Russia's lower house faces split over land reform debate
Special to Express from St. Petersburg on June 4 reports that the Constitutional Democrats show diverging views on land hunger and redistribution, threatening party unity. Government risks peasant agitation as debates continue, with limited political developments and a sparse party caucus.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Chtcheglovitoff
Constitutional Democrats
Finland
Fremont Pioneer Frederick FaBine Dies at 74
Frederick FaBine a longtime Fremont resident and pioneer passed away Sunday at the age of 74. He helped establish the community and was remembered by neighbors and family for his contributions and dedication to local life.
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Frederick FaBine
Fremont
Ohio Governor urges Flag Day flag display nationwide
Governor Pattison issued a Saturday proclamation recommending residents of Ohio observe Flag Day on June 14 by a general display of flags.
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Pattison
Ohio
Defiance County
Stoning Braunersburg Road
Noble Township
Conferees Reach Agreement on Rate Bill Eliminate Sleeping Cars
Senate and House conferees reached agreement Saturday afternoon on the rate bill and it will be acted on. The key change removes sleeping cars from the bill as common carriers.
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Senate
House
Editor C B Heapley Resigns to Farm Near Michigan Lake
C B Heapley, editor of the Crescent for over a year, has tendered his resignation and will depart in a week or ten days for Michigan. He has bought a fruit farm near a lake and summer resort, planning rural life and new tales for visitors when he settles in.
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C. B. Heapley
The
Crescent
Michigan
Charley
Unbounded Success Wish For Local Fisherman
Friends offer heartfelt wishes as a local fisherman recovers from an injury described as broken in during a trip. Community support underscores hopes for a full and speedy return to the water.
Woman in Omabs Faces Robbery Charge Over Stolen Diamond
Mae Thomas allegedly took a diamond from a jeweler and swallowed it to hide it. An X ray showed the gem lodged in her stomach, but prosecutors say Nebraska has no law to fit robbery or larceny in the case, keeping her jailed while doctors monitor possible appendicitis.
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Omabs
Mae Thomas
Nebraska
Roosevelt sends Cullen nomination for Paulding postmaster
President Roosevelt transmitted the nomination of W. H. Cullen for postmaster of Paulding to the Senate on Friday.
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Roosevelt
W. H. Cullen
Paulding
Senate
Tremor Shakes Seattle Without Damage Friday Morning
A light earthquake tremor occurred in Seattle on Friday morning with no reported damage or injuries. Authorities say the seismic event was minor and caused no disruptions.
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Seattle
Whitney named sixth trustee of Lima state hospital
Geo E. Whitney a banker and business man of Marysville has been appointed the sixth member of the board of trustees of the Lima state hospital by Gov. Pattisor.
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Geo E. Whitney
Marysville
Lima State Hospital
Pattisor
Ancona Bomb Plot Foiled Ahead of Victor Emmanuel Visit
In Ancona 185 miles northeast of Rome police seized explosives in barber Gabbianelli shop. They arrested Gabbianelli and 12 anarchists after finding chlorate mixtures and orange sized bombs. Plot linked to Madrid assault against King Alfonso and Queen Victoria. fear of attack on King Victor Emmanuel during his end of month visit.
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Rome
Ancona
Adriatic
Gabbianelli
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Madrid
Victor Emmanuel
Lawyer Daniel Lockwood Dies in Buffalo
Prominent attorney and former Congressman Daniel Lockwood died in Buffalo on Friday. He previously nominated Grover Cleveland for Buffalo mayor in 1881, for governor in 1882, and for president in 1884.
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Daniel Lockwood
Congress
Buffalo
Grover Cleveland
Secretary Layuin Clarifies Treasurer Term Start Date
Secretary Layuin renders opinion that county treasurers elected last fall begin their term next September claiming the election amendment does not alter the commencement time.
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Layuin
Senate committee rules Smoot unseated by 7 to 5 vote
The Senate committee on privileges and elections, by 7 to 5, determined that Senator Smoot of Utah is not entitled to a seat. They unanimously reported the Senate vote on the question at this session.
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Senate Committee On
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Rupert Adams a Representative Dies by Own Hand
Rupert Adams a member of the House of Representatives died by suicide with a pistol on Friday. Officials say financial embarrassment may have driven the act. Adams, born in 1849, was appointed minister to Brazil in 1894, served a little over a year, and was later elected to Congress where he had served since.
