Fusion Ticket Nominates Gubernatorial Slate in South Dakota
The Fusion ticket in Yankton nominates B A Lien for governor with Lien, Hitchcock, Moore and others named for top state posts. Democratic and Populist conventions adjourn after selecting a joint platform denouncing imperialism, praising Pettigrew, and pledging support for a liberalized tariff and Philippine citizenship.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Edmund Cook
Roberts
Demokrat
Nina Asfred
Day
W. T. Lafollette
Brule
John Martin
Watertown
John McElroy
Pennington
Fred Bacon
Lincoln
E. M. King
Hand
Christ of the Passion Play in Oberammergau cast details
Ida Shaper Hoxie reports from Oberammergau on the decennial Passion Play preparations and the cast. Johann Zwink repeats his Judas role from 1890 and John of SW returns youthful as Jesus, while Anton Langgir, son of a stove maker, is revered as the Christ figure for 1900 in a modest home setting reflecting the village’s view of his vocation and character.
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Hols
Oberammergau
Ida Shaper Hoxie
Ladies’ Home Journal
Judas
Johann Zwink
John of SW
Anton Langgir
Christ
Anton
S Chilki
Jesus
Child Resists Photo Session Like Dentist Visit
The St. Louis mother and her son Edward go to a photographer for pictures. The boy resists, crying and saying he fears the camera, recalling the handling at the dentist. The mother pleads, but Edward insists he only smiles after the ordeal.
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Post-Dispatch
St. Louis
Edward
Missing Line In School Essay Leads To Quotation Mix
In a reminiscence of old school days Bobby struggles to finish a True Msrhood composition on a Friday afternoon. He asks his elder sister Rachel for the next line after a prompt about honor and fame. His younger sister interrupts with a witty misquote about vines.
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Bobby
Msrhood
Rachel
A Host of Klanas Between Madagascar and India
Between Madagascar and the cast of India there are about 16 000 islands, only 600 of which are inhabited, but most of which are capable of supporting a population.
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Madagascar
India
Jester on trial for murder after thirty years
Alexander Jester, nearly 80, is on trial at New London Missouri for the 30 year old murder of Gilbert Gates brother of John W. Gates Chicago magnate. The case hinges on the sister as chief witness and recalls a bizarre chase across Illinois and Missouri with a trick buffalo calf.
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Alexander Jester
New London
Gilbert Gates
John W. Gates
Chicago
American Wire and Steel Company
West
Alex Jkstet
Gates
DeKalb County
Ill
Kansas
Custer
Arkansas Run
Santa Fe
Ilinois
Mississippi River
Alex
Jester
Fort Scott
Decatur
Indiana
Middle Grove
British Losses Over 200 at Nitral's Nek Fight
South African dispatches report a British disaster at Nitral's Nek with over 200 casualties including Col. Roberts who was wounded and captured. The Derdepoort action featured Boers in khaki causing a dragoon miscue at 400 yards. Reports say Gen. De Wet’s force, ten guns and 10,000 men, hold strong positions near Retei Nek with President Steyn among them.
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Nitral’s Nek
South Africa
Pretoria
Col
Roberts
Grobler
Derdepoort
Lord Roberts
Kroonstadt
de Wet
Bethlehem
Clements
Paget
Retei Nek
Steyn
Lindley
Yorkshire Light Infantry
Trip Through the Rapids Survives Niagara Whirlpool Ride
Peter Nissen, alias Mr Bowser, former Chicago bookkeeper, rode a twenty foot pine boat named the Fool Killer through Niagara’s whirlpool in the presence of about ten thousand spectators. The craft briefly drifted then plunged, turning over repeatedly before submersion.
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Niagara
Peter Nissen
Chicago
Mr. Bowser
Mysterious Gates murder tale ends in trial after long chase
The narrative follows Jester and Gates across towns and hills. Witnesses recount sightings at a camp and the pursuit of the suspected murderer. Jester is captured with items tied to the missing boy. Decades later Mrs. Street reveals possible kin ties and the trial opens at New London Mo with renewed public interest.
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Middle Grove
Tester
Young Gates
Jester
Gates
Troods Gates
Indiana
Kans
Wich
Paris
Mexico
Cornelis Street
Sedgwick County
Missouri
Shawnee
W. A. Hill
John W. Gates
Chicago
Hill
The
Christian Church
Alexander Jester
Cornelia Street
Beri
New London
Uoder
Young Baptists Meet at Tenth Annual Convention in Cincinnati
The tenth annual convention of the Baptist Young People's Union of America opened in Music Hall Cincinnati with a large attendance. President John H. Chapman led the session as welcoming remarks were delivered by Rev Warren G Part ridge and Col William B Melish. Reports were given by Dr E E Chivers and treasurer Frank Moody. The event featured large seating, addresses on The Secret Power and 3 Good Investment, and polyglot missions including talks on Our Foreign American Harvest Field The Negro Mexico Open Doors in Cuba and Porto Rico and a noted ceremony on Open Doors in Cuba and Porto Rico. Officers were elected.
