham
Prop
Chicago, Milwaukee St. Paul Railway
Pau
Spolix
Cresco
Caimar
Cho
Kani
Mason C. & Weat Ps
Albert Lea
Aepe
Paul Minneapolis
Dutugue
Des Moines
Manly
Belmond
Eagie Grove
Ft. Dodge
Council Piuffs
Arthur Vole
Ager
Twin City
W& K State Co
Dent
F. Fairbank
Austin Lodge No
Frisingei Ve & Ik’s Hall
J. Solon Wood
Iee Reuter
J Simmons
Kentucks
Fiale
Peter Hacan
Arthur W. Allen
St. P
JFPCE
Austin Lodge N
Woodnat Hall
Sir Koypehts
Og, Leck
Keefe
Rochford
Colum
Rochfera
Ristar
Austia
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