Vast 1904 World Happenings Spoil and Prosperities
A scattered digest notes heavy trade and curious facts from 1904. It cites German chinaware values in the U.S. and London park costs, U.S. coffee imports, a lemon pie with no lemon, and white jet jewelry trends. It also mentions Russian forests, czarist wood police, massive sausage output, English iron deposits, buffalo movements to Oklahoma, and Greek licensing riots with bronze emblems. Concludes with suicides in Connecticut and recurring family tragedies.
Cosmopolitan New York with many foreign language papers
The piece notes New York City hosts about a hundred newspapers in languages other than English, mainly German, with Italian, Hebrew, and Spanish papers also present. It cites Germany’s tariff plans against the U.K. and a German business syndicate aligning with Chamberlain’s policy. It adds Newfoundland’s whale meat market experiment and early shipments to the West Indies and English markets.
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New York City
Manhattan Island
New York
Germany
United Efgiee
Great Britain
Chamberlain
Newfoundland
West Indies
Togo's Latest Reports On Battles With Russia
Tokio reports via Admiral Yamane that the main Japanese fleet nearly annihilated the Russian force near Liancourt rocks. The Orel and Nikolai I reportedly damaged. Orel and other ships captured or sunk. Almaz and Grozny report heavy losses on both sides with pursuing actions near Vladivostok and Korean coast.
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Orel
Matenen Navy Yard
Atholat
Adwirat Seniavin
Sasebo
Nikolai I
Washington
Togo
Liancourt Rocks
Oushakoff
Iwate
Yakumo
Oslabia
Navarin
Stsepal-Veliki
Kniax Suvaroff
Imperator
Alexander US
Borodine
Oshabia
Sissoi-Veliki
Admiral Nakimoff
Dmitri
Cruiser Gromokot Sunk With All Hands In Minefield
Tokyo dispatch reports the cruiser Gromokoi from the Vladivostok squadron, carrying about 800 men, sailed to join remnants of Rojestvensky’s fleet. It struck a Japanese mine near Weet Rojestvens and Steneka Mine, sinking with all aboard. It is believed Vice-Admiral Skrydloff was aboard.
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Rojestvens
Steneka
London
Tokio
Daily Express
Gromokoi
Vladivostok
Rojestvensky
Skrydloff
Gromobol
Safe robery at Centilevere brewery watchman overpowered
Five robbers overpowered the watchman and blew the safe at the Centilevere brewery in Fort Wayne Indiana taking papers and 2400 dollars. They escaped after a struggle with the watchman. no crew to their whereabouts.
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Fort Wayne
Ind
Centilevere
PRESENT LABOR TROUBLES New Workingmen Speak On Violence
Congressman F W Cushman of Tacoma denounces violence in labor troubles in a Memorial Day ad from Mt Vernon Washington. He warns against mobs and bloodshed while advocating legal restraint and loyalty to the United States. He argues there is no middle ground between lawful liberty and mob rule and condemns actions that put public safety at risk.
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Mt. Vernon
Wash
F. W. Cushman
Tacoma
Tahoma
Bellingham
United States
Hay at the French capital Paris statement clears visit
An official statement from Paris says Mr Hay is staying a few days in Paris for health reasons and will not visit the foreign office, meet President Louhet, or receive official audiences. It aims to quell reports tying his Paris trip to international affairs and the war in the east.
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Mey St
Hay
Foreign Office
Louhet
McCormick
Mr. May
Parle
Uwng
Ex Senator Shot by Editor in Marshall Missouri
Former Democrat News editor Charles Patterson shot Ernest D. Martin an attorney, in Marshall on the public square Tuesday night. The bullet struck the neck left side near the windpipe, causing a painful but not fatal wound. The clash stemmed from a past campaign dispute and a public denouncement that followed Patterson’s platform remarks.
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Charles
Patterson
Democrat-News
Ernest D. Martin
Patterson T
Martin
Kansas City
Honor for Chicago Man
David W. Ross of the Illinois Central railroad has been named planning director for the Panama Canal. The post is powerful due to the vast supplies and potential tariffs involved. He will move to Washington and set up headquarters after June 1.
