World News Roundup Highlights Global Events and Incidents
A sprawling digest covers the International League of Press Clubs convention at Put-in-Bay July 17 to 23, legal rulings on Turner the immigrant, Brooklyn leading April construction, the death of Jack Hills discoverer H N Ross, Herrin mine disaster toll rising to eight, Rev J C Murray elected Kentucky bishop, Rhode Island battleship launch, Billings Brewing Company safe explosion thefts, Vernon Wieske murder conviction, new Bedford murder jury, Western Union cuts poolrooms, favorable crop prospects, Portos Rican prisoner pardon by Roosevelt, Moorecroft rail wreck with one dead, Baptist endowment plan, shingle weavers strike, Quay in poor condition, Robinson murder suicide at Belle Vernon, Post Office revenue forecast and rural routes growth, and a feud ending in a family shooting near Ariola Colorado.
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International League of Press Clubs
Put-in-Bay
United States Supreme Court
Port of
New York
Turner
Brooklyn
H. N. Ross
Jack Hills
Custer
S. C
Black ‘Hills
Herrin
J. C. Murray
St. Michaels Church
Baltimore
Kentucky
Episcopal Church
Thomas Underwood Dudley
Rhode Island
Quincy
Mass
Billings
Mont
Weather Bureau
R. Ortez
Stillwater
Minn
Roosevelt
Moorecroft
Wyo
Cleveland
Wisconsin
United States
M. L. Quay
Clyde Robinson
Belle Vernon
Payne
Post Office Department
Ariola
C. W. Herman
Frank Ingles
Marshal Humphreys
Griswold at St Elizabeths After Gov LaFollette Renomination
M P Griswold lay in bed at St Elizabeths hospital Appleton and cut his throat after learning Gov LaFollette was renominated by Wisconsin Republicans. He was the governor's bitterest political enemy.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. P. Griswold
St. Elizabeth’s Hospital
Appleton
Rock Island
Kansas City
Commission On International and Industrial Peace
General Conference of
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Henry Spellmeyer
Newark
N. J
W. F. McDowell
New York
J. W. Bashford
Wesleyan University
Methodist Church In Convention
Los Angeles
Political conventions nominate candidates across states
Republican and Democratic party activity across states features renominations for Congress in New York Illinois and Ohio. Roosevelt receives support from Wisconsin Iowa and Nebraska delegates while Col Horatio C. King is elected president of the Army of the Potomac society. Wisconsin factions split with La Follette and Cook fielding rival ticket groups.
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New York
E. B. Vreeland
George E. Foss
House Naval Affairs Committee
Congress
Illinois
California
W. R. Hearst
Columbus
Ohio
Roosevelt
Methodist General Conference
J. F. Berry
Epworth Herald
Society of the Army of the Potomac
Hartford
Conn
Horatio C. King
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Nebraska
John L. Webster
Omaha
Baensch
Wisconsin
Iowa
David R. Cruissinger
Marion
Spooner and
Quarles
la Follette
Cook
Springfield
Yates
Lowden
Deneen
Hamlin
Warner
Sherman
Pierce
Gardner
la Salle
Cannon
Yeas
United States
Madison
Wis
Spooner
Babcock
Minor
Samuel A. Cook
Supreme Court
Robert M. la Follette
Interstate Commerce Commission
War News From Asia Dominates Global Dispatches
Reports detail Gen Miles predicting wider war involvement, Kuropatkin pulling back toward Mukden, Japanese forces advancing near Mukden and attacks along Port Arthur, along with evacuations, river actions, and naval losses. Also noted are political changes in Russia France and U S events, including a high profile homicide and a bank failure linked deaths.
Russians Advance to Relieve Port Arthur Amid War Alerts
Seventy thousand Russian troops move toward Port Arthur to relieve the fortress as Japanese forces of about 45,000 push to within seven miles of the batteries. Reports claim Korean independence is tottering and Japanese plotting to topple the emperor. Russians suffer about 2,000 killed and wounded in the Kaichu battle on May 16.
