Public access and stones of Stonehenge case reaches High Court
The Chancery Division heard a suit alleging public rights to free access to Stonehenge circles. Sir Edmund Antrobus, owner of the site, erected fences in 1901 that block five roads claimed as rights of way and charged admission to view the monument. The attorney general and five gentlemen seek an order to remove the fences and an injunction to protect the rights of way.
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Stonehenge
Chancery Division
High Court of Justice
England
Edmund Antrobus
North Side Notices and Local Movements
Community notices list residents ill and visiting, travel plans, and social events. Andrew Olson and Julius Roggensack are ill, while Miss Otterson hosts a ladies society. A Milwaukee road time card change and a Muscatine cargo train passage are noted. local residents travel to Chicago and Madison for work or study.
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Thomas & Phalon Coal Company
Breuer
Avon Street
Obert Sletten
State University
Madison
Westby
Peter Helin
George Street
Chicago
Verne Helin
Big Battle Not Begun In Manchuria Fight
Gunshu Pass Manchuria June 23 Japanese operations over the past five days appear to have ended their delaying actions and clearing the front. There is no reason for further delay in beginning a great battle as opposing forces are seen as essentially equal. Russian troops believe an advance may start soon. Correspondents are barred from noting army sentiments on peace proposals. Army leaders maintain a bellicose stance as peace negotiations open.
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Gunshu Pass
Manchuria
Schurz Urges Schools Over Battleships at Wisconsin Commencement
Madison June 23 Carl Schurz delivered the University of Wisconsin commencement address urging the republic to be a “gentleman par excellence” who trusts in schools over battleships. The ceremony conferred doctor of laws on Carl Schurz along with Justices Cassiday and Marshall, Professor Spalteholz and ex-President Bascom. 428 graduates.
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Madison
Wis
University of Wisconsin
Carl Schurz
New York
Republic
van Hise Im
J. B. Cassiday
R. D. Marshall
Wisconsin Supreme Court
Werner Spalteholz
Germany
John Bascom
Tribune on the North Side News Highlights
The Tribune’s north side edition showcases top local updates, community events, and notable developments, keeping residents informed with concise reporting and timely briefs from the area.
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the Tribune
North Side
Remarkable Nitrous Ether Escape At Nelsonville
Joe Kelch a Nelsonville Ohio pharmacist assistant escaped death after slipping while removing a bottle of concentrated nitrous ether. The uncorked bottle released fumes and he inhaled a large quantity before help arrived. Six physicians treated him for five hours with extensive measures. doctors believe he will recover. Nitrous ether inhalation is regarded as absolutely fatal in drug circles.
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Nelsonville
Joe Kelch
Last Half Cinched Name Debates in St Louis Post-Dispatch
Quotations show a parent considering a baby name with half the name Smith and the other half undecided. The playful exchange highlights family naming choices reflected in the St Louis publication.
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Smith
St Louis Post-Dispatch
Mistah Umpiah cautioned on a slow base call
The Chic Tribune reports captain Mose Dahkley of the Mighty Moke baseball team demanding leeway for a fast baser on the opposing lineup, claiming Peasley had four yards to run and was safe.
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Mose Dahkley
Mighty Moke
Lise Peasley
Chic Tribune
Twins Arrive Home Amid Witty Parable From Tribune
A humorous Chicago Tribune snippet notes the arrival of twins and the playful quip that they resemble a restless moment captured on camera. The exchange captures local humor as a family welcomes the new additions.
Farson, Leach Rep Seeks City Bond Purchase in La Crosse
A representative from Farson, Leach & Co. of Chicago is in La Crosse today to arrange the purchase of the citys $15,000 special street improvement bonds planned for soon to be sold.
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Farson, Leach & Co
Chicago
la Croses
Hirscheimer
Committee On
Schultze
la Crosse
la Crosse Street Railway Company
Torrance
Sixteenth
Market Streets
Floyd Davis
Board of Public Works
Front Street
Sill Street
Taft Philippine party to visit Japan during trip
Final arrangements for Secretary Tafts Philippine contingent include a three day stay with the mikado of Japan. The group departs Washington June 30 and reaches Yokohama around July 26, with a royal yacht visit to Tokyo and lavish entertainments planned.
