Death of King Oscar II of Sweden Ends His Reign
Stockholm dispatch reports King Oscar II died at 9 10 am in the royal palace with family present. Succession passes to Duke Gustave Adolphe who becomes Gustave V as Norway dissolves the union in 1905 and Prince Charles of Denmark is later elected Norway's king.
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Stockholm
Oscar II
Sweden
Sophia
Oscar Gustave
Oscar
King Oscar II
Flensborg
Oscar Gustave Adolphe
Verland
Council of State
Gustave V
Norway
Josephine
Prince Eugene of
Leuchtenberg
Marshal Bernadotte
Carl XV
William of
Nassau
Prince Gustave
Prince Oscar Bernadotte
Prince Carl
Prince Eugene
Gustave
Victoria
Baden-Baden
Margaret Victoria
Connaught
Ebba Munck
Fulkiln
Prince Charles of
Denmark
Mrs. Louisa Taft Dies at 84 in Washington
Death of Louisa Maria Taft, mother of Secretary of War William Howard Taft, was announced Sunday at 12:30 am. She was widow of Alphonso Taft, former secretary of war and attorney general under Ulysses S Grant, and later minister to Russia.
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Louisa Maria Taft
William Taft
Oklahoma Politician Proposes Federal Initiative Referendum Recall
Rep Fulton pushes joint resolution to amend the U S Constitution and empower states to initiate legislation and amendments by petition. The plan would require cross state thresholds and presidential approval for questions and recalls and calls for a recall election within five days of petition.
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State of Oklahoma
National House
Representative Fulton
United States
Fulton
Congress
Brewer Busch Alarmed by Local Option and Sunday Closing Plan
Adolphus Busch of St Louis expressed alarm at the growing prohibition movement in the south and Oklahoma. He supported local option and proposed closing saloons from midnight Saturday to 2 PM Sunday to allow church attendance while open the rest of Sunday. He noted Oklahoma's prohibition cost a million dollars and spoke during a Kansas City stop en route to Pasadena.
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Adolphus Busch
St. Louis
Kansas City
Busch
Pasadena
Cal
Tam
South
Oklahoma
Burglars Fire On Officers After Winlock Post Office Theft
Police pursued two men along the railroad track when they engaged in a gunfight, wounding Constable T F McFadden who died later. A posse killed the two suspects in the woods, believed to be professional burglars.
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Winlock
Wash
J. P. Castalor
McFadden
Telephone Lineman Kills Two Then Takes Own Life
Isaac C. Wilcox a Hannibal Missouri telephone lineman shoots and kills Mrs. Wilkerson and her brother Cotton Hanson at Louis Leitz home then fatally shoots himself. Leitz the sole witness. Wilcox had once courted Mrs. Wilkerson.
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Isaac C. Wilcox
Hannibal
Wilkerson
Cotton” Hanson
Louis Leitz
Leitz
Lincoln Leads West In November Bank Clearings
Lincoln Nebraska posted a 36.2 percent rise in bank clearings for November, the best showing of any western city. Most other western cities reported declines from last year.
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Chicago
Lincoln, Neb
Bath Trust Company Resumes After Suspension
The Bath Maine Trust Company restarted operations following a several week suspension. Previously controlled by Charles W Morse, the bank resumes its business activities and serves customers again.
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Bath, Me
Charles W. Morse
Taft Receives Emperor in Russia for Five Hour Audience
Secretary Taft was received by Emperor Nicholas at Tsarskoe-Selo for a lengthy meeting touching on United States affairs. The emperor sent greetings to President Roosevelt and expressed sympathy toward the United States. Taft and the imperial court held a private audience while the empress did not meet him, and Taft attended a banquet hosted by Foreign Minister Iswolsky with Russian leaders.
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Taft
Nicholas
Tsarskoe-Selo
Russia
United States
Mir Toft
Roosevelt
M. “Iswolsky
Sugar King Henry Havemeyer Dies at Merrivale Farm
Henry Osborne Havemeyer, president of American Sugar Refining, died suddenly at his Merrivale stock farm home in Long Island after acute indigestion on Thanksgiving. His death followed a prolonged heart weakness and oxygen therapy. Mrs Havemeyer, their son Horace, daughter Electora, and Dr Frisbel were present. the body was moved to Havemeyer town residence after arrival in the city.
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Henry Havemeyer
New York
Henry Osborne Havemeyer
American Sugar Refining Company
Merrivale Stock Farm
Comack, L. L
Havemeyer
Horace
Electora
Cc. Frisbel
Havemeyer Town
Army officers to undergo tougher horsemanship tests
The War Department is drafting a stricter order to test efficiency in horsemanship for officers above captain. The proposed provisions aim for higher proficiency and more active practice marches, addressing prior uniformity gaps seen in recent rides at various posts.
