Ruef pleads guilty in graft case in San Francisco
Abe Ruef, longtime San Francisco political boss, pleaded guilty to accepting a bribe and promised to aid reform efforts. He said he would expose others involved in graft, aiding civic reform groups to reclaim city government. Ruef, who helped Wy the Schmitz administration, controlled machines and police, shaping decades of political life.
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Frisco
Bos Terrices
Abe” Ruef
Cal
Dunne
San Francisco
Reef
Abraham
Aba
Ruef
San
Oiwger
Cork
Notable Gifts and Debates Shape Early 20th Century Academia
The piece notes Robert J. Baker at Allegheny Observatory, François Coppée funding a $200 prize for poets, and various colleges discussing president life and faculty morality. It covers Rockefellar gifts to Chicago, campus reform talk on coeducation, secret fraternities, and playgrounds at Jamestown exposition, plus Yale professor Phelps praising Mark Twain as a leading American novelist.
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Francois Coppee
Academie Francais
Gov. Hughes
New York
Cornell
Brown
Columbia
Colgate
William H. Fisher
Baltimore
University of Pennsylvania
Springfield
Mass
Board of Education
Playground Association of America
Phery
Chauvellar Day
Syracuse University
New York Methodist Conference
John D. Rovkefelky
University of Gldcago
Phi
My. Rockefeller
Wiliam Tigen Phelps
Yale
Connecticut
Mark Twain
Martyr to Yellow Jack Soldier Sacrificed For Science
John R. Kissinger of South Bend Indiana, a Spanish American War veteran, was inoculated by yellow fever mosquitoes in a U S army test. He later became a nearly invalid cripple from myelitis and now relies on a wheelchair. Moran endured a lighter aftermath. Kissinger’s condition worsened, with progressive weakness forcing him to use his knees and a wheelchair. Eminent physicians link his disability to the yellow fever experiments. A separate Rural Delivery Service report shows 87 507 rural routes served by 27 447 carriers as of May 1.
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John R. Kissinger
South Bend
Kissenger
United States
Indiana Militia
John J. Moran
War Department
Cuba
Walter Reed
James Carroll
Jesse W. Lazear
Aristides Agramonte
Lazear
Congress
Messrs. Kissenger and
Moran
Kissinger
Sor A Tiue Kissenger
New York Strike Sparks Clashes at Docks and Refineries
Striking workers defied wage demands as strike breakers loaded ships bound for sea and ocean liners sailed on time though partly loaded. Violent clashes erupted along the docks with many lines joining the strikers. The Havemeyer sugar refinery in Brooklyn also saw related unrest.
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Tee
Ongahavomwen
Pkls
Havemeyer
Brooklyn
Helen Gould Hero of Education and War Relief
Helen Gould stands as a national figure of charity and education, funding libraries and colleges, supporting M C A rails workers, and aiding soldiers and sailors with substantial gifts. Her quiet faith and public service earned her New York University’s master of letters title and lasting admiration from diverse communities.
Helen Gould today a beacon of charity in New York society
The piece profiles Helen Gould daughter of Jay and Helen Gould born June 20 1868 in New York and renowned for philanthropy. It notes her $30 million inheritance via investments eight hours daily at her Fifth Avenue mansion and seven secretaries. It recalls her 1891 debut and lifelong devotion to aiding others amid New York society.
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Jay Gould
Helen Gould
Helen Miller Gould
Jay
Helen Day Miller Gould
New York
George
Edwin Gould
Howard
Frank
Anna
Mme, Good
Countess of
Castellana
Fifth Avenue
Forty-seventh Street
Norrow
Wade
Nylis
Forth Avenue
Mirth Over Dollar Design Debates In Congress
Amusing incidents from early U S mint discussions show a House member opposing an eagle on the silver dollar for monarchial overtones. Judge Thatcher joked that a goose might suit the gentleman, provoking a challenge he declined. The quarrel sparked mirth and later cordial resolutions.
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Congressional Library
Washington
Congress
House
Tatcher
Thatcher
The Professors Bandmaster Recalls Southwest Festival Incident
A bandmaster recounts a country festival disruption as natives swarm the band, crowding the performers. He pleads with a committee member to grant space for the musicians to play, while the improvised scene hints at tensions and secrecy surrounding the event.
Century of World Events Through Dates and Names
A compact roll of historical milestones from 1402 to 1908, noting battles, voyages, discoveries, political shifts, and disasters. It lists The Scots defeats, Columbus voyages, Jamestown beginnings, Pontiac’s siege, Hudson’s Bay Co foundation, Blood’s Tower of London episode, Mexican War battles, asteroid-like spans, and catastrophes such as the Mont Pelee eruption and Snyder tornado, among others.
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David T
Carlisle
Nesbit
Columbus
New World
Hessinus
Lauffen
Mary Queen of Scots
Langside
Jamestown
Montrosa
Avidean
Pontiac
Detroit
Hudson Bay Company
Thomas Blood
Tower of London
Pensacola
Florida
Sorciety
United States
Georgetown
D.C
Mr. Perceval
Bellingham
Hugh S
South Carolina
Palo Alto
Mexico
Daniel Webster
Astor Place
Edwin Forrest
Macready
Astor Place Opera House
Jacob Burnet
Senate
Quebec
Meerut
Delhi
Lepers
Baltimore
Brurus
Bluff
Sheridan
Jefferson Davis
Irwinville
Washington
Philadelphia
Sir Alexander Tilloch Galt
Canada
London
Dominion
Alberta
Saskatchewan
Iather Damien
Sandwich Islands
Cardinal Martinelli
Itata
San Diego
Cal
Carl of
Aberdeen
Carlyle W. Harris
Helen Potts
Sing Sing
Venezuela
Japan
China
Chefoo
H. H. Holmes
Mont la Soufriere
St. Vincent’s
Mont Pelee
Martinique
Snyder
Oklo
Pennsylvania
Sparks from the Whrea Fire destroys Barnesboro business section
A fire in Barnesboro Pennsylvania destroyed the business section with losses estimated at $00. Incendiary origin suspected after sparks from the blaze. The report notes other national items including alleged Kansas City police corruption under Gov Folk's approval and a submarine boat Lake reaching 8.5 knots under tugboats engines. A black man who attacked a 12 year old girl in Marign county, South Carolina, was chased by a posse into a swamp and is believed lynched.
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Barnesboro
Kansas City, Mo
Folk
Newport
Marign County
South Carolina
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Allegheny Observatory
Yellow Jack
America
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Mabel Potter Daggett
Wall Street
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Collegiate Reformed Church
New York University
Wellesley College
Berea College
Rutgers
Mt.lolyoke
Vassar
Wowhat
MarCracken
Gould Railroad
Gould Roads Brye
30 Points
Me. Fes
Montauk
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Navy Yard
Admiral Dewey
Miss Gould
Jack Tar
Belen Miller Gould
Purter
Teylig
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Chetren
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