Dowie Dies at Zion City After Turbulent Leadership
Chicago records Dowie death at 7 40 am in Zion City Shiloh house amid a life of healing claims and controversial leadership. He forgave followers before death and left a warning of Voliva as his successor amid a disputed end to his ministry.
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Chicago
John Alexander Dowie
Christian Catholic Apostolic Church
Shiloh House
Zion City
Wilbur Glenn Voliva
Dowie
Earth
Presbyterian Church
Australia
Zion Church
Melbourne
Scotland
San Francisco
Evanston
Tabernacle
Fourteenth Street
Michigan Avenue
North Shore
Holy Land
New York City
Bermuda Islands
Mexico
Jamaica
Old Mexico
Political Upheavals Seen Ahead in Europe and Persia
The text suggests a hostile czarist response to a new Russian assembly and a troubled constitutional process in Persia under the shah. It forecasts upcoming political earthquakes before the upheaval cycle passes, signaling instability in both regions.
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Douma
Persia
New York Man Robbed After Dream of Cash Heist
A New York man dreamt of being robbed after carrying $15,000 in cash. The following evening a highwayman held him up, but banking the money beforehand mitigated the loss, making the incident less dire than it could have been.
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New York
Royal incomes cited for European monarchs in early 20th century
The passage lists Edward VII receiving 470000 dollars annually and the English royal family totaling 900000 dollars in civil lists. It states the Kaiser gets 650000 dollars, Italy’s king receives 3000000 dollars, and Spain’s King Alfonso is provided 1400000 dollars yearly to sustain royal style.
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Edward VII
England
Italy
Alfonso
Spain
Burglar Takes Everything but Carpets from Topeka Home
A Topeka family found burglars had carried off all possessions except the carpets after church. The thieves would have taken the carpets if they had returned from another place.
Persian fears rise after shah leaves 600 widows
The article notes up to 600 widows left by the shah and warns that if Dumber grows at the same rate as the Florodora girls once did, Persia could face further overrun.
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Persia
Frost stirs revolt as leader refuses to preside
In a tense scene a frost leader faces a revolution after officials announce he will not preside. Protests erupt as factions clash over leadership and legitimacy amid growing unrest. Citizens call for accountability and fresh direction from new authorities.
Judge Craig Biddle Celebrates 84th Birthday
Judge Craig Biddle, a Philadelphia jurist with over 25 years on the bench, recently marked the eighty fourth anniversary of his birth.
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Craig Biddle
Philadelphia
Valdez Storm Shrouds Town With Deep Snow and Gale
At Valdez Alaska the snow reaches seven feet and winds roar. Residents seek shelter under drifted banks as the blizzard rages, leaving streets quiet and utilities strained.
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Valdez
Alaska
Paper From Straw By Pennsylvania Firm
A Pennsylvania company claims a process to make paper from straw is feasible. The article notes consumer demand for breakfast foods and hints at price concerns in the market.
Nicaraguan Army Wiped Out in Honduran Counterattack
In Tu guare a Nicaraguan column attacked Honduran cavalry in reprisal for Honduran victories. After three hours of fighting the Nicaraguans were said to be annihilated by Honduran forces.
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San Salvador
Republic of Salvador
Honduras
Tuguare
Robbers Fire On Officers After Post Office Heist
In Carlville two dynamiters loot the post office safe then clash with two policemen. Officer Van Meeter is seriously wounded while the robbers escape empty handed.
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Carlville
van Meeter
Senator Reed Smoot Welcomed in Provo Utah
Citizens greet Senator Reed Smoot as his Washington party arrives aided by a Brigham Young University student delegation and a brass band in Provo Utah.
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Provo
Utah
Reed Smoot
Washington
Brigham Young University
Steamers Sink in North Sea Disaster Drowns 34
Two German steamers Wettern and Joergensen foundered in a North Sea gale. All 34 crew members aboard perished in the disaster.
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Berlin
Wettern
Joergensen
North Sea
Well Known Ohioan Dead
Robert C. George longtime chief deputy clerk of the U.S. circuit and district court for the southern district of Ohio died Saturday from asthmatic heart trouble at age 61. He served 26 years in the post in Cincinnati.
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Cincinnati
Robert C. George
United States Circuit and District Court
Southern District of Ohio
Will Try to Oust Railroad in Ohio Quo Warranto Move
After talks with Governor Herrick and Attorney General Hillis the state railway commission decides to file a quowarranto suit to oust the Ashland and Southern Railway company in Columbus Ohio.
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Columbus
Herrick
Hillis
State Railway Commission
Ashland & Southern Railway Company
Waterfront Fire in Charleston Causes Major Losses
A serious blaze on Charleston's waterfront Saturday threatened a full conflagration but was brought under control. property losses likely total about $100,000.
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Charleston
S. C
Gas Light Cuts Rates To Eighty Percent Basis
The Milwaukee Gas Light company Sunday announced a reduction of rates to an eighty percent basis. Prior to the reduction illuminating gas sold for one dollar per thousand and fuel gas for eighty cents per thousand.
