Postmaster Bail Reductions Amid Havana Postal Probe
Havana reports bail reductions in the postal fraud case with E. P. Thompson’s bail cut to 1000 paid by Danish consul Herr Culmet. Mayo and Mascaro bail lowered to 1500. Reeves at home under surveillance. Neely’s funds allegedly personal raise questions about solvency. Baracoa postmaster linked to cocoanut grove deal. others under inquiry.
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Havana
E. P. Thompson
Herr Culmet
Mayo
Reeves
Neely
Postal Department
Baracoa
Messrs. Smith
Fosner
Hathbone
Gen. Wood
Counterfeit Stamps Tied to Cuban Post Office Embezzlement
In Muncie Indiana government detectives say counterfeit stamps printed at a local firm may dwarf prior embezzlement claims. They state nearly two million dollars worth of bogus stamps were produced and shipped to Cuban post offices for covert distribution.
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Muncie
Ind
Cuba
Garret
Systa
Ross Cowan
Neely Printing Co
Neely
Olice
Government Troops Win In Vetas District Battle
Reports from Ion Colombia describe a May 11 to May 18 engagement in Vetas district ending in a government victory. Generals Leal and Herrera are among those killed and a large number of insurgents were captured, with the slaughter described as horrible. The government seized prisoners and a large quantity of bor Legislation Urged mn May 18 The house labor has authorized to call up the ih the prison labor.
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Ion
Colombia
Insurgenta
Vetas
Leal
Herrera
Bor
House
Labor
Irdiner
Massacre Aboard Prins Carl Leaves 12 Dead
A Koping Sweden telegraph reports a shooter terrorized the Prins Carl as 12 men were shot aboard. The assailant fled by boat, was pursued to Eskilstuna and captured as Philip Nordlund. He confessed to the killings and theft of 800 kronor.
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Copenhagen
Koping
Sweden
Karson
Schneider
Konditor
Lindquist
Eskilstuna
Philip Nordlund
Nordlund
Methodist bishops race reshaped by Kelley withdrawal
Dr. William V. Kelley of the East New York conference withdraws from the bishop race. Rumors say a three-way plan could pit Dr. Spellmeyer against Dr. Berry with Kelley’s votes shifting to Spellmeyer and Berry allies, possibly delivering two thirds on first ballot.
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Chicago
Wm. V. Kelley
Dr. Berry
New Jersey
Spellmeyer
Kelley
Berry
Massacres by Boxers in China Alarm Europe and Catholics
London reports from the Pekin Times correspondent that the anti foreign Boxers movement has grown to alarming pro portions with a brutal outbreak near Pao Tng Fu in Pe Chi Li province. Seventy three native Christians are said to have been killed including women and children with many burned alive. Catholic missionaries describe the persecution as the worst in years and note government apathy or complicity.
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London
Pekin
The
Times
Pao Tng Fu
Pe Chi Li
Texas floods wash away bridge on Colorado river
Reports from Southern Texas indicate rising Brazos and Colorado rivers. Farmers near Navasota relocate to high ground as Southern Pacific operations are crippled by the fifth Colorado river bridge collapse in six weeks at Columbus.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
Brazos
Colorado
Navasota
Southern Pacific Railroad
Colorado River
Columbus
Presbyterian moderator chosen after spirited race
At the Presbyterian general assembly in St. Louis on May 18Rev. C. A. Dickey D D of Philadelphia president of the Presbyterian hospital was elected moderator to succeed Rev. R F Sample D D LL D after a spirited contest.
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St. Louis
Presbyterian General Assembly
R. F. Sample
D. D
C. A. Dickey
Philadelphia
The
Presbyterian Hospital
Plague toll rises with two new deaths abroad
In Sydney Nova Scotia May 18 officials report 235 bubonic plague cases with 79 fatalities. A second plague death is recorded in Rockhampton Queensland as the outbreak deepens.
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Sydney
N.S. W
Rockhampton
Queensland
Doctor Bird elected operator by Cumberland synod moderator
Chattanooga May 18 Dr H Bird of Uniontown Pa was chosen operator by the Cumberland Presbyterian general assembly and designated moderator by the synod during the assembly session in Tennessee.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
H. Bird
Uniontown
Cumberland
Land Prep
Byterian General Assembly
England Waits for Mafeking Relief News
London reports intense public interest as Mafeking relief remains uncertain. Crowds outside the war office linger after midnight hoping for word, while progress at Rhenoster Spruit and the Pretoria camps is noted with the Boers in strong force near Kroonstad. Col Baden-Powell reportedly set a Boer trap.
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Rhenoster Spruit
Kroonatad
Buller
London
England
Mafeking
War Office
Lorenzo Marques
Pretoria
Col
Baden-Powell
Sarel Eloff
Kruger
Bulawayo
Pitsani
Plumer
French
Kroonstad
Botha
Delarey
Olivier
Steyn
Lindley
Transvaal
Barton
Christiana
Lord Methuen
Vaal
Kekewich
Hunter
Rundle
No Agreement Reached in St Louis Transit Strike
In St Louis the transit strike remains unresolved after meetings at Planters' hotel. The union's grievance committee rejected the transit company offer and allies voted to continue the strike. A mass meeting backed the strike, and the dispute now hinges on reinstatement of old workers as talks end without a settlement.
