Sherman Refuses to Attach Name on Salary Bill
Lieutenant Governor Sherman says the bill boosting legislature salaries was not properly passed due to lacking a senate roll call. He cites that amendments were approved without a final roll call and warns that attaching his signature could trigger mandamus proceedings, though a swift adjournment is likely.
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Springfield
Sherman
Cermak
Capitol
Deneen
Senate
Mantiamus Sherman
House
Yates
Field mice threaten melon belt. growers plan snakes
In Carmi Illinois on May 80 field mice wreck melon seedings at night. Seed soaked in arsenic killed many mice and growers may raise chicken snakes as a weapon. Snakes nearly erased, White Counts Melon Growers Association warned not to harm reptiles this season.
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Carmi
Birthday Dinner for 102nd Year Civil War Veteran
W T Lynn a veteran physician celebrated his 102nd birthday in Pama TL with a 500 guest dinner at his country home. Memorial services were held by old soldiers and guests arrived from nearby towns.
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Pama
W.T. Lynn
Peoria Man Killed After Horse Kicks Head
A Peoria resident named May da-finil Leiben thal was killed when kicked in the head by a horse. He was found in his dwelling with a deep head wound and died shortly after the incident.
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Peoria
Here
Honorable Death Comment Quoted at Case School
Cleveland May 30 Chief chemist Wiley of the agriculture department, addressing Case School of Applied Science graduates, warned that members of a century club who die before a hundred will be expelled to disgrace. He argued the current generation faces greater danger and life expectancy trends.
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Cleveland
Wiley
United States Department of Agriculture
Case School of Applied Science
Launch of US Navy scout cruiser Birmingham at Fore River Yard
A historic launch at Quincy Yard as the scout cruiser Birmingham enters service. Mary Campbell of Birmingham, Alabama breaks the champagne on the prow to christen the vessel amid remarks on longevity and life work.
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Quinney
Mass
Birmingham
United States Navy
Fore River Shipbuilding Company
Quincy
Misa Mary Campbell
Ala
Chinese Revolutionary Outrage in Swatow Action
In Canton on May 80 revolutionists seized the family of a Chinese brigadier general near Swatow and forced all to drown in a well. About 1300 troops were dispatched from Canton to Swatow with another detachment from Shiuhine reinforcing the area.
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Canton
Swatow
Shiuhine
Strikes Threatened Over Motormen Lockout In Birmingham
Birmingham Trades Council issues ultimatum to Birmingham Railway Light and Power to reinstate locked out motormen and conductors by 10 am Monday or all main men in the district will be called out.
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Birmingham
Ala
Birmingham Trades Council
Birmingham Railway, Light and Power Company
Loving Cup Presented to General Kuroki in Milwaukee
During a luncheon honoring General Kuroki a solid silver loving cup was presented by the Citizens Business League. The presentation was made by BE Uhrig, president of the league.
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Gen
Kuroki
Milwaukee
Citizens Business League
BE. A. Uhrig
Hughes Vetoes New York Teachers Bill
Governor Hughes vetoed a bill aiming to equalize salaries for women teachers in New York City with male teachers. The action preserves current pay scales and affects alignment of compensation for public school staff.
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Hughes
Albany
N. Y
New York
New York City
Markets Report From Chicago Board Of Trade May Quotations
Chicago markets show wheat corn oats and soy futures with May July and Sept figures across wheat corn oats and fats. Live stock prices in Chicago and East Buffalo reflect steady to higher bids for hogs cattle and calves with notable ranges and cash sales for winter and spring wheat and mixed hay.
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Chicago
Chicas Board of Trade
Saga
Sio
Ylao
Dminois
Indiana
Wisconsin
Mysterious Duncan Armed on Streets in Disorderly Disguise
Police probe mysterious figure Carl Duncan found with a small arsenal and a threatening unsigned letter warning the mayor and police chief. Duncan claims dueling feud with socialist writer HW S Parks, identity details include University of Michigan graduate, Ann Arbor mother, siblings in New York and Portland disguises as a farmer using facial makeup.
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Toise
Tda
Carl Duncan
HW. S. Parks
Duncan
Parks
Inoelseh
University of Michigan
Ann Arbor
New York
Doan's Kidney Pills Endorsed by Freeport Reader
In gratitude for relief from backache and kidney distress a Freeport resident, Mrs. Sarah Cade, testifies that Doan's Kidney Pills relieved her backache and kidney difficulties. She endorses the product and recommends others suffering from kidney complaints to use Doan's. Sale by dealers. price 50 cents. Foster Milburn Co. New York agents. Remember the name Doan's.
