Gaddis Architect Prominent in Putnam County Court House Plans
J W Gaddis, designer of Putnam County’s new Court House, holds a wide reputation. A University of Illinois graduate, he began his career in Vincennes Indiana in 1881 and has planned numerous Illinois jails and courthouses as well as opera houses and Carnegie libraries. He is described as an honorable upright gentleman and is awaited to complete the new court building.
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J. W. Gaddis
Putnam County
New Court House
University of Ilinois
Champaign
Vincennes
Indiana
Tme
Taylorville
Robinson
Mt. Veron
Fairfield
Toledo
Saline
Illinois
Davies County
Washington
Petersburg
Sullivan
Newport
Ind
Pittsburg
Kansas
Alton
Shreveport
Monroe
Jackson and Natcheze
Miss
Davis
Brazil
Linton
Gaddis
American missionary daughter becomes Korean empress
Emily Brown, daughter of a Wisconsin Presbyterian missionary, rises from lady in waiting to empress of Korea after marriage to Emperor Yi Hong. Her ascent follows the 1895 murder of Empress Min, amid tensions with Japan and Russia. She faces dangers as ministers are arrested in a plot to harm her.
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Japan
Russia
Korea
Emily Brovaz
Wisconsin
Empress Min
Yi Hong
Emily Brown
Bin
Peking
Tokio
Corea
Women in Ireland and America win notable posts and foibles
Miss Douglass becomes Louth county horticul ture lecturer the first Irish woman in the post and appeals to male rivals. In America Fedees Fitch earns a university honor as the tenth woman to do so. Dame opinions surface on women’s rights and social scrutiny with a diamond theft wave chasing Newport society headlines.
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Miss Douglass
County Council of
Louth
Ireland
Connecticut
Fedees Mary Fitch
Bestia
Ercaeay
Bjornson
New York
Miss May Goelet
Roxburghe
Finnery
Atlantic
Trousseau
Bronson Howard
Howard
Millionaires Question Solved by Automobiles
Theoretical and practical minds debate what to do with wealth as automobiles emerge as the practical solution, turning a social problem into a matter of mobility and access.
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Brooklyn
One Church Meeting Vote Sparks Vacation for Minister
A judge quotes a man saying his husband attends only one church meeting a year the voting session that grants the minister a two months vacation. The remark highlights a dispute over church governance and leadership duties.
Big Things in Chicago Revealed in City Statistics
The report sums Chicago's scope with 1527 miles of sewers in service, 11000 homeless sheltered, 1175 dentists maintaining over 2 million teeth sets, 94 engine companies and four elevated railways. It notes 630 laundries, 217 Chinese, 62 chiropodists, 18 Chinese stores, 38 caterers, 757 carpenters, 113 building and loan associations and 25,000 workers in manufacturing with $600 million invested and $200 million paid in salaries producing $1,000,600,000 yearly.
Richest American Heiress Engaged to Duke of Roxburghe
Miss May Goelet of New York is formally announced as engaged to the Duke of Roxburghe. The duke, 25, holds multiple titles and lives in London with estates in Kelso and Dunbar. The engagement follows past rumored matches and a history of courtly intrigue surrounding Miss Goelet.
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Duke of Roxburghe
May Goelet
Duke of
Robert
Roxburghe
Scotland
Lewis Ker
New York
Greene
Grand Streets
Ker
Hamilton Fish
England
Andrew Ker
James Henry Robert Innes-Ker
Miss May Goelet
Prince Hugo von Hohenlohe
Germany
Capt
Ladeslas de Porkony
Miss Goelet
Hohenlohe
Porkony
Heinrich Haron
Bohemia
Manchester
Earl of Shaftesbury
M Goelet
Goelet
R Whs
Miss May GO Kelret
Peru's New President Candamo Elected in Peru
The Peruvian consul in Chicago reports Manuel Candamo of Lima has been elected president. The inauguration occurred September 8 in Plaza de Lima. Candamo is praised as eminently fit and universally welcomed, having been unanimously chosen with no opposition.
