World News Highlights From The Marshfield Times
Read through a sprawling 1900 era roundup noting discoveries in Ann Arbor, political upheavals in Kentucky and Hawaii, deaths of notable figures, labor movements, and local incidents. The wirebunched sheet lists civic matters, crimes, court cases, industry shifts, and social columns with names like Traci Green, Theodora Havemeyer, and J. W. Breinventhal, plus mentions of McKinley, Harrison, and era events.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ann Arbor
Hich
Cleveland
Traci) Green
Easton
Oklahoma
Theodora Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
New York
McKinley
Sashington
Grant
Augusta
Willam Schuttle
New York City
St. Paul
Minneapolis
Governor Black
Foreign royal visits and European reactions in early reports
The article notes Joseph of Austria arriving at Gt Peterebure amid honors, while Belgium Germany and Switzerland signal opposition to Britain’s tariff preference in Canada. It mentions Captain-General Werler renaming Clara to Havana, rising insurgent submissions to Spain, the death of Lovia William August of Baden, and an expert conclusion blaming an underground London railway explosion on a cause.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Miliary Academy
Weei Point
Harrison
General Assembly of the
Presbyterian Church
Winona
Née
Senate Finance Committee
Senator Jones
Nevada
Pipestone
Minn
W. F. Glasgow
L. E. Breckenridge
W. Terney
H. Borcher
J. Hurley
P. Commers
Chicago Lake Front
Herrmann
General Land Ofihe
John &. Burtley
Nebreaka
Omaha
Wheeling ‘Lake Erie Railway
Pruga
Werrentown
Ednas Munn
E. Keyser
House of Representatives
Delaware
Gewmill
Kanawhavalier
Wea
Virginia
Perry Daevers
Riverside Park
New York City
Tilly
Mel
Inley
Horace Porter
Strong
Altgeld
Glove Savings Bank
Yul
Miles
Turkey
Graece
Despemia Weir
Ives Py
Fred
Count Alphonse Chrostowski
Playeticht
E4n
Columbus
Daisy Aldrich
Wor Tinsion Street Railway Company
Miss Aldrich
Francia Joseph
Austria
Peterebure
Rusvis
Belgium
Germany
Switzerland
Great Britain
Werler
Tom Clara
Havana
Insurgen
Tines Lovia
William August of
Paden
Baden
Garisrube
Leuchtenberg
London
Fragmented obituary note with titles and names
Fragmented OCR fragment mentions Nort Cralog Blanche, Bruce Baronees Aberdare, widow of the first Baron Aberdare, and daughter of Sir William Francis Napier. It hints at a high explosive incident and English nobility but is incomplete. No clear event date or full identities available.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nort Cralog Blanche
Bruce Baronees
Aberdare
Baron Aberdare Diel
England
Nancy Newkirke's Dimple A Cause Of Civic Bravery
A Philadelphia debutante, Nancy Newkirke, survived a sleigh accident that left a stitched injury on her right cheek. The fall created a permanent dimple as flesh drew in where a muscle was damaged. The result amused society as a curious accident of fate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nancy Newkirke
Philadelphia
Miss Newkirke
Misa Niunkirke
West
Paris Electric Carriage Impresses In Paris Streets
The New York Herald reports at Valette workshops the electric coupe by M. Darracq, tested in the Rue Duret. It features an engineer’s seat, electric dynamo drive, accumulator power, and rubber tires. The design aims for smoke-free operation, smoother rides, and high steering control, with an economy cited against horse-drawn carriages.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M. Darracq
Paris
M. Darraccq
Herald
Satant
Duret
Handy Reference Improves Daily Tasks For Busy Housekeepers
A guide suggests attaching a paper list with string or tape near the kitchen work table to jot needed town items and daily tasks. It promotes quick reminders to handle small chores as they arise, noting the widow’s wish to reach heaven influenced by men’s advice about meals.
