King Alfonso Weds In Madrid Royal Wedding Ride
King Alfonso of Spain marries Princess Victoria of Battenberg at San Jeronimo in Madrid with nobles present. A royal procession through city streets drew huge crowds as the state carriage, escorted by troops, began the celebration. The ceremony at the church of Toledo’s archbishop was grand with floral splendor and cheering crowds.
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Alfonso of
Spain
Victoria of Battenberg
Edward
San Jeronimo
Madrid
Europe
Toledo
All Madrid
Alfonso XII
Victorian
Ministry of Marine
Curbing the great corporate trusts and reforms
A historical survey traces federal efforts to curb corporate power from the 1887 interstate commerce law through the 1890 Sherman act and the 1903 Elkins rate law. It notes enforcement gaps, Supreme Court battles, and ongoing attacks on major trusts including the Northern Securities merger, plus biographical notes on figures like Goremykin Witte Lepine and Poe.
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Eailway
Marx Tgan
Great Northern Securities
Mississippi River
Pacific Coast
Gulf
Knox
Department of Justice
Hammer and Tongs
Supreme Court
King Alfonso Wedding Festivities Attract Global Attendees
Reports describe King Alfonso and his bride amid lavish wedding celebrations. Frederick Whitridge Whitridge and other American envoys attended, with royal palace banquets and public fetes across Madrid. The piece notes widespread presents, and ties to evolving federal regulation under the Elkins Act and Interstate Commerce Commission reforms affecting railroads and related transport sectors.
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Frederick Wallingford Whitridge
Collier
Whitridge
United States
Alfonso
Spain
Royal Palace
Royal Theater
Hotel de Ville
Prado
Westparo
Interstate Commerce Commission
Bird eating spider found in South American forests
A specimen of the bird eating spider has been deposited in the zoo insect house. It hunts by blending camouflage with tree bark coloring and spinning abundant silk to snare birds like hummingbirds and finches. The creature’s silken lines pose safety risks to travelers in forests, and its fearsome appearance rivals that of a tarantula.
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South American Tropics
Zoo
Tropics
Foresta
Surrey
London Daily Graphic
Troublesome Teeth in a Swedish Sleeper Tale
A social dentist recalls a funny case of Tillie a Swedish girl who claimed her upper jaw was toothless while her lower teeth vanished into her stomach. A surprised boy then reveals Tillie had hidden her teeth under her mattress, apologizing for the confusion born of adjusting to life in America.
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Tillie
America
Lincoln's Orderly Mind
Frederick Trevor Hill describes Abraham Lincoln as having an orderly mind that acted with direct focus, moving instantly to the core issue in legal questions. He emphasizes Lincoln’s disdain for technicalities and his value as an office lawyer shaping corporate destinies, while noting he lacked formal training in detail.
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Lincoln
Stuart & Lincoln
Frederick Trevor Hill
Greedylot and the fever feeding his life
A quip about Greedylot asking a doctor how he survived weeks without eating and joking he wishes to share the fever’s aid with his servants. A report notes John Chinaman Takes to Athletics with 3,000 students from 47 schools at the first big Chinese meet, with doctors kept busy by strenuous contests. It closes with a remark on a daughter who takes pride in her mother’s dress.
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Greedylot
John Chinaman
China
Labor groups report gains across unions and regions
Union leaders announce eight hour days in several towns including Omaha and Cincinnati, with campaigns in the South. A Vermont machinists case upholds a damages verdict against a Rutland union. Berlin metal strikes push for a 21 mark weekly minimum wage. Prison labor contracts in Kentucky set 25 cents daily. A New York wage workers’ fraternity grows on the upper east side. The Typographical Union reports funds and a large strike roll while Chicago factions threaten a boycott of a Methodist revival over union wages. Buyers’ Unions form to push union crafted goods and non union purchase abstention.
