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The item catalog covers Morgan acquiring a Grecian scent box from Bragg, Denton gifting Hawaiian fish specimens to the Agassiz museum, press sympathy for the duchess of Connaught over a boy’s death, Brig. Gen. Barry and Taft planning inspections for western brigade posts, and Verder keeping peonies in cold storage well past three months with red and white varieties outperforming others.
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Thomas H. Barry
Washington
Cheyenne
Taft
Verder
James J Hill Plans Literary Critics Prize Delay
James J Hill aimed to award eight thousand dollars for essays on agriculture with judges Prof. Thomas Shaw and Prof. Hooverstadt. He later asked that prizes be withheld and not awarded until he personally reviews the submissions.
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James J. Hill
Thomas Shaw
Hooverstadt
Tide power device aims to revolutionize air manufacture
A team of engineers and capitalists led by William OO. Weber of Boston claim a new tidal power device will manufacture compressed air. A plant is planned at South Thomaston, Missouri to demonstrate the invention's value.
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William OO. Weber
Boston
South Thomaston
Armstrong Joins Kelvin in Radium Evolution Protest
Prof Henry E Armstrong joins Lord Kelvin in opposing the British association proposal that producing helium from radium proves element evolution. Armstrong argues no one has handled radium in enough quantity to define its nature precisely.
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Henry E. Armstrong
London
Lord Kelvin
British Association
Armstrong
Inventors Claim Distance Vision Device Televue
Two inventors, J. B. Fowler and William H. Thompson, announce successful distant seeing devices called Televue. Fowler’s version uses four wires to combine distant vision and hearing, with operation details withheld pending patent.
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J. B. Fowler
William H. Thompson
Fowler
California’s Prosperity Amid Calamities and Rich Harvests
California reports immense mineral output this year valued at 43 million dollars with gold at 19 million and petroleum at 9 million. The state’s grain and fruit yields are described as phenomenal, offering hope to counterbalance the San Francisco disaster.
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California
San Francisco
Fresh laid eggs may harbor microbes warns scientists
Is there nothing sacred to the microbe asks readers. The belief in the freshness and healthfulness of freshly laid eggs is challenged by scientific warnings that they may be inoculated with micro-organisms dangerous to health. The piece questions eroding faith in hens and the purity of "hen fruit."
Railroad Line Opens in Ecuador Fatal Car Accident
An American company opened a new railroad line in Ecudor. Locals showed great interest in the cars. A passenger tampered with a brake, the car ran away, overturned, and seven people were killed. The incident underscores danger of naivety around unfamiliar machinery.
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Ecuador
When a Girl Falls in Love She Reads Poetry
A reflective line notes gendered love signals with women drawn to poetry and men weighing financial feasibility as romance deepens. The quip contrasts romantic idealism with practical concern in relationships.
Ex Bandit Raisuli Named to Command Moroccan Police Division
Raisuli, once a robber, is appointed to lead a division of Morocco's police force. His notoriety has long unsettled citizens, and his new role is expected to heighten efforts against terror and crime.
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Raisuli
Morocco
Diplomatic Games Likely To Draw Small Crowds
In a world where Sasland, France, and Germany clash in a grand league, the czars and Kaisers diplomacy is expected to attract few spectators as tensions rise without a clear victor.
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Sasland
France
Germany
Czar
Kaiser
Seeing Ourselves as Others Do Not Worrylog Survey
The line ponders self perception versus external view noting that one person cannot see how others view them, implying worry or reflection without solution. The phrase suggests introspection about identity and judgment.
Ocean liners Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and Orinoco crash near Cherbourg
A collision between the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse and the Orinoco in the Cherbourg area killed 18 people and left many injured. The ships bound for New York and Indian ports respectively, suffered extensive damage and crowd panic ensued among passengers including emigrants. The Orinoco struck the Kaiser bow first as engines reversed too late.
