Sulphurro Remedy Praised by British Columbia Locals
Prominent Victoria and Vancouver figures report cures using Sulphurro from the Stewart company Seattle. Ads claim rapid rheumatism relief via sulfur baths, with a booklet offered and druggists in Victoria and Vancouver endorsing the remedy.
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Victoria
Vancouver
Alaska
Globe
C. M. C. Stewart Sulphur Co
Columbia St
Seattle
Wash
Stewart
Boss Barnes Attacks Roosevelt in Bitter Rally
Wm H Barnes Jr, head of New York state GOP, charges Theodore Roosevelt with aiming to subvert government to despotism. He calls Roosevelt’s Rochester Convention stance bourbon and reactionary and warns of a fractured Republican party if Chicago backs his views.
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United Press
New York
Theodore Roosevelt
Wm. H. Barnes, Jr
New York State Republican Committee
Col. Roosevelt
Oyster Bay
Barnes
Rochester
Republian
Chicago
Roosevelt
Drowning Report Near Fisher River Hurtles Prospectors
Thirty men prospecting along the Grand Trunk Pacific construction line in the mountains were reported drowned while crossing the Fisher river on rafts and rowboats. They were swept by a raging current.
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Winnipeg
Man
Grand Trunk Pacific
Fisher River
Rafta
Chief Stetson Warns on Unpermitted Rubbish Burns
Miree Chhief Stetson cautions residents against burning rubbish piles without a permit from the fire chief's office. Many have failed to obtain permits, and penalties apply. Offenders may be arrested for noncompliance with the ordinance.
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Miree Chhief Stetson
Stetson
Man Rescues Self After Narrow Well Fall
John Dougherty falls into an 80 foot well and is saved by a rusty spike that catches in his coat. He hangs for 10 minutes then, using great strength, climbs back to the surface and collapses exhausted but safe.
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Jane
June
John Dougherty
City to Run Municipal State Grocery Store
City officials complete plans to open a municipal store for all city employees. Expected to be ready next week the outlet will sell groceries and ice in summer and coal in winter at about 25 percent savings. It will operate on a cash basis without profit to the city.
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Schenectady
N. Y
Quarreling Man Shoots Wife Then Fatally Wounds Self
In Kansas City, a welder named Robert Forquer shot and killed his wife after a quarrel over bananas and then shot himself, leaving the four young children witnessing the tragedy as the mother lay dead and the father unconscious. Neighbors found them in the home. the suspect may die.
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Kansas City
Robert Forquer
Playing Indian Gun Tragedy Kills 5 Year Old Girl
Seven year old Harry Black found his father's loaded shotgun at home near Waterburg. He chased Mary Giodosh through the house and pressed the gun to her head, pulling the trigger and fatally wounding the five year old. Police investigate as a tragic accident.
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Pittsburg
Watereburg
Harry Black
Mary Giodosh
Swat! Indignant Housewife and Buffen Wratz Exchange
A Chicago Tribune excerpt features a sharp exchange between an indignant housewife and Buffen Wratz. Wratz boasts of doing the biggest September day’s work by swatting a fly and killing a billion, illustrating a humorous boast in a domestic quarrel.
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Buffen Wratz
Chicago Tribune
Remarkable 3500 Mile Motorcycle Journey
James J. Reid of San Diego formerly of Portland completed a 3500 mile trip from Portland to San Diego on a motor cycle with many side trips. He used only 15 dollars for fuel for the month, traveled steep mountain grades near Pacheco Pass, and finished with a nearly new autocycle in good condition.
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James J. Reid
San Diego
Cal
Portland
Ore
Brades
Pacheco Pass
Mr. Reid
German Baron Accused of Theft in San Francisco
Bruno Paul claiming baronial lineage was charged with burglary after allegedly stealing antique furniture from Mrs. Peter Dunne. He allegedly carted items away piece by piece, totaling about 1000 dollars, with the furniture later recovered in an antique shop.
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San Francisco
Bruno Paul
Peter Dunne
Paul
Plague take that dirt and view at second base
In the Grand Stand the quote frames a local ballgame moment. A friend remarks that the girl in town is the most beautiful, while a second observer notes she obstructs his view at second base. The fragment hints at a casual sports crowd scene in Loulaville.
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Loulaville Courier Journal
Duchess in Quebec Health Update on Appendicitis
The condition of the duchess of Connaught, wife of Canada's governor general, is not serious despite appendicitis. Dr Garrow was brought in by special train as a precaution, but the attack is not acute and his services have not been required.
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Quebec
Duchess of
Gompers Denies Franklin Story on McNamara Bribery
Washington June 6 United Press reports Bert Hanklin testified in the Darrow trial that money to bribe jurors came from Samuel Gompers head of the AFL who denies the charge. Gompers says he never contributed funds for bribery and Darrow testified none of the money came from him.
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United Press
Washington
Bert Hanklin
Darrow
Lo Angeles
Lockwood
McNamara
Samuel Gompersa
American Federation of Labor
ADY
Franklin
Conversation Fragment Between Brown Smith and Harper
A dialogue excerpt shows Brown questioning why he hates Miank and Smith citing a family relation. Harper remarks that Brown already knows the reason, prompting further discussion in the exchange.
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Brown
Smith
Harper
Not Intimate
A brief diary style remark from the Haltimore American notes a witty exchange about treating books as dear friends and the habit of not cutting them, reflecting a light literary exchange.
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Haltimore
Congressman Thoman and Reporter In Fist Fight
In Washington on June 6 a scuffle broke out between Democrat Robert Young Thoman Jr of Kentucky and journalist Joseph Annan during the hearing on Robert Archbald’s commerce court charges. Thoman, upset by Annan’s article, challenged him in the corridor and they fought, tearing at faces and hair until bystanders separated them as the committee doors were closed.
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Presse
Washington
Robert Young Thoman, Jr
Middleton Divorce Sparks Old Engagement Disclosure
A Chicago Record-Herald snippet reveals Mrs Middleton secured a divorce while public attention centers on a prior engagement between her former husband and an unnamed confidant. The exchange suggests personal scandal intertwined with social circles.
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Chicago Record- Herald
Jamieson Sought by Old College Friend in Seattle
An English caller, Wolf of 204 Hackney Road in London, writes to the Lord Mayor of Seattle seeking news of Jamieson. The note requests contact with Jamieson and expresses lighthearted urgency about the missing person.
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Chris Marr Jameson
Seattle
Jamieson
Wolf
Hackney Road
Shoreditch
London
England
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