Inventions and oddities highlight western life in Sumner
The Sumner Gazette notes a shorthand typewriter invention, quotes a judge’s saying about slow justice, and recalls a 112 year old court case.Wyoming reports 10,000 wolves killed last year while Maine logs fuel pulp mills. Porto Rico’s governor Allen inaugurated May 1 on Manila Bay’s anniversary, with Pilgrim motifs. Sawmills and forests are consuming timber as Egypt’s ancient dentistry and ovens spark curiosity.
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Mills of Justice
Mills of the Gods
Court of Claims
Washington
Charles A. Allen
Porto Rico
Manila Bay
America
Maine
IllinoIs girl dies after rope jumping contest
Eleven year old Freda Poignee died after a school rope jumping event. She completed 230 jumps to win the title champion rope jumper, then grew dizzy and died shortly after reaching home. The tragedy serves as a warning to parents.
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Freda Poignee
Illnois
Savings on Panay and Negros pay prompts business plans
An army paymaster reports soldiers in Panay and Negros saved about $200,000 in six months, with hundreds intending to stay in the Philippines after enlistment to start businesses, hoarding pay as capital. Other items note a marriage breach case over a wig, a New York coroner’s letters law, fake skunk farming stories, and Cuba’s underused lands.
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Panay
Negros Islands
Philippines
Doings of a Week in World News Condensed
A compact review chronicles seven days of global happenings across nations and events. It highlights significant political, economic, and social developments with emphasis on leaders, treaties, conflicts, and breakthroughs shaping international affairs.
Senate debates on canal, parks and army bills in 56th Congress
In the Senate the Nicaragua canal bill and the army appropriation measure faced discussion while the House devoted the day to canal and sundry civil matters. A linked memorial parks bill for Fredericksburg and other Virginia battlefields was passed in the Senate. The navy and sundry civil bills were advanced and the free homes land patent bill moved through the House. The sundry civil appropriation total stood at 61,586,715.
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United States
Senate
Fredericksburg
Chancellorsville
Wilderness
Spottsylvania
Virginia
Ha waiian bill signed and Dole chosen Hawaii governor
The president signs the Hawaii bill and selects President Dole as the first governor of Hawaii. A War Department note records 2256 army deaths from July 1, 1898, to April 27, and a public debt statement shows debt at April 30 at 1,124,802,085 dollars, up 12,545,727.
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Dole
Hawaii
War Department
Nee
Manila
Philadelphia Mint April coin output and deaths loom
April mint production reached 9,801,100 coins worth 12,954,480 dollars. Former mint director Edward O. Leech died in New York. counterfeit twenty dollar bills found in Philadelphia. An Orangeville, Maryland train wagon collision killed Henry Kline and three Slaysman children. Olea Nethersole sues Rev. Dr. Eaton for defamation. Standard Oil raises wages 10 percent for 25,000 workers nationwide.
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Edward O. Leech
Mint
New York
Philadelphia
Tillman Register
Morgan
Orangeville
Henry Kline
Alexander Slaysman
Olea Nethersole
Dr. Eaton
Washington
Standard Oil Company
Multiple state conventions and disasters across the Midwest
The piece lists various political nominations and conventions across Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Nebraska, and Iowa. It notes incendiary fires burning barns in Rock Island, Barret t Minnesota, and Grainsburg Illinois, plus mine disasters in Utah, a Dickensian tally of fatalities, and a Derby record in Kentucky. It also mentions church and university events in Chicago and Detroit, and confirms Goebel assassination trial dates.
Deadly Jealousy Tragedy Shocks Chicago Couple
In Chicago William Lantz, 35, shot and instantly killed his fiancée May Edwards and then killed himself. Jealousy was the stated motive.
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Chicago
William Lantz
May Edwards
Ohio
Columbus
Indiana
Senate passes army reorganization and fortifications bill
The Senate approved the army reorganization bill and the fortifications appropriation of 7,733,628, plus a bill creating the lieutenant general rank and elevating the adjutant general to major general. House measures advanced, McKinley vetoed a Navajo reservation mining bill, and other midweek actions included a labor riot verdict and various international events.
