Bank Safe Robbery Leaves Sketdaal Town In Turmoil
A four-man gang blew the Sketdebl savings bank 20 miles north of Des Moines, held 50 citizens at gunpoint, and escaped with $1,600. The bank building and adjacent cafe were wrecked, with about $3,000 in additional damages. No suspects yet. In Jansen Nebraska, another robbery used nitroglycerin to plunder two safes, totaling between $3,000 and $4,000. No arrests reported.
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Des Moines
Sketdebl
Jags Bank
Sheldahl
Nebraska
Jansen
Neb
Heabhers
Post Olice
Bank of Fish
Riot Guns Deployed as St Louis Chooses 2500 Deputies
June 2 report from St Louis says police commissioners continue summoning 2500 deputy sheriffs to aid patrols. Squads of 20 drill with riot shotguns under a captain's command, to be assigned across streetcar lines. Striking sympathy actions target riders and passengers, with teachers and women warned and restrained.
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St. Louis
Board of Police Commissioners
Gourthouse
Blond ix
Priday
Barker Accepts Nomination and Money Reform Plan
Viladelphia notes Barker's acceptance of the Wharton Barker ticket for president, urging direct issue of paper money and federal control of silver and freight discrimination. He opposes wealth concentration and calls for initiative and referendum, labor arbitration, and Philippine policy changes. A separate item reports two deaths in Illinois and a mint statement showing May balances of 31,564,003 with gold and silver totals.
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Barker
Philippines
Toth Carpege
Woshington
Mint
United States
London News From Pretoria War Dispatches and Philadelphia Cable
London reports silent Lord Roberts as Pretoria dispatches remain unverified with Pretoria communications suspended. Accounts from Lourenco Marques claim Kruger’s capture or surrender terms, while Cape Coast Castle notes Hall’s relief party and Hougson expected to reach Pumsu. Philadelphia cable from May 28 tells of United States sympathy and Kruger’s reception.
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London
Lord Roberts
Pretoria
Lourenzo Marques
Laurenza Marques
Kruger
Times
Transvaal
Belatet
Kroonstad
Keuger
Colonial Office
Cape Coast Castle
Capt. Hall
Woomussie
Frederick Mitchell Hougson
Pumsu
Cape Town
Warren
Fabersput
Col
Spence
Philadelphia
Syhieh
South African Republic
Jules Founery Smith
Caesar
Reltz
Reed
United States
America
Smith
Reitz
Messenger
International blue jackets arrive in Peking amid tense warship movement
Peking dispatch reports over 200 International blue jackets landing in Shanghai. Twenty three warships from Russia Britain Germany France American Japanese and Italian dock at surrounding waters. Russian troops and port Arthur forces prepared as officials apologize for a landing error. Washington notes May treasury figures show a decline from bond redemptions.
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Shanghai
Peking
Port Arthur
Mort Arthur
London
Jesseas
Fatal chemical explosion cripples factory near city line
A heavy chemical exposure incident at the Bast Nan Keo Dak works outside the city killed foreman Tyacry and injured several others. The blast damaged a section of the building and emergency crews responded to the scene.
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Ty Bast Nan Keodak Works
Tyacry
Seneral
Trade Review Highlights Price Readjustments and Mixed Demand
Trade volume shows between seasons demand with some regions improving while others dull. Rail earnings rise, crop prospects improve for corn and oats. wheat in the northwest aided by rains though benefits uncertain. Iron and steel demand remains but supply stocks are lean, risking a scramble if a one month shutdown occurs. Failures rise modestly with manufacturing and trading losses totaling several million, while domestic prices trend lower for key industrial materials and finished goods see small declines.
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New York
Bpramreet
BG. Dun & Co
Africa
South Africa
Thas
Gray Forge
Pittsburgh
Chicago
Irger
United States
Canada
Reverend Dr. John C. Lowrie Dies at 92
New York obituary notes the death of Dr John C Lowrie at East Orange New Jersey aged 92. A leading Presbyterian missionary worker, he served as assistant secretary and later secretary of the board of foreign missions, and was pastor at Forty-Second Street Church New York. He wrote several works on missions and moderated the 1806 Pittsburgh assembly. Born in Tiniffler Pennsylvania in 1808 educated at Jefferson College, Allegheny, and Princeton and Allegheny theological seminaries he went to India in 183? returning in 1816 to health. He became secretary emeritus in 1891 and remained a prominent figure in church missions.
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New York
John C. Lowrie
East Orange
N. J
Presbyterian Church
Worm Cameron Lowrie
Tint
Lils
Lowrie
Presbyterian Board of Foreign Missions
Forty-Second Street Presbyterian Church
Lewrie
Presbyterian General Assembly
Pittsburgh
Upper Thin
Industrial Commission schedules hearings on labor and arbitration
Washington June 2 The industrial commission outlines a month of hearings on agriculture horitionize and general labor conditions with compulsory arbitration. Witnesses include James 8 Harris Maryland Alexander Clohan West Virginia and others from Ohio New York and Florida. A severe storm Thursday night damaged Willow creek bridges and caused livestock losses estimated near $3000.
