BUTTERWORTH DEAD Conquers Pneumonia and Aruemic Poisoning
Benjamin Butterworth United States patent commissioner dies after weeks of illness in Thomasville Georgia. He suffered pneumonia then uraemic convulsions and never recovered. Survived by a wife Mary Schuyler of Pennsylvania and four children including Mrs Howe of Washington William young Ben and Frank noted for coaching football.
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Tion
Benj. Butterworth
United States
Thomasville
Phoninsville
Butterworth
Mary Schuyler
Pennsylvania
Howe
Washington, D. C
William
Deere
Moline
Ben
Frank
Father and Son Meet in Windsor Interview
Gen William Booth of the Salvation Army and Commander Ballington Booth of the Volunteers of America held a private conference at the Windsor Hotel New York on Saturday. Witnesses report the meeting was strictly between father and son with no move toward amalgamating the movements. It was agreed to curb public controversies and work toward ending disputes in the press.
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Booth
Ballington Booth
William’ ‘Booth
Salvation Army
New York
England
Volunteers of America
William Booth
Ballington ‘Booth
Windsor Hotel
Josiah Strong
Charles Cuthbert Hall
Josiah Stroup
Charles Cuthbert Mall
Dole Arrives in San Francisco Aboard Peru
President Dole of Hawaii and Mrs Dole landed at San Francisco after the steamer Peru from China and Japan reached the port Sunday night. A stormy night delayed landing as quarantine rules barred boarding between sunset and sunrise. A small boat went out at 10 PM to hail the vessel and greet the arriving dignitaries.
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Hawaiian Republic
San Francisco
Peru
China
Japan
Dole
Hawaii
Washington
Death of Charles Pelham Villiers Father of the Commons
The 95 or 96 year old Charles Pelham Villiers, longtime MP for South Wolverhampton since 1883, famed as the father of the House of Commons, died Saturday night at 8 o clock. Also noted are brief mentions of pardons in the Clyde Mattox case and debates over India gold standard policy, plus insolvency concerns involving Frohling & Co.
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Charlies Pelham Villiers
Rte
Charles Pelham Villiers
Wolverhiampton
England
House of Commons
McKinley
Clyde Mattox
Kansas
Trojan Territory
Mattox
Cleveland
Stamps for the Exposition Issued by Post Office
The Post Office Department will issue a nine denomination stamp series for the Trans Mississsippi and International Exposition opening at Omaha next June. The designs depict western progress from discovery to present day, including Marquette's Mississippi, Indian hunter, Fremont, emigrants, mining, a cowboy and cattle, a flouring mill, and the Union Pacific bridge in Omaha.
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trans-Mississippi
Postoffice Department
Department i
Omaha
Great West
Marquette
Fremont
Rockies
Plains
Union Pacific
Omaha Police Crisis Garrisoned Offices Amid Standoff
Omaha in turmoil as the city council fails to appoint a new police commission. Attorney General Smythe seeks a move to the supreme court to avert bloodshed while the chief and police headquarters remain under armed guard. A mandamus case challenges the governor’s appointing power as unconstitutional.
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Omaha
Smythe
Moore
Supreme Court
Scott
Equity Division
District Court
Novel Defense Argued in Murder Trial Claims Spirits Controlled Defendant
Covering multiple briefs, the article notes Chris Merry's defense alleging spirit mediation and wife-communication to excuse his alleged murder of his wife in Chicago. It mentions call for spiritualist witnesses, claims Merry may be degenerate, and disputes about the defense.
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Chris Merry
Chicago
Merry
Week in Trade: Iron Demand Boosts Steel Output
Bradstreet s Weekly Review notes distributive trade steady with mild winter weather. Industrial activity rises in the west as iron demand surges and pig iron output nears 1,000,000 tons monthly capacity. Coal production hoped to rise price support by 20 to 40 cents per ton. Northwest weather disappointing though demand improves in some centers.
