Pelota thrills Havana crowds at grand fronton arena
Havana readers learn of a €100,000 Pelota building where Basque pelota lovers pack the fronton on Sundays to watch professional peloetaris clash in a game like handball with a hard resilient ball. Bookmakers pace the crowd as players sprint and volley, turning a fast wall-to-wall rally into a spectacle of skill and speed.
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Havana
Spain
Uizpuzoca
Pelota
Sousa
Hu Sutherland
Philadelphia
Doctors flock to St Paul for annual medical conventions
DOCTORS FLOCKING TO ST. PAUL MEETS ST. PAULI Minn June 2 Nine medical societies represented by nearly five thousand delegates will hold annual conventions in St Paul this week. Seven associations finish Wednesday and the AMA opens Tuesday at the Metropolitan Opera House with other meetings at the Ryan Hotel Chamber of Commerce and Capitol locations.
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ST. Pauli
Minn
St. Paul
American Medical Association
American Academy of Medicine
Licensin
Capitol
Forecastle Tray of Nautical Lithographs Declines in Popularity
A New York Sun item recalls how forecastle shipwreck lithographs once crowded storefronts along South and West streets. Dealers lament falling demand as forecasters now hold stokers and crew rather than sailors' scenes, and classic prints like Dreadnaught and Sea Witch era pieces fade from view.
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New York Sun
Dreadnaught
Red Jacket
Flying Cloud
Lightning
Challenger
Arctic
Ville
Sea Witch
Austria
Fight over a Woman Ends With Razor Cuts
James Evans and Whit Carter quarreled in West Lockland over a woman. Carter struck Evans on the head with a club. Evans slashed Carter about the forehead and neck with a razor. Carter received medical aid, Evans fled town, and authorities investigate.
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Commercial Tribune
Wyoming
James Evans
Whit Carter
West Lockland
Carter
Tivans
Evans
Lockland
Cambridge master opposes girls basketball at school
William F Bradbury headmaster of the Cambridge Latin School cautions that girls basketball is rougher and more injurious than boys football. He urges supervision and regulation and supports closing the gym until qualified instructors oversee the games as Cambridge officials endorse.
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New York World
William F. Bradbury
Cambridge Latin School
Massachusetts Association of Classical and High Schol
Cambridge
Er Perenne
Apeal
Francis Cogswell
Bradbury
Forgery Charge Against Neill in Butte
Lieutenant John M. Neill, former regular army officer stationed at the Presidio, San Francisco, was arrested in Butte on charges of forging army vouchers three years ago. He denies the allegations and will be transported to San Francisco for further action. His wife and children live in Oakland.
Young horseshoer Edward Wagner slashed face incident
Edward Wagner 23 of 815 Charlotte Street was rushed to City Hospital at 12:20 after a severe facial slash extending from the ear to the chin on the right side and a lesser cut on the left. Investigators say both suspects refuse to reveal details of the attack.
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Edward Wagner
Charlotte Street
Liberty Streets
Wanders 29 Years Then Rejoins Wife in Newark
After 29 years away Joseph McGrath unexpectedly returns to his wife at 168 James Street Newark claiming to have money and a simple desire for a quiet life. He previously left in 1872 seeking fortune, endured voyages west to California Japan Sumatra and the South Seas, and endured losses before reuniting with his wife and son Joseph aged 35.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Joseph McGrath
James Street
Newark
McGrath
San Francisco
Klondike
West
California
Japan
South Sea Islands
Sumatra
McGraths
Joseph
Mysterious Shooting of John Menke in Hamilton
John Menke is at Hamilton Police Station with a head wound, found near a saloon in the Second Ward. Police Surgeon J D Marshall attended him. Mayor Bosch will hear him on drunkenness Monday if his condition allows. The incident carries a sensational air as officials withhold the saloon’s name.
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Commercial Tribune
Hamilton
John Menke
J. D. Marshall
Charles
Bosch
Menke
Strike Postponed in Dayton Amid Board Mediation
The State Board of Arbitration helped delay a strike between the People's Railroad Co. and its workers in Dayton Ohio. The company will not recognize the union or its committee but offers hearings for unjust discharges. Cars ran normally and crowds were not disrupted as talks continued.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
State Board of Arbitration
People’s Railroad Company
State Board
George B. Kerper
J. A. McMahon
Republican caucuses set for Clark County convention
Springfield Ohio June 2 Citizens prepare for Monday Republican caucuses to select delegates for the Clark County convention on Wednesday June 5. General J Warren Keifer chairs the convention with Fred Wallace secretary and Forest Speaks plus J D McMillan as assistants. Key race is for State Representative between Luther F Young and Orin F Hypes with a close, unsettled contest. Local township caucus results hint Hypes may win though voting remains tight.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Clark County
County Central Committee
J. Warren Keifer
Fred
Wallace
Forest Speaks
J. D. McMillan
Luther F. Young
Orin F.hypes
Youngs
New York Woman Sails to Meet Bottle Message Finders
Miss Ida M. Griffith of Newark sails on the City of Rome to meet in Smolen, Norway, the fisherman who found the sea bottle nine years after she cast it. A note from Mrs. Ada Bodtker invites a Norway tour to trace the message from the past and meet those touched by its journey.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Europe
Ida M. Griffith
Prospect Avenue
Newark
Rome
Smolen
Norway
Miss Griffith
Iss Griffith
Thomas W.ffith
Wes Rene
W. A. Byington
Mr. Byington
Sisters 10 Claim The Rice Fortune In Grinnell
Des Moines widow Mrs. Maria Shaler and Grinnell widow Mrs. Fannie Partlow, sisters of William M. Rice, plan to press a claim to his New York estate. The pair, both over 70 and long washers, learned of their link after newspapers published Rice’s portrait. They will travel to New York with their attorney once preparations are complete.
