Burton Granted Sixty Days to File Rehearing Motion
Senator Burton of Kansas receives sixty days to file a motion for rehearing after the United States court in Missouri resentenced him to six months in jail a $2500 fine and loss of federal office rights. Justice Harlan notes final conviction does not vacate Senate seat or force expulsion. Burton says he will say nothing until the case is finally determined.
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Burton
Washington
United States Court For
Missouri
Kansas
Iron County
United States
Senate
Justice Harlan
United States Senate
Death Notice: Captain M. W. Parker Takes Morphine
Captain M. W. Parker, formerly of east Tennessee and Ennis Texas, and a recent Houston resident, wrote his own death notice and messages to friends and relatives before taking morphine and dying. His body was found in his daughter Fannie Guilds home at 1618 Gano Street with a partially emptied morphine bottle nearby.
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M. W. Parker
Houston
Tennessee
Ennis
Tex
Fannie Guild
Gano Street
Cleveland Edges Phillies In Thirteen Inning Pitching Duel
In Philadelphia Monday the Cleveland nine defeated the Phillies in a 13 inning game. Cleveland scored in the first and thirteenth frames while Philadelphia tallied once in the ninth. Other AL scores include Detroit 2 Boston 1 and Washington 9 St Louis 1. Chicago 7 New York 6.
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Cleveland
Philadelphia
Detroit
Boston
Washington
St. Louis
Chicago
New York
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Pittsburg
Nashville Nine Shuts Out Shreveport In Errorless Game
Baseball results from multiple leagues include Nashville blanking Shreveport 2 runs to none. Also listed are Little Rock 4 Birmingham 2. Atlanta 4 Memphis 3 in ten. New Orleans 9 Montgomery 8. plus various league updates and local incidents.
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Nashville
Shreveport
Tennessee
Little Rock
Birmingham
Atlanta
Memphis
New Orleans
Montgomery
Methodist Conference in Birmingham Ends with Benediction
The fifteenth quadrennial session of the Methodist Episcopal Church South closes in Birmingham. Bishop Wilson delivers a solemn benediction after a day of swift business. The assembly adopts changes to discipline, selects a new bishop, and tightens baptism and marriage rules to align with civil law.
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Wilson
Birmingham
Ala
General Conference
Methodist Episcopal Church
South
Wi Bon
Japan
College of Bishops
Candler
Tigert
Cotton Acreage Figures From Southern Cotton Association
The Southern Cotton Association releases 1906 acreage data via President Harvie Jordan and Secretary Cheatham. Texas, Indian Territory, Oklahoma show gains while Louisiana declines. total increase 736,228 acres and 2.76 percent. Labor shortages in Alabama Louisiana Mississippi Arkansas may force 10 percent abandonment. May frost caused damage and replanting. A Jackson Mississippi meeting on May 31 will verify or correct figures.
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Cheatham
Atlanta
Harvie Jordan
Texas
Indian Territory
Oklahoma
Louisiana
Jackson
Miss
Alabama
Mississippi
Arkansas
Young man shot dead in Mississippi after craps game quarrel
In Jackson on May 22 Julius Yeager killed Gallo with three shots in front of the Price House after a dispute stemming from a Livingston Park craps game. Yeager surrendered following the deadly incident.
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Jackson
Miss
Gallo
Price House
Julius Yeager
Livingston Park
Galle
Yeager
State House
Emerson Quote on Self-Reliance and Will
A brief quotation by Ralph Waldo Emerson defines discontent as the want of self reliance and describes it as an infirmity of will.
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Emerson
Four Hundred Ninety Five Deaths From Earthquake
San Francisco on May 22 reports four more earthquake deaths, bringing the toll to 495. Victims include William Burnip, a 55 year old English locomotive engineer, found in the ruins as his son unearthed him. Banks opened with no panic, Wells Fargo Nevada National Bank showing over 20 million in vaults ready for deposits.
