May Special Offerings From Carpet and Lace Stock
A period advertisement lists price cuts across carpet stock Lace Curtains Hosiery Lace stock domestics and dress goods. Items include All Wool carpets 50c per yard previously 65c quality Lace Curtains 10 to 12 dollars marked down to 8 to 10 dollars Curtains 5 to 4 dollars under market price Hosiery and underwear under market value Dresses and skirts for women and girls under makings Shifts waists and hats at reduced prices Domestics and remnants discounted Remnants of wool dress goods half price This sale aims to reduce stock during May.
End of War Brings Crowded Streets and Peace Pact
London celebrates as peace settles after the 1899 to 1902 conflict. Official figures show British deaths 22,201 and invalided 73,977 with 325,000 troops engaged. Boer losses are not disclosed and cost to Britain stands at 1.25 billion dollars.
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Great Britain
King Edward Declares End of War in South Africa
London June 2 King Edward issues a proclamation announcing the cessation of hostilities in South Africa. The king expresses satisfaction at peace and hopes for restored prosperity and cooperative welfare among his South African subjects.
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Edward
London
South Africa
London Paper Publishes Alleged Peace Terms
June 2London paper claims to have definite information on peace terms. The list includes surrender of arms single amnesty for war breakers restoration of burgher arms banishment inoperative and Boer leaders employed in a new administration. The British government would settle war debts and grant Boers representation in local government.
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London
The
Express
London Cheers War End as Peace Sparks Jubilee
London greets news of South Africa war end with universal joy on June 2. Crowds flood streets waving Union Jacks, singing God Save the King, and celebrating ahead of King Edward’s coronation. Milk-white enthusiasm fills hotels and public spaces as flags fly and lights illuminate the night.
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London
South Africa
Lord Kitchener
Edward
Ladysmith
West End
Mme
Nordica
God Save the King
Night of rejoicing as Britons toast victory across cities
The piece notes widespread celebration in restaurants hotels and clubs with orchestras playing patriotic tunes and crowds singing God Save the King. It reports Britain’s wartime gains adding 167 465 square miles of territory and linking the Cape to Cairo. Population before the war stood at 350 000 with hopes of quick prosperity and immigration after peace.
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Prince’s
Britain
New England
New York
Pennsylvania
Cape-to-Cairo
Continent of
Africa
Arrest Makers of Bogus Coin In Indiana Village
A gang of counterfeiters operating near Lake Village Indiana has been broken up with the arrest of Sorensen and Merrill and the seizure of their outfit. The ringleader is being sought as officers report spurious quarters and fifty cent pieces traced to these men have circulated in eastern Illinois and Chicago.
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Indiana Village
Lake, Ind
Sorensen and
Merrill
Indianapolis
Illinois
Chicago
Lake Village
Bogus Island
Duffy Breaks 100 Yard Record at Intercollegiate Meet
Arthur F. Duffy of Georgetown University sprinted 100 yards in .093-5 to win the 27th annual Intercollegiate Association of Amateur Athletics of America championship. The time surpasses all prior marks worldwide, signaling a new era in sprinting prowess.
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New York
Arthur F. Duffy
Georgetown University
Intercollegiate Association of A Amateur Athletics of America
Long Sleep Puzzles Doctors in Detroit Area
Doctors in Windsor and nearby are puzzled by John Redmond a 54 year old farmer of Anderson who slept nine days ago and has not awakened despite all efforts. He walks in his sleep drinks frequently but eats little raising fears for his life.
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Detroit
Mich
Windsor
Vicinity
John Redmond
Anderson
Hanna Rules Out Cleveland as Convention Site
Senator Hanna said Cleveland not suitable for the next Republican national convention. He added that pursuing the Cleveland bid would fuel talk of his own presidential candidacy as he tries to end such speculation.
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Hanna
Cleveland
Murder of Cincinnati Blacksmith Linked to Strike Dispute
Michael O'Donnell, a blacksmith at Emerson-Fisher Carriage, was attacked and killed by unknown assailants. A leader of the anti strike faction, his murder is feared to be revenge. He leaves a widow and five children.