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United States Senate
McKinley
House
Senate
Post Office Department
Sanford R. Dole
Hawaii
Henry E. Cooper
Sandon
British Columbia
Lord Roberts
Vet River
Brandfort
Sloemfontein
Watteras
Ctew
John Green
Charles Brown
New Theria
Young Sorrell
Oliver Station
Mwinois
Henry Stoutell
Congress
Marshall Jones
Alen Crosby
Douglas
Jacksonville
Joel M. Longenecker
Chicago
Grand Jury
Ashtabula
Gen. Olis
Manila
Meade
United States
Wie
Philippines
MacArthur
Washington
Glasgow
Central
Kansas
Ellinwood
George Helfrich
Ohio
Samuel Barton
Valley
Pantelon Garcia
Aguinaldo
Jaen
New Ecija
First National Bank
East Brady
William C. Endicott
Cleveland
Boston
Wilsonville
St. Louis
Marshalltown
Admiral
Dewey
Memphis
Tenn
Mallory Line
New York
Winburg
Hamilton
Thabia N’chu
Mafeking
British Kept Busy as British Retreats After Heavy Losses
lengthy dispatch from London recounts heavy fighting on Vet River front. British forces under Carew and Hamilton press attacks across river with naval guns and artillery, achieving advances while suffering casualties. notes captures, prisoner lists, and ongoing pursuit of Boer positions amid renewed river crossings and bridge demolitions. Reports from Windsorton, Warrenton, and Vet River detail actions, losses, and strategic moves by Gen. Hutton, Gen. Mutton, and Gen. Lucas Meyer.
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London
War Office
Lord Roberts
Pole- Carew
Wavell
Maxwell
Hutton
Hamilton
Household Cavalry
Twelfth Lancers
Kitchener
Macdonald
Highland
Black Watch
Kleine Vet
Little Vet
Hunter
Barton
Ruldam
Miller
Thaba N’chu
Rundle
Warrenton
Ravidan
Windsorton
Klipham
Paget
Vet Liver
Vet River
Role Carew
Winburg
Mutton
Swaidsel
Spruits
Here
Brandfort
Lucas Meyer
Fire at Mallory pier destroys New York riverfront
A massive fire at the Mallory line steamship pier at Maiden Lane end of East River destroyed the pier and its cargo, valued around 1 million dollars. Several nearby barges and vessels burned or were saved. one infant died, and one harbor rescuer was badly burned. Firefighters and police organized immediate lifeboat rescues as ships were towed away.
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New York
Mallory Line
Maiden Jane
East River
Charles Lewis
Sherwood
San Marcos
Stephen K. Elkins
Frank Fox
Lena
Rosie
Lewis
Timothy Boylan
New Wruns Wick
Rondout
N. Y
Boylan
Hadson Street
S. H. Wand
Joseph Plumb
Jeremiah Cronin
Arno
Michael Sheldon
Neneces
St. James
Garcia Captured After Long Hunt in Philippines
General Garcia, the top insurgent officer after Aguinaldo, was captured Sunday near Jaen by Lieut. E V Smith of Gen Funston's staff. Garcia directed guerilla operations in Nueva Ecija and eluded pursuit for weeks as Americans hunted through mountain towns. Funston plans to press for surrender of Garcia’s several thousand fighters. Other items note the Albany battleship delay in England and a gentler dispatch of Argentine minister Eduardo Wilde to the White House.
