Career and Character of Abraham Lincoln Totepo
The article notes a booklet on Abraham Lincoln by Joseph Choate issued by the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul Railway, describing Lincoln’s early life, struggles, and later administration. It also advertises two rail travel opportunities with reduced rates and how to obtain them.
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Totepo
Associated Press
Wheat
South Dakota Farms
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Aberdeen
Missouri River
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Ry
F. A. Miller
Chicago, Ill
Joseph Choate
Great Britain
Abraham Lincoln
Chicago
Philippines to Set Up Civil Government Next Month
Washington says full civil government will be established in the Philippine islands about the first of next month, with the tariff proclamation to follow under the original plan. The cabinet, after two hours’ discussion, concludes supreme court decisions do not alter the administration’s program. The Foraker act’s constitutionality is upheld, and Porto Rican duties collected before the act must be refunded. No extra session of Congress is planned.
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Philippine Islands
Philippine Commission
Supreme Court
Congress
Knox
Root
Porto Rico
Ilegal
United States
Philippines
Chinese Bond Issue Divides Powers on Indemnity Payment
The United States and other powers debate how to fund the $337 million Chinese indemnity. Russia proposes bonds with universal guaranty, Britain opposes and favors state bonds, while Congress may withhold approval due to constitutional limits and bond terms. Also, city bacteriologist Prof. W. Royal Stokes reports experiments asserting no domestic animals transmit typhoid to humans.
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William Royal Stokes
University of Maryland
Belmont Cup Defender Constitution Mast Breaks Off
The Belmont Syndicate cup defender Constitution suffered a fractured mast when the starboard spreader broke and the topmast parted. three sailors were aboard, Second Mate Edward Nelson was injured but rescued. The yacht will be to Britol for a new steel mast and re fitting, delaying races scheduled for June 15 and 17 by about ten days to two weeks.
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Newport
R. L
Brentons
Constitution
Edward Nelson
Nat Herreshoff
W. Butler Duncan
Dowie Deemed Degenerate by Chicago Alienists
Chicago alienists label Dr John Alexander Dowie a paranoiac and degenerate of the criminal type after his declaration of being Elijah last Sunday. They warn he preys on the credulous and urge confinement in an asylum for criminal lunatics.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Elijah
Zion
Dowie
S. V. Clevenger
Herron Defends Self in Disciplinary Trial in Grinnell
Professor George D Herron faced a trial for conduct unbecoming a minister in Grinnell Iowa with 26 jurors from 13 district churches. He admitted sending a letter of defense claiming a divine mission and a noncongenial home life leading to separation and divorce from Mrs Herron before marrying Miss Rand in New York.
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Grinnell
George D. Herron
Herron
British Lost Heavily At Vinkfontein In South Africa
Lord Kitchener reports from Pretoria that May 29 fighting near Vinkfontein left 1,450 British with seven guns under fire. Boers captured two guns briefly before British force recovered them and occupied the position. British casualties totaled six officers and 66 men killed or missing, plus 122 wounded. Forty-one Boers were killed. further Boer losses unknown. Reinforcements are being sent.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Dixon
Vinkfontein
Johannesburg
Vlakfontein
Twenty Eighth Battery
Derbyshires and Yeomanry
Erie Wins Cleveland to Erie Race in 4 Hours 19 Minutes
The passenger steamer City of Erie, owned by the Cleveland and Buffalo Transit company, defeats the Tashmoo of White Star in the 100 mile Cleveland to Erie race. The Erie finishes in 4 hours 19 minutes and 9 seconds, beating the stake boat by 45 seconds and earning about $160,000 for its passengers.
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Cleveland
Erie
City of Erie
Cleveland and Buffalo Transit Company
White Star Company
Great Lakes
Widow of General Fuller Dead in Toledo Home
Mrs Anna B Fuller widow of General John W Fuller died at her Toledo Ohio home on June 5 according to local obituaries.
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General Fuller
Toledo, O
Anna B. Fuller
John W. Fuller
Carnegie Foresees Anglo American Unity and Britain’s Need
London June 5 Andrew Carnegie warned that continental powers will try to smash Britain and that the United States would intervene if needed, recalling American actions in the Spanish American War. He said Americans and British are closer than ever and praised Anglo American ties, while denying British supremacy and noting ongoing talks over gifts to Scottish universities. Carnegie appeared in a London hotel amid chamber of commerce events and praised the Windsor visit of New York delegates.
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Andrew Carnegie
Great Britain
United States
Mr. Carnegie
Scotland
Chamber of Commerce
New York Chamber of Commerce
Windsor
King Edward
Edward
Universities
Carnegie
Blaine and Miss Hichborn Wed in Simple Washington Rite
Miss Martha Hichborn daughter of Rear Admiral Hichborn married James G. Blaine youngest son of the late Maine statesman at the parents home in Washington. A small gathering of relatives and friends attended including Mrs. Blaine the groom's mother and Mrs. Damrosch and Mrs. Beale. After breakfast the couple left for New York and will sail to Europe for about three months. They plan to reside in New York after their return. The ceremony was officiated by Rev. Dr. Wallace Radcliffe of the New York Avenue Presbyterian Church.
