Celebration of Washington volunteers eyed as state affair in Seattle
The Seattle Star notes a broad, city backed push to honor the Washington volunteers with a grand celebration. Mayor Humes and Chamber leaders will form a twenty member committee to plan a large, unified reception that could rival a state event with naval battles or Calumpit reenactments on Puget Sound. Railroads and boat owners are expected to fund the effort as citizens pledge support and funds for what could become Washington’s greatest state celebration.
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Washington
Seattle
Humes
Graves
Chamber of Commers
Northwest
Calumpit
Manila
State of Washington
Puget Sound
Cabinet Rows Over Philippine Gift Split In Spain
Spain faces a cabinet clash over how to apportion the 929,960,000 sent by the United States as a Philippine present. The War Minister and Marine Minister clash over military needs and threaten to inform the king. Labor leader Mr. Gompers praises defense funds for unions, while the navy is told to keep letters separate from official actions. The Anglo American alliance charter lags on the Canadian timber project.
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Spain
Uncle Sam
Marine
General Otis Urges Prolonged Fighting for Wheeler
The request asks General Otis to extend the fighting so that Uncle Joe Wheeler can arrive and take part in one or two battles. The note frames Wheeler’s involvement as a desired extension of hostilities.
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Otis
Uncle Joe Wheeler
New Use for Hair Raises Curious Parlor Request
An elderly clergyman in a friend's parish receives a polite 18 year old visitor who asks for a lock of his hair. He agrees and promises to send it the next day, then reports having five more requests upon returning home.
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Mra
Weather Report for Beattie and Vicinity Tonight and Friday
Occasional rain is expected with southerly winds. A high pressure area has moved east into Eastern Idaho and coastal barometers have fallen. Temperatures continue to rise along the Pacific slope with Roseburg Oregon and Red Bluff California reporting the highest is readings. Idaho Falls records the lowest at 9. Light rain falls in the Sound and Strait region and along the coast to Eureka California.
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Beattie
Idaho
Pacific Slope
Roseburg
Red Huff
Cal
Idaho Falla
Sound and Strait
Eureka
Dilemma of Letters and a Clever Office Boy
A husband fakes illness to avoid worrying his wife, drafting daily letters mailed by his office boy. The boy, noting seven days fit in one envelope, sends a single large letter. The wife returns early, catching the scheme as the husband’s health improves, and the boy seeks new work.
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Cincinnati
Fort Monroe
Florists praise finer Pelargoniums and novelties for spring
Florists note displays of double flowered ivy geranium known as Mrs Parker and fragrant leaved rose geranium in the hybrid perpetual class with large scarlet blooms. Apple blossom Mexican primroses retain top status. begonia begoniagoensis heart shaped leaves shown. lychias plenaissima is a perpetual bloomer. scarlet firefly and yellow firefly lantanas praised. winter cheer carnations bloom through spring with up to twenty brooms visible on vigorous plants.
Split in Macedonia Baptist Church over hen theft apology
Owensboro Kentucky May 4 The refusal of several young church members to publicly apologize for taking neighbors hens and cooking stew in the woods causes a church split. Pastor Rev W H Dawson resigns as 41 members withdraw with their families over whether private restitution suffices.
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Owensboro
Macedonia Baptist Church
W. H. Dawson
Paris Blushing School Turns Heads In The City Of Novelties
A Paris feature describes a modern school teaching women to blush again. It links the trend to Angiomania and American influence as women ride bicycles and play golf, while older graceful manners resurface. A blusher explains the trick of summoning color by thought.
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Paris
Paria
du Maurier
Sutherland Arrested in Slaying Tied to Jealous Love Triangle
Jesse Sutherland is jailed for the killing of Joe Albright after Albright abducted Mrs. Danny Shepard from her husband Charles Shepard for four dollars and a hat. Albright previously wounded Mrs. Shepard’s lover and later attacked Sutherland during a confrontation after taking the woman to a dance. A coroners inquest found Sutherland acted in self defense.
