Broad Review of International and Domestic Events
A weekly survey notes the House vote rejecting the post office subsidy conference report 145 to 156 and a campaign finance bill passage 160 to 125. It cites currency unsettledness, forest and water conservation measures, a deficit and military academy appropriation, and the reveal of Lilley inquiry conclusions. Reports cover storms, murders, accidents, rallies, ship races, a statue unveiling, a notable wedding claim, legal actions, and notable deaths across the United States and Europe.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House
Post Office
Senate
Congress
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
National Monetary Commission
Military Academy
Interior Department
Bureau of Mines
White
Appalachian Mountains
National Forest Commission
Lilley
Connecticut
Multiple Trials and Arrests Across States Highlight Turbulent Year
Dowagiac man James Brimmingstall is arrested for allegedly attempting to kill his wife and faces murder suspicions. J H Wade resigns as University of Michigan secretary amid accounting irregularities and reimbursement. Leavenworth pastor Rev R A Ellwood resigns after a woman's accusation of letter writing. Miss Mae Wood’s divorce suit against Senator Platt collapses with perjury charges and a $5,000 bail. Joseph Rosenbaum named Illinois G A R commander. Mrs Sarah Morasch convicted of first degree murder in Kansas City Kan for poisoning Ruth Miller. David Sheehan sentenced to 15 years by a San Francisco court martial for desertion after repeated enlistments and withdrawals. Senator Platt denies marriage claims and letters in Mae Wood case. T A McIntyre indicted for grand larceny in New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph F. Lubeley
St. Joseph's Catholic Church
Salisbury
Joseph Schuette
Lipman Kessler
Brooklyn
Nina E. Doane
Texas
Oklahoma
W. F. Saunders
The
Canary Islands
United States
South America
Berkeley
Cal
Justin Budenbender
Hoboken
N. J
Mme
Anna Gould
Prince de Sagan
Europe
Marcus A. Hanna
Cleveland
Ruth Hanna McCormick
Mabel Hanna Parsons
President Fallieres
France
London
Edward
B. Krasnicka
Chicago
North Judson
Ind
Paris
Christchurch
Philadelphia
Detroit
Gunneas
Laporte
Laporte County
Ray Lamphere
Bella Gunness
Lamphere
Andrew Helgelein
Lusitania
Superior
Ogle Station
Belleville
Ill
Rosie Aronwall
the Daughters of Jacob
New York
James Brimmingstall
Dowagiac
Mich
J. H. Wade
University of Michigan
R. A. Ellwood
Presbyterian Church of
Leavenworth
Kan
Mae C. Wood
Thomas C. Platt
Justice O'Gorman
Joseph Rosenbaum
Illinois G. A. R
Sarah Morasch
Kansas City
Ruth Miller
David Sheehan
San Francisco
Senator Platt
Mae Wood
Miss Wood
T. A. McIntyre
Major North American accidents and crimes reported
Trolley collisions in Philadelphia caused three deaths and 48 injuries while San Francisco saw one death and 20 injuries. Ernst Terwilger of Newark strangled his wife amid drunken rage. W H Howard, a St Louis merchant, was killed by lightning while golfing. Marshal Hollowell killed himself after shooting former sweetheart Mary Ertel near Rushville Indiana. French police recovered most Securities stolen from liner Savoie. Robbery and murder of Robert C P Holmes in Chicago. A fire destroyed J C Wintermeyer's box factory killing several.
