Women Unite to Oppose Seating of Senator Smoot
Active women oppose Reed Smoot seating as United States senator from Utah. They say his polygamy beliefs and Mormon church stance disqualify him. Smoot, born January 1862 in Salt Lake City, has served on the Mormon church’s Council of Twelve since 1888 and could become president.
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Reed Smoot
United States
Utah
Senate
Mr. Smoot
Salt Lake City
Council of the Twelve Apostles
Mormon Church
United States Senate
Lynch Sentenced to Death for Treason in Galway Case
Col Arthur Lynch an Irish nationalist born in Australia was found guilty of high treason in London and sentenced to hang amid expectations the sentence will be commuted. He fought in South Africa and organized the Transvaal Irish brigade before serving Galway in Parliament.
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Fort
Col.Lynch
Australia
United States
England
South Africa
Ireland
Melbourne University
Berlin
Paris
Col. Lynch
London
Garnet Wolseley
Col
Lynch
Kruger
Transvaal
Rough Riders
Galway
House of Commons
Eccentric French Count Brings Lectures to New York
Count Montesquieu, descendant of DArtagnan, arrives in New York for a seven‑part lecture series costing $35 for women attendees. He promises rooms draped in distinct hues for readings in French German and Latin, and is noted for bizarre artistic performances and a controversial charity bazaar fire story he denies.
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America
de ‘Montesquieu
D'Artagnan
New York
Paris
Englishman's Adventurous Life and Englishman Candles
English adventurer Sir Alexander Candle Stephen known as Sir Alexander Candle Stephen has traveled through many capitals speaking five or six languages. He undertook dangerous assignments including a six day ride with dispatches during the Penjdeh Incident. A separate report details alleged bribery offers to Rep. Montague Lessler of New York, claiming a $5,000 bribe for naval vote on Holland submarine torpedo boats. Other items note German bombardment of Fort San Carlos and Kaiser's direct orders, Hawaiian delegate Robert William Wilcox’s elevation and punishment, and Charles Roran's long tenure as a French teacher.
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Alexander’ Candle Stephen
Teheran
Paris
Afghanistan
Penjdeh
Russia
Perais
Montague Lessler
New York
Committee On Naval Affairs
Holland
Bello
Fort San Carlos
Berlin
Kaiser
Venezuelan
Schecter
T. J. Hill
Hill
Guelph
Ont
Well Known Candidate Daniel Webster Brown Campaign Tale
A Tennessee mountain districts candidate Daniel Webster Brown campaigns for congress and gains awe for worldly travels. His rival, witty about the mountains, responds with a quip about Brown’s fame from Maine to California. A crowd laughs as the joke lands during a campaign speech.
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Daniel Webster Brown
Mountain
Tennessee
Congress
Daniel
Knoxville
Maine
Cali
British Editor Strachey Praised by Harper's Weekly Visit
Harper's Weekly lauds British newspaper man Leo Strachey editor of the Spectator. The writer praises his incisiveness breadth and keen understanding of the United States noting his first American visit and strong friendship toward America.
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Harper's Weekly
Man
St. Leo Strachey
Spectator
Mr. Strachey
Cooth
America
United States
London
Atqhaint
Three German Warships Bombard Venezuelan Fort
The German cruisers Vineta Panther and Falke continued shelling the Venezuelan fort of San Carlos on Jan 22. Twelve dead and fifteen wounded among Venezuelan troops followed a two day bombardment as shells exploded and the fort suffered heavy damage.
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San Carlos
Vinetay
Panther
Falke
Vineta
Castro
Keene Chary of Giving Tips
James K. Keene the Wall Street speculator is wary about sharing market tips with friends admitting he can beat the game only four times out of seven. He explains his cautious stance saying few would believe his private tips would perform better.
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Keene Chary
James K. Keene
Wall Street
Senator Patterson Aids Circus Friends In Michigan
Colorado Senator Tom Patterson recalls two enjoyable weeks with a southern Michigan circus. His two young friends faced losses from rain and sheriff seizure until Patterson lent two thousand dollars, helping the show recover. They finished the season with a handsome profit after good weather returned.
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Tom” Patterson
Colorado
Michigan
Patterson
Should Wear Evening Clothes At The Playhouse
Ogar Hammerstein, New York theater manager, insists guests wear evening dress at the playhouse especially on first nights. He says critics and others in free seats should dress up to avoid looking like four dollars even if they are not. He dislikes critics arriving in non evening attire.
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Ogar Hammerstein
New York
Playhouse
Rockefeller Offers Million for Healthy Stomach
In Atlantic City John D. Rockefeller, known as Croesus, visited a local physician for throat trouble and casually promised a million to anyone who could deliver a healthy stomach. The remark was made during the visit.
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John D. Rockefeller
Atlantic City
Mr. Rockefeller
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Smoot
Ence Eieio
Ella A. Boole
Continent
DeWitt Clinton
Dazzle
Lemuel Eli Quigg
New York City
Lessler
Perry Belmont
Dash
White House
House
Robert William Wilcox
Newport
Maui
Wilcox
Liliuokalani
Unite States
Dole
Charles Roran
Jan Carlos
Tate
Goichi, Abe
Tokio
Marconi
Bologna
Rome
Sienor Marconi
Prussia
St. Michael
Bavaria
Prince Radolin
Baron von der Thann
Rozan
James J. Hill
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