Weather and crop prospects across the nation this week
A cool week with heavy rains from the south Atlantic and east Gulf coasts affected many regions. Wheat and corn conditions vary. California hay and fruit hurt by unseasonable cool, while Oregon insects dim prospects. Iowa Nebraska corn stands strong, Missouri drier, Texas harvesting underway, Ohio and Michigan report mixed yields amid drought and frost.
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Rocky Mountains
South Atlantic
East Gulf Coasts
Lower Lake Region
Missouri
Central
Lower
Issi
Texas
Virginia
Themas Weia
Tennessee
Missouri Valley
Upper Lake Region
Pacific Coast
California
Mississippi
Ohio
Iowa
Nebraska
Middle Atlantic
New England
Ohio Valley
Kansas
Michigan
Maryland
North Carolina
East
Gulf States
Oregon
Lake
Indiana
Hall
Coorg
Southakota
Libel Trial of Nee Woodbury Berins in Boston
A libel suit brought by Mrs Josephine Curtin Woodbury against Mary Baker Eddy opened in Boston. Woodbury once a devoted Christian Science worker sues for 150000 dollars over statements Eddy allegedly made. The case has eighteen witnesses ready to testify about Christian science and Mrs Woodbury.
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Nee. Woodbury Berins
Boston
Josephine Curtin Woodbury
Mary Baker Eddy
Christian Science
Rudy
Woodbury
Christian Science Church
Eddy
Mrrs. Woodbury
Refusal to release Mrs Bod Bine on habeas corpus
Judge Barnard, after reviewing the petition and arguments, refused bail for Mrs Bod Bine and denied the writ of habeas corpus. The case has sparked strong opinions, with the court noting the prisoner’s story may be a highly ingeniously constructed tale, challenging to convict.
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Barnard
Bob Bine
George D Herron Marries Without Formal Vows
Prof George D Herron and Miss Rand wed in New York the ceremony lacking formal vows or rings. Rev William T Brown officiated at the simple service in Schuyler Apartments and a modest dinner followed. The couple plan residence on a 35 acre Metuchen New Jersey farm with socialist colleagues expected to work there in summer.
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Miss Rand
George D. Herron
Socialist Crusade
Congregational Church
Prof. Herron
Carrie Rand
Charles B. Patterson
Schuyler
New York
William T. Brown
Plymouth Church
Howhster
World Wheat Crop Nearly Ties U S Corn Output in 1900
Department of Agriculture figures show the 1900 world wheat crop just under the two prior years and roughly 80 million bushels above 1896. Siberia's 1899 crop fell 55 percent in 1900, with Manitoba down 53 percent. world totals for ten years hover near the average, and global wheat is about one fifth higher than U S corn.
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United States
Department of Agriculture
Manitoba
Sparks From Wires and Shifting News From Texas City
A garbled list notes saloon closures on Sundays in Texas City and saloon rules from police boards. Monsignor O’Connell seen as Portland Maine bishop-elect. Great Western Cereal Co forms with $3,000,000 capital. Welsh coal deals by French Transatlantic Steamship Co for 121,000 tons. John Mead of Ashland Kentucky dies after dynamite mishap while fishing. Viola Adams of Newark drinks carbolic acid after husband’s drinking refusal, dies. Actor John D. Gorman of New York dies at 61 from blood poisoning after foot injury from a lamp explosion. Rockwood Tennessee streets idle. Foan iron works miners die after joining union. Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania 3,000 pledge abstinence. Father Curran presides. Kimberley Advertiser, Cecil Rhodes‑run, urges Rhodes as Cape premier.
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Texas City
A. T
Kansas City Police Board
Monsignor O'Connell
Portland
Great Western Cereal Company
John Mead
Ashland
John
Viola Adams
Newark
N. J
John D. Gorman
New York
Rockwood
Tenn
Foan Iron Works
Wilkesbarre
Father Curran
Advertiser
Kimberley
Cecil Rhodes
Rhodes
Cape
Chicago’s Big Case unfolds a deadly insurance fraud plot
In Judge Tules court Chicago, F Wayland Brown Dr August Unger and Frank H Smiley face charges of conspiring to defraud insurance companies. Prosecutors outline a tangled crime web linked to the death of Marie Defenbach last August as they recount how a smallscheme to cheat insurers grew into a broader conspiracy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. Wayland Brown
August AL. Unger
Frank H.smiley
Judge Tules
Chicago
Marie Defenbach
Murder Conspiracy Involving Insured Death Plot Unfolds
In a Chicago case, Unger allegedly plotted to have his sweetheart Aliss Defenbach die fake deaths and divide the insurance proceeds. Brown joined, with Smiley posing as Defenbach’s would-be husband and benefiting from policies and a will. Defenbach’s mysterious death led to a rushed cremation after a fake inquiry. Defendants were jailed. Defenbach was an artist’s model from LaPorte Indiana. Brown is linked to Cleveland millionaire Washington Lucas.
