Winnebago Demand Plea Over Land Loss and Liquor Role
A Winnebago protest to the Interior and Indian Affairs claims long running theft of lands and fraud by white speculators aided by liquor debt transfers. Bonded school superintendent H G Wilson warns liquor sales threaten tribal survival as hundreds of tribe members sign affidavits alleging forged signatures, falsified accounts, and government checks misused by agents. Names such as Redlegs and Green Rainbow appear among signatories.
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Washington
H. G. Wilson
Winnebagoes
Indian Bureau
W. A. McFatridge
Klamath, Ore
Klamath
Wilson
Winnebago
Secretary of the Interior
Commissioner of Indian Affairs
Department
Philip Long
Redlegs
Charles Barth
George Longtail
Louis Grayhair
Green Rainbow
Pet Snake
Two Buffalohead
South Wind
Big Tree
Walking Day
George Whitewing
Green Hair
Rockefeller donates 100000 to Baptist Home Missionary society
Dr H L Morehouse, secretary of the American Baptist Home Missionary Society in New York, announced that John D Rockefeller has given $100,000 to the society, bringing his total gifts to over $1,000,000 in the past twenty years. This gift is separate from two gifts to the American Baptist Missionary Union recently announced in Boston.
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New York
H. L. Morehouse
American Baptist Home Missionary Society
John D. Rockefeller
Morehouse
Rockefeller
American Baptist Missionary Union
Boston
Admiral Doubts Report on Anambas Naval Battle
The admiralty says no information on a battle off the Anambas islands and does not credit a general fight. Officials concede Japan may have tried a torpedo boat attack on a convoy at night. There is no cable linking Anambas and Batavia, so first news would come from Singapore unless Dutch warships reach Batavia by wireless.
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ST. Petersburg
Admiralty
Anambas Islands
Amsterdam
Batavia
Anambas Island
Singapore
Dr Lee Adams Dies At 63 In Washington
Dr. Lee Adams chief of the claims division in the Internal Revenue Bureau died Sunday at age 63. He served in the Internal Revenue Service for about forty years.
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Washington
Lee Adams
United States Internal Revenue Bureau
Internal Revenue Service
Cautious Young Ministers Advice For Newark Conference
Bishop Joseph E Berry told Newark Methodist ministers to speak sparingly about women and to make calls in the evening when the wife and children are present. He warned against afternoon visits when women are likely alone, urging caution in pastoral outreach.
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Newark
N. J
Joseph E. Berry
Buffalo
Methodist Episcopal Church
Panama Canal Commission Holds First Executive Meeting
Shonts Magoon and Wallace met Taft to discuss canal construction and Panama railroad directors. They plan to appoint Shonts as Panama Railroad president with four civilian directors and form a special engineering commission for four officers. Labor talks favor 2000 Japanese and 2000 Chinese coolies under contract, with no clear ruling on eight hour limits yet.
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Washington
Shants
Magoon
Wallace
Taft
Isthmian Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Directory
New York
Shonts
The
Canal Commission
Panama Railroad Company
Admiral Endicott
Ernst
Haines
Harrod
Board of Consulting Engineers
United States
Canal Zone
Panama
Father Schell Assaulted in Nebraska Livery Barn
Father Joseph Schell of Sioux City sustained a broken jaw in two places, black eyes, and multiple bruises in an attack by Logan Lambert of Homer Nebraska in a Dakota City livery barn. Rasdall watched as Lambert beat the clergyman while urged on by his partner. He was moved to Sioux City for treatment. Lambert fled and remains at large with a warrant issued.
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Sioux City
Joseph Schell
St. Joseph's Hospital
Logan Lambert
Homer
Neb
Dakota City
Father Schell
Winnebago
Lambert
Hanson
National Council of Women backs divorce causes study
Washington report says the National Council of Women adopted a resolution to cooperate with church and state to identify chief causes of divorce. Susan B. Anthony objected, arguing divorce is not an evil and serves as a refuge for abused women, likening it to Canada fleeing brutal masters.
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National Council of Women
Washington
Susan B. Anthony
Miss Anthony
Canada
Pope Receives Americans In Rome Hall
Pope Pius greeted 150 Americans including General Jacob S. Smith and spouses from New York and Baltimore, entering the hall with court officials and American chamberlains. He gave his hand to each visitor and spoke kindly as they filed past.
