Trial of Mrs George at Canton Shaped by President's Brother-in-Law
The Canton Ohio murder trial of Mrs Anna BE George over George Saxton draws wide interest as prosecutors wrap two weeks of testimony. Supporters and visitors enrich the scene with flowers and sympathy while Mrs George, calm and composed, faces a death-penalty possibility. Prosecution led by Atlee Pomerene, defense by John Welty, focus on justifiable homicide and possible insanity amid a highly publicized case.
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Anna BE. George
Canton
Ohio
Geo
Saxton
United States
George
Newton
Brown
Tilloverton
Sample Giorge
George Daily
Mrs. George
Columbus
Stringers
Zuaiser
Atlee Pomerene
James J. Grant
Pomerone
Adventuress
Mr. Welty
Cheops
Farc
Dies
Trappa Dane
Reed to Retire from Congress to Practice Law
Speaker Thomas Brackett Reed will resign his House seat to head the New York firm Simpson Thacher Barnum and begin legal work after a brief foreign trip. He is expected to earn at least 50000 annually from insurance clients, possibly reaching 100000. Washington insiders view retirement as a path to the presidency with 1904 on the horizon. mention is made of several Speakership candidates and odd ages.
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Speaker
Thomas Brackett Reed
New York
Simpson, Thacher & Barnum
Congress
Speaker Reed
Asso
United States
Washington
Reed
Metinley
Sherman
Hopkins
Dalzell
Payne
Mendelson
Cannon
Grosvenor
Hepburn
Arrest of counterfeiter gang nets famous $100 notes
Secret service chiefs announce the capture of engravers and conspirators behind the Monroe $100 counterfeit. William M. Jacobs W J Kendig Arthur Taylor Baldwin S Gredell and James Burns were arrested after a year of covert surveillance in Philadelphia Lancaster and allied operations. The case ends a long pursuit and preserves secrecy as to investigative methods.
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Secret
John. Wilkie
Ife
Washington City
Gage
William M. Jacobs
W. J. Kendig
Lancaster
Arthur Taylor
Baldwin S. Gredell
Philadelphia
James Burns
Wilkie
Secret Service
Bureau
Secretary of the Treasury
Troops to Manila Reinforcement Plan Revealed
Fourteen thousand regulars will reinforce Gen. Otis in Manila as soon as transport is available. The bulk may not reach until after the rainy season ends. Otis will command about 21 720 troops plus incoming recruits, with overall forces planned to rise to 54 000 in the Philippines. Volunteers return home at 12 000, while 25 000 are planned to garrison outlying forts. Also notes quirky incidents and a Detroit burglary.
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Otis
Manila
Philippines
Ando
Ordel
Aguinnaldo
Missouri River Flood Ravages Sioux City Area
The Missouri River flood devastates the Sioux City region with Walker's Island submerged and a five to nine foot rise. Twenty families rescued by boats as land floods cover farms and water flows over rail bridges near Onawa and Courtland. Rail yards flood and trains run cautiously while land losses threaten thousands.
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Sioux City
Dakota County
Nebraska
Ishland
Charmberlin
Yankton
Meckling
Vermillion
BI Point
Onawa
S. C
Burbank
Missouri
South Dakota
Omaha
Union Pacific
Burlington
Courtland Beach
Lowa
Cook Bar
Ohio National Guard faces disbandment after drill lapses
Adjutant General Kingsley announces orders disbanding almost the entire Ohio National Guard except for a few companies due to widespread discipline failures and ignored orders from last winter. The plan seeks to start new militia training from the bottom, while former officers dispute the move as jealousy tied to wartime reorganizations.
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Ohio
Ohio National Guard
Passal
Adjt
Kingsley
Spain
Death of S. T. Baird Louisiana Representative
Samuel I. Baird of Louisiana died in Washington on Sunday from blood poisoning following acute rheumatism and conrditis inflammation of the heart. He leaves a wife and two children and was born May 5, 1861 at Oak Ridge Louisiana. Baird served as district attorney and district judge before entering state senate and national politics. He had just begun his second term in the House and was re-elected to the Fifty-sixth Congress.
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Louisiana
Representative Baird
Washington
Baird
Abe
Samuel I. Baird
Oak Ridge
Sixth Judicial Circnut
State Senate
Chicago
House of Representatives
Gettysburg
Thomas J. Mackay
South Carolina
Lee
Pettigrew
North Carolina
Confederavs
John B. Gordon
Francis Barlow
New York
Gordon
Barlow
Barrow
Meade
United States
Georgia
Potter
Congress
New York City
Lane
Charles Summer
Suspect Arrested in South Omaha Over Iowa Bank Attempt
Police name Alex McGregor alias Robert Day as the first person taken into custody in South Omaha over the April 18 attempted bank robbery in Council Bluffs Iowa. McGregor matches the description in height and has prior Omaha jail records. He admits past visits to Council Bluffs and South Omaha but claims to be in St Joseph on the robbery day.
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South Omaha
Council Bluffs
Towa
Alex McGregor
Robert Day
Crock
Omaha
McGregor
MeGaegor
Om Counen
Blunts
St Joseph
Foe Great Truths Teaching Conscience and Repentance
A terse moral reflection notes that conscience can be shaped by persistent dictates. It suggests repentance as turning state evidence on oneself to avoid punishment, framing self-judgment as a path to mercy. The prose carries a cautionary tone about moral responsibility and consequences.
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Iti
Fragmentary dialogue excerpt in a widow and judge scene
A grim dialogue fragment shows a widower addressing a visitor, recalling his late wife Angela and inviting the man to visit regularly. The exchange emphasizes grief and reminiscence in a tense personal moment.
Soldiers' Stories of Grant and Battle Reminiscences
A collection of anecdotes on Ulysses Grant as a horseman and leader. The piece recalls Grant’s youth in Ohio and Kentucky, his deftness with horses at West Point, stories of Civil War campaigns, a Gettysburg memory of General Gordon and General Barlow, and reflections on American camaraderie after war.
Japanese artisans decorate London artist’s house in Japanese style
Mortimer Meupes’s newly finished London home showcases lavish Japanese interior art. Seventy Japanese and Chinese craftsmen created intricate room motifs centered on flowers such as peonies, camelias, cherry blossoms, and chrysanthemums. The studio holds near completed portraits of notable figures including Sir Arthur Balfour and Lady Edward Cecil.
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London
Mortimer Meupes
Menpes
Camelia
Sir Arthur Balfour
Henry Swing
Edward Cecil
Pamela Plowden
Lily Desmond
Constance Collier
Miss Duncan
Giant Wheat Field on the San Joaquin Near Clovis
A massive wheat field on the San Joaquin river near Clovis California covers more than 25 000 acres. A single man with a 24 inch plow would need about 10 500 days to plant and harvest such a field, roughly thirty years, or four world trips.
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San Joaquin River
Clovis
California
Magic and Religion and Police Dogs in Ghent
An essay notes the blurred line between magic and religion with examples from the Dacotahs and India, then reports Ghent authorities arming night policemen with dogs and planning bicycle sheds at Brussels suburbs police stations as reform.
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North America
Moses
Davies
India
Nots
Ghent
Belgium
Seamerbeck
Brussels
Rabbits Raised by a Cat in Baruistom Story
A rector spared two newborn rabbits found during unearthing a habit of Barustom. He took them home to his cat which had recently kittens. The cat nurtures the rabbits and they show strong attachment to their foster parent. A separate note states Africa’s high plateaus with the southern tableland averaging over 3,500 feet and the northern tableland about 1,300 feet.
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Baruistom
Africa
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