Smelter case before United States Court of Appeals
The United States Smelting company appeals a permanent injunction by Salt Lake valley residents led by James Godfrey. They allege sulfur emissions harmed crops livestock and people, while the company argues the impacts are exaggerated and the injunction would cost about ten million dollars.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
St Paul
United Cruit Court of Appeals
United States Smelting Company
James Godfrey
Salt Lake Valley
Utah
Three Widowed Indiana Board Members Plan Andersonville Monument
Morgantown Indiana May 23 Dr Fr C Griffith a board member appointed by Governor Hanly to oversee a monument to Union soldiers who starved in Andersonville Georgia notes a coincidence. The three widowers Diggs Smith and Griffith have two children each and never swore oaths until the war. They will depart June 4 to select a site and arrange the monument funded by a recent legislative appropriation of 10 000 dollars.
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Morgantown
Ind
Fr. C. Griffith
Hanly
SOC
Andersonville
W. Diggs
Winchester
D. C
Wreck of Chesapeake and Ohio Hyer Injures Many In Kentucky
A Cincinnati wreck report states the Chesapeake and Ohio Hyer sleeper derailed near Lawrence Creek between Brashears and South Ripley Kentucky. Two are badly hurt Ironton Kelly Ashland Kentucky and Mrs Van Rigo Pikeville Kentucky. Dozens more slightly hurt include Mrs Lazare St Louis Judge Hosley Lawrence Hosley Mrs James Gerwin Cincinnati and several others from Huntsville Milwaukee Pittsburgh Covington Richmond and Chicago.
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Cincinnati
Chesapeake and Ohio
Lawrence Creek
Brashears
South Ripley
Ironton Kelly
Ashland
van Rigo
Pikeville
Lazare
St. Louis
Judge Hosley
Lawrence Hosley
Milwaukee
James Gerwin
Man in Court Threatens Judge with Gun and Dagger
August Shoene, in Bellaire Michigan, demanded property restoration and indemnity from Judge Mayne after a private interview request. He fled to a private office produced a Colt revolver and threatened to shoot if demands were not met within three days. Sheriff Kittle detained Shoene as he resisted and drew a dagger during the search. he is now jailed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bellaire
Mich
Shoene
Mayne
Detroit
Kittle
Spearing Guilty Plea Cost Five Men Big Fish Price
Five Fenton men were arraigned in Flint on spearing charges after being caught at Longlake. They paid $13.85 each for fish priced at $1.38 percent per pound. Deputy Game Warden Thrasher and Deputy Sheriff Rabb arrested them Saturday night.
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Flint
Mich
Fenton
Thrasher
Lapeer
Rabb
Strike Ties Up Huntingburg Brick Plant Demands Pay Rise
In Huntingburg Indiana on May 23 a worker at the Huntingburg Dry Press Brick Company formed a union and demanded a wage increase effective June 3. The firm closed the plant and about fifty men are idle.
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Huntingburg,Ind
Huntingburg Dry Press Brick Company
Phoebe and Polly Learn to Keep Their Rooms Clean
Two sisters Phoebe and Polly live in a red and white country house. Phoebe keeps her room neat with daily dusting watering and organization. Polly initially neglects hers but learns to wind the clock of habit by spending a few minutes each day to tidy, resulting in two pretty rooms delightful to behold.
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Phoebe
Polly
Washington Star
Flowers That Smell and Secretly Keep Time
A lively look at how some flowers open and close with sunlight, act like clocks, and release perfumes. It notes the dandelion, morning glory, four o clock, convolvulus, lettuce flowers, ferns like the Judas tree, Venus flytrap, and nutmeg trees with strong scents that affect birds and ants.
Hawk crashes through window while chasing pigeon in Atlanta room
Two Atlanta boys kept pigeons including one called Brownie. A hungry hawk attacked Brownie sending it toward a window where the hawk crashed through the pane. A caged mocking bird startled a boy named Dick who yelled wildly as the hawk tried to reach the bird, until the boys intervened.
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Atlanta
Brownie
Mesmerist Tricks Audience With Saucer Self Stage Act
An amusement scene shows a man claiming mesmeric powers selecting a subject. The trick uses two sauces and a mirror so the subject follows the mimicry while lampblack marks his forehead nose chin and cheeks. The gag hinges on the subject being new to the act.
Patronymic ranks in England list and distribution
The paragraph notes the top England surnames per Patronimica Britannica with Smith, Jones, Williams, Taylor, Davies, Brown, Thomas, Evans, Roberts, Johnson, Wilson, Robinson, Wright, Wood and Thompson. It cites one Smith per 73 people and one Thompson per 304, others between.
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Williams
Brown
England
Smith
Jones
Taylor
Davies
Thomas
Evans
Roberts
Johnson
Wilson
Robinson
Wright
Wood
Thompson
Optical illusion: paper motion reverses perceived direction
A reader notes an optical trick where shifting or shaking a page held near an open cask makes the viewer seem to look through the paper in the opposite direction. The phenomenon appears consistent across observations.
That Clever Boy Tom Maps The Town But Loses His Cap
A playful verse about a clever boy named Tom who can locate nations on a map and roam any town, yet struggles to locate his own cap. The poem blends wordplay with a light, humorous tone.
