States drop spring elections in Rhode Island
The Express notes Rhode Island will not hold a spring election this year leaving Louisiana as the only state still holding to spring election tradition. The article adds a global figure estimating about 1,700,000 people constantly travel by sea and navigable waters. It also mentions only one Pan American Exposition building will be designed entirely by a woman and it represents New England.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Rhode Island
Louisiana
Union
Buffalo
New England
By Law Requires Physicals for Pastorate Hopefuls
At a central Pennsylvania conference meeting a new by law makes it mandatory for pastorate candidates to pass a medical examination to show they are sound in body as in soul.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Central Pennsylvania
Rural Free Delivery Gains Steam With Good Roads Push
The government promotes rural free delivery by tying its growth to the good roads movement. Officials stress roads must be in proper order to support expanded mail service to rural areas.
Excelsior Geyser Regains Activity at Yellowstone Park
Yellowstone reports Excelsior geyser, idle for years, has resumed eruptions. It periodically spouts rivers of water up to 300 feet, with indications that geyser power is increasing rather than fading.
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Yellowstone National Park
Death of Sir John Strainer and his crucifixion hymn
The obituary notes the English composer Sir John Strainer died at Holy Week’s start and that his famed work Crucifixion was performed worldwide during that week, hailed as a magnificent monument to his life.
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John Strainer
Cuba Education Funding Recommended by Secretary Varona
Secretary Varona proposes spending 1.1 million dollars for Cuban schoolhouses with 500 thousand to be used this year. The editorial savors the plan as wise, arguing more education lowers future trouble and free schools are a solid investment for a free people.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Senor Varona
Cuba
Territory of Manchuria Described as Vast Prize
The article notes Manchuria spans about 362000 square miles, roughly twice the area of New York, Maine, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Delaware, and New Hampshire combined. It is more than twice the size of Japan, with a railroad trip across it comparable to traveling from Kansas City to Boston.
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Manchuria
New York
Maine
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
Delaware
New Hampshire
Japan
Kansas City
Boston
Abingdon Liquor Dealers Nominate Rev W H Wyman
In Abingdon Massachusetts liquor dealers joked by nominating Reverend W H Wyman for constable. The Rev Wyman embraced church support and won. he now demands strict enforcement of Sunday and midnight closing ordinances.
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Abingdon
Mass
W. H. Wyman
Wyman
Boundary fix divides Bristol street by state line
An act at the last Congress fixes the Virginia Tennessee boundary in the middle of Bristol Tennessee’s main street. A streetcar carries passengers in different states on each side as minors may wed on the south side and a Virginia criminal there would not be arrested until Tennessee papers arrive.
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Bristol
Tenn
Virginia
Tennessee
Constitution Named For New Defender Of America’s Cup
The new defender built at Bristol is named Constitution after the famed Old Ironsides. The original Constitution proved superior in battle and once outmaneuvered a British squadron, prompting hopes the new ship will repeat the success in this year’s America's Cup races.
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Bristol
First Quarter Fire Losses Total Nearly Twenty Million
The fire losses for the first three months of this year total 19,969,200, about 200,000,000 annually, far above last year and 1898 levels. Losses are widespread across many places, suggesting general carelessness.
Kissing and health risks discussed by Philadelphia inspector
Dr J Howard Taylor, medical inspector for Philadelphia's health board, warned the Woman's Sanitary league that kissing is dangerous as disease can pass via lips. The Morristown NC Altruists colony, open to all with five dollar initiation and one dollar weekly dues, has been disbanded after failing to uphold its golden rule.
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J. Howard Taylor
Board of Health
Philadelphia
Woman's Sanitary League
Association of Altruists
Morristown
N. C
A Week's History of National and World Affairs
The treasury reports gold holdings surpassing 500 million dollars for the first time. Senators Cockrell and Proctor brief the president on Cuba developments. Boers ask McKinley to stop British mule shipments from New Orleans.
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United States
Cockrell
Proctor
Cuba
McKinley
New Orleans
Notable figures and events in early 20th century headlines
A mix of local and national items includes Theresa Vaughn in an asylum in Worcester Massachusetts, a Rochester fire destroying New York Central shops, and the United Mine Workers spending 153000 for striker relief. Also noted are deaths of Justin D Fulton and R P Rothwell, a Philadelphia baseball opener, a double suicide in Elmira, a new Greater New York Democracy party, and a laborer walking 500 miles from Fayette to New York City.
