Water cascades and lagoons adorn St. Louis Exposition plan
The article details the grand water features for the St. Louis World's Fair including three major cascades totaling vast falls fed by a monumental fountain head. It describes lagoons encircling exhibit buildings, ornamental embankments, and a crystal grotto with sculpted naiads, creating a sweeping waterway around festival and pavilions.
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WC. McVarty
St. Louis
Grand Basin
St.aja
Don
Fuither
Ind Basin
Louisiana Purchase Monument
Dillon Shooters Shine In Butte Live Bird Shoot
Matt and Will Orr from Dillon performed well at a blue rock and live bird shoot in Butte last Sunday. Matt earned second money in two events and fourth in another, while Will won first money in one event and placed fourth and fifth in others as they prepare for the state tournament in Helena on May 29 30 31.
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Butte
Matt
Will Orr
Dillon
Will
Helena
W. O. Orr
Presidential Visit Adds Los Angeles Fiesta Flair
The presidential train left for Ventura after tight security around Westminster hotel. Police and plainclothes officers manned the perimeter while the Fiesta de las Flores parade and the later flower and electrical parades drew the president and his party through a day of ceremonial displays in California.
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London
United States
Great Britain
Japan
Russia
Los Angeles
Ventura
Westminster Hotel
Fiesta Committee
California
Meningitis Outbreak on Navy Receiving Ships at League Island
At League Island navy yard 1200 men aboard the Minneapolis and Puritan receive ships face an outbreak of deadly cerebrospinal meningitis. Three recruits have died and five more are critically ill, prompting officers to remove crews to 35 tents to curb spread and give air and space.
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Philadelphia
Minneapolis
Puritan
League Island Navy Yard
Canvay
Presbyterians Approve Creed Revision Move Nears
In New York on May 9 the Presbyterian church in America reports a strong vote for creed revision. Officials say 227 of 235 electors favored the change based on eleven overtures from last year’s general assembly. The general assembly meeting in Los Angeles this month is expected to finalize the revision.
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New York
Presbyterian Church In America
General Assembly
Los Angeles
Carpenters Near Break in Labor War Tentative
Announcement said a cessation of the war between the Amalgamated Association of Carpenters and the Brotherhood is near. The Brotherhood plans to apply for membership in the United Board of Building Trades to unify against the lockout by the Material Men's association. Guayaquil and Callao report bubonic plague infections as Peru and Ecuador mobilize on the frontier.
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Carpenters
New York
Amalgamated Association of Carpenters
The
Brotherhood
United Board of Building Trades
Amalgamated Association
Material Men’s Association
Callao
Pisco
Guayaquil
Peru
Cosmos Line
Herodot
Sesostris
Nine Convicts Escape From Alabama State Prison
A kitchen section at the Flat Top mines state prison in Birmingham area burned allowing nine inmates to flee. They robbed a telegraph operator, binding him as a train signal caused a southbound Southern train to stop. The operator was freed and one convict captured.
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Birmingham
Ala
Flat Top
Eighth Typhoid Victim at Stanford Died in Epidemic
Foster Ely Brackett of Washington, a senior in Latin at Stanford University, died of typhoid fever, the eighth death in the outbreak. Officials say stamping out the infection source removed danger of further spread, though several more deaths among those ill are expected.
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Stanford University
Cal
Twelve Die in Canadian Pacific Wreck Near Dexter Station
The Canadian Pacific main line accident near Dexter station Port Arthur on May 8 killed twelve laborers in the boarding car and left eight more badly burned. Fire and a derailed train caused the deaths as rescuers fought flames to reach survivors.
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Canadian Pacific
Port Arthur
Out
Canadian Pacific Railroad
Dexter Station
Nine Die in Tunnel Rock Slide at Eggleston Springs
Roanoke Virginia May 8 a rock slide in tunnel No 2 at Eggleston Springs on the Norfolk and Western railroad killed nine men and injured five others. A labor gang was crushed as earth and stone fell from the mountain side during double tracking efforts. One man escaped with minor injuries. Recovery is unlikely soon as dynamiting will be required to remove the debris.
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Roanoke
Eggleston Springs
Norfolk and Western Railroad
Radford
Denver Faces Big Strike Threat To Involve 15000 Men
Denver from May 12 reports failed efforts to avert a general strike. It is expected that strikes will begin today involving about 15 000 workers across the city and region.
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Denver
Chicago Grain and Provisions Trading and Closing Quotes
The wheat market shows weakness on hearish news with July wheat near 78 4, July corn down, oats lower, and September provisions down about 12c. Closing prices list May and July for wheat and corn, oats figures, and May July Sept pork and lard values, along with Chicago cash prices for various wheat and corn grades and oats.
