Alvarado gives $2 million to aid poor Mexicans
The Mexican landowner Senor Pedro Alvarado donated 2 million dollars to aid impoverished Mexicans. He began life as a peon on a ranch, rose to wealth by sheer industry, and remained devoted to improving the lot of laborers. The note also mentions a 1905 Pacific magnetic survey by the yacht Galilee correcting navigational errors and a Pittsburgh man’s photo id trick to fend off forged letters.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Pedro Alvarado
Senor Alvarado
Pacific Ocean
Galilee
Pitsburg
Bullfighting Pay Called Fair Despite Risks
The Madrid Epoca notes that earning 417 an hour with no union interference is a fair wage for top bullfighters. It questions adequacy given risks but asserts bullfighting is a healthful occupation, with retirees who survive often reaching a green old age.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Vienna Wig Shortage Strikes Festival Preparations
Hairdressers in Vienna face a wig shortage for the emperor’s jubilee festival as demand soars but consent to donate hair is limited. In Macedonia and eastern Roumelia, Turkish authorities push bridge construction with firms in Salonica and Bavaria building three and a military bridge respectively.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vienna
Volkstheater
Macedonia
Roumelia
Salvation Army spends over 11000 to aid Toronto families
In a little over two months the Salvation Army spent more than $11,000 in Toronto relief efforts. The city and army officers contributed their full time without pay to the distribution, aiding over 600 families.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salvation Army
Toronto
Roman inscription found on Purbeck slab at Fordington church
A Purbeck marble slab uncovered during church restoration in Fordington Dorchester bears a Roman inscription. It is linked to Aristobulsa, described as Britain’s first recorded apostle and among Christ’s seventy.
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Fordington
Dorchester
England
Aristobulsa
Britain
Christ
Industrial Slump Hits Northern Britain with Pay Cuts
A two month drop shows a 12 per cent fall in iron and steel output in northern England along with wage reductions not seen since February 1905. Manchester cotton production is down 15 per cent from the previous year as foreign demand for piece moods remains very limited.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Manchester
Paris Report Details Largest Submarine Launch
The largest submarine yet built will be launched soon at Cherbourg. It measures 208 feet, displaces 625 tons, and aims for 15 knots. The crew size is expected to match that of a destroyer.
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Paris
Cherbourg
Private condemned to march past barrack pump for a week
The London Express reports a private was ordered to march past and salute a barrack pump for two hours daily for seven days after failing to recognize and salute his officer. The officer’s substitute choice reflected modesty.
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London Express
Bankers Face Wave of Personal Crisis Records Since October Panic
The Chicago Tribune notes at least 28 personal crisis reports linked to the October panic driven by financial losses. The records largely name bankers and brokers affected by the downturn.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
The
Chicago Tribune
Vessel movements on the Great Lakes last season
The movement totaled 73 769 vessels aggregating 99 166 409 net tons register cleared from lake ports, compared with 76 097 vessels of 94 084 316 net tons in the preceding season.
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Great Lakes
Bryn Mawr College Founder Joseph Taylor Endowment
Joseph W. Taylor founded Bryn Mawr in 1878 and began building a college for women. He died in 1886 leaving an $800,000 endowment to continue the work. Also included is a ground treatment method using walnut hull soaking water to lure fish worms for expeditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bryn Mawr College
Joseph W. Taylor
Hawaii Seashore Yields Many Native Seaweeds
The Hawaii coast hosts over seventy aes seaweed species with around forty widely used by natives for food and medicine. Researchers catalog diversity and traditional usage across local communities.
Fragmented historical notes on share of inheritance and bridges
The text notes that parental property must be equally shared by children on death, mentions a Salvation Army factory making musical instruments, compares tolls with recounts of Suez canal traffic, and describes a railroad bridge connecting to the mainland. Also references the Nile’s diversity as a body of water.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
China
Ghastly discovery of murdered man near railroad track
A Fort Pierre boy found a dead man along the Bad river railroad with a mutilated face. The coroner confirmed the death but no identification was found. Authorities suspect an altercation with tramps.
