Queen Improves as Crisis Passes Amid War News
Hetloo May 6 The Queen’s condition is improved and the crisis appears over. In Warsaw six were killed and 226 injured when soldiers charged a crowd during a demonstration for restoring the Polish king. London reports peace prospects with South Africa seeming bright and reports of reassuring war office news from Kitchener.
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Hetloo
Warsaw
Poland
London
South Africa
War Office
Kitchener
Some Iowa Events Today
Mason City reports engineer Switzer of the Milwaukee railway drowned when the train split on a bridge and the engine ran off into the Ocheyedan. His body was recovered two hours later. Cedar Rapids notes a fire in a spittoon causing $1000 damage to the N J general store and post office. Also, a U S commissioner confirms the accidental killing of Daniel Walpert of Iowa at the Apollo mine in Alaska.
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Mason City
Iowa
Switzer
Milwaukee Railway
Cedar Rapids
N. J. General Store
Alaska
United States
Golder
Unga
Daniel Walpert
Walpert
Apollo
Gordon wins suit over poker debt against Lansing Savings
John R. Gordon, a state legislator from Marquette district, won a judgment in full against Lansing Savings Bank. The judgment stems from a $1,000 check Gordon drew to settle alleged losses in a poker game at a Lansing hotel, the suit claiming the check was improperly drawn.
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Marquette, Mich
John R. Gordon
Lansing Savings Bank
Gordon
Lansing
Convict Dies After Accumulating 6000 Bonds in Prison
George H. Steyer, a life convict from Marion county, died in Michigan City prison. He accumulated 6000 in government bonds by working overtime. no heirs found. Relatives said to live near Cincinnati. Steyer was committed in 1884. no listing for him in local city directory.
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Laporte
Ind
George H. Steyer
Michigan City
Cincinnati
Steyer
Marion County
Waterspout Devastation In Guthrie Oklahoma
Moss reports the waterspout yesterday near Guthrie wiped out the town area. Death toll believed to reach twenty with about forty houses destroyed and many residents displaced.
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Oklahoma
Guthrie
Okla
Moss
Fire destroys New Milford business district
A major blaze in New Milford Connecticut wiped out the city’s business section last night causing an estimated loss of four hundred thousand dollars. The fire swept through shops and stores, with firefighters battling the flames into the early hours. No detailed casualty report was available.
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Connecticut
New Milford
Conn
Gushers Cease to Flow in Beaumont Field After Quakes
Disturbances from recent earthquakes halt oil production as wells in the Beaumont field stop flowing. Company officials report continued tremor-related interruptions and ongoing assessment of damage and restart prospects.
Oil gushers fall as Beaumont field declines
Houston reports that Beaumont oil field gushers have ceased after the Lucas well and a Central American quake. Despite earlier vitality from spouters, the field’s setting is sudden. Oil stocks slump as facts are withheld, and artificial means must be used to remove the abundant supply.
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Houston, Tex
Beaumont Oil Field
Chicago Markets Hogs Lifted by Receipts and Prices
Special market dispatch shows hog receipts at 18 900 with open prices steady to 5c lower and closing mixed. Cattle receipts 3 000 with dull finish. sheep 10 000 opened steady, closed weak. Wheat and corn car lots added to Chicago receipts, with large hog totals forecast tomorrow. Northwest wheat in Minneapolis and Duluth reports mixed totals. Liverpool wheat steady to down and weather notes rain across regions. Beeves priced at 4.65 to 7.30, cows 1.50 to 5.75, Texas stockers 5.00 to 6.00, other ranges listed.
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Chicago
Kansas City
Omaha
Death Came to Archbishop Corrigan
New York May 6. Funeral planned at St Patrick's Church with Cardinal Gib bons and other clergy officiating. Archbishop Ryan expected to deliver the funeral oration. Remains to be interred in the cathedral vault after embalming. Mass for the dead earlier held. burial to follow at the cathedral.
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New York
Corrigan
St. Patrick's Church
Cardinal Gibbons
Ryan
Michael Augustine Corrigan
Madison Avenue
Fiftieth Street
Washington
Council of the
Catholic University
Newark
N. J
Leinster
Ireland
Bebb Case Proceedings Move Forward With jury in place
On day two of the Bebb case a special panel of 18 produced a 12 member jury. The jurors include residents from the city and nearby areas including four from the Fourth ward. The trial proceeds with the judge locking the jury for the duration and the defense seeking additional testimony from Dr. Van Cleek, who is ill nearby. Della Worley testified with a consistent account of the alleged assault in the barn near September.
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Bebb
George McAvoy
City
Henry Figg
Gus. Kolmer
Eli Summers
Fruitland
Geo
Crocker
Kemble House
Hawley
Della Worley
Thomas Bebb
Atorneys
Columbus Junction
van Cleek
Light on Beef Trust Investigation Opens in Illinois
Chicago May 6 Attorney General Crowe began a state supreme court investigation to determine if a beef trust exists in Illinois and whether charges have grounds.
