Stingless bees and penny-priced cigars mix in 1910s notes
A string of satirical snippets from the Potosi Journal surveys society quirks in 1910s Missouri. It jokes about stingless bees, campaign cigars, bullfights in France, peach crops, Wall Street, long hotel sheets, coal and ice prices, gunpowder pipes, infant industries, baseball in any language, Iowa divorce stats, $300,000 in government treasure, archery for girls, poultry voices, Brooklyn’s insane millionaire, London's debt, coronation poems, and a boy driving cows.
Boston Teachers Demand Higher Pay to Reflect Living Costs
Boston women school teachers argue for higher pay than men, stating costs of living are greater for women. The remark frames a broader claim about wages and gender in the era, signaling changing expectations in earnings fairness.
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Boston
First Mess of Radishea Heralded by Gardener
A note of festival tone accompanies the arrival of the season’s first radishea harvest, celebrated with the same ceremony as a baby christening in a playful reflection on gardening and home joys.
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Radishea
Chicago Wife Seeks Divorce Over Terms of Endearment
A Chicago woman files for divorce claiming her husband insulted another woman by calling her Morning Glory and Honey Bunch. The complaint portrays alleged lingering remarks and emotional distress as grounds for dissolution of the marriage.
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Chicago
Morning Glory
Thieves Steal Grand Piano in Harlem Home
In Harlem unidentified thieves took a grand piano from a residence. Police investigate, noting the likely coordinated effort required to move a large instrument and the owner's shock at the sudden loss amid quiet neighborhood life.
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Harlem
Plans for summer crusades against pests teased
Files and mosquitoes face a strenuous summer if planned crusades against them go ahead. Details are uncertain, but public action is expected to be strenuous if plans materialize.
Flies Avoid Blue Painted Walls in Kitchens
Scientists find flies avoid blue wall coatings. blue kitchens deter congregating insects. Color may deter flies due to color perception, suggesting blue walls reduce fly presence in homes.
London Dock for 1000 Foot Vessels Cited in Plan
A proposal outlines a London dock capable of handling ships up to 1000 feet, arguing a rival German facility for 1100 footers is sensible yet unnecessary for purely war aims. The text suggests that docks serve broader uses beyond destruction, contrasting with the Dreadnaught competition.
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London
Germany
Noted philanthropist decries cynical journalism ethos
A philanthropist denounces the "devil of sneering cynicism" in modern journalism and urges newspapers to hire young men who prefer honesty over money, valuing $15 a week honesty over $50 a week improper conduct, though he offers no concrete targets for newspapers.
Oblo Woman Claims Divorce Husband Silent Seven Years
An Oblo woman in a divorce suit alleges her husband has not spoken to her in seven years possibly due to never having a chance.
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Sit
Baltimore students volunteer for cancer inoculation test
Seventeen Baltimore medical students offered to submit themselves to inoculation with cancer to test a supposed remedy. The doctor conducting the experiments refused their offer, a decision praised as showing proper spirit.
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Baltimore
Woman Club President Sees Baseball Embrace Female Pitcher
A report suggests baseball may add a professional woman pitcher, signaling a bold shift in the game’s gender dynamics. The development complements the rising prominence of women in leadership positions within the sport as it contemplates a new era.
Fishermen救 City West amid J W Marshall wreck in gale
The J W Marshall sand carrier capsized off City West near Gary Indiana as a gale drove it on shore. Fourteen crew faced disaster with twelve aboard when waves hurled men overboard and a fireman miraculously escaped by diving to the companionway. Names listed include Martin Donohue Charles Langeman John Wiseman and Gus Jake.
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City West
Ind
Chicago
J. W. Marshall
Gary
Marshall
Leroy Rand
Rand
Martin Donohue
Charles Langeman
John Wiseman
Gus Jake
Drilling Yields Major Gas Flow at McCabe Farm Well
The thirteenth well of a two month boom was drilled on Mrs. Winifred McCabe’s farm. The pay sand was reached at 1,050 feet and the well is producing an estimated flow greater than 2,000,000 cubic feet per day.
Rioting in Cleveland Strike Resumes as Clash Turns Fatal
Rioting in the Cleveland garment workers strike resumed amid clashes with police. An unidentified bystander was shot in the abdomen and leg during the early confrontations.
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Cleveland
Duel at Clark and Illinois Ends in Fatal Injuries
Two alleged labor men John Costello alias Jack the Ripper and George Hudson fought a pistol duel at the corner of Clark and Illinois streets in Chicago. Costello received fatal injuries.
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Chicago
Enn
John Costello
Jack the Ripper
George Hudson
Clark and
Illinois
Hoth
Big coal deal closes in Pittsburgh case
Officials of United States Steel, Pittsburg Coal and Monongahela River Consolidated Coal and Coke firms testified before a special federal grand jury investigating an $18,000,000 coking deal. Papers were prepared to be shown to government attorneys and all steps were said to have been open.
