Week in Brief Hails Marriages And Political Moves Worldwide
Baroness Vaughan and Emmanuel Durieux wed at Ar ronville France. Swope of Kokomo Ont tops a claim to Col Thomas H Swope estate. Olaf Hanson elected president of the world deaf congress at Colorado Springs. Gordon renominated for Tennessee’s Tenth district. James V Shand plans a million dollar Scotland shop to sell meat cheap. Mrs Hage and eight month old drown in Minn. Lloyd Bingham defeats John Connor over ties to Amelia Bingham. Emperor Francis Joseph marks 80th birthday. Miner leader T L Lewis receives a Black Hand letter in Illinois. Armour & Co chief counsel Urion cleared of obstruction charge. Col Isaac Ellwood improves at De Kalb Illinois.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Vaughan
Leopold
Emmanuel Durieux
Arronville
Balincourt
France
Adam J. Swope
Kokomo
Ont
Thomas H. Swope
Olaf Hanson
Seattle
Congress of the Deaf
Colorado Springs
F. R. Carpenter
Chicago
George W. Gordon
Memphis
Congress
T. C. Looney
Tenth Congressional District
Tennessee
Scotland
James V. Shand
Kearny
N. J
Rasmus Hage
Warren
Minn
Lloyd Bingham
Amelia Bingham
John Lane Connor
Holden Stock Company
Euclid Avenue Garden Theater
Cleveland
Miss Bingham
Francis Joseph
Austria
Ischl
House of Hapsburg
T. L. Lewis
Illinois
Alfred R. Urion
Armour & Co
Landis
Federal Grand Jury
Isaac L. Ellwood
de Kalb
Multiple World and Local Events Reported in Briefs
Alfred Villa travels to Tucson with the dead body of his brother after a 40 mile drive. Robert Treat Paine, noted philanthropist and president of the American Peace Society, dies in Waltham Massachusetts. An excursion train from Bordeaux with 1200 passengers hits a freight train at Saujon France killing 32 and injuring 100. Rioting resumes in Columbus Ohio, one dead and five injured. Nicholas Longworth declares he will not support Speaker Cannon again. A bronze replica of Houdon’s Washington statue is dedicated at Versailles in the presence of diplomats. California insurgent Republican Hiram W Johnson nears a gubernatorial nomination. Tony Alagna fatally wounds his wife then dies. Louisiana suffragists push for a Canal Exposition bond vote.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Treat Paine
American Peace Society
Waltham
Mass
Bordeaux
Saujon
France
Columbus
Nicholas Longworth
Ohio
Beverly
Cannon
Napoleon Hall
Chateau
Versailles
General Brun
United States
M. Jusserand
Robert Bacon
Hiram W. Johnson
Tony Alagna
Leavenworth
Kan
Louisiana
Victor
Emmanuel
Helena
Italy
Wilneis
John Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Thomas L. Lewis
Indianapolis
Mitchell
Illinois
Peoria
Lewis
Browne
E. G. Fortmiller
Chicago
Dorothy Bartlett
R. J. Reynolds Tobacco Company
Winston-Salem
N. C
Burley Tobacco Society
Pennsylvania
Plymouth
Ind
Vandalia
Lake Erie & Western
Baridelle Puglie
Salt Lake City
Denver
Col
Bill Lang
Australia
al Kaufman
California
Fairmont A. C
New York City
Fairfax Harrison
Southern Railroad Company
Chicago, Indianapolis & Louisville
Monon) Railway
Ira G. Rawn
Thomas Mooney
Kansas City
Mooney
John B. Moissant
English Channel
Calais
Tilmanstone
Bleriot
de Lesseps
Rolls
Bournemouth
Veniremen
Lee O'Neil Browne
Kersten
Daniel Cummings
Thomas J. Bent
Cummings
Bent
Columbia Cheek
Atlanta
Guy H. Buchanan
Miss Cheek
Yee Hong
el Paso
Tex
Hong
China
Colorado
Shafroth
Harvester
Ed Geers
Fort Erie
Crescens
Chicago & Northwestern
Clayton
Milwaukee
Cholera Fears Across Southern Italy Stir Royal Aid
King Victor Emmanuel and Queen Helena express anxiety over a cholera outbreak in southern Italy. The queen orders private charitable aid for distressed locals, while the king demands constant updates on infected regions.
