Women to Receive University Honor for Economic Work
A 1900 university decision honors a Miss for pioneering work in economics. The piece notes a long tenure and contrasts wartime views, while listing international emigration figures and public reactions to sensational news and suicides. The tone reflects editorial concerns with media sensationalism and safety.
Controversy Over Paris Trip Fundraisers and Local Robbery Parable
The Ameri can Students' League of Chicago faced a failed plan to send teachers and students to Paris with expenses around 320 each. Promoters faced cancellations but leaders Rogers French Howland and Supt Andrews pledge to cover costs and refund subscribers. The piece also mocks crime in Chicago, praising courteous robbers while wishing for Joliet’s walls to end the menace.
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American Students’ League of Chicago
Paris
Andrews
Rogers
French
Howland
Sindenis League
Chicago
Dick Turpin
Jack Sheppard
Joliet
Army personnel honored in official list of reprints
The notice records officers and enlisted men of the State Army noted for special merits. It lists individuals and relatives connected to the regiment, marking them for recognition in a formal department transmission.
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Department
States Army
British Pursuit of Boers Near Thaba N'Chu Continues
London dispatch reports heavy Boer retreat from De Wet's post as Gen Roberts and Gen French push from Thaba N'Chu with Hamilton and Rundle. Forces clash along eastern outlet while analysts call Roberts' maneuvers masterly and seek clarity on Boer movements toward Thaba N'Chu and Constantia.
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New York
London
Cenror Thip
Free State
Bloemfontein
Roberts
Hazilton
Tabanchu
Fie
French
Rundle
Hamilon
Hamilton
Qoe
Thabanchu
de Wets Corp
Constantia
Olister
Wepener
Roberta
Arabason
Ike
Paardeburg
Xanpas Post
Reddersburg
de Wepa
Thabenobu
Thaba N'Chu
Irenlag Hamilton
Freevit
Artion
Thaba Nchu
DeWet
Smith- Yorien
Lord Roberts
Whaba N'Cho
Cherricide
de Wet
Awelowk
Brabant
Ladybrand
British General Botha Seen As Likely Successor to Joubert
Reports from April 2 to 3 indicate Commandant General Louis Botha may be a capable successor to Joubert as British forces maneuver to clear the Free State. Roberts advances northward while Boer detachments skirt the Basutoland boundary toward Ladybrand, risking pursuit and complicating relief of besieged towns. In Peoria, Illinois, James Dunlap, a Chicago bank robber, is jailed after alerts of possible escape actions by his colleagues.
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Acre
London
Louie Botha
Hoera
Joubert
Lord Roberts
Geo. French
Rundle
Brabant
Pote-Carew
Hart
Chermalde
Aliwal
Springfeld
de Wet
Chermelde
Free State
Wibdae
Laggard Rover
Roberts
Wepener
Basutoland
Ladybrand
American Institute of Colored Kimtes Artiste Inaugurated in Paris
The American National Institute in Paris opened with a reception at its temporary premises. President M. Sally-Prudhomme and poet M. Massenet attended. Sully-Prudhomme praised the founders Mathide Smedley and the Institute for fostering Franco American artistic ties. United States Ambassador Porter and numerous American colony members were present.
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Colted Kimtes Artiste
Paris
Nachal Institute
M. Sally-Prudhomme
M. Massenet
M. Sully-Prudhomme
Misa Mathide Smedley
Institute
United States
France
America
Porter
Son Guilty of Second Degree Murder in Father Killing
Peter Goetz, 16, of Hays Kansas, was found guilty of second degree murder for shooting his father on March 29 and was sentenced to 25 years in the state penitentiary. The body was found in his doorway area and a $25 purse was missing. He confessed, saying the parent had been cruel.
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Ansas
Patrice Bentencad
Hays City
Kan
Peter Goetz
Hard Imbor
Goets
Gypsies Arrested for Stealing a Girl in Binghamton
In Binghamton New York on April 27 the sheriff captured a gang of gypsies charged with stealing 4 year old Margaret Dundon daughter of Mr and Mrs Patrick Dundon and lodged them in the county jail. The child had wandered to a camp on the city outskirts where fortune tellers were operating before being abducted.
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Groeten
Binghamton
N. Y
Margaret Dundon
Patrick Dunton
Senate Votes to Seat Nathan B. Scott from West Virginia
Washington April 5 The senate debated seating Nathan B Scott from West Virginia with a large majority supporting the motion and only three senators voting against. The day also covered Alaska cotton claims and debate over abandoned property and fraudulent districts within the United States.
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Washington
Senate
Nathan B Scott
West Virginia
Clark
Moner
Feareps
Opa
United States
Treasury
Chandler
Img
Coeur d'Alene
Merriam
War Department
Congress
House
Cal
John M. Storgrenberg
Nebraska
Philippines
Loud
Fitzgerald
Mags
Load
Young Bridg ees for 820 070 Kalamazoo April 30
Mrs. Charles Pletcher Church sues her mother in law Mrs Stephen Church for 20000 damages over alleged marital affections of her husband. Miss Mary Rich and her husband grew up in Kalamazoo. The couple secretly wed December 26 1898. After the wedding became known the family moved to Waterbury and the husband never returned.
