New Balaklava heroic tale of Winslow crew at Cienfuegos
Open boats under deadly fire at dawn off Cuban coast as Capt Winslow's men cut the cable at Cienfuegos. Sailors faced rifle fire, shell bursts, and a nightmarish ascent to sever the links, with two dead and six wounded but success in disabling the Spanish communication line.
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Accesnivd Press
Clmfuggas
Uncle Sam
Victor Huse
Bay of Cienfuegos
Key West
Winslow
Fast Ooenbee
Rhine
Rey
Fientis
Casa
Enbie
Mount Velehin
Windom
Nashville
Murbiehead
Batabeno
Havann
Bantisea
Emalier Cabk
Point East
General Blancs
Bret
Marblehead
Sitda
Haskell Wins As Washburn Defeats Mankville In Slugfest
Yesterday in Topeka a lively crowd watched Washburn edge Mankville 4 to 1 after a tense seventh inning. LeRoy pitched for the Indians, surrendering a lone homer in the first, while Washburn’s bats came alive late, producing four runs in the sixth and seventh as Augusta entered the game amid a heated umpire dispute. Robinson finished for Washburn in the ninth as both teams traded hits in a high energy contest.
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Tipeka
Washburn
Mankvll
Finatie
M.A & DL
LeRoy
Intians
Brees
Augusta
Snd
Muller
Jimras Driscoll
Topeka
Robinson
Deenriter
Indiana
Cnedit
RE Haske
Striking Dock Workers Reach Quick Pact In St Louis Port
In New York on May 1 a threatened St Louis dock strike was settled peacefully before sailing. Commissioner Martin J Thurrigan addressed the workers on the pier, 41 of the strikers returned to duty, and the St Louis planned to sail for Key West and return within ten days. Also noted, J Mecken of Penn defeated world hammer record holder EREVA in Jayonne, setting a new mark of 153 feet 8 inches.
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U. S
New York
Critter
St. Louis
Messinger
Casati Fundie
Martin J. Thurrigan
Ted
Dil
Snodi
Key West
Agate
Aness
Lanteuse Club
Jayonne
Jor Ereva
J. 2. Mecken
University of Pennsylvania
Mecracken
Steamship War Shrinks European Passenger Rates Expected
New York May 1 The Tribune reports a likely cut in summer passenger rates to Europe as the North Atlantic conference collapses. Major lines including North German Lloyd Hamburg American Cunard White Star and others fail to renew the pool. From June the lines will set own rates, sparking a rate war as traffic declines with the Spain conflict.
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Europe
New York
the Tribune Today
London
Lloyd
Hamburg-American Lines
Cunard
Whitee Star
Anchor
Red Star
Ines
Spain
Spain's tariff plan for the Philippines amid US occupation
A Washington dispatch to the Times reports the treasury department favors enforcing Spanish tariff schedules in the Philippines during American occupation. The move aims to minimize disruption for foreign merchants, keep duties largely as before, and use military authorities for enforcement while adjusting church exemptions and avoiding ad valorem taxes.
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New York
Times
Washington
Treasury Department
Philippines
Isles
United States
Customs Service
Gage
Tampieco
Uist
Fraz Merritt
Ceasury Department
Islania
America
Western League results and scattered notes from denser memo
A garbled Western League report lists multiple game outcomes including Detroit at Kansas City and Milwaukee at Minneapolis with scores. It also mentions a civic police/diary of events in St Thomas and a Danish West Indies correspondence noting arrest and escape of a Porto Rico suspect, with unclear local implications.
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Robe
Omaha
Heidi Association
Nie
Ney
Rapids
Cedar
Fock Islands
Staading Rock
Leiind & Lum
St. Thomas
Danish West Indies
Correspondertt
Enerssain
Porto Rico
Caguas
Memorial Day address and notable visits in Kansas
Chief Justice Doster gave the Memorial Day address at Mound City. Miss Augusta Hayes, Governor Leedy’s stenographer, visited Ker Kaine in Kansas City. Leedy appeared at Garcid Park in Er Spring suit with a new straw. Rochester school teacher Clay Morrow, operated on for appendicitis at Christ hospital ten days ago, is improving. The ambition of Missy Davidron of Topeka to study drama is to be the youngest Juliet on the American stage.
