Famine In Russia Devastates Five Provinces
St Petersburg reports a famine across five Russian provinces with twenty million peasants starving. Hundreds of thousands have died from hunger and exposure, including an estimated 100,000 to 200,000 infants. Bread is scarce and meat nearly absent. relief efforts are inadequate. Civil groups in Samara and surrounding regions struggle to feed starving families.
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Kansas City Southern Loss Reversed in Supreme Court
Jefferson City June 3 The Jackson county circuit court ruling in Kansas City Southern railroad versus Kansas City Peoria Chicago and Quincy Omaha Kansas City railroads was reversed division No 1 The supreme court remands for judgment for the defendant railways The suit concerned a 1906 contract for switching at a set rate over thirty years with Kansas City Suburban Belt The decision preserves the defendant companies as prevailing party with instructions to enter judgment accordingly
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Monument to Confederate Soldier to be Erected in St Louis
The Southern women of 86 Vandeventer Place urge erecting a Confederate Soldier monument in St Louis. They argue monuments honor patriotism, memory, and the valor of the South, noting many veterans lie in unmarked graves. Mrs Wirciamn G Moore, president, invites inquiries for information.
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St. Louis Confederate Monument
Navy abandons plan to convert cruiser San Francisco to mine ship
Washington June 3 The Navy department cancelled the project to convert the cruiser San Francisco into a mine ship due to costs exceeding 200000 and required congressional action. The ship at Norfolk would have housed a plant for floating and submerged mines, enabling rapid coast defense. The Baltimore conversion at New York is likewise suspended for similar reasons.
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Charges Made Against Standard Oil
Jefferson City May 27 Commissioner Robert A Anthony appointed by the Missouri supreme court to report on law and fact in the state versus Standard Oil and Waters-Pierce Oil for license forfeiture submitted findings. The state contends defendants conspired to restrain trade and the report may revoke licenses and annul Waters-Pierce charter. DeWitt's Carbolized Witch Hazel Salve sold by Clay's drug store.
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Too Thin to Stand: Missouri GOP Criticized
The Platte City Landmark assumes opposition to Secretary Taft Senator Fairbanks and the Republican party is over thin. It mocks alleged corruption funds and evasive politics in 1904 election, listing figures like Joe Cannon and Loeb as too thin.
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Insurance, Railroad and Corporation
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Joe Cannon
Loeb
Missouri
DeWitt Little Early Riser Ad Promotes Pills
An old advertisement urges readers to take a DeWitt Little Early Riser pill when in need. It notes the product is sold at Clay's drug store.
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King's Gift to the Zoo Sees Large Horn and Head Collection
The New York World reports a major zoological gift to Bronx Park by the New York Zoological Society. Director Hornaday curates a growing collection with aid from the Camp Fire Club, Boone and Crockett Club, and others. Highlights include the world’s largest elephant tusks once owned by King Menelik and 132 specimens representing 109 big game species. The exhibit features unique sets of American bison horns and 183 antelope species with 35 varieties.
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Abyssinia
Col Lee Denies South Preached Secession at Reunion
Richmond dispatch reports Col Robert E Lee delivering a speech at a Confederate reunion session. He rejects claims the South advocated secession earlier and cites northern provocation and acts against slavery while praising Southern defense of liberty, home, and national honor.
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R. E. Lee
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Woman Dashes Carbolic Acid Into Husband's Face
Marshall Mo June 3 A constable John McGrath was attacked by his wife in his room as she burst in with a pistol and a concealed vial of carbolic acid. She declared their home was broken and vowed to kill him and the woman who caused their separation. McGrath was badly burned while fleeing the spray. the wife has not been arrested.
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