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Cherbourg
France
New York
Lloyd
Orinoco
Crown
Seattle
Wash
Seattle Harbor
Duwamish Head
Jeanie
Honor Hero of Revolution in Christ Church Burial
The body of James Wilson, revolutionary figure and early U S Supreme Court justice, was reburied in Philadelphia beside his wife after 108 years in Edenton North Carolina. A federal and civic procession, with notable figures including Justices Fuller Day Holmes and White, and Governor Pinchot, accompanied the service and tributes.
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Philadelphia
Roosevelt
United States Supreme Court
Pennsylvania
James Wilson
North Carolina
Christ Church
Protestant Episcopal Church
Edenton
N. C
Dubuque
Christchurch
Independence Hall
Fuller, Day, Holmes and White
Wilson
Benjamin Franklin
Samuel Dickson
Law Association of Philadelphia
Bar of Pennsylvania
Gov. Pennypacker
People of Pennsylvania
Wm. Draper-Lewis
University of Pennsylvania
Alton B. Parker
American Bar
Andrew Carnegie
St. Andrews University
Scotland
S. Weir Mitchell
Justice White
Supreme Court of the United States
Moody
Hampton L. Carson
Hotel Man Killed in Kansas City Robbery Attempt
In Kansas City Kansas, J Frank Emery owner of the Kentucky House is shot and killed during a robbery attempt by Charles Rumble and Sam Hutton. Porter Lee Simons is wounded in the shoulder. Rumble is shot in the cheek and both suspects are arrested.
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Kansas City
J. Frank Emery
Kentucky House
North Sixth Street
Kan
Emery
Lee Simons
Charles Rumble
Independence
Sam Hutton
Minnesota Avenue
Rumble
Hutton
Simon
Mormon Prophet Fined for Unlawful Co habitation
Joseph F. Smith, head of the Mormon church, pleaded guilty in Salt Lake City district court to unlawful co habitation. Judge Ritchie fined him $300, the maximum, and did not order jail time, noting the act followed church sanction and manifestos.
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Salt Lake City
Joseph F. Smith
Mormon Church
Ritchie
Smith
Wilford Woodruff
Utah
Riot at Hamilton as street car strike erupts
Hamilton Ont city streets saw riotous action when the street railway tried to run cars Friday night. Police fired over the crowd as strikers and sympathizers smashed cars and the radial station windows. Toronto sent 100 troops who arrived about 1 am to quell the disturbance.
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Hamilton
Hamilton Street Railway
Toronto
Radial
Judge Fines NY Central for Rebating Freight Charges
Judge Holt of the U S circuit court fined the New York Central and Hudson River Railroad company 18000 dollars for rebating freight to the American Sugar Refining company. The indictment charged 26000 dollars in rebates. two counts existed with an earlier 108000 dollar fine on the first count. The judge held a corporation can be fined under the Elkins act for acts of its agents.
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New York
Holt
United States Circuit Court
New York Central and
Hudson River Railroad Company
American Sugar Refining Company
New York Central
Peary Arrives in Sydney After Arctic Quest
Commander Peary and the arctic steamer Roosevelt reach Sydney after 16 months of effort to reach the pole. The ship reached 87 degrees 6 minutes north. Peary praises the Roosevelt for surviving the ice battles while noting boiler defects. Mrs Peary had waited in Sydney for his return.
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Sydney
C. B
United States
North Pole
Roosevelt
Pole
Giant Swindle Revealed In National Postal Scam
Federal authorities exposed a large swindle ring led by Thomas D Daniels, reportedly son of a former New York chief justice. The network used offices and bogus corporations across New York Chicago Milwaukee San Francisco and New Orleans with branches expected elsewhere. Daniels confessed to U S District Attorney Butterfield and Post Office Inspector Ralph Bird triggering arrests of nine in Chicago and one in Joliet. Five front companies were ensnared as the scam spread nationwide leaving thousands defrauded.
