White House remodel details unveil executive offices and private access
The White House undergoes remodeling funded by half a million dollars plus fifty thousand for a new executive office. Major changes appear mainly in east and west wings with an executive office connected to a private colonnade. The conservatory tower becomes a terrace and the south terrace houses laundry and staff rooms. Private family entrances and electronic balustrade lighting are planned.
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Washington
Executive Mansion
White House
United States
West Terrace
Fight Over Stratton Will Sparks Colorado Legal Battle
In Colorado the contest over Winfield Scott Stratton’s will heats up as J Harry Stratton challenges the will. The son asserts he receives only $50000 despite the miner’s vast fortune while most assets fund a national home for the aged and infirm.
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West
Colorado
Winfield Scott Stratton
J. Harry Stratton
Stratton
White House Interior Refit Expands State Dining Room
The article details renovations at the White House including a new balustrade terrace for Mrs. Roosevelt and guests, a larger state dining room seating 100, oak parquet floors, dark English oak walls, and relics of hunting trophies. It notes incomplete interior work, a rushing contractor, and plans for a similar east terrace for social events. Also mentions Colorado Springs society and financier Stratton, who rose from carpenter to wealth, with estate valued around 15 million dollars at his death.
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White House
Colorado Springs
Newport
Stratton
Winfield Scott Stratton
Cripple Creek
Colo
Denver
Big Fire Destroys Block in Monongahela Pa
A major blaze on Main Street in the business section of Monongahela Pennsylvania destroyed about a block and a half of property. The fire started shortly before midnight and raged until 4 o'clock Thursday morning. Several people escaped with narrow losses from cremation as about $125,000 in damage was reported.
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Monongahela
Main Street
British Ambassador Warns Sultan Over Aden Frontier Violations
The London Times reports the British ambassador in Constantinople has alerted the Sultan to Turkish violations along the Aden frontier and threatened to summon troops from India unless the breaches stop.
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London Times
Constantinople
Aden
India
Sugar grinding season under way in Southern states
Season begins with yields below average but ample labor, favorable weather prospects, and fair prices, creating a satisfactory outlook for sugar production in the Southern states.
Candidate for Speakership Joseph G Cannon Likely to Succeed
Joseph G Cannon of Illinois the longtime “father of the house” leads the bid for House speakership. The veteran congressman, born in North Carolina, has lengthy service, party leadership in appropriations, and wide pledged support across states while facing opposition from several others.
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Joseph G. Cannon
D. B. Henderson
House of Representatives
Ilinois
House
Congress
United States
Cannon
MeKinley
Thomas L. Reed
Mr. Cannon
North Carolina
Horace I. Cannon
Bloomingdale
Warke County
Ind
Terre Haute
Connecticut
Minnesota
Illinois
New Hampshire
Tmgiada
North Dakota
Dakota
Massachusetts
Wisconsin
Colorado
Coace
Washington
Skansas
Higoro
Tennessee
Soos QiMaryland
Oregon
Montana
Missouri
Maine
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
New York
West Virginia
Nebraska
Resht Town Fire Kills 200 in Trading Center
The famous trading town of Resht in Tersia was burned with about 200 known dead and fears that many more perished. Warehouses housing valuable stores were destroyed in the blaze. Premier Balfour backs a bill to place the school system under the established church, signaling major politico religious upheaval in England. The Free Church council and Congregational union adopt passive resistance while Liberal party anticipates a general election victory.
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Resht
Tersia
Balfour
England
Free Church Council
Congregational Union
Liberal Party
Ex President Cleveland Donates Volumes to Villanova Library
Ex-President Cleveland has given two volumes to the library at Villanova College in Villanova Pennsylvania. The institution last summer conferred on him the degree of doctor of jurisprudence.
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Cleveland
Villanova College
Villanova
Farmers Institutes December and January Meeting Schedule
A list of farmers institutes arranged for December and January across Michigan counties. Dates cover Lake, Kalkaska, Wexford, Crawford, Otsego, Presque Isle, Cheboygan, Charlevoix, Emmet, Harbor Springs, Clare, Benzie, Mason, Alcona, Osceola, Alpena, Mecosta, Isabella, Grand Traverse, Antrim, Bay, Saginaw, Midland, Shiawassee, Clinton, Gratiot, Lapeer, St. Clair, Genesee, Sanilac, Tuscola, Huron, Newaygo, Montcalm, Muskegon, Kent, Oceana, Ottawa, Wayne, Macomb, Monroe, Arenac, Gladwin, Iosco, Keswick, Mapleton, Milton Center, Ellsworth, Bellaire with site names and dates for each institute.
