Charles Holman Black Honored by French Government
Attleboro Mass May 2 Charles Holman Black was decorated by the French government and named an officer in the national academy in a letter received today by Attleboro relatives. A native of Indianapolis he has spent years in Paris where his baritone voice brought fame and prosperity. He owns an Atelier ALG Avenue De Breteau with M Frank Holman of Aruchar and hosts prominent artists musicians and professionals. He entertained royalty including the princess of Saxe Ingen and plans to visit America next fall.
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Attleboro
Mass
Charles Holman Black
National Academy
Attebots
Indianapolis
Paris
M. Frank Holman
Aruchar
Alg Avenue de Breteau
Saxe Ingen
America
Poland’s fight for liberty and its partitions in history
The article recounts Poland’s long struggle for independence and how Russia, Prussia, and Austria carved up the country in 1772 1793 and 1795. It notes Catherine the Great calling Poland a doormat and cites the 1815 Vienna Congress restoring a constitutional kingdom under Russia while Poles continued to seek true independence.
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Poland
Warsaw
Russia
Prussia
Austria
Kasciuska
Catherine of Russia
Younger Men Demanded In Methodist Leadership
A Los Angeles session of the General Conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church opens May 4. It is the churchs sole lawmaking body, meeting quadrennially. Prominent nominees include Dr. Chas Bayard Mitchell and Dr. James R. Day, with discussions on bishop elections, church unification, and the consolidation of societies. The conference will consider lay and ministerial representation, education, missions in Asia, and potential retirements of aging bishops.
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Los Angeles
Cal
Chas. B. Mitchell
Chas
Bayard Mitchell
Cleveland
Methodist
Churehe
Mitchel
Allegheny City
Allegheny College
Kansas
Pittsburg
Plainfield
N.J
Kanga City
Minneapolis
Clev
Central Conference of Southern
J. F. Turst
W. X. Inde
Stephen M. Merritt
Jas. Ww. Bashford
Ohio Wesleyan University
Wm. F. McDowell
Educational Board
Mt. E. Church of
Jos. F. Ber
Epworth Herald
Epworth League
Jas. F. Day
Syracuse University
Henry Spellmeyer
Newsark
Vicinity
Polish Revolt Fails as Imperial Forces Reassert Control
Fragmented accounts describe the 18th century Polish uprising against Russian garrisons ending with the restoration of czarist rule. The nation’s constitution was revoked and Poland became a Russian province. Exiles fled to England and America while many patriots faced banishment or execution. The episode fuels renewed expectations of open revolution despite harsh repression.
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Wwo
Poland
Siberia
England
America
Pat
Warsaw
Dying Man Tells About the Laudanum Route
Frederick Graber a Camden tinsmith died by his own hand using laudanum two weeks after his wife died. Despondent over loss, he planned to meet his broker John in Philadelphia. John found Graber dead in his home with an empty laudanum bottle and a beer can nearby.
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Graber
Smith
Tam
P. S
Camden
Frederick Graber
John
Philadelphia
Physician Kills Himself Near Venice Ohio
Despondent over recent domestic troubles, Dr. Marshall Butterfeld a widely known country physician committed suicide Sunday at the Butterfield homestead near Venice Ohio. He blew out his brains with a shotgun.
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Marshall ©. Butterfeld
Butterfield Homestead
Venice, O
Ohio man killed near Pacific Grove railroad tracks
Beth W. Fitch of Ohio was struck and killed by the incoming excursion train on the Southern Pacific line near Pacific Grove California. A package containing several hundred dollars in gold was found in his pockets. The Indianapolis, Columbus and Southern railroad began regular cars to Columbus every hour on Sundays.
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Pacific Grove
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Beth W. Fitch
Ohio
Southern Pacific
Man Scalded in Lard Vat at Swift Packing Plant
Andrew Rietz, 32, a Swift packing house worker in St Paul, fell into a vat of scalding lard and sustained fatal injuries. He toppled from the vat edge as onlookers heard his screams and efforts to rescue him proved too late. He was married and lived with his wife in South Park.
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Minn
Andrew Rietz
Swift Packing House
Rietz
South Park
Indiana primaries reshape Hearst delegates and local races
Hearst victory in Indiana district 12 boosts his delegates to the national convention and could fracture the Parker delegation if unit rules fail. Allen county backed Hearst in Saturday primaries. Municipal elections across Indiana highlighted local issues. Republican Lt Governor nominee Hugh T. Mitter struggled to speak in Columbus after a warm reception. Senator Beveridge arranged for 14 US senators to speak in Indiana this fall under the party committee. In Plymouth, Rev. Harry Blunt praised Elizabeth Miller’s novel The Yoke at services, noting the author was present without knowing it.
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Hugh T. Mitter
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Apeak
Thin Fall
Plymouth Congretational Church
Harry Blunt
Elizabeth Miller
Blunt
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