Negro in Congress Defends Southern Attitude in Debate
In the House debate on race, Williams of Mississippi defended the South while Scott of Kansas read letters about Cleveland and a Kansas negro politician. Bartlett claimed Parker of New York would be the Democratic nominee as Williams and Hearst engaged in lively exchanges.
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Wiliams
Parker, Williams
Hearst
Washington
House of Representatives
Scott
Kan
Kansas
Cleveland
C. H. J. Taylor
Taylor
New York
Williams
Bartholdi
Jefferson
Bartlett Ga
Cleveland Wis
Bartlett
Fred Inss
Thomas EK. Watson
Mr. Watson
New York City
Democratic Party
Mr. Datzell
Mr. Bartlett
Judge Parker
Lacey
Miss
N. Y
Tucker Confident of Cleared Murder Charge
Thomas F. Vahey and Charles H. In les visited Charles K. Tucker at Middlesex county jail after a conference. Vahey said Tucker is in the best of spirits and absolutely confident he will be cleared of the murder charge in the Mabel Page case.
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Tucker
Cambridge
Mass
Thomas F. Vahey
Charles H. Inles
Charles K. Tucker
Mabel Page
Middlesex County
Vahey
Miss Caroline Jones Native Missionary Dies at 81
APFLETON Wis April 13 Miss Caroline Jones a 19th century Indian missionary who worked alone among Wisconsin tribes including the Winnebago and Fox river areas died at eighty one She narrowly escaped death by fire and was captured several times in her long career as a missionary and captive.
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Apfleton
Wis
Caroline Jones
Winnebago
Fox River
New York Republican Convention Indorses Roosevelt Nomination
Delegates at large from New York including Platt Fassett Depew and Odell were empowered to secure Theodore Roosevelt’s nomination at Chicago. The platform praised Roosevelt and Odell with strong applause for the directive to use all honorable means to secure the president’s renomination.
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New York
Chicago
TO. Platt
J. Sloat Fassett
C. M. Depew
Louis Stern
B. B. Ode
Erastus C. Knight
Frank S. Black
Henry C. Brewster
Theodore Roosevelt
B. B. Odell
Odell
Roosevelt
Thomas C. Platt
Pacific Liner Colon Ashore Near Point Remedios
The Pacific Mail Steamship Colon with 32 passengers from San Francisco to Panama ran aground near Point Remedios on Salvador’s coast. No loss of life reported. the ship is feared to be a total wreck. Captain William A. Irvine guided the vessel to shore.
Mrs. Flora Dodge Granted Divorce in Sioux Falls
Mrs Flora Bigelow Dodge, famed for wit and social status in New York, was granted a divorce from Charles Stuart Dodge of New York City. The divorce adds to society chatter as Dodge’s sister Poultney Bigelow is noted in the same circles.
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Dodge
Sioux. Falls
Flora Bigelow Dodge
New York
Charles Stuart Dodge
New York City
Poultney Bigelow
New York Markets Mixed as Government Report Impacts Commodities
Prices drifted across grains, meats, and dairy with wheat opening firm then dropping under pressure in northwest markets. Corn faltered after early strength while rye and oats held slight steadiness as butter cheese and eggs showed unsettled to steady readings.
Live Stock Markets Report Cattle Hog Sheep Prices
Supply light cattle market steady with prime at 4.80 to 6.50 per cwt and veal calves around 5.25. Hogs show active demand with prime heavy at 8.65 to 9.75. light and mediums range 5.60 to 6.15. Sheep and lambs listed as light supply with prime wethers 4.20 to 6.50 and choice lambs at 3.23.
Fighting on Yalu as Russians Cross River Bank
A St. Petersburg dispatch reports Krasnalinski ordering sharpshooters to cross the Yalu near Wiju on April 8. Russians landed on Sarmalind, surprised and annihilated Japanese scouts, with nearly all Japanese killed or drowned. Russians occupy the right bank in force, preparing strong opposition to further crossings. A Tengchow report notes heavy firing between here and Port Arthur and sighting the Japanese fleet near Chefu and Port Arthur.