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Chicago
Leopoldo Arnaud
Manuel Candamo
Lima
Plaza de Lima
Peru
Candamo
Nicolas de Pierela
Presi
Senor
Paper plates used in budget German restaurants
In several inexpensive German eateries food is served on disposable paper plates, reflecting cost cutting and shifting dining norms in urban centers. The practice highlights affordability challenges and evolving customer expectations in city dining scenes.
Devil’s Tea Table stands said to defy nature in Muskingum valley
The Devil’s Tea Table, a rock landmark three miles from McConnellville, Ohio, sits upright atop a steep hill. The four by 17 foot base supports a 20 by 33 foot top. frost and dampness threaten the shale lower portion while sandstone resists wear, leaving residents fearing a fall.
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Muskingum Valley
McConnellville, O
Dyamocles
Paper wheels on a Pullman car
A historic note describes wheels made from paper with a four inch thick paper body and a steel rim of two to three inches that contacts the rails. Circular fron pilates bolt on the sides to complete the wheel construction.
Forest of red two trees found in Curry County Oregon
The report describes a large redwoodlike forest in Curry County in Oregon with some trees claimed to reach substantial diameters. Cotton production figures are given for southern states, noting west-of-M Mississippi output exceeds half. A New York bill would upgrade concealed weapon penalties to felonies and Tennessee imposes clergy eligibility limits for legislators.
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Curry County
Oregon
Alabama
Arkansas
South Carolina
Georgia
Mississippi
Texas
Mississippi River
New York
J. H. McCabe
Tennessee
Rail bridges, trains and stock tips mingle in Smokers talk
Alaska has five miles of standard gauge railroad and a new Pennsylvania Delaware River bridge at Trenton cuts Philadelphia to New York by 20 minutes. The German Prague to Pikin line employed women paid 12 cents daily, opening in 1837. Henry Clews rode a 60 mph train, joking with a conductor about speed and arrival.
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Alaska
Delaware
Trenton
Philadelphia
New York
Germany
Prague
Pikin
Henry Clews
Saratoga
Sage
New York Times
Clews
Royal Figures and Theater Censorship In Europe
The queen of Roumania Carmen Sylva plans two new works Under the Flower and Whispered Words. Spain's Queen Marie Christina, age forty five, is a Stuart and Hapsburg descendant. The German empress seeks prior veto power over court theater pieces to avoid immorality. The Kaiser champions rejected painters amid an eight thousand piece exhibit with six hundred accepted, amid alleged favoritism toward modern impressionism.
Green Castle Court House Day Ends With Jubilant Crowd
Citizens crowded the Greencastle area as a new county court house event wrapped up a day of social duties. Chief Marshal H. S. Renick led a team including D. L. Anderson and others. Local music by Greencastle and Brazil bands helped create a gala mood.
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Greencastle
Brazil
Masonic Day Revered by Indiana Lodges Across State
A Masonic Day drew notable participation from lodges in Terre Haute Brazil Knightsville Harmony Cloverdale Bloomington Ellettsville Gosport Bainbridge Roachdale Ladoga Crawfordsville Danville Groveland Morton Russellville Fillmore Stilesville Clayton Plainfield and Indianapolis with many other smaller representations. The event highlighted unity among Indiana Masons.
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Terre Haute
Brazil
Knightsville
Harmony
Cloverdale
Bloomington
Ellettsville
Gosport
Bainbridge
Roachdale
Ladoga
Crawfordsville
Danville
Groveland
Morton
Russellville
Fillmore
Stilesville
Clayton
Plainfield
Indianapolis
Carbon
Masons of
Indiana
The Oldest Man Andrew McMains Honored in County
Andrew McMains aged 79, born and raised in Jefferson township, is recognized as the oldest man who has resided in one township all his life. He has attended the construction of all county courthouses and remains spry with many friends in the county.
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Andrew McMains
Jefferson Township
McCammack Elected Putnam County Commissioner 1902
Vander B. McCammack wins the 1902 Putnam County commissioner race in Jefferson township. A progressive farmer, he campaigns for a new court house and expresses pride in serving on the Board, viewing the building as a monument to the voters who chose him.
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Putnan County
Tie
McCammack
Jefferson Township
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