When Mirandy Sings The Old Melodies From The Barn
Roy Farrell Greene notes Mirandy’s voice shows a crack and quaver on high notes yet her old tunes echo youth and faith. He recalls favorites like Hard Times Come Again No More and When You and I Were Young, preferring those over modern ragtime or opera styled singing.
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Mirandy
John Anderson
Tom
Ben Bolt
Lorena
Bobby Burns
Hannah Girl
Lou
Love Yes
Maggie
Patti
Melba
Miranda
Roy Farrell Greene
Detroit Free Press
Filipino Captain Killed in Manila Front Line
Amid Filipinos and U S troops in Manila a deserter in Filipino uniform lies dying as the siege fuels a tense reunion. Stuyvesant, Foster, Maid Marion and Col Brent confront love, duty, and danger in a crowded veranda amid gunfire on the Pasig.
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Capitan Americano
Tagal
Army of the United States
Aguinaldo
Honolulu
Sackett
Nevada
Johnny Filipino
Uncle Sam
Sandy Ray
Manila
Iuxquhar
Foster
Wally
Atuyvesant
Ray
Mellen
Connelly
Sackett-Murray
Benton
Fester
Stuyvesant
Miss Ray
Ned Cross
Stuyvesan
Dr. Wells
Miss Porter
Maidie
Malate
Mrs. Brent
Marion
Red Cross
Editor Seeks Connection With Henry Thew Stephen's Editor
An editor who read Henry Thew Stephen’s manuscript Patroon Van Volkenberg sent a friendly note inviting closer acquaintance. In reply Mr Stephenson humorously chooses Lamb over Milton, saying it is Lamb in either case, and the suggested partnership is formed.
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Henry Thew Stephenson
Patroon van Volkenberg
Lamb
Milton
Jeven
Stephenson
Minds
Mrs Smith’s House Prompted Simple Pleasantries
A brief Philadelphia Telegraph snippet shows a child recounting a visit to Mrs Smith’s, where politeness and tidy conduct were emphasized, including wiping feet and receiving a single piece of pie. The exchange highlights domestic hospitality and small-town manners.
Ohio's Tribute to Republican Policy at Columbus Convention
Senator Hanna spoke at the Ohio Republican state convention in Columbus on June 4 praising the party's achievements and President Roosevelt's leadership. He framed the party as defender of liberty, industry, and the working man, urged unity, and urged following the party's principles into a new century.
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Roosevelt
Mark Hanna
Ohio
Columbus
Buckeye
Republican Party
Hanna
Republican Party of
Chil- Hneathe
Commonwealth
Tevery
Theodore Roosevelt
Buffalo
McKinley
Toonce
Bogpaotto
Ree
Plague Germ Warfare Threat Amid European Demands
A Sofia report alleges the Macedonian committee vows to fight Europe with Indian plague germs if demands go unmet. The notion appears fiendish, reflecting extreme savagery that could mirror historic atrocities and unchecked human passions.
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Sofia
Macedonian Committee
Europe
Foraker Praises Hanna Action and Ohio Rally Tone
Foraker endorses Hanna in Ohio, calling his senate service wise and urging Republican unity for 1904. He suggests Ohio lauds Hanna as pivotal in the national party’s early contest, while noting Roosevelt has sufficient convention support. Also mentions Cleveland third-term chatter and Morgan’s blamed role amid auto race tragedies.
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Ohio
Hanna
Senate
United Stattes
Troosevelt
Senator Foraker
Col. Watterson
J. Pierpont Morgan
Cleveland
Roosevelt Makes Iowa Tour Visiting Denison Fort Dodge
President Roosevelt conducted a railroad tour through Iowa with stops at Coun cil Blut’s Denison Fort Dodge Webster City Town Falls Cedar Falls Waterloo Independence and Manchester before arriving in Dubuque to dine with Senator Alison. Secretary Shaw accompanied him and was praised for his service to the nation.
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Roosevelt
Iowa
Council Blut's
Shaw
Denison
Secretary of the Treasury
Rium
Dubuque
Fort Dodge
Tle
Webster City
Town Falls
Cedar Falls
Waterloo
Independence
Manchester
Alison
Des Moines Flood Harms Reach Multiple Areas
The Des Moines flood caused 200 sickness cases and 2 000 submerged dwellings with 6 000 homeless and 4 600 000 property loss. East and west Ottumw ic areas flooded. 6 000 to 8 000 displaced. About 100 rescued in South Ottumwa. Widonhall businesses underwater. Henry Kuhns drowned. Moldyville reports 500 homeless.
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Des Moines
West Ottumwic
South Ottumwa
Widonhall
Cyclone Near Welsh Wrecks Farm Homes Injures Family
A cyclone started about three miles south of Welsh and swept two miles. The two story house of J. Carroll, a wealthy farmer, with outbuildings and barns, was wrecked. Hired man Burgess was killed, Carroll and his wife badly injured, their daughter slightly hurt. Reports say two white men and a negro were killed by lightning west of Welsh.
