Kentucky Democrats Appeal to McKinley Over Kentucky Controversy
A Kentucky Democrat delegation including Senator-elect Blackburn and Reps Rhea Wheeler Smith Allen and Gilbert and Col. Thompson met President McKinley at the White House to protest federal interference in Kentucky's governorship dispute. They urged law and order, favored court resolution, and predicted no violence. Senator Lindsay supported avoidance of federal intervention and noted state courts as proper jurisdiction.
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Washington
Kentucky
Taylor
Blackburn
Rhea
Lindsay
White House
Goebel
United States Supreme Court
United States Court
Senator Deboe Seeks Peaceful Resolution Before Shooting
Senator Deboe said he had not seen the president at noon over the petition for federal intervention but expected to meet him later. He explains his Kentucky departure came with belief a peaceable solution was possible and a plan to secure bipartisan Senate intervention. The shooting disrupted that effort and he now sees no chance to proceed.
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Deboe
Kentucky
Cabinet Statement On Intervention In Kentucky
After a cabinet meeting the president decided no case has yet justified national government intervention in Kentucky and informed the governor. The wording noted may relate to Governor Taylor and carries potential significance.
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Washington
Kentucky
Taylor
Workmen Fall From Ladder at Western Gas Works
Henry Buhlman and Connie Sullivan were injured when a ladder slipped at Western Gas Construction in a 15 foot fall while repairing a line shaft. Buhlman dislocated his right ankle with torn ligaments. Sullivan suffered hip bruises and finger injuries. Both were treated by Dr. Schrader and sent home. Meanwhile Thomas Ray from Pennsylvania car shops mashed his right foot by a falling iron piece. Ray lives on Wayne Trace.
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Henry Buhlman
Connie Sullivan
Western Gas Construction Company
Buhliman
Sullivan
W. F. Schrader
Taylor Street
Buhlman
Baker Street
Thomas Ray
Pennsylvania Company
Ray
Wayne Trace
Stormont Installed as New Commandant at Soldiers Home
Gil R. Stormont arrived in Lafayette Indiana to assume command at the state soldiers' home. Trustees welcomed him with an informal session and reception in the chapel. He and Mrs Stormont will reside in the new commandant cottage and begin duties with broad good wishes.
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Lafayette
Ind
Gil R. Stormont
State Soldiers’ Home
Stormont
Monon
Sommers and Donnel wed in Trinity church ceremony
Preston H. Sommers and Miss Mary Donnel were married Thursday at Trinity M E Church with Rev. Sherman Powell officiating. The wedding was quiet with only the bride's sister as witness. The couple will reside on Williams Street.
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Preston H. Sommers
Mary Donnel
Trinity M. E. Churchy
Sherman Powell
Sommers
R. 8
Paterson
William Donnel
Mrs. Sommers
Williams Street
Ground Hog Sees Shadow Amid Sunny Spring Day
The ground hog observed Friday cast a long shadow under a sunlit sky signaling lingering winter. Tradition holds the annual event as a sign of weather patterns, with local observers noting the celebratory atmosphere despite shifting seasons.
Plague Fire Ravages Honolulu Quarantine District
Honolulu residents recount a devastating blaze that swept Chinatown and infected quarters after bubonic plague surfaced. More than 41 deaths and 48 cases in forty days, with 6,500 refugees housed in camps and shelters, including a burned Boardman home and Kamakapili church area. Authorities, soldiers, and business leaders coordinated to contain the fire and feed the homeless.
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Honolulu
San Francisco
George Boardman
E. W. Jordan
Hermine Zauz
Punchbowl Street
Palace Walk
Chinatown
Dole
Fort George
Conway Castle
Andrew Welch
King Street
Kawaisahao
Kalihi
Kataako
Kawaiahao
Lunalilo
Dowater Queen
Kakaako
Massacre fears as Turkeys may again target Christians
New York reports rising anxiety that Turks in Central and Eastern Turkey may resume a wide scale massacre of Christians. Kurdish forces in Kuristan streets are incited, with Mardin Biliz Diarbekir and Harpools named as potential flashpoints awaiting a favorable moment to repeat the 1895 1896 atrocities.
