Mrs Grant Dies Widow of Former President Grant
Washington, Dec. 15. Mrs. Ulysses S. Grant, widow of the former president, died at 11:27 last night at 76 after a long illness. She faced heart failure and valvular disease, with her daughter present at the end while her sons were en route from San Diego and Texas. Her life spanned hardship, war, and public prominence, marked by devoted family care and steadfast support for her husband through battles, politics, and a celebrated White House era.
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Ulysses S. Grant
United States
Gardner MacDowall
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Ife
Mia
Grant
Coburg
Canada
Physiciana
General Grant
Champion Working Woman and Mother of Many in Laurens
Columbia December 16 reporting Mrs. Albert Burns formerly Miss Elen McAltea. She married twenty two years ago and rose from poverty to run a public saw mill and growery. She hauls cotton, buys supplies, sews, and takes in work for neighbors while her husband handles the farm. Their children marry and move into cottages as the couple expands their home.
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Carolina
Columbia
D. C
South
Burns
Laurens
Burne
PAYS OLD DEBT IN 8 CENTS SETTLEMENT
In 1874 Uselle Clark bought a dress for 80 cents from Mrs. J. T. Hammett. Now in Columbia she settled an old debt by presenting 8 cents. The scene tied to Laurens County and Spartanburg moves recounting the long-standing claim.
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Columbia
D. C
Uselle Clark
J. T. Hammatt
Assle
Allied Powers Bombard Puerto Cabello in Venezuela
British cruiser Charybdis and German cruiser Vineta bombarded Castle Libertador and Fort Solano at Puerto Cabello after an unanswered demand for satisfaction for the mob seizure of the Topaze. Venezuelan troops and civilians fled as marines captured fort defenders, while officials sought guidance from Caracas. The incident follows tensions with Britain and Germany, with internal political moves to resign Castro and install Ayala, and reports of ships patrolling the Orinoco.
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Venezuela
Castle Libartador
Salano
Charybdis
Vineta
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Custom House
Caracas
Dec
United States
Castro
Ramon Ayala
Asume
Congress
Hernandez el Mocha
Maraicabo
Great Britain
Orlicen River
Panther
Maracaibo
Changed His Mind Chicago Burglary Youths Before Judge Chewere
Four boys William Ronske William Harey Bert Weinstein and Frank Stray faced Judge Chewere in Chicago for burglary charges tied to twelve store break ins in Lakeview. Ronske and Stray faced reform or bond outcomes as Harey won release on recognizance Weinstein received three months in County Jail.
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Chicago
Jil
Reform School
Weinstein
Ronske
Stray
Reformatory
Baiffs
Roneke
Proposed Amendment Extends Presidential Term to 1905
Congressman DeArmond introduces a joint resolution proposing a constitutional amendment. It would extend the president’s term to April 30, 1905 at noon and set April 30 as the new start for the presidential term. It also moves the 69th congress end to January 8, 1907 at noon and requires each congress to begin and end January 8 at noon. The president accepted San Francisco’s invitation to the navy monument dedication for the Manila battle.
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Bagin
Washington
House
San Francisco
Navy
Manila
Anxious for Peace Venezuelan Government Seeks Peace
London reports foreign Secretary Cranbourne denied blame for sinking Venezuelan ships in the House of Commons. Venezuela expresses desire for a peaceful settlement of the difficulties, with dispatches received in London. Berlin notes official quarters reporting Venezuelan yes.
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London
Cranbourne
House of House
Berlin
Faster Scouts Needed After Naval Maneuvers Defeat
In Culebra on December 12 Rear Admiral Higginson notes the blue squadron’s defeat and calls for faster scouts of armored cruisers. He outlines future ta c tical exercises by division squadron and combined fleet with extensive torpedo boat trials. The blue squadron learns of the enemy near Mayaguez at 8 am, then reaches Mayaguez thirteen hours after the foe before retreating to Culebra. Crews are granted shore leave as ships disperse.
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Culebra
Blue Squadron
Taylor
Mayaguez
Porto Rico
Higgingon
Back to Coal for Indiana Glass Makers
Indiana glass manufacturers report natural gas shortages threaten output and raise costs. Western plants push coal as preferred fuel, citing Eastern firms struggles to secure gas. By next year, many Indiana factories may fully switch back to coal due to fuel supply uncertainty.
