Minneapolis Mayor Ames Bribery Charge Shocks City
Minneapolis Mayor Albert Ames is indicted by the grand jury for allegedly offering a bribe to have his secretary Thomas R. Brown appointed sheriff by county commissioners. The plan reportedly aimed to share the sheriff salary among Brown and three commissioners. County officials Nash and Sweet testified. Ames, a four time mayor and Civil War surgeon, is a G A R veteran.
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Minneapolis
Minn
Christopher Norbeck
Gardner
Harvey
Norbeck
Albert Ames
Nash and
Sweet
Ames
Augusta woman arrested for forgery in Maine
Mrs Ada F Gardiner, about 50, was arrested in a Augusta hotel on a Plymouth county Mass forgery indictment. Allegedly she forged a 1100 note on Willard Pierce's estate and sent a 7000 note to a Middleboro lawyer. executor refused payment. Deputy Sheriff Willard Torre y secured requisition papers from Gov Hill and took Gardiner to Massachusetts. She claims innocence.
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Augusta
Ada F. Gardiner
Grand
Plymouth County
Mass
Gardiner
Willard Pierce
Middleboro
Willard Torrey
Corn Market Climbs as Bulls Seize June Options
In Chicago on June 17, corn bulls led July options higher, driving prices and pushing shorts to cover with minimal losses. The day ended with an 8% net gain in July corn while wheat and oats slipped slightly and provisions closed 2 to 7.5 cents lower.
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Chicago
Shorts
Bulls
Norwegian steamer Jotun seized by Venezuelan rebels
Georgetown reports the Norwegian steamer Jotun, a cattle trader between Ciudad Bolivar and Cayenne, was seized June 6 by revolutionists led by Gen Valentin Perez at Barancas. About 250 rebels boarded, then the ship was recaptured by Capt Meling on a return voyage. Near St Felix Venezuelan government boats fired, killing Meling and wounding passenger Nunez, with the Jotun escaping pursuit.
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St. Thomas
D. W. IL
Georgetown
British Guiana
Jotun
Ciudad
Bolivar
Venezuela
Cayette
French Guiana
Valentin Perez
Barancas
Capt. Meling
St. Felix
Jetun
Capt
Meling
Nunez
Mill property moves as Lawrence negotiations unfold
In Lawrence on June 17, talks progress to sell a large Pemberton mill lot to Everett and to move the Pemberton and Everett interests. The old Lawrence Duck mill boarding house is being refurbished for boarders from the Pemberton block, with three of four apartments leased and tenants to move in July. A storehouse at Marston and Union would pass to Everett, after stockholders authorize the exchange, then Pemberton plans a new storehouse opposite its mill.
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Board of Health
Pemberton Mill
Duck Company
Pemberton
Everett Companies
Marston and
Union Streets
Everett Company
Pemberton Company
Everett
Pemberton Corporation
Lawrence Duck Company
Statue for Lee debated at University of Chicago
Charles Francis Adams of Boston delivered an oration before the Phi Beta Kappa society at the University of Chicago discussing England's view of Cromwell and presenting his text Shall Robert E Lee have a statue He argued Lee embodied Virginia loyalty and secessionist conviction while praising his postwar acceptance of defeat and constitutional rebuilding as a key American lesson.
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Chicago
Charles Francis Adams
Boston
Phi Beta Kappa Society
University of Chicago
England
Oliver Cromwell
Robert E. Lee
Lee
Virginia
Winfred Scott
George Henry Thomas
Appomattox
Adams
Potomac
Arlington
America
Centennial graduation noted for Henry Wheaton at Brown
Providence June 17 centennial celebration of Henry Wheaton LL D Brown University 1802 drew alumni and friends at Sayles Hall. Hon. William Woll Kellen Brown 72 delivered address. Wheaton born 1785 in Providence, a famed lawyer and author. served with Butler and Webster, ambassadorship to Denmark, minister plenipotentiary to Prussia, later Harvard lecturer in international law. Degrees from Brown Harvard and Hamilton.
