Old Man Noah Raby Celebrates 129th Birthday in Poorhouse
Noah Raby of New Jersey, born April 1 1772 in North Carolina, marked his 129th birthday in a New Brunswick poorhouse where his feebleness prevented public celebrations. He is blind, has no kin, and recalls Washington’s 1790 Yorktown address, while describing a long life in Piscataway before settling in New Jersey.
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Noah Raby
New Brunswick
N. J
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Raby
North Carolina
George III
George Washington
Yorktown
United States navy
England
New Je
Piscataway township
Treasury Surplus Could Add to Money Pool in Treasury
Secretary Gage faced questions on whether treasury cash buildup would hurt business and whether to buy bonds for the sinking fund. He said surpluses may be under $60 million, not $80 million, and that selling bonds now at proper prices is possible but not required. He favored avoiding deposits that would force banks to buy securities. Also notes Dartmouth critique of church role in China, miners on strike in Brazil, and a bank money package theft in Columbia, South Carolina.
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Francis
Washington
Gage
treasury
congress
national bank
United States
department
Naval awards panel debates Santiago memorial heads
Washington April 1 The naval board of awards will not place either head on the Santiago medal. It is believed the board avoids deciding who should grace the proposed historic memorial of the battle.
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Santiago
Washington
naval board of awards
Sampson
Schley
Warlike Japanese threaten Manchurian policy and pacific cabinet
London reports say prominent Japanese statesmen foresee war in Manchuria if Russia gains leeway. Tokyo dispatches note strong public opinion against any concession, while the Seoul Fusan loan shows patriotic zeal. A Sa-Mau frontier clash with 200 Chinese is recorded as Koreans repulse attack amid mounting tensions.
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London
St. Tiersburo
Daily Mail
China
Yokohama
Japan
Russia
Manchuria
St. Petersburg
Times
Tokio
pacific
Seoul-Fusan
Sa-Mau
Mr Redmond Leads In House of Commons Amid Obstruction Claims
Mr Redmond becomes the new leader in the House of Commons and faces accusations of obstruction shaping the current session with vigorous debate and procedural battles.
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Mr. Redmond
Itish wy
house of commions
Heroic Denis Roper Dies Rescuing Sailors on Gunboat Petrel
Lieutenant Commander Jesse Mims Roper died after entering the Petrel sail room to save Seaman Patrick Toner during a fire. Roper and others were overcome by heat and smoke. several crew members were prostrated but survived. The blaze caused by unknown origin damaged the sail room. ship damage was slight. The dead officer's body to be sent to the United States on April 6 aboard the Buffalo.
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Denis
Roger
Petrel
Cavite
United States
Petre
Jesse Mims Roper
Roeper
Patrick Toner
Liewt
McKean
Lewis
Roper
Toner
Evans
Finherty
Larsen
Kessler
Capey
Burton
Smith
Sullivan
Forsboon
the
Buffalo
Death of Squire McMullen in Philadelphia politics
Philadelphia obituary notes Squire William McMullen a 77 year old longtime ward leader, Civil War veteran, Democratic organizer and ally of ex Speaker Rendall. He served in city council for over twenty years and influenced politics with risk from knife and pistol threats. Other items report Riots in Barcelona against Jesuits and Fenian James Stephens funeral. also U.S military appoints Wheaton and Smith in Washington.
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Philadelphia
Squire
William McMullen
Squire” McMullen
Samuel J. Rendall
McMullen
select council
Mexico
Fanersi
Dabna
Apai
James Stephens
Glasnevin
Michael Davitt
Logan Statue Unveiling Planned in Town Circle on April 9
Arrangements for the Logan statue unveiling by General Jobat A. Logan take shape in Town Circle for April 9. A provisional National Guards regiment, a light artillery battery, marines, and several veteran groups will participate. Rev. Frank W. Bristol will offer the invocation, with remarks by Franklin Simmons the sculptor, Master John Tucker to unveil, and Senator Chauncey Depew to deliver the oration.
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Peratiyy
Washington
Ami
Jobat A. Logan
Town Circle
Theodore A. Bingham
Mstriet National Guards
M. Chanet Urell
New York
Benediction
Society of the Army of the Tennessee
Army of the Cumberland
the
Loyal Legion
Ohio Local Elections Shape State and National Politics
Ohio conducts municipal and township votes with Cincinnati pausing for its full slate. Governor Nash and Senator Fora seek re election while the legislature elected will pick Woraker’s successor. Columbus sees Taylor and Hinkle vie for mayor as Johnson in Cleveland and Jones in Toledo press for third terms.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Nash
Fora
Woraker
Columbus
Taylor
Hinkle
H. C. Taylor
Lewis
Cleveland
Tom I.Johnson
Toledo
Sam Jones
Woman fatally burned in coal oil suicide attempt at Canastota
April 1 report from Canastota describes Willam Welch and wife Mary quarrel. Mary doused clothes with coal oil, lit dress and died after neighbors and churchgoers sang hymns by bedside. Health failed after fire. she died despite care, as crowd prayed and joined in singing. Other items mention Weiland treason inquiry in Berlin and a separate shooting incident with minor wounds.
