Negro Soldier Coniesley Admits Participation in Brownsville Raid
D C Gray a discharged Twenty-fifth Infantry private testifies the Brownsville raid was not premeditated. He claims the attack arose from an alleged injury to a Black soldier by a White man, with several troops joining to “wipe out old scores” after the incident. Senate inquiry notes protection promises to truthful informants.
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Rockefeller Will Purposes Gifted World Shaping Bequests
News reports claim John D. Rockefeller Jr plans a historic will with at least 250 million dollars in charitable and educational gifts. A Sketched framework centers on education and broad philanthropy with modest religious bequests. A New York City gift of 50 million dollars is cited, to be largely educational and charitable, with aim of lasting impact.
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the Herald
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Lakewood
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Jewelry Store Held Up at Hotel Hayward Building
Two armed men robbed a jewelry store in the Hotel Hayward building near Sixth and Spring streets. Proprietor William Kinney and clerk N. R. Hamilton were forced to open the safe as diamonds were taken. Despite a quick alarm, the robbers escaped with about $4,000 in unset diamonds and fled. no suspects have been identified.
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Hayward
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Dispute over mule sparks Central American war threat
Washington reports a war threat between Nicaragua and Honduras over a mule belonging to Senor Irene Salgado. Officials describe a dispute triggered by the theft by Nicaraguan cavalry from Honduran territory and contested citizenship of Salgado amid revolutions, with diplomatic notes exchanged on January 28.
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Honduras
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Central America
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Senor Gomez
Las Manog
Smuggling arrests on the steamer Amerika from Hamburg
New York report says Arthur Preston Green and Charles Rohrer were arrested on arrival for attempted smuggling of diamonds and jewelry valued near 26000. Valuables confiscated and they are held for extradition. Police note they are wanted abroad in a jewelry theft case of about 35000. London authorities have been notified.
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Arthur Preston Green
Charles Rohrer
Hamburg
London
Tourist Recount of Catalina Rescue Near Crumbling Ledge
New York tourist B. J. Sands endured two days and nights on a narrow rock ledge on Catalina Island. A fisherman party reached him as his strength waned, after Sands slipped while exploring a hidden canyon mouth and could not backtrack along the eroding cliff.
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Los Angeles
B. J. Sands
New York
Sands
Governor York Calls Special Session on Utilities and Drams
Jefferson City Mo March 18 Governor York announced a call for a special session of the legislature to convene April 2 to consider measures regulating public utilities corporations and dramshops with the aim of strengthening oversight and policy.
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Steamer Skuld Reported Lost at Sea Near Miquelon
The Norwegian steamer Skuld bound Philadelphia to Rotterdam was sighted derelict on March 13 about 150 miles south of Miquelon. Most likely upset in heavy gales. no passengers aboard. Derelict lies in major transatlantic lanes, posing danger to crossings.
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