Death of Gen Boynton Ends Noted Career
General Henry Van Ness Boynton dies at 70 in Atlantic City after a career as Civil War soldier, Spanish War veteran, and Washington correspondent. Remains will go to Washington for funeral at Arlington. interment planned at Arlington National Cemetery. Boynton led the Chickamauga Park Commission and was involved in Ohio politics and national affairs.
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Washington
Arlington National Cemetery
Henry van Ness Boynton
Spain
Ohio
Atlantic City
N. J
H. V. Boynton
Chickamauga Park Commission
Grace Snell-Coffin-Coffin-Walker Layman to wed again
Chicago reports Grace Ete Snell Coffin Coffin Walker Layman may marry for the sixth time. Los Angeles sources say she wears her sixth diamond and plans a quiet wedding to Mack Love, with a honeymoon spent writing a modern American love story.
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Chicago
Grace Snell-Coffin-Coffin-Walker
Los Angeles
Cal
Mack Love
Grace Ete
Confed reunion leaders fail to obtain messages from King Edward and Roosevelt
Colonel Thomas D. Osborne reported to King Edward and President Roosevelt requesting advance messages for the United Confederate Veterans gathering in Louisville on June 14 to 16. The king declined citing his rule against public messages, while Roosevelt said he would not send a message and would speak only if present.
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Louisville
Thomas D. Osborne
The
Confederate Reunion
King Edward
England
Roosevelt
United Confederate Veterans
Osborne
Loeb
Steamers Isaac Staples and George S. cross Wagon Bridge yesterday
Two steamers named Isaac Staples and George S. were noted as passing downriver through the Wagon Bridge yesterday. The report records their passage without detailing cargo or destination.
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Isaac Staples
George S
North Side News Roundup Of Local Notes And Scores
Miss Minnie Tietz visits Minneapolis for a relatives trip. Miss Emma Johnson ill. William Jenkins of Portage recalls railroad days. Marius Olson to St Paul for several days on business. Sharpshooters picnic draws crowd in West La Crosse. Black River levels fall slowly. Harry Evjen remodels barber shop. Ramblers beat the Combination 16 to 7. Regulators fall to La Crescent 6 to 4 on La Crescent grounds.
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Minnie Tietz
Charles Street
Minneapolis
Emma Johnson
Prospect Street
William Jenkins
Portage
Mr. Jenkins
Milwaukee Road
Marius Olson
Milwaukee
St. Paul
West la Crosse
Black River
Harry Evjen
Caledonia Street
Ramblers
Regulators
la Crescent
Welcome of Young Duchess in Berlin Parade
Duches Cecilia of Mecklenburg Schwerin enters Berlin for her wedding to Crown Prince Frederick William. Crowds cheer Hoch as roses fly and cannon salutes echo. The 18 year old smiles amid a grand bridal procession, while the prince leads his guard in greeting the city.
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Berlin
Brandenburg Gate
Warships Sink a Bark in Fog Off Dungeness
London reports the British battleship Caesar collided with the bark Afghanistan during fog near Dungeness. The bark sank two minutes after impact, with twenty three feared drowned and eleven rescued from a crew of thirty four. The channel fleet, in two columns, entered fog and failed to signal for slow speed. Hannibal narrowly avoided another collision.
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London
Dungeness
Afghanistan
Channel
Caesar
Hannibal
Excursion Tickets to Oshkosh for Commercial Travelers
The C M and St P railway announces round trip excursion tickets to Oshkosh for the Commercial Travelers meeting on June 6 and June 10. Tickets priced at 6 30 with sale dates June 8 and June 9 and valid for return until June 12, 1905.
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C. M
St. P. Ry
Oshkosh
German Baptist Brethren Excur sion Half Rates to Meeting
Excur sion on Northwestern Line from Bristol Tennessee offers half price round trip tickets May 31 to June 2 with favorable return limits. Apply to Chicago and North Western Railway agents.
