Notable Obituaries and Legal Notices Across Regions
Brief telegrams report Henry R. Crothers dies after appendectomy. Reuben Lovinggood, born in a log cabin, becomes president of Sam Houston college in Austin. Survey notes include Glenn Brown elevated as honorary member of the royal Institute of British Architects and Clark H. Sampson’s death in St. Louis after rheumatic illness. Seals reach 250000 in St Johns while Tongue river floods Miles City. Hawaii’s King Kalakaua era memoirs by William N. Armstrong. Harcourt retires from public life. Training and strikes feature in Dubuque carpenters eight hour dispute. John E. Utt appointed Rock Island general agent in Omaha. Various court verdicts and corporate actions unfold in Evansville, Greenville, and Trenton. Major bills include statehood for Oklahoma and Arizona and New Mexico. Navy repairs delay for the Inols following a collision with the Missouri. Howard university presidency passes to Rev John Gordon.Death of Lt Cmdr Edgar Townsend Warburton aboard Maine. Western rail traffic officials reject livestock passes as unconstitutional.
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Henry R. Crothers
San Francisco Evening Bulletin
Reuben §. Lovinggood
Sam Houston College
Austin
Tex
Glenn Brown
Royal Institute of British Architects
Clark H. Sampson
St. Louis
Bright
St. Johns
N. F
Wiliam N. Armstrong
Kalakaua
Hawaii
Miles City
Mont
Tongue River
William Vernon Harcourt
Edward
War Department
Charles H. Heyl
Inspector General's Department
Dubuque
Iowa
John E. Utt
Rock Island
Omaha
Utt
Chicago
Evansville
Ind
Philip Veatch
Veatch
Greenville
S.C
Susan L. Francklin
Newberry
S. C
Southern Railway
Walter Westlake
Indianapolis
Salt Lake City
Taft
George M. Sternberg
Army
New York
J. Clark Sprout
Grand Rapids (Witch) Democrat
Lake Michigan
Oklahoma
Indian Territory
Okahoma
Arizona
New Mexico
House Committee On Territories
Trenton
N. J
United States Steel Corporation
Court of Chancery
Alfred Stevens
Newark
Union Pacific Railway
A. L. Mahler
Union Pacific
EE. H. Harriman
Navy Department
New York Navy
Edgar Townsend Warburton
Maine
Pensacola Harbor
Swayne Impeachment Dominates Week in Congress
The house and senate will debate the post office appropriation and Panama canal bills this week with amendments from both sides. The Swayne impeachment resolution will be the feature, with hearings and speeches on related topics including District of Columbia matters and several minor bills. The McCall committee report is awaited late in the week.
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Swayne
Washington
Hear
Heyburn
Patterson
Hanna
House
District of Columbia
Senate
McCall Investigation Committee
Oppose Arbitration Treaty by Irish Nationalists in Cleveland
The Irish nationalists in Cleveland adopt strong resolutions protesting an arbitration treaty between the United States and Great Britain. They cite George Washington on foreign alliances and warn the pact would disrupt friendly ties with other European powers. A protest copy will be sent to Senators Foraker and Dick.
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England
Cleveland
United States of America
Great Britain
George Washington
United States
Foraker
Pickpocket on Rock Island Train Uses Chloroform
Des Moines reports a notorious pickpocket captured on a Rock Island line near Center ville. Using a rag soaked with chloroform he targeted a drowsy passenger, stunning others as detectives arrested him. He carried knockout drops and other professional gear.
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Rock Island
Des Moines
West
Centerville
Sugar Factory Moves West
The Binghampton beet sugar factory will be dismantled and moved to Blackfoot Idaho within a few days. The transfer follows failure to persuade local farmers to grow enough beets for operation. Idaho soil and climate suit beet culture and farmers there are ready to contract to supply the plant.
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Binghampton
N. Y
Blackfoot
Bingham County
Idaho
Russia orders 259 cannons from England for Manchurian army
Paris dispatch reports Russia has ordered 259 cannons in England for its Manchurian force. The Tenth and Seventeenth army corps are not due to move to the theater of war until month’s end.
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England
Paris
St Petersburg
the Figaro
Russia
Alaska Pink Salmon Ordered for Japan by Seattle Trade Register
Seattle traders report orders totaling 225000 cases of Alaska pink salmon for shipment to Japan for army use. The Shawmut will sail Saturday with the first load, followed by additional ships. Japan has purchased 75000 cases in San Francisco, with further large buys in Vancouver, B C.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Wash
Seattle Trade Register
Alaska
Japan
Trade Register
San Francisco
Vancouver
B. C
Precautions Tighten as Riots Feared During Easter Week
Reports from Odessa warn of possible anti Jewish disturbances during Easter as false blood atonement rumors spread. Authorities trust Governor Eidhardt and Baron Kaulbers to keep order with a strong show of force. warnings promise severe punishment for anyone who disturbs the peace.
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Russia
ST Petersburg
Ministry of the Interior
Odessa
Eidhardt
Baron Kaulbers
Russians Claim Victory in Corean Clash
A semi official dispatch from Liao Yang says Russia defeated Japan in northern Corea. Japanese losses were ten times Russia's. fifty buried and 120 wounded aided by 500 Koreans to Japanese HQ. Japanese raised two Red Cross flags signaling surrender amid Japanese confusion and high Corean spirits over the news.
