Led Dual Life with Two Wives, Rockefeller Kin
The New York World reports Dr. William Avery Rockefeller, father of John D. Rockefeller, lies unmarked in Oakland Cemetery Freeport Ill. He died May 11 1906 at age 90 5 28 after fifty years of living a double life as Dr William Levingston selling patent medicine and farming. He had two wives for thirty four years of the fifty, Eliza Davison Rockefeller mother of John D. Rockefeller and Margaret L Allen Levingston.
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New York
William Avery Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller
Oakland Cemetery
Freeport
William Levingston
Illinois
North Dakota
William A. Rockefeller
New York World
Eliza Davison Rockefeller
Margaret L. Allen Levingston
Tornado Devastates Mississippi District Killing Six
A violent tornado struck a farming strip north of Wesson Mississippi killing six people and injuring many. Telegraph lines failed and news arrived via messenger to Hazelhurst. The storm’s path was about a mile wide and several miles long with heavy rain and gale winds causing extensive destruction.
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Mississippi
Wesson
Miss
Hazelhurst
Miners' Union elects Lewis and Ryan to top posts
Will Succeed John Mitchell. Thomas Lewis elected to succeed John Mitchell as President of the United Mine Workers of America. William D. Ryan elected to succeed William B. Wilson as Secretary-Treasurer. Lewis, former Vice President of the Miners' Union, defeated Wilson by about 5,000 votes.
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John Mitchell
Thomas Lewis
United Mine Workers of America
William D. Ryan
William B. Wilson
Lewis
Miners’ Union
Wilson
Montana Governor Resigns Toole to Step Down April First
Governor Joseph K Toole of Montana resigns effective April 1 to be succeeded by Lieutenant Governor Edwin Norris of Dillon. Toole, twice elected Democrat, cites health concerns for his departure. Sunday Closing War Continues with Kansas City grand jury returning about 200 indictments against performers and industrial attaches for violations of the local Sunday closing law following a Federal court ruling.
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Montana
Joseph K. Toole
Ioder
Edwin Norris
Dillon
Toole
Grand Jury
Kansas City
King of Portugal Slain and Crown Proclaimed Disaster
Assassination of King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz in Lisbon leads to proclamation of Prince Manuel as king. Army and navy pledge loyalty as the royal carriage is attacked. In other news, Harry K. Thaw acquitted in New York by insanity defense and sent to Matteawan asylum. Trains collide in snow near Austin injuring twenty four. Col Burr Robbins, famed circus figure, dies in Chicago at age 70. Emperor William gifts music volumes to Minnesota German societies.
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Portugal
Carlos
Luiz
Lisbon
Manuel
Lunc
Aurora
Elgin
Chicago Road
Central Avenue
Austin
Chicago
Col
Burr Robbins
Barnum
Beiong
Maria Pia
Oporto
Missouri River Navigation Congress Seeks $40 Million Channel
At Sioux City first annual Missouri River Navigation Congress urged Congress to appropriate 40 million dollars to establish a twelve foot Missouri River channel from St. Louis to Sioux City. Governors and congressmen from seven border states attended. They urged making the Missouri and Mississippi navigable soon and said deepening would solve railroad rate troubles in the Middle West. Engineers claimed improved Missouri capacity would equal about 600 railroads, vastly surpassing existing lines.
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St. Louis
Sioux City
Congress
Missouri River Navigation Congress
Misssouri River
Mississippi
Middle West
Missis
Missouri River Navigation Cost Study in Midwestern News
Engineers report the Missouri River could be made navigable from Sioux City to St. Louis at a cost less than any single railroad link, with a length greater than rail distances to San Francisco. They estimate a $40.6 million total cost could be funded by a 50 cent per acre land tax within 100 miles of the river, on a region yielding over $200 million in crops and livestock annually.
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Missouri
Mississippi
Missouri River
Sioux City
St. Louis
San Francisco
Ohio River
Congress
Middle West
Witty miscellany from the era on culture and politics
A column pokes at fashion, law, and money trends with jibes about onions cures, dukes prices, and theatre villains. It notes the Supreme Court, Cuba, the Panama Canal estimates, and Thaw trials while lampooning hip- Tess walks and the London Times shift.
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United States Supreme Court
Cuba
Missouri
Canama Canal
Harry Thaw
Cartelyou
Druce
Chicago Federation of Labor
London Times
America
Portugal King and Crown Prince Shot in Lisbon Ambush
A mob of revolutionaries killed King Carlos and Crown Prince Luiz Philippe in an open carriage in Lisbon. Queen Amelia shielded the prince, but both monarch and heir died within minutes as guards fired back and three attackers were killed. The attack followed months of intrigue amid a tense political crisis.
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Carlos of
Fortugal
Luiz Philippe
Lisbon
Amelia
Luiz
Prince Manuel
Villa Vicosa
Carlos
Prince Luiz
Manuel
Portugal
Assassination of King Carlos I Shocks Portugal
The incident left King Carlos I and Crown Prince Luiz Philippe dead after gunfire in Lisbon. Prime Minister Franco’s harsh policy fueled unrest and rumors of treachery. Manuel II proclaimed king amid a revolution scare as a coalition cabinet formed to stabilize Portugal.
