Illinois General Assembly Closes After 46th Session
Springfield May 31 The forty sixth Illinois General Assembly ends with the election of a U S senator and the killing of about one thousand bills. The session adjourned at 6 45 a m May 29 with less than a third of measures surviving.
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Ripley County Votes Wet In Local Option Election
Ripley county seats in Indiana approved alcohol sales by a majority of 894 in Saturday’s local option vote. Batesville city backed the wets by about 306, signaling a clear regional shift.
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Batesville
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Well Known Naturalist Slams Roosevelt Africa Trip
Dr. William J. Long denounces Theodore Roosevelt's African hunting expedition as brutal and harmful to American youth. He cites killing buffalo, warthogs, and other animals, notes unfit meat, and laments a culture of hunting over science while urging study of living wildlife.
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Theodore Roosevelt
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Mr. Roosevelt
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Neglect of Penn's Grave Sparks Uproar in England
American traveler Dr. Walter Lindley of Los Angeles admonishes English caretaking at Chalfont St. Giles where William Penn founder of Pennsylvania lies. He laments Penn's grave is barely marked amid weeds and grass, urging reverent restoration or a monument in Pennsylvania.
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Ex Judge Becomes Street Sweeper for Health
Thomas Stanton of East St. Louis, formerly a police magistrate earning about 300 dollars monthly, now works as a street sweeper at 1.50 dollars per day. He chose the job for health reasons, saying he prefers meals and rest over a high salary, and reports improving health and recovery prospects. Stanton also umpired in the Texas and Pacific Northwest baseball leagues.
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Stanton
Texas
Pacific Northwest
Observatory Plan for Canton China Hailed
Chinese authorities propose to establish an observatory in Canton and hire an astronomer. Plans for construction are under way and funds are being raised to purchase the necessary instruments.
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Canton
Blind Man Reads Time With New Watch Design
A French inventor creates a watch with a face that forms a tactile conformation allowing a blind person to tell the time by touch. The device aims to aid visually impaired wearers in daily timekeeping.
Indianapolis dealer Paul Gall linked to bank embezzlement case
Indianapolis tobacco dealer Paul C Gall a prominent local figure was arrested as an alleged accomplice of Max Emmerich the Capital Nations bank bookkeeper now missing. Gall posted a 5000 bond and awaits US commissioner hearing while a clerk named Harry Prinzler admitted being used as a dummy and confessed to involvement. The case centers on November December 1907 transactions oversizing Gall s account by about 2800 with Emmerich masking the discrepancy.
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Peru Revolt Seized President Leguia in Lima May 31
Lima, May 31. Revolutionaries under Isaias Pierola seized President Leguia and moved him to a public square to force resignation. Troops fired on the mob, killing more than forty. The revolt was quelled and order re established. Leguia thanked the people for supporting progress. Many rebel leaders arrested.
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Leguia
Georgia Strike Talks End With Arbitration Likelihood
In Atlanta on May 31 officials from the Georgia railroad and the Brotherhood of Firemen spent the day negotiating unresolved points of the strike agreement. Commissioner Neill, Chairman Knapp, and Stuart signaled that arbitration under the Erdman act may settle remaining issues, especially the retention of black firemen.
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Compromise Verdict Hits Labor Leaders in Chicago Case
A jury returns a compromise verdict in Chicago on May 31 awarding $500 penalties to labor leaders Martin B. Madden Fred A. Pouchot and M J Boyle found guilty of conspiracy to extort money from the Joseph Klicka company.
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Fred A. Pouchot
M. J. Boyle
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All Airship Records Broken in Berlin Flight
Count Zeppelin set multiple airship records with a nonstop ascent in the Zeppelin 11 from Friedrichshafen at 9 4y Saturday night. He covered over four hundred fifty miles before starting the return trip from Bitterfield.