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Providence
R. I
Henry Wheaton
Brown University
Sayles Hall
William Woll Kellen
Brown
Boston
Mass
Kellen
Harvard
Hamilton
Salaries Boost for Boot and Shoe Union Leaders
Detroit June 17 delegates at the International Association of Boot and Shoe Workers convention raised salaries for top officers. General President Tobin goes from 22.50 weekly to 2000 yearly, General VP from 3 daily to 1800 yearly, and General Secretary Baines from 22.50 weekly to 1800 yearly. Resolutions expressed sympathy with Bangor workers on strike.
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Boot and Shoe Workers’ Convention
Association
Detroit
Mich
International Association of Boot and Shoe Workers
Tobin
Baines
Bangor
Providence Methodist Ministerial Meeting Adjourns
The Providence district Methodist Ministerial Association meeting resumed with officers elected including President Rev A J Coulins and Secretary Rev John E Blake. An essay on Phillips Brooks was given and another on Shakespeare's King Henry IV followed by a sermon by Rev Albert Legg as the convention adjourned.
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Bristol
R. L
Methodist Ministerial Association
Providence
A. J. Coulins
John E. Blake
M. J. Talbot
D. D
College City
J. Francis Cooper
T. E. Chandler
Newport
Joseph Cooper
Centredale
Phillips Brooks
Thomas Tyne
Attleboro
Shakespeare
S. M. Dick
Albert Legg
South Braintree
Mass
Carnegie Gift Boosts Library Reading Lists Project
Opening session of the American Library Association in Magnolia reports a $100,000 gift from Andrew Carnegie for the creation and publication of reading lists and indexes. President Billings announced the donation to a large audience as prominent speakers including Bostwick, President Eliot, and H. C. Wellman shared remarks.
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Magnolia
American Library Association
Andrew Carnegie
Association
Billings
Bostwick
New York City
Eliot
Harvard
H. C. Wellman
Massachusetts Library Club
Coach Fires Captain At Columbia Freshman Crew
Poughkeepsie June 17 Coach Hanson of Columbia forced A C Scott to resign as captain of the freshman crew. He had the crew practice near the boathouse but the captain took them two miles up the river. B N Wheeler was elected to succeed him. Pop concert June 19 Association hall.
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Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Hanson
Columbia Today
A. C. Scott
B. N. Wheeler
Scott
Bubbler bubbles without soap at Carleton and Heyey’s
The Bubbler makes bubbles without suds and no clay pipe to break. It pleases young and old and sells for 6c each or free with a 25c purchase at Carleton & Heyey’s, 236 Merrimack Street.
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Carleton & Heyey's
Merrimack Street
Army Honors. Burghers in Transvaal and Orange River Colony
The Official Gazette prints a long despatch by Lord Roberts from South Africa. It notes no new field movements but includes a list of men honored for distinguished service. Roberts praises the Canadian contingent and records Queen Victoria rewarding four soldiers with woolen scarfs she crafted. The Canadian scarf goes to Private Richard Rowland Thompson of the Royal Canadian Regiment for gallantry.
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London
Official Gazette
Lord Roberts
South Africa
Lord Robers
Canada
Australia
New Zealand
Richard Rowland Thompson
Royal Canadian
British tally shows Boer surrenders complete in Transvaal and bloc
London June 17 Lord Kitchener reports 700 Boers surrendered at Bloemfontein and all surrenders in the Transvaal and Orange River Colony are complete. In Transvaal 11 225 men surrendered and 10 813 rifles turned in while Orange River Colony saw 5 395 men surrender and 5 280 rifles. Kimberley June 16 Commandant Kemp Delarey’s lieutenant arrived and gave war figures noting 50 000 Boers in the field and lighter losses at Colenso and Spion Kop.
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London
Pretoria
Lord Kitchener
Bloemfontein
Transvaal
Orange River Colony
Cape Colony
Kimberley
Kemp
Cuban Reciprocity Talks Reach White House Meeting
Senators Elkins Burrows Dietrich and Woraker met with President at the White House to discuss Cuban reciprocity. The President appears as a listener, urging Congress to act, while Elkins expects no adjournment action and Foraker predicts an eventual agreement. A Republican Senate conference on the issue was set for tomorrow night.
