Roosevelt Unveils Memorial at Portsmouth in Blue and Gray Tribute
President Roosevelt and surviving Civil War veterans honored the dead in Old Point Comfort Virginia with a marble shaft at the naval hospital cemetery. Nearly 4,000 sailors and marines joined in the ceremonies as Hampton Institute hosted an address to hundreds of negro and Indian students. The president spoke on racial uplift and civic duty, urging education to improve the colored community and white societal safety.
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Old Point Comfort
Commonwealth of Virginia
Roosevelt
Naval Hospital
Portsmouth
Army and Navy Union
North Atlantic
Grand Army of the Republic
United Confederate Veterans
Norfolk Navy Yard
P. F. Harrington
Hampton Institute
Hampton
Promised Land
Frissell
Flood Threatens Walla Walla as Dam Break Cuts Power
A flood sweeps through Walla Walla Washington endangering the city and county. The Walla Walla Power Company dam on the Walla Walla river fifteen miles upstream broke early Wednesday, leaving the city without lights or power. Alder street is three feet deep in water and two bridges have been carried away. Several houses are adrift and country damages are feared substantial.
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Walla Walla, Wash
Walla Walla
Dowie Moves to Revoke Power of Attorney
Muskegon attorney for John Alexander Dowie began proceedings in Muskegon court to revoke the power of attorney given to W G Voliva during Dowies southern absence. Voliva transferred Dowies summer home near Muskegon to Deacon Granger under that power.
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Dowie
Muskegon, Mich
John Alexander Dowie
Muskegon
W. G. Voliva
South
Voliva
Deacon Granger
Torpedo Boats Collide in Plymouth Channel
During practice for upcoming maneuvers torpedo boats No. 168 and No. 81 collided in the channel off Plymouth. Both vessels were badly damaged and towed ashore for assessment and repairs.
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Plymouth
England
Des Moines Shawed by Stabbing in Whitechapel District
Buxton coal miner Jack Cheatum was stabbed by Mrs. Charles Lewis at 304 South Fourth street. He is hospitalized at Mercy. Lewis is in police custody facing assault with intent to murder charges. A razor was recovered. Lewis confessed to the cut and claims Cheatum threatened her.
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Des Moines
Jack Cheatum
Buxton
Charles Lewis
Whitechapel
Cheatum
Mercy Hospital
South Fourth Street
Castor Beans Almost Fatal Near Council Bluffs
A farm hand named William Boroff ate four or five dried castor beans on Memorial Day near Council Bluffs. He suffered violent cramps and vomiting. a physician treated him with an opiate. The beans were dried, which saved his life, and Boroff remains seriously ill but expected to recover.
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Council Bluffs
William Boroff
Boron
Heis
Lightning Strikes Floyd County School Damages Interior
A lightning bolt struck the cupola of a Floyd County school house damaging the roof plaster and floors and hindering the building’s structure. Had classes been in session, fatalities were feared. A barn on Mr Spruel Beck’s farm northeast of the city was also struck and burned.
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Ligtning Strees
Charles City
Floyd
Spruelbeck
Free Methodists To Meet In Northern Iowa Camp
The Free Methodist church districts of northern Iowa and southern Minnesota hold their annual camp meeting at Plymouth from June 14 to June 24. Rev. J. W. W. Kelley and wife, noted preachers, will lead the event. Organizers anticipate a large turnout with tents available to visitors for a small rental.
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Plymouth
Iowa
Minnesota
Free Methodist Church
J. W. W. Kelley
Cracksmen Again in Jail in Marshalltown
Ed Wagoner George Leonard and Joseph Burns known cracksmen and jailbreakers were recaptured and jailed in Marshalltown two weeks after they escaped by bursting through a wall. They were bound with handcuffs and chained together as they were delivered to the county jail.
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Marshalltown
Ed Wagoner
George Leonard
Joseph Burns
Runaway Crash Injures Crew and Damages Store
A runaway caused injuries to Little Lila Klinger and Mr. and Mrs. John Kurtt and damaged a grocery plate window and a mailbox. The crash occurred when the Krutt couple’s team ran away on the way to town.
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Waterloo
Lila Klinger
John Kurtt
Mrs. Krutt
Dead Man Found on Northwestern Tracks in Council Bluffs
The body of a man was found on the Northwestern tracks in Council Bluffs. Papers near the scene identify the deceased as Jos. Monahan of Lincoln, Illinois, with evidence suggesting he fell from a passing train.
