Dillon Lashes a Liar in Irish Nationalist Clash in Commons
London March 20 scene in the house of commons ends with John Dillon suspended for a week after a heated exchange over South African policy. Campbell-Bannerman and Chamberlain clash over alleged malignant slander, Dillon calls Chamberlain a liar, and the chamber votes 248 to 43 to suspend him.
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London
House of Commons
John Dillon
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Chamberlain
William Court Guily
Mr. Chamberlain
John Dinon
Trish
Dillon
A. J. Balfour
Dillion
Mr. Dillon
David Lloyd George Welsh
South Africa
War Office
Charles Cayter
T Lloyd-George
Lloyd-George
Brodrick
Lloyd George
Yankee talks shock British tobacco boycott probe in Britain
Ogden's (limited) announces to give their net profits and £200,000 yearly for four years as a customer bonus in response to Imperial Tobacco Company's boycott threat. London reports say the move aims to push American goods, with retailers signaling continued trade with the American combine.
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London
Ogden's
American Tobacco Company
Imperial Tobacco Company
Ogden's (Limited
Great Brittain
Metropolis
Ogden’s (Limited
Liverpool
England
Ogden
London Tobacconists
Associated Press
British Tobacco Combine
Great Britain
Daily Chronicle
Daily News
United States
The
Daily Mail
Imperial Topaco Company
Walters
Ogdens (Limited
J. B. Duke
American Tobacco Combination
The Law Avenge Murder in Mississippi
George Gordin, a colored man, was hanged at Raymond for the murder of his wife. The private execution was watched by a few, following a brutal act witnessed by his four children. He beat and mutilated her, then mutilated the body in a crime described as unusually cold blooded and atrocious.
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George Gordin
Raymond
Miss
Jackson
Harding
Gordin
Newman Releases Goods Stock Transfer in Bankruptcy Case
Judge Newman orders George P. Fuller the receiver of the J. A. Sewell estate to turn over to J. G. Vandegriff the stock of goods bought from Sewell. Vandegriff previously paid for house and lot and personal property. after adjudication the receiver will hold proceeds from the sale as trustee for creditors.
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Vandegriff
Carrollton
Newman
District Court
George P. Fuller
J. A. Sewell
J. G. Vandegriff
Sewell
Fuller
Vandeeriff
Fife's Fate With the Jury in Missouri Trial
The Fife case reached the jury who retired tonight and will begin voting in the morning. Mrs Addie Richardson widow of murder victim Frank W Richardson is accused of aiding the defense by attorney E P Cross. Cross said she lingered in the room despite judge Burns instructing witnesses to testify only when called and passed notes to Fife's lawyers. Relatives of Mrs Richardson reportedly helped the defense in various ways.
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Burns
Fife
Richardson
Venezuelan Revolution Shapes Up With Surrounding Sieges
From Willemstedt to Caracas the 1830s revolts unfold as eight hundred rebels under Generals Penalore and Monagas besiege Carupano and Barcelon in Bermudez while General Riera marches toward Fucacas to strike land and sea. The government races to El Hacha to block Kilera’s junction, and Bolivar nears Barcelona with sea support, leaving Castro’s position precarious as the fleet limps and news lines collapse. General Sturbe and staff are reportedly captured by the revolutionaries.
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Willemstedt
Curacoa
Matos
Generali Penalore
Carupano
Bermudez
Monagas
Barcelon
Riera
Camarebo
Falcon
Fucacas
Lara
Bolivar
el Hacha
Kilera
Barquisimeto
Barcelona
Castro
General Sturbe
Guanare
Attack of Rebels Feared at Solon and Panama
In Colon and Panama sharp barricades rise as the Colombian government braces for a liberal assault. Government forces on the isthmus exceed 2,000 with a British warship due. A 100,000 peso levy on Liberals and a 60 percent rise in ad valorem duties are reported. Fifty officers and soldiers, captured at Agua Dulce, arrived in Colon with rebels on the move toward Chiriqui. reinforcements from Bolivar reach Colon. U S cruiser Philadelphia arrives nearby.
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Solon
Panama
Colon
Colombia
Ccelon
Meeting to settle National League baseball dispute next week
The Herald reports a planned New York meeting of owners from St Louis Cincinnati Boston and New York to discuss the league crisis. They will meet regardless of Judge Truax’s injunction decision with possibles visits by Chicago Pittsburgh and Philadelphia owners to seek an adjusted playing schedule.
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New York
The
Herald
St. Louis
Cincinnati
Boston
National Baseball League
Truax
Chicago
Pittsburg
Philadelphia
City
Probing the Railway Trust in New York Hearing
George W. Perkins of J P Morgan & Co testified in a New York hearing on Peter Bower’s suit to block Northern Pacific operation by the Northern Securities Company. He said Morgan & Co bought about 78 million dollars of Northern Pacific stock from Union Pacific interests after the Northern Securities Company formed. A P Clough, Northern Securities vice president, disclosed transfer of about 500 thousand Great Northern shares to the company and pending negotiations for 300 to 460 thousand more. He also noted 1,250,000 Great Northern shares existed and 150 million par value of Northern Pacific stock had been transferred to Northern Securities.
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Morgan
New York
George W. F Perkins
J. P Morgan & Co
Peter Bower
Northern Pacific Railroad Company
Northern Pacific
Northern Securities Company
Perks
I. P. Morgan & Co
Union Pacific
A. P. Clough
Great Northern
Eccentric Boston widow Julia French found dead
Mrs. Julia B French of Boston aged about 70, famed for lawsuits, was found dead in her Back Bay residence. Medical examiner says the death was an accident as her disfigured body lay atop the elevator canopy on the basement level, after being there several days.
