Iron bedsteads for Indians and other distant notes
The Times questions the Indian bureau contract for more than three hundred iron bedsteads for Indian use, arguing wooden ones might suffice. It notes California’s vast timber reserves, Spain’s Barcelona soap factories exporting largely to Cuba, and Philippines customs revenues doubling to over a million a month as peace returns.
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Minneapolis ‘Times
Indian Bureau
Barcelona
Spain
Cuba
Uncle Sam
Pastor Sheldon’s Romance Stirs in Want Ad Defense
A fragment suggests Pastor Sheldon penned a defense of a servant girl in response to a want advertisement. The piece hints he does not practice what he preaches as his servants do not stay long.
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Sheldon
Want
Growth of Georgia Postal Routes in 1890s
Georgia operates seventy one free postal delivery routes now with ten more planned within weeks. In 1896 the state had only one route. Georgians quickly grasped the system’s advantages and most routes are self supporting. The Supreme Court rules the constitution follows the flag after proper territorial preparation.
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Georgia
United States Supreme Court
Supreme Court
Ancient bronze China vase shipped from Tehingjan-Foo to Odessa
A fourteen foot tall bronze China vase weighing about five tons has been moved from Tehingjan-Foo to Odessa and is destined for a museum in St. Petersburg. The report does not confirm if the vase is part of Russian soldiers looting.
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Odessa
St. Petersburg
Woman walks 28 miles to rail ride then returns
A Pennsylvania woman walked twenty eight miles to take her first railroad ride but upon seeing the iron horse she disliked its appearance and turned back, a feat contrasted with the idea that fifty six miles would be enough for most to taste the strenuous life.
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Pennsylvania
European crop reports signal strong demand for American wheat
European crop reports indicate upcoming substantial demand for American wheat abroad for the next year. If realized, the U S crop could exceed the average of the past five to six years with a favorable foreign market for surplus wheat.
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Europe
America
Unclear fragment on locomotives in India and England
A garbled report cites Tord Hamilton defending the action of placing American locomotives on Indian railways, blaming the move on England's strike and implying a broader trend across lines.
Lunatic Herald Proposed by Owaneco Writer
Gen A B Leeper of Owaneco New Jersey plans a weekly paper titled the Lunatic Herald to be published by a lunatic five times committed to the state asylum. The idea is noted by exchanges as a new departure in journalism though the concept is not radically new, only the name.
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A. B. Leeper
Owaneco
Lunatic Herald
Dowie’s Claims Stir Chicago Church Debate
Prominent ebienists of Chicago denounce John Alexander Dowie Zionist leader who proclaimed himself Elijah’s reincarnation and declares tithes must be collected. Critics say the zeal hides a methodical effort to extract money from followers amid his prophetic declarations.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Elijah
Dowie
Michigan Legislature Approves Ward For Cat Hospital
A new bill signed by the governor appropriates 50000 dollars for the erection and equipment of a psychopath ward at the University of Michigan hospital. The facility aims to treat individuals lacking mental stability and prevent them from becoming public patients, offering care to save them for society.
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Michigan
Cat Hospital
University Ofchigan
Eset
Marthas Blaine wed in Washington home wedding
News in brief reports the marriage of Miss Martha Hichborn to James G. Blaine on the 4th at the bride’s Washington home, witnessed by close relatives and friends of the couple.
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Martha Hichborn
Hichborn
James G. Blaine
Maine Statesman
Washington City
Mary Schuler
Kansas City
St. Joseph’s Hospital
Schuler
Stockholm
Haxeclius
Scandinavian and Northern Museum
Taylor
Kansas Late Normal School
James Milliken University
Decatur
July push to civic rule in the Philippines and other notes
Full civil government will be set up in the Philippine islands by early July with a tariff proclamation to follow as planned. Trials of the battleship Wisconsin and torpedo boat Stockton are authorized for mid month. Reports from Nagasaki cite Russia offering Nalney or Port Arthur and Corea port access in exchange for an ice free port. Plague deaths in Hong Kong and famine in Siberia. Plea of buried skeletons found near Deloit. Fire at Mare Island navy yard damages smokeless powder.
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Philippine Islands
Philippine Commission
Supreme Court
Wisconsin
Pacific Station
Stockton
Richmond
Nagasaki
Japan
Corea
Musamoho
Port Lazareff
Russia
Nalney
Port Arthur
Vladivostock
Hong Kong
Watson & Co
Siberia
Deloit
Hinds Central
Cramp-Maxim-Vickers
Bethlehem
Sinking fund buys and fire destroy Willets town
On the 5th the treasury department purchased short term bonds for the sinking fund and related issues with prices listed. Also on the 5th the entire business portion of Willets California, about twenty five miles north of Ukiah, was destroyed by fire with total loss estimated near 50000 dollars.
