Lincoln Centenary Observances Across the Nation
The nation marks the 100th anniversary of Abraham Lincoln with ceremonies and tributes. Presidents, ambassadors, and dignitaries from multiple countries honor his birth in Hodgenville and commemorations span schools, clubs, and public events nationwide. Lincoln birthplace landmark slated for granite memorial with Taft presiding. Roosevelt, Byran, Bryce, Jusserand, and others participate.
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New York City
Abraham ‘Lincoln
Hodgenville
Lincoln
Baron Takahira
Ambbassador
iPeoria
Japan
America
Springfeld
William Jennings Byran
Bryce
England
Jusserand
France
Fairbanks
Pittsburgh
James S. Sherman
Harrisburg
Woodrow Wilson
Princeton
Chicago
Senator Lodge
Boscoe
Gettysburg
Seminary Ridge
Gettysbare
Abraham Lincoln
Taft
Theodore Roosevelt
United States
Augustus E. Wilson
Kentucky
Joseph W. Folk
Missouri
Lincoln Warm Association
Luke B. Wright
Jas. Grant Wilson
New York
I. T. Montgomery
Mississippi
Republic
Haeckel Ends University Career on 75th Birthday
Jena Germany Ernest Heinrich Haeckel the German scientist marked his seventy fifth birthday by giving the final lecture of his university career. Students urged a forty day procession but he asked them to desist.
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Jena
Germany
Ernest Heinrich Haeckel
Chief Gunning Sacrifices in Milwaukee Fire Disaster
Milwaukee fire chief James Gunning died heroically during a $200,000 blaze at Johns Manville plant ruins. Six perished including five firemen and a Greek laborer who witnessed the varnish explosion. Ten were injured, eight firefighters. Captain William Shields refused urgent relief despite the danger, and Gunning urged him to ground duty before the collapse. Rescue crews lowered into a fire pit to recover bodies as wives rushed to hospitals and learned of the fatalities.
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Milwaukee
Wis
Giting
Hfe
Jas
Gunning
William Shields
Shields
Chief Gunning
Emergency Hospital
Jack McGee
Anti
Nimmer
Mrs Edwin Stanton McCook Killed by Automobile
New York City widow Mrs Edwin Stanton McCook aged 49, widow of General Edwin Stanton McCook, died from internal injuries after being run down by an automobile in Central Park West. She passed away hours after the accident at the home of her late husband’s cousin, General Anson G. McCook, at 33 West Fifty Fourth Street.
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New York City
Edwin Stanton, McCook
Edwin Stanton McCook
Ohio
Mtc
Hushbami
Anson G
Cook
West Fifty-fourth Street
Central Park West
Sweden Grants Universal Suffrage With Proportional Representation
In Sthockhohn Sweden both chambers approved a universal suffrage bill with proportional representation. Citizens over 24 gain the right to vote. The bill passed 120 to 88 in the first chamber and 134 to 94 in the second chamber.
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Sthockhohn
Sweden
Florida Planters in Duel Leave One Dead at Milton
In Milton Florida a crowd witnessed a duel between Frank Fleming and Robert Pinton, prominent planters, in a Pensacola area restaurant setting. Finton's aim felled Fleming, and a coroner's jury absolved Pinton, declaring the homicide justifiable.
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Pensacola
Fla
Milton
Frank Fleming
Robert Pinton
Finton
Fleming
Pinton
Post Office Reports Great Valentine Mail Surge
Washington D C half a million extra pieces of malt are credited to devotees of St Valentine to post office officials this year. By far the larger number of the missives are post cards, many improperly addressed or without postage.
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Washington, D. C
St. Valentine
Brooklyn Surrogate Rules Bequest Between Churches Clergy Ties
Brooklyn Surrogate Judge rules on a long dispute between Bethesda Congregational Church and Grace Gospel Church over a 200 bequest intended for Dr. Charles Herald of Bethesda, now connected to Grace Gospel Church.
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Brooklyn
Ketcham
Kings County
Bethesda Congregational Church
Grace Gospel Church
Charles Herald
Bethesda
Japanese Lawyer Predicts War Warning
New York City dispatch quotes R Magajima head of the Japanese Bar Association saying the Constitution must be amended to grant federal government power over the states or a war may follow. He cites concerns tied to individual state rights and external influences. The interview touches on constitutional reform and potential international tension.
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New York City
Girl Pleads Guilty in Fortunes of Ice and Mining Murder
In Leadville Colorado Angles Brady aged daughter of Tate Paddy Brady the pugilist pleaded guilty to involuntary manslaughter in the shooting death of Samuel A Davis a mine owner. She was sentenced to one day in frail leading to a brief jail term.
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Leadville
Col
Agnles Brady
Paddy Bradly
Samuel A. Davis
Mining stocks sold to Bethlehem Steel Coition
The note states C. M. Schwabradh sold all his mining stocks and directs attention to the Bethlehem Steel Coalition. The fragmentary text references a shift of investment toward a steel company association, indicating a notable portfolio move.
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C. M. Schwabradh
Bethlehem- Steel
Pigeons on ships and a captain's belief in homing birds
Sea captain Cowdy of the British steamship Cayo Manzanillo asserts homing pigeons can locate a temporary or permanent loft. He cites pigeons from his lost Belgian ten that returned from miles away, even 200 miles inland to Mexico City before steering back to Vera Cruz. One bird returned after a storm and, after some time, perished near the ship, while others were believed to guide companions back to the vessel.
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Cowdy
Cayo Manzanillo
Galveston
Vera Cruz
Mexico
Capt
Condy
Capt. Cowdy
Halston Post
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