Exposition site chosen for 1903 in Forrest Park St Louis
Gov Davis attends Buffalo exposition ten days. Ex Cuban General Gomez visits Washington. Korea asks Japan to close posts. Eureka Springs couple charged with daughter's murder. Plow Trust trims Northwest sales force. Wilson foresees booming US agriculture this year. Rain cools Illinois mob anger saving a Greek peddler. peddler jailed.
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Forrest Park
St. Louis
City
United States
Washington
Gomez
Virginia
Missouri Pacific Railway
Centralian tied to Manila scandals viewed as victim of justice
A Centralian man linked to alleged Manila commissary scandals is believed by friends to have fallen victim to military injustice. General Gomez says Platt amendment acceptance did not sour Cuba and the nation hopes for final independence. Pullman car conductor tied to President McKinley trip becomes White House usher. may be promotion. Kiowa and Wichita lands barouts warn against settlement and possible prosecution per Interior. Courts’ integrity urged for liberty and peace. lax officials jeopardize community. Southwestern crop report notes need for rain with wheat harvest under way. fruits lag. Extreme northern heat kills hundreds. southerners better able to endure.
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Manila
McKinley
White House
Will Bussy Denied New Trial After Perjury Confession
Will Bussy a Camden convict denied a new trial by Judge Smith. Prosecutors cited self confessed perjurers who swore he committed a crime. later the wife and husband admitted lying. The case now hinges on executive clemency and questions of justice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Will Bussy
Camden
Smith
Ely
Ice production at town plant eyed as revenue plan
A town could profit by ice making at the electric light plant during summer at a small cost. The piece notes high city ice prices due to corporate activity and criticizes the Arkansas Gazette editor for misunderstanding humidity. It mentions a Texas funeral souvenir involving a man from that city and jack rabbit ears.
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The
Arkansas Gazette
Texas
Grover Cleveland Praised as Sole Fit Democratic Leader
Johnson County Herald notes some claim Cleveland alone suited to lead the Democrats. The Ft. Smith Elevator argues he pulled the party from one hole into another, while successors strayed from his winning theories and suffered politically.
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Grover Cleveland
Democratic Party
Johnson County
Grover
Ft. Smith
Machinists Leader Sees Strike Nearing Victory
President O'Connell of the International Association of Machinists says the strike is practically won with the nine hour day likely. He notes 8,000 out of work remain, but many agreements are being signed as the movement continues without riots. The AFL sent $5,000 as the first financial aid.
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O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
American Federation of Labor
Hottest Area in Nationcentered on Kansas City
Kansas City marked as the nation’s hottest zone with 200 mile radius readings from 86 to 108 degrees. Central Kansas reports wind scorching vegetation while Leavenworth hits a record 168. Nearby cities show 105 Hutchinson 102 Lawrence 101 Kansas City Missouri 104 Sedalia 98 Joplin 100. droughts threaten mining plants in Joplin without rain.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Leavenworth
Kas
Hutchinson
Fort Scott
Lawrence
Atchison
Arkansas City
Missouri
Sedalia
Joplin
Springfield
Hall of Fame Dedication Praises Great Americans
The Hall of Fame in New York dedicated May 20 honors Washington Franklin Lincoln Jefferson Webster Clay and others. An address by Senator Depew laments modern neglect of their teachings while Bryan’s Commoner questions the nation’s present course and values.
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Hall of Fame
New York
Helen Gould
Washington
Franklin
Lincoln
Jefferson
Webster
Clay
Channing
John Marshall
John Adams
Emerson
Henry Ward Beecher
Senator Depew
Tennysons
Longfellows
Hawthornes
Emersons
Michael Angelos
Raphaels
Shakespeares
Bryan
Ligon family moves to Arkansas from Abilene
J M and Mrs Ligon depart Abilene for Pittsburg then Conway Ark with plans to settle. The Reporter commends Mr Ligon as a trustworthy, popular young man who made many friends in Abilene and wishes the couple health happiness and prosperity in their new home. Conway welcomes them and notes Mr Ligon will join W M Harrell & Co. in Arkansas.