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Milwaukee
Milwaukee Gas Light Company
Ruling Upholds Order To Bring In Non-Resident Defendants
A federal eastern district of Missouri panel led by Judge Sanborn rejects motions by Standard and affiliated oil magnates to vacate subpoenas and to excuse non-resident witnesses from testifying. The ruling names Rockefeller, Rogers, Flagler and six other trust leaders alongside Standard Oil of New Jersey affiliates.
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St. Louis
Sanborn
Hook, Vandeventer and Adams
United States Circuit Court
Eastern District of Missouri
Standard and Auxiliary Oil
Hook
Adams
Vandeventer
Eastern Judicial District of
Missouri
Rockefeller
Rogers
Flagler
Standard Oil Company of
New Jersey
Foreigners Here Legally Say Immigrants Admitted
Washington reports a Justice Department statement that immigrants landed in South Carolina last fall are legally in the United States. The opinion aligns with Solicitor Earle but notes the new immigration act could have allowed their exclusion.
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Washington
Department of Justice
Roosevelt
Bonaparte
South Carolina
United States
Earle
Department of Commerce and Labor
City rejects municipal water ownership plan in council action
Council Bluffs Iowa officials deny municipal ownership of the water works plant and grant a new franchise to the water company whose term had lapsed. The decision follows a large petition from local business leaders arguing against municipal ownership due to expense and mismanagement concerns.
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Council Bluffs
Isa
City Water
Water Company
Ruef Arrested by Court Elitor at Suburban Resort
Abraham Ruef. long sought political boss, was captured Friday night at a suburban resort. W J Biggy, court elitor, tracked him with detective Burns. arrest made under judicial supervision.
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San Francisco
Abraham Ruef
W. J. Biggy
Burns
Woman Suffrage Bill Defeated in Commons
London reports the bill to extend suffrage to women was debated to death and not voted on in the House of Commons. The measure is killed for the present session.
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London
House of Commons
American Woman in Paris Ends Life with Revolver Shot
Mrs Nathalia Dole Latham formerly Miss Lockwood an American portrait painter living in Paris died by her own hand on Thursday. The death occurred in Paris where she was well known both locally and in New York.
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Paris
Nathalia Dole Latham
Strother brothers found not guilty in murder trial
Culpeper Virginia jury acquits James and Philip Strother in the murder case of their brother in law William F. Bywaters after a trial that concluded Thursday.
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Culpeper
James
Philip Strother
William F. Bywaters
End of 59th Congress Brings Record Spending and Farewells
Washington reports the fifty-ninth congress adjourned after a session marked by large appropriations and major legislation. The ship subsidy fight ended with Senator Gallinger yielding, while Carmack’s filibuster was no longer needed. Crowds packed halls as Vice President Fairbanks and Speaker Cannon were thanked for their impartial presiding. A 300-piece club silver service was presented to Gen. Grosvenor days earlier.
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Washington
Fifty-Ninth Congress
Jiong
Fairbanks
Cannon
Grosvenor
Need Not Shave Colored Men in Hartford Decision
Hartford reports the Connecticut supreme court upheld a ruling that barbers may refuse to shave colored men. The case arose from Henry H. Faulkner’s suit in Bridgeport against barber Thomas Solazzi claiming public accommodation protection. The court affirmed that barbershops are not public accommodations under the relevant law.
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Hartford
Conn
Supreme Court of
Bridgeport
Henry H. Faulkner
Thomas Solazzi
Solazzi
Faulkner
Supreme Court
Spooner Denies Hiring by Hill on May Day
Senator John C. Spooner of Wisconsin rejected reports he would become James J. Hill's personal counsel after resigning on May 1. He stated he was leaving the senate without a client and had no ongoing business ties with Hill's associates since 1884. He refused to predict his successor.
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Washington
John CC. Spooner
Wisconsin
James J. Hill
Senate
Spooner
Tull
Boston lawmaker arrested on gratuity indictment
John Lamoureaux of North Adams Republican state representative for the Second Berkshire district was arrested Thursday on an indictment from the Suffolk county grand jury charging him with corruptly requesting and accepting a gratuity.
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Boston
John Lamoureaux
North Adams
Berkshire
Suffolk County Grand Jury
Dynamite Blast Kills Thirty Five in Mexico
Advices from Chihuahua state report 85 killed at San Andres by an accidental dynamite explosion. The blast occurred Thursday and involved a large quantity of dynamite, with men women and children among the dead near El Paso.
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el Paso
Tex
Chihuahua
San Andres
Strike Hits Portsmouth Steel Plant After Foreman Car Ride
Seventy five workers at the Portsmouth steel plant walked off the job Friday afternoon protesting a foreman riding a street car during their demonstration.
