Millionaire banker admits bigamous marriage and secret life
Thomas W. Kiley, 68, president of the North Side Bank, reveals a second wife, Mrs. Flora Colt of 216 Brooklyn Avenue, and a secret marriage in San Francisco. He says his first wife knows of the arrangement and that he supports both households while resisting public intrusion into private affairs. He faces a $67,000 suit from John S. Griffith connected to the second wife.
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Northwestern University Abolishes College Football for Five Years
At a trustees meeting in Chicago on March 23 the Northwestern university trustees voted to abolish intercollegiate football for five years. The action accompanied by abolition of the professional coach for football and baseball and endorsement of new football rules adopted by the North Central Association at its eleventh annual meeting.
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Northwestern University
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Angel of
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North Central Association of Colleges and Secondary Schools
Amuck at Funeral Shocks Baltimore Ceremony
Insane man disrupted a solemn funeral in Baltimore Michigan by opening fire on five attendees. Five people were hit, two fatally, as mourners gathered for the service at Hroakiyin Welter Paree. Police reported the suspect acted alone and was detained at the scene. The incident prompted a broader safety review for local services.
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Ara
Hroakiyin
Pirates Collide At Sea: Looming Loot of Standard Oil Launch
A Standard Oil launch named Tangive Mure 286A was boarded and looted by a Black Flag crew near Canton yesterday. Pirates seized Winchester rifles and thousands of rounds of ammunition as the gunboat Callac moved to the scene. Several vessels reported disruption amid the piracy.
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John D May Faces Subpoena Fight Over Grandson Case
New York March 26 Attorney General Hadley signals willingness to delay subpoenas against a Missouri suit by the Standard Oil Company heir, hoping to bring the case to reschedule but pressing that the child be returned. The move aims to avoid serving the Missouri defendant while he remains in New York, with threats to continue testimony only if subpoenas are enforced and a witness list is available.
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Missouri
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Bia
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Rome
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Century mine disaster claims twenty three lives
An early report states twenty three dead and over twenty injured in a Century mine disaster near Phillips, with twenty two bodies recovered and one more believed trapped. Company officials say all other employees are accounted for as inspectors investigate the cause. Names identified include J B Jones Dante Tons Joseph Jones Frank Andrews and Benjamin Bissell notes no fault found with Century mine by inspectors.
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Loomis Named Likely Replacement for Thompson at Mexican Embassy
Rumors in Washington and New York say Francis B. Loomis will be assigned to the Mexican embassy to succeed David J. Thompson, who is near retirement. Loomis is viewed as favored by the Roosevelt administration for Spanish speaking posts, renewing talk of a diplomatic return.
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Widows of Veterans Haled into Court in Land Fraud Case
Nine widows from New Ulm Minnesota were served subpoenas to appear in Sioux Falls South Dakota on April 6 to testify in a land fraud trial. The government alleges Joseph Wallace and Attorney Miller with G A R backing gathered widows to take up Branley county homesteads under a federal act intended for veterans widows, paying them to prove up claims while hiring men to occupy the tracts to fake compliance.
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Lovers Clash Ends At Police Court Over Rosie Lament
In New York on March 21 Annie Mehring of Williamsburg watched two suitors Philip Neff and George Voight fought for her hand after an evening out. Magistrate Tighe heard their tales of love and conflict and asked Mehring which man she preferred. She chose George Voight and the judge released him, while Nett was held on $100 bond to answer to a related complaint.
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Richmond mayor declares only two flags for him
Richmond mayor McCarthy, noting the city once served as the Confederate capital, states that aside from Old Glory and the state flag of Virginia, and the Confederate battle flag, he recognizes two flags but personally prefers only two.
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McCarthy
Virginia
Frightful Carnival of Grime in Russia Headlines Mutiny and Loot
A chaotic report describes widespread peasant uprisings across northern Russia with mobs driving off property owners and robbing shops. It cites killings, arson attempts, and bandit activity in Smolensk and Orenburg while noting attacks on churches and state grain distilleries.
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Sugar King Spreckels Dying in San Francisco
John D. Spreckels the sugar magnate of San Francisco is reported near death from cirrhosis of the liver. Doctors say there is no hope for recovery as the 63 year old heir to the Spreckels sugar empire battles a quick decline after a month of illness. He expanded the family sugar business founded by his father Olaus Spreckels.
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John D. Spreckels
San Francisco
John 1
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Olaus Spreckels
Governor invites unions to Boise to hear confessions
In a Boise proclamation dated March 26 Governor Rooding invites labor union delegations to Boise for meetings with Harry Orchard and Steve Adams to hear their confessions regarding Western Federation of Labor officers. He promises fair treatment and a fair trial for all. The move follows thousands of letters and resolutions demanding impartial trials for the accused Western Federation of Miners officials.
