The Czars Birthday Likely Peace Conference Pick
Berlin April 6 Andrew D White US envoy said he had not been appointed to represent the United States at the peace conference but later sent a cable confirming the appointment. He expected the conference to meet on the czar's birthday May 18 and noted no demand to curb the army. White stressed the United States interest in arbitration discussions at the conference.
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Berlin
Andrew D. White
United States
Associated Press
Rport
White
Formes
McKinley
Dagupan Evacuated Under Fire From Manila to Dagupan
Report indicates Charleston and other ships shelled Dagupan as insurgents evacuated the town. A US officer observed the bombardment while gunfire echoed along the Luzon coast.
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Charleston
Manila
Austin
United States
Luzon
Dagupan
Presbyterian Missions Meet in Topeka April 25
The Woman's Foreign Board of the Southwest with headquarters in St. Louis and including Presbyterian churches in Missouri, Kansas, Texas, New Mexico, Arkansas, Oklahoma, Indian Territory and Arizona, will hold its twenty second annual meeting at the First Presbyterian church of Topeka starting Tuesday evening April 25. The rally will be held and the meeting continues through the 27th, with the public generally invited.
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Woman's Foreign Board
Topekes
Woman's Foreten Mission Board of the Southwest
St. Louis
Missouri
Kansas
Texan New Mexico
Arkansas
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Arizona
First Presbyterian Church of
Prohibition Defeated in Beloit Mayor Race and Ballot
Prohibition nominee Antron failed to unseat incumbent 5. H. Dedew by 15 votes. Sam Dunn won over W. W. McCracken as Republican challenger. Prohibition candidate and incumbent in the women’s race Katie Hiolt narrowly defeated Chico Pace. Remaining Republican ticket had no opposition.
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Beloit
Apes
a_ ss
Antron
H. Dedew
Sam Dunn
W. W. McCracken
Prohibition
Mies
Katie Hiolt
Mise Chico Pace
Ucket
Cattle Trade Aims to Aid Oklahoma Amid Drought
An incomplete report describes cattle shipments to Oklahoma to bolster stock during a prolonged drought. It notes Texas loads and efforts to test and hire workers, with additional transports planned today and later this week.
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Oklahoms Magte Pass
Tex
Texas
Carte Co
Oklahoma
Oil rights dispute near Sciool field revealed
A report from April 6 describes Mes M'Kinley heirs and Geo D. Swix ton owning oil and territorial rights in the Sciool field vicinity. A man informed a girl that the surface owner is James Six ton, father of Mrs. Mckinny, with tests planned to determine oil underneath the surface under a royalty contract with Saxton tests.
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San
Aken
Hee
Break in the Engine at Yee Waterworks Station
Emporia reports the main shaft of the Mewneine at Yee waterworks pumping station broke yesterday triggering a shutdown. Officials fear a delay in power and possible cost to rebuild as repairs are underway with help from a New York manufacturing firm.
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Emporia
Yee
Cree
Waterworks
Gamage
Buitt Manufacturing Company
New York
Footpad’s Rich Haul Robbery Hits Houston Street Clerk
In Houston April a treasurer of the Houston Street Railway company named E M Chempion was robbed after drawing cash for payroll. He carried about $3000 in an inside pocket and was attacked near a post office. He was assaulted and dragged toward a police station as a pistol misfired and exploded inertly. Police searched for suspects and a pistol may have been used.
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M. Champion
Houston
Ouston
Tex
E. M. Chempion
Houston Street Railway Company
Amd
Champion
Palles
Bids Opened for Yazoo Canal Excavation Work
Vicksburg Mississippi April 6 Nine bids were received for excavating 7 500 000 cable yards of earth in the Yazoo canal. The lowest bid was Stone Ladd and Gravel Company of New Orleans at 4 12 cents per cable yard. The highest bid was Garvey and Piper of Memphis at 22 cents. Total project cost listed as 512 dollars available for the work.
