Monument to Colon el Harry C Egbert Enshrines Manila Death
Commemoration marks the spot in Manila Lavon where Col Harry C Egbert fell leading men against Filipino trenches. Various notes follow on Cambridge official John McDuffie to be awarded a European leave funded by public subscription of 1500 dollars. The Literary Digest cites 6500 American authors. Frank Stanton says 12000 editors perspire. US Mexico trade climbs. machinery and electrical gear drive exports. A British naval report notes constant captures of Lopers and a cautionary omen for England in war. A retiring Harvard professor jokes about aging, six New York governors with long careers. Cleveland Roosevelt Morton and Hill cited. Chicago Tribune criticizes patrolmen for permitting child begging. Indiana plans vaccination virus stock, preventing smallpox spread. Brooklyn’s Barney Morris, age 109, remains a park custodian and collector, married to a third wife. The agriculture dept plans a nationwide soil map to guide crop choices with scale detail for ten-acre plots.
Forest park chosen for 1903 World’s Fair site
At the Louisiana Purchase Exposition board meeting the Forest park site in St Louis was adopted as the 1903 world’s fair location. The park spans 1 118 acres with 45 adjoining acres, offering vast space and strong transit. Forest park is within easy reach of 150 000 residents, four miles from Union Station and 541 miles east from Eads bridge. President Francis announced 14 new standing committees and more foreign relations members.
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St. Louia
Forest Park
Connista
Chicago
Union Station
Eads Bridge
Francis
Hanna and Foraker Rally in Ohio Republican Convention
Columbus Ohio June 26 The Republican state convention reconvened at the auditorium with Senator Foraker introducing Senator Hanna as a man who knows his business The chairman praised Foraker and pledged all Ohio Republicans behind him for re election The convention renominated Governor Nash by acclamation and adopted resolutions endorsing protection reciprocity and faithful execution of national pledges
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Columbus
Repub- van
Foraker
Hanna
Tanna
Oho
Senate
Nash
Cubs
Woman Strikes Railroad Man With Rawhide at Lincoln Corner
June 26 in Lincoln Nebraska Mrs Henry Tieman aged 26 prominent in society horsewhips railroad man Robert Van Brunt at a busy business district corner. She says Van Brunt had slandered and insulted her and left two crimson lines on his face.
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Lincoln, Neb
Robert van Brant
Lincoln
Henry €. Tieman
van Trunt
Cailles Surrenders in Laguna Province Parade
Gen Cailles and 560 soldiers surrender at Santa Cruz to Gen Sumner amid bands in churchyard. Arms surrendered for 30 peso receipts, Cailles vows to aid widows and orphans. Sumner returns sword and flag to MacArthur. Filipinos take oath then. Deserter Frank Mekin jailed. MacArthur reports Cailles surrender with 386 rifles and 600 men.
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Santa Cruz
Cailles
Hart
Eighth United States Infantry
United States Army
Sumner
MacArthur
Laguna
Frank Mekin
Thirty-seventh Infantry
Irons
Washington
Gen. MacArthur
War Department
Luzon
Callles
Washington investigates big corporate combines under Sherman act
Washington reports that the department of justice is investigating whether large corporate combinations violate the Sherman antitrust law. If violations are proven with sufficient evidence, legal action will be taken to dissolve these groups, pitting vast aggregations of capital against the federal government in a high stakes legal battle.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Department
Omaha Capitalists Plan City Utilities Consolidation
In Omaha on June 26 merchants discuss a major deal to buy and merge street railways electric light and gun companies serving Omaha South Omaha and Council Bluffs. The project values stock at about 20 million dollars. In Newark Ohio a June 26 tornado struck the north and west parts of town damaging the F H Everett engine works where 75 workers were employed and seven were trapped.
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Omata
Omaha
Neb
Fastern
Electric Light and Gun Companies
South Omaha
Council Blvtis
Newark
C. Newark
F. H. Everett Gines Works
Kansas Coal Mines Output Rises in State Report
State Mine Inspector Keegan released a year long review showing growth in Kansas coal mining with 10,478 workers including 185 boys, up from 10,018 workers and 180 in the prior year. Production reached 4,269,736 tons valued at $5,500,700.58 versus $5,124,248.01 previously.
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Topeka
Kan
Keegan
Tis
Kansas
Excitement Over Red Fork Oil Gusher Draws Investors
Oklahoma City reports great excitement as a big oil gusher at Red Fork, Indian Territory is struck. A special train carried numerous residents to the oil fields, with many planning to invest in the new field.
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Iin Oil Kirke
Oklahoma City
Red Fork
I. T
Western Postmasters Named
Washington June 26 the president Tuesday named the following postmasters among others Kanaas Peter T Foley Parsons Nebraska John Fisher Hastings Henry Giet zen Humphrey T B Cannon Lyons Oklahoma T B Woosley Muiball
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Washington
Kanaas
Peter T. Foley
Parsons
Nebraska
John Fisher
Hastings
Henry Gietzen
Humphrey
T. B. Cannon
Lyons
Oklahoma
T. B
Woosley
Muiball
Nebraska Prison Fire Thwarted Escape Plot
Lincoln June 25 A carefully arranged plan by convicts to burn the Nebraska penitentiary and escape was foiled when life convict Nicholas Fox alerted guards after a fire was started in a shop building used by a broom and duster company three miles south of Lincoln.