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Council Bluffs
Jos. Monahan
Lincoln
Herdsman Drowned Crossing River on Horseback
Fred Lodge an English unmarried herdsman drowned in the Little Sioux River while attempting a ford on horseback after some excursion. He was known in Davenport vicinity.
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Davenport
Fred Lodge
Little Sioux
Woman Burned While Stamping Out Bonfire at Parsonage
Mrs. Harry Bert sustained serious arm burns while helping clean the Congregational parsonage when her apron caught fire from a bonfire of old papers she tried to extinguish. Doctors say injuries not expected to be fatal.
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Newton
Harry Bert
Happiness and politics as supply and demand exceptions
A Century quotation set notes happiness as an exception to the rule that demand creates supply, and argues that a man who takes no part in politics has no moral right to discuss political corruption.
Cananea violence kills scores as camp is set ablaze
Cananea Mexico erupts over wage demands with dynamite used on Greene company smelters. Reported deaths include at least a dozen Americans and numerous Mexicans. Arizona forces, led by Captain Tom Rynning, mobilize as refugees flee.
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Naco
Ariz
Cananea
Mex
Here
W. C. Greene
Greene Company
Greene
Tom Rynning
Arizona
Douglas
Bisbee
George Metcalf
William Metcalf
After Millionaires House Inquiry In Polk County
The Polk county grand jury investigates wealthy house owners for immorality with indictments anticipated. Focused effort centers near the Ninth and Cherry district and on closing immoral resorts. Leonard Brown reports progress, experts estimate fines up to 200 dollars for renting houses for immoral purposes.
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Des Moines
Grand Jury
Polk County
Ninth and
Cherry
Leonard Brown
Repentance Too Late for Desolated Soldier Guy R Austin
Council Bluffs reports the death of Guy R. Austin a Neola Iowa native and Philippine veteran who sought admission to a state hospital for intemperance but died at St Bernard s hospital after a period of irrationality following voluntary surrender to county authorities He suffered severe injuries in the Philippines including loss of a rib an amputated limb and a facial scar from a bolo attack.
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Council Bluffs
Guy R. Austin
Neola
Austin
St. Bernard's Hospital
Knoxville
Philippines
Excitement at Maquoketa as local troubles unfold
In Maquoketa Will Sweesy attempted suicide by lauda num and vanished, feared to have tried again. Domestic troubles driven by a wife departure last week coincide with the elopement of John Peters, a married man with a twelve year old son, and Millie Spray, leaving his wife nearly destitute.
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Clinton
A. W. Becker
Hame
Fourth Avenue
Becker
Germany
Maquoketa
Will Sweesy
John Peters
Millie Spray
Remarkable Operation At St Josephs Hospital
Miss Mary Luksan a 13 year old girl from Sioux City underwent a dramatic operation at St Josephs hospital. Surgeons removed an abdominal tumor weighing over 30 pounds. The patient has recovered from the shock and is expected to recover fully.
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Sioux City
St. Joseph's Hospital
Mary Luksan
Boy Drowns in Creek Near Parkersburg
Clarence Peters seven years old drowned in a creek near Parkersburg while returning from school. He and other local boys played along the bank and alerted passing farmers when he vanished.
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Waterloo
Clarence Peters
Parkersburg
Farm Hand Anton Kukiecek Ends Life at Cedar Rapids
Anton Kukiecek a farm hand at Cedar Rapids ended his life by suicide citing despondency as the cause. Police report notes no foul play.
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Cedar K Rapids
Anton Kukiecek
Porter Badly Slashed in Hotel Fight
Frank Ware, a Crawford hotel porter, received a deep head gash from a pocket knife wielded by former employee Charles St. Clair after a quarrel in the lodging quarters. St. Clair drew the knife during the struggle. Ware’s skull was laid bare but the wound is not expected to be serious.
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Fort Dodge
Frank Ware
Crawford Hotel
Charles St. Clair
St. Clair
Ware
Every Rose Has Its Thorn In Hard Times
A reflective note contrasts beauty and pain noting that even roses carry a persistent thorn. The line hints at enduring struggle amid beauty and resilience in adverse conditions.
King Alfonso Narrow Escape Amid Madrid Bomb Plot
Madrid reports indicate General Weyler was seriously wounded by a bomb during King Alfonso and Queen Victoria's wedding day, with twenty killed and sixty wounded totals. Police arrested multiple suspects, including an Englishman linked to the attack, as crowds wrestled between celebration and fear.
