Shakeup Likely in Washington Diplomatic Posts
Washington rumors say a broad reorganization will place new men in key posts. Andrew D. White may be replaced by David J. Hill as ambassador to Germany, Henry White to London could be chosen for Italy, and Payne Whitney is named for London if White moves. A Danish West Indies governor post may go to James R. Garfield with Cuba minister to follow.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Andrew D. White
Germany
James R. Garfield
Garfield
United States
Cuba
D. J. Hill
Henry Clay Evans
Pensions
Foreign Service
London
William McKinley Osborne
McKinley
Frank P. Sargent
T.¥. Powderly
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Emyers
Launions
Clay Soane
Sargent
BR. Garfield
Eugene F. Ware, Torney
Topeka
Kan
H. Clay Evans
Kansas
Ware
Connectt
Cres
Palad
York
Serene Conn
Bering Sea
Hitchcock
Wal
Secury
The Early Christian Missionaries Study Outline
The lesson traces the first period of the church from Year 30 to 46, focusing on Jerusalem as the hub and Peter leading the apostles. It highlights Barnabas and Saul's rise, their selection by the Spirit, and the church’s sending, with emphasis on divine guidance over human planning and the mission’s spread from Cyprus to Antioch.
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Tc Sacro Sea
Paul
Jerusalem
Peter
Antioch
Saul of
Tarsus
Damascus
Cilicia
Barnabas
Saul
Mark
Simeon
Niger
Lucius
Cyrene
Libya
Manaen
Menahem
Herod
Manaca
Antipas
B. C
Holy Spirit
Punchline at Chicago Restaurant Sparks Customer Confusion
A customer questions Walter about his tenure after an impatient exchange. Walter replies he has been employed about a week, prompting the guest to wonder if the order went to another waiter at the Chicago Daily News.
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Walter
Chicago
Daily News
Marttal Felicities and the Ome String Harp Joke
A fragment from the Philadelphia Evening Bulletin captures a humorous exchange about marriage and a caught wife who “harps too much on ome atring.” The line reflects light social chatter and quip culture of the period.
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Marttal Felicities
Philadelphia Evening Bulle
Demise of Naval Commander William T. Sampson
Rear Admiral William T. Sampson of the U S Navy retired died at his Washington home at 5 PM on Tuesday after a long illness. A cerebral hemorrhage caused his death after days in semi consciousness. He was born February 9, 1840 in Palmyra New York and rose from naval cadet to commander during the Civil War then led the North Atlantic squadron in the Spanish American War. He married twice and leaves five daughters from his first marriage and two sons from the second.
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William T. Sampson
Washington
D. C
Sampson
Cluverius
Ralph
Harold Sampson
Dixon
Palmyra
Wayne County
N. Y
Spain
Billy” Sampson
William
William H. Southwick
E. B. Morgan
Congress
Morgan
Annapolis
Patapsco
Charleston
Cherleston
Csven
Naval Academy
Alert
San Francisco
Navy Yard
Bureau of Ordnance
Iowa
North Atlantic
Cuba
Schley
Santiago
Siboney
Margaret Aldrich
Pliny ‘I
Sexton
Talmyra
Eae Y Absoe
Ralph Wedde
Potter Palmer dies at 82 in Chicago on Lake Drive
Potter Palmer a renowned Chicago financier and member of the city’s millionaire set died Sunday afternoon at his Lake Drive residence from edema of the lungs. Born in 1826, he had lived in Chicago for more than 50 years and died peacefully surrounded by family after a three week illness.
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Bose Dherees Potter Rele
Chicago
Lakedrive
Mr. Palmer
Minor Note Lewis Young Hanged for Welch Murder at Jonesboro
News item reports Lewis Young, a colored man, hanged at Moundsville penitentiary for the Welch murder over a girl. In Tennessee at Jonesboro Samuel Pad lack of Sadiged 70 died, and his sister J Good mourned, fainting when seeing his face. Strong of the University named chancellor of Kansas with a 4500 dollar salary. Dr F H Snow resigned.
