Turpie Attacks Dingley Bill Deficiencies in War Revenue Law
Washington May 15 senator Turpie denounces the Dingley war revenue plan as wasteful and unnecessary, arguing that certificates of indebtedness would cover deficits from the Dingley act. He urges tax and other measures to raise needed funds, cites inheritance and corporate taxes, and critiques bond issuance as a trap for Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Turple
Turpie
Orger
Congress
Tate
Breenhucks
Tarps
Case Of Rheumatism Cured By Chamberlains Pain Balm
A reader reports her son cured of rheumatism after using Chamberlains Pain Balm. She praises it and recommends to fellow sufferers. The item also includes unrelated ads about trains The Rock Island Flyer schedules and travel notes for Topeka and Kansas City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chamberlain
Memo
Bermuna
Ervin Rhecraatist
Sobn Snider
Freed
Calhoun
Driceiete
Baby Born With Wings In Barker New York
Barker New York May 19 Every baby is thought to be an angel but one is born with wings. The child of Mr and Mrs Henry Penn is three years old with V shaped wing-like shoulder blades and fine webbing. Doctors fear the wings may connect to the spine and have proposed amputation. The family reports no current difficulty for the child from the condition.
Welcome for Bournes to lead Salvation Army work Topeka
Ensign and Mrs. C. W. Bourne are appointed by Commander Booth-Tucker to head Salvation Army work in Topeka and nearby towns. A welcome will be held at the Salvation Army hall at 312 Kan a venue Saturday night with Sunday meetings at 7 a.m. and 10 30 a.m. Christmas services follow with extra sessions. The couple have served over seven years in Salvation Army, including San Francisco headquarters and California outside work, most recently Los Angeles.
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Ensign
C. W. Bourne
Booth-Tucker
Salvation Amy
Topeka
Salvation Army
Kanea Avenue
Christmans
Mrs. Bourne
Halvatign Army
Staf
San Francisco
California
Los Angeies
Cal
Polo Takes the Hint Spanish Consul to Leave Montreal Saturday
Montreal May 19 Senor Poto y Bernabe booked passage today for himself and his party on the Dominion which will leave this port on Saturday. The ex minister has made use of his time in Canada perfecting a system of obtaining information by spies, many of whom are employed by Spanish authorities. After Senor Poso's departure these persons will report on the consul general here and the intelligence will be forwarded to Madrid by London.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Montreal
Senor Poto Y Bernabe
Dominion
Canada
Senor Poso
Madrid
London
Big Crops in Nebraska Boosted by Last Year Acreage
Omaha May 19. Reports to the state board of agriculture show winter and spring wheat acreage almost one third higher than last year’s record. Corn plantings are up about one quarter, with cereals overall far exceeding Nebraska’s past peaks. Other grain follows the trend toward expanded acreage and favorable conditions.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Omaha
Nebraska
State Board of Agriculture
Turbulent Women Break Jail Window Then New Cell Installed
Mary May, described as a drunken delirious colored woman, shattered glass and furniture in the women’s ward of the city jail. Police officials installed a new six by four foot pine cell in the west room to confine drunk or insane prisoners and prevent further damage.
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Mary May
Board of Police Commissighers
Attindy
Herrial
Worren
Father Bazin Demands White Guards for Spanish Prisoners
In Atlanta on May 19 Father Bazin urged humane treatment of Spanish prisoners, condemning use of Black guards and arguing the Spaniards are gentlemen worthy of yard freedom and ordinary consideration amid confinement.
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Father Basin
Atlanta
Father Bazin
Spain
United States
Ill Populists Split in State Convention
Springfield May 19 The People's party split at the state convention with the middle of the road faction winning and naming officers including State Treasurer John W. Heas and State Superintendent Charles M. Haskins. Frances R. Cole led the Cook county delegation, while Howard S. Taylor bolted with 75 followers. A second convention in Springfield named F. A. Crawford chairman and Henry M. Miller secretary reaffirming the 1896 platform and pursuing a fusion with Democrats to form a ticket.
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Middle-of-the-Roaders
Springfield
People's Party
Middle of the Roaders
Ucket
John W. Heas
Miller
Charles M. Haskins
Chicake
The
State University
A. ¢. Wantine
Zola
Mary Branch
Lincoln
Jane Addams
Chicago
Charles B. Adams
Noble
State Committee
Howard
Taylor
Palmer
Frances R. Cole
Cook County
Central Committee
George W. Wickline
Belleville
Middle of the Road
J. A. Crawford
Tuston
Wickline
Rosa
Chas B. Palmer
F. A. Crawford
Sprinsfield
Henry M. Miller
Witverly
St. Louis
Bryan
First American Nurse Prof Wins UT Chair in Nursing
Austin Texas May 18 America's first professor of nursing Miss Hannah Kindbom has been appointed to the University of Texas faculty as chair of clinical nursing. Born in Sweden twenty six years ago she trained at Sabbathsheres hospital and served as superintendent of nurses at Johns Sealy hospital Galveston before moving to UT.
