Payne Offered $12000 Salary to Lead Bell Telephone’s Western Consolidated
Milwaukee dispatch reports Henry G. Payne, chairman of Wisconsin Republican central committee, may resign politics to head Bell Telephone’s Western consolidated companies with Chicago headquarters. The $12000 yearly offer includes steering a vast long distance network linking Chicago to St Louis Cincinnati Indianapolis Omaha Kansas City St Paul Minneapolis Milwaukee and connecting New York Philadelphia Boston and Washington. Wisconsin remains outside the consolidation. Payne currently heads the Wisconsin Bell.
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Northwest Rail Extensions and Iowa Rates Discussed
Winnipeg reports that Northern Pacific will pressure Hudson Bay for Winnipeg terminal rights while Northwest Central advances toward Prince Albert with fifty miles graded. Northern Pacific and Manitoba plan Brandon traffic by November. Iowa rate cuts slam western roads, Rock Island loses $1000 daily. Secretary Tracy honors seaman Fooge for heroism aboard Trenton. Farragut Veterans condemn Butler for attack on Admiral Porter. Public Printer Palmer assumes control of the government printing office.
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Supreme Court Rules Against Chinaman in Scott Exclusion Case
In the case of Chae Chang Ping v. collector of the port of San Francisco the Supreme Court decides adversely to Ping. The decision tests the validity of the Scott exclusion act. Civil Service Commission organized in Washington on May 1 with Lyman elected president and all commissioners present. Roosevelt qualifying.
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Marion Works to Move Factory for Free Gas
The Aurora Nail Works plans relocation to Marion Indiana to obtain free gas. The facility aims to hire 510 workers and discusses a major industrial transfer as Beloit College receives a separate philanthropy offer. A Chicago donor pledges 25000 for an academy building contingent on Beloit raising 10000 more as an endowment.
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College fundraising accelerates toward new academy building
An unnamed donor pledges 100000 if 160000 more is raised by July 1, with 25000 already counted toward the total. The effort aims to complete the full amount, making an academy building and science hall likely to be erected soon.
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Charleston War Ship Returns to Tinker Before Second Trial
The war ship Charleston arrived from Santa Barbara to re dress the starboard high pressure engine before a second trial. After a Sunday departure the cruiser ran seventeen and three tenths knots with 4750 horsepower until thrust bearing heat forced a stop near Port Conception.
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Presidential Appointments and Related Notices
The president named government directors for Union Pacific Railway and various state and federal posts including Utah registration, Indian commissioners, land office registers, and a Carson Mint supervisor. Other items note Towne’s suit claim for Depew’s oration, Valkyrie tonnage corrections, a St Louis letter from Morrison, charges against Fletcher Johnson, Indiana state house sale, Governor Beaver at Annapolis, Governor Hall engagement, imminent Nazil Bolivia war, and copper finds in Chiapas Mexico.
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Elberon Garfield Cottage Sells for 25000 Dollars
The Garfield Cottage in Elberon New Jersey sold at auction to Mrs. McEvers Gosling sister of Sir Buch Cunard for 25000 dollars. The adjacent Hotel Elberon and its furnishings sold to the same buyer for 59000 dollars subject to a 50000 dollar mortgage. First to die by electricity.
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Train Collision Wrecks Engine House Near Coney Island
At about 10 p m in May a 2 train on the Bath and West End railroad crashed through an engine house near Coney Island BrooxLey New York injuring several passengers J J Lynn broke two ribs Michael O Brien arm broken Abe Coakley thigh badly wrenched A misplaced switch caused the accident and the engine house was badly damaged
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The Deadly Cable Tragedy Strikes Portland Streetcar
Mayphronia Werner of Chadw eis died when a brake failed on a dummy car on the Use Front street cable road in Seattle. Wagner was severely injured and several others were badly hurt as the car sped off the track at a turn and riders were pitched onto the pavement.
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Switzerland’s Fate Argued Amid Invasions Threats
European capitals debate the risk of a military move against Switzerland as czarist and German pressures grow. England France and the US would likely oppose any invasion while Swiss resolve and federal memory bolster defense as the Helvetians consider expedient reforms.