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Yankton
Bowler
Smith
Sioux Falls
J. W. Martin
Watertown
A. B. Staw- Art
Sanborn
Roy Beach
Brown
John R. Wilson
Lawrence
Leyi D. Wait
Miner
Frank Exline
Charles Mix
Homer Brown
Clark
T.W. Child
Spink
Maris Taylor
Beadle
WH. UH. Smith
Minnehaha
Kansas City
Republican Party
State Board of Assessment and Equalization
State Board of Railroad Commissioners
Gov. Lee
Senator Pettigrew
Richard F. Pettigrew
United States
Senate
Democratic Party of
South Dakota
S P.m
Kidd. A. £& Hitchcock
C. E. Kennedy
Lincoln
England
Wandiner
Busnus
Philippines
State Board of Equalization
Railroad Commission
Leroie
Pettigrew
Lee
Towne
National Committee
Develock
Public Lands
Rtve
Lynch
Huron
Liea
Governoore
The
Baptist Young People’s Union of America
Music Hall
Cincinnati
John H. Chapman
Baptists of
Warren G. Partridge
Ninth Street
E. E. Chivers
Chicago
Board of Managers
Frank Moody
Milwaukee
Music Biall
H. M. Wharton
Philadelphia
New York
Orty
Obligation
Otfers
A Big Year for Pensions
The Bureau of Pensions issued 105,567 pension certificates in the fiscal year just ended, 15,4 more than the prior year. Breakdown shows final issues totaling 4,352, with ongoing and added allocations.
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Bureau of Pensions
War Years Bring Horses to South Africa
A brief note records that horses and males have been landed in South Africa since the war began, with the horse basin now over and the arrivals continuing.
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South Africa
Long-serving Senators and tenure in the U S Senate
A survey shows twenty four of the ninety members have served over twenty years. Senators Morgan of Alabama and Allison of Town highlight long tenures, with Morgan starting in 1877 and Allison in 1873. Other veterans include Hale, Hoar, Cockrell, Vest, Stewart, and Aldrich, while several states show deep, multi-decade service and upcoming term expirations.
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United States
Senate
Alabama
John T. Morgan
Jones
Arkansas
Teller
Colorado
Congress
Platt
Connecticut
Hawley
Cullom
Illinois
Allison
Town
Frye
Maine
Senator Hale
Hoar
Massachusetts
Davis
Minnesota
Cockrell
Vest
Missouri
Carl Schurz
General Shields
Wests
Nevada
Stewart
Chandler
New Hampshire
Senator Sewell
New Jersey
Aldrich
Rhode Island
General Burnside
Bate
Tennessee
Daniel
Virginia
General Mahone
Siberia soil known as Chernozem black earth region
The grain regions of Russia and Siberia contain Chernozem or black earth soils, a 600 to 700 mile wide belt from Hungary to the Ural mountains. Viewed chemically and mechanically, these soils resemble North American prairies with abundant humified organic matter, phosphoric acid, and lime and potash. They are alkaline and rich in nutrients wheat plants require.
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Siberia
Russia
Hungary
Ural Mountains
Caucasus
Bradstreet
South African Winter Timeframe and Climate Flair
The South African winter runs from late April to September with cold nights, rare snow, and high elevations seeing subfreezing temps. Daytime stays cold but clear and sunny, offered amid a cloudless sky and brisk, exhilarating air unmatched elsewhere.
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Montreal Weekly Star
Americans in Egypt in Travel and Culture
The article by Joh Richanison in the North American Review argues Americans hold a pivotal role in advancing Egypt’s prosperity and civilization. It notes Americans make up a significant share of visitors to Egypt and include some prominent figures among the tourist cohort.
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Egypt
Joh Richanison
North American Review
Zzgypt
Egyptian missions and schools draw Anglo-Saxon influence
The text notes a broad Egyptian mission network with Americans and Presbyterians supporting many churches and schools. It highlights the role of English and American aid, a nurse’s act on a mail steamer in Assiut, and Egypt’s strong attraction to Anglo-Saxon culture. It also reflects ongoing interest in Egypt by Jews and Christians.
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Hee Ican Presbyterians
Assiut
Egypt
Humorous Echoes From Old-Time Tales and Theatrical Anecdotes
A collage of 19th century anecdotes spans William the Conqueror’s soil ritual to Victorian stage lore. It recalls Dr. Robert Collyer in Leeds, John Lancaster with a Tommy Atkins in Quebec, Queen Victoria’s Berlin visit crowd, Dublin lodging humor, H. C. Barnabee on a baby in Patience, Gladstone and Carlyle quips, and Julia Ward Howe and Lester Wallack reminiscences, preserving era-voiced wit and public figures.
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William the Conqueror
Chicass
Robert Collyer
Leeds
John Lancaster
Tommy Atkins
Quebec
Wolfe
Tommy
Queen Victoria
Lublin
Dublin
H. C. Barnabee
Bostonians
Mr. Gladstone
Carlyle
John Brown
Lester Wallack
James W
Wallack
Sctor
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Fusion
B. A. Lien
Minneohahba
Joseph B. Moore
Andrew Lee
Third Street
Plankinton
John Smith
Davison
William van Epps
Martin
van Epps
F. J. Tracy
Edmunds
Fred B. Smith
Charles D. Tiedrich
Edman Cook
Lincoln County
Hornberger
Black Hills
W. EE. Kidd
Pennington County
Smit
Moore
Dowdell
Morgan
McCook
Crill
Union
Crill Sitimens
Beadie
B. H. Lien
W.Y. Lafollette
Lien
Lafollette
Abe van Osdel
E. H
Bowser
Chic AG
Nissen
Young Baptists
Senator Morgan
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