Adams Express Declares $24 Million Stock Dividend
New York June 1 The Adams Express Company cut a 24 000 000 stock dividend for its stockholders announced after Wall Street close. The 2 percent distribution on 120 000 shares will be paid as 4 percent bonds collateral trust notes, with each share receiving 200 in bonds. Levi Weir, president, issued the circular to stockholders.
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New York
Adame Cypress Company
Ite
Wall Street
Dems Express Company
Adams Exphasts & Joint Sock Association
Levi ©. Weir
Adams Express Company
More Indians Are at Work on Pine Ridge Reservation
Spring on the Pine Ridge Indian reservation brings active labor among about 7,000 residents. The Deadwood correspondence of the St. Paul Dispatch notes growing cultivation of corn oats and potatoes and a shift toward better stock raising. Indians also engage in freighting from Gordon to the reservation with 30 to 40 teams often seen on the road driven by Indian owners using quality horses.
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Pine Ridge
St. Paul
Gordon
Vagrant Law Upholded By Judge Higgins
Fayetteville May 1 Judge Joseph Higgins declares the vagrant law enacted by the recent legislature constitutional and enforceable within the judicial circuit. He notes other judges found it unconstitutional, but he affirms its validity and plans its application across his district.
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Fayetteville, Tenn
Joseph ©. Higgins
Tie Judicial Cireuft
Land sale division notice for Walker place acreage near Columbia
A tract known as the T. C. Walker place on the Hampshire pike four miles from Columbia, comprising 240 acres more or less, to be sold as a whole or in lots. For further information contact R. G. Walker, Agt., Columbia, R. R. No. 2, or call Citizens’ phone 163-3 rings. May 17 2mo8.
Bricks From Flour Preserve Wheat With Pressure
In England military and naval authorities explore squeezing flour into bricks using hydraulic pressure to kill larva life and mold. Three hundred pounds of compressed flour occupy the space of 100 pounds in ordinary form, preserving it for storage.
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Baltimore Sun
England
Root Letters to Baptists on Vatican Stand
Secretary of State Root informed the Philadelphia Baptist ministers conference that the department cannot send the conference’s tent to the French government nor protest France’s actions. The Rev Orlando Steward read the letter as ministers discussed etiquette and domestic affairs, with Wayland Hoyt ruling the resolutions were laid on the table.
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Root
Philadelphia Conference of Baptist Ministers
Vatcan
Hoot
Orlando
T. Steward
United States
Wayland Hoyt
Novel Contest For A Wife In Trappe Maryland
William A. Kirby of Trappe plans a Fourth of July house warming with a girls contest to win his wife. He will invite all young women of Trappe to showcase charm and behavior, with the winner chosen as his bride. Builders, neighbors, and decorators prepare refreshments and entertainment for a lively local event.
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Easton
Philadelphia Inquirer
William A. Kirby
Trappe
Kirby
Maryland
A Feast of Many Nations Wager Ends in Dining Duel
An Englishman and an American staged seven country dinners in London over seven nights culminating in the English host winning. Dishes spanned English turtle soup to Indian shirwa, with French German Italian Russian American and Indian fare. The American paid up calling it an “experience.” The Telegram notes political snipes about pardons in Tennessee and South Carolina’s absence from the map.
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London
Bouth Carolina
Ham Patterson
Tennessee
Charleston News and Courier
South Carolina
Chattsnooga Star
And Yet He Is Happy. Lealie's Weekly Humor Cashes Out
A humorous sketch notes a man who claims happiness despite troubles while contrasting him with Thompson who has a wife, a car, and a claimed sure system for beating the races.
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Lealie’s Weekly
Oman
Thompson
Flatly Refuse to Quit Office in San Francisco
Judge Lawlor signed an order allowing Eugene Schmitz to leave jail for attorney consultations. The order mirrors yesterday’s. Schmitz and his appointees are prepared to resist a transfer of power to acting Mayor Gallagher and will refuse to relinquish office when resignations are requested.
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San Francisco
Lawlor
Drew
Eugene Schmits
Schmitz
Gallagher
Beef Steak John and Pocahontas Tale at Baltimore Hotel
Simeon Ford hosts a humorous Nor folk celebration of a stake party tied to Captain John Smith and Pocahontas. The tale recalls 300 years ago when Smith nearly died at a stake, a fire, and a dramatic rescue ending with a marriage proposal and the Smith family pride.