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Washington
Martha Hichborn
Hichborn
James G. Blaine
Maine
Blaine
New York
Wallace Radcliffe
New York Avenue’ Presbyterian Church
Three Die In Switch Accident Near Atlanta
A switch engine crashed into a passenger train in the Southern railway yards near Atlanta injuring 16, with three fatalities including Mrs. A. A. Lemmon and her daughter Irma. Others named are Mrs. Julia Nersey and A. F. Bunn, with several listed as seriously hurt. In New York a rapid transit tunnel strike ended after a conference, with an agreement signed.
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Atlanta
Southern Railway
A. A. Lemmon
McDonough
Irma
A. F. Bunn
D. A. George
Rex
New York
John BR. McDonald
Central Federation Union Committee
Committee of Contractors
Reformed Presbyterian Synod adjourns without action on tithe transfer
Pittsburg June 6 over three hours of yesterday's synod session focused on a finance committee report proposing transferring the home for aged people's tithe to the Women's association which manages the institution. No final action was taken. The meeting praised Morton Sproull and Wylie and elected Morton McAteer and McNaugher to the board. A separate report urged rooting out abuses in the U S army, especially in Hawaii and the Philippines, and was adopted. The day closed with a missionary conference led by Dr Sommerville.
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Reformed Presbyterian Synod of North America
Eighth Street
Board of Trustees
Home For
Linden Street
Allegheny
Reformed Presbyterian Woman’s Association
C. D. Trumbull
John F. Morton
Anna M. Sproull
Women’s Association
R. C. Wylie
National Reform Association
John T. Morton
John A. McAteer
Samuel McNaugher
R. ©. Allen
Grove City
United States Army
Hawaii
Philippines
R. M. Sommerville
New York
Robbers Bold Break in Toronto Extradited Suspects
Routledge Rice and Jones, three Chicago burglars, were being moved from court to jail when a associate tossed revolvers into the cab. They killed Constable Boyd, leapt from the vehicle, and boarded a streetcar they tried to seize. The motorman struck Routledge, fatally wounding him, and the other two were captured after injuries.
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Toronto
Routledge
Rice and Jones
Chicago
Boyd
Daly Heiress Mary Daly Wed in New York City
Miss Mary Daly daughter of the late Marcus Daly married James Watson Jerard in New York City. The ceremony took place at the bride's mother's residence, conducted by Bishop Potter. The groom received the bride from her brother Marcus Daly with her sister Harriet Daly as sole attendant.
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New York
Mary Daly
Marcus Daly
James Watson Jerard
Bishop Potter
Harriet Daly
Veterans at Gettysburg fill town with G A R activities
Crowds gather in Gettysburg for Grand Army of the Republic veterans and allied societies with four bands guiding events. Chaplain Sayers leads song at the National cemetery as Scotland orphan school pupils perform. General C H T Collis delivers the main address at Navier hall after a school drill on the college campus. In St Petersburg, a Vatican mission reopening talks for a nunciature is confirmed though Rome continues to handle business with Russia.
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C. H. T. Collis
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Vatican
Russia
Rome
National Games Yesterday Summary Scores
New York defeated St Louis 4 to 2 in nine and a half innings amid rain. Chicago beat Boston 6 to 5 and Brooklyn won 7 to 3 over Cincinnati. Pittsburg outscored Philadelphia 4 to 3. American games saw Chicago 3 over Washington 2 in 10 innings. Detroit 9 over Philadelphia 1, Milwaukee 5 over Boston 2, Cleveland 5 over Baltimore 1. Western results include Marion 7 over Wheeling 1, Fort Wayne 2 over Toledo 1, Columbus 2 over Indianapolis 7, Louisville 13 over Dayton 1.
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Washington
Detroit
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Cleveland
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Wheeling
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Toledo
Columbus
Indianapolis
Louisville
Dayton
W. Li Pet
We Bees
Upward stock market lifts then falters in New York
New York market opened strong but prices turned weak with broad selling led by sugar and railroads. Afternoon rally followed by ragged declines left most stocks off from highs. Sugar news and dividend events steadied markets later while heavy profits taking and London selling pressured shares. Bond market mixed. total sales valued at 3,285,000 with U S refunds rising 1 4 per cent.
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Wabash
Lake Euna
Atchison
Wheeling and Lake Erie
Rock Island
Northern Pacific
Delaware and Hudson Canal
Ontario Western
Electric
United States Express
Des Moines and
Fort Dodge
Brooklyn Union Gas
Peoria
Eastern
Eries
Sterling Exchange
U. S
Market report: wheat corn oats butter and cattle prices
Pittsburg and New York market notices list wheat No 2 red at 24e in June 4 trading, corn No 2 yellow at 48 4814er, oats No 2 white around 34c, hay prices, butter quotes from Queeny Ohio and Pennsylvanian creameries, eggs at 14 12c, cheese prices, and poultry. Cattle receipts light with steady to higher quotes, hogs active and higher, lambs steady. Cincinnati hogs and sheep prices noted. New York spot markets show no major shifts in wheat corn and oats with mixed regional quotes. Denver Times closing quips on general living costs.
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Ohio
Fennsylvac Creamery
New York
Wisconsin
Rost Wethers
Cincinnati
Northern Duluth
Bard Duluth
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