Merriam Concludes Boers Get No Senate Sympathy
Washington May 1 Brigadier General Merriam testified in the Coeur d'Alene case with cross examination by Robertson. He said federal power should coerce mine owners to enforce obligations and that workers must be compelled to obey. Merriam corrected an interview and denied labeling unions criminal. he supported state remedies and acknowledged labor groups' benefits but criticized radical elements. Sulzer sought extra telegrams on Murphy and Boyce but they were deferred. Captain Frank Edwards then testified about troop conduct guarding prisoners.
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Merriam
Coeur d'Alene
Robertson
War Department
Gen
General Merriam
Coour d'Alene
Congress
Jie
Sovereign
Gompers
Denver
Celler d'Alene
le Representative
Patrick J. Murphy
Coeur d’Alene
Edward Boyce
Western Federation of Miners
Stellenberg
Boyce
Bunker Hill Mill
Frank A. Edwards
Ife
Dowie to Start Lace Plant In Wisconsin Using English Machines
John Alexander Dowie, Chicago faith healer and Christian Catholic Church overseer, met with Secretary Gage at the Treasury to discuss importing Nottingham lace machines from England and bringing twenty lace makers to establish a plant near Waukegan Wisconsin. He claims 20,000 acres near Waukegan for the factory and aims to profit for church members. The secretary noted federal contract labor law allows bringing workers for a new industry.
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Washington
John Alexander Dowie
Chicago
Christian Catholic Church
Treasury Department
Gage
Taylor
Nottingham
England
Waukegan
Wis
Treasury
United States
Senate Defeats Motion on Pro Boer Resolution
Washington May 1 A Senate vote defeated a motion to advance Pettigrew’s pro Boer resolution 29 to 20 The roll call listed 20 Yeas including Allen Bate Berry Chandler Clay Hale Harris Heitfeld Hoar Jones of Arkansas Kenny McCumber McEnery Martin Mason Pettigrew Ross Teller Corner West and 20 Nays including Aldrich Allison Bard Carter Clark of Wyoming Davis Fairbanks Foster Frye Gallinger Gear Hawley Jones of Nevada Kean Lodge McComas Morgan Nelson Penrose Perikins Pettus Platt of Connecticut
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Senate
Pettigrew
Yeas
Allen
Bate
Berry
Chandler
Clay
Hale
Harris
Heitfeld
Hoar
Jones
Arkansas
Kenny
McCumber
fcEnery
Martin
Mason
Ross
Teller
Corner
West
Days
Aldrich
Allison
Bard
Carter
Clark
Wyoming
Davis
Fairbanks
Watt of New York Sewell Shoup Stewart Sullivan Warren
Watt of New York, Sewell, Shoup, Stewart, Sullivan, Warren and Wolcott 29 are listed among participants in a regional race results summary. The report notes times and placements for the event, highlighting the performances of Watt and the group from the New York area.
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Watt
New York
Sewell
Shoup
Stewart
Sullivan
Warren
Wolcott
Fitzsimmons Stops Dunkhorst in Two Rounds at Hercules Club
Bob Fitzsimmons, famed by his punching power, defeats Syracuse giant Ed Dunkhorst in under two rounds at the Hercules Athletic Club in New York. Dunkhorst, about 260 pounds, was knocked to the mat after a sharp left and rapid flurries, showing Fitzsimmons still in strong form.
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New York
I Hercules Athletic Club
Bob Fitzsimmons
Ed Dunkhorst
Weu
Fitzsimmons
Dunkhurst
Bob
Dunkhorst
Fits
Hecht
Stitz
Britons Ordered to Leave Pretoria After Explosion
Pretoria May 1. Following the Johannesburg blast the government orders British subjects, with minor exceptions, to depart the republic within forty eight hours. Relief subscriptions total nearly 4000 pounds for victims. Commandant Schutt is relieved of command at Johannesburg and has joined a commando.
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Pretoria
Johannesburg
Republic
Commendant Schutt
Johannesburge
German Anglophile rally plan abandoned in Berlin
Berlin May 1 Dr Theodore Barth leader of the Friessinnige movement has abandoned a proposal to hold a German Anglophile demonstration. Friends of England urged him that the plan could be misunderstood amid current English temper. He had proposed combining with expressions of friendship for England with condemnation of the war against the Boers.
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John Bull
Berlin
Theodore Barth
England
Cronje Enjoys First Country Ride At Deadwood Camp
General Cronje and his wife with his private secretary attended religious services at Deadwood Camp on Sunday and were given a first country ride that drew cheers, the Boer commander appearing quite pleased by the reception.
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Cronje
Jamestown
Stelena
Alay
Deadwood Camp
General Cronje
Forest fires threaten farms near Wausaukee Wisconsin
Wausaukee Wisconsin May 1 forests fires rage near town endangering farmer property. Several men were sent to Cedarville four miles north where a large stock of cedar posts and poles is piled to fight the blaze. The road between here and Amberg was impassable Sunday night.