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London
St. Petersburg
Kuropatkin
Krasnalinski
Yalu
Wiju
Sarmalind
Yongampho
Tengchow
Chefu
Port Arthur
Miaotao Islands
Asahi
British Police Squad Arrives En Route to St Louis Jubilee
A squad of 16 000 London Metropolitan Police arrives in New York en route to St Louis for guarding queen's jubilee gifts. The group includes Constables Purnell Shepherd Pulcher Andrews and Detective Ferrier of Scotland Yard, averaging six feet two and 217 pounds at about thirty. Patrolman Fulcher says they are smart but a bit heavy for their size.
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London
Arnest
New York
St. Louis
Mark J. Purnell
William Shepherd
William Pulcher
Henry Andrews
Kenneth Ferrier
Scotland Yard
Fulcher
Yachtman s Strange Freaks
H Mason Clapp a wealthy Philadelphia lawyer was removed from the yacht Adrienne to St Vincent s Hospital on a lunacy warrant after scaring the crew. He once pressed a ten dollar bill into a shotgun muzzle and challenged someone to remove it while parading the deck.
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Norfolk
Adrienne
H. Mason Clapp
Philadelphia
St. Vincent's Hospital
J. B. Colloren
Clapp
Workmen Buried by Wall Collapse at Philadelphia Exposition
Twenty workers removing a wall in the export exposition auditorium in Philadelphia were buried when a 30 foot high wall collapsed in high winds. Most escaped serious injury. William E. Brown, a Black man, suffered a broken left leg and internal injuries.
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Wall
Philadelphia
William E. Brown
Pinckney Murder Suspects Sought by Sheriff in Texas
Searching for the Pinckneys Singers group sheriff Lipscombe and Walter county posse hunt for negroes accused of killing Tucker Pinckney brother of Congressman Pinckney. Suspects from Brazos bottoms fled home and remain in hiding as public sentiment runs high.
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Pinclkney
Houston
Tex
Lipscombe
Walter County
Tucker Pinckney
Congressman Pinckney
Brazos
Pinckney
Tragedy in Batavia: Clyde Ore kills Addie Blossom then shoots self
In Batavia New York on April 13 Clyde Ore 35 fatally shot Addie Blossom 23 after she refused his suit He then killed himself with a revolver and also took carbolic acid The motive cited is the woman’s refusal to marry him
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Batavia
N.Y
Clyde Ore
Addie Blossom
Ore
Yale Edges Columbia 1 0 In Polo Grounds Classic
Yale defeated Columbia 1 to 0 at the Polo Grounds in New York on April 12. Metcalf hit a ninth or eighth inning triple and Huiskamp added a double for Yale. Seven innings passed with no runs as Yale capitalized late while Columbia missed a scoring chance on a seventh inning double play and coaching mistake.
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New York
Yale
Columbia
Polo Grounds
New Haven
Metcalf
Huiskamp
Leralighter Wins Chickasaw Club Handicap at Memphis
Leralighter led to an easy victory by half a length over Rankin in the Chickasaw Club handicap at Memphis. Safety Light nosed out Patheen for third as favorites Hildreth entrants Bright Girl and Theory faded. Ball Hornet and Salamagundi stumbled. H. Wilson suffered a severe kick and was removed from the field.
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Leralighter
Memphis
Tenn
Qlera Lighter
Rankin
Safety Light
Patheen
Hildreth
Bright Girl
Theory
Court Plaster Held. His Lesa. WASHINGTON Racing Report
April 13 Bennings track hosted amateur cup for gentlemen riders a six furlong race won by Court Plaster ridden by its owner Stroller finished as a strong favorite Imperialist topped the steeplechase Bowery led early and won by a head in a 14 horse field Carmack captured Elsie W beating Mrs Frank Foster in the third event
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Court Plaster
Washington
F. Ambrose Clark
Stroller
Bennings Track
Bowery
Carmack
Elsie W
Frank Foster
Lou Cliveden Leads From Start to Finish at Oakland
San Francisco April 13 Long priced horses again featured at Oakland as fifteen ran in the first race. Lou Cliveden broke well and led all the way to defeat Tannhauser and Judge Voorhies.
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Lou Cliveden
San Francisco
Oakland
Tannhauser
Judge Voorhies
Americans Win 4 to 3 in Philadelphia Championship
The Philadelphia Americans defeated the Philadelphia Nationals 4 to 3 to lead the local championship series five games to two.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Philadelphia
Philadelphia Americans
Philadelphia Nationals
Two Locomotives Demolished in Weston Collision
Two passenger trains on the Central Massachusetts division of the Boston and Maine railroad collided near Weston station. Both locomotives were destroyed, one hurled off a twenty foot embankment. No serious injuries among passengers or crew. some cuts and bruises. The outbound train failed to take the siding and was struck by the Boston bound train on the main track.
