President S and T Home Public Reception at the White House
President Roosevelt and 2nd Mrs Roosevelt hosted the New Year reception at the White House attended by about 800 guests including diplomats, military officers, and government representatives. The scene featured playful moments with children and a notable figure with roller skates.
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Rooverela
White House
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Navy
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Root
Wilson
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Jing
Teddy Herr
Mark Twain's Merry Funeral Performance Described
New York dispatch recalls a 1906 New Year's event with Mark Twain staging a comic funeral sketch. Twain, in a Satante outfit, portrayed Siamese twins with a reversed persona as his other self, recounting absurd resolutions while a bewhiskered 1906 figure was escorted from the stage amid chaotic, humorous banter.
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New York
Mark Twain
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Mark ‘Twain
Dub
Clemens
Tnit
Mark
Twain
Mardi Gras pay port features and New Year parade
Philadelphia observes New Year with a grand city hall illumination and dawn balls. The main event is a parade of Shooters with over six thousand participants and $2,500 in prizes. Ambassadors are received by Berlin Jean and the Emperor William, while Dorine hosts depu...
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Itis
Berlis
Jean
Wiliam
Dorine
Goff Resigns From New York Recorder Post
John V. Goff resigns after an enviable bench record as New York's recorder. The brief notice notes the move occurred in January, signaling a change in the city legal office.
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New, York
John V. Gol
New York
Old Hank Rose Civil War Veteran Dies in Snow Orphaned Recluse
Old Hank Rose 75, a former Ninth Michigan Cavalry soldier, died after exposure from sleeping in the snow. Rescued and revived earlier, he wandered Michigan living in ruined buildings and farms near Mason, sometimes consigned to bulwarks by a vigilance committee that shaved and clothed him before releasing him.
Corruptions of a Train Disaster Scene in Illinois and Trial Talks
A fragmentary report from Bloomington outlines a railway inquiry over a corpse value in a theft case involving a Wahagh railroad crew. The burned body of Miss Haley on a Witash line expresses a complex damages dispute while officials plan to cover burial costs. A separate Cambridge dispatch describes John Anderson collapsing into mania after his wife’s unresolved murder. Washington notes the Interstate Commerce Commission plans probes into block signal systems on Southern and Baltimore and Ohio lines following deadly crashes.
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Wahagh Railroad
Biss Mary Foley
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Ion County
Miss Haley
Chicago
el Paso
Haley
Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Southern
Baltimore and Ohio
Delaware Deadlock Broken in House Speaker Race
Dover January 2 An all night Republican caucus deadlock ended with Chard Hodgson, Higgins' candidate, chosen as speaker over the rival backed by Senator Alege. The vote closes a tense stand off in the state House.
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Delaware
Dover
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House
Chard Hodgson
United States
Higgins
Alege
Hughes Is Inaugurated Governor of New York
Albany June 2 Charles E Hughes is sworn in as governor of New York for a two year term. He stresses quality over quantity in legislation and vows to use constitutional powers to curb reckless and selfish profiteering, praising former Governor Higgins for his service. A large crowd attends the inaugural ceremonies and reception at the executive mansion.
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Charles Breais Hughes
State of
New York
Frank ,W. Higgins
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Hughes Paldl
Governnor Higgins
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Hughes
Executive Chamber
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Finn
Bistley Burke
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Bylseopal
Opening of the Pennsylvania and neighboring state assemblies
Reports from Harrisburg, Lincoln, Providence, Dover and Wilmington detail routine sessions opening January 2. Governors Pennypacker, Higgins, and Rhode Island officials were inaugurated as legislatures convened, with elections of speakers and pro tems. Debates anticipated regulation of railroads and corporations.
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General Assembly of
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Pennypacker
Tancoln
Triture
Nebraska
BI. Nettleton
Clay
Senate
J. Smuinders
Douglas
Providence
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Pawtucket
Whhode Island
Roswell
B. Burchard
Dover
Del
General Assembly
Delaware
George W. Sparks
Wihnington
Rlchard Hodgson
Townsend
Lord Aberdere Seeks Ground To Welcome His Son’s Bride
Philadelphia January report notes Lord Aberdere aims to recognize his son Henry Tynfinest Brooke’s wife Camille Clifford the actress. Detectives investigate Clifford’s life as the marriage is under scrutiny.
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Philadelphia
Lord Aberdere
England
Camille Clifford
Henry Tynfinest Hroce
Struck and Killed by Train Near Linton Indiana
Linton Indiana January 2 Thomas Hamilton aged 61 was struck and killed by an Indianapolis Southern train while en route home He was father of WW Hamilton president of the First National Bank and a prominent coal operator in the region
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Linton
Ind
Thomas Hamillton
Indianapolis Southern
Hamilton
Thhe First Nationsl Bank
Scientist Recovers Lost Radium From Carpet Dust
Dr Robert Abbe used radium to treat a patient at St Luke's hospital. A tube containing milligram quantities of iron radium spilled on a carpet and hid. George Pegram helped locate the missing radium using photographic plates. Dust from the carpet yielded about sixty milligram units of barium and radium bromide. The total loss was about one grain.
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George BE. Pegrun
Columbia Univeructy
Robert Abbe
St. Luke's Hospital
Abbe
Pegram
Degram
Night robbery tussle at York Burlington agent fights two robbers
Burlington night agent C Morris grapples with two masked robbers in York. One robber fires twice as they flee toward the platform after a struggle over money. The guard receives minor injuries and losses include cash dropped on the floor. robbers escape into darkness leaving a pool of blood.
