Spanish Royal Scandal Heirs Claim Suit Over King’s Heirloom Will
The Supreme Court of Spain is set to hear a suit by Elena Sans heirs against King Alfonso XI’s heirs. Elena Sans, a Bohemian opera singer, bore Alfonso XIII, left a will providing an annuity to her children until adulthood. The case, once thought settled, has resurfaced with allegations of omitted provisions and possible public disclosure of sensitive late royal years.
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Supreme Court of Spain
Dehui Iivelf
Elena Sans
Alager
Alfonse XI
Alfonse
Spain
Tweesone
Mangues
Chamber of Deputies
Tis Core
Supreme Court
Hue
Alfonso XT
Chicago Chronicle Folds After Unprofitable Run
The Chicago Chronicle announced it would cease publication with that issue after a period of unprofitability. It began on May 28, 1883 as Chicago’s Democratic morning paper. John K. Walsh, former Chicago National Bank president, opposed Bryan in the last campaign and the paper later aligned as a Republican paper.
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Chicago Chronicle
Chronicle
Chicago
John Kk Walsh
Chicago National Bank
William J. Bryan
Bryan
Sfisaco Chronicle
Temporary floor collapse at Wilkesharry church cornerstone ceremony
During the cornerstone layling of St Mary's Greek Catholic Church in Wilkesharry Missouri a temporary floor collapsed sending about sixty people into a 12 foot cellar. Several priests were injured including Father Cxopry and Father Peopry along with other named clerics from Perth Amboy Aiden Kingston Scranton and Scranton area.
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Scranton
Premier Campbell Bannerman States MacDonald Not Retiring
In the British House of Commons on Thursday afternoon Premier Campbell Bannerman announced that Sir Anthony MacDonald under secretary to the lord lieutenant of Ireland was not retiring and would not be going to India to occupy an important question previously reported.
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Campbell Bannerman
House of Commone
Anthony MacDonald
Ireland
MacDonald
India
Sherman Taps Deacon Ident Gov Lawrence Sherman Memorial Address
Chicago delivered memorial address warned of the weakening of the executive branch due to insidious attacks from the executive. Sherman spoke at the memorial in Chicago highlighting concerns about executive power.
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Lawrence Y. Sherman
Tine, In
Chicago
France Allows Marriage Between Brother in Law
The French chamber of deputies approved a bill permitting marriage between a man and his brother's widow in law, expanding the country's marriage law.
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Chamber of Deputies
Sioux City Live Stock Market Prices Report
Sioux City market quotations for Thursday list top beeves at 5.64 and top hogs at 6.05. The brief reading notes the current bid levels for cattle and hogs in Sioux City Ave stock trading.
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Sioux City
Sioux City Ave
New Scout Cruiser Lands at Fore River Yard
The Birmingham scout raider, a fast warship for the U S Navy, was successfully landed Wednesday at the Fore River Shipbuilding yard in Quincy Massachusetts.
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Birmingham
United States Navy
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Mass
Church Assembly Adjourns In Denver After May Opening
The general assembly of the United Presbyterian church opened in Denver Colorado on May 22 and adjourned on Thursday closing the session with a concluding vote and statements from church leaders.
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United Presbyterian Church
Denver
Colo
Bulls Drive Flour Prices Driven by Chicago Board Activity
Miller firms in the northwest follow Chicago Board of Trade bullishness pushing flour prices from 4 5 to 6 6 a barrel in about a month an increase around 33 percent. Milling company spokesmen cite wheat price spikes while critics say gains are paper driven and based on manipulated reports.
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Northwest
Chicago Board of Trade
Aad
Pilsbury-Washburn Milling Company
Minneapolis
Board of Trade
Insane Prank Leaves Boy Trapped in Milking Stanchion
Sneatie, son of Carl Hansen, worked for a farmer near Tykre Minn, and after being promised a dime to place his head in a milking stanchion, the device locked. He endured hours trapped, was found unconscious, recovered, but mental state damaged. No charges filed.
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Carl Hansen
Arvo
Mijin
Sneatie
Tykre
Minn
Ume
Zion City Sale Sought in Dowie Estate Case
Petition prepared for Friday before Federal Judge Landis asks authority for Receiver John C. Hately to sell Zion City property amid alleged rapid value decline due to the estate’s disarray. Plan could topple Wilbur Glenn Voliva who seized church power after Dowie's death.
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John Alexander Dowde
Chicago
John C. Hately
Landis
Zion Cltw
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Church of Zion
Dowie
Lady Plo Waives Claim to Estate of Lord Beresford
Flora Wolf known as Sally o accepted $10,000 from the will of the late Lord Lid laval Beresford of El Paso Texas and $5,000 more, waiving any claim to the estate and certifying she was never his wife in law or in fact.
