Trial of Scotty Burrows Ends Amid Juror Uproar
In a Wyoming courtroom, jurors struggle as Sam Calloway upends the foreman Phil McMasters during a Confederate rustling case. The violent altercation interrupts proceedings, with Calloway denying kinship to the defendant and insisting on a fair ground for acquittal.
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State of Wyoming
Scotty Burrows
Sam Calloway
Sam
Jess
Calloway
Phil McMasters
Sammy
McMasters
Phil
Missoula
Arige
Scotty Brandin
Secret Deliberations Amid Trial Tensions
In a tense exchange the sheriff's deputy warns about disputes over juror conduct. McMasters retorts that the deputy will be contacted only when needed while Cal Loway insists oaths must be kept. The judge reinforces secrecy of jury deliberations and vows to keep discussions confidential.
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Calloway
Not Guilty Verdict at McMasters Trial
In McMasters court Scotty Burrows is acquitted as jurors return not guilty after brief deliberation. The defendant's wife sobs, caressing their baby while the judge confirms the foreman’s finding.
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McMasters
Scotty Furrows
Jude
Scotty Burrows
Scotty
Life Insurance Giants Show Vast New York Assets
The article notes New York state life insurance companies held assets of 2.226 billion dollars at the end of 1903. It argues if global adults contributed ten cents each the total would still pale beside the industry’s value. It describes extensive surveillance, with spies hired to track policyholders and fund the security apparatus of these firms.
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New York State
United States
Africa
Labrador
Bra
America
Ife
Amone
Etiquette Gap Between Regulars And Volunteers
Regular army officers note volunteers lack military etiquette in a anecdote shared by Major General Corbin. A young militia lieutenant failed to salute Gen Grant, saying he had only been there a few days and had not been introduced.
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Corbin
Manaasas
Gen. Grant
Collier’s
Not in a Hundred Years A Woman's No in a Courtship
A narrator repeats a woman's persistent refusals in a long courtship scene. He interprets signals, pleads for marriage, and faces repeated denials. After the fourteenth refusal she finally declares no for a century, ending the proposal.
Whitman praised as America’s ablest writer by English peers
The piece surveys English critics who hail Walt Whitman as unmatched among American writers. It notes Whitman’s gifts as a thinker and versatile poet, and recalls personal ties of the author, including being pallbearer at Whitman’s grave. It also mentions Hawthorne and Arnold among admirers and hints at skepticism about verse versus prose.
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England
Walt Whitman
America
Whitman
Hawthorne
Hohnes
Lowell
George Arnold
Prices for rare French stamps sought by Gen Nogi
Cal Delauney, chairman of the French Philatelic Federation, reports receiving a letter from General Nogi requesting prices for rare French stamps. The exchange signals interest from a prominent military figure in collecting French philatelic items.
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Paria Gauloia
Cal. Delauney
French Philatelic Federation
Gen. Nogi
New Grand Central Depot to Become World’s Largest
The New York Central’s Grand Central station now under construction in New York City, with accompanying improvements, will cost about $50,000,000 and occupy nineteen city blocks. It will boast a 680 foot Vanderbilt avenue frontage and a 47,000 square foot baggage room, with suburban traffic designed to enter and leave at a lower level than through trains.
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New York Central
Grand Central
New York City
Vanderbilt Avenue
New York & Philadelphia
Niagara Falls
Grand Trunk Railway System
Adams St
Chicago
Geo
W. Vaux
AGP & TA
Future of the Chestnut Shows Nutritious Advantage
The chestnut, long overlooked in England and the United States, is presented as a highly nutritious alternative to the potato. It contains less water, more protein, starch, sugar, gum, and fat, with chestnuts naturally buttering themselves and resisting indigestibility unlike many nuts. The piece suggests broad agricultural and dietary potential, with chestnut trees yielding max food per land area and a fallback role in future cold storage strategies.
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England
United States
Cnld
Growth of the Churches Shows Steady 1904 Gains
The New York Globe reports that church growth in 1904 outpaced population increases across denominations. It argues against wide drift from traditional theology and notes that pulpit interest in doctrinal puzzles exceeds lay concern, keeping faith vital.
