Damaging Storm Ravages Texas Crops and Towns
A heavy rain and hail storm lashed eastern Texas causing severe crop damage and destroying about 30 homes near Dawson. Hail reached twenty inches in places, with property losses statewide estimated at 150000 dollars. Widespread destruction hit Anderson, Nacogdoches, Rusk, Shelby, Smith, Hill, Gragg, Cherokee and others. Dawson saw major facilities, warehouses, and a cotton plant wrecked and a Negro quarter largely ruined. Continuous rain and hail harmed ripening fruit crops across the region.
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Houston
Tex
Texas
Tatavisa
Palentine
Anderson
Nacogdoches
Rusk
Shelby
Smith, Hill
Gragg
Cherokee
Wisher
Dawson
Dawson Grocery Company
Seaboard and Central Railway
Negro Quarter
Gree
Odd Fellows Hall
Wind storm wrecks homes in Claiborne county
A June 1 wind storm swept through southwestern Claiborne county Mississippi causing widespread destruction. A 65 year old woman, the daughter of Elijah Copeland, was killed as her house collapsed and three of Copeland's children were trapped under timbers. Crops suffered heavy damage from hail and blowing debris.
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Mississippi
Vicksburg
Miss
Claiborne County
Elijah Copeland
Copeland
Jove on a Frolic Meridian and Philippine Passport Tale
Heavy rain storms across Alabama caused crop damage with four inches in three hours. Greenville roots of the court and another property suffered damage. Meridian reports a terrific wind and hail storm with an unprecedented electrical display. In London two men posed as Filipinos sought U S passports at the embassy but failed to prove citizenship.
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Montgomery
Ala
Alabama
Greenville
Meridian
Miss
Standard Oil Seeks Full Output From Lodi Field
Oil experts and refiners note Standard Oil Co. seeks entire output of the Lodi field as pumping from tanks to cars accelerates. Local reports say Akron sellers and Wooster parties form a refinery company near the B and C and W and 2 depots. drilling continues and the field is praised as Ohio’s best.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Standard Oil Co
Lodi Fiel. D
Lodi
Swalls
Standard
Great
H. B.ode
Shreve Board elects four teachers. notices on local matters
The Shreve Board of Education elected four teachers. John Stevens plans to demolish an old brick residence for a new structure with a nitorn frame. Harrison Miller holds the contract. Earl Leyda, a High School graduate, has suffered illness with hiccoughs but is improving. The early morning train from the east carries express matter for Wooster and berries will be delivered to grocers at 6 a.m. Dr. W. G. Whitmore is setting up an office over Wilson drug store. The McMurray versus Fraternal Mystic Circle case awarded McMurray $2,137. Births noted in Allegheny and Wooster families. The Shreve Board re-elected Prof. W. Frets as superintendent for nine months at $70 monthly. Ohio National Guard debates pay for drill attendance. July 4th set for Dalton celebration. Various local births, visits, and notices follow, including wagon and trap details and upcoming Hammer family reunion.
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Shreve Board of Education
John Stevens
Wooster
Ohio
W. G. Whitmore
D. D
Wilson Drug Store
McMurray
Mystic Circle
Five McMurray
Allegheny
Jos. H. Angell
Lemuel Jeffries
Carroll P. Miller
Pittsburg
Miller
L. E. Everett
Charlie Haupert
Benegebonlay
W. Frets
Anthony
Romington
Ohio National Guard
Connsihnan
Will Weingard
Toledo
M. A. Miller
DrsiNebi Hard
J. J. Kinney
Gna
Witty Winkler
Applecreek
MraxHarry Crow
Questions to Submit to Cabinet on Cuba Policy
A White House conference with President McKinley and Secretaries Root and others debated whether US troops are bound by Cuban orders or if the president can issue commands beyond recall. Discussion covered Platt amendment interpretations, recognition of a new Cuban government, and the risks to US authority and law enforcement if Cuba lacks armed forces.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
White House
McKinley
Root
O. H. Platt
Cuba
Spooner
Wisconsin
Wood
United States
Arias
Blestates
Deén Tassie Eee
Peter E
Supreme Court
Philippines
A Good Cough Medicine Speaks Well For Chamberlain Cough Remedy
Druggist J Goldsmith of Van Etten New York reports five years of complete satisfaction with Chamberlain's Cough Remedy in his shop and his own family For sale by Lau bach Boyd mouransk mwfk6
German Syrup 1 and the Curious Case of Dr Apachée
The fragment mentions German Syrup 1 linked to Dr Apachée and a sedative effect with unclear implications. It hints at a non experimental origin and references a condition tied to a beret and a young person, but the text is garbled and leaves multiple details unexplained.
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Apachée
Strung to a Bridge Near Georgiana and Dunham
In Butler county Alabama on May 31 Frank Reévex a negro was hanged by a mob between Georgiana and Dunham after attacking Miss Ida McMillin and attempting to drag her from a buggy. He confessed and was forced to jump from a bridge.
