Silent reform and faith in aChanging views headlining 1900s era debate
The Springfield Republican rebukes Roosevelt for using the word cops and predicts Marine terms will change. Bishop Seymour defends dancing as poetry of motion and supports liberal drama views, urging continuous evangelist work and daily prayer by elites. Youths likely to adopt the bishop's stance despite elder hesitations.
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Springfield
Mass
Mr. Roosevelt
Seymour
Ibois
Barnstable Jail Report and Local Gossip
A Barnstable Mass jail rumor notes E C Knapp serving a five year term for bank funds theft was seen in prison garb giving the Wailer’s wife bicycle lessons. Con vic Lewis Rogers was allowed a sunny walk with a cow to Yarmouth and back.
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Barnstable
Mass
E. C. Knapp
National Bank
Massacre at Tokat Sparks Armenian Arrests in Constantinople
Dispatch from Constantinople reports the Greek patriarch’s official toll of 700 dead in Tokat, including Greaka, while the porte arrests eighty Armenian suspects. The sultan seeks explanation from the Turkish ambassador in St. Petersburg over Russian troop concentrations on the frontier, and rumors persist of a secret treaty binding Russia to Turkey’s integrity, possibly explaining Russia’s stance toward Greece.
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Constantinople
Tokat
Porte
St. Petersburg
Russia
Turkey
Greece
Forest Destruction Sparks North American Crisis
The passage laments widespread spring fires and forest destruction across the continent. It links human fatalities and property loss to deforestation, warning of barrenness and uninhabitability unless a united defense of woodlands is pursued. It stresses forests as essential and urges urgent regional action.
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North American
Manitoba parochial school settlement settled by legislature
Government of Manitoba adopts compromise with Dominion ministries. law implements daily religious instruction optional for Catholics or Protestants per parental wish, with voluntary attendance. Catholic or non Catholic teachers chosen per majority parental preference and French language use where French speakers are a native group.
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Manitoba
Dominion
Treaties Link Kruger Steyn in Dutch Federation Pact
Treaties negotiated between President Kruger of the South African Republic and President Steyn of the Orange Free State amount to a federation of the two republics. Under the terms awaiting ratification, the two republics pledge mutual aid in attack and grant burghers voting rights in either state. The SAR has about twenty five thousand soldiers and the OFS about seventeen thousand, a pact accelerated by tensions with England and Dutch sympathies among Cape Colony’s white population.
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Kruger
South African Republic
Steyn
Orange Free State
Volkaraads
England
Cape Colony
Regional Humor Sparks Dialect Debate in North and South
A fragment discusses writers from the North and South debating dialects and the use of "yab" for "sir" in the Union era context. It notes humorists resist adopting southern speech until they master it, highlighting regional linguistic tensions among writers.
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Union
North
Week in review of world events and notable deaths
The government inquiry into the Oregon obstruction at Puget Sound continues at sea near Port Orchard. Notable passings include Sam Hogeland, 80, at Coney Island. Christian Moerlein, 84, Cincinnati brewer. Gen. Powell Clayton presenting credentials to President Diaz in Mexico. John Lothrop, jurist, dies at Brookline Massachusetts. Judge Lowell's illness and expected death. Don Baker of Columbus, Ohio, sets a new indoor one mile record at the Coliseum in Atlanta with 2 04 2 5.
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Government Board of Inquiry
Oregon
Puget Sound Naval Station
Port Orchard
Sam Hogeland
Cony Island
Christian Moorein
Cincinnati
Powell Clayton
Mexico
Diaz Tudge
John Lotyell
Brook- Ine
Mase
Lowell
Don Baker
Columbus
Onto
Coliseum
Atlanta
Five Destroy Tannery in San Francisco Fire
A. B. Patrick & Co. tannery in San Francisco burned, losses reported at 506000. In Phoenix three weeks, seven men drowned trying to ford the Salt River near the place. William Brammvell Carr, California capitalist and ex-leader, found dead of accidental asphyxiation in San Francisco. Princeton New Jersey student Trowley Shepardson died from gunshot wounds while towing on the Harilan canal. Snowslide at Highland Mary mine in Engle River canyon, Red Cit Col, left Frank Larzeleve and Ernest Kemp dead at tunnel entrance.
