Dr Gatling Inventor of Gun Dies at 78 in New York
Dr Richard Gatling, inventor of the Gatling gun, died suddenly February 26 at his daughter’s home in New York City. Born September 12, 1818, in North Corona, he built a diverse career from seed machines to steam plows before perfecting the gun that earned him worldwide fame. He lived in many cities, established a Hartford gun factory in 1888, earned royalties in England, and was known as a crusader for peace despite his war invention.
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Canadian to Be Cardinal Archbishop Bruchesi Named for Sacred College
Unofficial reports indicate Archbishop Louis Paul Napoleon Bruchesi of Montreal will be created a cardinal soon. Born in Montreal in 1855, he studied in Paris and Rome, was ordained in 1878, taught at Laval University, led the province’s educational exhibit for the Chicago World’s Fair, chaired Montreal’s Catholic school board, and became Archbishop of Montreal in 1897.
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Disputed Dunning Letter Reaches Wrong Recipient in Devil's Lake
A North Dakota letter from a doctor's firm misdelivered to a resident in Devil's Lake prompts a pointed reply. The recipient states the addressee is dead and asks how the firm can dun the deceased, and urges a moral life and heavenly meeting. The exchange highlights misaddressed notices and a sharp rebuke.
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The Sailor as a Valet in New York Society
A New York observer argues that experienced sailors, familiar with bachelor life, make superior valets for single men. He cites numerous retired sailors employed to manage clothes and tidy living spaces for their employers.
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New York
Autograph chase ends in mistaken queen mix up
A congressional page seeking an autograph mistook a flamboyantly dressed senator for Queen Liliuokalani. The colorful woman explained she was Martha Washington Sy fax from Virginia, and the page apologetically sought the member, Mrs. Rixey of Culpeper County.
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Beck a Lawyer for Years Assistant to Knox Once Associated With Harrity
James M. Heck, assistant attorney general of the United States, formerly a Philadelphia lawyer born in 1861, received a common school education and later studied law. He joined the law office of former National Democratic Chairman William F. Harrity in 1885, practicing there for several years in Cleveland administration circles.
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Monster of Crime Confession From Alfred Knapp in Jail
Alfred Knapp, jailed in Hamilton Ohio, boasts of multiple murders with graphic confessions. He describes killings as joy, recounting slayings from 1894 to 1902 including Emma Littleman May Eckert and his wives Jennie Connors Knapp Annie Knapp. His statements also relate to disposing bodies and consent from his wife Anna Gamble amid cold, violent detail.
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Knapp's Life of Crime Across Indiana Destinies
A historical chronology traces Knapp from birth in 1862 Greensburg through multiple Indiana towns to Joliet prison, marriages to four women, repeated imprisonments for theft and murder plots, alleged killings in Cincinnati and Indianapolis, and final confession in 1903 to slay five women and girls.
De Armond Long in Congress Advocates Canada Purchase
Congressman David H. De Armond, from Butler Missouri, serving his sixth term, introduced a resolution urging the purchase of Canada and its annexation to the United States. He is noted as a bright and able Democrat in the House.
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Did William Winter Write This The Saint Paul Woman Legacy
A St Paul philanthropist left 1 000 000 to charity with a guarded provision that no politician can handle any funds. The piece contrasts worldly wisdom with spiritual light, praising her virtue and lasting memory as rosemary returns each season.
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Children of Light
New York
Denver Actor Plans 600 Benefits For Sanitarium
Robert E Bell of Denver aims to stage 600 benefit performances nationwide to raise about 150000 dollars to fund a sanitarium for consumptive actors. He says he has been "more than half dead" eight years but remains optimistic with 150 companies volunteering so far.
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Czar Allocates Funds to Russian Painters
The Czar sets aside $600,000 to encourage Russian painters with depictions of hunting parties. He demands images of native animals like elk and wild ox, then endangered species. Commissions go to Chimdff, Simoksje, Novozoft and others for these works.
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Reporter drop from Durban hotel balcony startles Chamberlain
A Durban speech by Mr. Chamberlain was interrupted when a reporter slid down a pillar from the Marine hotel roof, breathless and dusty, claiming to represent the entire press of the empire with confident poise.
Bibulous Subject Targets a Novel of Peake Fame
Elmore Elliot Peake, noted for studying human types, once shadowed a bibulous East Side character who mocked fiction. The man warned the writer he would break every bone in his body if he ever put him in a book, a fierce claim and boast that highlights the clash of art and real life.
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Elmore Elliot Peake
New York
Discoveries Attributed To Pituitary Gland Function
Chicago physicians discuss Dr. C E De M Sajous findings at the Philadelphia Medical Society. after fourteen years of study he asserts a new pituitary function parallels thyroid and adrenal glands and that disease affects the entire system.
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Congressman Cannon Metaphor Sparks House Debate
Congressman Cannon often uses metaphor in the house and ignores rules when inspired. He argued against a railroad proposition, noting railroads have been before the senate "praying and praying and praying" and finished with the line "let us call their hand" to appeal to members.
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A Bicycle Built for Goons
David Snellbaker followed his dogs bark and treed three coons. He had little powder left and used coins from his bicycle as ammunition to shoot them. He found most of the balls later in the carcasses and rode home with the coons on his back.
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