Famous Summer Homes of Famous Men in Beverly
Beverly Mass May 6 The town boasts famous houses once more as President Taft signals a summer at Woodbury Point beside Nicholas Longworth Sr and Robert Evans homes. Taft will use the seaside estate as a summer capitol and Longworth family plans hint at Alice Roosevelt Longworth arriving. Evans, a local landowner, rents out Taft property and backs Beverly real estate.
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President Taft
Woodbury Point
Beverly
Nicholas Longworth
Robert Evans
Mass
United States
Alice Roosevelt Longworth
Port
Longworth
Taft
Diary of Death in a Buried Colorado Cabin
Louis Fleutis endured weeks trapped by a snow slide near Silverton Colorado and perished in his mountain cabin. A diary survives detailing his decline from December illness to January hopelessness as rescue failed and no food was found by searchers.
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Denver
Colo
Louis Fleutis
Silverton
Fleutis
Flientis
Women Taunt Her at Husband's Grave Detroit May
Mrs. Robt Barrows widow of a man shot by guard Mike Burk hart faced a hostile crowd at her husband’s funeral. Taken in a closed carriage by detectives, she endured taunts from morbid onlookers and heard harsh accusations about her actions and motherhood.
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Detroit
Mich
Robt. Barrows
Mike” Burkhart
House of Correction
Barrows
John D Lyon Makes Quick City Business Visit
Hokah resident John D. Lyon arrived in the city yesterday for a brief business visit, meeting with local contacts and returning the same day.
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John D. Lyon
Hokah
Alderman Lang Battles Fire With Bucket Aid
Alderman C F Lang fought a grass fire near his lumber pile on Third Street using a bucket of water until the fire department arrived. A Burlington engine sparked the flames, burning $50 in lumber as a south wind drove the fire. Lang sustained singed hair and reddened skin but kept the flames in check. The piece also notes Mr Taylor, evangelist Biederwolf associate, and a Presbyterian church Men’s League service upcoming led by Mr Taylor.
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C. F. Lang
Burlington
Third Street
Lange
Mr. Taylor
Biederwolf
Men's League
First Presbyterian Church
Taylor
Messina Shakes and People Desert City
The population of Messina fled their ruined homes today as two strong earthquakes struck the city. Shocks were brief but powerful, leaving the extent of damage unknown and the city practically deserted while residents sought safety in the surrounding districts.
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Messina
Desert City
Naples
May
H. E. Taylor Speaks Here Sunday Night
Philadelphia businessman H. E. Taylor visits the city to address a Sunday program. A skilled organist and active laymen movement worker, he is noted for personal outreach and community service.
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H. E. Taylor
Philadelphia
Mr. Taylor
Tommy Coulam Sells Grand Hotel to Wis Investor
Grand Hotel, long owned and run by Thomas H. Coulam, is sold to W. D. Macby of Viola Wisconsin. It will operate as a European house with the dining room turning into a restaurant. Coulam departs Monday for Wykoff to run a hotel there.
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Hotel Grand
Thomas H. Coulam
Coulam
W. D. Macby
Viola
Wis
Wykoff
Violet Chosen as Wisconsin State Flower in Schools
In school voting across districts the violet won by a large majority over arbutus wild rose and white water lily. The same result statewide confirms the violet as the official Wisconsin flower.
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Wisconsin
Yeomen Admit 50 New Members In Class Program
The Brotherhood of American Yeomen will hold a meeting in Nicholson-Scott hall Thursday evening to initiate fifty new members. Since January 1909 the order has added about two hundred members. After the business session there will be dancing and card playing. Rowena Circle meets next Tuesday afternoon with a business session followed by a lesson in five hundred and refreshments. DPD. K. Starlie of Coon Valley was in the city on business.
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Brotherhood of American Yeomen
Nicholson-Scott Hall
Rowena Circle
Wisconsin Assembly Debates Adjournment Moves and Reports
Madison reports Assemblyman Cleary introduces a joint resolution limiting new bill and constitutional amendment introduc tions to May 11 as adjournment nears. Old senatorial inquiry likely yields multiple reports on Isaac Stephenson campaign spending. Weilwein bill to remove UW faculty from accrediting high schools and a full pure food measure advance. A five member legislative committee to study school inspection proposed by Viebahn with a inspectorate board.