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Pope
Rome
Pius Sunday
Jacob S. Smith
New York
M. D. Walsh
E. Dietrich
B.F. Shriver
Baltimore
Martin Maloney
Philadelphia
J. S. Brenan
Wilmington
Dela
Hearings Begin on Railway Rate Legislation in Senate
The Senate Interstate Commerce Commission opened hearings on railway rate legislation in Washington. Attorney General Moody prepared opinions on congress power to delegate rate fixing to a commission and on differential port rates, while Senator Newlands argued for a nationwide railroad incorporation act. Hearings aim to conclude by June 1 with proceedings daily 11 to 5.
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Washington
Senate Interstate Commerce Commission
Elkins
Moody
Congress
Morgan
Newlands
Japs Take Colliers Off Cochin China
Saigon reports Japanese forces have captured a large number of colliers off Cochin China. Six men, likely Japanese, landed at Cape St. James from an Annamese junk, then reembarked after a brief stay. The steamer Eridan sailed with provisions for the squadron. In Kamranh Bay, several Russian warships anchor as reinvigorated, with eight deaths from disease among 18 000, a Russian officer with beri beri in hospital, and Prince Cantacuzene among the sick aboard Ore.
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Saigon
Cochin-China
Cape St. James
Here
Kamranh Bay
Europe
Prince Cantacuzene
Fraudulent 'Get Rich Quick' Firm Closes Kansas City Door
In Kansas City the American Mercantile Association described as a get rich quick concern with offices in a downtown building has closed its doors. A notice on the door warns customers and the officers’ whereabouts are unknown. The St Joseph Missouri head office had sent subscribers word that the business has been suspended and cannot fulfill contracts.
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Kansas City
The
American Mercantile Association
Goodby
Suckers
St. Joseph
Turkey Settles French Claims for Damascus Railroad
Paris dispatch reports the French ambassador in Constantinople securing a complete settlement of French claims. An indemnity of 7 million dollars is awarded for the Damascus Nazrib railroad dispute, guaranteeing continued French control, and 420 thousand dollars is granted to the French company operating the Constantinople quays.
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Turkey
Paris
Constantinople
M. Constans
Damascus-Nazrib
Frinch
Body of John Paul Jones Found in Paris Tomb
Ambassador Porter reports successful discovery and identification of John Paul Jones’s remains in Paris after a five year search. Four lead coffins were opened. the preserved body, immersed in alcohol, matches portraits and hair color of the admiral, age about 45. Investigation by Capitan and Pilillau confirms details.
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Paris
Ambassador Porter
John Paul Jones
Washington
Porter
Congress
St. Louis
Bailey Blanchard
Weis
Medical School
Capitan and
Pilillau
School of Anthropology
Houdil
Merriam Commits Suicide in Boston Hotel
Clarence M. Merriam, an investment broker with Boston offices, died by suicide from a gunshot wound. His body was found in a hotel bed, with no stated motive. He leaves a wife and two children. his father is a Chicago broker and his brother lives in Topeka.
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Merriam Mortgage Co
Sheldon
Boston
Mass
Clarence M. Merriam
Chicago
Merriam
Topeka
Bridle for Miss Roosevelt Presented by New Castle Women
New Castle Colorado women plan to greet President Roosevelt and escort him to club rooms where he will receive a horse hair bridle with solid silver buckles for Miss Alice Roosevelt. The gift took over a year to craft as a work of art.
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New Castle
Colo
Roosevelt
Women's Reading Club
Garfield County
Alice Roosevelt
Marrin Reported Linked to Storey Cotton Scandal Departed for France
Philadelphia report states Marrin alias Judge Franklin Stone landed at Havre France on March 23 after sailing from New York the day Storey Cotton collapsed. He traveled with his wife and two sons, with Thomas H. Quinlan, secretary and treasurer of Storey, also said to be in the party.
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Marrin
France
Philadelphia
Frank C. Marrin
Rail magnates summoned as interstate rail regulation hearing opens
Senate interstate commerce panel calls W K Vanderbilt George Gould E H Harriman J J Hill A J Cassatt B E Kenna Walker D Hines Hugh L Bond Winslow Pierce President Hughitt Ripley Tuttle Wilcox Truesdale Spencer Fish for questioning. Only Cassatt Fish and Tuttle signaled willingness to attend. others may not be present at start. Nonrail witnesses include Senators Spooner Knox Morgan Harvard’s W Z Ripley and Victor Morawetz. Hearing set for 3 pm Monday to probe legislation on rates rebates private car use and safety obligations.