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Austin
Texas
America
Hannah Kintbom
University of Texas
Miss Kindbom
John Sealy Hospital
Galveston
Tex
Sweden
Stockholm
Navy Cuba and Hawaii Picture Set Sold by Chicago Publisher
A ten part set of scenic pictures depicting the American navy Cuba and Hawaii is issued in Chicago with a special edition for Atchison Topeka Santa Fe patrons. Individual parts ten cents each full set costs a dollar subscriptions may be left with the local agent. Also notices Bucklen's Arnica Salve claims healing for skin ailments and a testimonial for Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy with a local user from Gaars Mills La Santa Fe rail route details and a livery concern at 7th and Ven Buren.
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Cuba
Hawaii
Haltone
Chicago
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe Railway
Ucket
Chamberlain
P. FE. Ghismann
Gaars Mills
Vin Pueblo
Santa Fe
Brice's Boys Go To War From Ex-Senator Brice Family
Stewart M. Brice sails home from London after being named captain in the regular army and likely to join Gen. Miles. He seeks Cuba invasion service and has Republican Democratic ties. former councilman, Tammany Hall member, Harvard graduate. William Kirk Brice travels the world, now in Hong Kong, named military secretary to Gen. Merritt, Harvard football star.
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New York
Stewart M
William Kirk Brice
Calvin Brice
United States Army
Stewart M. Brice
London
Mutter
Amibria
Gen. Miles
Rat
Cuba
Tammany Hall
Harvard
New York Athletic
Knickerbocker
Home Kong
Gen
Merritt
Philippine Islands
Kirk
Rosin
Populists Plan Omaha Meeting Ahead of July Delegation
Dallas reports Milton Park announces a June 12 meeting in Omaha to discuss crucial People’s party matters and forestall Marion Butler's committee plans. National Reform Press association will convene same time and place. Park claims over 600,000 voters oppose a July 4 convention and 1900 ticket nomination.
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Dallas
Tex
Milton Park
National Organization Committee
Des
Mem
Bera
Omaha
Neb
People’s Party of
United States
National Reform Press Association
Park
Marion Butler
Marion Ruther
Wheat reserves fall in world supply report
Bradstreet's telegrams show a net weekly wheat decrease of 893 000 bushels worldwide, with major drops in the United States and Canada across eastern Rockies and Manitoba storage points. The sole notable gain is 108 000 bushels at New Orleans, while Portland Tacoma and Seattle storage rise by 30 000 bushels.
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New York
Bradstreet
United States
Canada
Europe
East Rockies
Manitoba
Gator
Cleveland
Northwestern Interior
Minneapolis
New Orleans
Portland
Ore
Tacoma
Seattle
Gen Lee and the Masons Ride the Billy Gost
Richmond May 19 Officials say plans circulated to admit General Fitzhugh Lee to the grand lodge without usual preliminaries. Lee prefers standard initiation and says he would rather ride the Billy Gost than skip the rite, hoping to join as other Masons do.
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Billy Gost
Richmond
Fitzhugh Lee
Grand Lodge
Toke
Lee
Prince of Wales
Neral
Nis
Big Suit in Fort Wayne Over Street Railway Bonds
Guardian Trust of Cleveland begins foreclosure suit against Fort Wayne Consolidated Street Railway for about 300000. Frank De Hass Robinson and J J Shiperd held bonds as security or purchased them in Chicago and New York markets. Shiperd allegedly hypothecated many bonds and diverted funds for private use. Case involves intricate questions.
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Cleveland Trust Concern
Fort Wayne
Ind
Guardian Trust Company of
Cleveland
Frank de Hass Robinson
J. J. Shiperd
Chicago
New York
Shiperd
Robinson
Vote by proxy disputed in New Jersey amid wartime calls
In May New Jersey lawmakers debated whether absent soldiers may vote in full elections. Lawyer Harry B Valentine argued none of the absentees should lose their vote regardless of municipal offices. The law allows soldiers in the field to vote by forwarding a ballot with witnesses, enclosed in an unopened inner envelope to the election board.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
New Jersey
Harry B. Valentine
Trenton
Nome
Jersay
Peter
Election Board
Big Berry Crop Boosts Missouri Harvest Prospects
Reports from southwest Missouri say the strawberry crop is better than expected with late season yet high quality. By next week picking will peak, offering work for thousands while trains delay berry shipments to St Louis and northwest markets. The berry industry has grown substantially, similar to apples, with strong statewide momentum.
