Battlefields of Bull Run Largely Unchanged Since Civil War
The article notes minimal changes to Bull Run battlefields including Catharpin creek Youngs branch Cub run and Rocky ford feeding Bull Run. It describes preserved topography Sudley Springs Groveton Centerville and Manassas as small hamlets with historic houses and monuments. It mentions Groveton resident Mrs Dogan age 87 and unmarked Confederate monuments.
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Bull Run
Catharpin Creek
Young’s Branch
Cub Run
Rocky Ford
Aquia Creek
Sudley Springs
Groveton
Centerville
Haymarket
Sudley Road
Manassas
Orange
Lewis
Johnston
Mr. Lewis
Hampton Cole
Fitz-John Porter
Ganesville
Sudley
Prince William
Fairfax
Blackburn’s Ford
Stonebridge
Gainesville
Battlefield relics at Manassas Tell of Civil War scars
Eyewitness notes describe churches used as hospitals in battles, Union and Confederate positions exhumed, and monuments marking graves and memory sites. Specific sites include Sudley meeting house, Bethel church, Henry house, Chinn and Dogan houses, and Manassas rail area.
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Sudley Meeting House
Bethel Church
Fitz-John Porter
Dawkin
Henry
Chinn
Dogan
Matthew
Warrenton Pike
Sudley Road
Stuart
Groveton and Sudley
Arlington
Manassas
Fighting Ground
Ladies’ Memorial Association of
Virginia
Henry House
Bull Run
Makes No Kick in Conversation Over Horse Versus Automobile
An irascible man prefers a horse to an automobile. He notes a horse does not respond to threats and plow with silent contempt, unlike a car. The exchange highlights a humorous clash between old animal mobility and modern machines.
Witty Exchange Between Couple Sparks Dry Humor
A light quoted exchange features a husband and wife in marital banter. She complains about diminishing love since marriage, while he replies with a punny twist, calling her "perfectly absolute" and turning the critique into a joke. The brief exchange captures playful domestic humor.
The Sword Swallower
The Strand story references a luncheon at Stratview Belford with a sharp remark about a performer named Nuritch. The joke centers on expectations of danger as the sword swallower’s act is described with morbid anticipation.
Real Estate Dealer Also Owns Department Store Says Line
A brief exchange reveals one person denying involvement in real estate while another confirms he owns a department store. The dialogue hints at a multifaceted local businessman without providing further details.
Meaning of the abbreviation etc in schoolboy answer
An English schoolboy defined etc as a sign used in writing to imply greater knowledge than one actually has, suggesting the writer pretends there is more to follow. The remark captures a witty, self-deprecating view of the ellipsis.
His New York Impression Mocked in Local Gossip
The item notes repeated remarks counting Philadelphia Boston Chicago and New Yorker stereotypes. Source cites Philadelphia Public Ledger as the reference for the subject’s attempts to appear as a New Yorker.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Chicago
Philadelphia Public Ledger
A New Breakfast Food Flan derberg Family News Snippet
A quirky exchange notes the Flanderberg family writing for free garden seeds. The gag hints at overplanting and jokes about feeding seeds to the Flanderberg baby. The item reads as a light, humorous newspaper snippet reflecting family dynamics.
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Flanderberg
Railroads Should Set Rates Then Commission Regulate
Senate interstate commerce hearing on railroad rates features Francis M. Cockrell and Joseph W. Fifer. They urge railroads to originate rates but back them with commission oversight for fairness and consistency. Fifer cites rebates and rate cutting while Cockrell argues for the commission to condemn unreasonable rates and set new ones with appeals to courts. Southwest live stock shippers protest high cattle rates amid debate on regulatory balance.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce
Francis M. Cockrell
Joseph W. Fifer
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
Fifer
Commission
United States
Cockell
Missouri
Congress
Cockrell
Supreme Court
Taft
Court of Appeals
S. H. Cowan
Southwest
May Corn Price Jump Sparks Market Rush
A stampede of short sellers pushed May corn up 6 cents to 59 cents a bushel after opening at 53 cents. Traders fear sharper losses spurred urgent cover, with May futures briefly at 59 and then retreating to 57 1/2 cents amid a similar rally in May wheat from 99 cents to 1.03 and back to 1.01.
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Chicago
Shorts
Entertain Nebraskans on Northwest Lumber Tour
Tacoma plan prepares hospitality for 300 Nebraska Retail Lumber Dealers association members sailing from Omaha June 6. Washington mill men arrange visits to Sand Point Spokane Bellingham Everett Ballard Seattle and nearby towns to ensure a profitable trip.
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Tacoma
Wash
Washington
Nebraska Retail Lumber Dealers’ Association
Omaha
Northwest
Sand Point
Spokane
Bellingham
Everett
Ballard
Seattle
Missouri
Kansas City
F. G. Curry
Chicago Employers’ Association
Chicago
Curry
Teamsters
Cuban Liberal Adopt Platform During Havana Convention
The liberal party national convention in Havana approved platform additions including a national militia and cabinet officer provisions. A secret session will consider campaign plans, and a presidential candidate is expected to be named tomorrow night. General Masso has telegrammed eastern delegates urging no nomination of his name and support for Jose Miguel Gomez.
