Happenings of the Week At Home and Abroad
Personal news from Washington and far places reports a Greek minister marrying Miss Anna Cockrell in Washington. Milan astronomer Professor Schiaparelli, who mapped Mars markings in 1877, is dead in Milan. Taft names George Otis Smith acting chief of the new Bureau of Mines. Bryan returns to Lincoln for Nebraska politics with unclear plans. Mrs Jack Haverly, widow of the minstrel king, dies after years of hardship. Policeman John F. Ratchford dies in Washington after long service. Norwegian envoy Ove Gude dies suddenly at White Sulphur Springs West Virginia.
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L. A. Ceromilas
Greece
Anna &. Cockrell
Neb
Europe
Nebraska
W. R. Laxton
Cortez
W. O. Bryan
Lincoln Nel
John C. Wurst
Debolt Building and Loan Association of
Cincinnati
Ohio Penitentiary
Everett Carleton Crear
Albany
West Point
Crear
J. W Hands
Hazlewood
National Education Association
Boston
National Couuncil of Education
Eost
Hamilton
Dayton
Middletown
California
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charleston
Kansas City
New Orleans
Bluefields
Nicaragua
General Matuty
Bitrada
Taft exonerated in accident case and political notes
Robert Taft is cleared by state highway commissioners in the Di Gregordio accident. County conventions urge party unity and Taft to purge the cabinet. William Beckert, once condemned for murder at the German legation in Santiago, Chile, was shot in Santiago. Frank Bigelow may be paroled under a new law. Funeral services for Chief Justice Fuller in Sorrento and Chicago burial follow. Other items cover station officials fired, Louisiana’s governor elected senator, Ballinger staying in the cabinet, a Chicago bribery indictment against John A. Maley, and Dr B C Hyde’s life imprisonment appeal.
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Robert Taft
di Gregordio
Taft
William Beckert
Legation
Santiago
Chile
Frank J. Bigelow
Milwaukee
First National Bank
Oliver Wendell Elolmes
United States Supreme Court
Sorrento
Melville W. Fuller
Chicago
Life Justices
Washington Union Station
Jired ¥. Saunders
United States
Louisiana
Samuel Douglass Melinery
Richard A. Ballinger
Interior
Beverly
Congressional Investigating Committee
Wayman
John A. Maley
Oscar T. Morford
Leg O'Neil Browne
B. C. Hyde
Col. Thomas Swope
Lfe
Lathan
Kansas City
State Supreme Court
Hyde
Mount McKinley records claimed by Dr Cook confounder
P. J. Carrigan a seaman and ex Alaskan miner testifies in Colorado Springs that he scaled Mount McKinley and found the records Doctor Cook said he left on the summit. The wreck of the Me Four Limited near Middletown Ohio leaves 23 dead and many injured.
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P. J. Carrigan
Colorado Springs
Cal
Mount McKinley
R.A. Fisher
Neoga (Il) Presbyterian Church
Crescent Athletic Club
Great Northern Ticket Office
Everett
Wash
Canalejas
Alfonso
Spain
Vatican
Jack Johnson
James J. Jeffries
Reno
Nev
Frank 8
Goldtrite
Printing Bureau
Grosse Point Isle
United States
Jeffries-Johnson
Johnson
Ella Flagg Young Elected President of National Education Association
Ella Flagg Young of Chicago defeated Rex Snyder for president of the National Education Association by 617 to 376 after substituting Young’s name on the nominations report. San Francisco highlighted as next convention site with focus on children, kindergarten work, child study, music, and physical education. former President Roosevelt hoped to attend.
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Boston
Mass
Ella Plage Young
Chicago
Rex Snyder
Colorado State Normal School
National Educational Association
Young
Snyder
Committee On Nominations
Ella Flagg Young
San Francisco
Association
Taft
Furmer
Roosevelt
Excursion Boat Grand Republic Catches Fire Near Brooklyn
The Grand Republic, sister ship of the General Slocum, ignited while sailing from Far Rockaway toward New York. Forty five passengers were landed safely, damage totaled 2500 dollars, and alarm spread as the disaster recall resurfaced memories of the Slocum tragedy with 928 deaths.
