Wise Hickory Lessons Echo Through Time
A father saves his son during a flood by clinging to a hickory limb as the river rises. The tale links George Washington and Andrew Jackson to the hardy tree, ending with praise for the Old Hickory nickname and a note on Lucile Gage christening the Pacific cable shore end aboard the Silvertown.
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The
Pacific Cable
Lucile Gage
California
Southland
New Pacific
Silvertown
Persian Army Described as Painful Sight by Traveler Landor
Henry Savage Landor called the Persian army a painful sight with some decent Cossack cavalry trained by Russian officers. Infantry he labeled ragged and lazy. The general claimed no summer drill due to heat, no winter drill, and only brief autumn and spring drills for parade-day appearances before the shah.
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Henry Savage Landor
Formal affair ends in shock at breakfast supper scene
A Baltimore Herald report recalls an informal gathering where a startled witness describes a dead boy and an unusual sight of a man in evening wear eating breakfast food for supper. The tone echoes a newspaper’s mid century style with vivid reaction.
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Charlie
Baltimore Herald
Hen and eggs spark playful grocery chat in old prose
A comic exchange shows a customer boasting about fresh eggs as a grocer confirms the hen laid seven within an hour. The dialogue captures rural humor and everyday life with era-appropriate speech.
Train Kills Seven Polish Excursionists in Detroit
A Grand Trunk flyer plowed through a crowd at Canfield and Dequinder, killing seven and injuring many at a Toledo Polish excursion. Engineer Hart said brakes failed to stop the slow-moving train. eight dead reported with two gravely hurt and unidentified victims among the dead.
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Detroit
Toledo
Canfield and
Dequinder Streets
Polish Lancers
Lake Shore
Canfield
St. Josephat’s Church
Harmonica Hall
Grand Trunk
Brush Street
Dequinder Street
Canfield Street
New York Express
Helen Palixki
Frank Rosinski
Watson Ludwig
Engineer Hart
Thomas H. Hart
Fred Schultz
John Lynda
Mich
Canfield Avenue
Frank Jablonski
Grace Hospital
List of Dead Numbers 56 Definite Information Regarding Disaster
May 1 Frank N W T reports a catastrophic slide on Turtle mountain in Crow's Nest pass. Fifty six people died and the Canadian American Coal and Coke plant was destroyed along with vast mining damage. Only nineteen bodies recovered. many remain buried under rock.
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British Columbia
Frank
Turtle Mountain
and. Coke Company
Crow’s Nest Pass
Italian Miner Fatally Stabbed by New Arrival in Walsten
Frank Carta an Italian miner was stabbed through the heart at Walstén by a recent arrival from Italy who gave his name as Aghello Batlate. Carta died.
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Punxeutawney
Frank Carta
Walstén
Italy
Aghello Batlate
Carta
President Roosevelt Travels Through New Mexico
President Roosevelt greeted by about 1000 people in Trinidad Colorado on May 5 and shared a brief speech from his private car. In Pueblo a massive crowd welcomed him as his train arrived at Mineral Palace park and he spoke about common sense and liberty. He addressed school children at Centennial school and saluted cheering crowds as the procession resumed toward the Union depot.
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Centennial
Trinidad
Colo
Roosevelt
Otero
New Mexico
el Moro
Pueblo
President Roosevelt
Arkansas Valley
Mineral Palace Park
Republic
Union Depot
Bishop Hurst Dies in Washington After Illness
Bishop John Fletcher Hurst of the Methodist Episcopal Church died in Washington at 12 40 A M He was survived by his daughter Ellen and son Lieutenant Paul Hurst of the Third United States Infantry who arrived before his death Another son John L Hurst was summoned from Denver and a third son Carl Bailey Hurst was in Vienna serving as United States consul general The bishop had suffered poor health for two years and paralysis struck him in London last September The news of President McKinley s assassination hastened his decline.
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Ommy
George Washington
Tommy
Woodman
North America
Washington
George
Mason L. Weems
Pohick Church
Mount Vernon Parish
Weems
Andrew Wackson
United States
New Orleans
Tennessee
Tim
John Fletcher Hurst
Methodist Episcopal Church
Ellen
Paul Hurst
Third
United States Infantry
John L. Hurst
Denver
Bishop Hurst
Carl Bailey Hurst
Vienna
London
McKinley
Chicago Grain and Provisions Trading and Closing Quotations
Chicago May 4 Wheat opened firm on cable strength and later weakened to close easy with July lower. Corn and oats slumped. pork lard ribs listed with varying closings. Cash prices show No. 2 red wheat around 79 to 80 cents, corn around 44 to 45 cents, oats 31 to 37 cents.