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Manila
Dantelon Garcia
Aguinaldo
E. V. Smith
Funston
Jaen
San Isidro
New Ecija
Garcia
Arayat
Gen. Funston
Otis
Washington
Senor
Eduardo Wilde
White House
Legation
State Department
Hay
Iowa Democrats nominate delegates for Kansas City convention
Des Moines May 4 democrats at a large state convention nominated delegates and alternates for the Kansas City convention. Jeremiah Sullivan served as temporary chairman and Douglas Deremore as permanent chairman. Delegates favored William J Bryan and pledged to vote as a unit. a Boer sympathy display and a collection drive for the Boer cause were approved. The platform endorsed Bryan, opposed the gold standard, denounced trusts, and supported direct election of U S Senators. A state party officers list and recent agriculture reports noted Iowa wheat, cattle, and horse conditions. A serious accident in Bedford involved four truants and a gun accident that left one boy near death.
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Des Moines
Kansas
Jeremiah
Sullivan
Creston
Douglas Deremore
Waukon
Bryan
Kansas City
Walter Butler
Toer
M. T. van Oosterhout
Orange City
Cato Sells
Vinton
Charles A. Walsh
Ottumwa
John S. Murphy
Dubuque
George Baker
Davenport
Edward B. Evans
Avan Wagenen
Sioux City
L. T. Genung
Mills County
Daniel P. Stubbs
Fairfield
H. L. Throop
Mount Pleasant
W. EF. Kiel
Fort Madison
Sigourney
R. Dabney
Madison County
Cunningham
Marionshth
W. T. Davis
Fremont County
Ter Dewey
Chariton
E. H. Bickford
Greenfield
J. M. Kelley
Council Bluffs
Charles Bullock
Denison
FE. J. Murtagh
Algona
J. M. Tursons
Rock Rapids
William Muthiney
Towa
Chicago
William J. Iiryan
Congress
Republican Party
House of Representatives
Twenty-eighth General Assembly
Iowa
Philippine Islands
Great Britain
South African
United States
Democratic State Central Committee
George A. Huffman
Destoines
Cedar Rapias
A. E. Jackson
Iowa City
J. W. Rowans
Paris Fair Curiosities and a Canadian Provost
The items describe Paris attractions such as a volcano with daily eruptions a giant telescope the cloud gallery and a fairy undersea world. Also noted is an American corn palace and a skyline in miniature. Rev T C Street Macklein becomes Trinity University Toronto's first Canadian provost, succeeding English predecessors.
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Seine
Lorelei
Alps
Paris
Svill
Palace of Light
T. C. Street Macklein
Trinity University
Toronto
Iowa State News: Lake City Farm Tragedy and Related Cases
At A. J. Wilcox's farm two miles from Lake City Calhoun county William Wilcox a 17 year old shot and killed his father then surrendered to authorities. The motive cites threats to the mother and son. Ernest Meyer a Hardin county farmer paid a $500 fine for killing his brother in law Chris Bauer with no further punishment. Levi Myhill and wife found dead in Wisconsin woods. Myhill formerly from Hardin county, the couple's dispute ended in her shooting and his subsequent suicide near Coloma Adams county Wis.
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A. J. Wilcox
Lake City
Calhoun County
William
Wilcox
Chri Bauer
Ernest Meyer
Sioux City
Meyer
Esther
Scott County
Levi Myhill
Wisconsin
Hardin County
Myhill
Coloma
Adams County
Wis
Ottumwa Farmer Murder Victim Found In Cellar
Josiah Carr a five miles north of Ottumwa farmer was brutally murdered by unknown men. His body lay in a cellar dragged there with neck and jaw broken and a deep facial wound likely from a pick. The incident follows the murder of Ottumwa merchant John H. Allen on April 20 whose will passes all property to his wife, named executrix, who is jailed on suspicion of instigating Harris’s murder.
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Josiah Carr
Ottumwa
John H. Allen
Allen
Harris
Weather report notes warm week with light rain in town
Washington agricultural department reports week warmer than usual with light rain and heavy showers in portions of the Missouri valley. All grain crops show fine stands and pasturage is ample for stock. Corn planting has begun in southern districts and, with favorable weather, a large area will be planted next week.
