East Side Pupils Starve as Kitchens to Feed 500 Children
Emergency steps by the East Side school board establish two kitchens to feed hungry pupils. The plan, backed by charities, will issue luncheon tickets with soup, eggs, rolls, butter, crackers and sterilized milk. District figures show many children go without food two days weekly.
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New York
Eastside
East Side
Lower East Side
Isidore M. Levy
Levy
Association For Improving
United Hebrew Charities
Children’s Relief Society
Julia Riehman
Banker Confesses Shortage Then Shoots Themselves
New York on June 4 Charles T Muir paying teller at the Corn Exchange bank Forty second street branch shot himself after a brief confession to officers that his accounts were short He died an hour later at a hospital The bank tallies a nine thousand sixty eight dollar shortage covering five years of embezzlement and replacements for old deposits Muir had just been made paying teller three days earlier authorities say he could no longer conceal the deficit
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New York
Charles T. Muir
Forty-second — Street
Corn Exchange Bank
Frew
Muir
Tellef
Grenfell Fights Hunger Mad Dogs On Ice Pack
Dr. Wilfred Grenfell endured a forty hour battle against a pack of starving dogs on an ice floe off Labrador with temperatures ten degrees below zero and only a knife for defense. Capt. W Bartlett of the Strathcona recounts the dramatic escape after the Strathcona reached St Johns from the north.
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St. Johns
N. F
Labrador
Wilfred Grenfell
Dr. Grenfell
W. Bartlett
Strathcona
Gotham Gamblers Raided in West Forty-First Street Bust
A large police force raided two houses on West Forty-first Street in the theater district late Wednesday night arresting 58 prisoners. The raid occurred as streets were crowded with theatergoers and spectators.
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Gotham
New York
West Forty-first Street
Theater
Woman Struck by Wild Bull Dog in Muncie
Mrs. John Banta of Muncie was knocked down by a running bulldog and suffered a concussion of the brain according to a local report.
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John Banta
Muncie
Strife In Honor To Zola In Pantheon Burial
Paris prepares for Emile Zola’s Thursday Pantheon burial with full honors akin to Victor Hugo’s. The event stirs old anti Dreyfus anger as Zola is hailed as a leader of the affair and clashes erupt between Zolaists and anti Zolaists with police breaking up rioters.
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Paris
Emile Zola
Pantheon
Victor Hugo
Zola
Dreyfus
France
Montmartre
Latin Quarter
Burlington Road Fined In 28 Hour Law Case
The Chicago Burlington and Quincy Railroad was found guilty on two counts of violating the 28 hour law. In U S district court the railroad faced three counts and was fined 100 dollars and costs on each of two counts with additional penalties on a third. The ruling stems from livestock confined in cars beyond the limit without five hours rest and feeding.
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Springfield
Ill
United States District Court
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Company
Mystery in a Murder Tied to Chicago Man
Minneapolis report says a man identified as A. P. Camden of Chicago was shot and killed by a 15 year old boy named James Montague who claimed to never have seen him before. Later reports suggested the killer was a woman in male disguise and possibly insane, but details were unclear at press time.
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Minneapolis
Minn
A. P. Camden
Carroll Avenue
Chicago
James Montague
Black Hawk veteran Daniel Ritchey dies at 90 in Corning
Creston Iowa June 4 Daniel Ritchey aged 90 years died in Corning He was a veteran of the Black Hawk war He kept a hotel in Adams county in 1855 and served as a rendezvous for John Brown and Jim Lane as they moved slaves north into Canada He was a Mason and perhaps the oldest Mason in the state at his death.
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Creston
Daniel Ritchey
Corning
Adams County
John Brown
Jim Lane
Canada
Publisher Indicted for Fraud in Mail Order Schemes
The federal grand jury returned three indictments against James L. Lovering of St Paul publisher of Mail Order Monthly and Successful Agriculture for using the mails to promote a lottery and a defraud scheme. An indictment charging illegal mailing was also returned against Samuel A. Phillips promoter of the St Paul and Seattle Electric railway.
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St. Paul, Minn
Federal Grand Jury
James L. Lovering
Mail Order Monthly
Successful Agriculture
Samuel A. Phillips
St. Paul
Cardinal Logue and John D Rockefeller in Tarrytown meeting
Cardinal Logue of Ireland and John D Rockefeller met at the home of James Butler in Tarrytown New York on a Wednesday. They chatted briefly and posed for a photograph with Bishop Brown of Ireland.
