Lord Rosebery May Wed Wealthy American Widow
Rumor links Lord Rosebery to Mrs Samuel Sloan Chauncey, an American widow famed for wealth and social charm. The engagement reportedly whispered among intimates may be formally announced after the London season ends.
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Lord Rosebery
Samuel Sloan Chauncey
William Bennett
Louisville
Josephine Armstrong
Chauncey
Vevay
Switzerland
London
Alice Carr
Lady Newborough
Paris
Edward
Sily
Englard
Lady Curzon
Countess of
Crewe
Death of Cardinal Parrochi Shocks Vatican
Cardinal Parrochi died in Rome on January 16 after a period of illness. Once considered a likely successor to Pope Leo, his passing leaves only Cardinal Oreglia as a remaining papal candidate. Lucido Mary Parrochi, a Mantuan by birth born August 13, 1833, rose rapidly in the church and held top posts including chancellor, sub-dean, and head of the Congregation for the Universal Inquisition.
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Vatican
Leo
Cardinal Parrochi
Oreglia
Pius IX
Lucido Mary Parrochi
Albano
Porti and
Santa Rufina
Holy Catholic Church
Sacred College
Congregation of the Universal Inquisition
Congregation of Apostolic Visits
Congregation of Residences of Bishops
Rome
Sale Was Off Speech Reveals Rivalry Between Cities
The fragment recalls a Minneapolis native speaking as Western representative of the Berlin machine works. He hints at telling a story about the hostile seating between his city and St. Paul, their rival across the river.
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Minneapolis
Yg. P. Base
Berlin
Burg
St. Paul
Minneapolis Norwegian Refuses Bible Offer in Provoking Tale
A flaxen-haired man from a cold peninsula shuns a Bible after spotting the name St. Paul inside. The anecdote is linked to a Minneapolis pastor allegedly fired for sermon text from St. Paul, as recounted by Mr. Buss per the Milwaukee Journal.
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Minneapolis
Cold Peninsula
St. Paul
Buss
Milwaukee Journal
Idaho Chooses Judge Weldon B Heyburn as Senator
The Idaho legislature elected Judge Weldon B Heyburn of Wallace to succeed Henry Heitfield as United States senator. He received all fifty Republican votes in both houses, while the seventeen Democrats backed James H Hawley. Speaker Galloway of Washington praised Hawley's nomination, noting Idaho's wish for a Republican senator.
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Weldon B. Heyburn
Idaho
Wallace
United States
Henry Heitfield
James H. Hawley
Galloway
Washington
Hawley
W. E. Borah
Young Newspaper Man Becomes Assistant Secretary of the Treasury
Robert B. Armstrong, to be assistant secretary of the treasury, will be the youngest holder of the post. At 24% he comes from a background as private secretary to Secretary Shaw since April and will oversee customs, the revenue cutter, life saving, steamboat inspection, and navigation law administration with about 10 000 subordinates. He has worked at leading New York and Chicago newspapers.
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The
Treasury
Robert B. Armstrong
Treas
Ury
Shaw
Armstrong
Customs Service
Revenue Cutter Service
Life Saving Service
Steamboat Inspection Service
New York
Chicago
Worshiping an Elephant in Delhi and Bengal
The largest elephant in India, said to belong to the Rajah of Surjuga in Bengal, is worshiped by the Gondo people. The animal is considered to be of royal lineage and seen as the personification of Ganesh, the elephantheaded God of Wisdom, in Delhi.
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India
Surjuga
Bengal
Delhi
Gondo
Ganesh
Himsel
Turkey Lifts Embargo on British Sweets
Turkey ends its embargo allowing import of British colored sweets after nearly two years of appeals. Authorities agree these confections pose no danger.
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Turkey
Paris Millineras Hold Calm After Promised Rewards
Parle Millinera Reform reports Paris millineras maintaining behavior as rewards are promised. Officials announce incentives to encourage good conduct amid ongoing reforms.
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Paris
Congress Debates War Claims and Commerce Department Plan
The House the Senate and committees clash over private war claims and a substitute for a bill to create a Department of Commerce and Labor. Debates center on a Keokuk Iowa claim and a large omnibus southern claims package. President may transfer agencies to the new department as passed.
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Washington
B. F. Moody & Company
Keokuk
Iowa
Third Iowa Cavalry
St. Louis
Payne
Court of Claims
Iown
Messrs
Smith
Hedge
Itt
Illinois
Foreign Affairs Committee
Commission
House
Senate
Department of Commerce and Labor
Corliss
Michigan
Bureau of Insurance
Hepburn
Interstate Commerce Committee
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department
Life Saving Service
Marine Hospital Service
Steamboat Inspection Service
Bureau of Navigation
Shipping Commissioners
Treasury Department
New York
Texas
Mr. Cullom
Foraker
Oklahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
District of Columbia
McClellan
Constar
Mexico
Slayden
Crosvenor
Ohio
Quay
Beveridge
Hanna
Alaska Boundary
Cochran
Missouri
State Department
Feepburn
Aguinaldo pleads for large Philippine loan plan
A petition from Emilio Aguinaldo, presented to the U S Senate by Secretary Root via Governor Taft, proposes a $20 million gold loan and an $80 million credit to fund Philippine agriculture. It envisions a United States Agricultural Philippine Bank, low 4 percent rates, twenty year repayment, and steps to guarantee a stable money supply.
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Root
Senate
House
Taft
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Congress
Civil Commission
Honorable
United States Treasury
United States of America Agricultural Philippine Bank
Philippine Treasury
Emilie Aguinaldo
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