Tragedy at Edgewater Grocery Couple End Their Lives
Quiet John Halden and wife Rasmussen, long suffering from unhappiness, ran a small grocery at 153 North Center Avenue. After promising to “fix things up,” they disappeared and were later found dead on a beach near Saddle and Cycle Club house Edgwater. A bottle of carbolic acid lay nearby. the couple’s deaths appear to be a suicide pact.
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Chicago
John T. Halden
North Center Avenue
Rasmuasen
Center Avenue
Nils Stasmussen
Homicide at Anna with Shot at Polls During Primaries
Thomas Mayes lay critically wounded after a shooting at the Anna polls during the Republican congressional primary Saturday afternoon. A. I. Thompson is the alleged shooter. Conflicting reports place Mayes as attempting to separate rival judges or as aiding Thompson’s removal from the voting area.
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Anna
Dune
Thomas Mayes
A. I.thompson
Mayes
Thompson
Boern
Judge Allen Denies Bid to Send Rail Bill of Review to Appeals
Springfield June 5 Judge Allen in the United States circuit court refused to certify a bill of review by Emerson Chamberlain a stockholder in the Peoria Decatur and Evansville railroad. Chamberlain seeks to overturn the Lincoln sale on grounds of fraud and asked the case be heard by the United States circuit court of appeals on jurisdiction questions.
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Springfield, Ill
Allen
United States Circcuit Court
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Emerson Chamberlain
Peoria
Democrats Endorse Bryan and Local Leaders in Petersburg
Springfield 1ls June 5 Menard county Democrats at Petersburg yesterday instructed for Bryan for president Generaloorendorff for governor Caldwell for congress and Daiies Greene for board of equalization The Chicago platform was endorsed Ale Kinley denounced for alleged friendship to trust and the Tanner administration and the Allen bill and similar measures denounced and sympathy expressed for the Boers.
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Springfield
Menard County
Petersburg
Bryan
General Oorendorff
Caldwell
Congress
Daiies Greene
Board of Equalization
Chieago
Ale Kinley
Tanner
Allen
Fifth Judicial District Returns in Knox County
In the Fifth supreme court district election Knox county shows John J. Wand ahead by 1500 votes over A M Craig of Peoria with results reported from June 5. Earlier in the Fifth judicial district Judge Hand polled 3090 to Judge Craig 2278 with five districts still to hear from.
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Galesburg
Lls
Supreme Court
Knox County
John J. Wand
A. M. Craig
Peoria
Mrs
Robert Wayne Attacked at Trootkins Theater in Chicago
Robert Wayne, a former leading man in a Minnesota play, was assaulted on the stage at Trootkins' theater in Chicago late Saturday night by unknown men. He is expected to recover and plans to travel east for a summer engagement once able.
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Chicago
Robert Wayne
Inmn Oat
Trootkins’ Theater
East
Wage dispute prompts arbitration board meeting in Illinois
Springfield June 5 The state board of arbitration will meet at Mast St Louis to consider the wage trouble between contractors and the building trades union. Pending the decision by the board all men are at work.
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Springfield
Ill
State Board of Arbitration
Mast St. Louis
Building Trades Union
Boys Fend Off Bull Fight Near Englewood Hill
Chicago on June 5. George Clawson aged 14 and Willie Schran aged 13 fought a bull at Englewood on the Hill. Matadors were armed with corn knife and bayonet but the bovine won. The boys were not badly hurt.
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Chicago
Cgeorge Clawson
Willie Schran
Englewood-on-the Hill
St George's Episcopal Church Consecrated at Belleville
The new St George's Episcopal church in Belleville Illinois was consecrated Sunday June 5. Rt Rev Bishop George F Seymore of Springfield delivered the sermon. The building cost twenty thousand dollars.
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Belleville, Ills
St. George’s Episcopal Church
George F. Seymore
Springfield
Montagu White at Chicago Previews Boer Envoy Visit
Transvaal consul general in London Montagu White appears at the Auditorium Annex as Boer envoys near a Chicago visit. He remains convinced the war is far from over and that Transvaal and Orange Free State will keep independence, safeguarded by the English people.
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Chicago
Montagu White
Transvaal
London
Auditorium
White
Orange Free State
Largest suit against government dismissed in Blaisdell case
Washington June 5 One of the largest suits against the government, the Blaisdell case seeking 64 628 512 for Charles Durkee heirs over first mortgage Pacific railroad bonds tied to his Utah governorship in 1865, was dismissed. Promoters allegedly aimed to fund prosecutions by offering large sums for settlements.
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Washington
United States Court of Claims
Blaisdell
Charles Durkee
Jenosha
Wis
Pacific Railroad
Durkee
Utah
Treasury
United States
Two Union Men Killed in Atchison Tragedy
In Atchison Kansas on June 5 W D Ranier a recently hired replacement for striking workers killed two union men James Burtchett and Carl Outhaut after a confrontation. He shot them in the face and head then prepared to kill again before fleeing toward Missouri where a posse arrested him at Nashville. Authorities fear possible lynching.