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Rupert Adams
House of Representatives
Brazil
Congress
Governor Pattison Names Commission For Crippled Children Site
Gov Pattison announced several appointments Friday including J W Johnson of the Waverly Watchman as supervisor of public printing D B Creamer insurance agent former St Claireville Gazette owner as state fire marshal and John A McDowell Millersburg Dr W McMillan Cincinnati and Dr F A Bunts Cleveland named to a commission to select a site for crippled and deformed children.
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J. W. Johnson
The
Waverly Watchman
D. 8. Creamer
St. Claireville Gazette
John A. McDowell
Millersburg
W. McMillan
Cincinnati
F. A. Bunts
Cleveland
Michagh Davirr Led Irish Land League Founder Dies in Dublin
Michagh Davirr, founder of the Irish Land League, died in Dublin on May 30. Born in Ireland in 1846, he joined the Fenian movement in 1866 and was sentenced to 15 years penal servitude in 1870, released in 1877 to America. After returning, he founded the Land League in 1879 and retired from parliament in 1899 while remaining active in Irish politics.
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Michagh Davirr
Irish Land League
Dublin
Ireland
America
The
Land League
New Mastless Freight Steamer Bellero Phon for Far East Trade
The British ship Bellero Phon has no masts and four derrick pillars for loading heavy machinery and bulky cargo bound to China and Japan. The hold is designed for large consignments and twenty six winches plus derricks can be operated from the deck.
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Bellerophon
China
Japan
GRAFT SYSTEM IN LATE WAR EXPOSED BY RUSSIAN SOLDIER
A Russian soldier recounts a late war graft method where medics marked wounded with red or black paint to separate those to be treated from those to be abandoned. After a retreating officer demanded payment, the narrator bribed him, only for the officer to be killed by shellfire. The narrator later salvaged not only his ten roubles but additional money from the officer’s pockets.
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East
Four Bridge Firms Fined in Norwalk for Antitrust Violation
In Norwalk criminal court on the 29th, four bridge companies and six agents were fined a total of 2575 dollars for violating antitrust law. The penalties were based on the cost of the job involved in the indictment.
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Norwalk
Wapakoneta Barber Carl Young Dies From Smoking
Carl Young a Wapakoneta barber died Thursday from complications of heavy cigarette use. He smoked incessantly for ten years and his death was caused by inflammation of the heart muscle leading to a stoppage of blood flow.
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Carl Young
Wapakoneta
Ex Jupege L. W. Brown Dies in North Carolina
Former Toledo resident Ex Judge L. W. Brown and later of Wauseon died at his North Carolina home on Friday. The passing ends a long public career and prompts tributes from local circles.
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Jupege
L. W. Brown
Toledo
Wauseon
North Carolina
Four Die In Cincinnati Street Car Collision Fire
An auto with four occupants tried to pass between two opposing street cars in Cincinnati on Thursday. The vehicles collided and the auto erupted in flames, injuring four in the car and thirteen aboard the street car. One victim was reported near death.
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Cincinnati
OLD TIME SERVANTS Curious Customs That Once Prevail in England
The article traces historic servant customs in England starting with a 1527 Court of Common Council injunction urging apprentices to serve God and master with modest speech. It explains origins of terms like menial and the shift in forced service for youths, including relations to families and social status.
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Court of Common Council
Tragic Kankakee Trunk Deaths Claim Three Girls
In Kankakee Illinois three young Vanslette girls, aged 8 6 and 2, vanished at 3 pm on Decoration Night and were found smothered upright in a trunk. Authorities describe the deaths as mysterious with the eldest girl strong enough to raise the trunk lid, deepening the investigation.
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Kankakee
Adelard Vanslette
Dr Mahon Surgeon Hero of Eye Ear Nose Throat
Dr Mahon a Rush Medical College Chicago graduate specializes in eye ear nose throat and chronic diseases. He has studied at major hospitals nationwide and claims numerous phenomenal cures across the state through his treatments.
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Mahon
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Curious delay in news of Danish king's death reaches Greenland
A Greenland colony remained ignorant of King Christian IX's death for three months due to ship delays. Greenlanders continued King Christian's birthday celebrations unaware of the royal demise.
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Denmark
Greenland
Christian
Kedah
Everybody’s Magazine
Port Sudan rises as new eastern hub replacing Suakin
Suakin on the Red Sea proved unsatisfactory and is superseded by Port Sudan, built by Egyptian authorities from coral and desert sand. The new port, renamed from Mersa Sheikh Barud, lies 680 miles south of Suez and can harbor a dozen vessels. The entrance is 600 feet wide and surrounding land sits six feet above sea level.
