Death of financier Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild head of the French branch of the Rothschild banking house and governor of the Bank of France dies at 4 30 am after acute bronchitis aggravated by gout. He oversaw European government finance and funded major charities including a 2 000 000 gift for workingmen's homes. His death prompts widespread regret in finance and diplomacy.
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Paris
Baron Alphonse de Rothschild
Rothchild
Bank of France
Baron Alphonse
Europe
France
Germany
Italy
Vatican
Spain
Austria
Postmasters Meet In Washington Seek Civil Service Reform
The National Association of Postmasters of the Second and Third Class met in Washington for its second annual convention. Postmaster General Cortelyou urged civil service based sanctions for postal employes and criticized red tape. Richard F. Lawson praised merit based rise and urged Roosevelt to place postmasters in civil service to curb political interference.
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Hington
National Association of Postmasters
Cortelyou
Peres
Roosevelt
Richard F. Lawson
Emingham
Til
Association
Civil Service
Lawson
Floods Threaten El Paso and Mesilla Valley
A May flooding event in the Rio Grande overflow near El Paso causes extensive damage. An estimated half a million dollars with 5,000 to 10,000 acres submerged as adobe homes wash away and residents flee. The lower El Paso area fears the sand dyke failure while workers reinforce defenses with sandbags.
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el Paso
Texas
Rio Grande River
Mevilla Valley
Anthony
Tex
Rio Grande
Mesilla
Santa Fe
Dona Anna
No New Trial for Cody Divorce Appealed to Supreme Court
Cheyenne Wyoming May 6 Judge Scott overruled a motion for a new trial in Col W F Cody's divorce case. The ruling leaves the matter to an appeal to the state supreme court.
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Topeka
Kan
Supreme Court
Standard Oil Company
Kelly
Warden Jewett
Willie Sell
Hoch
Cody
Cheyenne
Wyo
Scott
Col. W. F. Cody
Long Island village hog debate over fatal car crash
An eccentric conversation relays a tale from a Long Island village about a car that struck and killed a hog rather than a boy. The speaker jokes about suing the owner for the hog’s value while veering into family quarrels and long planned legal bravado.
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Long Island
New York
Cleveland
Meet
Vilene
Telephone as reformer and optimism in modern life
The Philadelphia Wet Club dinner speaker, citing the Cincinnati Enquirer, argued life grows better daily. He cited the telephone as proof, recounting a breakfast servant's reminder that phones now connect work and home, asserting moral improvement and social progress.
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Bingham
Philadelphia
Wet Club
Cincinnati Enquirer
Every Walk In Life A A Boyce Farmer From Trenton Mo
A. A. Boyce, a farmer near Trenton Missouri, suffered a severe cold that settled in his kidneys and back. He laid off work as the pain worsened, with no relief from various medicines before seeking help from Wester Milburn Co in Buffalo.
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A. A. Boyce
Trenton
Wester Milburn Co
Buffalo
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Washington
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Stacind Bowes
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Atlanta Constitution
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