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Illinois
Chicago
Crowe
State Supreme Court
Baseball Men Have Trouble In Court Ruling
The circuit court at St Louis on May 6 denied injunctions sought by the National League club to restrain players Harper Heidrick and Wallace from playing with an American League club who claimed they were under contract.
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St. Louis
Circuit Court Today
National League Baseball Club
Harper, Heidrick
Death of Bret Hart A Death of Bret Hart A and Humorist
Obituary note reports the death of Bret Hart a humorist. The item records his career as a writer and performer with brief biographical context.
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Bret Hart
Bret Harte Dies in London After Throat Illness
Bret Harte, the American author and humorist, died in London at the Red House Camberley after a throat illness that worsened overnight. He identified with Western life in early days and his works were enjoyed in America and Europe. He died at an advanced age.
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London
Bret Harte
Harte
Red House
Camberley
America
Europe
Beef inquiry reveals Swift rebates and pre-set meat prices
In Jefferson City on May 6 one attorney represented all packers as J F Seitter of Swift's St Joseph plant testified against the packers. He said as a former retail butcher he received rebates from Swift and that meat prices were fixed by packing-house managers at a meeting a week prior. He claimed managers met to permit selling deteriorated meat at any price to clear it.
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Jefferson City
J. F. Seitter
Swift
St. Joseph
Phillips Resting Amid Market Corner Rumors
Chicago May 6. Geo H Phillips once known as the corn king is said to be resting after a suggested return to cornering grain markets. Local Ri Alto building offices deny the claim as unfounded and describe him as on a brief pleasure trip while continuing his commission business with the same firm since its reorganization after a second failure.
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Chicago
Geo. H. Phillips
Rialto
Wapello Missionary Meeting Elects Officers
Wapello Iowa May 6 The W F M S Burlington District met May 2 3 and 4 in Wapello Delegates from Auxiliaries attended Reports praised growth and progress Miss Pearson and Miss Alice Evans spoke. New members added bank gift of 19 dollars received Junior League contributed 20 dollars for India aid Officers elected for the coming year Mrs F W Adams president Mrs M M Boyce first vice president Mrs H N Smith second vice president Mrs F A Bowers third vice president Recording Secretary Mrs Withrow Treasurer Mrs L F Owens.
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Burlington
Wapello
Burlington District
Thomas Osborn
Winfield
F. W. Adams
Columbus Junction
Pearson
Alice Evans
Hilderabad
India
W. H. Heppe
Mt. Pleasant
Junior League
Iowa
M. M. Boyce
H. N. Smith
Mediapolis
F. A. Bowers
Withrow
Pleasant
L. F. Owens
What the Boers Lost In Week of Action
London dispatch reports ten Boers killed 122 captured and 14 surrendered last week. Col Cooper forced Boers from a strong position at Stokop. Hamilton took 67 prisoners near Heilbron.
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London
Pretoria
Col. Cooper
Stokop
Hamilton
Heilbron
Funeral of A J Cummings Held With Delegations
New York on May 6 saw the funeral of Amos J. Cummings with the least rites over the body as congressional delegations and many committees from societies attended the ceremony.
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New York
Amos J. Cummings
Assured of Funds for Muscatine Public Building
A communication to President Munroe from Congressman Rump states no passage of the amendment will prevent receiving 15,000 dollars for buying suitable grounds for a public building. The amount would guarantee Muscatine at least 100,000 dollars for a post office when the issue returns.
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Munroe
Rump
Dusentine
Wapello Notes Busy May Week With Social Visits
Roy Niccollo and Horace Baker visited in Oakville. Mrs. Wallace returns from Davenport after wedding of her sister Miss Francis to H E Colby. Miss Eunice F E Cusick of Elgin will speak on Our National Bondage at the Christian church. Outdoor band concert open to the public. Ladies Aid Society hosts Tuesday afternoon. Revival services conducted by Geo Niccolls and wife with J K Baltow. Several Winfield visitors and DeWitt and St Louis trips noted.
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Wapello
Iowa
Roy Niccollo
Horace Baker
Oakville
Wallace
Davenport
Butler and
Farrar
Christ
IL. Price
Dorothy
Indianola
Stewart Isett
Clara H. Hazelrige
Katherine Graves
Ese J. K. Baltow
Chrisetas Church
Geo. Niccolls
Robert Lysle
Winfield
R. L. Betley
Richard
DeWitt
Walter Howey
Ft. Dodge
W. S. Grimes
St. Louis
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American College
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Lateran Basilica
Bishop Bayley
Seton Hall College
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Bebb Case Proceedings
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