Wisconsin Matters: Ferocious Oxen Hypnotic Bet Gone Wrong
Wisconsin readers learn of a chaotic incident in which Bert Detere son of Midwanker bet a companion $100 to enter a cornfield and subdue a ferocious animal using hypnosis. The attempt failed as the animal escaped, sending Detere son through a fence and injuring three, with Detere son later being treated in Milwaukee in a dazed state and expressing he would pay up.
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Eaclac
Wla
Bert Detereson
Midwanker
Fnrg
Peterson
Milwaukee
Racine to be vaccinated for smallpox citywide effort
May 28. Racine moves to vaccinate every resident at public expense. All homes will be visited and inspected by physicians. With 400 current cases, health officials and the common council authorize house to house vaccination and quarantine if residents are found ill. Watchmen will ensure isolation and removal of infected persons.
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Wis
Specter
Hopie
Thunder Mountain belching smoke over northern Wisconsin
Reports from Milwaukee and towns across Wisconsin and Michigan describe Thunder Mountain in northern Wisconsin belching smoke and rumbling. Observers note a hot boulder rolling and visible glow from Green Bay area to as far as Oshkosh, with reports of activity on May 21 and later.
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Min Neethery
Wisnonsin
Milwaukee
Wis
Eagle Liver
Appleton
Iron Mountain
Mich
Wisconain
Qreen Tay
Morse
Court-Martial Verdicts Overturned by General Chafee Day
General Chafee Day disapproved the court-martial acquittals of Major Waller and Lieutenant Day for killing natives of Samar without due process. He calls the verdicts a miscarriage of justice and faults the rulings as unjustified, though he notes Major Waller's mental state and commends Lieutenant Day for promptly executing orders under difficult circumstances.
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Einatenset
Manta
Chafee Day
Waller
Lieutenant Day
Samar
Claffee
Inger
Major Waller
Toestead
Major Wall
Willtary Service
Mont Pelee Still Active Amid Caribbean Volcanic Aftermath
May 27 Mont Pelee remains eruptive as scientists assess ongoing danger in St Lucia. Fort de France quiets after mass exodus while Martinique faces food shortages. St Vincent's Soufriere eruption shows reduced activity. Death toll estimates rise to about 1700 with thousands homeless and plantations damaged.
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St. Lucia
St. Pierre
Martinique
Mont Pelee
Fort de France
St Vincent
St. Vincent
Georgetown
Chateau Belair
Denton O Briens Charger and Other May 2 Dispatches
Washington reports Captain Ao Donald former Twenty sixth infantry denies alterations in O Briens testimony and asserts OBrien was on duty when claimed. Various police and civic items follow with fatal NY accident, indictments in St Louis political graft, Los Angeles assembly venue decision, Indiana river tragedy, London consulate appointment, and a London tax stance.
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Denton O'Brien
Washington
Ao Donald, Tormeerly
Twenty Sixth Volunteer Infantry
O’brien
Philippine Committee
Senate
Orica
O'Brien
McDonald
Oricon
Eyesight and behavior of spiders scorpions discussed
An English naturalist notes that spiders have keen sight while scorplings show poor vision. He explains catching methods, noting spiders resist forceps but scorplons react to sound vibrations causing agitation and stinging when a tuning fork is used. He observes scorpions strike and coil when disturbed by noise.
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Spidore
Scorplone
Glalon
Anys
Lawyer Recounts Judge Austin Case In Criminal Court
A Milwaukee attorney recalls Judge Austin handling a criminal matter where a defendant urged pleading to the jury. The defendant pressed for a quick acquittal, hinting at a bribe, while the lawyer and judge exchanged remarks about payment as the case closed.
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Ton Dotlar
Worth
Austin
Milwaukee
Hio
Chicago Chronicle
Invention of the Steamboat and Fulton’s Clermont
The article traces early steam propulsion ideas from Salomon de Cars to experiments from 1615 to 1807, highlighting William Henry, the Clermont and Robert Fulton as the creditable inventor of the practical steamboat that carried passengers and freight on the Hudson River.
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Robert Fulton
Clermont
Aras
East River
Salomon de Cars
William Henry
Pennsylvani
Conestoga River
Glermont
Albany
Marquis de Jontiray
James Rumsey
John Birch
Ame
Clermiont
Robert Fulton J
Man and Ale Skin Desquamation and Skin Health
The article explains the skin renewal process in humans and lower creatures. It notes that outer epidermal layers shed slowly yet continually through desquamation. Frequent bathing helps keep pores open, skin healthy, clear, and velvety by accelerating renewal and revealing new beneath layers.
Copper nun Cheese complex copper content in cheese
The article notes green color in Tinian cheese from copper content in the milk and copper in the aging environment. Dr. Martini studied twenty five samples of parmesan and found copper present at about 8 to 3.3 grains per pound, indicating acidity and metal involvement in cheese production.
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Martini
Inherent Dread of Cats for Dogs Illustrated
A vivid sketch shows the fear dogs evoke in a newborn blind kitten. The kitten recoils, body arched, as the same hand strokes the dog and then caresses the kitten. The creature’s instinctive caution, learned across generations, makes it scent and shun the beast with alarming immediacy.