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Atchison, Kan
W. D. Ranier
Dinion
James Burtchett
Carl Outhaut
Tim
Ranier
Missouri
Nashville
Atchison
General Otis Leaves Quarantine for Full Honors
San Francisco report notes Major General J. S. Otis, released from Angel Island quarantine, being escorted to the Occidental hotel. General Shafter and staff greeted him as he received full military honors.
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San Francisco
J. S. Otis
Angel Island
Occidental Hotel
Shafter
General Otis
Markets Report from Chicago Board of Trade Quoted Prices
Chicago quotations show wheat at 66 1/4 to 66 1/2 for June and 66 5/8 to 66 7/16 for July, corn around 87 to 84 for June and 37 to 37 1/2 for July, oats near 21 1/2, pork and lard values for July and September, and short ribs prices. Live stock receipts estimated 40,000 hogs, 10,500 cattle, 14,000 sheep. ranges given for grades and kinds. Milwaukee grain reports No.1 northern wheat at 66 4 7c, No.2 northern 66 4 5c, rye 36 42c, barley 43 44c, oats 25c.
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Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Illinois
Texas
Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee
Northern
Royal Word Opens Path for Leave in Government Office
A clerk recounts how a secretary granted leave after a personal appeal, bypassing chiefs who claimed authority. The clerk cites rule that only the secretary can approve or disapprove leave, resisting a chief’s attempt to override. The secretary’s decisive word ends the dispute as the clerk departs for a fortnight.
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Orr
Aly
Washington Star
Proof and Doubt About Ida's Engagement
A brief exchange reveals Madge questioning Ida's engagement while Ida refuses to confirm or deny the rumor. The conversation underscores uncertainty and social speculation surrounding Ida's relationship status.
Wigs Fade From Rome's Late Republic Hair Fashion
In the late Roman Republic wigs fell out of vogue as hairpieces became so well crafted that Ovid noted people could not tell if another’s hair was real or artificial. The remark highlights a shift toward natural appearances and the skill of craftspeople in disguise.
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Rome
Ovid
Seafaring Shortage Impacts Navies and Steamships
The piece notes a sharp rise in trade and armaments increasing demand for experienced sailors. It cites a global shortage affecting navies and even large steamship lines, with implied impact on operations and logistics.
Chamberlain's Cough Remedy Endorsed by Druggists
Druggist J. Goldsmith of Van Etten New York praises Chamberlain's Cough Remedy as his family's choice for five years and for coughs from grippe. He notes complete satisfaction for himself and customers and recommends it for ordinary colds. Sold by Joseph Emmert. The piece also mentions Siberia's mineral wealth as a global resource indicator.
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W. S. Whedon
First National Bank of
Winterset
Chamberlain
Joseph Emmert
Bright
Foley
H. J. Moogh
W. F. Jungkunz
J. Goldsmith
van Etten
N.Y
One Minute Cough Cure Praised by Wisconsin Reader
W. W. Mayhew of Merton Wisconsin hails One Minute Cough Cure as a quick safe remedy that relieves coughs colds croup bronchitis grippe whooping cough pneumonia and throat and lung diseases. Early use may prevent consumption and children and mothers endorse it. H. J. Moogk notes widespread illustrated trade catalogues in the country.
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W. W. Mayhew
Merton, Wis
H. J. Moogk
Alaska Gold Seekers and the Hard Life on Trails
A tale from Warren Cheney in Ainslee's describes Middleton a young Frenchman and an associate facing Alaska's brutal winter trails. They endure icy mud, heavy freight, and harsh government fees, with profanity a seen safety valve while their bond and humor keep them going amid daily hardships.
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Alaska
Middleton
Ile
Chilcout Pass
Warren Cheney
Ainslee
Counterfeiters flood Paris exposition market with fake masters
A Brussels and Amsterdam boom in spurious old masters targets eager buyers at the Paris exhibition. Dealers report forgeries of famed names for inflated sums, with Gatti Vogler churning orders for works faked to resemble Sisley. London studios mass produce old English paintings, offering Sir Joshua, Gainsborough, and Romney imitations for ten to twenty pounds each. An expert at the New York customs house saw three dozen counterfeit Monticellis among other fakes on a single day.
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Brussels
Amsterdam
Europe
Gatti
Vogler
Alfred Sisley
London
Sir Joshuas
Gainsboroughs
Romneys
New York Custom House
Art Armateur
Picnic Question From Omaha Sunday School Boy
A North Omaha Sunday school superintendent finishes a lesson then asks for questions. A junior class member raises his hand and asks if there will be a picnic this summer, reflecting a light moment from the World-Herald report.
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North Omaha
Tie
Lengshoan
Omaha World- Herald
Paris’s Palaces and the Palace of the Elysee
A Chicago News description proclaims Paris a city of palaces with public buildings echoing palace style. It notes the Elysee Palace as the French president’s residence, lavishly furnished, built early in the eighteenth century for the Count of Evreux, later owned by Mme de Pompadour, the Duchess of Bourbon, and Napoleon I and II. Its expansive gardens reach the Champs Elysees.
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Paris
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