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Simeon Ford
Baltimore
Norfolk
John Smith
John
Ang
Smith
New Way of Fooling a Wife
A midnight scene unfolds as a husband rebuts a wife’s anger with a wry remark about marriage not being a lottery. He praises his pick of a wife while she serves him sardines and he contemplates household life, ending with a wink to the canary and reflections on soap.
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Robinson
Reflections of a Bachelor from the New York Press
A fragmentary column explores social judgments on marriage and propriety. It argues that regret over not marrying may exceed the regret of marrying, and humorously notes the role of laws and rules in shaping behavior as a bachelor reflects on societal expectations.
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New York Press
Ambushed man shoots neighbor on Yokley farm
Henry Tungett, a young man or resident of the Yakley community, fired on Alex Alexander, a negro, while he plowed on Squire Luther Hubble’s Yokley farm. Alexander was wounded in the shoulder and neck and is reported dying. Tungett appeared in a preliminary trial, waived examination, and was bound over in 1000.
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Lynnville
Henry Tungett
Alex Alexander
Turgett
J. N. Calvert
Tangett
Yakley
Right Kind of Immigrant Message Promoted by Railway Agent
Mr. M. W. Richards of the Southern Railway and Mobile & Ohio Railroad issues a circular urging southern farmers to welcome intelligent industrious immigrants. The letter seeks to improve the region with workers willing to labor and contribute to the area’s growth.
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M. W. Richards
Southern Railway Company
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
South
Richards
Mason and Dixon Line
Rogersville Star
Luck For Babies Superstitions Across Nations
A college student narrator recites various baby superstitions from around the world. She cites Russia fearing a baby and kitten together, Spain banning mirrors for infants, Romania using blue ribbons to ward off evil, Hungary linking red dress to misfortune, and India deeming a baby falling from bed lucky.
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Russia
Spain
Roumania
Hungary
India
Columbus Dispateh
City Man's Idea About Cows
A Washington man seeks a Virginia farm for summer living and agrees to rent a cow for milk. The farmer touts the cow's six quarts daily output, prompting the man to joke that he would rather hire the smaller calf cow for his family’s size.
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Washington
Philadelphia
Virginia
Potomac
Alka
Golden plover a traveler bright in fleeting sky
The article profiles the golden plover, a rare daytime sight over St. Louis. H R Walmsley of the National Audubon Society explains the bird’s marvels, migrations, and distances, noting its northbound route to the Arctic and southward journey to Venezuela and Patagonia.
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Louis Globe-Democrat
H. R. Walmsley
National Audubon Society
Arctic Ocean
St. Louis
Mississippi Valley
Atlantic
Labrador
Hudson Bay
Venezuela
Patagonia
Missouri
Atchafalaya
Minnesota
Chocolate and Cocoa Edge Coffee in Popularity
Cocoa and chocolate gain ground as a staple, with imports surging. Americans spend about a million dollars monthly on cocoa, while cocoa nations like Brazil and the West Indies supply most demand. Global consumption grows as manufacturers expand plants and workers to meet orders.
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America
Brazil
British West Indies
West Indian Islands
Europe
Sam
Central America
South America
China to seek relief from Boxer indemnity burden
Chinese Minister to the United States Sir Chentung Li Yang Cheng said in Boston that Secretary Root notified him the United States plans to propose in Congress trimming the indemnity from 24 440 775 82 to 11 656 492 69 and relieve China from excess payments. The State Department confirmed the plan and noted Congress must approve since the indemnity arises from a treaty.
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Boston
Chentung ‘Liang Cheng
United States
Associated Press
Root
China
Congress
America
Washington
State Department
Cairo Curse of Blindness in Leslie's Weekly
Harriet Quinby reports from Cairo noting widespread blindness among all classes due to ophthalmia. Superstition about the evil eye and neglected eye washing leave infants and adults vulnerable while beggars cluster streets. Hasheesh use is common in lower urban classes, with distinctive red eyes and pale, saggy skin.
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Harriet Quinby
Leslie’s Weekly
Cairo
Egypt
Clas
Clock reads machine work in early factory monitoring
A contemporary Enquirer article describes a labor detention clock used in American factories. It has three hands marking when a machine was started or stopped, its running speed, and whether the operator has been idle or working, attaching directly to the tool.
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The
Enquirer
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