Look Up on Stars Down on the Rain Balloon Journey
Charles A. Corey described a balloon flight from Quincy, Alabama to Clear Lake, detailing ascent to 1,000 feet, speeds near 70 mph, and a night above a rain storm. The craft encountered cold air causing rapid descent at 1,500 feet per minute, with ballast released to no avail.
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Chicago
Quincy
Clear Lake
Charles A. Corey
Hendrickson Granted New Trial in Moody Case
Sioux Falls June 6 Judge Jones grants a new trial for Henry Hendrickson a Trent Moody county businessman convicted of manslaughter in the shooting death of Harvey Bradfield a Trent drug clerk last Halloween. Attorneys argued errors during the trial led to the ruling.
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Sioux Falls
Jones
Henry Hendrickson
Trent
Moody County
Hallowe'en
Harvey A. Bradfield
Hendrickson
Flandreau
Aikens & Judge
First Municipal Court Established in South Dakota
Watertown June 6 In a 884 to 22 vote Irvin Myers was elected municipal judge for this city becoming the first and only judge of this rank in the state He will take the oath July 1 The new court abolishes the old police and justice courts and has county wide jurisdiction in civil cases not exceeding 800 dollars The cost is shared by city and county and aims to shorten circuit court terms.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watertown
Irvin Myers
South Dakota
Circuit Court
Darrow Appeals for Freeman Knowles in Appeals Court
Clarence Darrow, famed for Haywood and Moyer defenses and the Warren case, will defend Freeman Knowles of the Lantern in the U S Court of Appeals. Knowles waits in Pennington county jail at Rapid City for perfecting his appeal rather than pay a $500 fine. A labor committee from Black Hills unions went to Rapid City to plan the defense in the higher court.
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Darrow
Freeman Knowles Deadwood
Clarence Darrow
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
Steunenberg
Warren
Freeman Knowles
Lantern
United States Court of Appeals
Court of Appeals
Pennington County
Rapid City
Carland
United States Court
Deadwood
Black Hills
Banker Carl Sache Freed After Four Trials
Watertown reporter says Carl Sache former cashier of the State Bank of Clerk was discharged by Judge Marquis after four trials, two in the state supreme court. The case centered on charges that Sache made false returns to the state bank examiner about the bank’s condition.
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Watertown
8. D
State Supreme Court
Carl Sache
State Bank of Clerk
Marquis
Jackson
State Bank
Cloud Burst Floods Hot Springs Country
A cloud burst near Hot Springs North Dakota June 6 disrupts railroad and telegraph lines and damages to water light and power systems. Washouts affect Northwestern Burlington tracks and bridges with restoration underway. Estimated damages total about 25 600 dollars to utilities and city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Hot Springs Country Hot Springs
Hot Springs
Northwestern
Burlington
Water, Light and Power Company
People’s Telephone Company
Thieves Arrested and Cattle Recovered
In Woonsocket North Dakota June 6 discovery locates 26 cattle reported missing from the Meter ranch found in North Dakota. The men alleged to have stolen them are arrested and will be returned for trial. A strong case is presented against them.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Woonsocket
Meter Ranch
North Dakota
Two Boys Drown In Swollen Split Rock Creek
In Sioux Falls South Dakota during the Big Sioux flood two Anderson brothers Leonard seven and Otto twelve died after a raft accident on Split Rock Creek. A companion Leo Barr survived after clinging to a submerged tree until rescue. The trio were swept into the deepest swift water below East Sioux Falls.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Big Sioux
Leonard
Otto Anderson
George Anderson
East Sioux Falls
Leo Barr
Anderson
Split Rock Creek
Big Sioux River
Young Barr
Great Northern Defies South Dakota Rail Board
Watertown June 5 Great Northern Railway refuses to run daily passenger service between Watertown and Huron as ordered by the state board of railway commissioners. Only a freight train with a passenger coach operated from Watertown depot. officials state no other service is planned. The board’s next move is awaited anxiously by the towns involved.
