Tillman Defends Chandler Memoranda in Senate Row
In Washington on May 10 Tillman spoke for ex Senator Chandler amid a GOP dispute over Chandler's claims. He read Chandler's memoranda of conferences with the president, noting the controversy sparked by Lodge's denial. The president's letter to Allison and Moody's statement were read, provoking laughter before the matter was dropped.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Senate
Tillman
Chandler
Lodge
South Carolina
Tilman
Allison
Moody
Tillman Declares President Guilty of Bad Faith
Tillman accuses the president of bad faith over a bill, citing two key points in the president letter. He notes alleged attempts to influence Chandler Bailey and himself, disputes about authority for talks with Roosevelt, and questions the president’s binding obligations regarding notice and negotiations.
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Roosevelt
Tilman
Tillman
Chander
Chandler
Milwan
Bailey
Loeb
Theodore Roosevelt
Senate
Lim
Alt Moody
Emasculated measure sparks constitutional debate
The speaker voices concern that a proposed law, praised for faith and strength, has been weakened by presidential action. He says the fate of the measure now rests with the thoughtful and honorable men of the country as the issue is debated.
House Elects a Speaker Pro Tem in Delay
Washington May 16 The House opened late as Speaker Cannon did not appear until after 12:05 Payne of New York nominated Dalzell of Pennsylvania as speaker pro tem and he was unanimously elected. Cannon later took the chair and joked about his watch, quipping it served him a scurvy trick. Williams questioned the temporary election.
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Washington
House
House of Representatives
Alexander Melowell
Payne
New York
Dalzell
Pennaytventa
Willams
Speaker
Cannon
Fire insurance solvency debate sparks Dawson remarks
Washington on May 16 Miles M. Dawson, armstrong committee actuary, told the house judiciary committee that U S fire insurers face solvency uncertainty for San Francisco losses. He cited Chicago fire losses wiping out most U S firms, while British firms remained solvent due to lower reserve requirements. He argued reserve levels alone do not ensure solvency.
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Washington
San Francisco
Miles M. Dawson
Armstrong Committee of
New York
House Committee On the Judiciary
Chicago
United States
Dawson
Civil Service Reform Address At White House
President Roosevelt spoke to state and municipal civil service commissioners and the National Civil Service Reform League at the White House. He stressed the growing importance of civil service reform and warned that political influence in appointments always damages government work.
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Washington
Roosevelt
White House
National Civil Service Reform League
Baseball scores from May day games across leagues
Chicago May 10 baseball scores list results from the National and American leagues with Cincinnati over New York 4-1, St. Louis over Boston 8-3, Pittsburgh over Philadelphia 4-, Chicago over Brooklyn 2-1, Detroit at Washington 5, Boston over St. Louis 9-1, New York over Cleveland 5-4, Chicago over Philadelphia 1-0, and Western and midwestern results including Lincoln over Denver 7-0 and Des Moines over Sioux City 10-8 in seven innings due to rain.
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Chicago
Cincinnati
New York
St. Louis
Boston
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
Pittsburgh
Brooklyn
Washington
Detroit
Louis
Cleveland
Kansas City
Toledo
Minneapolis
Indianapolis
Milwaukee
Columbus
St. Paul
Louisville
St. Pauls
Lincoln
Denver
Des Moines
Sioux City
Tes Moines
Notable Figures and Achievements in Historical Briefs
The archbishop of Canterbury ranks after the royal family and before peers. Emperor William first lit Lostl in Hungary, premier European town to use acetylene lighting. Thomas Shaw becomes London’s lord advocate, a self-made man. James B. Bledsoe named superintendent of Maryland School for the Blind, author of The Education of the Blind in the United States. Henry Allerge, a young French poet, publishes The Spirit of Geometry praising parallelepipedon and rhomboid, rides Pegasus. Mattie M. Marshall, Marshal’s grandniece, is one of three rural mail carriers in America linked to Granite City post office.
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Emperor William
Lostl
Hungary
Esurope
Thomas Shaw
London
James B. Bledsoe
Maryland School For the Blind
United States
Henry Allerge
Mattie M. Marshall
Marshal
United States Supreme Court
America
Granite City
Illinois Legislature Concludes Conference On Primary Bill
Springfield reports the joint committee finished its report on the primary election bill but neither house acted. The panel kept changes minimal and no final action occurred. Separate items include a resolution urging Congress to let the Chicago sanitary district use more water, a hotly debated shotfirers law cost issue in coal talks, and physicians pressing for a state tuberculosis sanatorium.
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Springfield
Joint Conference Committee
Senate
Clark
House
United States
International Waterways Commission
Chicago
Secretary of War
International Commission
Congress
Chicago Drainage Canal
Minols
Illinois
Union With Cumberland Church Expected At Assembly
Des Moines coverage notes a pivotal session of the General Assembly of Presbyterians with anticipation of approving union with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and welcoming changes to the Book of Common Worship. The article highlights central figures and regional context shaping the historic move.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Decatur
General Assembly of the
Cumberland Presbyterian Church
Lawyer Arrest Warrant in Bigamy Case Stirs Rumors
A warrant was issued in Pana at the urging of J. M. Amos charging lawyer Offarell with obtaining money by false pretenses in a wife-swapping case. Offarell says contracts were illegal. Mosby paid $10 for drafting, asks $60. He will appear before Judge Wanp Tuesday. Des Moines reports Presbyterian assembly news and union talks across multiple regional presbyteries.
