Jilted Actress Drops Big Suit in Supreme Court
The case of Sarah Maddern vs Peter Hyver Duryea collapsed as counsel withdrew and the plaintiff failed to appear. Duryea’s assets may be tied up by a Memphis Trotting Association suit linked to the Lou Alan doping case, prompting talk of motive and damaging disclosures.
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Seow Yok
Sarah Maddern
Peter Hyver
Vinoht Allen
Supreme Court
George C. Cofmn
Miss Maddern
Louis A. Cuvillier
Emauel
Miss Maddery
Duryen
Memphis Trotting Association
Lou Alan
Ann Duryea
Duryea Case Dropped After Maddern Withdraws Suit
Friends say Miss Maddern withdrew the case after revelations about Mr Duryea. Counsel for Miss Maddern, Cuvillier & Coffin, told the court they would stop all action due to new information about Duryea and a pending case against Glod tup race authorities. Duryea’s attorney Cohen contested the withdrawal, claiming his client might face future action and noting his client’s wealth. Judge Geigerich ordered Miss Maddern’s name called. she did not respond.
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Duryea
Cuvillier & Coffin
Miss Maddern
Mr. Cuvillier
Parker, Sheehan & Hutch
National Turf Association
Curgil- Mer
Turf Association
Nathaniel Cohen
Efferg
Cohen
Rey
Geigerich
Miss Madden
Coffin
Mr. Cohen
English women resist the police at Downing Street
A band of about thirty suffragists attempted to storm Premier Bannerman’s Downing Street residence. They clung to railings as police dispersed them with a strong force. Three ringleaders were taken to the police station while Bannerman presided at a cabinet meeting.
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London
Campbell-Bannerman
Downing Street
Premier Bannerman
Woman Will Not Hang Antoinette Tolla Death Sentence Commuted
The death sentence for Antoinette Tolla for killing Joseph Bonta was commuted to seven and a half years imprisonment by the court of pardons. The ruling was issued in Trenton New Jersey on March 13.
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Mra
Antoinette Tolla
Trenton
N. 3
Joseph Bonta
Assassination attempt targets Colombia’s president
In Fogota Colombia on February 19, unknown attackers shot at General Reyes, the president of Colombia, during an assassination attempt. Authorities report a calm across the republic as the incident details emerge with sketches of the assailants.
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Colombia
Fogota
Reyes
Republic of Colombia
Completa
Republic
Oklahoma to Be Only New State
Washington, March 10. Senate and House debated the admission of a new state formed from Oklahoma and Indian Territory. After long discussion, a joint statehood bill passed the Senate with amendments striking Arizona and New Mexico. House actions followed, including naturalization reform and Indian allotment law adjustments, with Guthrie named temporary seat and $5,000,000 set for schools.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Oklahoma
Arizona
Beaton
New Mexico
House
Dubois
Burrows
Cullomm
Ilness
United States
National
House of Representatives
Ingolian
National Treasury
Indian Territory
Guthrie
New Marico
Ideas
Alger
Bacon
Blackburn
Bulkeley
Carter
Clark
Montana
Clay
Culberson
Daniel
Dubola
Flint
Forater
Foater
Frazier
Gallinger
Gearin
Hansbrough
Heyburn
Latimer
McCreary
Mallory
Martin
Morgan
Dolliyver
Dryden Tulton
Gamble
Hale
Hemenway
Hopkins
Kean
Knox
la Follette
Lodge
Long
McCumber
Millard
Nelson
Nixon
Penrose
Piles
Smoot
Sutherland
Warner
Wetmore
Scott
Overman
Clarke
Arkansas
Carmack
Till- Man
Bonynge
Colorado
Burke
South Dakota
Supreme Court
Huff
Captain Pike
Upper
Arkansas Gatley
Pike's Peak
Save Niagara Mission Faces Uncertain Path in March
An unclear report states the international commission has reached an agreement on Niagara matters by four counts, with actions planned for six weeks. The text is garbled and lacks concrete names, dates, and locations.
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Niagara
Vorento
Maton Pee
Mount Dajo Battle Ends Moro Stronghold Exterminated
Major General Leonard Wood reports a severe action at Mount Dajo near Jolo where 15 enlisted men and 4 officers were killed and 32 enlisted wounded. The Moro force suffered heavy losses with 500 reported killed and 32 naval casualties. The American and constabulary troops, led by Colonel Joseph W. Duncan, captured the crater and eliminated a marauding band of Moros. Captain L M Koehler and Rudolph Koehler, among others from LeMars, were linked to the engagement through family ties.
