Glories of the 1904 World’s Fair in St Louis Highlight Exhibits
The article extols the scale of the fair with Philippine replica villages and a million-dollar Philippine exhibit, notes the vast government investment and displays from Germany and Japan, a giant floral clock, the world’s largest engine, the Rainbow Gardens, and the Pike lined with international showcases. It mentions aeronauts and the grand prize, and observes the fair’s dazzling architecture and nightly electric displays.
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St. Louis
Pacific Archipelago
Ange Sam
Philippine Islands
Philippine Commission
Patagonian
Africa
United States
Uncle Sam
A . Mane
Illinois
Charlottenburg
Gardens
Slayer of Miss Sanberg jailed in Texas lynch fear
Henry Williams alias Henry Simmons is jailed in Travis County for the slaying of Lula Sanberg. He was captured after a chase to a barn near 710 Colorado Street and hauled to jail as crowds of hundreds and rumors of a lynching grew outside the courthouse. Williams admitted identity and feared mob violence as officers described his flight through Onion Creek thickets.
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Austin
Henry Williams
Henry Simmons
Lula Sanberg
Travis County
Williams
la Place
Colorado Street
Central
O. H. Gibson
John Bracken
Williame
Oclus
Beith
Onion Creek
Gibson
Hasfile
Russians Fortify Mountain Passes North of Yalu
In the frontier region, retreating Russians are actively building fortifications in mountain passes north of the Yalu river as a concentrated force prepares for a possible engagement.
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Seoul
Chus Visions
Eros
Yalu
Hearing on Sal ly & Co. case adjourned to next Monday
In New York the motion by counsel for Hawley and Ray to require plaintiffs to show cause why they should be released from further examination as to connections with the suspended firm was adjourned to next Monday and will be heard today before United States District Judge Holt.
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New York
D. J. Sally & Co
Messrs
Shotgun Trap Kills Farm Son Near Weatherford
On George Patterson's cotton farm near Weatherford a hidden shotgun was set to fire when a barn door opened. Lewis Patterson was killed by the discharge, unaware of the trap.
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Guthrie
George Patterson
Weatherford
Lewis Patterson
Decoration day observance by Caldwell Daughters of the Confederacy
In Caldwell Texas on Sunday the Daughters of the Confederacy met at the Masonics building in the evening and marched to the cemeteries where they decorated all the graves of Confederate Veterans in a Decoration day observance.
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Caldwell
Texas
Daughters of the Confederacy
Masonics
Wind and hail storm floods Palestine streets
A powerful wind rain and hail storm struck Palestine Texas on Sunday night around six lasting about two hours. Rain came in sheets flooding streets and overflowing sidewalks as culverts failed to carry the water. Crop and fruit damage could not be assessed at this time.
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Palestine
Texas
Jail Break at Amerilia County Jail Implicates Six Escapees
Early Sunday in Amerilia Texas prisoners broke from the county jail. Six inmates accused of felonies escaped after sawing from cells and digging under walls. Four had been indicted by the last grand jury. None yet captured.
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Amerilia
Texas
Drewer & Harvey Files Bankruptcy in Federal Court
New Orleans sugar firm Drewer & Harvey petitions for bankruptcy in federal court listing liabilities of 69 996 and assets of 51 993 The Morgan State Bank the largest creditor holds a claim of 26 000 with sugar attached in New Orleans and Chicago totaling 29 770
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New Orleans
Drewer & Harvey Monday
Morgan State Bank
Chicago
Barnes Convicted in Texas Murder Trial Seeks New Hearing
In Hallettsville Texas Will Barnes is found guilty of killing Simon Mitchell and is sentenced to fifty years in the penitentiary. Barnes’s attorney will move for a new trial based on newly discovered evidence.
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Hallettsville
Texas
Will Barnes
Simon Mitchell
Miss Mary Galey Flies Home Through Typhoid Sickness
Laredo Texas Miss Mary Galey daughter of the vice president of the steel trust passes through en route to New Jersey under charge of Dr Good man suffering from a severe attack of typhoid fever.
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Laredo
Texas
Mary Galey
The
Steel Trust
New Jersey
Goodman
Trains Hit Street Car In Juarez Crossing Crash
In El Paso Texas two people were killed and one badly injured when an Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe switch engine collided with a loaded street car returning from Juarez at a crossing.
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el Paso
Texas
Atchison, Topeka and Santa Fe
Juarez
Stormy Sunday Passes with Wind in Wortham
Wortham Texas reports the season's heaviest rainfall Sunday evening with wind. no damage occurred in the immediate neighborhood.
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Wortham
Texas
Drowning near Bonham during epileptic fit at Blum Lake
In Bonham Texas Earl Sweeney youth drowned after an epileptic seizure while in a boat on Blum Lake near Red River north of Bonham. Body not yet recovered at last reports. Also in Lake Charles a warrant charged Claude Charmont with assault with intent to kill. Richardson suffered a broken arm in the dispute.
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Bonham
Texas
Earl Sweeney
Blum Lake
Red River
Lake Charles
R. J. Richardson
Claude Charmont
Charmont
Richardson
Gems Valued at 15000 Stolen From Brooklyn Widow Home
Gems valued at fifteen thousand dollars were stolen from Mrs. Paul Cain's Brooklyn residence. Police search for the missing butler who had worked in the household for a fortnight and vanished after the theft.
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New York
Paul Cain
Brooklyn
Sheriff Delivers Requisition Papers in Roblero Case
In Gonzales county Sheriff Johnson returns from C. P. Diaz with requisition papers for Bonifacio Roblero who is wanted. From Hondo he brings in Robert Lief and Juan Cantu who are also wanted in this county.
