Big Shakeup Likely in Roosevelt Administration
Washington dispatch reports a wave of changes and perturbations across officialdom. Rumors point to a diplomatic reshuffle with Andrew D. White leaving Berlin for a successor possibly David J. Hill, and Henry White tipped for Italy. Names surface for Cuba and London posts as well as a consul general at London to replace William McKinley Osborne.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Andrew D. White
Germany
David J. Hill
Henry White
United States
London
George von L. Meyer
Italy
Payne Whitney
Hay
White
Danish West Indies
James R. Garfield
Garfield
Cuba
Republic
D. J. Hill
Hleary Clay Evans
Foreign Service
William McKinley Osborne
McKinley
Frank P. Sargent
T. V. Powderly
Brotherhood of
Locomotive Firemen
Clay Evans
Sargent
Jas. BR. Garfield
Eugene Z. Ware
Topeka
Kan
H. Clay Evans
Kansas
Ware
Connecticut
Iowa
State Senate
Manila
William Williams
Port
New York
New London
Conn
Bering Sea
Hitchcock
Knox
Early Christian Missionaries and Paul Barnabas
A Sunday school lesson on Acts 13 1 12 recounts the Antioch church selecting Barnabas and Saul for Gentile mission, guided by the Holy Spirit. It notes the church's central role, the Spirit’s choice, the missionary sending, and reliance on divine timing over human effort.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Christ
Paul
Jerusalem
Peter
Antioch
Saul of
Tarsus
Damascus
Cilicia
Barnabas
Paul at Antioch in Pisidia Lesson
The lesson centers on Paul’s preaching in Antioch Pisidia as described in Acts 18 43 to 52 and highlights his approach to teaching the synagogue audience. It notes key themes such as God’s salvation history and the shift to a Gentile audience, inviting readers to reflect on faith responses.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Paul
Antioch
Pisidia
Acts
Impatient guest jokes about waiter tenure in Chicago Daily News
An impatient guest questions a new waiter about length of employment, joking that their order may have been given to another waiter. The exchange reflects humor in a Chicago Daily News item.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago Daily News
Marital Felicities Comic Exchange
A brief witticism from the Philadelphia Bulletin plays on a husband asking if his wife is musical and replies that she harps on one string, illustrating a light, humorous domestic gag in a traditional newspaper tone.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia Evening Bulletin
Passing of Sampson rear admiral U S N retired
Long illness ends as William T. Sampson rear admiral U S N retired dies at his Washington home at 5 p m Tuesday following a cerebral hemorrhage. Born February 9 1840 at Palmyra New York he rose from humble origins to lead naval forces in the Spanish War.
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William T. Simpson
U. S N
Washington
D. C
Sampson
Cluverius
Ralph
Harold Sampson
Dixon
William T. Sampson
Valmyra
Wayne County
N. Y
Spain
North Atlantic
Cuba
Schley
Santiago
Siboney
Margaret Aldrich
Pliny Tit
Sexton
Walmyra
Elizabeth Burling
Harold
Potter Palmer Dies Wealthy Chicago Financier
Potter Palmer, famed Chicago millionaire and key figure in the city’s financial growth, died Sunday afternoon at his Lake Shore Drive residence after a years long illness. Born in 1826, he built a vast estate including the Palmer House valued at over 5.6 million and real estate downtown and on the North Side. His death comes after a gradual decline from a Christmas illness, with family by his bedside as he passed quietly. His estate is estimated around 20 million, with extensive bank and business interests in Chicago.
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Chicago
Potter Palmer
Lake Shore Drive
Mr. Palmer
Palmer
Honore
Potter Palmer, Jr
B. L. Honore
Adrian Honore
Lockwood Honore
St Louis Fair Postponed by Exposition Officials
President Francis announced the Louisiana Purchase Exposition will be postponed to May 1, 1903. Reasons include foreign exhibitors lacking prep time, Philippine displays not ready, and the government buildings not on schedule. Fifty-one fair directors signed a telegram to the national commission. An amendment sets dedication by April 30, 1903 and public opening by May 1, 1903, with the exposition committee lasting to 1906.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
David R. Francis
Times
Thomas H. Carter
National Commission
Francis
St. Louis
Congress
Two Executions and Academic Leadership Change
Lewis Young a colored man was hanged at Moundsville Penitentiary for the Welch murder after a quarrel over a girl. In Tennessee, Samuel Tadlock died at Jonesboro aged 70, and his sister fainted and died upon viewing him. Dr Frank Strong of the University of Oregon is elected chancellor of the University of Kansas at 4500 dollars salary, succeeding Dr I P Snow.