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York
C. C. Morris
Burlington
Chen
Indiana Character 18 Dead and Other Brief Items
Fort Wayne Indiana January 2 Dr J W Younge noted specialist lecturer and soldier of fortune is dead He was married twice a divorcee and retained a Gret wife He was Civil War veteran and campaigner in Cuban and Mexican wars In 1870 he contracted to build a torpedo boat destroyer for Cuba but US government interfered causing loss of 1 000 000 in bonds Rosebud Miners Go to Work Ve Haute Tag dan 2 The Rosebud mine of the VAU cliffe Teailway company returns to work after a collapse and ventilation improvements Kalamazoo two girls aged 20 and 16 fled Battle Creek with packs to join a theater company in Kalama don then returned home Aunt Dorcus Harris said to be 129 years old died Mineral Texas Joe Ganas mother of the pugilist Joe Gan Present 2 Mrs Gans received a 6 000 check from her son First Cincinnati Fire New Year Diamond Diatomite plants burned Jan 2 loss about 109 000 Kilbourne Illinois 4 year old Willison Cooper dies while working on embankment at his cottage in Kilbourne
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Lewis Tolbaye
Rosébud
Tag
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Vauclilfe Teailway Company
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Coun Fy
Embezzlement Probe at Madrid Inn Stuns Club
A large embezzlement case unfolds at the Madrid Inn and Military Club with about $50,000 missing and the treasurer vanished nearly a month ago. The incident prompts an official inquiry and concerns over club funds.
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Madrid
Hearst Attacks New York Mayoral Rearguard Ruling
Albany Jan 1 Hearst presses for reargument of his bid to overturn the McClellan mayoral title based on 1901 election. Attorney General Jackson Ladiner set to share papers Monday June 7 after service by Hearst counsel. Application claims Mayer’s rapid ruling relied on flawed analysis and that recount should occur via quo warranto.
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Mayer
Albany
William Randolph Hearst
William J. Tackson
Hewret
George B. McClellan
New York City
Jackson Ladiner
Hearst
McClellin
Auacke Mayer
Bessou
Madox “Hiasty
Corporation Council
Dyer To Defend His Son In Embezzlement Case
Attorney General Bonaparte grants leave of absence to United States District Attorney Dyer and his son Horace Dyer to join the defense of Colonel Dyaragon in an embezzlement indictment accusing David P. Dyer, a former subtreasury paying teller, with $61,200. The case may be moved to January 15 after expected delays.
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Tin
Bonaparte
United States
Dyer
Horace ‘Dyer
Dyar'agon
David P. Dyer
D. P. Dyer
Sub-Treasury
Colonel Dyer
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Speech-Attocney
Condition of King Oscar Shows Signs of Improvement
Stockholm January 1 physicians attending King Oscar report he can leave his bed for a short period. The monarch's temperature is 98.8 degrees and his heart and lungs remain unchanged.
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Oscar
Stockholm
Endowment Pledge For Cincinnati Art Museum
In memory of her husband Dr Thomas J. Emery, a $100,000 endowment is established for the Cincinnati Art Museum. The gift funds an admission day allowing access to all sections of the museum, marking a philanthropic effort tied to a notable local benefactor.
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Cincinnati
Thomas J. Emery
Cincinnati Art Museum
the Jaurney
Gans Beats Berman In One Sided Title Bout
Chicago favorite Benny Gans outclassed Herman Berman from start to finish retaining dominance through eight rounds. Gans blocked, feinted, and landed decisive blows including a jaw shot that sent Berman to the mat. The crowd cheered the victor while Berman conceded the better man won and showed grit. An errant punch in a preliminary caused a brief stoppage.
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Western Black Show Opens in Denver January 19
The second spousal exhibition of the Western Black Show association is planned to open in Denver on January 19. Other items note heavy snow in western Russia, 10 percent wage hikes for southern Colorado coal miners benefiting over 6,000 workers, Chicago charity ball raising 22 thousand dollars, and various global updates including railway wage gains, Halifax dockyard transfer to Canada, and a Seattle high school football upset.
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Great Britain
Russia
Colorado
Chicago
Sing
Prion
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Teudtun Territory
Oilields
Illinois Central EABT Bound Train Schedule Fragment
Rail timetable lists multiple trains between Chicago, Dubuque, Waterloo, Fort Dodge, and Sioux City. It notes freight and passenger services with times such as 2:25, 2:20, 3:20, and 9:35, detailing connections to St. Paul, Albert Lee, and Omaha. daily operation with few Sunday suspensions.
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Chicago Limited
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Gil Lim
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Chicayo Brook
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Sioux City
Gslouz City
Owebs Mall
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Right Road to Chicago and Beyond Passenger Service
Schedule listing East Bound trains from Chicago to St Louis and beyond with stops at major points. West Bound services include Twin City Limited and Rockford Pass with daily and Sunday options, freight and fast passenger trains.
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Omaha
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Train schedules for CG G W rail services and freight
The notice lists southbound and northbound CG G W trains including No 1 St. Joe and east side 2 40 and K C Limited west side 2 35 pm No 3 1 00 Mall cast 4 35 pm and Westside 4 40 pm No 5 Kansas City net side express 8 16 am Way east side 20 am Freight west side 05 0 20 mke northbound No 2 Chi and St west side Paul Express east side No 4 Chi and St west side 2 2 0 pm Paul Express east side 2 16 pm No 6 Twin City west side 5 65 am Chi Spe Inst side 6 00 am No 20 Way west side 1 30 pm Freight east side 1 45 pm
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