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Agricultural Department
Washington
Missouri Valley
Gilbert sets world pigeon record at Springfield shoot
Fred Gilbert of Spirit Lake established a world record by killing 50 pigeons straight at 31 yards rise during the Illinois Gun Club shoot in Springfield, winning a purse of 3100. This brings his tally to 124 live pigeons at the event, amid other Iowa notes on local affairs and incidents.
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Fred Gilbert
Spirit Lake
Springfield
Gilbert
Hood's Sarsaparilla Claims Merit Through Cures
A testimonial style notice extols Hood's Sarsaparilla as America’s greatest medicine. It asserts the remedy purifies blood, boosts appetite, strengthens health, and acts as a tonic. A patient in Oakland reports six bottles cured indigestion headache nervousness and impure blood.
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Hood
Bewan
Frank Nolen
Oakland
America
Rooster of Flowers Sparks Spring Poem Debate
A playful exchange centers on spring poetry with a long-haired editor and reader banter. The crowd debates the idea of the rooster symbolizing flowers, the editor seeks a light, lively piece, and a stubborn metaphor persists as several voices argue for or against the verse’s direction.
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Thestiler
Tony
Ian Ue
Ellie
N. Y. Sun
The Poet's Grievance Causes Editor Confrontation
An irate man with a thunderous brow confronts the Collier's Weekly editors over a poem printed as The Surerase of Sorrow. He demands recognition and reads a note about a poet at his home. The exchange ends with the editor fleeing.
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Collier's Weekly
Brunner
Mearcase
Waiting for a cent and a clerk's clever ruse
A fragment recalls a department store scene where a man waits for change after buying a four cent book. A girl hands a bright new cent piece and asks if he is waiting for water. The anecdote ends with a smile as a century-old purchase memory lingers. Also includes an unrelated Allen's Foot-Ease ad promising foot relief and shoe comfort.
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Short
Gounter
Heather Vist
Clint
Behind the Scenes in Chicago Journal Reading
Sue Brett-Rather asks if there are lore waits in the piece she is playing. Hamlett notes she has waited ten weeks for a chance to examine her starry project in the Chicago Journal.
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Sue Brett
Chicago Journal
Curing a Cold in One Day Advertisement
An assortment of clipped quotes and ads mix health claims and editorials from various papers. Notable lines warn against costly delays, promote Kemp's Balsam with sample bottles, and tout Laxative Bromo Quinine Tablets as a guaranteed cold cure.
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Chicago Platform
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A. Z. Hopkins
G. W. Prince
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Foreign Intelligence
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Ind
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Martinique
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Jamaica
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Les Antilles
Bishops’ Council of the
African Methodist Episcopal Conference
Filiping
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Elswick Works
England
J. E. Craig
Craig
Cal
Thomas Mein
California
Gen. Bailey
Uniontown
Silas M. Bailey
Old Guard
Grant
Crestline
Big Four
Democrats
National Department of Agriculture
Hoys
Bedford
Perry
Iowa State News
Crop Outlook
State Board of Health
George Henry
Gen. Grant
Snavery House
Grant Club
Mayhew
Burlington
Lennie Fields
William Metcalf
Hedges Station
Morningside
Iowa State Dental Society
First National Bank of Moulton
Bailey
Grand Army
Kimball House
Shaw
Ford
Pocahontas
Father Clabby
Otter Creek
Lodivia Diason
Akron
Sionsx
Weishaar & Fasiz Co
Waterloo
Louis Rinehart
Carroll
Will Krieger
John Krieger
Cedar River
Leonard Swett
Nicholas Echman
Mas. Echman
Knights of the Maccabees
Ellsworth College
Town Falls
Catholic Knights of Columbus
L. H. Wieke
Cedar Rapids
Isaac Norris
Dubuque County
Asbury
Ife
Eexample
Allen S. Olmsted
le Rov
N.Y
Atchison Globe
Chicago Daily New
Chicago Daily News
St. Jacobs Oil
Lumbago
Sciatica
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