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Lewis Young
Moundsville
We Va
Arthur Kell
Welch
Jonesboro Tenn
Samuel K. Tadlock
Nancy J. Good
Frank Strong
University of Oregon
University of Kansas
I’. H. Snow
Grand Trunk Extends Reach Through Michigan Rail Line
Grand Trunk plans to extend from Edwardsburg through Niles to Buchanan and on to Benton Harbor by using the Milwaukee Benton Harbor and Columbus Railroad, creating a northward link from Buchanan. In Ireland, the royal arms over Limerick mayoral door vanished amid nationalist tension as Mayor Daly moves to remove them. police arrest Councillor Joseph Ryan in connection with the incident.
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Grand Trunk
John Flood
Chicago
J. Pierpont Morgan
Milwaukee, Benton Harbor and Columbus Railroad
Buchanan
Mich
Benton Harbor
Edwardsburg
Niles
Limerick
Ireland
Daly
Joseph Ryan
Corporation
Hungarian Diet Ratifies Austro Hungarian Mexico Pact
The lower house of the Hungarian parliament ratified the Austro Hungarian commercial and consular treaty with Mexico, lapsed in 1867 and not renewed since, restoring formal trade and diplomatic ties between the two nations.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mexico
Battle for Bayan Fort Wins for US in Mindanao Clash
In a brutal assault at Bayan Mindanao Colonel Baldwin led 470 soldiers and four mountain guns to storm a Moro fort held by about 500 defenders. After fierce hand to hand fighting the fort fell, the Moros suffered heavy casualties, and 84 survivors surrendered. American losses included one lieutenant killed and several officers wounded. The battle marks a severe blow to Moro resistance as leaders perished and the surrender followed.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank D. Baldwin
Twenty-Fifth
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Bayan
Island of Mindanao
P. L
Ives
Moore
Jossman
Porter
Raja Muda
Panda Matan
Mindanao
Coll. Baldwin
Kig
Davis
Chaffee
Gates plans vast Southern rail system under single control
John W. Gates aims to unite Southern industries by a trunk and branch rail network connecting Chicago and the South. The plan envisions a Chicago link via the Louisville and Nashville to form a unified system with the Eastern Illinois and Southern Railway, expanding traffic and business routes.
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John W. Gates
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Louisville and Nashville
Southern Railway
Mr. Gates
Chicago
Louisville
Nashville
Three killed in storm at McKeesport Pennsylvania
A severe storm in McKeesport Pennsylvania resulted in the deaths of three people. Emergency crews responded to the scene and authorities are investigating the incident as a fatal weather-related event. Local residents reported damaging winds and structural impacts across the area.
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McKeesport
St Pierre Destroyed by Mount Pelee Eruption
The French West Indies town of St Pierre on Martinique is reported wiped out after Mount Pelee erupted. The British steamer Roddam, after visiting St Lucia, returns with news that all harbor shipping was destroyed and seventeen crewmen died. Lava and earthquakes threaten the wider island and nearby Antilles report tremors and volcanic activity.
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St. Pierre
Martinique
French West Indies
Roddam
Freeman
St. Lucia
Marinique
West Indies
St. Vincent
Soufrere
Dominica
Danish Antilles
Antigua
St. Kitt’s
Leeward Islands
Guadeloupe
Ford Fratricide: Paul Leicester Ford Slain by Brother Malcolm
In New York at East Seventy seventh Street Paul Leicester Ford renowned author of Janice Meredith and other works was shot by his brother Malcolm who then killed himself. The motive hinged on disinheritance and poverty. Elizabeth Hail secretary witnessed the tragedy as Malcolm confronted Paul during a disputed inheritance from their father Gordon L. Ford, longtime New York Tribune publisher.
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Paul Leicester Ford
Janice Meredith
Porter Stir Ung
Malcolm
Malcolm Ford
East Seventy-seventh Street
New York
Elizabeth R. Hail
New York Tribune
Brooklyn
Dial
Malcolm Pord
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Lugene F. Ware
Southwestern Baptist University At
Jackson, Tenn
F. P. Sargent
Saul
Mark
Simeon
Niger
Lucius
Cyrene
Libra
Manaen
Menahem
Herod
Antipas
Holy Spirit
Church
Lord In Heaven
Seleucia
Salamis
Cyprus
Elymas
National
Billy” Sampson
William
William H. Southwick
Palmyra
Morgan
Annapolis
Patapsco
Charleston
Chereston
Naval Academy
Alert
Ile
San Francisco
Navy Yard
Bureau of Ordnance
Towa
Rear Admiral
Mrs. Potter Palmer
ST. Louis Fair
B. R. Francis
Moros
Chief Fort
Philippines
United States Supreme
Great Southern Railway
Paul L. Ford
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