Flood Wipes Out Dam and Ends Dietz Fight
Milwaukee reports Crooked dam on Thornapple river failed cutting off several county towns. Chippewa river rose thirteen feet destroying wagon bridges while rail service halted. Durand Trayton and Fond du Lac suffered flood damage with bridges and tracks swept away. Farmers face about 150000 in losses and Manitiowoc and Red Cedar rivers show record highs.
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Milwaukee
Cameron
Thornapple River
Chippewa ‘Logelng and Boom Company
Chetek
Wis
Durand
Trayton
Fond du Lac
Igh
Menominee
Red Ceral
Chicago
Milwaukee & St. Paul
Red Cedar
Threat to Close Mines Sparks Springfield Meeting
In Springfield Alabama June operators warn they may shut all mines if the shot firers bill increases costs. Miners demand full law enforcement while a joint miners association calls a June 20 gathering to address the dispute and potential protests.
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Springfield
Winvis
Qpertors’ Association
Hell
Baseball results from national and regional leagues
National League results show St Louis 4 Philadelphia 7 with Battertes, McBirland, Wellung and Acarfuss. Western and Central League scores list Milwaukee Poona Fansits, Minnesota 3 Volando, and Bloomington 2 Viel deivped 2. Three-Eye League reports Soviet Bloomington 2 and Teenturfs Peart 8. Central League notes Cand Riands and South Bend.
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National League
Utena
Tay Pastaa
Bitiopjos
Mhuelbach
Street
Wellung
Acarfuss
Pot- Linger
Philidelphia
Inden
Schreck
Altrock
Criger
Iiweed Sargden
Sovievilles
Milwaukee
Fat
Poona
Minnisapelis
Voleda
Denver
Te Bloomington
Tethir Qiqphds
Teenturfs Peart
Dubique
Ravenport
Cand Riands
Sy Faptielal
Iy South Bend
It ‘ Wheeling
Spy Flies
Uu Jtayten
My Terre Haun
Tug Sinking After Cruiser Fire Near Middle Island
The government cruiser Vigilant fired several shots across the Grace M. of Lorain after signaling a stop six miles east of Middle Island, Lake Erie. The tug collided with the cruiser, rolled, and sank with two fishermen from Cleveland and Lorain drowned. Captain Galdraith and two crew members were rescued.
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Port Stanley
Ont
Vigilant
Middle Island
Lake Erie
Grace M
Lorain
Ohio
Dunn
Gal- Draith
Martin Olsen
Cleveland
William Anderson
Steam Dredge Refloated After Long Island Shoreing
The United States steam dredge Caucus, which ran aground on the south coast of Long Island, has been refloated and appears undamaged. She will be sent to the navy yard for inspection.
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New York
United States
Long Island
Navy Yard
Insane man kills wife in Nebraska crime shock
In Axtell Nebraska Mrs Belle Elson aged 45 was murdered by her husband George Elson in a fit of insanity. Elson's mother committed suicide at Arrowsmith Alabama seven years ago while insane.
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Axtell
Neb
Belle Elson
George Elson
Elson
Arrowsmith, AL
Children Cremated In Brush Heap Fire
Ardner J. Delaney aged seven and William Jeffries aged one died after crawling under a brush heap that was set on fire in Atlanti City New Jersey on June 8. The children were cremated in the blaze.
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Atlanti City
N. J
Ardner J. Delaney
William Jeffries
Drowns and Seeks Rescue Near Hammond Cabinet
In Hammond Indiana on June 8 Carl Benson 17 years old drowned in the Cabinet. Fay Lammering narrowly escaped death while attempting a rescue.
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Hammond, Ind
Carl Benson
Fay Lanmmering
Roosevelt Seeks Peace Talks With Russia and Japan
President Roosevelt engages officials in Moscow and Tokyo to press for peace terms. Japan seeks control of Korea Port Arthur Dalny and Manchurian railroad, plus an indemnity, with estimates ranging from one to two billion dollars. United States acts as neutral channel. European powers push for end of hostilities.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Russia
Japan
White House
Nicholas
Tsarskoe Selo
St. Petersburg
Paris
United States
Mr. Takahira
Takahira
Togo
England
France
Germany
Count Cassini
Count Lamsdorf
Meyer
Kogoro Takahira
Tokyo
Nippon
China
McKinley Friend in Trouble in Ohio Jail
East Liverpool June 8 Solo Mon 8 Schilling jailed on embezzlement charge of 100 dollars for R. W. Sample a shoe merchant. He was a friend of the late President McKinley.
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McKinley
East Liverpool
Ohio
Solomon
Schilling
R. W. Sample
Chicago Produce Market Prices and Beef Pork Poultry Listings
The Chicago Produce page lists butter and creamery prices, cheeses, fish, live poultry, berries, and potatoes with varied tiers and case prices. Grain quotients include wheat corn oats and mixed lots across major markets. Live stock and livestock values for cattle hogs and sheep are shown with regional price points and ranges.
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Chicago
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Burbanks
International cotton congress debates speculating in cotton
Manchester June 8 delegates at the International cotton congress debated speculating in cotton with Baron Carloni of Italy protesting against buying cotton for delivery at distant dates. He said it invites gamblers to disrupt the trade while continental nations conduct business without such practice. Some delegates agreed though the congress was not unanimous.
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Manchester
Internaal Cotton Congress
Baron Carloni
Italy
Burglars murder officer in Columbus standoff
In Columbus Ohio two or more burglars barricaded the residence of Horace Ju Chapman former Democratic nominee for governor. Police surrounded the house for about half an hour a battle followed with several shots. Policeman Dan Davis was killed in the gun duel.