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Flora Wolf
Sally “O
Lord Lidlaval Beresford
el Paso
Tex
Lord Beresford
Lenorid Accused of 15000 Embroidery Scheme in Chicago
Hiram H. Lenorid, once a confidential man and cashier at the Roaie Snyder Buel company in Chicago, is alleged to be an embosser to the extent of 15000. Leonand Taft, the city, on Wednesday, faced the dictment by the grand jury.
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Hiram HH. Lenorid
Roaiesnyder-Buel Company
Chicago
Merghania
Leonand Taft
Grand Faily
Verdict Returns Murder Finding in Meveland Case
Jury convicts John Sa joy of murdering his sweetheart Varnian Vargo aged 15 in Meveland Ohio. Prosecutors say Sa joy shot the girl after she rejected his advances. he faces the electric chair at sentencing.
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Meveland
John Sajoy
Unwritten Law Fails to Save Man in Lovingston Murder Case
Judge W G Loving of Lovingston Virginia indicted for murder of Theodore J Ketes after unwritten law defense failed to save him. Defense counsel requested a venue change but the motion was referred for ruling.
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WG. Loving
Lovingston
Theodore J. Ketes
Bondholders Buy Toledo Baithway and Terminal for Two Million
The Toledo Baithway and Terminal company and all its equipment were sold Tuesday to the bondholders by a master commissioner. One bid was received, securing the road for $2,000,000.
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Toledo Baithway and Terminal Company
Girl Kills Herself in Fire After Family Tragedy
Mise Philander Swinnen of Chicago aged 0 years is believed to be demented and killed her mother, attempted to kill her father, then set fire to her garments and died in the blaze.
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Mise Philander Swinnen
Chicago
Fie
North Dakota Supreme Court Strikes Down Temperance Law
The North Dakota Supreme Court declares unconstitutional the act creating the office of state temperance commissioner, invalidating the temperance regulation structure and its official duties under state law.
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Kills
Supreme Court of the
State of
North Dakota
Hae
Office of State Temperance Commissioner
Slain by Wife and Son in Parkersburg Murder
Word has reached Parkersburg West Virginia of a murder in which a mother and her son killed Mirvey Yoho while he slept. They fired two shots from a revolver, one striking his head and the other his abdomen. The couple surrendered to authorities at Warrenville and admitted the act, claiming torture by Yoho over many years.
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Parkersburg
W. Va
Ruehln
Mirvey Yoom
Eretie
Mery Voto
Arat
Joby
Yoho
Gali
Warrisville
Co. G. Powell
Missouri
Texas
Nebraska
Kilis Husbands Assailants In Fatal Saloon Shootout
Mrs. Mattie Ringwood of Hawling Wyoming shot and killed A Davie and fatally wounded Web Stone in Kawhi saloon amid a knife and beer glass brawl. Ringwood, claiming her husband faced death, seized a revolver during the clash and was arrested shortly after.
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Mattie Ringwood
Hawling
Wyo
A. Davie
Web Stone
Kawiha
Cear
Torpedo Blows Car From Tracks In Chicago
A street car on the Calumet Electric Railway was blown from the tracks by a torpedo at Nine ty third Street and South Chicago Avenue. Two men were badly injured by shattered glass and many others sustained minor injuries as workers heading to Iron Foundries poured from the car. Rumor ties the blast to a plot against City of Traverse’s gambling venture. police investigate.
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Froken Glass
Calumet Electric Railway
Chicago
Ninety-third Street
Chicago Avenue
City of Traverse
Tragedy Near Norfolk Ends Two Brothers' Lives
Two German-Hungarian brothers, Henry Kneis and George Kneis, were killed in a farmyard shooting north of Norfolk after a dispute over hay. Henry Kneis killed George with a revolver and then shot himself, dying later at home. Both men formerly worked in South Omaha packing plants. George leaves five children, Henry had a wife.
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Parm
Norfolk
Monkine
Henry Kets
George
Henry Knell
Henry Amenide
Amends
Howsee
Houry
Oring
George Kneis
Henry
Himsel
Mears
Williame
Omaha
Gleorge
Brave Woman Stops Burglars at Norfolk Home
Mrs. Robert Craft awoke during a chloroform attempt in her Norfolk home and fought off two masked burglars. She pressed an electric light and confronted them as they fled with $1,009 hidden under trees. The assailants left silverware and a handkerchief. two former tramps linked to past attempts were released from jail.