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Danville
Jesse Sutherland
Joe Albright
Albright
Danny Shepard
Charles Shepard
Geneva
Ind
Shepard
Mra. Sheppard
Grape Creek
Sutherland
Sheppard
Rutherland
Consolidation Talks Idle Cramp Shipyards With English Firm
The Evening Telegraph reports negotiations for merging Cramp Shipbuilding with Victorian English firm Vickers Son & Maxim. An offer from Vickers has been received. The consolidation would involve substantial capital, enabling a large extension of business. Cramp's authorised capital stands at 5,000,900 dollars.
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Philadelphia
Evening Telegraph
Cramp Shipbuilding Company
Vickers’ Sona & Maxim
Busiiews
Cramps
Peace Jubilee Promises Massive Washington Parade
Washington prepares for the National Peace Jubilee May 23 to 24 with record crowds expected for parades by military and naval units plus West Point and Annapolis cadets. A public reception by President McKinley is planned and the historic pageant and Jubilee Revelries crown the event.
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Philippines
Samoa
West Point
Annapolia
McKinley
America
Vast range of facts mark late 1890s world notes
The survey compiles figures on Russian villages lacking schools and Queensland’s 1898 population, notes the tobacco trade’s gender ratio in Britain, and reports on Formosa exports and Formosa tea profits. It mentions Ireland’s first electric railway, Ceylon cocoa beliefs, and global shipyard output. It cites London violence deaths and 1898 Colorado Colorado lead and copper gains, plus anecdotes about Boston politics and a Babylon tablet. A white tiger in Assam is described, with details on a Calcutta taxidermist’s remark. Several ships sail between Australia and Asia via Manila under three lines, each with four steamers. The Rev. C H Currens in Chicago discusses his political stance on the States and voting.
Language exchange and curious animal tale from Philadelphia Record
The Philadelphia Record recounts multilingual exchange notes from Havana and a strange tale of Sim Wright training a cow to stalk wild geese. It also features a moral about preparation in winter and a motherly hen Spotty fostering sparrows in a yard near Tenth and Bainbridge.
Wandering 15-Year-Old Impostor Arrested in New Jersey
Mary Shane aged 15 of Bridgeton New Jersey is jailed at the Four Courts on masquerading as a boy. She has traveled across the country by rail and work, from Alton to Philadelphia, claiming to seek the world after her parents died. She adopted a male disguise and cut her hair.
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Ashe
Hir
Sim
Bim
ST. Late
Mary Shane
Hridgeton
N. J
Alton
Lil
A Slight Difference Dialect Exchange Mystery
Mr Jones claims knowledge of a girl by eight, not to speak to. The prompt corrector clarifies the paradox. The twist reveals the girl is the telephone operator at the exchange and unknown personally to him.
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Mr. Jones
Exchange
Flood destroys Lucanville homes and rail line
A cloudburst at Lucanville flooded Miller's run and damaged the town. John Kline's residence burned after being struck by lightning as rescuers waded through three feet of water. The new steel county bridge and a Norfolk & Western track section with a bridge were washed out, delaying trains. Telegraph and telephone lines were down and Hall fell, leaving two inches of ground cover.
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Portsmouth
Lucanville
John Kline
Steel County
Norfolk & Western Railroad
Hall
Poisoned canned meat sickens Frendonia families
In Frendonia on May 4 several families were poisoned after eating canned meat bought at a local market. Three or four cases nearly proved fatal. J O'Neil described a sandwich made from the meat that left him unconscious until a physician revived him after over three hours. Three family members were affected and others grew ill.
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Frendonia
J. O' Neil
Hypnotism and Crime Shocks Chicago Woman Arrests
Mrs. Battle Miller, a 35 year old nurse, is in custody for shooting real estate man Charlies L. Siebert after he wed Hattie Leonard. Miller claims hypnotic influence and a toxic bond with Leonard fueled extended coercive ties.