Sleeping customs in Japan and burial traditions
A historical note explains that in Japan the dead are laid to rest with the head to the north, reflecting cultural beliefs. It also describes diagrams of compass points posted in sleeping rooms of private inns and hotels to guide guests.
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Japan
Honges
Orner of Importance Reveals Household Size
In a clipped exchange the speaker notes an impressive household, listing a coachman, footmen, grooms, stable boy, housekeeper, cook, wadercook, kitchen maid, governess, husband and child, illustrating the scale of the establishment.
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Orner
Gratitude and its deadly rival described in prose
A reflective passage contrasts gratitude as a quick, fragrant blossom with its opponent as a poisonous counterpart. It warns that ingratitude spoils the air around it, hinting at ethical stakes and the mood of human character.
Glade remarks on goodwill and faults in views of women
Av Irlakman comments on bright thoughts after opportunities pass. He says he keeps thin eyes when examining women’s faults, reflecting on judgment and virtue.
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Av Irlakman
Congress in Brief May 24 27 and 28 Washington session notes
Senate discussed instructing conferees on senate amendments to a bill involving the Philippines with Dubois and others debating commercial aspects while an executive session adjourned to Monday. The House handled private pension bills and District of Columbia business with sixty two pension measures passing.
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Senate
House
Philippines
Dubois
Overidge
Dubis
Patterson
Colorado
Foraker
Hoar
McKinlox
Columbia
Waller
Burrows
United States
Capitol
Execution of a Philadelphia murderer Lane hanged
William Tare mon Lane was hanged at 40 08 in Philadelphia for a brutal murder he committed on April 1. He shot and killed Eu Jarden, a servant, and her two daughters Madelin aged 12 and Eloise aged 7, after stealing money. Lane fled to Camden, was captured, confessed, and was executed within two months without delay.
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Teree Haute
Ind
Dora Bartlett
Joseph Mabalek
Roy Clark
Mahalek
Auch
Philadelphia
Wiliam Taremon Lane
Lane
EU Jarden
Madelin
Eloise
Camden
N. J
Buencamino Endorses Smuths Harsh Philippine War Policy
Buencamino, former secretary in Aguinaldo's cabinet, arrived from Manila aboard the Buford after visiting his two sons at Berkeley. He expressed that the United States must adopt General Chaffee and General Railth's policies in quelling insurgents, arguing the war is over and the harsh methods are necessary to conquer. He warned Americans misjudge the situation and blamed public misunderstanding for the turmoil in the Philippines.
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San Francisco
Buecamming
Atate
Railth
Phillppines
United States
Lynching in Miscouri Paris Mo May 27
Abrahhar With erop, white man accused of murdering William Grow on April 17, was taken from the Paris jail by a mob and hanged at 2 am. Witherop had been arraigned the day before before Judge Eby and a trial set for June 30. Rumors of a second attempt to attack officers followed, but authorities moved quickly to arraign him early. Angry crowds demanded swift action after the postponement.
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Miscquri
Paris
Abrahhar Witherop
William Grow
Witherop
Eby
Gran
Brice of Ohio Ends Life at Oak Grove Hospital
Herbert Brice a 64 year old former U S Senator Calvin S Brice brother died by hanging in a room near the Turkish bathroom at Oak Grove hospital Flint Michigan The remains will be sent to Tim a Ohio for burial Also mention that W J Bryan passed through Chattanooga en route to Lincoln Nebraska after witnessing Cuban republic inauguration and praising Cuban patriotism.
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Henge
Asylum
Flint
Mich
Drysu
Chattanooga
W. J. Bryan
Lincoln
Neb
Hayans
Cuba
The One That Chose to Tay And The Solemn Quaker Echo
A trio of men wager over who will skip paying for a supper. The first returns to a wife who orders ornament smashing, the second to a wife who urges a chopper to smash items, and the third curses the scavenger and Spine. At a Philadelphia funeral a Quaker quietly notes the service has only begun.
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Stalin
London
Philadelphia
Palladelphia Times
Varnish Formula For Colorless Coatings Used On Prints And Wood
A historical recipe describes Celoricas Verniak a colorless varnish for prints and white wood. It instructs dissolving 2.5 oz bleached shellin in one pint refined alcohol, adding 5 oz heated animal bone black, rolling the mixture, filtering, and repeating until colorless. The final product is applied with care and uniformity.
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Celoricas Verniak
M Adeth
Literal Tooling Of Bushes Misinterpreted Task
A gentleman asked his gardener to pull up bushes by the room. The gardener dug trenches around the plants claiming strength to pull by the roots, joking that if told to pull by the branches he could have removed them.
Origin of Dunning in Lincoln England Revealed
During Henry IIIs reign in Lincoln a famed bailiff named Jen Dov used clever debt collection to pressure nonpayers. His tactic to get Duc on him or to Due him became common advice for owners with bad debts, giving rise to the phrase that yields a most disagreeable term in the language.
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Henry IT
Lincoln
England
Jen Dov
Joseph
The Old Man's Ruse
The Detroit Free Press reports Bins Reedick and Miss Tenspot discuss a stern father who drives away young suitors by feigning rude behavior and borrowing money from them. The exchange humorously portrays parental mischief and social friction.
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Bins Reedick
Miss Tenspot
Ant
Mss Tenspot
Detroit Free Press
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Ludington
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Musiel
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