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Unger
Aliss Defenbach
Miss Defenbach
Brown
Smiley
Bliss Defenbach
Miss Deferbach
Chicago
LaPorte
Ind
Washington Lucas
Cleveland
Presbyterians Ban Masons and Odd Fellows in Church Vote
United Presbyterian General Assembly in Des Moines adopts judiciary report interpreting the church testimony to bar secret orders requiring oaths and those with Christ legs religion. Masons and Odd Fellows targeted. Grand Army of the Republic and labor unions exempt. Assembly adjourns in Philadelphia after naming a creed revision committee.
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United Presbyterians
Odd Fellows
General Assembly
United Presbyterian Church
Des Moines
Judiciary Committee
Masons and
Grand Army of the Republic
Presbyterian General Assembly
Philadelphia
Minton
Gov Odell backs New York anti scalping bill and other items
Gov Odell signed the New York anti scalping bill. Small Ohio potteries unite against larger rivals. Callaway to head locomotive trust at sixty thousand a year. Tiley Lowe of Livingston Tennessee sentenced to death for poisoning stepson. A Chicago burglar professes religion during a church service. Mrs Nation pleads insanity in Kan sas crusade against saloons. Officials doubt a foreign trade cartel against the United States. James Garfield Jr. admitted to practice before Supreme Court. Rev W A Connor 101, oldest Negro preacher, dies in New London Conn. Secretary Root orders reorganization for a 77000 man regular army. Germany outnumbers France in population by 19 million with other figures cited.
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Odell
New York
Ohio
Callaway
Locomotive Trust
Livingston
Tenn
Tiley Lowe
Chicago
Jimmy
Nation
Kansas
United States
James BR. Garfield
United States Supreme’ Court
W. A. Connor
New London
Conn
Root
Seek the Presidency Booms Launched by Rival Parties
Washington reports that Supreme Court rulings on insular cases spur two presidential booms. Senator Foraker emerges as a candidate for 1904, while Col New of Indianapolis backs Senator Fairbanks. Indiana pledges solid support, and Theodore Roosevelt gears up to push his bid with vigorous organizing over three years.
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Wornker
Fairbanks
Washington
United States Supreme Court
Spain
Supreme Court
Foraker
Col New
Indianapolis Springs
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Ohio
McKinley
White House
Harry S. New
Indiana
Senator Fairbanks
Boer War Dragging On In South Africa
The conflict between Britain and the Boers continues with heavy casualties and widespread ruin. Guerrilla tactics under Gen. De Wet prolong the struggle as Kitchener plans to burn veldt grass and cut Boer access to grazing, while reconcentrado methods bruise civilian life and infrastructure.
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South Africa
Pretoria
Transvaal
de Wet
Weyler
Kitchener
Beet The News 2 Beet The News 2
A collage of quirky notes and aphorisms on politics law culture and society. Oblique references touch on indemnity issues poets women’s suffrage and historical ironies with a satirical tone throughout.
Fish in Illinois rivers hold vast raw materials and gear
The annual report by George M. Bowers shows the Illinois river system holds 14,581,392 pounds of fish valued at 386,284 dollars. German carp leads with 8,246,887 pounds worth 215,305 dollars, followed by buffalo and catfish, with extensive listings for other species and for gear used by 1,017 fishers operating 1,005 boats and various nets and lines valued at 113,873 dollars, totaling 300,157 dollars for the river system.
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George M. Bowers
Federal
Ilinois
Ilinois River
Illinois National Guard encampment dates fixed at Camp Lincoln
General Order sets Camp Lincoln near Springfield for annual encampment. Encampment runs July 6 to August 31 with regiments rather than brigades. Eighth battalion of colored troops participate. possible extension of Aug 31 to Sept 3 if battalion expands. Regimental dates listed for each unit from First Infantry July 6 to Aug 31 end.
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National Guard
Adjt
Reece
Ilinois National Guaard
Camp Lincoln
Springfield
Eighth Battalion of
Colored Troops
First Infantry
Second Infantry
Signal Corps
Seventh Infantry
Third Infantry
Sixth Infantry
Fourth Infantry
Fifth Infantry
First Cavalry
Artilery
Five Sisters Claim 160 Acres Near Chicago Pulman Line
Mrs. Alice Lamer of Alto Pass shares ownership with four sisters to 160 acres inside Chicago near Calumet River not far from Pullman. Land once held by Clark Hollenback whose title clarified after his death. John Hollenback, nearly 90, deeded to five daughters including Lamer and others in Lincoln Nebraska Des Moines Iowa Winds Chicago. Land valued at 1500 dollars per acre. Suit filed against Chicago and Eastern Illinois Railroad Co. crossing the land.
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Pullman
Alice Lamer
Alto Pass
Chicago
Calumet River
Clark Hollenback
Ms. Tanner
Chicarzo
John Hollenback
Jonesboro
J. J. Anderson
Lincoln
Neb
Barbara Horsely
Stafford
Des Moines
Iowa
Scofield
Winds
Chicago and Eastern Illlnois Railroad Companys
Bank Robbers Loot Campbell's Bank of 1600 Dollars
Bandits blew open the Campbell's Bank at Collison using nitroglycerin after looting a nearby store. They placed seventy sacks of flour around the safe to deaden the blast, and the robbery went unnoticed until the morning. Campbell, insured, reported the loss.
