Parachute Drop Ends Tragic Drowning at Passaic River
Frederick L. Wood Jr a nineteen year old sergeant from New Haven Connecticut died during a parachute drop at Hillside Park near Passaic New Jersey Entangled in a United States flag he waved to the crowd the parachute wrapped around his legs and he drowned in the Passaic River as spectators watched in disbelief
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New York
United States
Hillside Park
Passaic
N. Jd
Frederick L. Wood, Jr
New Haven
Conn
Wood
Notley
Nearig
Himelf
Ka Lebe
Entire family drowns in Pensauken Creek boating accident
A family of four from West Pensauken New Jersey William Richeman thirty eight Elizabeth thirty seven and children Anna seventeen William seven drowned when their still boat capsized in Pensauken Creek below Riverton while out celebrating paying off a mortgage. A bystander was seen aiding a man and boy before they disappeared beneath swift currents as the mother and younger son vanished. Several bystanders reported seeing five or six people in the boat but none of the other bodies were recovered.
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Hiladelphia
Jane
William Richeman
Elizabeth
Anna
William
West Pensauken
N. J
Pensauken Creek
Riverton
Pensanken Creek
Kidleman
Eidleman
Quote about wealth and attention to others' money
A humorous remark attributed to Puck questions a millionaire's spending. The line suggests the mansion is funded by others' money rather than personal fortune.
Do You Open Your Mouth Like a Young Bird for Food or Medicine
Do you insist on knowing what you take as food or medicine and why you can trust it. Dr Pierce promotes Favorite Prescription as a cure for women’s weaknesses and related nervous and pelvic symptoms. He cites authorities and offers a free booklet from the Invalids' Hotel and Surgical Institute in Buffalo, N Y.
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Pierce
Cagdcast
R. V. Pierce
Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute
Buffalo, N. Y
Statue of Stevens Mason Unveiled in Detroit Park
A statue of Stevens Thomson Mason the first Michigan governor after statehood was unveiled in Capitol park Detroit. Ex United States Senator Palmer presided at dedication with Mason family members present including Miss Irene Mason and Mrs Wright. Governor Warner and Mayor Thompson accepted the statue as Father Walter Elliott and University of Michigan President Angell spoke.
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Detroit
Stevens Thomson Mason
State of
Michigan
Capitol Park
Mason
United States
Palmer
Ianiy V. Mason
Washington
F. H. Chilton
Richmond
Fr. H
Anarchist in Bari Plot Reportedly Targeted German Emperor
In Bari on June 1 police arrested Paulo Nikolaus a 25 year old mechanic from Charlottenburg Prussia who claimed to be an anarchist. He said he came from Berlin in April pledged to kill a high personage who left Germany with Emperor William for Corfu. Authorities hold him while the German consulate investigates. The target was believed to be the Emperor himself during a visit to Apulia.
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Bari
Italy
Paulo Nikolaus
Charlottenburg
Prussia
Nikolaus
Berlin
Germany
William
Corfu
Apulia
Adriatic
Bart
Empror
PRICE LUCKIER THAN CEDINRO IN Pimlico Race Crash
About 8,000 spectators watched the final part of a 100 mile race at Pimlico when J Price’s car burst a right front tire near Cedrino’s death spot. The vehicle went off the track, fence, and hedge, stopping on a lawn. Price was uninjured and his mechanic M Lienean escaped with a minor head cut. The car was later returned to the track.
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Baltimore
Pimlico
Motor Car Racing Association
Cedrino
J. Price
Price
M. Lienean
German Crown Prince Joins Fleet Maneuvers at Heligoland
From Heligoland June 1 Crown Prince Frederick William of Germany sails aboard the flagship Deutsch lane taking part in the regular maneuvers of the German fleet in the North Sea. About seventy warships of various classes have been mobilized for the exercise.
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Heligoland
Germany
Frederick William
North Sea
Motor Madness Rally Prompts Youth to Seek Gasoline Pace
A Washington Star verse laments youths turning to racing fueled by gasoline and alcohol alike. The poem suggests a dangerous, thrilling drive as a vice and calls for harsher restraint amid fast-paced culture.
