Grover Cleveland Dies in Princeton Home at 78
Grover Cleveland died last Wednesday morning at his Westland residence in Princeton New Jersey after a brief illness. In the death chamber were Mrs Cleveland and his doctors Dr Joseph D Bryant Dr George R Lockwood and Dr John M Carnehan. The official statement cited heart trouble induced by long standing stomach and kidney ailments. The funeral was held Friday at 5 am with President Roosevelt and other notables in attendance. Cleveland born March 18 1837 in Caldwell New Jersey rose from clerk and attorney to Erie County sheriff Buffalo mayor and New York governor before serving as president. He died at his home and left wife Frances Folsom and four surviving children Esther Marion Richard and Francis Grover with Ruth deceased.
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Vassily Rebi koff Demonstrates Pneumonia Boat at Niagara
Russian inventor Vassily Rebi koff visits New York to showcase a twelve foot Pneumonia boat at Niagara whirlpool. The craft, three feet wide and drawing three quarters of an inch, uses a motor to skim over water rather than sail through it amid turbulent currents.
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Turmoil in Teheran as Shah Bombards Houses
Teheran endures looting and disorder with the Shah ordering daily bombardments of proscribed houses. European residents condemn plunder while deputies seek refuge at legations. Parliament building wrecked, many officials and deputies displaced, casualties reported among Cossacks and other regiments.
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Benedict Dan Mathews Weds Mary Fraser After Seven Attempts
In Jerseyville Illinois Daniel Mathews finally married Mary Fraser after repeated elusions to the altar. He twice stood up Mary Miller before turning to Fraser and marrying at Roadhouse Illinois. The couple honeymooned after a lengthy courtship marked by Daniel’s bashfulness and family worries.
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Roosevelt Jr Receives Harvard Bachelor Degree
Theodore Roosevelt Jr the President's son earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard after three years of study and additional courses in Cambridge Massachusetts.
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Navigator Confident in Roaring European Stream Voyage
A mariner voices confidence about steering a boat through Europe’s roaring streams and whirlpools. He asserts skill will guide the vessel safely despite turbulent currents and challenging rapids.
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Tribesmen Murder Americans on Negros Island
Telegram from Negros reports the murder of H. D. Everett government forester T. R. Wakeley schoolteacher and four Filipinos by hill tribesmen. The party had been missing six weeks after beginning travel across Negros, one of the most remote southern islands.
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Denver preps grand auditorium for Democratic convention
Denver unveils a plan laden with red white and blue decorations for the Democratic national convention to be held July 7. Fifty two stars on the ceiling will represent states and territories, with a large Washington portrait and six shields enhancing the platform area. The city emphasizes hospitality, organized visitor entertainment, and strict hotel pricing controls to prevent overcharges.
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Tuberculosis Germs Shown Transmissible By Public Phones
A Lancet report from Westminster notes a test where a swab from a central exchange public telephone infected two guinea pigs. One died after 23 days and the other after 27 days, both showing tuberculosis signs, prompting calls for periodic disinfection of all telephones.
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Long Walk For Young Girl Bet Promises Chicago Trip
Alice Kendall a Brooklyn girl with a theatrical career made a $500 wager at a dinner table that she can tramp from New York to Chicago in forty-five days or less. She has a summer show contract and postponed the walk until fall.
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Taft May Speak in Indianapolis During Campaign
Washington Special notes Secretary Taft may deliver a series of speeches to African Americans, with one address likely in Indianapolis, based on information just obtained.
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Klopfer Brothers Die After Bank Fails
Munich bank collapse leads to the deaths of Max and Theodore Klopfer, partners in Klopfer Brothers, who took their own lives amid crushing debts and inability to meet obligations.
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Bryan Predicts Big Denver Victory in Democratic Nominating Fight
Lincoln Nebraska special reports William Jennings Bryan expects at least 100 votes beyond two thirds on the first Denver ballot and says only structured delegates will be argued with. He remains largely silent on the platform and on chairing the national committee while his Nebraska allies pursue a secret program.
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Uprising Fights in Northern Mexico Prompt American Flight
Washington reports Americans in Mexico face peril as bandit uprisings meet Mexican denial of revolution status. Texas Governor Campbell confirms federal efforts to curb neutrality violations while Mexican authorities promise extradition for ringleaders. In Las Vacas a battle ends with Canales and Diaz dead and a Mexican millionaire’s wife wounded. Military units pursue remnants as movement shifts toward the mountains.
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Paris Seaport Plan Would Transform City
Paris aims to transform into a seaport with a 100 million dollar salt water canal through the Seine valley from Havre to Bougival. The plan calls for tidal access to the city by trolley, with the project to be government dug and controlled if approved. Engineer Senac is the proposer, arguing this would be easier than the Panama Canal.
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Fund for Grover Cleveland Monument Sought in Essex County
A movement in Essex County New Jersey aims to raise a national monument fund in memory of Grover Cleveland, with several prominent state citizens already pledging support.
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Indiana Pigeons Race Sets Speed Record in Mishawaka
Mishawaka Indiana hosted a 400 mile mis haw a pigeons race from Madisonville. Forty birds returned within twenty minutes. The winner achieved 1600 yards per minute, the fastest time in ten years.
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Moroccan Sultan Hafid orders 18000 men to be raised
Mulai Hafid the usurping Sultan of Morocco has summoned the Caids to his palace and imperatively instructed them to raise an army of 18 000 men from the neighboring tribes.
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