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A. B. Patrick & Co
San Francisco
Phoenix
Ariz
Salt River
Wiliam Brammvell Carr
California
Trowley Shepardson
Princeton, N. T
Rarlian Canal
Richmond
Highland Mary
Engle River Canyon
Red Cit
Col
Frank Larzeleve
Ernest Kemp
Colored preacher hurt after leaping from train in Newman
Joseph Sims, a Los Angeles preacher, while being taken to serve seven years for burglary, jumped from a train at Newman and was seriously hurt. John Patterson, also of Los Angeles, recovered possession of a six year old son kidnapped three years earlier. Kia T. B. Youtz, ex-cashier of the Newport National Bank, was arrested in Cincinnati on a warrant for misappropriating funds as Judge Barr was informed by telephone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Sims
Los Angeles
Wolsom
Newman
John Patterson
Ins
Cincinnati
Kia
T. B. Youtz
Newport National Bank
Foreign Gossip and Society Notes From Europe
A mixed European collage reports horse racing glory for Count Kebomberg in Chester. a fire destroys Jans heen destroyer and a woman dies. Marriages occur at Fortress Monroe with Archduces and commodores in attendance. Quakes shake Guadeloupe and Montserrat as a cable counts fatalities. Duchess d Alencon obsequies unfold in Paris with Cardinal Richard presiding. A czar’s condolence letter reaches President Roosevelt through Baron von Mohrenheim. Spain plans a 40 million dollar war fund backed by customs duties for Cuba and the Philippines. Siam's king appoints the queen as regent with a regency council. New English Channel cables bring greater London Paris telegraph capacity. Comtesse Castellana funds charity work in memory of her mother. Western Railroad of France critiques free passes for press coverage and potential revenue loss. Parliament recess ends the session abruptly.
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Guadeloupe
Montserrat
West Indies
Duchess d'Alencon
St. Philips du Rose
Rue du Wauburg St. Honore
Paris
Richard
Baron von Mohrenheim
Waure
Spain
Cuba
Philippine Islands
Bank of Spain
Marrett
State Department
King of Siam
English Channel
Dover
Beachy Head
Parle Galuota
Comte Castellana
Haron Mackaw
Comptesse
Paris Charity Bazaar Tragedy Prompts Arts Protest
The Luxembourg gallery accepts Impressionist works by Calllebatte, prompting protests from the Institute of France fine arts. An anonymous donor sends 87,500 pounds to the Rue Jean Goulat charity bazaar committee after a fire tragedy, with 1,800 pounds from day one sales, enabling prior distribution plans.
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Ithe
Rédord Tor
Honge
Conmans
Calllebatte
Luxembourg
Institute of France
Minister of Fine Arts
Manete
Grande Monets
Jean Goulat
Paris
Various 1909 U.S. Financial and Legal Moves Across States
Reports cover bank trustees in Lynchburg and Rockford start ups, Oregon fruit prospects, Los Angeles fund totals, anti indeterminate sentences in Illinois, fire damage at Butte reduction works, potential market cartel for wire products, Reno earthquake tremors, Pendleton flour orders to China and South America, price hikes for cottonwood, death of Col H C Rector, diocesan convention in Pittsburgh, convention bids for G A R encampment, Basin Montana mine closure, Colorado game law bans elk and bison, and Sydney newspapers fined for contempt of court.
