Vaccination Efforts Clash With Moqui Indians Over Smallpox
In Washington the Moqui Indians of Arizona resisted a government plan to vaccinate the tribe, fumigate homes, and burn belongings of smallpox victims. Miss Mary McKee, agency physician, with farmer Haslett’s support, pushed for vaccination despite fatalistic beliefs and fierce opposition from residents. The struggle included removal of clothing and furnishings from homes of affected families.
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Washington, D.C
Arizona
Mary McKee
Bhoemaker
Miss McKee
Haslett
Destructive Storm Hits Paris Texas May 30
A severe midnight storm struck Paris Texas causing fire to destroy a barn, horse team and feed at a nearby farm, blowing a residence from foundations and damaging crops. A heavy rain and hail accompanied the event as Petty 15 miles away reported strong winds and more hail. Bridges were washed away by sudden water rise.
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Paris
Tex
Petty
Answer to Criticisms on Rural Free Delivery Service
First Assistant Postmaster General Heath defends rural free delivery saying it serves the people by the people and that three years of experience show users benefit, not harm, merchants in country towns. He rejects claims of undermining local business or creating a monopoly worse than trusts.
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Washington, D. C
Heath
Branch of
Postal Administration
Policeman Shot in Chicago Amid Search for Armed Men
In Chicago an officer named James F. Sheehan was shot in the abdomen while officers arrested four colored men under a city order to seize concealed weapons without permits after two men were killed and another wounded the prior day. Hamer fled, fired, and was captured with accomplices at the station.
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Chicago
James F. Sheehan
Hamer
Sheehan
Man
Crops Rise as Rain Spurs Pendleton Area Growth
In Pendleton Oregon reports describe steady rain over the past two weeks boosting crop prospects. Fields show grain heights from 18 inches to nearly three feet with strong rainfall aiding growth. An officer from the Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company notes that yields will depend on about 60 percent.
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Pendleton
O. R. N. Company
The Girl I Left Behind Me at Third Avenue Amusement
Retsco Thrall company presents The Girl I Left Behind Me in a stage entertainment listing. The note highlights a theatrical performance on Third Avenue with local theater involvement and audience notices.
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Third Avenue
Retasco-Thrall Company
Tonnage Figures Mention Fall Compare to Normal Year
Cent of last year's tonnage is cited as comparable to a typical year, with fall output noted as near normal. The fragment suggests traffic or cargo volume tracking against prior year levels.
Steamer Myrtle Clears Cascade Creek Bridge Update
Arrangements completed for the steamer Myrtle to run on Christina lake via Christina creek to Cascade. The Moodyville bridge over the creek has been raised nearly five feet to allow passage, logs and driftwood cleared last winter are afloat, and trips have already been made both ways.
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Carcade
BR. C
Myrtle Nh
Christina Lake
Christina Creek
Cascade
Moodyvilly
Lowe Aml
Murder at Ball Game in Jersey City
In front of hundreds at a hillside ball game between Hoboken and Jersey City, John Moretta stabbed his wife Lee Moretta three times after she refused reconciliation. He fled but was pursued by a baseball man who struck him with a bat. Moretta was captured.
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New York
West Shore
Hoboken
Jersey City
John Moretta
Lee
Moretta
Kiler
Young man arrested for assault with intent to wound
Denote Carle, a well known young man, was arrested in Zanesville on a charge of assault with intent to wound after threatening Miss Minnele Starkey with a revolver. She wrested the weapon, he proposed again, and she escaped further harm. He posted bond for good behavior and will face the charge.
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Zanesville
Carle
Minnele Starkey
Rimeelf
Carte
Bond
Port Palawan Flag Incident Driven by British Protectorate Claim
London reports a hoist of the British flag over Port Royiet Palawan by Capt. Pfort of the Drittth. He visited February 1 and found Spaniards releasing native troops and convicts. British protection was claimed for Palawan as it became part of American territory through conquest.