Gloomy Outlook as Prices Tumble in Grain Markets
New York May 1 R G Dun reports a disappointing period amid European war hopes and Turkish victories weighing on grain. Wheat rose slightly then fell about two cents. corn exports strong but overall trade slow. Imports rise 30 percent, wool and metals show mixed movement. iron and steel cautious. Failures total 237 this week, with shifting demand in cotton and woolen goods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
R. G. Dun & Co
Europe
Austria
China
Congress
Boston
Philadelphia
Japan
Bessemer
Pittsburg
United States
Bradstresis
Southern Pig Iron
Buffalo
Egatnet
United States Bank Clearlage Weekly Total Decline
The weekly total of principal city bank clearings in the United States was $255,576,196 a decrease of 2.2 percent from the prior week, compared with the corresponding period last year. The report notes a drop in banking activity across major cities.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cies
United States
Prich
Finish of the Marathon Amid Greek Colors at Stadion
Shortly after four thirty a canon shot signaled the nearing finish and the crowd roared as the leading runner approached. The pole vaulting ended abruptly when a man in blue and white Greek colors struggled toward the Stadion, the crowd shouting Ellen sightings amid a sea of voices.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ellen
Greek Victory Seals Marathon Feast At Athens
A historic scene at the stadium as Greeks dominate the Marathon. Spyridion Lowes, 24, a Marousi farmer, wins in two hours fifty eight minutes and fifty seconds. He receives sacred blessing before the race and is cheered as the triumphant hero. The crowd roars, the king and royal guards wave in triumph amid the sunlit Attic horizon.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Prince George
Nose
Stadion
Attica
Averoff
Spyridion Lowes
Marousi
Athens
Kephigila
Marathon
Rufus B. Richardson
Seroner
Branded Initiation Shocks District Court Witness
Frank A. Preble testified in Luce court about brutal initiation rites of an Orange lodge six members allegedly assaulted him during initiation on July 95 1896. He described stripping to underwear, blindfolding dressing in rolled overalls, kneeling prayers, being struck with whips and forced over a ladder then bounced in a blanket and neck blows. Branding on the breast was reported and witnesses later discussed the cruelty.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oses
District Court
Enos F. Luce
Orange Lodge
Frank A. Preble
John G. Graham
G. C. Nickerson
Edward Oneil
Daniel Trawy
Leaner Weathertee
Wilfred Malte
Preble
Daniel Tracey
William Mabie
Mabie
Graham
Rou
Initiation Branded, Verbal Plea for Lodge Exoneration
Waltham correspondence reports an initiation ordeal with branding and severe injuries. Edward Arch, Tracey, Mabie, and others witnessed the events while seeking investigations and potential compensation. No formal crime or proof of departure from ritual was established, and the lodge faces questions over penalties and officer shares.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Nicholgon Atso
Witohss
Dem
Ray
Supreme Order
Edward Arch
Preble
Tracey
Mabie
Nell
Graham
St. Wiskerson
O'Nell
Arch
Prebie
Arch Tad
Orange
Amb
Cornell
Jhidge Lute
Waltham
Mnss
New York
Occupations for Children Highlight Edge of Modern Leisure
News notes growing trend in children’s activities with carpentry for boys age 6 to 11, clay modeling, embroidery and dressmaking for girls, plus independent reading clubs. Programs funded by small annual dues include teacher-led lessons, homemade garments for dolls, and winter reading lists, with prizes awarded for popular books.
Spirit at the Lily Dale Seancer
Quip laden cartoon caption features a Spirit of a mother-in-law at Lily Dale seance. An investigator rebukes the illusion with a joke about a trunk. A Buffalo Tire gag contrasts a birthday choice between bicycle and watch, noting the wheels are bigger.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lily Dale
Tom
Harper’s Hoood Table
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the Marshfield Times
J. H. Weir
News OF the World
J. W. Brein- Venthal
Kansas
Bank of Hutchingon
Defiance
George Waldtogle
Green Ridge
Staten Island
Adiral Benham
United States Navy
Kentucky
W. J. Doboe
Backurn
Ed Newcomer
Benator Nelson
Joan I. Kennedy
Triad Ag
Lealer
Chicago & Alton
Glendale
Central Union Telephone Company
Dayton
Ilness ‘Trust Ava
Central Union Telephone Company Haa
Tilapia Trust & Savings Bank
John Ryan
Andrew Bowse
William J. Powers
Nellows
Gaptlat
Chicago
German Agricultural Society
Hamburg
Kute H. Lane
Gertrude FE. Mille
Geneva
Daughters of the
Daughters of the Revolution
ExMiniater Thurston
Tor
Scnate Finance Comralttes Jong Jiet
Reagong
Hawaii
Catharine Vanexerth
Trish
Kew Yort
Erin
Eugene Taylor
Denver Times
Teker
Seattle
John Barnes
Lake Méchiann
Milwaukee
Cave Hill
Wyoming
Riga
United
Thale
Orangemen
Castoria
America
Cantaya Company
TT Huanay Etreey
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