Roosevelt asks four battleships vetoed by House vote
In Congress Roosevelt pressed for four new battleships while the House rejected the naval pay rise for officers in a 199 to 3 vote. Senate actions included banning betting in DC and land purchases for government sites. Chelsea, Boston fire fatalities and damages dominated disclosure of national events with numerous other incidents across the country.
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Senate
District of Columbia
Pennsylvania Avenue
Mall
Montana
Congress
Senator Foraker
Brownsville
Navy
Marine Corps
Notable 1900s figures face legal, health, and duty events
Nathan Meyer, Wabash hat-factory proprietor, seeks receivership. Julia Marlowe suffers a breakdown in New York causing two weeks of engagements to be cancelled. Eliza Hodge of Janesville remains unconscious after a church revival. Tsokas, a labor contractor, gets eight months in Sing Sing for illicit contract labor from Macedonia and Bulgaria. Wanamaker's will to relatives values estate at about 20 million. Cardinal Logue to attend New York diocese centennial. Gillett pays 22500 to Seymour bank in settlement of a suit for losses from a cashier. Alm pleads guilty to embezzling over 2000 as Rushford city clerk. Jacques Cartier sails to polar expedition from Dunkirk. Gov Johnson appeals for state rights at Shiloh dedication. Mme Gould sails for Europe.
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Nathan Meyer
Wabash
Ind
Julia Marlowe
New York
Eliza Hodge
Janesville
Wis
Michael Tsokas
Sing Sing
Macedonia
Bulgaria
Thomas 3. Wanamaker
Philadelphia
Michael Logue
All Ireland
Charles W. Gillett
Chicago
First National Bank of
Seymour
Co. O. Alm
Rushford
Minn
Jacques Cartier
Lieut Benard
Dunkirk
France
John A. Johnson
Minnesota
Shiloh
Mme
Anna Gould
Europe
New York convention rejects Bryan faction at Denver
Amid riot like scenes the New York state convention ousted the Kings county bloc led by Senator Patrick H. McCurren and adopted an unpledged delegation to the Denver national convention. Rioters included Armenians Turks and Greeks after reopening of American Aluminum works in East St. Louis. Judge Alford of Mobile voided Alabama Sunday games ban. Multiple deaths reported including Hiram C. Millard killed by a 100 foot fall at Alum Creek Canyon and Mrs Bridget Mullaly murdered in St Louis. Charles A. Murphey of New York died by his own hand at the Astor House amid financial trouble.
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William J. Bryan
Kings County
Patrick H. MccCurren
Denver
East St. Louis
Alford
Mobile
Hiram C. Millard
Bailey Millard
Alumn Creek Canyon
Cal
Bridgett. Mullaly
St. Louis
Charles A. Murphey
Astor House
Obituary list includes Sun sports chief John Mandigo
Obituary notices report John H. Mandigo former head of the New York Sun sports department for 20 years died at age 50. Also listed are Rev. Henry Hickok an early American missionary to China dying in Watertown New York aged 59 and other brief death notices including Herbert Hey in Philadelphia Willie Fdouln Curtis T. Savage and Remus Potts in Rockford UK.
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New York Sun
Henry Hickok
China
Hane
Watertown
N. Y
Herbert I. Hey
Philadelphi
Sill
Franklin Institute
Willie Fdouln
London
Curtis Ti. Savage
Rockford
Remus Potts
Des Moines Letter on Dairy Moves and School Reform
Des Moines reports a federal dairy initiative placing agents in Iowa Wisconsin and Minnesota to aid creameries and improve butter quality. It also covers Iowa county superintendents backing a county unit system, debates on school governance, Lincoln case impact on Des Moines freight rates, and state filing issues for candidates.
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Iowa
Northwest
Agricultural Department
Washington
Wisconsin
Minnesota
L. Odell
Pure Food Department
State Department
Lincoln
Interstate Commerce Commission
Lincoln Commercial Club
Rock Island
Omaha
Greater
Jordan Hackneys to Feature at Iowa State Fair
A famed group of Jordan hackneys once owned in New York by Jordan will appear at the Iowa state fair this year. Now owned by Fred Pabst of Milwaukee for exhibition, the herd includes top prize winners from major shows. The former owner boasted the greatest collection of this stylish class of horses, with individual animals earning ribbons annually at the New York show.
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Iowa
New York
Fred Pabst
Milwaukee
New York Horse Show
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