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ST. Petersburg
Liao Yang
Corea
Corean
China
Promise Japs Warm Reception at Port Arthur
Port Arthur authorities prepare to greet Japanese forces with a warm reception should they attempt to block the harbor again. The article notes signals of a Russian tactical shift linked to Vice Admiral Makaroff and credits signalman Aronkonso with reporting enemy movements from the Vladivostok bombardment, earning the cross of St. George.
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Port Arthur
Togo
Makaroff
Aronkonso
Vladivostok
Askolko
Port Arthur Food Supply Estimated For One Month
A Japanese merchant who left Port Arthur aboard a Chinese junk reports the food stock for the garrison appears sufficient for about one month. He puts the garrison at under 1,000, not counting naval forces. Damaged ships are being repaired and bombardment on March 10 saw 90 percent of Japanese projectiles burst, causing three small fires but no major blazes.
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New York
Port Arthur
Weil Hai Wei
Times
Skirmish Deaths Reported Between Anju and Chong Ju
Seoul reports indicate 50 Japanese and 100 Cossacks were killed or wounded in a skirmish between Anju and Chong Ju. Marquis Ito left yesterday after submitting reform suggestions. Yi Chi Ying named special ambassador to carry presents to the Japanese emperor.
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Seoul
Anju
Chong Ju
Ito
Corean
Yi Chi Ying
Marquis Ito
Corea
Riverside Club and Plumbing Exchange Banned as Unlawful
In Detroit judge Brooke of Wayne circuit court restrained the Riverside club and Plumbing exchange from continuing business. Prosecutor Hunt alleged they fixed prices and stifled competition, and the court ruled the organization an unlawful enterprise inimical to the public welfare.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Detroit
Mich
Brooke
Wayne Circuit Court
Riverside Club and Plumbing Exchange
Hunt
Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar Dies in Berlin
BERLIN Princess Edward of Saxe Weimar died here Sunday from acute pneumonia. Her death follows a period of illness and ends a notable royal line with ties to German nobility and European affairs.
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Princess Edward
Berlin
Princess Edward of
Saxe- Weimar
Turkey Will Exhibit at St Louis Exposition
Washington reports the Turkish Council of Ministers unanimously approved an exhibit at the St Louis Exposition. A large number of natives may take part, with Islamic religious services at the Mosque of Omar. The export of Jordan water has been authorized.
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Turkey
Washington
St. Louis Exposition
Omar
Constantinople
Jordan
Masked robbers gun down express messenger on Oregon train
Three masked men halted the southbound Oregon express at Copley near Keswick, killed Wells Fargo messenger W. J. ONeill, and blew open the express car with dynamite. They looted the car and fled on the engine before the men disappeared into the night with the plunder. Authorities say the robbers were novices and the impact crude.
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Acramento
Cal
Southern Pacific
Copley
Keswick
W. J. Oneill
Messenger O'Neill
O'Neill
Joesink
Redding
W. J. O'Neill
Wells-Fargo
O’neill
Rural Carriers to Deliver Subscriptions Under New Postoffice Plan
Senate committee reports on the postoffice appropriation bill includes a $720 annual salary for rural free delivery carriers and permits them to carry merchandise for hire and take subscriptions for newspapers and periodicals. A $2,000,000 appropriation funds purchasing the Pennsylvania Railroad site in New York for post office use. Carriers must not discriminate among newspapers or interfere with duties.
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Senate
Irrigation Committee Debates Jurisdiction Over Desert Land Bill
Washington committee session on arid lands adjourned at noon after a ruling dispute over Rep Reeder’s national irrigation act amendments. Mr Underwood offered a repeal clause for the desert land law, challenged as outside committee jurisdiction and not germane to the pending bill.
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Washington
House Committee On
Mondell
Reeder
Underwood
Marshall
North Dakota
Roosevelt Knox Confer Over Panama Canal Transfer
President Roosevelt and Attorney General Knox met after news that Colombia had lost its French court case against the Panama canal company. They concluded there was no longer any legal obstacle to transferring the company's concessions and property to the United States, likening the delay to recording a title for a twenty foot Washington lot.
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Washington
Roosevelt
Knox
Colombia
Panama Canal Company
United States
Canal Company
President to appoint Baxter as U S Attorney
The President will appoint Judge Irving W. Baxter of Omaha as United States Attorney for Nebraska, ending the dispute over Summers. The selection followed a White House conference with Senators Millard and Dietrich and D. E. Thompson. Summers has served beyond his two year term.
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Washington
United States
W.S. Summers
Nebraska
Irving W. Baxter
Omaha
Senate
Baxter
White House
Millard and Dietrich
D. E. Thompson
Thompson
Summers
Flood Devastation Across Rivers In Indiana
In Petersburg Indiana the flood emergency worsens as White River swells to thirteen miles wide and twenty feet deep, Patoka River spans forty miles. Farms flood, bridges vanish, stock drowned and soil eroded with $250 000 logs in danger. Officials fear two more feet of rise.
