First American Governor of Philippine Islands Featured
A portrait of Judge Tart is praised as the best likeness of the first American Governor of the Philippine Islands. The text notes his task to replace Spanish bribery with American methods, organize courts and municipalities, extend voting rights, and build a government from the ground up amid chaos. Judge Tart hails from Ohio, is Yale educated, and stood among Alphonso Taft and other officials in President Grant’s era. He served as judge on the U S Court of Appeals before chairing the Philippine Commission and becoming governor when the office was created.
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Judge Tart
Philippine Islands
Judge Tait
Ohio
Yale
Alphonso Taft
Grant
United States Court of Appeals
Philippine Commission
Wife Charged With Murder in Child's Death
Elizabeth Howe Dale of Hoboken N D is charged with murdering her own child. Once well connected and respected, she lived apart from Harvey S Dale in Chicago. She formed an attachment to German Robert Waller after meeting in Europe, and her husband accuses her of murder related to the affair. The couple wed in New York about seven years ago and their relationship soured over the past two years.
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Elizabeth Howe ‘Dale
Hoboken, N. D
Harvey S. Dale
Chicago
Dale
Robert Waller
Europe
Ashves
Tale
Elizabeth Howe
New York
Custody Battle Ends in Tragic Death of Emeline Dale
Hungey and Waller in a separated couple dispute. Custody awarded to the father Emeline Dale three years old. She stayed with Dr. Stubbs as divorce time approached. Mrs. Dale and Waller took Emeline to Philadelphia after a visit to a Hoboken hotel. A doctor treated Emeline in Philadelphia hospital quarters and she died early Tuesday. Authorities investigated after suspicions arose from statements by Mr. Dale’s relatives. Mrs. Dale claimed Emeline died from accidentally eating strychnine tablets mistaken for candy. The husband’s representations prompted authorities to assume control of the case.
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Hungey
Waller
Emeline
Stubbs
Uni
Spars and Robbery Report Across Several Towns
Sparks from the Wires describe robberies in Sam Smith's safe, Dell Rey in Ohio, with $1,100 taken. Chapman Kaw post office becomes presidential. Wm. Jackson of Chicago recovers goods worth $2,500. Ground broken for a stadium by Neb citizens. Nelms, CA post office established with Clark Co. Nelms as postmaster. Cherokee Nation chief T B Burlington issues Thanksgiving message. A vein of sing ore found near sir Scott, seven miles from a reference point.
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Sam Smith
Dell Rey
Ohio
Chapman
Kaw
Wm. Jackson
Chicago
Lars
Neb
Nelms
C.a
Estimates of appropriations for 1903 total 610 million
Treasury estimates presented to Congress show total appropriations of 610,827,088 for the fiscal year ending June 30, 1903, down 16 million from 1902 but up 4 million from that year, with detailed department allocations and notable increases and decreases in public works and salaries. Also notes Indian congressman Charles Curtis of Kansas, respected for intellect and speaking skill, and a Bent sheriff case in Butler Missouri.
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Wie Askei
Secretary of the Treasury
Congress
State Department
US Treasury Department
War Department
Interior Department
Department of Agriculture
Department of Labor
Department of Justice
Legendary frontier hunter Jones biography noted in paper
The article recalls J Currao Jones born in Tazewell Illinois educated at Illinois Wesleyan University. He led a buffalo hunt in 1886 collecting fourteen calves and started commercial buffalo farming. He later captured eighty five bison in the Northwest, toured Western cities with his catch, published a book in 1899, and rose to national prominence at the 1884 Republican convention aiding Blaine.
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J. Currao
Ava
Jwas
Tazewell
Illinois Wesleyan University
Gov. Fifer
Kansas
Plains
Jones
Northwest Territory
North America
Chicago
Blaine
Jersey City Heir: Undertaker's Assistant Wins Mayoral Race
Mark M. Fagen, an undertaker's assistant, becomes mayor of Jersey City. His victory credited largely to his sister whose speeches and votes appeals influenced supporters. She praises his wise counsel and predicts benefits for residents.
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Jersey City
Mark M. Fagen
Fagen
Bad English A social call for better speech by all classes
The piece laments widespread poor grammar across classes and argues language quality should be improved through accessible education. It stresses that schools, newspapers, and books are free resources and blames parental and teaching neglect for children picking up incorrect forms like knowed seen and I seen.