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Seven Die in Elisenheim Land Dispute Firefight
Reports from Berlin describe a deadly clash at Elisenheim where villagers disputed private land claims and soldiers opened fire. Seven killed as authorities struggled to quell the riot and disperse the crowd.
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Madison Divorce Scandal Shocks Quiet Uppertendam
May 14 Madison Wisconsin. A social scandal erupts as Mrs. Frank A. Flower files for divorce citing gross cruelty. The suit involves a striking younger companion and follows weeks of whispered rumors in the city's refined circles.
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Minnesota News Roundup Brings Local Incidents
A Duluth mechanic Howard Jackson died by suicide with a razor. Sauk Center approves Acme Electric plant. Dodge Center freight wreck after axle failure. Fergus Falls victim of forged check at Desby Bros. Minneapolis coach order to Athens Car. St Paul NP railroad near Canyon Comer. Union Elevator cites losses in wheat theft. Duluth reports Duluth and Winnipeg bonds nearly sold. line to resume soon. St Paul Seventh Street cable line nearly complete. June start. Wisconsin fires devastate Cornish plant and warehouses. Waupun inmate attempts self harm. Georgia? No. Iowa reports Derby winner dies pneumonia in Council Bluffs. St Louis millers to meet. price competition issue. Rockville Center accident on Long Island rail.
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Debris Collapse Kills and Traps Workers at Tacoma Hotel Site
In Tacoma Washington a building under construction collapsed after a storm. Fifteen to twenty workers were at the site. Walter Bates, the foreman, died. Several others were injured and three more bodies were recovered as rescue efforts continued. Reverend W A McKey was severely injured. A hospital worker W H Snell was badly hurt. Others remained beneath the rubble awaiting rescue with moans heard from the debris.
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Suffocated in a Well at Cannon Lake
At Gordon Coles place on Cannon Lake George King and Fred Michels died from foul air while digging a well. They were dead before help arrived and remained trapped until extracted.
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Universal Peace Convention highlights and varied notices
At the Universal Peace Convention in New York May 15 Alfred H. Leve presided. Delegates included Aianda Dayo Zelva Lockwood A L Martin and P Moore of Liberia. Afternoon speakers included Rev. Collier and Rev. Chamberlain. Other items mention Italian budget deficit and a range of brief notices from shipping to education and infrastructure.
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Mixed notices from near and far on unrest and crime
The report details stalled enforcement at Glasserhoo amid arbitration pressure on Olpherts tenants. It notes Annie Vaneil of DuQuoin died of starvation after her mother, declared insane weeks earlier, was placed in an asylum. It recounts past legal questions about Albert Peterson, a Winnipeg man who disappeared after prison, now a naturalized citizen facing possible continued imprisonment. Military movements near Fort Custer and Pine Ridge, plus talk of presidential pardons for deserters, are mentioned along with assorted market quotes and unrelated anecdotes.
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The Beauty Of Eyes In Harper's Bazar Opinion
A Harper's Bazar passage extols eye beauty noting bright uniquely colored eyes draw praise from a child and a Duchess, discusses favored colors like violet, and highlights eyelids lashes brows and eye placement as key to attractiveness. It emphasizes symmetry and accessories shaping overall appeal.
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Profits of Preaching and pastor salaries in major cities
The article notes wide salary variation among pastors in the United States with many earning under 1000 dollars yearly while top earners in big cities receive substantial sums. It cites Dr. Harper and Dr. John Hall with high combined incomes, and lists several others with salaries from 2500 to 20000 dollars plus extra earnings from university posts and writings.
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Geese Struck by Lightning During Storm at Gonzales
A flock of wild geese flying over Gonzales Texas was struck by lightning in a heavy rainstorm. Seventy geese were killed and later sold on the streets by an old man for a few cents each. Some bodies were badly torn by the electricity, according to St. Louis Republic.
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Guaranteed remedy for consumption promotion at drug store
The advertisement touts Dr. Jing's New Discovery as a safe guaranteed cure with relief for throat lung and chest ailments including consumption bronchitis and asthma. It promises pleasant taste and reliability with trial bottles free at Scallin's drug store.
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