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Watertown
S. D
South Dakota Board of Railway Commissioners
Great Northern Railway Company
Huron
West
Jones
State Board
Record Breaking Rains Prevail Across State
Weather bulletin for the week through June 1 1908 notes unsettled conditions with frequent rains, heavy to severe on Tuesday night causing local damage, hail in some counties, and substantial soil moisture. Temperatures stayed below normal with above average rainfall, especially from Charles Mix to Minnehaha counties where several spots saw over 5 inches.
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Huron
Weely
Sioux River Valley
Yankton
Yankton County
Marion
Turner County
Academy
Charles Mix County
Clark
Clark County
James River Valley
Brookings, Moody
Minnehaha
Adulterated milk case leads to arrest in Huron
State dairy commissioner A H Wheaton caused the arrest of John E Ward on selling adulterated milk. Ward's dairy farm supplies Huron residents via manager William Bullis. A Kent sample reported formaldehyde as a preservative. Ward and Burns were fined $20 each plus costs before Justice Geddis.
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Huron
A. H. Wheaton
Tate Dairy
John E. Ward
Ward
William Bullis
F. H. Kent
Water intoxication warns doctors at meeting
Dr L D Mason, vice president of the American Society for the Study of Inibriety Alcohol and Drug Neurosis, warned that excessive water use can intoxicate as alcohol does. He cited a Brooklyn physician example and urged awareness of habit forming behavior among both men and women.
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Chicago
L. D. Mason
American Society For the Study
Mason
Brooklyn
N. Y
American Medical Association
Washingtonian
Mississippi Flood Watch As River Rises Toward Danger
St Louis reports the Mississippi River near flood stage with readings around 24.8 feet as of this forenoon while warned of rising water. The piece notes misbelief about lightning safety under certain trees and cites Dr A W Borthwick arguing no tree is immune to lightning strikes.
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St. Louis
Missouri Re
A. W. Borthwick
Royal Botanical Garden
Edinburgh
Supreme Court rules extradition for oil magnate Pierce
The Supreme Court confirms the Missouri circuit court decision that H. Clay Pierce is extraditable to Texas on perjury charges. He allegedly swore his firm had not conspired to restrain trade while seeking to do business in Texas. The Waters-Pierce tie to Standard Oil is noted. Court adjourns until October 12.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Circuit Court of the
Eastern District of Missouri
Mrs. Paul Gilmore Arrives in Sioux Falls
Sioux Falls June 3 Mrs Paul Gilmore wife of the matinee favorite has arrived in Sioux Falls and is said to seek a divorce though she declares she is not here for a divorce. She expects her husband to meet her at the attorneys office and notes Mr Gilmore has been registering from Sioux Falls nationwide.
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Sioux Falls
S. D
Paul Gilmore
Record Rain Closes In On Kadoka Amid Flood Outlook
Kadoka South Dakota reports heavy two week rainfall totaling about seven inches with one of the area s heaviest storms in memory. Authorities plan two daily passenger trains to the Black Hills once graveling is completed as Kadoka builds a village government and pushes town improvements. Farmers plant large crop acreage with signs pointing to an exceptional yield.
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Kadoka
Black Hills
Contract Set For New School Building
Bridgewater S D June and the board of education awards the eight room school building contract to A J King and Son of Mitchell S D and C L Marsh of Bridgewater for 22200 dollars. The two story stone and brick structure will have a full basement and be the finest school building in McCook.
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Bridgewater
S. D
Board of Education
A. J. King & Son
Mitchell
8. D
C. L. Marsh
McCook County
Knowles Precipitates Bitter Factional Strife
Ex congressman Freeman Knowles editor of the Lantern refuses a $500 fine for sending objectionable matter through the mails. His stance has sparked a bitter factional war in Deadwood with labor groups backing him for his socialistic views while business interests oppose him. The article ridiculing marriage relations was republished after conviction.
