Adams Sworn In Amid Inaugural Pageantry In Colorado
Alva Adams took the oath as Colorado governor before a packed capitol as Gov James Peabody stood nearby. Adams urged an eight hour law and honest primary and arbitration reforms, criticizing exaggerated claims about Colorado. Peabody plans a contest to be heard after January 18, with a six week hearings schedule and a Republican leaned investigative committee.
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Denver
Coloman
Alva Adams
Colorado
Justice Gubbert
Adams
James Peabody
Gov Peabody
Capitol
Lieutnuy Flaggett
Gabbert
Teller
Pueblo
Huerfano
Las Animas
Jesse F. McDonald
Notice on Marriage and Death Insertion Across Papers
The Washington Post offers simultaneous insertion of marriage and death notices in multiple morning newspapers at no extra charge upon application. The list includes New York Times, Baltimore Herald, Boston Globe, Buffalo Courier, Cincinnati Enquirer, Chicago Record-Herald, Philadelphia Public Ledger, Pittsburg Dispatch, Providence Journal, Rochester Herald, St Louis Republic, Syracuse Post-Standard, St Paul Pioneer Press, Minneapolis Tribune, and Cleveland Plain Dealer.
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Washington Post
NEW York Times
Baltimore Herald
Boston Globe Buffalo Colrier
Cincinnati Enquirer
Chicago Record-Herald
Philadelphia Public Ledger
Pittsburg Dispatch
Providence Journal
Rochester Herald
ST Louis Republic
Syracuse Post-Standard
BT Paul Pioneer Press
Minneapolis Tribune
Cleveland Plain Dealer
Licensed to Marry And Deaths of 1905 Notices
A compilation of marriage licenses and obituaries from Washington area papers includes entries for Felix Destosse a long time resident of Washington City who died in Orleans France at 76 an American citizen and widow survivors listed Hiles On January 3 1905 Amy Hopkins he Baltimore and New Orleans papers requested Tiescker On January Ws 1905 small notice of Liunera Reiseler Funeral Thursday June 1 from residence Friends and relatives invited Interment private Neale On January 10 1905 funeral at 615 pm at instate residence James Edward Neale beloved husband of Annie Elizabeth Neale notice of funeral thereafter
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Despospii
Orleans
France
Felix Destosse
Washington City
Aimee Hopkins
Baltamore
New Orleans
Annie Elizabeth Neale
Health Office Record Deaths Infant and Adults Listed
Health Office record lists infant deaths and various adults aged from two months to eighty years. Notable entries include Emma Kidd two years, Evelyn Woodard three months, Annie E Watts three years, and Henry W Welder sixty three, with addresses in Hillsdale Stanton Avenue Brentwood and multiple city streets. The list also notes hospital insanity cases and Soldiers' Home residency among the deceased.
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William Clark
George Il Denney
Stanton Ave
Hillsdale
Ella Hall
Henry W Welder
H St
Brentwood Rd
Emma Kidd
Jamee Winer
Catherine Ho
20Th St Ne
Ella C Plunkett
Charley A. Proutt
Bernard W Paorcett
Ghvyet Rt
Fannie Smith
Ovr
Hosp
Lewis R Stetnen
Joseph Tognett
Caroline Walker
Ju'a Walker
Annie E Watts
9Th St
Wiliam W Wells
Prathers Alley Nw
Amos White
Fenten St
Evelyn Woodard
Undertakers and Embalming Services Advertisement
An old classified notice lists funeral services with multiple providers. W R Speare, J William Lee, Joseph Gawler and others offer undertaker and embalmer services with family parlors, crematoriums, vehicle livery, and modest to reasonable prices at locations on F Street NW and Pa Avenue NW, with telephone contacts. Established 1880.
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W. R. Speare
F Street
N. W
J. William Lee
Pennsylvania Ave
Joseph Gawler
Pa. Ave
John R. Wricht
Tenth Street Nw
North 47
Kansas gubernatorial call for reform and probe
Topeka Kans Jan 10 The legislature organized and heard Gov Hoch read a message urging a thorough impartial investigation of public records amid public charges about state business interests He backed strict tax assessment penalties and warned monopoly risks from gas and oil development urging tougher laws to protect these industries.
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Topeka
Kans
E. W. Hoch
Gov. Hoch
Gov Hoch
Garfield Declines Federal Judgeship Offer
Friends in Mereland Ohio report James A Garfield was offered a Federal district judgeship following R W Taylor's appointment. The nominee, a Department of Commerce and Labor official and practicing lawyer, declined the post, citing ongoing corporate investigations in Washington as the reason. Ohio senators were reportedly not consulted about the tender.
