Vast range of global news from 1904 era
The article surveys crossings, scripture circulation in China, geology claims in Asia Minor, Bulgaria’s rise as a kingdom, Japan’s compulsory education, Frank H. Mason’s reports on meat imports and horseflesh in Germany, a Denver case of a leg regrowing, and German trade promotion. It notes German government backing for shipbuilding, naval tests by the Wisconsin, Browne’s stance on tuberculosis, sanatoria for consumptives, Kan Tung Pik’s advocacy in Hartford.
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Frank H. Mason
United States
Berlin
Germany
Spection Inn
Mr. Mason
German Empire
Japan Is Modest In Her Demand
A rumor, unsupported by sources, claims Russia and Japan near agreement on terms for peace after war. Alleged points include indemnity of 650 million dollars, Japanese protectorate over Manchuria and Korea, Port Arthur cession, railway transfers, interned ships forfeiture, Russian fleet withdrawal for 25 years, and Vladivostok occupation until terms are met.
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Petersturf
Associated Press
Russia
Japan
America
Europe
Tha Rab
Kwantung Peninsula
Vindivastale
Manchuria
Pacific Ocean
Pacific
Korea
Port Arthur
trans-Manchurian
Far East
Vladivostok
Tragic shooting in Chicago injures and kills bystander
Samuel Robiston, a paper hanger, was shot and killed Saturday night by Teank Amstin, a new colored policeman guarding a Rothe child & Co wagon. A crowd shouted at the wagon near Party-third and State streets. the officer fired into the crowd, the bullet striking a coin in Robiston's vest and lodging in his abdomen. The policeman was arrested.
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Chicago
Samuel Robiston
Tras
Teank Amstin
Rothechild & Co
Rohlston
Just in Time Stops Iowa Hanging in Rock Rapids Case
Just in time to avert what would have been Iowa’s first legal hanging in ten years, lawyers filed appeals with the state supreme court in Charles Roker of Rock Rapids. A halt was ordered minutes before the execution after a distant call and arrival of papers. The article recalls a 1695 hanging in Ammosa, noting Gov. Jackson signed the warrant then, a practice the governor had since halted.
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Nes Moinus
Iowa
Wags
Supreme Court
Charles Roker
Rock Rapids
Rooker
Ananiosa
Ammosa
James Dooley
Strike Threatened in Minneapolis Rail Lines
Seventeen hundred operators on the Great Northern and Northern Pacific face possible quits after a St Paul conference between road management and H J Perlam national president of the Order of Railway Telegraphers. The tense stand may trigger another Katy type confrontation against the lines.
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Minneapolis
Great Northern
Northern Pacific
H. J. Perlam
The
Order of Railway Telegraphers
St. Paul
Hap Tran Buys Washburn Townsite in Itasca County
Hap Tran, a subsidiary of United States Steel, purchases Washburn townsite adjoining Bovey Itasca county on the west for 32009 dollars excluding mineral rights retained by W I D Washburn Sr of Minneapolis who recently found a promising ore grade on the property.
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Duluth
Hap Tran Company
United States Steal Company
Washburn
Bovey
Itasca County
W. 1D. Washburn, Sr
Minneapolis
County Seat Fight Stays: Red Lake Walls to Thief River
County commissioners rejected the petition to move the county seat from Red Lake Walls to Thief River Walls, deeming it illegal on several counts and refusing a special election. William Erb obtained a writ compelling a June 20 meeting.
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Red Lake Malle
Mion
Duns
Board of County Commissioners
Red Late Walls
Thief River Walls
Llice
William Erb
Fatal Storms Hit Wisconsin and Michigan Dams Breach
A Midwest storm sweeping from Wisconsin to Michigan caused at least four deaths, widespread flooding, and massive damage. Font du Lac and nearby towns faced extensive inundation with dams broken, trains halted, and large areas submerged. Grand Rapids reported rising floods easing by June 9, while floodwaters devastated farms across Holland and Traverse City regions, with total damages potentially reaching $1,000,000.
