Death of Pope Leo XIII Ends 25 Year Pontificate
Rome July 20 Pope Leo XIII died at 4 04 pm aged 93 after a 16 day pneumonia illness. He reigned 25 years and his death was announced after government confirmation. Cardinals, nephews, and staff surrounded him as bells rang. The death chamber witnessed solemn rites as Franciscans, guards, and papal dignitaries gathered for prayers and the final benediction. The pope’s last acts included a blessing, a gaze at the crucifix, and a final muffled prayer before death.
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Gen Casius M Clay Dies in Kentucky Home at 92
Lexington July 23 Gen Casius Marcellus Clay ambassador to Russia under Lincoln abolitionist author died at Whitehall Madison County at nine oclock Wednesday night Death was due to general exhaustion He was a Kentuckian by birth in his ninety third year His later years were spent in seclusion after fortifying White Hall followed by court appointed care Surviving children Brutus J Clay Laura Clay Dabney Crenshaw Mary Barr Clay and Mrs James Bennett were at his bedside in Richmond and Lexington Kentucky
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Collins To Hang August 28 In Union Missouri
George Collins was sentenced to be hanged on August 28, 1903, after a trial in Union Missouri. His lawyers filed motions for a new trial and stay of sentence, both overruled. Collins protested he did not get justice before Judge Davidson ordered the execution date and remanded him to St Louis jail for safekeeping.
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Insurance men held up before grand jury
Louis E. Snow of Delafield and Snow and Councilman George D. Markham of W. H. Markham & Sons testified before the grand jury. They said legislators tried every two years to tax insurance firms and extract money to kill the bill, with $15,000 demanded last session. The current inquiry stalled the measure, and past years’ bribes were alleged by St Louis insurers.
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Editor Shepherd Fined for Editorial Criticism in Missouri
Jefferson City July 23 Editor J. M. Shepherd of the Warrensburg Standard-Herald was fined 500 by the supreme court for editorial criticism of its Oglesby decision. Citizens raised the fine and sent a telegram to Shepherd to draw on the Citizens’ fund. The Capital editor who copied the piece apologized and was fined 1.
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Hugo Mansion to Open as Paris Memorial Museum
Victor Hugo’s Paris home on Place des Vosges is being donated by his descendants to the city as a public museum. The site will house original furnishings, a 5000-volume library, drawings, wood carvings, portraits, and relics of Hugo and friends, including Lamartine and George Sand, preserving the room of his death and the desk he stood before.
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Miss Kate Bollman Endorses Pinkham's Vegetable Compound
In an era advertisement Miss Kate Bollman of New York City shares that Lydia E. Pinkham's Vegetable Compound strengthened her back and boosted her health after lingering kidney and womb trouble. The letter promotes the remedy as the greatest known cure and invites readers to write for guidance.
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