Death of U S Supreme Court Justice Brewer at 73
Washington March 29 Justice David Josiah Brewer associate justice of the Supreme Court died last night at 10 30 from a stroke of apoplexy He was 73 years old The end came unexpectedly after a day of normal health Mrs Brewer was with him Two daughters Mrs Carrisch and Mrs Jettmore were summoned but arrived too late
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Washington, D. C
David Josiah Brewer
Supreme Court of the United States
Reading
Mathis Wins Des Moines Mayoral Race by Narrow Margin
In Des Moines the closest mayoralty race in city history, A J Mathis defeats James R Hanna by an unofficial four vote margin around 67. Early returns show Mathis with a 14 vote majority, but final results uncertain as late precincts arrive. Also listed are council candidates and minor race figures.
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Des Moines
Mar
A. J. Mathis
James R. Hanna
Mathis
J. R. Hanna
John MacVicar
J. Wesley Ash
Zell G, Roe
Charles W. Schramm
W. A. Needham
John L. Hamery
W. H. Brereton
E. D. Brigham
Cummins Urges Senate to Fast-Track Railroad Bill
Senator Cummins demanded immediate action in Washington urging the senate to stop delay and begin uninterrupted consideration from today on the railroad bill. He pressed for swift passage and a firm timetable amid ongoing debates.
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Cummins
Washington
Senate
River Work Discussion Meeting At Farmington
Des Moines March 29 Farmers and rivermen meet at Farmington to learn how the board of engineers conducts river surveys and what their work entails. The gathering aims to clarify survey methods and purposes for local stakeholders.
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Des Moines
Mar
Farmington
Board ‘of Engineers
Poisoned hamburger steak shrouds Chicago in mystery
Alexander Moody, secretary of Moody & Waters, dies February 20 after eating hamburger steak laced with arsenic. A maid who tasted gravy convulsed but recovered. A prior poisoning attempt a year earlier with soup left Moody and staff slightly ill. Police, coroner, and six detectives work without leads as two suspects are watched. Moody, a prominent Chicago figure, leaves $15,000 life policy to his wife and an estate for his daughter.
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Chicago
Alexander Moody
The
Moody & Waters Company
William J. Moxley
Moodys
Moody
Mr. Moody
Schuettler
Hoffman
Frank Moody
Congressman Moxley
Mrs Longworth an Heir in Grandfather’s Will
Mrs. Nicholas Longworth is named beneficiary in the will of George C. Lee a Boston banker who died recently The probate filing states half the income from the estate valued at several million dollars will be shared among about six relatives including former President Roosevelts eldest daughter The wealthy estate is several million dollars in value
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Roosevelt
Boston
Nicholas Longworth
George C. Lee
Close Bank Arrest Cashier in Imperial Bank Case
Olive Him Kentucky March 29 W J Rice cashier and founder of the Imperial bank is under arrest and indicted. The bank is placed in the hands of a receiver. He faces embezzlement charges and accusations of securing money by false pretense and reporting a false bank condition. Similar indictments are pending in Jackson Mississippi from about two years ago.
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Olive Him
W. J. Rice
Imperial Bank
Rice
Jackson
Miss
Crown Princess Gustave Adolph of Sweden Births Daughter
Royal Store reports in Stockholm that Crown Princess Gustave Adolph formerly Princess Margaret of Connaught has a daughter. The crown prince and princess also have Prince Gustave Adolph born 1906 and Prince Sigvard, younger. The daughter is named for the Panama Commission. In Washington on March 29 President Taft sent to the Senate the nomination of Maurice H Thatcher of Kentucky to join the Isthmian Canal Commission.
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Crown Princess
Margaret of Connaught
Stockholm
Sweden
Gustave Adolph
Sigvard
Panama Commission
Washington
Mar
Taft
Senate
Maurice H. Thatcher
Kentucky
Isthmian Canal Commission
Fight Steel Trust Will Seek Indiana Dissolution
President Samuel Gompers will travel from Washington to Indianapolis to meet Gov. Marshall to discuss a state court suit against the United States Steel Corporation. The American Federation of Labor plans to begin action soon, using money, labor, and evidence to pursue dissolution.
