Paris Exposition Notes In The Advocate Weekly
Dr Parkurst travels to Paris to gather material for critique. The Coruna lighthouse, dating to Trajan’s era and rebuilt in 1634, symbolizes enduring maritime aid. London underground to adopt electric motors, replacing smoke concerns. Massachusetts druggists barred from selling cigars on Sundays after a long dispute with retailers. The U.S. Industrial Commission proposes uniform national labor laws, risking politicized state-by-state application. The Mexico border long dispute nears a final approach as monuments along the Rio Grande are readied for completion.
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Rio Grande
International Boundary Commission
Grand Army pension bill expands widow benefits
The Grand Army pension legislation raises widow pension eligibility from 30 to 250 dollars per year. Pensions to widows last longer, with past examples showing long-term recipients from the War of 1812. The Spanish American War and the Philippine conflict may add about 26,000 claims, indicating growth in pension beneficiaries and ongoing expansion of coverage.
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Philippines
Plague News From Across the World
Telegrams report bubonic plague spreading across at least a dozen regions with deaths and new cases in Mauritius Bombay Calcutta Port Said Fez Persia Manila Hong Kong Melbourne Sydney Noumea Brisbane Perth Auckland Buenos Ayres and Santiago de Chile. Dr Rudolf Arandus Philippi of Santiago preparing for his seventieth anniversary degree from Berlin University.
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Calcutta
Port Said
Feheran
Persia
Manila
Hongkong
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Sidney
Noumea
New Caledonia
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Lord Roberts Enters Pretoria as War News Flagship
London reports dispatches from June describing Lord Roberts as entering Pretoria at 2 PM South African time after a swift push by his forces. The war office notes enemy near collapse and talks with General Botha about surrender terms, with unconditional surrender demanded.
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War Office
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de Lisle
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Marest
Telek
Bloemfontein
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England
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Weather summary reports ample rain and good crop growth
Weather data for the week ending June 5 notes warm temperatures with sufficient rainfall across most of the state. Heavy showers on May 31 and June 1 eased drought in the west. corn and small grain progress well though some fields washed in heavy rainfall areas. Hay outlook excellent, alfalfa cutting underway, cherries and strawberries ripening in southern counties.
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Naval
Aminy
Death of pioneer editor W Fairbrother in Nebraska
W Fairbrother, pioneer editor of Nebraska and veteran soldier, died at his home in Brownville Nebraska on Monday evening June 4 after suffering a stroke and later heart dropsy. He served over forty three years in public affairs and was highly respected by all who knew him.
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W. Fairbrother
Nebraska
Rawnville
Neb
Melrose Abbey
Walter Scott
God
Church of Suffering Humanity
Sheepmen Kill Robbers After Northeast Oregon Raid
Sheepmen near South gate three miles northeast of Stelling Oregon were robbed by five men who bound and gagged the proprietors and staff. The robbers fled, the sheepmen freed themselves and, with a neighbor, overpowered the assailants. One robber was killed and another captured. the survivors identified as William Harrix and William Read from Tennessee. A pursuer was wounded in the hip. Separately health officials report a Chinese man in San Francisco died of bubonic plague after one day of illness. autopsy noted blackening of the corpse and removal of glands by doctors, with quarantine threatened for the body and associated labs.
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Stelling
Gol
William Harrix
William Read
O'Brien
Kellogg
San Francisco
Pastor Savidge Defends Omaha Church Against Bishop Meipturff
In a meeting fill the People’s church at Omaha stood against Spokane control and backed Rev. Charles W. Savidge in condemning Rev. D. M. Meipturff the bishop. A minority dissented and about fifteen members left the church.
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People’s Church
Omahe
Spokane
Charles W. Savidge
D. M. MeIpturff
Phere
Fire Destroys Barn At Platt Farm Near Teenméeh Neb
A barn on Omer Platt’s farm near Teenméeh Nebraska burned to the ground with grain hay harness and two lenses lost. The family was away at the time and the cause remains unknown. Loss is about one hundred dollars and reportedly insured.
