Taft Named Governor as Cuban Disarmament Advances
Havana dispatch reports Taft now in control as U S forces land to aid disarmament of Cuban rebels. General Funston and Guerrera confirm a peaceful windup with rebels returning home. Taft plans cabinet reorganization within about 10 days. States Taft in charge as Palma departs, disarmament proceeds with Marines garrisoning Camp Columbia.
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Funston
Taft
Palma
U. S
Wactalion
Commission
Guerrera
Pinar del Rio
Havana
United States
Cuba
Pino Guerrera
Cienfuegos
Louisiana
New Jersey
Newark
Minneapolis
Villa Nueva
Senor Quesada
Washington
Camp Columbia
Bolantine
Troops to be Quartered in Permanent Barracks
The plan aims to restore confidence in business circles especially among foreigners. American troops will be housed in permanent barracks similar to the domestic peacetime distribution.
Express Crash Kills and Injures Dozens Near Philadelphia
A New York to Philadelphia express collided with a stalled Long Branch train at Eddington after passing a red signal and a waving flagman. Three people died and 39 were injured, many seriously, as cars were torn apart and rescue efforts were slow to begin. Officers cited signal disregard and a possible overheated journal as factors. Engineer Van Arsdale survived without injury.
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Philadelphia
Pennsylvania Railroad
Eddington
van Arsdale
New York Express
Trenton
Boswick
Long Branch
New York
General Stoessel on Trial for Port Arthur Surrender
In St. Petersburg the high military court begins testimony in the trial of Lieutenant General Stoessel for surrendering Port Arthur to Japan. It was believed his resignation from the army would stop the proceedings, but that does not appear to be the case.
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St. Petersburg
Stoessel
Port Arthur
High Military Court
New Lord Mayor of London Elected
Sir William Treloar alderman of the city of London has been elected lord mayor in succession to Walter Vaughn Morgan. Known as the children's alderman for his many benefactions to the children of the slums.
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William Treloar
City of London
London
Walter Vaughn Morgan
William
Collar Button Slot Machine Promises Novel Tiny Play
A vertical cylindrical toy showcases rows of collar buttons under a glass shield. Users turn a magnified collar button knob to align a desired style then drop a nickel to release the button into a tray. The piece hints at many patent ideas for women in furniture and small novelty devices.
Senator Platts Divorce Rumors Stir Valley Gossip
The World reports United States Senator Thomas C Platt and wife Mrs Lillian Janeway may divorce. Mrs Platt seeks advice on filing and rumored involvement by a vaudeville actress could yield a large settlement. J K Hedges, once a express wagon driver, is linked to domestic troubles and traveled with the couple.
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New York
United States
Thomas C. Platt
Lillian Janeway
Living Pictures
Platt
Mining notes report strong fair exhibit and Idaho copper hopefuls
The Spokane fair exhibit is praised by leading mining men. Copper Queen Mining begins development on the Copper Queen near Mullan Idaho with housing and a tunnel planned to reach the vein. A Wallace Idaho report says Federal company may buy control of the Reindeer mine near Mullan. Shipments from Rossland were down due to a derailment, totaling 3870 tons for the week and 233,933 for the year. A new Amador smelter in Montana will process ore at 75 tons daily under Mr White of Butte, with possible expansion if successful. A cobalt strike near West Bridge on Kettle river is described as immense. Prospectors flood to the West Fork camp, while Furnace Creek Copper of Spokane hopes to merge into a larger group led by Schwab and Gates.
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Spokane
Copper Queen Mining Company
Reindeer
Mullan
Idaho
Wallace
Rossland
B. C
Columbia & Western
Traill
Amador Mining Company
Montana
White
Butte
California
Pittsburg
Black Cloud
Grand Forks
West Bridge
West Fork
Kettle River
New Ontario
Furnace Creek Copper Company
Patrick Clark
Guiding Spirits
Charles M. Schwab
John W. Gates
New York
Miss Frances Willard Memorial Services Across Nation
Flowers from 11 states covered the platform at Willard hall during the 50th anniversary birth commemorations. Similar services occurred in several cities with floral tributes sent to Chicago to honor Miss Willard. Eulogies were delivered by Matilda B. Carse, president of the central union.
