Deserts, Delays, and Dignitaries on McKinley's Route
President McKinley and party press through the desert crossing from Phoenix to Flagstaff amid heat and dust. A telegraph setback delayed the train but a warm reception awaited at Congress Junction and the territorial capitol with Governor Murphy and local officials.
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Redhinods
Cal
McWinley W
Phoenix
Ariz
Colomito Desert
Gaul
California
New Mexico
Congress
Tok
Widdes
Leon
Arigona
Bedas
Piecenia
Usc
Joesi
Wiekenonr
Gchuel
Melkinles
McKinbey
Oandon
Chem
Murphy
Comeres
Vengeance Fatality in Puebla Paralyzed Suspect and Two Helped
A paralyzed man in Puebla state suspected his wife of infidelity and hired two gunmen to kill her. The trio bound the victim and dragged him to the home of the injured man where he endured over sixty wounds before authorities placed the murderer and his two accomplices under arrest.
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City of
Mexico
Mass
State of
Puebla
British official states no change in imperial policy for South Africa
Cape Town reports Sir Alfred MSL ner, the British commissioner, addressing concerns yesterday and declaring there is no reason for anxiety about any change in imperial policy. Britain has decided and will implement the policy it has set, deeming opposition impossible.
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Cape Town
May
Sir Alfred Mslner
South Africa
Great Britain
Circuit court blocks publication of testimony in murder case
The Tiffin circuit court refused a peremptory mandamus to compel Judge Boston G. Young to allow publication of testimony in the trial of Charles Oster for allegedly aiding the murder of WL Johnson of Carey. The judge said any interference could influence the ongoing Upper Sandusky trial.
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Tiffin
Boston G. Young
Charles |Oster
WL. Johnson
Carey
Upper Sandusky
Kidney Gure for Sale by J A Ziegelbauer
Local advertisement lists a kidney graft for sale attributed to J A Ziegelbauer. Details are sparse, with no clear contact or price provided. The listing appears terse and lacks standard medical or legal disclosures.
Thoughtful Uncle Sam Creek Indians Will Be Protected Against Their Beedlessness
The Dawes commission rushes to finalize Creek rolls by May 20 under Section 28 of the allotment agreement. An enrollment office operates at Okmulgee as Judge Thomas orders all un enrolled Creeks to appear before May 15 or face contempt and warrants.
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Okmulges
T. T
May &Pinal
Dawes Commission
Okmulgee
John RB
Thomas
Marshal Bennet
Tragic Family Tragedy in St Louis Board Member Slain
St Louis school board member Gustave Hoare aged 56 was shot dead at home by his daughter Idaho 20 who then killed herself. Both died from head wounds after a premeditated act revealed by a note claiming insults to the mother made the deed unbearable. Hoare was napping when killed.
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St. Louis
Gustave Hoare
Ball
Idaho
Techine
Republicans Sweep Baltimore Election Under New Ballot Law
Baltimore voters backed the Republican slate in the mayoral election and carried 24 wards. They elected the Republican nominees to the first branch city council and all three candidates for the second branch, marking a decisive victory in the city’s first major test of the new ballot law.
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Baltimore
Ouf
Tsoteetobers
Peru Indiana Hosts Padisna Trap League Tournament
A three day Padisna Trap League tournament drew large attendance with noted shooters. The best score reported was 100 of 100 by Tom Guise Bay Plane Scott of Sideedings, noted for a standout dive bird shoot.
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Peru
Ind
S.A
Tom Guise
Scott
Plaice
Kerr
Three Die as Lightning Strikes During Thunderstorm
Three persons were struck by lightning during a thunder shower in Cordele yesterday. Authorities reported the event as sudden and tragic with injuries resulting from the severe storm.
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Cordele
More Boers Captured Reported by Lord Kitchener
London dispatches report Lord Kitchener has captured another hundred Boers as the British efforts in South Africa continue. The communication notes fresh takings amid ongoing operations, reflecting strategic pressure on Boer forces.