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Madison
Wis
M. J. Cleary
Assembly
Senate
Cleary
Isaac Stephenson
United States
Bray
Hambrecht
Ingalls
Whitman
Chapple
University of Wisconsin
Visbaha
Viebahn Provsing
Letter from Rev I W Williamson Endorses Foley’s Kidney Remedy
Rev I W Williamson of Huntington West Virginia writes that he used Foley's Kidney Remedy for nervous exhaustion and kidney trouble and is free to say it will do all that is claimed. The remedy has restored health and strength to thousands of weak people and contains no harmful drugs. Note: endorsement by O T Erhart.
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I. W. Williamson
Huntington
W. Va
Foley
O. T. Erhart
August Schwarz Dies of Old Age at 89
August Schwarz, of 1121 Eighth Street, died at 7 this morning of old age. He was 89 years, 3 months, 16 days. Born January 22, 1820 in Wernstadt Austria. He leaves a widow and eight children: John, Ferdinand, Edward, Mrs John Zehring, Mrs Henry Heier, Mrs George P. Schaller, Mrs G A Kaeppler of this city, and Henry Schwarz of Denver.
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August Schwarz
Eighth Street
Wernstadt
Austria
John
Ferdinand
Edward
John Zehring
Henry Heier
George P. Schaller
G. A. Kaeppler
Henry Schwarz
Denver
Colo
Tragedy Ends in Olympia as Night Watchman Kills Family
A night watchman, J. A. Dawson of Olympia, murdered his wife and 14 year old daughter and then killed himself. Police reported the shocking domestic tragedy ending in the early hours of May 8.
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Olympia, Wash
J. A. Dawson
Tragic domestic duel ends with murder suicide
A man named Dawson, separated from his wife for three years, confronted her and demanded reconciliation. When she refused, he shot her and her daughter and then killed himself.
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Dawson
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw Settles Millinery Bill Payment
Attorneys for Evelyn Nesbit Thaw announce the millinery bill of 253 dollars will be settled this afternoon. Mrs Thaw has borrowed the sum needed to avoid possible imprisonment over the pending litigation with Harry K Thaw.
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New York
Evelyn Nesbit Thaw
Harry K. Thaw
Benjamin Brown Laid To Rest
The funeral of Benjamin F. Brown who died last Thursday at the Old Soldiers Home in Milwaukee was held at 3 30 this afternoon from Frank Allen 433 Mill street. Undertaker Dwyer arranged the burial. Rev A V Ingham preached and Brown was interred in Oak Gorge cemetery. The funeral was conducted by the G A R with members in a body.
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Benjamin F. Brown
Old Soldiers
Milwaukee
Frank Allen
Mill Street
Dwyer
A. V. Ingham
Oak Gorge
Governor Frantz Not Missing Says Oklahoma Kin
Oklahoma relatives of former Oklahoma governor Frank Frantz say he is not missing. Orville Frantz reports Frantz has gone on a business trip and friends in Oklahoma City have heard from him today, easing concerns after his absence from St Louis.
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ST. Louis
Frank Frantz
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
The
Rough Riders
Oklahoma City
Orville Frantz
Taft Nominates Judges for Alabama and Minnesota
President Taft sent Senate nominations for William S. Grubb to the northern district of Alabama and Charles A. Willard to the U S judge post in Minnesota, filling vacancies created by resignations of Huntley and Milton D. Purdy.
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Washington, D. C
Taft
Senate
Wm. S. Grubb
United States
Alabama
Wice Huntley
Chas. A. Willard
U. S. Pudge
Minnesota
Milton D. Purdy
Fugitive Broughton Brandenburg Fights Extradition
San Francisco reports Broughton Brandenburg, known for articles claimed to be signed by Grover Cleveland, a fugitive from justice. Indicted in New York for grand larceny, he seeks to avoid extradition to New York and St. Louis while a San Francisco suit and other cases proceed. Brandenburg is jailed as he contests extradition, with a tangled marital history involving a St. Louis widow and a divorce in Honduras.
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San Francisco
Cal
Broughton Brandenburg
Grover Cleveland
New York
St. Louis
New York State
James Cabanne III
Brandenburg
Honduras
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C. T. Erhart
Alderman Lang
Castoria
Tommy” Coulam
Violet
DPD
K. Starlle
Coon Valley
Tke
Evelyn
Benjamin Brown
ITV
Judge Willard
Theatre Candy Store
South Sth Street
Leithold’s
la Crosse
Kimball, Estey
Newman Bros
Clough & Warren
Victor
Edison
Columbia
Fred Leithold
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