Violence and upheaval amid global unrest returns to the era
Reports describe dynamiters injuring several in Cleveland amid strained streetcar protests while church leaders convene in Kansas City with Rev Dr William H Roberts chosen moderator. Exhumation in Youngstown reveals strychnine traces in Jacob Besore. A Cincinnati farm battle leaves father mortally wounded and son dead as unrest spreads remotely.
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Cleveland
General Assembly of the Presbyterian Church In the
United States
Jacob 8 Besore
Youngstown
Vuhio
Charles Jones
Charles Jones, Jr
Cincinnati
Samuel J. McAlister
Thirty-eighth Company of Coast Artillery
Presidio
Alexis Smirnoff
St. Petersburg
New York
Russia
Woman Slayer Not Guilty In Cassopolis Trial
Mrs Christina Metsker of South Bend Ind was found not guilty of murder in Cassopolis Michigan after a night of revelry that included her husband and Carlton W Morgan. Prosecutor asked for involuntary manslaughter verdict not guilty ruling prompted cheers and a distressed audience.
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Christina Metsker
South Bend
Ind
Cassopolis
Mich
Carlton W Morgan
Hresnahan
Morgan
New York City’s Government Costs and Debt Rise
The city’s 1905 budget totals 143,572,266 dollars, up 13,150,160 from last year and 65,081,934 over 1898. Per capita spending runs 36 dollars, with future generations bearing bond redemptions and interest exceeding 24 million. The passage compares costs to national expenses and highlights debt growth and era-wide spending trends. A separate note from the Agriculture Department warns against rabies myths, disputing that mad dogs fear water or that dog days mark the disease.
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New York
Chicago
Davedin
United States
New York Cty
New York City
City of New York
Ita
Department of Agriculture
Sirius
Deblohnega Springs Stage Overturns in California Trip
Notes of current events describe a stage from Bakers California to a northern mountain resort overturning in a canyon. The driver and two passengers, Fred Miller and Janes Hilach, reportedly traveled from Japan to arrange service with the Chicago Milwaukee and St. Paul railroad, then returned to San Francisco.
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Deblohnega Springs
Bakers Cal
Canyon Cats
Fred Miller
Chicago,Milwaukee and St. Ha Railroad
Janes Hilach
San Francisco
Japan
Platt Wins Suit in Divorce Case Dismissal
Mae Wood's divorce suit against Senator Thomas Platt was dismissed by Justice O'Gorman who ordered her jailed for perjury after finding the marriage claim unfounded. The judge called the proceedings a mere design to fabricate a marriage through forged evidence. The decision followed extensive handwriting and documentary evidence refuting the marriage.
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Mae Wood
Thomas Platt
Justice O'Gorman
New York Supreme Court
Mrs. Wood
O’gorman
New York
United States
Tomited States Express Company
Wood Platt
Jhomas Collier Batt
Std
Altho
Don Krens
Wawel
Aobert Wood
Senator Platt
Homes for Poor Mex Easy Carey Act Land Open to All
The Carey Act offers land for homesteading at low cost through the United States reclamation service. Settlers may pay 60 cents per acre and contract with irrigation companies to obtain water rights. A short residence of 30 days suffices, with ownership after payments and irrigation system transfer. Big Horn Basin Development opens 245000 acres for settlement under this program.
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Tno
Cam
Big Horn
Trade and industry notes and labor unrest incidents
Continental Express Company files articles of incorporation where required to operate its own excess business. An explosion damaged a non union woodworker residence in Chicago with seven occupants unharmed. Kirchner left the union for a rival. Corn Products Company plans a non union labor colony near Summit with a $4 million plant and cottages inside a ten foot enclosure. A fire at Holliday Read Sons chemical works in New York caused about $50 000 damage.
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Continental Express Company
Chicago, St. Paul and
Milwaukee Road
Chariea Girdhner
Chicago
Kirchner
Corn Products Company
Summit
Holliday Read & Sons’ Chemical Works
New York
Congress Debates Tariff Currency and Public Lands Bills
The Senate and House advanced multiple bills including the agricultural, fortifications, and public lands measures. A conference report on the agricultural bill totals $11,672,106, and a district traction bill passed. Proposals to curb flag desecration and to create a national monetary commission were filed, with various appropriation bills and votes recorded.
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Taylor
Tennessee
Senate
House
United States
Tokio Exposition
Territories
Panama Canal Zone
Rayner
William F. Stewart
Coast Artillery
Fort Grant
Arizona
Lilley
Tome
Congress
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
National Monetary Commission
Genator Rayner
Gal
Willa P.stewart
Military Academy
District of Columbian
District of Columbia
Union Station
Interarafe
Interstate Commerce Commission
Hepburn
Foraker
Conference
Ela
National Capital Notes Boosted by House Committee
The House committee added about 8 million dollars to the 30 million dollar measure, increasing the total carried by the National Capital notes to over 30,006,000.
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House
Peruna touted as cure for long standing catarrh in Illinois tale
Miss Sophia Kittlesen of Evanston Illinois describes twenty five years of catarrh and a bad cough before Peruna. She says her health improved, the chronic condition vanished, and she now recommends Peruna to friends. The page also includes ad snippets and a humor column excerpt.
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Sophia Kittlesen
Evanston
Illinoia
Man-a-lin
Moontng Company
Casmoea
Grape-Nuts Praised By Health Board President
The President of the Board of Health urges better diet and cites personal relief after using Grape-Nuts with cow’s milk. He links malnutrition and sleep issues to poor food choices and reports improved heart rhythm and digestion after adopting the product.
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Board of Health
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