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Theresa Vaughn
Worcester
Mass
New York Central Railroad
Rochester
N.Y
United Mine Workers’ Society
Justin D. Fulton
D. D
Somerville
Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Elmira
N. Y
Frederick J. Fisher
Anna Jinburg
Tammany Tall
Greater New York Democracy
R. P. Rothwell
Mining Journal
New York
Fayette, Pa
New York City
Missouri governor vetoes compulsory education bill
The governor of Missouri has vetoed the compulsory education bill. The report lists multiple national and regional items from politics, military movements, crimes, and weather, including elections in Illinois and South Dakota.
Two engines and snow plow plunge down Col mountain
A snow plow and two engines were hurled down a mountain side at Frances in Colorado killing four men. The incident likely occurred during a railroad or mountain operation, with the victims and exact cause not fully detailed in the fragment. Further details on the event or identifying names were not available in the readable text.
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Frances
Col
Boers Gain Ground in Six Month South Africa Campaign
Sir Alfred Milner reports Boers have steadily gained ground in the last six months of the campaign. Other items note the Empress Dowager palace fire at Peking. four killed in boiler explosion near Fort Langley. German actions in China. Id Mung Chang accused of double game. Martinique insurgents in the Philippines surrender. MacArthur orders Philippines army to 40,000. frauds at Manila reportedly exaggerated. death of Cmdr Charles O Allibone. British budget shows Boer war cost and rising debt with new loan sought.
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Alfred Milner
South Africa
Peking
Count von Waldersee
Fort Langley
B. C
China
Id Mung Chang
Martinique
Philippines
MacArthur
Manila
Charles O. Allibone
Wilmington
Aguinaldo urges peace amid American rule in manifesto
Aguinaldo appeals for peace and submission to the United States, claiming broad support in the Philippines and urging quiet. Other notes report counterfeit five dollar pieces in Niles Michigan and U.S. volunteer regiments arriving in San Francisco from the Philippines.
Aguinaldo moved from Malacanang to private home in Manila
Manila reports Aguinaldo has been moved to 56 Solano street with a revised guard. MacArthur says Aguinaldo's address to Filipinos will aid peace. He drafted the speech in Tagalog then Spanish. He seeks peace and delays U S visits for pacification work completion. Insurgent prisoners at Olongapo to Manila. many released for guns surrendered. Leyte provincial conference names Maj. Allen as governor and Con row as treasurer. Population 300,000.
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Manila
Aguinaldo
Malacanang Palace
Solano Street
MacArthur
United States
Olongapo
Trias
San Francisco de Malabon
Rustan
Fabella
Cosmo
Ortonez
Webb
Carman
Laguna
Yacloban
Leyte
Philippine Commission
Vivas
Tacloban
Henry T. Allen
Forty-third Volunteer Infantry
William S. Conrow
Sunday riot in Rosedale leaves several injured
In Rosedale Kansas a drunken fight between blacks and whites erupted Sunday as Sid Rawles cut Ben Cable provoked gunfire. Four white men were wounded and a negro killed or seriously hurt as deputies and officers contained the melee. William Blanchard was fatally shot, deputy marshal J W Davis and others injured. Authorities arrested the ringleaders after a volley of shots.
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Kansas City
Rosedale
Kan
William Blanchard
Blanchard
J. W. Davis
Ben Cable
Tom Smith
Sid Rawles
Cable
Marshal Davis
Davis
Bankers Commit Dual Suicide After Vancouver Bank Scandal
Charlen Brown and E. L. Canby, president and cashier of the First National Bank of Vancouver, shot themselves Saturday night after the bank was closed for insolvency. Their bodies were found Sunday near the Columbia school. A $81,000 shortage and loans on personal notes were cited, with embezzlement charges pending. Brown left $25 and a note for his daughter.
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Vancouver
Wash
Charlen Brown
E. L. Canby
First National Bank of
Comptroller of the Currency
Columbia School
Canby
Brown
J. W. Maxwell
Maxwell
United States
Wilson R
Miller
Superior Court
Brown and Canby
Raiders Take $6000 in Amish Farmhouse Robbery
Three men broke into John Andigo's farmhouse in Kendallville Indiana and tortured him with lighted matches to extract $6,000. A 19 year old daughter was dragged by the hair, and the mother led officers to the cellar where the savings were handed over. Revolvers were used to force entry and control the scene.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Cleveland
Kendallville
Ind
John Andigo
Andigo
Cap Ripley Acquitted in Goebel Conspiracy Case
In Frankfort Kentucky Captain Garnett Ripley was found not guilty by a jury after a brief deliberation in the Goebel assassination conspiracy case. Two jurors initially favored guilty but switched to acquit upon learning the harsher penalties. Ripley’s verdict follows others among the Goebel suspects facing trial. The report also notes open navigation on the river at Cape Rouge and federal appointments for Oklahoma and New Mexico territories. A Georgia cotton crop setback due to cold is reported, and a Great Northern president completed a rapid Seattle to St. Paul journey in under 46 hours on a special train.