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Welsh
J. Carroll
Wd Burgess
Carroth
Tragic Electrocution of Lineman in Sioux City
In Sioux City a lineman for the Lowaelephone company, Harvey D. Scott, was electrocuted when a wire broke just before a crowd watched a girl Pearl Godfrey suffer a serious injury. The accident delivered at least 2300 volts, causing instant death.
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Pearl Godfrey
Harvey D. Scott
Lowaelephone Company
W Hye
Sioux City
Amu
Quick remarriage follows divorce in Des Moines case
Des Moines woman, after securing a divorce from a deserting, alcoholic husband, quickly remarries within five minutes of single bliss to M. C. Musselman, brother of her former spouse, reentering matrimony in a swift second union.
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Des Moines
Joseph J. Musselinan
M.C. Musselman
Flood Devastates Valley After Cloudburst Above Mertill
A cloudburst above Mertill triggered a massive flood in the flood river valley, widening to a mile at Hin don and stretching hill to hill. Extensive property damage and drownings are reported amid ongoing raving conditions.
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Mertill
Hindon
Farion
Ofer Accepts Howard University Presidency Offer
President John Gordon of Tabor College has been elected to lead Howard University in Washington D C and has notified trustees he will accept the offer.
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Ofer
John Gordon
Tabor College
Howard University
Washington, D. C
News in Brief from Iowa City to Ottumwa
A river find yields a $2000 pearl in the Mississippi at Lansing. Prominent farmer Vincent Walters is killed by lightning in Liberty township near Iowa City. Four year old child leaves a wife and five children. August Benson shot accidentally in Fort Dodge saloon by MacSweney. Mary Geitz aged 61 dies by melancholic act at Mount Joy. Storm damage hits Dunkerton and Lester township with barns windmills and livestock lost. Yardin county forms an Anti-Saloon league branch. Town Falls begins first mail delivery under new free service. James Allen 65 dies after falling downstairs, a bachelor. Michael Majerus near Graf Station killed by train. Charles R Keyes resigns UC German chair for Cornell Mt Vernon post. Storm Lake women send clothes to Des Moines for flood relief. Henry Muhs Akron postmaster dies suddenly. Wendl Revne 40 shoots ex wife then shoots self. both fatally wounded. Mrs Weatherington attempts suicide at Ottumwa. I L Seymour shot by son mistaken for burglar in Bloomington.
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Frank Jordan
Mississippi
Lansing
Vincent W. Walters
Liberty Township
Iowa City
August Benson
Fort Dodge
MacSweney
Mary Geitz
Mount Joy
Dunkerton
Lester Township
Anti-Saloon League
Yardin County
Town Falls
James Allen
Sergeant Bluff
Michael Majerus
Graf Station
Great Western
Charles R. Keyes
University of California
Cornell College
Mt. Vernon
Storm Lake
Des Moines
Henry Muhs
Akron
Wendl Revne
Cedar Rapids
John Weatherington
Ottumwa
I. L. Seymour
Bloomington
Desks With Secret Drawers in Modern Markets
The article notes a niche in the desk market offering hidden compartments from back doors and sliding panels to secret backs. It cites a New York Times view and observes mainly women seek romantic secrecy while some men also buy, to store letters wills and personal papers away from prying eyes.
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New York Times
Tetastomer
Statue of Liberty in need of cleaning on Bedloe's Island
The Statue of Liberty on Bedloe's Island is covered in verdigris and in poor cleaning condition with no immediate plan for restoration. Cornelius N Bliss says the American committees lack authority to clean and urge the government to take charge, noting costs and maintenance depend on War Department control.
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Bedloe
New York Post
Cornelings N. Bliss
War Department
Mer
Bliss
Army
Great Wealth in Timber Shifting to Pacific Coast
The United States timber heart moves west as California Oregon and Washington hold at least one third of national standing timber. The Pacific states contain over 600 billion feet of uncut wood and reserve areas totaling 32 428 square miles, constituting more than 22 percent of the region’s wooded land. Oregon alone accounts for 55 billion feet on reservations, about one fourth of its total timber.
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Buckeye
Republian Party
Ts Ith
United States
Old Mother Earth
Penobscot River
Maine
Pacific Coast
California
Oregon
Washington
Opening of the new stock exchange dazzles crowds
At the reception for the stock exchange opening vast throngs explored the new building and its features. A visitor noted the barber's shop as particularly convenient while others joked about sharing in the modern trade.
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New Stock Exchange
N. Y
Faeits and Sifkins-Doolittle Compete on the Pike
The Cincinnati Enquirer notes the duo Bifkins and Sifkins-Doolittle in a playful exchange about paying as they go. The remark highlights one being slow and meandering along the street.
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Sifkins
Doolittle
Bifkins
Cincinnati Enquirer
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Brent
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