Frenzied Gale Claims Several Drownings and Damages in New York
A seventy mile per hour gale across New York waters causes seven drownings including Ernest Lester and two Mount Vernon men after their rowboat capsized off New Rochelle. Dillingham Rover 22 saves a girl then sinks in the Hackensack River. Debris injures workers. birds fall from nests in Central Park.
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New York
Liberty Island
Battery Pier
Hunt’s Point
Ernest
Harry Lester
David Kerr
Hugh McKean
Mount Vernon
Long Island Sound
New Rochelle
Ernest Lesier
Dillingham Rover
Hackensack
Everett P. Jones
West Thirtieth Street
Jersey City
Frank Smith
City Hospital
Central Park
Park
Allen's FootEase Promises Quick Foot Comfort
Shake Into Your Shoes Allen's FootEase powder cures painful smarting nervous feet and growing nails and instantly relieves corns and bunions. It makes tight shoes feel easy and treats sweating and tired feet. Sold by druggists and shoe stores or by mail for 25c. trial package free. Allen S. Olmsted LeRoy NY.
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Allen
Alen
Allen S. Olmsted
LeRoy
N. Y
Fire Destroys Table Works in Keyser
Fire swept the Whitmer table works in Keyser West Virginia burning a large stock. Loss estimated at 75000 dollars with 25000 dollars covered by insurance. One hundred fifty workers are thrown out of work.
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Keyser
W. Va
Robert E. Whitmer
Philadelphia
Robbers Foiled By Crowd At Duncannon National Bank
An unsuccessful attempt to rob the national bank at Duncannon was thwarted when a panicked crowd chased the robbers away after they blew open the safe.
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Harrisburg
National Bank
Duncannon
Buck Wheeler Hanged for Burns Murder at State Prison
Willis B. Buck Wheeler was executed by hanging at the Michigan City state prison for the murder of Elias Burns. An insanity plea to stave off the death sentence failed.
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Buck” Wheeler
Michigan City
Ind
Willis B. (Buck) Wheeler
Elias Burns
Wheeler
New York Bank Fined for Out-of-Town Check Rules
At a meeting of the clearing house association the Central National Bank was fined $5,000 for violating the rules governing collections on out-of-town checks in New York.
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New York Bank
New York
Clearing House Association
Central National Bank
Do You Know It Rocky Mountain Tea Claims Health Wonders
An old advertisement touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a universal remedy. It promises wellness for many ailments from pimples to constipation and liver marks, claiming beauty restoration and enhanced vitality for all ages and family members. The product is said to be made by Madison Medicine Co. in Madison Wisconsin.
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Grandpa
Grandma
Father
Madison Medicin CO
Madison Wis
Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
Hazing Incident Sparks Shooting at Wisconsin Campus
Wisconsin law student Philip C. Kopplin of Savill, a senior at the University of Wisconsin Madison, was wounded in the leg during a hazing incident. Fellow student Harry Hermann of New London fired after being dunked in a lake, prompting others to rush him and attempt to disarm him.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
Philip C. Kopplin
Savill
State University At
Baseball and boxing notes from Minneapolis sports roundup
Minneapolis trades pitcher Cribbins to St Paul rival Wilmot settles the Ferguson dispute. Corbett may head to England after McGovern bout with Sam Fitzpatrick negotiating. Blewett signs with New York NL, Gans to fight McFadden in San Francisco June 26. Cy Young’s 13 wins in 14 starts stand out amid a crowded baseball scene.
