Radium and Roentgen Rays Upend Atomic Theory
London reports Professors Lodge Curie and Crookes affirm a radical shift in science. Atoms are not indivisible. each element is a system of identical ions in orbital motion. Radium and Roentgen rays support a theory where electricity and matter are one, with atoms undergoing fixed-law disintegration and rearrangement.
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London
Crookes
Berlin
Lodre
Currie
Lodge
Ernest Rutherford
Mei University
Montreal
Lodgeathline
Grover Cleveland Seen as Likely Democratic Nominee
Washington Republicans and Democrats interpret Cleveland's denial of being a candidate as a strategic stance. Analysts believe the interview signals he would accept the nomination if offered, framing his denial to leave room for a possible bid next year.
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Washington
Cleveland
Gas City Man Picks a Winner in Matrimonial Tale
Gas City Indiana reports a romance craze sparked by Peter Moody who sent $5 to a matrimonial bureau and received many letters. He chose a Chicago based correspondent described as forty with about $8,000 in cash and plans a marriage at J. E. Brown's residence this Thursday.
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Gas City
Ind
Peter Moody
Chicago
J. E. Brown
Sir Thomas Lipton Bets Big On Cup Bid
New York dispatch notes Lipton’s bold confidence in winning the America's Cup. It is reported he carries a stopper for the hull bottom, a claim linked to his extraordinary hopes, though the cup’s historic use for drinking purposes is referenced.
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New York
Thomas ‘Lipton
Girl 12 Aims to Imitate Snake Eater at Carnival
Alice Fairchild of Logansport Indiana tried to eat a live snake after seeing a street fair fakir at the Red Men carnival. Doctors say the act will likely cause serious injuries or death. The attraction featured a man in disguise posing as the only woman who eats them alive. Alice, with her parents and brother, witnessed the show as she captured small snakes Thursday. She convulsed and confessed the attempt after being bitten in about a dozen places.
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Logansport
Ind
Alice Fairchild
Alice
Government Bonds Upheld in Gunboat Galveston Ownership Case
Attorney General Knox filed a stipulation with Judge Grinnan in Richmond to cover the government's interest in the gunboat Galveston. The bond aims to satisfy Trigg Company claims for work and materials, allowing release of the ship to the government. Authorities anticipate similar actions on other warships under construction to protect national ownership.
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Washington
Knox
Judge Grinnan
Chancery Court of
Richmond
Galveston
Trigg Company
Chattanooga
West
Elizabethport
Promotions Amid Geneva Talks Mark Belgrade Military Deputation
King Peter's Belgrade delegation announces promotions for palace guards and conspirators. Colonel Popeilics becomes general and chief aid to the king, Captain Kostics rises to captain after aiding palace gates, and Lieutenant Gronica is made a captain for his role near the palace during the assassinations.
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Belgrade
Peter
Geneva
Popeilics
Alexander
Kostics
Gronica
Myron T tipped for vice president in Washington
The President told a visitor he preferred A J Beveridge stay in the Senate and not be a vice presidential candidate. He dodged naming a second man but said Myron T Herrick of Cleveland could appeal to Republicans if elected Ohio governor by a large majority.
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Myron
Washington
A. J. Beveridge
United States Senate
Myron TV. Herrick
Cleveland
Ohio
Battleship Massachusetts Collides With Schooner
The battleship Massachusetts, en route to New York, struck the schooner Martha T. Thomas southeast of Boston lightship. The impact tore off chain plates and rails, damaged planking, causing Martha T. Thomas to leak two inches per hour. Captain Watts reported a glancing blow on the starboard side.
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Boston
Massachusetts
New York
Martha T. Thomas
Thomaston
Appalachicola
Watts
Clark Will Build a Castle in Washington
Senator W. A. Clark of Montana plans a grand mansion on Dupont Circle described as the greatest palace ever contemplated in the capital. Two world famous architecture firms, one Paris based and one London based, are preparing competitive plans for the Croesus era residence.
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Washington
W. A. Clark
Montana
Dupont Circle
Paris
London
Montana Croesus
Payne May Step Out From Cabinet Amid Strain
Washington watchers note growing talk that Mr. Payne may resign from the cabinet as health fears and political pressure from the postal scandal mount. Some opponents and concerned allies agree resignation could come if pressure intensifies.
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Payne
Washington
Thousands of Hands Needed In Topeka Harvest
TR Gerow director of the State free bureau reports final estimates for outside harvest hands this year. Total needed rises to 23 100 across the state with Topeka as a key point.
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Topeka
Kas
TR. Gerow
State Free Bureau
Lynching Threat Foiled in Peoria Mob Clash
A mob of about 1000 gathered after detective William Murphy was killed by McRay. Sheriff Potter and deputies protected the jail with Winchesters as darkness and disciplined force thwarted a summary execution of Billy McKay, with authorities blockading both city and county jails.
