Monument mix up sparks Webster birth location row
Vin’s will called for a monument at Webster’s spot but Miss Annie Smith, executrix, is accused of mislocating the birth site. Proctor notes the rustic stone marks the cabin site, while Daniel and Ezekiel Webster were born in a frame house built seven years later nearby.
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Vin
Webster
Proctor Saya
Annie Smith
New Hampshire Historical Society
Daniel
Ebenezer Webster
Civilization
Ezekiel
Will leaves Princeton graduate school $10 million memory gift
Isaac C. Wyman of Salem wills the bulk of nearly 10 million dollars to Princeton University’s graduate school as a memorial to his alma mater. John M. Rayman and Dean Andrew S. West named trustees with wide disposal power. chapel to be built in memory of his parents. income to niece Susan B. Dickinson for life.
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Salem
Mass
Isaac C. Wyman
Graduate School
Princeton University
Mr. Wyman
John M. Rayman
Andrew S. West
Princeton Graduate School
Susan B. Dickinson
Marblehead
Princeton
William Cooper Proctor
Graduate School of Princeton
Proctor
Seyler Trial Begins Over Woman Found Dead in Ocean
William Seyler goes on trial in Mays Landing for the murder of 18 year old Jane Adams. Prosecutors rely on Orvis Seyler and Alice Adams as key witnesses from the pier where the event occurred. Adams says Jane was grabbed as she tried to leave the pier.
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Atlanta City
N. J
William Seyler
Jane Adams
Mays Landing
Orvis Seyler
Alice Adams
Seyler
Adams
Thief Makes $10 000 Haul
A burglar entered the home of Samuel Vogel a Newark shoe dealer while the family slept and stole jewelry valued at 10000 and 600 in cash from a handbag under a pillow. A gold bracelet worth 5000 and other articles were left behind in the hurry.
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New York
Samuel Vogel
Newark
Presbyterian students to get Westminster House clubhouse
Mrs. Catherine W MacGregor of Detroit funds a $13,500 gift to University of Michigan Presbyterian students for a new Westminster House clubhouse with no conditions. The Tappan Presbyterian association receives a $1,000 endowment gift from Amos Musselman of Grand Rapids.
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Ann Arbor
Mich
Catherine W MacGregor
Detroit
University
Westminster House
Tappan Presbyterian Association
Amos Musselman
Grand Rapids
Monument Misplaced at Daniel Webster Birthplace Site
Franklin New Hampshire May 23 Frank Proctor says the stone monument marking the birthplace of Daniel Webster is located in the wrong place. The late George W. Smith of Franklin contributed to the site.
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Franklin
N. H
Frank Proctor
Daniel Webster
George W. Smith
Frank
Court House Sold for Tax in La Crosse Wisconsin
Monroe county court house in La Crosse was sold at tax sale for 30 cents weed tax levied by Sparta. The county refused payment claiming not liable. City attorney bid 80 cents for the building and grounds. certificate held until county provides redemption.
Detroit Grand Haven and Milwaukee Tax Dispute
Auditor General Fuller determined the rail line’s paid-in capital at 7,000,000 and, applying a 1 percent tax, set the 1909 franchise levy at 70,060 for its Grand Trunk branch. A lengthy clash with the state over the general tax law preceded the assessment.
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Lansing
Mich
Fuller
Detroit, Grand Haven and Milwaukee Railroad
Comet’s Head Ceases Activity Says McHugh
Professor Daniel McHugh of Depauw University concludes the head of the comet has ceased activity and much of the tail may be left behind. It would drift and fade. Yerkes Observatory and Chicago area observed rain-charged clouds preventing any viewing.
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Daniel McHugh
Depauw University
Yerkes Observatory
Chicago
Rama Near Surrender in Nicaragua Feint Fails to Hold
Bluefields and Washington reports describe a two day clash near Rama between Estrada forces and Madriz troops. Madriz supplies were destroyed and 200000 rifles lost. Rama is said to be surrounded with food and ammunition depleted. Casualties for Estrada: fourteen dead and twenty nine wounded. Madriz casualties unknown.
