Aged man killed crossing rear of moving cattle train
Conrad Gresfield an eighty five year old man from Sterting Neb stepped onto the rails as No 16 passed Ta ble Rock Neb. He was struck by the rear train, crushed and had a leg amputated before dying later in a Sterling hotel. No railroad blame assigned. His daughter and five grandchildren were with him returning from western Kansas.
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Conrad Gresfield
Sterting
Neb
Table Rock
Seemes
Sterling
Kansas
Kansas City Joint Closures Under New Prohibition Law
Injunctions filed by attorney W. L. Wood aim to close six illicit saloons in Armourdale Kansas City. The suits invoke the new state law allowing citizens to enjoin liquor sales where proof is shown. Today's actions are the first under the measure, signaling a broader crackdown ahead.
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Kansas City
Kas
Armourdale
W. L. Wood
Kansas
Woman Dies on Rock Island Train in Omaha
Miss Lucy Matsen of Russell County Pennsylvania died on Rock Island Train No 6 while the train stood at Omaha Union Station. She had been in Colorado for her health and was returning home with her brother Herman Matson. Despite two doctors being called in Fairbury, she died in her berth before medical help arrived. The coroner took charge and the body was sent to Pennsylvania with her brother.
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Lucy, Matsen
Russell
Warren’ County
Rock Island
Union Station
Omaha
Miss Matsen
Colorado
Herman Matson
Fairbury
Braiey
Pennsylvania
Royalty Visiting St Louis Exposition From Prussia
Semi official notice states Prince Adelbert and Prince Henry of Prussia with their suites authorized to visit the St Louis exposition as a sign of cordial relations between the German empire and the United States. Adelbert is Emperor William's third son and nineteen years old.
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United States
Prince Adelbert
Prince Henry of
Prussia
Emperor William
United States Expands Pacific Transport Fleet
Government orders Major Duval to repair the transport Buford and prepare it for sea within two weeks. The fleet will concentrate on freight for the Philippines, increasing transport capacity in the Pacific theater.
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United States
Pacific
Rush
Duval
Buford
Philippines
Chicago grand jury returns true bills on ward election frauds
True bills were returned by a Chicago grand jury against Aldermen J. J. Brennan Herbert E. Kent Charles A. McCarle Hiram B. Sherman Harry O Donovan and J. J. Kelly over Eighteenth ward election frauds. They are charged with conspiring to induce unqualified voters and to hinder voters.
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Chicago
J. J. Brennan
Herbert E. Kent
Charles A. McCarle
Hiram B. Sherman
Harry O'Donovan
J. J. Kelly
Old Settler Frank W Hayes Dies in Fremont at Eighty
Frank W Hayes aged eighty died Wednesday morning at his Fremont home. He leaves a widow and four children including daughter Carrie Nye. Brother S A Hayes lives in Norfolk and Frank Hayes resided in Omaha. A Maine native, he came to the area in 1867 and was a member of the A F and A M Royal Arch Masons and Knights Templar.
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Frank W. Hayes
Fremont
Carrie Nye
Frank-Hayes
Omaha
S. A
Mass of Flames Follows Miners Trapped Beneath Earth
A Hanna Wyoming dispatch reports a miner and firefighter stating that below the seventeenth level the mine is a mass of flames. Rescuers aim to wall entries and fireproof barriers to isolate the blaze while fearing explosions and the entombed miners still ahead. Firefighters and volunteers arrive as efforts push to reach two score or more bodies at level seventeen.
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Hanna
Wyo
Fire and labor notes ripple through early 20th century towns
Fire devastates Whitehouse Ohio destroying fifteen residences and stores with losses around 32000, half insured. Camden workers seek 9 hour day at 306, Baltimore machinists demand 10 percent raise. Frosts devastate Lake Chalce outputs worth millions. Rhoades resigns Illinois chair for Ohio post. Austrian cabinet crisis denied. Hartford accident injures a woman. Beloit College library grant of 50000 announced. Glacier carries Doctor Hessler and soldiers' remains to New York. Miners suspend work in Birmingham district. Afro American council holds sixth annual session in Louisville with Booker Washington present. Washoe smelter closure disrupts Butte and Anaconda mines, restart planned in September.
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Whitehouse
Camden
N. J
Baltimore
Lake Chalce
Valley of Mexico
Rhoades
University of Illinois At Champaign
University of Ohio
Vienna
Daily Telegraph
Hartford
Conn
Alfred Larkum
Mary E. Brewster
National
Treaties Signed Cuba US Naval Station Lease Isle of Pines
The Isle of Pines pact grants Cuban sovereignty with American rights protected, while the naval coaling stations lease is perpetual with nominal rent. Senate foreign relations delays ratification awaiting a joint US Cuban engineer commission report. Palma and administration leaders expect final approval before Congress adjourns.
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Havana
Gays
Isle of Pines
United States
Cuba
Squiers
Senor Garcia Montes
The
Treasurya
Senoraldo
Senor Rev
Naval Stations
Palma
Guantanamo
Bahia Hondo
Senate Committee On Foreign Relations
Joint Commission of
Congress
Kaiser Feels Insulted Over Kearsarge Remarks
Dispatches from Washington claim insinuations about the Kaiser's motives in inspecting the USS Kearsarge insult his honor. Germany calls the accusations an outrage and warns repeated anti German outbursts could harm German American relations. Ambassador Tower may offer apologies for the insult while the Kaiser was aboard the battleship.
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Washington
Germany
Tower
Kaiser
Kearsarge
America
Fire destroys Manitou Hotel in Colorado
Summer hotel at Manitou Colorado burned Thursday morning entirely levelled except for a portion. The Manitou hotel valued at about 100000 dollars with insurance coverage partly. It was owned by a company led by president W A Bell and leased to D K Torrey but not formally opened for the season. The cause of the blaze remains unknown.