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Gonzales
Texas
Johnson
C. P. Diaz
Bonifacio Roblero
Hondo
Robert Lief
Juan Cantu
Foreign observers ordered to go with Japanese army front
Tokio reports foreign military observers assigned to the Japanese first army in Korea have been ordered to move to the front next Saturday.
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Tokio
Korea
Severe drought drives livestock abandonment in Texas
Garza County reports extreme drought conditions in Austin area with cattle dying and abandoned as relief efforts respond to general aid office guidance.
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Austin
Texas
Garza County
Generall Aid Office
Japanese Plans Point to Cautious Campaign Pivot
Petersburg reports indicate the Japanese may abandon an interior Manchuria invasion and pursue a coastal strategy focused on Liao Tung, Port Arthur, Vladivostok isolation, and a Korea-linked line. Gen Kuropatkin awaits new dispositions as Russia braces for possible fleet actions and land advances. A Petropavlovsk treasure loss is noted with a large fund kept for Port Arthur contingencies.
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Petersburg
Manchuria
Napoleon
Mukden
Japan
Korea
Liao Tung Peninsula
Port Arthur
Vladivostok
Army of Korea
Liao Tume Peninsula
St. Petersburg
Petropavlovek
Petropavlovsk
Mexico Health Officials Reject Texas Rules
In a dispute over yellow fever control, Mexican health authorities ignore Texas health chief Dr George R Tabor and the state health board. They cite no current outbreak, noting only a case in the prison fortress Castle San Juan Ulua in Vera Cruz, with no further spread.
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City of
Mexico
George R. Tabor
Texas
Sxperior Board of Health
State of Texas
Vera Cruz
San Juan Ulloa
Ed Kelly Looting Case Forfeits Bond After Counterfeit Findings
In Atwood Kansas on Saturday the Ed Kelly looting case failed to appear. His $2,500 cash bond was forfeited. Investigators found the entire amount to be counterfeit money in large denomination bills. Kelly is said to have come from Chicago. Corsicana Texas grand jury adjourned after two weeks returning eleven indictments, all felonies.
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Atwood
Kaw
Ed Kelly
Rawlins County
Kelly
Chicago
Corsus Christi
Texas
European Royal Party Arrives En Route to St Louis Fair
Among Bluecher passengers arriving Sunday were Prince Hohenlohe Schil dtingfarst and Princess, son of the late German chancellor. The hereditary Prince Victor and his brother Prince Karl, governor of a German province, travel with the party bound for St Louis for the fair opening.
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New York
Princess Hohenlohe Schildtingfarst
Germany
Victor
Karl
Ausish-Prussia
St. Louis
Odesa Students to Serve as Volunteer Telegraphers in Manchuria
In St. Petersburg the Emperor accepts the senior class offer from the electro-technical school at Odesa to supply Volunteer telegraphers for the Manchurian line. The mobilization of reserves will finish in seven days and volunteers will be assigned to different depots after a brief period of aids.
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St. Petersburg
Electro-Technical
Odes’sa
Manchuria
Manchurian
Capt Westcott Arrest Tangles Ship Command
New Orleans reports Capt J M Westcott arrested at Vera Cruz for alleged violations of clearance papers. Capt Westcott, replaced by first officer George Willis, remains jailed as authorities investigate the charges aboard the English steamship Antillian of the Leyland line. Paris dispatch notes Russia may issue bonds up to 200 million dollars after a 250 million loan agreement with French bankers. Local item describes Decoration Day observance at North Suetang Gate 7a Belton Texas.
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George Willis
J. M. Westcott
Vera Cruz
Antillian
Leyland Line
Westcott
Vera, Cruz
Pistols Fire In Knoxville Church Congregation
A pistol duel near Beans Station split a Knoxville congregation as Tom George and Arizona Goins fought over a woman. Goins died from a heart shot, Jim Cains was mortally wounded, Whitehides suffered an arm wound and wallet damaged by a bursting flask. Widespread injuries followed. A second report describes a cyclone in Sapulpa, I T causing extensive damage and injuries.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Duiel
Beans Station
Tom George
Arizona Goins
Goins
Jim Cains
Whitehides
Shooting Bear
Watosidds
Cycure
Paris Interview Says Russia to Bridge French Loan Doubt
Paris report cites Finance Ministry officials saying Russia’s loan from French bankers is possibly correct. In Floyd, Missouri an eastbound Atchison Topeka and Santa Fe freight derailed after heavy Sunday rains. two crew killed, one fatally injured, 300 feet of track washed out and twenty cars plunged into a embankment. Czarina in St Petersburg shows interest in a newborn heir and her winter wardrobe. Phereya stork expected on Neva banks by late summer. Eugene Hatcher, desertion charge, arrested at Taylor Texas and moved to Kort Sam Houston near San Antonio. In Cabinel, Texas, M L Womack, F Gilley and J R Heslop appointed school trustees.
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Paris
the Journal
St. Peterottrg
The
Telegraph
Ministry of Finance
Russia
Kansas City
Atchison, Toneka and Santa Fe
Floyd
Stork
Neva
Czan
Taylor
Texas
Eugene Hatcher
United States Cavalry
Presidio
San Francisco
Will Johnson
Kort Sam Houston
San Antonio
No Effective Fighting on the Yalu River Reported
Cable reports from New Chwang state there is no information of effective fighting on the Yalu river and no reliable reports of Japanese attempting crossings. The opposing lines reportedly skirt the river banks. A heavy land storm caused much annoyance to the area.
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Yalu
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