Russia debate over land reform splits Constitutional Democrats
A St Petersburg dispatch reports the lower house's dispute over peasant land hunger shows splits within the Constitutional Democratic majority. Government factions clash over universal land expropriation and private property rights while peasant unrest grows. Debate over abolition of the death penalty is tentatively supported by Justice Minister Chtcheglovitoff. Party caucuses dwindle as members take holidays in Finland.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
United States
Chtcheglovitoff
Constitutional Democrats
Finland
Fremont Pioneer Frederick Fapine Dies at 74
Frederick Fapine a longtime Fremont resident died Sunday at age 74 His passing closes the chapter on a founder era in the community notes say He is remembered for his early involvement and local leadership.
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Frederick Fapine
Fremont
Ohio Governor Proclaims Flag Day Observance
Governor Pattison issued a proclamation urging Ohioans to observe Flag Day June 14 with a general display of flags across the state.
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Pattison
Ohio
Conferees Reach Agreement on Rate Bill Eliminate Sleeping Cars
Senate and House conferees reached an agreement on the rate bill on Saturday afternoon and sent it for action. The major change removes sleeping cars from the bill as common carriers.
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Senate
House
Resignation of Crescent Editor Chooses Michigan Fruit Farm
C B Hoopey, long time editor of the Crescent, has tendered his resignation and will depart in a week or ten days for Michigan where he has bought a fruit farm near a lake and summer resort. He plans rural life and comic stories for visiting resort guests once settled. The article notes his impending move and anticipated rural pleasures.
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C. B. Hoopey
The
Crescent
Michigan
Charley
Fishing trip notes celebrate a friend’s advance
A fragment notes a friend’s fishing trip and goodwill from many supporters. Readers infer best wishes for success and a positive future.
Woman Swallows Diamond in Court Case at Omabs
Mae Thomas, accused of stealing a diamond, swallowed it after arrest and later confessed under fear of illness. An X ray showed the gem in her stomach. Prosecutors say Nebraska lacks a law for such robbery or larceny. surgeons may operate if appendicitis develops. The prisoner refuses sleep aids, while the case awaits legal clarity.
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Omabs
Mae Thomas
Nebraska
Roosevelt nominates Cullen for Paulding postmaster
President Roosevelt sent the nomination of W. H. Cullen as postmaster at Paulding to the Senate on Friday. A tremor was felt in Seattle Friday morning but caused no damage.
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Roosevelt
W. H. Cullen
Paulding
Senate
Seattle
Lima State Hospital Names Sixth Trustee
Geo E. Wuirney, a Marysville banker and business man, has been appointed by Gov. Pattison as the sixth member of the Lima state hospital board of trustees.
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Geo E. Wuirney
Marysville
Lima State Hospital
Pattison
Noted Buffalo Lawyer Daniel Lockwood Dies at End of Week
Daniel Lockwood a renowned lawyer and former congressman dies in Buffalo on Friday. He had chaired or led pivotal nominations beginning in 1881 naming Grover Cleveland for Buffalo mayor 1882 for governor and 1884 for president.
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Daniel Lockwood
Congress
Buffalo
Grover Cleveland
Secretary LaY Lin Rules Term Start For County Treasurers
A court opinion by Secretary LaY Lin holds county treasurers elected last fall begin their term next September and that the election amendment does not change the term commencement date. The ruling clarifies when officials assume office and affects local government timelines.
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Lay Lin
Senate committee rejects Smoot seat in 7 to 5 vote
The Senate committee of privileges and elections, by 7 to 5, ruled 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 of Privileges and Elections
Smoot
Utah
Senate
Rupert Adams Suicide Linked to Financial Embarrassment
Rupert Adams a House member born 1849 shot himself Friday amid financial embarrassment. He was minister to Brazil in 1894 for about a year, later returned to Congress and served thereafter.
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Rupert Adams
House of Representatives
Brazil
Congress
Gov Pattison appoints several officials to commissions
Friday announcements list J. W. Johnson editor of the Waverly Watchman as supervisor of public printing. D. S. Creamer insurance agent and former St. Clairsville Gazette owner named state fire marshal. Also named are John A. McDowell of Millersburg, Dr. W. McMillap of Cincinnati, and Dr. F. A. Bunts of Cleveland to form a commission selecting a site for crippled and deformed children.