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Willard Hall
Frances Willard
United States
Chicago Union
Miss Willard
Temperance Worker
Matilda B. Carse
Central Union
Barstow Barber Shop Fire Causes $80,000 Loss
An explosion of a gasoline lamp in a Barstow barber shop sparked a fire that by midnight destroyed the business portion of Barstow. The estimated loss runs about $80,000.
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Barstow
Cal
Steamer Foundered Off Port Sanilac In Northwest Gale
A steamer foundered off Port Sanilac Sunday morning during a northwest gale, with the entire crew lost. The incident leaves investigators seeking details about the ship and voyage.
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Port Sanilac
These Twins Are Eighty: Brooks Brothers Sailors Celebrate
Ezekiel and Ephraim Brooks, twins, marked their 80th birthday by hauling lobsters in a boat to New London and back covering nine miles in rough water. Born in Connecticut, they built a life at sea as cooks and fishermen with the Jordan Cove fleet, fishing Block Island Nantucket Montauk Point and more before railroads and market shifts ended many traditional jobs.
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Brooks Brothers
Ezekiel
Ephraim Brooks
New London
Connecticut
Brooks Boys
Jordan Cove
Block Island
Nantucket
Montauk Point
Peconic Bay
Long Island
Sandy Hook
Wells
Fulton Market
New York
George's Bank
Utica Globe
Irrigation and Water Rights in Colorado Farmland
Colorado has 8,000,000 acres suitable for cultivation, with 40 percent under irrigation. Water rights, canal maintenance charges, and delivery to land form a complex system where ownership passes with the land, and purchasers bear proportional costs for ditch upkeep and rider salaries.
No Way of Escape Tales in Morning Quarrel
A light moral vignette set around a child named Freddy who asks if a very good boy must marry when grown, reflecting on the idea that a man never devalues others by helping them. The piece blends parenting, advice, and a touch of whimsy in a domestic scene.
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Freddy
A Little Lesson in Adversity and Ulysses S Grant
The piece recounts Ulysses S Grant resigning after the Mexican War, settling near St. Louis to farm and pursue real estate, enduring six years of hardship and debt. It notes his move to Galena where he worked as a clerk and built resolve, leading to his Civil War leadership and rise to prominence.
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Ulysses S. Grant
Army of the United States
St. Louis
Grant de
Galena
Illinois
Grant
Washington
Tenderfeet on Ranch 101 at Bliss Oklahoma
A Kansas City Times correspondent describes a Tenderfeet colony at Ranch 101 Bliss Oklahoma where young men from Boston New York Brooklyn Cincinnati Los Angeles and Chicago enjoy ranch life. They live in three room cottages dine communally ride horses and train polo ponies while photos are taken for safety and identification.
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Stern
Oklahoma Farm
Salt Fork
Arkansas River
Boston
New York
Brooklyn
Cincinnati
Los Angeles
Chicago
Kansas City Times
Bliss, O
Walter
Tender Feet
Tenderfoet
Alkali Ike
Dr William Rainey Harper and His Education Legacy
Dr William Rainey Harper, longtime Chicago University president, died in Chicago after a cancer battle. Born 1856 in New Concord Ohio, he rose from collegiate prodigy to leading educator, assembling faculty and expanding the university. His career featured rigorous time management and bold salary offers to attract scholars.
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William Rainey Harper
Chicago
America
Chicago University
Harper
New Concord
Ohio
United Presbyterian
Yale
Masonic College
Macon
Tenn
Denison University
Baptist Union Theological Seminary
Morgan Park
Ill
Father pursues science to keep pace with curious son
A West Philadelphia merchant buys First Lesson in Electricity to answer his son's questions. He explains his own schooling built in carpentry and steam studies but now faces a challenge as his boy asks about induction coils relays and other electrical devices. A stray note adds dog meat sold as lamb in Paris.
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Philadelphia
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the Platts
Ezekiel and
Great American
Colorado
Canal Company
Denver Field
Atlanta Constitution
Tenderfeet
Greenland
Mediterranean
United Kingdom
Great Britain and Ireland
Baltimore American
William R. Harper
DR. Harper
Paris
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