Ferdinand Fire Bravely Doused by Ready Bucket Brigade
Saturday's blaze at F. Quante & Co storehouse threatened the town of Ferdinand. A rapid response by the Beckmann Dilger Company and the Kitten Machine Works crew, plus a large bucket brigade, kept the fire from spreading to Herman Saalmann’s dwelling and a nearby store. Losses include about 1000 dollars at Quante and 50 dollars to Charles Horney’s new home.
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Ferdinand
Planing Mill
Kitten Machine Works
Mueller Mills
F. Quante & Co
Beckmann Dilger Company
Kittens Machine Shop
Peter Moeller
Herman Saalmann
Quante & Co
Jess
Charles Horney
St. Anthony
Ferdinand Ladies Auxilliary Festival a Great Local Success
The Ferdinand Commercial Club Ladies Auxilliary hosted a garden entertainment at Senninger's Lion Garden featuring ice cream lemonade and a fish pond. A lively Society Band performed prizes were awarded for several categories and many attendees contributed to a successful fundraiser with plans to repeat next year.
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Ferdinand Commercial Club
Senninger’s
Lion Garden
Social Ferdinand
Wm. R. Sater
Algow
Claude
Splendid Society
Fred Specker
F. xX. Rickelmann
J. Ruxer
St. Meinrad
Mary Olinger
Henry Lindauer
St. Henry
C. L. Kost
Frank Reckelhoff
Will Albert
Indomitable Ferdiand Boy Reports San Francisco Firelight
A letter from M. Olinger recounts the 1906 San Francisco earthquake and fire from Oakland to Ferdi nand, detailing wrecks in Marquette and Utah deserts, travel through the Northwest, the Golden Gate voyage, the city’s rebuilding, and the dramatic death toll at Valencia Hotel with 39 churches affected. The writer praises the Reds baseball team and signals hope for a new San Francisco.
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Oakland
Cal
Ferdinand News
Ferdinand
Baseball News
Reds
A. Gerbou
Mississippi River
Rocky Mountains
Utah Desert
Great Plains
Colorado
Bikes Peak
Georgetown Loop
Altznan
Cripple Greek
Colo
Utah
Sun
Yellow Stone Park
Wyoming
Washington
Oregon
Cascade i Mountains
Padget Sound
Great North-West
Portand
Lewis & Clark
Lewis & Chirk
North-West
Ocean
Portland
San Francisco
Golden Gate
Golden Gate City
Marquette
Kansas
California
Valencia
van Ness Ave
Cail
Chronicle
Custom House
U. S. Mint
Post Office
Gpuu
Fda
Frisco
Tremor Report from Statiga Valley and Other News
Earth tremor rumors from the Statiga valley linked to a mountain landslide. Gen Barillas confirms Mexican coffee estates burned by order of President Cabrera in retaliation for Barillas’s role in revolution. Mines in Indian Territory reopen with about 211 workers returning. National League of Republican Clubs ends Philadelphia convention reaffirming party loyalty and opposing restraint of trade.
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Bellingham
Wash
Suedro
Woolley
Wickersham
Lookout
Statiga Valley
Mexico
Barillas
Cabrera
Philadelphia
Republican Party
National League of Republican Clubs
Haakon VII Arrives in Norway Amid Royal Welcome
King Haakon VII Queen Maud and Crown Prince Olaf reach Haakon the Good’s ancient capital as crowds cheer the yacht’s arrival. Danish warship Hekla fires a royal salute, diplomats and officials greet the royal party, and the king thanks the municipality for the welcome.
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Trondshen
Haakon VII
Haakon the Good
Norway
Trondshem
Christiana
Baron von Wedel- Jarlsberg
Haakon
Warwick
Hekla
Steubel
William
Olaf
Maud
Roassl
Kean Sentenced to Twenty Years in Solitary Confinement
John Joseph Kean was sentenced to twenty years of hard labor in solitary confinement at the Eastern penitentiary for abducting Freddie Muth. The case stirred swift action by lawmen, praised for its speed and severity in delivering justice. The report also notes other midyear items from Victoria and Joliet.
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Philadelphia
Eastern Penitentiary
John Joseph Kean
Freddie Muth
Disturbances Reported Near Monte Christi Santo Domingo
Washington reports from Commander Southerland aboard the Yankee indicate serious disturbances near Monte Christi in Santo Domingo. Paris notes Clemenceau opposed Jeannes in a clash over expropriation of capital and state monopoly of industry.
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Washington
State Department
W. H. H. Southerland
The
Navy
Yankee
Monte Christi
Santo Domingo
Paris
Interioy
Clemenceau
Jeannes
Invitations Extended to Inter-Parliamentary Union Members
Washington June 20 Invitations to join the American group of the Inter Parliamentary Union were sent to United States senators and house members by the committee chosen at the last meeting to promote its growth.
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Washington
Inter-Parliamentary Unions
House
Conferees Near Final Passages On Railroad Rate Bill
Washington notes indicate conferees on the railroad rate bill will delay final action until next week. Three main amendments spark debate the pipe line clause the commodity provision and five days notice for injunction hearings. Protests warn the lumber and banana trades could face harm under proposed changes while labor groups push for protective notice requirements.
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Washington
Senate
Tuam
House
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
New Baseball Rule Sets Batting Practice Times
A National League meeting approves a rule governing pregame batting and fielding drills to curb dangerous swings near the grandstand. The hour before game time is split into segments for home and visiting teams and restricts batting to the diamond. The rule takes effect on June 25.
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New York
Campaign Openings Mark Early 1906 Conventions
Boston reports the first two leading party conventions of 1906 in New England. The Republican state meeting convenes in Montpelier Vermont and the Democratic gathering in Bangor Maine, signaling the campaign’s start with key contests in Vermont and Maine.
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Boston
New England
Montpelier
Bangor
Vermont
Maine
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South End
Ben
the Ladies Auxilliary Club
Ferdinand and Vicinity
Ferdinand Boy
Michael Olinger
West
M. Olinger
South McAlester
Indian Territory
King Haakon Vil
Victoria
B. C
China
Manchuria
Korea
Texas Business Men
Joliet, HL
Pitty
Texas Business Men’s League
Juliet
Commercial Club
Weess
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