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Joan W. Echols
Georgia
Oregon
Traders’ Bank of
Lynchburg
Rockford
Ind
Los Angeles
Illinois State Supreme Court
Butte, Mont
W. O. Clark
Reno
Nev
Pendleton
China
South America
Mississippi Valley Cottomwood Association
Col
H. C. Rector
Cotton Belt Ravoad
Memphis
Tenn
Protestant Episcopal Church
Pittsburg
Robert J. Coster
Whitehead
Europa
Cincinnati Chamber of Commerce
Andrew Hickenlooper
Buffalo
Hone
Basin, Mont
United States
Carter
Chicago Capitaliste
Colorado
Richard Dawson
Earl of Dartrey
Lord Gramarne
Agat
United Kingdom
London Times
Melbourne
Sydney
Frank Butler
Kansas City
Lower
Torse Creek
Cheyenne
Tatrge
Judge Morrow
United States District Bench
California
McKenna
Ninth Circuit Court of Appends
Waymere
Morrow
Woodmansee
National Republican League
Auditorium Hotel
Chicago
Detroit
Deep Diving to Recover Treasure
The San Francisco Examiner reports a record diving feat near Seal Rocks New South Wales where divers Briggs and May saved every box of sovereigns from a sunken vessel. They endured pressures of seventy to seventy five pounds per square inch while at twenty seven fathoms.
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Seal Rocks
New South Wales
Briggs
May
Cattertnn
Sydney
Hong Kong
Shannon
San Francisco Examiner
Tao Close for Comfort in Salary Quest at New York Journal
A reader letter from New York Journal reflects long struggle for a pay raise. The writer questions management’s closeness to the firm’s internal concerns and asks if the close corporation structure affects salary negotiations.
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Tao
L Shold
New York Journal
Armistice Talks and Greek Turkish War News
Dispatches from Athens Constantinople London and Berlin report ambassadors drafting counter proposals for peace after Greek advances toward Domokos. Armistice conditions discussed Greek Turkish delegates meet as Edhem Pasha receives instructions and the Turkish camp shifts to Domokos.
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Paris
Constantinople
Armistice News Sparks Unease In London
May 21 London dispatch reports general unease as armistice news slows telegrams and fuels rumors of panic and flight. In Rome, Italian volunteers suffer deaths as Siglratti, a deputy, dies in a brilliant assault while Garibaldi’s followers are praised by President Villa for dying for independence.
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London
T He Times
Atoons
Paule
Dae Min
Stylis
Rowe
Chamber of Deputies
Sig. Villa
Ticcotti Garibaldi
Mallon Volunteers
Greece
Siglratti
Wien
Big. Pratt
Ate
Incoherent Era as Spain Faces Cuba and Civil Strife
Edbeval senators debate Cuba and Philippine issues amid war talk. Senor Sryasin cites 200,000 troops in Guha and critiques reform efforts while warning of civil unrest at home. Government accountability questioned as reform fails to resolve Cuban question.
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Hone
Maule
Sryasin
Guha
Cuba
Reforma
Recognition push fuels Cuban belligerency plan in New York
A New York special reports a pledge by Cuban junta leaders to deploy four armed vessels the moment Cuba’s belligerency is recognized. Supporters in Congress aim to sail the ships swiftly, with crews already assembled and vessels to be fully equipped aboard ready to sail on recognition day.
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AVILD
Chicago
New York
Congress
England
Pirates Disembark With Arms and Dynamite at Cuban Coast
Four men and a cargo of arms and dynamite reportedly landed on the Cuban coast aboard the steam tug Alexander Tones and the Vitet boat John D. Long. Under cover of darkness they loaded rifles, cartridges, machetes, provisions, and explosives at a railroad wharf Thursday night. The John D. Long then departed with dynamite Friday and joined the Alexander Jones at sea bound for Cuba.
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Wilmingtun
Wilmingtom N. Jay U1
Cube
Alexander Tones
Vitet
John D. Long
Alexander Jones
Brown Mass Confessed in Wild Deadwood Cleaver Killing
Charles Brown, a colored man, confessed to the murder of TP Stone near Deadwood South Dakota last Saturday after officers questioned him. Mrs Stone’s watch and other jewelry were found in Brown’s range near Whitewood, with other articles recovered. a guard was kept at the jail though authorities deem extra security unnecessary.
