Richardson Career Ends After Army Officer Takes Poison
Ex Lieutenant Mack Richardson of the Twenty-sixth U S Infantry dies at Fort Sam Houston after taking morphine and prussic acid in a personal crisis. He had resigned, left a note citing an inevitable action since last November, and was to wed Miss Welly of Brownsville whose wedding guests waited as the couple’s plans failed. The bridegroom did not appear, and the command cited his resignation as connected to the incident.
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San Antonio
Tex
Mack Richardson
Twenty-sixth
United States Infantry
Fort Sam Flouston
Richardson
Missouri
Welly
Brownsville
Misa Welly
Bold Abduction Of A Nun In Dututh Minn
Sister Borromen a teacher at St. Clemens Roman Catholic school was kidnapped by two men in a closed carriage as she lectured. They seized her at her desk and carried her to the street then into a hack. A crowd chased the carriage but it escaped.
Run Down by a Train Near Milwaukee Viaduct
A severely mangled unknown girl about 20 was found by the south-bound train crew near the Folsom street viaduct on the Chicago and Northwestern line. The body shows no signs of robbery or violence and a murder theory is dismissed by police and the coroner.
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Milwaukee
Folsom Street
Chicago and Northwestern Road
Oust Inefficient Officials Say Minnesota Court
St. Paul June 8 The state supreme court rules the attorney general may bring ouster proceedings against village or city officials for failure to enforce laws when violations are sworn to. The decision underscores the power to remove officials through legal action.
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St. Paul
Attorney General of
Minnesota
State Supreme Court
Naval Target Shooting Victory At Washington June 8
In the annual record target practice the Atlantic fleet won with 1046 per cent while the Pacific fleet scored 19241. The event featured big gun target shooting by naval units at Washington.
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Naval
Washington
Worden Wins the Boat Race From New York to Cape Henry
The torpedo boat destroyer Worden won the race from New York to Cape Henry in Norfolk Virginia on June 8 and averaged 22.5 knots an hour during the entire run.
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Worden
Norfolk
New York
Cape Henry
Kurrachi Cyclone Destroys City in British India
News outlines Kurrachi in British India reported destroyed by a cyclone with no casualty figures. Other brief items note two foreign miners killed and seven injured in a Wabash Road wreck near Washington Pennsylvania. Also mentions Morocco claimant victorious, a Wisconsin library founder dead, and various unrelated notes on futures, trials, and charity gifts.
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K Kurrachi
British India
Kurrachi
Wabash Roads
Washington
Samp and How to Cook It
This fragment discusses samp as a corn product with a homespun verse by Whittier contrasting opinions on eating it. It describes a method attributed to Roger Williams: crack the cart into pieces soak in water skim off the floats and boil until tender.
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Whittier
Roger Willams
Indian Mass. cooks savor samp in sauone flavoring
A New York Press quotation notes how Massachusetts Indians seek fresh meat for flavoring in their sauone dish. The passage asserts using pideds or salted pork, butter, and pepper as the water dries, with samp preferred over hominy and other corn products.
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Massachusetts
New York Press
The Old English Dames and Their Schools
A Victorian reminiscence cites early nineteenth century dames who staffed schools and often could not write clear answers. Examples include a teacher answering questions with a Bible reading and a moral instruction quip about pay, plus a remark that boys’ morals were not taught because they were the girls’ department.
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Lord Shaftesbury
Westminster Gazette
Goat Changes Faith as Church Goat Goes Protestant
An Irishman and his goat wander into a small Baptist church and damage cushions and books. The pastor complains, but the man quips that if the goat has turned Protestant he washes his hands, a tale from the New York Times recounted with dry humor.
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New York Times
A Rebuff For Dr. Johnson
Dr Johnson visits Benjamin West to discuss American affairs. West introduces Gilbert Stuart living with him. When Stuart joins the talk the doctor asks where he learned English. Stuart replies that he did not learn it from Johnsons dictionary, in a sharp retort.
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Dr. Johnson
Egg in a Bottle Trick by Vinegar Soak Method
A chemist reveals a simple science stunt to place a boiled egg into a bottle. Soak the egg in vinegar for three days to soften the shell, then force it through the bottle neck. Inside the bottle the shell hardens again as the egg soaks in water.
Minister Guides Boatload Of Girls In Squall
A highland minister attempting to steer a boat with young ladies faced a squall and difficult steering. One girl cried out asking their destination. The minister replied bluntly that outcomes depend on how they were brought up.
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Leddy
Dundee Advertiser
Quiet Mind Through Duty and Action
A reflection urging simplicity and humility in spiritual life. Do not seek constant perfection or excessive self scrutiny. Let duties and circumstances shape inner life, fostering peace through ordinary actions.