Loneliest English Duchess Consuela Vanderbilt Defined
Consuela Vanderbilt, wife of the Duke of Marlborough, aged eighteen in 1895, grew wealthy through marriage and philanthropy but lived in semi isolation. Once praised by King Edward, she remained rarely cheerful, appearing lonely amid opulent mansions, fine art, and vast flocks of staff.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
England
Consuela Vanderbilt
William K. Vanderbilt
Duke of Marlborough
Edward
Duchess of Marlborough
Sunderland House
London
Hutchins Named Michigan University President at Sixty Four
Headed by Harry Burns Hutchins the University of Michigan appoints the sixty four year old leader a native of Lisbon New Hampshire with a long record as professor dean and administrator at Michigan Cornell and Ithaca He has guided law education held the dean position for over a dozen years and served as acting president during Angell's absence outlining a strong blend of scholarship and administrative ability.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Harry Burns Hutchins
University of Michigan
Lisbon
N. H
Tilton
Vermont Conference Seminary
Newbury
Wesleyan University
Middleton
Vermont University
Michigan
Ann Arbor
Owosso
Hutchins
State University At
Ithaca
Cornell
Angell
Turkey
Blutchins
Pearson says he will endow his wealth and retire to a sanitarium
Chicago philanthropist Dr. D. K. Pearson, aged over ninety and rheumatic, plans to sell his home and distribute his fortune to twenty nine colleges and institutions, with final bequests due April 14. He vows to be his own executor and end his gifts after that birthday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
D. K. Pearsons
Chicago
Dr. Pearsons
Pearsons
Thomas
Berea College
Esperanto founder and congress drawing global interest
The sixth international Esperanto congress met in Washington with about 500 delegates from 40 nations. Dr. L L Zamenhof of Warsaw presented the language, with some meetings conducted entirely in Esperanto and a performance of As You Like It in the language. The Maryland legislature recently allowed Esperanto study in public schools, and advocates see it as a supplement to existing tongues to foster international understanding.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
L. L. Zamenhaf
Warsaw
Poland
United States
Maryland
Anderson Hosts Biennial Sons of St George and Vets Meeting
The city hosts the Sons of St George biennial convention and the One Hundred sixtieth Indiana Volunteers Spanish American War Veterans. Officers elected include Assistant Secretary George Cooks on and others. parade draws veterans from multiple Indiana towns and bands lead the procession. In Fairmount a public outdoor court trial over a fence incident ends with guilty verdicts and a five dollar fine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sons of St. George
Anderson
Indiana Volunteers
The
George Cookson
Josiah Wigley
Wheeling
W. Va
Sentinel
Harry Banks
Youngstown
William Ratliff
Nat Montfort
Marion
Decatur
Lafayette
Wabash
Bluffton
Ossian
Columbia City
Warsaw
Tipton
Huntington
Logansport
Fairmount
Justice of the Peace
J. F. Jones
Charles Smiley
Lewis Nose
Fair Ground
Murray Wagner
Circuit Court
Banker Shot on Highway Bedford Indiana
Two men armed with shotguns attempted to murder Phillip Rock a banker and businessman of Oolitic while he drove to Bedford with goods. They fired from both sides of a culvert injuring Rock whose arms were nearly torn off, then fled. Police Seek Lawyer's Son in South Bend fraud case
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bedford
Phillip Rock
Oolitic
Rock
South Bend
Parker C. Chitwood
Tuscumbia
Ala
Chicago
Kankakee
Lineman Rescues Self After Trolley Wire Shock
Columbus report says Joe Noe, lineman for Central Indiana Lighting, grasped a 600 volt trolley wire with both hands while on a high ladder. He kicked the ladder away and fell to the street, freeing his grip. He sustained burned hands and bruises but was not seriously hurt.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Columbus
Joe Noe
Central Indiana Lighting Company
Orphan Repays Benefactor in Move to Oklahoma City
Patrick Casey returns from the west with a fortune and removes his adopted father Timothy Ring from the county poor house. They depart for Oklahoma City where the elder man will have a comfortable home and attentive care in his declining years.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lafayette
Patrick Casey
Timothy Ring
Oklahoma City
Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound Publicity Card
Chicago woman credits Lydia E Pinkham's Vegetable Compound and Blood Purifier with recovery from serious health issues after doctor advised surgery. Claims the remedy is non narcotic and widely cures female ailments with testimonials on file at the Lynn Massachusetts laboratory.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Ill
Tors
Lydia E. Pinkham
William Ahrens
21St St
Pinkham
Lynn
Mass
The Doctor's Idea and the Billing Dilemma
A dialogue reveals Dr. Wise-Well insisting on a bill estimate while the patient seeks the worst outcome. The exchange centers on fees and medical care while hinting at the doctor’s confidence. An $85 figure appears as the expected charge.
English visitors debate birthplace print at Red Horse Inn
Two Englishmen at Stratford on Avon examine a print labeled The House in Which Shakespeare Was Born. One jokes that Shakespeare was born in a manger, while a waiter confirms the inscription’s accuracy, reflecting a humorous tradition noted in Successy Magazine.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Red Horse Inn
Stratford-on- Avon
Shakespeare
Successy Magazine
More Likely: Nicaraguans Prefer Battle Over Meals
The remark suggests Nicaraguans would choose fighting over eating but warns this may reflect poor cooking rather than exceptional courage.
Creditor Debtor Duel Over A Dues Dilemma
A sharp exchange centers on a bill dispute where the creditor presses for payment and the debtor declines, claiming it is his right to never settle. The banter turns on prudence and the fear that sins will catch up with men who avoid accountability.
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Old Scout
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