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London
Mays
Lord Kitchener
Fire destroys home. five children burned in Partan case
Reported tragedy at Hurdville where Joseph Partan, age seventy, is alleged to have cremated five children before being arrested. The incident followed a fire at a local residence and drew swift police action. Citizens wonder at motives behind the grisly act.
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Penny Sound
Joseph Parten
Parole Sought for Noted Younger Brothers After New Law
Coleman and James Younger, longtime Stillwater prisoners, win the first step toward freedom under a new Minnesota parole law. Aboard by the pardon board and legislature, the process hinges on unanimous board approval. a July meeting may decide. The surviving Younger brothers await final action while Bob Younger is deceased.
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St Paul
Coleman
James Younger
Stillwater
Friends of the Youngers
Senate
van Sant
Board of Pardons
Fife
Board of Prison Managers
Vengeance Promise in Kansas Well Murder
May 8 Leavenworth reports a state penitentiary employee’s daughter near Lansing was knocked unconscious gathering mushrooms. She was assaulted, her body cast into an old well, then died after naming no suspect. Authorities pursue the killer, speculated to be captured by burning.
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Leavenworth
Kan
G. W. Bonnie
State Penitentiary
Lansing
Battle Report in Luzon Halavan Village Encounter
Lieutenant John 2D I Elartroan and Troop IK First Cavalry fought 2600 Insure rents near Halavan village in Batangas Luzon. The enemy formed three stands and were defeated each time. There were no American casualties.
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Maine
John 2D. I. Elartroan
Halavan
Batangas
Luzon
Girvinet
Body of Painter Slurry Hoch Found in Harbor
A man with a throat cut from ear to ear was found in the harbor yesterday. The body, carrying a stout wire in the pocket, was identified as Slurry Hoch, a local city painter, and the case is under investigation.
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Hoch
Conciliatory Talks Aim at Industrial Peace in New York
In New York on May 2 the Chamber of Commerce hosted a symposium on conciliation between labor and capital. Leaders from AFL, United Mine Workers, Rubber Co, machinists, builders, and arbitration joined Samuel Gompers in urging a perpetual truce that preserves workers' rights while pursuing industrial peace.
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New York
Chamber of Commerce
Industrial Department
Nationial Civic Federation
Samuel Compacts
American Federation of Labor
Bishop Potter
Jon Mitetell
United Mine Workers of America
Charles Flnt
American Rubber Company
Daniel J. Keefe
TH Nois Board of Arbitration
William E. Hagsward
National Association of Builders
James O'Connell
International Association of Machinists
Phernciva Justi
Uwinergy Coat Operators’ Association
Samuel Gompers
Kibor
cWei
Nin
Relief Efforts Shrink City Strain in Jacksonville
City relief committees have eased conditions in Jacksonville Florida with proper wood and clothing available. Fewer residents slept in the streets last night, no illness outbreak reported, and nervous prostration cases show recovery. Thousands have left the city while remaining residents await relief bureau jobs.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Boroughs to receive Carnegie gift distribution plan
A conference in the mayor's office discussed apportioning Andrew Carnegie's gift of 50,000 to the boroughs. Proposal would allocate 45,000 to Manhattan and 2,500 to each of the other boroughs, subject to board approval and estimates.
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New York
Miayer
Andrew Carnegie
Board
New York Capitalists Leave Texas After Legislative Visit
Gatesville May 0S New York capitalists and merchants guests of the Texas legislature bade farewell to the Lone Star state last night and departed on their special train. The Texas tour received a continuous welcome from Otage to Gainesville and the forthcoming report on Industrial Texas from the New Yorkers is expected to influence New York capital.
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Gatesville
Tex
New York
Lone Sur
Texas
Otage
Gainesville
Carpenters Strike Looms as Collective Action Gathers
In Louisville workers quit yesterday over contractor refusals to exclude non union men leading to a building trades strike. A strike committee was formed to meet contractors for arbitration as tensions rise over contract terms and union exclusions. Meanwhile in Pekin a Chinese indemnity demand of 150000000 taels prompts a collective note to Beijing and a potential tariff-based payment plan.