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J. W. Smiley
Massachusetts
St. John
N. B
Ste. Marie
Mich
Jackson, Miss
Carlinville
Ill
Princeton
Ind
el ‘Reno
Okla
Omaha
Neb
Cincinnati
New York
Rutland
Patch Manufacturing Company
Vermont Supreme Court
International Association of Machinists
Washington
Bricklayers and Masons’ International
American Federation of Labor
Berlin
Frankfort
Upper East Side
United Mine Workers
International Typographical Union
Chicago Federation of Labor
McCab
Methodist Church
Organized Labor
Methodist Preachers of
Chicago
United States
New Woman Suffrage Policy and Tax Protest in England
Leading suffragists in England adopt tax refusal arguing taxation without representation. Mrs Montefiore blocks her door to the tax collector while companions supply essentials and handle mail, illustrating heightened protest tactics. The Anglo Russian Understanding details a final shape treaty avoiding actions hostile to German interests, with Russia yielding Persian ports but maintaining northern influence. Dr Thomas Latimer, noted physician and Confederate veteran, dies in Baltimore at age 67.
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England
Great Britain
Russia
Persia
Afghanistan
Tibet
Chronicles of notable events from 040 to 1905 in brief
A compact, year by year list of historical notes covering monarch assassinations, battles, political milestones, scientific and cultural milestones, and notable disasters. Entries include Edmond I’s assassination, Edward Bruce’s invasion of Ireland, Savanarola’s burning, Cranmer’s divorce sentence, the first Liverpool Times, Franklin’s Philosophical Society, Franklin and Otis, and later events like the Loch, Arctic, and Napoleonic milestones.
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Edmond I
Edward Bruce
Richard Cromwell
Bitonto
American Philosophical Society
Benjamin Franklin
Patrick Henry
Virginia Assembly
Howe
Clinton and Burgoyne
Boston
James Otis
South Carolina
England
Tarah
Napoleon
Italy
Crown Prince of
Sweden
Lake Erie
Louis Napoleon
Ham
Quebec
Sir John Franklin
San Francisco Banks Open After Earthquake
Secretary Shaw said in New York that San Francisco banks felt the situation settled and confidence restored so no need to accept extra government deposits. A run was deemed unlikely, but aid would be provided if needed. Banks resumed Wednesday with $45,000,000 more in vaults than before the quake, a transfer from other centers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
San Francisco
Shaw
New York
Steel Rail Market Booming Amid Reconstruction Demand
The iron and steel trade is at a peak due to extensive orders for San Francisco reconstruction. Steel rails demand is enormous and mills cannot keep pace with orders, driving prices upward across all lines.
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San Francisco
World Commerce Estimated at 25 Billion for 1906
The Commerce Department estimates 1906 total international trade at about 25 billion dollars. The report covers imports plus exports with available figures. India faces a devastating plague with Bengal reporting 5000 deaths in two weeks, Bombay about 150 daily, and central provinces near 500 daily. Rail travel blamed for rapid, wide spread infection.
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Department of Commerce and Labor
India
Bengal
Bombay
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Thes Corp
Leatherwood
Chefoo
Shantung
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George E. McNeill
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Mass
Ira Steward
Wendell Phillips
Claflin
Massachusetts Bureau of Labor Statistics
Knights of Labor
British
Trades Union Congress
Mr. Gorenyein
Goremykin
Count Witte
Caucasus
Japan
Portsmouth
N. H
Committee of Ministers
M. Lepine
Paris
MM. Lepine
Republican Guard
Carolus Duran
Pius X
Titan
Paul
London
Ali
Nicholas Longworth
Buckingham Palace
Richmond, Va
Edgar Allan Poe
King Alfonso
Sugar Trust
Department
Elkins
Senate
Ptp
The
American Federation of
Thomas 8. Latimer
Baltimore
Louis Philippe
France
Malta
Athena
Anthony Burns
Ionian Islands
Greece
E. Kirby Smith
Johnson
U. S. Senate
N. P. RM
Congress
Erie Railroad Company
Bussia
Sheik-ul-Islam
Fortune Bay
Michael Fagin
Phenix Park
Dublin
Boston Corbett
J. Wilkes Booth
Topeka
Kaw
Commercial Congress
Denver
California
Valkyrie
Glasgow
C. C. Magoon
Panama Canal Zone
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