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Minneapolis
Cribbins
St. Paul
Wilmot
Ferguson
Chicago
Lennon
Corbett
Terry McGovern
New London
England
Ben Jordan
National Sporting Club
Sam Fitzpatrick
Johnny Corbett
Bob Blewett
Georgetown University
Blewett
Fond du Lac
Wis
Georgetown
Joe Gans
George McFaddey
San Francisco
Gans
Thwest
al Herford
Cy Young
Boston
Cincinnati Enquirer
Cincinnati
Mal Eason
Billy Wetterer
Philadelphia Ocaesencesecee
Boston Cage
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Brooklyn Eobeepen Ae
New
Sucseas Evel
Philadelphia
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Bt. Louis
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Indianapolis Saverecreeneene
Pau Sem
Louisville
Kansas City
St. Louis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Western Lea
Springs
Denver
Colorado
Evansville
Bloomington
Decatur
Terre Haute
Rock Island
Rockford
Detroit
Des Moines
Milwaukee
Peoria
Colorado Ver
Rocky Mountain Tea Delights Health Reader
Advertises Rocky Mountain Tea by House Worth Bros promising wonderful effects on the human system and indescribable feelings of pleasure after consumption.
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Houseworth Bros
One Man Killed and Three Fatally Hurt in Alpena Train Wreck
Alpena Michigan June 9 One man was killed and three probably fatally injured and over forty others seriously hurt in a wreck at Black River involving a Detroit and Mackinaw excursion train carrying more than 500 people. The killed was August Grosinski and several others were seriously injured when the tender left the track and the first three coaches slid into a ditch. Grosinski’s young son shared the seat but escaped injury.
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Grosinski
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Loganton Reader
D Scott Currin of Loganton Pa touts One Minute Cough Cure as the only absolute safe remedy for coughs colds croup and throat and lung troubles. Mothers applaud its quick action and child friendly taste noting croup often yields instantly while doctors may arrive too late.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. Scott Currin
Loganton
Houseworth Bros
Beauty Doctor Sued Over Face Treatment Injury
Senator Nathan H. Agnew plans a damages suit against a Chicago beauty doctor for injuries claimed by Mrs. Ruggles of Chesterton. The treatment allegedly caused total blindness. The report comes from La Porte Indiana dated June 9.
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la Porte
Ind
Nathan H. Agnew
Chicago
Rocky Mountain Tea Claims Powerful Health Benefit
An ad touts Rocky Mountain Tea as a subtle potent remedy that strikes the root and annihilates disease. The copy promises mind filling sweetness and charming fancies, priced at 85 cents from Houseworth Bros.
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Rocky
Houseworth
Bros
Senate approves full amnesty for Americans in Cuba
The Senate passes a bill granting full amnesty to U S citizens under sentence or facing charges in Cuba, with the House already approving. C F W Neely and Estes G Rathbone near freedom after formalities, Rathbone seeking a fair U S trial. Cubans seek tariff concessions from Senator Hanna. debate over extending amnesty to war participants and race-based public office distribution.
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Havana
Senate
Cuba
House
C. F. W. Neely
Estes G. Rathbone
Freedom
Rathbone
United States
Congress
Mark Hanna
Palma
Cornell University Sells 48000 Acres In Wisconsin Lands
Cornell University disposes of 48000 acres across Clark Chippewa Taylor Eau Claire Gates Price and Vilas counties for 256000 to James L Gates leaving 55000 acres in Sawyer Iron and Ash land counties. The sale raises Wisconsin land values by about 1 to 2 per acre. Also contains an ad for Hall's Catarrh Cure praising internal treatment and testimonials.
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Cornell University
Eau Claire
Wis
Charles McArthur
Clark
Chippewa
Taylor, Eau Claire
Gates, Price
Vilas
James L. Gates
Wisconsin
Sawyer
Iron
Ashland
Osmicure Ointment Sale By C D Rushter
Osmicure ointment advertised to heal eczema scrofula salt rheum with prices 25 cents and 50 cents offered by C D Rushter. Also mentions remedies for dyspepsia and blood regulation with burdock and bitters.
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Pires
C.D. Rushter
Letter Strangers Hope Fade as Post Office Clerk Relates Taxing Tale
A Detroit Free Press anecdote tells of a man visiting a general delivery window weekly for a letter in his name. The clerk, imagining romance and hardship, finally discovers the man sought a message from a brother in law in Pittsburg about borrowing a dollar for porous plasters, only to be told to use mustard instead.
