Editors' High Time at 101 Ranch Buffalo Hunt Celebration
Miller Brothers at the 101 ranch near Bliss Oklahoma entertained about 50 000 people for a National Editorial association visit featuring a buffalo hunt buffalo dinner wild west show roping riding contests Indian dances a stage robbery and parade culminating in a grand tribal celebration and a vehicle parade led by painted and feathered Indians and followed by an ox team prairie schooner and automobile.
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Montana
Cherokee Strip
Ox Team
Prairie Schooner
Roosevelt Urges Direct Peace Talks Between Russia and Japan
The president sent a note to Japanese and Russian governments urging direct negotiations for peace. He recommends belligerents meet without intermediaries to discuss terms and arrange preliminaries if possible, aiming to end the war and benefit all mankind.
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Russia
Japan
United States
Spring Wheat Prospects Improve Across Regions
Market prices for fruits vegetables and grains listed include potatoes at 1.10 per cwt and onions at 6.25 per cwt, with Hood River strawberries 2.50 per crate and California cherries 1.50 per box. Bureau of Statistics preliminary figures show spring wheat acreage at 17.6 million, up 472 thousand acres, and June 1 condition at 93.7 while winter wheat stands at 85.5.
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Hood River
Clark
California
Snake River
Bureau of Statistics
Department of Agriculture
Floods the Big Subway in Park Avenue Break
A break in a 48 inch high pressure water main on Park Avenue near Forty second Street flooded the block below Grand Central Station the streetcar tunnel and the subway halting traffic for hours and causing serious damage to the underground road with great danger to passengers. Estimated damage reaches 100000 dollars.
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New York
Park Avenue
Forty-second Street
Grand Central Station
Murder at Leadville Exposes Silent Robbery
In Leadville Colorado on a Sunday morning James Sammon a pioneer saloon keeper was murdered by robbers who fled the scene. Authorities have no clue to the killer though three thousand dollars were taken. Also reported the Amalgamated Copper company earned 8629243 52 for the year ended June 1, up 2452218.98 from 1905.
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Leadville
Colo
James Sammon
Amalgamated Copper Company
War Status Last Week Amid East Peace Talks
Last week saw no major fighting in the far east as both sides prepared for peace. Field Marshal Oyama delayed forward moves until sea supremacy is resolved, signaling potential blood and treasure savings. Roosevelt’s mediation gained acceptance from Russia and Japan, with praise for his diplomatic effort toward ending the year long war.
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Far East
Manchuria
Oyama
Roosevelt
Japan
Russia
Chicago Teamsters Strike Shapes Up for Arbitration
Chicago's Team Owners Association with 8000 union drivers stays neutral in the labor fight. They sought arbitration on deliveries to strikebound houses but the Teamsters voted unanimously to refuse. Peace talks have stalled as both sides remain far apart on settlement terms and accuse the other of dishonorable surrender.
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Chicago
Team Owners’ Association
Teamsters
Teamsters’ Union
Louisiana Shooting Affray Ends in Three Kills
A sensational shooting near Palmetto Louisiana on June 13 left three men dead Tom Carroll Oscar Fredericks and John Magee and Constable F A Soileau mortally wounded. The battle stemmed from a long standing feud between Carroll and Soileau.
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Palmetto
Here
Tom Carroll
Oscar Fredericks
John Magee
F. A. Soileau
Carroll
Constable Soileau
International Market for American Wood and Iron Machinery
American wood working and iron working machinery of every kind is marketed abroad, with sales into numerous foreign countries. The breadth of product lines and the reach of manufacturers reflect a robust export trade.
Russia Chooses Paris as Peace Opening in War Council Details
St Petersburg reports Russia favours Paris for peace talks with Japan to discuss Manchuria and Washington terms. The Tsar’s council at Tsarskoe Selo debated ending the war if terms were fair, with most ministers inclining to peace and only Sakharoff urging continued fighting. Japan reportedly accepts Roosevelt’s mediation and will appoint plenipotentiaries.
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St. Petersburg
Paris
Russia
Japan
Manchuria
Washington
M. Nelidoff
France
Roosevelt
Associated Press
Tsarkoe-Selo
M. Manukhin
Fredericks
Prince Dolgoruki
Count Solsky
Baron Reese
Bragomiroff
Doubassoff
Vladimir
Alexander Michaelovich
Nicholas Nicholaevitch
Sakharoff
Lobko
Linovitch
Russian Empire
Vladivostock
Pacific
Meyer
United States
NEW WONDERS OF ELECTRICITY FOR RAILWAYS AND TELEGRAPHS
Walter Wellman cites rapid electrical advances shaping railroads and communications. He notes New York Central electrification plans and the promise of government owned telegraphs and cheap short letters by wire. He highlights arc of telegraphy growth and rural telephone expansion among American farmers.
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New York Central
New York
New Subway
America
Walter Wellman
Kentucky gunnery crews smash five inch record at sea trial
Four gunners aboard the first class battleship Kentucky shattered five inch gun firing records at the northern drilling grounds near Sandy Hook. One gunner fired 14 rounds per minute and hit 13 of 13 at 1000 yards on a 21 by 17 foot raft target. The squadron also set a wireless telegraph record with an 80 word message from Newport News to Cape Cod.
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New York
Kentucky
Sandy Hook
Evans
Newport News
Maryland
Cape Cod
Mass
Convenient Kitchen Cabinet Solution
A compact kitchen cabinet design helps store numerous small food items in their original packaging. It addresses shelf limits of cupboards by providing accessible lower storage for items needed with minimal effort.
Invention of Missouri man aids kitchen storage
The kitchen cabinet shown in the illustration by Lowell T. Brenzier of Kansas City Mo includes an upper section with four compartments and sub compartments for cereals and spices, small drawers in the center, a lower drawered section, a pouring attachment, and a sliding table. It promises space saving and protection from pests. After burial a man does not come to life again.
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Missouri
Lowell T. Brenzier
Kansas City
Floodwide Mississippi waters threaten Hannibal and towns
The Mississippi flood covers all unprotected lowland areas from five to ten miles wide between Hannibal Missouri and Keokuk Iowa. A farmer near Alexander Missouri drowned and seven others missing as livestock carcasses drift past Hannibal and reports come from Alexanderia Canton Memphis West Quincy Keokuk. The river rises three inches hourly while an army works to save property, boats rescue evacuees, levees break, and millions in losses loom.
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Hannibal
Mississippi River
Here
Keepkuck
Iowa
Alexander
Alexanderia
Canton
Memphis
West Quincy
Keokuk
Presidents Peace Talks Near as Russia and Japan Agree
Official statements from the White House say Count Cassini has conveyed Russia's assent to meet Japan on terms of peace. Tokyo first signaled acceptance, with Moscow later confirming they will name plenipotentiaries to confer. The meeting place and timetable remain under discussion as Roosevelt notes strong mutual sincerity.
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Russia
Japan
White House
Count Cassini
Nicholas
Cassini
Washington
Roosevelt
Kogoro Takahira
St. Petersburg
Tokio
Meyer
Potatoes Grow Without Vines In New Box Method
A Great Falls inventor claims a year round supply of new potatoes grown in a 4 by 5 foot steel box using a heated soil like compound. He plants potato eyes in alternating layers and says no light or air is needed as the compound supplies oxygen. Early rotting was overcome and the experiment is now successful according to the inventor.
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Great Falls
Mont
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William Pallister
N. P. Ry. Co
3Rd Street
Kennewick, Wash
J. W. Hewetson
Columbia
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C. O. Anderson
Attorney At Law
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Agt
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