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Robert Craft
Norfolk
New York Senate Passes Bill for 1900 Mayoral Recount
The New York Senate approved an assembly bill 38 to 0 to order a recount of ballots from the Melllan Hearst mayoral election of 1900 in New York City. One Republican joined seven Democrats in backing the measure urged by Governor Hughes. Recount must occur in court with candidates or counsel present.
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New York Senate
Assembly
New York City
Mughes
Italian youth asserts perpetual motion motor claim
Giha van Dileo of Andria Italy aged 22 has unveiled a motor claimed to achieve perpetual motion by using compressed air. The inventor asserts he has solved the principle of perpetual motion and demonstrates a device he says powers itself.
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Gihavan Dileo
Andria
Italy
Jury returns eighteen indictments in Life Assurance case
The Miy grand jury in New York returned eighteen indictments against Thomas DL Jay dan former controller of the Kawit able. Perjury and forgery in the first degree are charged in the caffalrn of a valuable Life Amurance soriety.
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Thanas DD
Jorlan Toller
Miy Grand
New York
Thomas DL Jaydan
Kawitable
Eloped Girls Arrested After Cross State Run
Kathe Bellers aged 15 and Chorine Grissom aged 14 fled from Henderson Kentucky to Evansville Indiana. Police caught them, and the father reportedly spanked his daughter after guidance from the police judge.
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Kathe Bellers
Chorine Grissom
Henderson
Heansville
Ind
Jude
Western League Baseball Schedule at Sioux City
Schedule of Western League games to be played at Sioux City in the near future lists Denver and Pueblo matchups with dates in June. Also noted are articles of incorporation for the United States Syndicate filed in Phoenix to construct a railroad linking North and South America with capital stock of 500 million dollars.
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Sioux City
Denver
Pueblo
United States
Phoenix
Ari
North
South America
Illinois approves two cent rail fare limit bill
A bill in Illinois sets a two cent per mile fare limit on railroad transportation. It passed the legislature despite objections, aiming to cap passenger costs and regulate rail rates statewide.
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Too, Lie. Neen
Visit to Red Light District Spurs Police Action
Members of the conrie and police board conducted an unannounced search of gambling dens in the red Meht district, locating at least two places. The chief of police was unaware of the raid until moments before. Several locations were surprised and some officers may be called to explain themselves.
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Oimatu Pire
Poller
Conrie and Police Board
Red Meht
District Court at West Point Displays Hanrahan Trial Status
The Cuming county district court held its regular term at West Point. Christ Hanrahan of Beemer faced charges of threatening and intimidating the telephone operator of Heeper. He appeared in court in an intoxicated condition and was deemed unable to testify in his own defense.
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West Point
Cuming County
Weet Matai
Christ Hanrahan
Beemer
Heeper
Dlen
Hanrahan
Bull
Pireman Loses a Moat and Teen Falls From Engine
A Burlington teen named John Metats was badly crushed under a twitch engine at Alliance. He was on the rear foothold with fuel when he fell from the hoard and suffered a leg injury near the knee.
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Pireman
John Metats
Burlington
Mile
Alliance
Cadet Battalion Arrives by Special Train in Canyon
About 860 University cadets arrived by special train to Bee, camped for four days. The battalion, led by the cadet band, marched through principal streets to the Chauvauqua grounds.
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Canyo
University
Union Pacific
Chavauqua
Bail Hearing Held For Herman Foche In Jarner Murder
Judge Welch at Norfolk heard Herman Foche apply for bail until trial next fall for the murder of Frank Jarner. The inquest was held behind closed doors due to fear public testimony could prejudice jurors.
McCook Suspect Arrested in Baldwin Murder Case
An unidentified man linked to the Laura Baldwin homicide in McCook has been traced to North Platte. Sheriff Peterson of McCook and Sheriff Miltenberger of North Platte led deputies and citizens in a man hunt across the area.
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McCook
Laura Baldwin Hear McCook
North Platte
Peterson
Miltenberger
Man Killed by Switch Engine in Burlington Yards
Frank La hona aged 26 was returning home around 1 30 o clock when he was run over and killed by a switch engine in the Burlington yards at Plattemouth.
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Frank Lahona
Burlington
Plattemouth
Human Bones Found Buried Near Blatr by Farmer
Farmer Edwin HMovendick two miles south of Binte unearthed ten skulls and bones while plowing. The remains lay in two half circles with several skulls showing racial variation. One skull crushed, suggesting foul play or death, with bones interred after burial.