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Cardinal Logue
John D
Woman Assassin Hanged in Voronezh Governor Case
Feodo rovna, a 25 year old former school teacher who attempted to kill Gen. Bibikoff, governor of the province, on May 6, was hanged in Voronezh on Wednesday. The event occurred after the failed assassination attempt.
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Voronezh
Feodorovna
Gen
Bibikoff
Four Badly Hurt by Explosion in Amherst Factory
Four workers, three girls and a man, were severely injured by an accidental explosion at the American Dynasiie company works near Amherst Ohio on Wednesday. The blast was caused by an ignition from a battery.
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Amherst, O
American Dynasiie Company
Here
Tramp Johnson Held Without Bail for Assault on Hafler Child
A tramp named Johnson is held at Bloomfield without bail for assaulting the seven year old daughter of John Hafler. The case details note the suspect’s detention pending further action.
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Johnson
Bloomfield
John Hafler
Iowa Senator Allison Victory Nets Strong GOP Support
Des Moines counts show William B. Allison winning renomination for U.S. Senate with a lead over 10,000 votes. B. F. Carroll tops Warren Garst for governor by about 20,000. George W. Clarke and J. F. Riggs win other key offices as Cummins cheers golf post results.
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Twin Falls
Idaho
Democratic Party of
National Committee
Denver
Dubois
Bryan
Faltimore
William J. Bryan
Allison
Des Moines
Iowa
William B. Allison
United States Senate
B. F. Carroll
Warren Garst
George W. Clarke
B. Murphy
J. F. Riggs
Cummins
Dubuque
Open Shop Declared in La Crosse
La Crosse Wisconsin June 4 union plumbers strike forces all local plumbing firms to declare an open shop and refuse union contracts. The move sparks conflict with trades unions and several non union plumbers are assaulted on the streets.
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la Crosse
Wis
Belmont Gravely Ill With Appendicitis At Meadowbrook
Oliver H. Belmont is reported gravely ill of appendicitis at Brockholst villa Meadowbrook Long Island with fear of surgery. The illness was announced from New York on June 4.
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C. H. P. Belmont
New York
Oliver H. P. Belmont
Brockholst Villa
Meadowbrook
L. L
Hope Fades for German Steamship Europea
Norfolk Va June 4 All hope has been abandoned for the German steamship Europea which sailed from Hamburg Germany forty five days ago bound for Norfolk loaded with fertilizer.
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Norfolk
Hamburg
Germany
Elmer Jones Sent to Evansville Insane Hospital
Elmer Jones of Gwensville, regarded as the town's best historian, was taken to the Evansville insane hospital following overstudy.
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Elmer Jones
Gwensville
Evansville
Postage rate cut to two cents per ounce with Britain
Postmaster General Meyer announced an agreement with Britain to set two cents per ounce for letters to the United Kingdom and Ireland effective October 1. The change follows Universal Postal Union rules and aims to boost revenue and international trade through cheaper mail.
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Washington
Meyer
United States
Great Britain
Ireland
Sydney Buxton
House of Commons
England
Roosevelt
Universal Postal Union
Panama
Canada
United Kingdom
South Honors Davis on Davis Birthday in New Orleans
New Orleans observes the hundredth anniversary of Jefferson Davis birth with state wide commemorations. The dedication of a monument site at Auburn Park, with a morning program of veterans addresses and thousands of schoolchildren singing, marks the event as a southern holiday in several states.
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New Orleans
South
Jefferson Davis
Kentucky
Florida
Georgia
Alabama
Mississippi
Tennessee
Texas
South Carolina
Louisiana
Virginia
Davis
Auburn Park Commission
Insane Verdict Sought in Nazareth Niece Murder
Easton Pa June 4 The commission examining Robert Bachman the religious fanatic who killed his niece during an April 29 orgy in Nazareth found his mind unbalanced and urged transfer to an asylum after its jail assessment.
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Easton
Robert Bachman
Nazareth
Usurper Seizes Wives in Moroccan Crisis
Mequinez June 4 Mulai Hafid the usurping sultan has confiscated the wives of Gen. Bagdani and his brother and announced they will be sold unless submission is sent at once. Gen. Bagdani has appealed to the Moroccan foreign board which advised seeking intervention by the diplomatic corps.
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Mequinez
Mulai Hafid
Morocco
Gen. Bagdani
Moroccan Foreign Board
De Young's Daughter to Wed in San Francisco Society
The engagement of Miss Helen De Young, eldest daughter of M. B. De Young, proprietor of the San Francisco Chronicle, to George Cameron is announced. Both are prominent in San Francisco society and known in New York and other eastern cities.
