World wide brief notes on politics and events
A compact roundup lists diverse items from across the globe including ship subsidy law changes benefiting 16 knot vessels, debates over Roosevelt information disclosures, and the Aldrich currency critique. Also noted are Berlin press hesitations, Chicago hotel fire, Dowagiac mayoral custody scene, El Paso customs killings, labor disruptions, a New York marriage, and assorted legal and crime stories.
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Senate
South America
Philippines
Australia
China
Japan
Roosevelt
House of Representatives
Hardwick
Georgia
Congress
Mann
Illinois
House
Bureau of Corporations
Bartlett
la Jollette
Wisconsin
Gore
Bailey
Supreme Court
Cannon
Fairbanks
Gompers
Notable 1904 political and social figures in brief items
Lieut General Stoessel begins ten year term in fortress after court martial sentence for Port Arthur surrender. Senator Boise Penrose seriously ill at home in Philadelphia with facial erysipelas. Madame Anna Gould lands in New York and says she will not wed Prince de Sagan or anyone else. John H. Foster renominated for Congress. Abraham Hummel released from prison after ten months for conspiracy. Gov. Curtis Guild of Massachusetts gravely ill. Grover Cleveland ages seventy one celebrated quietly at Lakewood New Jersey. J Ogden Armour elected director of the Kansas Central railroad to replace Stuyvesant Fish.
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Berlin
Herr Groeber
Center Party
Grand Pacific
Chicago
Frank W. Lyle
Ira B. Gage
Dowagiac
Mich
Cassopolis
Charles Logan
Charles Jones
el Paso
Tex
Clarksburg
W. Va
Violet Pierce
H. Clay Pierce
St. Louis
James A. Deering
New York
Omaha
Neb
Scranton
Kansas
Oklahoma
Pearsall
Pittsburg
Ankodine Ziteso
Prussian Silesia
Town
William H. Taft
William E. Allison
Smirnoff
St. Petersburg
Fock
Port Arthur
Monongahela
Guatanamo Bay
J. J
Stoessel
Emperor Nicholas
St. Peter and
St. Paul
United States
Boise Penrose
Philadelphia
Anna Gould
Prince de Sagan
John H. Foster
Evansville
Japan visit invited by empire to battleship fleet
The government has received and accepted an invitation from the emperor of Japan for the battleship fleet to visit. The official Rome journal notes engagements of the duke of the Abruzzi and Miss Katherine Elkins and possible ennoblement of Senator Elkins by the Italian king. George Willoughby of Milwaukee killed his wife, attempted suicide, citing long domestic unhappiness and affection for a Chicago woman. Oklahoma legislature passed a dispensary measure with an emergency clause, requiring a dispensary in every town of 2000+ and in each county seat.
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Japan
Rome
Duke of the
Abruzzi
Katherine Elkins
Elkins
Italy
George Willoughby
Milwaukee
Chicago
Oklahoma
Obituary notices for four prominent figures in early 20th century
Rev Charles H Fowler bishop of the Methodist Episcopal Church dies at 71 in New York from heart failure amid a disease complex. John G Williamson freshman at Williams College dies after brief pneumonia. Frank H Hosford longtime newspaper correspondent and former reading clerk of the House dies by his own hand in Washington. Donald R Lord notable designer and builder of salmon canneries dies in Seattle at 70, credited with western industry development.
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Charles H. Fowler
The
Methodist Episcopal Chuch
New York
John G. Williamson
Quincy
Williams College
Frank H. Hosford
Reading
House of Representatives
Washington
Donald R. Lord
West
Seattle
The Black Hand in Minnesota Threats to Calhoun
Minneapolis reports a Black Hand letter threatening Senator John F. Calhoun after a plan to bar Emma Goldman’s Minneapolis appearance. The unsigned note, bearing skull and cross bones, was delivered to the West hotel by an A. D. T. messenger and read by Mrs. Calhoun before she fainted. Detectives seek the author as Calhoun denounces anarchists.
