Notable Senators Counter Bid for Re election Aged Leaders
United States Senator Al Fred B Kettredge of South Dakota born March 26 1861 in Cheshire County New Hampshire pursued Yale Law School then built a legal and political career in Sioux Falls He served in the South Dakota Senate from 1889 to 1895 and was appointed to the U S Senate in 1901 to fill a vacancy He won a full term in 1903 and faces reelection this year Gerrit J Diekema Republican Congressman from Michigan born March 27 1859 in Holland Michigan built a law practice after Hope College and the University of Michigan He held local offices including school inspector harbor board education board and mayor He served four terms in the Michigan Legislature including as speaker in 1889 and later chaired the state Republican Committee before joining Congress after the Spanish American War he was a member of the Spanish treaty claims commission.
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United States
Alfred B. Kettredge
South Dakota
Cheshire County
N. H
Yale University
Yale Law School
Sioux Falls
State Senate
United States Senate
James H. Kyle
Gerrit J. Diekema
Michigan
Holland
Mich
Hope College
University of Michigan
Board of Education
Republican State Committee
Congress
Spain
Diekema
Spanish Treaty Claims Commission
Life of Guatemalan diplomat Dr Luis Toledo Harrarte
Dr Luis Toledo Harrarte, born Guatemala City March 28 1871, studied medicine and pharmacy, lived in Europe, and held high posts in Guatemala's schools and civil service. He began diplomacy in Madrid 1892, served at Panama and Rio de Janeiro Pan American conferences, and became envoy to the United States a year ago.
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Luis Toledo Harrarte
Washington
Guatemala
National Central Institute
Europe
Herrarte
Madrid
James M Griggs Georgia Congressman and Judge
James Matthews Griggs born March 29 1861 in LaGrange Georgia. He studied at Peabody Normal College graduated 1881 taught and studied law admitted to bar 1883. Elected prosecuting attorney 1888 then judge of the Pataula circuit 1893 96 left bench to run for Congress and won serving five terms. He was a 1892 Democratic national convention delegate and chaired the Democratic congressional campaign committee in the last campaign.
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James Matthews Griggs
Lagrange
Peabody Normal College
Pataula Judicial Circuit
Georgia
Griggs
Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee
De Wolf Hopper Early Career Star of Comic Opera
De Wolf Hopper born in New York on March 30 1858 to a prominent lawyer. He started in a strolling troupe after his father's death and rose to fame with The Black Hussar Falka Wang and later hits Dr Syntax The Charlatan El Capitan Pickwick and Happyland at Broadway and McCauil Opera.
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DE Wolf Hopper
New York City
Hopper
New York
McCauil Opera Company
Madison Square Theater
Governor Claude Swanson of Virginia A biography outline
Claude Augustus Swanson, born March 31 1862 in Pittsylvania County, rose from district teacher to lawyer and Democratic leader. He served as Virginia congressman from 1892 to 1905, five terms, before resigning to become governor, and in 1896 was a Virginia delegate at large to the Democratic National Convention in Chicago.
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Claude Augustus Swanson
Virginia
Pittsylvania County
Virginia Agricultural and Mechanical College
Danville
Randolph-Macon College
Randolph-Macon
University of Virginia
Swanson
Chatham
Congress
Gov. Swanson
Chicago
Massage by the Blind: a London profession and Japanese limits
The article notes that in London massage by the blind is an accepted and successful profession with some doctors employing only blind masseurs. It also mentions Japan's practice, where until recently only the blind practiced massage, and in Yokohama 1000 masseurs earning livelihoods include 900 blind workers.
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London
Japan
Yokohama
Advertise in This Paper To Reach Local Readers
Local newspaper readers are urged to place notices and wants in the paper. Reach home audiences by announcing needs, services, or items for sale through the established local advertising channel.
Desperate Outlaw Jesse James Ends Notorious Career
A ruthless bandit named Jesse James meets a grim end ending his notorious career. Authorities hailed the outlaw as a dangerous criminal once feared across the region.
Jesse James the Guerrilla and Blood Bonded Legacy
The piece chronicles Jesse James as a fiercely ferocious guerrilla figure in Missouri and Kansas era warfare. It recounts his family ties, his motherinlawed defender stance, and his rise in Quantrills band, ending with his 1882 assassination by Bob Ford and the ensuing notoriety. It frames James as paradoxical yet brutal, shaped by heredity and environment.
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Reuben Samuels
Missouri
Doctor Samuels
Kansas
Samuels
Jesse James
Henry James
Philadelphia Ledger
Erie’s Giant Locomotive and Roosevelts Science Views
The Erie Railroad owns the largest locomotive in the world, weighing 410000 pounds with a 98000 pound pull. It is a Mallet type with two engines sharing a boiler and 51 inch driving wheels. Roosevelt notes in Congress the Biological Survey shows many birds help control cotton boll weevil and scale insects, while woodpeckers defend forests by destroying larval pests. Dr. Lane discusses earth interior gases and seismic studies suggesting a gas‑rich interior, likening the globe to a compressed toy balloon.