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New York Globe
Cost of Rural Free Delivery Expansion in 1904
The text notes that rural free delivery began on probation in 1897 with a $40,000 trial. By the year ending June 20, 1904 about $12,000,000 was spent on rural free delivery. A year with no entry shows $20,816,000 appropriated for continuation and extension. Rural routes reached 27,185 as of Oct 1, 1904, with 800 new routes monthly.
Mark Twain Book Classified In Dual Heads By Calcutta Librarian
A Calcutta librarian, described as a native Indian, classifies Mark Twain's Extracts from Adam's Diary under both religion and philosophy. He even quotes Twain, translating from the original as "Translated Prow the Original M8."
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Mark Twain
United Service Daub
Calcutta
Adam
Rewarded Sailors Get Gold Medals From Congress
Caspar Whitney notes Congress honors heroism as the Navy awards gold medals to Lieut. Bertholf Lieut. Jarvis and Surgeon Call for their 1897 overland voyage to Point Barrow to aid sailors starving in midwinter. The trio finally receive the medals eight years later valued at three hundred ten dollars each.
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Congress
Caspar Whitney
Lucky
America
Secretary of the Navy
P. Bertholf
D. H. Jarvis
Point Barrow
Hotel Solely for Children In London Attracts Nobles
Countess Paulett sponsors a new London hotel for children run by the Nordland Institute of Nurses. The facility offers suites with dedicated student nurses, charging from 12 dollars a week, with babies in feeding stages eligible for up to 100 dollars weekly. Children over eight are not admitted and furniture changes with guest age.
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Countess Paulett
London
England
New London
Nordland Institute of Nurses
Miss Alice M. Robertson Named Postmistress at Muskogee
Faithful in arduous task Alice M Robertson appointed postmistress at Muskogee, the Indian territory’s key town. Granddaughter of Rev. Dr. Worcester, a pioneer Cherokee missionary, she previously supervised Creek schools. Her routes cross remote areas where buggies are left, streams ford, and food and shelter are primitive.
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Alice M. Robertson
Muskogee
Indian Territory
Worcester
Georgia
Lfe
Woman Keeper Guards Santa Barbara Lighthouse Longest on Coast
The Santa Barbara Highthouse on the Pacific coast has been kept by a woman for thirty eight years. In 1856 a lighthouse was erected two miles south of Santa Barbara and Albert J Williams was appointed keeper. In 1805 Mrs Julia P Williams was appointed to succeed her husband who had died. She has had the longest service of any keeper on the coast. She has been away from her post only two nights in twenty seven years and rarely leaves the lighthouse except Sundays to attend church. The tower rises 178 feet above sea level and the white light can be seen seventeen miles at sea.
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Santa Barbara
Pacific
Franklin Pieres
Albert J. Williams
Julia PF. Williams
Mrs Peary Won’t Accompany Arctic Expedition
Mrs Peary will not join Lieut Peary on his next arctic voyage. She is a hardy traveler but he plans to take greater risks, and he does not want his wife to share the peril. She was a valuable member of the expedition, strong and determined, willing to endure privation.
Aging testimonials and ads blur a late 19th century page
A collage of medical testimonials for Doan’s Kidney Pills and other remedies, dated notes from 1895 1900 feature claims of backache relief and throat lung cures. Headlines reference Paul de Cassagnac Paris duelists and a range of consumer goods including Defiance Starch and hair loss notices.
Kirksville’s Osteopathy Institute Shapes a Town’s Identity
The American School of Osteopathy and A I Stil Infirmary in Kirksville Missouri dominate local life. Dr Still’s institution trains 700 yearly with 2000 graduates practicing coast to coast. A free clinic serves the poor. osteopathy is presented as a safe medical method. Also promo for Defiance Starch touting 16 oz packages and no stickiness.
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Defianes
Defiance
American School of Osteopathy
I. Stil
Kirksvilla
Kirksville
Still
United States
Hoplitc
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