Senate Cuba Debate Sparks Bitter Exchange Over Platt Talks
Washington May 24 An animated senate debate centered on Cuba and Platts remarks on alleged embezzlement and U S policy in the island. Spooner Hale and Tillman sparred over war aims, occupation duration, and the Teller resolution while defending or challenging administration conduct in Cuba.
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Hale and Spooner Lock Horns Over Cuba Policy
In a heated exchange Hale and Spooner clash on Cuba and the Philippines. Hale argues abandoning Cuba would have been best if hostility persisted, while Spooner challenges the implications of the current policy. Hale adds that administration choices and the peace treaty vote reflect broader colonial challenges.
Unusual concession for Democratic convention travelers
Ikansas City May 24. The Western Passenger association approved an extension of the return limit for excursion tickets to the Democratic national convention. Delegates may travel at one fare round trip with a return limit extended to Sept 30 to allow excursions to western resorts and investment sites. Tickets must be deposited with local passenger bureau to secure extensions.
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Kansas City
Western Passenger Association
Chicago
Chicago Great Western Ry
F. H. Lord
Adams St
Laura Humber Charged With Murder Attempt in Wisconsin
In Chippewa Falls on May 24 Laura Humber, 12, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Thumber, faced court on charges of attempting to murder her parents and three sisters. Glass was found in food but not eaten. The father calls her utterly depraved after she tortured animals and destroyed family clothing. Judge Condit sent her to the Milwaukee Industrial School.
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Wis
Laura Humber
John Thumber
Condit
Milwaukee
Trust company seeks $484,318 in Sioux City case
In federal court the hearing began in the Manhattan Trust company versus the Sioux City and Northern Railway company matter. The Trust Company of North America moves to intervene and claims $484,318.46 for rental of terminal facilities in Sioux City by the Northern line.
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Manhattan Trust Company
Sioux City and Northern Railway Company
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Haymarket memorial to be moved to Union Park
Chicago notes a Haymarket massacre memorial is to be relocated to Union Park. A man in Chicago paid five dollars for kidnapping a baby as a practical joke. Moselle vintage heavily damaged by recent cold. Mrs Levert of Coleman Wisconsin dies after being thrown from a buggy in a runaway. Distillers at Cincinnati agree to cut production. West Superior Elks plan a July 4 carnival. Thieves steal stock worth 250000 from Corning Steel Chicago forcing reorganization. stock now worthless. India famine rolls tally 5607000. John Beckham dies after swallowing carbolic acid in Chicago. Calvin Kimblern lynched in Pueblo after killing two children and shooting his wife. Trans Atlantic travel down. second cabin rates may drop to winter figures. Serrapin Tom Murray commits suicide in New York.
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Cincinnati
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Lord Curzon
India
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Calvin Kimblern
Pueblo
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Serrapin
Tom’ Murray
House of Representatives
New York
Methodist Time Limit Abolished by General Conference
Chicago May 24. The Methodist Episcopal General Conference voted to abolish the time limit on pastorates. Discussion centered on the minority report proposing a five year extension by three fourths vote, and an amendment to set three year extensions by majority vote. Dr R S Copeland urged unrestricted abolition amid loud acclaim. The final vote removed the time limit.
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Chicago
Methodist Episcopal General Conference
Monroe
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Ann Arbor
Twenty two killed in Cannock coal mine disaster
Raleigh May 24 Twenty two lives were lost at the Cannock coal mines in Chatham county as an explosion ended the Tuesday afternoon shift. Whites killed include John Connelly mine superintendent and Joe Class. Colored victims listed among the dead include Sid McIntyre Dan Goldstein and Joe Jagan.
