Ruhr farm incident and grafting plum trees tale
A social outing near the Ruhr farm ends with a dropped horse scandal and delayed return to town. Juba Robison defends tree work as grafting plums, while a timber man notes odd pruning. A separate crash near Highland injures 12 aboard a two-car electric rail line, with Motorman Emory Ayer among the injured and several women sustaining leg fractures.
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Juba Robison
Plain Township
John
Robison
Ohio
Poughkeepsie NY
New Paltz and
Poughkeepsie
Highland
Emory Ayer
Washington Dispatch Reflects Madrid Cable Uncertainty
Washington reports officials in Madrid are unaware of any instruction to seek explanations from the Spanish government over Senor Avana or Senor Arana. The White House has no information on a supposed plan to send a congratulatory cable and its possible suppression.
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Washington
Madrid
Senor Arana
Havana
Senor Avana
Millersburg Votes Wet in Local Referendum
May 28 election under the Real local operen biw drew a lively but orderly turnout. Five hundred twenty votes were cast and Millersburg went wet by a narrow margin. Many feared the town’s business would suffer as a result.
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Millersburg
Oil Boom Suspected As Well Near Wooster Delivers Oil
Crowds gather along the road to Wooster as a new well shows oil after an explosion opened rock, with reports of abundant production at depth. Oil appears Pennsylvania grade in color, tests affirm quality, and some stockholders express optimism while drilling to clean bottom accumulations begins.Leases arise among local businessmen eager for potential oil and gas development near the test site.
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Wooster
Pennsylvania
H B Odenkirk
Stodkholders
Kingston
Harry Hicks
Kingston Point
Hicks
Hudson River
Charles Kubrick
Died Sudden at Portland Former Governor Sylvester Penneyer
The former Oregon governor Sylvester Penneyer died suddenly at his Portland home from heart trouble in his seventy first year. Born July 1831 in Tompkins County New York, he moved to Oregon in 1855 after Harvard. He taught school and entered the lumber business around 1862, remaining active until his death.
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Sylvester Penneyer
Oregon
Portland
Cutsvernor Pennover
Tompkins County
N Y
Harvard University
Cape Dutch Revolt and South Africa Under Martial Law
Cape Colony faces martial law after cabinet resignation, with talks of removing the constitution and disloyalty noted across the province. The Empire Review argues a crown colony solution may quell sedition, while Rosebery urges cautious peace talks and generous policy. Boer delegates in Europe reportedly secure a peace settlement with Britain for the former republics.
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Dro JW Smart
Cape Colony
Cape Town
South Africa
Empire Review
Afrikanderbund
Cape
Brussels
Europe
Great Britain
Kruger
Report Discredited on Wilkesbarre Strike Settlement
Local coal operators reject a New York origin report claiming an imminent miners strike settlement. One operator doubts returning workers could restart at old wages en masse, suggesting individuals only perhaps. Strike headquarters report no knowledge of any settlement plans.
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Wilkesbarre
New York
Drowning of a Freshman in Plattsburg NY
Coroner McMasters ruled Nelson P Bond a Burlington Vermont freshman drowned in Plattsburg on May 30. Bond reportedly plunged into the river while escaping a crowd of sophomores during a campus class toastmaster event weekend.
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Plattsburg
McMasters
Nelson P Bond
Burlington
VJ Bond
University of Vermont
Myers George Nuptials Spark Latrobe Society Scene
Sohal te Tae heer gete as LAATHOHE Py Mar ot The wed ding last ournt of Maas Fiza daughter of Danie Gego to Mr Joan MYerge of Wyuste UK. The ceremony was at 7 o'clock conducted by Rev Ebenezer Flack. Afterward supper, couple left on the night train for Wooster amid many presents. The bride, from a prominent Latrobe family, is accomplished and popular and will be missed from the social set.
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Oulter
Danie
Joan Myerge
Wyuste
George
Larracade
Carroll P Miller
Pitsbury
Harrietooke
Ebenezer Flack
Pasr
First Presbyterian Church
Wooster
Daniel George
Latrobe
Prominent Democrat Passes Away After Illness
A prominent Democrat and former congressman dies after a prolonged illness. The passing marks the end of a long career in public service and politics.
Gas Well Report Hints at Rising Sand Quality
Reports from the gas well say sand quality is improving and experts believe the company will soon pay out. Drilling nears 2,000 feet depth as the operation progresses toward production prospects.
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