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Washington
Elkins
Burrows
Dietrich
Woraker
White House
Congress
Cuba
Senator Foraker
Parker Mills Weavers Return to Work on New Schedule
In Warren Rhode Island on June 17 120 striking weavers decide to resume work tomorrow under a switch from day to piece work. Union secretary Whitehead advises the change and it is accepted. Some workers refuse to work Saturday and others joined a fresh strike, leaving 122 looms idle and the plant crippled.
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Warren
R. I
Parker Mills
Whitehead
Fall River Weavers’ Union
Steynhard Report Sought by Root in Havana Inquiry
Secretary Root has asked Steynhard, former chief clerk in General Wood's Havana office, for a detailed account of expenditures on account of reciprocity during Cuba's military regime. The move comes at Senator Platt's urging to inform Senate discussions.
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Washington
Root
Steynhard
War Department
Havana
Cuba
Wood
Platt
Connecticut
Senate
Mad Stampede for Homestead Lands at Pocatello
A crowd of about 1300 men and boys rushed across the Fort Hall reservation at noon in a mad stampede for homestead and mineral lands near Pocatello Idaho. Most rode horses or ponies and carried weapons as a larger group followed with pack animals, leaving Pocatero largely deserted by 2 PM amid signs of disputes over land claims.
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Pocattelo
Idaho
Fort Hall
Pocatero
Forming Plurals of Medical Terms
The article discusses pluralization rules for medical words such as neuritis nephritis iris and formula. It notes physicians frequently ask about proper plural forms and suggests that English words written in Roman letters follow the standard pluralization rule.
Anglicizing Plural Forms in Medical English
The text argues for anglicizing Latin and Greek plurals in English, preferring forms like neurites and nephrites over Greek itides, and irises over irrides. It cites ease of use, consistency with -is to -es changes, and minimal use of preserved foreign endings, referencing American Medicine.
Bible Sells Well Despite Skeptics Across Centuries
Twenty five years after a public lecture predicted a plunge in Bible reading, sales surged. Bible society outputs exceed 1.5 million in the US and 5 million in Britain annually, with total English Bible production likely over 10 million. The American Bible Society expands in the Philippines, issuing 10,700 Bibles in the first year of American rule, and China issued over 428,000 Bibles last year despite Boxer-era expectations.
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Robert Ingersoll
Presbyterian Banner
Frowde
Oxford University Press
American Bible Society
British Foreign Bible Society
England
America
British and Foreign Bible Society
Philippines
China
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National Capital
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Queen Victoria
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Thomas Beecham
St. Helens
Eng
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HH. B. Shattuck & Son
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John Callaghan
Wefrineck Street
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Daniel Swan
Jas. W. C. Pickering
Arthur G. Pollard
Amasa Pratt
Charles W. Wilder
C. W. Whidden
Lowell, Mass
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Central St
J. C. Abbott
Jos. Peabody
Dewvine
Lowéeil Trunk Manufactory
C. and
Hire’s
G. G. Read
Wm. Nichols & Co
Lakeview Park
Lowell
D. L. Page Company
End Tire
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Hibbard
Lakeview Theatre
Joseph J. Flynn
Cosmopolitan Specialy Co
Glorine
Manuel Romain
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Videe
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LA Petite Freddie
Billy Emerson
United Workers of the First Universalist Church
Vc. E. Fisher
Livingston Avenues
EU Peer
North Chelmsford
McElroys’ Orchestra
ST. Anne’s Church
Girls’ Friendly Society
Tremont
Theatre
Pixley and Luders
King Dodd Prince
Pilsen
Concord
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Lexington & Boston St. Ry
Merrimack Sq
Paul Revere
Newton Lines
Park Street
Sullivan Square Terminal
Lexington & Boston Street Railway
Lexington, Mass
Newton Street Railway Co
Newtonville
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Hampton River Bridge
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Caleb L. Smith
Middlesex St
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