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Bluefields
Mena
Cavarie
Moncada
Madriz
Muelle de Loy Bueyes
Rama
Washington
State Department
Thomas P. Moffatt
Estrada
Rain Obscures Halley's Comet Tail View
Chicago May 23 Halley's comet was obscured by heavy rain clouds delaying observations. Astronomers say the best chance to view both nucleus and tail may be tonight. The exact behavior of the tail remains unsettled among observatory chiefs and experts, requiring many calculations before certainty.
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Chicago
America
American cycle champion sets one mile world mark in May
Elmer Colling of Lynn Massachusetts and his pacer Charles Turveille of Philadelphia shaved five and one fifth seconds from the world record for one mile with a time of 1 18 2 5.
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Passaic
N. J
Elmer Colling
Lynn
Mass
Charles Turveille
Philadelphia
Collins
Kin of Paul Revere Dead in Boston
Mrs Jane Minot Revere Reynolds granddaughter of Paul Revere has died in Boston. Her father Joseph Warren Revere was one of Revere’s younger sons and took over the family business.
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Paul Revere
Boston
Jane Minot Revere Reynolds
Joseph Warren Revere
Aul Revere
Breckenridge Files as Democratic Senate Candidate
John F Breckenridge a blacksmith from St Joseph filed with the secretary of state a declaration that he is a Democratic candidate for the United States Senate in Jefferson City Missouri on May 25.
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Anvil
Senate
Jefferson City
John F. Breckenridge
St Joseph
Secretary of
United States
Market summary from Chicago grain and livestock report
Estimated receipts 32000 cattle 22000 and sheep 20000 shown. Hog prices ranged 9 40 to 9 70 with light hogs at the bottom and heavy shipping grades 9 35 to 9 70. Market described as weak at Saturdays average with mixed packers and rough at 9 35 to 9 50. Furnished by Beach Wickham Grain Company Chicago.
Chicago Market Hogs Report May 23 1910
Market activity described as slow and steady with official receipts last week totaling 122680 and official shipments 20481. Estimates for today are 32000 and yesterday's receipts 7218 with shipments 1298 and 1705 left over yesterday. Tomorrow's receipts projected at 13000. Shipping grades list 9 35 to 9 50 for rough and heavy categories with par values 9 60 to 9 70 for bulk and Parker pigs 9 60 to 9 70 and 9 10 to 9 60 for good to valuation ranges.
Market Receipts Estimated for Cattle Auction
Estimated receipts show 22000 head at Reeves market with steady to lower tone. Cows and heifers 2 80 to 7 15. Texas steers 5 00 to 6 40. stockers and feeders 4 00 to 6 60. western cattle 5 25 to 7 60. overall observers note steady to shade lower.
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Reeves
Texas
Live Market Sheep and Lamb Prices Summary
Estimated receipts total 20000 at Market. Native sheep range 4 00 to 6 50 per head. Western sheep 4 00 to 6 50. Yearlings 6 25 to 7 70. Lambs 5 75 to 8 60. Western lambs 6 25 to 8 60. Market weak to shade lower overall.
Market Report Summary for Livestock and Bulk Goods
Market shows active with higher Bulk. Bulk goods trade between 9 65 and 9 70, Light items 9 45 to 9 72 percent, Mixed pickers 9 40 to 9 75. Heavy shipping grades 9 40 to 9 75, Rough 9 40 to 9 55. Cattle slow and weak. Sheep weak.
Local Market Prices In Washington City
Prices on the Washington City market list corn oats hay straw and bran with per load and per hundred figures. Grain items include corn oats and buckwheat while feed staples show hay straw bran shorts and corn meal.
