King is Guilty in Bribery Case at Mobile Court
Sealed verdict in Cyril W. King bribery case opened in U.S. circuit court finds him guilty of taking money to influence official actions. Dowie grand jury in Chicago ends work with no indictments expected. Trolley cars run away on a steep Wilmington hill killing Joshua Gillman and injuring 25 others as line opens.
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Chicago
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BLOW FOR BRITE 2c WN SOUTH AT KIGAN FIGHT
London May 31 Kitchener reports to the War Office that Ne Dtxem s force at Wiedfontein was attacked yesterday by Delarey s forces and heavy fighting ensued The enemy was driven off with heavy loss leaving 35 dead Our casualties were severe with 174 killed and four officers killed
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Kigan
London
Kitchener
War Office
Gen Thomas Wilson Dies in New York at 70
Obituary notes Brig. Gen. Thomas Wilson U.S. Army retired died in New York at age 70. The report places his passing on May 31 and marks him as a notable military figure from an era of service and public life.
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New York
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Marshalltown
Iowa
Boy in Wild West Show nearly burned alive
Chicago May 21 A wild west show nearly cost Larry O Donohue the life of a boy playing Indian He was to be burned at the stake as part of a staged rescue by cowboys and Indians Fire set around his legs burned his clothing before companions freed him The boy suffered severe leg burns while the staged rescue proceeded amid the perilously arranged flames.
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Larry O'Dovo
James O'Donohue
Ashland Avenue
Henry Bennett
O'Donohue
Mnet
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Elena
Donohue
Young O'Lonorne
Remarkable Case This Noted Hydrophobia Death
Lexington Kentucky May 31 Lincoln J McCarty aged 65 wed at a hospital here physicians say he died of hydrophobia but autopsy to be held amid remarkable circumstances His wife said goodbye and believed he would live again a strange night precedes his death as doctors note alleged premonitions and stimulant use followed by a clumsy fatal outcome.
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Lexington
Lincoln J. McCarty
McCarty
Welty
Meath
Overhead trolley wires and cost of electrifying streets
Across several items the text notes the high cost of electrifying trolley systems and the push by wire companies to implement double overhead wires. It mentions a waterworks case in Peoria with potential national impact, plus various local notes on midwestern agriculture, a human skeleton find on a farm, and a probate matter in Indianapolis. The fragmentary report also references soldiers returning from service and labor actions in Conn and Washington state.
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Peoria
Ander
Chicago
Eight Went Boating in Philadelphia Tragedy
A rowboat carrying eight Elm Social Club members from Philadelphia capsized near Pint Rock dam on the Schuylkill River. Seven youths, five girls and two boys, drowned. one man survived. The party had rented wagons for a picnic and later split into a river excursion that ended at the dam with a fatal twelve foot drop.
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Pint Rock
Schuylkill River
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Miss Sigsbee to Wed Son of Rev. Sam Small
Washington May 31 announces the engagement of Miss Ethel Sigsbee daughter of Captain Charles B. Sigsbee to Robert D. Swath son of evangelist Sam Small. No wedding date set but planned for early fall. Miss Sigsbee is noted for beauty and musical talent.
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Doe
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Sam Small
Sigshee
Lape
AT HIS OLD BUSINESS
Convict Whe Bait Pan Robbery case unfolds with Lyon and aliases amid Florida like chatty details. Local authorities pursue William Lyons alias Elfon Gante and Frank Tore as suspects linked to a Sunday night incident. A parolee named Hert Colip connected to Straw Town complicates the investigation.
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The
Linley Jones
Jeffersonville
Strawtown
Mami William Lyons
Elfon Gante
Aliae Frank Tore
Ince Teun
Thoiana
Napoleon of Finance Disorder Looms Across Cities
A garbled May 11 Daily Mail dispatch reports a chaotic mix of events including a wealth claim about Luknewa Wheel Aver with $250,000, a violent knife attack on a crowd in an unnamed city, and scattered notes about weather and public notices. Names, places, and dates are inconsistently rendered, but the piece hints at financial fame, crime, and civic concerns.
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Daily Mail
Eaoskio
Emperor's toast and talks on peace in Europe
Berlin dispatch reports the emperor toasting health in a ceremony and praising China’s peace progress. He lauds Count Waldersee’s role and notes French and German soldiers stand in union for peace and a strong friendship with the United States. A later audience with Frederick in St. Petersburg affirms cordial US-Russia ties and hopes for a global peace consensus.
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Inuchenn
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Han
de Huerte
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Boutar
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Rater
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Lash for Tough Boys in Avemaville Court
In Avemaville Louisiana Judge CM Tord criticized predecessor Judge Winfrey for harsh punishment of youths. He supported flogging and claimed the approach kept youths from crime, recounting a four year term during which about 200 boys were whipped in the city lockup. Evansville endorsed Winfrey’s methods and expansion of whipping to other cities.
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Winfrey
Inge Winfrey
Cueim
Heston
Evansville
Audge Winfrey
King Solomon Mines. Michigan Men Return and Tell Wonders
A garbled, wide-ranging Denver era clipping reports Michigan men returning from the Gulf Coast West Africa with tales of King Solomon style mines. It mentions ancient work, water levels, mining shafts, and a hoped dedication in New York, with other scattered items about embezzlement indictments, arrivals, and strange scientific notes. The piece mixes speculative mining lore with brief notices on various people and events.
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Themequonpe
Mick
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Gulf Coast
West Africa
Uwe
King Satouian
Secretary of War to Inform Island Convention on Platt Accord
Washington on May 31 reports the president and cabinet ruled the Cuban constitutional convention actions were not substantial compliance with the Platt amendment. The secretary of war will convey this decision to the convention.
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Washington
Mrs McKinley Improves Yet Remains Ill
Physicians report Mrs McKinley recovering from travel fatigue and still ill from her San Francisco illness. Though weakened, she is not out of danger and improvement is expected slowly. The update follows a joint consultation this afternoon in Washington.
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Washington
Machinists Strike Begins in Chicago
Chicago's big machinists strike began as more than a thousand workers quit their jobs across shops and factories after employers refused to sign the agreement sent out yesterday.
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VOR Repeal of Anti Canteen Law
St Paul May 31 The Association of Military Surgeons passed a unanimous resolution in favor of repealing the anti canteen law during its session here today.
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St. Paul
Association of Military Surgeons
McSweeney Rejects Senators Resignations
Columbia South Carolina May 1 Gov McSweeney rejected the resignations of Senators Tillman and McLaurin to give them time to consider their action.
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McSweeney
Columbia
S. C
Tillman
McLaurin
Clothes moths and misprinted lines in poetry
A discussion on clothes moths noting how moths damage wool, fur, and leather with larval feeding, and how adult moths may be mistaken for pests. It also cites a misprint in The Still Hour by Professor Phelps where calm was printed as clam, creating a humorous error in a widely distributed edition.
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Professor Phelps
A Heavyweight Romance Told In an Evening Encounter
A Chicago Post account presents a romantic episode where a woman leaps into a man’s arms, sparking debate about the emotional impact on the man. The exchange suggests surprising passion and potential social tension within a public retelling.
A Tent of Augustin Daly and His Tender Kindness
A Tender trait marked Augustin Daly as he would buy a newsboy’s paper on the street and study it with care, a habit praised by Mrs. Gilbert in Scribner’s Magazine as a model of charitable duty.
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Augustin Daly
Mr. Daly
Scribner's Magazine
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