Lost Army Officer Material Sparks Rider Humor
In Virginia a ride to Fort Myer ends with missing 180 pounds of officers. Maj. Gen. Fred Grant seeks the detritus as the 40 officers return by foot after the test ride, with a grim, humorous view of the uneven weights per man and the medical check at the hospital.
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Pashington
Virginia
Fred Grant
Department of the ‘East
Fort Myer
United States Army
Funston
Gen. Grant
Elkins Allows Katharine Elkins to Marry the Duke
Senator Elkins will not oppose Katharine Elkins marriage to the Duke of the Abruzzi. The wedding may be in November amid royal opposition from Queen Helena of Montenegro. The duke fears political fallout and awaits certainty of consent while Rome's public opinion shows mixed reaction.
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Enator Elkins
Katherine
Abruzzi
Washington
Helena
Elkins
Montenegro
Savoy
Rome
Mies Elkins
Government Clerk Is Sadder But Wiser in Washington
The account follows Stephen K. Booth a Minnesota native and government clerk who rises to a special agent post in immigration service then is abruptly laid off after Congress fails to approve funding. He returns to the census bureau earning $1000 yearly reflects on civil service resilience and luck compared with others.
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Stephen K. Booth
Washington
Stephen
Minnesota
Bureau of the Census
Fred
Uncle Sam
Immigration Service
Department of Justice
St. Paul
Congress
Bureau of Census
North
Smithsonian Plans Major Aeronautics Exhibit
Smithsonian Institution officials and the National Museum announce a special aero exhibit featuring Langley’s models, the Langley aero drome, Chanute gliders, and potential Wright brothers’ contributions. The display will trace aerial navigation from Montgolfier's 1782 balloon to the Wrights, after a new building opens. A Fiji sugar cane dance called the sugar cane meke is also described, showing growth figures and ceremonial combats.
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Europe
France
Baldwin Motor
Wright
Fort Myer
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum
8. P. Langley
Langley Aerodrome
George C. Maynard
Octave Chanute
United States
Wright Brothers
Meir
Joseph Montgolfier
He Had a Chance
A quote from Delineator recounts a mother asking about having a brother for Margaret and her reply suggesting a boy might have turned out better with good bringing up by mother, father, and the family.
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Margaret
Pap
Peabody Fund to Distribute $2.5 Million Among Southern Schools
New York reports the Peabody educational fund trustees plan to distribute 2.5 million dollars to Southern institutions. Missouri Kentucky and Maryland will join in final distributions including a 1 million dollar gift to George Peabody College for Teachers in Nashville. A large gift to a Baltimore institution is also anticipated.
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New York
Peabody Educational Faid
Waldert- Astoria
Wedmester
South
Missouri
Kentuky
Maryland
George Peabody College
Nashville
Tenn
Peabody Aittention Furl
Baltimore
Kentucky
Trussee
George Foals College
Fuund
Judge refuses to seal clergy-divorce case records
In New York Judge Aspinall denies sealing papers in an inter locutory divorce case involving Bo Thartel Hall Jr and Rev Benjamin J Dennham. The judge condemns secret testimony and questions protecting a clergyman accused in a case where a woman was led astray.
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New York
Divemre
Bo Thartel Hall, Jr
Jem Cowe
Benjamin J. Dennham
Missouri
Aspiall
Supreme Court
Mra Hall
Judge Aspinall
Independence Proclaimed in Tirnovo as Europe Reconsiders War
In Tirnovo the Bulgarian independence was proclaimed while Austria-Hungary moves toward declaring Bosnia and Herzegovina. A new Berlin Treaty congress is likely to review the situation, as fears of war spread across capitals. Turkey appears weakened, with internal tensions rising and no power eager to wage war.
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London
Tirnovo
Bulgaria
Austria-h Hungary
Ferdinand
Pla
Bosnia
Merzegovina
Europe
Turkey
Riot in L A Court Sees Attempted Lynch of Assault Suspect
In Los Angeles Justice Austin's court a riot erupted as Edward Martin, the African American man who attacked Miss Edith Ralston at College Grove, was arraigned. Martin pleaded guilty in Superior Judge Wilbur's court and received a life sentence amid the disorder.
