Notable Services for Grover Cleveland Burial Attend Roosevelt Visit
The body of Grover Cleveland was buried at Princeton after brief but impressive services attended by President Roosevelt and other notables. Taft traveled to New York from New Haven, meeting Booker T. Washington and others. Also reported are embezzlement cases, a gallstone operation planned for James Sherman, Theodore Roosevelt Jr earning a Harvard degree, Rockefeller drafting an autobiography, and Wisconsin Senator Stephenson seeking reelection.
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Grover Clévalaod
Princeton
Roosevelt
Taft
New York
New Haven
Booker T. Washington
Wiliam H. Pettis
Sac County
H. W. Tlera
First National Bank of
Pittsburg
National
John D. Rockefeller
United States
Stephenson
Wisconsin
Ile
Harvard
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr
United States Steel Corporation
William J. Barnett
Colton
San Francisco
John Mitchell
Miners’ Union
Ulinots
Turmoil Across Worlds Spreads From War to Fire and Politics
A sweeping press summary reports Mexican revolutionaries clashing with troops near Los Vaca with heavy casualties on both sides. Delegates to Boston faced injuries in Newport when a tally-ho coach overturned. In Duluth a massive fire destroyed elevator complexes and a dock, exploding property losses. Across continents, Morocco, Persia, and Teheran see upheaval, executions, and siege. Domestic misfortunes include fires in Cleveland and a fatal fall in Chicago.
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Los Vaca
Rio Grande
General Federation of Women’s Clubs
Boston
Newport
R. L
Sarah Shute
Coon Rapids
Absence of pomp marks funeral absence of pomp
Public notice recounts Grover Cleveland’s funeral rites at Princeton 1908 with simple Presbyterian service. Roosevelt proclaimed mourning, half-masted wages, and a wreath from the president. Attending officials included McClellan Morton Benedict and Pierpont Morgan kin. a silver casket plate commemorates Cleveland’s birth and death.
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Princeton
Grover Cleveland
Westland
Cleveland
Bayard Lane
Presbyterian Book of Common Worship
Henry van Dyke
Williams R. Richards
Frick Presbyterian Church of
Maitland V. Bartlett
Mr. Cleveland
Cleveland Plot
George B. McClellan
Paul Morton
Commodore RE. C. Benedict
Richard Watson Gilder
New York
Paul van Dyke
Andrew F. West
John G. Tilbben
Junios
Roosevelt
Fort
New Jersey
Gov
Hughes
Hoke Smith
Georgia
Tribute to Great Man Delivers Death of Grover Cleveland
News of ex President Grover Cleveland's death reached President Roosevelt at his summer home in Oyster Bay New York and caused a marked shift in his immediate plans He telegraphed to Mrs Cleveland in Princeton New Jersey offering sympathy and the Roosevelt support followed by an official announcement that the president and Mrs Roosevelt would respond to the event with national mourning and tribute.
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United States
White House
United
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Hie
RA Brople
Ligonlere
Navy
Amourton
Theodore Roosevelt
Alvey A. Adee
Oyster Hay
N. Y
Grover Cleveland
Roosevelt
W. M. Taft
Fairbanks
George 8. Cortelyou
Admiral Dewey
Adlai E. Stevenson
Judson Harmon
John G. Carlisle
Harry Pratt Judson
University of Chicago
Lambert Tree
Kenesaw M. Landis
Peter 5. Grosscup
Gov. Johnson
Minnesota
Mr. Cleveland
William J. Bryan
Vienna Exhibit Showcases Royal Trousseau and Art
A Vienna paper notes the Karlsplatz display of Archduchess Heurleije trousseau costumes alongside a priceless art collection. Entry to both venues was free and many women attended the trousseau, while fewer viewed the art, reflecting a perceived patriotism in fashions over art.
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Trousseau
Archduchess
Heurleije
Vienna
Karlsplatz
Kaiser's Warm Reply To Photo Of German Siblings
An old lade near Bromperg with ten sons in the German army sent a group photograph to the Kaiser. She received a heartfelt letter and cordial wishes from the imperial cabinet by his majesty's order.
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Bromperg
Quick Trip Around the World Record Claim
Lieut. Col. Burnley Campbell reportedly completed a world circuit starting from Liverpool in May 1907 and returning to Dover on June 1 1907, covering 40 days and 144 hours. The log notes a possible earlier time if the St. Petersburg leg had been flown via Berlin.
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Burnley Campbell
Liverpool
Dover
Iflin Lad
St. Petersburg
Berlin
Woman Singer Fined for Intoxication in West End
Georgina Ashton, a singer, was fined at the Marylebone police court for being intoxicated and incapable. She claimed she had been singing at a house in the West End and was overpowered by the scent of flowers filling the room.
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Georgina Ashton
Marylebone
London
West End
Queer Office Sign on John Street Office Hours Note
In an old New York building on John Street a top floor office bears a sign: Under the ten ants name are words stating office hours twice a week from 11 to 18. The antiquated stairway leads parish steps to the door.
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John Street
New York
Raiders and border raids dominate Mexican and U S reports
Mexico demands U S aid as General Villar leads troops toward Las Vacas after a raid. Ambassador Creél to Washington, extradition talks viewed as response to cross border violence. In Texas, insurgents move toward Torreon while rail lines and telegraphs suffer damage. A fatal auto crash in Warren Pa. and a trolley car fire in Philadelphia punctuate a day of crises.
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City
Mexico
Coahuila
Enrique C. Cree
Washington
Chihuahua
Las Vucan
Mexican State Department
State Department
United States
Las Vacas
Miniater
Amairn Stariscal
San Antonio
Tex
Jose Villar
Las Yacan
Torreon
Jural
Matamoras
Brownsville
Ciudad Porfirio Diaz
Everett Eulogy on Independence Hall Deed
A quotation from Edward Everett venerates Independence Hall Philadelphia as the site of a remarkable deed unmatched in world history. The piece urges reverence for the hall, praying for continued pilgrimages by future generations to its sacred walls and gates of praise.
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France
England
Greece
Rome
Independence Hall
Philadelphia
Edward Everett
Fourth of July Celebrations at Independence Hall Echoes of Liberty
The article recalls Philadelphia’s Independence Hall as the birth site of the Declaration of Independence and outlines historical celebrations. It notes Charles Thomson’s first reading, John Nixon’s later reading, and historic figures who addressed crowds in Independence Square. It highlights Valley Forge’s links to July 4 and honors past performers and dignitaries who marked the day.
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Philadelphia
Ahline of Liberty
Charles Thomson
Indis
Thomas Jeferson
Continental Congress
Independence Hall
United States
Liberty
Ovatar
Independence Square
Congress
Thomson
George
Tohn Nixon
Shakespeare
York
Chevalier Conrad Alexander Gerard
France
Don Pedro
Brasil
Brazil
Wu Ting Fang
Grover Cleveland
America
Samuel J. Randall
Judge Kelley
Gen
Grant
Lewis Cassidy
Warwick
Pennsylvania
Valley Forge Park
Valley Forge
The
Union
Washington
Ori
Edwin Forest
Jefferson
Betsy
Forest
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Edward
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Frank J. Gould
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Earl of Dudley
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Henry P. Dimond
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Knable Barrel Works
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Thietican Tobacco Co
W. S. Wrisley & Son
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Atlantic City
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Marine Truat Co
Smith
Trenton
N. J
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Andrew Smith
Everett
Betsy Foss
Betey Rosa
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