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Friedrichshafen
Bitterfield
Prohibition Drive Follows Women’s Madison County Win
Indianapolis notes that the Anti-Saloon league plans to push dry campaigns in Vigo Allen St. Joseph and Lake counties after Madison County’s female led victory. Brewers warn of political fallout while labor centers show stronger anti-saloons efforts. Charles R Riley of Ruskville touted for Interstate Commerce Commission post with 2520 dollar salary plus travel.
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Strike persists as city streetcar service remains crippled
Philadelphia May 31 report notes little change in the strike with cars running on all lines yet service severely hindered. Strike leaders say none of the conductors or motormen who walked off has applied for their old jobs.
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Roosevelt delays departure from Nairobi for skin packing
Nairobi May 31 Former President Roosevelt has delayed leaving for Kijabo forty four miles north of Nairobi until June 5 because many animal skins shot by his party have not been packed.
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Evansville Hotel Guest Dies by Own Action
An Evansville man aMt. Carmel insurance man A F Stinsel took poison and shot himself at the St George hotel after a spree. In Indianapolis Hugo Friedman a Baltimore traveling salesman hanged himself in a Claypool hotel room, reportedly without funds.
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Indianapolis
Evansville Streetcars Run Amid Strike Despite Low Ridership
Street cars operated in Evansville on Sunday as the strike by car men continued, though only a small number of residents rode the vehicles.
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International horse show opens in London for two weeks
The international horse show opens in London on Wednesday and will run for two weeks, featuring riders from multiple nations and showcasing equestrian disciplines across the event.
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London
Putting Something Into Life Yields Its Returns
A reflective line emphasizes that fulfillment comes from effort and investment in life. The idea contrasts passive desire with active engagement, urging initiative as the path to meaningful results.
Ink Thief in Prison Schoolroom Tale from Times-Democrat
A New Orleans Times-Democrat reprints a jail memoir scene about a female convict nicknamed Russell who steals and swallows ink from the schoolroom, balancing a thimble of ink in her hair on the way to her cell. She is mocked as a society woman yet clings to the habit despite being caught.
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One Summer in the Country A Billiard Tale
An amateur billiardist recalls sheltering from a storm in a tavern. The landlord shows a creaky table with three white balls, all alike, and claims players learn to distinguish them by shape. The anecdote, from the St. Louis Globe-Democrat, ends with humorous disbelief.
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The Aryan Root ak and the Idea of Sharpness
The article traces the ancient root ak meaning sharp from shells and early knives through 10,000 years of language. It connects ak to Greek akros Sanskrit acre Latin acrimonia acer acus Anglo Saxon eag and modern words acute acid edge ax acrid acumen.
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Acre
Fall of a famed library sparked by conqueror decree
Qmar the caliph of Alssandria overruns Banat in the seventh century and orders destruction of all books. He condemns the vast Alexandrian Library, once expanded by the Ptolemies, noting its manuscripts fueled public baths for six months. The event is described as the worst blow to literature.
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Banat
Genius Rewarded by a Schoolmaster Caricature Incident
A London Globe notice recalls a schoolmaster praising a student for humor, then discovering the boy drew a caricature of him. The master briefly questions the subject, destroys the drawing, and drops the matter, highlighting a moment of merciful humor in schooling.
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Abide with me misread as marriage pledge
A London cabman amused by a passenger in Spare Moments as a lady hands out tracts. She reads the title Abide with me, but hurriedly departs after the cabman’s polite remark that he is a married man.
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Cabby
Barbers Exchange Barbed Bit Over Cut Rates
In a sharp exchange at the shop a barber boasts the lowest charges while a customer fake-slashes his chin in the mirror provoking a wry reaction. The judge notes the quip in a terse local vignette.
If He Has Proposed, Why Don't You Give Him an Answer
A Brooklyn Life quip questions indecision about engagement and future decisions. The speaker weighs whether to hire or marry, reflecting on hesitation and uncertainty in choosing a life partner.
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