Canadian view of Bound ary commission arbi tration questioned
The piece argues Canadian members saw the arbitration as a hold up to deprive the United States of Alaska rights. A London Canadian blamed Lord Alverstone as agent for Britain, accusing the British government of betraying partners. It warns such feelings threaten future arbitrations and prolong hopes for peaceful settlement over war.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Boundary Commission
Canada
United States
Alaska
London
Lord Alverstone
Hearst Strongly Backed for Democratic Nomination in 1904
The Rockford Register-Gazette reports William R Hearst mounting a national campaign through a large press bureau and labor meeting outreach. A Washington gathering endorsed Hearst for president by acclamation, with his pamphlet claiming credit for recent achievements and predicting his 11th New York district congressional seat as well.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rockford Register-Gazette
William R Hearst
Hivere
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
Mir Hearst
New York Journal
Hearst
Washington
Organized Labor
Chiago American
The
San Francisco Examiner
New York
Methodist clergy on New York East Side seek revival reform
East Side Methodist pastors declare old-fashioned revivals fail to reach children. They push confirmation classes for youngsters as the new focus, noting parents prefer church reception of well dressed children. The shift echoes Catholic, Lutheran methods reaching impressionable youth.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Tees York
Cleveland demands citizens engage in politics and voting
In Chicago Grover Cleveland rebukes stay-at-homes and urges every citizen to be politically minded. He says private concerns should not excuse neglect of public duties and that those who abstain from voting deserve external pressure to participate.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Grover Cleveland
Chicago
Cleveland
Disfranchise the Stay-at-Home Voters, Urges Senator Sherman
The piece argues that disinterestedness and national sentiment are endangered by aloof citizens who avoid politics. It cites Mr. Cleveland and Senator Sherman, who proposed disfranchising those who do not participate to jol the rest into awareness and curb demagogues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
L. Sherman
Sherman
Tillman Trial Acquittal Sparks Debate In South Carolina
Opinion in the north questions the Tillman acquittal reached Thursday and calls the trial a travesty of justice. Jurors faced restricted testimony and the court’s conduct may share responsibility with the jury amid Charleston tensions. The Rockford Star warns of vigilantism as editors face political criticism in public print.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
North
Tillman
South Carolina
Charleston
Rockford Star
Couraegous
Gonzales
Ufe
Chicago Mayor Snubs Grover Cleveland Visit
The Chicago mayor avoided Grover Cleveland during his visit, missing calls on the former president and related events. The move sparks questions about motive, with speculation about fear of losing Democratic favor or courting the Bryan faction to revive a faint political boom. Cleveland's presence in the city is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Carter Harrison
Grover Cleveland
Chicago
Carter
Grover
Harrison
Cleveland
Bryan
Close primary praised as future of elections in Luce writings
Robert Luce argues for the close primary against the open caucus system, praising its potential to purify politics. Public Policy cites the mechanism as restoring control to honest party members and reducing demagoguery, while noting evolution and varying forms across states.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Luce
General Court of
Massachusetts
Prieke
Electi
Ilinois
Lace
Luce
New Jersey Primary Law Upheld In Party Disclosure
The discussion reviews decisions from California Oregon and New Jersey on primary election laws demanding voter party disclosure. It notes New Jersey's law was upheld as constitutional allowing nominators to restrict affiliation and argues caucuses serve partisan aims. Col Frank O Lowden and others appear at events while Attorney General Hamlin announces a governor bid in Shelby County.
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Lace
Massachusetts
California
Oregon
New Jersey
Shelbyville
H J Hamlin
Shelby County
Court House
Moultrie Christian
Fayette
Effingham
Pratt
Hamlin
Weddings and notices mark Social Season with splendor
A detailed society page describes elaborate weddings at the Gould home and at Miss Grace Longs residence with lace gowns American Beauties bouquets and lavish receptions. It notes out of town guests and the couple s post wedding plans plus several probate and guardianship filings in the local court calendar.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bertha
Gould
Sixth Avenue
Sealea
Charles C. Chadwick
Chicago
Deere & Co
Laura Wessel
Cecil R. Wood
Daniel Smith
Ann Arbor
Orson Sober
Bath
Friendship
H. Ne
Barnard Hill
Harriet M. Sober
Willian Arthur Chadwick
Sharon
Me Grea
Misa Grace Crawley
How Drouths Ruin Macadam Roads
The article urges timely care for macadam roads in New England states and New Jersey. It notes that frequent rains and droughts wear away the stone dust binder, causing roads to unravel unless regularly watered and maintained.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Good Roads Magazine
Massachusetts
Connecticut
New York
New Jersey
Probate Records Show Wills Probate Procedures Ongoing
Estate actions include the will of Mary C Blowers admitted to probate with Jerusha Sims named executrix after bond and oath. Deposition of A F Swensson as witness filed and approved. Petition for letters testamentary by Gustava Peterson granted with oath. bond waived. Inventory filed for Mary Blowers and claim by BE B Knox allowed at 63 75. Final settlement hearings scheduled for Abraham Frick and John E Baker estates with petitions and proofs of notice in open court.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rome
Elmer Reed
Guardian’s
Anna Peterson
Nisi
Executrix
John B. Behrens
Mary Cass
James F. Schietfeldt
Sandy Wadsworth
Guardian
Nelson W. Cheney
Virginia C. Covell
Gotliab Beck
Claus D. Einfeldt
Guar’dian
William Surr
Wil
Fred Titterington
Witnes
Dedimus
J. C. Burgoyne
Andalusia
Nelson Shewood
Will
Cauge
George Groth
Lizzie Bowles
Samuel Korb
E. B. Knox
A. R. Bryant
Elizabeth
Henry Vierich
John B. Wells
John T. Taylor
Abraham Frick
Elizabeth Downs
Mary C. Blowers
A. F. Swensson
Jerusha Sims
Peter Forewinkle
BE. B. Knox
John E. Baker
Andrew P. Peterson
Gustava Peterson
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Col. Marsh
Mayor Skinner
L. C. Blanding
Col. Lowden
Frank O. Lowden
Ill
Manufacturers’ Hotel
Lowdens & Man
C. P. Skinner
Rock Island
Col Lowden
Leavens
Ren F. Marsh
Congress
Col .Lowden
Caroline Hogberg
Orange Ferriss
David May
Bristol
England
Stevens
North Andover
Charles H. Atkinson
Groom
Newburyport
Mass
Josiah Hale
George Blood
John Balsh Blood
Della Bishop
Detroit
Letitia Stevenson
Bloomington
Elizabeth Prescott Hale
Yonkers
N. H
A. W. Rantoul
Gillis Lodd
Moline
East Moline & Watertown Interurban
Carolina Hogberg
Adolph Gustafson
Third Avenue
Sweden
Hogberg
John
Lindeen
Lawrences McCamish
Lawrence McCamish
L. ¥. McCamish
Hendricks-Long
O. W . Long
Fifth Avenue
Grace M. Long
Gilman Francis Hendricks
W H Stickel
Watertown
Sylvan Steel Works
Hendricks
Kewanee
Cowden
Ogle County
Far East
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