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Mount Dajo
Dvlo
Kinsign
Cooke, Jr
Roxetysttty Dilmore
Constibulary
John R. White
Tirteen
Tyree Rivars
Gordon
More T. Canway
Bliss Anddt Myset
Omar Bunny
K. P. Lawton
Rivers
L. M. Koehler
McClachlin
Johnson
Moro Constabulary
Ives
LeMars
Ben
Philippines
Spain
Rudolph Koehler
Troops Engaged In Philippine Action Recounted By War Department
Washington reports January 20 stationed troops on the island of Jolo include Companies I and L Fourth Cavalry Twenty eighth Field Artillery and several Infantry units. About 490 soldiers plus unknown naval contingent faced perhaps 460 engaged. Scene location uncertain though near Jolo center. Bates fears no spread of fighting beyond initial actions. Moros seen as robbers, Wood’s push blamed for escalation.
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Washington, D.C
War Department
Join
Fourth Cavalry
Sield Artillery
Twentieth Infantry
Folo
Sixth Infantry
Duncan
Wood
Jala
Dstatd
Jole
dathus-Culli
Joakinine
Fee Lens
Ube
Bates
Elie
Tut
Victory in Philippines Quiets Moros on Subdued Islands
Major General A W Gheely announced a significant victory by United States troops against Moros on the Philippine islands. He said the operation marks the practical extermination of a dangerous outlaw band, with limited chance of further engagements on Solo. Captain J A Dean reported heavy casualties but pledged no immediate future clashes as the division consolidates control.
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and Corbin
Philppines
J. A. Dean
Philippines
Tam
Solo
Hearst Defies Critics in Recount Fight for Speaker Victory
William Randolph Hearst pledges to continue the recount fight after losses to McClellan, aiming to force a legislative vote to count ballots. He seeks quick action via a bill at Albany to authorize a vote recount, else he will pursue quo warranto actions, arguing time savings and faster results. He notes coordination with Ford Stokes and Shearn on the municipal ownership ticket and critic responses claiming no need for a recount.
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Washington
Wiliam Ratolph Hearst
Brooklyn Eagle
McClellan
Ite
Albany
Hearst
Ford
Stokes
Shearn
Yue Wiirtonte
Assault Under White Flag Amid Cuban Revolt
Washington reports a cablegram from Monte Christ San Domingo stating during surrender talks between government forces and revolutionists a fight broke out. Two officers and six men were killed, including General Ceptn. Revolutionaries fled into the bushes.
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Washington
State Department
Monte Christ
San Domingo
Ceptn
Man Found Guilty of Second Degree Murder
Greenaboro March 12 The jury in the case of Dr J K Mathews charged with murdering his wife returned a verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree Judge Verguson sentenced the prisoner to twenty years Mathews claimed insanity The sensational claim at trial was that he injected strychnine into his wife while she prayed at her bedside
Cutting Down Expenses Economy Keynote House Committees Report
The Washington report outlines appropriations cuts and procedural savings. It details departmental payroll reductions, caps on clerk pay by age, and restrictions on retention of older clerks after June 14, 1918. The plan targets relief of the pay rolls and emphasizes efficiency in staffing.
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House
Washington
I Partienis
Aie Reenikiies
Railroads Fight Water Power Rights and Rates
Washington reports railroads defend watered stock rights and seek court review of Interstate Commerce rate rulings while not opposing rate regulation. They insist on a U S circuit court inquiry into whether rates allow ample dividends, regardless of actual transportation costs. A Bronx banquet pushes waterway transport as cheaper freight regulator and driver of lower rates.
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Chicago
Commission
Fa Xing
Dolliver-Hepburn
Roosevelt
United States
New York
Joseph £. Ransdell
Louisiana
North Side
Bronx
Runsdell
Public Congo Reform Meeting in Boston Urges Action
In Tremont temple Boston a Congo Reform association meeting urged the president and Congress to address the dire conditions in the Congo Free State. Speakers Rev John H Harris Rev Herbert B Johnson and Rev Everett Burr condemned abuses and pressed for U S diplomatic and other measures to help native inhabitants.
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Boston
Mass
Congo Free State
Tremont Temple
Congo Reform Association
Congress
G. Stanley Hall
John H. Harris
Herbert 8. Johnson
Everett Dbd. Burr
United States
Elihu Root
State Department
Washington, D
Congo
Berlin
The
Root
Washington, D. C
Etthu Raoch
Avalanche Kills Many as Snow Covers Fishermen Huts
A heavy avalanche swept across the Lofoten islands near Troamtront Norway on March 4 burying fishermen huts and trapping crews. Rescue teams evacuated 39 injured and recovered twenty deceased in the disaster.
