Cowboy in Cabinet Ballinger's frontier youth shaped a future
Richard A. Ballinger recalls a Kansas cattle range life in 1873 to 1876. He describes riding broncos, studying classics on the plains, and working in county offices before entering higher education and law, leading to becoming secretary of the interior in Taft's cabinet.
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Washington
Richard A. Ballinger
General Land Office
Seattle
Taft
Judge Ballinger
Kansas
James R. Garfield
Virden
Larned
Kan
Plains
Board of Commissioners
Fort Larned
State University of Kansas
Washington College
Topeka
Washburn
Ballinger
Corning Judd
Aneaen i
Hai City
Decatur
Ala
Was
Jefferson County
Blast at Albany quarry kills 29 men in accident
A premature explosion in a 75 foot deep drill hole at the Callanan Road Improvement Co quarry in Albany, New York, kills 29 workers. Among the dead are eight Americans and 21 Italians. Bodies were found scattered within 500 yards. 14 recovered by Wednesday night. The blast was planned as a grand event with guests and a feast, drawing about 500 spectators. Names linked to the blast include Fred Zeppart of New York and Callanan company members John Hoyt Callanan and Charles E. Callanan. several other workers identified by clothing. John Hendricks remained missing at report time.
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Albany
N. Y
Callanan Road Improvement Co
Fred Zeppart
New York
John Hoyt Callanan
Charles EB. Callanan
Leroy McMillin
Fred Snyder
William Bauman
Jack Maloney
South Bethlehem
John Hendricks
Steam Drill Gang
ENGINE DERAILED THREE KILLED IN TEXAS WRECK
Three killed and twenty two injured when a Missouri Kansas & Texas passenger train derailed near Bonita Texas on a late Tuesday night. Engineer Frazier and two flagmen died. Conductor Littlefield Express Messenger Wilder the fireman and twenty passengers injured. The engine left the track at high speed and all coaches except the rear were ditched.
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Denison
Tex
Bonita
Frazier
Littlefield
Wilder
Fire destroys $100000 worth of property in Alexandria
A spectacular blaze in Alexandria visible from the national capital wiped out about $100,000 in property along the river front. W. A. Smoot & Co. suffered roughly $95,000 in losses at the planing mill and lumber yard, while Henry K. Field & Co.'s lumber yard lost about $5,000. Three frame houses and a brick dwelling were also destroyed.
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Alexandria
National Capital
W. A. Smoot & Co
Henry K. Field & Co
Two Die After Trolley Car Collision in Kansas City
A Ford car collided with an Independence avenue trolley at Highth street and Tracy avenue injuring three occupants. F. F. Ashmore, vice president of a local auto company, and Miss Marie Brandenberg, 22, a bookkeeper, were crushed under the vehicle.
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Kansas City
Independence Avenue
Highth Street
Tracy Avenue
F. F. Ashmore
Marie Brandenberg
James Benson Dies by Self Inflicted Gunshot in North Dakota Claim Shack
James Benson aged about 80, found dead beside a whisky bottle and an Icelandic Bible in a claim shack near Olga North Dakota on May 13. Neighbors located him. he left a wife and five young children and was the sole supporter of his elderly parents.
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Claim Shack
Rand Forks
N. D
James Benson
Olga
Benson
Boy Killed by Live Trolley Wire in Alexandria
Earl Wills aged 14 was electrocuted Wednesday evening at St Elmo in Alexandria county when his foot touched a live trolley wire under a bridge. A 6000 volt current passed through his body and caused instantaneous death.
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Alexandria
Earl Wills
St. Elmo
Alexandria County
Fire destroys Kinderhook business section in Hannibal
A fire wiped out the entire Kinderhook business section except for one storeroom in Hannibal Missouri on Wednesday. The loss is estimated at sixty thousand dollars.
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Hannibal
Kinderhook, JL
Auto Plunges Down Embankment Near Mattoon
In Mattoon Til on Wednesday D. B. Apple of Oakland died after a touring car with seven aboard skidded off a road and plunged down an embankment east of town. Two others were seriously injured and the rest escaped with minor injuries.
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Auto
Mattoon
Til
Apple
Oakland
Here
Four Earthquakes Felt in Guayaquil on May 13
Four tremors were recorded in Guayaquil Ecuador on Tuesday May 13. Two were minor brief shocks and two struck near midnight causing alarm but no damage occurred.
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Guayaquil
Ecuador
Senate Adopts 25 Cent Iron Ore Duty in Bi partisan Vote
Senator Bailey of Texas assailed the steel trust and urged that anti trust laws be enforced. He warned that officers of the steel corporation may be imprisoned or become fugitives, insisting punishment beyond fines will curb violations. The tariff bill passed 61 to 24 with cross party votes.