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Pittsburg
United States Steel Corporation
Pittsburg Coal
Monongahela River
Revelations Expected on Harvester Trust Probe
Washington reports that the government’s forthcoming results from the Harvester trust inquiry, led by Commissioner of Corporations Smith, will parallel findings that previously triggered action against the lumber trust of the east, with announcement anticipated soon.
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Washington, D. C
Lumber Trust of the East
Harvester Trust
Slays Farmer and Self in Palmyra Murder Suicide
In Palmyra Missouri Benjamin Holman son of John Holman ex sheriff of Macon county was shot and killed by Walter Rightmire who then died by suicide. The incident occurred after the shooting with both men declared dead at the scene. Authorities investigate motives and confirm identities.
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Palmyra
Benjamin Holman
John Holman
Macon County
Walter Rightmire
Lake Freight Merger On Great Lakes Firms
Cleveland Ohio reports a new Industrial combination formed by the merger of five large independent freight steamship companies on the Great Lakes. The move consolidates major cargo lines into a single entity shaping regional shipping.
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Cleveland, O
Great Lakes
Millionaire planter in Cleveland tragedy after confrontation
In Cleveland Mississippi, C R Lyson a wealthy cotton planter, after attempting to kill hotel owner Mrs Belle Parker, fatally shot himself in the street. The pair were reportedly engaged as the crisis unfolded.
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Cleveland
Miss
Belle Parker
C. R. Lyson
Boston Groom Dies Before His Wedding in Everett
Albert A. Broosky of Boston died suddenly in Everett Washington three days before his wedding after traveling across the continent to claim his bride. Death was caused by ptomaine poisoning.
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Everett
Wash
aAfter
Albert A. Broosky
Boston
Mrs Goulds Mother Dies in Paris Hotel Ritz
Mrs Mary C Kine son mother of Mrs George J Gould dies at the Hotel Ritz in Paris. She was with her daughter Mrs Kingdon and Misses Edith and Gloria Gould who left New York May 3.
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Gould
Paris
France
Mary C. Kineson
George J. Gould
Hotel Ritz
Bribe Solicitor 15 Fined in Graft Case
Evans of Stark county, a state legislator, pleaded guilty to soliciting a $100 bribe for influence over a bill on employee salary loans. He faces eight grand jury indictments in a legislative graft probe, but received the minimum $500 fine and pledged to tell all he knows as a witness. The other indictments are expected to be quashed.
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Columbia
Owen
Evans
Stark County
L. F. Miller
Beef Barons Plan Town Across Missouri River
Swift Armour Burlingy interests outline a planned city in Clay County near Kansas City with 2,500 acres, boulevards, parks, streetcars, and public buildings. Major capital backs the project, including packing houses and railways. A steel bridge and a flood-control dike are under construction to connect Kansas City with North Kansas City and protect the area.
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Kansas City
Swift-Armour-Burlington
Clay County
Ctty
Missouri River
Senate endorses Root bill with election by plurality
Washington report says senate committee on privileges and elections favors the Root bill, allowing the candidate with the largest vote to be elected if the legislature fails to choose a senator in two days. An amendment requires the winner to hold at least one third of the legislature.
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Washington, D. C
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
Elbert H. Gary
United States Steel Corporation
House Steel Trust
Robinson
Arkansas
Gov. Donaghey
Larimer
Senate Committee
Brivery
Dillingham
Lorimer
Libson
United States
Republic of Portugal
Constituent Assembly
Democratic House
Senate
Smoot
Utah
Joint Committee On Printing
Clayton
American Tobacco Company
House
William H. Lewis
Senate Committee On Judiciary
Army
Stimson
Russell
Army War College
Gold Strike Reported on Jodian Creek Alaska
Fairbanks reports a gold strike on Jodian Creek a Koyukuk tributary 200 miles up the stream with pay in two spots. Miners are stampeding toward the find. Another strike noted on Long Creek south of the Yukon opposite Melozli yielding 5 to 15 cents per pan.
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Fairbanks
Alaska
Jodian Creek
Koyokuk
Long Creek
Yukon
Melozli
Investigation into Chicago slugging cases begins
State's Attorney John E Wayman opens inquiry into sluggings and shootings linked to building trades jurisdictional disputes.
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Chicago
John E. Wayman
Old-Time Mississippi Pilot Dies in Wisconsin
Adam Kerse a prominent Mississippi River steamboat pilot and Yukon captain in Alaska for twenty five years died in La Crosse Wisconsin at age forty five He was pilot of the Lizzie Gardner and his death marks the end of a long career in river and northern waters.
