Governor Vetoes Bill Commending First Nebraska Regiment
Tinlunc Neb April 4 Gov Pointer vetoed a senate bill praising the First Nebraska regiment for services in the Philippines. The veto denounces the war as conquest not defense of government principles. The Senate passed the bill over the veto, but the House failed to override as Populists abstained. Bryan had recently returned home after extended talks. The legislature remains in uneasy session since Friday.
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Merraski
Nebraska
Tincoln
Neb
Pointer
Senate Bil
Nebranta
Philippines
Senate
House
Qastain
W. J. Bryan
Faith in His Airship Tandon and Bartons Plan Transatlantic Hope
Dr Felix Barton speaks on plans for an airship after government review. He notes sketches prepared for authorities and envisions a transatlantic voyage once perfected. Mentioned are Woolwich military ballooning, Gelonel York, and a trial revision discussed last Thursday.
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Tandon
Felix Barton
Hap
Gelonel
York
Military Ballooning Department
Woolwich
Atlantic
Grain-O ad inspires curious consumer note
A woman writes about trying Grain-O from a local grocer. She claims initial taste was off but after a week the drink improved and she now plans to check it with coffee. The letter highlights a promotional claim and consumer experience in a brief market snippet.
Inventor describes submarine vessel with explosive drops
A designer outlines a crewed submarine craft with eight men and 4000 pounds boosting power. It features hydrogen volume, a 17245 square feet vertical area, and eight crew quarters. Propulsion is electric, speed 120 miles per hour, with two bomb tubes for submarine warfare. The craft, kept in secret and under military supervision, promises rapid Atlantic travel and full crew accommodations.
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New York
Ash Hauling Contract Awarded to Young Brooklyn Woman
New York April 4 The contract to remove ashes from Brooklyn wards Thirtieth and Thirty-first goes to Miss Mary Freeman an 18 year old daughter of Luke Freeman a water department employee She runs the wagon plant once owned by her father and now holds the subcontract from Joseph Motarry Freeman says she has full management The transfer faces city charter rules as the corporation counsel weighs legality
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New York
Brooklyn
Mary Freeman
Luke Freeman
Water Department
Freeman
Joseph Motarry
Mies
Brayton Ives Buys Chelsea Country Seat on Hudson
Brayton Ives the banker has purchased Chelsea, a Hudson River country seat near the northern limit of Sing Sing village. Once owned by Clement Moore, author of Night Before Christmas, the estate spans acres with a river frontage of about a quarter mile. The surrounding trees, famed for their varieties, were cherished by Moore and later his son Benjamin Moore.
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Brayton Ives
Chelsea
New York
Hudson
Clement Moore
Sing Sing Village
Benjamin Moore
Stork to Visit Vanderbilt in a Will Tale
The Stork to Visit Vanderbilt in New York April 4 reports a tale around the George Vanderbilt will. It notes that on William H. Vanderbilt's death he directed that if George failed to wed and have a wife and child the property would pass to Commodins, his grandfather.
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Vanderbilt New York
George Vanderbilts
William Oh. Vanderbilt
George
Fks Young
Reform Talk on Crime and Lynchings at Georgia Baptist Convention
Judge George Hillyer, former Atlanta mayor and jurist, reported rising crime and rising lynchings. He urged churches to press legislature to revise procedure, restore public confidence, and empower courts to act swiftly. He cited U S homicide figures and criticized slow verdicts and lenient outcomes fueling mob violence.
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Savannah
Georgia State Baptist Convention
George Hillyer
Atlanta
Superior Court
Com~mittee
Hillyer
United States
Scotland
Hogland
Prussia
Cuba
Gutty'sbore
Philippines
Huyer
Britons Slow in Bridge Bid Says American Builder
W P Roberts of Pencord Iron Works, successful bidder for the Atbara river bridge in the Sou don, responds to Rigby of Rigby Westword. He asserts English firms feel checked by the American win and denies any underhanded tactics. He claims American builders could complete the bridge in seven days if needed, contrasting English methods of planning.
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Philadelphia
W. P. Roberts
Pencord Iron Works
Atbara
Soudon
Rigby
Rigby & Westword
New Play for Bernhardt at Daly's Theater
London reports Sarah Bernhardt has commissioned Charles Brookfield to write a three act piece titled San Toy to follow A Greek Slave at Daly's theater. EA Morton notes. The scene is set in a Chinese province at a British residence. San Toy, daughter of the great tandarin, will be played by Marie Tempest with Hayden Coffin also in the cast.
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London
Sarah Bernhardt
Charles Brookfield
San Toy
Nera
Daly's Theater
EA. Morton
Tandarin
Marie Tempest
Hayden Coffin
Health and marriage urged for women in Sug notice
A persuasive article urges women to enlist under a health movement called Sug, claiming women’s general health hinges on female organs. It touts Dr Pierce's Favorite Prescription and related remedies as cures for prolapse and other weaknesses, citing a testimonial from Jas Caswell about his wife's recovery.
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Pierce
Jas. Caswell
Ochelires
Johnson Co
Kaur FO
Row Grp
Lole Fuller Faces Blindness From Colored Lights Dance
Paris reports Lole Fuller, famed for serpentine dances, battles advancing eye strain from colored lights. She endures long dark-room rest between performances and seeks a mystic healer at 6 Rue Cadet, hoping Dr Cowards can save her sight and let her continue her art.
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Paris
Lale Fuller
Rue Cadet
Lole
Europe
Sword given to Captain Evans by Iowa crew at San Francisco
The crew of the battleship Iowa presents Captain Robley D. Evans with a sword and a fitting letter. The inscription notes Evans as a hero who declined a Spanish captain’s sword after the Bandego battle. Evans thanks the crew for their affection and support in a February letter.