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J. M
Mrs. Ligon
Pittsburg
Conway
Ark
Abilene
Texas
Daily Reporter
Ligon
W. M. Harrell & Co
Grant Gillspie named U S consul general to South Africa
Hon Grant Gillspie of Missouri appointed consul general from the United States to South Africa. Other items note the Seventh National Bank of New York City closing, a fatal molten lead accident in Chicago, and a large wheat harvest forecast for Minnesota and the Dakotas.
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Grant Gillspie
Missouri
United States
South Africa
Seventh National Bank of
New York City
Ellis and
Russell
Kas
Multiple Fatalities and Legal Moves in Arkansas and Nationwide
News briefs report J T Halmok injured by a timber splinter at a Mena mill with severe jaw and neck wounds. Other items note Mrs. R W Jones suicide in Pine Bluff, Prof A C Carden named Hendrix College president, J H Parham death after shooting, Munroe Floyd jailed in Marianna, and the Buffalo NY bank receiver taking control. Also: a fatal lightning strike at Rockhill HL, Pekin’s future governance, Samas skirmish deaths, Sherman act probe, and prize judgments from Manila and Santiago cases with large awards.
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J.T. Halmok
Mena
A. C. Carden
Pine Bluff
Mena Hendrix College
G. W. Bruce
J. H. Parham
Dumas
Ridgeway
Little Rock
Munroe Floyd
Marianna
Rockhill
Morris Carlson
Pekin
Lieut. Downer
First Infantry
Island of
Samas
P. 1
United States Department of Justice
Justice Bradley
Court of Equity
Washington
Manila Bay
Santiago Bay
Manila
Santiago
Genius Nixon Shaping Major U S Battleships
In Elizabethport New Jersey a 250 foot steel tunnel launch at Crescent shipyard drew praise for Lewis Nixon designer of battleships Oregon Indiana and Massachusetts. A colleague called him a genius and noted his hands on approach and keen eye for detail guiding the project.
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Lewis Nixon
United States
Oregon
Indiana
Massachusetts
Crescent Shipyard
Elizabethport
N. J
Cain
Nixon
N.Y. Times
Remarkable Turquoise Specimen Found in Colorado Mine
A 1 500 carat turquoise block was unearthed near Lajara in Colorado, the first and only turquoise found there. The specimen is described as rare and among the finest seen by western experts, from a mine in a small volcanic hill ten miles north of the river line west of the Rio Grande.
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Lajara
Colorado
Rio Grande River
Boschee's German Syrup Promoted as Lung Trouble Remedy
An advertisement extols Boschee's German Syrup as a universal cure for severe threat and lung troubles. It claims to heal tissues, destroy germs, reduce inflammation, ease expec toration, and improve sleep, urging readers to try one bottle and buy from any drugstore.
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Boschee
Solid Cuevee Silver Tableware Offered To Ladies
Advertised metal claims to rival sterling silver spoons forks and knives with no wear plating and lasting twenty five years. It costs about one sixth the price and is not sold in stores. Send for a free offer to Qua ker Valley Mric Co Morgan and Harrison Sts Chicago P Cut out this notice and return it with your request.
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Quaker Valley Mrc. Co
Morgan and Harrison Sts
Chicago
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Jeff Davis
Buffalo Exposition
Fx-Gov- Clarke
General Gomez
Havana
Korea
Japan
Eureka Springs
Earl Russell
House of Lords
Northwest
Plow Trust
Wilson
Illinois
Maximo Gomez
Cuba
Kiowa
Wichita
Interior Department
Hades
Scott
Soott & Browne
Pearl Street
Lowney
Caspar Dum
City Bakery
the Hall of Fame
Arkansas
News OF the World
Minnesota
Dakotas
el Dorado
Julia Morrison
Olin Castle
Miss Morrison
Glencoe
Okla
George Williams
Vinita
I.T
T. E. Smith
Gren Smith
Pryor Creek
Williams
W. C. Carson
Conley County
Carson
Wyman
Marine Hospital Service
Simond
Minot
N. D
R. W. Jones
City National Bank of Buffalo
N. Y
Wetmore’s
IM. C. Wetmore Tobacco CO
America
Wabash
Buffalo
Niagara Hils
Detroit River
Reese Ae
Bates
Crane
Louis
Eczema
Remick
Odesa, Mo
A. H. White & CO
Conway, Ark
E. T. Dunkeron
Dors
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