Cowboys Quit Gambling in Territories Prophesy
Raton reporter notes a broad retreat from public gambling as Arizona and New Mexico move to enforce new anti gambling laws. High licenses and stricter penalties shrink rooms and games while saloons and roulette vanish from the landscape. The shift follows mounting public sentiment and statehood ambitions.
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Prescott
Arizona
New Mexico
Old Mexico
Nevada
Territorial Council
Fidelity Purchases with Money Can Destroy
Seneca notes that money can corrupt or ruin loyalty as wealth changes hands and values shift, highlighting the peril of financial gain overpowering virtue. The concise reflection warns of the moral risk when money drives decisions and relationships.
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Seneca
Five Thousand Dollars a Year for Perfumes by Society Women
A New York druggist reports that many affluent women spend about five thousand dollars annually on face creams perfumes powders and bath articles. He notes some buy $60 bottles in dozens and that exclusive custom scents are increasingly popular. He contrasts lavish purchases with philanthropy to contextualize the spending.
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New York
The Greatest Miracle of St Patrick
Finn Mac Cumhall and the Fianna tale ends with St Patrick performing the greatest miracle by baptizing Oisin and the Fianna, bringing them from death to salvation. The legend unfolds with the Fianna's valor, Oisins return, and a baptism that grants entry to heaven. Patrick baptizes Finn, Oscar, Cairill, Faolan, Conan, and Capilte amid misted riverside reverence.
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Patrick
Oisin
St. Patrick
Ireland
Saint Patrick and the shamrock as symbol of faith
Dennis A. McCarthy recounts how Saint Patrick used the shamrock to teach the Trinity, converting pagans in Ireland and uniting the island under one God. He notes Ireland's lasting identity and the shamrock as a lifelong badge of faith shared by Irish people for centuries.
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Patrick
Ireland
Dennis A. McCarthy
Donahoe's Magazine
Thaw Case Rebuttal Plan Aims to Tie Evidence to White Letters
Defense rested the case and seeks rebuttal testimony on Monday. Subpoenas target Evelyn Nesbit Thaw for Stanford White letters. May Mackenzie and Howard Nesbit key to testimony as tensions rise within Thaw family amid pending perjury charges.
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May Mackenzie
Howard Nesbit
Only One Fare for Nebraska in Passenger Rates
Nebraska railroads including Union Pacific and Burlington abolish all reduced fares after a two cent per mile rate law takes effect. Circulars demand agents refuse clergy permits charitable or disabled veteran rate orders and any other reduced rate for any Nebraska journey.
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Omaha
Neb
Nebraska
Union Pacific
Burlington, Northwestern
Missouri Pacific
Rock Island
Great Worthern
Jilted contractor kills himself in Cleveland doorway
Henry De Burt, a prominent Cleveland contractor, shot himself at the doorway of the home of his separated lover, Mrs. Florence Patterson, on Prospect Avenue. He was taken to a hospital in a dying condition. letters from Patterson were found in his trunk, indicating a recent breakup.
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Cleveland
Henry de Burt
Prospect Avenue
de Burt
Florence Patterson
Rich Man Killed by Poison at Hotel Cumberland
Autopsy by Coroner's Physician O Hanlon finds Leonidas Preston a millionaire died Thursday at the Hotel Cumberland with hydrocyanic poison in his stomach enough to kill six men. Authorities believe he took poison during a recent grip attack.
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New York
O'Hanlon
Leonidas Preston
Cumberland
Paris Electricians Strike Paralyzes City
A near total outage hit Paris as almost all electricians walked out at five pm Friday. The move halted business across the city by nightfall, disrupting shops, offices, and public services.
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Paris
Newfoundland Blizzard Pins In Railways and Vessels
A 48 hour blizzard in Newfoundland disrupts rail lines and shipping. An unidentified fishing vessel with seven crew members foundered amid the storm.
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St. Johns, N. F
Newfoundland
Schmitz Pleads Not Guilty to Extortion Charge
San Francisco mayor Schmitz appeared before Judge Dunne and pleaded not guilty to the grand jury's extortion charge. By agreement, the trial date was set for Monday.
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Schmitz
San Francisco
Dunne
Masonic Trowel Reaches Omaha from Sioux City
The famed Masonic silver trowel arrives in Omaha Nebraska on Thursday, carried from Sioux City South Dakota by five past grand masters of the Masonic order as it continues its world tour.
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Omaha
Neb
Sioux City
S. D
Perkins Pays Restitution For 1904 Campaign Gift
George W. Perkins former New York Life vice president now with J P Morgan & Co sent a 540,029.19 check to reimburse New York Life for a 1904 Republican campaign contribution. President Orr of New York Life announced the restitution and released a letter from Perkins stating the payout was for policyholders’ interests, not personal gain.
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New York
George W
Alexander E. Orr
New York Life
Perkins
Orr
The
Archie Roosevelt Worsens With Diphtheria At White House
Washington reports Archie Roosevelt son of President Roosevelt deteriorated Thursday after diphtheria struck last Friday. Dr. Alexander Lambert from New York arrived at nine, joined by Drs. Rixey Kennedy Braisted, and antitoxin was given. By 10 20 p m the bulletin said Archie had improved since noon and had a better chance of recovery if he stayed stable through the night. The president Mrs Roosevelt and Miss Ethel kept vigil at his bedside. The Friends Select school remained closed due to a new diphtheria case among pupils.
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Washington
Archie Roosevelt
Alexander Lambert
New York
Roosevelt
Rixey
Kennedy
Braisted
Lambert
White House
Archie
Friends’ Select School
Trial of Will J. Davis In Iroquois Theater Case Blocked
Danville Illinois reports the Will J. Davis manslaughter trial over the 1903 Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago is stalled on legal points and may reach the supreme court before evidence proceeds. Witnesses have been released. jury complete with diverse trades will hear evidence starting Wednesday.
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Danville
Iroquois
Chicago
Judge J J Dick Dies in Beaver Dam Wisconsin
Judge James J. Dick of the Thirteenth judicial circuit died at his Beaver Dam home late Friday afternoon from cirrhosis of the liver. He had fallen ill several weeks earlier in Milwaukee.
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J. J. Dick
Beaver Dam
Wis
James
J. Dick
Thirteenth Judicial Circuit
Milwaukee
Senate approves anti fraternity bill in Kansas high schools
Topeka Kansas the senate on Thursday passed the anti fraternity bill already approved by the house making it unlawful for high school students and teachers to belong to fraternities.
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Topeka
Kan
Senate
House
Jury Finds Central Railway Departments Responsible for Bronx Wreck
The coroner's inquest verdict assigns blame to the operating and construction departments of New York Central after the February 16 Bronx wreck that killed 238. The coroner sought individual recommendations but instead directed parole for the board of directors and the president until ten o'clock Tuesday morning.
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New York
New York Central
Bronx
the Central
Senate Div vote Ends South Dakota Divorce Industry
The senate approved a bill requiring a one year state residence and three months in county before filing a divorce suit. Hearings would be open in court, effectively ending South Dakota divorce industry according to supporters.
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Pierre
S. D
House
Senate
Lincoln Defeats Sunday Baseball Bill 48 to 41
The Nebraska house in Lincoln defeated a measure to permit Sunday baseball by a narrow 48 to 41 vote on Wednesday afternoon. The action blocks plans for Saturday games on Sundays and reflects the era's religious and moral concerns influencing state policy.
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Lincoln
Neb
House
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