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Troamtront
Norway
Lofeten Islands
Tesi Rava
Police officers suspended in Grand Jury graft probe
Three sergeants and a patrol officer were suspended from the police department amid a grand jury investigation into charges of graft. They had been on duty in the central district and face formal charges to be preferred shortly.
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St. Lowis
Mutiny on a Steamer Massachu at Brooklyn Dock
A mutiny aboard the steamer Massachu at a Brooklyn dock left fireman James Slocum dead in a revolver battle with officers and crew. Six crew members and two officers were arrested as police arrived after ongoing clashes since leaving Cardiff on February 5. The firemen led the disturbance over food and mutiny spilled into the ship’s deck fights during the voyage.
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New York
Wilchene Fe
Todiy
Massachu SoLts
Brooklyn
James Slocum
Megmer
aBul
Thabes
Cardiff
Wales
Vesse
Indictments in Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Scandal
New York March 10 grand jury indicted President Frederick A Burnham First Vice President George D Eldredge and second Vice President George Burnham Sr of Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Co District Attorney Jerome continues to probe the companies transactions officers testified The Mutual Life Insurance Company 1905 new insurance issued totaled 181663000 down from 229532000 in 1904
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New York
Grand Jury
Frederick A. Burnham
George D. Eldredge
George Burnoom
Mutual Reserve Life Insurance Company
Niver
Legislative Insurance
Jerome
Mutual Reserve
The
Mutual Life Insurance Company
Insurance Department
Arms for China Found Aboard Manchuria Steamer
San Francisco report states twenty two modern rifles and 10 000 rounds of ammunition were seized from the Chinese crew quarters on the Pacific Mail steamer Manchuria. A thorough search uncovered two more rifle boxes in the assistant engineer’s room. Investigation shows the guns were bought in San Francisco by the engineer and smuggled aboard.
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San Francisco
Manchuria
DETECTIVES ON THEIR TRAIL IN CHICAGO
Special Agent Robertson resumed the stand in the packers case on March 10. Cross examination by Attorney Miller for Armour and Co. explored whether J Ogden Armour complained in 1904 that packers were being watched and their movements dogged by secret service men in government employ.
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Chicago
Robertson
Miller
Armour & Co
J. Ogden Armour
Armour
Guilty of Murder in Warden Mutiny Case
Jefferson City Mo March 10 Vaughan Ryan and Raymond the convicts in the mutiny at the state penitentiary last November charged with killing a prison guard were today found guilty of murder in the first degree.
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Jefferson City
Vaughan
Ryan
Raymond
Wtaten
Badgers Spend 92 On Champagne After Gopher Victory
A Wisconsin football team member testified before a legislative committee that 32 dollars bought champagne for the team and friends after the game with Minneapolis. The proceedings date from March 10 in Madison Wisconsin.
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Badgers
Gophers
Madison
Wig
Wisconsin State University
Minneapolis
Officers Removed From Mangum Land Office
President Roosevelt removed from office John D. Oliphant register J A Trotter receiver and I J Chapman clerk of the Mangum Oklahoma land office for irregularities in the conduct of the office business.
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Mangum
Okla
Washington
Roosevelt
John D. Oliphant
J. A. Trotter
I. J. Chapman
Ten Year Old Killed By Log Rolling On Head
Rapid City reports a tragic accident as ten year old Anton Fredin, son of Mr and Mrs Fredin, was killed when a log rolled and crushed his head while he played. The incident occurred yesterday afternoon after a log loosened and toppled onto him.
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Rapid City
Anton Redin
Fredin
Schwab improves after slight illness passes through Hutchinson
Hutchinson Kansas March 8 tag Mr Schwab passed through here at 8 oclock this morning and his condition is reported much improved Topeka March Chas M Schwab who passed through Topeka today paid I do not see how these reports about my serious illness originated I have been slightly indisposed thats all Schwab was in the beat of spirits
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Hutchinson
Kun
Schwab
Spirita
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Peter Duryea
SS Peter Duryea
Boro My Pala
Campbell- Bannerman
Commonwealth
MOROS
Joseph W. Buncan
Mportant Victory
Black Hundred
Russia
SL. Petersburg
Witte
St. Petersburg
J. B. Matthews
Feigon
Venus
Claw
China
Missouri Penitentiary
Schwags
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