Mrs Sargent Dies En Route to Wedding in Vermillion
Sioux City Iowa May 25 A Hot Springs South Dakota woman Mrs V F Sargent 24 died at 11 Monday morning at her brother F E Washburns home in Morningside after arriving from Hot Springs to attend her neices wedding in Vermillion. She had tuberculosis since age six and had spent years at health resorts. The wedding of Miss Lulu Chaussee was postponed. Funeral held in Vermillion today.
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Hot Springs
Sioux City
V. F. Sargent
F. E. Washburn
Chicago Street
Morningside
Vermillion
South Dakota Baptist Worker Resigns for Denver Call
Sioux Falls South Dakota May 19 Res W C King longtime secretary of the South Dakota Baptist association and general missionary for the American Baptist Home Missionary society resigns effective July 1 to serve as pastor of Judson Memorial Church in Denver The 400 member church gains from kings leadership including 38 new churches 24 new buildings and 20 percent rise in foreign mission benevolences while home mission gifts doubled. King previously led Deadwood church and is praised by many friends.
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Sioux Falls
W. C. King
South Dake Baptist Association
Char
American Baptist Home Missionary Society
Haa
Judson Memorial Ehre
Denver
South Dakota
King
Deadwood Baptist Church
Murray Hotel Sold At Auction
New York May 19 The Murray hotel at Park Avenue and 40th Street was sold at public auction to settle the estate of late Hugh Smith. Opened in 1884 it has long been a noted New York hostelry with historic associations. The site belonged to the county estate of Robert Murray a Quaker merchant. Washington marched through the Murray grounds, and Mrs Murray entertained officers there as he rallied his troops.
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New York
Park Avenue
40Th Street
Hugh Smith
Metropolis
Robert Murray
Washington
Harlem Heights
Murray House
Murray
Young Soldiers On Trial For Goulin Murder In Paris
In Paris on May 25 a bloody fingerprint found on a military ticket is key to the trial of George Grady age 20 and Herr Michael age 21 for the murder of Madame Jules Goulin, widow of a Paris banker. Bertillion declares the thumb mark comparison with Michael is perfect.
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Paris
France
Anspeci
George Grady
Herr Michael
Jules G. Gouin
Bank of France
Bertillion
Michael
Funeral preparations stir London as crowds await procession
London residents feel unrest and anticipation ahead of the late king's funeral as troops marshal in the streets and visitors flood the city. In Montreal delegates to the World W T U convention sail for Glasgow to join sessions beginning June 4 on the Cassandra.
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London
Eng
Montreal
Can
Glasgow
Young coal miner killed in city by detectives
A young coal miner who came to the city to marry was mistaken for a hold-up man and killed today by detectives. He was with his brother in the vicinity of Cobbury when the incident occurred.
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Manila
Cubs
Liesten
Six bishops consecrated at St Paul seminary ceremony
At St Paul seminary six priests were ordained bishops in a single ceremony led by Archbishop Ireland. The new bishops are James O Reilly of Minneapolis to Fargo, P R Heffron of St Paul to Minnesota, J J Lawler of St Paul Cathedral to auxiliary, Timothy Corbett of Duluth to Crookston, Vincent Wehrle of Richardson to Biamark, and Joseph Busch of St Paul missions to Lead, S D.
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St. Paul
Mina
United States
5, Paul Seminary
Ireland
James, O'Reilly
Minneapolis
Fargo
P. R. Heffron
St. Paul Seminary
Minona
J. J. Lawler
St Paul
Timothy Corbett
Duluth
Crookston
Vincent Wehrle
Richardson
N. D
Biamark
Joseph Busch
Catholic Missions
Ead
Northern Pacific paints its coaches vivid red
Kennewick Washington May 19 The first two passenger coaches for the North Coast railroad Nos 101 and 102 have arrived and are stored in Kennewick yards. They are combination baggage and smoking cars painted vivid red to be used in accommodation trains with motor cars ordered. Track laying progresses seven miles west of Kennewick bridge work between Denton City and Grandview advances and the crew will finish to Zillah by early June at the current pace.
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Kennewick
Wash
North Coast Railroad
Accomodaton
Serfee
Denton City
Grandview
San Bernardino Centennial Celebrated in Citywide Observance
San Bernardino began a three day celebration marking the centennial since its founding. On May 20, 1810 a small band of mission militiamen halted their march and established the camp that grew into the city. Franciscan missionaries named the valley El Valle de San Jose in honor of San Bernardino de Sienna.
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San Bernardino
Cal
San Gabriel Mission
San Bernardino de Sienna
el Valle de San Jose
Oath Administered to Six New Bishops in St Paul
Monsignor Falconis, papal delegate, administered the oath to six newly appointed bishops in a ceremony at St Pauls Rose Park. Attendees included prominent Catholics as Right Rev Lawler of St Paul ORedley Heffron Wehrle Corbett Bused to be bishop of Lead all named among the new incumbents.