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Birmingham
Ala
Frank Reévex
Georgiana
Dunham
Butler County
Ida McMillin
Reeves
Anarchists Rivalry Spurs Madrid Assassination Plot
May 31 report from Barcelona says police chase two anarchists, a Spaniard and an Italian, who allegedly landed at Marseille and travel toward Madrid to attempt the king’s assassination. The plan allegedly originated in a North American anarchist center. All ships from Marseille and Genoa face searches. Meade Memorial at Annapolis notes a blue stone tablet for Rear Admiral Richard W. Moore.
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Alphonso
Barcelona
Spain
Marseillés
Madrid
North America
Marseilles
Genoa
Weather notes from Patton Experiment Station for May 1901
Observations report warmth with a May high around 82 and a low near 33, plus 1.38 inches of rain. Frost occurred on the 4th 6th 8th and 7th of May and several severe storms were recorded on the 3rd 7th 8th 10th 20th and 24th.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
CG. A. Patton
Captured the Nickels at City School
Professor Haupert promoted rapid arithmetical work by awarding nickels to the fastest correct answers. In the year ending Friday, among 200 pupils in 6th and 7th grades, Ralph Miller earned four nickels while Louis Snavely, Wil Jacobs, Walter Warner, Geo Fry, and Charles Koch won one each.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles Haupert
Ralph Miller
Louis Snavely
Wil Jacobs
Walter Warner
Geo. Fry
Charles Koch
Elected Editor of Voice and contest dates set
L P McCullough is elected editor in chief of the Voice with G H Finney as business manager and Samuel M Glenn returning from Ottawa Ohio after four years. The junior contest is postponed to June 11 at 3 00 p m and the inter society contest will be held on a Saturday. Students circulate a petition asking trustees to add one dollar per term to incidental fees starting fall 1901 for athletic purposes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
L. P. McCullough
Then Voice
G. H. Finnay
Samuel M. Glenn
Ottawa
Ohio
Glenn
Sree
Board of Trustees
Wooster Man W J Mullins Named Massillon Coal Chief
W J Mullins of Wooster to be general manager of Massillon Coal Mining Company as the Massillon mines change hands. Executives to be announced, offices to be at Massillon and Pittsburgh. Mullins to maintain Wooster offices with usual operations continuing.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. J. Mullins
Wooster
Massillon Coal Mining Company
Massillon
Treds
Hesing
Pittsburg
Mullins
Massillon Mines Transfer Set for July First
Massillon District coal operators expect the transfer of options to M A Hanna Co to occur about July 1 with the total value estimated between 1.6 and 1.7 million dollars. Hon Anthony Howells, president, says negotiations with Hanna were satisfactory and only payment remains. The Massillon field Mulllins interests are included and contingencies could alter plans, but the deal is likely to proceed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Massillon Independent
Anthony Howells
Massillon District
M. A. Hanna & Co
Howells
Massillon
M.A. Hanns&g Company
Cleveland
M. A. Ranna & Company
Cource
Mullins
Massillin
Marriage Licenses Recorded in Orrville and Nearby
A list of marriage licenses shows Charles Messenger of Orrville and Anna Henry of Smithville Goo. Stocker of Masaillon and Ads M. Rika of Sterling. John H. Gant of Golden Corners and Anna H. Rumbaugh of Paasant Home. Charles Coffman of East Disn. Gertrude Kepler of Doylestown. Charles Ilages and Eliza Yeagley of Orrville. Nils C. Banghmaz of Barbarzec. ioc Jezale Lidyara and i Gametoxc.
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Charles Messenger
Orrville
Anna Henry
Smithville
Stocker
Masaillon
Ads M. Rika
Sterling
John H. Gant
Golden Corners
Anna H. Rumbaugh
Paasant Home
Charles Coffman
East Disn
Gertrude Kepler
Doylestown
Charles Ilages
Eliza Yeagley
Nils C. Banghmaz
Barbarzec
Ioc
Jezale Lidyara
Seven Years in Bed Worded Wonders by Electric Bitters
Friends of Mrs. L Pease from Werence Kansas report she could not leave bed for seven years due to kidney and liver trouble nervous prostration and general debility yet three bottles of Electric Bitters let her walk and in three months she felt like a new person Also claims it helps headaches backaches nervousness sleeplessness melancholy fainting and dizzy spells with local dealers Laubach Boyd offering 50 cent bottles Includes some garbled lines about indigestion constipation and a tonic product trial bottle of Delee Syrup promised relief by a Watso name is unclear
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Laubach & Boyd's
Cuban Convention Rejects Platt Amendment Modifications
Washington reports that Cuba’s constitutional convention rejected amended Platt amendment provisions. The cabinet says the changes exceed Cuba’s powers and reiterates insistence on full acceptance without alteration. Further steps depend on the convention’s actions. Philippine tariff issues are also under cabinet review.
Cuban Constitution Sparked Disappointment in Havana Convention
June 1 Havana reports that the U S decision not to accept the constitution adopted by the Havana convention caused surprise and disappointment among its supporters. Two conservatives say they believed Washington would accept it and regret a misunderstanding. delegates note the hot fight and a one vote margin, with critics accusing supporters of treason or perjury.
