Trinity Chapel pawnshop aids poor with tiny interest rate
In Boston's Back Bay near Trinity church a church run pawnshop offers loans at four percent yearly with a small, bare room and Miss Mitchell in charge. The philanthropic venture, started during a hard winter, has helped hundreds and aims to relieve temporary hardship without profit.
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Trinity Church
Trinity Chapel
Miss Mitchell
Migs Mitchell
Trinity
Ocular Proof In Court Turns Tide For Barnes Case
Representative Champ Clark cites resourcefulness of a lawyer in trial while recounting the Barnes versus Boothe case. David A. Ball uses a sash maneuver to deliver shocking ocular proof, guiding the jury to see Barnes’s innocence and awarding him substantial damages.
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David A. Ball
Ball
Sam Barnes
Zach Boothe
Barnes
Job
Stan
Boothe
Othello
Ingo
Governor Garvin Emerges as Democratic Governor in RI
Rhode Island governor Dr Lucius F Garvin a single tax advocate and ally of organized labor stands out as the sole Democratic winner north of the Ohio and east of the Mississippi in last fall’s elections. Born in Tennessee 62 years ago he served in the Civil War and built a medical practice. He has held numerous legislative roles amid strong party support.
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Bryan
Ohio
Mississippi
Garvin
Tennessee
Fifty-first
Massachusetts Volunteers
Sai Tivice
Congress
Rich Girl for Earl Yarmouth Alleges Thaw Family Opposition
Announcement of the engagement between Miss Mary Thaw and the Earl of Yarmouth is reported amid strong opposition from Miss Thaw’s mother, Mrs. Mary Thaw, who warns of a long road to marriage and threatens to cut off the fortune. The Earl, seeking wealth and status, traveled from New York to Washington and then to Florida, meeting the Carnegie family and enjoying southern winter pleasures while the Thaw family maneuvers continue.
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Yarmouth
Mary Thaw
William Thaw
Pittsburg
Washington
Miss Thaw
Earl of Yarmouth
New York
Marty K. Thaw
Lafayette Square House
Earl
Lafayette Square
Thaw
Fernandina
Fla
George Carnegie
Carnegie
Carnegies
Florida
Marquis of Hertford
London
America
England
Harry Thaw
Capital
American Brewery In Europe Opens Ghent Plant
An American brewery has started operations in Ghent with the full plant shipped from the United States. The setup includes nine glass-enameled steel tanks weighing 5,500 pounds each empty, with 135 hectolitres capacity when full. Beer is kept sterile from atmosphere with regulated fermentation using sterilized air. Snow heats Earth as snow cover keeps the ground nine to ten degrees warmer than air above.
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Europe
Ghent
United States
Rise of a Soldier: Wallace F Randolph Honored as Brigadier General
Gen Wallace F Randolph chief of artillery and recent addition to the brigadier generals list reflects a career from Union private to general. Born in Pennsylvania his service spanned Civil War captivity escape to Virginia, Spanish American War command roles in Chicago labor troubles, and reform of artillery before becoming brigadier general with the general staff act.
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Kuriated
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Wheaton
Hughes
Davis
Randall
Robbe
Wint
Jesse M. Lee
Pennsylvania
Seventeenth Penmsylvania Infantry
Fifth Artillery
Winchester
Virginia
Richmond
Williamsburg
Saratoga
Chicago
General Staff of the Army
Ex-Governor Stanley Named Dawes Indian Commission Member
Ex-Gov W E Stanley accepted a seat on the Dawes Indian commission, after moving from Harding county Ohio to Kanene in 1870 and later to Wichita. A leading regional lawyer, he served as county attorney in Jefferson county and three terms in Sedgwick county, never defeated in office and now 57. Also notes Missouri’s shortest railroad from Rock Port to Langdon eight miles, joked as the pea roaster.
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W. E. Stanley
Dawes Indian Commission
Kanene
Hardin County
Ohio
Gov. Stanley
Jefferson County
Sedgwick County
Missouri
Rock Port
Langdon
Loeb Promoted Seen As Roosevelt’s Trusted Aide
William Loeb Jr took the oath as secretary to President Roosevelt and is described as businesslike discreet and likely to be as popular as Cortelyou. The piece outlines his Albany origins education political rise through the Republican ranks and close service to Governor Roosevelt and then the president. It notes his marriage to Katharine Dorr and Washington residence.
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William Loeb, Jr
Roosevelt
Cortelyou
Albany
N. Y
Albany High School
Eugene Burlingame
Albany County
Loeb
Burlingame
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Unconditional
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Assembly
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Vate
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Senate
Malley
Saxton
Mr. Loeb
Washington
Riggs Place
Wadsworth Lodge
A. M
Royal Arch Masons
Mr. Cortelyou
Prince Francis Teck barred from stock exchange move by King Edward VII
King Edward VII vetoes Prince Francis of Teck accepting offers from city firms to represent them on the London stock exchange. The prince, brother of the Princess of Wales, would risk royal conflict if he pursued trading. At 33, he is major of the First Dragoons with service in India Egypt Ireland and parts of the South African campaign.
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Francia of
Teck
London Stock Exchange
Duke of Teck
Princess of Wales
England
Gordon, Hill & Co
Hig
Prince Francis
Edward VII
Iis
First Dragoons
Sandhurst
India
Egypt
Ireland
Double Barred Confederate Cannon Found in Athens Park
An Athens Georgia relic from the Civil War era sits in a city square. A local resident designed a two barrel cannon intended to fire projectiles linked by a chain. Tests failed when one barrel misfired. Cast iron, three inch caliber, eight inch muzzle width, thirteen inch barrel span, fifty five inches long. A fuse touchhole connected both barrels. After a single trial, danger halted use, and it was stored away before being mounted in the park as an ornament.
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