Old Providence Island Pirates and the Murderous Isle
Day Allen Willey reports from Old Providence in the Caribbean, a tiny island claimed by Colombia but ruled by force. The population of about 1,000 lives amid pirates, convicts, and voodoo beliefs, with murder common and Christianity rare, while remnants of Santa Teresa’s fortifications overlook a brutal, lawless community.
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Mosquito
Caribbean
New Spain
Old Providence
Isand
Colombia
St. Catherine
Henry Morgan
Costa Rica
Morgan
Spain
West Indies
St. John
Tian
Morwan
Sleep a Puzzle: Brain Blood Flow and Sleep Mystery
Sleep theory hinges on brain anaemia from reduced blood supply during fatigue. The aged face alternating drowsiness and insomnia due to loss of arterial tone. lying down returns blood to the brain. Treatment favors toning vessels with hot beef tea or weak tea or coffee, not hypnotics. Youth's Companion.
Fact versus fiction at Cannae and Archimedes blaze
A historical note questions Hannibal's victory at Cannae claiming gold rings sent to Carthage. It also recollects Rome's capture of Syracuse and Archimedes alleged burning mirrors, judged by science as impossible today.
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J. C. Uannibel
Cannae
Apulia
Italy
Carthage
Marcellus
Syracuse
Greece
Rome
Archimedes
Savings Bank Ad Recommends Sound Investment
Do not speculate and run the chance of losing all. Put your money in a reliable bank at a goor rate of inter est, where it will bring a fair, safe and certain return. Deposit your surplus in the Savings Dept. of the State Bank, which is conducted on sound and conservative business principles. With large capital and ample re sources to meet any contingency, it stands high in public favor.
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State Bank
Kansas Board of Railroad Commissioners to Be Challenged
Topeka Kans June 8 The Missouri Pacific railway will appeal a recent order of the Kansas state board to establish daily passenger service on the Madison branch into Missouri A writ of mandamus may be sought to compel service The state will contest the board and may bring the issue before the United States Supreme Court Wagener state senator and general attorney for the Missouri Pacific says he will attack the law creating the board asserting legislative delegation of powers was improper and that government ownership of railroads would follow if the board is upheld The case raises broad theory of state control versus delegated authority and the proper scope of regulatory commissions.
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Topeka
Kan
Kansas State Board of Railway Commissioners
Supreme Court Hare
Missouri Pacific Railway
B. I. Wageener
Missouri Pacific
Madison
Ixansas
Missouri
Supreme Court
Waggener
Ccase
United States Supreme Court
WII
Iteelf
Wagener
Iwansas Board of Railroad Commissioners
Wansis
Waters-Pierce Oil convicted under Texas anti trust laws
In Austin Texas Waters-Pierce Oil Co of Missouri was found guilty of violating Texas anti trust laws by fraud and living entering the state. A fine of 1 6620 900 was imposed and ousting proceedings granted. A temporary injunction and receiver allowance were set for June 8 as the long appeal process begins.
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Austin, Yex
Waters-Pierce Ol Company
Missouri
Texas
State Supreme Court
Brooks
District Court
Jiory PY Gaiust Jr
St. Louis
Body in factory furnace identified as Polish miner
In Cincinnati the body recovered from the Ryan Soap factory furnace is confirmed as Joachim Portauk, a Polish miner from DlOmoke, Va. Officials deem the death a suicide, noting the recent arrival and the circumstances surrounding the incident.
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Cincinnati
Ryan
Joachim Portauk
Dlomoke
Power Plant Turbine Burst Wrecks Pittsburg Facility
A flywheel burst at the Cresstoonu power plant in Tarentumi caused the building to be wrecked. Engineer Frank M. Gadeer of Newdseusibetou was killed and Cudvert Thagiete, an assistant, seriously injured. Several other employees were hurt.
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Pittsburg
Cresstoonu
Tarentumi
Frank M. Gadeer
Newdseusibetou
Membership Rise for Western Federation of Miners Aimed Denver Convention
An increase of 1000 members is reported for the Western Federation of Miners. The figures will be presented at the grand convention set to meet in Denver on June 10.
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Penver
Western Federation of Miners
Oarandad Convention
Denver
A Nice Present From a Champion Mean Man
A story notes a notorious husband who never gave gifts to his wife until their twenty-fifth wedding anniversary when he presented four yards of cotton cloth for a shirt.
Logical Result Teacher What happens when a person temperature goes down
The joke asks what happens when a person’s temperature drops to the limit. The answer is that he has cold feet, playing on the phrase for nervousness and the literal cold condition.
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Tomr
The world knows nothing of its greatest men
The quote attributed to Van Avtevelde notes that society often overlooks remarkable individuals whose deeds remain unsung. As a historical sentiment, it reflects on overlooked contributions and the quiet impact of notable figures in history.
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van Agtevelde
Words of Praise for Dr Pierce Medicine Ingredients
Praise from medical leaders endorses Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription as a reliable cure for female ailments. It lists ingredients in plain English, claims no alcohol or habit forming drugs, warns it won’t cure tumors, but can improve general health with perseverance. Patients are invited to consult Dr Pierce by letter. pellets are promoted as a gentle laxative and regulator.
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Dr. Pierce
Pierges
Fuath
Pierce
R. Yorce
Buffalo
N.Y
The Vanishing Trick At Tata the Grocer’s Shop
An elderly woman buys goods at Tata the grocer and asks the pot with her purchases be kept until she returns. She leaves, and hours pass. The shopkeeper later discovers the earthenware pot has no bottom, revealing a vanishing trick in this London Answers tale.