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Erie Railroad
Scientific American
Susquehanna
Roosevelt
Congress
A. C. Lane
Doctor Lane
Notoriety and Cruelty Of Quantrill and Jesse James
The passage recounts Quantrill's guerrilla band operating before the Civil War and its brutal methods. It contrasts his ferocity with others, describes executions and ambushes, and portrays Jesse James as a hardened killer who also shows a rare act of mercy by aiding a widow with $500 to prevent foreclosure.
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Kentucky
South
Doctor Samuels
Quantrell
Samuels
Jesse
Bill Anderson
Major Johnson
Johnson
Jesse James
Tennessee
Could See For Himself Pop Foster’s Tale Of Illness And Tailoring
Clarence Foster known as Pop, famed baseball figure, fell ill for several days last August. He recovered while remaining busy at his clubhouse sewing, earning laughs when Joe Sugden greeted him and he quipped about mendership. The Washington Star recounts the scene.
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Clarence Foster
Pop
Foster
St. Louis
Washington Grounds
Joe Sugden
Joe
Washington Star
A Versatile Dutchman Dr Van Eeden Helps Build Communistic Co operatives
Dutch author and dramatist Dr Frederick van Eeden, founder of Walden communistic colonies in Holland, led a cooperative relief movement in 1903 that employed 300 people with stockholders among buyers. The venture grew to 60,000 members but failed after rapid expansion costing him 100000. He is a pioneer of a fiction school and has two plays on stage in Holland.
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Frederick van Eeden
van Eeden
Walden
Holland
DR. van Eeden
Little Kingdom
van Heden
Browning class chosen over chocolate caramels this Lent
Elsie plans to improve her mind by joining a Browning class, choosing study over chocolate caramels during Lent. A friend questions the choice as they joke about sacrifices and the unlikely reason behind her decision.
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Elsie
Baltimore American
The Coop Comic Quip Surprises Pittsburgh Post
A humorous Pittsburgh Post quip about a flat described as a coop and a wife commenting on a cook’s flight. The joke pivots on a playful image of clothespins held in a mouth and a remark on not taking compliments seriously.
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John
Pittsburg
Bait for a Cook Sampled by Intelligence Office
Dialogue shows Mrs A seeking a cook and the Head of Intelligence Office refusing, noting only one in the office and keeping her as a sample. The exchange appears in Harper's Weekly.
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Mrs. A
Mr. Dwyer
Intelligence Office
Harper’s Weekly
Value of Humor and Heart Healing Line
A Cornhill Magazine quote asserts a humorist preserves childlike zest with tender tolerance. It adds that healing a broken heart may require time and another man as a mixture for solace.
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Cornhill Magazine
Trees Poison Grass In Mutual Harm, Study Says
The Baltimore Sun reports experiments in the United States and England show grass and trees harm each other when grown closely. Trees secrete substances toxic to grass while grass releases compounds harmful to trees, especially fruit trees, so shade is not the sole cause of poor grass growth near trees.
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England
Baltimore Sun
Cloverport Man Credits Dean's Kidney Pills For Recovery
John Armstrong of Cloverport Kentucky says years of kidney trouble and swelling left him weak and unable to eat. After using Dean's Kidney Pills he reports strong restoration and gives the product credit. Sold by dealers for 50 cents a box Foster Milburn Co Buffalo NY.
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John Armstrong
Cloverport
Dean
Foster-Milburn Co
Buffalo, N. Y
Military schools spread across the states
The article notes 175 strictly military schools nationwide with state counts including New York 32 New Jersey 9 Pennsylvania 11 North Carolina 7 Texas 9 Wisconsin 4 California 9 and Illinois 5.
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New York
New Jersey
Pennsylvania
North Carolina
Texas
Wisconsin
California
Illinois
Little wooden barrels in American factories and uses
The New York Sun describes tiny wooden barrels from birch wood produced in U S factories in many sizes. Machines turn barrels quickly, enabling one worker to run several machines. Barrels are sold by millions yearly for candy jars saving banks toys and sample containers and are exported globally.
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New York Sun
Postum Restores a Washington Woman's Health
A Washington woman credits Postum with restoring her health after four years of near disability. She suffered nervous spells and fatigue until stopping coffee and embracing Postum, which improved her nerves, energy, and ability to care for two babies and perform housework. The testimonial is attributed to Postum Co., Battle Creek, Mich.
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Washington
Postum
Postum Co
Battle Creek
Mich
Wellville
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the Washburn Times
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Bandit Jesse James
America
Desperate
James
Howard
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St. Joseph
Mrs. Samuels
Marion
Centralia
Frank
Corydon
Iowa
Council Bluffs
Iron Mountain
Union Pacific
Missouri Pacific
James Gang
Northfield
Minn
Bill Chadwell
Clell Miller
Charley Pitts
Bob
Jim Younger
Youngers
Cole
Bobh
Jim
Frank James
Dakota
Crittenden
Bob” Ford
Charles
James Home
Fords
Charles Ford
Richmond
Bob Ford
Colorado
Jesse W. James
Pues Science
The
Coop
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