Landers Oklahoma Bus Fire And Far-Flung Headlines
Readable notes report a bus fire at Landers Oklahoma population 600. The item also mentions sheep losses near Columbus California, the death of sculptor Francis Marcand Wells, and a lynching threat tied to a shooting case involving John Gilbert.
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Landers
Okla
Polsok
Columbus
Modrafia
Francis Marcan V Wells
Jatt
John Gilbert
Hiurbert
United States
Johnson
Amoy
State
Papal Conclave Preparations Amid Leo XIII Funeral Events
Rome reports ongoing arrangements for the papal conclave as a wall rises around the future apartments where the conclave will occur. Cardinal Gibbons arrives. 45 cardinals attend the sixth congregation meeting while debates arise over interment ceremonies and orderly conduct.
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Cardinal Gibbons
Congregation of Cardinals
Delia Volpe
Leo XIII
Oreglia
National dairy and food commissioners elect officers
The national convention of dairy and food commissioners closed with officers elected: President J. W. Bailey of Oregon, first vice president W. P. McConnell of Minnesota, second vice president Maronii Heiner of Utah, and secretary treasurer R. M. Allen of Kentucky. Resolutions condemned preservatives and coloring matter except harmless types. approved bottling in bond of liquor and urged extending the law to aid direct distribution from manufacturer to consumer.
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ST. Paul
Minn
National Convention of Dairy and Food Commissioners
J. W. Bailey
Oregon
W. P. McConnell
Minnesota
Maronii Heiner
Utah
R. M. Allen
Kentucky
Hill Denies Timber Deal in Worldwide Lumber Grab
ST. PAUL James J Hill denies a sensational report that he and E H Harriman planned a world lumber monopoly. He says the claim is newspaper talk with no truth and that he owns no timber nor desires any.
Methodist Minister Assaulted in Palmyra Neb
The Rev. William Van Buren, pastor of the Methodist church, was attacked last night while returning from church. He was knocked down and beaten by unknown men, believed tied to his stance on closing business houses on Sundays amid local board resignations and rising tension.
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Palmyra
Auto crosses continent to reach New York first
Dr Nelson Jackson of Burlington VI and his chauffeur Sewell B Crocker finished an across continent trip that began in San Francisco on May 23. A bull terrier picked up in Idaho accompanied them on the journey marking a historic automobile crossing.
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New York
Nelson Jackson
Buriington, VI
Sewell B. Crocker
San Francisco
Smade
Frontline Movements Reported From London Dispatch
London dispatch notes crowded new trains and Russian troops moving toward Port Arthur. The report claims heavy artillery and war matériel are prioritized over regular traffic as ships and forces concentrate for possible action.
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London
Port. Arthur
Boodle Letters for Jury in Legislative Bribery Trial
Daniel J. Kelley arrived in St Louis from Niagara on the Lake Ontario area carrying letters from former Lieutenant Governor John A. Lea. The letters are to be used as evidence in the trial of Senator Harris on charges connected with legislative boodling. Mrs. Kelley travels to Jefferson City with the letters to testify.
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Kelley
Lee
St. Louis
Daniel J. Kelley
J. eMeldy
New York
Farris
St. ‘Louis
Jefferson City
Laurier Mourns Dead Pope in Letter to Rome
Ottawa Canadian premier Laurier sends a formal letter to Mgr. Sbaretti on behalf of Canadians to express sorrow at Pope Leo XIII's death. He lauds the pope's broad wise leadership and urges Rome to convey the tribute to Cardinal Secretary of State.
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Leo
Ottawa
Ont
Wilfrid Laurier
Mgr
Sbaretti
Rome
Leo XIII
Wiefrid Laurier
Workers strike over sub contractor hiring dispute at federal building
Eighty union workers at a federal building in Minneapolis walked out on Saturday after a sub-contractor supposedly deployed two unfair electrical workers. The building trades council and Electrical Workers union had been enjoined by Judge Gray from interfering in contractor operations, but the workers insist they acted individually. The council disclaims responsibility while each worker claims personal responsibility.
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Minneapolis
Federal
Building Trades Council
Electrical Workers’ Union
Gray
gWever
Buildings, Trades Council
South Dakota Commission Forms For World’s Fair Display
Mitchell SD The South Dakota commission to run the state building at the World’s fair is formed with S W Russell as president J L Boucher as vice president F R Farmer as secretary and W B Saunders as treasurer They have 7000 to spend to build a corn palace and showcase state products more effectively than by other means within the appropriation.
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Erich Narcks
William I
Herbert Bismarck
B.S. Pillsbury
Santa Fe
Judge Sterry
Loe' Ingele
Tel
Minneapolis
Shite
Totty Scbtlege
New Haven
Institution
Mitchell
S. D
South Dakota Commission
S. W. Russell
J. L. Boucher
F. R. Farmer
W. B. Saunders
Hope to Unite Populists in Denver Conference
A large crowd is expected at Denver for an unofficial conference of political reformers. Members from various parties are invited to participate. National committees of both People's Party branches will meet alongside the gathering with hope for harmonizing factions or considering broader amalgamation with other reform groups.
