Various light items and quips from Sidney Telegraph
A collage of brief anecdotes and opinions topics include Jay Gould as a father, a half dollar per person, songs as insanity remedy, Kipling poem rumors, Brazil’s war stance, a Pennsylvania wife, New Jersey judge on gender values, Russians at Mukden bean diet, smoking and fuel, beef trust price worries, London dog nursing nurses, moth er in law rights, gum monopoly for baseball players, Spencer letters publication, 81 year old noble Marquis becoming a father, Oregon Lucas county tax returns, Lottie Dod England golf champion, and Clara Morris on aging and life.
Couple Dying Together After Sixty Seven Years of Marriage
An elderly Bennington Vermont couple who wed sixty seven years ago died on the same day and were buried together. The obsequies were held with family present as relatives recall a long shared life.
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Bennington
Robert G. Iugersoll
Crank Arrested After Visit to Miss Gould's Home
A man traveled to Miss Helen M. Gould’s home hoping to marry her and was arrested not for the proposal but for failing to recognize the obstacles ahead.
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Helen M. Gould
King Peter of Servia to be crowned on June sixteenth
King Peter of Servia plans a coronation on June sixteenth and security measures include a tall surrounding fence and a vigilant gatekeeper at the entrance to the crowning site.
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Peter of
Servia
Government experts note many radioactive minerals exist
Government experts say the tally of radioactive minerals is larger than supposed. The silver dollar example shows high activity in releasing its energy.
Pennsylvania hunter seeks to meet all ideals of rejected ladies
A Pennsylvania man who pursued two years and eventually found a woman matching his ideals may have difficulty proving he meets the expectations of all the ladies he failed to approve.
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Pennsylvania
Susan B Anthony Testifies in Will Case About Women
Susan B Anthony testified in a will case asserting that married women know little about handling money. She questions circulating stories about women and trousers pockets and indicates disbelief in such accounts.
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Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
London doctor links tall buildings to smaller heads
A London physician argues that tall apartment blocks have reduced children's head size and intelligence. The claim is presented as a serious observation rather than a casual remark.
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London
Woman at Brad dock suffers elbow injury amid shirtwaist incident
A young woman from Brad dock, Pennsylvania dislocated her elbow while attempting to batter her shirtwaists. Reports note she faced notoriety rather than serious physical harm as details spread about the event and her plans to wear a shirtwaist to a recruiter.
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Braddock, Pa
Accient
Loss of the Japs Loss of the Russians 3,000
Unconfirmed dispatch from Russian consul at Che Foo reports Japanese land attack on Port Arthur with 15,000 killed or wounded and 3,000 Russian losses. Vladivostok squadron rumored to have captured three Japanese cruisers bought from Chile. Explosion on battleship Orel at Kronstadt kills ten stokers. repairs expected to take weeks.
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ST. Petersburg
Lamsdorf
Che Foo
Port Arthur
Paris Matin
Vladivostok
Japan
Chile
London Central News
Cronstadt
Che Fou
Eight-Hour Law Question for Panama Canal Project
The Panama Canal commission weighs when the eight hour law applies to canal construction and whether current or proposed legislation extends it. Affects contractor costs and project duration by years, with potential action by the American Anti Boycott association and labor leaders reviewing implications for a government-build project on U S soil.
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Washington
Panama Canal Commission
Panama Canal
American Anti-Boycott Association
Daniel Davenport
Bridgeport
Organized Labor
United States
Port Arthur status amid renewed activity after May raids
A Dalny arrival reports the Japanese fleet未 has not returned to Port Arthur since May 15. Russians claim to hold Port Arthur with 30,000 troops plus dockyard workers. most ships ready for sea by June 1. Harbour entrance cleared and land defenses complete. Kinchau engagement left two Japanese cavalry squadrons wiped out with eight survivors.
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Sian
Port Arthur
Dalny
Czarovitch
Retvizan
Kin Chau Gulf
Kin Chau
Miss Roosevelt Heads to St Louis from Groton
President Roosevelt arrived from Groton Massachusetts after attending prize day exercises at the school where two of his children study. Miss Roosevelt accompanied by Mrs Waters of Washington left for St Louis.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Groton
Mass
Waters
St. Louis
Roosevelt Extends White House Invitation to Methodist Protestant Conference
President Roosevelt invites the Methodist Protestant conference through Representative Ad amson of Georgia to visit the White House on Thursday afternoon. A special committee of fifteen is authorized to address church union and seek Protestant cooperation on remarriage after divorce.