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St. Paul
Minn
Monsigneur Falconis
Roveland Park
J. J. Lawler
James O'Redley
Minneapolis
Patrick H. Heffron
Vincent Wehrle
Richardson
N. D
Timothy Corbett
Duluth
J. N. Bused
Lead
South Dakota
Monument to the Howes in Spencer Mass May 19
A $3 monument funded by subscriptions from the Howe family across the United States was unveiled in Spencer to honor Elias Howe Jr William Howe and Tyler Howe three brothers native to Elias Howe who invented the sewing machine William Howe who built the truss bridge and Tyler Howe who devised the spring bed ceremony marked by family participation and national support
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Spencer
Mass
United States
Elias Howe, Jr
William Howe
Tyler Howe
Elias Howe
Nebraska men push for a state fathers day
Hancock Nebraska May 19 Inspired by mothers day men here plan a fathers day by next legislature to become a state wide holiday The white carnation stands for mothers day and the fathers day emblem will honor fathers with a similar mark
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Hancock
Neb
Unclear U S Steamboat Moves Against Nicaraguan Vessel
Bluefields Nicaragua May 19 A United States steamboat Padu cah drives the Madris gumboat Ve a from Bluefields harbor. Officers refuse to talk but hostilities loom. The Venus resisted orders and attempted to blockade the port.
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Uncle Ram
Bluefields
Nicarauga
United States
Paducah
Bluields Harbor
Venus
Hotel Chaplin Fire Devastates Bin Point Resort
Plattaburg May 26 The Hotel Chaplin at Bin Point, a noted resort, was destroyed by fire today. Sixty employees escaped. one did not. Loss estimated over a million dollars. Local authorities investigating cause.
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Plattaburg
Chaplin
bin ® Point
Gre
Police Chief Kotler Faces Dismissal Charges
Cleveland, May 25. Charges of drunkenness and immorality snapped against Police Chief Kotler, once praised by Colonel Roosevelt as the least chief of the nation, with word he may resign or be removed amid the uproar.
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Cleveland, O
Chist Kotler
Roosevelt
Pation
Hetch Hetchy Hearing Before Ballinger in DC
Secretary Ballinger heard San Francisco officials on revoking the Interior Department permit for Hetch Hetchy in Yosemite. Oakland and Berkeley also attended to argue east bay water rights. San Francisco presented a lengthy brief detailing equity and hydraulic engineering needs for the city’s water supply.
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Washington, D. C
Secretary of the Interior
Ballinger
San Francisco
Interior Department
Hetch Hetchy Valley
Yosemite National Park
Oakland
Berkley
Ita
Sierra Undertaking
Arbitration discussed at Lake Mohonk conference in New York
Lake Mohonk New York May 19 The fifteenth Lake Mohonk conference on International arbitration opened for a three day session with delegates from about fifty business organizations including the National Board of Trade and the National Association of Manufacturers. Nicholas Murray Butler of Columbia University presides. Speakers include diplomats educators statesmen journalists and jurists. The gathering weighs plans for an international court of arbitral justice urged by the Hague conferences and Secretary Knox. Topics cover commerce education labor churches and Pan American peace efforts.
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Lake Mohonk
N. Y
National Board of Trade
National Association of Manufacturers
Chambers of Commerce and Boards of Trade
United States
Canada
Nicholas Murray Butler
Columbia University
International Court of Arbitral Justice
Knox
Denver Mint to Use New York Drafts for Bullion Payments
Senator Guggenheim reports the Denver mint will receive bullion payments via New York drafts, with bullion deposits kept in Denver. Daily shipments of about 100 ounces of gold move from Omaha to Denver to support coinage operations previously hampered by bullion scarcity. The senator also pressed for Denver to coin peaches and nickels, a proposal now under consideration.
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Denver
Washington, D. C
Guggenheim
Denver Mint
New York
Denver Institution
Omaha
Treasury
Nicklee
Wives Present Accounts to Boost Husbands Pay
Chicago May 20 Wives of engineers submitted family account books to the arbitration board handling the wage dispute of 27 000 employees and 49 railroads west of Chicago The accounts contrast bread and meat costs with wages and argue that essentials like meat cabbage and clothing are unaffordable Also Mrs Oliver of Chicago testified on living costs and the inability to make ends meet Manila Cuba May 26 Negligence in leaving the valor en open caused the sinking of the Dry Dock Dewey It can be raised within three weeks at considerable expense
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Chicago
Ill
Marton Oliver
Jace
Manila
Cuba
Valoren
Cumming Is Nominated At Delighted Convention
From Rock Island May 23 the Antediluvian party holds a convention for the presidency. Senator Albert B. Cummins of Iowa is named as a strong nominee with a declared platform. The event signals possible durable support for the party in the upcoming race.
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Cumming
Rock Island
Christian Party
Albert B. Cum
Iowa
Nebraska railroad commission and intercity rail interests clash
The Nebraska railway board is accused of sending letters to delay a Supreme Court appointment. Rail industry observers link the move to Burlington and Chicago Northwestern rivalries, suggesting a broader conspiracy to place favored attorneys in Washington. The piece notes competing railroad factions maneuvering for influence while denying public conscience.