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Stone
Deadwiod
Deadwood
Charles Brown
Brown
Whitewood
Wilde Faces World As He Plans Literary Work In London
London reports Oscar Wilde, convicted of immoral practices, is released from prison after two years hard labor. He leaves for Paris in robust health and plans to return to London to pursue literary work, stating he will avoid using his real name and write under his own signature.
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London
Oscar Wilde
Taylor
Wilde
Paris
Town Destroyed in Toehtoji Japan by Great Fire
May 21. From Yokohama the steamer Tinipress of India reports a fire that completely destroyed Toehtoji in Japan s silk district. About four thousand houses were burned and between forty and fifty people were missing or dead. Most homes were wooden and quickly consumed leaving many residents without escape.
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Japsin
Victoria
B.C
Tinipress
India
Yokohama
Toehtoji
Silk District
Japan
Reformed Presbyterian General Synod Opens in Pittsburgh
The general synod of the Reformed Presbyterian church met at Euclid Avenue church with seventy delegates. The session opens with restitution of the synod and an inaugural sermon by Rev. William Wylie, retiring moderator, in Philadelphia, eight days planned.
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Reformed Presbyteriang
Pittsburg
General Synod of
The
Reformed Presbyterian Church
Supreme Court of the
New School
Euclid Avenue
William Wylie
Philadelphia
Uoderator
Disappearance of Con stant Grysensky in Barnesville
In Barnesville Minnesota on May 21 Const Grysensky a Pole vanished Saturday afternoon with nearly $200 on his person. Joe Sleball a Russian Vole who had sought a loan and vowed to fix Grysensky is also missing. Fears of foul play are entertained and no trace of either man has been found.
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Constantinople
Isdhen Pasha
Domokos
Kdhem Pasha
Almed “Asa
Revexa
Althoug
Athens
Stemmec Minerva
Yolo
Orel
Challils
Barnesville
Minn
Constants Grysensky
Joe Sleball
Grysensky
Man fined for sending dynamite to divorced wife
Helena Mont May 21 United States court Judge Knowles fined John Kearney 1000 dollars for sending six sticks of dynamite to his divorced wife by express to blow her up. He pleaded guilty and said he sent the explosive while drunk. The fine means 600 days in prison.
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Helena
Mont
Knowles
John Kearney
Express
Ile
Steamer EB M Bock Strands Off Hyde Park Wary of Smoke
Steamer EB M Bock misses harbor entrance in dense smoke blown from the city by a southwest wind and runs aground on Hyde Park shore five miles south of the harbor near Chicago.
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Chicago
EB. M. Bock
Hyde Park
New Archbishop for Dublin Named in May 21 Report
Dublin May 21 The bench of bishops confirmed Rt Rev Joseph Ferguson as Anglican Archbishop of Dublin succeeding the late Rev Lord Munkett who died April 1 in Meath succession context and church leadership changes.
Unclear OCR leads to partial crime notice
Fragmentary report mentions Kongetow Damien Olimiaped and Captain Edward Murphy with a jail time reference and a charge of Hitwerterlug. Vague details obscure dates, place, and outcome. no confirmed actions or identities can be verified from the readable text.
Missing Boston bank messenger tied to large cash theft
Albert M King, 19, a messenger for the Boston National Bank, vanished after taking about $45,000 in transactions en route to the clearing house. He left with $20,000 cash and a $10,000 nonnegotiable U S certificate, plus other bank movements, and authorities fear abduction or foul play as searches continue.
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Albert M King
Boston National Bank
United States
King
Young King
Clouing House
Boylston Bank
Basides
Freeran
National Bank
National Bank of Commiteres
Freeman’s Bak
Iust
Union Bank
Wis
Four Counterfeiters Arrested in Madison Area
Wis May 21 four young men from Brack River are jailed for counterfeiting nickels. Authorities say the gang sought to use the money to fund a slot machine scheme. The arrest surprised the community as the youths face trial on the charges.