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Portsmouth
Bomb hits Russian official in Sebastopol
Gen Neplueff, commander of the Sebastopol fortress, was injured when a bomb exploded beneath his carriage as he rode through the city Wednesday evening. The blast caused injuries to his feet and surrounding area.
British steamer Riftswood on fire near St Lucia
Bridgetown Barbados reports the British steamer Riftswood from Cardiff February 9 bound for Barbados is on fire off St Lucia. The British cruiser Indefatigable has been dispatched to assist.
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Bridgetown
Barbados
Cardiff
St. Lucia
Louisville Street Car Strike Halts City Transport
Louisville faced a total halt as a union strike of Louisville Railway Company workers took effect at five Sunday morning. Only postal cars operated. company says it will resume main lines Monday with existing staff. Key demands include a ten hour day, 22 cents hourly pay, 45 minute meals, overtime pay, union eligibility for later hires, and a arbitration board.
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Louisville
United States
Louisville Railway Company
United States Mail
Will J. Davis Set Free
Danville Illinois reports Will J. Davis freed of all legal guilt for the Iroquois Theater fire in Chicago that killed 596 people on December 30 1908. Judge Kimbrough ruled Davis morally guilty but not legally due to defective Chicago building ordinances. jury returned not guilty and the sheriff was told to release him.
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Danville
Will J. Davis
Chicago
Kimbrough
Davis
Roosevelt Lad Recovers From Diphtheria Illness
Washington marked improvement noted Sunday in Arch ie Roosevelt son of the president who is ill with diphtheria No official bulletins were issued that day Surgeon General Rixey said Archie was practically out of danger from diphtheria though weakened by illness He projected recovery in two or three weeks if no complications arise
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Washington
Archie Roosevelt
Rixey
Archie
Nebraska Railroads Challenge Two Cent Fare Law
Private Chicago report says Nebraska railroads will contest the two cent fare law enacted last week and signed by the governor. They plan to carry the case to court to test the law's validity.
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Omaha
Neb
Chicago
Nebraska
Paola Man John Turner Dies at 97 Linked to Dickens
John Turner of Paola died at his home aged 97. Born in York England he served in the British navy and was intimately acquainted with author Charles Dickens.
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Paola
Kan
John Turner
Charles Dickens
York
England
Stock specialist arrested for embezzling 23000 in Scranton
Scranton police arrested J. T. Haviland of 20 Broadway New York charging him with embezzling $23,000. He claims to be a stock specialist.
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Scranton
J. T. Haviland
Broadway
New York
Shipbuilders Strike Ordered at South Chicago Yards
A strike of all union shipbuilders at the American Shipbuilding company yards in South Chicago and other lake ports was ordered Saturday night. The order takes effect Monday.
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Chicago
American Shipbuilding Company
South Chicago
Solon man charged after fatal bat attack on father
Richard Kennedy Jr. 20 struck his father with a baseball bat during a domestic quarrel at the family home in Solon. The assault occurred Sunday as the son intervened in a dispute between his parents. the father died instantly.
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Solon, O
Richard Kennedy, Jr
Turkish School Is Burned in Constantinople Fire
The Lycee Imperial de Galata Serai a state educational institution established under Ali Pasha and organized by French diplomat M Bonree was destroyed by fire on Sunday in Constantinople.
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Constantinople
Ali Pasha
M. Bonree
Lyceo Imperial de Galata-Serai
Danube Thaws Flooding Romanian Farmlands
In Bucharest reports say the Danube is thawing rapidly and flooding thousands of acres of cultivated land. Inhabitants and cattle are fleeing and seeking relief as authorities monitor rising waters and damage.
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Bucharest
Danube
Quick Cure Effected
A young Atchison girl complained of sore feet but was carried upstairs by her father. A few hours later she attended a dancing party and danced until three o clock Sunday morning, suggesting a remarkable recovery.
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Atchison
Atchison Ciobe
New Empire farm land bargains in South Dakota described
Promises rare bargains in South Dakota farm lands and business opportunities in new towns opened by the Minneapolis and St. Louis Railroad extension. Offers a free illustrated pamphlet titled the New Empire for farmers and stockmen, mailed on request. Send a postal card to A. B. Cutts in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
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South Dakota
Minneapolis
St. Louis R. R
A. B. Cutts
Minn
Matrimonial Infelicity and Rising Divorces in Society
The article notes that divorces remain rare among high society but separations by mutual consent are increasing yearly. It cites incompatibility of temper and the practice of early marriages as contributing factors, reflecting a detached, socially aware London tone.
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London
Dr Williams Pink Pills Restore Health in Debility Cases
A case of Mrs Sarah Ramsey from Litchfield details severe postnatal debility with stomach pain dizziness and nervous strain. After taking Dr Williams Pink Pills she reports weight gain strength and restored nerves. Pills sold by druggists or mailed from Schenectady with six for 2.50 and a free booklet Plain Talks to Women.
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Williams
Sarah Ramsey
St. John St. Litchfield
Dr. Williams
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