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Dow
Freeport
Hoy
Doan
Sarah Cade
Exhan
Foster-Milburn Co
New York
United States
State supreme court tops temperance law on commissioner case
The North Dakota supreme court ruled the legislature law creating the state temperance commissioner unconstitutional after ex-Supreme Court Justice Corliss was jailed for contempt for disregarding a grand jury order while claiming he acted as assistant temperance commissioner. The court said a delegated officer cannot hold rights reserved for elective officials. Also noted is a separate item about a 1692 document sale in London and a National Textile Manufacturers association meeting in Norfolk with new officers.
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Senate
Supreme Court
Lynch
Bismarck
State Supreme Court
Office of State Temperance
Corliss
Winchester
Grand Jury
Corperance
Grans Jury
Cortiss
Legislativre
Snow Prospects Near Nome North of Here
Weather notes indicate snow potential for Cloud area and Nome, about 1000 miles north of here. Forecasters expect snow near May time with continuing cold conditions and light winds across the region.
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Scott
Tex
Nome
Niles
Here
Living in Paris Lease Terms On Quarterly Basis
An apartment should be viewed on a sunny day and legally secured before signing. The lease is on a quarterly basis with payments in advance on the 15th of January, April, June and October. Occupancy is agreed for those dates. Three months notice is required before the first day of the relevant months to quit. Failure to comply may incur a government tribute-related penalty.
Stamped Paper Notice for Tenant Landlord Agreement
A cautious note explains how to issue a rental notice using a stamped sheet of paper bought for 8 cents from a tobacconist. It states the concierge cannot post or receive notices, and describes tenant landlord responsibilities for return in good condition, with paint and wax considerations.
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Circle Magazine
Venus of Milo in Louvre Contested Origins and Repairs
The Venus of Milo, believed by some to be by Alexandros, was found on Milo in 1820 and gifted to Louis XVIII. Made from two marble blocks, it bears two modern repairs to the nose and a projective foot, and has at times been clad in inappropriate modern attire, sparking debate over its antique authenticity.
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Venus of Milo
Louvre
Paris
Alexandros
France
Milo
Rivere
Louis MIII
New York Tribune
Wall Treat
Wilson
Wall
Northwestern
Canada
Why He Did Not Marry Brahms Said He feared a wife's doubt
A Monthly Review excerpt recalls Brahms explaining why he never married. He believed his early works were met with little praise and feared a wife's anxious questions during failures, preferring unmarried solitude to losing faith in his future success.
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Brahms
Tech
Monthly Review
Convenient Arrangement in Gift Giving On Birthdays
A London Tit-Bits anecdote describes a married couple who save on presents by exchanging £5 notes each birthday. Since their wedding, every birthday has seen the partner present the other the same note, recurring for twenty five years, with neither spending on gifts.
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London
Cailing For a Drink Ends in Humorous Cure
A hard drinker seeks cure by eating on urges. He obeys and is cured, but the eating habit becomes fixation. At a hotel he overhears a commotion, peeks through a transom, then rushes to tell the clerk that a man in room 158 shot himself, shouting for bread and sandwich.
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Cailing
Wrong Frame of Mind in Chicago Tribune Fragment
A fragmented Chicago Tribune snippet shows characters Caroline Aunt Rachel and a refusal to join a church amid a chattel house cleaning scene. The dialogue hints at social expectations and family dynamics within a cramped setting.
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Caroline
Churcs
Rachel
Chicseo Tribune
Expensive Cigars and the Royal Gift Tale
A New York Post item explores costly cigars sent to King Edward VII by Baron Rothschild. A tobacco importer explains prices from $1.50 wholesale to $4 retail, and $5 top end, noting duty and margin. He highlights Cuban leaves as premier, and tells stories of rich dinners and a Wall Street birthday gift, with consumer caution about demand and value.
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Edward VII
Baron Rothschild
Wall Street
Cuba
Connecticut
East Indies
Edward
New York: Post
Civil War Medal Recipient Commits Suicide in Washington
William W. Skinner 80, a Civil War veteran who served in Stonewall Jackson’s brigade and earned a Medal of Honor, took his life in Washington by inhaling toxic gas. A Maryland County, Virginia, native, Skinner’s death follows three similar suicides by local seniors. authorities note his act was linked to heavy drinking.
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Washington
William W. Skinner
Stonewall Jackson
Amd
Skinner
Madvfax County
New York Officer Arrested In Elopement Case
Theodore D. Hess, a New York policeman, and Elizabeth Brady, a 16 year old girl, were abducted by detectives after living as husband and wife at a West Mulberry Street boarding house. Hess faces charges while Brady is in custody. Hess reportedly has a wife in New York.
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Taltinmore
Theodore DD. Hess
New York
Mlizabeth Brady
West Mulberry Street
Shess
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