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Petersburg
Ind
White River
Patoka
Delegates to National Convention Organized in Manila
Manila Republicans and Democrats organize to elect delegates to the national convention. They aim to push legislation favorable to the Philippine islands.
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Philippines
Manila
Philippine Islands
Bubonic Plague in India Surges in Week End March 1
In Bombay the week ending March 1 reports a grim plague toll across India reaching 40 527 deaths, a rise from the previous week, highlighting escalating mortality.
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India
Bombay
Debt totals and cash balance in treasury March 1904
The March 31 1904 public debt stood at 915 422 11 after cash in treasury. Debts: 895 156 740 interest bearing 2 670 510 ceased interest 292 294 486 non interest totaling 1 290 122 096. Excludes 95 117 869 in certificates offset by cash. Cash in treasury 1 399 011 475 with demands 1 023 311 479 leaving 374 699 995 cash.
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Washington, D. C
Treasury
Philippine Treasury
Bennett will case verdict on sealed letter evidence
In New Haven Connecticut a jury upheld the probate court ruling that a sealed Bennett letter expressing a gift to William Jennings Bryan was not part of the will The superior court majority followed Judge Gagers instruction and ruled the letter could not be admitted as evidence Bryan’s counsel argued for admission while Mrs Grace Imogene Bennett the widow and other heirs objected The decision ends the contested point in Bryans appeal from the probate court decision
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New Haven
Conn
Philo S. Bennett
William Jennings Bryan
Mr. Bennett
Superior Court
Mr. Bryan
Gager
Court of Connecticut
Bryan
Grace Imogene Bennett
Boer Leader Seeks Peace at Farmers Congress
General Delarey, former Boer commander, told a Wednesday farmers congress he regretted the coming Boer War scenes at the St Louis Exposition calling them a shameful production. He urged world notice that Boers renounce vindictiveness toward Britain and seek peaceful cooperation.
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Krugerscorp
General Delarcy
Delarey
Great Britain
Defiance Starch Co Offers Exposition Tickets
The Defiance Starch Co announces a contest: 95 Indies receive a round trip to the St. Louis Exposition, with five winners per Illinois Iowa Nebraska Kansas Missouri. Send in the largest number of trade marks from a ten cent Defiance 16-ounce package by September 1, 1904.
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Defiance Starch Co
Illinois
Iowa
Nebraska
Kansas
Missouri
Omaha
Nebr
Quotable Remark Cites Women and Rivalry Language
A Chamfort quote notes that women avoid harsh terms yet send sharp barbs in rivalry, comparing eloquent arrows adorned with purple and azure feathers to poisoned points. The remark frames gendered rhetoric with a paradox of refinement and danger.
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Chamfort
Quote contrasts sisters and chums over gala events
A New York Press line reflects on social cost and vanity, joking that paying for a sister's 25-cent lecture seems grander than inviting an old school friend to a champagne dinner.
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New York Press
Matrimony and Painted Women Laughing Gags
A playful note on marriage and vanity. It jokes that a year of matrimony brings Cupid’s mischief and that women who wish to swear may be surprised at men’s reactions to their painted appearance.
Dorothy and Robinson Crusoe pieces in St Nicholas April frontispiece
The April St Nicholas frontispiece features a Copley portrait of Dorothy by Lydia Field Emmett. Temple Bailey and Anne McQueen stories appeal to young readers. Two Robinson Crusoe articles by Northrop and Collins attract interest. a note on expansion and a life insurance company shows growing figures through 1904 with a call to join.
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Copley
Dorothy
Lydia Field Emmett
Temple Bailey
Anne McQueen
W. B. Northrop
Francis Arnold Collins
Everybody's Magazine previews St Louis Expo in April issue
The April number opens with The Greatest World's Fair with text by David R. Francis and illustrations by Vernon Howe Bailey. It describes what to expect at St Louis in May in an engaging, informative style. Lessons are for learning rather than liking.
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Everybody’s Magazine
David R. Francis
Exposition Company
Vernon Howe
Bailey
St. Louis
Wild Seed Offer From Salter Seed Co Wisconsin
An 81.65 money order offer advertises 15 fruit trees Apricots Apples Crabs Cherries Plums Peaches and Pears from John A Salter Seed Co La Cresse Wisconsin with free delivery on receipt of 1.65 and 10c seed pack for Celery Carrot Cabbage Onion Lettuce Radish and Flowers plus a seed catalog. A line notes a life vim in religion is worth a lot of vision.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
John A. Salter Seed Co
la Cresse
Wis
Mall
Wisconsin
Defiance Starch Ad Promises Value and Satisfaction
Try One Package Defiance Starch or return it to the dealer if not pleased. The ad claims 16 ounces for 10 cents and urges satisfaction with no sticking to the fron. It includes praise from J W O Barry of Aliconapolia and a brief aside on kindness and housekeeping.
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Express
Committee ON Irrigation
Canal
Bennett Will
Copany of
South Omaha
B. R. Stouffer
Plao
J. W. O'Barry
Third Ave
Ailoncapolia
Alan
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