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London
Port Roy
Iet
Palawan
Pfort
Labuam
Ganakan
Foreign Office
Branc Receives Rumford Medal For Electric Arc Lighting
Charles F Branc of Cleveland has learned that at the Boston annual meeting the Rumford company and the American Academy of Arts and Sciences unanimously awarded Mr Charles F Brush for the practical development of electric arc lighting.
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Cleveland
Charles F. Branc
Boston
Rumford Company
American Academy of Arts and Sciences
Rumford
Charlies F. Brush
Train Hits Cow Wrecks Grand Trunk Freighter Near Tandbay
A Grand Trunk freight train with eight cars derailed after striking a cow three miles west of Tandbay Ontario. Both locomotives left the tracks and about twenty cars tumbled. Fireman Dudley was killed instantly and Brakeman Harry Zealand was badly scalded. Total losses estimated at $50,000.
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Tandbay
Ont
Grand Trunk
Here
Dudley
Harry Zealand
Nude intruder spooks woman on Painesville hill
Mrs. Ann Fifield, riding home in Painesville Ohio, encountered a nude man with a face covering near Moodey's Hollow watering trough. She spurred her horse and rode away down the hill at a rapid gait. A brief local notice mentions a separate item: lots for sale at Pratt's Orchard in Ada.
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Painesville
Muay I
le Toy
Ann Fifield
Moodey’s Hollow
Death Threats and Washington Volunteers in Manila
Reports from Manila indicate insurgents offered rewards for Washington volunteers dead or alive, as the Ninth Regiment from the state faced heavy fighting and losses. Battles near Paco and Pandacan heightened fears of attacks on Company A from Spokane, with sympathizers burning quarters. New steamships planned for the Oriental run and shipments from England to China were discussed. George B. Walker, longtime resident, died in West Seattle. Nathan Smart died in Fremont. Police reported stolen luggage from the Northern Pacific baggage room and multiple arrests for riding wheels without licenses and other offenses.
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Bothwell
C Company
Washington Volunteers
Manila
Washington
Spokane
Paco
Pandavan
Philippines
Washington Regiment
Pasig
Pacific
Oriental Run
England
China
Puget
George B. Walker
West Heath
Walker
San Francisco
Boy Attacked by Cow in Texarkana Street
A four year old boy, Pat Hurdin, was attacked by a cow while playing in a Texarkana Arkansas street. The cow lifted the child with its horns and carried him several blocks before he fell and lay insensible. He is described as dangerously wounded and likely to die.
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Texarkana
Ark
Mareha
Pat Hardin
Temple Lodge offers reward for body of Willem Hamilton
Astoria lodge offers 100 dollars for recovery of Willem Hamilton body. Hamilton, Airset officer of the lighthouse tender Mansentia, disappeared in Seattle on April 3. Also notes: Fr N Little returns from San Francisco after inspecting street work. Imperial Limited fast train to be run by Canadian Pacific starting June 14. other items on ships, land offices, court cases, and local events in Seattle.
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Temple Lodge No. 7
Astoria
Willem Hamilton
Hamilton
Mansentia
Seattle
The
Canadian Pacific
Imperial Limited
Great Northern Flyer
Beattie
Montreal
Eternar
Crow's Nest
Debts Wiped Out in U S District Court
In a Chicago case Judge Kolligaat discharged debts totaling several millions for multiple bankrupts including Moses and Henry Greenbaum. Moses Greenbaum faced $204,000 in debts with $1,000 assets. Henry $200,000 in debts and $1,600 assets. The Greenbaums ran building firms. Brow, a former department store owner, had $451,100 debt and $196,000 assets. Crows and Badger, former lumber manufacturers, showed $200,600 liabilities and $395,000 assets. Discharges also issued in 47 additional cases.
