Grant Birthday Dinner at Pittsburg Attended by Cabinet Members
The sixteenth annual dinner of the Americas Republican Club in Pittsburg featured toastmaster Hon. P. C. Knox with guests including Secretary of the Treasury L. M. Shaw and Postmaster General H. C. Payne. Knox delivered a Roosevelt message, and Shaw traced centralized government and national expansion from the Spanish American War era, touching on Porto Rico, the Philippines, Cuba, and naval power. Payne spoke later on "The Men of Our Times" near midnight.
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Pittsburg
The
Americas Republican Club
Ulysses S. Grant
Hotel Henry
P. C. Knox
United States
L. M. Shaw
the Treasury
H. C. Payne
Charles EB. Littlefield
Maine
Shaw
Americas Club
Knox
Roosevelt
Charles E. Littlefield
Grant
Lattlefield
Leslie M. Shaw
Spain
Porto Rico
Philippine
Cuba
Congress
Western Hemisphere
Pacific
Hawaii
Philippines
Isthmian Canal
Pacific Ocean
War of Words in New York Jerome and Grout Airs
In New York on April 26 a heated exchange intensified the Jerome Grout controversy as about 5 000 more words were added to the dispute and public sparring continued. The exchange underscored the heightened tensions between the figures involved and drew wide attention.
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New York
Jerome
Grout
Jerome-Grout
Comptroller and District Attorney clash over detective bills
In a lengthy exchange the comptroller challenges county detective bill charges for minors bought in a livery stable and a factory while the district attorney counters with clerical voucher errors. Jerome defends the 16 cent per saloon spending as cheap evidence amid calls to curb plainclothes methods.
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Mqnor
Grout
Jerome
Women Meet at Gainesville Foreign Missionary Society Convention
In Gainesville Ga on April 26 the First Methodist church hosted the Woman's Foreign Missionary Society convention. Rev T F Pierce led devotionals, President Mrs W B Higginbotham presided, and Mrs W P Lovejoy planned her annual address. Conference secretary Mrs E A Gray reported 9 975 members after a rise of 900. The treasurer Mrs Boyce Ficklen tallied year receipts at 11 200 48, up 1 495 78 from last year.
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Foreign Missionary Society
Gainesville
First Methodist Church
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
T. F. Pierce
W. FB. Higginbotham
W. P Lovejoy
Higginbotham
E A. Gray
Hendrix
America
England
Christ
Christman
Higsinbotham
Boyce Ficklen
Furloughs For Macon Police Ten Days Vacation
Macon Georgia April 26 Special By resolution of Alderman Pearson mayor and city council have granted the usual summer vacation of ten days to each member of the police department Four men will be allowed furloughs at a time The vacation will commence May 17 and end about September 1 Most officers will spend their vacation out of the city fishing The force appeared in new summer uniforms today and looked fine with gray helmets The city boasts an efficient disciplined handsomer patrol force Macon is congratulated on its police department
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Macon
Pearson
Police Department of
City of Memphis Steamship Nears Arrival in Savannah
Savannah Ga April 20 Special President John M Egan of the Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship Company says the new steamship City of Memphis will leave ChestPA on May 1 for New York and then come to Savannah, arriving about May 6 or 7 A Memphis entertainment for the ship's arrival was planned but limited to the current time.
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Memphis
Savannah
John M. Egan
Central of Georgia Railway and Ocean Steamship Company
New York
City of
Cheste Pa
Hypnotist Held After Family Falls Into Coma Near Tiona
April 26 Rudolph Bare and his wife with five children were found comatose at their home in the village of Tiona. Leo Lenzer, an amateur hypnotist, later confessed he put the family to sleep four days prior and has since tried to wake them. Two children awakened, others remaining asleep. A physician says their heart action is normal. they are merely asleep. Villagers guarded Lenzer and demanded answers as he struggles with nervous strain. He claims to regain his will power and hopes to rouse the sleepers once recovered.
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Lenzer
Public affairs and memorial notes from city day
Police officer Belden returns after burial journey and thanks officers Bal Jennings and patrolmen. Memorial day tributes honor late Chief Arthur Connally at Oakland cemetery. Dr Thirkield from Cincinnati speaks on southern educational progress and Freedman’s Aid Society. Funds raised at Oakland cemetery for Ladies Memorial Association totaled 423 with listed donors. Ezra Andrews celebrated for 79th birthday as court crier receiving silver pitcher from judiciary and bar. Lucy Adeline, a young visitor, at Davidson home. Nina Robinson and Emmet L. Finney wed in Decatur with Rev. Braswell officiating. City Hall closed for Memorial Day. office staff join ceremonies. Elizabeth Wright, 9 months, dies. funeral in Atlanta and Decatur burial. Funeral of Miss Mintana Allen held at East Point Baptist Church. interment at College Park.
