Archbishop of Canterbury Visits U S and Canada
Rt Rev Dr Randall Thomas Davidson archbishop of Canterbury makes a historic overseas tour to the United States and Canada. The 95th archbishop, born in Edinburgh in 1848, has held Windsor and Winchester posts before assuming Canterbury. He earns 75000 pounds yearly, resides at Lambeth Palace, and holds regency duties during interregnums while his wife has no official rank.
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New York
Randall Thomas Davidson
Canterbury
St Bow
United States
Davidson
Edinburgh
Robert III
Scotland
Harrow
Trinity College
Oxford
Dartford
Kent
Tait
Edith Tait
Queen Victoria
Windsor
Benson
Lambeth Place
Thames
Winchester
London
England
Anne
George I
Hanover
Man Passed as a Woman in New Rochelle Scandal
Christian Becker known to President Roosevelt as Emma Becker, a cook, masqueraded as a woman for 20 years in New York elite households. He collapsed in a New Rochelle restaurant, was jailed, and sentenced to four months in Kings County Penitentiary for masquerading.
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Mount Vernon
Christian Becker
Roosevelt
United States
Emma Becker
New York
Becker
New Rochelle
Kings County Penitentiary
Sergt
Kelly
Aline
Mula Steagt
Sergt. Kelly
van Auken
Court of Special Sessions
East Fittleth Street
Defies God and Falls Dead in Allen Maryland
Walter M. Whitney, a popular Allen resident and noted atheist, exclaimed I defy the Almighty to strike me dead and instantly collapsed and died. The town is left in gloom as Whitney’s defiant death is seen by some as a judgment. He was widely liked and often sought as a companion. In Potsdam a piano tuner was robbed by a footpad who knocked him down and stole about 60 cents, then removed three teeth for their gold fillings.
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Allen
Maryland
Walter M. Whitney
Whitney
God
Stele
Potsdam
Prussia
Parker coat of arms tied to Democratic presidential candidate
Esopus specials describe a Parker family coat of arms featuring three stags and a chevron with a trefoil slip. The Parker line is traced as long-time Massachusetts residents. The judge makes no use of the coat of arms in the proceedings.
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Esopus
House of Parker
Massachusetts
Heraldry ties deepen inquiry into nominee’s lineage
Miss Gertrude Parker of Brooklyn wrote to the judge tracing a family connection to the nominee. She described her family coat of arms, and the judge replied by noting the heraldic emblem, using it to confirm a bond between the families.
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Gertrude Parker
Brooklyn
Girl on the stump Miss Margaret Ingles heads to Indiana campaign
Kentucky born Margaret Ingles, tall and slender, has gone to New York to join Thomas Taggart and spearhead stump speeches in Indiana. She backs Parker over Bryan, recalls her 1896 Lexington rally, and notes stage training plus political instincts. The national committees expect thousands of orators, with pay varying from 250 dollars a week to expense only.
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Lexington
Margaret Ingles
Kentucky
New York
Thomas Taggart
Democratic National Committee
Indiana
Miss Togles
St. Louis
Ingles
Bryan
Parker
Miss Ingles
Mr. Bryan
Kentucky Senate
Senator Blackburn
Miles Ingles
William Goebel
Blackburn
Aum
German Meat Inspection Law Strains Trade Across Germany
Citizens petition the imperial chancellor and the federal diet to ease meat import rules and reduce inspection fees. The Breslau chamber of commerce backs the move, arguing that high charges and slow examination hinder wholesale and retail meat trade, impacting Germany’s public.
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Federal Diet
Chamber of Commerce of
Breslau
Germany
Union of Telegraphers Grows Across Cities Since 1903
The Chicago based union formed in Washington in 1903 unites the International and Order of Commercial Telegraphers. It has about 91 locals and approaching 10 000 members, with J Small as president and Wesley Russell as secretary treasurer, both former telegraph workers.
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Chicago
Commercial Telegraphers' Union of America
Washington, D. C
International Union of Commercial Telegraphers
Order of Commercial Telegraphers
International Union
Pittsburg
American Federation of Labor
A. F. of L
Washington
J. Small
Associated Press
Seattle
Wash
Wesley Russell
Vermont's new governor Bell a lifelong farmer leader
Charles J. Bell elected Vermont governor is described as a typical American farmer who will continue farming while serving. Born in 1846 on a Walden area farm, he served in the Civil War, educated himself, and built a political career from the legislature to the senate, railroad commission, and state board of agriculture. His Caledonia county farm produces maple sugar, potatoes, hay, dairy, and sheep husbandry.
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Walden
Charles J. Bell
Vermont
State Senate
State Board of Agriculture
State Grange
Mr. Bell
Caledonia County
Remarkable Lake in Lapland Found on Kildin Island
A lake on Kildin Island in Lapland contains fresh water at the surface and salt water beneath. The body rises and falls with the tide and appears connected to the sea by an underground channel, a striking geologic feature noted by observers.
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Lapland
Kildin Island
Rise of Higgins shaping New York governor bid from Chicago links
New York Special details Frank W. Higgins Republican candidate for governor born in Rushford New York in 1856 and long tied to mining and lumber ventures in Michigan Wisconsin and Minnesota. A Chicago girl Miss Kate C Noble influenced his move west leading to oil ventures in Chicago and Stanton Michigan and eventual political rise culminating as lieutenant governor. Mrs Higgins expected to share duties of the executive mansion if elected.
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New York
Frank W. Higgins
Rushford
Alleghany County
Pike Seminary
Riverview Military Academy
Hudson
Stanton, Mich
Michigan
Wisconsin
Minnesota
Duluth
Minn
Olean
Higgins
Chicago
Prescott
Kate C. Noble
Young Higgins
Noble
Binghamton Re-nning Company
Denver
Ife
West
Empire State
Emee
Boy Hero Cuts Off Finger After Rat tle Snake Bite
Master Henry Hall of near Nashville Tennessee acted swiftly when a rattlesnake crawled into his bed and bit his right index finger. He grabbed a hatchet and severed the finger above the bite, saving his life though he bled from the crude operation. The snake is believed to have entered through a door while the family worked in the fields.
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Henry Mall
Matthew Hall
Nashville
Tenn
Young Hall
Wealthy planter Isaia(h) Montgomery of Mound Bayou
From Slavery to Wealth profiles Isaia(h) F. Montgomery of Mound Bayou Mississippi a former slave owner turned wealth holder. He inherited plantations once owned by Jefferson Davis's family, became a major cotton planter and real estate dealer, and now oversees 30 000 acres with 160 workers while the town government and local offices are run by Black residents.
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Indianapolis
Saiah F. Montgomery
Mound Bayou
Miss
Montgomery
Jefferson Davis
United States
Yazoo Valley
Megroes
Mr. Montgomery
Joseph E. Davis
Joseph Davis
Beggan
Port Arthur Fall Seen Near in Russian Defense
Bt Petersburg Special reports the Russian defenders at Port Arthur facing inevitable loss as fierce fighting continues around the fortress. Gen Stoessel deployed all available troops but cannot meet Japanese assaults led by Baron Nogi, famed for guiding the assault and previously commanding a brigade at Itzeshan works.
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Bt. Petersburg
Port Arthur
Stoessel
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Canada
Archbishop Davidson
Judge Parker
Union OF Telegraphers
J, Small
Commercial Telegraphers’ Union of America
State of
Frank W. Miggins
Isaiah F. Montgomery
Bouth
Isaiah
St. Petersburg
Ita
Baron Nogi
Itzeshan
Formosa
Oku
Kingchow
Nanshan Hill
Goa
Baron Nog
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