Fortieth Civil War Camp Opens With Parade
The fortieth national encampment opens in Rockford with a grand parade and review at Memorial Hall. Veterans, 1500 strong, plus cadets and bands, march a mile and a half. Bishop Fallows unveils plans for a unified Confederate and Union reunion. a petition to return captured Confederate flags to veterans faces strong resistance.
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Illinois
Grand Army
Charles
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Andaal
Springfeld
Afombrial
Mayo Jackson
Dellifred
Charles E. Muller
Depiribens
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Virginia
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Chicago
Woberc Mann Woods
Avan
Highland Park Acad
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Helright
River Forest Academy
Homse
Wilmon W. Blackmar
Lune
Blue and Gray Legion
Samuel Fallows
Pinols Department
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James H. Davidson
U. & Grant Post
Robert Mann Woods
J. F. Shay
Streator
Springfield
Roosevelt
Vespasian Warner
John Carson Smith
John N. Stewart
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Rock Island
Z. R. Hotchkiss
Oak Park
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E. P. Murdoch
Seen
James O'Donnell
Campbell
Peoria
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Bmuith
Galenburg
Brown
Havant
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Laura
Hill
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Cigar Prices and Sizes Revealed by New York Sun
The New York Sun reports on cigar sizes and prices discussed by shopkeepers and customers. Vendors describe cigars ranging from five to ten cents, noting length and weight differences and how duties influence price. A customer preferred a cheaper smoke but objected to a 10 cent straight. the shopkeeper explains price governs choice.
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Porto
New York
Sun
Telegraphs Aboard Steamship Dakota Modernized Wiring
Two elaborate telephone systems are being installed on the steamer Dakota under construction for the Great Northern Company. One system links 150 stations aboard, while another intercommunicating setup controls navigation and engine rooms. Water proof stations, copper cases, and moisture protection featured. Lookout in the crow's nest will transmit sights via copper telephone rather than shouting.
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Dakota
Great Northern Company
Crow’s Nest
World War Scene Opens New Far East Drift
The war in the far East intensifies as Rosestvensky’s fleet sails from Indo China toward potential battle with Togo. Japanese land forces under Oyama bolster 400,000 troops to seize Kirin and Harbin while both sides brace for decisive sea and land combats within weeks.
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Mukden
Far East
Rosestvensky
Indo-China
Saigon
Togo
Vladivostok
Formosa
Luzon
Pacific
Bashee Channel
China Coast
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Tokio
Port Arthur
Retvizan
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Peresviet
Poblieda
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Pallada
Russia
Vena
Oyama
Kirin
Harbin
Taitsihar
Japan
Linovitch
Korestvensky
Linevitch
Rojestyensky
Fragmented Poem Snippet On Cold Burns And Insects
A garbled fragment discusses extreme cold burning like melted metal, care of charges, a frosted item in a horse pot, and scattered notes about insect sounds and silver bells. It reads as OCR noise with few clear facts or coherent narrative.
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Dapad
Vladivostok Stronghold Amid War News
Russia’s Vladivostok, the far east stronghold at the mouth of the Amur, is described as heavily fortified with extended land defenses, mined harbor, and coal stocks. A Norwegian captain reported miles of fortifications and submarine activity nearby, signaling potential siege by Japan.
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I Vladivostok
Russia
Far East
Sea of Japan
Ussuri Bay
Amur ‘Bay
Vishivostok
Silk country grows in Argentina with mulberry trees
In the past two years Argentina planted about five million mulberry trees, now totaling around ten million, signaling silk production could become a significant national industry. Fatal and serious auto accidents are reported near New York and other major cities.
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Philadelphia
Chicago
Emperor in danger of abduction warned by Russians
Russians warned the United States that a Japanese plan to keep the Korean Emperor in Tokyo would make Korea a Japanese possession. They claimed Japan erected a palace in Tokyo for the Korean Emperor to reside. The Japanese minister in Washington denied any detainment plan.
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Korea
United States
Tokio
Japan
Washington
Center of Population Reversing Westward Trend?
Population experts believe the center of the United States population may have turned eastward after decades of westward movement. May and June censuses in about a dozen states could clarify the current location, with 1900 placing it southeast of Columbus Indiana. If eastward shifts persist, the reversal could occur before the decade ends, though growth in Washington offsets eastern gains.
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Census Bureau
United States
Republic
Columbus
Ind
New York
Atlantic Seaboard
Washington
Baltimore
Weather bulletin reports delays in planting and mixed crop conditions
The weekly weather bulletin notes generally unfavorable conditions through May 22 with heavy rains delaying eastern work and the north Pacific coast. Germination slowed by cool nights and cloudy weather, with regional damage in New England and northern states. Corn planting delayed in Ohio Indiana Illinois Iowa and Nebraska. planting largely finished in southern Missouri and Iowa. Winter wheat shows mixed progress with rust in several states and frost damage in Washington. Spring wheat improves, oats and cotton show uneven growth, and tobacco expands in Kentucky Indiana Maryland and North Carolina. Apple prospects fade in Missouri New England and several southern states, while other major apple regions remain promising.
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Mid‘die
South Atlantic
Gulf States
Misissippi
Missouri
Rockys Mountain
California
North Pacific Coast
New England
Ohio
Rocky
Oregon
Washington
Indiana
Iowa
Nebraska
Ilinois
Kentucky
Ohio Valley
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South Atlantic States
Asisissippi Valley
Tennessee
Oklahoma
Texas
Middle Atlantic
North Dakota
South Dakota
Walls
Minnesota
Cotton
South Carolina
Alabama
North Carolina
Mississippi
Louisiana
Arkansas
Maryland
Virginia
Nichols
Richest Savanna man Pulford dies by self-inflicted gunshot
Basen. Pulford, prominent Savanna Illinois entrepreneur linked to the Berry murder, killed himself Thursday morning in his barn loft. Police reported long strain from domestic unhappiness tied to Mrs Pulford and Daniel Berry, with neighbors noting his mind had been deteriorating since Berry's death. Pulford rose from poverty to wealth, leaving a town haunted by the linked murders and his own death.
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Savanna
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Daniel & Berry
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Carroll County
Betty
Coby
Fire destroys building as tenants face displacement
A fire destroyed a building in which residents including children lived. Investigators and officials are examining the blaze, while landlords feel pressure over safety and eviction notices. The incident highlights housing insecurity for families displaced from their flats.
Maple sugar industry faces adulteration and limited output
The article surveys maple sugar farming since 1880 showing area contraction, rising adulteration by middlemen, and modest per acre income around $3 with groves proving a fair investment. It also notes the broader economic context of immigration trends, naval secrecy on target scores, and federal deficit concerns with a detailed emigration and labor breakdown.
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Bureau of Form
New England
New York
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