Hanna Changes Mind on Canal Route Amid Senate Debate
In Washington on June 6 Senator Hanna spoke in the Senate supporting a Panama route while acknowledging he had shifted from his earlier Nicaragua position. The debate centers on canal legislation and the Spooner amendment as maps and expert findings guide the discussion.
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Nicaragua
Panama
Hanna
Ohio
Morgan
Senate
Spooner
Canal Committee
Panama Canal Company
Strike Ends as Packers, Teamsters Reach Agreement
Chicago June 6 A secret conference at the Grand Pacific hotel yields a partial victory for the teamsters the packers agree not to discriminate yet pay scale is 2 cents below demand Cart drivers 18 cents per hour single wagon 20 cents two horse 224 cents four horse 274 cents six horse 30 cents Pay begins from leaving barn to return with half hour for lunch they will not work on Labor Day leaders may be refused reemployment sparking unease among workers as stock yards quiets today
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Teamsters
Packers
Chicago
Packing House Teamsters
American Railway Union
Grand Pacific Hotel
Stock Yards
British Forces in South Africa Reduced by 97 447
War Office figures show a total reduction in British forces in South Africa up to May 30 this year of 97 447. Of these, 28 434 are dead or permanently disabled, with 7 792 killed or died of wounds and 13 250 deaths from disease. Many have recovered and rejoined their regiments.
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London
War Office
South Africa
Postmaster Arrested in Luling for Opening Mail
George W. Stewart postmaster of Luling Texas was arrested by Post Office Inspectors Bass and Rhoades on a charge of opening letters mailed at the office. They departed on the four o clock train for San Antonio with their passenger. A. Dillard, a bond surety, assumes charge until a new postmaster is appointed.
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Luling
Texas
George W. Stewart
Postoffice
Bass and Rhoades
San Antonio
A. Dillard
Stewart
Children Burned to Death in Texas Fire Fatalities
In Smithville Texas an eight year old girl of Frank Freytag was burned to death after coal oil can explode while she started a fire. She died three hours later. In Appleby Texas Jennie Linthecum died when attempting to start a fire with kerosene. the house and contents were destroyed.
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Smithville
Texas
Here
Frank Freytag
Appleby
Jennie
Reagan judge shows improvement after sore condition
A phone message reports the judge's condition is better than yesterday as he rested better last night. Though very sore, he is improving, with observers noting a clearer demeanor and gradual recovery.
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Reagan
Texas planter Greer sentenced for murder of nephew Emmet Green
Temarkana Texas June 6 William Greer a prominent cotton planter was today sentenced to five years in State prison for the murder of his nephew Emmet Green. The killing followed a quarrel over a partition fence between adjoining farms months ago.
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Temarkana
Texas
William Greer
Emmet Green
Kitchener Rewarded in Parliament Vote Request
In London on June 6, A. J. Balfour asked the house for a $250,000 vote to Lord Kitchener following King Edward's message to the commons. Remarkably, on June 5 three years earlier parliament voted thanks and $150,000 to the same general for Egypt service.
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London
King Edward
House of Commons
A. J. Balfour
Lord Kitchner
Parliament
Egypt
Wool Sale By Kerrville Captain Sets High 1892 Record
Captain Charles Schreiner sold his clip of wool weighing over one million pounds to Hecht Liebmann & Co and Hollowell Donald & Co of Boston. The price ranged from 15 to 16 and a half cents per pound, the highest realized since 1892.
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Kerrville
Texas
Charles Schreiner
Messrs
Boll weevil reaches county in far north
The boll weevil has appeared in this county marking the farthest northern reach yet observed.
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Yenton
Five carloads of cucumbers shipped from Lamarque
In Lamarque about 30 000 bushels of cucumbers have been shipped from the point so far. In Warrenton Texas Henry Koepke living near Walhalla committed suicide yesterday by shooting himself with a shotgun, likely driven by grief for a child. In Palestine the salt plant site has been cleared and building will start once the branch road is completed.
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Lamarque
Warrenton
Texas
Henry Koepke
Walhalla
Palestine
Globe Leanings and Global Happenings Reported
A mosaic of terse notes from the era recounts royal oddities, political guesses, and personal tragedies. Reports include Queen Marghrita of Italy in a nutty gossip thread, Belgian elections and alleged corruption, a painter’s death, naval losses near Naples, violent incidents in Kokomo and Chicago, a balloon crash in Bavaria, a suicide after a crime, and a World Woman’s Christian Temperance Union notice.
Push Button Telephone Extends Reach Beyond 500 Miles
The compact push button telephone replaces a standard bell system without rewiring and allows quick substitution. It contains transmitter and receiver in a unit not much larger than a common push button, enabling conversations over 500 miles.
Meanest Man in New Hampshire Robs Wife After Pay Gift
A New Hampshire man, known for cruelty, blocked his wife's path and robbed her of the pay envelope she carried home after he had given it to her. The incident follows his earlier pattern of violence.
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United States
New Hampshire
Battersea Dogs Haven Receives 250000 Animals in Ten Years
At the Home for Lost and Starving Dogs in Battersea England more than a quarter of a million animals have been received during the last decade.
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Battersea
England
Transatlantic Mail Brings Vast Letter and Newspaper Cargo
A transatlantic steamer carrying a full mail routinely arrives with about 200000 letters and 300 sacks of newspapers from London, not counting the 500 plus sacks sent to other destinations.
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London
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Lieut. von Hiller
Emil Rossman
Sophia ‘Batal
Thomas H. Griffiths
Brooklyn
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G.I. Gulabksen
Pitosélf
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Fnally
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Orienyina
George ‘Wingerter
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Wolters Bros
J. H. Heubner
Lone Star Beer
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Shiner
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Theo
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F. T. Fehrenkamp
Moulton
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