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Doster
Mound City
Augusta Hayes
Leedy
E Ater
Ker Kaine
Kansas City
Garcid Park
Morrow
Rochester
Christ Hospital
May Weather Summary Shows Normal Temperature and Excessive Clouds
May closed with near normal mean temperature 63.2 degrees and total rainfall 5.07 inches, slight surplus of 0.44 inch over ten year average. Rainy and cloudy days exceeded normal, with 5 clear, 15 partly cloudy, and 10 cloudy days. Last night’s shower measured 0.42 inch. Weather Observer T B Jennings reports from the U S Weather Bureau office in the Columbian building.
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T. B. Jennings
State Journal
U. S. Weather Bureau
Columbian
North Topeka Social Notes Reach Busy Weekend
North Topeka items note a curb of calls and visits as residents attend gatherings. W Kistler travels to Oklahoma City to manage a wholesale house while Mrs Kistler and children plan a West Topeka move. The Church of the Good Shepherd hosts a bazaar with cream and cake sales, plus a literary musical program.
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W. TK. Cla
W. B. Kistier
Frank Walker
Holton
Soldier City
Edgar Winans
Paechic Coast
Sir. Winans
J. M. Mereitl
van Buren Street
Obie
Tnreuan
Stewart
Nest
J. J. Willett
Dew Ethel and
Costa
W.uckson Street
Kansas City
Oxborn
Hoyt
Kansas Avenue
Shawnee
Phoenix
Ariz
New York City
Charles Steinberger
West
John Lill
Coffeyville
Church of the Good Shepherd
Adolph Sutra Health Hope Amid Military Parade Watch
San Francisco May 31 Itta says Sutra may barely recover despite doctors declaring his condition incurable. He sat by his window to view troops and handle business matters as his mind remains blank. If Merrie Bell Opera profits, Crawford plans a return week and electric fans for the theater.
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Adolph Sutra
San Francisco
Itta
Merrie Bell Opera Company
Crawford
Social and personal items from Topeka society notes
Decoration Day picnics dominated Topeka and vicinity with Lake View hosting the largest gathering. Numerous families and young people accompanied by friends and relatives from Topeka, Lawrence, and St Joseph appear in attendance at lake and Silver Lake events. Swinging social calendar includes lectures, club meetings, church events, and seasonal fashion notices, with several residents traveling, visiting kin, or hosting gatherings at homes and farms.
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Lake View
Lela Horde
Pauline Mater
Lulu McMhoo
Helen Butterly
Emm Whitmer
Sue Gehring
Lawrence
Clyde Hornaday
Calvin Witt
Neilie Nevills
Edna Millice
Ethel Cockrell
Cephas Winkett
Tom Whitmer
Lem White
Frank Bureh
Bert Harris
John Buchanan
WU Clauser
Ralph Clauser
Chas, Decker
Lux
Silver Lake
Misa Fordyce
Lulu Fordyce
Nellie Wetherholt
Effie King
Ede Smythe
Jennie Simmons
Edith Metcalf
Charles Mel Michael
Charles Schiliing
First Methodist Church
W. F. Parker
Tecumseh
J. Smith
Santa Waters
Lida Bergen
Emma Dennis
Eleanor Work
Fe Waters
Jean Frost
Guy Adams
Geo. Fletshman
Earl Case
Milton Retz
Bert Lemon
Kansas City
Dean Waters
Olan Delman
Uniny Sherman
Edith Ott
Josephine VanAmburg
Emily Mager
Ruby Roark
Octavia Grywood
Clarke Daily
Roger VanHook
Phil Daily
Harry Beard
Prof. Worral
Lydian Culpes
James Deaver
Nora Deaver
St. Louis
F. Mt Conwell
Monroe Street
Emma McNary
Manhattan
W. 8. Elliott
Hubre
Anderson Pierson
Iittie
Dorothy
Wakefield
Mrr
John Mileham
Dollie Zimmerman
Alfred Fellows
Ross Ville
Really Saw Cervera. British Ship Arrives In New York
May 1 report from Captain Hodgson describes the British steamer Laughton docking in New York after meeting Admiral Cervera's squadron at Curacao. He details harbor positions, ship movements, and a close encounter with Spanish vessels including the Vizcaya and Maria Teresa, noting repairs, fuel and coal transfers, and crew impressions from the neutral port.