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Peoria
Billy” McKay
William A. Murphy
McRay
Water
Eaton Streets
Murphy
Chadwick
McKay
Potter
Mob Burns Suspect After Lynching at Delaware Workhouse
A mob of around two thousand stormed the county workhouse in Wilmington, Delaware, to lynch George White, accused of assaulting Helen Bishop. Guards fought back with water cannons as gunfire erupted. four mob members were shot, including 17 year old Peter Smith. White was captured, confessed, and then burned at the stake with his body riddled by bullets.
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Wilmington
Del
George White
Helen Bishop
Peter Smith
Thought He Was a Scriptural Ox in Kokomo
Edwin Stanton an 80 year old former physician died suddenly in Kokomo Indiana. He had long believed himself an ox from scripture and eaten grass with cattle on the county farm. Authorities note grass in mouth and stomach. An autopsy will be performed.
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Kokomo
Ind
Edwin Stanton
Perry Suddenly Gets Generous In Generous Bequest
Muncie Indiana note: Ed Heath, a local printer, reports control of property valued near 69000 dollars. He says the transfer came in past weeks from his uncle Perry S Heath, once assistant postmaster general and now Salt Lake City newspaper owner. Perry Heath denies the claim.
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Muncie
Ind
Ed Heath
Perry S. Heath
United States
Salt Lake City
Utah
Perry Heath
Prices Fall as Dawn of Price Break Reaches City
A Times dispatch notes a week of movement from White River port drew about one thousand people and a large cargo of perishables. Staples, including eggs and potatoes, have dropped sharply with eggs down from 22 to 13 dollars per case and potatoes from 20 cents to 7 cents per pound as other staples follow the trend.
James O'Leary Bets Big After American Derby Victory
James O'Leary, renowned Western bookmaker and maker of the largest American Derby book, declares a gain of 439,690 dollars from Saturday's American Derby. The sum increases his already vast fortune following The Picket's win.
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Chicago
James O'Leary
King
Scandal Rises Over Post Office Box Painting Contracts
Washington grand jury probes who did the work on aluminum painted letter boxes under Cupper & Co. Investigators focus on Machen and a 40 percent takeoff claim. Post masters report inflated bills and workmen paid from postal revenue. Officials expect indictments, while federal grand jury actions move slowly but persist.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Federal Grand Jury
Cupper & Co
New Haven
Conn
Bristow
Machen
Free Delivery Service
Mount Vesuvius Eruption Draws Naples Residents
Naples reports a major eruption of Mount Vesuvius with heavy smoke fire and lava pouring from the crater. Residents fled in terror as the display surpassed recent activity and recalled the 1885 eruption that devastated hillside vineyards.
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Naples
Vesuvius
Roosevelt Homecoming Reception Arrangements In Oyster Bay
Final plans for President Roosevelt’s home-coming include unveiling a Civil War trophy gun and a parade of schoolchildren. Each child will carry a small American flag and sing a new national hymn titled God Save the President.
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Oyster Bay
L. L
Roosevelt
God Save the
President
Opposition to Roosevelt's Plan for Wood's Promotion
Washington special reports President Roosevelt intends to promote General Wood to the army's highest rank and faces opposition from the United States Senate. The dispute is expected to unfold over the coming year with ample discussion and hearings anticipated.
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Roosevelt
Washington
Wood
United States Senate
Morristown Man Claims Past Life As Biblical Swine
Morristown New Jersey has a local report about R. O. Garmber who, claiming ties to Madame Blavatsky, asserts he remembers a previous existence as one of the biblical swine cast from a cliff. He links this past life to dieting on snakes and grass during his current life.
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Morristown
WN. J
R. O. Garmber
Madame Blavatsky
Suicide by bridge climb shocks Brooklyn longshoremen
Archibald Morrison, a silk salesman, died Tuesday in a novel suicide from the Brooklyn Bridge. The man reportedly climbed the railing and leaped, ending a mysterious case that drew city attention.
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New York
Archibald Morrison
Brooklyn Bridge
Injunction Dissolved In Richmond Chancery Case
Judge Grinnan dissolved the injunction restraining the United States from taking possession of the cruiser Galveston. The ship shall remain property of the Trigg creditors until the court of highest resort determines the case.
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Richmond
Chancery
Grinnan
United States
Galveston
Trigg
Court of Highest Resort
Desperadoes Roam Osage Nation Rob 101 Travelers
Guthrie reports outlaw Ben Cravens and two companions robbed a party of 101 near Pawhuska Osage Nation. They freed the group after keeping guards at bay, seized nine horses, left money untouched, and Cravens, escaped from a Kansas prison, is tracked by deputy marshals with a $10,000 reward.
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Guthrie
O. T
Ben Cravens
Osage Indian Nation
Pawhuska
John Leahy
Fred Keeler
David Ware
Keeler
Ohio
Cravens
Kansas
Metcalf Removed Over Printing Contract Dispute
Washington report states James T. Metcalf, longtime head of the post office money order system, has been ousted by the postmaster general over alleged involvement in awarding money order form printing contracts. A full investigation will follow. The dismissal cites opposition to the lowest bid by Paul Herman of Rutherford, NJ, by $45,000 and preference for Wynkoop Hallenbeck Crawford Co. of New York, whose employee is Metcalf’s son.
