Old Grist Mills and Curiosities of Early America
The piece discusses the historic role of grist mills in early America noting their importance for grinding grain on remote routes and their decline as communities grew. It recalls the Mount Frady NJ mill fire of 1728 and mentions mills in New London Connecticut owned by Gov. John Winthrop Jr., alongside various oddities from medicines to hats and urban nuisances.
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Auriy Cottlere
America
New Eupland
New Jersey
Mount Frady
Statue of Jefferson Davis statue fuels cross nation protest
Washington clashes with Mississippi plan to place bronze statues of Jefferson Davis and Robert E Lee in the Hall of Fame drawing ire from William H. Gibson Post No. 1 A R at Tiffin Ohio Senator Burton attends to voice opposition. The group denounces the statues as insults to the North and to Union soldiers who wore the blue.
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Washington
Confedercr
Jeferson Davis
Mississippi
William H. Gibson
Tifin
Ohio
Burton
Jefferson Cave
Robert J. Lee
Atite
Missasippi
Migwsippi
Jefferson Davis
Daughters of the
Southern Confederacy
Witz
Andersonville
United States
Capitol
North
Will the Maine be Raised
Washington the government department has begun negotiations with Cuba to secure permission for raising the wreck of the battleship Maine in Havana harbor. Public sentiment demanded its raise though engineers doubt their ability to recover the hulk or bones of those who perished, as the wreck has lay abandoned for a decade.
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Washington
Gu Department
Cuba
Havana
Revos
Rockefeller Drives Draw Tarrytown Guests
In Tarrytown John D. Rockefeller makes driving a social pastime inviting friends and neighbors to rides in his top vehicles. He wears a paper vest for protection against colds and asks guests to don one too. After trips he often keeps the vest as a souvenir of the excursion.
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Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller
TarryvoWn
Hin
Rockefeller
Railroads Between Fires Stir Federal Court Clash
Chicago reports a clash between federal courts and the Interstate Commerce Commission over the 16 hour labor law. Edward A Moseley, secretary of the commission, says railroads will ignore Judge Gronscup and the US circuit court of appeals ruling and will prosecute railroads that follow it. The commission plans immediate action to enforce its position.
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Chicago
Interstate Commerce Commission
Edward A.moseley
Commission
Gronscup
United States Circuit Court of Appeals
Wilt Teicke
Baptiste News Reflects Non Alliance Policy at Convention
Baltimore editors report the mission board endorsing a policy against entangling alliances with other Christian bodies. The discussion cites labor in Panama and Cuba, noting rapid progress and concerns about church mergers or school work shaping doctrine.
Steamer City of Battillo Sinks After Rock Hit Near Glen Park
Nine passengers perish as the Mississippi steamer City of Battillo strikes a rock near Glen Park Missouri and sinks within minutes. Survivors work to rescue others while officials call the loss heavy as many aboard are unaccounted for.
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St. Louis
City of Battillo
Mississippi
St. Loula
Tennessee
Glen Park
Missouri
Cate
Botton
Glown Park
Vanderbilt Question Settled by Chief Justice O Rear
Acting as peacemaker, Chief Justice Howard C. O Rear of Kentucky court of appeals has settled the Vanderbilt dispute. He declines to discuss terms but indicates an end to the long fight. Negotiations with Chancellor Kirkland Bishop Hendrix and Bishop Hoss have led to an agreement recognizing church rights in the university, four trustees to fill vacancies, and no ouster of church owners.
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O'Rear
Kentucky
Asheville
N. C
Howard C. O'Rear
Kentucky Court of Appeals
Vanderbilt
Ava Reautt
Kirkland
Hendrix
Withishop Hoss
General Conference
Ehtroh Frei
DROP 20 000 FEET AND LIVE BALLOON ACCIDENT IN KENTUCKY
A. Holland Forbes and J. A. Yates lost the Viking after a 400 mile ascent to 20 600 feet and two storms. The balloon wrecked near Center Kentucky, twenty miles from Horse Cave, with both aeronauts badly bruised but surviving.
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Horse Cave
A. Holland Forbes
Bridgeport
Horne Cave
Wnd
Roosevelt and Kaiser Meet for Mourning King Edward
Theodore Roosevelt and Emperor William hosted a cordial luncheon at Potsdam after a long private talk lasting over an hour. The visit included a tour of Sans Souci and a ceremonial arrangement for a future sham battle involving 12,000 troops.
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Edward
Roosevelta
Berlin
Theodore Roosevelt
Emperor William
Potsdam
Garde du Corps
Col
Huncheon
Col. Roosevelt
Sans Souci
Preacher cowhided at Savannah church study
Mrs C H Monsees and her daughter Meta confronted Rev Dr J H Wilson rector of the Church of the Ascension in Savannah at the study door and severely whipped him with a cowhide. Wilson offered no resistance and shortly after resigned as pastor.