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White House
Washington
Rooosevelt
Methodist Protestant Conference
Adamson
Georgia
Canal Zone Labor Eight-Hour Question Sparks Debate
The discussion centers on whether the eight hour act of 1892 applies in the canal zone under canal commission supervision and secretary of war oversight. Contractors worry about potential exemptions if work shifts to non U S labor under future contracts and fear penalties if Congress does not decide.
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Davenport
Canal Zone
Canal Commission
Congress
United States
Bryan Democrats Sweep Omaha Primaries for County Delegates
In Omaha the Bryan faction won all seven wards with contests for county convention delegates. Bryan delegates secured SGS votes against 501 for the Success league opposition, signaling a decisive defeat for the rival group ahead of the May 28 convention.
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Omaha
Success League People
Bryan
SGS
Lincoln Aims to Secure Next Convention Site
The Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers holds a brief session in Los Angeles and plans to campaign for the next biennial convention. Delegates left for a Catalina Island excursion and will not return until Saturday. Cities like Memphis and Lincoln are mounting organized efforts to host the event.
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Lincoln
Los Angeles
Cal
Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers
Catalina Island
Memphis
Tenn
Neb
Thomas Fixes Price of Coal and Public Willingness to Pay
In testimony before the Interstate Commerce Commission President Thomas of the Lehigh Valley road says he would raise coal prices if possible. He cites public willingness to pay and production costs, denying any fixed agreement with rivals while noting political interference and higher wages overall.
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New York
Thomas
Lehigh Valley Road
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Tidewater
Baer
Reading
Lehigh Valley
Commissioner Prouty
Prouty
Arbitration Commission
Clements
Census lists 150000 executive and civil service workers
Washington census bulletin reports 150 383 federal employees required to take examinations. About 85 000 postmasters are excluded and roughly 16 000 navy yard workers are counted under yard rules. Of the total 26 675 are in Washington DC, 127 016 are male, 135 575 are native born, and 102 431 perform clerical work.
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Washington
Census Bureau
Executive and Civil Service
United States
War Department
Navy Yards
Navy Yard
District of Columbia
Russians Mass Troops Near Liao Yang Amid Push
London dispatch reports as Japanese advance toward Liao Yang, Russia concentrates forces between Liao Yang and Mo Tien pass and hurriedly fortifies Liao Yang. The Tatschitsin Liao Yang railway remains but ready for destruction if retreat to Mukden occurs. Secret landings on Liao Tung coast proceed under naval patrol.
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London
The
Daily Mail
Liao Yang
Mo Tien Pass
Liao Yaung
Tatschitsin
Mukden
Liao Tung Peninsula
Russia Prepares Massive Mobilization After War
Paris report cites St Petersburg correspondent stating Russia plans to mobilize two million soldiers in Europe on war’s end with Japan. Lamsdorf warns diplomats Russia pledged to Hay note terms but would act if China violates neutrality.
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Paris
St. Petersburg
Hecho de Paris
Russia
Europe
Japan
Lamsdorf
China
Hay
Japs Capture Kin Chou After Dawn Assault
Tokyo dispatch reports Japanese forces stormed Kin Chou thirty two miles north of Port Arthur and by noon held the town and castle. Earlier messages noted Russian mines and entanglements along expected attack routes and Japanese drive on Nan Qwan Ling succeeded.
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London
Central News
Toklo
Kin Chou
Port Arthur
Tokio
Nan Qwan Ling
Kwan Tung
Bryan Rejects Middle Ground in Democratic Split
On a train trip between Parsons Kansas and Dennison Texas William J Bryan told a News staffer there is no compromise between factions of the Democratic party. He quoted they cannot go together and warned unity hinges on a platform and candidate before St Louis. He also criticized Judge Parker for silence.