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Offarell
Ing Paties
Mosby
Bridegroom Elated After Local Marriage in Sycamore Tl
Therbert Ingram and Frankie Campbell said to be Chicago residents obtained a marriage license in Sycamore and wed at Judge B. Mitchell's home. Ingram, pacing the floor, exclaimed they had won and would have to rise early if outpaced. He reacted with visible excitement to the ceremony.
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Sycamore
Therbert Ingram
Frankie Campbell
Chicago
Judge B. Mitchell
Ingram
Mr. Ingram
Civil War veteran John Hunter dies in Paris after loyal color bearing
John Hunter, a civil war veteran and color bearer for Grant's Twenty-first Wisconsin regiment, has died in Paris NL. He carried the regimental colors throughout service, preserving the flag until his death when it was brought out only on rare significant occasions.
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Grant
Paris
John Hunter
Hunter
Very Low Excursion Rate to New Haven Knights of Columbus
Excursion tickets to New Haven Conn via the North Western Line will be sold on convenient dates with favorable return limits to support the Annual Convention of the National Council Knights of Columbus to be held June 8 and 9. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry.
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New Haven
Conn
National Council
Knights of Columbus
Chicago & North-Western
R’y
F. J. Burdett Piano Tuner at Brown & Dollineyers
F. J. Burdett is listed as a piano tuner at Brown & Dollineyers in the local directory. The entry notes service availability and the shop’s location, reflecting typical 19th century trades advertising.
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F. J. Burdett
Brown & Dollineyers
Pancese
Ladies and Children Knit Summer Underwear Ad
Riley & Wheat offer ladies and children's knit summer underwear vests and drawers priced at six to ten pence per set. Summer basics advertised in a compact clothing trade notice from a local retailer.
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Riley & Wheat
Racket Store Promo Promises Lowest Prices
In a clipped sales note the Bayeaing claims all household articles are offered at the lowest prices in the city. The brief mention names Ey & Wheat and the Racket Store as sources of goods, with a fragmentary tagline suggesting quality value.
Very Low Rate to Boston via the North Western Line
Tickets to Boston, Mass, go on sale June 2 8 and 4 with favorable return limits on account of Americas Medical Association meeting. Apply to agents Chicago and North Western Ry. rledw6-4.
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Boston
Mass
North-Western
Americas Medical Association
Chicago & North-Western Ry
This Date in History 1277 to 1905 events
A compact list of historical markers with dates and brief notes: Pope John XXI killed by a building collapse in 1277. births of Sir William Petty 1628 and Sir Dudley North 1641. royal marriage Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette in 1770. Solander death 1782. Batavian Republic proclaimed 1795. Seward born 1801. Mt Etna eruption 1830. Hemans died 1835. Yucatan republic 1841. George Clint died 1854. Place Vendome column toppled 1871. Ashfield reservoir dam burst 1874. resignation of Conkling and Platt 1881. Nihilist executions 1887. Muskegon fire 1891. Peter Burnett died 1895. Kirke La Shelle died 1905.
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John XXI
William Petty
Dudley North
Turkey
Louis XVI
France
Marie Antoinette
Daniel Charles Solander
Holland
William H. Seward
U.S
Levi P. Morton
United States
Mt. Aetna
Felicia Dorothea Hemans
Yucatan
George Clint
Place Vendome
Paris
Ashfield Reservoir
Williamsburg
Mass
Conkling and Platt
New York
Senate
St. Petersburg
Muskegon
Mich
Peter H. Burnett
California
Kirke la Shelle
The Homeseekers at Grand Opera House Friday Night
Miss Laura Sawyer stars Nell in The Homeseekers a warm hearted southern heroine with T B Brackett as the brave western youth. The play appears at the Grand Opera house on Friday night.
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Laura Sawyer
Nell
T. B. Brackett
Grand Opera House
Billionaire Returns Home to His Nature Conservatory
A Newark News item describes a billionaire’s return to his estate featuring lavish prices for gates, avenues, marble steps, a vast landscape, a silver lake, a forested hill, and a rosewood veranda. He savors “simple life” at his $60 million country club before dinner, noting the contrast between opulence and nature.
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Silver Lake
Newark News
A Discouragement in Gentle Speech
A witty exchange shows Miss Cayenne resolving that avoiding unkind talk about friends leads to being called a bore. The quip highlights social etiquette and friendship dynamics in a concise panel style.
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Miss Cayenne
Washington
Cleanse safely with Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin
An ad promotes Dr Caldwell's laxative Syrup Pepsin as a pure scientific remedy for constipation headache biliousness and stomach trouble. It claims heavy air in a cellar and undigested food poisoning mirror the metaphor and offers the product at 50 cents to a dollar with money back if it fails.
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Dr. Caldwell
Low Summer Tourist Rates Hit Minnesota and Nearby States
The Chicago Great Western Railway offers round trip tickets at nearly half tariff to Minnesota North Dakota Wisconsin Colorado Utah Southern Wyoming and Lower Michigan Resorts. Tickets on sale June 1 to Sept 30 with final return by October 31. Inquiries to any C G W agent or J B Elmer G P A St Paul Minnesota.
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Chicago Great Western Railway
Minnesota
North Dakota
Wisconsin
Colorado
Utah
Wyoming
Lower Michigan
Elmer
St. Paul Minno
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
St. Paul
Minn
Illinois Central R. A
Minneapolis
Freeport
Woodmen Picnic Day Privileges Available at Secretary Office
Persons may secure privileges for the Woodmen picnic day on June 7 at the secretary's office 110 Galena St near Otto Wagner's book bindery. Subscribers to ward this picnic can remit payment there and will be receipted. Louis BAUSCHER Secretary. 6-10dlw New phone 166.
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Galena St
Otto Wagner
Louis Bauscher
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