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Indiana
Labor Federation
Washington
United States Steel Corporation
American Federation of Labor
Department of Justice
Samuel Gompers
Federation of Labor
Indianapolis
Gov. Marshall
Steel Trust
Indiana federation to sue steel trust over labor and charter claims
Governor Marshall and President Gompers plan to lead a federation legal challenge with Frank 8 Monnett and Attorney Ballard of Gary. The federation seeks to dissolve the steel trust in Indiana for charter violations while alleging alien workers, displaced locals, and violated sanitary laws. An Indiana appropriation would back the suit if plans hold. In a separate note, A J Davidson, ex-Frisco president, accepts the vice presidency of American Creosoting Company to push growth in the southwest.
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Gompers
Frank 8. Monnett
Ohio
Ballard
Gary
Ind
The
Federation of Labor
Indiana
Federation
Marshall
Steel Trust
American Federation of Labor
St. Louis
A. J. Davidson
Frisco Railroad System
American Creosoting Company
Chicago
Southwest
Heiress Harriet Daly Marries Hungarian Nobleman Count Anton Sigray
New York reports the marriage of Miss Harriet Daly daughter of the late copper king Marcus Daly to Count Anton Sigray head of an old Hungarian noble family. The ceremony at the Daly home was quiet due to religious differences. The bride, a tall brunette, inherits property valued at about 2.5 million dollars.
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New York
Harriet Daly
Marcus Daly
Anton Sigray
Fifth Avenue
Misa Daly
Daly Mansion
Miss Daly
Pallavicini
Count Szechenyi
Gladys Vanderbilt
Count Stgray
Count Szechényi
Vanderbilt Mansion
Aulta Stewart
Prince de Braganza
Scotland
Count Anton
Hungary
House of Magnates
Maria Theresa
Marquise San Mayano
Rome
Baroness Schell
Budapest
Vienna
Boys Almost Wreck A Train Near Yonkers
Detectives search for a group of mischievous boys who hurled missiles at a crowded New York Central passenger train near Yonkers. The engineer Frank Burrows was struck, then fireman Charles Gilder seized the throttle and halted the locomotive before an open switch. In North Carolina Lilesville near Charlotte suffered a devastating fire. damage estimated at 260000 dollars with minimal insurance.
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Yonkers
N. Y
Upper
New York
New York Central
Frank Burrows
Charles Gildersleeve
250 Die in Flames as Hotel Roof Crashes Down
At Mate Szalka Hungary a hotel ball room crowded with guests caught fire when a woman's dress ignited. Panic caused a deadly crush as people attempted to flee. The roof collapsed onto the crowd, trapping and burying many, with 250 dead and numerous injuries.
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Mate-Szalka
Hungary
Mar
Oekeerite
Rebuff Returning Strikers in Philadelphia March 29
Philadelphia reports a general resume of work after the Central Labor Union ended the sympathetic strike in aid of trolleymen. Building trades rebounded, but many workers could not find jobs as nonunion labor filled vacancies. About 50 shirt factory girls were detained for allegedly insulting motormen and conductors, with hearings set later. Police had watched the group for days and then acted to halt their insulin to car workers.
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Philadelphia
Central Labor Union
Miser's Will Might Be Upheld Despite Fees
New York on March 29 a Staten Island hermit Jake Wood who died leaving about 60000 dollars in charitable bequests may face a contest to his will. He signed with his finger and had witnesses see no line then paid 25 cents for notarization and later tried to paste in a new clause to avoid another 25 cent fee. A contesting relative argues the method invalidates the entire document.
