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Butter cup superstition and measles warning
A 1805 column questions the fear of buttercups spreading measles by touch. The writer doubts germ theory claims and notes rural use of the flowers and low reported illness. The piece mocks blanket warnings and predicts broader cautions may follow for other common flowers.
May Resign Soon Secretary of War Secret Moves
The secretary of war has not announced a resignation date but is said to be unable to hold the office much longer. He plans to travel the country to build political support in hopes of securing the Lee Republican nomination.
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Aft
War Department
Lee
Children Assist In Memorial Day Exercises Across Nations
Children helped in Memorial Day observances nationwide showing education in honoring the nation’s heroes. However participation was smaller than expected, and organizers note room for broader involvement next year.
Birth of the Regular Army and Market Reflections
The text recalls June 14, 1775 as Congress ordered 10 rifle companies for one year, highlighting enlistment limits and potential war-length costs. It discusses demand for cheaper goods during hard times and notes mills for worsteds and cotton textiles running to meet supply, with wool and hosiery tensions and factories' operating shifts.
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Regular Army
Congress
Balloon Flight Sets Speed Record But Fails Distance Aim
The Chicago balloon with Charles A. Coey owner Captain OC L Bumbaugh and Charles Leichlicher logged eleven hours and about 500 miles at steady high speeds near Quincy and Clear Lake Iowa but adverse weather prevented a distance record and Lihm cup win. Ballast was dumped to rise above rain clouds. a rapid descent followed as gas cooled and rain damaged ascent.
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Watertown
D. D
Chicago
Charles A. Coey
OC. L. Bumbaugh
Charles Leichlicher
Clear Lake
Quincey
Providence
Leichlicher
WTH
Plckens
Culengo
Warrant For Philadelphia Leader Crim inal Libel Charge
A warrant is issued for State Senator James P. McNichol Philadelphia Republican leader on a crim inal libel charge. The accusation stems from a letter to Secretary D Clarence Gibboney of the Law and Order society naming Max Kaufmann as a go-between to whom McNichol paid $0 000 in 1903 to target gambling houses and bolster Mayor Reyburn’s administration.
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Philadelphia
James P. McNichol
Max Kaufmann
Reyburn
Waufimann
D. Clarence Gibboney
Law and Order Society
McNichel
Iauffmann
Gibboney
John Weaver
Capitol Trial Proceeds In Dauphin County
Harrisburg June 3 The Dauphin county court overruled a motion to take the case from the jury after the commonwealth failed to make out a full case. Attorneys for defendants charged with conspiracy to defraud the state in connection with the capitol furniture contract were forced to proceed with the defense as the case continued.
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Capitol
Harrisburg
Dauphin County
Commonwealth
Bell Aide in Early Telephone Tests Dead at Lake Forest
An elderly man named Hubbard, once claimed as the first to reproduce the human voice on the telephone, died at Lake Forest. Alexander Graham Bell, the inventor, aided in initial tests. Hubbard was about fifty years old.
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Chicago
Blubbard
Lake Forest
Alexander Graham
Bell
Hubbard
Ocean Race From Marblehead to Hamilton Bermuda Begins
Six stout yawl yachts started from Marblehead Rock Fort in an ocean race of approximately 675 nautical miles to Hamilton Bermuda. The contest is under the joint auspices of the Corinthian and Royal Bermuda Yacht clubs.
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Long Ocean
Marblehead
Mass
Marblehead Rock Fort
Hamilton
Bermuda
Corinthian
Royal Bermuda Yacht Clubs
Desperate Attempt Ends Tragedy in Wilkes-Barre
In Wilkes-Barre Pennsylvania on an unspecified June day a wife driven by taunts from her husband killed him. The incident appeared prompted by ongoing conflict over their children and financial strain according to police and local reports.
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Wilkesbarre
Seyon
Preakness Stakes Favorite Wins at Gravesend by Four Lengths
Three year olds contest at Gravesend with Favorite easily securing victory in the Preakness stakes, Diegan sent hard to challenge but tired, Sikve Wire places second. Bayonet triumphs in Deerfoot steeplechase, McCarter returns amid rumors of a breakdown, and other race results note Royal Tourist, Live Wire, Grania and Home Again among winners.
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Gravesend
York
Diegan
Big
Sikve Wire
Robert Cooper
Deerfoot
Newcastle
McCarter
Trance
Melissa
Top Note
Early Baseball Scores and Standings From National and American Leagues
National League results show Boston 4 New York 3 at Boston and Brooklyn 3 Philadelphia 0 with Chicago 12 over Pittsburgh 6. Standings list Chicago 23 夢603 and New York 18 17 .614 among others. American League games include New York 7 Boston 0 and Boston 6 New York 5 in a second game, Philadelphia 6 Washington 2, and Detroit 6 Cleveland 5 with a second Detroit loss 6 to 1. Standings show Cleveland 22 18 .650 and New York 20 17 .841 among top clubs.
