Floods and winds devastate St Louis area storm toll rises
A violent storm battered St Louis and suburbs, with winds up to sixty miles an hour, heavy rain flooding streets near Webster Grove and Edwardsville. Seven year old George Denton drowned after being swept into water, Chas Kroeger was killed on his porch, and horses perished as a firestorm damaged stables and telegraph lines. Rescue efforts saved the Scheneker family and others from flooded homes as the Des Peres river rose higher.
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Wile
St. Louis
George Denton
Mississippi River
Chas
Kroeger Ws
Edwardsville
East St
Grant Veril
Scheneker
China to Fight Our Law Protests on Chinese Exclusion
Washington reports that Chinese minister Sir Cheutung Tinng Chong issued a confidential proclamation asking all Chinese in the United States to report denied admissions and deportations since the 1904 exclusion treaty. The goal is to gather evidence to challenge U S exclusion laws and estimate losses to applicants. A separate notice from Hartford and Milwaukee items describe political shifts and bank employee portrait requirements.
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Washington
Cheutung Tinng Chong
United States
Wuit
Elrediir
Magoon Named Officer in Insular Bureau
With Succeed Magoon, Washington on May 3, de kins announced that he would succeed Paul Cavitou of Nebraska. Charles J. Magoon is named officer of the insular bureau.
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Magoon
Washington
Mary
Eretingyatt
de Kins
Paul Cavitou
Nebraska
Idge
Charles J. Magoon
Baseball Scores From May Games On Field
Teague Abt Chicago St Louis 1 Chicago 8. Boston New York 6. Boston 1. Brooklyn Weather Ameren At Cleveland Chicago 3. at New York 0. Detroit Tanis 2 Detroit 4. Philadelphia Washington Philadelphia 6. Louisville Ruain. Columbus Toledo 5 Columbus 8.
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Teague
Chicago
St. Louis
Boston
New York
Brooklyne- Weather
Ameren
Cleveland
Clovelhind
Osuly
Detroit
Tanis
Philadelphia
Washington
Associstion
Louisville
Ruain
Columbus
Teledo
Railway Congress at Work Opens in Washington
The seventh session of the International Railway Congress opened with Vice President Fairbanks presiding at the New Washington hotel. Delegates from foreign and domestic railroads attended, with 300 abroad. Speeches by Stuyvesant Wish and Pat Girard followed welcoming remarks. Five sections were organized. Delegates visited Mount Vernon and Washington’s tomb by steamer, then viewed the Corcoran Gallery collection in the evening.
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Washington
Mitty
Charles W. Palibanks
Wizbird Trotel
Taportanes
Otherworld
Fairbanks
Stuyvesant Wish
United States
Congress
Lne
Pat Girard
Permanent Commission
Con- Hoss
Mount Vernon
Tomb of
Corcorin Gallery of Art
GOLL IN THE SWEAT BOX
Milwaukee May 5 Jenry G Gall assistant cashier of the First National Bank endured a scorching cross examination before Chief of Police Damssen and Bank Examiner Tosworth. He refused to commit himself and said he had not profited by the detention and merely obeyed Bigelow's orders. Gall admitted owning seventy nine shares of stock and some real estate worth about 10 000 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Jenry G. Gall
First National Bank
Damssen
Tosworth
Bat
Bigelow
Mibwauker
Gall
First National
Nebogatoff 18 Sighted Near Singapore In Dawn
Singapore May 6 The Russi Havill Division passed Singapore in semfdarkness and haze at fal o'clock this morning. Six warships and four colliers were sighted. A typhoon swept over central China this week damaging the Russian second Pacific squadron. fighter craft were scattered. Topeka May 5 Wilhelm Delta who killed Riggell Lindsay near Kansas City in 1897 has been granted absolute pardon by Governor Ho. Delitz, from a wealthy German family, had served seven years of a few years' sentence.
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Singapore
Russi Havill
Ainhoy
China
Yorsela Wre
Goch
Topeka
Wilhelm Delta
Riggell M. Lindsay
William Alten White
Kansas City
Ian
Hoel
Delitz
Fmaly
Germany
London Rail Arrival Prominent Guests Stir Comment
May 4 London scene reports Rig Edward arriving from Paris at Klong Edward Homes Acuin. Balfour among notable attendees at the rail station drew attention as the king allegedly seeks to meet the premier soon. Attorney General Moody orders District At later Stripling to proceed with trial against Helen Post for using limits for criminal purposes. sentenced to one year and one day. Mrs Ost supported the appellate court’s stance.