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Setionm
Brack River
Wis
Madison
Jake
I'he Nerest
Elopement Stirs Onukinud Village Over Missing Postmaster
In Onukinud County the town is shaken by the disappearance of J. J. Smith, a sixty year old former postmaster and veteran, and his wife. Smith, a widower with grown children, had served during Cleveland's first term and was a longtime local figure. Their whereabouts remain unknown as of May 22.
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Albert Len
Onukinud
J. J. Smith
Smith
Cleveland
Miners State Bank of Cripple Creek Under Assignment
Cripple Creek Colorado May 21 creditors alerted that The Miners State Bank has been placed in the possession of Harry H Clark as assignee for the benefit of creditors. Assignee Clark says all creditors will be paid in full.
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Ple Creek
Cripple Creek
Colo
Miners’ State Bank
Harry H. Clark
Chirk
Dakota Girl Wins at Arnold Contest for Colleges
At the arnwl contest on May 21 in Mitchell South Dakota, about 200 people attended as representatives of Redfield Sioux Falls Brookings and Mitchell colleges presented. Miss Winefred McVay of Mitchell won first prize, Kimury Lyman of Yorkton college earned second prize.
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Dakota
Winsker
Mitchell
Repre Ulatves
Redfield
Sioux Falisikion
Brookings
Prine
Winefred McVay
Kimury Lyman
Yirkton College
Gas frontier bills fail in state legislature
May 21 in Byrhngfield Illinois reports both the gas franchise bill and the gas consolidation DIN, key measures backed by the Chicago gas trust, have failed in the state senate after passing the house.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Byrhngfield
Chicago Gas Trust
Senate
Supreme Court Affirms 19 Year Sentence for Oniwha Treasurer
The Nebraska Supreme Court upheld a district court ruling sentencing Henry Bollin, former city treasurer of Oniwha, to nineteen years in the penitentiary after he fled while under trial. The conviction stems from defalcation and related charges.
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Main
Supreme Court of
Nebraska
District Court
Henry Bolin
Oniwha
Bollin
Finns Beat Fin In Duluth Family Feud Incident
May 81 Fergus Falls Minn report of John Xepola, a Fin living in Duluth, brutally beaten by another Fin. Seven deep gashes and a missing finger are cited as injuries. Motive unclear.
Body found in ravine near Ortonville may indicate suicide
In Ortonville Minnesota on May 21 a man’s body was found in a city ravine. He appeared to have been there for a month or more with a revolver in hand suggesting self destruction. The incident is under local investigation by authorities.
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Minslug
Ortonville
Minn
Glenchod
Two Rivers Factory Deserter Struck by Strikers
In Two Rivers Wisconsin the former Two Rivers Manufacturing company plant reopened with a small unit force. A single deserter from the union was assaulted by strikers and severely injured. Further trouble is anticipated as events unfold.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Two Rivers
Wis
Wo Rivers Manufacuiring Company
Gaceville WHEL Electric Light Plan Passes In Special Vote
Gaceville voters approved installing an electric light plan in a special election held in Grineyile Minnesota on May 21. The measure passed, authorizing city funds and steps to bring street lighting. No further details on costs or implementation were provided.
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Gaceville
Grineyile
Minn
Senate panel backs 850000 for Paris exposition
Washington May 21 The senate committee on International expositions will report favorably the resolution providing for the appropriation of 850000 for proper representation of the United States at the Paris exposition of 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate Committee On
Savings Bank Fails in Taconic N Hy
May 21 Taconic New York Hy savings bank Belknap Savings Bank closes with about 1 000 900 dollars of deposits. Bank will enter voluntary liquidation.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Savings Bank
Taconic
N. Hy
Belknape Savings Bank
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Eam
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Wodwakos
Freste
Tukey
Auons
Hla
Snidle Aski
Chermopylie
Males
Dhief
Deyen- Lark
Ajdin Fiza
Edhem Pasha
Attamays
Yesterlay
Wiscnss
Edam Basha
Mullyele Flitph
Sive
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