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Philadelphia
San Francisco
Ernst Terwilger
Newark
W. H. Howard
St. Louis
Glen Echo Golf Club
Marshal Hollowell
Mary Ertel
Rushville
Ind
Savoie
Robert C. P. Holmes
Chicago
J. C. Wintermeyer
Baltimore Conclave Elects Two Bishops After Bitter Fight
The Baltimore conference of the Methodist Episcopal Church endorsed local option and the Anti-Saloon League, a shift from prior stances, after a stormy session. Rev. William A. Quayle of St James Chicago was elected bishop on the tenth ballot and Rev. Charles W. Smith of Pittsburgh on the twelfth. Dr. Smith edits the Pittsburgh Christian Advocate and chairs the church judiciary committee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Baltimore
General Conference
The
Methodist Episcopal Church
Anti-Saloon League
William A. Quayle
St. James’ Church
Chicago
Charles W. Smith
Pittsburg
Smith
Texas Flood Deaths and Destruction Spur Dallas Relief
Four lives lost and over a million dollars in property damage from Trinity River overflow. Dallas streets flood past 1866 record as North Dallas loses access to business areas. Water works and light plants out. mayor caps business hours. Oklahoma- City reports seven dead and 150 homeless as rains flood southern areas with widespread bridge and track damage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Dallas
Tex
Trinity River
North
Hay
Oklahoma City
Okla
Bold Hold Up Fails In City Bank Cash Run
In broad daylight three masked men tried to seize 43 000 from bank messengers as they moved cash from Clinton and Houston to Canal Street. A Polish waitress at a nearby restaurant hindered the attacker, helping police detain the trio after one man's collapse.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York City
Jefferson Bank
Clinton and
Houston Streets
Canal Street
The Groggin sale and the lure of old books
At a neighborhood sale the thrifty Lim Jacklin outbids for a pile of old books, sparking a discussion on money versus wisdom. Stoveall, aged eighty, reflects on life, happiness, and the idea that books may matter more than cattle or land.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Lim Jacklin
Stoveall
Lim
Abe Lincoln
Washington
Lincoln
Elisha
Brother Stoveall
Steve
Jacklin
Jedge
Readin for Life in a Sheriff Sale Tale
In a closing scene Opie Read's narrator urges readers to choose uplifting books over vicious ones. He recalls a county judge’s advice, describes growing a vast farm through careful study, and urges balance between work, wealth, and reading. He warns against selfishness and stresses sympathy for others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Solomon
Senate wastes session as supply bills await action
Congressional report notes the senate spent the day idly and the house approved conference reports on sundry civil and pension appropriation bills, leaving only two major supply bills to be debated.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Senate
House
Thaw Loses Bid for Freedom in New York Court
Harry Thaw accepts Supreme Court Justice Morschauser ruling that he remains insane and should not be released, with the interests of the public cited as the reason for denying liberty at this time in Poughkeepsie New York.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Thaw
Poughkeepsie
N. Y
Harry Thaw
Supreme Court
Morschauser
Railroad Must Pay $20 000 Fine in Omaha Case
The United States circuit court of appeals affirmed the conviction and a fine of 20000 dollars against the Omaha Railroad Co. The ruling comes from St. Paul Minnesota, with the high court upholding the previous verdict and penalty.
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Railroad
Mothers brag about children in our town, Worthing says
Mrs Gregory Worthing argues that many mothers boast about their children and calls the town’s children ordinary. She notes her son Gregory’s dancing in New York before age eight and compares other mothers’ boasts about Arthur Harrison Barbara Winslow and Ethel. She claims she never boasts of her own child's talents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
RS. Worthing
Gregory Worthing
Brown
Dorothy
Ethel
Gregory
New York
John Harrison
Mrs. Worthing
Mothers and sons in a Connecticut suburb
A narrator recalls conversations about two boys, Gregory and Tom Bingham, and contrasts parental pride with doubts about her own son Harry. A suburb tale in Connecticut probes whether mothers truly know their children and the pull between perceived virtue and real behavior.
What becomes of pins on Terra Firma
Mrs X asks where pins go as her son, starting Latin, suggests they fall to the earth and become terrapins in a playful Harper's Weekly style note. The fragment captures a quaint joke about earth and animals in a Victorian humor voice.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Mrs. X
Harper’s Weekly
Plain Cook Requested at Intelligence Office
In a brief exchange, the manager asks if a plain cook is desired and Mrs. Honeymoon confirms she wants one “just as plain as possible,” as noted by the Judge.
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Intelligence Office
Honeymoon
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Mayor McBride
Paterson
New York, New Haven & Hartford Railroad Company
Boston & Maine Railroad
New Haven
Boston
Zenas Crane
Dalton
Mass
Commander Peary
Presbyterian Church
Baxter P. Fullerton
William H. Roberts
Illinois Supreme Court
Alton
Ambrose
Minnie Bibb
Contich
Antwerp
Vestal
Admiral Goodrich
Helen Maloney
Arthur H. Osborne
Justice McCall
Supreme Court of New York
Samuel Clarkson
Russell
Man
Eureka
General News
M. E. Conference
Indorses Anti-Saloon League
Eses Books
Laws & Massy
Limuel
Opie Read
Congressional
Charles
Battell Loomis
Tom Bingham
Tom
Harry
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