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Chicago
Thomas D. Daniels
New York
Daniels
Milwaukee
San Francisco
New Orleans
Thomas E. Cameron
United States
Butterfield
Post Office
Ralph Bird
Joliet
Probe of Risk Companies Ordered in California Fire Claims
Secretary Metcalf directs commissioner of corporations to investigate how fire insurance firms settle earthquake and fire losses in San Francisco and other California areas. George E. Butler of Ross named special agent with 38 years in Pacific coast insurance experience.
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Washington
Metcalf
Department of Commerce and Labor
San Francisco
California
George IE. Butler
Ross
Cal
Butler
Pacific Coast
Prairie Fire Ravages Acres in New Mexico
Reports say a prairie fire from western Texas has crossed into eastern New Mexico burning over a million acres of grazing and homestead land. Authorities monitor spread as flames threaten settlements and sway local grazing activity.
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Santa Fe
N. M
Texas
New Mexico
Wheat Piled On Ground In Northwest Grain Shortage
Minneapolis officials warn the northwest faces an extraordinary grain surplus crisis. Wheat movement trails last year by 12,798,390 bushels and total grain receipts are down 21,280,470 bushels. Railroad congestion leaves elevators full and grain stacked in open piles across many stations.
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Minneapolis
Minn
L. T. Jamme
Minneapolis Chamber of Commerce
Northwest
Lakes Storm Claims Dozen Die In Shipwrecks
A Wednesday night and Thursday gale on the Great Lakes caused heavy vessel losses and 23 deaths. The barge Resolution sank off Toronto with six drowned, the Ath ens likely lost near Sandusky with eight men, and tugs search Lake Erie for survivors. The Frontenac was driven to Racine after 20 hours at sea. Four men drowned on Holland harbor breakwater crib work as life savers failed to reach them.
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Buffalo
N. Y
Great Lakes
Resolution
Toronto
Athens
Sandusky
Lake Erie
Chicago
Frontenac
Graham & Morton Line
St. Joseph
Mich
Racine
Wis
Grand Rapids
Holland Harbor
Lake Michigan
Looted by Its Employes at Montgomery Ward Kansas City
Kansas City police uncover systematic looting at Montgomery Ward & Co. branch. Warrants issued for more than 12 former employees as investigation continues. Andrew Young, local general manager, declines to estimate stolen property value. Many former workers discharged without stated reasons.
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Kansas City
Montgomery Ward & Co
Chicago
Andrew Young
Lone Bandit Robs Train Near Glasgow
A masked bandit armed with a revolver robs 15 passengers aboard the Chicago and Alton No. 24 train near Glasgow Missouri after midnight Monday. He boarded at Slater as the train pulled away and was arrested on the train, jailed in Glasgow.
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Kansas City
Chicago & Alton
Glasgow
Harry Bird
Slater
Canada Ends Mail Compact Friction Over Publishers Privileges
Canada notifies Washington that the postal convention with the United States is to be abrogated on May 7. The move stems from friction over publishers' privileges and is limited to second class mail matters.
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Canada
Washington
Cooperation Failure Report Warns of Limited Benefit
Madison Wis The report by Commissioner J D Beck of the Wisconsin bureau of labor and statistics presents a thorough study of cooperation business across the United States concluding the enterprise has been almost a complete failure.
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Madison
Wis
J. D. Beck
Wisconsin Bureau of Labor and Statistics
United States
Wage Increase at Fall River Mill Workers
Fall River mill operatives won a wage increase on Friday and 30,000 workers will receive a ten percent raise starting Monday under the new scale.
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Fall River
Mass
Former Illinois Speaker Edward L. Conkrite Dies in Freeport
Edward L. Conkrite, once speaker of the Illinois House and a prominent figure in political and Masonic circles across the West, died suddenly at his Freeport home on Friday.
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Illinois
Freeport, II
Edward L. Conkrite
Illinois House of Representatives
West
Bishop Tigert Dies in Tulsa at 45
Bishop John J. Tigert of Louisville Kentucky died in Tulsa Oklahoma at 8 45 a m after a ten day illness. The cause was a lodged chicken bone just below the tonsils.
