Roosevelt Visits Sacramento Then Reno and Colfax
President Roosevelt arrived in Sacramento greeted by Governor Pardee and Mayor Clark and a large crowd. He then traveled through Nevada stopping in Reno and Colfax where crowds cheered and gifts were presented, before continuing toward Carson City. The day included speeches on irrigation forestry and Nevada’s loyalty to the hero of San Juan. A separate note reports the madstone record in Indiana with a dog bite case lasting 234 hours and ongoing treatments.
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Sacramento
Cal
Roosevelt
Pardee
Clark
Citizens'’ Committee
Theo Ypvineo
Sutter Club
Capitol
Portlahic
Virginia & Truckee Road
Carson
Reno
Rhes Rel
Homer
Thev Cloek
Nevada
San Juan
Syparks
Cantal Park
Cauisen
Cliventon
Chamber of Commerce
State University
Grass Valley
Nevada City
Colfax
Cuartz
Judsce Nilon
General Asphalt Company Incorporated in Trenton
General Asphalt Company of Ohio capitalized at 1000 dollars was incorporated here Tuesday. The firm plans to mine manufacture and deal in paving materials including asphalt cement stone wood brick and tile and to contract for the laying of pavements.
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Trinton
N. J
General Asphalt Company
Capital
Submarine Porpoise Fires Torpedo in Peconic Trial
In Greenport New York during a government test off New Suffolk the Holland class torpedo boat Porpoise completed a submerged run of 1.5 miles and fired at a fixed point between two flags 150 feet apart. The results satisfy the navy amid the authorized exercise.
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Greenport
N. Y
Peconic Hay
New Suffolk
Riot at Broadway and Sixtyeighth Street In Subway Strike
Police quelled a Tuesday riot near Broadway and Sixtyeighth Street as strike sympathizers clashed with workers on subway construction. Italian women shouted threats and displayed large stilettos while stones flew. Four women were arrested including two with two foot long stilettos.
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New York
Broadway
Sixty-eighth Street
Post Office Inquiry Drags On As Bristow Faces Report
Washington special reports the post office investigation continues beyond two months. Bristow and inspectors seek to present findings to President Roosevelt upon his return. Officials debate actions if charges against Machen and others are substantiated, while pay readjustments for clerks trigger departmental upheaval.
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Washington
Post Office Department
Presblot Rooseyvedt
Payne
Bristow
General Bristow
A. W. Machen
George W. Reavers
Knox to Seek Injunction Against Anthracite Trust
Washington special says Attorney General Knox will seek an injunction against the anthracite coal trust once the Interstate Commerce Commission completes its inquiry. The ICC lacks punitive authority. results will go to the justice department for possible action.
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St. Louis
Washington
Globe-Democrat
Knox
Anthracite Coal Trust
Interstate Commerce Commission
Department of Justic
Baer
Coal Trust
Northern Securities Company
Beef Trust
Kentucky swindlers nabbed over gold brick fraud in Vincennes
Two Kentucky men using aliases were arrested in Vincennes after swindling Todd county farmer B D Johnson out of 5000 dollars with a gilded brick touted as pure gold from a Mexican mine. They faced arrest on Kentucky warrants and were jailed pending return. A separate scam involving farmer William Brevoort and miner Roberts led to further arrests in Vincennes. Jerome and Roberts held $1000 in cash and a claim to a gold mine, with investigators pursuing full legal action.
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Incennes
Ind
Kentucky
Todd County
Knox County
Vincennes
Bourbon
James H. Starke
Bill Dunn
B.D. Johnson
Starke
Dunn
Charles LI
Jerome
Charles Roberts
Johnson
Elkton
Mexico
Indiana
Vinecennes
Beckham
Dold
Durbin
Bunce
William H. Brevoort
C. Roberts
California
Mr. Brevoort
William Brevoort
Roberts
Brevoort
Philadelphia
Brevcort
Kruse
Transmission of sound through water for ship communication
Prof. A. B. Moses of West Aurora High School claims a water based method can carry sound between land and vessels. He says a telephone could be used and currents would conduct conversation, using the wave as the carrier similar to aerial telegraphy.
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A. B Moses
West Aurora High School
Aurora
Burglar Forces Bethlehem, Local Woman Forced to Bake
In Monaca Pennsylvania Mrs Kate in her home at daybreak was confronted by a burglar who claimed bakery skills. He coerced her to sit, kneaded dough, and mixed ingredients, stating he would return to York if not paid or rewarded, after attempting to acquire money. Nearby, Pittsburgh closing session of a church society notes missionary work.
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Kate
Monaca
York
Pittsburg
General Missionary Society
The
United Presbyterian Church
Rural Free Delivery Contract System Debate Reemerges
Washington debate resurfaces over replacing rural free delivery with a contract system. Supporters claim lower costs and better service, while opponents cite star routes scandals and risk of fraud. Key figures include Bristow Loud Payne and post office officials amid congressional scrutiny.
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Washington
Congress
Payne
Bristow
John
Congressi
Loud
California
House Committee On
Ohio Penitentiary Warden Resigns Over Executions
Columbus special reports Warden H Darby resigned citing distress from pulling the electric lever in executions. He has presided over three electrocutions and feared being asked to conduct another. E A Hershey of Akron to succeed him.
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Columbus, O
H. Darby
Ohio Penitentiary
Darby
E. A. Hershey
Akron
Honest bootsman returns lost money to owner
Carmorata, a bootblack on Twelfth and Market in Philadelphia, found a $10,009 bill and handed it to the owner, earning a $10 reward. Moments later Officer Volner recovered a wallet with $850 at the game corner, returning it and receiving only thanks.
