Kaiser cordial at grand Potsdam review for 25 000 troops
Emperor William hosted a grand parade at Potsdam with about 25 000 troops. Japanese delegates to The Hague peace conference and 40 visiting journalists attended. US officers and other dignitaries met the Kaiser as British press garlanded him with cheers.
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Tsdam
Prussia
Potsam
the Hague
Potsdam
Berlin
William
New Place
Germany
United States
R. L.owers
F. B E. Davis
Eighth Cavalry
L. A. Dewey
Seventeenth Infantry
J. P. Wisser
W. J. Hoard
Ausan
Numancia Dragoon Regiment
The
Hague
Yorkshire
Lord Lonsdale
Fenn Dunne
Kaiser
Varmy
Navy
Merger Found Fraudulent in Bond Company Case
Judge Walter Littlefield, special master in chancery, reports the merger of the American Reserve Bond Company was fraudulent and funds should be distributed pro rata among creditors. The state treasurer holds 1042.5 dollars. Mississippi Valley Trust Company of St. Louis is receiver. Final accounting for interest on deposits deemed impracticable.
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Kansas City
Walter “Irthfield
American Reserve Bond Company
Littlefield
Missouri
Mississippi Valley Trust Company of
J. Louis
Littleid
Employers Associations to Meet in Indianapolis June 10
Representatives of many national employers associations will convene in Indianapolis for three days starting June 10. The gathering aims to discuss training schools for workers and to set up a national board of industrial education. Louis H. Levy, Indianapolis, chairs the call for the National Lithographers' Association.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Employers’ Associations
Indianapolis
Board of Industrial Education
Louis H. Levy
National
Lithographers’ Association
Rebels Defeated Near Canton as Government Forces Capture Leader
In Canton on May 31 provisional troops defeated a rebel band after a severe engagement. Rebels suffered over 100 killed while government forces captured the rebel leader along with several flags and a large quantity of ammunition.
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Canton
China
Inmates at Muskegon Asylum Hit Worm Market
Hundreds of northern Michigan asylum inmates plow fields and hunt angleworms to earn spending money. A picker can gather six quarts daily and sell them for 25 cents a quart, with some inmates trading worms to hold for higher prices as dry weather boosts demand. Once plowing ends a new rule bars digging in fields.
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Muskegon
Mich
Northern
Michigan Asylum
Balloonists in Sea Rescue Fizzle Amid Uncertain Fate
London reports two engineers lieutenants vanished after a May 28 ascent from Aldershot in a military balloon. Warships patrol the channel seeking survivors or crew, with no word of rescue to date. Budapest confirms Hungary will deter emigration routes, denying Genoa to South America passage.
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London
Aldershot
Hungary
Budapest
Kossuth
South America
Genoa
Italy
Muskrats Cause Canal Leak Halting Kaukauna Navigation
In Kaukauna Wisconsin on June 1 the muskrat work damaged a government canal causing water to drain and closing navigation for several days. Major mills idle and steam powered trolley lines operate.
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Kaukauna
Wis
Stuyvesant Fish Jr Leaves Chicago for Rock Island Post
Stuyvesant Fish Jr. quits as office boy rate clerk after six weeks of training in the Lake Shore freight department and goes to Salina Kansas to serve as assistant to the Rock Island station agent in the wheat belt town of 8000 at four dollars a month.
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Chicago
Stuyvesant Fish, Jr
Lake Shore
Salina
Kas
Rock Island
Kansas Wheat Belt
Uprising Near Amoy Sparks Large Rebel Force
An insurrection broke out forty miles south of Amoy on June 1 with 30,000 rebels under arms. The revolt spreads to towns nearby as the Viceroy of Fuchow dispatches 8,000 troops and warships are expected to arrive.
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Amoy
China
Fuchow
French Peasants and Their frugal Food Traditions
The New Orleans Times-Democrat notes that French peasants live frugally with beans and water soup for breakfast, a noonday meal of potatoes and a coarse pancake, and sustaining suppers with wine or cider while praising Jacques Bonhomme for thrift. Normandy peasants drink much cider, and wedding feasts show bursts of plentiful eating despite overall thrift. The peasant dress is notably picturesque with long frilled cloaks and hoods.