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Treasury Department
Willets
Ukiah
Cal
Nebraska bondsmen suit seeks six hundred thousand
In Omaha district court for the third time, Nebraska pursues restitution from bondsmen of former state treasurer Joseph Bartley for a defalcation exceeding 600000. The case, twice tried, saw both verdicts set aside by the Nebraska Supreme Court for trial errors.
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Nebraska
Joseph Bartley
Omaha
Bartley
Supreme Court
George W. Cumberland
George W. Thompson
The
Elks
Brooklyn
New York City
Order of Elks
New York
Ocean
North Coke Lighthouse
United States
Berlin
White
Germany
Littleton
Paul Roberts
Jane Harvey
George Kruckberg
Bixby
Minn
Exposition sites eyed as St Louis prep work continues
The Louisiana Purchase Exposition Co executive committee weighed offered sites in a week of study. Other notes include a missing official badge, a St Joseph coin sale for 850 dollars, a Salisbury model mill fire causing 35000 dollars loss, and various national items from royal cuts to population gains.
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St. Louis
Leo Bassieur
G. C. Messenger
St. Joseph
Baltimore
Salisbury
Edward
Oklahoma
California
Col. Youngblood
Alabama
Treasury Department
Hanna
Lee Trickey
Glenwood
Wis
United States
Memphis
F. B. Loomis
Venezuela
Charles C. Bell
Boonville
Missouri
Buffalo
Horticultural
Leith
Scotland
Louisiana
J. W. Randt
Philippines
Bloomington
Illinois Counts: Notables, Deaths, and Armour Institute Revamp
Illinois state news outlines multiple deaths across towns including Mrs. Shields in Pana age 40 Mrs. McEndree in Flora age 70 Capt Fred Bernier Civil War veteran in Kankakee age 64 Mrs Ennis pioneer of Clark county at Marshall and others. It also reports Armour Institute of Technology enlargement a full reorganization next year with Rev Frank Gunsaulus returning as president two new buildings a shop and a memorial for P D Armour Sr and confirms co education for the academy will end. Dr Gunsaulus will focus on academic leadership while a board committee handles finances.
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F. D. Shields
Pana
Sarah C. McEndree
Flora
Fred Bernier
Kankakee
Frederick B. Ennis
Clark County
Marshall
N. S. Townsend
Abraham Lincoln
Gen. Grant
Illinois
Maryville
Cassius M. Sargant
Richland Township
Coles County
Windsor
Cressa Smith
Latoka
Nettie Millson
Bunker Hill
Cornelia Anderson
Lebanon
J. N. Covert
Newman Bank
Newman
Armour Institute of Technology
Frank W. Gunsaulus
P. D. Armour, Sr
Armour Institute
Gursaulus
Multiple Fatalities From Industrial and Weather Accidents
Charles Densip died at Olive Branch flour mill when a broken belt struck him in the stomach. William Jerrell of Equality was killed by falling slate at the Ledford mine in Harrisburg. Joseph Nolan, a farmer, perished from lightning at McLean. Schultz sausage factory in Bloomington burned by lightning. Fire at Lake City destroyed the Picketts and McDaniel grain elevator with 10,000 bushels. Richard Goodall, 80, found dead in a creek near Marion.
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Charles Densip
Olive Branch
William Jerrell
Equality
Ledford
Harrisburg
Joseph Nolan
McLean
Schultz
Bloomington
Lake City
Picketts & McDaniel
Richard Goodall
Marion
Oil transport proposal from Texas to Chicago via gulf and Great Lakes
A plan proposes moving Texas oil to Chicago using a route through the gulf, Atlantic, St Lawrence River, and the Great Lakes. It is seen as a coal substitute for railroads, though the Mississippi route via the Illinois and a future canal would be shorter and likely used once larger vessels can navigate the canal.
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Texas
Chicago
Gulf
Atlantic
St. Lawrence River
Great Lakes
Mississippi
Ninois
Bank Loot at Collison Sparks Flour Smuggling Tie
Campbell's bank in Collison Ver Milion county was looted of 1600 dollars by robbers. They first broke into a store and secured about a hundred sacks of flour around the safe to deaden the explosion. The robbery was not discovered until the bank opened in the morning.