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Havana
Liberal Party
Masso
Jose Miguel Gomez
Wood's Report to Corbin on Jolo fights list killed
War department transmits General Wood report via General Corbin detailing May battles on Jolo. Nine enlisted dead and twenty-one wounded, two constabulary killed and three wounded over ten days. Outlaws and sultan followers eliminated. main island not involved. Additional killed: Samuel Weaver, Erick Howell, Daniel Newport, Eary H. Sansoucie of Twenty-second Infantry.
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Washington
War Department
Corbin
Wood
Jolo
Dumaguete
Zamboanga
Somneo
Sulu
Sornea
Buford
Samuel Weaver
Twenty-second Infantry
Erick Howell
Daniel Newport
Eary H. .Sansoucie
Fairbanks to Represent Roosevelt at Lewis and Clark Expo
Vice President Charles W. Fairbanks will depart Indianapolis for Portland to attend the opening of the Lewis and Clark Exposition on June 1. He will be joined by a small party and then travel to Flint Michigan for an address on June 7. He will serve as commencement speaker at Iowa State University and attend a trustees meeting of Ohio Wesleyan University in Delaware Colorado.
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Fairbanks
Portland
Indianapolis
Ind
Charles W. Fairbanks
Ore
Roosevelt
Flint
Mich
Iowa State University
Delaware, CO
Ohio Wesleyan University
Eight years for obliger banker pleads guilty
Wooster banker Ohliger ex-president of a closed Wooster bank pleaded guilty in federal court to issuing a draft with insufficient funds. Judge Taylor sentenced him to eight years in the Ohio penitentiary. Ohliger has been an ex-congressman former county treasurer Wooster postmaster and Cleveland internal revenue collector.
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Wooster
Cleveland
O.L. P. Obliger
Wooster, O., National Bank
Taylor
United State District Court
Ohliger
Ohio
Internal Revenue
Bryan Asked to Appear for Estate Hearing In New Haven
Judge Cleaveland in probate court heard a request from Judge Henry Stoddard for W. J. Bryan to attend the hearing on his application for approval of his account as administrator of the estate of Philo S. Bennett. Bryan’s counsel had no objection and the date will be set for his arrival.
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Mr. Bryan
New Haven
Conn
Cleaveland
Henry Stoddard
Bennett
W. J. Bryan
Philo S. Bannett
New York
Bryan
Motor Car Reaches Oregon From Omaha Line
Union Pacific motor car No. 1, launched a few days ago for Portland, Oregon, arrived at the Oregon line after a splendid run with no trouble. The trip is to be completed soon with all stops included. The mountain section was smooth and the car achieved about thirty miles per hour on a 4 percent grade, equating 200 feet per mile.
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Oregon
Omaha
Union Pacific
Portland
Ore
Bank at Manila Closed by Insular Authority
Manila report states Governor General Wright ordered the American bank closed and placed under the insular auditor. No financial statement issued. Closing cited to protect depositors.
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Bank
Manila
Wright
Minnesota Sets Seattle to Yokohama Record Run
Chicago dispatch notes that the Great Northern Steamship Minnesota completed a Seattle to Yokohama voyage in fourteen days, beating the contract speed by twenty-four hours. The twin-screw liner carried a large passenger list and substantial cargo, leaving Seattle on May 5 and arriving in Yokohama on a Friday.
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Yokohama
Chicago
P. S. Hustis
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad
Great Northern Steamship Company
Minnesota
Seattle
Wash
May gall troops Chicago strike negotiations declared off
The Teamsters Joint Council declared negotiations off after aligning with employers on most points except reinstatement for express drivers. The union vowed to continue the strike and boycott, warn of widespread spread to building trades, with Cook County sheriff predicting troops may be needed.
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Chicago
Teamsters’ Joint Council
At & O
Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Organization
Employers’ Association
Railway Express Companies
Railway Express
Cook County
Sokolovsky Shot in Ufa Governing Crisis
ST PETERSBURG Major General Sokolovsky governor general of Ufa was shot on Tuesday, the second such crime in two years following the May 9, 1903 assassination of his predecessor, Bogdanovitch. His repressive policy had earned him deadly foes as he dispersed anti government clubs and arrested armed demonstrators during May Day events.
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Sokolovsky
ST. Petersburg
Ufa
Boganovitch
Urenberg
Bogdanoviten
Triton reports floating mine sighted near Marshall Islands
The schooner Triton arrived from the Marshall Islands reporting a floating mine adrift on April 21. The sighting occurred at latitude 37 degrees 2 minutes north and longitude 169 degrees west. Located in the Pacific near maritime hazard zones, the alert prompted naval precautionary measures.
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Triton
Marshall Islands
San Francisco
Roads Seek Leeway on Tariff Sheet Issuance
TOPEKA Kan General freight agents of Kansas railroads asked the state board of railroad commissioners for permission to issue new tariff sheets without waiting for board approval under the new railroad law J C Lincoln general freight agent of the Missouri Pacific presented the request on behalf of the roads The board refused to grant the concession but allowed a compromise to permit distribution of tariff sheets to check the process
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Topeka
Kan
General Freig
Kansas
State Board of Railrod Commissioners
J. C. Lincoln
Missouri Pacific
Roa
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Rickett
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Stonewall
China Hill
Col
Fletcher Webster
Daniel Webster
Grant
Gg Nuritch
Stratview-Belford
Fifer and
Cockerell
Senate
Railroads
Commerce Commission
Obliger
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