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Jacques Bonhomme
Normandy
Pays de Caux
New Orleans Times-Democrat
Ashland Snowstorm Delivers Two Inches in May
Ashland Wisconsin reports two inches of snow with a continuing northeast gale lasting three days. The storm is described as the worst of the season affecting the area.
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Ashland
Wis
Roosevelt speaks at Michigan college commencement and capi tol visit
President Roosevelt spent six hours in Lansing with three speeches and a Capitol reception. He addressed about 25 000 at the Agricultural College during the semi centennial events and planted a maple tree. He urged graduates to work with their hands and welcomed their success.
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Lansing
Mich
State Capitol
Roosevelt
Washington
Agricultural College
Michigan
J. L. Snyder
Snyder
United States
Burrows and
Smith
Agriculture Wilson
J. B. Angell
Roosevelt Returns to Washington After Brief Station Stop
Roosevelt entered an automobile and was whisked to the station, then soon on his way back to Washington.
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Roosevelt
Washington
President address during city visit critiques railway abuses
The president spoke to 20 000 cheering citizens from a balcony after a parade of militia and school groups and a 10 minute talk to the legislature. He urged careful promises and cited past performance over oaths, endorsing steady steps toward railway reform.
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National Guard
Capitol
State Industrial School
Flint
Representative Hall
New York
Man Who Works With His Hands Speech At M A C
President addresses students at M A C focusing on education as an economic unit. He warns against valuing only mental work and urges training every citizen for effective hands on labor and practical skill.
President Urges Youth Toward Farm Or Industry Balance
A speaker argues that youth should choose constructive industry over easy salary myths. He praises farmers and cautions against shirkers in both sexes, urging women to seek productive roles and young men to return to the soil for healthier, more prosperous futures. Secretary Wilson highlights agriculture department achievements.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilson
Harvard clubs toast Eliot in Detroit meeting
President Charles William Eliot of Harvard visits Detroit as the honored guest at the eleventh annual meeting of the Associated Harvard Clubs. In Scranton two murders and a likely fatal shooting marked Memorial Day crime among foreign mine workers, while Albany recorded a slight earthquake on its seismograph at the state museum.
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Charles William Eliot
Harvard University
Detroit
Gust
Associated
Harvard Clubs
Scranton
State Museum
Albany
N. Y
Markets HOGS Chicago June 1 1907 receipts and prices
Official receipts yesterday 12054 shipments 1660. cattle 300 sheep 4000 stable. Estimated receipts today 9000, tomorrow 9000. hogs light packers mixed rough prices ranged 6 15 to 6 40. parkers 6 30 to 6 40. Market shade lower later session with light and mixed hogs in 6 15 to 6 40.
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Yesterdy
Chicago
John A. Babcock Wilt Ad for North American Commission
An old style ad features John A. Babcock and promotes Wilt name recognition. It touts a square deal and reliable service from the North American Commission Company.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Babcock
The
North American Commission Company
Ten Men In The Box Jury To Try Haywood Near Complete
Idaho jury selection for William D. Haywood moves toward the required dozen as two more seats await filling. Tourtellotte is excused after opposing capital punishment, and Duncan the self represented defendant is fined for carrying concealed weapons. Threats against Boise mayor rise amid ongoing Haywood trial exposure.
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Haywood
Boise
Ida
William D. Haywood
Frank Steunenberg
Tourtellotte
Wool
Nelson Freeland
Deposit of 1000 Dollar Bills Ties Watson to Chicago Robbery
Frank P. Watson ex superintendent of the Peoria county poor farm in Illinois was arrested in Davenport on suspicion of Chicago sub treasury theft after depositing three 1000 dollar bills and carrying 5000 more. He was released after questioning though letters show efforts to influence a Peoria grand jury over an earlier attack on a patient. Charles I Agrees to Hear Petitioners on Sovereignty Reform.
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Peoria
Davenport
Frank P. Watson
Secret Service
Treasury
Chicago
Watson
Peoria County
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American Reserve Bosd Company
Insane Asylum
William J. Burns
Burns
Rudolph Spreckels
Francis J. Heney
San Francisco
Secret Service Bureau
Oregon
M. A. C. College
Solons
Tourtelotte
Duncan
Walking Arsenal
Ogden
Jal
Utah
Idaho
Haywood, Moyer and Pettibone
James Pender
Tom Burke
Henry Snyder
Steve Adams
Moyer
Charles
Libson
House of Peers
Parliment
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