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Cannock
Chatham County
John Connelly
Joe Class
Williamson
James McCarthy
John Tlankey
Wesley Clegg
John Willett
John Gatewood
Robert Gatewood
Caught in a Mill Shaft Tragedy at Albany
Albany Wisconsin May 24 Willian Burt an employee in the linen mills was injured when his clothing was drawn into a shaft rotating rapidly. His clothing shoes and stockings were torn off both tees and one arm broken and he suffered extensive bruising. Despite severe injuries physicians say he has a fighting chance to live one leg had to be amputated. Burt was married only two weeks ago. Also on May 24 in LaCrosse Mrs David Henderson wife of Speaker Henderson Major W H Day and Mrs Ann Richardson of Dubuque passed through en route to the Dells of Wisconsin to meet a party from Washington for an indefinite stay.
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Wis
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Tle
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LaCrosse, Wis
David B. Henderson
Henderson
W. H. Day
Ann Richardson
Dubuque
Dells
Wisconsin
Wilbourn
Washington
Amalgamated Wage Scale Report Headlines Meeting
The wage scale committee of the Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers released its report after a secret session. The convention is expected to adjourn next Tuesday.
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Indianapolis
Amalgamated Association of Iron and Steel Workers
Suspect Gardner Denies Crime in Ohio Case
Richard Gardner, suspect in the ravishing and murder of 8 year old Ethel Long near Frankfort Ross County, is jailed in Athens to prevent lynching. Gardner denies the crime and declares he would rather be burned alive at the stake if found guilty.
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Tfichard Gardner
Ethel Long
Frankfort
Ross County
Gardner
Taylor and Finley Spend Quiet Day in Indianapolis
In Indianapolis on May 24, W. 8. Taylor and Charles Finley were observed together for a quiet day. It is rumored that Taylor may remain for several weeks at the Country Club located four miles from the city.
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Finley
Indianapolis
Charles Finley
Country Club
Chicago Markets Report May 23 Wheat and grain quotations
Chicago Board of Trade quotes cover Wheat Corn Oats and Park futures with May and July contracts. Produce prices list Butter Eggs Live poultry Potatoes Apples and other fruits. Chicago live stock quotes show hogs cattle and sheep trading ranges with receipts estimated for the day. Milwaukee grain prices round out the market brief with No 1 and No 2 northern wheat and oats gains.
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Chicago Board of Trade
Illinois
Washington Legend Upsets Piety Hill Family Sermon
A Detroit Free Press item recalls a father’s awkward attempt to teach Washington’s virtue to his children on a chaotic day. The elder daughter challenges the tale with a claim about Washington’s temper while a baby disrupts the scene by knocking over dishes. The moment ends with a humorous twist as the “salt of Washington” is spilled and the family’s lesson sinks in.
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Bacon
Detroit Free Press
Coal Price Warning With Domestic Dialog
A humorous domestic exchange features a wife noting coal in the eye and a husband quipping about the price of coal at $5.25 a ton. The lighthearted dialogue echoes period concerns with household fuel costs and caretaking remarks.
Willing Testimony on a New Typewriter
An agent asks for a testimonial and John Gibbs supplies a short, enthusiastic quote praising the automating back action typewriter after three months of use. He states it has more than paid for itself in labor savings and praises its capabilities.
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Manufacturs Chaim
John Gibbs
Change Made Him Look Tight in Dept Store Tale
Short recalls paying 99 cents for a book and waiting for change while chatting with a counter girl. After a long delay the girl handed him a bright new cent, making the other clerk think he was waiting for money. He says the moment earned him a lasting reputation for close-fistedness.
Fate and Forgiveness in an Arkansas Love Tale
A long ago Arkansas youth leaves his sweetheart after a late visit. A harsh rejection prompts him to seek a distant life, growing beard and Roman nose. Years later a reunion with his old flame reveals it was her father who kicked him away. Explanations follow as the tale resolves with a sheep shears incident and a bittersweet ending.