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German Baptist Brethren
Bristol
Tennessee
Excursion Tickets to Milwaukee for Woodmen Meeting
Excursion tickets to Milwaukee Wisconsin via the Northwestern Line will be sold June 16 to 22 inclusive with favorable return limits on account of the Biennial Meeting of Modern Woodmen. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
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Northwestern Line
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Wilwaukee
Wis
Woman Loses Art Treasures After Custom House Sale
A New York woman abroad gathered his paintings to sell after her husband’s death. She issued guarantees to all connected with the works and secured signatures via the American consul. Customs duties rose beyond her means, provoking anger and a torn guarantee. The auctioneer advised buying in, but the woman wrecked the deal, the paintings sold cheaply and scattered, costing her a small fortune.
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New York
Uncle Sam
Custom House
New York Times
Train Service Links Salem and Sioux City via Northwestern Line
A daily six o clock departure from Salem except Sundays reaches Alton by ten and Sioux City by eleven thirty in the morning. Return trains leave Sioux City at four and Alton at five twenty five, arriving Salem at nine twenty in the evening. Through service at Alton requires no changes, expanding Northwestern Line connections between Salem and Sioux City.
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Salem
S. D
Sioux City
Iowa
Alton
Very Low Rates to Toronto Tickets Sold for Triennial Convention
Tickets to Toronto offered June 18 19 21 and 22 with favorable return limits on account of the Triennial Convention International Sunday School Association. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
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Toronto
International Sunday School Association
Chicago& Northwestern Ry
Colonel Hapeman Dead Pioneer of LaSalle County
Ottawa June 3 Colonel Douglas Hapeman a LaSalle county pioneer died. He settled in 1844 and joined the Civil War from the Eleventh Illinois Infantry later becoming colonel of the One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Infantry. He fought in major western battles, belonged to the Grand Army of the Republic and the Military Order of the Loyal Legion, and was a thirty second degree Mason.
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Douglas Hapeman
Ottawa
LaSalle County
Hapeman
Eleventh
Illinois Infantry
One Hundred and Fourth Illinois Infantry
Grand Army of the Republic
Military Order of the Loyal Legion
Missing banker named receiver for Bank of Fowlerton
Marion Indiana June 5 George B Hopkins former president cashier and sole owner of the Bank of Fowlerton is missing Judge Paulus names EB Lollar as receiver after Simon B Leach depositors petition Leach says Hopkins absconded with more than 5000 dollars in bank assets Furnishings left are a safe counter table and four chairs for depositors to claim.
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Marion
Ind
George B. Hopkins
Chicago
Bank of
Fowlerton
Simon B. Leach
Paulus
EB. Lollar
Leach
Hopkins
Roosevelt letter sent unpaid postage to Berwick post
President Roosevelt sent a 2 cent stamp to Postmaster Bowman of Berwick for an unstamped letter mailed to him from Wilkes Barre. Bowman notified the president that 2 cents postage was due and refused to forward the item until payment was received.
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Roosevelt
Wilkesbarre
Bowman
Berwick
President Mitchell Promotes 8-Hour Day at Moosic Speech
In Scranton on June 5, John Mitchell of the United Mine Workers urged miners in the anthracite region to demand an eight-hour day and a signed pact when the current agreement ends May 31, 1906.
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Scranton
Moosic
John Mitchell
United Mine Workers
Natal Hurricane Toll Falls in Durban Dispatch
A Durban dispatch reports that the Natal hurricane and the Pinetown reservoir burst have killed nearly 500 laborers and fifty Europeans, signaling a severe disaster and high casualty count.
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London
Durban
Natal
Pinetown
Wabash Wins Dual Track Meet Over DePauw
Wabash college defeated DePauw university 62 to 42 in Greencastle Indiana. Wabash secured the meet via the 120 yard hurdles and hammer throw events. McKee led DePauw with strong point totals while Van Dyke and Dewey starred for Wabash.
