Various World News Items Highlight Global Affairs
Local option won at Jennings Louisiana. Col Geo B Davis named judge advocate of the army. Cumana, Venezuela, rocked by earthquake. Porto Rico AG rules cock fighting illegal. Senator Beveridge presses Russia study. Woodmen of the World to meet in Milwaukee. Switchmen’s Union session held in Milwaukee. Paris estimates Russian loan subscription sevenfold. Queen Draga of Servia alleged to have attempted suicide. conditions in country reported bad. Calves Titus, first American to scale Pekin walls, meets McKinley. James Callahan freed in Omaha kidnaping case. Hagar-Mullen case: Mullen justified in killing Hagar. Royal Arcanum supreme council meets in Asheville. Joseph Langbitt elected supreme regent. US Supreme Court denies White tax case petition. J Pierpont Morgan buys Paris art collection of M Mannheim. 228 articles, antiques, renaissance items. Birmingham company to supply 150000 tons coal to Mexican Central railway. Canterbury archbishop supports married clergy. New Mexico Southwestern Railway files for 180 miles El Paso to border. City of Mexico plans wide municipal improvements. Europe study tours planned. Civil service exams June 18 for rural delivery posts and an assistant printer in railway mail. Jacksonville relief fund surplus from 1888 yellow fever epidemic turned over. Arizona finds rich prehistoric pottery near Phoenix. New York Women’s Anti-Vice Committee targets Coney Island and gambling. Yucatan Southwestern Railway finalizes arrangements with Mexican government.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tennessee Coal, Iron and Railway Company
Birmingham
Ala
Mexican Central Railway
Archbishop of Canterbury
Church of England
New Mexico Southwestern Railway
el Paso
New Mexico-Arizona
Arizona Southwestern Railway
City of Mexico
Europe
Department of Agriculture
Railway Mail Service
Jacksonville
Fla
The
Relief Association
Jacksonville Auxiliary Sanitary Association
Antiquarian Society
Mounds
Phoenix
Ariz
Devastating Hailstorm Ravages Palestine Texas
A severe hailstorm with high winds struck Palestine at 2 30 am causing extensive damage to corn cotton fruit and gardens across two to three miles north to northwest. The tomato farm Strickland farm and other holdings suffered total losses and uprooted trees and windows were broken. Estimated losses exceed 150 000 with replanting planned and damage extending six miles northwest.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Palestine
Texas
Educational
Strickland
Devastating hailstorm strikes Longview Texas
On June 1 Longview endured a severe hail and wind storm with depths up to twenty inches in spots. Wires were down and the city dark as about 2500 dollars in damage occurred. Country reports show ruined crops including cotton and corn, with stalks flattened and leaves stripped. Total damage unknown.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Longview
Texas
Cotton Replanting Prompted by Severe Texas Hail
A heavy hail storm across Wortham Texas near June 1 damaged crops over about one mile by ten miles. Corn blades were stripped and cotton must be replanted with some farmers choosing not to replant while others will.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wortham
Texas
Hailstorm Devastates Tyler Crops Prompting Seed Aid
A severe rain and hail storm struck Tyler and surrounds, destroying cotton, fruit and tomato crops up to five miles east. Hailstones as large as guinea eggs caused widespread damage. Farmers seek cotton seed for replanting as the Business Men's club plans to assist. North area damage is expected but not yet assessed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Tyler
Texas
Here
Wind storm hits Claiborne county with one fatality
A wind storm described as nearly cyclonic struck the southwestern part of Claiborne county, damaging trees and homes. A 5-year-old girl, daughter of Elijah Copeland, was reported killed in Vicksburg Mississippi. Reports from Gatesville Texas describe extensive rain and hail in Coryell county ruining cotton, corn, wheat and oats with 175 acres of corn near the state reform school heavily damaged.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vicksburg
Miss
Claiborn County
Elijah Copeland
Gatesville
Texas
Jonesboro
Osage
Coryell City
Turnersville
State Reformatory
Coryell County
Hamilton
Tankersly
Reformatory
Judge Howland quotes and quips about religion humor
A column of light anecdotes from Judge Henry E. Howland and others features jokes about evolution and religion. It cites telegram misfires from shipwreck survivors and humorous observations on atheism, clerics, and Chinese literature as examples of wit and virtue.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Henry E. Howland
New York
Herbert A. Giles
Phillips Brooks
Alexander W. G. Allen
Cambridge
Bishop Brooks
Quotations on Virtue and Duty From Notable Thinkers
A collection of brief maxims and reflections fromker, Johnson, Washington Irving, Taylor, Ruskin and others. The excerpt emphasizes truthfulness, righteousness, duty, self-improvement, and the value of money in moral development. Each quote advocates personal integrity and ethical conduct.
