Dying Queen Victoria: Emperor William Visits London
Monday reports from Cowes say Queen Victoria remains near death after a paralytic stroke with much weakness in nourishment. Emperor William arrived in London and visited Osborne House as news spread that the prince of Wales left Osborne for Buckingham Palace to join the mournful scene.
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Emperor William
London
Osborne House
Cowes
Isle of Wight
Queen Victoria
the Exchange Telegraph Co
William
Leopold
Prince of Wales
Victoria Station
Francis Knollys
Earl of Clarendon
Earl of Pembroke
Duke of York
Prince Christian
Prince Albert
Schleswig-Holstein
Prince Arthur of
Connaught
Buckingham Palace
Emperor
Prince
Osborne
Queen Victoria Sinking Condition Sparks Global Anxiety
Reports from London Brussels and Cape Town describe Queen Victoria's paralytic stroke and advancing illness. Royals William and the Prince of Wales meet in Osborne House as world leaders monitor the queen's declining health. Royal yacht preparations and royal condolences unfold across Europe, with Leopold and Milner each reacting to the crisis.
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Brussels
Leopold
Queen Victoria
Osborne House
Count d’Oultremont
Count d’Aische
Cape Town
Alfred Milner
Registered Package Disappears in Iowa Mail
A registered package worth 2000 dollars sent from Dubuque to a Clarksville bank vanished after postal clerk Narey failed to deliver it. The package disappeared at Hampton during transit, prompting investigation into the loss.
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Dubuque
Clarksville
Narey
Hampton
Five Men Killed in Grand Trunk Collision
Five men died and many were injured when a dead end collision occurred at Locke's Mills on the Grand Trunk railway in Maine. The disaster happened near dawn, drawing rescuers and investigators to the wreck site. Names and exact causes were not disclosed in the report.
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Locke’s Mills
Grand Trunk Railway
Emperor Francis Joseph Presents Diamonds to Bailey
Vienna on January 21 reports Emperor Francis Joseph sent a diamond ruby and sapphire gift case to American circus owner James A Bailey with an autograph letter.
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Emperor Francis Joseph
Vienna
James A. Bailey
Double tragedy in Danville woman shoots husband then herself
Danville Illinois reporting Mrs. Fred Smith of Muncie in this county shot her husband and herself. Both died within days. recovery is doubtful and cause remains unknown.
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Danville, Ill
Fred Smith
Muncie
County
Feud Violence Escalates In Corbin Kentucky
Intense clashes unfold in Corbin after a pistol duel leaves James Shotwell mortally wounded. White and allies set off explosions in a grocery, sparking a deadly feud with fatalities and a heavy militia presence. Law enforcement investigates dynamiting and killings as tensions ease.
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Corbin
James Shotwell
Rollie White
Hagan
White
Shotwell
John Shotwell
Lexington
Roger PD. Williams
Kentucky State Guard
Henry Hutchison
McNamara
Gray's Station
Tom Shotwell
Whitesburg
Jim” Shotwell
Susan Cox
Sutton Faris
Charles
James
Robert
Wes
Richard McHague
Cox
Sutton Farris
Wilder
Secretary Long pushes revival of vice admiral rank
Washington January 17 Secretary Long wrote to the chairman of the congressional naval committee urging the revival of the vice admiral rank in the navy, presumably to promote Rear Admiral Sampson.
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Washington
Long
Congressional Naval Committee
Adm
Sampson
Clark elected U S Senator in Montana
Helena Mont Jan 17 W A Clark was chosen United States senator in a joint session receiving 57 of 93 votes on the first ballot to succeed Thomas H Carter No one was elected for the short term.
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Helena
Mont
W. A. Clark
United States
Thomas H. Carter
Plague Suspected Aboard Friary Off Hull
Hull England January 17 Three crew members of the British steamer Friary that sailed from Alexandria December 22 for this port have died since Friday Two others remain in hospital Plague suspected as the cause of the illness and deaths Burnham Denies Marriage New York January 17 Frederick K Burnham a Yale student and son of Frederick A Burnham president of the Mutual Reserve Life Association denies he was married to Lweille Verna a chorus girl
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Hull
Eng
Friary
Alexandria
New York
Frederick K. Burnham
Yale
Frederick A. Burnham
The
Mutual Reserve Life Fund Association
Lweille Verna
Lost His Money in Atlanta Kidnapping Letter
N H Frazer of Union Springs Ala says he lost 500 in gold to a decoy letter about recovering his kidnapped son Bass Frazer. The plan directed placing the money in a sack with a peck of potatoes and meeting a Negro near a federal prison in Georgia. The boy delivered the sack Saturday night, but Bass did not appear at the hotel as promised.
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Atlanta
N. H. Frazer
Union Springs
Ala
Bass
Technological
Frazer
United States Federal Prison
Massa
Packer
Bass Frazer
Duel Between Lubersac and Rothschild Fought in Boulogne
The long awaited duel between Count de Lubersac and Baron Robert de Rothschild occurred at Baron Edmond de Rothschild’s Boulogne estate. It began at 11 and lasted ten minutes with both sides fighting fiercely. Lubersac was wounded in the arm as the combat ended. Seconds and observers noted the savage exchanges and torn sleeves from repeated lunges.