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Milwaukee
Bane
Wisconsin
Font du Lac
Eldorado
Chippewa
Paul Labountey
Poynett
Portage
Barron
Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand Trunk
Pewama
Midh
Grand River
Ionta
Holland
Traverse City
Submarine A-3 Lost Off Plymouth Breakwater
Disaster strikes off Plymouth as submarine A-3 sinks after three explosions at sea. Eighteen aboard include regular crew and trainees. fourteen drown and four survive. Rescue boats and divers respond while the US prepares to go to sea for practice with another submarine and a torpedo boat nearby.
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Plymouth
England
Astounding graft charges rock Milwaukee county
A late Wednesday afternoon report cites Edward Strauss a convicted thief confessing to widespread graft. He implicates nearly the entire county board many businessmen and top public officials in deals involving about 500000 dollars.
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Milwaukee
Edward Strauss
Sripetaker
Blraugs
River Flood Bites Front Street In Grand Rapids
River levels rise steadily in Grand Rapids Michigan as Front street is submerged. Downriver towns report slight declines while locals race to reinforce the north end dyke. Deep swift waters surround homes and threaten further damage.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Grand River
Front Street
Bridge Birect
North End
Morton at the Head of Equitable Life Society
New York June 10 Paul Morton elected chairman of the Equitable Life Assurance society marking the first step in reorganization. Resignations follow from President James W Alexander and several vice presidents. Hyde divests most control but retains substantial stock interests amid a large transfer to Thomas Ryan led group. Estimates of Hyde stock sale range from 3.5 to 5 million dollars.
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New York
Paul Morton
the Navy
Equitable Life Assurance Society
James W. Alexander
James H. Hyde
J. G. Tarbell
George T. Wilson
William HH. McIntyre
Hyde
Society
Thomas ¥. Ryan
Henry B. Hyde
Mr. Untermeyer
German Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern Dies in Berlin
Prince Leopold von Hohenzollern, cousin of Emperor William, arrived in Berlin for Crown Prince Frederick William and Duchess Cecilia of Mecklenburg Schwerin wedding festivities and died suddenly Thursday night of apoplexy. He is known for his candidacy for the Spanish throne and for unwittingly triggering the Franco Prussian War.
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Berlin
Leopold von Hohenzollern
William
Frederick William
Cecilia
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Spain
Salsbury Fined in Grand Rapids Water Contract Case
Salisbury former city attorney and key witness in bribery trials, implicated officials in confession of methods to obtain a water contract. Judge Wolcott sentences him in superior court to pay a $2000 fine in Grand Rapids Michigan on June 6.
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Salsbury
Grand Tapids
Mich
Lant K. Salsbury
Wolcott
Deneen Proclaims Flag Day Observance in Illinois
Governor Deneen issues a proclamation designating June 14 as Flag Day in Illinois. He urges citizens to observe the day by decorating public and private buildings and residences with the United States flag.
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Deneen
Springfield
United States
Disastrous Train Collision Near Spo chard Texas
A head on crash between two Texas and New Orleans trains near Spochard Texas on Friday left two trainmen dead and several others injured. Rescue crews rushed to the scene as investigators began examining the wreckage and evaluating the cause of the collision.
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Dallas
Tex
Texas
New Orleans
Spochard
Body of Thomas Lavette Found in River at St Joseph
Found in the River at St Joseph June 10, the body of Thomas Lavette, a well known business man, was recovered Friday. It remains unclear if the death was a suicide or foul play as investigators work the scene.
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St. Joseph
Thomas Lavette
Fiers
Norway Destroys Union With Sweden Crowned By Storthing
Norway proclaims full sovereignty after the storthing dissolves the union with Sweden. King Oscar declines to receive the address, and Norwegian tricolor replaces the union flag at Akershus fort amid large ceremonies. Crown Prince Gustave reappears in Stockholm for an extraordinary session of the riksdag.