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Mississippi
la Crosse
Wis
Adam Kerse
Yukon River
Alaska
Lizzie Gardner
Vigilantes Form Semi Military Group in Kansas
Topeka Kansas described a semi military body named the Crawford and Cherokee Volunteer association that has been chartered to drive violators of the prohibitory law out of Crawford and Cherokee counties in the state.
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Kansas
Topeka
Kan
Crawford and Cherokee Volunteer Association
Crawford
Cherokee
Wheat corner probe eyed by U S District Attorney
Chicago trade brokers report United States District Attorney Sims is investigating the May wheat corner engineered by A J Lichstein. Several indictments are likely to follow as officials scrutinize the case in the grain market.
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Chicago
May
A. J. Lichstein
United States
Sims
Board of Trade
Hines Refuses Resignation as Union League Faces Lorimer ties
Chicago union leaders press for Edward Hines to resign from the Union League club over his ties to William Lorimer. Directors postpone a panel hearing on charges after deciding to wait for a forthcoming U.S. Senate bribery inquiry, citing potential new information from the Helm committee.
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Chicago
Edward Hines
Union League
Son
Bimberman
William Lorimer
Springfield
Hines
United States Senate
Helm Committee
Chile
Lorimer
Legal showdown over California oil lands ends in high stakes
Washington faces a major government case as the court weighs a dispute with Southern Pacific over a $500 million potential gain. The issue centers on railway land grants excluding mineral lands except coal and iron. Most lands were patented over six years ago, shaping a pivotal legal decision.
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Washington
Justce
Southern Pacific Railroad
California
Infant dies after drinking carbolic acid
Centralia area report: Harvey Bond’s two year old son, living southeast of Centralia, consumed contents of a four ounce bottle of carbolic acid and died almost instantly. The mother had been using the acid as medicine.
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Centralia, U
Porter
Harvey Bond
Centralia
Four killed in Ardenwald murder near Portland
A quadruple murder was uncovered at Ardenwald six miles from Portland Oregon. The victims were William Hill, his wife, and their two children found slain in their home. The two children were decapitated and the mother was killed with an ax found nearby.
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Portland
Ore
Ardenwald
Here
William Hill
Chinese Warship Seeks Damages After Tortured Massacre
Mexico City reports a Chinese warship heading to a Mexican port to demand 12,000,000 pesos in damages for the massacre of 350 Chinese in Torreon and other areas during the revolution. The Chinese chargé d’affaires claims the death was not intended by Beijing and warns of full reports if not promptly satisfied. A U.S. consular aide is credited with sheltering Chinese victims and resisting the rebels.
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Mexico City
China
Torreon
New Negro Killing Mark in La Branch Tragedy
In La Branch, W I Boutelle and Green Storey are reported to have killed eight blacks in ten minutes after intervening in a section gang fight. Boutelle reportedly shot four times, killing four, then Storey killed four and wounded one with six shots as he arrived. A shovel strike to Boutelle occurred during the melee.
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la Branch
W. I. Boutelle
Green Storey
Storey
Boutelle
Loutelle
Foreman
Man Kills Man Mistaking Fiancee For Wife in Huntington
In Huntington West Virginia Marion Adkins of Gentry Fayette county shot and killed John Willis a bookkeeper who was walking with his fiancee Miss Louisa Berry mistaking her as his wife. The shooting occurred during a moonlit stroll, ending Willis's life instantly. Adkins, alleged to have suspected infidelity, was involved in a confrontation over the two women.
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Huntington
W. Va
John Willis
Marion Adkins
Gentry
Fayettte County
Willis
Louisa Berry
Governor subpoenaed as witness in McNamara kidnapping case
Subpoenas served on Governor Marshall his secretary Mark Thistlethwaite Secretary of State Lew Ellingham and Frank W Samuels manager of telegraph company to testify before the grand jury Saturday regarding the alleged kidnapping of J J McNamara secretary of the International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers from Indianapolis to Los Angeles where he is held for complicity in alleged dynamiting outrages.
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Indianapolis
Governor Marshall
Mark Thistlethwaite
Lew G. Ellingham
Frank W. Samuels
Telegraph Company
J. J. McNamara
International Association of Bridge and Structural Iron Workers
Los Angeles
Providence marks 275th Founders Day with civic exercises
Founders Day in Providence celebrated the 275th anniversary of the city’s founding. Civic exercises took place at the First Baptist meeting house with speakers Gov. Pothier, Mayor Pletcher, and Dean Alexander Meiklejohn of Brown University.
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Providence
R. I
First Baptist Meeting House
Gov. Pothier
Pletcher
Alexander Meiklejohn
Brown University
Postmistress Edith Terry Dies by Self Inflicted Tragedy
Miss Edith Terry postmistress at Orient Point Long Island committed suicide by stuffing her ears mouth and nostrils with cotton tying a stocking about her neck and wrapping her head in a feather bed. The distressing act occurred at her home, marking a fatal end amid personal turmoil. She had served in the community and was known for her duties at the post office.