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Lewis Young
Moundsvilll
Arthur Kell
Welch
Jonesboro Tenn
Samuel. K.’ Padlack
J. Good
the of Kansas
F. H. Snow
Grand Trunk extends rail line through Michigan
Dr. John Flood, Chicago representative of J. Pierpont Morgan, has secured an option on the Milwaukee, Benton Harbor and Columbus Railroad running from Buchanan to Benton Harbor. The plan calls for extending the Grand Trunk from Edwardsburg to Niles, then to Buchanan and onward to Benton Harbor over the newly acquired line.
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Grand Trunk
John Flood
Chicago
J. Pierpont Morgan
Milwaukee, Benton Harbor and Columbus Railroad
Buchanan
Mich
Benton Harbor
Edwardsburg
Niles
Bentam
Harbor
Disappearance of Royal Arms at Limerick Mayor’s Office
The royal arms above the Mayor of Limerick’s office vanished amid tension with the Na. Mayor Daly seeks to ignore them as police arrest Councillor Joseph Ryan, a member of the council, in connection with the fence.
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Limerick
Ireland
Daly
Joseph Ryan
Ee Coryporation
Lower house ratifies Austro mercial treaty with Mexico
The lower house approves a long‑dormant Austro mercial treaty with Mexico that had lapsed in 1867 and was not in force. The agreement’s revival signals renewed formal relations and potential trade terms between the two nations.
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Newage
Mexico
Fierce Hand to Hand Battle in Mindanao Defeats Moro Fort
U S Army forces under Col. Frank D. Baldwin attacked and captured the Moro fort at Bayan Mindanao after a brutal daylong assault. About 470 American troops faced 300 Moros in four trenches. 1 officer and seven soldiers were killed, 4 officers and 37 men wounded, while Moros suffered heavy casualties and 84 survivors surrendered. Principal Moro leaders died, including sultans and dattos. Desertion and brave fighting described as a severe blow to Moro rebellion.
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Frank D. Baldwin
Twenty-fifth
Twenty-seventh Infantry
Bayan
Island of Mindanao
P. I
Bovars
Moore
Jossman
Porter
Raja Muda
Panda Matan
Mindanao
Baldwin
Davis
Chaffee
Philippines
St Louis Fair Postponed to 1904 Officials Say
President Francis announces official notice postponing the Louisiana Purchase Exposition to May 1, 1904. Foreign governments need more time to prepare exhibits, the Philippine exhibit cannot be ready for 1903, and government buildings cannot be completed on time. Fifty-one directors signaled the shift, with congressional amendments setting dedication by April 30, 1908 and opening by May 1, 1904.
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David R. Francis
Thomas H. Carter
National Commission
Executive Committee
Francis
St. Louis
Congress
Gates aims to unite Southern railways under single control
John W. Gates plans a vast Southern rail system to rival major lines. He has bought Louisville and Nashville stock and seeks control of Chicago and Eastern Illinois to link with the Southern Railway. A trunk network would connect key industrial regions via one management.
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John W. Gates
Pennsylvania Railroad
New York
Louisville
Nashville
Gates Syndicate
Chicago
Ulnois Road
Three Die in Orm Incident At Mee
Three persons were killed in an incident at Mee as details remain sparse. Investigators cordon the area and await official statements from local authorities.
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Orm
Mee
Destructive St Pierre Eruption Wipes Out Island City
Reports from the British steamer Roddam say St Pierre in Martinique, the commercial capital, has been totally destroyed by a volcanic eruption. Thousands feared dead as Mount Pelee rages, lava fires, and a mighty tidal wave devastate the harbor and surrounding Antilles.
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St. Pierre
Martinique
French West Indies
Roddam
Freeman
St. Lucia
Mount Pelee
West Indies
St. Vincent
Soufrere
Dominica
Danish Antilles
Antigua and
St. Kitt’s
Leeward Islands
Guadeloupe
Ford Slain by Brother in New York Library
Famous novelist Paul Leicester Ford is shot by his brother Malcolm in his East Seventy seventh Street home. Malcolm then kills himself as the writer clings to life. Secretary Elizabeth Hall witnessed the double tragedy and described the dramatic scene. The Ford family fortune, once vast, was left to the widow with contested heirs.
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Paul Leicester Ford
Janice Meredith
Peter Stirling
Malcolm
Malcolm Ford
East Seventy-seventh Street
New York
Elizabeth R. Hall
Gordon L. Ford
New York Tribune
Brooklyn
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