Michagh Davrrr Founding Irish Land League Dies in Dublin
Michagh Davrrr 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 in 1870 received a 15 year penal sentence but was freed in 1877 to return to America. On his return he led a campaign in Ireland leading to the Land League’s founding in 1879. He retired from Parliament in 1899 and remained active in Irish politics.
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Michagh Davrrr
Irish Land League
Dublin
Ireland
America
The
Land League
Tragic Trunk Deaths Shock Kankakee Family
Three Vanslette sisters aged 8 6 and 2 were found smothered to death inside a trunk on Christmas night in Kankakee Lil. Missing since 3 pm that afternoon the girls were discovered seated upright with the oldest capable of lifting the lid, leaving the cause of death and circumstances a troubling mystery.
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Kankakee
Lil
Adelard Vanslette
Democrats drift toward supporting Billy Campbell for Congress
The Signal reports rumors of Democrats in the district pledging to vote for incumbent Billy Campbell and work to elect him. Farmers see strong prices for crops and believe a Republican Congress will not improve this, yet they still plan to remember W. W. Campbell for Congress when voting this fall.
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Billy Campbell
W. W. Campbell
Congress
New Flaw Found in Duvall Law Frustrates State Aid
A dispatch reports a serious error in a recent Legislature law the Duvall measure would set a minimum of 40 per month for teachers and require state aid for districts unable to pay. No appropriation was enacted, so funds cannot be provided. The flaw blocks funding and requires further legislation.
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Duvall
Ancona Bomb Plot Arrests Hint at Royal Target
Police in Ancona, near Rome, raided homes and found explosive mixtures including chlorate of potash and sulphur. Barbershop owner Gabbianelli had three orange sized bombs ready to explode. 12 anarchists were arrested. Authorities traced links to a Madrid assassination attempt and fear a plot against King Victor Emmanuel during his late month visit.
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Ancona
Adriatic
Gabiianelli
Alfonso
Madrid
Victor Emmanuel
Hardware bargains on screens and ice cream freezers
A local hardware provider promotes a broad assortment of screen doors and screen windows plus refrigerators and ice cream freezers. The store offers first class quality across the line at correct prices.
Russian Soldier Describes Red and Black Paint After Battle
A Russian veteran recalls sanitaries marking wounded with red or black paint after battles. He survived a near-death moment when a dying officer attempted to extort cash, and the narrator later found his lost 10 roubles plus over 300 more in the officer’s pockets.
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East
British Bellero phon steamship with derrick pillars
The latest freight steamer Bellero phon is built without masts and features four derrick pillars for loading. Its hold is designed for heavy machinery and bulky consignments for China and Japan trade, with twenty six winches and derricks operable from the deck.
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Bellerophon
China
Japan
Four Bridge Firms and Agents Fined in Anti-Trust Case
In Norwalk criminal court on the 29th four bridge companies and six agents were fined a total of 2575 dollars for violating the anti trust law. The penalties were based on the cost of the job involved in the indictment.
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Norwalk
Ex Jupee L. W. Brown Dies in North Carolina Home
Former Toledo resident and later Wauseon native Ex Jupee L. W. Brown died at his North Carolina home on Friday.
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Jupee
L. W. Brown
Toledo
Wauseon
North Carolina
Wapakoneta Barber Carl Youne Dies From Smoking
Carl Youne a Wapakoneta barber died Thursday from heart muscle inflammation caused by prolonged smoking. He had smoked incessantly for about ten years and his death resulted from a stoppage of blood flow due to the condition.
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Carl Youne
Wapakoneta
Crash in Cincinnati Involves Auto and Streetcar
A collision in Cincinnati left four in the auto and thirteen streetcar passengers injured when an auto attempting to pass between two opposing street cars crashed and exploded into flames. One hospitalized victim faced possible death.
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Cincinnati
Old Time Servants and Curious English Customs
The article recalls 16th century English servant norms with an 1527 Court of Common Council injunction requiring apprentices to serve God and master faithfully. It notes "menial" origins, age-based compulsion into service, and the linking of domestic servants to family relations, explaining terms like lady’s maid and valet.
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Court of Common Council
Dr Mahon Noted Eye Ear Nose Throat Specialist
Dr Mahon a Rush Medical College graduate in Chicago and a noted expert in eye ear nose throat and chronic diseases has studied at major national hospitals. He reports many remarkable cures across the state and offers treatment.
