Roosevelt Visits Medora and Bismarck on Bad Lands Tour
President Roosevelt spent the day in the Bad Lands stopping at Medora to greet cowboys and Indians and at Bismarck for a barbecue after a ceremonial pipe presentation. In Fargo he gave the day’s sole formal address while noting plotters chasing Yellowstone access.
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Medora
N. D
Roosevelt
Missouri
Billings County
Joe and
Sylvane_ Ferris
Ferris Brothers
Bismarck
Elkhorn
Chimney Butte
Red Tomahawk
Sitting Bull
Washington
Fargo
New York
Livingston
Yellowstone
Stratton Will Contests Ends In Settlement
Colorado Springs on April 8 reports a compromise in the case over the estate of the late W. S. Stratton. I. Harry Stratton, who challenged the will, receives 350000, including 50000 bequest from his father. He will pay his attorneys and all litigation costs from the settlement sum.
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Colorado Springs
W. S. Stratton
Harry Stratton
Stratton
Socialist sweep reshapes Anaconda city offices
In Anaconda Montana on April 8 Socialists elected John Frinke mayor Pat McHugh police judge Mike Tobin treasurer and three of six aldermen. Democrats won two and Republicans one alderman. The council will have four Democrats five Republicans and three Socialists. Socialist majority on the general ticket ranged from 200 to 400.
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Anaconda
Mont
John Frinke
Pat McHugh
Mike Tobin
Republcans
German Emperor Acknowledges Paris Visit Likely
Copenhagen dispatch reports the German emperor believed to visit Paris after leaving Denmark. The Daily Mail correspondent notes Princess Waldemar of Denmark, formerly Princess Marie of Orleans, plans a visit to Paris and cites additional reasons supporting a Paris meeting.
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London
Daily Mail
Copenhagen
Waldemar
Denmark
Marie of Orleans
Paris
Death of Rear Admiral Belknap in Key West Dispatch
Navy department dispatch reports the death of Rear Admiral George E. Belknap U S N retired from apoplexy. He was assigned to duties implementing general board plans for a naval base. Burial planned for Brookline Massachusetts.
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Washington
Navy Department
Key West
George E. Belknap
General Board
Brookline
Mass
Archbishop George Montgomery Named Manila Archbishop
Rome reports the Rt. Rev. George Montgomery coadjutor archbishop of San Francisco has been appointed archbishop of Manila. The notable church leadership move places Montgomery in charge of Manila’s archdiocese.
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Rome
George Montgomery
San Francisco
Manila
Orange Pudding From Orange Slices and Custard
Peel and slice three large oranges and line a dish with them. Sprinkle one cup sugar. Prepare a custard from two egg yolks cornstarch and sugar in one pint boiling milk, then cool and spread over oranges. Beat two egg whites with sugar to a stiff meringue, spread atop and brown in hot oven. Serve cold.
Women of the era push into public roles and arts
The piece surveys women advancing beyond domestic roles with appointments in sculpture at the St. Louis Exposition, women in violin making near New York, field exams in the Civil Service, and women in education, medicine, and public life. It notes notable figures, reforms, and social shifts shaping modern opportunities for women.
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Janet Scudder
Evelyn B. Longman
New York
Julia Bracken
Chicago
Luxembourg
Paris
Miss Bracken
Longman
Buffalo
Brooklyn
Custom House
Manhattan
Collier’s Weekly
Civil Service Comission
Foulke
Woman's Rights
United States
Geronimo
Fort Sill
Oklahoma
New Mexico
Lenna Geronimo
Germany
Father and son in a quiet farm tragedy
Judge Gilroy recalls his late father as the family’s sacrifices unfold. The story follows his isolation at the funeral and his realization that his father’s life and letters of care were for him, revealing missed visits, debts fulfilled, and a final tearful confession of regret. The tale contrasts a harsh city life with the farm’s quiet austerity and honors the elder’s quiet strength.
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Parmer
Gilroy
John
California
Ted
Jessie
Martha
Ieo
Harvard
John Gilroy
The Man Who Rose
An Eastern tourist recalls an old college friend named Jenkins who moved south years ago and proved unscrupulous, praised as a good man to tie, while Texans recall tying him to a tree amid his rage. The Philadelphia Press excerpt presents a sharp, noir tone and a tainted memory of the man’s actions.
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Gladstone
Helen Gladstone
England
Bramwell Booth
Miss Gladstone
Jenkins
Philadelphia Press
Waiter Reminds Guest of Past Visits at Philadelphia Press
A brief exchange shows a waiter recalling past service to a guest at the Philadelphia Press. The guest doubting memory is met with a firm reminder of repeated visits from years past.
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Sterns Conservatory of Music
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Colorado
Susan H. Anthony
Congressional Library
Father Coffee
St. Louis
Waterbury
Conn
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Austria- Hungary
France
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Telephone
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W. B. Lowaid
M. Dembrer
Washington Abstract Company
Chehalis County
Grays Harbor
Heron Street
Aberdeen, Wash
Thomas R. Hayes
Bellefonte, Penn
Harry A. Hayes
Hayes & Hayes
Bankers
Deperge
Domestic Exchange
J. G. Lewis
Aberdeen
State Bank
George L. Hilton
Weekly Law Books
Heron ST
Frar Exch
Ici
R. P. Porter
Choice Brands
Man
Pacific Transfer
Robert Lowry
Prop
Pacific Hotel
Useter
H Street
Montesano
W. E. Crist
Palace Restaurant
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Royal Restaurant
M. Francescovich
Central Restaurant
M. Antich
Walters
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Cor, H and Hume
Fred Redinger
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