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Collison
Campbell
Missing Insurance Man Sparks City Puzzle
The State Metropolis reports Samuel A. Duncan an insurance man is missing. A ped dler sold fish to Herman Lemke who died from the purchase. Burglars and tramps riot in Ormond village amid a free for all injuring three. Justice Walter J. Gibbons is elected president of the Catholic Total Abstinence Union. William Mather, 72, is killed by a Chicago and Eastern Milnois train at Twenty fifth street. Arthur Brown, 14, dies after being shot by Clinton Weaver, 16, a newsboy. Aforgad Whavanaugh of ToGrange falls at Union station stairs and dies from injuries. August Mills, a brakeman, injured at Gatewood while workers in Chicago attempt to move him to hospital.
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Samuel A. Duncan
Herman Lemke
Ormond
Sherman Street
Walter J. Gibbons
Catholic Total Abstinence Union
William Mather
Chicago
Mllnois
Twenty-fifth Street
Arthur Brown
Illinois Trains Staff For Grand Army Encampment
Commander Thistlewood of the Illinois G A R appoints staff including Assistant Adjutant General C A Partridge and Chief of Staff Louis Krughoff. Illinois delegates to the thirty-fifth G A R encampment in Cleveland next September are named, with representatives from many cities such as Chicago, Jacksonville, Aurora, Forreston, and Galesburg.
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Thistlewood
N. B. Thistlewood
Department of Illinois
C. A. Partridge
Waukegan
Louis Krughoff
Nashville
W. Rose
Chicago
J. L. Bennett
John F. Donovan
Kinmundy
J. H. Stubbs
W. F. Martin
Decatur
N. N. Coons
Monmouth
Illinois
Grand Army of the Republic
Cleveland
Co. R. B. Koch
H. D. Fulton
C. B. Wilson
M. A. LaBay
James Donshue
James B. Adams
Chas. P. Swigert
C. W. DeMond
May exam yields many new pharmacists in Illinois
State Board of Pharmacy surveyed Chicago tests May 14 to 16. A large list of registered pharmacists from Chicago and towns including Wataga Belknap Oakland Park Ridge Marion Galva Peoria Macomb Cisco Forrest and others plus numerous assistants were approved to dispense drugs.
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State Board of Pharmacy
Chicago
C. H. Doerr
W. F. Engel
B. Fonstein
J. Guthrie
H. Hartig
D. G. Heyden
J. H. Hitchcock
H. O. A. Huegel
W. N. Joyner
F. P. Kojawaki
J. R. Lambrecht
C. J
Metropolis
V. C. Michels
Albion
R. L. Oliver
Stockton
J. N. Reynolds
Macomb
F. HE. Shaff
Cisco
G. M. Strawn
Forrest
G. Beckwith
M. Bereczkowski
Mr. Blumenthal
A. C. Clancy
I. N. Dow
J. W. Drewicz
BH. E. Erickson
Springfield
A. T. Schleder
Lena
T. B. Shaffer
Princeville
Anti-Saloon League Board Elects Officers in Springfield
The Illinois Anti-Saloon League held its state board meeting in Springfield electing Rev Horatio Reed as president and Rev Euclid B. Rogers as secretary. Other officers include Rev O B Dun D Freeport as vice president Rev F W Burnham Decatur as vice president and Benjamin B Hieronymus as treasurer with William H. Anderson named superintendent and general attorney. The board vows to continue legislative action for the local option bill until it becomes law in Illinois.
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Sinale Anti-Saloon League Board
Springfield
State Board of Trustees
Illinois Anti-Saloon League
Horatio Reed
D. D
Decatur
O.B. Dun
Freeport
Thomas
F. W. Burnham
Euclid B. Rogers
Benjamin BR. Hieronymus
William H. Anderson
Oil Prospecting Spreads Among Illinois Farmers Near Red Bud
Farmers near Red Bud turn prospectors as bluffs west of town draw interest in oil. St Clair County reports coal properties developed in the past decade with indications of oil. Along the Mobile and Ohio Railroad observers note gases resembling oil regions and many wells abandoned due to oil-coated water.
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Red Bud
Bluffs
St. Clair County
Mobile and Ohio
Four Hyde Park keepers fined after burglary claim
A Chicago area report notes two Hyde Park blind pig keepers fined 100 dollars plus costs each following an incident. Other items reference Andrety Schroeder robbed for a watch and a Chicago news boy returning from China with 2000 dollars from speculation.
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Andrety Schroeder
Hyde Park
Humane Society
South Chicago
Board of Education
John B. Vesey
George J. Kavanaugh
Chicago
China
John Ahern
Wentworth
Chicago Avenue
Willie Groves
Johno Worthy School
Robert Nightingale
Charles H. Reed
Filbourg
Armont ‘&Co
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Frica Sesee
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Defenbach
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