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Arkansas
Public Service Chronicle on Senator Dawes Youthful From Senate
Ex Senator Dawes of Massachusetts, now eighty four, appears youthful after hours on the Senate floor. He recalls presidents and statesmen from Madison to Webster and Clay, and has lived through many administrations. The senate seems a rejuvenator, as Dawes proves age is not a bar to vigor among its veterans.
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Purchase
Louisiana
James Madison
Webster
Clay
Ife
Senate
Allison
Morgan
Stewart
Washington
Sunday car use urged as ideal Sabbath vehicle
Dealers overlook a point about autos being perfect Sunday vehicles. Automobiles, especially self driven, require little Sunday labor from servants or horses and may even go unwashed until Monday. No coachman is needed, making Sunday use compatible with rest and Sunday attire. Karper's Weekly.
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Cape Town Letter Chides General Kitchener in South Africa
A Cape Town letter paints General Kitchener as the most unpopular man in South Africa. It cites stories of insults toward officers, a staff member deserting and being recalled to HQ, and a desertion case hushed up to avoid scandal. An advertiser promotes De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve from H. J. Moogk, urging caution against counterfeits.
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Kitchener
South Africa
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Punta Arenas Free Port Connects Patagonia Trade
Punta Arenas on the Strait of Magellan serves as a key market and supply point for Tierra del Fuego miners, Patagonia ranchers, and passing steamers, after its past as a penal colony.
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Man Credits Dyspepsia Cure For Relief At Beardsley
W. Shipman of Beardsley Minnesota testifies under oath that twenty five years of dyspepsia plagued him. Doctors and dieting offered little relief until he used Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. He now eats freely and feels like a new man. This digest of food is praised by H J Moogk.
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W. . Shipman
Beardsley
Minn
H. J. Moogk
Oldest European Coal Mine Debate Warns of Dates
The mining press in Europe discusses where coal first emerged with Herr Frantz Buettgenbach arguing coal mining existed before 1118. It has been long thought to have begun in the Liege district.
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Herr Frantz Buettgenbach
Liege
DeWitts Witch Hazel Salve Endorsed by Grand Chancellor
Otto Korb of Boonville Indiana proclaims DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve soothes delicate skin and heals stubborn ulcers with certain and good results. The ad warns against imitation and cites cures for piles and skin diseases. H J Moogk.
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K. P
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Ind
DeWitt
H. J. Moogk
Try Allen's Foot Ease Powder for tired feet
Try Allen's Foot Ease a powder to shake into shoes It cools the feet relieves swelling burning and tiredness soothes sore spots and bunions and makes walking comfortable Sold by druggists and shoe stores for 25c Trial package free Allen S Olmsted Le Roy NY
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Allen S. Olmsted
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Taidy smith Bombarded As Siege Delivers Heavy Explosives
Taidysmith endured a brutal siege with daily deliveries of three tons of Boer explosives and 12 000 shells showering the town before relief finally arrived.
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Milwaukee Judge Rules Riders May Refuse to Move Up Front
A Milwaukee judge rules that streetcar passengers have a right to refuse to move toward the front when ordered by conductors. The decision affirms riders' autonomy on public transit amid ongoing transport etiquette debates.
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Whooping Cough Cure Praised by Parent in Pa
A South Burgettstown mother reports her boy nearly died from whooping cough. After neighbors recommended Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, a few doses led to improvement and one bottle cured him. She calls it the best cough medicine in the house. Sold by Jos. Emmert, Druggist.
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J. L. Moore
South Burgettstown
Jos. Emmert
Seed Potatoes Early and Late For Harlem Gardens
Seed potatoes are offered for early and late planting in Harlem gardens south of the water tower. H. D. Convense advertises the sale and distribution to local planters.
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Water Tower
H. D. Convense
Round Trip Summer Excursions by Milwaukee Road Railways
Summer excursion rates announced for travel from Delavan Elkhorn Kansasville Burlington Waukesha to Lake Kegonsa Madison Kilbourn City and back. Limited-time offer through October.
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Waukesha
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