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Minneapolis
Emma Gold- Man
John F. Calhoun
West Hotel
Calhoun
A. D.T
Fire destroys Carrington business district in North Carolina
A fire from Hunt's pool hall store in Carrington, North Carolina, on Friday morning caused about 160000 in damage. The blaze destroyed the entire business section, leaving only two brick stores intact. Firefighters and volunteers fought flames as a faulty standpipe cut water supply, delaying efforts until a new source could be found.
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Carrington
N. C
Hunt
Brutal Murder Near Leeds Leads to Arrest
Paul Jones, hired on Walter Rand’s farm about twelve miles southwest of Leeds, was arrested on a murder charge in the case of Hans Halverson, a nearby farmer. A preliminary hearing is set for Leeds. Halverson was shot three times in the back with a twelve gauge shotgun Thursday afternoon, the final shot destroying the top of his head, and the body dragged to concealment.
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Grand Forks
N.C
Paul Jones
Walter Rand
Leeds
Hans Halverson
Rand
Jones
Halverson
Making Butter on the Farm
The article stresses two key needs for profitable farm butter: ample pure water and a quality product. Build a milk room with concrete floors, install a barrel churn and butter maker, and master cream handling, temperature, and salt to achieve uniform color and flavor. Wait to gain consistency before selling and learn customer packaging preferences to avoid price penalties.
A Good Barn Builds Value for a Farm
A Farmers' Review piece argues that building a sturdy barn yields long term savings. It says a barn with a 60 to 100 year life justifies lower annual depreciation below two percent, while poorly built barns lose value and reduce sale appeal over time.
Runaway restraint device described for horse control
Prairie Farmer explains a 48 inch strap with rings at both ends, mounted on the bridle top and connected to the bridle rings. When the horse runs, the strap tightens and makes it easier to hold the horse as the bit is drawn.
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Companying
Lydia Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Promises Hope for Mothers
An advertisement claims Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound restores health and enables pregnancy for women troubled by organic derangements. It cites testimonials from Mrs. Maggie Gilmer of West Union, D C, and Mrs. Josephine Hall of Bardstown, praising renewed health and eventual motherhood, while inviting all sick women to address Lynn Massachusetts for guidance.
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Lydia E. Pinkham
Maggie Gilmer
Weat Union
D. C
Josephine Hall
Bardatown
Neste Ee
Bishop Fowler Dead in New York City Residence
Rev Charles Henry Fowler bishop of the Methodist church and longtime Minneapolis resident died in New York his death following a two year illness and recent downturn. he had visited his Fifth Avenue offices as late as Monday death listed as heart failure from complications of diseases in the Methodist building era noted he served in Minneapolis for four years from 1892 to 1896.
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Bishop Fowler
Minneapolis
Minn
Charles Henry Fowler
Methodist Church
New York
Senator Bryan Dead in Providence Hospital
Washington March 22 United States Senator Williams James Bryan of Florida died at Providence hospital at 8 3 o clock Sunday morning of typhoid fever.
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Senator Bryan
Washington
United States
Williams James Bryan
Florida
Providence Hos
Sheep Return to Farm Promise Higher Returns
A historical note argues sheep can outproduce other livestock by grazing grass, weeds, seeds, roots, grains, and hay, with no milking or grinding needed. It urges cutting turnips for feed and warns farmers against overfeeding sows, which weakens pigs and reduces harvests.
Ad Busts and Humble Cures in a 19th Century Ad Page
A collage of nostrums and notices includes Over Half Brown's Bronchial Traches for hoarseness, Garfield Tea laxative, and Winslow's Soothing Syrup for children. fur buyers in Minneapolis. Tennyson income figures. and a quip about judging prisoners, all in cramped early advertising prose.
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Brown
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I AM
Algernon
Burton
Cato
N. W. Hide & Fur Co
Tennyson
Tryon Edwards
E.w.grove
Winslow
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