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Lincoln, Neb
Nebraska Penitentiary
Nicholas Fox
Caldwell bows out of renomination in Columbus race
Lieut. Gov. Caldwell announced he would not seek renomination at the Republican state convention, compelled by his friendship with saloon interests. Also from Cleveland Adelbert 8. Hay's funeral arrived, with the casket taken from Union Station to Lakemiow cemetery for services later in the afternoon.
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Columbus
Caldwell
Young Hat
Cleveland
Adelbert
Hay
Union Station
Lakemiow Cemetery
Glencoe Bachelor Proposes Raffle Proposal
Glencoe Oklahoma bachelor Ernest Stil announces plans to raffle himself off to Hallie Himestr. The scheme targets young Indies to invest five dollars per ticket, with a goal of selling two to three thousand tickets before the new country opening.
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Bachelor
Hallie Himestr
Glencoe
Ernest Stil
Glencoe Bachelor
Pew
Freight Rates Hit by Interstate Commerce Probe
Chicago June 26 The Tribune reports western merchants plan to challenge railroad combines and the community of interests. They allege freight rates rose 30 to 50 percent after consolidations. Merchants seek relief from the Interstate Commerce Commission and a uniform national freight classification.
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Chicago
the Tribune
Interstate Commerce Commission
Interstate Commerce Commission For Relief
Congress
United States
Was Redmond the killer of Tom Scruggs in Kansas City
Thomas Redmond was held for investigation and trial by a coroner s jury as the boy who killed Tom Scruggs. Harvey Ryan and Joseph Rousch were held as accessories. Witnesses testified Redmond fought Scruggs and struck him with a knife or similar object. Redmond offered no defense as the scene at Troost park unfolded.
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Kansas City
Thomas Redmond
Cornorer
Tom Scruggs
Miz Scrnges
Troost Park
Harvey Ryan
Joseph Rousch
Redmond
Scruggs
Bryan Says He Is Not a Candidate for Any Office
In Buffalo on June 26 a statement under William J. Bryan’s signature says he is not a candidate for any office and has no candidate in mind. He emphasizes commitment to principles and argues the Democratic Party must stick to definite aims, warning expediency has no lasting influence with voters.
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Buffalo
William J. Bryan
The
Times
Norman E. Mack
Democratic Party
Train wreck near Cass wipes out trestle in washout
Westbound Wabash passenger No. 8 struck a washout at Cass, 15 miles west of Peru, at 12:30 AM. The wreck wrecked the engine and five cars, with reports of 15 killed. The high speed approach to a missing trestle caused the plunge five miles east of Logansport.
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Peru
Ind
Wabash
Cass
Coss
Logansport
Mrs Pinkham Advice Praised By Suffering Women
The article extols Mrs Lydia E Pinkham and her Vegetable Compound for aiding women with ovarian and womb inflammation. It cites Mrs Chappell of Grant Park, Illinois, whose portrait is published, endorsing Pinkham's guidance as informed by experience and offering free advice from Lynn Mass.
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Sician
Thousands of far reaching global notes in a single report
New Zealand crown lands sold for 999 years, London Jewish population doubles in two decades, Germany’s empire includes 3,000,000 Polish speakers, Germany and Holland plan a crosscontinental cable to Dutch East Indies. Devlin has 20,000 dogs. A tax of 9.50 applies but dog draught workers exempt. Papal palace restoration to Avignon cost about 1.4 million. Vienna police trouble for unlicensed parcel carrying by youth. London Milan Rowton hotel to replace Albergo popolare with 450 beds, electric lights baths linen reading room. daily rate ten cents.
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New Zealand
London
German Empire
Germany
Holland
Dutch East Indies
Devlin
Avignon
France
Vienna
Milan
Ambrose M Kay Case Boosts Local Morale in Missouri
Rockbridge Missouri June 24 The Rockbridge Lodge No 435 A F and A M celebrates the recovery of Ambrose McKay a noted citizen and Mason after years of diabetes rheumatism and related pains He credits Dodd s Kidney Pills with the marked improvement noting they are worth more than cost and a rising reputation across Missouri
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Rockbridge
Rockbridge Lodge
A. F
A. M
Ambrose McKay
Masonic Fraternity
McKay
Dodd
Bright
Ssouri
Nebraska curfew law struck down by county judge
St Paul Neb June 26 County Judge Smith has ruled the Nebrasks curfew statute unconstitutional. A week earlier four young women from prominent families were placed under arrest for being out late during a night charivari. They were detained not for disorderly conduct but for the curfew violation, with habeas corpus proceedings involved.
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Neb
County
Smith
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