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Washington
Senate
Committee On Finance
House
Wea
United States Steel Corporation
Bailey
Steel Trust
Steel Corporation
Bis
Thirty lashes for Black attackers in Angelina county
In Galveston Texas on May 14 a white posse captured 20 Black men after a series of alleged depredations by a secret organization of night riders. The men were flogged with cowhide, jailed, and charged with assault to murder conspiracy carrying arms and related offenses. They are expected to plead guilty and seek penitentiary terms.
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Galveston
Tex
Angelina County
Panic Prevented By Teacher At City School
In Wilmington Delaware on May 14 a mad dog leaped into Public School No 16 room of fifth primary grove. Miss Ida Colwell sounded the fire drill alarm and orderly evacuation followed with all children unharmed. The teacher trapped the dog and held it until the dog catcher arrived.
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Wilmington
Del
Ida Colwell
Fire Threat Looms Over Enid Amid High Winds
A lumber yard blaze began Thursday night at Todd Lumber Co. and with 4 high winds the fire threatens the town of Enid. Firefighters report the case a mystery and say they are helpless to halt the spread.
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Enid
Ohlja
Todd Lumber Co
Yale Receives 50000 Dollar Gift for Fine Arts School
New Haven May 14 Yale university announced a gift of securities totaling more than 50000 dollars to the school of fine arts. The contribution serves as a memorial to the late Richard S Fellowes.
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Yale
New Haven
Yale University
School of Fine Arts
Richard 8
Fellowes
Man Dies in Bakery Dough Mixer Accident
San Antonio May 14 Otto Pulver 26 was fatally injured when his body was caught in a dough mixer at a bakery Thursday. He was found with half his body drawn into the machine and every bone crushed.
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San Antonio
Tex
Otto Pulver
Tornadoes devastate towns across Kansas region
A Friday night tornado outbreak in Kansas Missouri and Oklahoma left at least five dead and 25 injured. Hollis Kansas Mount Washington Park near Kansas City and Great Bend areas were hit with multiple fatalities and extensive property damage. A Wabash passenger train derailed at Bull Creek and lines were washed out damaging rail service.
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Kansas City
Kansas
Missouri
Oklahoma
Mount Washington
Fairmount Park
Hollis
Kan
Concordia
Fred Jeardoe
John Cyre
George Beckert
Wekstrom
Great Bend
William Ackerly
Santa Fe
Kinsley
Frank Nicholson
Ackerly
Hoisington
Pond Creek
Okla
Missouri Pacific
Walcott
Leavenworth
Burlington & Santa Fe
Mount Washington Park
Wabash
Bull Creek
Randolph
Here
Bandits Hold Up Western Train Near Spokane
Six masked bandits seized over 20 000 on Great Northern Train No 3 westbound between Mead and Colbert Washington. They detached the engine and mail car and rifled bags then escaped as the engine crashed back into the stalled train injuring twelve passengers. Conductor Robertson aided the crew to slow the runaway but bandits fled. bloodhounds and authorities scour the area. No arrests reported.
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Spokane
Wash
Great Northern
Mead
Colbert
C. L. Robertson
William Miller
John Hall
Benj
F. Stumpf
Robertson
Tragedy in Boylesville A farmer kills family then himself
Henry Williamson of Boylesville Illinois murdered his wife and two children while they slept then killed himself. He beat his wife with a poker after firing on the children and poured kerosene to ignite a fire before shooting himself. A neighbor’s child alerted others and a hired man put out the flames.
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Boylesville
Ill
Henry Williamson
Storm roars across Michigan causing deaths and severe damage
A fierce storm swept Michigan on Saturday night killing at least three people and causing extensive property damage. Two Mt. Clemens youths vanished after entering Lake St Clair in a gasoline launch. A hermit fisherman near Port Huron is believed lost at sea. Fowlersville felt cyclonic winds demolishing dwellings and grain elevators, while a circus tent near Eaton Rapids was uprooted.
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Detroit
Mich
Michigan
Mt. Clements
Carl Egley
Charles Ullrich
Lake St. Clair
George Brooks
Lake Huron
Port Huron
Fowlersville
Eaton Rapids
Explosion Kills Three on Quarterboat No 3 at Codives Key
A large dynamite blast at Codives Key on the Key West extension of the Florida East Coast railroad killed three men and injured twelve. About 700 pounds of dynamite exploded blowing some workers to atoms as the injured were rushed to Louis Maloney hospital. Most victims are Americans and cannot speak of the incident.
