Death of King Leopold II After Sudden Collapse
News of King Leopold II of Belgium dying after a failed operation and a brief, courageous struggle. The report details his birth in Brussels on April 9 1837, marriage to Archduchess Marie Henrietta, and children Louise Stephanie Clementine Leopold II’s reign, succession by Prince Albert, and his controversial Congo policy.
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Bresstia
Leopold
Prince Albert
Leopold II
Leopold I
Brussels
Prince
Baxe-Coberg Gotha
Phillipe
Flanders
Elizabeth of
Bavaria
Prince Leopold
Prince Charles
Marie Jose
Congo
Ite
North Pacific Disaster Toll Reported From Steamship Wrecks
Victoria B C dispatch notes multiple maritime disasters with heavy loss of life. The Kisakata Maru and Jinsen Maru perished with all hands. nineteen men and three women bodies found. Yangtze boat capsized near Kuhu with forty drowned. Twenty vessels wrecked or missing. tidal waves at Shimonoseki cause further deaths. Monteagle reports more survivors from Yat Shing and Loonan.
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Yangtee
Kuhu
Yat Shing
Loonan
Will Fight Steel Trust in U S as Labor Leaders Plan War
Labor leaders in the United States and Canada vote to oppose United States Steel policies after a two day conference. Samuel Gompers of the American Federation of Labor presided and the decision was entered into the federation’s executive council records.
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Pitteburk
United States Steel Corporation
United States
Canada
Leet Corporation
Samuel Gompers
American Federation of Labor
Federation
Shwab Gifts Two Million to New York Poor Children
A benefactor named Shwab and others donate two million valued funds and a charity deed to aid New York’s underprivileged children. The action involves the Vincent De Paul Society and Richmond, with no explicit state or institutional restrictions noted. The article discusses military academy assignments for cadets and changes to misconduct penalties.
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New York
Charles M. Sepwan
Children of
Magnificon Jlewine
Richmond
Vincent de Paul
Shivefty
Newrk
Congress Will Act On President Recommendations
Congress plans to enact appropriation bills before holidays while debating how far to implement the president’s program. Key clash centers on railroad policy with general legislation likely limited by party divisions, and bond issues face strong opposition. Separate Paris note reports two Frenchmen, T and Fournier, have developed a light wave telephony system enabling a viewer to see and hear across wires.
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Washington
Congress
Supreme Court
Paris
T and
Fournier
Major General Wood Named Army Chief of Staff
Washington dispatch reports Major General Leonard Wood, in command of the Department of the East, will become the Army's chief of staff. He will succeed General J. Franklin Bell when his term expires next spring. Wood’s rise from assistant surgeon in 1866 to top position by next April marks a swift climb. he is 40 years old.
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Washington
Eonnard Wood
Department of the East
Army
Dickinson
Wood
J. Franklin Belly
War Department
Women Write Book to Aid Poland Freedom Efforts
Two women from Pennsylvania Mia Sheare and Mise Angela heey arrived from Warsaw with plans to compile a Polish history. They aim to evoke sympathy for the Polish cause and help free Poland through their book project and data gathered during tours of Poland.
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Dresden
Mia
Benjamin Sheare
Heranton
Mise Angelaheey
Nanticoke
Warsaw
Poland
Mre Shears
Miss Reeves
Val Welling
Peculiar Railway Accident Injures Crew Near Chico Northweetera
A northern area derailment on the Chico and Northweetera passenger line caused one death and multiple injuries. The track had been elevated recently and a rail tore through the baggage car and smoker, decapitating a worker and killing another while the engineer and fireman suffered injuries.
Arbuckle Brothers Settlement With Government Reveals Refined Sums
The government and Arbuckle Brothers Aden settle civil claims from sugar imports. The treasury accepts 9696,573 with general concurrence. Criminal actions may be limited by this consent. Total recovery listed as 2,830,578 from American Sugar Refining and related parties.
Grand Jury to Probe Great Western Beet Sugar Co Misconduct
Boise Idaho Great Western Beet Sugar Company of Mountain Home and its officers face a government grand jury inquiry over alleged Desert Land Act land grabs and multiple water right sales. President John H. Garrett disappeared and is said to be in Chicago in real estate, with possible subpoenas to follow.
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Grand Jury
Idaho Company
Boise
Idsa
Great Western Beet Sugar Company
Mountain Home
John H. Garrett
Tao
Garrett
Chicago
Broken Rail Wrecks Train Killing Fourteen Near Greenshore
A Southern Railway passenger train No. 1 the Richmond and Atlanta line wrecked near Reedy Fork ten miles north of Greenshore shortly after 6 a m. Fourteen persons killed and twenty five injured were taken to a hospital. George J Gow a passenger escaped uninjured. a broken rail caused the disaster.
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Greenshore
NY Leal
Southern Railway
Reedy Fork Trowtle
Go'rlock
George J Gow
Pan
Jay
Wan
de Pallas
Alaska Road Maintenance Estimate Placed Before House
War Department asks for 150 000 for current Alaska road and bridge work amid heavy rains. Secretary Dickinson cites storms and flood damage, with additional funds needed to build a road to a new division and improve trails and rail links.
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Washington
Alwekay
War Department
House
Dickinwi Wald
Alaska
Pew Wining Division
Stormy Central American ruler Zelaya noted for cunning and bravery
The article profiles Jose Santos Zelaya who led Nicaragua for sixteen years, ruling with a strong hand and later becoming an absolute dictator. It notes his knack for surrounding himself with loyal allies, amassing wealth from concessions, and exploiting the people amid calls for peace and non intervention.
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Ben
Nicaragua
United States
Jose Santos Zemays
Republic of Nicaragua
Central America
Weis
Zelaya
Ius
Fragmentary note on Bolaya Bad trade and domestic items
A garbled archival fragment references Bolaya Bad and Males with daggers and appetites for home manufacture. It mentions fleaticks and provisions with unclear context and several typographical errors.
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Bolaya Bad
Contest for a Throne Survive Part Five Elders
A fragment describes a succession contest with an elder named Lesion as key figure. The text alludes to five parts of a series and a struggle to outlast rivals for the throne.
Veiled Roart For Roosevelt In Dull Friday Session
A quiet Friday House session centered on rumors that Mr Fitzgerald urged former President Roosevelt to address Mrs Dehnesa Troubles. The jury found Mrs Mary Johnson not guilty of fraud against Gentile Co. A parole violation led to her re-arrest. a parallel case referenced debt and a shipwreck with injuries, including a fatality.
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Chicago
Joseph T. Howe
Juvenile Protective Occistion
Tupceos of the Ways and Means Pammittee
Jones
House
Fitsgerald
Roosevelt
Mra Dehnesa
Beattie
Cape
Court Rules in Favor of Princes Dou Ty
A Friday court ruling favored the Princes Dou ty against a claimant connected to Castellage. The decision institutes payment and assigns liability to the respondent for the stated amounts.
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Bent
Gente
Paris
Fragmentary Vision of Peace and Conquest in Verse
Disjointed poetic fragments explore themes of peace power and conquest. The text references emotional states family life and the human struggle against war poverty and nature. It hints at a voice describing longing tenderness and the desire for moral renewal amid conflict.
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Parame
Iere
Wes
Borth Pole
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