Dreyfus Wounded In Pantheon Shooting Attempt
In Paris the Dreyfus case is marked by a failed gun attack during Emil Zolas Pantheon funeral rites. Maj Alfred Dreyfus was wounded in the wrist as Louis Anthoine Gregoris fired two shots and fled. Dreyfus was treated by doctors at the mayor's office.
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Paris
Emil Zola
Pantheon
Alfred Dreyfus
Dreyfus
Republic
Felix Faure
France
Maj. Dreyfus
French Temple of Fame
Fallieres
Louis Anthoine Gregoris
la France Militaire
Pozzi
Shonts Denies Opium Link To Duke Chaulnes Death
Theodore P. Shonts president of the Interborough Metropolitan company returns from Paris and denounces rumors that the Duke de Chaulnes died from opiates as infamous libels. He states the duke died of heart disease and was not a drug addict.
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Mr. Shonts
New York
Paris
Theodore P. Shonts
Interborough Metropolitan Company
Duke de Chaulnes
Shonts
Railroads announce new round trip rates from Kansas City
Railroads cutting out of Kansas City announce a $10 round trip to St. Louis, a $30.50 round trip to Salt Lake and Ogden, and a $60 round trip to Los Angeles and other Pacific coast points.
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Kansas City
Here
St. Louis
Salt Lake
Ogden
Los Angeles
Pacific Coast
Accident on Canal Zone Kills Two Americans
Premature explosion of 26 tons of dynamite due to lightning on May 22 at Caimito Mulato in the Chagres division of the canal zone killed two Americans, Clifford J. Coggan and J. P. Roche, both workers. Two other employees were injured.
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Canal Zone
Washington, D. C
Caimito Mulato
Chagres Division
Clifford J. Coggan
Levelman
J. P. Roche
Powderman
Two Kansas Children Drown Near Belleplaine
In Wellington Kansas, Esther Smith 13 and her sister Sarah 6 fell into a small Cowskin river branch near their Belleplaine home. They drowned before help could reach them.
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Kansas
Wellington
Belleplaine
Esther
Sarah Smith
Record Game of Baseball in Schaller Iowa Ends in 3 to 3 Tie
Sac City and Schal ler played a 22 inning baseball game Thursday afternoon in Schaller with a 3 to 3 tie. The standout was pitcher Sheley who struck out 33 batters.
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Schaller
Iowa
Sac City
Sheley
Carmen Get Decision On Railway Labor Spat
Missouri State Board of Mediation and Arbitration Friday ruled for the Order of Railway Carmen in a dispute over a piece work plan instituted by Missouri Pacific and Iron Mountain systems in St. Louis Missouri.
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Carmen
St. Louis
Missouri State Board of Mediation
Missouri Pacific
Iron Mountain
Improvement in Business Continues in Weekly Review
New York reports from R G Dun & Co show improvement in commercial channels with increased manufacturing activity and favorable weather dominating the past week.
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New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Oklahoma Sheriff Killed in Hitchcock Battle
Sheriff George W. Garrison of Oklahoma City was shot and killed in a gun battle three miles east of Hitchcock at seven o'clock Friday evening. An unknown deputy was wounded and a Black man was shot during the exchange.
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Oklahoma
City
George W. Garrison
Hitchcock
Death and injuries in boiler explosion aboard Tennessee cruiser
On the cruiser Tennessee, six other Pacific fleet ships bound for Los Angeles, a boiler tube rupture caused a fatal blast in the engine room at eleven Friday after departure from Santa Barbara. Killed: George Wood, Earl Boggs, Adolph Reinghold, George Merk. Wounded or injured: F S Field N F Exnates B E Burns W F Burns J J Carroll T P Parsons plus others. Rear Admiral Sebree narrowly escaped the blast.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Tennessee
Santa Barbara
George Wood
Earl Boggs
Tornado Strikes Kearney Nebraska Injuring Many Homes
A tornado hit southern Kearney Nebraska at 5 45 PM injuring several people and destroying or badly damaging about a dozen residences. The Jenkins and Bond homes endured damage with Mrs Wagner blown through a kitchen window as the house was shattered. Authorities fear many more injuries undisclosed.