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New York
Turkey
Kuristan
Mardin
Biliz
Diarbekir
Harpool
Mussulmans
Train wreck near Tampa leaves multiple dead and injured
A Plant system fast passenger train derailed twenty miles north of Tampa. Engineer Kennedy died on the scene and one unnamed passenger perished with a mangled body. S. P. Hernden Jr. died at Sandford Hospital and his father, the mail agent, was badly injured. Several others were hurt as cars derailed after an open switch collision with a freight car, allegedly opened to wreck the train.
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Tampa
Fla
Kennedy
S. P. Hernden
Sandford
Pastor Forkell resigns from First Methodist Church
Rev. William M. Forkell announced at the Green Bay church board meeting that he has forwarded his resignation as pastor to the presiding elder, effective March or sooner. He will sever ties with the Methodist church, citing disagreements with the church’s dogmas and views on substituted righteousness, eternal punishment, and original guilt. The church and presiding elder urged him to stay. He says God is loving intelligent power.
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Green Bay
Wis
William M. Forkell
First Methodist Church
Methodist Church
Catarrhal Ailments Targeted by New Cure Claims
The report discusses a perceived widespread nasal disease and claims a new internal remedy marketed by Creney & Co in To pi blo. It asserts the preparation, taken in small doses, offers a definitive cure, framing it as the sole commercial solution available.
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Hailstarrh Core
Manuta Acint Creney & Co
Ken
Dr Miles Nervine Promoted Against LaGrippe and Nervous Ailments
An advertisement extols Dr Miles nervous remedies to combat LaGrippe and related nervous disorders. It claims the Nervine relieves symptoms, rebuilds nerve strength, prevents pneumonia and heart failure, and includes a testimonial from Rev. E B Sla ug of Kansas describing rapid improvement after use. The copy notes available nationwide sales and a guarantee.
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Miles
LaGrippe
Minister Forkell to Lecture in City
Mr. Forkell born in Elgin Illinois thirty three years ago studied at Northwestern University and has ten years as a Methodist minister. He led Green Bay church eighteen months and is active in social reform and charity movements. He is universally esteemed in Green Bay.
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Forkell
Elgin
Northwestern University
Methodist Church
Green Bay
John Wesley Remembered As Lasting Influence On Faith
A London settlement address by Trinity College’s master lauds John Wesley as the founder of Methodism and notes his enduring impact on the poorer masses. The Spectator deems Wesley the most influential Englishman, comparing his evangelical zeal to D L Moody’s enduring work in America.
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John Wesley
Trinity College
Cambridge
London
the Spectator
Wesley
D. L. Moody
London Christian
Night of Terror and a Widow's Nighttime Trial
Mrs S H Lincoln recounts a widow feared to die from pneumonia before morning but used Dr King's New Discovery and slept soundly. The remedy, claimed to cure throat chest and lung diseases, is sold for 50c and 1.00 with free trial bottles at Dreier and Bros.
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Burnham
Machias
S. H. Lincoln
Dreier & Bros
Beautiful Cities and Health Rankings Across Europe
The Newcastle Chronicle notes Lucerne and Ger misch as among Europe’s most beautiful towns while Berlin Stockholm and Christiania rank high for health with low death rates. London also fares well though Rome and Venice show higher mortality. Alexandria is labeled the unhealthiest place worldwide with a death rate of 58.9 per 1 000.
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Lucerne
Switzerland
Germisch
Bavaria
Europe
Berlin
Stockholm
Christiania
London
Rome
Venice
Alexandria
Newcastle
Eng
Cycle turns churn in Devonshire method
In Devonshire a man on a bicycle drives a churn by a chain. He pedals to operate the device, turning the cream into butter. The quirky process shows an innovative use of cycling power in dairy work.
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Devonshire
Manila Luneta Concert Shows Filipino Virtues Amid Conflict
In Manila on Luneta Beach the Thirtieth Band earns praise as the best on the island. The author contrasts Filipino musical charm with colonial tensions, noting the audience’s social rituals and the performers’ gentle, entrancing tone.
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Religion
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Miles Medicas Co
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Lad
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Caloocan
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