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Washington City
John A. Babcock Listed for North American Livestock
John A. Babcock is associated with the North American Livestock Commission Company based at U S Stock Yards Chicago Illinois. The notice places him in care or contact through this firm in connection with livestock business affairs.
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North American Livestock Commission Company
U. S
Chicago
DLL
Mrs B Clark Hyde Files Two Partition Suits
Mrs B Clark Hyde wife of a convicted physician sues to partition the estate of her uncle Colonel Thom as H Swope. One suit seeks division of the residuary portion and the other division of property that would have gone to her deceased brother Chisman Swope. Attorneys say the estate is so large that only a division by set may be possible.
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Kansas City
B. Clark Hyde
Thomas H. Swope
Chisman Swope
Spain May Seek New Maine Inquiry If Wreck Is Raised
Madrid reports the Spanish government will demand a fresh inquiry into the Maine disaster if the battleship wreck is raised. Leading Spanish naval experts have prepared reports backing a spontaneous combustion theory in the powder magazine as the cause.
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Madrid
Maine
War veteran John Nichols found dead in Bloomington
Aged 85, Mexican and Civil War veteran John Nichols was found dead in bed in Bloomington. After he failed to respond to the G. A. R. roll call, two comrades broke into his home and discovered he had died of a heart attack.
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Bloomington
Ind
John Nichols
G. A. R. Post
Nichols
Yaquis Attack Colony Near Pacheco
Renegade Indians in the Sonora mountains attacked the Mormon colony at Pacheco and drove off cattle and horses. The El Paso May 23 report notes the raid by Yaquis on the settlement and livestock.
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el Paso
Tex
Sonora
Mex
Pacheco
Prince Born in Madrid Prince Dies Within Minutes
The fourth child of Queen Victoria and King Alfonso of Spain was born but died within minutes. Reports say the queen’s condition remained satisfactory after the birth. The event followed King Edward VII’s funeral shock and gun salutes signaled the arrival, while bells soon mourned the prince’s death.
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Madrid
Victoria
Alfonso
Spain
Edward VII
London
Edward
Sabbath Rest Movement Reported By Presbyterian Assembly
The Presbyterian General Assembly hears a committee report urging a weekly rest day and endorsing a Saturday holiday to protect the Sabbath. New York figures show 3 726 restaurants and 290 hotels among 300 000 workers operating seven days, with calls to limit Sunday work and omit Monday recitations in schools.
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Atlantic City
Presbyterian
New York
De Lesseps Flies Across the English Channel
Calais France May 23 Count Jacques De Lesseps the French aviator crossed the English channel in an airplane. He began at Calais circled the cliffs then headed for Deal landing on the English coast near Dover. A torpedo boat destroyer trailed the flight.
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Calais
France
Jacques de Lesseps
English Channel
Heéte
Deal
English
Dover
Wind Fails De Lessepa Flight Return Due to Wind
Jacques De Lessepa, after crossing the English channel from California to Dover in a mono plane, abandons plans for a return flight because of a stiff wind and haze. He returns to France aboard a torpedo boat that had accompanied him, while his aircraft is packed for shipment home.
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de Lessepa
London
Jacques de Lessepa
English Channel
Calif
Dover
England
Breaks $300 000 Will Money Left to Charity
In South Bend Indiana on May 23 the jury sided with Mrs Mabel C Trainor in contesting her mother Minerva C Good s will valued at 300 000 with 180 000 to three sisters and the rest to charity The dispute centered on a codicil disinheriting Trainor alleged to have been influenced by her brother in law William T Carskadden after a ten week trial and forty one hours deliberation
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South Bend
Ind
Mabel C. Trainor
Minerva C. Good
William T. Carskadden
Carskadden
Tobacco tycoon Benjamin Duke gravely ill in Durham
Benjamin Newton Duke, renowned tobacco magnate of New York and Durham, lies critically ill at his Durham residence after moving there within the past week. Doctors report typhoid like symptoms.
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Durham
N. C
Benjamin Newton Duke
New York
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