Farmers' Trust vs Local Coops Spark New Ulm Debate
A New Ulm Review column critiques Geo H Phillips proposed national farmers bank as a 50 million plan, arguing it would centralize power and hurt farmers. It praises Granger-style local cooperation and warns against large trusts, urging township warehouses and small, transparent farm credit models. The piece calls for cautious optimism toward farmer-led finance and warns against pension-era rhetoric and political manipulation.
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Geo. H. Phillips
Chicago Board of Trade
United States
Minneapolis
Phillips
Granger
Sleepy Eye
Stark Farmers’ Insurance Company
Rich Almshouse Resident Learns Of Hidden Benefactor
In New York City Miss Emily B Elwell ward 57 Blackwell Island almshouse lives on four dollars yearly with food shelter and clothes. A sympathetic donor through the International Sunshine society gave 100 to Miss Elwell with yearly interest for living and the principal to fund her burial, ending her fear of burial poverty after a life spent teaching in the public schools.
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New York
Emily B. Elwell
Ward No
Alms House
Blackwell's Island
Miss Elwell
Miss. Elwell
International Sunshine Society
Americans Honored by Royal Geographical Society Medal
Dr. A Donaldson Smith returned from London after attending the Royal Geographical Society annual meeting at the Hotel Métropole on May 20. He shared the gold medal for geographical research with Duke d'Abruzzi, becoming the fifth American to receive the honor. Other recipients include Elisha Kent Kane, Lieut. Greely, Lieut. Peary and Commissioner Rockhill. The medals this year bear Queen Victoria's head, soon replaced by the king's head.
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A. Donaldson Smith
London
Royal Geographical Society
Hotel Metropole
Smith
Duke d'Abruzzi
Society For Geographical Research
Dr. Smith
Philadelphia Press
Elisha Kent Kane
Greely
Peary
Rockhill
China
Royal Society
Queen Victoria
Two Great Rail Projects Backed By Pennsylvania
The Pennsylvania Railroad backs two major terminal projects the East river tunnel to New York and a North river bridge from New Jersey. A dedicated tunnel company with high officials as incorporators is expected to secure financing, with Samuel M. Rea leading the effort as largest stockholder. The tunnel’s capital begins at one million dollars and will expand with demand, aiming to bore a subway into central New York. Also noted is a British admiralty inspection of an apparatus to destroy submarine boats, featuring the Star Fish destroyer and a 42-foot boom plus a charged outrigger torpedo.
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East River
Long Island
New York
North River
New Jersey
Pennsylvania Railroad Company
Pennsylvania
Broad Street
New York City
Samuel 2F. Rea
Lords of the Admiralty
Star Fish
Eet
Sensible Rich Men and the Patti Castle Issue
The Chicago Record-Herald notes many wealthy individuals balk at paying high prices for a castle simply because Patti once lived there. The item reflects social attitudes toward property value, celebrity history, and ostentation in deal making.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Patti
Deep Mines and Illiteracy Gaps in Italy's Army Reach
Hand tines in the deep mines reach 22 009 feet while Italian Camacripts show alliteration. The army faces a 36 percent illiteracy rate among conscripts, signaling wide educational gaps impacting recruitment and training.
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Italy
Store Shooting Mystery Leaves Sleepy Eye Unsolved
At 10 30 Sunday morning Hans Hanson sold candy when a rear intruder leveled a revolver at him and fired. The shot shattered a glass jar while Wilson Ghatley and Charley ducked aside. Hanson heard retreating footsteps and there were no arrests. The case remains mysterious.
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Hans Hanson
Wilson Ghatley
Mr. Hanson
Hanson
Charley
Snuffles the Guaranteed Catarrh Cure offered nationwide
An old practitioner claims a new treatment named Snuffles cures catarrh by addressing the disease at its source. For one dollar per package the remedy promises relief and permanent cure, also aiding hay fever and cold in the head, with guidance from the discoverer. Sent prepaid to addresses in the United States or Canada from Epwin B. Grors & Company in Philadelphia.
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United States
Epwin B. Grors & Company
Market Street
Philadelphia
Turner Hall Classes For Youth And Adults Schedule
Turner Hall announces a set of community classes across ages and genders. Boys ages up to 11 meet Mondays and Thursdays from 4:16 to 5 p m, while boys 10 to 14 attend 6 to p.m. slots. girls 6 to 11 meet Thursdays and Fridays 4:15 to 6 p.m., and girls 11 to 15 attend Thursdays and Fridays 6 to 6 p.m. Older girls 15 and up have sessions Wednesday 7:30 to 8:30 p.m. and Saturday 7:30 to 9 p.m. Ladies and women meet Thursday 7 to 9 p.m. Junior boys 14 to 17 have Monday 7:30 to 6 p.m. and Friday 7:1 to 8:30 p.m. Men 77 and older attend Tuesday and Friday 7:15 to 10 p.m. Deoy Uist TURSVEREDS.
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Deoy Uist Tursvereds
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New Ulm Review
Hodges
Asap
Brooks
New Ulm
Spain
Mark Hanna
McCleary
Redwood Gazette
Somerville
Congress
Larson
Brown and
Redwood Counties
Doc Ames
Doc
John Lind
van Sant
Lind
James Gray
Gray
Ames
Indiana
Senator Beveridge
Af E. Mathews
Marshall
Mankato
Mathews
Redwood Falls
H. A. Baldwin
State Bank
Pope
Minnesota
Fairfax Standard
van, Sant
Herb Baldwin
Redwood Fallo
Herb
Pairment Sentinel
Republican Party
McClaery
Brown County
Washington
C. E. Roe
Marshall Business College
Roe
South Side
New
Ulm Business College
Minnesota Valley Commercial Schools
Messrs. Bowling & Roe
Bowling
Ulm College
News- Messenger
Minn
North
South Dakota
Chas. Stubbe
Turner Hall
M. Differdang, Prop
Park Mill
Forster Bros
H.L. Saverien
New Ulm Roller Mill Co
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