Edward Bellamy Dies in Chicopee Falls Age 49
Edward Bellamy author and humanitarian died after a prolonged illness at his Chicopee Falls home. He had just returned from Denver where treatment failed. Bellamy’s Looking Backward sold over 460,000 in the U S and 600,000 abroad. A separate Tower Minnesota fire damaged O H Oppel store in Tower. In Dawson Minnesota a farmer Ott killed his wife with a club after a family quarrel.
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Bellamy
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America
England
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Echo
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Distressed organ relief cited in uncertain historical note
A fragmentary OCR item mentions a distended organ relief and removal of danger with little remaining suffering, but the text is unclear and incomplete, offering few concrete details or identifications.
Jows Tends Wik Ninstees Milled and Twies That Mean Injured-R
Logging camps near the area report casualties as twenty eight woodmen are feared injured. Deaths are noted nearby with several names and places uncertain amid rough conditions and heavy life in the forests.
Vast Volunteer Muster for U S War Effort in Spain
In Walmyoton on May 24 reports say 110 000 volunteers have been mustered for the United States and by week’s end officials expect all 126 000 called to take the oath. The regular army expansion to 60 000 is proceeding while recruiting immune regiments in Gulf states are planned with new guidelines to aid enlistment.
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Corbin
Spain
Regular Army
Gulf States
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Tribune
Washington
Cubs
Riana
Philippines
Sampson
Behley
Cervera
Eemae
West Indies
Caribbean Sea
Navy Department
Review of First Army Corps parade and Spanish War mobilization
The First Army Corps is reviewed by Major General James I. Wilson in a grand daylong parade near Cuiccamaroa Parx, marking the first such review since the Civil War with about 9,000 men in 3 brigades and 16 regiments. Separate items report a British suggestion to station a fast cruiser off Grand Banks and U S troop transport readiness in Florida for 21 ships ready for mobilization, capable of housing 16,000 to 10,000 men.
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James I. Wilson
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Herbert Murray
Grand Banke
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Cape Race
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Santiago
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Ho tote Biiten yt us Rouses wid Kalil
A fragmentary note reports a meeting or action involving Kalil and Rouses with limited readable context. The text hints at a coordination or confrontation but lacks clear dates, places, or outcomes. No further names or specifics are confirmed in the surviving lines.
Tornado Toll and Aftermath Across States
Reports from Wisconsin Iowa and Illinois describe fatalities and destruction from a tornado. At Lanark four killed at origin and three inmates died at a county almshouse in Lanark with over 60 people in the building. Nine known dead in Wisconsin and scattered counts near Heufford Junction Elmhorst and Rhinelander. Major damage at Pennington with 11 miles east on the Soo road, and military losses in Wisconsin. Engagement announced for General Wesley Merritt and Laura Williams of Chicago.
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Caicaco
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Illinois
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Jows
Lanark
Heufford Junction
Elmhorst
Ulinois
Rhinelander
Wis
Seation
Pennington
Soo Road
John Fosburg
E. ©. Beckman
Cuickamauna Park
Charles Eck
Company E
Third Wisconsin
Eau Claire
General Merritt
Cmeaco
Laura Williams
Norton Williams
Chicago
Wesley Merritt
Philippine Islands
Miss Williams
SETTLERS MAY GAIN CONTested NORTHERN LANDS
An amendment to the sundry civil appropriation bill would force the Northern Pacific to relinquish contested lands to settlers and allocate alternate land along the line. Officials say about 6,000 settlers with roughly 600,000 acres could be affected. A separate item notes 18 inch projectiles for Sampson’s fleet arriving from Carpenter Steel Works in Reavixa.
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Wasmixotom
Northern Pacific
Reavixa
Washington
Carpenter Steel Works
Sampson's
More Men Needed in Philippines War Expansion Debate
A Washington dispatch notes renewed calls for volunteers as U S forces prepare for the Philippines campaign and potential Cuban occupation. Officers fear insufficient troops may hinder freeing Cuba and policing newly acquired territories as Merritt assumes command. Details outline expedition allocations and the looming need to sustain a long war footing.
Exaggerated reports amid cyclone news patchy details
Milwaukee dispatch reports mixed cyclone updates from Heatford Junction with initial 14 dead misstated, now two killed and 15 injured from Browart and Goodyear camps. Depot damage and camp fires noted as authorities reassess casualties. State tuition fund apportionment totals listed by public instruction department.
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Milwaukee
Hhinoandor
Wis
Heatford Junction
Browart
Goodyear
Department of Public Instruction
Cass County
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