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Newspaper
Elkhart Weekly Truth
Location
Elkhart, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Jan 14, 1904
Page
2
Algernon Smythe spread gossip about a beautiful woman named Lelia, whose past entangles with James. When James learns the truth he discovers Lelia’s lover was his own wife, long believed dead, and the revelation ends in stark, ironic tragedy.
A Chicago man recounts how a beggar encounter led him to a morgue relic linking his sister Mary. In Brussels to Paris to meet a vanished promise, he discovers a shawl and a ring bearing the inscription Toujours a toi, tying the lost girl to a tragic end.
A fragmentary exchange shows a tense dialogue where one figure accuses another of treachery and planning a deed. The conversation reveals blame, shame, and abrupt denials as suspicion rises.
Supreme Court Chief Justice Fuller rules Porto Ricans are not aliens under the 1891 act and citizens of Porto Rico owe allegiance to the United States. A Porto Rican woman was denied entry in 1902 as likely to be a public charge, but the court directs her discharge. The decision emphasizes allegiance to the United States and clarifies alienage status regarding Porto Ricans.
Washington Jan 5 Senator Foraker, leading the majority of the committee on naval affairs, submitted a brief to the Senate in favor of Brig. Gen. Wood's promotion to major general. The panel, eight of eleven, heard evidence on Wood and Rathbone charges. Rathbone trials were deemed fair, with many grievances found unfounded. The castineada concession and other issues were refuted or deemed unfounded.
Addition to Fort Washington notes a congressional appropriation of 280000 dollars to buy 110 acres of land between Fort Sheridan and the Chicago and Northwestern railroad. Secretary Root says only 82862 acres fit the limits and the quartermaster general warns options at reasonable rates are unlikely, recommending a modification to the organic act to permit the purchase.
The joint army and navy board led by Admiral Dewey urges immediate appropriations to fortify Subig Bay and Manila Bay in the Philippines, noting no gun has yet been mounted or harbor earthworks built despite five years of American possession.
Washington January 5 announces that Corporal James Tanner formerly commissioner of pensions will be appointed register of wills for the District of Columbia.
Somerset Pa Jan 5 Sheriff Coleman will lead deputies to Boswell to evict forty eight miners families from Merchants Coal company houses with temperatures below zero and no shelter. Some leaders will not be rehired and trouble is anticipated as eviction begins.
Veterans in Savannah Ga refuse to send a laurel wreath to General Longstreet's grave citing his disobedience at Gettysburg as the reason. The decision follows Confederate tradition about honoring the field commander.
A man was killed in Waukesha Wisconsin in January when rescue efforts arrived too late. Authorities report the incident involved a fatal confrontation with a fellow inmate or associate. Investigations are ongoing to determine exact circumstances.
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