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Madrid
Weyler
Alfonso
Queen Victoria
Ena
Puerta del Sol
Hamilton
Manuel Morales
Barcelona
Subtle Theft Compared to Pocket-Picking at Work
A reflective line compares stealing time from an employer to physically taking money, suggesting both are forms of wrongdoing. The speaker probes ethical boundaries and the value of labor versus misappropriation in a workplace context.
Would Expel Senator Burton
Senator Bail ey introduced a resolution to the committee on privileges and sections for the expulsion of Senator Joseph F. Burton of Kansas. The action on the resolution was postponed until next Tuesday and the committee is expected to adopt it if Burton does not resign before the meeting. Burton at Abilene, Kansas, declined to discuss the resolution.
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Washington
Bailey
Committee On
Joseph F. Burton
Kansas
Burton
Abilene
Bomb Attack Fails on King Alfonso Queen Victoria Parade
A bomb from an upper window exploded near the royal coach as King Alfonso and Queen Victoria rode toward the palace causing many deaths and injuries among escort and spectators. The king and queen escaped unharmed after switching coaches and continuing to the palace.
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Madrid
Alfonso
Victoria
Arsenal
Mayor Street
Palace
Queen Victoria
New Plan for Inspection Proposed by Crumpacker
Indiana representative Crumpacker introduced a substitute bill for Beveridge meat inspection. It defines the secretary of agriculture authority, aligns with state police powers, and allows state inspectors to assess packing houses. If packers oppose, the secretary may halt meat at state lines for thorough inspection.
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Washington
Crumpacker
Indiana
Beveridge
Senate
Secretary of Agricullture
Secretary of Agriculture
Government moves to punish Chattanooga lynching perpetrators
Washington reports the government will punish those responsible for the March 19 lynching of Ed Johnson in Chattanooga Tennessee. Johnson had been sentenced to death for assault and was granted a US Supreme Court appeal from the circuit court of the Eastern District of Tennessee.
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Washington
Chattanooga
Tenn
Ed. Johnson
United States Supreme Court
Circuit Court of the United States
Tennessee
Fire threats downtown Nashville as Third Avenue blaze grows
A Thursday fire in Nashville Tenn uptown on Third avenue endangers several business buildings. The flames started in the Greenfield Talbot furniture company store and spread to nearby shops.
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Nashville, Tenn
Third Avenue
Greenfield-Talbot Furniture Company
Harbor gale sinks Antofagasta. five men drown
A fierce gale drove the Chilean bark Antofagasta ashore at Vaparaiso. Huge waves broke the vessel into fragments in under five minutes. Five sailors perished in the disaster.
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Vaparaiso
Chili
Antofagasta
FATAL RAIL COLLISION IN LOUISVILLE
Eight killed and twenty two injured in a Louisville derailment near Union Station when a wheel flange failed on a smoking car causing two coaches to derail and strike freight cars. Howard B. Coleman of Stanford Kentucky died after the hot water heater was hurled into the car.
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Louisville
Louisville & Nashville Railroad
Knoxville Sun
Union Station
Howard B. Coleman
Stanford, Ky
River Damage Hits Main Street Bridge in Racine
High water from river rises and recedes battered the Main street pontoon bridge in Racine Wisconsin. The Industry tug collided with the swing span causing further damage as the river fluctuated due to lake disturbances and gusty squalls.
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Racine
Wis
Main Street
Milwaukee Rebate Case Ended Against Most Defendants
The U.S. circuit court in Milwaukee found the Refrigerator Transit Company and six railroads liable under the Elkins act while dismissing the claim against Pabst Brewing. The government alleged commissions of 10 to 12 percent on Pabst beer shipments routed by Refrigerator Transit.
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Milwaukee
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Wisconsin
Milwaukee Refrigerator Company
Pabst Brewing Company
United States
Refrigerator Transit Company
Storm damages Louisville downtown from heavy rain and wind
A severe rain and windstorm in Louisville Kentucky caused about 50000 in damages downtown. Winds reached 52 mph and 0.5 inches of rainfall fell in the first seven minutes flooding basements and damaging windows roofs and fabrics.
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Louisville
Loss of Packed Goods in San Francisco Fire
The fire destroyed an estimated 300000 cases of packed goods in packers warehouses and factories across San Francisco along with stocks held by the grocery trade. The blaze caused extensive material loss in the city’s distribution network.
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San Francisco
Cramps Fatal to Swimmer at Lake Mohegan
Earl Spangler Eicholtz, 17, a Peekskill academy student, drowned at Lake Mohegan after cramps pulled him under while swimming. He vanished before rescuers could reach him.
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Peekskill
N. Y
Earl Spangler Eicholtz
Peekskill Academy
Lake Mohegan
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