Global News Gleanings Highlight Global Misfortunes and Honors
Rainy seasons in Cuba, a killing frost in New Mexico on the 19th, and a 40 mile railway washout in India mark global crises. R L Royse finds a flawless blue diamond in Morgan county Indiana while Justice Beach dies in New York City. Archbishop Corrigan’s personal estate totals 10000, Lincoln Memorial library ground is broken in Springfield, and Andrew Carnegie donates 75000. A $150000 Carnegie library gift is rejected by Albany officials. Toledo faces a major fire. 12500 attend German Baptist Brethren meeting in Harrisburg. An Indian on the Mescalero reservation is killed, and 15000 attend a German Catholic benevolent convention in Oshkosh. The Wetted State armband is removed from Havana customs, Belfast heir to 20 million, Milburn injured in Charleston, and a local drowning near Menominee. A Paris store interpreter swallows absinthe and dies, and a Moscow dentist faces a cook’s charge.
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Albany
N. Y
Ripley
Santa Fe Railway
Railroad
Young Men's Christian Association
Topeka
Kan
Washington Monument
National Capital
St. Louis
Government
London Lit Up As Peace With South Africa Is Signed
London erupts in celebration after Lord Kitchener reports a document of surrender signed by Boer representatives and Lord Milner. crowds fill streets and clubs, church bells ring, and the lord mayor proclaims the peace news amid Sunday rejoicing.
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London
Lord Kitchener
Pretoria
Lord Milner
South Africa
Mansion House
Joseph C. Dimsdale
War Office
King Edward
Prof Heilprin Frees Volcanic Summit Observations
Prof Heilprin reached Mont Pelee summit with two guides and Ledbetter, despite violent eruptions. He observed a 500 by 160 foot crater crevasse and three vents, noting mud eruptions and new phenomena at Fallaise crater. Expedition risked lives as he documented observations and later descended the perilous slope.
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Fort de France
National Geographica Society
Heilprin
Mont Pelee
Ledbetter
Helprin
Prof
Fallaise
Mtain
United States Cogsu
Ayme
Death in Tenaha altercation ends in stabbing incident
Tenaha Texas June 2 a confrontation left Charley Peddy a colored man dead after R T Parker a white man fired twice and killed him. Peddy had struck Parker with a heavy instrument believed to be a pistol moments earlier and died within minutes. Peddy had priorly been jailed for the murder of John Shields years ago.
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Acea Tenaha
Tenaha
Texas
Charley Peddy
R. T. Parker
Peddy
Parker
Boers Capitulate. Relief Commission Leader Sees End
Peter Van Viissen g en head of the Boer relief fund commission expresses satisfaction at the end of the unequal fight. He notes global relief but warns of a year of suffering as farms are destroyed and people left homeless.
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Chicago
Hil
Peter van Viissingen
Boer Relief Fund Commission
Montreal Herald Reports End of South African War
The dispatch announcing the war’s end was sent to city churches for evening services. Congregations sang God Save the King and the national anthem was played on church chimes for an hour.
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Montreal
Orators at Grant Tomb Honor Memorial Heroes
May 31 reports from Grant's Tomb and multiple cities describe Decoration Day services. Judge Jones praised Ulysses S. Grant's leadership and mercy. Cemeteries in Kansas City Manila Knoxville St Louis Chattanooga and Chicago held grave decorations for Federal and Confederate soldiers and veterans of the Civil and Spanish wars.
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Forest Hill Cemetery
Daughters of the Confederacy
Westport
Manila
American Club
Knoxville
Tenn
National Cemetery
St. Louis
S. Louis
Chattanooga
Chicago
Salt Minifig at Damon
In Damon Mound Texas on June 2 Well No 1 reached 1300 feet without oil. Drill crews moving to Sour Lake while other firms plan new wells and salt mining. Salt beds touched by oil drilling promise large quantities of pure salt. Damon Mound Oil company hopes to resume development of its property.
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Damon
Damon Mound
Texas
Sour Lake
Othe
Damon Mound Oil Company
Prohibition Defeated in Caldwell County Election
In Caldwell county Lockhart Texas on Saturday the prohibition vote swung to the anti prohibitionists by a large margin. The anti majority in Lockhart reached 682 signaling a county wide victory and likely settling the issue for years.