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Chicago
Chicago Cattle Hogs and Sheep Prices Mixed as Receipts Vary
Chicago May 4 cattle market shows native prime steers at 5.00, stockers 3.26 to 5.10, hogs steady to strong with mixed and butchers 6.85 to 7.12, heavy 7.00 to 7.12, sheep steady to higher with wethers 4.75 to 5.50 and lambs rising 4.50 to 7.10 amid receipts of 82 000 hogs and 14 000 sheep.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
Cattle Hogs and Sheep Receipts Reported for May Day Market
South Omaha reports cattle receipts of 4500 with prices from 2.50 to 6.50. hog receipts 5500 steady with heavy hogs at 6.75 to 6.80 and bulk around 6.72. sheep receipts 1400 steady with yearlings 5.00 to 6.00 and lambs 5.00 to 7.47.
St Joseph Live Stock Market Report
St Joseph May 4 cattle receipts 2 000 mostly 10c lower natives $4.25 to $6.40 cows and heifers $2.50 to $5.10 stockers and feeders $3.00 to $5.15 hogs receipts 4,300 5c lower light and light mixed $6.70 to $6.80 medium and heavy $6.75 to $6.90 built $6.50 to $6.55
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St. Joseph
Murdered man found with skull crushed in New York vestibule
James Edward McMahon thirty seven, brother of former Police Justice Daniel F McMahon, was found murdered in the vestibule of his West 153rd Street flat. His skull was crushed and cleaver marks were on his neck and shoulders. Blood pools and footprints of one or two men marked the scene.
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New York
James Edward McMahon
Danieh F. McMahon
West One Hundred and Fifty-third Street
Convention of Doctors Opens in New Orleans Tomorrow
The American Medical Association convenes in New Orleans starting tomorrow with over 2,000 doctors expected. President Frank Billings, Secretary-Editor George H. Simmons and Treasurer Henry P. Newman attend along with several related associations joining the event.
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New Orleans
The
American Medical Association
Frank Billings
George H. Simmons
Henry P. Newman
Medical Association
Two Great a Risk for Colic Cholera Remedy
A local appeal urges keeping a reliable remedy for colic cholera and diarrhea due to deadly attacks in neighborhoods. Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy is praised for saving lives and reducing suffering and is sold at Central Pharmacy.
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Chamberlain
Face Shows State of Health and Blood Hardship Cures
An old advertisement describes impure blood causing pale skin pimples and weakness. It promotes Acker's Blood Elixir cures for blood diseases, claims a positive guarantee and lists Central Pharmacy. Also notes Tribune Publishing Co sells sales books and a “Chicago” typewriter at low prices in Dillon.
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Earth
Doctora
W. H. Saunders & Co
Poeta Cere
Akill
SR Sacer Sars
Saunders & CO
Dollae
Englewood
Central Pharmacy
Official Directory Congressional and State Officials Listed
A comprehensive list of officials by level from federal to city includes Senator W A Clark Paris Gibson Representative Joseph M Dizon Governor J K Toole Lieut Governor Frank G Higgins Secretary of State George M Hays Treasurer A H Barrett Auditor J H Calderhead Attorney General James Donovan Superintendent of Schools W W Welsh Chief Justice T F Brantley Associate Justices George R Mulburn W W Te Pigott W H Holloway Clerk of Supreme Court Henry G Rickete District Judge M H Parker Enographer T J A Monaghan County State Senator James P Murray Representatives B F White George Woodworth Sheriff Duke Gist Treasurer B N Stevenson Clerk and Recorder John S Baker Clerk of Court George W French Assessor A L Beardsley Attorney C W Robicon Superintendent of Schools Miss Man Rich Public Administrator Isaiah Cashmore Coroner Dr M A Walker County Surveyor George R Metlen Commissioners W M Oliver Dillon W M Montgomery Wisdom D D McKnight Dell Justices of the Peace Dillon Township J B Virmillion Josephus Rich Constables Dillon Township A A Hott Jon Young City
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James P. Murray
B. F. White
George Woodworth
Duke Gist
B. N. Stevenson
John 8. Baker
George W. French
A. L. Beardsley
C. W. Robicon
Miss Man Rieh
Isaiah Cashmore
M. A. Walker
George R. Metlen
W. M. Oliver
Dillon
Wm. M. Montgomery
Wisdom
D. D. McKnight
Dell
Dillon Township
J. B. Virmillion
Josephus Rich
A. A. Hott
Jon, Young
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American Press Association
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Son
Tom
Tom Was
Baye
Fin Grocery
Fast Express
South Omaha
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Bannack St
Mont
Rebellows
Tribune Publishing Co
Montana
American Sales Book Co
Tribune Pub. Co
Official
Congressional
W. A. Clark
Paris Gibson
Joseph M. Dizon
M. H. Parker
T. J. A. Monaghan
Edwin Norris
A. 8. Johnson
H. R. Melton
Fred L. Stone
Leonard Eliel
C. H
T. M. Selway
A. F. Graster
A. F. Rife
O. M. Beat
Ox Magazine
Perrin
Ae Press
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