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Vicksburg
Mies
Yazoo Canal
Willard
Stone, Ladd and Gravel Company
New Orleans
Garvey & Piper
Memphis
Real estate transfers listed with multiple parties and properties
Real estate transfers include Anna Kloot and husband to John J. Fohun for part of northeast quarter in 13-12-15, J A Clark to The Prudential Investment Co for 500, Naomi to Adolph Johnson on Quincy Street, Louis Melcher gains parcels on Quincy Street, E A Doane and wife to The Prudential Investment Co for 30, and James B Tammer trustee to Charles A Fellowes for lots in Knox's third addition at West Sixth Avenue. Several other conveyances note parcels on Ven Buren Street and Chantagaqua county.
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Anna Kloot
John J. Fohun
Mart
Northeast Quarter
J. A. Clark
Prudential Investment Co
Jos Te
Quincy Street
Naomi
Adolph Johnson
J. Clay and
White
Louis Melcher
Quincy Sitet
Hivien A. Clark
T. i Sabin
Ven
Buren Street
A_ Parker
Lous Melcher
E._A. Doane
Prudénul Investment Co
Chantagaqua
B. Tammer
Chas
A Fellowes
West Sixth Avenue
Knox
Third Additen
Unclear OCR fragment from Mason City to Havana
Fragments report transit or trade notes from Dunville to Havana with references to wheat, oil, and warnings. text is damaged and cannot establish a coherent event, participants, or outcome.
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St. Louis
Mason City
Dunville
Havana
250 Marines For Cavite
250 Marines set to depart from the Laucoe Island navy yard en route to Manila as the first installment of 1,000 sent to the Philippines. The movement reflects U S military actions in the region with a readiness to follow through on shipments and logistics for reinforcement.
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Cavite
Philadelphia
Laucoe Island
Manin
Theater man questions Bible vs French farce clash
Henry Clay Miner, famed New York theater owner and manager, travels through Topeka toward New York and argues that Bible reading can be more suggestive than Parisian farces. He criticizes ministers who condemn such shows while ignoring harsh realities faced by women in need.
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Henry Clay Miner
New York
Miner
Topeka
New York City
Santa Fe
Kansas City
the Turtle
Manhattan Theater
Lear
Mr. Miner
California
Mind
Fifth Avenue
Pearl's
Bowery
Ighth Street
James A. Herne
Big Wheat Shortage Across States Warns of Decline in Output
The Daily Trade Bulletin surveys winter wheat conditions across the United States, detailing localized damage from severe weather. Reports show notable losses in Indiana Missouri Kansas Texas and parts of Wisconsin and Nebraska, with California prospects favorable and overall U S winter wheat condition not exceeding 75 percent. East of the Rockies a looming shortage of 35 to 40 million bushels is expected, even with higher acreage. Spring wheat planting lags in Nebraska Town Minnesota South Dakota North Dakota and Rocky Mountain districts, signaling a disrupted area and uncertain yields.
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Chicago
Daily Trade Bulletin
Allegheny
Ohio
Michigan
Indiana
Missouri
Kansas
Texas
Keneky
Tennessee
Towa
Nebraska
Wisconsin
California
Rocky Mountains
Town
Minnesia
South Dakota
North Dakota
Rocky Mountain
Swallows A Watch Watch Swallows Watch Case Incidents Baraboo Child
Three year old Robert Osborne, son of L T Osborne of Baraboo Wisconsin, swallowed a small watch and chain last evening. The timepiece is not yet recovered and doctors fear for the lad's life. In Berlin Emperor William is convalescing after a rheumatic attack that kept him in bed for a week. Wheat prices drop in Chilean market reported from Tama Peru via Galveston. Wichita recruiting station reports ten of twelve applicants accepted for Fifth Cavalry duty.
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Baraboo
Wis
Robert Osborne
L. T. Osborne
Berlin
Emperor Wi
Calle Tama
Peru
Galveston
Tex
Topeka Chronicle Snaps Of City Happenings And Voters
A long jumble of Topeka notes covers politics, weather, road work, and local quirks. Mentions Mayor Drew, turnout, street conditions, and a court case. Includes wedding notices, police remarks, and farm crop anxieties amid a snowy forecast. Numerous names appear in scattered items.
