Cuba and United States sign permanent treaty
Havana reports the United States and Cuba signed a permanent treaty incorporating all Platt amendment provisions at 4:30 PM. Secretaries Zaldo and Squiers signed with brief ceremonies, rejecting extraneous conditions including limits on U S intervention. Ratification aims to occur after debate and possible agreement within three weeks.
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Havana
United States
Cuba
Zaldo
Squiers
Senor Zaldo
Mr. Squiers
Associated Press
Congress
Palma
Senate
Senor Sanguilly
Isle of Pines
Peruna touted as cure for nervous women in society piece
A Buffalo woman credits Peruna with restoring her health after social withdrawal and sickness. The article claims nervousness in women stems from catarrh and that ninety nine percent of female complaints are catarrh, which Peruna supposedly cures.
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J. J. Gunn
East High Street
Buffalo
N. Y
Peruna Medicine Co
Columbus
Ohio
J. Ee Finn
America
Peruna
Enid Oklahoma Hit by Devastating Cloudburst
Enid and surrounding bottoms suffer extensive damage as a three foot high flood sweeps through sleeping neighborhoods. Hundreds lose homes and belongings while rescuers work through the night. Officials fear higher losses across Enid and westward amid record rainfall. Three killed in Foss tornado. towns endure widespread destruction and injuries.
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Enid
Okla
Okahoma
Guthrie
Akla
Cimarron
Cottonwood
Foss
Oklahoma & Tulf
R. P. Sall
F. M. Slagel
General Smith Pays Tribute at Italian Kings Tombs
General Jacob Smith visited the pantheon on Tuesday to honor Kings Victor Emmanuel and Humbert. He was greeted by Italian veterans and expressed respect for two late kings who were soldiers like himself.
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Rome
Jacob Smith
Victor Emmanuel
Humbert
Pantheon
Rioting and Peasant Action Reported in Saratoff Province
Berlin correspondent notes serious disturbances in Saratoff province with peasants buying and sacking residences of landholders and widespread rioting.
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Berlin
Lokal Anzeiger
St. Petersburg
Saratoff
Lieutenant Walker Killed by Band of Fanatics
Lieutenant Walker of the constabulary, missing after the fighting on Cebu, was killed by a superior band of fanatics who surrounded his party. Two privates also died, three were captured, two of the captives were murdered, and one escaped.
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Manila
Walker
Constabulary
Cebu
Leutenant
What the Treaty Contains Features of the Cuban Agreement
Washington reports summarize the Cuban contract provisions. Cuba may not enter any treaty that impairs its independence and must avoid public debt beyond its means. Cuba consents to U S intervention to preserve independence and ratifies U S actions during military occupation. Sanitation measures for epidemic prevention are required.
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Washington
Cuba
United Sates
United States
May Effect Canal Treaty
Washington debates whether Colombia’s ministerial crisis will affect the Isthmian canal treaty. Minister Fernandez, virtually the premier, opposed the peace declaration and feared martial law could let the president ratify the treaty unilaterally without congressional input.
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Washington
Colombia
United States
Beaubre
Fernandez
Interior
Congress
Britain to Match U S Terms on Boxer Indemnity Settlement
Washington reports Great Britain will grant China the same terms as the United States in the Boxer indemnity settlement. London signals willingness to accept silver payments for years and to bond the right to recover any deficiency if later judged to be on a gold basis, strengthening the U S position.
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Washington
Great Britain
China
United States
State Department
Peking
State commission debates Texas itch control amid tighter cattle quarantine
TOPEKA Kan The State Live Stock Sanitary commission meets to decide the best method to combat the Texas Itch. Governor Bailey to impose a stricter quarantine and an order to dip all cattle entering the state is likely.
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Topeka
Kan
State Live Stock Sanitary Commission
Texas
Bailey
Modoc Remnant Plans Move to Klamath Reservation
Indian agent at Quapaw agency reports most of the 47 Modoc Indians, survivors of the 1876 lava beds massacre, intend to return to their old home on the Klamath reservation in Oregon, citing a preference for the Pacific coast.
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Washington, D. C
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Quapaw Agency
Indian Territory
Lava Beds
Klamath Reservation
Oregon
Pacific Coast
Death in the Nebrask flood rocks Tecumseh area
Four inches of rain in two hours flooded the Nemaha river near Tecumseh Nebraska washing away crops and forcing replants. A Sterling family of three drowned while trying to ford a torrent. Two bodies recovered. Burlington railroad reports minor washouts as river falls but warns of more rain.
