Roosevelt Denies Frequent Intoxication During Testimony
Colonel Theodore Roosevelt testified he never drank cocktails or frequent whiskey or brandy, saying he abstains except on physician advice. He said he avoids beer and tobacco, prefers tea, and seldom drinks champagne, with rare mint juleps and wine at dinners as part of his abstemious lifestyle.
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Micks
Theodore Rourevelt
United States
Marquettv County
George A. Newett
Ishpewing
Lonter
Roosevelt
Milwaukee
Mearns
Jacob A. Riis
Colonel Roosevelt
Hiemeyer
Mint Juleps and Whisky Mentioned in Libel Suit Testimony
In a libel suit at Marquette Courthouse presided over by Jody Fleenigan, testimony recalls four years since leaving the White House with limited mint julep consumption. The account notes occasional whisky only on doctor orders, champagne on an African expedition, and a bottle of brandy provided for a non whisky drinker as several party members drank whisky and some used champagne for fever and dysentery.
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White House
St Louis
Little Stock Ark
Aong
Gompers Suffering Mastoiditis Faces Uncertain Operation
May 28 report from Washington says Samuel Gompers president of the American Federation of Labor is in Atlantic City with mastoiditis. Physicians have not decided if surgery is necessary and will not proceed unless absolute necessity. Gompers is said to be in good health aside from ear trouble and the operation would be grave for him.
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Washington
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Atlantic City
Masta Didls
Federation
Italian Aviators Fly Milan to Rome in Six Hours
Deroy and Cevasco completed a monoplane Milan to Rome flight covering 410 miles in 6 hours 7 minutes. En route near Pisa they were observed by the king, queen, and royal princes from a hunting lodge at San Rossmore, who followed the flight with their field losses.
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Rome
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Cevasco
Pisa
San Rossmore
Saying and Saving. Tommy and Mama on Economy
A playful dialogue uses a mother and son to probe the idea of economy. The exchange frames economy as a shared household practice taught by a husband and observed by a wife, reflecting domestic guidance from a Philadelphia Inquirer piece.
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Tommy
Philadelphia Inquirer
Gibson Lawyers Rest Their Case In Szabo Murder Trial
In Newburg on May 28 the Gibson murder trial neared its close as the defense rested with witnesses arguing the victim Rosa Szabo may have drowned after a rowboat accident, not by strangulation. Experts testified drowning possible, while battlefield testimony questioned boat conditions and injury marks.
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Burton W. Gibson
Rosa Mensehls Saabo
Green Wood Lake
Supreme Court
Tompkins
Mitar
Boston
Gibson
Szabo
Oneida
Minturn
Lewis Vanhouten
Wilbur Garrison
John FH. Wright
Edward Clark
B.A Leech
Justice Tompkins
Thomas Garrison
Greenwood Lake
Mother Jones Attends Speech to New York Audience
Labor agitator Mother Jones addresses a New York audience on workers' rights and organizing efforts. She discusses union pressure, living conditions, and the need for collective action to improve wages and hours.
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New York
Mrs Knox Near Death After Auto Ditching Near Atlantic City
Mrs Philanders Knox wife of the former secretary of state escaped death when an automobile driven by her husband skidded on a dark rural road near English Creek and plunged into a ditch. She suffered only shock and minor injuries while Knox escaped with similar shock. A passing car later rescued them.
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Philanders
English Creek
Pope Pius Opens Vatican Gardens After Illness
Rome reports Pope Pius V has regained vigor after an influenza illness. He enjoyed a longer outdoor excursion in the Vatican gardens, speaking with servitors and employees with renewed interest, signaling that anxiety about his health has diminished.
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Policeman Dies After Jealous Shooting in New Jersey
Cliffside officer Patrick Considine died of a gun wound inflicted by friend James Devlin in a jealous rage. Devlin surrendered in Hackensack jail after the incident and his wife and cousin remained detained as witnesses. Considine forgave none, refused to press charges, and kept his loyalty to his killer until death.
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N. J
Patrick Considine
Cliffside
Jaes Devlin
North Hudson
Union Hill
Pevlin
Hackensack
Considine
Tam
Devlin
Pat
Anna
Miss Ethel McCormick to Wed Son of Treasury Secretary
Society note reports Miss Ethel McCormick will wed the son of the Treasury Secretary McAdoo. The engagement appears in local society circles with plans for a forthcoming wedding date and ceremonial arrangements.
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McAdoo
M'Cormick
Baltimore
Francis AL Bean
the Treasury
Live Stock Markets Report From Pittsburgh May 2
Cattle supply light market steady with prices from 7 to 8.50 for common to prime, best bids for choice cattle around 8.40 to 8.50. Sheep and lambs show slower demand with lambs at 7.50 to 10, veal calves around 1.00 to 1.25, hogs seen active with heavy hogs 5.85 to 6.90 and medium to light stock around 7.50 to 9.50.
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Iwew York
Pennsylvania
Bermuda
Pittsburgh
Pri
Senate to Probe Tariff Lobby Charge
Senate considers a resolution to appoint five senators to investigate charges of a tariff lobby in Washington. The probe would seek sources of funding, amounts contributed, and methods used to influence legislation on the tariff bill.
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Cummins
Senate
Marshall
Wilson
Washinton
Tavenner
Wilness
United States
Fort
House of Representatives
Congress
British Army Flier Desmond Arthur Killed in Crash
Montrose Scotland May 28 Lieutenant Desmond Arthur of the Royal Flying Corps was killed when his aeroplane turned turtle and crashed from a great height. In New Martinsville West Virginia May 28 fifty boys at the glass factory struck for a forty cent raise and the plant closed. The workers previously earned one dollar a day.
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Desmond Arthur
Royal Flying Corps
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