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Chicago
the Post
David W. Ross
Imnois Central Railroad
Panama Canal
Ross
Washington
Russia Must Sue For Peace In The Straits News
Vienna May 31 reports say newspapers agree Russia is beaten and must sue for peace. They claim Russia cannot vanquish Japan and cite the Korea straits clash as a blow to prestige. The piece also notes United States Treasury Clerk Charles I Blanton will not be reappointed and will be dropped from a tie roll.
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Vienna
Russia
Straits of Korea
United States Treasury
Charles I. Blanton
Attempts to wreck Santa Fe train at Quintan Ohio
Obstructions piled on the track near Quintan on the Santa Fe line endangered a passenger train from Guthrie Oklahoma. Two attempts were reported May 31 to wreck the midnight arrival. ties and other obstructions were found in time to prevent disaster. Suspected by individuals with a grievance.
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Quintan
Ohia
Ura
Guthrie
Okla
Webb Jay Wins Harlem Auto Meet With Steam Driven Car
Webb Jay of the Chicago Automobile Club captured the final day's events at Harlem in a ten mile race. He defeated Barney Oldfield and won the top cash prize of 1,909 dollars in a steam powered machine, completing the meet with a dramatic finish.
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Barney Oldfield
Chicago
Chicago Automobile Club
Harlem
Jay
Felloe Trestle Death and Other Illinois News
Unidentified white man L. Bohlmann found drowned beneath a Hippard mine trestle near Belleville. Inquest ruled death by drowning. Paris man Charles McMullen fatally shot by Nathan Flint after a misperceived burglar alarm. Belleville fireman saved child Edna Bosworth from a runaway horse. William Green’s body found with throat cut near Barry, Mo. Mrs Elizabeth Roberts accuses husband Albert Roberts of bigamy in Lasalle County. Higgins found not guilty of murder in Peoria. Mallicot pleads guilty in Illinois Central wrecking case. sentence deferred. Roy Swetentam charged with large-scale incendiarism in Newman. Posse kills Mather and son after failed replevin in Waverly. Janey Said She Wasn’t Guilty in Decatur not guilty verdict for Nellie Louis after assault case. Pioneer contractor John Bretz dies in Springfield. Benjamin Quinette walks home after fatal broken neck. Henry Dahlous injured by falling slate in Staunton mine. H. W. Sullivan in custody over Jerseyville robbery. claims to be St Louis pugilist. J R Batterton, veteran Odd Fellow, dies in North Alton. Evans elevator burns at Radford. loss $20,000. Wabash Conductor John May killed at Staunton. survived by wife and children. Keystone Commission denied mail use. Dewey relatives wed at Anna. John G Matthes, Civil War veteran, dies in Anna. Farmer William Byre killed by Big Four train near Harrisburg.
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L. BF. Bohlmann
Hippard Mine
Belleville
Box Undertaking Establishment
Bohlmann
Hippard
Hog Killed by Auto Sparks Villager Pay Case
A Long Island villager recalls a near fatal hog incident after a car struck and killed his hog near the post office at about forty miles per hour. The villager seeks compensation, while family tensions over the loss are noted. Also promotes Dodd's Kidney Pills for rheumatism and other ailments with testimonials.
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Long Island
New York
Cleveland
Lehall
Auto Fe
Two Open Letters Praise Lydia Pinkham Remedy
Read letters from Mrs Mary Dimmick and Mrs Stary Dimmick Washington D C praising Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound. They describe severe uterine illness avoided surgery and regained health. The letters claim life saving effects and urge other sick women to seek her advice.
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Mary Dimmick
Washington
Lydia B. Pinkham
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
Stary Dimmick
Washington, D. C
Sam
Towa
59Th and
East Capitol Streets
Washington, D.C
Bringing It Up. Ts her voice cultivated
Cleveland Plain Dealer notes a dialogue on voice training and natural pitch, contrasting cultivated technique with instinctive vocal raises. The piece highlights opinions on whether vocal quality is learned or innate.
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Cleveland Plain Dealer
Cure Reported for Locomotor Ataxia by Williams Pink Pills
Albany resident Mr. James H. Watkins describes his four year struggle with locomotor ataxia. After initial stiffness and unsteady gait, he found relief using Williams Pink Pills, noting improved circulation, strength, and eventual full return to work within months. He attributes his recovery to the pills and urges early use at first numbness in the feet.
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Mr. Watkins
James H. Watkins
Westerlo Street
Albany, N.Y
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