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Tom
Calendar Verse of A Year’s Full Range
A reflective calendar style meditation compares busy busy hours idle days among flowers joys sorrows health and labor as the year’s complete arc. The verse links seasons to daily rhythms and future brightness.
Morgan's Latest Purchase of Paris Art Collection
J Vierpont Morgan has bought in Paris for more than 1 million dollars the Hoentschel collection of carvings statues and furniture hailed as the greatest assemblage of applied arts and crafts. Secrecy surrounded negotiations for months amid fear authorities might block the export of artworks from France. Many pieces were removed from churches cathedrals and palaces during times of violence and hold great historic and artistic significance.
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New York
J. Vierpont Morgan
Paris
Hoentschel
France
Italy
Court of Appeals Reverses Louisville Fusion Ruling
The court of appeals reverses judges in Louisville and Jefferson County, ousting 1905 Democratic officials. Governor Beham may appoint replacements and an election for city and county offices is set for next November. Both sides’ campaign tactics and a $100,000 fund are denounced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Louisville
Court of Appeals
Kirby and Miller
Jefferson Circuit Court
Jefferson County
Beckham
Pardons Board Hears Gentry Murder Case in Harrisburg
Harrisburg May 23 The board of pardons holds a hearing in the case of James L. Gentry the actor who killed his fiance and was sentenced to life in the state prison.
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Harrisburg
Board of Pardons
Jamesl. Gentry
Hindu revolutionist jailed for fraud spread rumor
Lahore May 23 A Hindu revolutionist who claimed the plague did not exist and that 100000 weekly deaths were from poisoned water was sentenced to two years rigorous imprisonment. An accomplice who dropped harmless balls into wells was jailed eighteen months.
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Lahore
British India
Punjab
Fire destroys The Thomas House hotel in Fairbury
In Fairbury OL on May 23 the Thomas House, the town's leading hotel, burned to the ground with all contents. Property nearby suffered damage but was fully insured, and the total loss exceeds $10,000.
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Fairbury
Thomas
Reward Offered After West Glendale Train Wreck
The Southern Pacific Railway offers a 10000 dollar reward for the arrest and conviction of those responsible for derailing a train on a West Glendale trestle. The incident killed J. T. McMahan of Santa Barbara and injured twenty two others, all expected to recover. No robbery occurred.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Southern Pacific Railway Company
West Glendale
Here
J. T. McMahan
Santa Barbara
Prisoner in Philadelphia Seeks Second Degree Status
A convict at Eastern Penitentiary serving a life term for killing his fiance Madge W Yorks in a Philadelphia hotel twelve years ago argued that quinine and whisky taken for the grip at the time impaired his condition. His attorneys contend the crime was not more than second degree murder. Letters from legislators clergymen and Philadelphia prominentsupporting him were presented.
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Philadelphia
Madge W. Yorks
Gentry
Roosevelt Returns from Pine Knot Vacation to Washington
The president and Mrs. Roosevelt arrived in Washington after a six day vacation at Pine Knot. Archie Roosevelt, Assistant Secretary Latta and Secret Service Officer Sloan accompanied them. The trip passed without incident.
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Washington
Farmer loses by KO in second round
Des Moines May 23 reports the Hogan bout with Young Kid Farmer. Hogan was knocked down three times in the second round and after a final knockdown failed to rise. His seconds threw in the towel and he was carried from the ring.
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Des Moines
Farmer
Patsy Hogan
Actor Charles B. Church Dies in Cleveland at 79
Charles B. Church, an actor from the era of John Wilkes Booth, died in Cleveland Ohio at age 79. Ambassador Charlemagne Tower and Mrs Tower arrived in Berlin from New York. Erie Railroad directors James N Hill and Ogden Mills were elected to replace James J Hill and D O Mills. General Kuraki and his party left New York for Boston. Mohonk conference on international arbitration continues at Lake Mohonk New York. Wages to rise 10 percent in New England Cotton Yarn mills and Kerr Tread Mill Fall River Monday.
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Charles B. Church
John Wilkes Booth
Cleveland
Charlemagne Tower
Tower
Berlin
New York
James N. Hill
Ogden Mills
Erie Railroad
James J. Hill
D. O. Mills
Kuraki
Boston
Lake Mohonk
N. Y
New England Cotton Yarn Company
Kerr Tread Mill
Fall River
Mass
Parrot with Queer Habits Upsets Buyer
A Chicago Tribune item notes a dealer evaluating a parrot for a customer. The bird, described as well behaved yet exposed to many households, blesses its feed but swears while eating, leading the dealer to doubt fit for the buyer.
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Lird
Chicago Tribune
Man Keeps Hat Two Years Through Reblocks and Exchange
A man notes his economical approach to headwear. He mentions a hat two years old, still presentable after two reblocks and one restaurant exchange for a nearly new replacement. The remark highlights thrift and practical maintenance in everyday attire.
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Indiana
Chesapeake and Ohio Road
Maltenser
St. Nicholas
Morgan
Bradfield Regulator Co
Atiow Free
Atlanta, Ga
President
Ats Frcze
McCartney & Gon
Sprague Correspondence School OF Law
Hanberlains
Orino
Price
Munn & Co
Scientific American
F St
Washington, D
Dr. Kir
Chamberlain
Cook & Sherman
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