Telegraphic miscellany of crimes and notices
A mixed bag of brief items reports deaths including Brayton of Chicago at 65. stock exchange expansion to a new hall. a murder probe of lawyer Montgomery Gibbs. treasury deficit hints. painter Julian Davidson dies. parade disruptions in Washington. celestial sighting by National Naval Observatory. political wins in Ohio. riots and fires causing losses. various legal and corporate changes. police action against Coxey’s crowd. shipwreck and drowning incidents. and multiple local incidents across several states.
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Diinoix
Tobacco Trust
Brayton
Julian Davidson
Sour Nyack
N.Y
St. Charles
New Orleans
Alis, Dixon
Zanesville
Ohio
Foreign News From Global Headlines Summary
A rapid roundup reports multiple disasters and upheavals: earthquakes devastate Burlen villages and a Polish river floods Quebec towns. a Danube town collapse kills dozens. fires in Toulon inflict heavy damage. Political shifts include Brazil’s Paranagua fort loss, Salvador revolution rumors, and bimetallism talks in London. Other items mention Paris and Lyons church tensions, Kiel comet sightings, and explorer Chanler arriving in Cairo.
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Burlen
Anmchists
Myde Park
London
Quebec
Briala
Danube
Peixoto
Paranagua
Salvador
Toulon
Northern Inter-Collegiate Oratorical League Contest Honors
Wisconsin takes second to Michigan in a heated oratorical contest in Madison. Speakers from Wisconsin, Michigan, Illinois and Northwestern presented on varied topics as judges, including Franklin Mac Veagh and Iva F Chase, delivered verdicts with Sadler of Michigan first and Smith of Wisconsin second. Expenses fell short of cover, with prizes of 100 and 30 dollars. Delegations from nearly ten colleges attended, and a reception followed with dancing into the night.
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Madison
Wisconsin
Michigan
Sneh
Alerick
A. M. Sames
Paul A. Blefahl
George C. Fracker
Town University
F. M. Lake
University of Chicago
Ishmael
Lincoln
George T. Simpson
FP. Sadler
Michigan University
Mirabeau
J. Mark Arleson
Northwestern
Bernard G. Mattson
Overtin
Mandolin Club
Sadler
Smith
Wis
Couse
Michi Ran
Franklin MacVeagh
Chicago
Iva F. Chase
Indiana
Joan E. i Bradles
Illinois College
Tudson Tilsworth
Milwaukee
Aail
TC. Roney
Armour Institute
Piuaberths
Nota
BE. J. Henning
Wik Jan University
M. W. Madison
J. B. Brooks
Michiwan
Congress Debates Investigation on Coxey Protest Police
Washington May 2 Representative Johnson of Ohio introduced a resolution for a congressional investigation into police abuse during the Coxey demonstration on Capitol grounds. Speaker Crisp ruled it not a personal privilege and it was defeated after objections. The House then took up treasury dispatch staffing and moved to appropriations bills with little action before adjournment.
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Mar
Chandler
Quay
Washington
Mer
Harver
Messie
Cannon
Weaderork
Ellis
Hepbure
Ray
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Senate
Tis
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Ohio
Coxey
Capitol
Congress
Crisp
9Rder
Jotmaon
Deer Park Glen on Upper Minolg River Dreamed by Peoria Expert
G. B. Kingnam of Peoria describes an interesting glen on the Upper Minolg river near La Salle known as Deer Park. A waterfall and cliffs reveal a starving Indian tragedy etched on rocks, the ancient pictorial history enduring amid wild scenery praised by the St. Louis Globe-Democrat.
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Ephere
Minolg
G. BR
Peoria
de Laclede
la Salle
Deer Park
Dis Heath
Tssaryel
Sehleh
St. Louis
Frog Thief Haunts Cows In Savannah Tale
A Savannah News item recounts a curious tale where a large frog, perched on a cow’s udder, roams at night tormenting dairy cattle. A farmer noticed the nightly milking, traced the culprit to a lake’s edge, and captured the amphibian in the act as proof of the hoax.
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Savannah News
Mississippi Judge Defies Backcountry Lawlessness
Nell Caruthers recalls a Mississippi county where court was often disrupted by armed locals. Judge Clarke faced gunfire and a water bucket in the first sessions, then openly warned and protected proceedings with pistols drawn if needed, earning respect from the calmer community yet declining a return term amid political proverb wisdom.
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Mississippi
Nell Caruthers
Clarke
St. Louis Globe Democrat
Train the Russian fashion tea lesson quick tale
The passage notes a rise in afternoon tea rituals in the Russian fashion among women, using lemon slices instead of ink. It suggests this method reduces bills and enhances the appreciation of delicate tea blends, mentioning tea tasters who avoid cream to better compare varieties and flavors.
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Hoult
Congressional Pay Docking Reveals Absent Certificates
Washington May 4 Congress faces issues with the new docking system for absenteeism. Up to last night 216 members filed certificates of absence, about fifty more to come, with eight days the maximum noted. Most certify no absences. some submit dubious excuses. A deadly cholera outbreak in Iskabad follows a contaminated water source from a nearby village, causing high mortality and severe disruption.
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Washington
Treny
Wales
Grisp
Sergent
le Sist Caanprrelley
Treasury
Heenan Tela
Sim
Sream
Ely
Iskaved
Philosophic Soul Journey Dialogue From Pottsville Letter
A Pottsville Republican reader letter satirically discusses soul reincarnation as described by a Theosophical Society member. The exchange covers souls inhabiting birds and flowers then a donkey, with humor about how identity shifts across lives.
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Strauss
Pottsville
Republican
Cholera Decline Marked by Emperor’s Nameday Feast
At Ashabad Purkestan the cholera had nearly vanished by August and festivities began with a governor’s dinner on the emperor’s nameday in that month amid reforming celebrations.
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Ashabad
Purkestan
Rehearsed Wit at an Evening Party Farce
Robert F E Griliea of Cleveland reports from the Lindell as quoted by the St Louis Globe Democrat about two youths rehearsing ready wit for an evening party. The prank involved bread and a mock insult exchange, ending with a boast of a fine performance. The scene amused the observers though the wit came off as inflated.
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Robert FE
Griliea
Clevland
the Lindell
Importany Wins Signed Abolish Fees and Dock Contract Bill
Albany Mayor Governor Flower signed the WIL to abolish the Wesherlf of New York fees and the bill to compel the letting of the dock department work by contract. Both measures faced Democratic opposition including Tammany Democrats from New York. The governor vetoed Sheffield's bill empowering any future New York City mayor to remove and appoint heads of lefty departments within sixty days of office.
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Albany
Flower
Wesherlf
New York
Assemblyman
Sheffield
New York City
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