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Wausaukee
Wis
Cedarville
Here
Amberg
Prince of Illinois seeks postage refund aid for fraternal orders
Washington May 1 Prince of Illinois has introduced a bill in the house refunding to the Modern Woodmen association and the A O U W the difference between the second and third class postage rate on their official papers the courts having held they were entitled to second class rites.
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Washington
Prince of Illinois
House
Modern Woodmen Association
Acquittal in Montana Rancher Murder Case Shocks Wabash
A telegram from Benton Montana reports the acquittal of Bhiisher the young man of Treaty in a murder case that convicted him last year for complicity in the killings of three ranchmen near Lewistown Montana, with a death sentence formerly imposed.
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Wabash
Benton
Mont
Bhiisher
Lewistown
Hawaii Debt Assumed by United States After Annexation
Washington May 1 The United States will assume Hawaii’s bonded debt of about 4 million dollars dating from before annexation. The debt carried heavy interest but the act signed by the president yesterday transfers the obligation to the federal government.
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Washigton
Hawaii
United States
Match Factory Conversion in Saginaw City
I J Samuters Son of Detroit purchased the McClean Ile company premises on South Jefferson street last fall. The large brick building is now being converted into a match factory in Saginaw Michigan.
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Match Factory
Saginaw
Saginaw, Mich
I’. J. Samuters & Son
Detroit
McClean Ile Company
South Jefferson Street
Nationalists elect Paul Kruger department councilor
Nationalists of Vance elect Paul Kruger as department councilor of Vas de Cualais. John Alexander Dowle was hissed by 10 000 people in Philadelphia where he denounced Christianity. 100 policemen guarded him. Union leaders threaten to tie up New York Central railroad. Atlas brewery fire in Chicago caused 125000 in losses. US casualties in the Philippines total 2200 with 69 officers and 2400 men. Kentucky governor race argument begins in US Supreme Court. Jolson resigns as head of engraving and printing. Hawaiian bill signed. Bryan supported by Illinois delegation. electoral votes 260 for McKinley, 174 for Bryan. Egyptian papyri scholars find gospel of St Peter.
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Paul Kruger
Vas de Cualais
John Alexander Dowle
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New York Central
Atlas
Chicago
United States
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Claude Mr. Jolson
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Washington
W. J. Bryan
Harrison
Illinois
Grosvenor
Ohio
McWinley
Bryan
St. Peter
Governor Tanner Ready for Gallstone Operation
Chicago May 1 Governor Tanner and family report relief as N-ray results confirm doctors diagnosis of gallstone buildup in the biliary duct. Operation planned soon at the Springfield state mansion. Dr Senn notes procedure is difficult and risky, but skiagraph conveys more favorable outlook than expected.
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Chicago
Tanner
Springfield
Canner
L. C. Taylor
Senn
Boiler blast at Tifton snuffs five workers in mill tragedy
In Tifton Georgia five men were killed and three injured when a boiler exploded at the J N Bray & Co sawmill. The dead include Tubner Clair Hugh Chambers Gus Nicholson Jack Castle and Will Houston colored. Injured J C Raine may die and Wesley McPhaul unnamed negro. Nearby buildings were wrecked and the boiler was blown 200 yards. Separate baseball scores from Chicago league games follow with St Louis beating Chicago 66 to 9 and Philadelphia 14 to 13 over New York.
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J. N. Bray & Co
Tubner Clair
Hugh Chambers
Gus Nicholson
Jack Castle
Will Houston
J.C. Raine
Wesley McPhaul
Bray & Co
Chicago
Louis
Brooklyn
Boston
New York
Philadelphia
Cleveland
Detroit
Buffalo
Indianaapolis
Minneapolis
Kansas City
Milwaukee
Worthington opposes Sny levee bond petition in high court
In Washington on May 1 Attorney Thomas Worthington filed a brief in the supreme court opposing a writ of certiorari in the Sny levee bond case, arguing lack of jurisdiction and no equity. The matter concerns about 100000 acres of fertile western Illinois land and $2500000 in interest.
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Washington
Thomas Worthington
Supreme Court
Sny Levee
Illinois
Gov Mortons Daughter Married at Grace Church
New York May 1 Mrs Eva Livingston Morton daughter of Mr and Mrs Levi Morton was married at noon yesterday in Grace church to William Corcoran Eustis son of the late Senator Eustis of Louisiana and grandson of Chief Justice George Eustis of Louisiana.
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Gov. Morton
New York
Eva S Livingston Morton
Levi Morton
Grace Church
William Corcoran Eustis
Senator Eustis
Louisiana
George Eustis
Supreme Court voids Illinois law forcing train stops at county seats
The national Supreme Court reversed yesterday the Illinois Supreme Court decision and declared invalid a statute that required all trains to stop at county seats, ruling the provision unconstitutional.