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Columbus
Ohio
Horace Ju. Chapman
Dan Davis
Mystery writer of Rosamond Tonkin threats named
Oswego N Y June 8 detectives know the mysterious writer who issued death and kidnapping threats against 12 year old Rosamond Tonkin daughter of a millionaire inventor. No arrest seems likely.
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Oswego, N
Rosamond Tonkin
Pioneer Printer Granger Dies at 89 in Des Moines
Des Moines June 8. Barlow Granger pioneer printer and newspaper man of Iowa died at age 89. He once set type for Horace Greeley on the New York Tribune.
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Pioneer
Des Moines
Iowa
Barlow Granger
Granger
Horace Greeley
New York Tribune
Tailors May Strike In New York Mass Meeting
A mass meeting of the Brotherhood of Tailors is called to demand shorter hours. It is probable that a strike of about 60,000 members in New York will follow.
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New York
Brotherhood of Tailors
Mongolia Sails for Orient With Treasure and Shells
The steamship Mongolia is scheduled to sail for Japan carrying treasure valued at about 600000 dollars. The cargo includes several thousand large shells for the Japanese navy sent from England.
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Japan
San Francisco
Mongolia
Orient
England
Sargent Sent to Honolulu and San Francisco Mission
Commissioner of immigration P. Sargent travels from June 8 to Honolulu and San Francisco aboard the Mongolia to conduct official duties and oversee immigration matters.
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Sargent
Honolulu
San Francisco
F. P. Sargent
Mongolia
Maple Bark Louse Threats Maple Trees In Illinois
Farmers' Review explains the maple bark louse or cottony scale attacking maples, mainly in Illinois. It spreads slowly and can be controlled by timely removal of cottony masses and egg colonies, with kerosene emulsion spray or strong hose water to knock off young lice. Recovery requires repeated treatment over two to three years on badly infested trees.
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Illinois
Forbes
Attending Summer Horticultural Conventions
John I. Smith of Alexander County Illinois urges farmers to attend summer horticultural conventions across states. He praises on site demonstrations of crop care including thinning peaches spraying and dust spraying, claiming eye opening lessons surpass printed articles. He notes light attendance but believes farmers can carve out time if the value is clear.
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Farmers’ Review
Jesson
John I. Smith
Alexander Co
Ill
Farmers' Review
Development of Plant Food in Soil
The article explains continual creation and loss of plant food in soil, noting nitrogen is not fixed and nitrifying germs work above 65 degrees while dormant below. It suggests aiding plant food development by draining land and enabling soil temperatures to rise for decomposition and chemical changes.
War on Skimmilk Provokes Dairy Debate Across Cities
The piece criticizes the anti skimmilk campaign led by New York officials, arguing skimmed milk is a valuable, affordable food. It notes experts in New York and readers questioning the rationales behind bans, calling for consumer oversight of milk quality and cautioning the movement may spread to Chicago. It then shifts to observations on common cows in Minnesota producing notable butter, urging systematic weighing of milk and butter to prove dairy value.
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New York
J. H. Monrad
New York Produce Review
Monrad
New York Times
Chicago
Minnesota
Chas. Bufort, Becker
Milk Powder Process Patented in Canada Reported
United States consul James H. Worman in Canada notes a new patent for milk powder production. The method mixes milk with milk salts to insolubilize album, adds about 1 percent nitrate of calcium and phosphate of potassium, then evaporates and incorporates 1 to 2 percent noncrystalline sugars to prevent decomposition.
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Canada
James H. Worman
United States
Farm Notes on Stock Management and Profit
Stock management aims at continuous growth through efficient feeding rather than maximal feeding. Unprofitable stock stems from individual animal demerits rather than breed. Overcrowding cripples growth, attention, and feed efficiency, reducing marketable condition.
Sympathy and animal emotion in human thought
A historical correspondent debates sympathy in animals and humans. John Burroughs argues that true sympathy requires self shared suffering and altruism, noting animals show limited empathy, with dogs closer to human-like feeling while others react mainly to self-preservation.
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John’ Burrough
Fng
Ftunergl
Asking Advice From Santa Cruz Sheriff Over Family Violence
A reader named Tom Parker writes the Santa Cruz County Arizona sheriff asking what to do about his stepfather who attacks his mother and refuses to leave. Parker says he might shoot him and asks for guidance, citing prior threats and ongoing abuse. The Arizona Republic reports the letter as a plea for counsel on a domestic conflict.
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Santa Cruz County
Ariz
Charles Fowler
Tom Parker
Arizona Republican
Remedy for Heart Trouble in Nolens Valens Colony
The Optimist of the Nolens Valens colony in Jackson prints a prison cut showing open windows. An old rope escape attempt ended with a fall that cured a prisoner’s heart disease, letting him sleep like a top. The paper invites readers to try the remedy.
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Nolens Valens
Jackson
Detroit Tribune
Language Wildly Misunderstood By A Frenchman
A Tattler joke mocks English manners and language through a French traveler’s comic mishearings about toasts and a Channel crossing. The piece plays on pronunciation and cultural quirks with light satire.
The Coming of the King by Austin Low
A fractured poem portrays a sovereign in royal robes facing a discontented crowd. The king answers with a warning that true freedom comes only under duty, and that life is shared with others who wander. The piece ends naming May Austin Low.
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Austin Low
Retired Captain George W. Baird Noted for War Record
Capt. George W. Baird, U.S. 8th, recently retired, praised for an excellent war record and described as a scientist and inventor with pretensions.
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George W. Baird
Villa ove. Divorced Queene. Ph Hert Maskjawles 'German. yee
The fragmentary text provides few readable details and names overlap with odd spellings, offering no clear event, date, or entities to anchor a factual summary.
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Villa Ove
Queene
Ph Hert Maskjawles
Yee
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