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Los Angeles
Is Hazed Student Found or a Hoax Letter in Kentucky?
A letter allegedly from missing State University student W. E. Smith claimed he was safe at the St. Nicholas Hotel in Decatur UL and requested notification to authorities. His brother questions the handwriting, suspecting it is not genuine, while police investigate the claim amid a broader Kentucky misdirection case.
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Lexington
W. E. Smith
State University
St. Nicholas Hotel
Decatur
L. E. Smith
Comer Makes Complaint Beheads Man and Kills Woman
Reported details describe a violent incident in Tennessee where Justice I. D. Hales of Embreeville was killed by Berna Naytess after an attack on Naytess’s wife. The assailant was later found dead, with authorities indicating mental illness or insanity as a possible motive.
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Comer
Night Riders Kill Seven in Veiknan Kentucky
A mob of white night riders attacked Walker family in Veiknan Kentucky burning their home. Walker, his five year old daughter, a baby, and the mother died from wounds or in the blaze. Three other children were shot and one likely perished in the fire. The attackers then fired the house and forced survivors from the flames.
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Vieknan
Walker
Elme
Astor Buys Italian Palace and Villa Sirens Estate
Waldorf Astor reportedly buys a villa near Sorrento and plans a grand palace in classic style with Hever Castle restoration in Surrey. He also owns Villa Sirens site and a demanding winter residence in Italy. New Orleans weather notes mild temps and cotton harvests. regional crops face sunlit weeks. In Adrian, a 15 year old girl Sallie Beasley elopes with and marries a young man after her father’s murder attempt. In Little Rock a skin graft operation saves Helen Tenenbaum’s life with skin from her 17 year old brother Samuel.
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Lomion
Waldorf Astor
Italy
Astor
Sirens
Adrian
Sallie Beasley
Jordan Swain
Beasley
Swain
Little Rock
Ark
Helen
Samuel Tenenbaum
St. Vincent Infirmary
Tenenbaum
Hazed May Be Starved Student Bound in Box Missing Two Weeks
A missing State University student Willie F Smith is feared dead after two weeks of no contact. Authorities believe a campus prank by unknown assailants led to his disappearance and possible starvation, with a letter warning the brother to cease the investigation.
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Lesineton
Willie FL
Smith
State University
Itchman
Kentucky Auditor Threatens Counties Over Back Payments
Kentucky auditor warns counties in arrears must pay overdue state funds or face embezzlement indictments. He cites a county clerk who reportedly failed to remit for ten years and alleges county judge A D Ford misused funds for eighteen months in a suspected pauper support case.
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Frankfort
Kentucky
Couty
A.D. Ford
Girard County
Klot
Guthrie plea raises funds to split Roosevelt Hearst
Guthrie Oklahoma driven appeal has drawn about $3 000 from residents to fund opposition to President Roosevelt and William R Hearst and supporters.
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Guthrie
Okla
Ticn
C. NS
Haskell
Oklahoma
Roosevelt
William J. Hearst
Abolishes Chairman and Secretary Roles in Insurance Leaders
The Association of Life Insurance Presidents voted to end the chairmanship held by Grover Cleveland and the secretary post held by Rob L Cox after Cleveland's death. A new general counsel and manager position was created with Cox chosen for the role.
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New York
Grover Cleveland
Ihs
Association of Life Insurance
Cleveland
Robi, L. Cox
Mr. Cox
Night riders harass farmer in Lyon County chase
In Paducah Kentucky about twenty night riders came to the home of Clifton Osburn a Lyon County farmer last night aiming to whip him. Osburn escaped through a rear window and fled to a nearby soldier camp six miles away. Riders fired shots at him and soldiers with a blood hound pursued them to where their horses were left. Osburn says he will sell his farm.