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Philadelphia
Carmine Cammorata
Twelfth
Market Streets
Volner
Cammorata
Pittsburg Special: River and Rail Terminal Talks Conclude
Negotiations were concluded Saturday by the River and Rail Terminal Company regarding a major agreement. Details remain undisclosed as officials prepare a formal statement.
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Pittsburg
The
River and Rail Terminal Company
Judge Hammond Fumes Over Paris Deposition Request
In Lafayette Ind special court scene Judge Hammond accused Duhme attorneys of aiding the "miserable wretch" Mrs Duhme who allegedly kept the boy Moses Fowler Chase in a dungeon for years. He denied the Paris deposition order, charging fraud and delaying tactics as the case nears trial.
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Lafayette
Ind
Duhme
Paris
Hammond
Frederick S. Chase
Circuit Court
Gaylord and Haywood
Moses Fowler Chase
Judge Hammond
Haywood
de Hart
Comar Sanitarium
Aoheen
Ee He ‘Duhime Lai
Duhmes
Chase
Monument of Corn Proposal to Indiana Exhibit
The Indiana world’s fair commission heard a request from the Indiana Corn Growers Association to set aside 30000 of the 150000 appropriation for Indiana’s St Louis exhibit to reproduce the soldiers’ monument in corn and grains. Some members favored the idea but no action was taken.
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Indianapolis
Indiana World’s Fair Commission
Indiana Cecan Growers’ Association
Indiana
St. Louis
Commission
Will Write Harrison Biography in London and Russia
Indianapolis publisher John L. Griffiths will write the biography of General Benjamin Harrison. He will receive the ex-president’s private papers including unfinished manuscripts. Griffiths and his wife sail for London then Russia for the summer, then return to begin the life story and consult associates from the Venezuelan matter.
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Harrison
Indianapolis
Benjamin Harrison
John L. Griffiths
Indiana
Griffiths
London
Russia
Saline Woman Dies by Self Destruction at Home
Miss Ollie Delaney, 28, deformed since birth, died by shooting herself with a 22 calibre revolver at her Saline home. Authorities believe she used her crutch to press the trigger as she had neither feet nor hands.
Bundy madstone purportedly cures bite in New Castle case
Mrs Allen Silcox of Attica Indiana underwent a week of treatment with the Bundy madstone after a January hand bite. The stone reportedly remained in place over 180 hours drawing poison, with milk dipping used to reset the process. Doctors had considered amputation before relief. The patient is said to be cured, among the longest cases on record.
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New Castle
Ind
Bundy
A Silcox
Attica
Homer Bell
Muncie
Allen Silcox
Bundy Madstone
Murder of Mrs. Seward in Fern Station County
Greencastle Ind special reports Mrs. Henry Seward was found murdered in her leathered home near Fern Station. Her head was crushed by a club while she lay by a bed. Husband discovered her body on Saturday night. No sign of robbery or assault. motive unclear.
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Greencastle
Ind
Henry Seward
Fern Station
Murder on the Big Four Farm House Described
A woman was found dead in a Fern farm house after a 4 45 pm freight train pass. Authorities report brutal head injuries and instant death from a single blow. Searches of eastbound trains yielded no suspects. locals fear vigilante actions if a black tramp is found.
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Big Four
Germans Fear US Food Bill Retaliation Hit Exports
Germans worry over a U S agricultural appropriation bill passage authorizing adulterated food exclusion. Berlin exporters especially beer sausage and wine makers fear U S retaliation for German meat and other food discrimination actions.
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Berlin
Germany
United States
Venezuela Pays Germany in Sixth Installment
Caracas reports the government has paid Germany through the German legation here the sum of 63000 dollars, the sixth payment under the protocol. The seventh payment, due next month, is already in the government treasury.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Germany
Paul before Agrippa in Acts 26 lecture outline
Outline of Pauls address in Acts 26 notes his missionary scope from Damascus to the Gentiles, the theme of repentance, the suffering and rising Messiah, Festus reaction, Agrippas response, and Paul’s appeal. It analyzes style, purpose, and the prophetic lines guiding his speech.
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Paul
Agrippa
Damascus
Jerusalem
Judea
God
Moses
Christ
Festus
Isaiah
Paul’s Trial Before Agrippa and Paul’s Resolve
The passage notes Paul seeking God’s help to strengthen his work and his wish to persuade Agrippa fully. Agrippa declares he is almost persuaded. The judgment concerns Paul’s innocence of any offense. The Golden Text begins with “Having therefore” and related verse context.
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Paul
Agrippa
Barber Story of a Double-Billed Vote Boost
A Tammany tale from Europe recounts a borough election where a liberal and a conservative both seek votes. The barber, who serves both men, shifts loyalty after being paid with changing fortunes. The barber later declares for the conservative as the liberal laments the barber’s evolving judgment.
Conversation Sparks and Furnishings Quip
Yonkers Statesman records a witty exchange in which Crimsonbeak attributes to Bacon a nod to a brilliant and sparkling conversation. The punchline notes that she was furnishing the conversation at the moment.
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Crimsonbeak
Yonkers
Corks Pop and Pokes in a Humorous Exchange
A Kansas City Journal quip notes a young Swift life with champagne and money jokes. The dialogue pivots on a punchline about a rich uncle with a cork leg, delivering a playful, local newspaper tone.
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Swift
Kansas City Journal
Conversation Echoes Comedic Misread of Night Milestones
A humorous exchange questions what a wife did not say after a speaker admits returning home at dawn. The witty repartee hinges on the ambiguity of unspoken words and the misinterpretation of a night’s events.
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