Various World Briefs Range From Insurance to Inheritance
Brief items note a Montreal carriage factory fire causing 250000 in damage, pool halls raids in New York, Panama canal zone gambling suspensions, and a Canadian ice breaker plan to keep the St Lawrence open. Other items report a 97 year old minister Byron Aiden’s death, a Poe bust made with a hairpin, and street name proposals in Berlin.
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J C Doyle
Congress
Twentie’*I Ilinois
Montreal
B. Ledoux & Co
Osborne Street
Monte Carlo
Lauterbrunnen
Switzerland
St. James Gazette
New York
Depew
Gladstone
Simon Cameron
Berlin
Carmen Sylva
Pasteur
Turk
Dane
Flotow
Aebes
Canal Zone
Davis
Colon
Panama
England
St. Lawrence
Amos M. Thayer
Circuit Court of
St. Louis
Louisville & Nashville Railroad Company
Mobile & Ohio Railroad Company
A. A. Pope
Chestnut Hill Reservoir
Massachusetts
Nelson
A. “Mikes
Fope
Clowry
Western Union Telegraph Company
China
Leipzig
Germany
Byron Aiden
Streator
Nebraska Lands Open to Irrigation Study by Geological Survey
Two engineers from the geological survey examine northwest Nebraska lands under the Kinkaid act to identify areas amenable to gravity-fed irrigation from natural streams. They will report quickly so the reserved sections can be posted at local land offices for prospective settlers guidance.
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Washington
Hitchcock
Kinkaid
Nebraska
Geological Survey
Secretary of the Interior
Wolcott
Winkard
North Platte River
Engineer Corps
Kinkaid Hill
Iowa Republicans Dominant in State Delegation Selection
In Des Moines Iowa Republicans favored stand pat policies over liberals at the state convention choosing twenty stand pat delegates and six liberals to the national convention. The platform praises the Dingley act protective tariff and warns against sacrificing home markets for foreign ones while endorsing Governor Cummins and Roosevelt administration.
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W. B. Allison
J. P W Dolliver
J . W. Blythe
A B. Cummins
Frank R. Crocker
Chariton
Frank Simmons
Ottumwa
D H Bowe
Waukon
W. Crimm Estheville
Marsh W. Bailey
Washington, DC
A. Carpenter
Louisa
G. W. French
Davenport
George W Curtis
Clinton
O M. Gillett
Independence
E. S Elisworth
Iowa Falls
A H Gale
Mason City
Harry Green
Decorah
J W. Coxsee
Jones
E. S. Clarke
Linn
H. J. Waterman
A. de Muth Aubin
J. H. Menderson
Indianola
J J Hostetter
Colorado
W. P Peatman
Rnpanoose
H. R. Jaqua
Taylor
George Wright
Pottawattamie
W. S. Ellis
Montgomery
Mahlon Head Green
E. K Winne
Humboldt
Rk. I. Cleaves
Cherokee
EB. R. Vander
Orange City
Republican Party
Congress
Cummins
Roosevelt
Hanna
Colorado Labor Strikes Ended Amid Stand for Law
Governor Peabody of Colorado states the labor strikes are ended except for a small rebel effort by agitators. He asserts law and order are restored and vows to uphold citizens rights to lawful labor without intimidation or violence.
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Pittsburg
Peabody
Colorado
National Association of Manufacturers
Supreme Court widens Fellow Servant doctrine in railroad case
The U S Supreme Court rules telegraph operators and railroad firemen are fellow servants. Negligence by a telegraph operator causing a train collision means the fireman’s death is a risk he assumed, not grounds for railroad damages. Aline Dixon sued Northern Pacific in the death of her husband C A Dixon.
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Federal Supreme Court
Washington
Supreme Court of the United States
Aline A. Dixon
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
C. A. Dixon
Great Britain Faces War Over Tibet Conflict
Lord Hardwicke, under secretary for war, told the House of Lords Britain is at war with Thibet and will not commit to a settlement form until after victory. Lord Tweedmouth accused the government of sending a mission with foreseen consequences.
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Great Britain
London
Lord Hardwicke
Lord Spencer
House of Lords
Thibet
Lord Tweedmouth
Krupp Works Busy With Gun and Shipbuilding Materials
Berlin report from Essen says the Japanese-Russian war drives Krupp works to heavy activity. Large orders for field guns and shipbuilding material are being placed, reflecting wartime demand and expansion.
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Krupp Works
Susy
Berlin
Essen
Krupp
Senator Quay Recovers Some After Illness
Senator M S Quay left his Morganza room for the first time this week and went downstairs. His condition was believed to be greatly improved as he spent an unusually restful night and asked to be moved from his room. He was assisted downstairs and stayed on the lower porch for an hour or more.
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Morganza
M. S. Quay
Japanese warships lost after foggy collision at Port Arthur
Reports from Vice Admiral Togo cite the cruiser Kasuga and Yoshino colliding in fog off Port Arthur on May 15. The Yoshino sank with ninety saved, while the Hatsuse struck mines and sank after signaling for help. More ships including Shikishima and Fuji faced damage. official word confirms the loss of at least two Japanese warships near Port Arthur.
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TOKIO
Togo
Dewa
Kasuga
Yoshino
Port Arthur
Hatsuse
Fuji
Asama
ST. Petersburg
Mukden
Konrsk
German Royalty Arrives in Denver for Colorado Visit
A German royal party led by Prince Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst arrived in Denver and will stay several days in Colorado. Other members include Princess Elizabeth Pass Hohenlohe Borgins and her daughter, and Count Graft Rumerskirch of Vienna. Prince and Princess Ratibors are expected Monday en route to San Francisco.