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Idaho
Rooding
Harry Orchard
Steve Adams
Western Federation of Labor
Western Federation of Miners
Plain Theft Declares Justice Holds Insurance Officers Guilty
Justice Sullivan in the General Sessions Court rules that officers of insurance companies who used a portion of company funds for political campaigns committed larceny. He instructs the jury to consider such contributions as criminal. The opinion contrasts with an earlier DA submission.
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New York
Justice Q'sullivan
O'Sullivan
Jerome
Vein of Quicksilver Reported in Vienna Mining Find
A report from Vienna in March states a vast quicksilver vein has been discovered at a site near Weidertehing in Gar eth. The deposit is described as immense with ore measured in meters, suggesting a major new ore body and potential for significant yield.
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Marveh
Weidertehing
N Gareth
Lawson fires broadside on insurers in Massachusetts
Boston man Dhomins VW cawsen announces he has named Attorney General Drate Yalone District Attorney John Ly Musas and the State Insurance Commissioner to pursue peace institute action in the county against New York Life and Mutual Life Insurance companies He says he will publish evidence today supporting charges of irregularities against the firms This develops amid a continuing legal fight with insurers in fiosten Mass date March 24
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Fiosten
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John D III Welcomes Heir at Rockefeller Home
A son was born to Mr and Mrs John D Rockefeller Jr last night in New York. He is heir presumptive to the Rockefeller fortune and will be christened shortly with a name honoring family tradition. The birth marks a new generation in the storied Rockefeller lineage.
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Young Rockefeller
New York
John TD. Rockefeller, Jr
Roosevelt weighs appeal over beef packers ruling
President Roosevelt conferred with Attorney General Moody and others on March 24 about the Humprhey decision in the beef packers case. Moody plans to study the law for a possible appeal to charge officials of corporations rather than the corporations themselves, emphasizing a broader anti trust and interstate commerce law impact. The government aims to continue prosecutions but seeks to fix individual responsibility.
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Roosevelt
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Farr
James Te. Garfield
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Crowe Divorce Suit Filed by Wife in Omaha
Mrs Harriet Murphy Crowe sues Pat Crowe for divorce in Omaha Nebraska alleging over fifteen years of nonsupport since their 188% marriage. She seeks alimony and restoration of her maiden name. The couple’s three children are noted as deceased.
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Huntington Wife Wins Divorce on Desertion Ground
San Francisco reports that Superior Judge Graham granted Mrs. Henry E. Huntington a divorce on the ground of desertion. No alimony request was made. Earlier notices show Mrs. Huntington filing suit against H. W. Huntington, heir to the Collis P. Huntington estate, citing incompatibility. she plans to sail for Japan with two grown daughters in tow. Mr. Huntington manages the vast Huntington estate.
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Robbers Loot Bank Smash Four Steel Doors
Cashier David Kirk found the bank ransacked this morning after four steel doors were blown out. Thieves escaped with about 1200 in cash using a handcar from the Great Northern railway. No suspects yet.
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Niugira
Nhingata
David Kirk
No Immunity for Standard Oil Men In West Virginia Probe
The investigation into Standard Oil and allied railroad interests considers witness immunity and potential subpoenas. Commissioners seek testimony from Henry D Rogers, not John D Rockefeller, while broader hearings probe railroads under Pennsylvania system control in West Virginia. The commission plans April hearings, with Standard Oil hearings in Cleveland and Chicago, and partial cooperation from railroads remains likely.
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Governor Denies Pardon for Labor Leader Ireland
Topeka March 22 Governor Hoch refuses to grant clemency to A E Ireland former AFL organizer now serving six months in Wichita for striking a railway detective during the recent strike. He notes the Winfield jail is in bad condition and rejects arguments of special treatment while all prisoners receive time.
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Hochsala
Andy Won t Testify To Fowler Investigation Committee
Andrew Jam son sent a reply to the Fowler investigating committee of the New York State declining to appear for examination about his work for the company. He accuses the committee of undue haste and premature conclusions and says more time would have allowed better justice to him and the policymakers. HOGGART CONFIRMED Washington March 22 — the senate confirmed several nominations including Hoggart to a governor position and others such as Perrin Matechas and Burling.
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Tate
Two Firemen Die in Freight Train Collision at Port Huron
A doubleheader freight train on the Grand Menaik route collided with a passenger train near Port Huron early today. Wiremen Crapp and Lughes of the freight crew were killed. The passenger service left Port Byron at midnight.
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Bendonay
SICK MAN KILLS SELF IN DURANT AREA
March 22 Muscatine Iowa Jacob Braugh a retired Durant merchant hanged himself last night. Police believe illness may have caused the deed.
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Muscatine
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Durant
Publicity and promotion of Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription
Public notice promotes Dr Pierce’s Favorite Prescription as a safe non alcohol based remedy for women’s health. It claims wide advertising honesty, lists ingredients, and asserts professional endorsements and free literature upon request from Buffalo New York.
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