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Farmers’ Institutes
Lake County
Chase
Kalkaska County
Kalkaska
Wexford County
Manton
Crawford County
Grayling
Otsego County
Gaylord
Presque Isle County
Millersburg
Cheboygan County
Cheboygan
Charlevoix
Emmet
Harbor Springs
Clare County
Clare
Benzie County
Honor
Mason County
Ludington
Alcona County
Harrisville
Osceola County
Mio
Alpena
Long Rapids
Mecosta
Remus
Isabella County
Mt. Pleasant
le Roy
Manistee County
Copemish
Grand ‘Traverse County
Traverse City
Antrim County
Alden
Bay County
Auburn
Saginaw County
Chesaning
Midland County
Midland
Shiawassee
Clinton County
Elsie
Gratiot
Alma
Lapeer
St. Clair
Fort Huron
Genesee County
Flushing
Sanilac County
Sanilac Center
Tuscola County
Huron County
Newaygo County
Montcalm
Howard City
Muskegon County
Montague
Kent County
Sparta
Oceana County
Shelby
Ottawa County
Coopersville
Wayne County
Wyandotte
Macomb County
Monroe County
Scofield
Arenac County
Standish
Gladwin County
Gladwin
Iosco County
Eaton County
Potterville
Vermontville
Brookfield
Olivet
Lake Ann
Benzonia
Frankfort
Osceola
Hersey
Laporte
Posyville
Edenville
Birch Run
Spaulding
Freeland
Hemlock City
Mason
Scottville
Summit
Barryton
Sylvester
Monroe
Whiteford
Berrien
Three Oaks
St. Johns
Caplain
Maple Rapids
Bliss
Mosilon
Herrick
Grand Traverse
Whitewater
Neal
Keswick
Mapleton
Milton Center
Ellsworth
Bellaire
Repays to Satisfy Conscience in Lapeer Insurance Case
At the Lapeer County Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Association annual meeting, President John Dodds described a member returning nearly $2,000 conscience money. The man confessed to hiring arson to collect insurance, mortgaged property to fund it, and asked for anonymity. Dodds designated the funds as conscience money, with little likelihood of further action.
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Michigan
Lapeer County Farmers’ Mutual Fire Insurance Association
John Dodds
Dodds
Burt offers to fund Saginaw manual training school
Wellington R. Burt of Saginaw known as The Tall Pine of the Saginaws proposed a $150,000 gift to the school board for a new manual training school. A prominent lumberman and banker, Burt, 71, ran for governor in 1888 and has served in the state senate and as Saginaw mayor.
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Saginaw
Wellington R. Burt
Michigan
Saginaws
W. R. Burt
State Senate
Burt
Lumber Labor Shortage Hits Upper Peninsula Mills
Lumber companies and loggers in the upper peninsula face severe labor shortages hindering operations. Jacks receive 45 dollars per month plus expenses, the highest wages since early industry days, yet hundreds more workers are needed. Diamond Match Co aims to cut about 45 million feet of pine this winter along the Ontonagon river and tributaries as rail shipments stay heavy.
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Upper Peninsula
Diamond Match Company
Ontonagon River
Old Bulldog Enters Soft Young Man Exchange
A terse exchange unfolds where a character jokes about a bulldog biting soft young men who visit his daughter, implying the dog’s age and toothlessness while the other parties respond with dismissive humor. The dialogue highlights social tensions and witty insult exchanges in a domestic setting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Smythe
Minor Feud Echoes Through City Gossip
A fragment from Chicago News notes that Smith-Poor Jones clash with Smith over time, while Brown-We’s rapport falters after a downturn making relations comparatively easier. The snippet hints at local tension and shifting alliances in social circles.
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Smith
Jones
Brown
Chicago News
Olive oil value in Andalusia tops 8.5 million pounds
A note cites Andalusia olive oil production reaching about 8,500,000 pounds, reflecting strong regional output. The rest of the text presents a quoted adage from Myra of the Pines on sharing ideas.