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Washington Star
Honor to the Emperor at Vienna Diamond Jubilee
In Vienna six hundred top army and navy officers gathered in the palace hall in gala dress to honor Emperor Francis Joseph for his diamond jubilee. Crown Prince Franz Ferdinand addressed the sovereign on behalf of the officers, presenting the oath of allegiance. The emperor replied warmly and later welcomed a deputation from each regiment he led over sixty years of reign.
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Archduke Franz Ferdinand
Indianapolis Man Identified as Greene in Horse Theft Case
A man calling himself Frank Ross of Chicago, arrested on horse theft charges, has been identified as Robert H. Greene of Waynetown Ind. a bank vice president and prominent church worker. Stolen horses were found in his possession and authorities allege he shipped horses to Chicago for some time.
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Indianapolis
Frank Ross
Chicago
Robert H. Greene
Waynetown
Ind
Farmers’ and Merchants’ Bank
Greene
Held Up by Foreign Bandits on Trip Abroad
Two clergymen Rev Norman MacLeod of Brockville Ontario and Rev George Bailey of Washington return from Turkey and Egypt tell of being halted near Marsaba by cave dwelling bandits. Armed no time to draw weapons, a sermon failed as assailants did not understand English.
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New York
Liverpool
Norman MacLeod
Brockville
Ont
George Bailey
Washington
Ephesus
Turkey
Marsaba
Realizes His Deserts Feudist Guilty of First Degree Murder
Chattanooga report states D. D. Edwards of Kentucky was found guilty of murder in the first degree after a brief jury deliberation. He pleaded with Judge McReynolds to impose immediate death, objecting to a deferred sentence and opposing any appeal motion. Edwards, once bond-bound for murder, killed J. W. Davis, a railroad foreman he had worked for, and had previously said he would die by his own hand if not sentenced to death.
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Chattanooga
Tenn
D. D. Edwards
Edwards
McReynolds
J. W. Davis
Hocking Valley Railway Sells Sunday Creek Coal Interest
Columbus June 1 report that under the Hepburn act the Hocking Valley Railway has divested from Sunday Creek Coal Company and no longer holds coal interests in the Hocking Valley or West Virginia fields. Ownership rests with the Central Trust Company of New York.
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Columbus
Hocking Valley Railway Company
Sunday Creeek Coal Company
Hocking Valley
West Virginia
Central Trust Company
New York
A Dangerous Experiment
A fragment shows a dialogue between First New Yorker and Second New Yorker about opening a bank account. The exchange mentions affordability and references New York Life in a brief, era-tinged caption.
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New Yorker
New York Life
Senate ends long session after currency bill passage
Washington reports the Senate approved the Aldrich Vreeland currency measure 45 to 22 and adopted sine die adjournment at 11:50 p.m. The session closed with passage of the public buildings bill 214 to 4 and other measures including pensions for Texas volunteers and compensation for injured government employees.
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Washington
Senate
House
Willams
Texas Volunteers
Memorial University of
British fundraiser aids American women scholars
A successful concert in Queen's Hall, London, under the Society of American Women, supported a fund to bring U S girls to British universities for post graduate study modeled on the Cecil Rhodes scholarship for men. Ambassador and Mrs Whitelaw Reid attended among the distinguished audience.
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London
Queen's Hall
Society of American Women
United States
Cecil Rhodes
Whitelaw Reid
Y M C A Building Dedicated In New York
The international building of the Young Men's Christian Association on East Twenty Eighth Street has been dedicated as the national headquarters. It is a joint gift from Mrs Russell Sage and Mrs William B Dodge.
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YY. M
New York
The
Young Men's Christian Association
East Twenty- Eighth Street
Russell Sage
William B. Dodge
Keokuk Flood Wipes Out 700 Acres of Tomatoes
Des Moines river broke through the levee near the Keokuk Canning company plat washing away 700 acres of tomato fields and causing about 25000 dollars in losses. The flooded area covers lowlands not protected by Egyptian levees and will not be replanted.