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Nebraska Railroad Commission
Gakin
Trucs
Nebraska Commissioners
Railroad Age Gazette
Chicago & Northwestern Railroad
Lloyd W. Lievers
Chicago & Northwestern
Washington
Nebraska Commission
Burlington
Ebraka Commission
Umion
Nebraka
Bowers
Congress urged to fund Sully expedition battle monuments
Sioux Falls May 25 The South Dakota Grand Army of the Republic will push a memorial request to Congress for funding monuments at major battle sites from General Sully's 1864 expedition against the Sioux. Colonel Iver, appointed to trace the route, completes a report guiding the effort to honor the clashes that helped shape Montana North Dakota and South Dakota.
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Sioux Falls
Grand Army of the Republic
Department of South Dakota
Congress
Sully
Montana
North Dakota
South Dakota
So. Dakota
L. ©. Iver
Morristown
Ives
G. A R
Uncle Sam
Prosperity Shown in Weight of Mail
Sioux City May 25 heavy increase in mail matter in the Dakotas and Nebraska shows the region’s growth. J S Humphreys, chief clerk for the Sioux City district, estimates a roughly 20 percent rise since weighing began four years ago though exact figures are unavailable. The weighing aims to help the government estimate railroad mail compensation for the next four years and covers four districts in 105 days with the 4th section finishing by June.
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Nebraska
Dakotas
Sioux City
J. 8
Humphreys
Railway Service
Humphreyes
Iowa
Five years ago suf kidney trouble and secretions
A fragmented notice from New York cites a person named Baal at 1013 Rivenide Street in a brief report about severe kidney problems five years prior and ongoing health concerns related to kidney secretions.
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Luhop
Rivenide St. Tm
Comet tail curves as earth passes debate New Orleans weather shocks crowd
Reports from Princeton Denver Sedalia Washington and New Orleans describe divergent views on the comets tail and earth passage while fear and superstition spread. Meteor sightings, sunspot photos and a surprising church collection reveal mixed reactions and uncertain science influencing a wary public.
Shocking Plaza Elevator Feud Among Gotham Elite
Aristocratic Gotham circles buzz over a luxury hotel conflict between Princess Lwoff Parin and the Duchess of Manchester as exclusive hotel elevators cause a rift. Also recounted are tales of police Lt Blaney disciplining his son, a midget performer seeking justice in court, and a veteran planning his memorial grave.
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Eirclea
Gotham
Lwoff Parinsky
Pinga
Duchess of Manchester
Plaza
Trunka
Vor
Recoad
Iment
Edmund Blaney
Atlantic Avenue
Brooklyn
Young Binney
Young Laney
Hin
Blaney
Ferror
George Laible
Hoppodrome
David Goliath
Milltown
New Jersey
Willamsburg
Moving pictures to show government operations in New York
Moving pictures will display Washington government operations in New York with plans to expand to other cities. Dr. Leipzeiger of the New York Board of Education organized weekly lectures for parents showing city workings from parks to currency through Treasury and Engraving and Printing. Navy and Army scenes, life-saving services, and revenue cutters will be photographed, with cooperation from Treasury life crews. The piece shifts to Secretary Wilson promoting the muskrat as a commercial prospect, noting its wide distribution, durable fur, and markets from Baltimore to the West, including culinary use among Indiana, church dinners in Delaware and Maryland, and annual muskrat banquets.
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Washington
New York
Henry Letpateger
New York Board of Education
Leipzeiger
Treasury Department
United States
Bureau of Engraving and Printing
Wilson
North America
Canada
Atlantic
Pacific
Indiana
Baltimore
Philadelphia
Wilmington
Delaware
Maryland
West
Collision Sinks Ship After Ram With Steamer Wood
At Cleveland May 14 the crew of 23 aboard the Frank H. were waking when the oiI steamer collided with the Wood. The Wood rammed the year and it sank immediately, leaving the Frank H. damaged and sinking. John Mitchell reported the incident.
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Cleveland
Frank H
John Mitchell
Wood
Tragic Lead Train Death Reported
A miner named Thomas Harris dies after an 11 30 pm train incident near Lead. Witnesses say he slipped from a car seat, fell beneath wheels, and was killed. Adolph Hegelund discovers the body on the track. Coroner Harvey holds an inquest. verdict cites Harris’s drunken negligence as cause, with no fault assigned to the railroad or crew. Funeral planned Friday at the Methodist church with Mr Harris expected from Butte.
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Harris
Logswood
Deadwood
Adolph Hegelund
Woshington
Cates & Way
Lead
Add Harris
Berry
Crow
Williams
Harvey
Africa
Harrie
Methodist
Thomas Harris
Butte
Dry Dock Dewey Access Sought After Sinking Risks
Manila notes a damaged dry dock near the harbor where the Dewey and the Cubs were moved to a towed location. Sunk vessel shows valves jammed shut, risking further trouble. Officials say the facility may still be usable but complex repairs ruined critical parts.
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Manila
Cubs
Ing Dry Dock
Dewey
Whitney to Lead Northward Trip This Summer
Harry P. Whitney is confirmed to command a voyage toward far northern waters this summer aboard a steamer associated with Peary. The Edinburgh ceremony granted an honorary law degree to Robert B. Peary.
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Whitney
New Albany
Moen
War Peary
Harry P. Whitney Rassy
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