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Wabash
Greencastle
Ind
Wabash College
DePauw University
McKee
DePauw
van Dyke
Dewey
Speaker Cannon Heads Small Alaska Visit From Seattle
Speaker Joseph G. Cannon and a large congressional party depart Portland to visit Seattle and then southern Alaska. The group includes Senator Hemeway, his son and daughter, plus W. E. Rodenberg and wife, as they travel for a short official and family trip.
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Cannon
Portland
Ore
House of Representatives
Representatives
Seattle
Alaska
Joseph G. Cannon
Hemeway
W. E. Rodenberg
Detroit Lines to Dundee Adrian and Tecumseh Extension
General Manager Matthew Slush of the Detroit Monroe and Toledo Short Line announces extension of the railroad to Dundee Adrian and Tecumseh with double tracking from Monroe to Toledo.
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Detroit
Matthew Slush
Monroe
Toledo
Dundee
Adrian
Tecumseh
Minnetonka Contacts Apache in Trans-Atlantic Race Update
The steamship Minnetonka reports meeting the American bark Apache, the belated competitor in the German emperor's cup race, about 250 miles west of the Lizard at 7 a m yesterday.
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London
Minnetonka
Fire destroys Winkle Terra Cotta works near St Louis
Fire swept the Winkle Terra Cotta works just west of St Louis destroying six buildings. Loss is put at about 400000 dollars. Fire authorities report rapid spread but no confirmed injuries. Local crews fought the blaze through the night to contain it.
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St. Louis
Unidentified man blown to pieces by dynamite
An unknown man was killed in Dixon when dynamite exploded. Neighbors reported shattered windows and debris for blocks around. Authorities believe the blast was accidental and ongoing efforts seek to identify the victim.
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Dixon, Lll
Explosion at South Mountain Shaft Harms Panko Family
Petersburg Illinois reports a powder explosion at South Mountain shaft wounding William Panko and his son William Panko Jr. The elder died within hours in agony and the son is not expected to survive. A spark in the powder keg is blamed.
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Petersburg
William Panko
South Mountain Shaft
Anthracite Firms Meet to Form $10 Million Combine
Representatives from twenty four anthracite collieries met in Swansea Wales on June 5 to open talks with other owners toward creating a combine with a capital of 10 million dollars.
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Swansea
Wales
Reverend John Sargent, 77, Illinois Pioneer Preacher Dead
Springfield June 5 Reverend John Sargent aged 77 a pioneer Methodist preacher of Illinois has died at Markham his birthplace. He served as chaplain in the United States army from 1861 to 1864 and led several churches in central and southern Illinois.
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Springfield
John Sargent
Illinois
Markham
Ilinois
Quack’s Sympathetic Ointment Heals Wounds with Odd Mixture
An old time healer sold a “sympathetic ointment” made from massed bed linen moss, greace, mummia, blood, linseed oil, rose oil, and bolearminick. He claimed the recipe could cure wounds. the patient rubbed the ointment on the injury and pressed the weapon to the wound to recover.
Scores on the ball fields Chicago June
Baseball scores recap from multiple leagues with results in St Louis Pittsburg Boston Philadelphia and Milwaukee. Highlights include New York beating Boston 6 to 2 and 8 to 3, Cincinnati routing St Louis 8 to 1, and Louisville socks sixteenth inning win 13 to 7.
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Chicago
St. Louis
Cinta
Pittsburgh
Pittsburg
Boston
New York
Howton
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
St Louis
American
Washington
Detroit
Cleveland
Association
Kansas City
St. Paul
Louisvile
Toledo
Louisville
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Columbus
Indianapolis
Milwaukee -Minneapolis
Western
Sioux City
St. Joseph
Denver
Des Moines
Wily Reynard Craftiness Compared With Other Animals
The article surveys the fox Reynard as a master of craftiness in the wild, noting his clever methods for catching prey and storing food. It contrasts his cautious, opportunistic behavior with that of other animals, detailing how he hides supplies in multiple locations and avoids danger, citing the London Field.