Hats for All Seasons in Black and White Style
A New York Mail and Express fashion note describes six hats featuring soft white straw with black tulle, white tulle ruffles with black velvet edges, turquoise satin rosettes, pale yellow straw with Alsatian bow and pink rose, burnt orange straw with saffron roses, pale gray straw with apple blossom accents, and a mauve satin straw with pale pink roses and silver leaves.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Liberty
New York Mail and Express
Quotations on judgment and motive in argument
A collection of aphorisms contrasts judging actions with motives and likens anger in dispute to a crippled foot race, offering cautionary wisdom on interpretation and temper.
World News Facts From Early 1900s Markets and Industry
Voluntary church offerings last year totaled £7,771,000. Hemp pricing boosted Yucatan prosperity. A Cincinnati flat planned for this season could be the nation’s largest, with 1,000 feet frontage. Mexico produced 375,000,000 cigarettes and 119,000,000 cigars, up 10 percent. Argentine cattle reach 10,000,000 from eight cows and one bull brought to Brazil 250 years ago. Berlin electric rail accidents in 1900 caused 26 deaths and many injuries. Britain has over 1,000,000 square feet of glass used for tomatoes. Rhine improvements cost Baden, Bavaria, and Alsace-Lorraine 12,000,000 marks.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Church of England
Yucatan
Cincinnati
Mexico
Argentine Republic
Brazil
Berlin
Great Britain
Rhine
Baden
Bavaria
Alsace-Lorraine
Strasburg
Household hints on plants and wood polish methods
New householder tips suggest giving house plants abundant sunshine and rain water. For mahogany that looks cloudy, mix four tablespoonfuls turpentine with four of sweet oil, add one teaspoon lemon juice and ten drops ammonia, shake and apply. Also recommends crisped crackers as a quick substitute for croutons with oyster stew by buttering split crackers on one side.
Also Mentioned on This Page
the Shiner Gazette
J. C. Habermacher
Jennings
Col. Geo. B. Davis
Army
Cumana
Venezuela
Harlan
Porto Rico
Beveridge
Indiana
Russia
the Woodmen of the World
Milwaukee
Switchmen’s Union of North America
Paris
Draga of
Servia
Calvin S. Titus
Pekin
President McKinley
San Francisco
James Callahan
Edward Cudahy
Omaha
Hagar-Mullen
Lake Charles
Mullen
Hagar
Royal Arcanum
Asheville, N. C
Joseph A. Langbitt
Pittsburg
United States Supreme Court
S. V. White
Stock Exchange
J. Pierpont Morgan
M. Mannheim
Woman's Anti-Vice Committee of
Coney Island
Southwestern Railway Company of
Mex
Dallas
Stonewall County
Powell
Austin
Taylor
President Ripley
Santa Fe Railway
James Wood
Deltas County
Charleston
That County
United States Fish Commission
Marshall
John A. Dupray
United States Army
Abilene
Burnet County
Jesus Drain
Corpus Christi
Texas and New Orleans
Beaumont
Nacogdoches
Chaplain Gatlin
Legislature
Emory
Athens
Romaldo Hernandez
J. A. Simmons
Bonham
Mr. Simmons
San Antonio
Keene
Johnson County
Santa Fe Railroad
Floresville
Forney
Giddings
Goldthwaite
Gonzales
Graham
Greenville
Groesbeck
Granbury
Sarah Searight
Col. Searight
Leavis Austin
1St Proximo
Manila
Robert W. Dowdy
Twenty-second Regular Infantry
Mary of the Nativity
Beckville
Anton Strohmeyer
Woman's Home Mission
Hillsboro
J. A. Patton
Alvarado
R. M. Long
Mexia
L. N. Hey
Waxahachie
Waco
Smith County
Hall
Mississippi
F. P. Luck
Shiner
SAGES
T. Martin
Simmons
W. B. Gladstone
Johnson
Thomas Guthrie
Madame de Stael
Talmage
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