Million Dollar Palace of Peace Opens in Washington
The International Bureau of the American Republics unveiled a new marble palace funded largely by Andrew Carnegie. Taft, Knox, and Francisco J. Yanes spoke as diplomats attended a grand dedication and reception. The building houses the Pan American bureau with a patio, a Columbus Memorial library, and an assembly hall for American ambassadors.
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International Bureau of the American Republics
Taft
Andrew Carnegie
Washington
Bureau
America
Senor de la Barra
Knox
Hall of Ambassadors
Mr. Barrett
Barrett
Francisco J. Yanes
Uncle Sam
New World
Pan-American Bureau
North, Central
South America
Republica
Western Hemisphere
International Bureau of American Republics
Pan- American Bureau
Great Lakes
Cape Horn
Three Americas
United States
Congress of the United States
Peace Palace
The
Hague
Carnegie
White House
Potomac River
Columbus Memorial Library
Mark Twain Dead at 74 in New York Home Services Followed by Private Burial
Samuel L. Clemens known as Mark Twain died at Storm Field in Redding Connecticut after a period of illness. He passed away with his daughter Clara and secretary Albert Bigelow Paine present, angina pectoris and heart failure listed as the cause. Burial planned in Elmira beside wife and children with a semi public service in New York.
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Elmira
New York
Samuel L. Clemens
Mark Twain
N. Y
Stormfield
Redding
Conn
Brick Presbyterian Church
Thirty-seventh Street
Fifth Avenue
Henry van Dyke
Princeton
F. A. Duneka
Harper & Brothers
Fred Bigelow Paine
Camarack
Clara
Ossip Gabrilowitsch
Albert Bigelow Paine
Samuel Langhorne
Clemens
Henry H. Rogers
Mr. Twain
Jean
William Laffan
the Sun
Richard Watson Gilder
The
Century
Six convicts escape from Leavenworth Prison
Life-term inmates Arthur Hewitt Thomas Keating Bob Clarke John Gideon Frank Grigware and ten-year man Theodore Murdock fled by hijacking a switch engine. The engine forced to a bridge underpinned by a jack the fugitives scattered but Clarke Gideon Hewitt and Keating were later captured. search continues for Grigware and Murdock aided by deputies and local farmers.
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Leavenworth
Kan
Arthur Hewitt
Thomas Keating
Bob Clarke
John Gideon
Frank Grigware
Theodore Murdock
Federal Penitentiary
Gideon
Hewitt
Keating
Lemon
Grigware
Murdock
Swift–Hurry wedding at Church of the Epiphany
Lawrence Swift and Elizabeth M. Hurry wed at the Church of the Epiphany. Elizabeth is the elder daughter of Mr and Mrs Randolph Hurry. The ceremony occurred in New York on April 23.
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New York
Lawrence Swift
Elizabeth M. Hurry
Randolph Hurry
Nicholas Longworth Ohio Representative and Senator
Nicholas Longworth Republican of Cincinnati was born November 1869. He attended Franklin School, Harvard University, Harvard Law School and Cincinnati Law School. He served on Cincinnati School Board, was elected to the Ohio House in 1899 and the Ohio Senate in 1901. He married Alice Roosevelt on February 17, 1906 and served in the Fifty eighth to Sixtieth Congresses and the Sixty first.
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Nicholas Longworth
Cincinnati
Franklin School
Harvard University
Harvard Law School
Cincinnati Law School
School Board of
Ohio House of Representatives
Ohio Senate
Alice Roosevelt
Roosevelt
Biography of Herman Philip Goebel in Ohio politics
The record notes Herman Philip Goebel of Cincinnati born April 5, 1853. A lawyer by practice he was elected to the Ohio House in 1875, became Hamilton County Probate Court judge in 1884 and 1887, and served in the Fifty-eighth through Sixty-first U.S. Congresses.
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Herman Philip Goebel
Cincinnati
Ohio
House of Representatives
Hamilton County
Myron W Townsend Emerges As Top Sporting Editor
A Chicago era profile praises Myron W Townsend of the Cincinnati Commercial Tribune as a foremost sporting writer. His versatile coverage spans baseball to boxing and commands national readership. The piece credits the Tribune with shaping US athletics and notes Ban Johnson and Grillo among its past leaders as the American League took shape.
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Myron W. Townsend
Cincinnati Commercial Tribune
Townsend
Cincinnati
Commercial Tribune
United States
Ban Johnson
J. Edward Grillo
Washington Post
Honoring Ben Hanby in Westerville
Westerville plans a tribute to Ben Hanby author of Darling Nelly Gray. Osman C Hooper proposes that crowds rise when the song is sung to honor Hanby. The Otterbein University Quartet supports the idea to spread the movement among townspeople and visitors.
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Westerville
Ben Hanby
Nelly Gray
Osman C. ‘Hooper
Ohio
Hanby
the Otterbein University
Guartet
Layman Credits Cure for Stomach Trouble
A layman from Indianapolis testifies that Dr Caldwell's Syrup Pepsin cured his constipation and stomach issues after trying many remedies. He praises the laxative as effective and offers a free sample by sending his address to Dr W B Caldwell at the Caldwell Building Monticello, Miss.
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Caldwell
Joseph Murphy
Indianapolis
Ind
Dr. Caldwell
W. B. Caldwell
Caldwell Bldg
Monticello, Ml
Getting Old
A wry joke about aging and memory centers on a man recalling his wife’s reaction to a birthday gift. He jokes she enjoyed his company more than the present as he sits and reminisces about her birthdays.
What the Grocer Said About Easy Task Soap
A Cleveland grocer praises Easy Task soap saying it is popular with the best customers who pay for quality. He notes the soap “works by itself” and “sells itself” as demand rises since it “does half the work.”
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Cleveland
Saving His Life in Peking The Doctor Sing Loo
An English visitor in Peking learns from a servant how Sing Loo, the famed physician, saved a life after two other doctors worsened the illness. The servant recounts the tale with humorous phonetic dialogue.
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Peking
Sing Loo
Cannibal and Lightning Calculator Clash in Quip
A Fiji cannibal reluctantly produced a quarter in response to the Lightning Calculator. The exchange centers on pleas to cut out booze and other vices as the calculator complains about genius eccentricities. The Los Angeles Herald reports the odd dialogue in period style.
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Fiji
Los Angeles Herald
Gompers on Child Welfare at Civic Federation Meet
Samuel Gompers urged protection of children from evils beyond wage slavery at the Civic Federation convention in Washington. He recalled seeing two East Side children and a girl’s frightened cry as a window opened, noting one boy cried from being hurt and another claimed a worm swallowed.
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Samuel Gompers
Washington
The
Civic Federation
Tommy
Postum for Mothers Nourishes and Feeds Family
A testimonial extols Postum as ideal for nursing mothers and children. The speaker credits boiled preparation of fifteen to twenty minutes with flavor, strength in mothers, and improved health for a delicate child, urging others to follow directions.
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Marine Band
Hague Palace
John Barrett
Ambassador
de la Barra
F. J. Vanes
Leavenworth Penitentiary
Congress
Herman P. Goebel
Layman
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