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Louisville
Miry
Pekin
Mas
Basser Sanve Skin Remedy Advertised by Leading Specialist
An advertisement touts a skin remedy called Basser Sanve claimed to cure all skin diseases and sores as well as piles. The pitch warns against substitutes and lists it as available from all druggists.
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America
Indiana Cities Statistics Show Rural Life Suffering Urban Shift
Indiana statistics show 79 cities grew from 409 352 in 1880 to 848 862 in 1900, a 39 percent rise. South Bend led gains, rising 14 280 to 35 999. Indianapolis grew from 105 436 to 109 HH, a large percentage increase.
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Indianapolis
Indiana
R. D. Machan
Dan Johnson
South Bend
Mr. Machan
Machan
Trial of Joseph Douglas in Doyle murder case unfolds
At Crawfordsville Indiana May 8 the Montgomery circuit court hears Joseph Douglas accused of killing Charles Doyle during an attempted entry at Mrs. Douglas’s home. Douglas shot Doyle as he fled after Parrish was shot through a window. Parrish survived but lost sight. Parrish, once a skilled blacksmith, is now blind and dependent, with public sentiment split on the case.
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Crawfordsville
Ltnd
Joseph Douglas
Charles Doyle
Montgomery
Douglas
Doyle
Frank Parrish
Casa
Wabash Sheriff Transfers Death Suspect to Michigan City
Sheriff Stew art of Wabash county moved John Rinkard the wife murderer from Marion to Michigan City for execution on Friday August 23. Rinkard had no trial in Marion. after a venue change and a second trial he was found guilty of first degree murder and sentenced to death. A motion for a new trial was denied. The murder is described as cold-blooded and premeditated. The prisoner shows no remorse and remains hopeful of freedom. He is over 11o years old and weakened by long confinement in jail.
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Wabash
Ind
Stewart
Wabash County
John Rinkard
Marion
Michigan City
Rinkard
Jall
Douglass Metoy Dies in Indiana Civil War Era Railroad Ties
Queensburg Indiana May 8 Douglass Metoy aged about fifty years is reported dead. He helped run the underground railroad aiding enslaved people escape to Canada. His father was a prominent abolitionist and many slaves found freedom through his network. After the war McCoy worked in livestock trade before later changing lines. He never married.
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Queensburg
Ind
Douglass Metoy
Underground Railroad
Canada
McCoy
Tipton Editor Pershing Sells Paper to Terre Haute Man
W M Pershing who for nearly 25 years ran the Tipton Advocate has sold his paper to W H Barnhart of Terre Haute who will assume control about June 1. Pershing will retire after a long career and is a noted Indiana editor and president of the Indiana Republican Editorial association.
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Tipton
Ind
W. M. Pershing
W. H. Barnhart
Terre Haute
Pershing
Indiana
Indiana Republican Editorial Association
Kanawha Captain Laid At Half Mast In Mourning
The steamer Kanawha ties its flag at half mast in Madison Indiana on May 8 to mark the death of Captain William EL Cropper. Captain Charles Bettens of Vevay takes command.
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Madison
Ind
Kanawha
William EL. Cropper
Charles Bettens
Vevay
Franklin Man Boston Yoke Dies After Amputation Shock
Franklin Indiana May 8 Boston Yoke 57 dies at Whitesides hospital after leg amputation and shock. Yoke lived in Edinburgh.
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Franklin
Ind
Boston
Yoke
Whites Sides Hospital
Edinburg
Hoosier Tragedy Ends Two Lives in Rockfield
In Rockfield Indiana on May 8 Wilbur Miller 30 shot his fiancée Bertha Timmons 28 during a walk after arguments over his drinking then killed himself. Both engaged for two years their deaths followed Miller's supposed dissipation and a fatal wound to Bertha.