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Caldwell
Lockhart
Texas
Caldwell County
Not Chickenpox Misidentified in Mineral Wells
Mineral Wells Texas June 2 a number of cases labeled as chicken pox were confirmed as a light form of smallpox and three patients were removed to the pest house. No further spread is feared due to strict precautions.
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Mineral Wells
Texas
Floral tributes and Memorial Day observances span multiple cities
Canton honors the late President with White House and Chicago gifts laid at the tomb. Mrs. McKinley arranges the flowers at Westlawn. In Mexico City Memorial Day honors veterans at the national cemetery, while Cleveland suspends business and drapes buildings. Reports from Martinique note ongoing volcanic activity and cautious relief efforts.
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Canton
Ohio
White House
Washington
Chicago
Cleveland
Pittsburg
McKinley
Westlawn
Mexico City
Grand Army Post
National American Cemetery
Camp Butler
National Cemetery
Springfield
Camp Butler Post
Grand Army of the Republic
Silver at New Level in Mexico City Amid Trade Talks
General opinion says silver has reached a new level and will not regain lost ground. Manufacturers and reporters of tropical products oppose the gold basis. Cotton textile makers hope to enter South American west coast ports under a bill before Congress granting tax and customs rebates on materials.
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Mexico City
Postponed San Antonio Livestock Board Meeting
The live stock sanitary board meeting scheduled for Monday June 2 in San Antonio Texas has been postponed to Monday June 9.
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San Antonio
Texas
Local Christian Endeavor Society Organized in Moscow
In Moscow a local Christian Endeavor society has been organized, signaling community outreach and youth involvement through the denomination. Members plan regular meetings, devotional activities, and cooperative service projects.
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Moscow
Pastor killed by gasometer explosion in Troy
Hitler W. W. Warren pastor of the Christian church in Troy was killed at 4 30 by an explosion while filling a gasometer with carbide. He will be buried here tomorrow by the Masonic order.
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Troy
Texas
Hitler W. W. Warren
Christian Church
Boll weevil menace in county sunflowers
In San Antonio county planters report boll weevil appearing in sunflower blossoms and claim the pests migrate from sunflowers to cotton plants attacking squares and bolls, threatening crops.
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San Antonio
Boll Weevil Appears in Hearne Area
In Hearne Texas on May 31 boll weevil numbers rise causing concern. Farmers report many experiments failed until a new preparation applied yesterday proved highly effective, killing the insects almost instantly.
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Hearne
Texas
Bailey Amendment Boosts Beaumont Building Funds
Washington Senator Bailey, at Representative Cooper's request, offers an amendment to the omnibus public buildings bill to raise the Beaumont public building enlargement appropriation from 75000 dollars to 175000 dollars.
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Beaumont
Washington
Senator Bailey
Cooper
Beaumont Public Building
Dallas merchants depart on trade excursion
A group of Dallas merchants left the city on the 12th for a trade excursion.
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Dallas
County Treasurers Safe Blown Open in Kountze Robbery
A county treasurer's safe was blown open between 2 and 3 am in Kountze Texas, yielding over 2500 dollars. About 1800 belonged to the county and 700 to Treasurer A G Hodges. First blast opened the outer door, second opened the vault after nearly an hour. Dogs are to track the thieves. a posse followed to Silsbee with no further trace.
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Kountze
Tex
A. G. Hodges
Silsbee
Burglars Hit Two Taylor Businesses on May 31
Two burglaries occurred in Taylor Texas on May 31. Blaine Prewitt Hardware was entered through a Broad street window and pistols knives and other goods were taken. A. B. Dabney druggist was ransacked but nothing was stolen due to lights.
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Taylor
Texas
Blaine-Prewitt Hardware Company
A. B
Anthracite Strike Shuts Down 257 Mines in Pennsylvania
About 145000 mine workers across Pennsylvania began a statewide strike for higher wages and shorter hours. Not a single collery remained in operation as coal companies faced siege threats amid the widespread labor action.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania
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