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Campbell's Bank
Collison
Vermilion County
Destructive fire damages Mattoon poultry plant and warehouses
A large fire swept Mattoon on the ith, starting in the Arthur Jordan Poultry Co. plant and destroying it. The flames then spread to the Kingsolver & Duncan warehouses and several dwellings, all of which were consumed by the blaze.
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Mattoon
Ith
Arthur Jordan Poultry Co
Kingsolver & Duncan
Dowie Declares Reincarnated Elijah Before Followers
John Alexander Dowie of the Chicago Zion movement proclaims himself the reincarnated Elijah. About three thousand adherents rise to affirm their belief in his claim, with Dowie stating this marks his third time on Earth.
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Earth
John Alexander Dowie
Chicago Zion
Elijah
Professor W. Stillson New Pratt Institute Instructor
Prof W Stillson formerly professor of mathematics at McKendree College Lebanon has been elected to the position of instructor at Pratt s Institute in Brooklyn New York.
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W. ©. Stillson
McKendree College
Lebanon
Pratt's Institute
Brooklyn, N. Y
Fire destroys Teak Hardware Co stock at Quincy store
A large fire at Quincy damaged several businesses and gutted the Teak Hardware Co store. Loss estimated at 75000 dollars, with insurance coverage reported as adequate to cover the damage. Other nearby establishments also reported damage from the blaze.
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Quincy
Quincey
Teak Hardware Co
Francis J Mack Dead In Bloomington At 85
Francis J Mack native of Alsace Lorraine died in Bloomington at age 85 He was father to Frank and John Mack notable ball players from two decades ago.
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Francis J. Mack
Alsace
Lorraine
Bloomington
Frank
John Mack
A Dangerous Place to Ride in Galesburg
Losse Holderman of Streator was killed while riding atop a passenger coach in Galesburg. He was struck by a bridge, resulting in a crushed skull and fatal injuries.
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Losse Holderman
Streator
Galesburg
Raids on New York pool rooms resume under officials
A committee of fifteen raids on pool rooms in New York resume late yesterday led by Justice Jerome Col Monroe and Superintendent McCulloch. The Germania assembly rooms on the Bowery were raided with no prisoners taken while No 109 West Thirty seventh Street yielded one prisoner. A large crowd was found in the Bowery room and evidence gathered.
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New York
Jerome
Robert Grier Monroe
McCulloch
Germania
Bowery
West Thirty-seventh Street
McCullagh
Frank Farrell
Frank Burbridge
Farrell
Thirty-seventh Street
Justice Jerome
Robert T. Wooley
Committee of Fifteen
Admiral Schley Visits Maritime Exchange Gathering
New York June 7 Admiral W S Schley visited the Maritime Exchange to see Lieutenant-Commander James A Sears once his flag lieutenant at Santiago now in the Hydrographic bureau. He declined to speak but offered to shake hands with all, drawing cheers and questions about Samp son. Police escorted him to safety after the lively reception.
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New York
Schley
Maritime Exchange
James A. Sears
Santiago
Hydrographic Bureau
Exchange
Sampson
American Bible Society elects officer and expands work
The American Bible Society board elected Alden Spears of Massachusetts as vice president. J B Wragg of Newman Georgia was named a special agent to work among Black communities in the southern states with a new appropriation. Reports note progress reestablishing work in China and rising Scripture demand in the Philippines.
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New York
The
American Bible Society
Alden Spears
Massachusetts
J. B. Wragg
Newman
China
Philippines
Teachers Score a Point in Mandamus Appeal
Springfield June 7 The supreme court overruled the motion to dismiss the Chicago Teachers Federation mandamus appeal against the state board of equalization. The board was not required to post a bond to prosecute its appeal, and the court upheld the trial judge finding that the appeal could proceed without one.
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Springfield
Vthe Supreme Court
Chicago Teachers’ Federation
State Board of Equalization
Board of Equalization
Supreme Court
Homemade siphon lifts water from well to trough
Rufus R. Libbey explains a self built siphon from galvanized pipe with lead seals to be airtight. The device lifts water 18 to 22 feet from a well into a trough about 100 yards away and 614 feet below water level, running at about four gallons per minute with head. It includes valves at A and B, a chamber C L, and a steam valve S for safety, with a funnel R to fill.
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Rufus R. Libbey
Ohio
Making a hedge fence from planting to annual care
Instructions for establishing a hedge fence describe soil preparation, ridge height, planting depth and spacing, root pruning, and angled placement to promote multiple shoots. It covers annual care from first season replacement of failing transplants to staged pruning in years two to four, with final height guidance and clipping methods.
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N. Y
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U. S. Navy
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