Distance Pras Travel and Funeral Reflections
A fragmented clipping notes a strange arithmetic line about writing pace and a quirky measure of travel distance. It then shifts to a garbled remark about returning from a funeral at a cemetery and furniture looking newer, brighter, and praiseworthy, followed by a noisy aside about a difficult marriage and women who married twice.
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Praelistha Ize
Monument to Jennie Wade at Gettysburg Detailed in Local Memoir
A Philadelphia Record feature revisits the Jennie Wade monument and the Farnsworth house museum scene at Gettysburg. It notes the pedestal statue by the Women’s Relief Corps of Iowa, the inscription detailing Wade’s age and death on July 8, 1863, and the 1901 dedication. The article recounts the house’s structure, battlefield damage, and Wade’s burial at Citizens Evergreen Cemetery with annual Memorial Day flowers and a flag by the G A R.
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Philadelphia
America
Jennie’ Wade
Jennie Wade
Women’s Relief Corps of
Iowa
Toriety
Jennie
Corous
Evergreen Cemetery
National
Gen Castro Killed in Bahia Soldado Engagement
A dispatch from Colon, Colombia reports Gen Francisco Castro was killed early Thursday during a clash with insurgents near Bahia Soldado. He had commanded government troops after capturing the Barbacoas bridge on Tuesday and had led forces in the isthmus area. The Liberal troops in Colon surrendered Fridas after a final conference aboard the US gunboat Marietta with Generals Alban and Jeffries and Senor de la Rosa.
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Colon
Colombia
Francisco Castro
Barbacoas Bridge
Bahia Soldado
Castro
Fridas
United States
Marietta
Alban and
Jeffries
Senor de la Rosa
Domingo Diaz
Liberal Party
Capt. Perry
Towa
McCrea
Machias
Tribune
Suchet
Buhio
Young Corbett Defeats McGovern for Featherweight Title
William Rothwell known as Young Corbett defeated Terry McGovern in two rounds in Hartford Conn on Thursday afternoon to claim the featherweight championship of the world. The bout marks Corbett’s clear hold on the featherweight crown after past victories over Frank Exner and Joe Gans in lighter classes.
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Young Corbett
Wiliam
Rothwell
Terry McGovern
Hartford
Marines Guard Property As Liberals Collapse
United States marines stay ashore guarding railroad property and the consulate while British and French marines land to preserve order and protect lives and property as Liberals surrender. Captain Perry of the Iowa aids in settling the tense situation. In a separate bout, a featherweight challenger defeats George Dixon with a knockout, while Terry fights valiantly but loses in a one sided match.
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United States
Perry
Iowa
Governors Fight Combine Seek Unity With Van Sant
Northwestern state governors respond to Minnesota Governor Van Sant urging cooperation to block a railway consolidation. White of North Dakota and Toole of Montana back a meeting, Geer of Oregon favors a coast conference, while Montana, Minnesota have strong laws. Public notices mix with a bid for paving and sewer work at $99,018,008.06.
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Northwestern
van Sant
Minnesota
White
North Dakota
Gov
Toole
Arontana
Geer
Oregon
Montana
Intnicipal
Council Athy
Coleena Sleenty
First Cleric Prime Minister of Holland and Other Oddities
A fragmented report notes Abraham Knyper as Holland’s first cleric to hold the prime ministership. It mentions Kate Livingstone’s 106th birthday on Mull and General Greely’s hopes for weather forecasting with data. The text wanders through Paris, Africa, and a cryptic palace scene with scattered historical snippets.
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Abraham Knyper
Holland
Kate Livingstone
Livingstone
Isle of Mull
Gen. Greely
London
iBersia
Paris
Dimle “O'Gonnell
Africa
Bepoe
Voice of the See
Aaeenee Odyard
Blind Population in Russia and Eastern Europe
Article notes Russia and nearby regions have over 190000 blind people, about two in every thousand. It contrasts Britain and France at roughly one per thousand, suggesting harsher winters and poorer hygiene as factors in Russia.
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Russia
Rusalgasia
Europe
Great Britain
France
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