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Ctiicago
Fugitive Embezzling Lawyer Captured in Jersey City
Hiram Y. Kaufman, the embezzling guardian from Reading Pennsylvania, has been captured in Jersey City at the home of his mother in law after a three month chase. He was sentenced to nine months and fined 100 dollars for embezzling 945.40 from James K. Hill, with James B. Ruth as surety. Kaufman rose to prominence as Berks County lawyer and former district attorney, but vanished after the supreme court ruling against him.
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Reading
Hiram Y. Kaufman
Jersey City
Kaufman
James KB. Hill
James BE. Ruth
Endlich
Supreme Court
Practical sleeping room advice from an old guide
The text advises avoiding feather bedding and dusty carpets, promoting ventilation and cool air, keeping the head properly positioned, airing the room daily, and placing beds outside when possible. It suggests avoiding dark, unwholesome corners and notes feather beds become undesirable after long use.
Women and Jokes and a Chicago Park Change
A essay discusses women’s reception of humor as often not amused by coarse jokes and jokes aimed at them. It notes a sister’s refusal to laugh at a brother’s quip and cites a Chicago park renaming after July 1 to U. S. Grant Park due to a state law prompted by the G. A. R.
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Cornhaill
Lake Front Park
Chicago
U. S. Grant Park
Women’s Relief Corps to Meet in Elks Hall June 21
The Women’s Relief Corps holds its annual meeting in Elks hall on June 21 with at least 200 delegates expected and over 0 visiting brethren. Beattie hosts this year as headquarters with Mrs Taylor department president and staff organizing the event said to be the largest gathering in the state.
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Women's Relief Corps
Elks Hall
Beattie
Taylor
Impostor Revenue Officer Targeted Reading Cigar Dealers
In Reading on May 4 several cigar dealers were visited by a man posing as a revenue officer. He attempted to seize cigars claiming they bore counterfeit stamps but could not prove his authority. No seizures were reported.
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Reading
New Blouse Styles Featured By Le Costume Elegant
Articles describe several blouse designs including a red silk blouse with white spots featuring tucks and box plaits, a dark blue silk spotted blouse with diagonal tucks, and a rosy foulard blouse trimmed with black banda. Cravats are black satin or white silk, with lace edging in some versions.
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Rose Foulard
Bank Heist at Ellaworth Bank Reveals Local Gang
The private bank of C. F. Shinkle in Ellaworth Bloomington Illinois was robbed last night. The safe was blown with dynamite and $1000 secured. Five men tied to the crime have been traced to timber east of Bloomington and are hoped to be captured. The gang is believed to be the same group that looted several Central Illinois banks over the past year.
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Bloomington
Ill
C. F. Shinkle
Ellaworth
Ilinois
Deblois Resigns as Shurtleff College President
Austen K. Debbin resigned today after five years as president of Shurtleff College to take a post as pastor of Frat Baptist church in Elgin. The board accepted the resignation, and Dr. A. A. Kendrick is expected to be recalled as president, returning from St. Louis Immanuel Baptist Church where he had been serving.
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Aston
Til
Austen K. Debbin
Shurtliff College
Frat Baptist Church
Elgin
A. A. Kendrick
Shurtleff
St. Louis
Minus Three Limbs Ailing Eloping Couple In Chicago
In Chicago on May 4 a missing couple William EB Bickford and Mrs Bickford formerly Amanda Wanek belong to Lebanon Indiana. They eloped a week ago and fled with the sale proceeds of a one acre farm. A call for information is issued to Capt Colleran chief of detectives. The strange match has drawn arithmetic speculation from Lebanon residents regarding the couple’s composite age and status.
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Chicago
William EB. Bickford
Bickeford
Amanda Wanelek
Lebanon
Ind
Colleran
Worman
Mr. Bickford
Widow seeks experienced wife for farm help in Alabama ad
An Alabama newspaper ad targets married women rather than youngsters. A widow, ninety seven, asks for a practical wife around eighty with farming experience of sixty to seventy years and promises happiness for the rest of life.
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Alabama
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