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Denver
Colo
Prince Hohenlohe Schillingsfurst
Colorado
Prince Hohenlohe
Elizabeth
Pass Hohenlohe
Borgins
Count Graft Rumerskirch
Vienna
Princess Ratibors
San Francisco
Republican Ticket Nominated at Lincoln Convention
The Nebraska Republican state convention in Lincoln nominated the ticket by acclamation and first-ballot votes, with Mickey and McGilton later added on request. Delegates approved a platform endorsing tariff, gold standard, irrigation laws, fair taxation, and equal opportunity for all citizens.
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Lincoln
Menesson of
Lancaster
W. H. Robertson
Harrison
Hall
Mickey
G. McGilton
Peter Mortensen
Norris Brown
A. Galusha
Nebraska
Congress
Roosevelt
Miyako Sinks Striking Hidden Mine Off Kerr Bay
Japanese dispatch boat Miyako was sunk in Kerr bay while clearing Russian mines near Talienwan. Eight dead, twenty two wounded. seven sailors injured elsewhere. Admiral Kataoka reported Russian forces at Robinson Point withdrew May 12 and shelled by Japanese flotillas all day.
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Tokio
Miyako
Kerr Bay
Talienwan Bay
Port Dalny
Kataoka
Robinson Point
Taku Mountain
Japan
Russia
Taliawan Bay
Blackney
Deep Bay
Port Arthur to Be Stormed Says Tokyo Dispatch
A Tokyo despatch to the Daily News reports Port Arthur will be stormed as soon as preparations are complete. Japan plans siege guns and stronger land forces to prevent Russia sending the Baltic fleet, with high risk to life and dangerous waters from floating mines.
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Chicago
Daily News
Tokyo
Port Arthur
Russia
Nebraska Crop Bulletin Dropped Growth in Cold Week
University of Nebraska reports a cold dry week with mean temperatures about 3 degrees below normal. Frost occurred on parts of the 12th to 14th with lows near 32 in places, rainfall under half an inch except southeast where soil delays persist. Planting continues in central and northern counties while corn emergence is slowed by low temperatures.
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University OF Nebraska, Lincoln
Fraudulent Work Offers Lure Kansas Laborers to Vancouver
United States Consul Dudley reports about 180 laborers arrived in Vancouver from Kansas City Missouri after being induced by fraudulent high wage offers on the Alaska Central railway. Not one in two has enough funds to pay their fare to Seattle or settle. many are stranded in Vancouver and other areas.
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Washington
United States
Dudley
Vancouver
B. C
State Department
Kansas City
Alaska Central Railway
Seattle
Burglars Dynamite Safe At Billings Brewery Office
A safe at the Billings Brewing Company office was dynamited and papers money and diamonds valued at 7600 were stolen. Watchman Fred Stephens was shot and seriously wounded. burglars fled. A Welena Montana special reported from St Paul Minnesota.
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ST. Paul
Minn
Welena
Mont
Billings Brewing Company
Fred Stephens
Russia Sends Siege Guns to Far East
ST. PETERSBURG reports a farm number of siege guns were dispatched to the far east from here Saturday.
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Russia
ST. Petersburg
Far East
Record of The World's Highest Waterfall Claims
A text describes the Cerro Sol cascade in the Alps as the highest waterfall of 2,400 feet, but an unnamed water feature in San Cuayatan canyon Mexico claims first place. Prospectors ten years ago documented Tierras Desconocidas in the Great Barranca district where an expedition for Naran Jal heard a roar of water and found a mighty chasm ending in a fall not less than 2,000 feet high.
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Alps
San Cuayatan
Durance
Mexico
Barranca
Tierras Desconocidas
Naranjal
The Original Rubberneck Giraffes Observe All Approaches
Giraffes are said to be the original rubberneck due to their height and keen eye level, always spotting intruders. The piece notes their unique observational talent unrelated to direction of approach and ends with a social lament on womans cruelty to man.
Farmer Claims Dodd's Kidney Pills Cure All Kidney Ailments
In St Mount Pleasant Utah on May 23 a local farmer C S Peterson reports found a remedy for diseased kidneys Dodd's Kidney Pills. He says it cured his Sidney trouble and he recommends it for any kidney trouble claiming numerous convincing reports of success with the medicine and its cure of rheumatism. He notes the pill's broad effectiveness and praises its impact.
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Mount Pleasant
Utah
C. S. Peterson
Peterson
Dodd
Sidney
Mr. Peterson
Mrs Tiros Recalls Piso’s Cure for Consumption
I am sure Piso's Cure for Consumption saved my life three years ago Mrs Tiros Rubyans Algyse Street Norwich New York February 17 1900
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Piso
Tiros
Rubalns
Algyse Street
Norwich
N. Y
Old Actor Maurice Pike In Magistrate Help
Maurice Pike aged 65 faced a New York magistrate on vagrancy charges. He testified he once performed as Cassio to Edwin Booth's Othello in 1872, prompting a compassionate magistrate to defer sentence and arrange support through the Actors' Fund Society.
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Maurice Pike
New York
Edwin Booth
Cassie
Booth
Actors’ Fund Society
Clay Find on Peabody Estate in North Tarrytown NC
A civil engineer reports a clay deposit on the Peabody estate in North Tar ry town North Carolina valued in the millions. The land had sat on the market for two years at forty thousand dollars with no buyer. Borings reach seventy five feet and the deposit bottom remains unseen. The text adds moral maxims about truth and fools.
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North Tarrytown
N. C
Grape-Nuts touted as kingly breakfast by mother
A Mass mother credits Grape-Nuts with daily nourishment for her family and even claims royal approval. She recalls her child asking if the king eats it, and notes the cereal acts as a nerve food and aids digestion. The ad promotes Postum Co.’s book The Road to Wellville and urges a ten day trial.
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England
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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