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Tata the Grocer
London
Witchcraft Persisted in Modern Europe and Beyond
The article traces belief in witches through the 19th century, noting executions and trials in France, Spain, England, Mexico, Russia, Prussia, Poland, and Austria-Hungary. It contrasts early American decline with late or rare persecutions abroad, citing 1807 torture in France, 1808 burning in Spain, drownings and burns in subsequent decades, and ongoing trials into 1890.
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Salem
America
France
Spain
England
Mexico
Russia
Prussia
Poland
Austria-Hungary
Sowing Crops Joke Ends Politician’s Answer
A prominent politician at an English agricultural meeting urged varied crops beyond wheat. An audience member pressed for specifics, prompting a rapid succession of crop puns. Laughter rose as the MP finally quipped that the critic should sow himself and not come up.
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England
M. P
Particular About Her Company. Slowo reveals estate theft
A man laments to Slowo that he transferred his estate to his wife to save it from creditors. She promptly sold the estate and fled abroad with the proceeds, claiming she cannot live with a man who cheats his creditors.
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Slowo
President at Washington after Canton visit
President Roosevelt Secretary Leek and Surgeon Cronerat isey returned to Washington from Canton. He was driven to the White House then to the executive offices to handle business. He plans to start June for the Jamestown exposition. The trip from Pittsburgh was without incident as crowds cheered from his platform car. In Cumberland Massachusetts a steam whistle interrupted his talk before resuming.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Leek
Cronerat Isey
Washinston
Canton
White
T House
Pittstore
Cumberland
Presbyterians Union Valid in Springfield Case
The Third District appellate court in Wineis sustains the union of the Presbyterian and Cumberland Presbyterian churches. It affirms the Maen county circuit court ruling denying an injunction by Joseph Russell and others to stop the union. Civil courts have no power to block ecclesiastical union. the matter lies with church authorities.
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Springfield
Third District
Wineis
Presbyterian
Maen County
Joseph Russell
Cumberluad Presbyterian Church
Wbdtail
Presbyterian Church
Becker to go on the stage in political play
Milwaukee Mayor Sherburn M Becker is courted for a stage role in The Man of the Hour with New York manager W A Brady. A $1500 weekly offer was sent by telegram after initial jokes. General Kuroki and his party departed Chicago to Rock Island and Fort Leavenworth after visiting the U S arsenal.
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Chicago
Sherburn M. Becker
Milwaukee
Milwukee
W. A. Brady
New York
Recker
Jecker
Brady
Becker
Kuroki
Chicage
Turoki
Rock Ishkind
United States Arsenal
Rock Island
Fort Leavenworth
Kas
Illinois Champion Battleship Trophy Awarded
Washington June 3. The navy department decided that the battleship Illinois shall be awarded the battleship trophy for superiority in gunnery.
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Ilinois
Washington
Navy Department
Tlinois
Corner Stone Laying At St Paul Cathedral
Archbishops and bishops attend the corner stone ceremony for a new St Paul Catholic cathedral valued at 28 million dollars. Aimed figures include Thomas Po Ryan with scandal tied to a million debt, while the May balance shows substantial treasury cash.
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Treland
Zou
Aoqugo Baymen
St. Paul
Romin
Thomas Po Ryan
Wall
Osene
Sophia
Sweden
Harsdar
Post Office Department
Roosevelt
United States
Ana Gaenaang
Rock County
Vis
Swatewaoe Adnoy
Chitape
Alphonso Patt
Cinccinneti
Secretaary
Patt
Untitled note on elixir and relief method
A fragment describes a medicine or tonic claimed to aid digestion and relieve symptoms. It mentions a druggist named Win and Stephenson Street, implying a local sale or advertisement for a remedy and its perceived health benefits. No clear events or dates are provided.
Burdett Piano Tuner Receives Local Order
J Burdett, a piano tuner, received an order with instructions to attend Brown and Dollmeyer’s or contact Bou stati by phone.
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J. Burdett
Brown& Dollmeyer's
Boustati
Harriet M. Burbank Piano Teacher at Grove Street
Harriet M Burbank listed as a piano teacher residing at 3 Grove Street Ge4dth. The fragment notes her teaching occupation and address with misspelled street name. No additional details provided.
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Harriet M. Burbank
Studin
Grove St
Circumstantial Evidence Retold of Grover Cleveland Trip
The tale recalls Chick Druce, Adirondack hunter, guiding Grover Cleveland on hunting trips. Chick finds Cleveland seated on a log with a gun aimed at his chest. He warns the president, joking that a misfire would ruin him as a Republican.
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Chick Druce
Grover Ceveland
Chick
Mr. Cleveland
Enn
Saturday Evening Post
Wonders of Small Things Revealed by Tiny Marvels
A fragment from a historical science piece notes that a spider web long enough to span Philadelphia to Boston and back would form a ball the size of a buckshot. Pasteur observed 200 live animalculae in a particle of potato disease fungus, while a caterpillar shows 4000 muscles and a dragonfly eye contains 28 000 lenses. A musk gun can scent a team for twenty years, and a grain may contain 20 quintillion particles.
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Philadelphia
Boston
Pasteur
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Western Federation
Lcine Co
William and
Joba Streets
New Yours
Humphreys
Prion
Humphreys’ Med. Co
William & John Sts. N. Ya
Presbyterian Union Valid
Alinoa
Cumberlains
Old School
Chireher Baevash
Gmiahi
Parner
Clivage
Omalea
Pius
Grambandi
Stephenson Strewe
Ayer
Bradfield Regulator
Atlanta
Frierd
Freeport Loan Company
Stephenson St
Rooming- Tarbox
California
Royal Buckingham Cluster
Yarmouth
Royal Ann
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