End is Complete Surprise Sketch of His Life 71 Years
Grover Cleveland former president died suddenly at his Westland New Jersey home at 8 40 PM after heart failure and other illnesses. The death prompted condolences from Theodore Roosevelt and tributes from prominent men including Taft Fairbanks Reid Cortelyou Johnson and Gov Johnson with flags at half mast and funeral plans to be private at Westland on Bayard Lane Princeton.
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White House
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Cortelyou
Washington
Taft
New Haven
Conn
Yale University
Reid
London
Dorchester House
Buffalo
Fairbanks
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Grover Cleveland's Career Overview from Birth to 1896
The record traces Grover Cleveland born 1837 Caldwell New Jersey through early clerical work, law training, Erie County roles, Buffalo mayor 1881, New York governor 1882, president 1884, substantial veto activity in 1885, marriage 1886, 1888 defeat, law practice 1889, Venezuela boundary dispute 1895, and post presidency home in Princeton 1896. The narrative notes key offices, dates, and major milestones shaping his public life.
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Caldwell
Essex County
N. J
Fayetteville
N.Y
New York Institution For
Buffalo
Erie County
New York
United States
Frances Folsom
White House
Venezuela
Princeton
Missouri River Rise Report in Omaha and Sioux City
Missouri River shows no further rise of one tenth of a foot at Omaha. At Sioux City there is no change, while Blair, 24 miles above Omaha, records a small rise.
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Omaha
Neb
Missouri River
Sioux City
Blair
Orsta
War in Teheran Rages as Parliament Buildings Fall
A Teheran dispatch reports ongoing firing and the parliament building demolished by bombardment. Casualties are high with Cossacks suffering 79 dead. Zill es Sultan’s palace and nearby structures looted. the Shah’s faction gains control in the south as state of siege is imposed and bazaars close.
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Berlin
Teheran
Zill-es-Sultan
Shah
Great Britain
St. Petersburg
Foreign Office
Tabriz
Zill-es- Sultan
Two Die in Explosion in Pennsylvania Railroad Cut
Two people were killed and several injured when an explosion occurred in the Pennsylvania railroad cut at the intersection of Thirty-First Street and Ninth Avenue on Wednesday in New York.
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New York
Pennsylvania Railroad
Thirty-First Street
Ninth Avenue
Storm Delays Traffic in Wisconsin Rail Line
Du Chien Wisconsin June 26 The storm washed out the railroad to Waukon Iowa so badly there will be no traffic over the division for four to six weeks.
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du Chien
Wis
Waukon
Sleeper Leaves Caracas Diplomatic Post for U S
Washington reports official notice of Jacob Sleeper departure as secretary of the American legation at Caracas Venezuela leaving the United States without a diplomatic representative. The Brazilian legation will handle affairs. Rumors of political upheaval and potential rupture with Holland and a Colombian revolution are noted as tensions rise.
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Washington
State Department
Jacob Sleeper
Caracas
Venezuela
Sleeper
United States
Legation
Russell
Castro
Willemstad
Porto Cabello
W. W. Russell
Francis A Ruggles
John Brewer
Holland
Colombia
Tribesmen Slay Americans in Negros Mission Party
A telegraph from Negros reports the murder of D. Everett, a government forester, T. R. Wakely, a school teacher, and four Filipinos by hill tribesmen as their party, missing six weeks, with no further details available.
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Manila
Island of
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Hr. D. Everett
T. R. Wakely
Sherman Out of Danger No Operation Needed
Cleveland June 23 Congress man James Sherman’s condition from gall stones improved rapidly and no operation was necessary. Doctors said he should await full recovery and may leave Lakeside hospital by Saturday if no complications arise. Mrs Sherman also improved and sleeps well as he nears normal vital signs.
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James
Sherman
Utica
N. Y
Lakeside Hospital
Carter, Allen and Stone
Myr. Sherman
Charles Jefferson dead and royal birth noted
Charles B. Jefferson dies in New York. In Albemarle county Virginia near President Roosevelt's estate, two sets of twins and a triplet are born. The Spanish royal baby is named Jaime Alexander Jean at Le Granja. Insurance losses from the Three Oaks fire total 1 060 750 dollars with overall losses over 2 million. Captain Oscar Hatch Hawley of Macon Missouri, head of the Missouri State Music Teachers Association, warns that French opera may disappear within a decade as artificial and morally lax.
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Charles B. Jefferson
Joseph Jefferson
New York
President Roosevelt
Albemarle County
Virginia
Spain
Jaime Alexander Jean
le Granja
Three Oaks
Mich
Oscar Hatch Hawley
Macon
Missouri State Music Teachers’ Association
Rockefeller to publish life story in New York magazine
John D. Rockefeller announces he will publish his life story serially in a New York magazine starting in October. He says the project will address events that have drawn public interest and reflects advice from family and friends.
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New York
John D. Rockafeller
Rockefeller
Taft praises Cleveland at Yale alumni dinner
Taft honored former President Cleveland saying he was a great man and president with high civic ideals honesty and courage. The remark came at a Yale alumni dinner in Milwaukee where the secretary noted Cleveland is revered and loved by his countrymen. A separate report covers the Sulzer bill debate at the Protective association convention with Crandall’s committee analysis opposing endorsement. In Minnesota a tornado near Mountain Lake destroyed farm buildings killed one child and wounded many with livestock losses.
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Conn
Taft
Yale
Cleveland
Milwaukee
Protective Association
F. W. Crandall
National Railroad Committee
the Association
Minnesota
Mountain Lake
Minn
Here
Market snapshot from Chicago and New York grains and commodities
The Market section reports weak or dull trading across staples. Wheat prices show July and September figures around four to five dollars, with variations by origin and quality. Butter and eggs list mixed price ranges, while potatoes and live poultry note modest shifts.
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New York
Oklahoma
Fair Commission House
Western
Live Stock Prices in Chicago and Omaha Markets
Chicago and Omaha market reports show cattle and hog prices with mixed quality. Chicago lists steers from 4.00 to 7.75 and hogs from 2.75 to 8.05. Omaha reports cattle strong to 10 cents higher with native steers around 5.00 to 6.00 and hogs chiefly at 5.90 to 6.50, plus varying bids for calves and sheep.
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McCleland C. Sappington
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Republic of Mexico
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