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Weston
Mass
Central Massachusetts Division
Boston and Maine Railroad
May
Boston
Special Session Adjourns After Four Bills Passed
Trenton N J April 18 The special session convened by proclamation adjourned sine die. Four bills passed, Morris canal abandonment proposal was rejected by Republican senators, house Republicans accepted the senator's stance, and the senate confirmed five jail inspectors who had failed confirmation at end of regular session.
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Trenton
N. J
House
Senate
Gambling Clearing House Shut Down in Chicago
Linemen for the Chicago Telephone Co removed a switchboard linked to a large Chicago race gambling operation. Authorities say the device ran as a clearing house for horse race bets while eight saloon licenses were revoked for permitting gambling on races.
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Chicago
Chicago Telephone Company
Warrison
Warships Sale Realizes $22250 On Target Vessel
London reports government sale of obsolete warships at Chatham, including the Belle Isle used as a target ship. Proceeds total $42,500 for the Belle Isle and $176,250 from six other hulks, ranging from sloops to cruisers, all previously sunk and repaired for further bombardment.
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London
Chatham
Belle Isle
Man Dies of Starvation in New York
A poorly dressed man, possibly named Dennis Tiley, died of starvation yesterday at the corner of One Hundred and Twenty‑first Street and Second Avenue after collapsing against a lamppost. The case is being investigated as a likely vagrant death.
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New York
Dennis Tiley
Second Avenue
Transfiguration lesson commentary on Luke six days after
A Sunday study on the Transfiguration narrative outlines the six day interval after prior sayings, the apostle trio Peter James John witnessing Jesus on a high mountain, the heavenly visitors Moses and Elijah, and the divine voice affirming Jesus as the beloved Son. It discusses Peter's impulsive wish to build tabernacles, the fear and reverence of the disciples, and the command to listen to Jesus while questioning remains about Elijah's fulfillment and John the Baptist as forerunner.
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Luke
Hedersheim
Peter
James
John
Hermon
Caesarea Philippi
Matthew
Moses
Christ
Elias
Bioges
Elijah
John the Baptist
Jesus
Juuke
Jerusalem
God the Father
Apostles
X Cases
God
Blas
Eijah
Motor Car Accident In Rome Injures Two Children
Miss Humphreys of New York guided a motor car carrying St John Gaffney Miss Tupignac and Captain the Marquis Paotueel when it struck two children in the most populous quarter of Rome. One child was seriously hurt and the other injured. Police protected the car’s occupants and released them after interrogation at the station.
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Rome
Humphreys
New York
St. John Gaffney
Tupignac
Marquis
Paotueel
Cresh
New Jersey News and Property of Lamar Foreclosure Sale
The David Lamar property in Seabright was sold by the Sheriff on foreclosure of a second mortgage for 15000 held by A G Spalding. The same property faces another sale to satisfy a first mortgage of 54000 held by William E Strong on April 29. A Bloomfield election saw a big turnout as the national horse and auto hold was defeated by 274 votes in a 1911 context. A street parade followed. In New Jersey automotive licensing, a move to display only New Jersey numbers on back plates was pushed as a statewide rule. A Plainfield incident reported a three year old boy, Alexander Janoska, burned to death in a fire he started. his mother witnessed the tragedy from above as others tried to help.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bloomfield
Newark
Old Town
New York
Byne
Commonwealth
New Jersey
Alexander Janosk
Jin
Plainfield
Local Remarks at Harrison Event Highlight Past Lives
The report notes speakers including John Fairchild of Harrison and Joseph Hisher, past associates in the West years, with references to Biconfield and other figures. It mentions a variety show frequenter who smoked and spoke about “awful days” and a man who touched the Bloo post office and served time in Trenton.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bert
Trenton
John. Fairchild
Harrison
Alo
Joseph
Hisher
Life of Samuel Mowery Truncated by Final Courage
Fragmentary obituary notes Samuel Mowery age 90 who gave his life in a critical moment. The text shows garbled phrases about a cry and a fall and references a centre and recovery efforts, but the exact circumstances are unreadable.
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