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Savannah
C. H. Monsees
J. H. Wilson
Church of the Ascension
Roosevelt 10 Funeral Plans For King Edward Visit
Pasanie New Jersey reports President Taft intends to appoint Theodore Roosevelt as special ambassador to represent the United States at King Edward’s funeral. Roosevelt will discuss the matter with Secretary Knox upon returning to Washington, though no official notification had been received by the time of his departure.
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Pasanie
N. J
Raft
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Edward
Knox
Washington
Taft
Passaic
Snyder County Formation Sparks Gov Haskell Interrogation
In Mountain Park Oklahoma a county formation boast drew Gov Haskell into a probe over voting capacity claims. The tension centers on alleged ineligible voters and a cemetery yard with hundreds of bodies from past epidemics.
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Mountain Park
Okla
Snyder
Fnr
Haskell
Olb
Illinois Bribery Case Opens Grand Jury Inquiry
Attorney General joins Springfi eld grand jury as witnesses are examined in a probe into bribery of legislators tied to the Lorimer contest. Chicago Democrat H L Wheelan and others testify. J Henley offers $20,000 bond to answer embezzlement charges linked to railroads. Clarence Darrow consults as Fetzer’s accusation of large bribery sums surfaces.
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Chicago
Genral Sload
Waysman
Speingfeld
H. L. Wheelan
William Loriner
John Broderier
Criminal Court
William Mar James J. O'Toole
Charles Naylor
Lorimer
J. Henley
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad Company
Henley
Clarence 8. Darrow
John ¢. Fetzer
Chicago and Western Indiana Railroad
Naval bill reported to senate with adjusted appropriations
Washington The naval appropriation bill was reported to the senate Monday. It carries 80,770,994 in contrast to 127,829,003 for the bill as passed by the House. The aggregate of recommended appropriations is 164,26 less than the current year. Increases include pay of the navy 296,840 Bureau of Navigation 161,840 public works 250,000 Bureau of Medicines and Surgery 6,000 Naval Academy 2,048 and a decrease of the navy 26 425,000. Public works yards and docks see 255,000 added. No change was made in the program for two battleships.
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Washington
Senate
Howe
Navy
Public
Bureau of Medicines and Surgery
Naval Academy
Immense district aflame near Milwaukee and Wisconsin fires
Dense smoke hangs over Lake Superior as vast timber fires sweep the northern Minnesota and central Wisconsin regions. Reports indicate fires across at least 600 miles with villages threatened and large losses anticipated.
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Wilwaukee
Wis
Minnesota
Wisconsin
Lake Superior
Circus Parade Delights Congress as Laws Pause
Washington reports a circus parade before Congress to open the session. Senators and representatives rushed from meetings to watch the animals and riders. Champ Clark noted the crowd favored the Democratic donkey over the GOP elephants in the procession.
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Washington
Congress
Capitol
Houses
Champ Clark
Self-crucifixion of Sheep Prospector Near San Bernardino
Paul Hammerton, a sheepman and prospector in San Bernardino, mutilated himself in a suicide by crucifixion while brooding over possible effects of a camel visit. He was found with his feet and one hand nailed to a cross he erected, suggesting a self-inflicted death.
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Gomet
San Bernardino
Cal
Paul Mammerton
Hammerton
Scientist Recovers Sight on Birthday in San Francisco
San Francisco reports Prof. George Davidnott, renowned scientist and author, regaining sight after a year of total blindness caused by cataract. Two successful operations over six months cleared the clouded vision, allowing him to recognize familiar faces at home and marking a emotional birthday milestone.
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San Francisco
George Davidnott
Davidson
Drunks Insane Hearings Proposed By Mayor Gaynor
New York Mayor Gaynor proposes a hearing on whether drunkenness warrants commitment. Under the bill a drinker arrested for drunkenness must show no prior alcohol-related arrest in the preceding year. If arrests are spaced by less than a year, the drinker may be committed to a colony or hospital for at least one year upon certificate by two physicians.
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New York
Gaynor
Fitted To Be Stars and Aboard a New Boarder
Mrs. Dobbs questions a new boarder to gauge likes and dislikes. The exchange reveals preferences for meals as daily finishing touches, breakfast being seen as lifting nourishment and mood, with light humor about appetite and social manners. The excerpt mirrors playful 19th century tone.
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FR. Camp
E. Leeta
Maine
St. Louie
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Frank B. Kotlowe
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Kaiser
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