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Washington
Industrial Commission
Whett
James
Harris
Maryland
Mexander Clohan
West Virgins
Thompson Pencoast
Virginia
A.J. Wedderburn
D.C
W. W. Miller
Board of Agriculture of
Ohio
Michigan Alkali Company
Alichigati
Juha
Coffin
Florida
Greyhounds Through History From Scotland to Ancient Times
The piece notes the rough rooted greyhound almost vanished south of Scotland and asserts the breed is the oldest of dogs with Xenophon praising or discussing them. It mentions 2000 years of established presence and hints at debates among dog fanciers on beauty and utility.
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Scotland
Atrian
Xenophon
Sleep Changes the Verdict
The jurors slept on the verdict and returned home. The text suggests sleep affects judgment and promotes Ho zzetter s Stomach Bitters as a cure for indigestion and sleep issues. The ad-like passage touts bitters as remedy for stomach, kidney, liver and blood disorders.
Ireland Home Rule Doubted By A Dublin Waiter
An actor touring telly retells a Dublin waiter’s remark on home rule in Ireland. The waiter jokes that France and Krussig and other powers would have to unite to force home rule, then quips even a grand navy could not achieve it, reflecting mixed Irish sentiment toward dominant parties.
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Ireland
Dublin
John
France
Thief We Offer Reward for Catarrh Cure Claim
An advertisement for Hall’s Catarrh Cure promises one hundred dollars for any case of catarrh it cannot cure. It cites F J Cheney Co as proprietors and includes testimonials from West & Truax and Walding Kingan Marvin. Also promotes Hall’s Family Pills and mentions other products.
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Hall
F. J. Cheney & Co
Props
Toledo
F. J. Cheney
West & Truaz
Toedo
O, Walding, Kingan & Marvin
Hell's
Trumpeters Accompany Abyssinia King Like Court
The San Francisco Bulletin notes that trumpeters accompany the Abyssinian king on all his travels while at least one man seems uninterested in blowing his own horn, suggesting varied public attention.
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Eabhy Tve
Abyssinia
San Francisco Bulletin
Grain-O ad and assorted household products blurb
A compilation of vintage advertisements touts Grain-O as a coffee substitute for the family, plus claims of health benefits. It includes short product pitches for Allen's Foot-Rage, Lane's Family Medicine, Parsons poultry ad, and other drugstore wares with terse praise and pricing, reflecting a 19th or early 20th century newspaper ad page.
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Baby
Grandma
Elay
Trade and travel notes with Lake Country resorts
Snippet lists mail order twine pricing and delivery promises from a supplier, alongside a stray exchange about a kitten, then shifts to travel promotions for lake region resorts in Wisconsin Minnesota and Michigan. The Lake Country promotional prose cites Fox Lake Javan Lauderdale Waukee-ba Coynomowse Palmyra The Dells and more, inviting readers to request pamphlets and summer books, with a Chicago address and a 1900 date.
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Iinuis
Wisconsin
Minnnesota
Misigen
Fox Lake
Javan
Lauderdale
Waukeeba
Coynomowse
Palmyra
the Dells
Kilebourn
Eckhart
Madison
Minocqua
Star Lake
Frontense
White Bear
Minneton
East
Lake Shore
Michigan Southern Rv
Quautauqua Lake
Niagara Fala
St. Lawrence River
White Mountains
Atlantis Coast
F.M. Byron
van Buredt Street
Chicago
Boston
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Iowa
Sketdaal
Lo Cilleres Nank
Sig Sum
Velen
Excape
Pegulest Party
Natioiies
Bellevilley OL
Dot Willi
di Station
Bulle Awad
Williams
Avibentle Henests
Kroger
Pretria
Trade Review
Heath
John CG. Lowrie
Diller
Hell
St. Paul
Mann
Dane
Willow Creek
Hightiing
Cape
Dainure Te Orupsie
Greyhounds
Ian
Bos Toon
Hinerson
Chance
Puck
Denver
Union Pacific & North-Western
Colorado
Chicage
Colorado Springs
Manitou
Chicago & North-Western
R’y
Clark
Milich
Philadelphia Press
Allen
Allen & Olmstad
le Roy
Buffalo News
Lane
Excelsiot Mig. O
Parsons, Kan
Glenn
WSS
Sheen
ST. Loris
Skare, Roebuck & Co
Eago
Cating
Calor
Larry
Simeelf Bens
Onte
N. W. L Samuel
Qeeau Grove
Waltham Watches
Waltham Watch Company
Waltham
The
Queen City Printing Ink Co
Cincinnati, Ohi
Who Taye
Ind
Baer
Mobic
Malvern
Omaha
Cord
Dubucue
Waterloo
Ord Bedeaynd Council
Incs
Hansun
W. L. Douglas
Doualas
Brockton
Mass
Coatt
Fornta
FICO
Paeticiiacy
Mutton & CO. Dept. K
Philadephia
Wilich
Aianter
Mao Ewe
Chicano
Illinois
Manila
Wabash Ave
Auditorium
Chicaira
Dewey
Hong Hong
Serena
Chibesa
Davis Ferler
Gd Manta
Carlie Bt
FAY Manilla Roofing CO
Camcen
Puraone
Hanus
EXAS
Antonio
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