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National League
Boston
New York
Mlaherty
Bowerman
Crandall
Needham
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Wilhelm
Bergen
McQuillen
Doom
Chicago
Pittsburg
Willis
Teever
Gibson
Lundgren
Brown
Ruelbach
Wicling
Beos
Oew
B.C L. P.c
Joston
Philophia
St. Louls
Cincinnati
Word
Morgan and
McKarland
Hogs
Ikids
Winter
Murchell
Pruitt
Criger
Newton
Blair
Washington
Aughes
Street
Dygett
Vickers
Schreck
Powers
Detroit
Cleveland
N. Clarke
Mullin
Schmidt
Payne
Liebhardt
Bemis
Summers
le. P.C
le B.C. Cleveland
Philaphia2l
Wash'ton
St. Louis
Derby Day At Epsom Draws Wide Derby Field
In London on June 3 Derby Day drew a large field for the Derby Stakes at Epsom with at least ten horses having equal chances. Prominent trainer declines definitive prediction. American entries include Prince King Howard's Perrier, W. J. Vanderbilt's Senusick II, and August Belmont's Norman US, all spotlighted in the 6500 sovereigns race.
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England
London
Wpsem
Sking Howard
Perrier
Cubs Left Fielder Sheckard Injured By Ammonia Bottle
Chicago June 3 Sheckard left fielder for the National League club was severely hurt when a bottle of ammonia exploded before his face. The left eye may be permanently blinded according to reports. He has been out with an ankle injury for several days.
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Cubs
Chicago
Jimes TV
Sheckard
McGinnity May Quit Game as Waivers Sought
Boston June 8. Lion Man Joe McGin nity hero of many pitching battles for the Giants will pitch no more for New York. McGinny has asked for waivers on the pitcher and no claim has been filed. Waivers also sought on Samimy Strang Nicklin.
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McGinnity
Boston
Lion Man
Joe McGinnity
Glants
New York
McGinawn
Samimy Strang
Nicklin
Made Fat Wife Skip Rope In Divorce Suit
Haven Conn June 3 Mrs John Guy of AmEViden testified in her suit for divorce that her husband forced her to jump rope in the attic to reduce her weight. Cracking a whip he threatened and amused himself as she skipped until she could barely stand. Her description included a remark about a person named Stanford White.
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Haven
Conn
John Guy
Ameviden
Stanford
Sandy
Rain Delays Panama Canal Work in May
Washington reports a fall of over half a million cubic yards in Panama Canal excavation for May, down from April. Chief Engineer Goethals attributes the drop mainly to heavy rainfalls, with May erosion totaling 2,703,923 cubic yards.
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Panama
Washington
Isthmian
Canal Commission
Goethals
Arkansas Democratic Convention Delegates Support Bryan
At the Little Rock June 3 Democratic convention a resolution binding delegates to Denver to support Bryan was presented and carried by a large majority.
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Arkansas
Bryan
Little “Rock
Ark
Denver
Inheritance Tax Action Noted in New York
June 3 New York. An inheritance tax matter involving a sum of 1 000 000 is reported, with Ney connected to the case. Further details are sparse in the fragment.
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New York
Ney
Astor Place
Wanamaker
Oregon Republicans may elect Democrat to Senate
In Oregon Governor Chamberlain a Democrat is the people’s choice for the United States senatorship to replace Charles Fulton a Republican. The upcoming legislature faces partisan lines with Statement No 1 pledging support for the endorsed candidate and antis seeking their own pick. The next assembly likely remains mostly Republican, though a Democrat could be sent to the Senate if defection or cross votes occur.
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Portland
Ore
George XI
Chamberlain
Oregon
United States
Charles
We. Fulton
Henry M. Cake
Roosevelt
Senate
United States Senate
Reading coal collieries to shut for three days
Reading Pennsylvania June 3 due to a continued drop in demand for anthracite coal the Reading company's Schuylkill collieries will close tonight and remain idle until next Monday. A three day weekly suspension is expected to continue for a significant portion of the summer.
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Reading
Reading Company
Schuylkill
Girl Who Saw Heaven to Wed in St Louis
Miss Lida Bridges, famed as the dream girl for her four day coma last fall and vivid heaven description, will marry Raleigh Taylor, a railroad man of St Louis, who stayed by her side throughout her illness.
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Louis
Lida Bridges
Heaven
Raleigh Taylor
Dynamite Used In Chester Car Strike
The Chester Traction strike escalated as dynamite destroyed three trolley cars in Chester Pa on June 8. Two passengers rode one car but escaped injury while police investigated the incidents amid ongoing labor unrest and company tensions.
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Chester
Chester Traction Company
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