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Washington
Taft
Philippine Party of Congressmen
Japan
Chicago
San Francisco
Manchuria
Yokohama
Tokio
Palace
President Roosevelt completes western Massachusetts college tour
President Roosevelt left Williamstown after receiving Williams College an honorary L H D. He spent about thirty two hours across three commencements attending speeches at each site and along stations as his car crowd cheered. Returning to Washington he spoke at North Adams Adams Pittsfield Brookfield Junction Danbury and South Norwalk.
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Williamstown
Mass
Roosevelt
Massachusetts
Williams College
Washington
North Adams
Adams
Pittsfield
Brookfield Junction
Danbury
South Norwalk
Another Chickasaw Warrant Theft Under Probe
In Muskogee Oklahoma Territory on June 23 authorities allege a major theft tied to Chickasaw warrants. The scheme, likened to the Creek warrant fraud, may involve fugitive banker Kirby Purdon of Tishomingo and an estimated 100000 to 200000 dollars. Warrants allegedly circulated via a St Louis firm and a grand jury investigates the matter.
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Muskogee
I. T
Tishomingo
St. Louis
Kirby Purdon
Grand Jury
Former City Weighmaster Declares Insanity and Is Committed
Charles A. Bartlett, longtime city weighmaster, told Judge Brindley he is insane and arranged commitment to Mendota asylum. He resides at 1925 South Sixteenth Street and, after examination, was adjudged insane and set to transfer pension and affairs to his wife. His main delusion is his belief in his own insanity.
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Charles A. Bartlett
Bartlett
Mendota Asylum
South Sixteenth Street
Brindley
Hog and cattle market summaries from Chicago and regional quotes
Chicago markets report hog receipts around 15 000 with 5 000 left over and prices up 5 cents. Cattle and sheep numbers show market strength with 2 000 cattle and 8 000 sheep noted. Regional figures for Omaha Kansas City include hogs 10 000 and 5 000, cattle 1 600 and 600, sheep 2 000 and 1 000. Futures quotes list July and October prices with minor shifts.
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Chicago
Omaha
Kansas City
Very Low Rates to Asbury Park Excur sion
Excursion tickets to Asbury Park New Jersey on the North Western Line sale June 28 to July 1 with favorable return limits on account of the National Educational association. Apply to Agents North Western Ry.
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Asbury Park
New Jersey
North-Western
National Educational Association
Agnts & North-Western Ry
Dr George Powell Physician and Surgeon Mentioned
Dr George Powell is identified as a consulting physician and surgeon, noted in the medical context of the article. The piece centers on his professional role and expertise within the healthcare setting.
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George Powell
Treasure Hunt After Civil War Guerrilla Gold Near Denver
Denver dispatch recounts 1864 Confederate captain James Reynolds leading a guerrilla band that robbed the Buckskin coach on the old South Park trail near Denver, taking 40000 dollars. Attack followed the next day, one man killed, Reynolds and five men captured. two escaped and allegedly buried the treasure. Recent searching parties have left Denver to locate the gold.
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James Reynolds
Quantrell
Denver
Old South Park
Reynolds
Color Change In German Army Uniforms Reported
The London Standard states Germany will switch from dark blue field uniforms to a cloudy gray. Three battalions already wear the new style with looser tunics, while trousers caps and helmets stay the same.
Oil Discovery at S Hohensil Farm Shocks Rowsburg Ohio
Excitement rises in Rowsburg Perry township Ohio over a new oil well on S Hohensil property. The oil is unusually clear almost kerosene like and burns in lamps as well as refined oil.
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Rowsburg
Perry Township
S. Hohensil
When the Czar Works
A depiction of the czar’s daily routine begins with rising at seven for tea and toast. He works two hours, walks an hour, another walk after lunch, then works until eleven at night aside from dinner. He chats with his wife and children in French or English to keep attendants from understanding them.
First Winter Snow Reported on Mars by Lowell Telegram
A Harvard observatory telegram from Lowell at Flagstaff Arizona says the first winter snow fell in Mars arctic region between May 18 and 129, covering a vast area around the old polar cap in longitude 230.
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Harvard College Observatory
Lowell
Flagstaff
Ariz
Arctic
Mars
Boston
New York Times
Election of head officers at Modern Woodmen session
Milwaukee June 22 head camp of the Modern Woodmen of America filled most top posts by re election with the exception of head banker. S. S. Menider of Mason City Iowa was chosen for the bankers role.