Sugar trust cuts price to undercut rivals in Hong Kong market
The sugar trust plans to underprice granulated sugar to fight competition from two firms selling refined sugar in Hong Kong. The Chronicle reports prices dropped to about 4 1 6 cents per pound and dealers are instructed not to mix cube or other grades with oriental granulated. If prices hold, consumers could save over 5 million dollars annually.
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PA Frevuree
Aves
Hong Kong
Sugar Trust
Humor Cure for Skin and Scalp Truths in Humors
Early 19th century advertisement extols a “humor cure” for skin and scalp ailments tied to blood humors. It claims purifying effects across the skin and bowels and promotes overall health through purer blood, with cursory mentions of D&C and medical-sounding endorsements.
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Everrwtere
Porris D&c. Onan
Alaska massacre mystery inspires U S inquiry into Klondike tragedy
In Washington a detailed probe follows reports of a June massacre on the Kuskoqin River near the Bering Sea. Sixty to seventy Alaskan Indians killed a shipwrecked Klondiker party from Kentucky and Tennessee after luring them to shore. The victims, led by Dr. Aten of Louisville, were robbed and mutilated before the tribe dispersed and the shipwrecked crew’s bodies were left offshore. Rep. Evans and Rep. Richardson urge a full investigation with U S marshals and the gunboat Wheeling due in June.
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Kentucky
Alaska
Washington
Retundabout
Interior Department
Reuben C. Ten
Nunivak Island
Ahis~ka
Tennessee
BR. M. Aten
Louisville
John T. Murphy
Frankfort
Mr. Smallhouse
Marsten
Kuskowin River
Evans
Richardson and Moon
Brady
Attorney, General's Office
United States
Wheeling
Vanderbilt Sails for Europe to Meet Morgan and Plan Collation
New York report says William K. Vanderbilt will sail for Europe today and may not return until fall. He is said to plan discussions with J Pierpont Morgan and other financiers about New York Central consolidation and Union Pacific organization, though friends insist the trip is for pleasure. He may visit his French racing establishment and possibly race his American bred mares.
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New York
Willliam K. Vanderbilt
Europe
J. Pierpont Morgan
New York Central Consolidation
Union Pacific Organization
France
Costa Rica tensions threaten American interests abroad
Washington reports Detroit vessel ordered to Costa Rica amid insurrectionary turmoil. U S protests extend to Bluefields against Gen Torres actions with potential further measures. In Ohio a burglary near Vintkusnville involved a vault blast. thieves fled with a safe and contents, identity unknown.
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Washington
Detroit
la Guayra
Costa Rica
State Department
Department
Bluefields
United States
Gen. Torres
Alger in Porto Rico Mission Ship Passage Report
In a dispatch from April, General KR. A. Alger, secretary of war, travels aboard the transport Ingall to Ponce Porto Rico and Jamaica with a crew in good health. Also mentioned is a claim that a steamship cure for rheumatism is advertised with a money back guarantee, sold by local drug firms Swift Holliday W H Wilson and Arnold Drug Co at one dollar per bottle.
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Alger
Porto Rico
Ponce
Porto Ries
United States
Ingall
KR. A. Alger
Whr
Remmenton
Jamaica
Owen Ney
Swift & Holliday Drug Co
W. H. Wilson
Arnold Drug Co
Judge sustains wife beating claim in St Louis court
In St Louis a police court judge ruled that under certain conditions a husband may discipline his wife. Bernard Kretzer faced charges for beating his wife after a dispute over managing their children. The judge acknowledged punishment at times as permissible within the family context. The Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co. opens a job department selling damaged goods under that heading.
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Polion Court of
St Louis
St. Louis
Apri U
Peabody
Bernard Kretzer
Topeka Cash Dry Goods Co
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