Buried Treasure Found in Mexico on San Luis Potosi Hacienda
Workers for a treasure hunt company led by Joaquin Iuesada uncovered gold bars and coins valued near 100000 dollars in a mountain on the Jesus Maria hacienda in San Luis Potosi. The haul, linked to the 18th century bandit Bernalejo, involved 400 mules and was destined for Spain via Mexico City. The find sparks excitement as a government concession allocates one third to the Mexican treasury.
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City of Mexico
Mex
Jesus Maria Hacienda
San Luis Potos
Joaquin Iuesada
San Luis Potosi
Madrid
Charles VI
Mexico
Pedro Diaz Gutierrez
San Luisa Potoal
Red River Floods Crops Near Newport Arkansas
May 20 Newport Arkansas reports the White River danger line at 26 feet as the river rises nearly an inch per hour flooding bottoms and thousands of acres of crops. Local gauge shows 25.6 feet with a weak levee that would breach at 31 feet. Rainy weather worsens conditions across Batesville Calico Rock Cotter and Black River basins.
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Newport
Ark
White River
Batesville
Calleo Rock
Cotter
Black
Fulton Asylum appoints new superintendent amid staff change
In Fulton Missouri on May 29 the hospital board elected Dr Porter Williams of Boonville as superintendent, replacing ill health retiree Dr J W Smith. The assistant physicians named are Dr J Harrison Benton City Dr E E Evans Hallsville and Dr W C Lewis Pike County. The resignations of the former staff were tendered to permit new officers and only J P Harrison remained from the old staff.
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Fulton, Mo
Hospital of the Insane
Porter Williams
Boonville
J. W. Smith
Harrison
Benton City
E. E. Evans
Hallsville
W. C. Lewis
Pike County
Lee Culver's Misfortunes in Sedalia
Sedalia Missouri May 28 contracting plasterer Lee Culver boasts a string of mishaps since arriving four weeks ago floods a drought a cyclone a rusted nail and a runaway horse left him bruised and laid up. He then misplaced a $65 watch and later lost a $50 payroll roll he had just drawn from the bank.
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Sedalia
Lee Culver
Missouri
Weat Sedalia
Culver
A Pointer For Tool Buyers Keen Kutter Tools Endure
The Keen Kutter brand, a standard of America for 386 years, covers every kind of tool and guarantees reliability. The line won the Grand Prize at the World's Fair in St. Louis, the only award of its kind for a complete tool line. If unavailable locally, write to the Simmons Hardware Company in St. Louis or to 298 Broadway, New York.
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Keen Kutter
America
St. Louis
Simmons Hardware Company
Broadway
New York
Girl's Assailant Hunted In Jackson County Neighborhood
Independence Missouri May 28 excitement has been high in the Coal Cover neighborhood six miles south over an assault upon Miss Edith Sanford daughter of KL C Sanford a farmer and sister of Charles Sanford of the city Miss Sanford 15 or 16 was seized yesterday afternoon as she walked to deliver a sack of peas to the Elbert home three quarters of a mile distant she screamed and struggled attracting neighbors but the assailant escaped Sheriff and volunteers gathered to aid the search which continues without result
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Independence
Misa Edith Sanford
KL. C. Sanford
Charles Sanford
Miss Sanford
Elbert
Oldest Indian Town in New Mexico Wiped Out
Tome in Valencia county south of Albuquerque was entirely washed away by Rio Grande flood waters. No lives were lost but property and crops losses hit the native residents who faced destitution after last year’s floods. Tome once served as Valencia county seat and recall a noted Indian massacre in early territory history.
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Albuquerque
N. M
Tome
Here
Valencia County
Rio Grande
New Mexico
Butt
Four Meteors in Oklahoma Over Lawton Sky
A large meteor followed by four smaller ones lit the Lawton Oklahoma sky on May 29 as they crossed the vicinity. The brilliant display illuminated the earth during their travel over the town.
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Lawton
William Ziegler Dies After Long Illness And Scandal
William Ziegler, financier and Arctic promoter, died at his country home near Noroton Connecticut after a stroke and prolonged decline. He survived an alum bribery scandal in Missouri where senators faced trial, and had been tied to the Ziegler Baldwin expedition attempt. He was born September 1, 1843, in Beaver County Pennsylvania. He leaves a widow and one son. Funeral will be held Saturday at noon.
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New York
William Ziegler
Noroton
Conn
Ziegler
Beaver County
Pennsylvania
Iowa
Muscatine Journal
Brooklyn
Long Island
Baking Powder Trust
Ziegler-Baldwin
Evelyn Baldwin
Kansas
Abruzzi
Baldwin
Farris
Smith
Jefferson City
John A. Lee
Missouri Gront
Odell
Missouri Vn
Mothers, Do You Know the Many So-Called Birth Medicines
An era warning customers about dubious birth medicines promoted to mothers. The piece urges scrutiny of claims, naming common dangers and urging consult with physicians before use. It cautions against unverified recipes and emphasizes patient safety and informed choices.
The Better Way Cough Relief Treatment Preview
The text describes throat inflammation causing coughing and irritation. A cough mixture offers temporary relief as treatment steps are hinted but not completed. The fragment suggests a medical or pharmaceutical ad tone without stating full instructions or outcomes.
Scott's Emulsion Promises Cold Cure and Soothing Relief
An advertisement touts Scott's Emulsion as curing the cold by reducing throat irritation, driving out inflammation, and nourishing weakened tissues. It claims relief for sore throat, cough, cold, or bronchitis and offers a free sample.
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Scott
Rockefeller Threat Echoes From Adirondacks Preserve
Malone New York May 29 A sensational threat vows to shoot William Rockefeller if he visits his Adirondacks Bay Pond preserve. Postings along the New York & Ottawa railroad lines warn a $50,000 bullet will stop Rockefeller on entering the property. The danger reportedly stems from distrust over his earlier actions toward Brandon villagers.
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Itia
Rockefeller
Bay Pond
Orlanno Dexter
Standard Oil
Dexter
Color Line in Episcopal Church in Georgia
The State Diocesan conference of the Episcopal church in Georgia nearly segregated church affairs by approving a report that a state council of negroes may handle all matters not touching fundamental church laws, subject to diocesan convention approval, with adoption set for 1906. The action has immediate effect.
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Nashville
Senator Stone Introduces Missouri’s New Member
Canton Missouri press notes a humorous misstatement as Senator Stone introduces a new Missouri member to the Senate. The quote mocks a clumsy pronunciation and a clumsy attribution, calling the situation a rare, almost ludicrous moment in the halls of Congress.
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Stone
Misssouri
Congress
Marah Willyam Wabner
Mizouri
Missouri
Canton
Earthquake Triggers Mass Escape From Tamazula Town
In Durango near the Sinaloa border, Tamazula is described as almost destroyed after several days of violent shocks. Women and children are reported crushed to death as the ground cracks and vents of hot air and steam appear, forcing residents to flee toward Mexico City.
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Mexico City
Mexico
Tamazula
Sinaloa
Durango
A Guaranteed Cure For Piles Ad Claims Quick Relief
An advertisement touts a treatment for piles promising cure regardless of duration. It claims relief within 6 to 14 days and urges purchase with a money back offer. The copy emphasizes ease and rest from symptoms.
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