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Roosevelt
War Department
Department
Attempted Marshall Slain in Bank Robbery in Lansbury
Two masked bank robbers shot and beat Lansbury Missouri city marshal Ashley Cameron in the mouth and head as they tried to loot the Lansbury Savings Bank at night. Cameron, found unconscious, likely to recover. robbers failed to reach the safe and escaped.
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Missouri
Lansbury, Mo
Savings Bank
Ashley Cameron
Cameron
Confederate Daughters Hold 12th Texas Convention in Austin
The Texas division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy opened its twelfth annual convention in the capitol building in Austin with strong expectations of a record meeting. Delegates represent all state sections and are largely hosted in private homes.
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Confederate Daughters
Texas
The
United Daughters of the Confederacy
Capitol
Austin
Tex
San Francisco Board Seeks Sanitary Ordinance to Kill Rats
The San Francisco board of health plans an ordinance to compel building owners to maintain sanitary facilities as part of a citywide effort to exterminate rats. The move aims to enforce cleanliness and sanitation across all districts.
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Board of Health of
San Francisco
Viscount Aoki to Return to Tokyo for Verbal Report
Japanese ambassador Viscount Aoki said he will return home to report orally on affairs of joint interest to the United States. He emphasized the move signals no unfriendly intent and discussed immigration and other questions, asserting strong U S Japan amity.
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Tokio
Viscount Aoki
Japan
United States
Associated Press
Mrs Bradley Not Guilty in Washington Murder Trial
A jury acquitted Mrs. Bradley of the murder of Senator Brown in Washington. Spectators breathed sighs of relief as the foreman announced not guilty. Women cheered and Mrs. Bradley was surrounded by well-wishers before leaving by car to await her next steps possibly to Goldfield Nevada to join her sister.
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Senator Brown
Bradley
Washington
Bubonic plague outbreak reported in Chile brief
The News in Brief item notes a bubonic plague outbreak in Chile. Other items include Taft's re-election as Red Cross president, Havemeyer's improvement after illness, funds moved by the sub-treasury, a large gold shipment, Roosevelt's message echoed overseas, Judge Frazier's death, Congo treaty transfer talks, Westinghouse Air Brake capital increase, anti imperialism league's Boston meeting, and Frankie Warner's prison sentence for murder.
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Chile
Taft
Red Cross
Sub-Treasury
Kron Prinzessin Cecilie
Bremen
Roosevelt
Arthur L. Frazier
Portland
Ore
Belgium
Chamber of Deputies
Congo
Westinghouse Air Brake Company
Philippines
Boston
Frankie Warner
New York
Esther C. Norling
John ©. Wilson
States
Alfalfa Feed Draws Wildlife to Yellowstone Park
Government alfalfa plots near the Gardiner arch and soldiers’ quarters harvest about one hundred tons of hay for winter feed. Three years ago deer rarely appeared near Mam moth Hot Springs, but scattering alfalfa near the parade ground brought a dozen blacktails, now over a hundred, who ignore humans and even the opening gun as they feed within yards of the flag lowering.
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Yellowstone National Park
Gariier Arch
Mammoth Hot Springs
Knives Spoons and Forks Through Time
An antiquarian note traces table implements from early knives and spoons to the comparatively modern adoption of forks. It notes forks were not common at the start of the eighteenth century.
Cosmopolitan City of Eperjes Hungary
Eperjes in Hungary is described as one of the world’s most cosmopolitan places with residents speaking six languages and several dialects. The article emphasizes daily multilingual use to perform ordinary tasks.
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Eperjes
Hungary
Manila Census Totals Homes and Population
The Manila Daily Bulletin reports 29 745 houses across strong light and mixed materials and a population of 223 542. The board of health census records 11 022 strong material houses, 15 142 light material houses, and 3 311 mixed material houses in Manila.
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Manila
The
Board of Health
Manila Daily Bulletin
Fragmented quotation on balancing worlds and progress
A reflective snippet contrasts feeling both worlds with keeping focus on a promised land. It urges aligning thoughts and emotions to honor future hope while not losing sight of the path ahead.
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Augustus Hare
Twin Chick Dies Inspires Grief on Bethlehem Farm
On John Paulus’s Bethlehem Pennsylvania farm a twin chick died after being crushed. The surviving chick refuses to eat since the loss, and Paulus fears it will die of grief.
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John Paulus
Bethlehem
Paulus
Midwest Graduate Refuses Offer Over Ice Water Illness
A middle west graduate seeking work in New York turns down a shipping clerk offer. He cites illness from ice water as the reason, explaining through a friend that he cannot accept the position.
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New York
Advised to See Real France in Modern Language Teaching
A. de Neven argues tourists should explore old France and provincial life beyond Paris. He says deeper immersion reveals true French life and that French women are good wives mothers and friends.
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France
A. de -Neven
Paris
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