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Indiana
Indianapolis
Ind
Undertaker feud ends in corpse dispute in Denver
In Denver a dramatic episode unfolded as five undertakers clashed over a corpse. William Brick died in Washington, DC and his sister urged Coroner Horan to take charge. A box of tools contained a his cadaver, prompting hooted pursuit and a nightlong manhunt by six detectives and local police. The case highlights a fierce struggle over body possession and an apparent attempt to bury the evidence by the various undertakers involved.
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Denver
Colo
Jefferson County
Teresa
William Brick
North Street
Washington, D. C
St. Anthony's Hospital
D. J. Sullivan
Tolegam
W. P. Horan
Danny Brick
Horan
Sullivan
Misa Brick
O. J. Wright
Bright Ranch
Bright
Boulder
Mounted Detectivea
Luetgert
Slow Encirclement by Bone Layer Stumps Alabama Patient
Rev Dr Marke, 81, near Shelbyville Tennessee, shows a four year growth of bone under the chin forming a thin shell around his torso from pelvis to chest. Despite visits to top surgeons in Atlanta Chicago New York and Nashville they cannot explain the disease or offer a cure. He remains able to walk but cannot move when lying down. His body is stiff as if in steel armor and colleges seek to study him after death, though his family refuses.
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Decatur
Alan
United States
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Shelbyville
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Marks
Atlanta
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Nashville
American Fleet Moving Toward Trinidad Next Sunday
The American fleet, including the Kearsarge, Alabama, Massachusetts, Iowa, Scorpion, Newark and Eagle, will sail for Trinidad next Sunday, bringing strong naval force within easy distance of the Venezuelan coast. Officials say the move is unrelated to the Venezuela situation and arranged before tensions rose.
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Porto Strco
Venezuela
Kearsarge
Alabama
Masachusetts
Iowa
Scorpion
Newark
Eagle
Trinidad
United States
Pacific Cable christened at San Francisco ceremony
San Francisco hosts the landing and splicing of the shore end of the trans Pacific cable to Honolulu. Lucile Gage christened the cable with champagne and words blessing its messages of happiness. About 3,000 attendees witnessed tests as the Silverton and Newsboy carried the line toward Honolulu.
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Cal
Honolulu
John W. Mackay
Pacific
Newaboy
Silverton
Benest
Mackay
Presidio
Lorenz to be paid vast sums for bloodless surgery visits
Philadelphia reports Prof. Adolf Lorenz, renowned for bloodless surgery, will leave the city with substantial earnings from private cases and consultations. Officials estimate at least $100,000 in fees for his Philadelphia work, with up to 20 patients to be treated or advised before his departure. His effort aims to aid charitable causes if feasible.
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Lorenz
Philadelphia
Penn
Adolf Lorenz
Vienna
Jefferson Hospital
Hia Wort
Wealthy Nebraskan Donates 40000 to the Poor
Falls City Nebraska reports Benjamin W Gist a young farmer inherited forty thousand dollars from an uncle and while relatives urged sharing he distributed the full sum to the poor. He drew five thousand dollar notes and later six thousand in gold visiting homes with five ten and twenty dollar pieces spreading relief across thirty six thousand recipients. He says he sought fairness though relatives shunned him and he now enjoys peace.
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Falls City
Neb
Benjamin W. Gist
Gist
Roosevelt Receives Honorary Locomotive Firemen Card
President Roosevelt becomes an honorary member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen. He accepts the token with pleasure, receiving a sealskin album containing a parchment certificate beautifully illuminated with his name and the order’s emblem.
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Brotherhood of Railway
Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen
Washington
Brotherhood
Alaska gushers overflow at Kyak oil field
Two Alaskan oil wells off Kyak on the mainland pour oil in quantities exceeding containment. Despite iron caps anchored with timbers, many barrels spill into the ocean half a mile away. Strike depth was 540 feet with high illuminants and gasoline present. The Alaska Island Oil Co, a British firm, aims to build a refinery and challenge Standard Oil along the Pacific coast. It reports control of 70 miles of oil lands on the southern Alaska coast and plans coal development inland.
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Tacoma
Wash
Alaska
Kyak
Iron Cape
Alaska Oland Goal Company
Standard Oil
Pacific
Orient
Ventura Fire Destroys Key Businesses in Mason City
Mason City December 13 Ventura suffered a major blaze wiping out several establishments including Kiever Brothers general store John Eterell drug store Pollock bank and Bragar store. Firefighters battled flames with extensive losses reported though exact totals were not available.
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Ventura
Kiever Brothers
John Eterell
Pollock
Bragar's Co
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