Mrs Ida McKinley Slips Toward Final Illness
Mrs Ida Sax ton McKinley lies in a comatose state after a stroke and bronchitis with paralysis of the left arm. Doctors say her enfeebled condition offers little hope and death may come in a day or two as Surgeon General Rixey heads to Canton.
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Canton
Ida Saxton McKinley
O. KE
Portman
Rixey
Washington
Admiral Heixey
President McKinley
McKinley
California
E. O. Portman
J. &. Eyman
Massillon State Hospital
Mrs. McKinley Dies Peacefully at Canton Home
Mrs. William McKinley died at 1 05 p m Sunday after a quiet illness. Physicians noted a peaceful transition with no pain or struggle as attendants and family gathered at the Canton residence. Secretaries Cortelyou and Day and several relatives were present. The body will rest in West Lawn Cemetery vault until the National mausoleum on Monument Hill is completed, after which the caskets will be moved to the tomb.
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Canton
William McKinley
Cortelyou
M. C. Barker
Sarah Duncan
Luther Pay
Justice
William R. Day
Police Clash at Lehigh Freighthouse in Buffalo Strike Riot
Police and striking freight handlers clashed at the Lehigh freighthouse at the Tifft farm. Leonardo Ase and Carlos Angeela were arrested. Ase was shot in the right thigh. Police officer Larkin was assaulted as about 25 strikers attacked the freight house. order was restored.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Lehigh
Tifft Farm
Leonardo Ase
Carlos Angeela
Fred
Larkin
Drought Broken Across Nebraska and South Dakota
Omaha reports the drought ends across Nebraska and southern South Dakota with good rains from many areas. The weather relief comes as farmers note improved soil moisture and pastures beginning to recover after months of dryness.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
South Dakota
Race Trouble Feared In Caritale After Slaying
In Caritale on May 24 a report of the murder of Clarence C. Gist an influential white citizen sparked fears of racial violence. Authorities ordered a search for a Black suspect linked to the killing as the town braces for potential unrest.
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Worcester
Mass
Janesville Station
New York Central Lines
Columbia
8. C
Clarence C. Gist
Caritale
Davis
Jon Peda Akon En
Doctor Linn Celebrates 102nd Birthday in Pana
Dr W T Linn longtime Pana physician reached the 102nd anniversary of his birth with a dinner attended by about 500 guests. In Phoenix Arizona a separate item notes the filing of Articles of Incorporation for United States Syndicate with capital stock around 600 million dollars to build a railroad linking North and South America.
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Pana
Ill
W. T. Linn
Phoenix
Ariz
United States
North
South America
Honduras Lottery Co Officials May Plead Guilty
Washington May 29 Attorney General Bonaparte said officials of the Honduras Lottery Co Delaware will soon plead guilty, obviating further proceedings.
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Wil
Washington
Bonaparte
Honduras Lottery Co
Delaware
Is Now a Law. Two-Cent Fare Bill Passed in Springfield
Springfield on May 28 reports Gary Ci signed the two cent fare bill at 11:35 AM. Elkton Maryland also on May 28 saw four separate fires in core business blocks with kerosene involved, prompting belief of arson attempts to burn the town.
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Springfield
Ill
Gary
Elkton
Why November is So Called
The piece explains November’s name origins from the Saxon wind month and blood month due to winds and cattle slaughter for winter. It notes a proposed Roman naming after Tiberius was rejected with the remark about naming months after Caesars.
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Tiberius
Julius Caesar
Augustus
Canute
Goethe Letters Project Expands with 14 More Volumes
A German publisher started a complete collection of Goethe's letters twenty years ago. Thirty four volumes are in type and the remaining letters, to fill fourteen more volumes, are expected to appear within four years.
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Goethe
Habits of Desert Cactus Compass Plant Tilts South
The fishhook cactus acts like a compass in the desert as it tilts its head toward the south despite strong sun reflections from the soil. This behavior highlights the plant's orientation pattern in harsh desert conditions.
Obstacle to Trade in Lower California Hinders Commerce
One of the chief obstacles to American trade in Lower California is the long transit time from American trade centers, slowing shipments and raising costs for merchants and consumers.
Von Moltke and the Intolerable Gas Bag
The passage relates a German Army anecdote about General von Moltke traveling by train. A Hussar captain salutes him twice, and Moltke, appalled, calls him an intolerable gas bag in a moment of dry humor.
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von Moltke
Berlin
Hussars
Vos Moltke
Insect Processions and Fiction Standards
Entomologists report pine moth larvae forming night and day processions near Arcachon with a 7314 member line led by a spinning larva while a fly attacks to lay eggs. The piece also muses that only about three supremely good works of fiction arise per century since Waterloo, a high but debatable average.
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Sane
France
Arcachon
Plesiosaurus Bone Converted to Opal at London Meeting
At the Geological Society of London Professor Sealy displayed the upper leg bone of a plesiosaurus now nearly entirely turned to opal. The fossil was found where opal had replaced the original bone material, highlighting a rare mineral transformation.
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Geological Society of London
Sealy
Waa
Arizona’s vast San Francisco Mountains forest under threat
The article lauds northern Arizona’s 10 000 square mile yellow pine forest as the world’s largest unbroken stand outside Africa, about 250 years old. It outlines fires, grazing conflicts with cattle and sheep, reserves created in 1898 1902, and regulations to sustain logging for roughly fifty more years before renewed cutting.
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Africa
Arizona
San Francisco Mountains
Out West
Rand
Ariona
Arizona Forest
Forest’ Service
Evil of the tipping system and its national cost
A newspaper critique estimates annual tips to Pullman porters, waiters, bellhops, and hotel staff in the United States exceed 2 million dollars. It argues tipping boosts company profits, while workers receive modest wages, and recounts abuses and organized schemes in dining rooms that reward tip reliance and discriminate against non-tipping patrons.
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Walters
United States
Europe
Pittsburg
Pullman Company
New York Sun
Pullman
Stalian
Mtd
Mindper
Value of Royal Furs In Sable Coats Varies Widely
The Isarlita of Russia owns a sable coat valued in US currency at 250000 to 400000. The Queen of Norway has a magnificent sable coat worth a fortune, estimated between 120000 and 200000. Sables are growing rarer and demand rises yearly.
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Isarlita
Russia
United States
Norway
New Spanish Minister Ramon Pina Named to United States
The new Spanish minister to the United States is Ramon Pina, aged 47, with a long career in the diplomatic service. He is described as a seasoned envoy entering the Seenin diplomatic corps.
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Ramon Pina
United States
Seenin Diplomatic
Mons F
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