Mrs Grant Tied To Notable Chicago Family In Honore Line
Mrs Grant is linked to Brigadier General Frederick Dent Grant appointed commander of the department of the east with headquarters in New York. She comes from a well known Chicago family and is sister of Mrs Potter Palmer. Before marriage she was Miss Ida H Honore. Her daughter is Princess Cantacuzene of Russia.
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Frederick Dent Grant
United States Army
New York
Chicago
Potter Palmer
Ida H. Honore
Princess Cantacuzene
Russia
Roberts Wallets Gold as Stronghold in US Finance
New York Sept 17 Ellis H Roberts the U S treasurer spoke at the American Bankers convention on the strength of American finance and the role of gold. He urged using long bonds for new loans while noting the gold backing of notes and the shift toward gold certificates. he warned about silver dollars and the need to curb their volume while stressing the nation’s growing credit strength.
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United States
New York
American Bankers Convention
Ellis H. Roberts
Paris
Ioan
Conese Cook
Congress
Mir
WROTE HIS WILL AND DIED IN SENSATIONAL MANNER
Fred Overhizer a Williamsport manufacturer and city council member died suddenly after writing his will in his carriage. He drove downtown, stopped at his office, then sat upright holding the reins before dying of heart disease at age 51. The event startled his family as he failed to stop his vehicle.
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Desth
Williamsport
Yan
Merner
Fred Overhizer
Denen
Parker visits New York shaping Democratic campaign
Judge Alton B. Parker meets with Democratic leaders in New York settling key issues. Gorman to play an active role while Chairman Taggart remains likely to stay. A temporary state convention chairman will be announced. Parker may tour with a forthcoming acceptance letter to be published September 26. Pilgrimages to Esopus are planned to reach voters.
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New York
Alton B. Parker
Gorman
Taggart
Parker
Greater
Todey
Saratoga
Judge Parker
Far Western
Daniel S. Lamont
Jerome
Esopus
National Democratic Committee
Canton
Ohio
Feud Mob Resists Posse In Baxter Clash. One Killed
In Florida near Baxter two days of quiet ended when a mob attacked a posse guarding William Baker's home. Ellis Dowling was killed and several wounded as state militia was ordered to Baxter. Sheriff Thrift was lightly wounded during the exchange as the mob retreated to the Altman residence to resist authorities.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Baxter
William Baker
Duncan
Depuy
Thrift
Tie
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Allans
Chief Judge Edgar Cullen May Seek Second Term
Edgar M. Cullen, appointed by Governor Odell to succeed Alton Parker, has served 23 years as a supreme court justice. A Civil War veteran and Democrat, his current term expires January 1 and he may run for another term in November with Republican and Democratic support.
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Odell
New York
Alton B. Parker
Empire State Court of Appeals
Supreme Court
Smoot Hearing to Resume After Campaign Ends
Senator Burrows of Michigan, chair of the privileges and elections committee, said the Reed Smoot investigation into his Utah seat will resume once campaign duties end. He will request all witnesses to be examined and will decide if the committee should travel to Utah based on witness counts. The aim is a timely report and action at the next Congress.
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New York
Burrows
Michigan
Senate Committee On Privileges and Elections
New England
Reed Smoot
Utah
United States Senate
Washington
Congress
Five Fishermen Missing After Thursday Storm Near Wilmington
In Delaware, four fishermen and their boats are missing since the Thursday storm. They worked for Edward Barnes at Pigeon Point and were known as Major Collins Jacobs Mc Glincher Saylor and Joe Gutts. They owned kegs nets and haul gear valued at 400 dollars, with boats of large value. The men had fished most of their lives and expected to ashore before the storm.
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Wilmington
Wailaurglon
Del
Iit
Mr Barnes
Desperado Wilkinson Dies in Jail After Poison Mix
White Plains South Carolina September 17 John Wilkinson alias Tracy prisoner under burglary and attempted murder of detective Riley died in the county jail after drinking a sulfur and teaberry water mixture made from 500 match heads saved by Wilkinson He had earlier robbed Mr Vernon and vicinity and shot Riley while fleeing to the station house He was hunted for days until exhausted by hunger and exposure Crown for King Peter Paris September 17 coronation crown minted in Paris for Kors Vteref tere nas tests
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White Plains
S. C
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Tracy
Riley
Wilkinson
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Jie
Ungrammatical Note from Willenboes College Sports
A deteriorated item reports misplayed plays and unspecified infractions at Willenboes College Springfield and mentions players from Denver Philadelphia and Washington state as the story hints at a player’s ejection or removal from a program for continued violations.
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Willenboes College
Springfield
Seriou
Denver
Harry Marast
Pavatelphia
Joh MiCaol
Wasalogio
Descriptive dispatch from Lhassa cathedral visit shocks readers
A Daily Mall dispatch from Lhassa dated September 9 recounts a visit to the Buddhist cathedral with vivid, controversial detail. Monks voices are described as deep and haunting, inner temple images glitter with jewels, and bizarre rites amid demon representations and white mice.
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Strang
Lhassa
London
Daily Mall
Hell
Jama
Japs Advance On Mukden Reported In Separate Dispatches
Reports from Mukden and St. Petersburg on September 17 describe Japanese forces massing near Mukden with a Russian defense ready. Casualty figures include 26 wounded from Major General Mistchenko’s Cossack division and large Russian losses in the Liao Yang operations.
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Oyama
Russia
Mukden
Mistchenko
Anke
Kuropatkin
War Office
Yentai
Bentstaputze
Liao River Valley
Samsonoff
Doubasoft
Avellan
Admiralty Department
Doubasoff
Skrydloff
Shestakoff
Consulting Council of the Navy
Liao Yang
Paris
Russia Backs Down On Contraband Of War Rules
Russia replies to American and British notes on contraband of war via Ambassador Hardinge. Foreign Minister Lamsdorff says Russia will treat foodstuffs and fuel as conditionally contraband with new prize court instructions clarifying dual use items. Captors must prove cargo destined for belligerent purposes.
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St. Petersburg
Russia
Hardinge
Lamsdorff
Charles Hardinge
Russo Japanese alliance hinted as war may end soon
The Daily Telegraph reports a St. Petersburg statesman believes the war could end sooner than expected, not by mediation but mutual recognition of ruin. He foresees negotiations leading to a Japanese alliance if Russia exhausts itself, or a cordial treaty followed by a defensive alliance later.
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The
Daily Telegraph
St. Petersburg
Russia
Japan
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