Roosevelts Illinois Tour Ends With Washington Return
President Roosevelt completed a sweeping Illinois tour and will finish in Lincoln Springfield and Decatur before returning to Washington. The 1900 mile plus journey covered twenty two states in sixty six days with no accidents or need for detectives, boasting speeches shaping national policy and claims of Pacific dominance.
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Kept Tryst With Death Ends in Gas Fatality
New York city widowed Calestine Farling 24 left a note to a friend promising suicide if her husband Fritz died first. She turned on gas in her apartments and died, leaving behind her three year old son Andrea. Coroner uncovers letters revealing the full motive and plan.
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Ballard's Liniment Claimed Effective For Pains
An old advertisement touts Ballard's Ballard’s liniment as a cure for rheumatic, neuralgic, and back pains. It cites benefits reaching nerves and bones through absorption and mentions D F Moore of Illinois Central Railway Milan Tennessee as a user. It notes price of $1.00 at H L.
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Murdered while visiting Pianc ee
Prof John F Hicks assistant botanist at Ohio Agricultural Experiment Station is shot dead leaving his fiancee Miss Mary Gill in Wooster Ohio. A gunman fled as Hicks opened the door after midnight. a bloodhound trail failed in a cornfield. Police ponder jealousy or a Peeping Tom motive linked to Cleveland financial trouble. Hicks remained conscious and denied knowing his attacker.
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Rebels Seek Belligerent Recognition in Venezuela
Venezuelan rebels who have fought President Castro for over a year plan to petition the United States for belligerent status. Dr. Pedro Esiquiel Rojaes, a former foreign minister, has been sent to secure recognition while based in Trinidad. If Washington denies, the government-in-revolt will turn to Great Britain.
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Carrollton Flood Closes County in Missouri
Carrollton Missouri on June 6 reports the entire southern portion of Carroll County under water as the Missouri River stretches ten miles wide. Houses sit three feet underwater and about 1,000 residents lack shelter. Upper floors shelter refugees while authorities strive to relieve distress.
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Castor Bears the Tha Kind Your Bystes Debut
In a fragmentary note the Castor team faces a new act titled the Tha Kind Your Bystes. The item hints at a debut performance, with minimal readable details and no clear outcome or date.
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Two More Arrests In Post Office Conspiracy
Washington June 5 Two arrests were made on warrants charging a conspiracy by government employees to rob the government Thomas W McGregor and C Ellsworth Upton clerks in the free delivery division under A W Machen indicted today They conspired with Charles T Smith of Baltimore to supply rural carriers with money order and registered letter pouches Since September 17 last the government bought twenty thousand in these pouches through Machen funded by Congress In five thousand dollar installments Smith received ninety dollars per pouch and forty cents to make them He gave McGregor and Upton forty cents on each pouch selling them a seven thousand two hundred dollar profit on an eighteen thousand dollar transaction The legal bureau of the department calls the evidence conclusive Smith will probably be arrested tomorrow
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Monument to Spencer pioneers in Riverside cemetery
In Riverside cemetery Spencer Indiana Captain David Beem erected a monument to his parents Levi Beem and spouse pioneers and founders of Spencer The eleven foot tree shaped memorial rests on the very ground they first settled eighty six years ago It bears marks of a spinning wheel an ax and a flint lock musket with a brief pioneer history noting Levi Beem born May 2 1803 came to Indiana 181? settled here 1817 and died July 27 1888
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Kentucky
American Ships to China in Chinese Waters Gather
Washington reports Rear Admiral Robley D Evans notes the grave China situation as the Asiatic squadron nears Chinese waters. Battleships Kentucky and Oregon and cruiser New Orleans reach Chefoo while Monterey and Pomney head to Shanghai. Gunboat Villaboles sails from Kow-Kiang toward Nanchang.
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Robbers Shoot Conductor On Suburban East St Louis Car
Three masked men boarded an eastbound suburban car near East St Louis and killed conductor John N. Keith after he rushed the motorman to aid him. The robbers fled the scene with the silent car and no passengers were seriously harmed. In Dallas Texas on June 3 the coldest June morning on record registered 48 degrees, delaying crops and injuring truck and fruit yields.
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Oldest Odd Fellow Dies in Lockport NY at 90
Wilbur Hayck, one of the oldest Odd Fellows in the United States, died Thursday night at the New York State Odd Fellows home in Lockport New York. He was 90 and had 67 years of membership. He claimed the record for length of membership in the order in this country. He was buried yesterday in Franklinville.
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Laugh It Away The Los Angeles Herald Poem Note
A verse urging readers to laugh away future troubles and find joy in the present. It emphasizes not fearing tomorrow, thanking the divine for unknowns, and spreading smiles to cope with hardship. The lines advocate cheer as a shield against sorrow and highlight kindness and happiness as moral guidance.
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Two month old saved after night in box car flood rescue
Mr and Mrs Harry Reddig host a two month old child rescued from a box car amid flood chaos. The infant narrowly escaped prolonged exposure as rescuers found the baby after an earlier attempt failed. The family parents stay in a North Wabash tent colony while authorities continue relief efforts. The child is now cared for by the Reddigs and awaits a permanent home.
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Drought Forecast Fails to Materialize Across East
Forecaster Emory warned of a major storm but for weeks has predicted fair days. Farmers from Maine to Virginia report drought harming peaches crops germination hay and pastures with potential financial losses outweighing Western flood losses.
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Barnes Indicted On Wedding Day In Murder Charge
Clarence A. Barnes was indicted for second degree murder four hours before his scheduled wedding to Ruth Lakeman in Mexico Missouri. Bond set at 10000 dollars. The crime involved the killing of Representative Rhodes Clay on July 10, 1902. The marriage proceeded as planned in front of a large audience.
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How to Live Eighty Years Says Octogenarian Banker
An 80 year old bank president warns against quitting work to maximize lifespan. He advocates staying busy, daily activity like wood cutting, early bedtimes, moderate eating, and avoiding loafing or liquor. Other seniors add tips: exercise in fresh air, good humor, piety, and self-care. Long life, they say, comes from behavior not heredity.
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Chicago Tribune
Emigration Agents Arrested in Hungary Under Emigration Laws
Vienna report states that thirteen emigration agents in Hungary's country districts were arrested after tips from United States Emigrant Inspector Braun. They were fined heavily and sentenced to ten to fifty days in prison for violating emigration laws.
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Herbal remedy claim promotes laxative product
Mr. G. L. Edwards of Wichita Kansas reports using Herbine for ten years to regulate the liver and bowels and keep poisons expelled daily. The ad notes availability at H. L. Tucker's Drug Store and urges health through regular bowel movement.
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Missouri Pacific Excursions and Summer Fares
Missouri Pacific announces multiple excursion options across cities including St. Louis Baltimore Sedalia Detroit Rich Hill Jefferson City and more. Tickets go on sale on specified dates with limited returns and various round trip or one fare plus surcharges under 50 cents to 2 dollars depending on the route and event dates such as state fairs and Fourth of July travel.
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