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Tigert
Tulsa
I. T
John J. Tigert
Louisville
Justice Harlan Urged to Quit Supreme Court for Kentucky Governor Bid
Justice John Marshall Harlan of the Supreme Court is urged to resign to become the Republican nominee for governor of Kentucky in the next election. The action would place his name in the gubernatorial race as a party candidate.
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Harlan
Washington
Justice Harlan
Supreme Court
Kentucky
Hotel Robbers Kill Two in Ark City Hold Up
Two masked men attempted a hold up at the St. Charles hotel in Arkansas City Ark Friday night. They shot and killed William Goff the night clerk and A Halpin a traveling actor. Local police pursue suspects as the city reels from the double shooting.
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Arkansas City
Ark
Earry
St. Charles
William Goff
A. Halpin
Vanderbilt Beats Carlisle 4 to 0 at Dudley Field
Vanderbilt defeats Carlisle Indians 4 to 0 on Dudley Field in Nashville. Bob Blake kicks a field goal from the 17 yard line.
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Vanderbilt
Carlisle
Nashville
Tenn
Dudley Field
Indians
Bob Blake
Fire devastates Nooksack hotel and seven buildings
A Thursday blaze in Nooksack City, Washington destroyed the Nooksack hotel and seven adjoining business buildings. Loss is estimated at $100,000 with no injuries reported. Local authorities investigate the fire’s cause and assess surrounding properties for further damage.
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Washington
Bellingham
Wash
Nooksack
Nooksack City
Taft Says Negro Troops Discharges Proceed
Secretary Taft takes hands off the discharge of three Negro companies of the Twenty-fifth Infantry after rescinding his delay order and receiving a telegram from the president indicating no change in the stance.
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Washington
Taft
Twenty-fifth Infantry
President Sails for Home Aboard Louisiana with Roose velts Return
The Navy Department reports the battleship Louisiana with President Roosevelt aboard, escorted by the battleships Washington and Tennessee, left Port Porto Rico for Hampton Roads early Thursday.
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President
Washington
Navy Department
Louisiana
President Roosevelt
Tennessee
Porce
Porto Rico
Hampton Roads
Toledo business leader Carl Lenk dies at 71
Carl Lenk of Toledo, a prominent longtime business figure, died Thursday after a lingering illness. He was 71 years old.
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Carl Lenk
Toledo
Bacon Burns To Keep Warm In Carlsbad Freezing Town
Carlsbad New Mexico reports a severe cold snap with a foot of snow in town and two feet on the range. With the fuel supply exhausted residents burn bacon to stay warm and schools are dismissed.
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Carlsbad
N. W
Dennison Blamed by Marine Inquiry for Dix Loss
Testimony before the marine inspection cites Mate Dennison as responsible for the Dix disaster. He was among the crew questioned as investigators sought cause and accountability.
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Seattle
Wash
Marine Inspection
Dennison
Caruso Guilty Fined in Central Park Zoo Incident
New York opera star Enrico Caruso was found guilty of annoying women at the Central Park Zoo. He received a $10 fine from Magistrate Baker and his lawyers announced plans to appeal via a writ of certiorari to the court of special sessions.
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Caruso
New York
Enrico Caruso
Zoological Garden
Central Park
Baker
Court of Special Sessions
Automobile collision claims Keeler at Point Breeze track
Ernest D. Keeler, a New York demonstrator and professional racing driver, was killed in a Friday collision at the Point Breeze race track while testing cars for the Quaker City Motor Club cup races. Henry Sutton of Colwyn, Pa, was seriously injured. Keeler was reported to be from Lansing, Michigan.
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Philadelphia
Ernest D. Keeler
New York
Henry Sutton
Colwyn
Point Breeze
Keeler
Lansing
Mich
Mayor Schmitz Defends Charge Denial in New York
San Francisco Mayor Schmitz arrived by steamship Patricia in New York and said charges against him are without truth. He will return to San Francisco for a full inquiry and no arrest attempts were made.
