Republican Delegate Calls and Flood Woes in Iowa
A call for a Republican state convention in Des Moines on July 1 nominates candidates for governor and other offices, with county delegation rules and venue details. Separate notices describe a Kinmet County convention in Estherville and urgent flood relief needs across Iowa, warning of epidemics and urging water boiling and disease precautions.
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Towa
Fea
Des Moines
Vinle
Ach Covery
Formic
Woo Martin
Stine
Ag Cistlaswea
Kinmet County
Court House
Estherville
Martin
Republicad
Export Trade Surges in April After Harsh Winter
The United States export trade for manufactured articles rose sharply in April to over 839 million, a figure surpassed only by March and May 1900. Officials hope Hicks overestimates May and that June will not be worse than May.
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United States
Hicks
Breathing Wells Reported Across Nebraska
A United States Geological Survey paper describes blowing wells in Nebraska plains lava regions. Driven wells show air currents that audible sounds, named breathing, sighing or roaring wells. Currents vary with barometer and wind. Prof. Loveland and Swesey observed breathing periods in Perkins County synchronized with pressure changes. no full explanation offered.
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United States Geological Survey
Nebraska
Plains
Loveland
Swesey
University of Nebraska
Perkins County
Pioneering editor cured by a single remedy
In 1889 Oklahoma land rush days a renowned editor endured severe diarrhoea from bad water and heat. A neighbor gave Chamberlain's Colic Cholera and Diarrhoea Remedy, a large dose eased pain quickly, he slept soundly within an hour, and the bottle fully cured him. Sold by A Richman.
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Oklahoma
Big Paper
Fortune
Chamberlain
Tor Sale
Richman
Hard on Conductors Bracing for Prosperity
A New York Times observation notes street car conductors suffer change woes in hard times. They report handling many bills and five cent pieces, while prosperity brings passengers with one and two dollar notes. The conductor cites needing large quantities of small change to meet fares.
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New York Times
Pretty Feet and Hidden Faults in City Life
New York doctors warn that long hours standing injure feet among shop girls and workers, with some prettiest feet hidden behind storefronts while the ugliest conceal defects. Moving pictures show miners underground and efforts to limit surface breaks. Chinchilla fur from the Andes is valued. Indians trap the animal for its fine pelts shipped to towns and abroad.
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New York
St. Louis
Bolivia
Ecuador
Peru
Chili
Music of Indians Discussed at International Congress
Arthur Farwell of Newton Massachusetts described the music of American Indians at the International Congress of Americanists He used piano demonstrations and cited Miss Alice Fletcher of Harvard who collected phonographic records of over 6000 melodies Farwell urged preserving the original feeling of the airs to maintain their nationality and avoid foreign styles
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International Congress of Americanists
Arthur Farwell
Newton
Mass
Alice Fletcher
Peabody Museum
Harvard
Farwell
Corfu to Be a Monte Carlo
Corfu plans to turn the island into a Monte Carlo style resort with a foreign syndicate leasing Corfu’s old British cemetery to build a casino. The project, seen as a treaty violation, promises concessions and a 30 year lease with later municipal reversion. Visitors may come from Russia and Central Europe to enjoy climate and waters.
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Corfu
Monte Carlo
Great Britain
Lonian Isles
Jense
Batis Ins
Corti
Euerope
Russia
Europe
Man Monkey Examined By New York Doctors
Mr Esau the man monkey was shown to over 20 medical men at the Medical Association of the Greater City of New York. Observers noted skull capacity larger than ordinary monkeys and knee cap indicating erect walking. Many regarded him as closer to human characteristics than any monkey ever examined in America.
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Esau
Medical Association
New York
Mr. Esau
America
Man Who Dared or Smile Story of Armenian Immigrant
D Asadourian, a Cleveland Armenian naturalized citizen, was jailed in Constantinople on conspiracy charges after Turkish officials questioned his Armenian language and sympathies. Released on $5,000 bail for his stay, he described harsh treatment and coerced Armenian-language jesting to tempt a smile, which he resisted to avoid danger.
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United States
D. Asadourian
Cleveland
Constantinople
Turkey
Nfo
Cleveland Exchange
America
Curious London Custom Guards King’s Health at Dinner
The London Daily Mail notes a quirk around the King's Guard at St James's Palace. Scots Guards alone must drink the king’s health after dinner to show loyalty, while other corps are forbidden. They also cannot use finger glasses to avoid drinking to the king over the water, a restriction still in effect.
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London Daily Mail
Salaries of Actors and Other Theatrical Gossip
Salaries of actors vary widely with stars earning high profits and fixed payments, while many supporting players remain under 500 dollars yearly. A New York female star earned far more than her leading man suggests, and many actors manage themselves with outside directors. Lucrezia Borgia’s later years are noted in a Florentine manuscript, including her joining a penitential order and wearing a penitential shirt in later life. A Dutch report claims a deaf woman’s quarrel cured her deafness, while plans in Ceylon announce a Victoria memorial eye hospital and asylum for the blind. Timber from Bovina to South Africa is reported for rebuilding efforts amid colonial turmoil.
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Byles
Leslie
Weber & Fields
Anny
New York
London
Giovanni Gunsaga
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