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New York
Jake Wood
Staten Island
Wood
Sif
Per
Lazzatti Heads New Italian Cabinet Plan
Rome reports minister of agriculture Lugi Lazzatti, who resigned March 21, has practically chosen the new Italian cabinet. The lineup includes Marquis A di Can Guiliano as foreign minister, four Giolitti era members, three radicals, and Sig. Pantano, former agriculture minister in Sonnino's first ministry.
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Rome
Lugi Lazzatti
Victor Emmanuel
Marquis A. di Can Guiliano
Giolotti
Sig. Pantano
Sonnino
Northwestern millers win ICc rate cut on flour to New York
The Interstate Commerce Commission ordered lower lake and rail rates on flour from Minneapolis to New York City and the Atlantic coast. Rates drop from 23 to 21 and a half cents per 100 pounds, effective May 10, in favor of Northwestern millers after a long case against 29 rail and lake lines.
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Washington
Interstate Commerce Commission
Minneapolis
New York City
Atlantic Seaboard
Northwestern
General Bell improves after car trolley crash injury
Washington March 29 Major General J Franklin Bell chief of staff of the army is recovering from injuries from an automobile overturn caused by a suburban trolley car last week. Doctors now believe three ribs were broken instead of one. Mrs Herbert J Slocum, wife of Major Slocum, was killed in the crash.
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Washington, Mar
J. Franklin Bell
Army
Herbert J. Slocum
Maj
Slocum
Eight Die In Explosion Aboard Cruiser Charleston
A U S cruiser Charleston off Olongapo suffered a fatal accident during gun practice. Eight sailors were killed as a breechblock burst from a three inch gun, injuring others. Rear Admiral Hubbard ordered a court of inquiry. causes cited include possible premature discharge or a bent firing pin. Victims include Anstedt, Bernard, Molin, and Remmelle among others. bodies to be buried at Cavite.
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Manila
P. L
United States
Charleston
Olongapo
Charles
Cavite
Anstedel
Walter
Seaman
Barkman
Ralph
Barnerd
Maxie
Graden
Harry
Heater
McKee
Philip
Hubbard
Army Range
John H. Gibbons
Washington
Navy Department
Admiral Mason
Ordnance
Anstedt
George Anstedt
Trenton, II
Bernard
Sarah Shelton
Ardmore
Okla
Cave-in-Rocks
Ill
Molin
Rockford, IL
Charlotte .Molin
Witness Testimony On Crescent City Banker Murder
Eljah Gibson testified in Judge Dibbell s court about the Crescent City banker John Byron Sayler murder last July. Gibson’s account matched statements from Dr. W R Miller and Sayler’s widow Mrs Sayler and her father John Grunden. He described seeing Sayler s body at the scene and noting neighbors present, and that Miller had killed Sayler.
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Watseka
Mar
Eljah Gibson
Crescent City
Sayler
Dick Meyer
Saylers
Dr. Miller
Gibson
Meyers
Edward Blanton
Ww. A. Nightingale
Insurance Probe Advances With New Documents
New York March 29. Superintendent Hotchkiss described a large bundle of documents as interesting material in the fire insurance investigation. Three days of leads since resumption last Thursday have provided new ammunition for questioning former agents in Albany. William H Buckley is to be asked about meanings in correspondence with George P Sheldon and others related to fire insurance legislation. In Revere Mass March 29 Rev W L Meeker resigns as pastor to run as an independent candidate for congress in the Seventh district next fall.
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New York
Hotchkiss
Albany
William H. Buckley
Buckley
George P. Sheldon
Phenix Fire Insurance Company
Brooklyn
Revere
Mass
W. Lathrop Meeker
First Unitarian Church
Congress
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University of Iowa
David J. Brewer
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Zell G. Roe
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H. D. McDonald
Fairfield
Harry Ward
Cincinnati
Moxley
Henry
Mrs. Longworth
Olive Hill, Ky
Royal Store
Count Anton Sigray
Miselle
Lilesville
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Charlotte
Lazzatti
Commerce Board
Atlantic
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Admiral Hubbard
New -York
Glen Seen
G. P. Sheiddon
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