Death of Justin Morrill Sums Up Vermont Statesman Career
Senator Justin S. Morrill of Vermont died at 1:25 AM in Washington after a week of grip followed by pneumonia. Born April 14 1810 at Strafford he served in Congress from 1855 and in the Senate from 1866, shaping finance policy and authoring the Morrill tariff bill. He was his wife died last summer and his health had declined since.
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Justin S. Morrill
Vermont
Senate
Washington
James Morrill
Miss Swan
Senator Proctor
Grip
Morrill
Justin
Strafford
Orange County
Congress
William B. Allison
Iowa
Allison
John B. Jones
Nevada
House of Representatives
Abeison. Jones
Ane
St. Petersburg
Merriam
Minnesota
Hitchcock
Davis
St. Paul
Anna Agnew
Rioters in Havana Clash As Stars and Stripes Are Raised
Severe rioting erupted in Havana on Tuesday night as American regulars restored order. A Spanish sailor was killed and several Cubans and Spaniards were wounded in clashes sparked by celebrations with flags flying. Lieut. Miller aided by Sgt. Adams deployed troops. after a volley near a cafe, order returned and ringleaders were captured. The city was quiet on Wednesday with American control established.
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Bomba Street
Lieut. Miller
Tenth United States Infantry
Adams
A Movement for a $100 Million Presidential Palace
A plan for a new executive mansion to house the President is advancing. Architect Paul J. Pelz proposes an elaborate H shaped complex on Meridian Hill, offering living quarters, social spaces, roof garden, and extensive conservatories. The site is planned to be about 52 acres, north of the White House, with the mansion facing south toward the city.
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Paul J. Pelz
Congressional Library
Meridian Hill
West Sixteenth
Fourteenth Streets
Potomac
Capitol
White House
Morrill and Morrill Act Named in Senate History
The passage recalls Senator Morrill’s record surpassing all others in length of service, his key role in the Morrill land grant act of 1862, and Ezra Cornell’s role in funding Cornell University. It notes Morrill’s enduring popularity, a 1896 reelection to a term ending 1908, and plans for White House approaches with marble architecture estimated at 8 to 10 million dollars.
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Morrill
Thomas H. Benton
Missouri
Senate
Senator Morrill
Ezra Cornell
Cornell University
Cornell
Motionless Five Months Milwaukee Girl In Strange Trance
Tiny Broeschit of Milwaukee has not spoken for five months and lies in a small room oblivious to surroundings. She wastes away, eats little, and shows no interest in the outside world. Her eyes remain fixed and she appears to see things others cannot. Hypnotists report progress, while physicians see no real improvement.
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Milwaukee
Tiny Broeschit
Ilolio Surrender Reported as Spanish Governor Yields
Iloilo, capital of Panay in the Philippines, reportedly surrendered to American forces. General Rios, the Spanish commander in the Visayas, cabled Madrid that he is preparing to embark on the Leo XIII for Zamboanga after formally surrendering Iloilo in the presence of military and civil authorities.
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Panay
Philippines
Rios
Visayas
Madrid
Zamboanga
Mindagao
Loilo
Gal Contmanders
Miles
Cuba
Porto Rico
War Inquiry Commission
Ito
Luna’s Face Hidden In Eclipse For Third Time This Year
A year’s third lunar eclipse shaded the moon for about an hour and a half on Tuesday night as clouds cleared briefly revealing a darkened disc. The natural satellite traveled a six hour, eighteen minute path across the sky during its faint course.
Diagram of the Eclipse and its Global Reach
A detailed note explains the moon’s total eclipse on a clear sky night lasting one hour and twenty nine minutes. It records three passages of the moon through Earth’s shadow in 1898 with January seven a total eclipse visible across the Americas Asia Africa and Europe and July three a partial eclipse seen only in Europe. The Tuesday event followed a schedule planned fifty years earlier by astronomers.
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Asia
Africa
Europe
Erope
Hawaii governor race and beef contract clashes reported
A volatile mix of political pressure and beef contract disputes unfolds as General Eagan faces attacks over bids from Swift & Co and Armour & Co. The piece notes Hawaii governor prospects with Dole and Sewall, and mentions a push for territorial government, while other items cover Spain’s Caroline purchase treaty talk, Allison's rise as Father of the Senate, and assorted diplomatic postings and Philippine governance plans.