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Washington
Bubonic Plague Tied to Port Said Fatalities
Two fatal cases of believed bubonic plague are officially reported in Port Said on May 1. One death occurred yesterday, with authorities acknowledging the outbreak and initiating measures to curb the spread.
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Port Said
Chicago Markets Report Grain and Produce Prices
Chicago Board of Trade quotations for wheat corn oats pork lard and short ribs with May July and September figures. Also butter eggs poultry and produce prices. Milwaukee market notes show no.1 northern wheat at 67 68c and oats at 27c.
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Chicago Grain and Produce
Chicago
Chicago Board of Trade
Illinois
Texas
Milwaukee Grain
Does it Pay to Buy Cheap Cough Syrup Claims Cure
An ad extols Boschee's German Syrup as a universal remedy for severe throat and lung troubles. It claims to heal tissues, curb inflammation, aid expectoration, and improve sleep, recommending a bottle and noting druggists' approval. It mentions sample bottles at a local shop and cites London doctors endorsing a new cure for indigestion via morning exercise.
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Boschee
Joseph Emmert’s
Emmert & Burrel
London
DeWitt’s Little Early Risers Praised by Va Resident
W E Lake of Happy Creek Virginia hails DeWitt’s Little Early Risers as the best pill for liver and bowel relief. The ad claims they remove obstructions, act quickly and never gripe, signed H J Moogk.
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DeWitt
W. E. Lake
Happy Creek
H. J. Moogk
Flat Earth Advocate Professor Holden Dies at Otis Field
Joseph W. Holden, longtime preacher of flat earth theory, died recently in Otis Field, Maine. He began as a farmer, later served as trial justice and in the state Legislature. He formed his view after nights observing water in his millpond seemingly not running out when others argued the globe was inverted.
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Joseph W. Holden
Otisfield
Holden
War Veterans Seek Chamberlain Pain Balm For Family Use
Old soldiers report rheumatism and other hurts after service. George S. Anderson of Rossville Pennsylvania praises Chamberlain's Pain Balm for severe rheumatism and plans to buy a dozen bottles for himself and neighbors. Product sold by Jos Emmert Druggist.Large numbers of young rural men migrate to New York Philadelphia and Chicago yearly.
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Geo. S. Anderson
Rossville
York County
Penn
Chamberlain
Statues and remedies highlighted in era notices
An Albany movement seeks a statue for General Philip Sheridan as a birthplace tribute. Ads tout Foley’s Honey and Tar for lung health and Chamberlain’s remedy for chronic diarrhea, with testimonials. Bank stock held by women and library volumes in American colleges are cited, plus a Sir Walter Scott reference to tea strainers in olden days.
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Albany
Philip Sheridan
Sir Walter Scott
St. Ronan's Well
Hall's Catarrh Cure Promises Cure for Catarrh
A newspaper notice touts Hall's Catarrh Cure as the only positive cure for catarrh a constitutional disease. It claims internal use heals blood and mucous surfaces and offers $1000 reward for any case it cannot cure. Includes address F J Cheney Toledo Ohio and mentions Hall's Family Pills sold by druggists.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & CO
Toledo
Th. Hall
Schlott's Laundry Ad At 42 South Galena Ave
Local laundry ad lists address 42 South Galena Avenue and telephone 269. Offers shirt waists at 10 cents and lace curtains at 30 cents per pair, items dated 4-16 dates to follow.
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Schlott’s Laundry
Galena Ave
Broom corn culture details from Ohio Farmer guidance
The article explains broom corn as an expanding industry in Illinois and nearby states, highlighting seed quality, preferred varieties like Tennessee Evergreen and Missouri Evergreen, optimal planting times from mid May to mid June, and meticulous post harvest handling. It covers soil prep, germination, weed control, harvest timing, seed removal, drying sheds, and bale sizing from 350 to 3800 pounds for market readiness.
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Ohio
New York
Missoul
Kansas
Nebraska
Einais
Jyne
Seven Rules of Irrigation From Oceanside Blade
The Oceanside California Blade lists seven irrigation guidelines. They cover cultivation efficiency, furrow depth, avoiding water around stems, avoiding overirrigation with two thorough soakings monthly, delaying watering during blossom and fruit set, preferring cloudy or night irrigation, and not applying water when the soil is hot.
New Standard Hay Stacker Cut Shows Simple Durable Design
A Colorado inventor unveils the New Standard Hay Stacker a simple strong durable unit with no coatings. It combines a base frame swinging derrick and stationary standard to shorten draft lift the draw rope to a circular arc and pivot at the center of gravity requiring less power. One horse elevates the load and the machine is claimed to match four times the old derrick’s output at 75 to 100 tons per day.
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Colorado
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