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St. Louis
St. Louis Transit Co
Transit Co
Planters
Railway Men’s Union
Whitaker
The
West End Coliseum
Veterans seek removal of desertion charges under new act
More than a thousand Civil War veterans and marines filed applications with the navy department asking for removal of desertion charges. The move aligns with a bill extending the 1888 act for innocent desertions, now before the president after passing both houses.
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Washington
Navy Department
Lemly
Philadelphia
Dorothy Finds Unique Wedding Gifts Surprise
The New York World quips that Dorothy should be happy after her marriage as she received no duplicates among her wedding presents, a rarity noted with amusement.
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Dorothy
N. Y
A Place to Put Them Ho Skirts to Hold Ori Philosopher
A fragmented passage discusses women and skirts in a wallet of ideas. It references a philosopher and notes constraints on how clothing and space relate to behavior. The readable text remains inconclusive about context or outcome.
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Ori
Indiana Happenings for Vice President
Indiana delegates to the national Republican convention meet in Indianapolis and establish headquarters at the Lafayette house. They express no definite VP choice, with Fairbanks as a preferred option if he runs, Roosevelt as second. Some favor Mount Hanly Harris Hanna Long Thurston, or an eastern candidate if none from Indiana emerges.
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Indianapolis
Ind
Indiana
Lafayette House
Fairbanks
Roosevelt
New York
Gov. Mount
J. Frank Hanly
Addison C. Harris
H. H. Hanna
Long
John M. Thurston
Striker attack leaves walker missing near yaleville
Arthur Walker of Portsmouth Delaware assaulted by a crowd of strikers while en route to work at Daleville stove works Yaleville. He was beaten and taken away. search parties failed to find him. Muncie officers jailed Charles Leaf Charles Leming and A F Oglesby on suspicion of involvement as strike-related violence follows wage increases set May 1.
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Muncie
Ind
Arthur Walker
Portsmouth
Daleville Stove Works
Yaleville
Here
Walker
Charles Leaf
Charles Leming
A. F. Oglesby
White Rose of the Miamis monument unveiled in Peru
About 15,000 people gathered around Frances Slocum's grave site to witness the unveiling of the marble shaft dubbed the White Rose of the Miamis. The Slocum family and the tribe's last chief Gavriel Godfrey attended, with great granddaughters Mabel and Victoria Bondy unveiling the monument and C. E. Slocum delivering the address. State officials also attended the ceremony.
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Peru
Ind
Frances Slocum
Slocium
Gavriel Godfrey
C. E. Slocum
Mabel
Breach of promise suit sheds light on portland case
Mary A. Prekett age 17 sues Thurman Huey for 5000 dollars alleging a promise of marriage on September 25 but never fulfilled. Insanity finding cited as possible motive for distress. Both parties notable in Portland Indiana community.
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Portland
Ind
Mary A. Prekett
Thurman Huey
Huey
Garfield Peak Shoots Self in Indiana: Lives Limited
Garfield Peak of Cross Plains shot himself in Osgood Indiana the ball passed through his body. He survives but only for a few hours further, saying he feared dying of consumption and did not want to die of that disease.
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Osgood
Ind
Garfield Peak
Cross Plains
Groundhog hunt ends in accidental gun injury in Hopewell
Ed Waters went to kill a groundhog in Hopewell Indiana on May 18. While picking up his gun it discharged tearing off his thumb and ripping flesh along his face in a painful injury.
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Hopewell
Ind
Ed Waters
Strack for Their Growler Strike at Indiana Store
Evansville May 18 molders at the Indiana store went on strike after the company forbade them from stockpiling growlers. Evans faction of the workers led the action against management policy.
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Strack
Evansville
Ind
Indiana
Arg
Congress Aims for Free Homes and Rail Rates Cut
The president signed a free homes bill and railroads agreed to a one fare round trip for the Republican convention. In Buffalo laborers struck on the Lehigh Valley line. A fire at Mesta Machine Co Homestead Pa caused $50,000 in damage. Willis Meginn fireman killed by a falling wall in Newburg N Y with $75,000 loss. Several districts named or nominated candidates for Congress.
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Mesta Machine Co
Homestead
Robert G. Cousins
Tipton
Congress
Iowa
Alabama
A. A. Wiley
Philadelphia
North Carolina
Spencer Blackburn
Linney
Hart
Everitt
Phyle
Dungan
Ganzell
Kansas City
A. M. Funkhouser
Illinois
McKinley
Peck & Walfse
Newburg
N. Y
Willis Meginn
Fires quench in Fisher Michigan after heavy rain
Postwar notes report Fisher Michigan fires extinguished by downpour with losses pegged at 500000 dollars. Also listed are price cuts for white newsprint, and military actions in Africa, Alaska surveying, a clergyman’s death in St Louis, and a Cuban postal conspiracy arrest tied to Corydon Rich.