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W. P. Thirefield
Cincinnati
City
Southern Educational Conference
Athens
South
Thirkield
Freedman’s Aid and Southern Education Society
Nina Robinson
Emmet L. Finney
Atlanta
Qardimary Ragesdale
Decatur
DeKalb County
twPo
W W Braswell
Mintana Allen
East Point
East Point Baptist Church
College Park
Fierce Fire Destroys Thirteen Tenement Homes in Norfolk
A heavy wind and low water pressure overwhelmed Norfolk firemen as thirteen frame houses on Princess Anne Avenue burned. Origin traced to a lamp explosion. victims included a dead child found in one home. Loss pegged at 30000 with partial insurance coverage. occupants were African American.
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Norfolk
Princess Anne Avenue
Death of Mrs C G Wilbourne in Macon
Mrs Charles G Wilbourne died at the Park hotel in Macon around 3 am after a lingering illness. Formerly Miss Hattie Guernsey daughter of the late T Guernsey she was a noted young society figure in Macon. Her death came as a personal sorrow to many as friends recall her kindness and charm.
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Hattie Guernsey
Macon
Charles G Wilbourne
Park Hotel
Charles G. Wilbourne
T. ©. Guernsey
Vessels Wrecked on Hampton Bar Off Norfolk
Two ships were wrecked on the Hampton bar near Norfolk on April 25 night. The schooner Addie owned by Captain Cline struck the bar in the afternoon and sank while carrying lumber bound for Old Point. An unknown vessel carrying oysters from James River to the Rappahannock also sank. Crews faced hardship from high winds and rough seas, but no casualties reported.
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Hampton Bar
Norfolk
Addie
Cline
Bar
Old Point
James Riser
Rappahannock
Reaves Leaves for Miami and Havana Following Pardon
W H Reeves, recently sentenced to ten years' imprisonment and a $35516 fine for Cuban postal frauds, was pardoned on April 2 by Governor General Wood and departed for Miami yesterday with plans for Havana.
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Reaves
Miami
Havana
W. H. Reeves
Wood
Americans Arrested in Venice for Disorder After Sailors' Rampage
Five sailors from the United States cruiser Chicago, which arrived in Venice in April, were held by police last night on charges of causing disorder and smashing windows during a drunken spree.
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Venice
United States
Chicago
Americans Win at Chess Showdown in London and Boston
The cable chess match pitted Columbia Harvard Princeton against Oxford Cambridge with six players per side. The Americans won four games and drew one, totaling 14 points to their opponents.
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Boston
Columbia
Harvard
Princeton
Oxford
Cambridge
Hoston Athletic Club
British Chess Club
London
Cuban Army Payment Crisis Faces Palma Inauguration
Havana reports Generals urged payment for the army but Palma fears 70 000 names and an $80 million bill. He suggests a $10 million loan with a sinking fund and pensions for war widows and the injured. Havana gears up for three days of inauguration festivities with merchants contributing to street decorations.
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Havana
Rabbi
Lor
Salcedo
Capote
Palma
Senor Palma
Cuba
Maceo
Marti
Hiela Street
Secession Located as Champ Clark Credits Burrows
April 26 anniversary of General Grant celebrated at Waldorf Astoria by Grant Monument Association. Prominent military men and national politicians attended. Major General Grenville M. Dodge presided. Speakers included James E Watson, Senator J. C. Burrows, Champ Clark, General Thomas Hubbard. Clark praised Burrows for locating secession in New England, not the South.
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Champ Clark
Burrows
New England
New York
U. S Grant
Grant Monument Association
Waldorf- Astoria
Grenville M. Dodge
Grant
James E Watson
Victory
J. C. Burrows
Thomas
H. Hubbard
Chem Clark
South
Cuban Quarantine Season Postponed to June First
Acting Secretary Spaulding issued an amended Cuban quarantine circular noting improved port conditions in Cuba and no yellow fever since 1902. The close quarantine for yellow fever is postponed to June 1, 1902, with inspections still required and the surgeon general authorized to enforce close quarantine if conditions worsen.
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Washington
Spaulding
Cuba
The
Marine Hospital Service
Strike in Augusta May End With Conference
Augusta April 26 A cotton mill strike begun two weeks ago is expected to be settled in a day or two. A conference between a strike committee from the King mill and the manufacturers has been arranged. An arbitration board will render a binding decision. Once the King mill dispute is settled, a rockout at the other mill will be declared.
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Augusta Ga
King Mill
Girl Lured to Death Sparks Coroner Outburst in New York
Montreal girl Hattie Bailey lured to New York and died after a criminal operation. Coroner Scholer denounces police negligence and issues warrants against Abraham Conhaim and Lea Asher of Conhaim & Co for possible complicity. Dr Mary McClery arraigned with bail set at 3000 dollars.
