Capitol plans expand as Reed Smoot arrival looms
Washington reports Cannon seeks over six million for capitol improvements and a new house building while talks grow of adding supreme court justice and commerce department structures. Smoot’s pending oath and Mormon tensions spark protests and Senate speculation ahead of December session.
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Bakers Tell Temperature by Feel in Historic Quoted Commune
In a historic kitchen anecdote Arthur W Dunn recalls bakers who gauge oven heat by touch. A veteran baker of over twenty five years explains experts can discern exact ven temperature with uncanny accuracy from the sensation of the heat.
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Arthur W. Dunn
Culinary tips from a vintage cookbook
Cookbook notes cover enhancing coffee with cream brewed a day ahead and using fruit remnants to boost puddings. It offers quick carrot cooking with soda water, proper gravies, green-tinted icing from soaked coffee beans, and advice on trimming overbaked bread crusts with a grater after cooling.
Laws of Divorce in Japan Curiously Lax Says Traveler
A traveler returning from Japan notes that divorce is easier for husbands and cites a legal ground that a wife being too loquacious justifies a divorce. He observes little family discord, few cases of severe treatment, and notes in laws and customs a view of wives as chattels by some parents-in-law.
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Japan
If I Had Not Known a Certain Person
A humorous reflection from a Robertson passage notes how chance encounters with a person and a lady redirected the speaker from soldiers to ministry. A dog disturbing an invalid child is cited as a pivotal, tongue in cheek moment leading to a different life path.
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Frederick Robertson
India
No consent needed as lovers seek paternal nod
Dialogue shows Li and Harry discussing parental approval. Li asserts consent was granted by her father after the first call, while Harry questions the need for further permission. The exchange hints at family dynamics and a young couple navigating social expectations.
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Boston Transcript
Dr Fenner Kidney and Backache Cure Ad
Extensive medical claim for Dr Fenner's Kidney and Backache Cure detailing kidney disease symptoms and blood impurity imagery. Promotes sale in drug stores with 50 cent and one dollar bottles.
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Dr. Fenner
Quiet title action in Washington County Iowa 1903
In the District Court of Washington County Iowa a notice announces a suit by W A Wilson and others to foreclose all adverse claims to the west half of section 29 and north half of section 30 in township 76 north range 6 west. Plaintiffs seek fee simple title and dismissal of unknown claims and issue reform of deeds and related instruments. defendants must appear by March 10 1903 or default will be entered. The notice is signed by Attorneys S W and J Brookhart and approved by Judge Byron W Preston.
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Oil Prospecting Plans Near Rockwood Michigan
Feb 25 Carleton Michigan reports Laind secured under contract east of Rockwood to prospect for oil and gas. Materials have been secured for the derricks and prospecting activity is underway.
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Death of Civil War Surgeon Dr Hood at 72
Litchfield February 28 Dr H A Hood aged 72 died. He served as a surgeon in the Civil War with the One Hundred and Seventeenth Illinois Infantry.
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Marital Upheaval Tied to $100,000 Damages Suit
In a case filed for absolute divorce and alienation of affections, Coren McCoy seeks $100,000 against Ral Thompson. The parties have a tangled history including remarriages, separations, and a previous alimony decree. Reconciliations and elopements punctuate a long series of legal actions dating back to 1907.
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Hairpin Saves Night Bus Ride in Snowy Columbus
In Columbus on February 23 a crowded May street line car slid on ice after a fuse blew. The motorman asked women passengers to help push using hairpins as improvised switches, allowing the car to crawl four blocks before a new one melted, avoiding a long walk for all aboard.
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May Street
Jury acquits Johnson King in murder case near Springfield
A jury acquitted Johnson King a young farmer near Springfield Ts after he testified Garver an Union veteran of Decatur insulted his mother prompting a chase. Garver jumped from a wagon with a knife and King fired killing him as he advanced on foot.
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Boers Visit Ogden on Southern Pacific Journey
George B. Owen, Lackawanna agent, is in Ogden to meet a Boer delegation traveling east on the Southern Pacific. He says the Boers will tour the United States as railroad guests and arrive today to discuss selling in Utah.