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Canastota
Willam Welch
Mary
Manila graft scandal and arrests shake US department
A sweeping Manila probe targets quartermaster officers, commissary clerks, and a major contractor amid store losses, with thousands of government sacks of provisions found in unauthorized possession. Aguinaldo comments on treatment. investigations expand to earlier dates as others may be arrested. In the U S, officials deny discoveries of crooked quartermaster work in Luzon. Separate items report a fatal fall in Poughkeepsie and arson accusations in New York. Paris sees continued Marseilles strike costs and dockyard losses.
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Department of South
Leven
Mintla
Manila
sensattomak
Prederich J. Barrows
Thirletly volunteer infantry
department of southern
transait
United States
Philip K. Sweet
Fortysi
Col
Wilder
Aguinaldo
Gen
MacArthur
ike
Aguinghlo
Funstan
Corbin
Washington
White House
war department
army
Luzon
Rural free delivery expands to Pennsylvania towns
Rural Free Delivery is ordered in Pennsylvania starting May 1 with routes in Jermyn and Olyphant Lackawanna County. Jermyn route covers 24 miles over 18 square miles serving 939 people. Olyphant route runs 23 miles over 24 square miles serving Ta. Karpavitch Getsiwent Koarn St. Petersburg. Peter Kar povitch, the 2 of M. Bogoltepoff, Russian minister of public instruction, has been sentenced to 20 years penal servitude with loss of civil rights. an earlier report of 45 Hite inm prison to cat in a fortress was erroneous.
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Washington
Pennsylvania
Jermyn
Lackawanna county
Olyphant
Lackawanna
Karpavitch
Koarn
St. Petersburg
Peter Karpovitch
M. Bogoltepoff
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GROVER GRAHAM
STEINER BROTHERS
R. EBERT & SONS
SARBENT GEM FOOD CHOPPERS
Quaker City
Harnesa
M. P. MORSE
North Market Street
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mozhisdtt
JOHN N. CLARY
East Second Street
Petershire
Ofice
F. G. Thomas & Bex
General Insurance Agents
West Patrick Street
EPSIN
Clinton E. Main
ERNEST HELFENSTEIN
Patrick
Frederick, Mid
Pittsburg
Ann Ward
Thirty-eighth
Carson street
Reading
George F. Baer
Philadelphia and Reading railway
Harris
J. Pierpont Morgan
Baer
Philadelph and Reading Coal and Iron company
New Jersey Central railway
Morgan
Salisbury
Lord Salisbury
Trenton
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Wwe Gead
Brooklyn
Williamsburg
Bessie Finkelstein
Nathan Finkelstein
Benjamin Levy
Moses Levy
Tutt
Missiona
Boston
William J. Tucker
Dartmouth college
Old South church
ashodh
Cama
lnginan
Brazil
Ind
sinc dis
Mitchell
Colombia
8. C
Bank of Columbia
Bank of Commerce
New York city
Pacific-American Fisheries company
John Cudahy
Chicago
Pacific Steam Whaling company
George C. Perkins
California
Roland
Roland Reed
Bush
Florence Reed
Rush
Mr. Reed
Jewett City
Mary Reidselle
Klondike
Nome City
Reidselle
Wilkesbarre
John Gordon
Georgetown
John O'Donnell
Dan Sullivan
Jasper
Richmond
John Jasper
Scranton
Sauquoit
Davis
Gallup
N. M
Weaver raine
Gewersl Lawton Pinan
Vinan
Vigan
South dains Island
General Lawton
Maj Ballanes
Lawton
Louisville
Leadon Stereoi
JOHN E. REDMOND, M. P
M’MULLEN
Barcelona
Plaza del Toro
Funston Gerth
United State army
Lloyd Wheaton
Miles
Frederick Ponson
nateers
vic
Wheaton
Cat Jacob H. Smith
Seventeeauk United States infantry
Daggett
LOGAN
Weiland
Berlin
Emperor William
Dietrich Weiland
Bremen
William
Welland
arn
Commissary
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Daniel Patterson
Nellie Chase
Table Rock
Breakneck mountain
Crow Nest mountain
Patterson
Nellie
James Frank
Frank
Paris
Marseilles
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