Inaltman Fire Wrecks Mining Town and Inmates Held
Denver dispatch reports a devastating blaze that destroyed Altman’s business district. Police have six arrests and five held for further investigation into arson links, with suspects including hotel owner Ollie Davisson and ex-marshal Neal Osborne.损
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Denver
Altman
Cripple Creek
Ollie Davisson
Lowe
Davisson
John Lyons
Neal Osborne
Jesse Deaton
J. W. Dunfee
Altman Water Company
Dunfee
W. H
President Sees Great Future for Washington and Alaska
President Roosevelt visited Seattle on its fiftieth anniversary amid cheers as the Spokane steamer and a fleet greeted him. He praised Puget Sound advantages, forecast Washington’s immense growth, and predicted Alaska would become a great, populous state with vast mineral and fish resources.
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Washington
Alaska
Seattle
Wash
Queen City
Puget Sound
Spokane
Sinclair Inlet
Navy Yard
McCulloch
Roosevelt
Humes
University
Pacific Ocean
America
Paris to Bordeaux Paris Madrid auto race ends in tragedy
In the Paris Madrid automobile race Paris May 24 six people killed and four fatally injured as accidents mar the event. M Gabriel wins stage to Bordeaux in 5 hours 13 minutes 31 15 seconds but total time 8 7. M Combes orders race halted on French soil. Barrow and Stead die at level crossing. Marcel Renault hurt in Goubi Verac and consciousless. Renault in coma.
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Paris
M. Gabriel
Bordeaux
M. Fournier
M. Combes
Alveyres
M. Loraine Barrow
Barrow
Messrs
Stead
Marcel Renault
Goubi-Verac
Angouleme
Tornado Strikes Carmen Oklahoma Destroys Town
Aline dispatch reports a tornado around 7:30 p m destroyed about one third of Carmen Oklahoma five miles north taking out principal business houses and post office W H Brown of Wichita killed by flying timbers Mrs Wismiller fatally injured and died two others injured The Methodist church was left atop the parsonage visible for miles
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Oklahoma City
Okla
Oklahoman
Aline
Carmen
W. H. Brown
Wichita
Sale of Philippine Coins Sets Authorized for $2 Each
The bureau of insular affairs with Secretary Root approval authorizes 1000 sets of the seven new Philippine coins made by the United States. Each set costs $2, with value at 97 cents. Proceeds go to the Philippine treasury. Collectors have shown strong demand.
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Washington
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Root
United States
Philippine Treasury
New Boer Colony Going to Mexico
General G D Joubert and Captain W O Donnell, promoters of a Boer colony, arrive in El Paso after securing a financing syndicate. The plan is to establish 83 000 acres in Tamaulipas, Mexico, with Irish settlers, cattle and tools provided, credit at stores, and land payments of 3 3 75 per acre yearly. A prior Boer colony exists near Santa Rosalia, Chihuahua. a railroad is planned through the tract.
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G. D. Joubert
W. O'Donnell
Tamaulipas
Mexico
Joubert
Orange Free State
O'Donnell
de Wet
Transvaal
Ireland
General Joubert
Captain O'Donnell
Snyman
Santa Rosalia
Chihuahua
Texas Company
Africa
Victoria
Mexico to adopt stable dollar amid silver policy
El Paso reports official sources say Mexico will soon fix the peso at 50 cents, with silver remaining as coin only at a fixed ratio. Financiers aim to prevent silver from becoming secondary, while most Mexican silver is abroad. A stable currency is attracting foreign capital, with more investments expected.
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el Paso
Texas
Mexico
Republic
Asia
Heavy Rains Cause Severe Flooding in Nebraska
Heavy rains in southeastern Nebraska swell small streams beyond banks and flood farming country. In Otero County eighty bridges have been washed away, marking the worst damage in twenty years.
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Lincoln
Neb
Nebraska
Otero County
Land of Evangeline Teche country charms visitors
The Teche country in southern Louisiana invites travelers with dreamlike bayou scenery near St Martinsville. Ghostly Evangeline oak, creole shops, banquettes, and a tranquil bayou scene accompany New Iberia’s growth and Jeanerette’s lumber hub as Teche awakens from neglect.
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Bayou Teche
Teche
Louisiana
Longfellow
St. Martinsville
Gabriel
New Iberia
Jeanerette
Old Beaux Delighted and Setter of Hearts
A quirky column reflects on a married woman who still cherishes her former suitors. She says old beaux comfort her and spark lively memories, while jokes about her husband and finances mix with verse about desert owls and love’s endurance. James Hoge poetry closes the piece.
Expensive Quotation When Donor Chooses Five Dollars
A charity solicitor urged a $100 gift citing cheerful giving from the Bible. The merchant hesitated then offered $5 after saying he could not give cheerfully at that level. He explained he would be more cheerful at a lower amount and handed the five dollars with a smile.
The Woman's Best In Love And The Reward Of Perseverance
The dialogue features Tom and Dick trading light remarks about why a fiancée loves him. A separate note about Ludwig Walther highlights his rise from stuttering to becoming Germany's most popular tenor, illustrating perseverance paying off.
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Tom
Dieck
Ludwig Walther
Germany
Potato Exposition in Berlin Highlights German Potatoes
Berlin hosts an exposition on potatoes as human food animal feed and industrial input reported by Consul General Mason. The piece notes Germany’s large arable potato planting per capita high yields aided by researchers, and mentions potato alcohol use in industry and transport along with tariff advantages and related tech advances. It also references travel tickets and other assorted items from the era.
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Berlin
Mason
Germany
Great Britain
Ireland
Daimler Motor Company
William
Central Association For Alcoholic Distribution
Ail
Standard Oil Company
Mixed 1902 New York Central baggage totals and odds and ends
Baggage statistics for 1902 show 3 159 545 pieces checked forwarded, 3 121 974 received. Bicycle and baby cab movements total 411 614 forwarded and 26 654 received. The text intersperses jokes and ad lines about dyes and cigars, with brief quips on various products and sayings.
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New York Central
Monkeys React to Humans and Immigration Trends
A naturalist notes monkeys’ near human expressions when seeing people, with horror and contempt. The article cites immigrant demographics in San Francisco Chicago and New York, showing low native white parentage. It also teases various product ads and quips from a dated miscellany page.
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Chicago
New York
Borough of
Manhattan
Peruna advertised cure boosts Buffalo woman health
A Buffalo woman lauds Peruna as a health restoring remedy after long social withdrawal due to illness. The ad claims catarrh underlies most female troubles and that Peruna cures catarrh wherever located, urging nervous women to seek its remedy.
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America
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