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Kearney
Neb
Elwood Jenkins
A. W. Bond
Alfred Anderson
J. M. Parr
A. P. Salgren
Henry Wagner
8. Nichols
Tornado Wrecks Farmlands Near Minden Nebraska
About six farmhouses were wrecked near Minden by a tornado at six o clock Thursday evening. No fatalities are known and only one person is seriously injured. Mrs Charles Stach, wife of a well to do farmer, was caught in the ruins and badly hurt.
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Minden
Neb
Charles Stach
Presbyterians Fail To Unite In Union Talks
Pittsburg pa Presbyterians abandon plan to unite with United Presbyterians after closing session of the United Presbyterian general assembly. A report urging closer relations was adopted, ending the push for immediate merger.
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Pittsburg
Presbyterian
United Presbyterian Churches
General Assemblies
General Assembly of the United Presbyterians
Oklahoma Dam Break Floods Enid District
Mosier's dam one mile west of Enid gave way on Tuesday night sending the lake waters down Boggs creek. The surge forced 200 people from their homes and flooded scores of residences in the low district of Enid.
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Oklahoma
Enid
Mosier
Boggs Creek
Convention Hall Planned for Guthrie Oklahoma
A committee of ten business men was appointed at a mass convention held here Wednesday to perfect arrangements for the immediate construction of a convention hall and temporary capitol building at a cost of 500000 dollars.
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Guthrie
Rebate Fines Hit Three Packers and One Railroad
The United States government’s account at the First National Bank rose by 45880.75 dollars as three packing companies and a railroad were found to violate the anti rebating law.
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Kansas City
United States
First National
Receiver Appointed for Strang Line in Kansas City to Olathe
J A Edson, president of Kansas City Southern Railway, appointed receiver for the Strang line operating between Kansas City and Olathe by the U S circuit court in Leavenworth Kansas.
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Leavenworth, Kan
J. A. Edson
Kansas City Southern Railway Company
Strang
Kansas City
Olathe
Kan
United States Circuit Court
Kansas Happenings Assessed Values Jump in Shawnee County
Assessments have risen five to tenfold under the new tax law in Shawnee county according to assessor returns to the county commissioners. Personal property leads the increases with some firms seeing over tenfold rises. Total Shawnee county assessment is estimated near $70,000,000 this year, about five times 1907.
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Shawnee County
Caldwell Mayor Suit Seeks Ouster Over Unauthorized Warrants
Attorney General Jackson files ouster suit against Caldwell mayor C W Cupp alleging he signed three city warrants totaling 212.15 without council authority and cashed them, and attempted redistricting to favor temperance ally councilmen.
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Jackson
C. W. Cupp
Caldwell
Cupp
Bandits Raid Cuba Bank Loots Safe and Escapes
Four masked men blew open the Cuba State bank safe around midnight securing about $6,000 and escaping on a hand car. They ruined the safe and destroyed valuable papers, with about $2,000 in damage. A marshal spotted the four men but misidentified them as tramps and did not intervene.
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Cuba Bank
Cuba
Two 13 year old boys differ greatly in weight at Merriam
In Merriam, two 13 year olds named Paul Reigger and Chester Lowry, lifelong neighbors, show a dramatic weight difference of 210 pounds. Reigger weighs 270 pounds, while Lowry weighs 60 pounds, highlighting the extreme contrast between the two companions.
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Merriam
Paul Reigger
Chester Lowry
No New Trial Granted in Schneck Murder Case
Ottawa judge Smart overruled Frank Schneck by denying a new trial after his conviction for the murder of his wife and two children. Schneck remains sentenced to life in prison with a 60 day stay of execution to seek possible appeal to the supreme court.
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Schneck
Ottawa
Smart
Frank Schneck
Supreme Court
Kansas Publisher Dies by Suicide at Cedarvale Home
Clay R. Weaver 30 publisher of the Cedarvale Commercial killed himself with strychnine at his Cedarvale residence. He left a wife and child. Weaver came from Kansas City and served in a Kansas regiment during the Spanish-American War.