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Deadwood
Freeman Knowles
The
Lantern
Knowles
Free Lance
Dreyfus Drama Provokes Army Protest in Paris
In Paris the Odeon theatre faced protests from army officers over The Alibi a new play by Gabriel Trarieux depicting the Dreyfus affair. Critics say the script links the former captain now retired major to false treason and portrays anti military sentiment throughout.
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Paris
Odeon Theater
Gabriel Trarieux
Sardou
Dreyfus
Billy Sunday Rips Pulpit in Fervor at Sharon Revival
Rev Billy Sunday former baseball star closes a series of revival meetings in Sharon Pennsylvania at the tabernacle He preaches with ferocious zeal pounding the pulpit into splinters and wielding a wood sliver like a bat before collapsing from exhaustion.
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Billy Sunday
Sharon
Billy” Bunday
Tabernacle
Roosevelt Presses Button to Start Kingston Parade
President Roosevelt pressed an electric button in Washington at 11 o'clock today signaling Kingston New York to begin a parade marking the 230th anniversary of the town's founding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Roosevelt
Kingston
N. Y
Vaderland Wreck Rumors Unfounded Steamer Reaches Dover
Reports of the Vaderland wreck were unfounded the Red Star line steamer left Flushing for Dover after minor repairs. A Brussels Paris Petit Journal alert had claimed a wreck in the North Sea in fog. Roumania supports only thirty daily newspapers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Artworp
Red Star Line
Vaderland
Flushing
Dover
Paris Petit Journal
Brussels
North Sea
Roumania
Cyclone Damages Estimated At 300000 South Of Armour
Reported damage from a cyclone south of Armour Douglas and Charles Mix counties lists heavy losses to homes farms and a mercantile store. No fatalities, several minor injuries, and total building losses dominate the tally with estimated district-wide damage between 200000 and 300000.
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Armour
S. D
Douglas
Charles Mix
A. L. Mills
John Sundahl
Bert Leece
F. Hochhalter
J. Hochhalter
G. Hulsebus
Mansbridge
Noble Milay
Harvey Giles
G. Bender
Jacob Fitch
L. Gilkerson
Threshers' Association to Meet in Huron
Huron South Dakota hosts the South Dakota Threshers association convention June 17 18. Engineer Lee will discuss the good roads problem and an engaging program covers threshers manufacturers and citizens. Attendance is expected to be large.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
S. D
South Dakota Threshers’ Association
Lee
Governor Johnson to Open South Dakota State Fair
Governor John A. Johnson of Minnesota will deliver the opening speech at the South Dakota state fair opening September 7. Premium lists are distributed with many counties seeking exhibit space and a larger purse than usual, signaling a strong fall meeting outlook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Huron
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Dies with Boots On Dutch Outlaw Shot Dead
Ambrose North Dakota June 2 a reputed desperado known as Dutch who terrorized the Canadian border area died in a pistol duel after a spree at a blind pig. He rode through town firing at residents wounding J A Lipphardt the editor and nearly hitting L S Todd before being shot by a citizen posse. He died with his boots on as he fell from his horse.
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Ambrose
N. D
J. A. Lipphardt
L. S. Todd
Gunness Relics Fetch High Prices At Auction
In Laporte Indiana on June 2 the sale of Mrs Belle Gunness personal property drew 4000 to 56000 people. Items sold for five to ten times their cost with total receipts far above a normal sale. The event drew vendors fakirs and luncheon stands with over 500 rigs parked on the farm at peak. The horse driven by Mrs Gunness the Gunness children pony cart and a shepherd dog drew particular interest the dog selling for 107.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laporte
Ind
Belle Gunness
Postal Board
Gunness
Boy 19 Confesses in Holmes Murder Case on Pals
Chicago dated June 2 David Jacobson 19 admits presence at the killing of Robert C Holmes Edison Commonwealth Purchase Agent found in an alley May 21 He implicates three others in custody Samuel McEwen Charles Lewis and George Miller ages 19 to 24 Jacobson says McEwen struck Holmes first then Lewis hammered Holmes in the head.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
David Jacobson
Robert C. Holmes
Edison Commonwealth Company
Holmes
Jacobson
Samuel McEwen
Charles Lewis
George Miller
McEwen
Lewis
Iowan Shoots Himself at the Presidio
James Black aged 25 and born in Burlington Iowa, a private in the Sixty-fifth company of coast artillery corps, shot himself at the Presidio yesterday and died from the wound.