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Hodgson
New York
Laughton
Curacog
Curacou
Captain Hodgson
Id . m
Admiral Cervera
Hille
Maracaibo
Reich
Keith
Marin Terran
Vizcaya
Vigenya
Reith
Clark
Maracaibo Ts
Cervera
BM Clark
Sfarta Teresm
Chief Steele Tracks Fowler Ranch Murderer in Missouri
Chief of Police Henry Steele pursues John Thomas, the Fowler ranch killer, after sending out reward notices and pictures. A tip from To Pika suggests Thomas may be in Missouri, guiding the search ahead of his return.
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Chief Steele
Fowler Ranch
Henry Steele
Missouri
John Thomas
Thomas
Exposition Opens As Omaha Prepares For Dedication
Omaha May 11 The exposition management orders work on the grounds to close tonight to focus on opening ceremonies. About five hundred men have built and decorated the grounds with electric lights. Thousands are expected to attend the dedication with railroad agents predicting over a hundred thousand visitors if weather stays favorable. A banquet for guests will follow the formal dedication.
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Omaha
Benquet
Supreme court voids circuit court ruling on civil service case
The United States Supreme Court ruled that the West Virginia circuit court lacked jurisdiction as an equity court in the matter of Giemissis under civil service law and reversed the court's decree restraining the collector of internal revenue from removing certain storekeepers and other civil service personnel.
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Washington
Mayoc
United States Supreme Court
United States Circuit Court of
West Virginia
Civil Service Law
Internal Revenue
Correction to Democratic county convention report oversights
A reader laments errors in the published Democratic county convention account. The letter argues the sixth resolution was misrepresented and omissions occurred regarding the seventh resolution praising the administration. The writer requests correction and cites inaccuracies in the May 20, 198?. column.
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State Journal
Berty
Contaarate
Tod Bo
Avi Overmyer
Chauteugaa County Populists select delegates to convention
The Bore of Chauteugaa county names LC Ram GW Johnson Senator Jason Hederik Dr GW Goss and Atwell Hendervant as delegates. The convention will confirm further nominees with the party leadership noting the administration’s influence.
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Chautauqua County
Chauteugaa County
LC. Ram
Johnson
Jason Hederik
GW. Goss
Atwell Hendervant
Dodson
J. W. Wallace
Desee Fairbanks
Kindergarten Picnic at Weahtarn Jege GUMpES Grounds
Terinesseetown kindergartens plan a basket picnic for children and friends. They will gather at 2 pm with 39 drum corps Beaded by the Jaci militia tear performing a convert in the afternoon.
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Terinesseetown
Thoratey
Weahtarn Jege Gumpes
Jaci Militery
Bucklen's Arnica Salve for Cats and Skin Care
An antique advertisement promotes Bucklen's Arnica Salve as a remedy for bruises sores and skin ailments in cats and humans. It claims benefits for cuts chapped hands and other skin conditions and mentions hair restoration as a possible outcome.
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E. H. Crosby
W. T. Crosby
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Walter Noble
Clarence Bowman
Wm. Henderson
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Music Gay
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Frances Moo
Josephine Shellabarger
Lucie Mulvans
Mamie Bates
Lena Pitts
Grace Harley
Michigan
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O’brien
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Miss Hambleton
Mary Hamble
Miles Smail
Miss McClintock
Noland Evans
George Barry
Derr Norton
Dave Sibley
Ed McBride
Adrian Sherman
Dan Adams
Stedman Club
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Margaret George
N. P. Garretson
Miss Case
Crandell
J.J. Frey
Charles Emery
St. Joe
Adams
W. Mills
Mise Elizabeth Sampoon
Albert Newman
Spattinger
D. J. Temple
Ed Earns
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