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Aguinaldo
Niles
Mich
United States Volunteers
San Francisco
Philippines
New York Stock Exchange
James R. Campbell
Staats Zeitung
Freie Presse
Chicago
Chili
Durant
I. T
John A. Kasson
State Department
Sault Ste. Marie Canal
Alaska
Gov. Yates
Illinois
Decatur
A. J. Schroth
First National Bank of Birmingham
Pittsburgh
Biscayne
Fla
R. G. Dun & Co
Charles C. Stockley
Delaware
Georgetown
Shamrock SL
Dumbarton
Scotland
Charles L. Brown
E. L. Canby
First National Bank of
Vancouver
Wash
John J. Gillen
United States
von Waldersee
Imperial Palace
Peking
Garnett Ripley
Frankfort
William Goebel
Lake Michigan
Potomac River
Green Springs
John Andigo
Kendallville
Ind
Hannah Kioren
Galesburg
S. D
Georgeson
Agricultural Department
Manila
Middlefield
Mass
Boston
Brooklyn
St. Louis
New York
Philadelphia
Cincinnati
Ripley
Capt
Goebel
St. Paul, Minn
President Hill
Great Northern Railway
Seattle
St. Paul
H. 8. Ball
Orchard St., New Haven, Conn
Shamrock II launched in Dennys yards with notable guests
Dumbarton April 22 Shamrock II was launched Saturday in Dennys yards watched by Lady Dufferin Sir Thomas Lipton and others from Glasgow. The vessel gleamed with white and green paint and a manganese bottom. A separate dispatch notes Mount Vesuvius eruption and residents moving to safety. Jerome B Cable dies in St Paul at 47 from Brights disease. Dr Browning presents $190000 bill for 21 months of medical services.
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Dumbarton
Dennys Yards
Lady Dufferin
Lord
Thomas Lipton
Glasgow
Vesuvius
Paris
Bright
St. Paul
Minn
Jerome B. Cable
Ohio Coal Company
Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway
Mr. Cable
Wisconsin
Northwest
Pittsburgh
Walter C. Browning
Philadelphia
Chris L. Magee
Cost of Parliaments Across Europe and U S
A survey of legislative pay shows the United States employs 90 senators and 360 congressmen earning salaries totaling 2.5 million dollars. France tops Europe at 1.5 million yearly, with 300 senators and 584 deputies. Austria pays the least, with members earning two dollars a day.
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United States
Reichstag
Holland
Europe
France
Austria
Vienna
Buda-Pesth
New York
Trees of Air Purifiers Sayings of a Scientist
A scientist notes no plant beats a tree for air purification. Leaves decompose carbonic acid and a human exhales about 100 gallons of carbonic acid in a day. A moderate sized tree growing where many men sleep would keep the air fresh through its leaf action.
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Monticello
Iowa
Washington
East
Missouri
Ohio
Phineas Merrill Blodgett
H. B. Tunure
Mason City
South Dakota
Chicago University
Michigan University
Melvin R. Baldwin
Minnesota
John Jacob Esher
The
Evangelical Church
Clinton
William Zimmer
Morgan-Hill Syndicate
Burlington Road
News
the Press
Indianapolis
Atwood
Department of the Lakes
United States Army
Porto Rico
Cedar Rapids
Lemars National Bank
Lemars
T. F. Ward
Dubuque
Keane
Jackson
Miss
Chicago Herald Company
Tarpon Springs
Paul Baumgardner
Harry Cain
Wilcox
Massillon (Co
Newcastle
Rebecca May
Lucy Lifer
Hick’s Store
Augusta
Lake Shore
Andrew M. Anderson
Sandusky
Rosecrans
Guam
C. H. Sweeney
Nashville
Supreme Court of Indiana
Alabama
Foreign Intelligence
Filip Pinos
Knnnaas City
Mary
Indiana
Montreal
Can
Cape Rouge
Jacona
Mediterranean
Quebec
William M. Jenkins
Oklahoma Territory
James W. Raynolds
New Mexico
Atlanta
Constitution
Albany
Lydia
Pinkham
America
Mabel
Masent Goorin
Mechanic Falls
Lydia E. Pinkham
National City Bank of
Lynn
Lydia BE
PinkHam Medicine Co
Lydia B. Pinkham
Security
Carter
Carters
Canada
Lyon Ablsand
F. Eau DL
Papillon
Ottawa
Cannada
Eas Monadnock Elk
Eit
Box
Milwaukee
Wis
Melnnes
Detroit
James Grieve
Saginaw
N. Bartholomew
Des Moines
EB. T. Holmgs
Bidg
Western Canada
Cee Una
Oia Alele
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