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Reynard
London Field
Local Markets Clear Swiss and American Dairy Offerings
Market listings show German hand cheese at 15 per box and American full cream at 14 percent. Boon brand items appear in the uncleaned text with unclear details.
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DGGE
Cranberries and fruits prices from Cranberries to Oranges
A list of fruit and vegetable prices with per box or per case rates. Items include cranberries bananas figs lettuce tomatoes radishes strawberries pineapples cabbage onions parsnips beets carrots potatoes and oranges with varying unit prices. The OCR text shows many garbled spellings and illegible values.
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California
Wool. La Crosse Wool & Fur Co. Medium grade wool
Classified ad from La Crosse Wool and Fur Company offering medium wool quality. Includes limited readable text and unclear trailing characters.
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la Crosse Wool & Fur Co
Cream cheese varieties and prices per box
Listing of full cream cheeses including Itc Full cream Twins and limburger with percentages and prices, Swiss cheese at 12 percent, Long Horn at 12 cents, Young American and German hand cheese referenced per box.
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Itc
Great Japanese naval hero Togo described in admiralty portrait
The article portrays Admiral Togo as short in stature with a grizzled beard and mustache. It notes his contemplative retiring manner, his unobserved street presence, and his reputation aboard ship as a supreme master of naval strategy and tactics.
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Togo
Livestock Market Prices in Early Trade Report
The list shows pork products priced at 13.50 per unit and barrells at 13.50. Dressed calves range from 5.00 to 6.50, and live calves from 2.50 to 4.00. Sheep and other livestock mention varied figures around 4.00 to 4.80 with agricultural terms and cake-like notes.
Milling Products. Patent per bil debts and terms
Milling items listed by the Listman Mill Company include patent per bill debts and cash equivalents. Mill feed Bram and Cone White middlings are priced per ton with various noted charges and adjustments.
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Listman Mill Co
Eushecs
Hard maple lengths and dried grains listing
A compact listing notes hard maple 4 foot lengths, dry 4.75 and green 4.50, with a brief line about PG se aac and by John Gund Brg Co. Mentions superior quality dried grains and COLOGE dred picence teab socs in unclear text.
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John Gund
Excursion Tickets To Lake Shetek From La Crosse
Excursion tickets from La Crosse to Lake Shetek Tracy Minnesota offered by the Northwestern Line at reduced summer rates. Round trip price 7.45 with return not later than the following Tuesday, or 11.95 for daily round trips with return within thirty days. Lake Shetek described as a premier summer and fall resort with abundant fishing and hunting plus reasonable lodging. Nearby lakes listed include Current Lake Siegel Fremont Sarah Bear Long Buffalo Iron Beauty Willow Isabella and Clear Lake.
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Lake Shetek
Tracy
Minn
la Crosse
Current Lake
Lake Siegel
Lake Fremont
Lake Sarah
Bear Lake
Long Lake
Buffalo Lake
Iron Lake
Beauty Lake
Willow Lake
Lake Isabella
Clear Lake
Handsome Menus for B and O Dining Car Service
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad company has issued new menus for its dining car service on fast eastern trains. The menus feature dainties found at the finest hotels and are exclusive to the B and O. They are printed in handsome affairs.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
Premier rejects Norwegian government remarks on Stockholm telegram
Premier declares he repudiates the Norwegian government's written and spoken remarks after refusing to sanction the consular law. He urges public release of his Council of State statement. Storthing to be updated on Stockholm Occurrences. Berner proposes halting negotiations for the present, agreed by the body.
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Christiania
Stockholm
Council of State
Council of
Norway
Egram
Datng Oscar
Storthing
M. Berner
Coucil of State
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Piom Biele
Tangers
LE Monde
Llu ST RE
Gen. Boynton
Crown Lithia
North Side Bottling Works
North Side News
Wily Reynard
Henry Andregg
John C. Burns
R. C. Wallace
Ze. Becket
Adlupal
New York Herald
Wim OF Carid
Morvwidy
Anno Siicola
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