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Keokuk
Des Moines
Keokuk Canning Company
Corn King's Secretary Drowns In English Lake
Logansport Indiana June 1 Mr Robinson private secretary to J A Patten the Chicago corn king was drowned in English lake forty four miles south of the city when his boat capsized while he was fishing an abrupt accident that took place on the lake during a calm afternoon leaving no survivors and creating a shock in business circles connected with Patten's corn operations in Chicago and surrounding areas
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Logansport
Ind
Mr. Robinson
J. A. Patten
Chicago
English Lake
Freddie Welsh Beats Brock After Twenty-Five Round Fight
Freddie Welsh of England earned the decision over Phil Brock of Cleveland after twenty-five hard rounds before the Jefferies Athletic Club in Los Angeles. Brock was a ten to six favorite but was outclassed from start to finish.
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Los Angeles
Freddie Welsh
England
Phil Brock
Cleveland
Jefferies Athletic Club
Brock
They Scuffled in a Hat Drowning in Lake Contrary
In St Joseph on June 1 Clement McCormick Joseph Greer and Albert Graves three St Joseph businessmen drowned when a rowboat they used for a fishing trip overturned in Lake Contrary.
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St. Joseph, Mo
Clement McCormick
Joseph Greer
Albert Graves
St. Joseph
Lake Comtrary
Triplet Calves Born Nearby Vernon Farm
Near Vernon Michigan on June 1 a cow on Frank Serr’s farm delivered triplets. Two calves, one male and one female, were conjoined at the shoulder yet otherwise fully developed. All three calves died shortly after birth.
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Vernon, Mich
Frank Serr
How to Soften Water for Bathing Skin
For irritable skin, softening hard bath water helps. Bran soaked in cheesecloth bags softens water and leaves skin velvety. oatmeal barley or rice also work, but bran is cheapest and best. Tincture of benzoin or a few drops of ammonia can further soften water for hands or face.
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J. H. Wagner Company
Fort Madison, Iowa
Stevens Thomas Moxon
Cedinro
Crown Prince
Motor Madness
France
Joseph of
Austria
Vienna
Francis Joseph
Emperor Francis Joseph OF Austria
Jewell-Hyde
J. J. McKeone
Dr. D. Arthaud
Osteopath
Kirksville
Dr. W. M. Terry
West Washington Street
Washington, Iowa
Holy Land
Philo Hay Svec, Co
Newark
Lemmon's Pharmacy
McElhinney Drug Co
Ray H. Dean
Cook & Sherman's Drug
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Austin. Sutherland
Iowa R.R
D. F. Macon
Iowa
D. G. Knottnerus
Billiard
Ausresys
Clifford Thorne
Court House
J. J. Kellogg
Attorney-At-Law
Squthm Side
W. M. Butterfield
Eicher & Livingston
LAW
Charles A. Dewey
eQuity
Office
J. Wilson
C. Co, Wilson
Wilson & Wilson
Ntockington County Savings Bank
W. M. Keeley
Des Moines River
P. RB
Dal Caicage Sp
Sun. Mail and Express
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California Special
Daily Mail
Papeeee
Daily Express
Washington Branch
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West Bound Pass
Southwest Limited
Nacqueer
Milwaukee
East Bound Pass
Ener Lampiten
Uvam
Central
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St.Paul
Minneapolis
St. Louis
Kansas City
Mason City Mail
Twin Cities Limited
Peoria Express
Peoria Limited
Vestibal
Pullman
A. J. Morris
A.B. Cutts
G. P
T. A
Minneapolis, Minn
E.D. Morrison
P. J. Hanley
J. B. Crail
Anks
Washington County
Urplus
Farmers & Merchants
State Bank
Capital
E. C. Rupp
Casey’s
Munna & Co
Scientific American
All Newatealers
M Co
New’ Omice
F St
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