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Klong Edward
Homes Acuin
London
Rig Edward
Paris
Krestier Balfour
Balfour
Helen Wilmang
Ricksonville
May
Moody
District At
Helen (Wiliutas) Post
Ost Taut
New Jersey Pardons Board Won't Spare Valentine
The New Jersey Board of Pardons refused to commute Ania Valentine’s death sentence, set for execution on June 12 in Merkensuel at Tonie City. A violent incident followed as the condemned man allegedly destroyed business properties during the unrest.
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Board of Pardonns
New Jersey
Ania Valentine
Decatur
Minaa
Wallitty
Rordon
Roek
Dr Pierce Favorite Prescription touted for women’s health
An article advocates Dr. Pierce’s Favorite Prescription a vegetable tonic for women’s ailments including backache and uterine issues. It quotes Miss Sadie Kyles praising the remedy, offers a $500 cruelty test for cures, and promotes the 1008 page People’s Common Sense Medical Adviser with mail order details from Dr. R. V. Pierce in Buffalo New York.
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Herusband
Ilkhood
Pierce
Dr. Pierce
Fragmented historical ad laden note in a 1900s paper
A collage of short excerpts covers a North Carolina debtor note dispute and various ads. The court tale centers on Samuel Jenkins drafting a payoff note with a nonpushy agreement. The page also promotes Foley’s Honey and Tar, Chamberlains Pain Balm, DeWitt’s Witch Hazel Salve, and Foley kidney remedies, with testimonials and medical claims.
Dangerous Invasion Lands in Wrong House
A man named Va Allen enters a neighbor’s house through an open window and is wounded in the shoulder in a confrontation with a sleeping policeman. Charles Livers is shot? at North Robey Street while another man, John Olsvinski, pistol fires during an investigation, wounding Livers. Charles Rivers is found in an attic with a hip wound. he claims to be a marine firefighter and cannot explain the gunshot.
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Chicago
May
Tackson Avenue
Vian Alfenoat
Wesley
Va Allen
Patrick Stokes
Eliy
van Aden
Mis
Charles Livers
Coumty Hospital
North Robey Street
John Olsvinski
Olsvinski
Bouse
Charles Rivers
Flo
Solons Violating Child Labor Laws Revealed in Springfield
Springfield report accuses lawmakers of employing underage pages and officials with family ties to the legislature, flagging multiple violations of state child labor laws. No prosecutions expected, observers say, amid embarrassment and political risk.
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Springfield
Nose
Senate
Dae Viegenine
Hose
Tumble Off Street Car Sparks Fare Evasion Joke
A chaotic street car scene yields a witty exchange as a man declares he fell from the platform but insists no fall occurred, while another recounts being thrown off by conductors for refusing to pay fare. The banter captures urban life and peculiar Transportation etiquette.
Found a Cure for Indigestion and Cures for Stomach Troubles
A collected ad style text praising Chamberlains Stomach and Liver Tablets and Kodol Dyspepsia Cure, with testimonials from Geo W Emory of Rock Mills Alabama and Bab cock Amherst Minnesota. Mentions sale by druggists and various cure claims, while noting Foley kidney cures and other remedies.
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Foley
H. J. Moogh
Wm. F. Tungkiunz
Chamberlain
Geo. W. Emory
Rock Mills
Ala
Babcock
Amherst
Minn
H. J. Moogk
Joseph Emmert
Geo. L. Chubb
Harlan, Mich
H. Davis
Sterting
Towa
FLU
Jungkuneg
Mook
Wo P
Train Excursion Tickets Offered for Conventions and Tours
The C. M. & St. Paul will sell excursion tickets to Denver for the Epworth League convention with a 25.00 price and return by June 30 to July, an 80th Encampment for 20.00 with dates September 4 to 7, to Portland Oregon for the American Medical Association event and Lewis and Clark exposition with 38.60 round trip, and to Milwaukee for the Modern Woodmen biennial meeting at one fare round trip. J B Sweaty, Ag.
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C. M. & St. Paul
Denver
Porthind
Ore
American Medical Association
Zodwid J.B. Sweaty
C. M
St. Paul
Milwaukee
J. B. Sweary
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Geo
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Tonian Islands
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England
Tora Cotinge
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of the State Bank of Fresport
San Francisco
Los Angeles
North-Western
General Assembly of Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Fresno
California
California Express
Chicago & North-Western R'y
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