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Manuel
Lisbon
Portugal
Carlos
Luiz Philippe
Dom Manuel Ir
Franco
Not Guilty for Thaw on Insanity Grounds Ends Trial
The Second Thaw trial ends with Harry K. Thaw acquitted by a jury on grounds of insanity at the time of the act. He is ordered committed to the Matteawan asylum until a lunacy commission decides his discharge safe. The verdict follows dramatic courtroom scenes as Thaw reacts, and the case draws wide attention across two continents.
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Thaw
Justice Dowling
Pitttsurg
Mutteawan
New York
Tarry Thaw
Evelyn Nesbit
Delphin M. Delmas
California
Delmas
Jerome
White
Evelyn Thaw
Martin W. Littleton
Mrs Fiske Joins Belasco Group In Theatre Alliance
David Belasco announces the appearance of Mrs Minnie Maddern Fiske and Mme Kalich in his theaters next season as a stand against the theatrical trust that captured Blanche Bates. The Schuberts managing Mrs Fiske this season have joined the trust, making the Viske Belasco alliance the last independent link. Belasco hails Mrs Fiske as the greatest dramatic artist on the American stage and notes she will not perform Ibsen roles under his company.
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Belasco Group
David Belasco
Minnie Maddern Fiske
Mme. Kalich
Theatrical Trust
Blanche Bates
Schuberts
Mrs. Fiske
Viske-Belasco Union
Belasco
Siske
Americas
Harvester Trust Fined On 43 Counts In Kan Anti-Trust Case
Judge Dana in Topeka Kansas on January eighteenth assessed a fine of twelve thousand six hundred dollars against the International Harvester Company after a court found it guilty on forty three counts of violating state anti-trust laws.
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Topeka
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International Harvester Company
May Reduce Prices of Steel Rail Tariffs Debated in NYC
About seventy steel workers gathered in New York for a conference on reducing steel prices with J. Pierpont Morgan present. Unofficial reports say the discussion centered on lowering steel costs in several sectors, especially rails.
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New York
J. Vierpont Morgan
Sparks from the Wires and a Distant Tide of News
A patchwork of brief items reports a 125000 dollar blaze in Big Stone Gap Virginia, a five hour rescue of the Fredrica Schofl crew off Coatue Beach by Nantucket life savers, Henry A Alexander hurt near Toulon, Mrs. Alexander eloping with London solicitor William Blakiston, Morris K Jesup leaving 1 million to the American Museum, a Philadelphia court case on Camagdon works with a 4000 fine, Alfred W Dennett famed as Angel Dennett dying poor in Stockton, and restaurants displaying scripture alongside prices.
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Big Stone Gap
Life Agers
Nantucket
Mass
Fredericka Schofl
Coatue Beach
Henry A. Alexander
Kinsley Magoun
Joseph Torrence
Chicago
Toulon
Francs
Alexander
William Blakiston
London
England
Morris K. Jesup
New York
Amerisa Museum of Natural History
Dallas
United States
Philadelphia
Alfred W. Dennett
Angel Dennett
Stockton
Cal
Philadelphia artist leaves $50 004 for young American art
Telegraphic items note James Lambert of Philadelphia bequeathed 50 004 dollars to the Academy of Fine Arts to fund purchases of pictures by promising American artists. In Harrisburg an architect linked to the State capitol project won a separate trial amid rumor he would become State's evidence against co-defendants in a graft case.
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James Lambert
Philadelphia
The
Academy of Fine Arts
Joseph M. Huston
Harrisburg
Thomas Cale of Alaska noted congressman and endorsements
The fragment mentions Thomas Cale of Alaska as a U S congressman with a Washington address and notes endorsements from Congressman Slemp praising Peruna as a cough cold remedy. It also advertises seed company mail offers including free catalogs and multiple seed packets with prices.
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Washington, D. C
Peruna Drug Co
Columbus
Ohio
Peruna
Thomas Cale
Salzer Seed Co. Offer for Rare Vegetables and Flowers
A historical seed firm promotes growth with a postpaid package priced at 120, and a 16 cent option adds a bundle of Berliner Cauliflower seeds. John A. Salzer Seed Co. of La Crosse, Wisconsin, advertises this mail order deal for high quality varieties and blooms.
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John A. Salzer Seed Co
la Crosse
Wis
Jean
John A. Salzer
Squaw as Housekeeper at the Agency Fair
The Denver Republic notes that a squaw dressed in elk tooth robe and beaded saddle presents a vivid image of contentment at the fair or agency. It contrasts her tepee housekeeping with frame-house life, highlighting rolled blankets, beaded drunry, and costly elk tooth robes valued between 1500 and 3000 dollars.
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Denver Republican
The Mind's Eye in Vertebrates and Humans
The text notes rudimentary traces of a third eye exist in all vertebrates, including humans. It explains the third eye forms as part of the pineal gland, a pea sized mass near the brain center, suggesting the phrase mind's eye may reflect this truth.
Postum touted as better than coffee by doctor and wife
A doctor cites observations from summer and country homes showing families using Postum fared better than coffee drinkers. After trying Postum since marriage, the speaker reports relief from lifelong digestive issues and states coffee and tea were discarded. The ad credits Postum Co. of Battle Creek, referencing The Road to Wellville and the slogan There's a Reason.
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Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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