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Cincinnati
Michael O’donnell
Emerson- Fisher Carriage Company
O'Donnell
Carlson Brother Body Recovered After Lake Michigamme Search
In Marquette Michigan on June 2 the body of one Carlson brother, drowned with the Lavine brothers last fall, was recovered. This completes the third body found after a long search that has consumed seven months and large sums of money.
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Marquette
Mich
Carlson Brothers
Lake Michigamme
Lavine Brothers
Diamond Dealer Found Guilty In Will County Court
Joliet Illinois June 2 J M Marks of Chicago convicted by a Will County circuit court jury for operating a confidence game as the Diamond Contract company He wept upon verdict and faces one to ten years in prison if sustained Shoots Girl Dead in Iowa incident follows.
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Joliet
J. M. Marks
Chicago
Will County
Marks
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Praised
A testimonial from Mrs Louise Gibson of Chicago credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with curing kidney trouble headaches and backache after six bottles and associated pills. The note urges readers to contact Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts for free confidential advice and emphasizes widespread cures for female troubles.
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Louise M. Gibson
Lydia E. Pinkham
Louise Greson
Langley Ave
Chicago
Ill
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Lydia KE. Pinkhany
Mount Redoubt Erupts Shrouding Alaska in Smoke and Fear
Mount Redoubt in the Cook Inlet region has been erupting for over a week with dense smoke and flames. Ash falls blanket snow across miles. Montague Island is ash covered. Natives flee toward Kansi peninsula as tremors and explosions continue.
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Tacoma
Wash
Mount Redoubt
Cook Inlet
Kansi Peninsula
Montague Island
Prince William's Sound
Memorial Day Unveiling of McKinley Statue in Muskegon
Muskegon Michigan May 31 massive granite monument and bronze statue to President William McKinley gift of Charles H Hackley unveiled before about 12000 spectators. parade with National Guard crews G A R and civic groups, ceremony included Rev A Hadden orator Clarence W Sessions and benediction as veil dropped to patriotic voices.
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Grand Rapids
Charles L. Berken
Twentieth
United States Infantry
Fort Sheridan
Major Woods
United States Revenue Cutters
Morrill
Fessenden
Grand Haven
Holland
North Muskegon
Ravenna
K. T
Muskegon
Manistee
M. W
William H. Loomis
K. P
Lansing
Plainwell
Traverse City
St. Paul Cadet Corps
K. of T. M
Elks
Catholic Order of Foresters
Charles H. Hackley
A. T. Bliss
McKinley
Bliss
Mr. Hackley
Charles Henry
Niehaus
Hackley
A. Hadden
First Congregational Church
Clarence W. Sessions
Hadden
America
DeWitt's Little Early Risers Promote Spring Health
Spring fever signals biliousness a torpid liver and inactive bowels. DeWitt's Little Early Risers stimulate the liver open the bowels and cleanse the system of impurities. They are advertised as safe with no griping and endorsed by R M Everly of Moundville W Va. Houseworth Bros.
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DeWitt
R. M. Everly
Moundville
W. Va
Houseworth Bros
Detective shoots robber in Second Avenue store
New York May 31 Detective Sweet shot and mortally wounded an unknown man who helped in the robbery of a Second Avenue store. The accomplice who aided the burglary escaped.
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New York
Sweet
Second Avenue
Osmicure Ointment Ad and Kansas Battery Accident
Osmicure Ointment advertises healing for eczema scrofula salt rheum and piles with prices 25c and 50c by C. O. Rushtex. In Wichita Kansas on May 31 a gun from battery A of the Kansas state artillery exploded during a Decoration day salute wounding three men. George Hatter Peck fatally injured Burt Davis Wichita seriously wounded G. W. Thomas Wichita seriously hurt.
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C. O. Rushtex
Wichia
Kan
Kansas State Artillery
George Hatter
Peck
Burt Davis
Wichita
G. W. Thomas
Burlington road official dies from Alma wreck injuries
La Crosse Wisconsin May 81 Chief Engineer Purdy of the Burlington road died at 9 o clock Friday from injuries received in the Alma wreck Superintendent Besler of Chicago was taken to his home in Chicago his injuries are not serious Engineer Breckenridge accompanied him one foot badly crushed He will be out in a short time Dr Hough of Minneapolis consulted with surgeons and they found it necessary to amputate his leg below the knee
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Cunningham
Car Crash on Electric Railway Wreck Near Highland
A New York City bound collision on the New Paltz and Poughkeepsie Electric line two miles from Highland injured a dozen passengers. Forty aboard the car and freight car were affected as ends crushed. motorman Hilary Ayer broke both legs and four young women suffered fractures and severe cuts.