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Presidio
San Francisco
James Black
Coast Artillery Corps
Burlington
Man Dies After Neck Break From Minor Motion
Cincinnati reports Joseph Zins a 28 year old man with tuberculosis of the spine died instantly after a slight chair motion caused the first three vertebrae to give way and press the spinal cord. The case notes tuberculosis weakness of the upper spine.
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Cincinnati
Joseph Zins
Zins
Paradise life colony aims for naked living in Mexico
A self styled simple life paradise near Vera Cruz Mexico led by Gustaf H Ander plans to attract 500 colonists by September 1. The project promotes naked living with no hair cutting and minimal washing and a diet of nuts and fruit as men and women abandon clothes and community routines.
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New York
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Gustaf H. Ander
Tropics
Ander
Russian Actor Glogolin Stars as Maid of Orleans in Berlin
Berlin reports Russian actor Glogolin has been invited to Germany to perform the Maid of Orleans in a Schiller play. Audiences initially mocked a man in the title role, but after his first performance the critics praised his convincing portrayal and applauded the turnabout.
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Orleans
Berlin
Glogolin
Germany
St. Petersburg
Copper slump shown by decline in year’s returns
At Amalgamated Copper company annual meeting James Stillman retired from the board. Net income for year ended April 20 was 6 680 000 a drop of 7 474 000 from last year with a 525 000 surplus down 1 703 000 to total 12 008 823. The report notes copper business weakness last fall and winter and that copper stock surplus nearly disappeared as mines operated at full capacity.
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New York
Amalgamated Copper Company
James Stillman
National City Bank
Directorate of
Copper Company
Pas
Little Prince of Asturias Enlists in King’s Regiment
The one year old prince of Asturias, dressed in recruit’s infantry uniform, was carried by Queen Victoria Eugenie at a royal thanksgiving. He was enrolled as an ordinary private in Infantry Regiment No. 1 by the minister of war and colonel of the king’s regiment with the king and royal family present.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Madrid
Prince of Asturias
Alfonso
Victoria Eugenie
Victoria
King's Regiment
Humperdinck’s Children Steal Spotlight at Berlin Opera
In Berlin the composer Herr Humperdinck took his five children to a performance of Haensel and Gretel. While he tried to time the music for them, the youngsters grew restless, some slept, others fidgeted, drawing more attention than the stage spectacle.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Berlin
Herr Humperdinck
Haensel
Gretel
Humperdinck
Seeking Work, She Finds Fortune in City Dust
Mrs Laurina Bertoldo of 434 West Fifty seconds street stumbled on a dust covered packet while job hunting in front of the Hotel Astor. The bundle contained bonds and a $4000 stock certificate. She handed the papers to police and they were returned to Co R Vincent of Hotel Seville, East Twenty ninth Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Laurina Bertoldo
West Fifty-seconds Street
Astor
Co. R. Vincent
Seville
East Twenty-ninth Street
Edison claims sleep is a habit born of darkness
Thomas A. Edison, in New York on June 3, argued sleep is merely a habit with no proven need. He said early humans slept because darkness left them with nothing to do, and descendants followed this custom, though perpetual light might eradicate sleep.
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New York
Thomas A. Edison
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Sartorial Art Journal
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H. Clay Pierce
Divorce Mart
Threshers’ Association
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