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Bradstreet
Braadstreet
Warships Ordered South by North Atlantic Squadron
The North Atlantic squadron, gathered at Hampton Roads, sailed south Saturday for evolution and drill as planned months ago. Navy department orders, issued to Admiral Sicard, state the cruise has no reference to Cuba and are meant to clarify its purpose amid public misunderstanding.
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North Atlantic
Hampton Roads
South
North Atlantic Squadron
Department
Sicard
Navy Department
Cuba
McKenna Nomination Delayed One Week By Senate
The Senate postponed action on Hon. Joseph McKenna's nomination to the Supreme Court for one week at Senator Allen's request. The four hour executive session largely debated the nomination with a compromise to defer further consideration while ensuring a vote on the designated day. Senator Allen, a Populist from Nebraska, sought a two week postponement but accepted the one week delay.
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Senate
Allen
Joseph McKenna
Supreme Court
Nebraska
All Meet the Cut Freight Rates Hit Milwaukee Grain
Milwaukee freight rates fall as the Chicago Milwaukee and St Paul line cuts eastbound charges in defiance of an agreement. Grain moves to the seaboard at 14 to 16 cents, provoking widespread concern among shippers and carriers about the durability of the tariff arrangement.
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Milwaukee
Chicago
St. Paul
Seaboard
Letter Boxes Rifled and Warship Disabled Afloat
Large number of checks were stolen from letter boxes in multiple cities by an organized gang. Notable St Louis figure James Hazard dies after rheumatism. Four killed in a drunken melee in Kentucky. all victims described as colored. German warship reports indicate a disabled condition. Germany’s ships head toward China. George W. Elder sails to Skaguay with 35 passengers, cargo, 600 horses, and 400 dogs. Four Americans arrested in Mexico suspected of robberies. Wallis collapse injures seven during construction in Baltimore. Alice in Wonderland author Lewis Carroll dies in London.
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New York
Uftato
Minneapolis
St. Paul
Toledo
Cleveland
Kansas City
Milwaukee
The Senate Kitchen and Its Notorious Privileges
A detailed look at the Senate restaurant in the Capitol basement reveals lavish equipment and staff, with marble baths and costly kitchens. The facility, open to senators and restricted from visitors, runs day long though many patrons eat only lunch and home meals, while insiders describe it as not profitable due to free rent and utilities.
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United States
Senate
Chen
Congress
Page
Maine
Capitol
Senate Chamber
Committee
Herge
Washington
de Damier
Drond
Northwest
Oregon
Engeland
Outerer Page
Unclear Kitchen Utensils and Cooking Devices
Fragment describes kettles for stock and sauces kept warm by steam. Mentions a steambox and oysters grill large enough to braise a pig or lamb, with a patent turkey roaster that turns and basts mechanically. Historic text suggests multiple attendants once managed the cooking process.
Congressional wrangle over Hawaiian question and politics
A garbled Washington column discusses the President tugging at Senator Murase over the Hawaiian issue while Nebraska beet sugar interests pull elsewhere. It notes a proposed death penalty bill for train wrecking and robbery, mournful social life in Washington, strict cadet discipline, and stray gossip about representatives and a few named individuals in a flow of tempoed, humorous commentary.
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the. Commons
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Altadena
Los Angeles
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Dunkirk
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Seoul- Chemulpo Railway
Tidewater
James Doyle
Joseph Parke
Andrew Westland
Daniel Munday
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Trondon
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M'Kenna
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Hazard & Wilson
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Sandy Fork
Robert Calwell
Smith Holton
John Williams
Tom Wilson
Will Bure
Bombay
Deutselland
Gefton
Port Sula
Skaguay
George W. Elder
Portland
Dyea
Elder
Mexico
Wallis
Baltimore
Alice
Sho Rey
C. J. Dodgen
Carroll
Lon
SAMS
Hobart
Wolcott
Senator Muraseton
J. W. Shrague
Cineinonati
Wm Liw
Gooper
Alger
Abe
Dan Erippe
Broussard
Louishiona
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Blouke
Robert Adams
Phiadelphia
Joseph W. Bailey
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Lowa
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