Stricken at prayer death summons son in law of T P Shonts
New York June 3 Theodore I Shonts president of the Interborough Metropolitan company declares that reports accusing his son in law the Duke de Chaulnes of opium use are infamous. He says the duke died of heart disease while kneeling beside his wife during prayer. He describes the death scene and defends the widow from insinuations.
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New York
Paris
Theodore I. Shonts
Interboroual Metropolitan Company
Duke de Chaulnes
Shonts
Fragmentary letter hints at family ties in France
A brief, partly legible note references a family dispute over care for a daughter in France. The Duchess is described as more than a sister, promising sympathetic friends for the girl during her stay abroad.
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Dt Ves
France
Kaiser Opens an Exhibition in Berlin Shipbuilding Show
Emperor William and Empress Victoria of Sweden opened Berlin's shipbuilding exposition with King Gustav and Queen Victoria present. The display features gold and silver models of vessels from Viking ships to modern warships, plus trans Atlantic liner cabin and stateroom models, lighthouses, floating decks, a submarine signaling apparatus, and life saving devices.
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Berlin
Emperor William
Gustav
Queen Victoria
Sweden
William
trans-Atlantic Steamship Companies
College Professor Leads Ten Students on Immigrant Pilgrimage
Professor Edward A Steiner of Iowa University heads ten volunteers from Midwestern colleges as they sail in steerage on the steamship Alice toward Europe to study the immigrant’s life. They carry only funds for immediate needs to learn languages, habits, social conditions, and the races shaping the United States population.
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New York
Europe
Edward A. Steiner
IoWa University
Pennsylvania
Middlewest
United States
Chicago Hosts The 59th American Medical Association Meeting
Chicago opened the fifty ninth annual American Medical Association convention with about 3000 attendees in the Auditorium theater. Governor Deneen gave the welcome and Bishop Cheney led the opening prayer as Dr. Joseph J. Bryant chaired. A key topic was creating a national department of health and the gathering planned a year long immigrant outreach tour by ten men to work in mining regions as social workers and citizenship educators.
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Chicago
American Medical Association
United States
Joseph J. Bryant
New York City
Department of Health
Deneen
Cheney
Bohemia
Poland
Russia
Hungary
Austria
Balkans
Italy
New York
Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania Young Men's Christian Association
Oldest Iowa Minister Dead
Rev. Dr S N Fellows, reported as Iowa’s oldest minister, has died in Iowan City. He served pastorates in multiple towns across the upper Iowa conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church.
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Iowa
Iowan City
S N. Fellows
Upper Iowa
The
Methodist Epicopal Church
Shurtleff Eyes Senate Bid In Illinois
Chicago June 3 State politicians watch Edward K Shurtleff for potential U S Senate bid if Albert J Hopkins leaves the post. Returning as a house member could make him speaker again and a strong contender if many candidates split the vote.
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Chicago
Albert J. Hopkins
United States Senate
House
Shurtleff
Boycott of Japanese Goods in Manchuria Reported
From Harbin letters come word of a serious boycott of Japanese wares in Manchuria with all prominent Chinese merchants participating. Russian residents are alarmed by a Chinese exodus of domestics and other workers recalling the Boxer outbreak.
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St. Petersburg
Harbin
Manchuria
Drowned Youth Recovered by Farmer Spearing at Lake
Pontiac Michigan June 3. A farmer named Johnson speared what he thought was a fish at Terry lake and recovered the body of Cole Harriman, a youth who drowned Friday. The spear pierced his arm. earlier searches for the body had failed.
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Pontiac
Mich
Terry Lake
Johnson
Cole Harriman
Prediction of Flying Machines Foretold by Trowbridge
Arlington Mass June 3 Recent advances in aerial navigation echo a 40 year old prophecy by John T Trowbridge who wrote the Darius Green poem about 1867 He says the idea arose naturally from his interest in flying machines which he believed would be perfected someday.
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Arlington
Mass
John T. Trowbridge
Darius Green
Trowbridge
Strawberry Crop That Pays in Evansville Indiana
Evansville farmer Henry Roeder reports picking 500 gallons of strawberries from three quarters of an acre, earning about 224.75 dollars at 25 cents per gallon. He expects 300 more gallons this week for about 75 dollars, and plans to plant the patch in late potatoes with a projected yield of 200 bushels or more.
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Evansville
Ind
Henry Roeder
Roeder
Ex Judge Confesses Forgery In San Francisco Case
Ex judge G Richie formerly of Louisville surrogate court pleads and is sentenced by Judge Ogden of Oakland to eighteen months in San Quentin for passing a forged check.
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San Francisco
G. Richie
Louisville
Ogden
Oakland
San Quentin
Awaiting the Stork's View in Madrid
The Official Gazette notes the birth of a royal baby is expected by the end of June as Queen Victoria's accouchement looms.
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Madrid
Hogs and cattle markets in Chicago on June 3 1908
Market reports show hog receipts of 26 000 with steady prices and light to heavy grades listed. Cattle and sheep volumes at 11 000 and 15 000 respectively, with mixed signals on demand and varying prices across classes. Daily receipts and estimated future arrivals accompany official leftovers and market outlook.
John A Babcock Ad Promises Square Deal
A brief Chicago classified style notice from John A Babcock asserting a fair, square deal. The ad emphasizes dependable service and invites contact at the North American Commission Company in Chicago Illinois.
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The
North American Commission ‘Company
Oregon Primary Results and Chamberlain Victory Signals
A Portland report notes Governor George E. Chamberlain's likely U S Senate win, with a substantial Republican majority in the next legislature and a large bloc pledging support to Chamberlain under Statement No 1. It warns of possible defections and outlines a Republican sweep plus drys and woman suffrage outcomes.
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Portland
Ore
Jone
George E. Chamberlain
Oregon
United States
Charles W. Fulton
Chamberlain
Henry M. Cake
Roosevelt
Senate
United States Senate
Hammond for Second Place in Republican VP Talk
Washington reports that John Hays Hammond will seek the Republican nomination for vice president. Urged by western friends as a Californian by birth and knowledgeable on western issues, Hammond now resides in Gloucester Massachusetts. He was once with Guggenheim Mining, no smelting trust link, and has support among business men. He will campaign from Chicago where John B. Montgomery heads HQ in the Auditorium Annex.
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Washington
John Hays Hammond
West
Gloucester
Mass
Hammond
Guggenheim Mining Company
Hammad
John B. Montgomery
Colorado
Chicago
Auditorium Annex
Fine Weather Grips Bryan Tour Across Nebraska
In Scott's Bluff Nebraska June 3 with bright sunshine William J Bryan drew large crowds on a Nebraska tour stopping at Bridgeport Bayard Minatare and Scott's Bluff where he delivered major speeches. The caravan then moved by car to Kimball about sixty five miles away.
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Bryan
Scott’s Bluff
Neb
William J, Bryan
Bridgeport
Bayard
Minatare
Cartry
Kimball
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Theodore Perry
Ketten
New York Evening World
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Scranton
Warren
Uniontown
Royal Baking Powder
Illinois
Texas
Beach-Wickham Grain Company
John A. Babcock
Chicago, Ill
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