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Wilbur Miller
Rockfield Rockfield
Ind
Bertha Timmons
Miller
Miss Timmons
Timmons
Phyasicians
Muller
Miners die in Wilkes Barre explosion and other disasters
A series of incidents reported include five miners fatally hurt by an explosive blast in Wilkes Barre Pa and other disasters such as a deadly fire at Dawson City Alaska, a village near Kendal wiped out, and a fatal riding plow accident in Marion County. Additional items mention trials, strikes, canal treaty denials, and a boatswain ship incident along with personal notices and medical cures.
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Wilkesbarre
Pao
Dawson City
Alaska
Kendal
Ed Moran
Carlisle
Robert Scott
BS. i Fem
Marion County
Hie
London
J. P. Morgan
al Athen
Albany
Troy
Cohoes
Watervilel
Renselaer
Noy
China
Tee
Seehain
Foley's Kidney Cure Claims Quick Kidney Relief
An advertisement touts Foley's Kidney Cure as restoring kidney and bladder health. It presents bold claims of rapid relief and improved urinary function.
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Foley
Defense witness tells his version in Eastmath murder trial
Cambridge, May 2 The defendant Eastman took the stand for two hours detailing his relations with Grogan and the events of the shooting claiming the death was an accident. He said the struggle over Grogan’s revolver led to the fatal shots and that he could not recall how many times the gun fired. Cross-examination resumes today.
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Cambridge
Mass
Eastmath
Flo
Grogan
Eastman
Daily Market Report Prevailing Grain and Livestock Prices
Indianapolis Grain and Livestock report for May 7 shows wheat at No 2 red steady, corn at No 2 mixed around 45 and oats No 2 mixed near 2Nige. Cattle active at 3 005 to 5 65, hogs weak around 5 008 per cwt, sheep quiet at 2503 75, lambs inactive at 7sga 75.
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Indianapolis
Grain and Livestock Prices Across Markets and Home Remedies
Market notes show mixed prices for wheat, corn, and cattle across Louisville Cincinnati New York Buffalo and Toledo with steady to active quotes and small gains. An advertised home remedy, Mother Gray's Sweet Powders for Children, claims relief for feverish delicate children and worms, sold by druggists for 25 cents with free samples.
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Cross
Embarrassing Wedding Toast Leads to Lively Reception
A wedding at Fanwood ends with a flustered guest asking how to speak to the bride. The crowd hears awkward remarks and a hurried toast, while later a vendor advertises Foury’s Kidney Core for health and energy in the Evening Tribune.
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Ito
Wright
FI Wright Medicine Company
Feru
J. A. Ziegelbauer
Uncle Sam
Lightnning
Cas Tomra
Knoefel
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BASE
R. HE
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Finnath
McFadden
Lous Powell
Ebee
Taylor
Lee
Wee
Cheshro Thestan Wilks Lawson
Lreaklyn
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Philadelphia
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Cloes
Cincinnati
Brooklyn
Sterling Renedy Company
Chicago
Labor and Finance
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Commonwealth
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Crawfordeitle
Hetires
Coatly
Jeffersonville
Harry Boyd
Aley
New Albany
Decatur
Michael Miller
Bluffton
Tod
Caroline Young
Wallace Young
Goshen
Rocky Mountain
Madison Medicine Co
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S Tate Department
Harry the
Caplosten
Taptallon Castle
von Reblen [Sind
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Dabor Jonagan
Joseph Beonate
Daborer
Entt
Tara
W. Martin
Nan bin
Nankino
Ballon
Cologne
Chan. O. Ellis
Lisbon
Oakland
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Omaha
Dr. King
C. D. Knoefel Price
Standard Oil Company
Clitmax
Prof. Eastman
Daily Marrket Report
Chicago Grain and Provisions
Louisville Grain and Livestock
Klee
Latiba
Cincinnati Grain and Livestock
Chicago Livestock
Toledo
Dudoo Ash
Cumberland Telephone and Telegraph Co
East Std and
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Mntg
Fanwood
Amestee
Evening Tribune
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