Cooks Who Cook Featured In Reporter Local Columns
A local feature highlights chefs and home cooks in Reporter columns. The piece profiles their methods, favorite techniques, and community impact with brief anecdotes and quotes from several cooks.
President Roosevelt Escapes Injury After Creekside Horse Accident
In Rock Creek park, President Roosevelt fell into a two foot deep rocky creek when his young horse reared and toppled. He remounted after a brief soak and rode for over an hour, uninjured, with Mrs. Roosevelt present and rumors of the incident denied by the White House.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Rock Creek Park
White House
Officials Halt Gunness Probe In Laporte County
Laporte Indiana June 4 officials block further Gunness inquiry and refuse payment of Sheriff Smutzer bills. County commissioners say 5000 dollars was allocated to pay the person who produces Mrs Gunness alive. sheriff says investigation cannot continue without funds.
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Laporte
Ind
Laporte County
Gunness
Smutzer
Bishop Gillespie seeks retirement after 34 years
Grand Rapids Mich June 4 bishop George D Gillespie announced his request to be relieved of duties. He has led the Episcopal diocese of western Michigan since its organization and submitted the request to the diocese's annual convention on Wednesday.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Episcopal Diocese of
Western Michigan
George D. Gillespie
Happiness Depends on Wealth Says Thinker
New York June 4. Dr. Julia Seton Sears, once connected with the New Thought movement, argues in her writings that happiness hinges on wealth and argues for transcendent connections to abundance. The fragment suggests a broader philosophy linking prosperity to inner fulfillment.
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Thinker
Julia Seton Sears
May Reap Death in Fight for Liberty
Mme Cath erine Kreshkovsky known as the Little Grand mother of Russian liberty faces treason charges in a Russian court after a year in the St. Peter and St. Paul fortress. A longtime foe of the government she led revolutionary propaganda among peasants and endured Siberian imprisonment. Her widespread peasant support and prior release petitions from American cities are noted.
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St. Petersburg
Mme
Catherine Kreshkovsky
St. Peter and St. Paul
Siberian
Russia
Nicholas Tschaikovsky
New York
Boston
Chicago
Stranger drops dead after lodge speech in St. Joseph
C H Houghton, a Syracuse salt company representative, entered the Knights of Pythias lodgeroom in St. Joseph Missouri on a Wednesday night and delivered a short address before dying. He appeared about 50 years old.
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St. Joseph
C. H. Houghton
Syracuse
N. Y
Knights of Pythias
St Paul Man Hangs Self in Hotel Apartments
George Henry Ranney, secretary treasurer of Scribner Libbey Co, died by suicide in his Angus hotel apartment Wednesday evening. His wife and two children found his body hanging from a parlor door.
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St. Paul
Minn
George Henry Ranney
Scribner Libbey Company
Angus Hotel
Eighteenth Annual Epworth League Meeting Held in Morris Town
The Connersville district Epworth League convenes its eighteenth annual meeting at Morris Town inviting members and local ministers to participate in sessions and communal activities across the weekend.
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Connersville
Epworth League
Morristown
Remedy for Red Stove Top Keeps Stove Black
One application of STOVINK will keep a red stove top black for over a month with no burn off or rub off. It costs one cent a week and is only 25c total. Safe with no smell and not explosive. A child can apply it. Sold by CG A Eberlein and Flanegin Hardware Co.
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Stovink
CG. A. Eberlein and Flanegin Hardware Co
The First Requisite of Beauty Beauty Ad for Laxative Syrup
An advertisement claims a clear complexion comes from a bright clear look and promotes Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup and Grion Laxative Fruit Syrup. It asserts liver and bowel stimulation with no nausea and urges readers to refuse substitutes.
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W. H. Porter
New Thinker Links Wealth Health and Happiness
The optimistic explorer credits Dr. Sears with arguing that wealth is as essential to happiness as health is to love. The creed emphasizes inner optimism shaping the atmosphere, which returns as material health and beauty, and incidentally brings wealth and love.
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Sears
The Seven Ages
A fragmented set of stage items titled The Seven Ages lists seven entries: The carriage, The stubbed toe band-age, The collage, The Marriage, The for-age, The dunn-age, The cold storage. The sequence hints at a playful, evolving theme through humorous or symbolic vignettes.
North Carolina Moves to Seize Remaining Whisky
In a terse exchange the stranger questions state actions after whisky downing. A North Carolinian replies the state will seize what remains before the new law takes effect.
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