Mystery of Life debated by Victoria Institute panel
Lord Kelvin figures in a controversy over life and fife with Prof Lionel Beale of King’s College presenting principles from fifty years. Beale argues life is absolute and nonlife distinct with no evidence of life arising from nonlife. He suggests vital power may be related to an eternal living mind and not reducible to ordinary matter.
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Onein
Fife
Lord Kelvin
Lionel Beale
King College
Victoria Institute
Adelphi Terrace
Beale
Missouri Mussels Exhibit At St Louis World’s Fair
A Missouri mussel shell exhibit from Palestine will headline the St Louis World’s Fair. Missouri’s fishery centered at Hannibal Canton and La Grange yields about two million pounds and over two million dollars annually. The Missouri World’s Fair Commission plans displays of local fish with the mussel shells as the standout item from both Palestine and Missouri.
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Musee
Missouri
St. Louis
Palestine
Dethle Bern
Motil
Red Sea
Mississippi River
Bethlehem
Hannibal
Canton
la Grange
Missouri World's Pair Commission
Notre Dame watchman kills assailant during fishing clash
Albert Smith, a one armed Notre Dame watchman, shot and killed John Jager after a struggle at the lakes near the university. Jager and companions were ordered off the grounds when Jager seized Smiths club and struck him. Smith will not be prosecuted.
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South Bend
Ind
Albert Smith
Notre Dame University
John Jager
Jager
Smith
Robbery at Webb City in Joplin Missouri
Webb City Adams Express office was robbed of 2000 dollars in silver dollars by two men named Burt Fair and Frank Ellis. They escaped but were pursued and captured near Oakland with the money recovered. One thousand dollars was found submerged in a mill pond. Both suspects are back drivers at a Webb City livery stable.
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Joplin
Adams Express Company
Webb City
Burt Fair
Frank Ellis
Oakland
General Young Named Chief of Staff in Army Reforms
Secretary Root issued an order designating Major General B M Young as chief of staff with Major General HL Corbin and Brigadier General W H Warner as other general staff officers. Tasker Bliss will head the War College. The changes take effect August 15 while General Miles retires August 8.
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Washington
Root
B. M Young
HL. (. Corbin
W. H. Warter
Tasker H. Bliss
The
War College
Nelson A. Miles
Miles
Startling Leads Uncovered By St Louis Grand Jury
Startling developments marked Thursday's grand jury work in St Louis Missouri. Reports say $40000 was demanded by certain senators to defeat the insurance bill and $40000 to defeat the whisky tax bill. EO Brown and representative W C Cardwell are tied to the case and may testify. Willi am Holttner, a St Louis wholesale grocer, appeared as investigators hint grocers were approached to influence votes on the alum bill.
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St. Louis
Joness
Lee
Chicago
EO Brown
W. C. Cardwell
Grand Jury
Kansas City
William Holttner
Bakng Jender
Assassinations of Rulers Across Centuries
A summary of notable royal and presidential assassinations from Lincoln in 1865 to the 1905 Servian royal murders. It notes Lincoln shot April 15 1865, Alexander II killed March 18 1881, Garfield shot July 2 1881, Napoleon Copnot stabbed June 24 183?. Empress of Austria stabbed September 10 1900, King Humbert shot July 29 1901, McKinley mortally wounded September 6 1901 at Pan American Exposition and dies September 14, 1901, Leon Czol by anarchist, and the June 11 1905 Servian royal killings.
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Lincoln
Alexander II of
Russia
Garfield
President Copnot
France
Tsim
Austria
King Humbert
Italy
William McKinley
United States
Buffalo
Leon Czolwrosz
Kelley After John A. Lee The Fugitive In Canada
A St. Louis lawyer who met Daniel J. Kelley in Canada reports Kelley warned of exposing Lee’s other deals if he did not retract. Lee, reluctant to testify, has begun confessing details of the 1903 alum deal as pressure from Kelley and offers to return to Missouri to tell all. Kelley seeks revenge and may be welcomed by prosecuting officers for full disclosure.
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St. Louis
Daniel J. Kelley
Canada
Cave
Kelley
John A. Lee
Lee
Missouri
New York
Crow
Lew
A Gold Democrat Appointed To Civil Service Board
Washington June 17 Henry F. Green of Duluth was named to succeed James Garfield on the civil service commission. Green, a gold democrat who backed McKinley in 1896 and 1900, renounced the democratic party. The president first offered the post to Heffelfinger of Harvard football fame, who managed his father's Minneapolis boot factory. Heffelfinger declined due to his father's ill health when the offer was made in May in Minneapolis.
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Washington
lHenry FP
Green
Duluth
James Ht. Garfield
Civil Service Commission
McKinley
ISG
Attie
Heffelfinger
Harvard
Minneapolis
Woman of 75 a Heroine in Stony Point Lighthouse
Mrs. Nancy Ross, 75, oldest lighthouse keeper in the United States, defended the Stony Point Hudson lighthouse from an Italian assailant with a poker. She drove him back as he tried to tear down the light, rang the fog bell, and summoned help. the attacker was confined.
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New York
Nancy Ross
United States
Stony Point
Hudson
Two men hanged for sheriff Powers murder in Clarkeville
Clarkeville Ark June 19 George Durnam and Frederick Underwood were hanged for the murder of Sheriff John H Powers shot during a bank explosion February 5 1902. The men spoke thanking locals as the crime and trial are noted with James Wallace and John Dunn among those indicted. Dunn escaped from a Wichita hospital where he was treated for wounds.