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Alaska
St. Michael
Cape Prince of Wales
United States Coast and Geodetic Survey
Presbyterian General Assembly
St. Louis
W. A. Echols
Athens
Washington and Compton Avenue Presbyterian Church
Havana
National Game Inched Past Amid Derby Day Delays
Baseball score details show Cincinnati 2 to Brooklyn 2 in a rain affected game with batteries Hahn Peitz Kitson McGuire and Umpire Emslie. Pittsburgh 3 Philadelphia 6 in a separate contest with Chesbro Waddell Schriver Pratt McFarland. Derby day and wet grounds delayed events at St Louis and Chicago.
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RHE
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Hahn and Peitz
Kitson and
McGuire
Emslie
R.A.E
Pittsburgh
Philad’a
Chesbro, Waddell and Schriver
Pratt and McFarland
Hurst
St. Louis
Chicago
Markets Report From Cincinnati May 17 Silos and Livestock Prices
Flour prices range from 1.75 to 3.75 with several grades listed. Wheat No 2 red quoted at 73 73 1/2 cents. Corn No 2 mixed 41 41 1/2 cents on track. Oats No 2 mixed 26 cents on track. Hogs select shipper 5.40 to 5.45, select butchers 5.35 to 5.40, common and roughs 4.35 to 5.10. Cattle fair to good shippers 4.25 to 5.25, good to choice butchers 4.75 to 3?, veal calves 2.50 to 6.50. Sheep extras 4.55 to 4.65, good to choice 4.00 to 5.50.
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Cincinnati
Hoarse Frogs and Night Stays In Swamp Talk
Fragmented excerpt features dialogue about a hoarse voice from long nights in the swamps. Mentions a neighbor and characters Jossel and an unnamed narrator. Source line suggests rural speech and humorous observation from a New York World item.
Untold Tales Sparks Tense Exchange at House
A sharp exchange unfolds as a master complains to his mistress while a housemaid defends herself saying she reports nothing and shows consideration. The dialogue hints at domestic strife and social pecking order within the household.
Then and New a pun about fishing and woodshed ears
A short formal quip from 1900s papers recounts a playful exchange between a father and son. The youth defends his fishing attempt while the parent threatens punishment, noting the crime as two niboles with no catch.
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Philadelphia Press
Josiar's Affection for Grass and Trees Draws Comment
Mrs Corntossel says Josiar loves the grasn and trees as her husband notes his fear of hurting them. He admits he runs whenever he sees a scythe or an ax, showing his cautious nature.
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Josiar
Lets Her Light Shine
A Tit Bits remark notes Mrs Gabbe as a superior woman who can converse intelligently on many topics. A family friend blurts praise while Mr Gabbe agrees she indeed does.
Bad Reputation and Cotillion Tie in Town Topic Notes
A brief item in Town Topics discusses a man described as a train wreck and links a Cotillion partner to a railroads mention. The tone implies social gossip about reputations and associations without stating firm facts. No dates or places are specified.
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Clara
Grace
Proftable Investment Exchange Quips
Quotations from Yonkers Statesman and Tit-Bits reveal playful banter about tea with lobster and mining investments. The dialogue contrasts domestic plans with financial caution and irony.
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Yonkers
Tapeleigh
Stockleigh
Substitute Suggested Mrs Youngfish-Oh
A Philadelphia Record style quip about a child crying over a muff while a parent suggests letting the child pull fur, with a final witty line about giving him the cat.
Feminine Logic in a Midwestern Dismissal of Medicine
The Indianapolis Journal quotes a woman debating medicine use with her husband. She refuses to pay 85 cents for a remedy that makes her feel worse, arguing against wasting money on ineffective treatment.
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Ellen
William
Indianapolis Journal
Provocative remark and memory of a trip abroad
A professor laments an elusive memory from his trip abroad, reacting with frustration as he brushes his hair and recalls a strange ritual described in the Journal of American Folk Lore. The snippet captures cultural oddities and a moment of personal exasperation amidst scholarly discourse.
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Good Luck Journal
Afterthoughts in distressing times prompt careful reflection
Fragmentary note discusses the emotional weight of distressing events on others and urges mindful consideration. The author reflects on how shared hardship shapes responses and calls for thoughtful action to support those affected.
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Mascaro
Methodist Bishops
Col. Baden - Powell
St. Lewis Transit Co
J. T. Cokely
Jefferson Avenue
Randolph Street
Myrtle Christiansen
Elizabeth Peterson
Milwaukee
George
Jack Crawford
Hero
Capt. Crawford
United States Army
Dawson
Yukon Territory
Jack
Bernard
New Mexico
Miamis
Marion
Ohio
Moores Hill
Lucy Dowden Goyer
Anderson
John Collins Moore
Moores Hill College
Fowler Confectionery Co
A.J. Norton
Evans
Lehigh Valley Railroad
Buffalo
Fisher, Mich
Dannhauser
Dundee
New Castle
Eloff
Weeseeeneee
Aeaeesneese
Boston
Er Eo
Sali
der Fioh
Edgar
Chicago Daily News
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