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Nelson A. Miles
Zassalitch
Newchwang
Sir Henry M. Stanley
Surrey
Pirbright
Eng
Chinanfu
Weishien
Choutsun
Shantung
St. Petersburg
Newehwang
Yalu
Fangwangcheng
Port Arthur
Yoshino
Kasuga
Hatsus
Kaichu
Convention Fights and Platform Debates Across States
Reports from Springfield Wisconsin Iowa and Michigan detail party conventions with deadlocks and revolts. Chief events include Yates leading in Illinois but blocked from nomination, Wisconsin Republicans backing La Follette and Roosevelt, Iowa sticking to stand pat tariffs, and Michigan defeating primary reform efforts.
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Des Moines
Iowa
Michigan
Grand Rapids
Mich
Congress
William Alden Smith
Committee On Resolutions
Go Back to Work After Cedar Rapids Labor Dispute
Des Moines Iowa May 21 seven hundred carpenters who had been shut out since May 1 returned to work Friday as all differences were settled.
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Des Moines
Senator Butler Endorses Peruna For Dyspepsia
U S Senator M C Butler of South Carolina endorses Peruna in a Washington letter. He credits relief from dyspepsia and stomach trouble and advocates Peruna as a catarrh remedy that cures stomach digestion naturally without artificial methods. He states Peruna cures catarrh wherever located and has treated many cases.
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U. S
M. C. Butler
South Carolina
Peruna Medicine Co
Washington, D. C
Promote Peruna Advice From Dr Hartman in Columbus
If you do not derive prompt and satisfactory results from Peruna, write to Dr Hartman for a full statement of your case. He will be pleased to give you valuable advice gratis. Address Dr Hartman President of The Hartman Sanitarium Columbus O.
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Hartman
Dr. Hartman
Hartman Sanitarium
Columbus, O
History's Hilarity in a Tepee Banter
Hiawatha chats with his prospective father in law by a tepee. The young brave recalls finding quartz while hunting over the ridge for arrowhead flints. The arrowmaker says he will tell his daughter and that it will make MinneHAHA.
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Hiawatha
Detroit News
The Glorious Prince Farce Cited In Theater Gossip
A playful exchange recalls a prince balancing a feather duster on his nose for a chorus girl as a source of amusement. A separate bulletin notes ten cents of peanuts contain four ounces of protein and 2 767 calories of energy, while a dyspepsia figure is mentioned ironically.
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Chicago Record-Herald
Department of Agriculture
Kansas City Star
Notary Publ ic Manning Endorses Dodd s Kidney Pills
A notarized letter from John W. Manning of Columbiana County Ohio describes severe kidney trouble followed by rapid relief after using Dodd s Kidney Pills. He claims lasting benefit and endorses the remedy, noting others' success and urging caution with whisky costs referenced by the Plain Dealer.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Salineville
John W. Manning
Columbiana County
Dodd
Allen's Foot-Ease Advertisement and Factory Whistle Note
An 19th century advertisement promotes Allen's Foot-Ease powder to cure tired feet and ease tight shoes with a free trial offer. A St. Louis factory whistle is described as audible for ten miles, raising questions about its necessity to signal quitting time.
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Allen
A. S. Olmsted
le Roy
St. Louis
Indianapolis Journal
Quote on Piso's Cure and sharp shooting record
Mrs Thos Robbins of Norwich New York credits Piso's Cure for Consumption with saving her life three years ago. The Ohio State Journal notes Corporal Shotts and Private Shotts of Battery H are making great target practice records. They are good Shotts but not dead Shotts.
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Shotts
Battery H
Ohio State Journal
Congressional Pleasantries in the House
The report notes Champ Clark delivering a speech in the house while Mr Mann of Illinois was sent out on business. Mann returned to hear Clark still vocal as he was joking with Mr Mudd of Maryland who quips Clark is champing a little.
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Congressional
Champ Clark
Mann
Ilinois
Clark
Champing
Mr Mann
Mr. Mudd
Maryland
Washington
Foot-Ease joke at Exposition echoed in local quips
The dialogue mocks visitors using Allen's Foot-Ease at night versus day as footprints become acre like under lights. A note says the twain will be made one in June. A Philadelphia Ledger aside comments on Japanese treatment of servants and national strength.
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Easy
Allen’s
Russia
Philadelphia Ledger
Hard-luck man vents his troubles to readers
A Chicago Record-Herald reader letter describes a persistent complaint from a man who says his misfortune would be less bothersome if he stopped recounting it to others.
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Chicago Record-Herald
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