Wind Storm Lifts School House Hurts No One
A May cyclone swept Grundy Kendall Will counties causing miraculous escapes. A frame Caton schoolhouse with about twenty pupils and Miss Margaret Shaw was swung but not overturned. A barn near Auxable was torn, a horse unhurt, and a farmer and workers escaped injury despite peril. A funnel cloud moved rapidly through the area, with reports of multiple minor damage and a fence incident.
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Joliet
Grundy
Will
Kendall
Caton Farm
Margaret Shaw
Henry Harder
Thome Place
Harder
Auxaible
Kendall County
Methodist Episcopal Church
Arthur Bedford
Seward
John Klein
Bedfords
Aoises
Grundy County
Here
Chad
Protege of a Railway in Early Train Yard Roles
Miss Nellie Conser of Selins Grove sought a livelihood from the Pennsylvania railroad after her father’s death in service. By order of A. J. Cassatt she was placed in a block office at South Danville, learned the key and switching levers, and was assigned to Shindel in Snyder county where forty four freight and four express trains pass daily.
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Wilkes-Barre
I.a
Pennsylvania Railroad
Nellie Conser
Selins Grove
Here
A. J. Cassatt
South Danville
Shindel
Snyder County
Monstrous two headed snake killed by farmer
A seven foot striped two headed snake was killed by John McCarty west of Ottumwa. He hung it on a fence to show friends but crows carried off the carcass before midday. Wisconsin voters moved to nominate Hatten in a senatorial caucus after a tight balloting and shifting support.
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Ottumwa
John McCarty
Here
McCarty
Russian upper house rejects drumhead trial bill
The council of the empire rejects the bill to abolish trials by drumhead court martial. A band of highwaymen led by a "beautiful" young Italian girl terrorizes Salerno province in southern Italy. Denver and Rio Grande train men and conductors reach a settlement and suspend strikes. North Dakota wheat seeding progress ranges from 40 to 50 percent completed.
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Council of the Empire
Salerno
Italy
Denver and
Rio Grande
North Dakota
Baseball scores from May 16 games across leagues
Scores roundup from Chicago dated May 16 list results in the League American Association and Western divisions. Notable games include Boston defeating Pittsburgh in ten innings, Brooklyn beating St. Louis, New York defeating Cincinnati, Philadelphia topping Chicago, and Kansas City over Toledo.
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Chicago
Boston
Pittsburg
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Cincinnati
Philadelphia
Detroit
Cleveland
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
St. Paul
Western
Pueblo
Omaha
Denver
Des Moines
Sioux City
Russian labor party figures dine with Bryan in Lincoln
Alexis Aladdin and Nicholas Tschoykovsky representing the Russian labor party and the first duma visit Lincoln as guests of William J. Bryan. Bryan hosted a dinner in their honor last night, highlighting a moment of cross border political交流.
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Bryan
Lincoln, Neb
Alexis Aladdin
Nicholas Tschoykovsky
Labor Party
Russia
First Duma
Lincoln
William J. Bryan
Ruef pleads guilty to save relatives in San Francisco trial
Abraham Ruef, adviser to Mayor Schmitz and former San Francisco city power, pleads guilty to extortion while asserting innocence on the main charge. He says his confession aims to spare his father mother sister and a niece from danger and hardship.
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Haywood
San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
Abe Ruef
Schmitz
Judge Dunne
Department of the Superior Court
Bers
Ruef
Abraham Ruefnocence
Fie
Prejudice in Orchard Testimony Sparks Roosevelts Involvement
In Boise Idaho on May 16 the Steunenberg murder trial jurors were reexamined. A sudden dispute over prejudice against witness Harry Orchard arose among counsel. The confrontation drew in President Roosevelt during a tense session.
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Boise, Ida
Harry Orchard
Talesmen
Steunenberg Murem
Roosevelt
Wingate Testimony in Trial Sees Bias Against Orchard
Samuel Wingate, eleventh talesman, faced examination in chief as defense sought to show bias against Orchard. Borah pressed questions to test his neutrality. Darrow and Richardson argued over Roosevelt’s relevance. The judge overruled objections as the testimony proceeded.
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Samuel Wingate
Talesman
Wingate
Orchard
Borah
Talesmen
Darrow
McPartland
Taft
Roosevelt
Richardson
Markets Report from Chicago Hogs and Cattle Prices May 16 1907
Market notes show mixed hog prices from 5 lower to 6 50 for light hogs and 6 25 to 6 50 for mixed packers. Cattle receipts total 26862 yesterday with meat values ranging from 1 80 to 5 35 for cows and heifers and Texas steers at 4 25 to 4 75. Sheep receipts reach 10000 with natives at 5 0 to 6 20 and lambs from 6 25 to 8 75, market weak to 5 lower than opening.
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Texas
Chicago
John A Babcock and North American Commission Ad
A fragment shows John A Babcock associated with the North American Commission offering a promise of a square deal and ongoing contact. The line emphasizes prompt communication and dependable business dealings.
Democrats See Chance for Ohio Legislature Shift
Democratic leaders in Ohio claim a real possibility of taking the state house and electing a successor to Foraker if Republicans fail to heal divisions after Columbus. They cite narrow Republican margins in current districts and a favorable statewide balance on joint ballot as proof of a fighting chance.
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Cleveland, O
Columbus
Taft
Foraker
Oraker
Ohio House of Representatives
Senate
Wheat Shortage Pressures EU Markets
London reports EU wheat under tight supply with strong demand and limited stocks. German purchases of Austrian cargoes over weeks reduce available supplies while Russia’s political tensions and crop damages in Germany and Eastern Europe weigh on trade, pushing prices higher.
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London
Germa
Russia
Germany
Roumania
Mary
Danube
Bulgaria
Europe
Great Britain
Condition of Representative Ward Weak After Illness
Condition of Representative Charles E Ward of Lansing Michigan remains weak as of May 16. He did not rest after illness Sunday until 2 o clock Tuesday morning and then rested fitfully. His doctors consider him very sick.
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W Lansing
Mich
Charles E. Ward
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