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Clarkeville
Ark
George Durnam
Frederick Underwood
John H. Powers
John Powers
Sheriff Powers
George Durham
James Wallace
John Dunn
Dunn
Wichita
Kan
Jury split on Jackson murder case in venue shift
In Jackson Kentucky on June 19 the jury nearly convicted Curtis Jett for the assassination of Attorney J B Marcus but one juror prevented a verdict. The majority favored Thomas White’s conviction. Both men are jailed in Lexington with new trials set for Cynthiana over 100 miles away in the Blue Grass region, amid a venue change offering renewed hope for justice.
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Jackson
Curtis Jett
J. B. Marcum
Thomas White
Lexington
Cynthiana
Blue Grass
Man Wins Bet Eating Sixty Boiled Eggs
Reuben Saunders of Suffern New York bet his brother James five dollars he could eat 50 boiled eggs at one meal. James ate 60 soft boiled eggs, surpassing the wager while Reuben stopped at 35. The scene unfolded in Albany on June 19 with snappy dining and a sweaty finish.
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Albany
N. Y
Reuben ‘Saunders
Suffern
James
Reuben
Refusal to Wear Clothes Shocks Winnipeg Faction Leader
John The Baptist, leader of the Doukhobor faction that rejects clothing, was detained at Brandon asylum yesterday. He was heavily shackled and placed in a straight jacket to prevent exposure before the crowds.
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Winnipeg
Manitoba
John the Baptist
Brandon Asylum
Payne Wants To Leave Cabinet After Probe
Washington June 19. Postmaster General Payne may resign from the cabinet as the investigation into his department continues and his health worsens. President Roosevelt and party leaders reportedly urged him to stay, but Payne pressed retirement during a June 10 Cleveland gathering, citing illness and distress over handling of the Bristow report and Tulloch charges.
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Washington
Payne
Roosevelt
Republan
Cleveland
Hanna
Hansa
Bristow Report
Metcalf
Onler Ilivision
Teachers urged to subscribe to county and daily papers
A Paris Appeal cites a county school commissioner who asked teachers to raise hands if they read local or county papers. Only six of about one hundred responded, triggering a lecture on lack of appreciation for notices. An educational leader says teachers read less beyond textbooks, and should subscribe to county and metropolitan papers daily to stay informed.
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Presaa
Paris
Mosias Jones of Ashland Turns 73 in Homebound Life
The Bugle of Ashland Boone county Missouri notes Mosias Jones born within two miles of Ashland who just turned seventy three. He has never left Missouri nor ridden rail or boat never attended a circus or fair never held office above supervisor and only visited Jefferson City as a boy to take twelve dozen quail to the State Capitol. Many call his homebound life a mistake, others dispute that view.
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the Bugle
Ashland
Boone County
Mosias Jones
St. Louis
Jefferson City
State Capitol
German Syrup Promises Rapid Consumption Relief
The ad touts Boschee's German Syrup as the market’s only cure for consumption, detailing pure tar and gum extracts endorsed by medical congresses. It claims to ease dry morning coughs, aid rest, and promote free expectoration with lasting relief, selling in small bottles for 25 cents and regular size 75 cents.
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Boschee
H. L. Tucker
G. G. Gries
Woobory
Missouri Pacific Excursions and Sale Dates
Missouri Pacific announces ticket sales for multiple excursions with varied return limits and rates. Destinations include St. Louis Baltimore Sedalia Detroit and more, featuring one fare plus surcharges and special Fourth of July and 200 mile regional rates. Agents note limited returns and specific sale windows through August and October.
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St. Louis
Baltimore
M. D
Sedalia
Detroit
Mich
Cage
Jefferson City
Teachers Association
Saratoga, Springs
N. Y
Lc.n
Y. P
Sage Cole
San Francisco
Los Angeles
San Diego
Cal
H. B. Sanna
Agt
Beauty and Strength from Digestive Aid
The text urges beauty and vigor from pure blood and good digestion. It warns that many women fail to digest food, grow pale and thin, and lose skin brightness. Remedy with nourishing meals and a small dose of Herbine after each meal to aid digestion, available for 50c at H. L. Tucker's Drugstore.
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H. L. Tucker
Italy Cabinet to Resign After Naval Inquiry Vote
Rome June 12 The cabinet ministers decided to announce their resignations in parliament today. Despite a 40 vote majority, Wednesday’s Chamber of Deputies inquiry into the navy department led by Signor Giolitti the interior minister caused the cabinet to resign as there was no further reason for its existence. The minister had previously aligned with all Liberals including the extreme left which later joined the opposition in the vote.
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Italy
Rome
Chamber of Deputies
Navy Department
Signor Giolitti
Interior
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London
London Express
General Young
St Louis
Alexander
Queen Draga of
Servia
Kelley After
Arkansas
Jett
Cabinet
President and Friends
Castor
Bates County Investment Co
Jbutler
Bates County
Tyosano
Preali Jro
C. Hayes
B. Senaeuner
J. ¢.Ene F. Wanrocs
Butler, MO
Dell
Will G
REED
Amoret, MO
Pioneer
Sam Walls
Court House
West Side Square
Ayer
Missouri Pacific Excursions
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