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Schmitz
New York
San Francisco
Patricia
Pan Pacific Exposition Planned for Honolulu Next Year
The promotion committee announces plans to hold a Pan Pacific exposition in Honolulu next year, outlining preparation and local public interest efforts.
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Honolulu
French torpedo ship Algesiras destroyed by fire at harbor
Toulon France The torpedo school ship Algesiras stationed in the harbor was totally destroyed by fire late Sunday evening. About 500 men were on board when the blaze started but most are believed saved. The Algesiras a ship of the line 5047 tons built in 1855 had served as harbor and torpedo training ship.
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Toulon
France
Algesiras
Salem couple found dead in Bellevue rooming house
Mr. and Mrs. James Scott Mitchell of Salem Massachusetts were found dead in a Bellevue rooming house east of Toledo. Mitchell drugged his wife and caused her death and then killed himself by the same means.
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Toledo, O
James Scott Mitchell
Salem
Mass
Bellevue
Here
Mitchell
Washington Hotelier H C Burch Dies at 64
H C Burch proprietor of the Ebbet House in this city and a longtime noted hotel man died here Sunday at age 64.
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Washington
H. C. Burch
Ebbét House
Shooting at Punxsutawney Principal and Assistant Wounded
James Dougherty Jr aged 16 opened fire after his teacher refused hunting permission. He seriously wounded Prof. J. E. Kobler the principal and Meade Snyder the assistant at Punxsutawney Pennsylvania.
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Punxsutawney
James Dougherty, Jr
J. E. Kobler
Meade Snyder
Actress Jennie Yeamans in Critical Condition
New York reports Jennie Yeamans the actress and daughter of Annie Yeamans is critically ill at the Hotel Girard. Doctors say she has galloping consumption and may not survive.
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New York
Jennie Yeamans
Annie Yeamans
Hotel
Girard
Miss Yeamans
President Nears Home Aboard S Louisiana at Diamond Shoals
The U S S Louisina carrying President Roosevelt was heading toward Diamond Shoals light vessel off Hatteras around nine o clock Sunday night. Secretary Loeb has traveled to meet the president.
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Washington
U.S. S
Louisiana
Roosevelt
Diamond Shoals
Hatteras
Loeb
Miner Shot W Wat son in Linton Area Leads Fatal Case
In Linton Indiana W Watson a merchant of Midland Indiana is dying in a hospital after being shot early Sunday. Louis Shuley an elderly miner is guarded at the Tower Hill mine in Midland as the incident is investigated.
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Linton
Ind
W. Watson
Midland
Louis Shuley
Tower Hill
Reception Costs Heaton Home Five Figures in Draped Room
Mrs Augustus Heaton of Washington converted from Episcopalian to Roman Catholic and hosted a reception for the diocese bishop. She redecorated the drawing room replacing tapestry with drab silk wall covering and stripped out furniture to fund the makeover, spending $9,000.
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Augustus Heaton
Washington
Heaton
Legal Grant to Defend Thaw
Delphin Michael Delmas, a leading Pacific coast attorney, is retained to defend Harry Kendall Thaw, indicted for the murder of Stanford White in New York. Delmas will handle the case in full, recently admitted to practice in New York, and plans to reside in New York City after the trial. He is described as resourceful and magnetic, and bears a facial resemblance to Napoleon.
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Thaw
Delphin
Michael Delmas
Pacific Coast Bar
Harry Kendall Thaw
Stanford White
New York
Delmas
Empire City
Napoleon
Rheumatism Cure Touted by Pink Pills That Rebuild Blood
A Connecticut woman credits Dr Williams Pink Pills with permanent relief from rheumatism after years of pain. The ad claims the pills purify and enrich blood and restore nerves and digestion. Sold by druggists, 50 cents per box, six for $2.50, Dr Williams Medicine Co Schenectady NY.
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Williams
Henry Cota
West Cheshire
Conn
Dr. Williams
Dr. Williams Medicine Co
Schenectady
N.Y
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