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Dallas
Tex
Parsons
Kan
Dennison
Wiliam J. Bryan
Democratic Party
St. Louis
Judge Parker
Come West for Chancellor
Dr Samuel Black McCormick president of Coe College Cedar Rapids Iowa has been elected chancellor of the Western University of Pennsylvania Pittsburg Pa He is a Bellevue College trustee and head of the Theological Seminary of Nebraska board He was born in 1858 in Irving Pa and studied law in Allegheny County before turning to theology It is believed he will accept the position after trustees advised he would be elected
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Coe College
Cedar Rapids
Iowa
Pittsburg
Samuel Black McCormick
Western University of Pennsylvania
McCormick
Bellevue College
Omaha
The
Theological Seminary of Nebraska
Irving
Western Pennsylvania
Allegheny County
Four Men Killed in Storm at Spaulding Nebraska
Four deaths from a Tuesday storm in Spaulding Nebraska are reported. John Pollard aged 30 and Edward Benhamton aged 20 were killed when their car drove into a washout on Freeman creek. Benhamton's body was recovered. Pollard remains missing. Pollard had moved from Schuyler two years ago and bought the Charles Meehan place. Benhamton's mother lives in Omaha.
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Spalding
Neb
John Pollard
Edward Benhamton
Freeman Creek
Pollard
Schuyler
Charles Meehan
Spaulding
Benhamton
Omaha
Cattle Rates Under Interstate Inquiry Initiated
Denver reports the cattle growers interstate executive committee learned the Interstate Commerce Commission issued an order to investigate freight rate practices and railroad service in western and northwestern livestock shipments. A Denver hearing is planned with date to be announced.
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Denver
Colo
Cattle Growers’ Interstate Executive Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Vatican Nuncio Told to Leave Paris if Passport Move Likely
Vatican officials order Monsignor Lorenzelli, the nuncio in Paris, to depart if discussions in the French Chamber of Deputies show the government intends to grant him his passports. The move reflects tensions between the Vatican and France.
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Paris
Vatican
Monsignor Lorenzelli
Chamber of Deputies
France
Near miss on Blue river dam escape
Three boys while rowing on the Blue river near Court street fell from their boat just before a dam. The craft capsized and they landed about nine feet below the dam but all escaped injury.
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Beatrice
Blue River
Court Street
Racing News Blacked Out at London Libraries
In London public libraries some newspapers omit racing news before filing for readers creating a restricted read.
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London
Sun Worship Fast Is Fatal In Elgin Hospital
Miss Eloise Rensse of St Paul Minnesota died at the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane in Elgin after a forty one day sun worship fast. Dr Frank S Whitman says death resulted from acute mania caused by starvation. Authorities say she was subjected to torture with needles and lotus oil during the ordeal.
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Chicago
Eloise Rensse
St. Paul
Minn
State Hospital
Elgin
Frank S. Whitman
Russians Burn Korean Shrines After Engagements
Reports from Seoul state Russian forces after clashing with Korean troops at Ham Heung on May 19 burned the royal shrine and mausoleum dating to 1365, provoking strong Korean denunciations. Kuropatkin is rumored to be preparing a major move as censorship tightens on war correspondents.
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Kurol
Seoul
Korea
Gen San
Ham Heung
Kyong Song
Trans- Baikal
Vladivostok
Yongampho
Anju
Wiju
An Tung
ST. Petersburg
Liao Yang
Slaughter in Mindanao Report from Camp Overton
A May 12 massacre near Malabang Mindanao, at a U S military government outpost, killed 53 Filipino men women and children while they slept. Moros led by Datto Alis surprised them at midnight. the chief and followers escaped. Major General Wood has been inland since May 12, and Manila Mindanao telegraph lines are down.
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United States
Malabang
Datto Alis
Rio Grande Valley
Wood
Mindanao
Manila
Camp Overton
France may mix in on promise of Russian support
The Soir reports from a trustworthy source that Lieutenant General Baron Freder icks hosted another member of the Russian court in Paris on a secret mission. The aim was to secure intervention and active support from the French government should China adopt an aggressive stance toward Russia in Manchuria. The paper claims Paris gave a formal promise of compliance.
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Paris
Soir Claus
Baron Fredericks
China
Manchuria
Russia
Russian consul reports Japanese land attack on Port Arthur
The foreign office received a telegram via the Russian consul at Che Foo claiming Japan attacked Port Arthur with about 1500 killed and wounded, and Russian losses near 3000. The report is unverified as no other source confirms it. the consul cites Chinese sources for the information.
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ST. Petersburg
Associated Press
Foreign Office
Che Foo
Port Arthur
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Nebraska
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Bear
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Peru
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Beef Trust
Supreme Court
Herbert Spencer
Carlyle
Oregon Township
Lucas County
Toledo
Clara Morris
Raven
wWitver
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Bryan Winson
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