Three Old Farmers Visit The President
Uncle Jack Adams of Columbiana County Ohio recalls visiting the White House with two neighbors during McKinley’s era. He served as the president’s temporary guest and toured stables, noting plans to repair a lame horse while sharing farm life stories from Ohio.
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Starvation death of Mrs Clune shocks New York neighborhood
In March Mrs. Clune of 182 Madison Street died of starvation after her husband, a Ward's Island patient, became insane. Neighbors found her fully dressed in her apartment with bank books showing 2300 to her name. Mrs. Egan and Mrs. Bean testified she loved her husband and refused nourishment after his illness.
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Jennie Egan
Dying Man Dies of a Broken Heart in Camden Station
Henry Simons a 90 year old colored man from Merchantville died at Reading station Camden after learning he would be sent to Blackwood Almshouse. A constable led him to the station where he collapsed on the platform. Janet Robinson certified death as due to a broken heart. He was taken to the morgue and to potter's field.
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Janet Robinson
Will
Montana Deadlock Broken as Gibson Elected Senator
After a lengthy session the Montana legislature elected Paris Gibson of Great Falls as United States senator at 3 30 a m Friday. Gibson, a staunch Democrat, defeated Carter who used his speech on the river and harbor bill to try to sway the vote. Gibson, born July 1 1830 in New Hampshire, helped develop Great Falls and later worked with James J Hill on water power projects.
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Fort Benton
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Leathers Sees Durbin Urges Court Measures Signatures
Superior court judges praised the legislature for passing laws to let prosecutors represent defendants in uncontested divorce suits and to set a special monthly venire, eliminating professional jurors. Judge Leathers asked Governor Durbin on Friday to sign the measures.
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Flying engine loses a pair of wheels and sticks to rail
Engine 185 on Big Four train 46 east bound failed to move after leaving Hillsboro when its rear wheels from the front truck were missing and the tire nearly off a driver. Inspectors found the wheels in Gitchfield yards ten miles away as the train sped on, the truck remaining attached and holding the engine fast.
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Big Four
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Gitchfield
Cowboys and Negroes in Bloody Battle at Florida Festival
In Dunellon Florida a game of cards at a church festival sparked a clash between cowboys and eight phosphate mine workers. The fight left three black men dead and one wounded as the mob fled. two cowboys were killed and another wounded. a woman and two children were hit by flying missiles.
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Three Negroes Hanged in Arkansas Crime Case
In Taxiarana Arkansas, Kirby Gray William Johnson and Henry Brooks, all colored, were hanged on the same scaffold at 19 20 a m Friday in Richmond Texas. All three fell together. Johnson and Gray spoke briefly. Brooks confessed while the others protested innocence. Gray and Johnson had killed a Kansas City Southern bridge watchman on Red River months earlier. Brooks killed an elderly Black man near Rocky Comfort Arkansas.
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May Bounce Irishmen
In London the House of Commons passed Balfour’s amendment to suspend recalcitrant members for the session after an all night session. The rule targets Irish members who caused a disturbance Tuesday night and were carried from the chamber.
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Balfour
House of Commons
U S Judge Noyes Reports Alaska Expense Items
U S judge in Alaska Arthur H. Noyes submitted an expense bill listing hotel rooms at ten dollars per day and typing at one dollar fifty per hour. The statement also includes funeral expenses for Nome Smith family members and prison provisions such as socks at one dollar per pair and underwear at six dollars per suit. Matches and lily cream purchases are noted at twenty five cents a box and eight dollars per case respectively.
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Arthur H. Noyes
U. S
Alaska
Smith
Nome
Coffee Destroys Health Then Postum Restores It
A California woman describes years of stomach pain weight loss and insomnia from coffee. After switching to Postum Food Coffee and Grape-Nuts her symptoms fade and she gains strength sleeping better and regaining weight. She reports doctors validating the pre digested nature of Postum and encourages publishing her initials only.
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Battle Creek
Mich
Schuyler Merchant Charged With Blackmail in Utah Senator Case
Ernest J. Walter of Schuyler Neb a merchant was arrested in Omaha Neb by Postoffice Inspector Sullivan on a charge of attempting to blackmail Senator Thomas Kearns of Utah for 5000 dollars. He also demanded 2500 from the senator's wife threatening to harm the children if refused. Walter denies the allegations.
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Botha Granted Seven Days Armistice for Talks
A London dispatch says surrender negotiations near completion as Lord Kitchener grants General Botha a seven day armistice to confer with Boer chiefs. Negotiations proceed amid tension and potential surrender terms for Boer forces.
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Lord Kitchener
Botha
Ad dicks Defeated Again in Delaware Senate Ballot
Dover Delaware March 8 J Edward Addicks who sought a U S senate seat faced another defeat as Friday's legislative ballot again produced no result in the contest for the vacancy.
Union Stock Yards Cattle and Hogs Report Indianapolis and Chicago Markets
Cattle receipts reported at Union Stock Yards Indianapolis with mixed steers cows and calves priced from 3.00 to 6.00 per hundred pounds and hog receipts around 5 000 with good to choice livestock quot ed at 5.60 to 5.70 for mid weights. Chicago markets noted wheat higher corn mixed oats steady with pork and lard higher and assorted dairy prices advancing across creamery and dairy product lines.
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Tomorrow's All Day Mens Furnishings Sale
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