Odd London sermon echoes in Moranas morass tale
Fragmentary clip shows observers referencing Boer general De Wet and Lord Kitchener while Brown of Morena defends a speech. A humorous anecdote about a physician from Evens Paris and a Lyons sausage routine investigation hints at a broader oddity in a church service.
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Joseph Cham- Sinzeen Te Wet
London
Ag “Alge Wet Gener
Chamberlin
Echar
Ead
Wellen
Foo” Brown
Morena
Lis
Evens
Paris
Eline
Weine
Combined cane and fish-pole a quirky disguise
A fragment describes a fishing implement blending cane and fish-pole parts with a hidden reel and pulley design. It notes a similar device called a “Stromboli” and references a John A. Ekelund from Minnesota. Also mentions Italian dispatch and Jews praying over water and Memphis gun-armed belief.
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John A. Ekelund
Minne- Minn
Aguinaldo proposes United States loan backed Philippine bank
Emilio Aguinaldo urges Congress to create a Philippine Agricultural Bank funded by a twenty million dollar US treasury loan and an eighty million dollar credit. The plan envisions a bank in the islands, at four percent annual interest, with branch construction, and eventual repayment within twenty years to stabilize currency and boost agriculture.
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Root
Senate
House
Taft
Aguinaldo
Philippines
Civil Commission
Honorable
Congress
United States Treasury
Philippine Agriculture Ad
Sui
United States of America Agricultural Philippine Bank
Philippine Treasury
Emilio Aguinaldo
Plague Reported in Toporico Area Near Sonora Mexico
Dread bubonic plague has appeared at Toporico five miles from Minas Presta Sonora. Reports say towns in Sonora are affected while Hermosia and Guaymas show no plague. Guaymas quarantine against ships from Topolobin Mazilan and San Francisgr remains in place.
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Ariz
Toporico
Mexico
Usity
Minas Presta
Sonora
Hermosia
Guaymas
Topolobindo
Mazilan
San Francisgris
Prayer in Jury Room Ushers Acquittal in Linden Case
In Judge Chetlain's court a jury acquits Patrick Deenan of murder after a preliminary prayer session. Juror William H. Deitz led the panel in a kneeling prayer for divine guidance before deliberations.
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Chicago
New York Man Arrested In Matrimony Divorce Scam
Police say William G. Purlong advertised in New York and Philadelphia seeking husbands for women never met to obtain divorces. The scheme offered $2000 for marriage and urged $1 for a picture of the lady after replies surged to about five thousand. Furlong ran offices on Wall Street and denied identity as J. W. S. Scudder before being remanded as a suspicious character.
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New York
William’g. Purlong
Furlong
Philadelphia
Wall Street
J. W. S. Scudder
Wyoming Hunt For Roosevelt Suggested By Cody Citizens
Representative Mondell presented Mayor George T. Beck and J. H. Peake of the Cody Enterprise to President Roosevelt with an invitation for a summer hunting trip in Wyoming. Roosevelt said he would enjoy a hunt as a private citizen but wants a quiet trip without reporters, and to be contacted privately beforehand.
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Representative Mondell
George T. Beck
Cody
Wyo
Beck
J. H. Peake
Cody Enterprise
Peake
Mr. Roosevelt
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Big Horn Basin
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Hall
House
Reuse
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Shelby
Polk County
Lee to Probe Earth in Lincoln Nebraska Coal Claim
J K Lee of Louisville claims a three foot vein of anthracite on his Nebraska farm near Louisville and plans a stock company to bore for coal unless the legislature funds the investigation. A Lincoln geologist disputes the claim saying no anthracite underlies the Louisville area and doubts the Nebraska find.
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Lincolo
Neb
J. K. Lee
Louisville
Lincoln
Nebraska
Ports Close in Ecuador to San Francisco Steamers
Guayaquil authorities announce port closures to all steamers from San Francisco due to bubonic plague. Ships departing January 20 or later from San Francisco will not be admitted. A prior order to bar Panama or Mexican port arrivals was narrowed to plague infected Mexican ports only.
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Guayaquil
Republic
San Francisco
Board of Health of
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Panama
Anniversary of Queen Victoria Death Observed at Windsor
The second anniversary of Queen Victoria's death was marked by wreaths laid on statues across Windsor and London and at sites. King Edward VII Queen Alexandra the Prince and Princess of Wales and other royals attended a service at Frogmore Mausoleum.
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London
Victoria
Windsor
Edward
Alexandra
Nee
Princess of Wales
Frogmore Mausoleum
Fate of Col. Arthur Lynch Proclaims Treason Verdict
A death sentence is imposed on Col. Arthur Lynch for treason as punishment for fighting with the Boers.
Treason verdict and death sentence for Col Arthur Lynch
London reports Col Arthur Lynch MP for Galway found guilty of high treason for joining the Boer forces. Judge says wartime naturalization offers no excuse. Lynch to hang, but commutation expected. jury convicts on four counts. Also Nebraska notes from Crete to Lincoln include local deaths, developments, and civic projects.
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London
Arthur Lynch
Galway
Lynch
Edward Carson
Wills
Great Britain
Miss Mary Lierman Burned in Gasoline Fire
Miss Mary Lierman suffered severe burns in West Point Nebraska when a gasoline lighter caused a room blaze. Rescuers R G Longer and Herman Rubin pulled her from the fire alongside Mrs Howarth and extinguished the flames. The outcome remains uncertain.
