Rumor of Margherita morganatic marriage shocks Rome
The New York World reports on Queen Margherita of Italy and engineer Tenerani amid gossip of a hidden romance. Officials deny any planned morganatic union, noting the queen’s age and diplomacy driven marriage history, while court circles debate the implications and habits of royal favoritism.
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Margherita
Tenerani
Rome
New York World
Sig. Tenerani
World
Don Juan
Tenerant
Quirinal
Humbert
Marquis Guiccioli
Arctic
Italy
William Whitmee Tallottine
Fathers of
San Silvestro
F& Mira
Canard
Herculani
Ginetti
Taft Reach on Friars Lands Sale Praised by Pope
Gov Taft informs the war department an agreement is in place for selling friars lands in the Philippines with main terms settled. Proceeds fund Filipino land ownership on long payments with moderate interest. Aim is to create landlords to curb revolts and ease postwar relations, while friar withdrawal largely settled and Vatican praise noted.
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Philippines
War Department
Philippine Islands
Spain
Manila
Root
Gov. Taft
United States
Gov.Taft
Guidi
Rome
Vatican
William L. Buchanan
New York
Panama
Senate
Buchanan
Argentine Republic
State Department
The Duke of Norfolk Ancestry and Tenure Highlighted
The Duke of Norfolk Henry Fitz-Alan Howard is the fifteenth holder of the title created in 1483. Born December 27 1847 in London he became duke in 1860 and has held roles as Earl Marshal and chief butler. He married Hon Gwendolin Maxwell in exile and served as mayor of Sheffield and postmaster general.
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Duke of Norfolk
Gwendolin Maxwell
Lord Herries
England
Henry Fitz-Alan Howard
London
Baron Donington
Leo
Sheffield
Edmond Bernard Talbot
Chicester
Dietrich Indicted for Trafficking in Postmasters Seats
Federal grand jury in Omaha returns three indictments against United States Senator Charles H. Dietrich of Nebraska. Accused of bribery in postmaster appointments including Hastings. Reports detail alleged schemes with Jacob Fisher and other offices in South Platte district. Dietrich’s rise from farmer’s son to bank president and senator noted.
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Omaha
United States
Charles H. Dietrich
Nebraska
Dietrich
Jacob Fisher
Hastings
Neb
Mr. Dietrich
Postmaster Fisher
South Platte
Federal Grand Jury
Grand Jury
New York Herald
Hahn
Leopold Hahn
Fisher
Orleans
Alma
Arapahoe
Fairbury
Wilsonville
Eliott Lowe
Postmaster Mitchell
Chicago
Southtern
Black Hills
Gen. Custer
Hills
German National Bank
Mrs Reed Smoot Arrives in Washington as Utah Senator's Wife
Mrs Reed Smoot arrives in Washington as the wife of Utah Senator Reed Smoot. She is young, well educated, a club woman and reader, with a large family, from Salt Lake City. Their eldest child is 16, all children attend school in Utah. the couple may not travel to Washington this season.
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Reed Smoot
Utah
Washington
Mra Smoot
Smoot
Edur
Salt Lake City
Alpha M. Eldridge
University of Utah
University of Deseret
Brigham Young Academy
Smoot Ias
Kaisers doctors many times call for calm and care
A Nordic physician survey notes European monarchs and rulers as patients. It describes Kaiser Wilhelm II as diligent and inquisitive, King Edward VII as compliant, Queen Wilhelmina of Holland as reluctant, the czar of Russia as anxious, and the Sultan as suspicious, with various responses to treatment. A Styrian woman chases a hare with a banknote laden handkerchief.
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Queen Victoria
Crose
SU the Kaiser
Kaiser
Edward
Europe
India
Francis Laking
Italy
Wilhelmina of
Holland
Russia
Goethe Foresees Panama Canal Impact on United States
Eckermann records Goethe praising Humboldt and the Panama Canal idea. He says the canal would link Atlantic and Pacific, boost world commerce, and urge US westward expansion. Goethe foresees future great ports, closer East Asia links, and a faster merchant and war vessel route.
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Eckermann
Goethe
Panama Canal
United States
Goethels
Alexander von Humboldt
Cuba
Colombia
Panama
Humboldt
Gulf of Mexico
Atlantic
Pacific
Rocky Mountains
Pacific Ocean
China
East Indies
Cape Horn
Rhine
Danube
Suez
Old Lady sphinx on Mount Tamalpais awe inspiring rock profile
The article describes a vast natural sphinx on Mount Tamalpais near San Francisco. Weathering has carved a colossal profile in the rock at the summit, nicknamed the Old Lady. From a nearby vantage along the crest, the visage appears aged, while a backward view reveals a youthful Egyptian princess-like face.
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Tamalpals
San Francisco
Sphinx
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Margheeta
Muogsiucer
Cherry Point
Northumberland County
Vas
Izatis Anderson
Margheriya
Sig. Tenesanl
Pope
William H. Taft
the Duke OF Norfolk
Earl Marechal
Kingdom of
Neit
Paris
Pine
Wiliam F. Machsone
William L Buchanan
Republic of Panama
Pattouta
Caar
Sultan
Peltau
Styria
Emperor William
Isthmiar Canal
Johann Wolfgang Goethe
Parama Canal
Cai
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