Washington Busy With New Laws And Revisions
The President indicated a special session may be called to push the Canadian reciprocity agreement and would veto to uphold protection. The Fine Arts Commission urged placing an Alexander Hamilton statue on the Treasury south front. After a three week recess the Supreme Court resumed, filibustering delayed the omnibus war claims bill, and eulogies honored Senators Clay and Dolliver.
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McCall
Commission of Fine Arts
Treasury Department
Alexander Hamilton
Treasury
United States Supreme Court
Senate
Clay
Dolliver
Lord Decies marries Miss Gould sails for Egypt
Lord Decies recently wed Miss Vivien Gould daughter of George J Gould and sails from New York to Alexandria Egypt with his bride on the Catmania. Berlin reports the Emperor and Empress will visit England in May during the pre coronation season many dances are held in London. King George in excellent health. The New York County Lawyers Association hosted a dinner for Justice Hughes of the U S Supreme Court.
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Lord Decies
Vivien Gould
George J. Gould
New York
Alexandria
Egypt
Berlin
England
London
King George
New York County Lawyers’ Association
Justice Hughes
United States Supreme Court
Five masked robbers hold up Southern Railway mail train
Gainesville Ga February 18 five masked men stopped Southern Railway train No 36 the United States fast mail from New Orleans to New York at White Sulphur Springs the express car was dynamited and cash stolen initial reports ranged above 100000 but Southern officials say 700 dollars was taken other brief items note planned canal work opposition and various public affairs and accidents across the region.
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Richard Olney
Gainesville
Southern Railway
United States Fast Mail
New Orleans
New York
White Sulphur Springs
Lehigh Valley Railroad
New Jersey
Morris Canal
Knox
Chamber of Commerce
Pittsburg
William Hurlinger
Wawa
Pennsylvania
Emmet Densmore
Notable Filibuster Trial and Civil Unrest in Early 1900s
Manuell Bonilla leads Hon duran revolutionists with Lee Christmas as deputy as a federal grand jury in New Orleans indicts them over the Hornet filibustering expedition. In Hopedale Mass an alleged threat letter employee is arrested after a confession. An explosion at Du Pont mill Pompton NJ costs two workers. Missouri Pacific faces loss of family control. Kuhn Loeb and Rockefeller advisors gain financial hold and a new president. Archbishop Ryan’s body lies in state in Philadelphia. Western Union loses 1 million yearly to anti-race gambling laws as Eckert’s heirs dispute the will. Trade talks advance at Pan-American conference in Washington. A Denver heiress marries Robert Livingston. a New York theater figure’s wife jailed for shoplifting. A Maine widow fatally harms herself and son after her dying husband. The Hammond commission drafts a new radical charter for New York City.
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Manuel Bonilla
Lee Christmas
New Orleans
Draper Company
Hopedale
Mass
Pompton
N. J
EB. I. du Pont
Charles Howard
John Demarest
Gould
Missouri Pacific Railroad
Kuhn, Loeb & Co
John D. Rockefeller
George J. Gould
Philadelphia
Logan Square
Archbishop Ryan
Western Union Telegraph Company
New York
Thomas Reilly
Wurse
Thomas T. Eckert
J. Clen- Genin Eckert
T. T. Eckert,Jr
Washington
Cleveland
Roberta G. Hill
James Hill
Martin
United States Circuit Court
Hammond Commission
New York City
Marie Sheedy
Denver
Dennis Sheedy
Robert L. Livingston
Sheedy
M. F. Burke
St. Louis
Global and domestic brief round of early 20th century notices
Advices indicate Jose Liman tour as potential successor to Senor Creel as Mexican Foreign Minister. Italy sees damaging earthquakes in Forli injuring several. Montreal minister Rev. Dr. Andrew Mowatt dies at sermon text. Civil war fears in Portugal amid naval officer unrest. A man returns from Manchuria with plague in Nicholaievsk. Count de Lassys wife, recently convicted in Russia, is declared insane. London chatter ties Canadian annexation to tariff reform. UK Commons to pass Parliament bill in May. anti home rule amend defeated. Havre station fire destroys railway facilities. 90 freight cars burned. $2 million loss. General Navarro imposes martial law on Juarez. Crimea endures bitter cold and isolation. Odessa reports sea ice toward Constantinople. Port-au-Prince notes Haiti rebellion suppressed. William Lackenstein Joachim jailed in London for $26,000 Vanderbilt-related fraud. Many Chinese cut queues as viceroys weigh policy. Irish Secretary Birrell hints home rule nearer than expected.