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West Point
Neb
Mary Lierman
Harry Howarth
Cumming County Democrat
R. G. Longer
Herman Rubin
Missouri Pacific Passenger Train Wreck Near Yates Center
A Missouri Pacific passenger train departing Wichita for Kansas City wrecked at Yates Center as it entered the yards. A coal train blocking the main track left a car on the main line. The engineer and fireman were killed and found under their engine at dawn.
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Wichita
Kas
Missouri Pacific
Kansas City
Yates Center
Rev Marion Lane Bigamy Verdict Highlights Seven Marriages
Fort Gibson Miss report says Rev Marion Lane also known as Jean Skyles was found guilty of bigamy. The jurors heard of seven marriages across Carrville Texas Russellville Ark and Wooville, underscoring his reputation as a learned theologian and eloquent speaker.
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Orleans
Fort Gibson
Miss
Marion Lane
Jean Skyles
Skyles
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Nce
Carrville
Texas
Russelviley -Ark
Wooville
Zorn Murder Trial Opens in Kansas City Court
The Louis Zorn murder case against killing tenant Sechrest opens after delays. Mrs. Sechrest of Lincoln drops a note near the Missouri river banks implying she killed her baby, prompting state action.
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Kansas City
Louis Zorn
Two Massachusetts crewmen die from gunpowder explosion
Alexander Newton Dassett of Durham New Hampshire and James Garfield Patterson of Pittsburgh Pennsylvania died in a San Juan military hospital after injuries from a powder charge explosion on January 16. Dassett’s remains will be embalmed and shipped to the United States while Patterson’s body likely will be buried there, leaving two other survivors among the gun’s nine crew members.
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Alexander Newton Dassett
Durham
N. Q
James Garfield Patterson
Pittsburg
Massachusetts
Military Hospital
Dassett
United States
Patterson
Legislature Considers Irrigation Bill and Other Measures
The Senate weighs irrigation legislation and a set of additional measures of varying importance. Debates focus on funding, rights of water use, and potential regional impact as lawmakers review committee recommendations and public input.
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Senate
Nebraska Legislature Debates Exposition Support and Bills
Senate suspends rules to adopt a Dawson resolution urging Agriculture Department irrigation studies for the Platte Basin. Arizona telegram prompts memorial to Congress for omnibus statehood. Bills on taxes, banks, shipper access, school and local government issues advanced or introduced in both houses.
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Giffin
Dawson
Platte River
United States Department of Agriculture
Congress
Nebraska
House of Representatives
Howell of
Douglas
McGilton
Arizona
Jenning
Thayer
Committee On Revenue
Warner
Dakota
Standing
George C. Andrews
J. D. Darrow
Sloan
Brady
Stromboli Erupts Again With Lava and Stones Thrown Vastly
In Rome on January 26, Stromboli volcano resumes activity after a brief lull. Large quantities of lava and volcanic rocks are ejected high and far from the crater, indicating a renewed eruption phase.
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Rome
United States Firms to Build Factories in Canada
More than thirty major US manufacturing companies plan to establish factories in Canada, expanding cross border industry and production capacity. The move signals growing economic ties and potential job growth in Canadian regions hosting new facilities.
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United States
Canada
Rumor of Archduke Eugene marrying confectioner's daughter denied
Vienna reports deny a Budapest rumor that Archduke Eugene who is linked to Emper or Francis Joseph plans to change rank to wed a confectioner's daughter. The Archduke serves as grand master of the historic Teutonic order and its key duty is celibacy.
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Vienna
Budapest
Archduke Eugene
Francis Joseph
Ferguson and son face sentence for counterfeiting
Martin Ferguson former county treasurer of Butler Missouri and his son William were arraigned before Judge Adams in the United States district court. The elder Ferguson was fined 81 and sentenced to five years in the penitentiary. His son received a light sentence and was released on the promise to return to his home at Popular Bluff.
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St. Louis
Martin Ferguson
Butler County
Missouri
William
Adams
United States District Court
Hach
Ferguson
Popular Bluff
Russian Department Boosts Siberian Butter Exports
The Russian department of agriculture has allocated $30,000 to expand the export of Siberian butter. This funding aims to raise overseas sales and strengthen regional dairy industries through targeted promotional and logistics support.
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Agr Culture
Ambitious Duck Hunter Debates Presidential Prospects
A humorous exchange from The Argonaut features a teacher urging focus on effort and a boy declaring he never sought risky hunts, preferring a different path to success. The banter highlights ambition and practicality in a light literary moment.
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The
United States
Argonaut
Schwab Says Health Fine Aboard Margarita Interview
Charles M. Schwab, aboard the steam yacht Margarita off Palermo on January 26, told an Associated Press correspondent he was in good health. When asked to confirm his health, he replied that he preferred nothing be stated, noting the more he says the less convincing it would be.
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Palermo
Sicily
Charles M. Schwab
Associated Press
Schwab
Anthracite Trust Formed in London After Talks
After months of negotiation owners of anthracite coal mines agreed to a definite arrangement for a formal combine. The St James Gazette reports promoters have been directed to register a company named the Anthracite Trust with capital of 15 million dollars, and most colleges are said to accept the terms.
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Anthracite Trust
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