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Kansas
Clay R. Weaver
Cedarvale
Mr. Weaver
Kansas City
End of Quarantines Promised by Health Official
Dr. S J Crumbine secretary of the Kansas state board of health in his monthly bulletin predicts small pox quarantine will soon be a thing of the past. He says continued vaccination carried out systematically and thoroughly can achieve this goal.
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S. J. Crumbine
Kansas State Board of Health
Western Kansas Sees Notable Prosperity Cited by Secretary Coburn
Secretary Coburn notes substantial prosperity in Western Kansas as grazing ranges become fenced. He states unfenced grazing land has decreased by 1,024 percent over the past decade, signaling a shift toward more controlled land use.
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Kansas
Coburn
Robbers Blow Safe In Scottsville Post Office Heist
In Scottsville, the local post office was robbed as the safe was blown open and about 12 dollars stolen. A few stamps remained untouched, and no injuries are reported.
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Scottsville
Kansas Boy Named Vice and Deputy Consul in Brazil
Frank N. West of Peabody has been appointed vice and deputy consul at Santos Brazil a seaport south of Rio Janeiro. This appointment marks a notable diplomatic posting for a local youth.
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Kansas
Frank N. West
Peabody
Santos
Brazil
Rio Janeiro
State college professor named to Perdue University post
Mrs. Henrietta W. Calvin of the state agricultural college has accepted a position as professor of domestic science at Perdue University in Lafayette Indiana. Her resignation was accepted by the regents and takes effect July 1 when she will begin work in Indiana.
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Perdue University
Henrietta W. Calvin
State Agricultural College
Lafayette
Ind
Large Kansas bar exam batch marks historic entrance
Sixty-eight men and one woman will take the state bar examination in Kansas on June 15 to qualify for practice law. This represents the largest single group to appear for admission in the state's history.
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Kansas
Struck by Bolt Kills Riley Hamilton in Barn Doorway
A lightning bolt struck Riley Hamilton of Rock in Cowley County as he stood in a barn doorway, instantly killing him and tearing off his clothes. The accident ended a day working near the doorway.
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Riley Hamilton
Rock
Cowley County
Boy Bourke Dies In Target Rifle Accident
Ten year old Harry Bourke was accidentally shot and killed at Udell while shooting with friends using a target rifle. The incident occurred as the youths were handling the rifle.
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Harry Bourke
Udell
Asparagus Culture Advice From a Prominent Grower
A letter from Mrs HeBe Grimes, a leading asparagus grower, outlines two cultivation methods from seed or roots. She warns against two year old or fake roots, notes success with young plants from fallen seed, and gives soil, bed preparation, and timing guidance for profitable beds up to 26 years, including planting rows four feet apart and not cutting until year two.
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Hebe. Grimes
Pole Ladder Plan From Prairie Farmer Featured
A reader shares a DIY ladder built from a pole, using a wooden step at C and 16 inch apart iron rungs. The rungs are attached with machine bolts and an iron band secures the top. The writer notes a safety test by placing the ladder horizontally and standing on the middle.
Ireland Eyes Reforestation To Cut Timber Imports
Ireland spends about 5 million dollars yearly on imported timber though only 114 percent of its land is forested and much yields little value. A 60-year-old plantation on poor soil employed four times as many workers per area as agriculture and proved profitable, with 50 000 dollars of timber sold in the past year and more to harvest.
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Ireland
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Endorsed by Sufferer
Mrs. T C Willadsen of Manning Iowa credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound with saving her life after years of failed treatments. The letter praises the remedy for female complaints and urges other sick women to write for advice from Mrs Pinkham in Lynn Massachusetts.
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T. C. Willadsen
Manning
Iowa
Lydia E.pinkham
Lydia
Pinkham
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Dr. May
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M.D
Pearl Street
Pacific Coast Borax Co
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Alberta
S. Crave Ford
Missouri
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