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San Francisco
Kingsbury House
Seventh Street
Washington and
Battery Streets
Montgomery Avenue
William Burnip
Burnip
I of England
Wells-Fargo-Nevada National Bank
Bills Passed In Lower House Twenty Two Measures
Washington May 22 House Monday passed sixteen of its own measures and six from the senate. Highlights include enlisting rules for the revenue cutter service and national aids to navigation in the lighthouse establishment. Also division of Osage lands in Oklahoma and an amendment to a money value act. Senate approved the legislative appropriation bill totaling 29,815,259 dollars, up 59,845.
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Washington
House
Senate
United States Revenue Cutter Service
Oklahoma
United States
Stuart's Slayers Move to Nab Batoum Murderers
Russian officials are straining to arrest the killers of W. H. Stuart American vice consul at Batoum. Dispatches from Ambassador Meyer and Consul Heenan say motive unknown, foreign office orders Batoum governor to pursue suspects and uncover causes. Stuart died an hour after the assault at Makhekjaouri.
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W. H. Stuart
Batoum
Russia
State Department
Ambassador Meyer
St. Petersburg
Thomas R. Heenan
Odessa
Meyer
Makhikijaouri
Stuart
Fruit Produce Dealer Files Voluntary Bankruptcy Petition
San Antonio on May 22 G. Co. Tripis a wholesale fruit produce dealer filed a voluntary bankruptcy petition in the Federal court. Liabilities amount to 4778.82 with assets of 7158.42 of which 1072.50 is exempt.
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San Antonio
G. Co. Tripis
Senate orders probe into Burton case ruling impact
Washington May 22 senate directs the committee on privileges and elections to investigate how the supreme court decision in the Senator Burton case affects political processes and interpretations.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Privileges and Elections
Supreme Court
Burton
Odd wedding gifts gifted to royalty and stars
The New York Herald recounts quaint presents sent to famous newlyweds. Examples include a nine foot cheese from Somerset farmers meant for Queen Victoria but returned with refusal, a pair of tailored trousers for King Charles of Württemberg, a cushion of tresses for Italian singer Mario, and a Munich woman’s tooth set in a jeweled scarfpin.
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East
West Bernard
Somersetshire
Buckingham Palace
Royal Table
Charles of
Signor
Mario
Munich
New York Herald
The First Spectacles Made in Italy in the Thirteenth Century
The article traces the origin of spectacles from late thirteenth century Italy with early single glasses, the 1290 invention of the double glass, and later spread to Holland Germany and Spain. It notes Nuremberg Rathenow fame around 1490 1500 and the shift from medical aids to fashion accessory shaping eyeglasses and monocles.
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Italy
Nero
Holland
Germany
Nuremberg
Rathenow
Spain
Continent
Quicksilver Properties and Uses in Mining and Industry
Quicksilver occurs in rock veins like gold and silver. It is often found as cinnabar with 18.8 percent sulfur and 86.2 percent mercury, and when reduced to powder it appears bright red. Uses include extracting free gold and silver, Vermillion pigments, mirrors, thermometers, and various instruments.
Whisky or water built the Scot’s grand house
A hald head ed old Scot grew rich in the liquor trade and built a limestone mansion with park conservatories and stables. As he rode by in an omnibus a temperance man sneered at the grand edifice, and the Scot replied it was the water, not the whisky, that built it.
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London Mail
The First Sapphire Legend of a Tear Forming Gem
An Indian legend says Brahma, the creator, sinned to understand mortals pain. He cried in remorse, chanting purification mantras, and a single tear dropped to earth forming a sapphire gem of fiery origin.
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Brahma
Doctor’s Fee Reflects The Throat Case Rarity
A witty exchange between a patient and a doctor highlights a rare throat condition that fascinates the medical profession. The patient notes he charged nothing for the throat examination, adding humor to a serious case.
The Strong Point Dialogue Snapshot
A brief dialogue captures a debate about love with a man insisting he has never loved before and a woman challenging the point as they discuss future feelings. The exchange emphasizes emotion and uncertainty in relationships.
Notable Quote on Temptation and Guilt
A Johnson aphorism notes that approaching temptation toward a man harms him, and if he succumbs, the helper shares his guilt. The remark frames moral complicity and responsibility in resisting wrongdoing.
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Johnson
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