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Manitou House
Manitou
Colo:on
W. A. Bell
D. K. Torrey
Administration stance on petition to Russia clarified
The administration has issued a careful, unified statement on the proposed transmission of a petition by Jewish citizens of the United States to the Russian government. The issue was debated at length by officials in Washington and Oyster Bay before a formal declaration was made.
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Qur
United States
Seat Department
St. Petersburg
Oyster ‘Bay
Postmaster General Abolishes Office of Physician in Post Offices
Postmaster General Payne issues an order abolishing the physician position in post offices effective June 30, 1903. The move follows controversy over certain sinecure roles and overpaid officials. Prior employment included offices in New York Chicago Brooklyn Philadelphia and Boston.
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Payne
Post Office
Sorfie
Washington
New York
Chicago
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Boston
Rail worker killed at Burlington rip track in Lincoln
George Hisenach of 338 F Street Lincoln Nebraska a car repairer for the Burlington rip track was crushed between two freight car bumpers just after noon Thursday He left a wife and four children He was crossing the tracks between the rip track office and the round house when cars moved and pinned him to the bumpers Eisenach had worked for the railroad two years
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George Hisenach
F Street
Lincoln
Neb
Burlington
Wisenach
Round House
Eisenach
The
Taft Receives Beveridge Hinckley at Sagamore Hill
Senator Beveridge and Samuel Hinckley visited Sagamore Hill on Thursday. Clarence Mackey of Pacific Cable canceled his visit due to Manila line work. Secretary Loeb's office now has cable wires installed.
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Senator Beveridge
Indiana
Samuel Hinckley
Sagamore Hill
Clarence Mackey
Pacific Cable Company
Manila
Taft
Loeb
Japan Influence Grows as China Arms Come Through
Russian reports in China say Japan gains influence with the Chinese government as China believes Russia hampers development. Despite bans, large arms imports arrive into China from the Philippines and Japan.
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China
Cologne
St. Petersburg
Russia
Philippines
Japan
Inauguration of American Telegraphs in Italy Opens
Signor Galimberti the Italian minister of posts and telegraphs with local authorities inaugurated American telegraphic apparatus between Rome and Naples. King Victor Emmanuel intended to attend but could not due to leaving Rome. Trials were directed by American engineers Henry M. Wiegand in Rome and Thomas K. Penniman in Naples. The event was described as a great success.
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Italy
Signor Galimberti
Rome
Naples
Victor
Emmanuel
Henry M. Wiegand
Thomas. K.penniman
Village Fire Nearly Wipes Out Whitehouse Area
The village of Whitehouse near Toledo Ohio faced near destruction as a fire burned fifteen dwellings and stores. Loss estimated at 32000 dollars with about half insured. Local authorities investigate cause and assess damages.
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Whitehouse
Toledo
Ohio
Steamer Venezuela Grounded Off Planier Island
The Italian steamer Venezuela from Genoa ran aground in fog off Planier Island nine miles southwest of Marseilles. Seventy passengers have been landed and tugs have been sent to aid the vessel.
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Venezuela
Genoa
Planier Island
Marseilles
France
Sternburg Appointed German Ambassador to Washington
The semi official North German Gazette reports Baron von Sternberg was appointed ambassador to the United States in Washington, marking a notable diplomatic appointment.
United States Seeks $2 Million in Timber Seizure Suit
The U S government sues Anaconda Copper company Bitter Root Development Marcus Daly estate William Scallon and others in federal court at Butte for 2 000 000 claiming unlawful timber cutting from public lands in western Canada The action ties to broader gas and electric company consolidation efforts in San Francisco contributing 6 000 400.
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King Sawara
National Rifle Association
Bisley
Palma Throhy
United States” Government
Butte
Anaconda. Copper Company
Bitter Root
Development Company
Marcus Daly
William Scallon
Canagla
iClas
Bpreekies
Spas
Independite Gaslight
Ehica Company
Eeical Romany Dedit
San. Francisco
Phar Bho
San Francisco
Ghost Leave Mark on Cousin and a Widow’s Wrist Tale
A ghost of Lord Tyrone visits Lady Tyrconné gor in bed and marks her wrist with his five fingers. The prophecy of family events unfolds, and the wrist remains unseen until the lady’s death when the mark deepens. Lady Betty, famed for simple remedies, profits from a chilblain plaster still sold in England.
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Betty
England
Doing Business in Russia. Stamps and post offices highlight inefficiency
Wirt Gerrard in Greater Russia notes Russia under ministers like Witte as capable leaders yet government business suffers from poor practice. A Moscow branch posts office shows one clerk, late hours, and inability to make change, while stamp shortages persist and letter boxes overflow. A Moscow clerk replies to full boxes by suggesting patience until tomorrow.
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de Witte
Russia
Wirt Gerrard
Greater
Postoffice
St. Petersburg
Moscow
Gerrare
Nothing to rest in but God in infinity
A reflective meditation on limits of human knowledge and reason. Frank Beard quotes in Rath's Horn lamenting our inability to solve creation's mysteries and the insufficiency of science to explain why there is anything at all, ending with faith that only God provides a foundation beyond mortal understanding.
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Hfe
Frank Beard
Dialogue Fragments Reflect Romantic Jeremiad in Impecunious Court
In fragmented lines a misfit speaker declares love to Miss Mullins while an affluent heiress questions the depth of his feelings in a stylized, contradictory exchange. The odd phrasing hints at social tension and witty, ironic banter.
A Wide Difference in Social Position
Kate notes a social gap between herself and Nell's family as Nell explains that her father earns a salary while his father earns wages, highlighting class disparity.
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Kate
Nell
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