North Bend proposes park to save Harrison tomb area
A congressional bill seeks a 25000 appropriation to buy land around William Henry Harrison’s tomb at North Bend Ohio Indiana to turn it into a national park. The goal is to protect primeval forest and restore public access near Symmes grave, amid widespread support at a Lawrenceburg centennial and letters from John J. Pratt urging action.
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Congress
Wiliam Henry Harrison
North Bend
Ghio River
John Cleves Symmes
Symmes
Congress Green
Lawrenceburg
John J. Pratt
United States
Cork
Dublin
John S. Conner
Indiana
Tippecanoe
Cornwallis Cobb finds love amid London's glare
Katherine Whitney, an American singer in London, recalls a past with Cornwallis Cobb, a wealthy American heir whose name once baffled her. After a chance meeting and a Paris stop, Cobb pursues her as she navigates high society, jealousy, and a dramatic reception where his loyalty is tested by Lady Marian Clayborne.
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Katherine
Cornwallis
Regent St
New Jersey
Princeton
Germany
Cora Cobb
London
Katherine Whitney
Whitney
Cornwallis Cobb
America
Henry Clayborne
Clayborne Manor
Yorkshire
Mr. Cobb
Lady Clayborne
Lady Marian Clayborne
Cobb
Cobbs
Paris
Lady Leeland
I Hate This Amusing People Mrs Cobb Confesses
Katherine struggles with the crowd as Cobb asserts his claim to her, angered by insults and public attention. He pleads to run away, confessing his harsh pride and longing to become Mrs Cornwallis Cobb, while she considers changing her stance on marriage.
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Cobb
Maroni
Katherine
Wallis
Corn Cobb
Cornwallis Cobb
Blind couple wed in Williams burg New York
Miss Delphine Hinch man and Richard Fleming, both blind since birth, married in Williams burg after meeting at a Brooklyn charity reception. Fleming, 24, and Hinch man, 20, learned of their mutual blindness later in courtship begun two years ago.
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New York
Delphine Hinchman
Richard Fleming
Williamsburg
Blanche Nicholson
Brooklyn
Fleming
Y M C A of New York celebrates centennial gifts announced
At the bicentennial celebration of the Y M C A of New York on Friday night gifts totaling 300000 were announced. John D. Rockefeller gave 100000, J P Morgan 100000, Wm A Dodge 75000, and Cleveland H Dodge 25000. A congratulatory letter from President Roosevelt was received.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
J. P. Morgan
Wm. A. Dodge
Cleveland H. Dodge
Roosevelt
Neighbor woman tried to kill the brute
In Omaha on Sunday George Baker fired nine shots at his neighbor Mrs. Katie Simet during a violent assault on his wife. Three bullets struck Baker and he returned home where he beat his wife again. she lies in hospital and may die.
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Omaha, Neb
George Baker
Katie Simet
Baker
Death of Reverend Hillis Mother Moves West Sermon Delivered
Rev Newell Dwight Hillis preached at Plymouth church despite telegram announcing his nearly 80 year old mother's death in Woodbine Iowa He delivered the sermon then immediately boarded a train for the west leaving the sorrowful news unread until later.
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New York
Newell Dwight Hillis
Plymouth Church
Woodbine
West
Strike Eases as Labor Party Manifesto Ends Walkout
Brussels reports on April 21 say the general council of the labor party issued a Sunday manifesto to call off the strike. Many workers return to work and the trouble is easing. The government remains vigilant, keeping precautions from the peak of the strike.
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Brussels
General Council
Labor Party
Columbia Club Sues Over $30,000 Second Mortgage Bonds
The Columbia Club has filed suit to cancel a second mortgage bond issue valued at $30,000. The action seeks to void the bonds and resolve related claims in court.
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Columbia
There'll Be No Park and Troops for Arsenal
Senator Charles W. Fairbanks visited Indianapolis returning to his Park Avenue home. The arsenal grounds were under consideration for sale to a private bidder but the plan faced government red tape. A battalion of the Third Infantry was countermanded and won’t be sent to the arsenal. the post will close June 30 and be abandoned as a military post. A new camp near Indianapolis may serve recuperation for regiments returning from the Philippines, with possible future army posts near Jeffersonville Indiana.
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Fairbanks
Arsenal
Washington
Arsenal Grounds
United States Infantry
Indianapolis
MacArthur
Department of the Lakes
California
Corbin
Beveridge
Philippines
Indiana
Jeffersonville
Toots Hamilton the Rapid Fire Auctioneer at Horse Sale
A vivid account of Toots Hamilton, famed rapid fire auctioneer at Union stockyards horse sale. The crowd including women in the gallery laughs as bidding escalates and Hamilton hawks the finest horse with dramatic noises, rubber whip strikes, and quick cadence while buyers shout numbers and push toward the sale.
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Toots” Hamilton
Union
Hamilton
Darkey
Toots
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Teres
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The
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Roland B. Molineux
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Sing Sing
Albert T. Patrick
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the Denison
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Kahn Tailoring Co
Immigration
Texas
Louisiana
Southern Pacific
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W. H. Connor
P. Ry
E. Fouth St
Cincinnati
Walter N. Sharp
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