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Milwaukee
Woodmen of
America
S. S. Menider
Mawhich
Mason City
City Trust and Safe Deposit Co Closes in Receiver’s Hands
Philadelphia reports the City Trust and Safe Deposit Company has shut its doors and fallen under a receiver after investigators found forgeries by Benjamin H. Gaskill totaling eighty thousand dollars.
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Philadelpia
City Trust and Safe Deposit Company
Benjamin H. Gaskill
Heavy rain and hail damage crops in Nebraska towns
In Atkinson, Nebraska, three inches of rain fell in forty minutes and hail reached two feet in depth during the night. Heavy storms across the region caused considerable agricultural damage.
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Norfolk
Neb
Atkinson
Assassin Shoots Carrie Cushenberry at Judge Carroll’s Home
In Hopkinsville Kentucky on June 27 Carrie Cushenberry a colored girl was shot and killed as she was going to bed. The assassin fired through a window at Judge Joseph M. C. Carroll's residence.
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Hopkinsville
Carrie Cushenberry
Joseph M. C. Carroll
Return trip tale of sand and sea from Pedro
Pedro returns to Cordova from Mar del Plata with a bottle of shore sand and sea water to show his ocean curious parents who had never seen the ocean. The parents were said to be greatly impressed by the demonstration.
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Cordova
Mar del Plata
Pedro
Saeta
Why English Words End with er or or in Bets and Estimates
A 4 grammarian explains that spelling differences in words like better versus estimator arise from English drawing on two root sources. Germanic words commonly take er as in worker and speaker, while Latin roots use or as in factor and creator.
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Latin “Org. Tor
Pete Browning Released From Lakeland Asylum
Louisville June 22. Pete Browning once famed baseball star Louis Rogers Browning has been discharged from Lakeland asylum after a court deemed him insane. He showed improvement after treatment for a rising in his head and no longer requires confinement.
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Pete” Browning
Louisville
Louis Rogers Browning
Lakeland Asylum
Browning
Massachusetts Supreme Court rules against forced labor unions
The Massachusetts supreme court holds that attempts to compel all workers to join unions violate the law and seek to monopolize the labor market, deeming such efforts unlawful.
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Boston
Massachusetts Supreme Court
What a Queer Family Joke in a Child’s Mind
A story about Little Charlie who notices electricity in his mother’s hair after she brushes it. He then exclaims that their family is queer because Grandma has gas in her stomach and his mother has electricity in her hair, sparking a shy family joke.
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Charlie
The Present Moment Maxim in Time Use
The passage states a mill cannot grind with past or future water only with what passes now. It emphasizes that we gain no use from time past or coming time, and we can use only the passing moment.
Solomon Wives Question Sparks Conversation
In a brief humorous exchange, Harry asks if a husband’s wife is his better half and plays on biblical references to Solomon’s wives, illustrating a light moment in a Chicago news item.
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Harry
Papa
Solomon
Chicago News
No Choice. A Millionaire's Dilemma in Matchmaking
Ted questions if the old millionaire can do any good with his money. Ned says he must help, noting the man has six marriageable daughters.
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Ted
Ned
Reflection on self and youth from Alcott
A concise moral line from Louisa May Alcott notes that true companionship lies within one’s own pursuits. It suggests aging is not defined by years but by inner engagement and personal drive.
Longing for Things Beyond Reach
A reflective piece notes that the deepest desires are often unattainable and that achieving them would not necessarily bring happiness. It argues fulfillment lies elsewhere than pursuit of elusive goals.
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Higt Rodes
Stanerence
North Side News
North Side Briefs
Andrew Olson
Charles Street
Sever Spoonick
Holmen
John McKenzie
Julius Roggensack
Roggensack Brothers
Thomas & Phalon
Rose
Milwaukee Road
Robert Larson
Burlington
Kane Street
T. Hanson
Pine Bluff
Louis Rask
Mr. Rask
Carl Roggensack
Rooney
Amelia Roggensack
Lansing, In
Roggensack
Otto Schlabach
Weslyan College
Delaware, O
Miss Theodora and
Grace Sidensol
L of Badger
Samuel
Tatler
Chicago Tribune
Bild Ot ‘Aina
Zach Peers
Weasier
Suday's Markets
Edwards-Wood Co
Minneapolis
Duluth
C. W. Ellingson
Chiropractic
Rose Street
Woodmen
Gaskill’s
Alcott
Lithia
North Side Bottling Works
Rose St
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