Presbyterians At Winona Unanimous For Big Union
At Winona Lake Indiana on May 23 the general assembly voted to reunite with the Cumberland Presbyterian body. The committee on cooperation was empowered to draft consolidation details for report to the next assembly. Opposition may seek reconsideration before the 1906 report, with eastern dissenters arguing against constitutional unity.
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Presbyterians
Winona
BIG Union
Winona Lake
Ind
General Assembly
The
Presbyterian Church
Cumberland Presbyterian Body
Committee On Co
Cumberland
Cumberland Church
Committee On Co-Operation
Fresno
Cal
Cumberland Presbyterian General Assembly
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Northern Assembly
W. Plumber Bryan
Chicago
Presbyterian Assembly
La Crosse Sharpshooters Plan New City Park Alt
The La Crosse Sharpshooters association has arranged for a second park in La Crosse. Thirteen acres on the west side were bought by the club with a provision in the charter that the land be used as a shooting park while the club exists. If the club dissolves, the lands revert to La Crosse for park use.
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la Crosse
Receipts for sale of slaves tied to Roosevelt kin
Atlanta May 18 Roosevelt visits Georgia to view his mother’s birthplace and meet Georgians. Colonel George H. Jones will present two receipts and bills of sale for four enslaved people once sold by his maternal grandmother to fund Martha Bullock's wedding attire for Theodore Roosevelt Sr.
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President Roosevelt
Atlanta
Roosevelt
Georgia
Clay
George H. Jones
Cobb
S County
Martha Bullock
Theodore Roosevelt, Sr
New York
Memorial Day Observance by Modern Woodmen in La Crosse
The Modern Woodmen of America plan a joint Memorial Day in La Crosse with camps coordinating to meet at the central hall and march to the cemetery for exercises. Simultaneous plans include the biennial head camp meeting in Milwaukee starting June 16, with Foresters quartered in tents at Juneau Park and teams required to report by June 19 at 10 am.
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Woodmen of America
la Crosse
Milwaukee
M. W. A. Foresters
John H. Mitchell
Iowa
Mich
Juneau Park
Lake Front
Complaint of Army Nurses prompts records overhaul
Washington May 23 Secretary Taft ordered a records review after a complaint by Spanish American War volunteer nurses that the War Department kept no record of their service, though pension and contract nurses were documented. An 1865 reward of 2700 for Jefferson Davis appears in the books, carried year after year. Taft will ask Congress to make this sum available to honor Spanish War volunteers.
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Washington
War Department
Conact
Taft
Jefferson Davis
Congress
Girl of 13 Confesses to Murder in Toronto
Toronto report states 13-year-old Josephine Carr confessed to murdering a baby, after snatching a carriage, stripping the infant, and discarding clothes before hiding the body in a culvert. She had been lifting babies from sidewalk pushcarts near stores and staged a melodrama scene before the act.
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Toronto
Ont
Josephine Carr
William Murray
Dopument
IODA MARKETS Livestock Receipts and Price Notes
IODA MARKETS reports Edwards-Wood Co. receipts with Chicago hogs at 18,000 cattle 12,000 sheep 15,000. Kansas City hogs 15,000 cattle 4,000 sheep 6,000. Omaha hogs 14,000 cattle 4,000 sheep 6,000. Hogs open strong with yesterday's best prices off market. light 5.30 to 5.55, mixed 5.30 to 5.55, heavy 4.90 to 5.57, rough 4.90 to 5.20. Cattle and sheep steady. Chicago Wheat.
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Edwards-Wood Co
Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Alfalfa Irrigation Offers Vast Montana Harvest Potential
There are more than 60 000 acres watered by irrigation ditches in the Yellowstone valley west of Billings Montana. Alfalfa yields are compared with common hay on un irrigated land. An acre of irrigated alfalfa will produce 10 000 pounds of hay and feed a steer 400 days. Publications and further information are available from C W Mott Northern Pacific By St Paul Minn. Excursion tickets to Milwaukee will be sold June 16 to 22 for the Biennial Meeting of Modern Woodmen via the Chicago and Northwestern Ry.
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Yellowstone Valley
Billings
Mont
Northern Pacific Ry
C. W. Mott
Northern Pacific By
St. Paul
Minn
Milwaukee
Wis
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Half Rates to Annual Meeting German Baptist Brethren
Excursion tickets to Bristol Tennessee for the Northwestern Line offer one fare round trip from May 31 to June 2 with favorable return limits. Apply to agents of Chicago and North Western Railway.
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German Baptist Brethren
Bristol
Tennessee
Northwestern Line
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Very Low Rates to Niagara Falls Shrine Travel Offer
Very low rates to Niagara Falls New York for Mystic Shrine nobles on sale June 17 18 and 10 with favorable return limits. Apply to agents Chicago Northwestern Ry.
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Niagara Falls
N. Y
Chicago & Northwestern Ry
Fire destroys Riverside Fiber and Paper plant in Appleton
Appleton Wisconsin May 23 fire destroyed the south side Riverside Fiber and Paper plant with boiler house and one engine spared. Insurance on the plant is $100000 and loss may reach $125000. The blaze started around 2:23 am. rapid spread gutted the sulphite tower as workers attempted a bucket brigade. Rebuilding is uncertain but possible. The mill produced top sulphite grade in the west.
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Appleton, Wis
South Side
Riverside Fiber and Paper Company
H. D. Smith
Daniel O'Connell
Ichief McGillan
Actor jailed in Wisconsin on enticing charge
F W Orr known as John Reynolds an actor who recently performed here was arrested at Beaver Dam on charges of enticing Ida Thornton daughter of Henry Thornton from her home Orr was brought back to Waukesha and placed in the county jail.
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Waukesha
Wis
F. W. Orr
John Reynolds
Beaver Dam
Ida Thornton
Henry Thornton
Orr
Supposed Priest Robber Strikes St Peter and Paul's
An unknown man dressed as a priest entered St Peter and Paul's church in Green Bay on May 23 and asked to pray. After he left, silverware used in the Mass and other church property were found missing.
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Green Bay
Wis
St. Peter and Paul’s Church
Handsome Menus for B and O Dining Car Service
The Baltimore and Ohio railroad issues new handsome dining car menus for its fast eastern trains. The menus feature dainties from top hotels and are exclusive to the B and O line. Printed affairs present the new menus in refined style.
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Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Company
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John M. Harlan
Moffat
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Cardl
ARMY
Ioda Markets
Chicago Wheat
Park
Minneapolis
Montana
Heileman Brewing Company
Appleton
George Powell
Jessie Green
Electrical Princess
Sandow
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