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New York
Grand Republic
General Slocum
Far Rockaway
Brooklyn
Mast River
Fatality at Indianapolis Speedway Claims Racing Driver Kincaide
National race driver Kincaide was killed at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway during trial practice when his car ran off the southeast embankment. He lived in the city, was unmarried, and had driven a National car in this week’s speed races after a career with the National Motor Vehicle Company. His last public appearance was July 4 in the Coke trophy 200 mile race.
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Motor Speedway
Tnndianapolis
Ind
Thomas Kincaide
Indianapolis Motor Speedway
Kincaide
Ife
National Motor Vehicle Company
Kinenide
Nye Memorial to Be Built in Salisbury North Carolina
The North Carolina Press association memorial committee proposes a building at the Stonewall Jackson Training School in Concord to honor humorist Bill Nye. The project will cost at least five thousand dollars.
Three Crushed by Boat in Dry Dock Accident at Great Lakes plant
In St. Clair Michigan workers William Ross and William Wilson were crushed when a tug in dry dock toppled as supports failed during repairs at the Great Lakes Engineering plant. Ross suffered a broken back and Richard Jones was slightly injured. A defective cable was blamed for the accident.
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St. Clair, Mich
William Ross
William Wilson
Richard Jones
Great Lakes
Ross
Johnson Knocks Out Jim Jeffries in Fifteenth Round
The article recalls the famous 1910 bout in Reno where Johnson defeats Jim Jeffries. It details Jeffries being knocked down multiple times, the referee awarding a knockout to Johnson, and observers noting Johnson's mastery in clinches and power. Included are contemporary ads about soaps and health remedies.
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W. W. Noughton
Reno Ney
Jim Jefries
Jeffries
Johnson
Darky
Sam Berger
Jim
Sharky
Mechanics' Pavilion
San Francisco
Jeffrfies
Value of Married Friendship
Married life may not supply every mental qualification of friendship yet spouses can still value each other as the unique partner they chose. The piece argues that friendship with the opposite sex should not be hindered by marriage and that fidelity to a chosen partner remains central.
Age of Niagara Falls Over Time
Geologists have given varying ages for the Niagara falls from about 65,000 years to 9,000 years as understanding changed. Early estimates tied the falls to Great Lakes land changes, then revisions reduced the age multiple times.
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Niagara Falls
Niagara River
Great Lakes
Lyell
Density leaders Paris and Berlin top European cities
In the matter of density of population Paris and Berlin lead all European cities. The note highlights how these capitals surpass others in crowded living conditions and urban concentration during the period.
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Paris
Berlin
Protest of a Shipper Sparks First Transportation Filing
A protest voiced by a shipper emerged as the earliest transportation complaint. The dialogue hints at frustrations over freight and logistics, with figures like Maund and Ethel referenced in a dialogic context.
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Jonah
Up-to-Date Gladys and Dorris Discuss Improper Play
In New York a playful exchange unfolds with Gladys questioning propriety and Dorris assuring it’s not fast but acceptable for the girls, capturing a light backstage tone from Puck.
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New York
Gladys
Dorris
Puck
Unseen Wind Outpaces Man Says Student
A student quips that nature outpaces human effort with the unseen wind, while a comment from a parent adds a joke about a sight draft, reflecting local humor in a classroom moment.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Willie
A Hibernian Verdict and an Anxious Watch on George
A New Yorker employs an aged Irishman who laments the Emerald Isle. The boss notes King George VI is dead and the elder worker, bowing, weighs the man as a king yet warns, “I keep my eye on George.”
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Emerald Isle
Pat
England
Yoz
George
Senator Depew Declares Health Perfect On Birthday
In his Washington home on his seventy sixth birthday Senator Depew told a reporter his health is perfect and that his appearance supports the claim. A census taker anecdote follows about a hesitant elderly gentleman answering the door and asking to see the head of the house.
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Depew
Washington
Hillyer Place
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International Hahnenannian Association
National Association
Mittee
Mrs. Young
Rex
Pugilist
Irresistible
Ethel
Postum Cereal Co., Limited
Battle Creek, Mich
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