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Detroit Free Press
Pittsburg
Coronation Fashion Boom, Goods Set for Edward’s Pageant
The coronation of Edward spurs wide advertising and consumer demand. Shops report early summer bookings for staterooms and travel, while society figures plan outfits and accessories. Analysts forecast coronation memorabilia and related products to surge globally alongside royal events.
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Edward
National
The Use of Stamps as a Global Education Tool
The piece notes that 60 stamps are produced for each person in the United States and that enough stamps this year could provide at least 60 stamps per person worldwide. It imagines the stamps laid out to encircle the Earth, form a sidewalk across the United States, or fill 1,000,000 stamp albums, highlighting the postal system as a major educator.
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United States
New York
San Francisco
Edward Everett Hale
Uncle Sam
Teeth in Warfare Bring Four Surgeons to Africa
The London Pall Mall Gazette notes four dental surgeons are sent to South Africa to tend the army’s teeth. With 250000 men, each dentist would serve about 62500 soldiers, treating roughly 30 per day, aiming to finish in just over 69 months.
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South Africa
War Office
London Pall Mall Gazette
Africa
Voyage of the Venus of Milo Arms Mystery
An aged French official letter from Paris recounts Brest the former consul at Milo confirming France’s acquisition of the Venus of Milo statue now in the Louvre. Admiral Lespes protests he is omitted from Louvre notices and declares revealing the arms would expose the truth. Brest questions why no tests of his arms claim were pursued.
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Venus
Milo
Paris
Reveillere
Brest
Levant
Venus of Milo
Louvre
France
Lespes
Tipping Practice in Old England Noted in Manchester Hotel
A reference to tipping claims a Manchester hotel pays its head boots or managers a salary around $1,000 yearly while the same official can clear between $3,500 and $5,000 annually from tips.
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Old England
Manchester
Boots
Civil Engineering Progress in the Nineteenth Century
Charles Hawksley reviews engineering advances from 1811 mail coaches to modern electricity. He cites faster sea voyages, railway expansion, more lighthouses, larger ships, earlier gas lighting, telegraph lines, submarine cables, and steam electricity, framing progress as comfort and happiness.
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Charles Hawksley
British Institute of Civil Engineers
London
Tondon
Holyhead
Iles
Savannah
Atlantic
Dover-Calais
Former Senator Ross Lives Reclused In Albuquerque
The Albuquerque correspondent for the Boston Transcript reports E. G. Ross once a U S senator from Kansas and later New Mexico governor now works in a case at a printing office. He is described as a bent solitary figure in faded clothes, shuffling along with a cane and cutting wood for meals in his yard.
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United States
Kansas
New Mexico
E. G. Ross
Albuquerque
Boston Transcript
Senatoris
Unripe Cocoanuts Sold on South American Streets
Nuts are gathered and sold on street corners in South American cities while still soft inside. The shell is hacked open with a machete and the milk is a refreshing drink. The meat is eaten with a spoon or a sliver cut from the shell.
Global Muslim Population Grows Rapidly Under British Rule
Current estimates place Muslims at 250 million worldwide and Christians at 447 million. The text notes Islam’s faster growth than Christianity and highlights unprecedented devotion to Mohamadanism in India during British rule.
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India
Bedouin Arizonas Eat Small Meals, Diet Described
A fragment notes Bedouin Arabs described as small eaters. The text suggests a cultural dietary observation but lacks full context or dates.
Overeating Versus Alcohol Warned In Digestive Advice
Advises that indigestion from overloaded stomachs is more harmful than alcohol. Encourages eating sufficient variety, using Kodol Dyspepsia Cure to aid digestion, and relieves fullness and belching. Includes testimonial from Lemuel James of Marysville, Ohio. Prepared by E. C. DeWitt Co., Chicago. bottle priced at $1.00.
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Lemuel James
Marysville
E. C. Dewiro& Co
Chicago
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