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New York
New Paltz and Poughkeepsie
Highland
Hilary Ayer
Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children
Mother Gray once a nurse at the Children's Home in New York offers a remedy now in drug stores. The powder is pleasant to take and harmless as milk, claimed to cure feverishness constipation headaches teething and stomach disorders and to remove worms. Available at all druggists 25 cents. Sample sent free. Address Allen S Olmsted LeRoy New York.
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Mother Gray
New York
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Judge Orders Probe Into Fraterville Mine Disaster
Clinton Tennessee May 31 Judge W R Hicks has instructed the circuit court grand jury to investigate the cause of the Fraterville mine explosion of May 1 at Coal Creek in which 216 men and boys lost their lives.
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Tennessee
Clinton, Tenn
W. R. Hicks
Circuit Court
Grand Jury
Fraterville
Coal Creek
Division of Philippine Provinces by U S Commission
Manila May 31 Yance United States commission passes act dividing the adjoining Le panto and Bontoc provinces into three subprovinces under one governor and two lieutenant governors. Also an advertisement urges Painkiller Perry Davis for diarrhea and stomach pains with prices 25 and 50 cents.
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Philippine
Manila
Yance United States Commission
Lepanto
Bontoc
Harriman Ends Far-Flung Rail Tour With Mexico Traversal
Edward Harriman has completed a sweeping journey aboard a special four car train. He traveled across the full extent of rail lines in which he is involved, visiting Mexico as part of the tour.
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Harriman
New York
Edward Harriman
Mexico
Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry Featured
A-vintage advertisement touts Dr. Fowler’s Extract of Wild Strawberry as the cure for a “terrible second summer.” The copy claims the product is nature’s specific for bowel complaints and suitable for mothers seeking relief.
Civil War Nurse Me linda Rowley dies at 61
Mrs. Melinda E. Rowley wife of Alexander Rowley died in Litchfield at 61. She served as a Union nurse during the Civil War at St. James Hospital New Orleans and later at the barracks in the same city where she met her husband.
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Litchfield, Jr
Melinda E. Rowley
Alexander Rowley
St. James’ Hospital
New Orleans
That City
Rowley
Merge of Union Lumber and Pineapolis Sawmill
Merge of Union Lumber company of Moultrie and Pineapolis Sawmill of Colquitt county completed valuing combined interests at $2,000,000. Located in Atlanta region, the deal announced May 31.
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Merge Lumber Companies
Atlanta, Ga
Union Lumber Company
Moultrie, Ga
Pineapolis Sawmill Company
Colquitt County
Mrs Hudson Credits Dr Chase Nerve Pills In South Bend
Mrs J H Hudson of 518 South Scott Street South Bend Indiana states she was run down unable to eat sleep or work after using Dr A W Chase’s Nerve Pills she reports one box restored her nerves appetite and sleep and she recommends the pills
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A. W. Chase
J. H. Hudson
Dr. A .W. Chase
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Greghams
Fee, Wyman
South Bend
Ind
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M.S. Thre
Lakeeh Sgan Southern
Red
Ism
Roy Oe
Ghand Rapids Ig
Puerfe Eapres Leavy
Fast Mall Ltd
Bik, & Chrosecom Pe
Boston
Chgo
Lake Shore Limited
Western Express
Lake Shore
Bre
P&l Ry
Pittsburg
J. Grammer
A. J. Smith
A. L
Ggt Walt
Ticket Agens
Senine
Carlton
West
Fort Wayne
Jessie Bitner
Christian Science Temple
Roy Shepler
Towa
Albert
Alaska
Mkinley
Citizens of
Michigan
Perry Davis
South Bend, Ind
Rochester
Perry Mehrling
Rochester, Ind
Dr. A
W. Chase
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