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Havana
United States
Washington
Playful Note Confuses With Scribbled Dates
Fragmentary text shows stray phrases about a Sarorat Lemon and a PraDare date. No clear event, person, or organization is identifiable. Readable parts suggest a casual message with scattered numbers and misspellings, lacking concrete news value. The record captures the garbled reference without inventing context.
Sheriff Sale Notices From Wooster and Canada Township
Sheriff J. McCoy sold lands in two cases at noon Saturday. Edward H Proeger bought the Edward H Rroeger versus Frank P and Louis E Proeger parcel on East Liberty Wooster for 31830 from an 1700 appraised value of 1700. In Mary Gearhart versus J E Snyder et al two tracts in Canada Township 160 acres 26400 sold to Mrs Frank Gearhart for 28050 and 88 acres 2471 sold to Frank Snyder for 3028.
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J. $. McCoy
Edward H. Rroeger
Frank P
Louis E. Proeger
East Liberty Street
Wooster
Edward H. Proeger
Mary Gearhart
JE. Snyder
Canada Township
Frank Gearhart
Frank Snyder
Woman claims marriage to man in Independence Day dispute
Mrs Wm McDeitrick reached Tig with a story of marriage to Wm McDeitrick dating to 1900. The two had known Miss Amun Ewing, a respected young woman, and an earlier visit followed by a proposal. McDeitrick was in town Thursday and departed on train No 220 before the woman’s arrival sparked a scene.
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Wm. McDeitrick
Cig
Sesh
Amun Ewing
Wm MecDeitrick
McCeitrick
Miss Ewing
BIG PRAIRIE ZEPHYRS CORRESPONDENCE ITEM
May 30 Big Prairie notes pleasant Decoration Day, weather aids mood, questions on constitutional rights and uniforms for letter carriers. Rain delays corn planting. fruit spared. Local youths cause mischief at Lakeville and on roads. Miss Eka Cutnan leaves New Kirk college after a successful term. W T Merrill and J C Ashworth decorate seventeen graves at New Kirk cemetery. organization improved over last year.
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Big Prairie
Sni
Lakeville
Wooster youth travels 350 miles toward Oklahoma Territory
A Wooster, Ohio youth named Cheriap Webb rode a worn Barnes White Flyer bicycle from Wooster to Terre Haute and on toward Oklahoma Territory. He visited Bradshaw Jewelry in Terre Haute for mileage and guidance, then continued West. Webb has covered about 350 miles this week and remains in good shape for the journey. Local drugstore advertises Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets for digestion and appetite.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paris
Wooster
Cheriap Webb
Terre—-Haute
Stout
Okla
Hou
Bradshaw Jewelry Emporium
Bradshaw
Ohio
Webb
Field Day Exercises At University Amid Weather Delay
The annual university field day was curtailed by bad weather with only a few events held. The half mile run was won by yield. the hundred yard dash by Cook. fifty yard dash also by Cook. broad jump won by Weld. standing broad jump by Begg.
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Cook
Begg
Remarkable Cure Claims For Dr King’s New Discovery
A Armonk New York mother touts Dr King’s New Discovery saving her daughter from a near fatal shopping pough and bronchitis and a related consumption case of a niece, calling the medicine infallible for coughs and colds with trial bottles offered and guarantees. A large steel vault has been installed at McClellan and Sanborn for the Wayne Building and Loan Co.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
K Haviland
Armonk
N. Y
Dr. King
Dr King
Laubach & Boyd
Stege
McClellan & Sanborn
Wayne Building and Loan Co
What Shall We Have for Dessert
A quirky old note proposes dessert options with Jeilu as a suggested treat and mentions a berry dessert idea. The fragmentary text references honey and cream items and a potential cake or cheesecake style choice, but lacks full context.
Dys igus SA par Taint in United States health concern
Fragmentary text warns about widespread afflictions in the United States affecting the head and heart. The passage references miserable beings, various ailments, and mentions dys igus and par Taint with garbled phrases suggesting illness and impact on daily life.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
United States
Governors Resignations Accepted in South Carolina Fight
The South Carolina governor returns the resignations of Senators McLaurin and Tillman for further consideration and then decisively accepts them. He cites risk of bitter personal clash and disruption to state progress as key reasons. The move follows earlier resignations announced at a Gaffney meeting and a note to both senators.
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Coimvia SC
Chickamauga
McSweeney
McLaurin
Tillman
Gaffney
About &F
Chickammnga
Bennettsville
McSweaney
Sehstomemti
Gaurin
United States Senate
South Carolina
Moswoonsy
Trenton
Bard
Tonetiey
Thas Senate
Cecil Wants. Rhodes Urges Labor Control in Mines Speech
Cecil Rhodes urged legislation to regulate importation and deportation of Chinamen during a speech before the chamber of mines in Bulawayo. He also announced contracts for 160 miles of railroad toward the Wauki coal fields. A separate notice features medicinal testimonials for Chamberlain's Pain Balm and Banner Salve, praising rapid relief and healing.
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Cecil
Bulawayo
Matebeleland
Jane L
Cecil Rhodes
Chamber of Mines
Wauki
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