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Eagan
Swift & Co
Armour & Co
Kagan
Hawaii
Dole
Sewall
Mught
McKinley
Hobart
Republic
Mustering Out Volunteers Policy Outlined
Secretary Alger states the plan to first recall 25,000 volunteer regiments before mustering out volunteers in the regular army. The outline focuses on phased discharge starting with volunteers prior to regulars.
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Alger
Burglars Shoot Farmhand in Cassville Home Burglary
A burglary at Cassville New York ends with a farm hand named Johnney shot and killed while investigating a break in at the home of Mrs. M Brown. Two thieves are believed to be involved as authorities probe the case.
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Cassville
N. Y
M. Brown
Johnney
Sammy Dilver and the Great September Gale
In a New England town an aging tale recalls Sammy Dilver who loses nothing but gains wood during a mighty September gale. His fear of the hollow elm proves false as the storm wrecks the tree and a roof section, while he exults windlins too, amid a chaotic scene.
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New England
Sammy Dilver
Doctor Homes
Sammy Dilyer
Samny
Sammy
Maria
Silver House
Mrs. Dilyer
Windlin
Marin
Anecdotes of Nobility and Odd Encounters Across Time
A collage of vignettes recounts quirky misunderstandings and courtly missteps. A duchess dismisses a ragged woman with a blessing, a father confronts a child’s naughty-word tale, and a cautious sailor recalls a comic elephant incident. Also recounted are tales of Sir William Harcourt, the bald astronomer Gould, a Boston grave joke, Wilhelmina’s Holland visit, and a canoe crossing described with peril and teamwork as ice sheets loom near Quebec.
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Alice
Ole Oleson
England
William Harcourt
Lord Beaconsfield
Hughenden Manor
Thither
B. A. Gould
Berlin
Argelanders
Gould
Ohio
Boston
Copp’s Hill
the Netherlands
Wilhelmina
van R—v
Java
Queen of
Holland
Emma
Canadian Boatmen Across the Ice Churning St Lawrence
An English army officer recounts crossing the St. Lawrence at Quebec on a January day when moving ice filled the river. Huge floes rushed downstream as a five man French Canadian crew launched the canoe, paddles in hand, bracing for a perilous ride.
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Eidides
Placie
Iea
Quebec
Canada
St. Lawrence
Living Men's Tombs. Millionaires spend for mausoleums
A history of grand American mausoleums built by wealthy individuals. Sehul’s granite tomb costs about 180000, with colonnades and bronze doors, touted as body snatcher proof. Dr. Clark Dunlop’s mausoleum near 100000, with costly marbles and stained glass. other examples include William Foster, D O Mills, Chauncey Depew, and firms specializing in such classic tombs.
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America
O Milionaire
Sehul
Clark Dunlop
Dun Yp
William Foster
Classi
D. O. Mills
Peeks
Chauncey Depew
Weekskill
V.la Live
Moonlit Walk Ends With Lost Snail Mystery
In a tranquil June night on an avenue in Chicago, Bolivar Pyke and Buenavista McCorkle stroll homeward beneath a starry sky. A snail on the ground draws their gaze and the couple shares a quiet moonlit moment before Bolivar notes it is likely the same snail, signaling a calm, reflective scene amid their romantic stroll.
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Chicago Tribune
Bolivar Pyke
Bus Vista McCorkle
Frog Pond
Bolivar
Buenavista
Fragmented dialogue hinting at child care and wages
A rough transcript shows a Kind Lady offering fourteen dollars per month for care of children, with a Nurse expressing concern about wages and limitations. The exchange hints at economic pressures and caregiving roles without fully developed context or outcome.
Engagement Talk and Whims in Press Bickers
A fragment fromPuck quotes Miss Sweetly recalling holding a package worth $1,000,000 during a Treasury tour in Washington while a quarrel about an engagement unfolds. Truth cites Grace commenting on Tack's recklessness and lack of seriousness about the engagement despite assurances.
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Treasury
Washington
Loverly
Puck
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Oklahoma Territory
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