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Paris
Count de Lubersac
Baron Robert de Rothschild
Baron Edmond de Rothschild
Boulogne Sur Seine
M. Schege
Count de Laborde
Baron de Rothschild
Baron Leonine
Viscount de Bondy
John Leisenring Dies at Philadelphia Hospital
Philadelphia January 21 Hon John Leisenring well known mine owner of Luzerne county and former congressman died at University hospital after long heart and kidney trouble. He had been moved from Upper Lehigh Luzerne county to seek relief.
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Philadelphia
John Leisenring
Luzerne County
Luzerne District
University Hospital
Leisenring
Upper Lehigh
Fight Declared Off in San Francisco Boxing Show
The Mc Coy Sharkey bout set for next month in San Francisco has been canceled after the city supervisors refused a license to the Twentieth Century Athletic club for a McCoy main event. The club is now attempting to arrange Root versus Moffatt instead.
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San Francisco
McCoy-Sharkey
Board of City Supervisors
Twentieth Century Athletic Club
McCoy
Root
Moffatt
Harvard Geology Instructor Plans Arctic Expedition
Cambridge Massachusetts January 21 Dr Daly an instructor in geology at Harvard is arranging a scientific expedition to Iceland Greenland and Labrador for this summer. The focus will be volcanic formations and glaciers as the principal object of study during the trip.
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Cambridge
Mass
Daly
Harvard
Iceland
Greenland
Labrador
Woman Falls From Window at Union Depot
Mrs Maimie Drungould of Joliet Illinois leaped from a Union depot window in St Paul Minnesota sustaining a fractured skull and other injuries. Doctors say she cannot recover and officials believe her mind was unbalanced as she was traveling home from Seattle.
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St. Paul, Minn
Mamie Drungould
Joliet, Ill
Union Depot
Seattle
Jeffries Brothers Headed to Cincinnati for Ruhlin Bout
Jim Jeffries and his brother Jack along with trainer Delaney depart New York for Cincinnati Sunday afternoon. The champion hopes the Saengerfest club can arrange his February 15 fight with Ruhlin there.
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New York
Jim Jeffries
Jack
Delaney
Cincinnati
Ruhlin
World Catholic Directory records big church membership rise
New York January 21 The World Catholic Directory reports the church added 645 312 members in the past year highlighting continued growth amid global Catholic community expansion.
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New York
World Catholic Directory
Tennessee Bill Bars White Teachers in Black Schools
Nashville bill introduced in the upper house would prohibit employment of white teachers in Negro schools colleges and universities. If enacted it would force a major reorganization of the faculty at nearly every Negro school in the state.
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Nashville
Tenn
Oakdale elevator fire destroys building in Chicago
The Oakdale elevator at 90th Street and Harvard Avenue, owned by Lech and Fritz Commission Company, was destroyed by fire Sunday night. Loss estimated at 50000 dollars.
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Chicago
Oakdale
90Th Street
Harvard Avenue
Lech & Fritz Commission Co
Well Mannered People and the Finest of Fine Arts
The article argues good manners matter most at home and in society. It defines manners as putting others at ease and listening more than speaking, noting that silence can be brilliant. It warns against gossip and boasting and urges respect across social classes, citing Bishop Potter on choosing words carefully.
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Bishop Potter
S. S. Timea
Miss Million Builds vast Texas ranch empire
Nadine Palmer known as Miss Million in Texas and Mexico has rapidly grown a large fortune. Once a music teacher in central Ohio, she was adopted by a ranch owner who died after a bronco mishap. She bought the ranch and 700 cows, expanding her herd into Mexico and Texas while funding pasturage expansion.
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Nadine Palmer
Texas
Mexico
Miss Million
Ohio
Miss Palmer
Old Mexico
Broad Ax
Countess Bulow: Germany’s famed hostess and pianist
Countess Bulow, wife of the empire's chancellor, is celebrated as beauty and one of Germany's leading musicians. She maintains a grand lifestyle, hosts receptions, and recalls Liszt as her former teacher. Her rise from Mile Doenhoff to Countess Bulow marks a prominent social ascent. In contrast, Jasper County, Missouri yielded zinc and lead worth 5,339,629 dollars in the year ending June 30.
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Germany
Countess Bulow
Empire
Countess Eugenia Doenhoff
Makart
Charles V
Antwerp
Princess di Camporeale
Altaville
Sicily
Frances
Hohenlohe
Berlin
Bulow
Grand Old Palace
Wilhelmstrasse
Mme
Bismarck
Caprivi
Count Bulow
Prince Bismarck
Liszt
Europe
Albe
Palais Auersberg
Vienna
Marie Anna
Count Doenhoff
Jasper County
Missouri
Beallside Banter and a Cold in Tit Bits Style
Mr Addlethwaite speaks with thick speech from a cold head. Miss Milligan suggests visiting Sue Dalling ton, who joked he had nothing in his head and now he must prove she was wrong.
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Biss’ Billigad
Mr. Addlethwaite
Miss Milligan
Sue Dallington
Biss Billigad
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United Kingdom
Daily Telegraph
Shotwells
A. Clark
Burnham
N. H. Fraser
Mia Boy
Robert de Rothschild
Jeffries
Werself
Nadine Parmer
Countess von Bulow
German Empire
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