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Denver
People's Party
Liam Wants to Borrow Money from Siam Loan Offer
United States Minister King at Bankek reports inquiries about placing a loan of one million pounds sterling in the United States. The proposed loan would run twenty years at five percent with Siam's general revenues as security. Other offers are under consideration.
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Liam
Washington, D. C
United States
King
Bankek
State Department
Siam
Lord Barrington II Trial May Be Postponed In Murder Case
Lord Barrington II of St. Louis faces a postponed preliminary murder trial for James McCann in Justice Campbell's court as his health and risk of typhoid fever are reported. A separate obituary note references Griffiths, a California millionaire from Danby Vt, and a property purchase in National City, with limited details.
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Barrington II
ST. Louis
F. Seymour Barrington
James
State Board of Equalization Holds Session in Lincoln
In Lincoln the State Board of Equalization discussed tentative figures to map county levy positions. They noted total land assessment at 33 408 776 acres with mixed increases from last year and a state total valuation of 188 458 379 dollars. Douglas County contributes about one seventh of the total.
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Lincoln
Douglas County
Nebraska
Bellwood Bank Declares First Dividend After Wreck
M. J. Holland, receiver for the Bellwood bank wrecked by cashier A. H. Gould, announces a 5 percent dividend. The failed bank, once active with farmers in northern Butler County, closed in January 1902. Remaining assets are uncertain, and the dividend’s small size reflects Gould’s alleged skill as a bank wrecker.
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Bellwood Bank
M. J. Holland
A. H. Gould
Butler County
Gould
Socialists File Ticket for State Officers
The 50 ciajists were first to file nominees for state officers. C. Christiansen of Plattsmouth is named for supreme judge with no business address listed. F. S. Wilber of Omaha and F. B. Lippincott of Blair named as regents of the state university. Walker has no listed address. The ticket carries the convention motto Economic Equality.
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Ciajists
C. Christiansen
Plattsmouth
Supreme Judge
F. S. Wilber
Omaha
F. B. Lippincott
Blair
Regents of
the State University
Walker
Conventon
New Iron and Steel Bridge Contract Let at Ord
County supervisors have awarded the contract to build a new iron and steel bridge across the Loup river at Ord. The project funds and bidding details are not specified in the available text.
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Loup River
Ord
Sioux City poachers fined for fishing without license
Warden McConnell reports several Sioux City parties arrested in Dakota City for fishing without a license. They appeared before a local justice and were fined one dollar plus costs, prompting comments that penalties should match license fees. Deputy Carter urges higher fines to deter poaching and notes Iowa’s similar licensing costs.
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Lincoln
McConnell
Sioux City
Dakota ‘City
Carter
State Treasury Receives First Bank Exam Fees Under New Law
The first bank examination fees under the new law were paid to the state treasury. Examiners fixed salaries at 1800 dollars and all fees are to be remitted to the treasury. The payment came from the Palisade Frenchman Vaile bank, with examiners previously allowed up to 2000 dollars yearly.
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Treasury
Vaile
Palisade
Beder Pilesiga Bank
Vly Wrayight
Opium Smoking Estimates in the United States
A historical snippet cites an estimate of 13 000 opium smokers in the United States with a note about cough and cold remedies tied to a product. The fragment includes an attributions line to N. W. Samume of Ocean Grove New Jersey dated February 17 1900 and a stray domestic remark about social admiration and marriage.
Minds, which never test are subject to many digressions
Fragmentary OCR text hints at a discussion on minds and testing, suggesting a caution about digressions. No clear event or individuals are readable. The piece reads as a prose aside rather than a reportable news item.
Gray's Sweet Powders for Children Advertised
An old advertisement touts Gray's Sweet Powders for children used by mothers in New York for feverishness headaches stomach troubles teething disorders and worms. Druggists sell at 25 cents with free sample by mail from Allen S. Olmsted Le Roy New York.
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Gray
New York
Allen Ss.Olmsted
le Roy
Sympathy for a Veteran in Pension Plea Reveals Domestic Strife
A pension case features a battle scarred veteran recounting domestic infelicity. He asks for the deed to be made so his wife cannot "get borne off" while noting he served in the forties. The tale includes a memory of blood and a failed front line.
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Pip JR Sr
Origins of Names for Carriages and Omnibuses
The article traces how omnibuses appeared in Paris in 1827 with a name meaning for all and shows cab, cabriolet, and cabriole roots. It notes the brougham from Lord Brougham and the hansom from its inventor Mr Hansom, mentioning origins in Germany and French terms.
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Paris
Brougham
Germany
Found a Friend in New Jersey Patient Credits Dodd's Kidney Pills
Mrs Matilda M Boucher of Valley City New Jersey relates a long battle with headaches and sciatica that improved after using Dodd's Kidney Pills She reports dramatic relief within weeks and credits the medicine with curing her ailments and restoring health.
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Nest Valley
City
Matilda M. Boucher
Dodd
Tiése
Pitts
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