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St Louis
Missouri
R. P. Thompson
Excise Commissioner's Office
Barry County
Torpedo Boat Destroyer Terror Faces Spanish Threat
The Terror of the Spanish navy is a small vessel while the United States may deploy a large torpedo boat destroyer. This 406 ton class, with 73 crew under Commander F. de la Booche, combines rapid fire, torpedo tubes, and rumored high speed as hostilities loom.
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F. de la Booche
Troops Raid River Bend As Twentieth Kansas Heads West
Denver dispatch reports the Twentieth Kansas volunteers halted in Denver after slow travel to San Francisco and the Philippines. At River Bend Col Little maintains order as soldiers raid a German store, grabbing hats, underwear, pickles, apples, and shoes while the regiment plans Cheyenne and Frisco progress. Captain Christy and Captain Boltwood emerge as favored leaders amid rough journeys and brisk bridge tests.
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State Journal
Denver
Kansas
San Francisco
Philippines
Cheyenne Wells
Colorado
Sam
River Bend
Pile's Peak
Burnett's Mound
Whitman
Ed Little
Cheyenne
Frisco
Christy
Burlington Company
Boltwood
EB. W. Ellis
17 Below Zero Frontier Report Delays Yukon Trade
The Bertha arrives with May 6 advices from Unalaska noting 1% boats under construction for Yukon river trade and 3,000 men employed. Passengers include Boston New York St Paul Springwest and Lone Beach prospector parties. The coldest day recorded was 17 degrees above zero.
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San Francisco
Bertha
Unalaska
Harry Morse
Boston and Alaska Transportation Company
Dutch Harbor
Boston
New York
St. Paul
Springwest
Lone Beach
Cal AM
Heman Construction Wins Mexico City Sewer Contract
St Louis May 19 The Heman Construction Company of St Louis has secured an $8,900,000 sewerage system contract for Mexico City. To complete the project the firm will employ about 1,000 laborers for four years. The bid topped competitors from America England Germany and France.
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St .Louis
City of Mexico
St. Louis
Heman Construction Company
Mexico
Heman Company
America
England
Germany
France
Leyland Brouthers Arrives 144 Days From Calcutta
The British ship Leyland Brouthers arrived in port this morning, 144 days from Calcutta. Ten per cent reinsurance had been paid on her. She passed through a series of storms, but came through almost uninjured.
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Calcutta
San Francisco
Leyland Brouthers
Best Scott’s Emulsion Cod Liver Oil Remedy
Doctor says hundreds of cod liver oil preparations exist, but the best is Scott's Emulsion. It offers pure cod liver oil without odor or taste, blended with hypophosphites and glycerine into a single healing product. Sold by druggists. Scott & Bowne, New York.
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Scott
Pius Society Endorses War Effort in Freeport
The St Joseph's Catholic Church St Pius Society in Freeport unanimously endorsed President McKinley’s war course with Spain. Members urged sending more troops and planned a high mass for the martyred crew of the lamented battleship Maine. The society includes several prominent Freeport citizens.
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Pius Society of Freeport
Freeport
St. Pius Society
Joseph's Catholic Church
Mckinsey
Spain
St. Pius
War Bond Bids All In Across Michigan
Lanning Michigan May 19 bid period closed for 1000 of Michigan 3 percent war bonds. Bids totaled across the state with allotment to Michigan citizens at ten dollars per each bond and the design aims to popularize the issue.
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Lanning
Mich
Michigan
Steomor
Michigan Gitisens Ih
Fred
Sim
I Steel
Uli
Phe
Divine Healer Draws Crowd at Chicago Public Meeting
Dr Charles McLean, who claims to be the original Schlatter, held a public meeting at Central Music Hall in Chicago on May 15. Reporters and about a baker's dozen attended. He predicted future crowds would outgrow any building and outlined upcoming public exhibitions. He appeared in unconventional attire and spoke of a future burial for 40 days as part of his claims.
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Divine Healer
Chicago
Chas. McLean
Schlatter
Central Music Hall
Saac
Women Enter Rush On Medical Study At Chicago College
Faculty at Rust Mellest college votes to admit women to study medicine in cooperation with the University of Chicago. Trustees must ratify before action becomes effective. A Saturday meeting will decide disposition of the proposal, with faculty confident trustees will approve.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Faculty of Medical College
Chicago
Sters Twain
Rust Mellest College
University of Chicager
Bower’ of Trustees
Fiis
Board of Trustees
Armor Improves as Navy Tests New Armor Plate
Washington May 1 The navy department reports improving armor quality under new contracts. A thirteen inch plate tested at a high velocity sustained 1% inch penetration without cracking and proved equal or superior to any armor previously used. The piece was slated for delivery under one contract and intended for Kentucky.
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Washington
Navy Department
Kentucky
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