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Suakin
Red Sea
Port Sudan
New Orleans
Mersa Sheikh Barud
Suez
Africa court cases cannibalism by lion impostor tale
A Lilongwe court heard a native woman killed by a lion and partly eaten by another native who pretended to be the lion. The man confessed to eating the dead body after claiming he bought medicine from a witch doctor to turn into a lion at will.
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Africa
Lilongwe
Democrat backs re election of Billy Campbell for Congress
The Signal notes reports of a Democrat planning to vote for the reelection of Congressman Billy Campbell and to work toward his victory. It claims farmers benefit from high prices and expect no change from a Republican Congress this fall, urging support for W. W. Campbell for Congress.
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Billy Campbell
Republican Congress
W. W. Campbell
Congress
Mystery White Tribes Rumored in Tropical Lands and Mindanao
A discussion traces beliefs in isolated white tribes in the tropics and recounts an American officer’s claim of evidence in Mindanao. The officer planned an expedition to cross the island but details and results remain unreported, keeping the search unresolved.
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Tropics
Central
America
South Africa
Rider Haggard
Philippines
Mindano
Ooffier
Names Across Maps How Post Offices and Counties Are Labeled
The article notes post offices honor presidents with many places named Washington while two Kansas counties reflect playful ties Gr ee ly Capital and Ulysses, county Son of Grant. It recounts stations named after a champion baseball team and discussions on how heroes from history, mythology, and sports influence naming.
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St. Nicholas
Roosevelt
Washington
Kansas
Greely County
Tribune
Ulysses
Grant
Crocodile Eggs Targeted by Jackals and Hyenas
Central Africa natives describe jackals as skilled egg poachers with sixteen eyes one on the eggs and fifteen watching for the crocodile while hyenas fixate on eggs and often fall prey to a motionless crocodile. The crocodile allegedly knocks prey from bank or canoe with its tail before seizing it with a wide open jaw.
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Central Africa
Legislature Dispatch Warns Duvall Law Flawed
A dispatch notes a serious error in a recent Legislature law. It would set a minimum $40 monthly teacher wage with weak state aid and no appropriation to fund the program. Hence no money can be disbursed and the plan cannot operate until new legislation provides funding.
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Duvall
Lightest European crown in Britain forged for Queen Victoria
The State crown of Great Britain weighs two pounds seven ounces and is valued at £300,000. A sapphire from Edward the Confessor’s signet accompanies the piece. In the Pope’s treasure, two crowns are valued at £400,000, one a Napoleon gift containing the world’s largest emerald, the other Queen Isabella of Spain’s gift weighing three pounds and valued at £200,000.
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Great Britain
Queen Victoria
Edward the Confessor
Napoleon
Pius VII
Isabella
Spain
Pius IX
Nordy-Well Says Farewell at Polish Wedding Promise
Nordy-Well bids farewell to an elder, promising to be best man at a Polish wedding amid a light exchange with Butts-Why, reported in the Pittsburg Post.
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Nordy
Butts
Pittsburg
The Japanese jinrikishas arrive in China towns
The Japanese jinrikishas were established in Shanghai as public vehicles less than two years ago. Their deployment to other Chinese cities is being accelerated with energetic promotional efforts.
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Shanghai
China
Man’s Power Is Fatal and Natural Health Reforms
A London Telegraph excerpt argues disease follows man’s artificial living and advocates harmony with nature. It asserts forests and oceans remain healthier when undisturbed, while dairies stables and kennels spread chronic ailments. It urges ventilated homes pure air temperance exercise.
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London Telegraph
Luther Burbank Endures Roving Visitors in 1905
California naturalist Luther Burbank faced daily interruptions from more than 6000 visitors at his Santa Rosa grounds in 1905. Relatives issued a circular asking the public to stop visiting, and signs on each gate warned that trespassing would be prosecuted.
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Luther Burbank
California
Burbank
Santa Rosa
Foxy Photographer Draws Quiet Satisfaction With Faces
A photographer known for witty portraiture helps clients feel confident about their appearances. The sessions emphasize natural expressions and tailored lighting to capture personalities.
Date Stones Used to Fatten Somaliland Cattle
An official report states Somaliland cattle are fattened on date stones. The diet is said to improve weight gain and overall meat production.
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Somaliland
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