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Chrele
Edwin Hmovendick
Binte
Hie Teld
Higgins Hearing on Train for Copple Murder Preliminary
Thurston County authorities plan a mobile preliminary for the Copple murder suspect Higgins aboard a train shortly after crossing into the county to avoid lynching. The proceedings would occur on the rail line and return to Omaha, with a justice of the peace aboard, under legal rules requiring the trial in the crime’s county. The timing remains uncertain as no date is set and no trial occurs before fall term in October.
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Thurston County
R, Higginey
Jvst
Grammes
Higgins
Omohe
Migelle
Omaha
Omitha
Higeina
Ormoaha
Thurston
Suspect Charles Nall Arrested in MeCook Case
Police grabbed Charles Nall at Grend Teland for a suspected implication in a MeCook case near Spaulding. Nall was rushed to county jail after a train incident and remains unidentified publicly though authorities claim a strong match.
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MeCook
Willow Courty
Charles Nall
Grend Teland
Marc Claude Spaulding
Cieht
Idenot
Coone
Aged Man Found Dead by River West of Med Child
The body of a man was found in the river by local workers Mr and Mrs Worn while they were working near the river west of Med Child. They alerted Hedge, who took the body to Cloud God and arranged for it to be placed in the undertaker’s room for examination.
Williams murder case against Withhome ended in nolle prosequi
Charles Williams will not be tried for murdering his father Taawie Williams at Auburn. The district court entered nolle prosequi this week, ending the prosecution. The killing occurred September 11 near Auburn.
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Charles Williams
Taawie Williams
Auburn
Me Dee
Nolle Orhoxeed
Ieane Willianmna Wee
Peruvian commencement honors notable guests at formal school
The article notes honors to Hon. George Pred Williams of Miscartietle and William Jennree Bryan at Peru state formal school commencement. It mentions last year’s graduating class as the largest for a formal school in the United States with 144 graduates.
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Bryan and
Williams
Peru
George Pred Willams
William Jennree Bryan
United States
Thin Yemr Dt
Sunday School Convention Set for Hastings June 14
The Nebraska State Sunday School Union will hold its fortieth annual convention in Hastings on June 14 with about 1,000 visitors expected. J W Hogue chairs the parent committee which prepared the program.
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Nebraska State Sunday School
Hastings
Tarent
J. W W. Hogue
Postonistoer Accident Injures Ta Nor Postmaster in Calf
Alexander, Ta Nor postmaster, accidentally shot himself in the calf while handling a grip containing money for the post office. The incidental discharge occurred when a .22 caliber revolver fell from the grip and struck the floor, causing the wound.
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Alexander
Tanor
Delunglig
Train accident near Crawley claims life of John Gear
A man named John Gear, about 40, fell from a team near Crawley and was killed instantly. His head and legs were reportedly severed, one hand missing, and he left a family behind.
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John Gear
Crawley
Percival
Ashland Schoolgirl Dies After Ingesting Chloral Form
A tenth grade pupil in Ashland schools died early Tuesday morning after taking chloroform. The deceased is identified as Miss Syl via Stubs of Ashland. Authorities investigate the incident as a tragic death involving a student.
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Sylvia Stubs
Ashland
Ray Castle seeks mandamus to force Lincoln council canvass
The plea asks the Nebraska Supreme Court to compel Lincoln's city council to canvass votes from the late municipal election for unexpired terms. Castle claimed his appointment to fill a council vacancy ended at the next general election and he won as a candidate, but the council and clerk refused election certification.
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Ray Castle
Supreme Court
Lincoln
Eaton
Counncil
William Schroeder
Schroifer
Castle
Hink
Hastings
Ati
State Board of Purchase and Supplies
A. M. Clark
Harthnes
Immigrant Distribution Plan Aims to Guide Settlement
A new division of information will begin July 1 to direct immigrants to areas with work and resources. Immigrants will be informed in multiple languages at stations, with state and territorial agents directing settlers to favorable local opportunities in the South and other regions.
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Ocnele Sam
Porte
Congress
Frank P. Sargent
Ellie Island
New York State
Pennsylvania
Massachusetts
New Jersey
South
Louisiana
Maryland
Stiates
Ftwthet Duywy
Germany
Sre
Mississippi Valley
Italy
America
World News Briefs From Europe and Spain
The Russian foreign ministry set June 1 for a League conference meeting. Germany ratified a new German American commercial treaty effective July 1 for one year with six months notice. Austria sees gains for the Socialists and Clericals in the Reichsrath split. Spain opens parliament with Conservatives leading 260 seats, Liberals 63, Republicans and Catalanists 50, others 51. Spain and England navy reconstruction urged. Clemenceau defends labor policy in Chamber. Finland elects twenty women to parliament marking gender equality in the new session.
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Alfonso
Spain
Christine
England
Clemenceau
France
Finland
Oem
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