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Young
Misa Rich
Waterbury
Baer backs new creed revision for Presbyterianism
John Willis Baer of Boston,National Christian Endeavor secretary and Presbyterian elder, urges a new creed after ten years of failed revisions. He warns renewed efforts could spark strife and discord within the church. Separately in Manila Maj. Gen. Lloyd Wheaton reports Semar Paterno, ex-president of the Philippines cabinet, captured near Trinidad Benguet.
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Boston
Mass
John Willis Baer
National Christian Endeavor
Presbyterian Church
Ecumenical Missionary Conference
Menila
Lloyd Wheaton
Semar Paterno
Sn-Callet
Trinidad
Benguet
Paterno
Manila
America Lines
San Fernando
Fire Devastates Hull and Ottawa Area Across Five Square Miles
A major fire swept five square miles across Hull and Ottawa causing widespread destruction. Over 2,000 buildings burned, many residents displaced. A relief effort mobilizes with a Dominion grant of 100,000 and donations from banks, firms, and citizens. Deaths include Minnie Cook and John Pymple among others. casualties and missing details update ongoing.
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Otece
Ont
Hull
Fust
Dominion
Ontario
Toronto
Mier
Minnie Cook
John Pymple
Somerset
Canadian Pacific
George Peeiey
West
John Dare Hull
Freman
F. B. Eddy & Co
Merers House
Wellington Street
Carron
A. Baudin
Charles Baudin
Duke Street
Ottawa
Dalhousie
Montreal
Detroit
New York
Thoburn sued for 150000 defamation in New York
In Springfield on April 27 a defamation suit for 150000 is filed against Bishop Thoburn. Miss Armstrong, an American woman, emerged as a central figure in a clash over marriage in India. The case highlights personal and ecclesiastical conflicts tied to Thoburn’s past. Separately, Arthur E. Stilwell plans a Kansas City to Pacific coast line with Mexican investors to form a company and secure capital.
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Sprisgfield
New York
Thoburnway
India
Miss Armstrong
Methodist Episcopal Church
Bisncp
England
Bishop Thoburn
Shitwell
Kansas City
Arthur E. Sutwell
Kansas City & Orient
Pacific Coast
Mexico
Alonzo Fernandez
Diaz
Lorenza Elizaga
Presid Diaz
W. W. Sylvester
Mr. Stilwell
Stilwell
Disaster at Paris footbridge kills nine at Ex position
A footbridge at the Champ de Mars linking the Globe Celeste to the Exposition collapsed on Saturday. Nine people were killed and nine seriously injured as victims passed beneath the closed structure. Authorities blame premature removal of guarding folds before cement set.
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Paris
Champ de Mars
Ttis
Street Car Strikers Inaugurate Work Stoppage in St Louis
Streetcar men in St Louis begin a strike on all divisions of the St Louis and Suburban railway. Amalgamated Association members quit en masse yesterday at noon but service is minimally affected as the company rapidly fills vacancies.
Texas Tornado and Flood Devastate County Towns
Tremendous flows scourge Texas with destructive winds and rain. A tornado hit Blumin Hill area causing loss of life and major damage including a wrecked public school and several injured. A daughter of Dr Hanks is dying. other injuries reported. Widespread destruction along rail lines and bridges. half of Waco flooded with people drowned or missing.
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Patlax. Tes
Texas
Johnson County
Hill
Basque
Blumin Hill
Hanks
P. Hunt
Lady Robertson
MacClosky
Blum
Niles
Woodbury
general farma_property
Missouri
Kansas
Gulf Colorado
Sanin Fe
Waco
Grant Birthday Celebration Draws Huge Galena Crowd
Citizens of Galena honor General U S Grant on his birthday marking the eighth anniversary of the monument dedication. Thousands fill streets as bands march with military and fraternal orders. Visitors arrive by excursion trains with special fares, and Gov Theodore Roosevelt is the orator of the day, with over 100 Chicago delegates joining.
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Galena
Monnee
Gelena
U.S. Grant
Lesena
Theodore Roosevelt
Chicago
J. H. Long
Women mass meeting marks ecumenical conference day
April 2 report from New York covers the fourth day of the ecumenical conference. The morning and afternoon sessions at Carnegie Hall and Central Presbyterian Church focused on missionary comity, education, and mission presses. Delegates read papers and gave addresses including a talk by Mrs. Moses Smith of Chicago on giving to other women.
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New York
Carnegie Har
Carnegie Tall
Central Presbyterian Church
Moses Smith
Chicago
Cante
London
Teria
Iran
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