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Chicago
United States District Court
Kolligaat
Moses 8
Henry N. Greenbaum
Fort Dearborn
Moses Greenbaum
Henry
Frank Brow
Clarence J. Crows
Alpheus
Badger
Zinc Ore Discovery Near Chillicothe Arouses Excitement
Zinc ore has been found four to six miles north of Chillicothe in what may be paying quantities. The 300 acre area has been bought by local capitalists. A mining expert from Joplin reports ore yields about 82 percent. The discovery has caused much excitement.
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Chillicothe
Joplin
Decisions on the Revenue Tax Rules for Legacies and Stocks
The article outlines that legacy taxes attach to personal property not real estate. It also notes stamp requirements on evidence of sales at exchanges where multiple parties operate, with private-establishment sales exempt. A ruling update adjusts the rate to 20 percent, clarifies tax on broker instruments called calls puts and spreads, and states broker loans secured by stock assets to fulfill customer orders do not create special broker tax liability.
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Exchange Board of Trade
Cannons as Souvenirs in Washington D C
The War Department holds about 140 artillery pieces from the Spanish American War. Loans or gifts are limited to G A A veterans groups, memorial associations, and municipalities, with few approvals granted. Officials weigh whether Spain owns guns in the Philippines or if captured American guns remain US property after peace.
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Washington, D. C
War Department
Spain
Act of Congress
G. A. i. Poeta
Ota
Philippines
United States
Cavite
Corregidor Island
Manila Bay
Manila
Meelf
Child Murderess Convicted in Durham Case
Cora Hicks an 11 year old colored girl was found guilty of murdering a colored infant she nursed by placing it in the fire and holding it there until it burned to death. She was sentenced to seven years in the penitentiary. The trial and verdict were announced in Raleigh.
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Raleigh
N. C
Cora Hicks
Durham
Air Power Everywhere Heats Up In Washington May
In Washington on May 20, experts predict compressed air will be the motive power for autos over electricity or gasoline. Several patents are pending for air driven wagons carriages and street cars. A western firm proposes a removable air tank under seats with a price around ten dollars and a network of exchange stations to refill tanks plus a portable pump for emergency use.
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Wasitington
D. C
Washington
Eclentiete
Postmasters to Get Salary Increases This July
Washington May 30 Hundreds of postmasters will receive a salary boost on July 1 as the presidential postmasters’ salaries are readjusted. This year’s dramatic rise in postal receipts is expected to benefit many postmasters, with totals in the millions and overall receipts estimated between ninety and one hundred million dollars.
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Washington, D. C
donts for social conduct at events and theater
A humorous list of etiquette cautions includes not eating candy during performances, not letting dresses drag, not drawing attention to freckles, eating in moderation, valuing independence over extravagance, preparing impromptu speeches, and avoiding scowls at conductors. It cautions about reactions from others and suggests a poised, gracious demeanor.
Tobacco and the Eyes in Cincinnati Fact Finding
Dr. Francis M. Dowling, court physician, tests eyes of cigarette and cigar factory workers in Cincinnati to study tobacco’s effect on vision. He previously built data for a medical book and plans further tests of factory workers and letter carriers, plus girls in cigar factories, to assess fumes impact on sight.
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Cincinnati
Francia M. Dowling
United States
National American Medical Association
Paris
Dowling
Internal Revenue
Montfort
Engineers survey 15000 acre land amid armed resistance
Engineers tracing the old Ben Say Grant tract in Kentucky faced armed mountaineers who warned them to leave. Firigel and Hurger of Cincinnati claim title and will seek U S court protection for the survey despite threats of bloody warfare if deputies interfere. Local settlers oppose displacement after years of home ownership.
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Warfitpld
Ben Say Grant
Firigel & Hurger
Cincinnati
Lewis Lette
Huntington
W. Va
United States Court
Fifteen Years Missing Returns as Heir in Springfield
Jos Lattechh, missing fifteen years and long mourned as dead, returns to Springfield and discovers he is heir to a modest estate after wandering across the country.
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Springfield
Jos
Lattechh
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