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Hattie Bailey
Montreal
New York
Scholer
Abraham Conhaim
Conhaim & Co
Abe
Mary McClery
West Thirty-fourth Street
Failed to Cure Smallpox by Yuma Medicine Man
A Phenix Arizona report recounts the Yuma tribe’s collapse of their medicine man Padre amid a smallpox outbreak. Revolt followed failed charms and predicted cures, leading to his capture, exile across the Mexican border, and presumed torture and death as the tribe sought sacrifice to lift the scourge.
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Phenix
Ariz
Baltimore Sun
Padre
Yuma
Ami
Tantalusuke
Smallpox Epidemic Check Delays Yuma Medicine Men
A battered excerpt notes a delegation's claim that the smallpox epidemic had been checked, leaving a weakened medicine man to be finished by exposure and starvation. It suggests would be medicine men may delay offerings and the Yumas will rely on natural recovery for a time.
European hotel plan gains favor in Chicago era
A Chicago Chronicle piece argues Chicago hotels will largely adopt the European plan offering fixed lodging prices with meals chosen separately. It notes hotels may itemize charges for light heat soap and attendance, discusses table d hote trends, and cites traveler anecdotes about Americans adjusting to European dining and One Frenchman on ruins.
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Chicago Chronicle
Chicago
Wille
Europe
United States
Ruskin
The Mormon Peril in New York Evangelist
The editorial urges reading a propagated anti polygamy amendment message. It highlights inter denominational women’s council efforts led by Mrs Katherine Jones Bennett who argued before a house judiciary committee. It calls for broad public interest and expects congress to hear the matter.
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New York
Council of Women
Judiciary Committee
House
Katherine Jones
Home
Mormon Church Seen As National Threat To Government
A public critique argues Mormonism endangers national life by opposing state authority. It cites missionary expansion in Brooklyn and Chicago, a forthcoming eastern convention, and claims the church mixes religion with politics. It asserts church hierarchy contradicts law and calls for action against Mormon influence.
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Brooklyn
Chicago
Church of the Latter Day Saints
Mormon Church
Body of Hough Drowns In Ocmulgee River Recovery Efforts Fail
In Macon Georgia on April 28 special report states young Hough drowned in the Ocmulgee river. Despite searching parties all day and firing one hundred charges of dynamite underwater in a large sackhole, the body remains unfound. Boats patrol miles of the river awaiting a surface appearance. In Chicago on April 25 Senator Allison predicted some form of reciprocity for Cuba, though form uncertain and not likely the house amendment.
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Chicago
Cuba
Allison
Washington
Black desperado captured after Virginia crime
William Hale the colored desperado who shot at a Ferrum political meeting in Franklin county killing two men and later fired on a pursuing posse has been arrested in New Orleans. Sheriff Ange of Franklin county goes to Louisiana to return Hale to Virginia as local meeting erupts over the case.
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Virginia
New Orleans
Roanoke
William Hale
Ferrum
Franklin County
Ange
Louisiana
Wale
Martin Lynch Hangs Self in County Jail Cell
Martin Lynch, held on a charge of murdering his wife at their Cleveland home, hanged himself with a sheet tied to a door knob in a county jail cell. He sat on the floor to strangle himself, despite the short distance to the floor.
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Martin Lynch
Cleveland
Ono
County Jarl
Lynch
Way of Savannah Confederate veteran dies in city home
J B Way Savannah Ga longtime Massie public school principal for twenty years died early today at his home. He was a member of McLawn camp Confederate Veterans and Hampton's legion as a lieutenant. Survived by several children including Mrs J M Harden Abbeville Ga Rev B E W Was Gainesville Fla. Mrs F M Marrow Walthourville W H Way Lucie Caroline Norman Way Savannah. Funeral held in First Presbyterian Church with remains sent to Flemington Diberty County for interment.
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J. B. Way
Savannah
Joseph Edgar Way
Hls
Massle
Mr. Way
McLawn Camp
Hampton's Legion
J. M. Harden
Abbevillea
New Imperial Yacht Samoa WJ for Kiel Races
Kiel April 23. Besides the Meteor an other new imperial yacht Samoa WJ will race in Kiel on June 26 30 and Jury designed for international competition. Max Oertz Hamburg builds her under contract to finish by June 1. Length 192 meters draft 12 meters. Commander First Lieutenant Paschen leads a crew of naval officers and amateur yacht club members with a staff of two assistants. The Kaiser caps cost at 127 dollars.
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Kiel
Samoa WJ
Max Oertz
Hamburg
Paschen
Samoa
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