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Tecumseh
Neb
Nemaha
Sterling
Burlington
Convicted in Humacao Murder Faces Hanging
Pedro Diaz was found guilty of murder during a political riot in Humacao last August, killing a boy named Octavio Reyes. He will be sentenced Saturday to be hanged sixty days later, the first under the new code and the first execution in Puerto Rico, with no expected gubernatorial interference.
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San Juan
P. R
Humacao
Pedro Diaz
Octavio Reyes
Diaz
Porto Rico
Severe cyclone hits Clay county with fatalities in Bala
A severe cyclone swept through Clay county on Friday afternoon, damaging the southeast area near Broughton and Gatesville. In Bala, Riley county, two girls named Daub were killed and several people injured as five houses were blown away and many cattle perished.
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Clay Center
Kan
Clay County
Broughton
Gatesville
Bala
Riley County
Daub
Shrubb Breaks World Mile Pace on London Grounds
Alfred Shrubb ran three miles in fourteen minutes seven teen and three fifths seconds on the London Athletic club grounds, nearly two seconds faster than the world record. Cedar Rapids editor J B Raymond was elected commander of the Grand Army of Iowa at the encampment.
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London
Alfred Shrubb
London Athletic Club
Cedar Rapide
Wlooe J
B. Raymond
The
Hampton Record
Grand Army of Iowa
Doctor Claims Acute Smell Foresees Death
An old superstition links howling dogs to death, but a physician asserts an almost extrasensory sense of smell can foretell death within 24 hours and detect a death odor two days prior. He cites a case of a man who died of heart disease after a normal conversation. He attributes the odor to physiological factors and offers Dr Kline's Nerve Restoror as a cure.
Wabash Railroad Eastbound Rates Promotion
The Wabash Railroad promotes round trips from Chicago to the East with departures to May 29 through June, July 1 to 6, and July 5 to 6. Destinations include Boston, Saratoga, Detroit, and Buffalo with steamer connections and no extra charge beyond meals and berth. Stopovers allowed. Contact Harry E. Moores in Omaha for folders and details.
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Wabash Railroad
Wabash
Chicago Bellefontaine, O
Ord.s.csersane
Boston
Mass
Saratoga
Detroit
Mich
Wabash RR
Chicago
Buffalo
Harry E. Moores
Gap Omaha
Neb
Mark Twain’s Courtship of Olivia Langdon
The tale recounts how Olivia Langdon, once bedridden, recovered and inspired Mark Twain then a reporter to interview her in Elmira. Langdon family opposition faded as Twain gathered courage, delivering a bold exchange when he asked Robert Langdon about his daughter. He warned the wary father to watch closely, promising results if kept vigilant.
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Mark Twain
Samuel Clemens
Olivia Langdon
Mr. Clemens
Elmira
N. Y
Clemens
Miss Langdon
Himsel
Red Cross ball blue product ad promises whitening clothes
An advertisement touts Ise Red Cross Ball Blue in a 2 oz package for five cents. It urges readers to verify the product’s whitening effect and uses a brass reference to emphasize honesty and readiness.
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Red Cross
Adage and Adage: Courtroom Anecdote In Lecture
Judge Cox recalls a young lawyer who argued his own case before the supreme court and was also a defendant. He left St Louis awaiting the verdict, receiving a telegram that read Old French adage armed, illustrating the quip that he who argues his own case has a fool for a client.
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Columbus University
Cox
United States Circuit Court
Supreme Court
St. Louis
Defiance Starch Price Increase for 16 Ounce Pack
Defiance Starch sells a 16 ounce package for 10 cents and offers one third more starch for the same money, effectively increasing the quantity without raising the price. The deal boosts value for shoppers seeking more starch per cent.
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Defiance
Money in Abyssinia and the rifle cartridge standard
The Abyssinian Emperor Menelek faced coinage turmoil as salt blocks remained exchange currency though a Paris coinage failed to win acceptance. The people shifted to a rifle cartridge as the new standard of value while a Red Crow Ball Blue ad promotes laundry results. A quip notes charity begins at home with men who lock their doors.
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Abyssinia
Menelek
Paris
Greatly Reduced Hates in Wabash Railroad Trips
Fragmented OCR lists multiple rail routes with May travel dates from Corinth Mississippi to Selmer Tennessee Paducah Kentucky Bellefontaine to Indianapolis and St Louis and other excursions. It mentions prices, destinations, and dates like May 26th to 28th and June 1st with various cities across Kentucky Tennessee and Missouri.
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Louis
Velueh
Felher
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