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French
Boston
Julia
Back Bay
Draper
Fire in the Tombs Prison Causes Excitement
A small fire broke out at the Tombs prison in New York on a March day causing a commotion as prisoners were moved to the courtyard. Police reserves from the DeLaney Street station were deployed, hoses directed into the building, and the blaze quickly brought under control with no injuries reported.
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Tombs
New York
Court Yard
DeLaney Street
Palma To Leave for Cuba for Inauguration
Middletown dispatch reports Thomas Estrada Palma, president elect of Cuba, will assume office April 1 and will depart with his family for the island on Saturday March 2.
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Palma
Cuba
Middletown
Thomas Estrada Palma
Persia and Russia Agree on 10 Million Rouble Loan
The Times reports Persia will receive a 10,000,000 rouble loan from Russia and grant a concession for a new road from Tabris to Teheran as part of the agreement dated March 21 in London.
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Persia
Russia
London
the Times
Tabris
Teheran
Fifth tragedy in the Howard McGhee Jones feud shocks Knoxville
In Knoxville Tennessee Tom Howard 28 was fatally shot by Joshua and Moultrie Jones from Monroe County within minutes of their arrival by train. The feud tied to McGhee family violence spans four years with prior killings and one stabbing. Authorities held the Jones brothers and prepared a preliminary hearing while denying lynching rumors.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Howard
Howard-McGhee-Jones
Monroe County
John McGhee
Henry
Ernest Howard
Tom
James Murray
Howards
Murray
McGhees
McGhee
Tom Howard
Madisonville
Moultrie Jones
Jones
Supreme Court
Clew
Charles Jones
Moultrie
Charleston Hails the Day at the Exposition
South Carolina day at the exposition drew crowds despite poor crops and a mid March cold snap. Governor McSweeney announced prize winners with Spartanburg taking first place earning 1000 dollars, Chester second with 600, Darlington and Georgetown tied for third. Distinguished visitors Latimer Johns Salmon Littlefield Driscoll attended from Washington and other states.
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South Carolina
Charleston
D. C
Upper South Carolina
McSweeney
Spartanburg
Chester
Darlington
Georgetown
Latimer and
Johns
Salmon
New Jersey
Honger
Nebraska
Littlefield
Maine
Driscoll
New York
Washington
Forsyth Negro Beaten by Jealous Husband Near Forsyth
Forsyth Ga March 20 Special Joe Watts assaulted Jesse Lyles near Forsyth with sticks after Lyles was rumored to be close to Watts wife. Lyles nearly died without timely medical care. Sheriff jailed Lyles awaiting a warrant. he is under medical treatment and showing potential recovery.
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Forsyth
Joe Watts
Jesse Lyles
Clude
Lyles
Watts
Dave
They Want Self Government in the Danish West Indies
March 21 report from St. Thomas Wisconsin dispatches note provisional separation of government for the Danish West Indies aligns with the islanders desire for self rule long enjoyed locally, contrasting with Porto Rico under U.S. control. The piece emphasizes public support for limited self government.
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St. Thomas
D. WI
United States
Sale of Panama Canal Approved for United States
Paris reports that the Panama Canal Company asked the civil tribunal and the court approved the eventual transfer of canal property to the United States with a caveat to secure amendments sought from Colombia on articles 20 and 21 of the agreement. A separate classified notice offers rail freight and contact details for a Baltimore line via Norfolk Bay Time.
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Paris
United States
Heaboard Air Line Railway
Baltimore
Norforv
Farry
Krowse C.F
T. A. No
Kimball House
Atlanta
Miles Attacks War Dept and Court on Philippines Plan
General Miles criticizes the War Department over preparedness and policy in a congressional hearing. He calls Havana highly fortified and argues attacking it would be foolhardy. Secretary Root explains the proposed army staff as advisory, with the president appointing the top commander. Burleson introduces a resolution seeking all correspondence on Miles’s plans to quell hostilities in the Philippines without further bloodshed.
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Springfield
Ohio
Dr. Kilmer & Co
Binghamton
N. Y
Havana
General Alger
Congress
Eifies
Root
Arms
Bate
Spain
Jis
Nelson A. Miles
Philippines
Ladies Hold Enthusiastic Meetings In Waycross
Waycross Georgia March 20 Special The Home Mission Society program at First Methodist church draws strong attendance. Notable speakers from Nashville Macon Fort Valley and Thomasville share reports and talks on the Woman's Home Mission work and local projects led by Mrs J Hinton and others.
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Waycross
Womans Home Missionary Society
South Georgia
Alexander
Nashville
Tenn
J. H. Mather
Creek
Knowles
Door of Hope
Macan
J. Hinton
Macon
Nashville, Tenn
J.C. Hinton
EM. Whiting
Fort Valley
Charles Beeland
Heath
Thomasville
J. C. Ward
Skipper Launches Single Handed Sheriff's Candidacy
Carrollton Ga March 20 Special J F Skipper announces his bid for sheriff of the county running solo without a deputy. He is a longtime popular businessman and former deputy under Detective James M Hewitt. The field includes incumbents Merrell and Webb plus ex sheriff Tanner ex tax receiver Ackiin and I B Cobb with S W Alexander as his deputy.
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J. F. Skipper
Carrollton
J— J F. Skipper
Skipper
James M. Hewitt
Atlanta
Morgan Lunches with Hanna in Washington
Pierpont Morgan and a party of friends who have spent time in the south arrived in Washington today. They were entertained at lunch by Senator Hanna and later visited the capital central to the day’s activities.
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Morgan
Hanna
Washington
Pierpont Morgan
South
Senator Hanna
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Probing the Railway Trust
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