Trusts Debate At Civic Federation Meeting In Chicago
The Civic Federation of Chicago opened a national conference on trusts with diverse ideas and interests. Delegates from thirty five states gathered at Central Music Hall as organizers debated program structure and heard preliminary addresses by President Pranklin H. Head and officials, with morning papers by Jeremiah Ween ks and Henry Carter Adams. Attendance grew on Thursday as sessions progressed.
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Pranklin H. Head
Civic Federation of Chicago
Brilef
National Conference of Trusts and Combinations
Chicago
End
Civic Federation
Howard S. Taylor
Akin
Dhanos
Head
Jeremiah We
Afany
Kruger the Great Natural Diplomat of Pretoria
Paul Kruger, president of the South African Republic, is portrayed as a unique historical figure. Described as a dictator with democratic simplicity, he begins each day with coffee and Bible reading, greets a growing audience on his porch, and attends government buildings guarded by armed policemen. He returns by late afternoon to smoke his wooden pipe, drinking coffee when thirsty and smoking while thinking, with an austere religious creed.
Awakening of Justice in France at Chicago Conference
Prominent delegates arrived overnight and took seats at the morning session as Central Music Hall hosted a grand national conference of combinations and basis. Despite some leaders missing, the Civic Federation of Chicago called the event a historic gathering of notable statesmen and orators.
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Combinations
Basis
Prosmoters
Civic Federa~tion
Chicago
Central Music Hall
Philadelphia Show Opens as McKinley Activates Exposition
President McKinley pressed an electric button in the White House to start the machinery of the national exposition in Philadelphia. The gates opened to the public with marvels accomplished, and the event poised to welcome visitors like a major 20th century fair.
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McKinley
White House
Philadelphia
President commutes soldier’s death to discharge and confinement
Private Thomas McVeigh of Company G First Wyoming volunteer infantry in Imus Philippines faced a general court martial for striking his superior officer. The president commuted the death sentence to an honorable discharge and hard labor for three years at Alcatraz Island, California.
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Philippines
Thomas McVeigh
Company G
Wyoming
Imus
Philippine Islands
Alcatragz Island
Cal
Four claim a fortune in Alaska estate case
Wives of William H. Sutton assert rights to a half million fortune from his Forty Mile district Alaska death. Three claimants reside in Chicago, while a fourth features a contested description from a night wife. One claimant is listed as Mrs Halma Sutton of Adnoka Alinn.
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William H. Sutton
Forty-Mile
Alaska
Chicago
Wialima Sutton
Jebanaxt Sule
Downan Bruce Buttes
Halma Sutton
Simple Faithful Man's Extraordinary Feats Told
The narrative recalls a rugged figure who endures what comes with faith, famed for astonishing strength. Stories report he saved his sister from a panther by strangling it and held a buffalo’s head under water to drown the animal. He reportedly amputated his own finger after an accident.
Tartar Released as British Authorities Clear Transport
The Tartar, a ship previously detained in Hong Kong, is released after British officials allowed clearance papers. The carrier, originally a British vessel with a US charter making it an American war transport, faced claims of overcrowding. Washington disputes British jurisdiction while Choate seeks protests to the British Government.
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Hong Kong
Foreign Office
War Department
Ger
Otis
United States Army
Victoria
United States
Washington
Great Britain
Choate
Odds and Ends From The Newsroom Briefs Detroit Meeting Planned
Mail carriers will meet in Detroit in 1000. Tramps wrecked the freight at Corry Pennsylvania. Mace Johnson of Monroe City Missouri celebrated his 120th birthday. Chicago Board of Education will add Spanish classes in three high schools. John Conn of Alliice Ohio, 85, was fired by Blanche Tilson and shot himself.
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Corry
Mace Johnson
Monroe City
Chicago Board of Education
John Conn
Alliiuce
Ohio
Blanche Tilson
Dreyfus Verdict Sparks Global Reactions Across Papers
A flood of editorials reacts to the Rennes verdict with outrage and calls for justice. Washington and New York press condemn military favoritism, while Boston and Philadelphia papers warn of democratic erosion. French honor, civilizational standards, and international condemnation dominate the discourse.
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France
New York World
Minneapolis ‘Tribune
Omaha World-Herald
Dreyfus
Basten Transcript
Omaha Bee
Boston ‘Transcript
Kansas City Times
New York Times
Kansas City Star
New York Herald
Memphis
Pittsburg
Kansas City Tourues
Rennes
Philadelphia
Dremus
Cleveland
Washington Post
Paris
Philadelphia Times
St Paul Pioneer Press
East
St Louis Globe-Democrat
Philadelphia Press
Detroit Frey Press
Iowa Troops Honor Roll and State Affairs Recap
The Sioux Cliffs Journal lauds the Town volunteers for a blemish-free service in the Philippines with many wounded but no deaths. It notes 506 sailed home, 75 to remaining service, and others discharged. A $40,000 appropriation pledge funds transportation and a reception for Fifty-first Iowa volunteers. The piece also covers oil inspectors costs, the Iowa Teachers Association meeting in Des Moines, the push for a national board of health, and state governance visits, plus a binding twine plant study and auditor appointments.
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Boma
Philippines
Sioux Clifs
Inwa
Hawkeye
Luvon
Rome
Iowa
San Francisco
Iowa Teachers’ Association
Des Moines
Unousnelly
Murat Halstead
Cincinnati
James B. Angeli
Turkey
Pazi Shorey
University of Chicago
H. Deemer
Town
Board of Control of
Stillwater, Minn
Anantosa Penitentiary
Muscatine Welling Tear Down and Des Moines Carnival Plan
A montage of Iowa news items reports Muscatine tearing down the old welling aiit, Des Moines proposing a fall river carnival, Clinton employing about 515 skilled wage earners, Bertha Bishop of Moorhead receiving 3000 from A I Yamb for slander, Denison double tracking and bridge work, Fred Hasser jailed in Marshalltown, Youngstown’s Mrs. Wiley Whitehearst suffering repeated near-suicides, Judge Caswell injured by a streetcar, Marble Rock child drowning, temperance groups opposing a large Des Moines brewery, and banks authorized at Knlown Ringsted Eldridge and Grundy Center.
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Muscatine
Des Moines
Clinton
Bertha Bishop
Moorhead
A. I. Yamb
Northwestern
Denison
Fred Hasser
Hudson
Wis
Knlown
Ringsted
Eldridge
Grundy Center
Gowns for Boudoir Styles Spark Adornment in Winter Fashion
The article surveys boudoir gowns and sacque petticoat combinations, noting white muslin petticoats with delicate color sacques and matching lace. It discusses variations in jackets, trims, and belts, with princess lines favored yet not plain, and describes cloth gowns, lace, ribbons, and elaborate petties in muted tones and rich textures for the coming season.
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Nest
Elaborate frilled gowns with silk trims and neatened layers
The text outlines various dress constructions with frilled nets, silk ribbons, and quill detailing. It describes jackets and petticoats of elevate down on bright silk foundations, simpler bedroom robes, and mused laces. It notes color themes like violet and pale greens and warns against uneven belt breaks for a neater silhouette.
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Camellere
Lady Margaret Howard Revered Catholic Figure
The article portrays Lady Margaret Howard sister of the Duke of Norfolk as a devout, unworldly Catholic figure who shuns luxury, maintains a large charitable income, and finds happiness in residence at Whitechapel. She influences the Duke of Norfolk when he was mayor of Sheffield and shows protective concern for her nephew the Earl of Arundel.
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Margaret Howard
Duke of Norfolk
Uke of Norfolk
Sheflield
Margaret
Earl of Aramdel
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