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Washington
James T. Metcalf
Post Office Department
Metcalf
Paul Herman
Rutherford
N. J
Wynkoop, Hallenbeck, Crawford Company
New York
Picket Wins Chicago Derby in Record Time
The Picket, a horse never before winning, led the American derby from start to finish. He completed the one and a half mile distance in 2 33, six lengths ahead of Claude who was second and Bernays in third.
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Picket
Chicago
Claude
Bernays
Cincinnati
Proclamations Sweep Several Russian Cities Threaten Czar
Revolutionary notices issued in Odessa Elizavetgrad and Kherhoff denounce the Czar call for uprisings and praise the Belgrade revolutionists in connection with the massacre of the Queen and King of Servia.
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Moscow
Odessa
Elizavetgrad
Kherhoff
Servia
Belgrade
Schwab to resign again in United States Steel case
New York reports say Charles M Schwab president of United States Steel will resign after J P Morgan returns to the country The move is attributed to revelations tied to the shipyard trust collapse and is expected to follow Morgan s return.
German Trial Finds Female Bluebeard Guilty in Poisoning
In Berlin, Fran Przy gadda known as the Female Bluebeard faced trial at Allen stein East Prussia for poisoning four husbands with arsenic. The fifth husband’s coffee exposure confirmed guilt. She received the death penalty.
Markleville Youth Arrested in Anderson Theft Case
Benjamin J. Markle, prominent Markleville resident, was arrested in Anderson for stealing money from Charles Halil a blind fiddler. He dropped a nickel in the cup then took 15 cents. he was released after several Markleville figures vouched for his character. He offered no explanation.
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Anderson
Ind
Benjamin J. Markle
Markleville
Charles Halil
Will Wed at Sixty in Newport One Million Dollar Civil War Benefactor
Henry A C Taylor aged sixty, son of Moses Taylor, plans to marry Josephine Johnson of New York in Newport on June 24. Taylor, a widower valued around 40 million dollars, is known for his wartime gift of one million to Governor Morgan to equip regiments, and owns Glen Farm at Portsmouth and a Newport estate near Vanderbilt properties.
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Newport
R. I
Henry A. C. Taylor
Moses Taylor
New York
Edward D. Morgan
Josephine Johnson
H. A. Johnson
Taylor
Glen
Portsmouth
Alfred G
Reginald Vanderbilt
Laurel Safe Blowing Band Loots Four Safes
Brookville Ind special. Safe blowers tied up Laurel’s stores on Saturday night and opened four safes in under two hours. Three well dressed strangers arrived on the Cincinnati line, headed south, later missing a hand car. They took a small sum from George Lockwood’s drug store and left empty bottles, watches, and stamps, then vanished toward Valley Junction. Police suspect they fled to Cincinnati by rail.
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Brookville
Ind
Laurel
Here
Whitewater
Cincinnati
Laurend
George Lockwood
Telephone Company
Lockwood
Valley Junction
Remarkable Motor Car Feats Across Continents
A Danish chauffeur navigates Copenhagen Round Tower stairs in one minute, steering tight turns within a 12 foot width. Other stunts include a Devonshire hillback descent at 40 mph, Lansing capitol steps ascent, and a Denver Mosquito Pass climb pushing a light car over rugged terrain. The feats showcase skill and nerve across varied landscapes and elevations.
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Copenhagen
Denmark
Peter the Great
Russias
Devonshire
State Capitol
Lansing
Mich
E. Dean
Capitol
Dean
Lansing Capitol Steps
Webb Jay
Denver
Colo
Rocky Mountains
Jay
Citzens
North Pole Quest Moves Forward With Seigler Group
Fiala leads the Seigler expedition in Trondhjem before departure for the Arctic mission. He recalls three days without food on the journey back to St Petersburg and asserts the team will succeed. He emphasizes unity, defined authority, and improved equipment as all Americans pledge not to quit until the Pole is reached.
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North Pole
Fiala
Trondhjem
Seigler
St. Petersburg
University student detained after overstudy incident in Washington
John H. Henselman Jr a University of Michigan student suffering from overstudy is detained by police in Washington awaiting his father from Covington Indiana He arrived Sunday and drew attention at his hotel by giving waiters five dollar tips
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Washington
John H. Henseman, Jr
University of Michigan
Covington
Ind
Pacific Cable Link to Manila Reaches San Francisco
Within a week the final link of the Pacific Commercial cable will be laid between San Francisco and Manila, giving the United States direct communication with the Philippine possessions.
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San Francisco
Manila
United States
The Thirteenth Suitor and a Curious Claim
In a heated exchange Matilda tells De Montfort she rejected twelve suitors before him and hints others were better. he jokes about luck and the idea that thirteen is unlucky.
Woman's Bargain Offers Hope for Daughters Marriage
Mrs Eenpeck discusses a satisfactory marriage prospect for their daughter and the belief she will manage her husband well. Henry references a morning conversation and a promise tied to an American proposition.
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the Czar
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