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Key West
Fla
Codives Key
Florida East Coast Railroad
Louis Maloney
Express Car Burns Near Pittsburg on Pennsylvanian Line
An Adams Express Co. car on the second section of No 12 on the main line to New York and Boston caught fire shortly before departure from Pittsburg and was almost totally destroyed with its contents. The loss is said to be heavy.
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Pittsburg
Adams Express Co
New York
Boston
Pennsylvania Railroad
Five Drown In Storm Crossing Hackensack River
Five members of an eight person party, four girls and a young man, drowned when their boat capsized while crossing the Hackensack river during a storm. The remaining three reached the shore.
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Hackensack, N. J
Hackensack River
Double Murder Arrests in Gloucester Factory
Camden detectives arrest William Bradley and Patrick McDermott umbrella mend ers for the murder of two men found with crushed skulls in an abandoned factory building in Gloucester New Jersey.
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Camden
N. J
Gloucester
Wm, Bradley
Patrick McDermott
Denver Jeweler Hyman Protas Ends Life by Self Shot
Hyman Protas a Boston native who moved to Denver three years ago for health reasons killed himself with a pistol. He left two sons behind and his death occurred in Denver Colorado on May 15.
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Denver
Col
Hyman, We Protas
Boston
Japanese plantation strike in Hawaii seeks wage rise
Honolulu May 17 5000 Japanese plantation workers on strike insist they will stand firm for higher pay. They seek a wage increase from 18 to 22 50 a month as employers show no expectation of recognition.
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Honolulu
Hawaiian Islands
Warehouse Fire Hits Portsmouth Rail Yard
Fire of unknown origin with an explosion destroyed the Seaboard Air Line general warehouse at the Portsmouth terminal early Sunday causing about 125000 dollars in losses.
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Portsmouth
Seaboard Air Line Railway
Noted Nebraskan Killed in Lincoln Near Capitol
Lincoln Neb May 17 Christopher Schayland secretary of the state board of equalization was killed by an automobile Sunday night near the state capitol presumed he had just left his office.
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Lincoln, Neb
Christopher Schayland
State Board of Equalization
Hapitol
Bia
Few Caresses In Her Life Dr Herman L During
Dr. Herman L During, head of the Philadelphia City Mission, devoted to the poor and creator of the pretzel test for beggars. He recounts odd tales from his work, including a Bala talk about hard lives and a dialogue between two girls in Rumalley.
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Herman L. During
Philadelphia City
During
Bala
Rumalley
Maggie
Hennyman Hospital
Weather Compromise Sparks Henpeck Quarrel
Mr Henpeck declares no agreement on a subject while Mrs Henpeck says she always agrees with him on the weather. The light exchange highlights daily couple tensions over topics and harmony.
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Mr. Henpeck
Mrs. Henpeck
Skin troubles cured two girls eczema case
Two young girls suffered severe eczema with hair loss in places. Reports indicate their skin condition improved after treatment, leaving them with improved appearances and relief from discomfort.
Cuticura Remedied Eczema In Two Daughters In Albion Mo
Mrs Charles Baker reports two daughters troubled by severe eczema affecting lower limbs arms and scalp. After trying physicians with no relief, use of Cuticura Remedies led to skin becoming soft and smooth following a second application. Albion Mo. Sept 21 1908. Potter Drug and Chem Corp sole proprietors Boston.
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Charles Baker
Albion
Potter Drug & Chem. Corp
Bostom
Work for the Young Man
Motivational message urging men to seek purposeful labor and apply themselves with cheerful energy. Cites a Spanish maxim warning that losing energies harms most, more than wealth or friends, and encourages proactive, honest effort.
Castoria Safe Remedy for Infants and Children
Important to mothers advice to examine every bottle of Castoria for safety and the signature, noting it has been in use for over 30 years and is the kind you have always bought.
Thoughtless Words Drive Wife and Husband Apart
Penny Pictorial quotes a husband urging remarriage after his death and a wife arguing she will not remarry as she challenges his demand. The exchange reveals bitterness over aging and social expectations.
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Edward
Allen's Foot-Ease praise from Camden reader
A Camden New Jersey reader reports using Allen's Foot-Ease to cure corns and ease burning itching feet. The testimonial notes immediate relief and states the product is now a must have. Sold by all druggists at 25 cents.
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Allen
Camden
N. J
Suns Stars Comets and Co Reflect on Paper Names
Fragmentary lines reflect quirky newspaper lore and quotes about light and truth. The piece mentions Garhi Te tea mailing an notification and notes on prices, friendships, and aJohn Foster style aphorisms while referencing sports figures and products of the era.
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Cowboy
Garfield
Texas
Kaw
Philadelphia
Cuticura
Suns, Stars, Comets & Co
John Foster
Dodds
Owe - Kidne
Guarshy
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