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Omer Platt
Teenméeh
Neb
Relief funds aid famine victims as cholera spreads
The Peninsular and Oriental Steam Ship Company donated 000 pounds to the Indian famine fund. The viceroy Lord Curzon reports cholera ongoing in Bombay districts. About 5,770,000 people are now receiving relief. Found dead at Elwood Station near Springfield Missouri, Charles Payne died from a head wound believed to be a burglar’s act. James Brown Potter of Newport, Rhode Island, granted an absolute divorce from wife Cora Urquhart Potter with custody of their daughter.
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Geetre Se
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Heaven
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New Capitol of New Mexico Dedicated in Santa Fe
The new capitol of New Mexico was dedicated with imposing ceremonies this afternoon. Gov ernor Otero viewed a grand military and civic pageant from the capitol steps as the 3 o'clock salute fired and the monster began on the cupola. The structure replaces the previous capitol destroyed by fire in 189. Built of sandstone granite and pressed yellow brick the building is praised for its architecture.
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Santa Fe
N.M
New Mexico
Otero
Rochambeau Statue Unveiled in Vendome France
The statue honoring General Rochambeau was unveiled by subscription in Vendome with a grand ceremony. Festooned streets displayed French and American flags as Ambassador Horace Porter led a ceremonial passage through the city. Religious services commemorated American soldiers who fell.
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Vendome
France
United States
Rumor of Burlington Move Tied to Major Banks and Rail Interests
Brokers tied to Vanderbilt affairs suggest a foundation for reports that Union Pacific Pennsylvania and Chicago and Alton may take an interest in Burlington affairs. Longstanding talk says much Burlington buying came on orders from a large international banking house and the stock was carried by a prominent New York trust company.
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Union Pacific
Pennsylvania
Chicago & Alton
Burlington
New York
Death of American Writer Steven Crane Reported
News of the death of Steven Crane, the American author and war correspondent, circulated from Badenweiler Baden. Reports praise Crane as a brilliant present day writer whose loss will be deeply felt by both the English and American nations.
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Baden Weiler
Baden
Snondon
St.James Adette
Mail train collision near Garrysburg kills crew
Atlantic coast mail ran into an open switch at Garrysburg North Carolina colliding with freight cars. Engineer Cheathan and an unknown white tramp were killed. Four mail clerks and two others injured. Passengers unharmed. A separate notice reports Jesse George sought for rape of a twelve year old girl near Lushton Nebraska. Reverend Dr Richard Kallen Storrs, church figure and author, dies in New York. Farmers in Kansas prepare to harvest the wheat crop. state board reports aggregate yield.
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N.C
Cheathan
Jesse George
Lushton
Neb
Richard Kallen
Storrs
Church of the Pilima
Brooklyn
New York
Heroes of Common Life in Dramas of Suffering
A sermon extols daily endurance as true heroism. It honors sickroom patients, sewing room workers, and domestic abuse survivors as fearless common-life champions who endure hardship with faith, while contrasting worldly fame with eternal praise for patient virtue.
Fatal glycerine explosion near Marietta injures eight
A Whipple Kentucky area accident on May 31 at the Kelley farm caused a premature explosion of fifty quarts of glycerine while using a well shooting device. Four men were killed and four others fatally or seriously wounded. the blast also injured or killed everyone nearby. Local physicians nurses and aid from surrounding towns rushed to assist the victims.
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Whipple
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Humes Torpedo Company
Kruger and Cabinet Leave for Pretoria as Defenses Loosen
Dispatches report President Kruger and cabinet with staff departing Pretoria Tuesday night amid preparations for provisional city governance. London confirms government seat may shift east as Boer forces move toward Lydenburg, with 20,000 troops expected to concentrate northward if Laing's Nek falls.
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Pretoria
Kruger
Staf
Lorenzo Marques
Middlesburg
Lord Roberts
Lydenburg
Laing
Nek
Brilliant Dolly Varo Lingerie Debuts in Colorful Skirts
A vivid description highlights colored lawn skirts and a Dolly Varo den lingerie line, praising the bright effect and latest fashion flair for the season.
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