Cardinal Gibbons Jubilee Honored by Nation
The article notes a public celebration of Cardinal Gibbons with a grand demonstration at the Fifth Regiment Armory. President Taft ex President Roosevelt Chief Justice White Speaker Clark Cannon Senators Crothers and Mayor Preston delivered addresses praising the cardinal’s citizenship patriotism and influence.
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Commonwealth
Aaron
Hur
Moses
Cardinal Gibbons
Fifth Regiment
Taft
Roosevelt
White
United States Supreme Court
Champ Clark
Cannon
Raynor and Smith
Maryland
Crothers
Preston
Studebaker challenges Fairbanks in horseshoe title race
John M. Studebaker president of Studebaker corp challenges Charles W. Fairbanks for the national horseshoes championship. He invites John Ade of Kentland Indiana to join him in a team effort. Fairbanks to reveal his teammate in reply.
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Chicago
John M. Studebaker
Studebaker Corporation
Charles W. Fairbanks
Studebaker
John Ade, Or
Kentland
Ind
Ceor Ce Ade
Indiana Society
Fairbanks
Cistern search for Karl Simpson yields no body found
Police chief and city worker probe a Coffman hog farm cistern for Karl Simpson's body amid rumors, crowd searches, and a raised reward. Despite exploring a cistern and planned follow up at another well, no remains are found as public interest remains high and rumors swirl.
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Karl Simpson
Coffman
Simpson
New York City
Princeton
Bluefield
Simpson Case Dominates Streets After April Disappearance
Residents discuss the Simpson case amid ongoing concern as a person named Simpson vanished on April 27, about forty one days prior. Evidence and rumors swirl, with authorities and public curiosity driving attention.
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Simpson
Firecrackers for Fourth of July Arrive on Lower Castle
The freighter Lower Castle is moored at her New York pier with a cargo of twenty million fire crackers. She loaded the explosives in Hong Kong in March for Fourth of July celebrations in the city.
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New York
Lower Castle
Hong Honk
Iowa Sunday School Convention in Cedar Rapids
The forty sixth annual Sunday school convention of Iowa is in session in Cedar Rapids as part of the weekend gathering. The event brings together Sunday school workers and leaders from across the state to discuss programs and methods.
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Iowa Sunday Schools
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Southern Golf Association Opens Nashville Tournament
The Southern Golf Association began a one week tournament in Nashville Tennessee today marking the start of the Southern Gol event.
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Nashville
Tenn
Southern Golf Association
Sign Language on Baseball Cards and Catches
John J. McGraw explains in Metropolitan Magazine that signs and signs only guide pitches and plays. Catchers signal for curve fast and slow balls while batters signal runners with subtle gestures to start or execute the hit and run.
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John J. McGraw
Metropolitan Magazine
East Indian Kahars and jinrikisha men long lived runners
The article notes Kahars of the Punjab caste are renowned long distance runners and water workers. It cites a Baileys Magazine example of Tika Ram carrying patches 300 miles in three days. It also observes jinrikisha men live to reasonable ages, with Tokyo census showing over 1,800 over fifty five.
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Punjab
Baily
Tika Ram
Lalu Ram
Mean-Mir
Meerut
Tokyo
Sailing Terms Explained with Humor
A couple discusses nautical jargon from a sailing novel. Gerald explains that a schooner with sails angled out shows a wing and a wing comparison, likening it to chicken wings. The exchange highlights how sailing terms can stretch meaning for readers.
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Gerald
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Ancient Architecture and the Cathedral of Strassburg
Architect Terry Knauth argues medieval cathedral design shares the same geometric triangulation as Venetian pyramids and crystallization laws. He claims proportion in medieval architecture follows crystallization geometry.
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Terry Knauth
Strassburg
Tlery Kuanth
Crystala
Delay in New York Visits Catches Friends Unaware
Buffalo Express quotes a dialogue about a friend delaying departure in New York. The exchange questions whether the stay is due to good fortune or financial trouble, leaving the exact reason unclear. The lighthearted banter reflects street chatter over a pending goodbye.
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New York
Buffalo Express
Daily Telegraph Job Rooms Advertise Printing Services
The Daily Telegraph Job Rooms offer commercial printing including stationery, legal work, blank books and catalogues. Prices quoted on application. Address Daily Telegraph.
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Daily Telegraph
Recovery work resumes on Mane wreck in Havana
Water pumping from the coffer dam around the wreck of the Mane resumes with most of the after deck visible. The forward section remains submerged while army engineers lower water levels to five feet before awaiting arrival of American officers to proceed with a full inspection. The security concern over the former president’s location in Lisbon prompted continued diplomatic efforts to prevent his return to Venezuela.
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Havana
Mane
Army
State Department
Venezuela
Gov Glasscock Names Six Year Board Of Control Reappointment
Gov Glasscock reappoints John A. Sheppard of Williamson to the state board of control for a six year term starting July 1. The announcement came from Charleston as part of the governor’s routine appointments.
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Charleston
W. Va
Glasscock
John A. Sheppard
Williamson
State Board of Control
Dreifus Suicide Follows Market Street Fire Link
Leopold Dreifus of L Dreifus & Co reportedly killed himself after police linked him to the burning of his Market Street business. He shot himself when officers redirected their attention.
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Leopold Dreifus
Chicago
L. Dreifus & Co
Dreifus
Venezuelan exiled president plans return from Gibraltar
Cipriano Castro, former president of Venezuela, reportedly plans to return to Venezuela from Gibraltar. The State Department received the information via Lisbon as of June 6.
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Astro
Venezuela
Washington
Cipriano Castro
Veneuela
Gibraltar
State Department
Lisbon
R. M. Hanna Dead Peoria Journal Dean Passes
Robert M Hanna well known as Meareh and dean of journalism died this afternoon in Peoria Wisconsin after four months illness. Born in 1839 in Braxton County West Virginia he worked with Robert Burdette on the Burlington Hawkeye before moving to Peoria where he edited several papers and spent the last eleven years with the Peoria Journal.
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Peoria
Wis
Robert ‘M Hanna
Meareh
Hanna
Braxton County
W. Va
Robert Burdette
Burlington
Iowa
Peoria Journal
Postmaster Salary Raised at Linefield
Wellington Jones Speint reports the Linefield postmaster salary rises from 2.00 to 3000 dollars annually starting July first reflecting increased business last year.
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Wellington
Jones
Speeint
Linefield
Sunday School Convention in Session at Grand Island Neb
Sunday School workers in Grand Island Nebraska reported that the state Sunday school convention is in session during June 6 events.
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Grand Island
Wedding Bouquets in Roses and Orchids by Fallon Florist
Fallon florist in Roanoke Virginia offers wedding bouquets including bride's roses lily of valley and orchids. Fresh flowers are shipped promptly and available in plain or shower styles. Date appears as 6-6-8.
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Orchids
Fallon, Florist
Roanoke
Sauer's extracts praised by housekeepers and cooks
At All Quality Grocers Sauer's lemon and vanilla extracts are recognized as the best value by housekeepers and cooks. They sold for 10 cents and 25 cents.
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Sauer
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