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Orient Point
L. I
Edith Terry
Bankers to Help Honduras Finance Public Debt
Washington announces US banking interests will have full authority to finance Honduras public debt up to a loan of 10,000,600 under the treaty between the two nations. The arrangement expands financial support and outlines loan terms and governance by American bankers.
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Honduras
Washington
United States
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Ocean Steamer on Fire Off Waarden
A large steamer is on fire off Waarden near Flushing Holland. The vessel is believed to be the Leland liner Oxonian, sailing from New Orleans to Antwerp via London on May 4.
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Flushing
Holland
Waarden
New Orleans
Antwerp
London
Four Waders Drown While Rescue Effort Fails
In Bowie River two miles north of Hattiesburg Mississippi on Thursday four people lost their lives while attempting to rescue 65 year old Pearl Coursey who had ventured too far out while wading. The tragedy underscores the dangers of river currents and rough water for swimmers and rescuers alike. The incident details the names of the deceased and the ongoing search efforts by local authorities.
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Hattiesburg
Miss
Pearl Coursey
Bowie River
Chicago Brick Makers End Long Strike Agreement
In Chicago and surrounding areas 2500 brick makers who had been on strike since May 1 return to work after voting to accept terms agreed by their union representatives and a committee of brick manufacturers.
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Chicago
Ohio River Captain Dies in Evansville
Captain George A. Clinger a famed river man who operated boats on the Ohio and Mississippi rivers for many years died in Evansville Indiana He was born in 1842 in Portsmouth Ohio and was a native of that city
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Evansville
Ind
George A. Clinger
Ohio
Mississippi
Portsmouth
Washington hearing pits Lindabury against steel trust panel
In a House hearing before the steel trust committee Chairman Stanley and members sparred with Richard V. Lindabury counsel for the United States Steel corporation in a lively exchange.
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Washington
Steel Trust Committee of the House
Stanley
Richard V. Lindabury
United States Steel Corporation
Brooklyn Sergeant Killed Jumping From Car at Coney Island
New York police sergeant Thomas Rigner of Brooklyn died at Neptune Avenue crossing in Coney Island after jumping from a West End car into the path of an oncoming five car train. The incident occurred as the train approached the crossing, leading to his fatal injuries.
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New York
Thomas Rigner
Brooklyn
Neptune Avenue
Coney Island
West End
Package of Cash Worth 2000 Lost in Waste Basket
Nehawka Nebraska station agent J E Bannon received a $2000 currency shipment for a local bank by express. He set it aside, and the package fell into a waste paper basket with other papers, causing a loss of the money.
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Nehawka
Ned
J. E. Bannon
Express
Congress Officers Press for Militia Pay Bill
Militia adjutants and generals from several states urged congressional passage of the militia pay bill. House members attacked tariffs, questioned expenditures, and debated a new tariff board to oversee costs. President Taft planned a Knoxville Appalachian Exposition visit and a western swing.
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Ways and Means Committee
Taft
Tariff Board
Martin W. Littleton
New York
Congress
Courtney W. Hamlin
Missouri
House
State Department
Knoxville
Tenn
Utah
Munyon's Paw Paw Pills marketed as liver stimulant laxative
An advertisement promotes Munyon's Paw Paw Pills as a gentle non scouring laxative that activates the liver and bowels without weakening or harsh purge. It argues constipation causes many ailments, claims the pills contain no calomel or dope, and lists Munyon's Laboratory address in Philadelphia.
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Munyon
Marion Caroline Delivers Photos For Eighteen Dollars
Marion Caroline reveals she paid $18 a dozen for photos of herself. The buyer and seller clash over resemblance, with Marion insisting the purchase was for portraits, while Maxine questions the value and likeness.
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Marion
Caroline
Maxine
Three little babies born all at the same time call Accidentals
A New England music teacher attempts to explain quarter note triplets to fourth graders. In frustration she asks what three little babies born at the same time are called. A student answers Accidents, referencing a recent season.
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New England
First-Class Society Dramatists Explore Threat Diets
A cryptic note asks what makes a first-class society dramatist with phrases about threat diets, six gowns, and sine enigrenis. The fragment hints at theatrical etiquette and high fashion while hinting at coded social expectations without clear context.
Ungracious Drops at Stella and Pella nuptials
Report notes a playful wedding exchange where guests teased the groom with “cold water” jokes as Stella married Pella, highlighting lighthearted reception humor among friends.
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Stella
Pella
Postum Helps Matron’s Health Says Coffee Was Harmful
A Rome New York matron writes that coffee caused dizziness heaviness and stomach upset and led to illness. After switching to Postum her ailments resolved appetite returned and health improved dramatically. The letter, from Postum Co. makers in Battle Creek Michigan, urges readers to try The Road to Wellville.
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Rome
Postum
Postum Co
Rattle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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