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Washington
Lst
Senate Committee On Interstate Commerce
W. K. Vanderbilt
New York Central
George Gould
Gould
E. H. Harriman
Union Pacific
J. J. Hill
Great Northern
A. J. Cassatt
Pennsylvania
Be, D. Kenna
Atchison, Topeka & Santa Fe
Walker D. Hines
Messrs
Cassatt
Fish Spencer
Tuttle
Spooner, Knox and Morgan
W. Z. Ripley
Harvard University
United States
Castro defies arbitration demand in Venezuelan row
Caracas reports President Castro will not withdraw the New York and Bermudez Asphalt Company case from Venezuelan courts and will not resubmit the Olcott case to arbitration if the American armed forces come to Venezuela. Venezuelan Foreign Secretary Alejandro Ybarra echoed Castro's stance as the US proposal lapsed with no action. The dispute is viewed as closed in Caracas though rumors of ultimatums circulated before.
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Caracas
Venezuela
Associated Press
Castro
New York
Bermudez Asphalt Company
Olcott
Alejandro Ybarra
American State Department
Bermudez
United States
City faced inflated costs amid 1902 energy monopolies
Before a legislative committee in New York investigating gas and electric lighting, ex- water, gas and electricity commissioner Robert Grier Monroe described a 1902 arrangement that eliminated competition. He testified there was only one bid per right and the city paid dividends and interest on inflated capital.
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New York
Robert Grier Monroe
Water Supply, Gas and Electricity
Low
Roosevelt to Receive Pike's Peak Club Badge
COLORADO SPRINGS Colo Upon Roosevelt's return from a hunting trip in mid May he will be greeted by Pike's Peak Press club members who will present him a Cripple Creek gold badge as an honorary member souvenir The plan also calls for a trip to the summit of Pike's Peak on the cog railway.
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Pike’s Peak
Colorado Springs
Colo
Roosevelt
Four Schwarzchild & Sulzberger figures indicted in beef case
Four men including Joseph Weissenbach attorney and B S Casey traffic manager were named in a grand jury indictment tied to obstructing Marshal Bach in serving a subpoena on Edwin B Fish now in Canada. Fish faces $10,000 bond. Weissenbach claims he facilitated Fish’s return. Charles Starck arrives to examine six trunks’ books tied to Aetna Trading.
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Chicago
Schwarzchild & Sulzberger Company
Beef Trust
A. A. Bach
Edwin B. Fish
Canada
Joseph Weissenbach
B. S. Casey
George D. Hopkins
Leo S. Joseph
Fish
Bach
Weissenbach
Deneen
Hopkins
Casey
Joseph
Tish
Secret Service
Charles Starck
National Bank Examiner
Cleveland
Pagin
Starek
Aetna Trading Company
Japanese Plans for Manchurian Reinforcement and Expansion
A cautious report outlines Japan aligning with Russian reorganization plans and expanding its Manchurian forces. By autumn the Japanese military could exceed 1,000,000 in the field, with 700,000 fighting men and substantial infantry artillery and cavalry growth. Japan’s arsenals and captures would boost artillery superiority over Russia, while railway upgrades will enable a push to seize Harbin and press eastward against Russian forces.
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Tokio
Japan
Harbin
Rojestvensky Fleet Moves North in Push for Battle
ST. PETERSBURG reports the northward movement of Admiral Rojestvensky's squadron and his evident plan to engage Admiral Togo when he chooses to offer battle. The shift has halted peace talk activity and drawn intense interest from foreign dispatches following the voyage.
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Rojestvensky
ST. Petersburg
Togo
Grover Co Exonerated Over Fatal Factory Explosion
Brockton Massachusetts the R H Grover company and its agents were declared blameless for the March 20 boiler explosion that destroyed its shoe factory and killed fifty seven people. Judge Fred K Bixby released the finding noting the blast stemmed from a defect not yet discovered.
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Brockton
Mass
R. H. Grover Company
Fred K. Bixby
Hitchcock Refers Rebate Case to Attorney General
Washington Secretary Hitchcock referred the rebate question on irrigation construction material to the attorney general. Comptroller Travell had held rebates could not be legally accepted. Interior officials view the rebate as a reduction permitted by section 22 of the Interstate Commerce Act.
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Hitchcock
Washington
Hitccock
Travell
Comptroller
Interior
Depi
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Senate Interstate Committee
Senator Newlands
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Miss Roosevelt
Oyama
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