Taft Defends Grant In Memorial Day Address
Secretary Taft said his remarks about Grants resignation due to drink were to highlight how he overcame weakness. He praised Grants memory and argued his prewar struggles, not an attack, show the greatness of the man and serve as a moral example. Cleveland Leaves Lakewood for Princeton Home After Illness Recovery.
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Washington
William Taft
New York
General Grant
Grant
Garland
Taft
Decoration Day
Frederick Dent’ Grant
A. 8. Grant
West Point
Vancouver
Pacific
St. Louis
Galena
Cleveland
Lakewood
N. J
Grover Cleveland
Princeton
John Hays Hammond
G. Rowe Lockwood
Joseph T. Bryant
Peary Seeks Funds for New Arctic Expedition
Commander Robert J. Peary, famed for planting the flag nearer the pole, is in New York arranging a new arctic dash. The Roosevelt steamer has been overhauled for tougher ice, with plans to depart around July 1 if $25,000 is raised by July 1. An auxiliary ship may reach Etah, 70 degrees north, with a party to Etah and return by September, Peary has spent about $80,000 of his own funds and Roosevelt endorses the project as vital for national interests.
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New York
Pole
Robert J. Peary
Explorers, Co
Roosevelt
Peary Arctic
Btah
Peary
Etah
Dr. Hayes
North
Efe
Arctic
Allentown Sees Shake Believed Earthquake Sighted
Allentown residents report a powerful shock causing buildings to rock and windows to rattle with chimneys tumbling. In Malden Massachusetts Fletcher A Sutherland of the Everett fire department reportedly cut his throat, following overwork and worry that led toward self harm.
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Allentown
Malden
Mass
Fletcher
A. Sutherland
Everett
Pelierrat Deraigéinen
Boys Hold Up Train Near Great Falls
Four local youths aged 15 to 16 confess to robbing a northbound Great Northern train near the stockyards, with Blatch leading and Hatch firing on rancher William Dempsey. They planned the deed two nights before and nearly attempted a second robbery on a Montana Central line after leaving the scene.
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Great Falls
Mont
Albert Hatch
William Randall
Harry Rheams
George Creswell
Randall
Rheams
Creswell
Blatch
Hatch
William Dempsey
Jack Hayes
Sunriver
Montana Central Line
Butte
Beeks for Death Sentence from Kentucky Feudist
Kentucky feudist Edwards convicted of first degree murder pleads for the death penalty after a swift verdict. He objects to deferring sentence and urges his lawyers to block an appeal. Once bonded for murder, he killed railroad foreman J W Dargis and boasted of multiple other killings.
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Kentucky
Chattanooga
Tenn
D. Edwards
Edwards
McReynolds
Ridwards
J. W. Dargis
Aeronaut Dies In River After Parachute Drop
Frederick E. Wood a 21 year old aeronaut from New Haven Conn. was drowned when entangled in a large American flag he waved during a parachute drop from 2000 feet at Hillside Park near Passaic N J. He fell into the Passaic river near Wat ley and died before aid arrived.
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Aeronaut
New York
Hillside ‘Park
Passaic
Nls
Frederick
Wood
New Haven
Conn
Watley
Ald
Medicos Gather In Chicago Versus Chicago Match
A brief note lists Medicos gathering in Chicago for a planned encounter with Chicago with limited readable markers. The fragment mentions numbers and groups but few clear details remain.
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Chicago
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Naugatuck
H. Baurer
North Main St
Union City
Queen Quality Shoes
Oxford
H. V. Bunting
Gladding’s Drug Store
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Freeman’s Block
Boston Steam Dyeing Co
Yodey
Wada Sh Naugatuck,Conn
South Main St
Naugatuck, Conn
Jesse James
Olympia
Neary
Church St
Greenburg’s
Conran
W. F. Clark
Cherry St
Railroad Baggage Room
James Carley
Church St. Tel
Lehigh
W. G. Hard
Water St
Webb
Ligue
Main St
W. H. Watson's
Union City Coal &6
Dunham Hosiery Co
George Wigglesworth
Maple ST
Central Ave
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