Border Hostilities on the Texas Border
May 22 reports describe federal troops engaging Mexican rebel forces near Bellano and Fabens. U.S. Troop B, Fourth Cavalry, pursued 300 rebels across the line while defenders kept the river line. Rebels claimed no recognition of U.S. soldiers and parley was sought by State Rangers Webster and Moore. Guadalupe reportedly remains contested.
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el Paso
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Rio Grande
Fourth
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Daugherty
C. H. Webster
Charles Moore
Guadalupe
Steever
Department of Texas
Banking officials resist Pujo information request in New York
New York reports that Fidelity Trust of Buffalo president Robert L. Fryer and vice president Franklin D. Locke refuse to provide information to Representative Pujo on the bank's affairs. Fryer’s letter declines the inquiry, and Pujo’s response is awaited with interest in state banking circles.
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New York
Representative Pujo
Banking and Currency
House of Representatives
Robert L. Fryer
Fidelity Trust Company of Buffalo
Franklin D. Locke
Fryer
Pujo
New York State
Close Call as Youth Survives Train Submersion in Hammond
William Schroeder aged fifteen escaped death when he fell under a Lake Shore suburban train in Hammond. He grabbed a brake beam on the tender and held on as the locomotive dragged him 200 feet before stopping. He crawled free with no injuries.
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Hammond
Ind
William Schroeder
Lake Shore
Schroeder
Northern Presbyterian General Assembly set for Atlanta 1912
Louisville reporter notes that Atlanta was chosen to host the 1912 general assembly of the Northern Presbyterian church. The meeting of northern and southern Presbyterians in Atlanta is expected to improve relations and perhaps lead to a union of the churches long divided since the war.
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Louisville
Atlanta Ga
Northern Presbyterian Church
Atlanta
Harris Murder Trial Opens in Rushville
The trial of Paul Harris charged with murdering his mother began in Rushville Ind circuit court this morning. Jury selection is expected to be lengthy due to the prominence of the Harris family and wide local interest across the county.
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Harris
Rushville
Ind
Paul Harris
Man Fatally Thrown Under Field Roller in Bargersville
Bargersville Indiana May 22 Andy Smith aged sixty five was killed instantly when he was thrown under a field roller he sat on The frightened team driven by him ran away Smith the largest land owner in White River township died at the scene.
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Bargersville
Ind
Andy Smith
Mr. Smith
White River Township
Anthracite operators and miners sign Wilkes-Barre agreement
In Philadelphia on May 22 the anthracite operators and miners ratified the convention endorsed agreement. Work at the mines will be resumed at once under the terms agreed, signaling a prompt end to the recent stoppage and a return to production.
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Philadelphia
Wilkesbarre
Defy the Explorers Vast Unknown Regions in Western Brazil and Australia
Christian Herald describes the Amazon basin in western Brazil and western Australia as vast uncharted tracts. It notes dense forests deadly climates and hostile terrain hindering exploration and mapping. Many explorers perished seeking knowledge in remote regions of the continent.
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Brazil
New England
South America
Amazon
Australia
Queensland
Christian Herald
Thackeray at Oxford and the Vice Chancellor’s License
Thackeray recounts a laughable Oxford encounter over a lecture permit. He declares he is a literary man author of Vanity Fair Pendennis and a contributor to Punch. The vice chancellor asks if his works are religious political or discreditable.
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Thackeray
Oxford
Rray
Vanity Fair
John Bunyan
List of names appears in historical note
A long string of personal names and possible identifiers is presented, including Nellie Davidson Blanche Rusk Mary Cooper Mary Nusk Rewlah Palmore Marion McBroom and many others, followed by place-like terms and scattered surnames suggesting a roster or notice. The text resembles a fragmented historical listing without coherent events or context.
Alaska's Delegate Campaign Reach Across Vast Districts
The Alaskan delegate spends nearly a year touring vast districts by boat along coast cities and down the Yukon to interior camps. He reads telegraphed results from major cities to judge by election day midnight whether he has won.
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Alaska
Yukon
Argonaut
Never a Good Word for the Poor Devil
Mike Kelly, a fifteen year courthouse habitué, tells prosecutor Ben after a trial that he has never heard the attorney utter a good word for the defendant. The remark appears in Popular Magazine.
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Mike Kelly
Ben
Popular Magazine
Mary's Little Ring from London Tit-Bits
A light verse about Mary and a ring given by her beau that follows her everywhere. At a tea with twenty three girls the ring becomes the center of attention and the crowd asks if it has reached her.
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Mary
London
Dr. Foodlam Satire on Nourishment Demand and Charge
A sharp satire depicts a complainant objecting to Dr. Food lam for insisting on more nourishment and then charging an amount that makes it unaffordable. The exchange highlights greed and unreasonable medical advice in a humorous tone.
No More Marriages in the Next World
In a brief exchange Mr. Henpeck asks about marriages in the hereafter and Mrs. Henpeck quips that there will be none in the next world, while Mr. Herpeck comments on the term heaven. Philadelphia Record.
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Henpeck
Herpeck
Heaven
Philadelphia Record
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