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Washington Post
Mereland
Ohio
James A. Garfield
R. W. Taylor
Department of Commerce and Labor
Garfield
Washington
Arkansas Senate invites Cherokee and Choctaw nations to join state
Little Rock Arkansas January 10 The State senate adopted a concurrent resolution offered by Senator B F McFerrin extending to the Cherokee and Choctaw nations in Indian Territory a cordial invitation to take action to enable the portion of Indian Territory they occupy to become part of Arkansas.
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Little Rock
Ark
State Senate
B. F. McFerrin
Indian Territory
State of
Arkansas
Two Schoolgirls Drowned In Back Creek
Washington Post report from Chesapeake City Maryland dated January 10 details Edith Turner and Sue Foster both twelve years old who fell into Back Creek and drowned. Two other girls were rescued as searchers recovered Edith Turner's body and recovered or grappled for Satine Foster while on their way home from school.
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Washigton
Chesapeake City
Edith Turner
Sue Foster
Exeh
Back Creek
Satine Footer
Army officers assigned to boards and Canal Zone duty
Orders list First Lieut James A Thomas as a two member examining board at Fort McHenry replacing Capt James F Brady. First Lieut Laurence Angel of the Porto Rico Provisional Regiment proceeds to Isthmian Canal Commission for duty on the Isthmus of Panama reporting to the Canal Zone governor. Maj Benjamin F Montgomery granted four months leave of absence from the Signal Corps Chief Telegraph and Cipher Bureau executive office.
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James A. Thomas
Artillery Corps
Fort McHenry
James F. Brady
Laurence Angel
Porto Rico
Signal Corpa
Telegraph and Cipher Bureau
Executive Office
Court reverses verdict in $105000 claim against dead merchant Rouss
Special to The Washington Post. Court of Appeals reverses jury award to C B Rousseau eleven for $105,768 from the estate of late Charles Broadway Rouss. Mother Eva Figgett Rousseau testified he was the father and promised $100,000 when Charley turned ten. Executors paid $23,000 after release of dower. New trial ordered. Justice Vann condemned the alleged contract as weak and dangerous. The decision was not unanimous with dissenters in Appellate division. The case hinges on a contested fatherhood and a supposed promise from beyond the grave.
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Washington Post
New York
Court of Appeals
C. B. Rousseau
Charles Broadway Rouss
Winchester
Ad Litem
Arthur Fischer
Mr. Reuss
Reuss
Justice Blanchard
Eva Sue Figgett Rosseau
Mr. Rouss
Rouss
Figgett
Supreme Court
Culler
O'Brien
Haight
Gray
Bartlett
Martin
Patterson
Vann
Rosseau
Eva Rosseau
Eva Figgett
Charley
Marpesia Explodes Naphtha Warps Sails in Bermuda Rescue
Seven survivors arrive in New York aboard Trinidad from Bermuda after the Norwegian ship Marpesia wrecked on Christmas Day from a naphtha explosion. The vessel carried cargo of naphtha from New York to Cette, France, and sank in high seas shortly after December 17. The Danish steamer Gallia rescued the crew, while torpedo boats Whipple McDonough Stewart Worden depart for the Caribbean as Navy updates include a navy chaplain designation.
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New York
Trinidad
Bermuda
Cette
France
Japan Denies Plans Against French Indo China
Paris January 10 The Japanese Legation dismisses as fabrication a document printed in Echo de Paris claiming a planned Japanese invasion of French Indo China. The legation reiterates Japan’s war with Russia is for national defense and denies any design on European powers possessions in Asia.
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Paris
Legation
Echo de Paris
Japan
Russia
Far East
Hecho de Paris
Baron Kodama
Oyama
Formosa
Indo-China
Manchuria
France
Japanese Toll From Port Arthur Mine Explosions
Port Arthur reports from London and Tokyo detail mine incidents near the fortress. A Jan eight explosion inside a fort killed twenty Japanese soldiers. Two more mines in the town also exploded, while a 40 mile outer district of submarine mines shows three and a half percent destroyed to date. Ten additional survivors of the third Japanese blockade expedition were found in Russian hospitals and transferred to Japan.
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London
Port Arthur
The
Daily Mail
Tokyo
Navy Department
Russian Warships Reach Port Said In Baltic Fleet Division
Port Said Egypt Jan 10 Russian Admiral Botrovsky leads seven warships including cruisers Oleg Isamrud Dnieper and Rien and torpedo boats into port for a coal limit before departure at 10am Wednesday A torpedo boat destroyer sank a coal lighter during entry Japanese forces sighted near Diego Garcia and a Pacific squadron division is slated to leave Saban at January end featuring Adm Senjavin Adm Apraxine Adm Oushakov and the cruiser Vladimir Monomach plus torpedo boats
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Port Louis
Mauritius
Diego Garcia
Chagos Islands
Port Said
Egypt
Botrovsky
Oleg
Isamrud
Dnieper
Rien
Grozni
Gromski
Reziy
Schwank
J. Petersburg
Russ
Paris Temps
Kaiser’s Dentist Ends Life in Berlin
Berlin report says Dr. Alonzo H. Sylvester Emperor William’s American dentist shot himself in his Berlin bedroom after a long career as royal dentist. He was made Royal Prussian counselor and given gifts, but faced financial woes amid illness and mental strain reported from Boston.
