Chinese Laundryman Whong Ge’s Daughter Baptized in Minneapolis
Whong Ge of La Crosse, owner of a Chinese laundry, baptized his daughter at Westminster Presbyterian Church in Minneapolis. The ceremony drew a large crowd. the child is noted as the first Chinese child born in Minneapolis to be baptized into the Christian church. Ge, who married in San Francisco after a correspondence with his bride, planned to move into his own business and may have his wife join him later.
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Whong Ge
la Crosse
Minneapolis
Westminster Presbyterian
John Edward Bushnell
Westminster Church
Flowery Kingdom
San Francisco
Whong
Minnesota Woman Accused of Fire That Endangered Inmates
Hattie Palmer, 58, is jailed in Minneapolis charged with setting fire to a frame building at 213 First Avenue South while occupants slept. Firemen found kerosene traces. several residents escaped. Palmer says revenge against neighbors drove her action and she surrendered seeking punishment.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Hattie aPlmer
Central Police Station
First Avenue South
Unite to Fight Railroad Men
A meeting of governors and attorneys general may be held in St. Paul to discuss rate litigation affecting states rights. Attorney General Young weighs issuing a general call as railroads face suits seen as challenging state authority, with Iowa Illinois Indiana and New York legislatures recently enacting rate-regulating laws.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Union
Federal District Court
Young
Iowa
Illinois
Indiana
New York
Indian pathfinder found dead near Bear River claim
John Shaw of Ellsworth Wisconsin settled on Bear river thirty miles west of International Falls in 1903. He disappeared the following June while traveling from his trading post to his homestead. Log drivers found his skeleton on the riverbank near his old trail, identified by a watch and compass.
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International Falls
Minn
John Shaw
Ellsworth
Wis
Bear River
Here
Foley's Honey and Tar Praised For Lung Trouble Shell
A. A. Herren of Finch Ark writes Foley's Honey and Tar is best for coughs colds and lung trouble. He claims it has cured consumption in early stages and notes no one using it would be unsatisfied. O. T. Erhart adds anonymous endorsement.
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A. A. Herren
Finch, Ark
Foley
O. T. Erhart
We wouldn’t give a wooden nickel for all a man knows
A sharp proverb warns that boasting knowledge without wisdom earns little respect. The line suggests humility and practical understanding trump empty certainty.
Nevada Governor Sparks Begins Second Term
Governor John Sparks of Nevada began his second four year term in January after first taking office in 1903. A Democrat from Carson City he stays at Reno often, holds mining interests, and helped attract prize fights to Goldfield.
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John Sparks
Nevada
Sparks
Carson City
Reno City
Goldfields
Drunken Daggett Farmer fatally shot by 16 year old son
Charles Laycock of Menominee County attacked his wife and threatened the family before 16 year old William Laycock shot him in the head with a .22 rifle. Albert Laycock tried to intervene as the father drew a knife. The son was arrested but likely not prosecuted.
Marriage Links Jack Horner Heir To Mells Estate
London reports Katherine Horner a descendant of Jack Horner will wed Raymond Asquith son of the British chancellor of the exchequer. The tale ties to the nursery rhyme, revealing the real Jack Horner profited from abbey lands after Henry VIII seized monastic property.
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London
Mary
Jack Horner
Katherine Horner
Jack
Raymond Asquith
Glastonbury
Henry VIII
John Horner
Mells
Somersetshire
Taft to Visit Milwaukee and Madison This Month
Secretary of War Taft, a leading presidential hopeful, will honor Milwaukee on June 10 with a speech at the Merchants and Manufacturers' association banquet and then fly to Madison for a noon address to University of Wisconsin students.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Madison
Taft
Merchants and Manufacturers’ Association
Foresters Name Delegates to High Court Convention
Mrs H A Lee and L W Pomeroy chosen by South side courts of Independent Order of Foresters to attend the high court convention in Wausau on June 5 and 6. Delegation leaving at noon includes Mesdames Marvin Willey Lee Looney and C C Looney plus Messrs Willey Pomeroy Miller.
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H. A. Lee
L. W. Pomeroy
South Side Courts of Independent Order of Foresters
Wausau
George B. Marvin
C. W. Willey
C. C. Looney
J. S. Miller
Vanderbilt Separated as Marlborough Scandal Rumor Grows
London gossip claims W K Vanderbilt and his second wife live apart after a clashing affair with a American woman tied to the Duchess of Marlborough. The tale says Vanderbilt hopes for divorce to wed the mistress, while a Marlborough reconciliation is the only hopeful outcome.
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New York
W. K. Vanderbilt
Duchess of Marlborough
London
Vanderbilt
Rutherford
Marlboroughs
Insane Polish Couple Detained. Children to Home
In Ortonville Minnesota Judge of probate ordered Joseph Koplar and his wife to Fergus Falls hospital. Their three children aged about 12 to 5 were sent to a children's home. The family, devout Catholics, had lived reclusively for years denying money use and government authority.
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Ortonville
Minn
Joseph Koplar
Fergus Falls
The Possibility Stage Manager Commands Silence
Stage manager warns to halt scene movement as Lupe recalls time to stop. Juliet lies dead in the tomb and moving the canvas could reveal a draft that risks her appearing to sneeze. Kansas City Independent.
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Lupe
Juliet
Kansas City
Word meaning and usage lesson dialogue
A teacher asks about the word imbibes and how to use it. Fanny answers that it means to take in and gives a sentence about her aunt imbibing boarders.
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Fanny
Fenny
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