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Paducah
Clifton s+ burn
Lyon County
O+burn
Osburn
Chicago owner offers 50000 for Christy Matthewson
New York reports Charles W. Murphy offered 50000 for Christy Matthewson of the Giants. John L. Brush and John McGraw rejected the bid, informing a middleman negotiations would be useless.
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New York
Charles W. Murphy
Chicago
Sherman and Taft Ticket Faces Republican Critique
A Wilkes Barre speech questions the record of the Republican era under Taft and Sherman. The piece cites editorials from Springfield and New Yorker commentary on campaign funds, Harriman, and the 1906 letter as evidence of alleged corruption and misrule. It frames Sherman as unfit for presidential nomination and notes party failures on publicity law and convention planks.
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Wilkes, Barre
Jones
Sherman
Bouinee
Firgan
Degan
Hrgan
Springfield
Taft
Fts
Republican
New Yorker
Canoon
New York State
Ehateman
Uee
Markman
Sitney
E Ho Starriman
View Providency
Harriman
Congress
Harrian
Benring
Democratic Text Book in Buffalo Campaign Text
A long critique praising a Democratic campaign text book titled Democratic Text Book. It extols clear print and practical topics including bank deposits taxation and anti Republican spending while urging Democrats to own a copy and study it for the coming election. The piece urges readers to compare with Republican positions and to inform others.
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Buffalo
Bancon
Maine and Arkansas Vote Shifts Highlight Taft Fears
A Portland dispatch notes Maine Democrats gain across four districts with a 15 000 vote rise since 1904 and 4 000 over 1906, while Arkansas Democrats lead state ticket by a possible 63 000 margin surpassing Gov. John C. Little’s tally. Taft supporters urged to stay hopeful amid returns.
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Maine
Arkansay
Cannon Letter Foresees Tariff Revision Yet Distrusts Outcome
An April Washington Post excerpt reports Speaker Cannon telling Col. Taylor that tariff revision is likely once Congress changes hands, predicting a Dingley bill style outcome favoring trusts over consumers. The Philadelphia Ledger invites reader votes for Bryan, while administration terms such activity as factional. Manufacturing backers offer little explanation for plant closures if Taft wins.
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Cannon
John N. Taylor
Knowles, Taylor & Knowles Pottery Company
East Liverpool
Washington Post
Republican Party
Trusts
Platforms Debate in a Fractious Election Year
A fragmented text contrasts Democratic and Republican platforms on direct senatorial elections, bank charges, public subsidies, and campaign finance. It notes Democratic support for direct Senate elections and tax reforms while criticizing Republican positions on trust controls and corruption.
Letter on tariff robbery and Singer sewing machines
A prominent Mutte citizen quotes a speaker condemning tariff abuses. The letter recalls buying a Singer sewing machine for $65 in 1890s United States, then finding the same model in Montevideo for $35, with shipping and duties cited, illustrating price differences. It mentions a rolling chair trust and notes that prosperity rings hollow to unemployed workers.
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Proyan
Mutte
Mont
Dans Molies
Singer Sewing Machine Company
South America
Montevideo
Republic of
Uruguay
Singer
Jackson man shot by Clinton post clerk in Mississippi
Wississippi News reports the killing of Pitegerald of Jackson who was shot by W. A. Sorby, Clinton post clerk, after confronting him at the Clinton office during a routine check. The death ends a long service, while regional updates cover cotton woes, rail venture talks, warehouse plans, and local disasters.
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Chas
Pitegerald
Jackson
W. A. Sorby
Clinton
Pfitegerald
Mra. Cabmons
Scraty
Fitegerald
Trale
de Po
Sorby
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Jack Koli
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J.C. Roberts
Lewis
Texas A. & M. College
City Age Verinary
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Mich
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Pattiesburg
Tl. W. Tiiwdlshae
Arcola
Omcers
Hattiesburg Traction Company
Stephen D. Lew
Theodore Hoosevelt
W. T. Rigby
Vicksburg Military Park
Hazlehurst
A. & M. College
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Gadsden, Ala
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Montgomery County Farmers’ Action
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Hallie Sims Eggleston
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