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Jose Limantour
Senor Creel
Italy
Forli
Andrew Mowatt
Montreal
Portugal
Manchuria
Nicholaievsk
Count de'Lassy
Russia
Vagsili Bouturim
London
Canada
House of Commons
Havre
France
Navarro
Juarez
Crimea
Odessa
Constantinople
Port-au-Prince
Hayti
William Lackenstein
Joachim
Vanderbilt
Leah and Rachel In Love and Rivalry at the Ray House
Sybilla bursts in with news of the new minister while Mab frets over a pink silk frock. Secrets, flirtation, and family tensions swirl as Sybilla pressures her sister and prepares for a joint outing with Len Hampton. The reverend’s Leah and Rachel sermon ties the tale together.
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Sybilla
Mab
Mrs. Ray
Peter Benn
Peter
Benn
Mabel
Len
Syb
Tucker
Len Hampton
Bill
Dean
Leah
Rachel
Steamer Repeats Call for Help Then Holds Course
Capt. Robert Flagg recalls Yangtse river story aboard Yuen-wo. A French missionary begs to be taken to Hongkong after his mission is burned, shouting Stop dat ship and Turn de ship. The Empress of Japan captain asks if Jesus needed a gunboat. the vessel does not turn back.
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Robert Flagg
Yangtse
Yuen-wo
China
Maine
Henry Pybus
Japan
Flagg
Hankow
Hongkong
Lord Jesus Christ
Stone
West Union voters pay fines before judge in protest
In West Union Iowa one hundred sellers appeared before Judge Blair and paid their fines Monday. The town appears in a story about voter sale prosecutions and public sentiment on women voting. The speech excerpt expresses strong anti suffrage views and calls for women to stay home on election day.
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West Union
Blair
Danville
Ill
Grand Jury
Simple Parlor Nagle Again The Watch For Forging Trick
A magician describes a sleight of hand routine in which an unseen anvil is hidden and used to smash a watch on cue. The watch fragments are hidden in a handkerchief and magically restored. Repeats with a grandfather clock variant once perfected.
The Leading Tenor Man Captures the Spotlight
A brief verse notes that while many performers display beauty and charm on stage the standout is the leading tenor. The chorus and prima donnas are praised for looks, but the aria of admiration centers on the main tenor’s appeal and stage presence.
Dialogue in a store as inquiries about polar expedition leader
A friend questions a man who rushes into a store seeking concealment. The other says he met Lieut. Peary down the street and urged him to lead a party to locate Dr. Cook.
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Lieut. Peary
Dr. Cook
Unnecessary Talk in Cracked Conversation
A man with sleepless eyes recalls his wife’s silence after he returned late, and a friend chewing cloves questions the exchange. The dialogue implies domestic tension and unspoken accusation without explicit details.
Frozen eggs from Australia cause astonishment at broker’s office
A London Tit-Bits tale recounts the first shipment of frozen eggs arriving in Australia. A broker cracks a wall dent with an egg, another man pockets two eggs to scare his wife, then bangs one at the dinner dado only to see it thaw.
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London
Imagination and a Christmas Gift Note
A St. Regis guest remarks on imagination shaping perception. A visitor recalls sending an ornate sachet case as a Christmas gift to a female acquaintance without perfume, leaving her to choose her own powder. Her grateful letter says the scent filled the room.
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St. Regis
New York Press
Senator Daniel Calls Reproduction Horse A Washington Relic
A dealer tried to sell a horse to the late Senator Daniel of Virginia claiming it resembled General Washingtons horse from the battle of Trenton. Daniel noted the pedigree and resemblance, joking he might be purchasing the same horse.
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Daniel
Virginia
General Washington
Trenton
Senator Daniel
Grape-Nuts credited with restoring health in New Brunswick woman
A New Jersey woman describes severe gastritis improving after eating Grape-Nuts. She lost 15 pounds, felt mentally listless, and could not work until a stomach specialist recommended the cereals. Within weeks she regained weight and returned to clerical work, praising the product as the road to well being.
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New Brunswick
N. J
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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Academy of Fine Arts
Amory H. Bradford
Monclair, N. J
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Birrell
Associated Literary Press
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