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San Francisco
Iowa
Robley D. Evans
Cuban
Spain
Robly D. Evans
United States
Towa
R. D. Byans
U. 5
Big Month for Trusts in New Jersey April 4
In March, 34 corporations were formed in New Jersey with capital ranging from 1.5 million to 60 million dollars. Nineteen of the firms exceed 10 million in capitalization, totaling 1111.76 million as trusts. Smaller entities add 10.008 million. State fees on four large concerns reach 124 thousand, and American Tobacco increased its capital to 70 million dollars.
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Trenton
N. J
State House
American Tobacco Company
Philippine Revenues Exceed Two Million Since Americans In Charge
Acting Secretary of War Meiklejohn said Philippine receipts under U S rule total over two million dollars since August 1898 with January to March reported at 1 168 666. Excludes later detailed reports as hostilities continued. Governing ports limited by insurgent control and restricted commerce.
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Washington
Meiklejohn
Philippine Islands
Gus
Dodo
Cebu
United States
Movement to erect a Dewey statue in Montpelier
Former Vermont residents form a party to honor Admiral Dewey with a memorial statue at the state house entrance in Montpelier. Backers include Levi P. Morton of New York John M. Thurston of Nebraska and Joseph W. Babenck of Wisconsin, all natives of Vermont.
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Vermont
Montpelier
Admiral Dewey
State House
Levi P. Morton
New York
John M. Thurston
Nebraska
Joseph W. Babenck
Wisconsin
White food only menu marks festival breakfast in London
London reports a white food only breakfast with radishes, maraschino grapes, snowy looming, mushroom cream, cream potatoes and rice muffins. A French coffee cup topped with whipped cream closed the menu. Also, William Waldorf Astor is not a British citizen. no naturalization appears in the Official Gazette.
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London
Astor
Wilam Waldorf Astor
They Traded Wives And Stirred A Jersey City Case
Louis Bruyn and Charles Colet, bound by a five year old wife swap, face warrants in Paterson for assault and embezzlement after Bruyn reportedly abducted Colet’s wife and the bank book. Colet’s funds vanished from the trust account as he tries to press the case amid elopement claims and a civil dispute over the wives.
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New York
Louis Bruyn
Charles Colet
Justice of the Peace
van Horenberg
Paterson
N. J
Bruyn
Colet
Merc. Bruyn
Mount Vernon
N. Y
Jean Wiitze
Marie
Mrs. Colet
Beyer
Dramatic events loom as Reed engagement opens
The sale of seats for Roland Reed's engagement started this morning with prices matching Sol Smith Russell. Reed presents a new comedy His Father's Boy from Sydney Rosenfeld, backed by a strong company including Isadore Rush. The run is billed as a major season comedy event at the theater, following two-farrh fen by Schilits at the ord theater next Saturday. De Witt's Witch Hazel Salve is recommended for skin ailments with warnings about counterfeiters.
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Roland Reed
Sol Smith Russell
Sydney Rosenfeld
Phe “PallUclan
Mr. Reed
Marty
Reed
Theiord Theater Nex
de Witt
Geo. W. Stansfield
W. H. Wuinon
A.J. Argos
Theatrical Fight Over Romeo and Juliet in Chicago
Tulia Arthur vows to perform Romeo and Juliet in Chicago amid a feud with the theatrical trust. Julia Arthur and Maude Adams are named in a push to stage rival productions with disputes over casting and theater management. A local doctor claims a rheumatic cure, unrelated to the theater news.
Homeseekers Excursion Tickets On Santa Fe Route
Tickets go on sale April 4 and 18 for trips to Arkansas Arizona Lauterans New Mexico Oklahoma and Texas at one fare plus two dollars for round trip See Santa Fe agent Rheumatism remedy claim Sold by Swift Holliday Drug Co HB Wilson and Arnold Drug Co Also note: Portland Oregon trip advertised via Santa Fe Route and tourist sleepers from Topeka to California with Santa Fe service.
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Arkansas
Arizona
Lauterans
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Texas
Santa Fe
Swift & Holliday Drug Co
HB. Wilson
Arnold Drug Co
Mother and Child Health Aid Advertised
An old catalog ad touts Rest and Health to mother and child with Winslow's Soothing Syrup for diarrhea. It lists a $0.25 bottle price and mentions a $28.85 total, plus a reduced Portland Puget Sound rate from Union Pacific and contact names FA Lewis and J C Fulton. A Peerless Bream Laundry note claims a device smoothing collar edges.
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Winslow
Union Pacific
Portland
Puget Sound
Helena
Montane
Salt Lake Cley
Utah
FA. Lewis
J. C. Fulton
Peerless Bream Laundry
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Ayer
Georgia Baptist Convention
Atbara Bridge
Bernhardt
Lole Fuller
Bob
New Jersey
Philippine
Uneeda
de Moss & Penwell
Quincy
Barkley, Undertaker
Kansas Ave
Tee Lapethar
Penman Shed
Quincy St
Tulia Arthur
Chicago
St. Louie
Julia Arthur
Theatrical Trust
Frolanan
Cheney
Mes
Mroterman
Wimurgeer
Ste
Penile
Columbia
H. B. Hettinger
Indiansports
Ind
Detchon
Gil
Swift & Holliday
Kansas Avenue
Topeka
Homeseekers
Ore
West Sth
California
the Savings & Loan Association
Kanhas Ave
Klauer
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