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Alonzo H. Sylvester
Maine
Berlin
William
Sylvester
Decorations Awarded to Stoessel and Nogi by Kaiser
Berlin reports Emperor William has awarded the Pour le Merite to General Stoessel and General Nogi in recognition of the bravery of their forces at Port Arthur. The Kaiser has asked both Russian and Japanese emperors to authorize the decorations.
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Berlin
William
Gen
Stoessel
Nogi
Port Arthur
Dr. Pierces Favorite Prescription Offered To Prove Cures
The makers of Dr. Pierce's Favorite Prescription announce a legal money guarantee to pay for any case of Leucorrhea, Female Weakness, Prolapsus, or Falling of Womb not cured by their remedy after a fair trial. They claim a remarkable record of cures and urge sick women to try the remedy, citing testimonials and endorsements from users and supporters.
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Dr. Pierce
United States
Pierce
Virginia Avs
Lelington Ky
Worthy Treasury
Order of Good ‘Templars
A Trained Nurse Speaks Out
A nurse from Pittsburg praises Red Raven mineral water as a mild laxative effective in chronic constipation and mild ailments. She recalls a case where doctors prescribed olive oil with no relief, then used Red Raven for three mornings and saw rapid improvement. She notes Red Raven is sold in drug stores and cafes at 15 cents.
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Nerses
Pittsburg
Rea Raven
Red Raven
Tariff Fight Splits Republicans Across Regions
The article reports ongoing tariff revision debate among Republicans with standpatters from New England and other manufacturing states accusing reformers like Ald rich and Tawney. It notes Speaker Cannon’s cautious position and the possibility of an extra session, while Roosevelt plans a firm push on interstate freight rates and naval appropriations as priorities.
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Aldrich
Rhode Island
New England
Tawney
Payne
Ways and Means Committee
New York State
New York
Pennsylvania
New Jersey
Ohio
Indiana
Ilinois
House
Cannon
Congress
Senate
Roosevelt
Deaths of notable figures in early 1900s press
Gettysburg leader Rev Dr Edmund J Wolf president of the General Synod of the Lutheran Church of America dies at home after brief illness. Chicago veteran railroad contractor George W Kelsey dies at 67. Binghamton Miss Fanny Marsh, aged 76, known for letters to invalids, dies. Sheboygan Fire Chief John Sandrack, 74, longtime U S firefighter, dies after weeks of illness.
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Gettysburg
Edmund J. Wolf
General Synod of the Lutheran Church of America
Wolf
General Synod of the Lutheran Church At
Baltimore
Binghamton
Fanny Marsh
Sheboygan
Wis
John Sandrack
United States
Southern Maryland extends lines via Chesapeake and Potomac deal
The Southern Maryland Telephone Company closes a contract with the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company to interconnect at Brandywine and link with Upper Marlboro. The move integrates Southern Maryland into the national system and plans unfolds to serve Leonardtown Mechanicsville Charlotte Hall La Plata Brandywine and more with direct trunk lines to Washington Baltimore and Annapolis. Wires head toward Brandywine with weather timing to restore service within weeks and talks continue on leasing Chesapeake County lines to expand local coverage.
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Southern Maryland Company
Chesapeake and Potomac
Southern Maryland Telephone Company
Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company
Brandywine
Prince George County
American Telephone and Telegraph Company
Upper Marlboro
Chesapeake Company
Southern
Maryland
Leonardtown
Mechanicsville
Charlotte Hall
la Plata
Point Lookout
Potomac River
Washington
Potomac
Baltimore
Annapolis
Calvert County
Dr Miles Anti Pain Filma Relief Narration
A vintage remedy claim states headaches nervousness dizziness indigestion and neuralgia stem from sick nerves. By soothing nerves and stimulating their action, Dr Miles Anti Pain Filma allegedly relieves almost immediately. The product is said to contain nothing injurious and leaves no trace of its use aside from relief.
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Miles
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills Household Remedy
Dr Miles Anti Pain Pills have become a household remedy in thousands of families promising to cure pain and relieve common ailments. A customer testimonial notes relief from headache nervousness indigestion and neurology related dizziness. The ad claims the first package helps and offers a money back guarantee with 25 doses for 3 cents and no bull.
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Miles
G. H. Danks
Moorestown
N. J
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