Senate Debates Cuban War State Of War Resolution And Flood Relief
In Congress highlights from April reports the Senate adopted a resolution about potential drumhead justice for Cuban commander General Rivera and a protest to Spain if true. Daily notes cover bankruptcy bills floods relief and Morgan’s war resolution. Roosevelt’s navy appointment is confirmed. House debates over rules and Mississippi flood aid are also recorded.
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Rivera
United States
Morgan
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Cuba
Ann
Theodore Roosevelt
New York
Wor
House
Mississippi Valley
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Reed
Five Lives Lost in Sea Collision Near Savannah
The Plant steamship La Grande Duchesse from New York collided with the American barkentine Nellie Smith from Cuba to New York. The barkentine sank within five minutes. Captain Dodge, the first and second mates, and two crewmen perished. Three others were rescued by lifeboats from the steamer.
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New York
Nellie Smith
Cuba
Dodge
Nejlie Smith
Laurence Haarsen
Frank Conway
Choats
Random 1900s Briefs From A Busy Week
A heavy showstorm in central Indiana damaged telegraph wires. Reports include Admiral Youte honored by torpedo boat No. 3, deaths in Roseburg and New Sebrides, a major Elizabethton bankruptcy, and Japanese warship movements toward Hawaii. The line also notes busier events: Moody addressing Chicago women, a Marblehead accident, Manila insurgent violence, a fatal fall in St. Augustine, and a ceiling collapse in Castres. Major strikes end at Glass City, winter wheat conditions rise, and open Mackinaw Straits signal seasonal change.
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Torpedo Bot No
Admiral Youte
James Hichardson
Roseburg
Ore
J. Dunnett
New Sebrides
Cooperative Town Company
Elizabethton
Tenn
James B. Hrewster & Co
New York
Japan
Nawani
Colorado
American L Bankers' Association
Detroit
Mich
Southern Railway
Harrisburg
N. C
Buenos
Cape Town
Transvaal
England
Dwight TI. Moody
Chicago
Marblehead
Key West
Manila
Philippine Islands
St. Augustine
Fln
William J. Bryan
Castres
France
Texas
Austin
Calvert
Oldtown
Tarrantites
Penolsvat
I. S. Dean Company
Rest and leisure for longevity in modern life
The article argues for regular rest and comfort in daily life, criticizing the stigma against daytime napping and inactivity. It praises the idea of being well fed and rested, noting that modern distractions demand more rest to maintain physical balance and calm nerves. It suggests placing a comfortable couch in the living room and embracing early and frequent bedtimes.
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Betty
Ladies’ Home Journal
Algo
Tenderfoot Meets Playful Mustang in Missouri Hills
An eager buyer in southwestern Missouri attempts to saddle a temperamental mustang. The horse rears, bolts a wide circuit at speed, then returns to the start as the tenderfoot wanders dazed and clinging to a stubborn ride. The owner downplays the animal, noting it has been in the stable a week and appears spry.
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Tenderfoot
Missouri
Detroit
Sun's daily work pours vast water power across globe
A Paris meteorologist estimates that the sun evaporates at least 5.26 billion tons of water in the Mediterranean on a hot summer day. Extrapolating to temperate and tropical zones suggests as much as 245 billion tons of water vapor are moved daily, powering industrial use of solar heat.
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Paris
Metericht
Farmers’ Institute
Iowa
Avery
Inta IK | Minutime Department
Hon
C. C. Cala
Faves
Supreme Court of Town
Des Moines
AOL AP
John Cownie
G, Reh. LO
Bishan D.A. Kent
Richard Baker Jr
A. A. Berry
M. Couch
J.B. Standiey
Arnold Bros
C. M. Mather
Woman's Influence of Old and the Silent Rise of Women
A Mother's Journal writer argues women have long held influence in society not new in literature or journalism. The piece cites Cleopatra Miriam and Eden to show women’s power through history while noting early printed books and conflicting dates for Faust and Gutenberg. It briefly mentions Japan's fear of opium smoking spread.
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Mother's Journal
Greece
Cleopatra
Miriam
Brewer
Ulrich Honer
Gutenburg and
Paust
Nicholas V
Paulinus Chappe
Cyprus
Gutenburg
NASA
Chicago
Perkins
Masonic Temple
Moravian Death Customs and Trombones in Methichem
A Deaufiland Jrpressive article explains Moravian death customs in Methichem Pa. When a member dies the church bells are replaced by trombones sounding from the steeple. Congregants avert mourning, viewing death as entrance to a brighter home, and trombones accompany graveside rites and open air services, marking both sorrow and celebration.
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Clifford Tewari
Ladies’ Home Journal
Methichem
Hygienic Dutch House Promises Disease Prevention
A Dutch physician unveils a modern “hygienic house” built with parallel ground glass panes filled with alum or soda and a microbe filter. Warmth is sun heated, air cycles underground through filters, and illumination comes from diffuse wall light while no windows allow outdoor viewing.
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New York Times
Legacy For A Bavarian Town 15 Million Marks
Count Ernest von Dornberg dies and bequeaths Regensburg a legacy of 15,000,000 marks. The Dornberg clan holds estates in Austria, Prussia, and Baden. Once a court figure at Vienna and Magenta Hussar captain, he later pursued horticulture here, neglecting his estate until his death from a heart ailment.
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Ernest von Dornberg
Regensburg
Bavaria
Austria
Prussia
Baden
Vienna
Hussars
Schonbrunn
Nosijg
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