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Francis de Sales
Reforming the Foolish Husband and His Wife
A witty exchange from Spare Moments shows a wife taunting her husband over marriage. He calls himself a fool, she retorts that he remains one, and he asserts his success as a reformer despite the dispute.
Healing Power of Nature Provokes Sardonic Exchange
Truxley discusses nature's healing with Sir WH lianl Gull. Gull says the state notes that nature rarely cures a man and instead aims to place him in his cobin.
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Truxley
Whlianl Gull
Gull
Banter at the Door Reflects Regency Style in New York
A brief humorous exchange appears in the New York Press where Mrs Benham reproaches Benham for not meeting her gaze and he replyingly admires her beauty. The lighthearted vignette captures social wit of the era in a single paragraph.
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Benham
New York Press
Daily Journal delivery cost explanation
The Daily Journal is delivered to any part of the city for 10 cents a week.
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the Daily Journal
Humphreys Homeopathic No 28 for Nervous Debility
Nervous debility and prostration from overwork. Humphreys Homeopathic Specific No 28, in use over 40 years, the only successful remedy. $1 per vial or special package for serious cases $8. Sold by druggists or prepaid on receipt of address to Dr. Humphreys Med Co William and John Streets NL Vo.
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Humphreys
Driog Humphreys’ Med. Co
William & John Sts
McClellan Takes A Trip In Vote Recount Impasse
New York June 8 Acting Mayor McGowan vetoed a bill for a mayoral recount. The measure returns to Albany where supporters may override the veto. Mayor McClellan, implicated in the dispute, left the city by car as McGowan refused to sign, saying candidates should pay recount costs.
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New York
Patrick McGowan
Albany
McGowan
Board of Aldermen
McClellan
Ldermen
Aetinge
Croker Rules Out Parliament Bid Amid Citizenship Concern
London June 8 Richnard Croker rejects any plan to stand for parliament as a Nationalist. He says there is not the remotest chance of this and that Tie has done with politics. He notes he does not wish to lose his United States citizenship.
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Croker
London
Richnard Croker
Tie
United States
Wisconsin Public Utilities Bill Grants State Oversight
Madison June 8 The public utilities bill passed by the legislature provides state railway commission control of all public service corporations except telegraph and telephone firms. The commission gains power over service and rates.
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Wisconsin
Madison
Wis
State Railway Commission
Postminister General Meyer Orders Mail Weight Calculation
Washington June 8 The Postminster General Meyer issued an order directing that when the weight of mail is taken on railroad routes the whole number of days included in the weighing periods shall be used as a divisor for obtaining the average weight per day.
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Washington
Postminster
Meyer
King Peter Thrown From Horse in Servia Incident
Belgrade dispatch reports King Peter was thrown from his saddle when his horse bolted during a ride. He sustained thigh pains and was shaken but not seriously injured, returning to the palace in an electric car.
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Belgrade
Servia
Peter
Trolley Crash Sends Truck Plunging. Girl Killed on Brooklyn Bridge
New York June 8 A trolley car struck an express wagon on the Brooklyn bridge hurling a heavy truck over the railing to the street below. The impact crushed a young girl identified as Immano Bruno aged four to death.
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New York
Brooklyn Bridge
Immano Bruno
Salary Limit Law Upheld in Missouri Insurance Case
Attorney General Hadley states in an opinion to Missouri's insurance department that the law barring an insurance company from paying any officer more than 50000 dollars in salary is constitutional and valid for the state to enforce.
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St. Louis
Hadley
State Insurance Department
Missouri
Market Quotations on Wheat Corn and Livestock at Chicago
Chicago brokered prices show Wheat July 89 65 to 95 with Sept at 98 8 through close. Corn July 54 56 to 60 00 with Sept 44 44 and 35% for later. Pork July 16 25 to 16 30 with Sept 16 45. Live stock and hay prices list receipts and ranges for cattle, sheep, hogs, and hay across Chicago and East Buffalo markets.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Mus
Indiana
Wisconsin
Choice
Rinsho
Piano Parlor offer for song books at cost
For one year you may buy all known music publications at actual cost by mailing name and address or calling at our Piano Parlors. Smith & Barnes Piano Song Book free to all callers. Devore Piano Co., 76 78 Stephenson St., Freeport, IL.
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Smith & Barnes
Devorepiano Co
Stephenson St
Freeport
Farmers distrust stocks and bonds despite market flurries
Secretary Wilson notes Wall Street fluctuations do not affect farmers who avoid securities they do not understand. Northwestern farmers, earning steadily, invest across the Canadian border in land they know will not misbehave, reflecting a broader loss of confidence in corporate stocks and bonds.
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Wilson
Northwestern
Canada
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