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Norway
Sweden
Stockholm
Oscar
Storting
Christiania
Akershus
Storthing
King Oxcar
Council of State
Riksdag
Gustave
Berlin
FAIL TO MAKE PEACE IN CHICAGO STRIKE TALKS
A Wednesday conference between a Teamsters union committee and an employers committee failed to settle the strike. Key disputes centered on police guards for wagons manned by nonunion men and the stance of express companies, renewing danger of renewed hostilities.
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Chicago
Teamsters’ Union
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Joint Council
Double murder at Aberdeen rocks small town
In Aberdeen Mississippi on June 10 Harvey Bolding shot and killed his divorced wife and Harvey Hill. Bolding, who had divorced the woman in January and remarried, went to her home where Hill was found and both victims were killed. He escaped and remains at large.
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Aberdeen
Miss
Harvey Bolding
Harvey Hil Hear Gibson
Holding
Bolding
Hill
Ginsa Factory Fire Destroys Atlas Glass Plant in Washington
Washington Pa June 10 Fire destroyed the Atlas Glass company's factory in the fourth ward Friday night causing a total loss estimated at 850,006. Local firefighters battled the blaze as investigators began assessing the cause and inspecting surrounding structures for further danger.
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Ginsa
Washington
Atlas Glass Company
Urgent Peace Note Urges Direct Talks Between Russia and Japan
Washington June 10 President Roosevelt forwarded an identical note to Russia and Japan urging an immediate end to the war in humanity’s interest. The proposal seeks direct negotiations between the belligerents with no intermediary and offers US help to arrange a time and place if needed. Diplomats call it the first firm step toward a possible peace.
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Washington
White House
Loeb
Russia
Japan
Roosevelt
United States
Tokio
St. Petersburg
Haye
Anti Cigarette Law Upheld in Indiana Case
Judge James Leathers of Marion County Superior Court ruled the state anti cigarette law constitutional except where it conflicts with interstate commerce. The case against W W Lowry for smoking a cigarette was dismissed, with the state planning an appeal to test the law further.
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Indianapolis
Ind
James Leathers
Marion County Superior Court
W. W. Lowry
Lowry
Crown Prince Frederick William Weds in Berlin Chapel
Crown Prince Frederick William and Duchess Quenlla of Mecklenburg Schwerin wed in the palace chapel on Tuesday as the plaza clock struck five. A $1 gun salute echoed across Prussia and allied garrison towns as German warships fired. The ceremony, conducted in Lutheran form, drew a distinguished royal gathering.
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Berlin
Frederick William
Quenlla
Mecklenburg-Schwerin
Prussia
Huvane
Two Killed in Fatal Wreck Near Riverside
Los Angeles June report says two men are dead and several injured after a collision between the west bound Overland passenger and a newspaper special on the Balt Lake railway four miles from Riverside. The crash occurred Tuesday.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Balt Lake Railway
Riverside Tesday
Will of William S. Cramer Leaves Milwaukee Charities Over 38000
The Evening Wisconsin editor William S. Cramer left more than 38000 to Milwaukee public charities in his will filed Friday in Milwaukee. He had given substantial amounts to benevolence during life and his bequests covered multiple denominations.
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Milwaukee
William S. Cramer
Evening Wisconsin
Heise
Insurgent Leader Fatally Wounded in Island Uprising
Manila reports Rariqua Dagukob, head of the Samy Island insurrection, and 99 followers were fatally hurt on June 4 according to advices received. The incident marks a crucial setback for the movement as authorities confirm the casualties and ongoing instability in the region.
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Manila
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Denver
Harry J. Meyers
Myers
Springfeld
Meyers
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Cavite
P. 1
British Association For the Prevention
Jones Crichton Browne
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Kanz Yu Wei
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Kan Tung Pik
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Neew
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State Council
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Michelsen
King Oscar II
Pittsburg
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Marshall
Oklo
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Hinsdale
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National Editorial Association
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Enid
Okla
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