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Andalusia
Michigan News Highlights From A Troubling Era
A wide array of Michigan items reports deaths killings and fires across Muskegon Pontiac Sault Ste Marie and Cheboygan. Coroner cases divide over John T Butler Muskegon death as wife testimony shows a violent quarrel with both spouses. Other notes include robberies and arrests in Lansing Cassopolis Penfield and Flint along with factory closings and new buildings in Sebewaing and Newberry. Deer hunting colors shift for visibility, and a keeper identifiably linked to a Big Bay incident is found.
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Grand Rapids and Indiana Railroad
Belle Kinsman
Lansing
David Weir
Cassopolis
Arsenie
Marlette Canning Factory
Reese
Oscar Anthony
Ross Township
Bessie
Killing Follows a Quarrel in Romeo
Charles Allen of Romeo shot Reed Cornell after a carriage encounter with Miss Anna Forsythe nearby. Cornell sprang from the carriage and, despite protests, advanced on Allen who fired twice. The second bullet hit Cornell in the heart and left lung. he died. Allen surrendered and claims self defense. Motive unclear.
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Charles Allen
Romeo
Reed Cornell
Allen
Anna Forsythe
Cornell
Chinl
Mystery of St Joseph man solved after body found
Edward Wavering, last seen alive in St Joseph on November 5, is found dead in the St Joseph river. He had worked at Michigan Radiator, resigned six months earlier and planned to move to Milwaukee. Authorities suspect murder for his several hundred dollars, body disposed to hide the crime.
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Edward Wavering
St. Joseph
Wavering
Michigan
Milwaukee
Love Leads to a Tragedy in Ann Arbor
Bertha Sheldon, an employee at a local store, was escorted home by G A Darlington a packer for the Ann Arbor Organ Company and a university music student in Ann Arbor. They argued over the episode and he shot her in the arm then killed himself with a pistol. Darlington, from Strathcona Ontario, served in the South African war and was about 24 years old.
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Bertha Sheldon
G. A. Darlington
Ann Arbor Organ Company
University School of Music At
Ann Arbor
Darlington
Strathcona
Ont
Ife
Riordan Suspected in Cheboygan Shooting of Eva Featherstone
Eva Featherstone, 16, was shot in the back while fleeing a wagon in Cheboygan by one of five riotous men. Riordan, recently arrived from England, was arrested and identified by the girl as her assailant who fled the scene after the shot. Riordan denies involvement.
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Eva Featherstone
Cheboygan
John Riordan
Enngland
Wis
Miss Featherstone
Riordan
Tragic pursuit ends with Hale self murder near Sault Ste Marie
The body of Noah Hale, who killed his son Frank in Sault Ste. Marie on October 3, was found under brush two miles from his former home. He left with his gun, which lay beside him, and a string tied to the trigger attached to Hale’s foot indicates an attempted suicide.
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Robert McPherson
Benton Harbor
Tie
American Car Company
Saginaw
Sebenaing Township
Chandler Heights
Julia Wozniak
Stone
Menominee
Aod
Branch State
Marquette
Kalamazoo
Lake Superior
Ishpeming
Kahimazevo
Deerfield
Michigan
John Watson
Standish
Thunder Bay
Nels Erickson
John Erickson
Woole
Norway
Tron Mountain
Upper Peninsula
Tressa Barber
Flint
Hl. N. Bush
Doe
Tonia
Michavel Hammell
Franklin
Mr. Hammell
Mike Hammell
Sylvester Stevens
Laingsburg
Calvin
Stevens
Theorce Snyder
Nestoria
Gowdrich
Penfield Station
G. W. Snow
Negaunee
Louis Gomirich
Louis Matt
Gronsfeld
Big Bay
Harry Prayer
Noah Hale
Frank
Sault Ste. Marie
Hale
Lale
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Harry Stratton
Will
Brae
Wellington
R. Burt
Rey Iy
Myra of
the Pines
Michigan Matters
Romeo-Ann Arbor
John T Butler
Muskoson
Butler
Scotts
Soo
Gladstone
Escanaba
Manchester Maccabees
Concord
Hart
Cheborgan Democrat
Ton
West Branch
Elk Rapids
Willie Downs
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