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Grinnell
Mfe
Maria Shaler
Des Moines
Fannie Partlow
William M. Rice
New York
Charles F. Jones
Patrick
Partlow
Johnson case third murder trial opens at Findlay
Upper Sandusky June 2 The third Johnson murder trial begins tomorrow with Lock Foster nephew of Charles Foster a bartender aged 33 facing probable life sentence. Prosecutors allege Foster helped lure the victims and tie Mrs Johnson and her children. defense seeks change of venue citing county prejudice.
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Commercial Tribune
Upper Sandusky
Johnson
Lock Foster
Charles Foster
Foster-Lowery
Ben Landis
Findlay
Hancock County
Elza Carter
Joel W. Gibson
Charles Burkett
Wyandot County
B. F. Meek
David €. Parker
Fostoria
Innocents Abroad Doctor Identified by Twain Letter
Chicago June 2 The Tribune prints identification of the doctor in Mark Twain's Innocents Abroad as Dr A Reeves Jackson of Chicago who died in 1892. The piece notes multitudes claimed to be the original doctor and cites a Clemens letter confirming Jackson as the real doctor. It recalls Jackson met his future wife on the trip and details others in the party and trip costs.
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Commercial Tribune
Chicago
the Tribune Today
Mark Twain
the Tribune
United States
Light Brigade
Balaklava
George Washington
Waterloo
Pusey
Mr. Clemens
New York
A. Reeves Jackson
L. Clemens
Dr. Jackson
Innets
Doctor
Aterward
Jackson
Vermont
Fifty+first street
Cottage Grove Avenue
Jack
John van Ostrand
Jersey City
Palestine
Twain
Holy Land
Egypt
Greece
Quaker City
New Kind of Argument Stuns Legal Adviser in Rathskeller
In New York on June 2 a social gathering at Mr. Kid McCoys Rathskeller drew lawyers and actors, including Miss Nellie Davidge Miss Charlotte Wray and Mr. Broad. An onlooker Mr. Stridiron previously shot at at the Vendome stirred mild consternation as arguments arose over a case and a gavel was used. OConnor withdrew to the Cadillac Hotel to study a legal volume.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Charles (Kid) McCoy
Upper Broadway
Nellie Davidge
Charlotte Wray
Hotel Vendome
Mr. McCoy
Mr. Broad
McGovern
Mr. O'Connor
Davidge
Wray
Sig. McCoy
Grog
Kid
Broad
Pugilist
Stridiron
Miss Davidge
J. Broad
Mr. O’connor
Ida
O’connor
Cadillac
Holton Man Arrested in Wife's Murder Case
W H Klensmire, the Holton Kansas farmer whose wife was found murdered and buried in a barn trench, was arrested in Kansas City Kansas on suspicion of killing her. He gave a guarded account claiming she killed herself and was buried to hide the death. He was taken to Topeka for further questioning.
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Kansas City
W. H. Klensmire
Holton
Kan
Kas
Klersmire
Klensmire
Texas
Woman Wins $1158 in Suit Over Love Promise
Watertown NY June 2 Nellie M Bush awarded 1158 in her suit against Gardner T White 40 a husband and father over a broken marriage promise sought 10000. The case traces a 20 year love affair starting when she was 14 with bundles of letters and statements about a future wedding.
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Commercial Tribune
Watertown
N. Y
Nellie M. Bush
Gardner T. White
Antwerp County
White
St. Lawrence County
Fvie Baek
Miss Bush
Furing Felton
Fails At School Then Shoots Self In Bridgeport
In Bridgeport Connecticut Mabel Seely fourteen daughter of Mr and Mrs James H Seely of Pittsburg Kansas shot herself after failing an exam. The mother quoted the girl saying she felt disgrace from the failure and used her father revolver to kill herself.
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Commercial Tribune
Bridgeport
American Mowers in Western France Boost Trade
Consul Brittain reports growing American mower demand in Nantes with about 800 reapers and mowers imported last season and strong sales from a New England factory choppers exhibition. Consul Covert notes tariffs shield US hardware and stoves sales while American tools are praised. Tourgee highlights fast Bordeaux Bayonne rail service by American locomotives and exports of canned vegetables to the United States.
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Washington
United States
France
Brittain
Nantes
Weste
America
New England
Lyons
Tourgee
Bordeaux
Bayonne
Growth of US Scandinavian Trade 1890 to 1900
Frank Hitchcock analyzes ten years of US trade with Denmark Sweden and Norway showing exports rising from 9 million to 29 million while imports stayed under 5 million. Denmark leads in exports with 1900 value over 18 million. Sweden and Norway combined about 12 million. Reports note farm products dominate exports and Denmark purchases about 15 million in US farm goods.
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Washington
Denmark
Sweden
Norway
United States
Scandinavia
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Regular Army
William Kipp
State Arbitration Board
Hypes
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Turd
Bride
Rathskeller
M’coy’s
Asommon
Frach Republic
Trade i American Machinery
Simms Medicine CO
St-Louis
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