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George B. Owen
Lackawanna Railroad
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United States
Serling
Utah
Minutes of Nebraska constitutional convention found in state house
Lincoln Neb Feb 24 The minutes of the Nebraska constitutional convention of over a quarter century ago buried during 1875 capitol removal have been found intact in a basement vault of the state house The volume is valuable for settling disputed constitutional questions Vincennes Ind Feb 23 Mary widow of the late Count de Buisserret died Saturday night aged 77 leaving children who will inherit a large estate The couple who left France for freedom came to the United States forty years ago Count de Buisserret had died many years earlier
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Queen Alexandra Invites Godson to Buckingham Palace Visit
London February 28 Queen Alexandra invited her godson Lord Mandeville to visit Buckingham Palace before her Sandringham trip. The Dowager Duchess Consuelo accompanied the infant as the queen showed great interest in the visitors. Wallace Ida February 28 Enraged by jealousy John T Bjorkens mortally wounded Mrs Iingh Smith in her room at a lodging house and then killed himself. The victim had a husband and four children.
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Priest in Indiana Parochial Shootout Fends Off Burglar
Anderson Indiana, Feb 23 The Rev Thomas Convey assistant pastor of the Catholic church exchanged six shots with a burglar in the parochial residence early this morning. The priest was uninjured and it is believed the robber escaped all the bullets. Four shots were fired by the priest and two by the burglar.
Boston Harborsmen Clear Ice to Sail Britannia
In January 1844 Boston merchants voted to cut a ten mile ice channel at their own cost to allow the Britannia to sail on time. The ice, six to twelve inches thick, was removed with top ice cutting tools and horsepower. crowds gathered as tents and sleighs dotted a frozen harbor in a scene likened to a Russian holiday. By February 8 the channel was completed and the ship moved.
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Omaha Lawmaker Pushes Compulsory Voting Bill
Omaha representative J A C Kennedy proposes a bill to compel all qualified electors to vote unless disabled. Penalty for noncompliance is a fine of five dollars. Also reported: George Stone found guilty of manslaughter in Chicago after ten years since the crime. sentence of thirty five years recommended. In Peb Knight, an attorney, was shot and killed here by Coffey Tot Wilson after a long quarrel. Wilson surrendered but refused to talk.
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Loyal Virginia Girl Meets Lincoln for Aid during Civil War
A Virginia girl seeking a passage during the Civil War gains an audience with Abraham Lincoln. She declares loyalty to Virginia, and Lincoln approves the encounter, writing a brief note confirming trust. The tale contrasts Lincoln's memory with written records and the Iroquois chief Red Jacket’s view on paper versus oral truth.
Random Recollections of a London Stage Actor
Charles T. Be recounts a misfiring comedy at the Comedy Theatre. He notes Hawtrey urged restraint to preserve the next line. The company rehearsed six weeks with no laughs and then switched to a three act farce which ran for a year.
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Cross Eyed Portrait Sparks Witty Paris Exchange
Prince Troubetskoy prints in Paris a portrait of an American with cross eyes. The printer mirrors the eyes, prompting a quip about mutual sight. A brief exchange follows about governance and the foolishness of self shadowing.
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Prince Troubetskoy
Epidemic Trouble Strikes Cornell and Ithaca
Typhoid fever grips Ithaca and Cornell University as 200 or more fall ill and 100 nurses fight the outbreak. Water contamination from Six Mile and Pall creeks, linked to a nearby dam project, is blamed. Absent students flood the town. fears mount over campus closure.
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Planing for a New Supply and Epidemic Notes
The university advances 15000 to the water company to build a large filter if Ithaca allows a 4000 charge to cover interest and maintenance. It is hoped pure water reaches Ithaca by next September with campus depots for guaranteed uncontaminated water. Four Ithaca physicians report a new zymotic illness similar to typhoid but with sweating and low mood, now easing. Twenty two deaths reported including Cornell students, while precautions curb departures and fear. Gas Belt Racing circuit offers 48000 in purses for summer meetings.
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el. Marx
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Youth Charged Teacher in Wisconsin Illness
In Racine Wisconsin on February 23 Julius Kort, an 11 year old, charged his school teacher with causing his illness. Police investigated the claim and records show no clear evidence linking the teacher to the boy's condition.
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