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Chicago
Chicago Market Results for Cattle Hogs and Sheep May 11
Cattle receipts reach 25 000 with mixed price ranges from $1.50 to $5.10 for cows and $4 5.10 for steers. Hogs around 42 000 today with prices $5.65 to $8.85, down 15 20 cents. Sheep receipts 20 000 with lambs and ram prices varying across grades.
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Chicago
Texas Fed
Kansas City Livestock Prices May 11
Kansas City live stock report shows cattle receipts 4500 with gains to 10 cents. Cattle categories list prices for choice beef steers to native heifers, bulls, calves with ranges. Hogs receipts 6000 show declines to 5 to 10 cents, top at 6.70 and typical sales 6.40 to 6.65. Sheep receipts 12000 note lambs and fed sheep prices, wethers and stockers listed with ranges.
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Kansas City
Western Fed
Texas
Cattle and Hogs Prices and Receipts Reported in South Omaha
South Omaha reports cattle receipts around 2500 with steady prices across categories. Cows and heifers bring 3.25 to 4.40, calves 3.00 to 6.00, hogs 5.50 to 6.55 for most, with heavy and mixed lots near 6.00. Sheep and yearlings listed at 5.00 to 5.75, with wethers 4.78 to 5.35 and ewes 3.75 to 4.75.
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South Omaha
Market Report from St Joseph Live Stock May 11
Cattle receipts total 2,141 with prices natives 4.85 to 5.50, cows and heifers 2.25 to 4.85, stockers and feeders 3.50 to 5.00. Hog receipts 3,904 mostly 10 cents lower. weights mixed around 6.60 to 6.65 for medium and heavy, sows and boars 5.50 to 6.65, pigs around 5.? to 6.40.
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St. Joseph
Bt. Joseph
Wight
May Strike Actions Shake Omaha and Tennessee Rail Line
In Omaha a May meeting between Governor Mickey, employers and strikers led to resumed talks and a withdrawal of the meat cutters strike while steam laundries mostly closed. In Jackson Tennessee a second Mobile and Ohio strike shut passenger service with nonunion workers reportedly barred from trains and a St Louis officer in charge.
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Meat Cutters Union
Guy
Omaha
Mickey
Mobile
Ohio
Jackson, Tenn
Mobile and Ohio
Hawkins
St. Louis
Blair
McNeil Secures Fifteen Day Work Extension in Strike Talks
Secretary of the boilermakers received a telegram from President John McNeil in Kansas City directing Southern Pacific shop workers to stay on the job for fifteen days. The message notes a settlement meeting with Harriman and Burt set for next week in Omaha to address the Union Pacific strike.
Trainmen Send Ultimatum and Lumber Handlers Strike
In St Paul on May 12 Great Northern trainmen issue an ultimatum to General Manager Ward rejecting his proposal and affirming their original stance. In Chicago on May 12 a strike of 1,500 tally men and lumber inspectors begins, affecting 75 lumber yards and threatening city lumber operations.
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St. Paul
Committee of Great Northern
Ward
Chicago
Morgan Fails at Havana Spanish Betting Game
J Pierpont Morgan tried the Cuban Jaillai game in Havana and, after betting across three rounds on blues and Iran, lost about ten dollars. He remarked the experience is exciting but not for Americans to bet on.
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Jaillai
Havana
Tampa
New York
Savana
Mr. Morgan
Morgan
Jost
Iran
Spain
Retrospection on a Scots father and his two sons
A Scottish father boasts of two sons a doctor and a clergyman both well regarded. He quips that if he had known one would become a medical man and the other a meemster he would not have chosen Jenny McCosh as their mother.
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Kent
Jenny McCosh
Doctors. Make No Mistakes. Patient and Doctor Exchange
A Chicago News item records a sharp exchange where a patient accuses the doctor of predicting imminent death while the patient remains improved. The doctor insists he never misdiagnoses and warns the patient about a future demise.
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Chicago News
Fractured pleasantries echo in a cryptic exchange
An odd, clipped exchange hints at apology and regret through fragmented phrases. The speaker mentions an old man and various items as if negotiating a debt of courtesy, ending without a clear resolution or direct meaning.
Ambition Among Women As Editors Noted
A Pittsburg Dispatch remark highlights the trend of many ninety pound women aiming to become editors of larger male figures, illustrating gender role tensions in media leadership.
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Pittsburg Dispatch
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