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Mahon
Rush Medical College
Chicago
Curious tale connects Danish king death to distant Greenland
Passage notes Greenlanders learned of King Christian X's death three months late due to voyage delays. A Malay pirate ringleader, deemed invulnerable, was finally slain by a spear made from a sting ray spike after a Kedah punitive expedition.
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Denmark
Greenland
Christian
Kedah
Everybody’s Magazine
Port Sudan Emerges as Major Red Sea Hub
A new British seaport Port Sudan rises near Suakin on the Red Sea, built by Egyptian authorities from coral and desert sand. It stands 680 miles south of Suez and can shelter a dozen moderate vessels with an entrance 600 feet wide and land about six feet high, replacing Suakin as the empire’s growing eastward gateway.
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Suakin
Red Sea
Port Sudan
New Orleans
Mersa Sheikh Barud
Suez
Witchcraft Tale Ties Cannibalism to Lion Shape Shifting
A Lilongwe court heard a native woman was killed by a lion and partly eaten by another native who claimed to impersonate the beast. The prisoner confessed he ate the corpse after buying a medicine from a witch doctor to turn into a lion at will, revealing a grim cannibalistic motive.
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Africa
Lilongwe
White tribes in tropics haunt explorer tales
The article surveys enduring fascination with isolated white races in tropical regions. It cites legends from Central and South America and Africa, mentions Rider Haggard, and notes an American officer’s Mindanao expedition seeking a white tribe, whose existence remains unproven as of now.
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Tropics
Central
America
South Africa
Rider Haggard
Philippines
Mindane
Ceffier
Jackals and Hyenas Fight Crocodile Eggs Tale
Central Africa natives claim jackals patrol eggs with sixteen eyes twelve specs. the jackal watches eggs while others scan for the crocodile. Hyenas fix on eggs greedily and often fall prey to a motionless crocodile. Crocodile knocks prey from bank or canoe with its tail, then clamps with wide jaws.
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Central Africa
Crown Valuations of European Regalia and Treasures
The article notes Britain’s State Crown, made for Queen Victoria, weighing two pounds seven ounces and valued at £300,000. It cites a sapphire from Edward the Confessor. In the Vatican, two crowns are valued at £400,000, one a Napoleonic gift containing the world’s largest emerald, and the other Queen Isabella of Spain’s gift to Pius IX weighing three pounds and worth £200,000.
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Great Britain
Queen Victoria
Edward the Confessor
Napoleon
Pius VII
Isabella
Spain
Pius IX
Nordy-Well Bid Farewell Over Polish Wedding Promise
Nordy says goodbye to an older man in a brief exchange. He explains he cannot attend as he has promised to be best man at a Polish wedding. The Pittsburgh Post records the lighthearted scene.
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Nordy
Butts
Pittsburg
The Japanese jinrikishas in Shanghai and China
The Japanese jinrikishas were established in Shanghai as public vehicles less than two years ago and their introduction in other parts of China is being pushed with characteristic Japanese energy.
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Shanghai
China
It Takes a Foxy Photographer to Please Some Faces
A playful quip on portraiture notes that skilled photographers can satisfy clients with flattering angles. The remark hints at creative styling and camera craft shaping how subjects appear in photographs.
Names Behind the Nation's Places and Post Offices
A look at how maps and post offices reflect hero worship from presidents to athletes. The article notes Washington names dominate towns and counties, mentions Greely and Ulysses in Kansas linked to Grant, and recalls rail naming plans honoring a baseball champions' team.
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St. Nicholas
Roosevelt
Washington
Kansas
Greely County
Lribune
Ulysses
Studt Grant
Man’s Health Reform From Natural Living
A London Telegraph inspired excerpt argues sickness follows human-made conditions in dairy, stable, and kennels. It urges ventilated homes pure air temperate living and daily outdoor exercise to prevent gout rheumatism cancer fever lumbago dyspepsia asthma and infectious diseases.
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London Telegraph
Luther Burbank Calls for End to Public Visits
Luther Burbank the California naturalist faced heavy visitor traffic in 1905 with over 6 000 arrivals at his Santa Rosa grounds. Relatives and friends issued a circular asking the public to stop visiting as the scientist seeks rest and uninterrupted work. A warning sign now guards each gate warning of prosecution for trespassing.
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Luther Burbank
California
Burbank
Santa Rosa
Date Stones as Cattle Feed in Somaliland Report
An official report claims Somaliland cattle are fattened on date stones and mild animals fed this way produce better and more copious yields with 3 percent others.
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Somaliland
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