Isidor Rayner's Rise and Schley Defense Spotlighted
A condensed life sketch recounts Isidor Rayner born 1860 in Baltimore, his legal career, oratory in the Jefferson Society, and fame defending Admiral Schley. The narrative notes his courtroom skill, memory for Maryland reports, and national attention after the Schley case. It closes with a comic note about Otto Buckler jailed for courting the major's cook.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Admiral Bciley
Isidor Rayner
United States
Baltimore
University of Virginia
Jefferson Society
Amub
John W. Daniel
Virginia
John 8. Wise
New York
Henry W. Grady
Georgia
Charles J. Faulkner
West Virginia
Brown & Brune
Rayner
Maryland
Bayner
Otto Buckler
Otto
Sage of Necedah: Joseph Weeks Babcock of Wisconsin
Joseph Weeks Babcock a Wisconsin Republican campaign manager known as the Sage of Nece dah is described as a prosperous businessman with Teutonic features. He repeatedly answers I reckon I can and led the party to a sizable House majority, aiding the election of representatives to the Fifty-fourth Congress.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph
Weeks Babcock
Wisconsin
Necedah
Bob
New England
Swanton, Vt
Babcock
House
Viscount Hayashi to Strengthen Japanese Diplomacy Abroad
Modern Japanese diplomacy gains a high representative as Viscount Tadasu Hayashi, ambassador to Great Britain, is appointed to bolster Japan's diplomatic corps amid East Asian conflict and European alignments. Hayashi, born 1850 in Sakura Shimosa, studied in England and rose from Kobe governor to foreign service noted for wartime service in China. Romance in a Hospital. A case of appendicitis started a romance in the lives of Miss Elizabeth Branderstein of New York and Dr. George H Reichers of Brooklyn. Miss Branderstein, a nurse, survived after Dr Reichers performed the life saving operation and the couple pledged lifelong guardianship. Even Tramps Have Rights: Iowa Supreme Court upholds rights of a tramp against forcible ejection from a moving train, affirming jury verdict for injuries.
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Russia
Japan
Far East
London
St. James
Viscount Tadasu Hayashi
Great Britain
China
Viscount Hayashi
Sakura
Shimosa
England
Kobe
Elizabeth Branderstein
New York
George H. Reichers
Brooklyn
Branderstein
Reichers
Iowa Supreme Court
Pottawattamie County
Joseph Johnson
Everglades described as vast wild waterway in Florida
A New York Tribune account recounts Nelson Morris’s winter visit to the Everglades describing miles of grass and water, islands and timber, pure moving freshwater, and a landscape of disease free air. It notes the impenetrable morass, lack of mosquitoes, and the Seminole Indians avoiding contact, with canoe travel as the primary method of traversal and paddlers using long poles.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Florida Everglades
New York Tribune
Nelson Morris
Plainfield
N. J
America
Everglades
Peninsula
Africa
Battery
Central Park
Fire Ordinances of 1815
The article recalls Detroit 1815 fire rules requiring households to keep water buckets and ladders, with residents and shopkeepers fined for noncompliance. Trustees and city officials organized crews with axes, fire hooks, and battering rams, and a weekly record shows fines for delinquents.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Board of Trustees
Segalon
Miss Agnes McGinn Injured By Curling Iron Mishap
Miss Agnes McGinn of Fowler Indiana suffered a painful eye wound when a hot curling iron slipped from her grasp while she watched in a mirror. Doctors at the scene treated the injury.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Agnes McGinn
Fowler
Ind
Togo the Fighting Admiral Victorious in War
The article recounts Vice Admiral Togo of Japan, famed as the Fighting Admiral, who commanded the Naniwa during the war with China and dealt a decisive blow to the Kowshing. It notes his harsh reputation and his bold, uncompromising actions. It also includes a separate note about two men finding a torpid blacksnake in a hollow tree while felling timber.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Togo
Japan
China
Naniwa
Togos
Charles McGuire
John Crouch
Zionsville
Ind
James Brendel
Snake
Porto Ricans Celebrate Seat of Degetau as Territorial Delegate
The House action seating Frederico Degetau as Porto Rico’s territorial representative is praised in Washington and on the island. Gov. Hunt says the island gains direct federal access to congress through a resident commissioner. Degetau, born in Ponce and a Madrid-educated lawyer, has led Porto Rican politics since 1900.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
House of Representatives
Washington
Frederico Degetan
Porto Rico
Congress
Degetau
Hunt
Ington
Frederic Degetau
United States
Ponce
Barcelona
Spain
Madrid
Henry
Supreme Court of the United States
Jose Brioso
Robert R. Todd
San Juan
Roosevelt
Hanna
Foraker
Average Voronezh Farmer Family Surpasses Eight Members
The Voronezh province statistics committee reports that the average farmer’s family has eight members with a gross annual income of 105 dollars in money and 107 dollars in farm products. They spend 48.80 dollars on taxes and rent, 8.48 on clothing, 1.96 on tea and sugar, 4. The text notes additional small expenditures on furniture salt kerosene soap and personal comfort items.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Voronezh
Russia
Archbishop Farley Dedication Draws Silent Youth Controversy
A New Rochelle church dedication for Adrian Teelia drew discussion as Archbishop Farley, once a private chamberlain to Pope Leo XIII, faced a heckling French student who ridiculed clergymen by claiming Madagascar witches hang priests with donkeys. The exchange showcased Farley’s calm and sharp wit amid public scrutiny.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Farley
New Rochelle
Adrian Teelia
Leo
Mar. Farley
Mgr. Farley
New Haven
Dieppe
Thie
Kuropatkin Named Commander in Chief of Russian East Army
Gen Alexei Kuropatkin appointed commander in chief of the Russian army in the east. A veteran of Pamirs Turkestan Africa and the Turkish war he rose from lieutenant to colonel and played a key role in Finland’s usurpation and the Trans Siberian railway project. He is 55 and highly regarded for his strategic skill and Balkan campaign history.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Alexei Nicholaevitch Kuropatkin
East
Pamirs
Turkestan
Africa
Turkey
Plevna
Skobeleff
Paris
The
Geographical Society
Kyaropatkin
Finland
Happiness and Hidden Marriage Comes to Light
Clara Nurenberg of Mamaroneck New York revealed her two year secret marriage to Herbert Foshay after happiness compelled disclosure. They wed on April 3 1902 in a runaway match and now share a New York City flat with their families forgiving the union. Nora Teeters of Portland Indiana injured her thumb at a shirt factory when a steel button staple pierced the thumb during button stitching.
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Clara Nurenberg
Mamaroneck
N. C
Herbert Foshay
Clara
Herbert
New York
Portland, Ind
Nora Teeters
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Senate
Louise
M’comas
Congressman Babcock
Joseph W. Babcock
Viscount Dé Hayashi
the Mikado
Detroit
Itv
Port Arthur
Kowshing
Wan
Corean
Degetan
Farsley
Monsignore
Madagascar
Archbishop Farley
Wesl Ay
Alexei Kuropatkin
Alexe Kuropatkin
Manchuria
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