Washington Notes and Military Policy Highlights
Secretary Metcalf accepts the resignation of twenty six midshipmen at the naval academy for failure in the midwinter exam. Maj Gen Grant warns 500000 troops may be needed to garrison the Pacific coast in a war with a great nation like Japan. The House committee favors retirement with captain ranks for contract surgeons with thirty years’ service, affecting one person. A bill bans government employees from being accredited delegates to national party conventions. Senator Cullom invites the president to Lincoln birthday events. the president will attend Lincoln farm exercises in Kentucky. The Interstate Commerce Committee favors the Esch Dill requiring railroads to report accidents monthly and publish them. Baltimore grand jury indicts eight Black Hand conspirators in a murder plot. John Allison of the Lake Shore gang is conditionally pardoned. Mrs. Robert Ingersoll and her husband are arrested in Omaha for allegedly stealing a dress skirt in Sioux City.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
F. D. Grant
United States Army
Japan
Pacific
House Committee On Military Affairs
United States
Cullom
Abraham Lincoln
Springfield
Lincoln
Kentucky
John Allison
Richland
Lansing
Mich
Robert Ingersoll
Sergeant Bluffs
Iowa
Omaha
Louise Gould
Sioux City
Notable Deaths Across Sectors From War Veteran to Composer
Robert Clifford private in the Fifteenth Cavalry died of yellow fever in Santa Clara Cuba. John W. Rogers trainer for Harry Payne Whitney’s racing stable died of pneumonia in Aiken South Carolina. George Helm lawyer former congressman and minister to Denmark died in Jersey City at eighty. Victor A. Bradley prosecuting attorney died of pneumonia in Georgetown Kentucky. Russell Page Civil War veteran decorated by Congress for Fort Donelson service found dead in Cleveland. William H. Prescott vice president of United States Envelope Company and prominent manufacturer died at his Rockville Connecticut home.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Robert Clifford
Fifteenth Cavalry
Santa Clara
Cuba
John W. Rogers
Harry Payne Whitney
Aiken
S. C
George Helm
Denmark
Johnson
Jersey City
Victor A. Bradley
Caleb Powers
Georgetown
Disturbing Accidents Reported Across Cities
A man’s arm was found wedged between Santa Fe mail car tracks as it arrived in Chicago. Samuel O Shephard and Delbert Shepherd were killed near Corinth Mississippi by a passenger train. Fire in a New York tenement may claim two more lives. Dr Isaac R Trimblye died in Baltimore from blood poisoning after an operation. Floods in Eastern Pennsylvania caused deaths and damage. Four hundred miners lost clothing when a dry house burned at Princeton Michigan incendiary origin. A sawmill nearby was destroyed. At Lorain Ohio a shipyard platform collapse sent dozens into the water during a steel freighter launch.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Chicago
Samuel
O. Shephard
Delbert Shephard
Corinth
New York
Isaac R. Trimblye
Baltimore
Pennsylvania
Austin
Princeton
Mich
Lorain
Ohio
Naval Captain Ends Life Before Court Martial In Vladivostok
Capt Gliezan commander of the Russian cruiser Askold died at Vladivostok in a suicide before facing a court martial over mutiny charges. Despondency cited as motive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gliezan
Askold
Vladivostok
International and British News Highlights Across Europe
The piece reports on several items including the Danish landsthing passing a universal suffrage bill on its third reading, Emperor William planning to visit a Corfu villa on March 21, British 1908 09 military estimates and Uruguay railroad strike with British capital control, a 13th century ciborium sold in London for 50000, a new British educational bill, W D Howell at the Forum in Rome, a marriage linking Boers and Britons via Gen Botha’s sister, and a Leipzig anarchist journalist sentenced for treason.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
William
Berlin
Corfu
Alice New Wetherbee
Gardiner Wetherbee
New York
Rudolph Festetics de Yona
Paris
W. D. Howell
Signor Bani
Forum
Rome
London
Maine
Botha
R. C. Hawkins
Leipsic
Oestrich
National Attorneys General Meet In Denver This August
The next convention of the National Association of Attorneys General has been called to meet in Denver in August. Record prices were received for several rare coins at the New York sales of the Dudley R Child collection of Boston. Taft accepts invitation to speak before Tennessee Bar Association in Nashville May 21 22 23. Thistlewood sworn in as Illinois Twenty fifth district representative succeeding G W Smith. Willson urges Kentucky legislature to act against night riders. Munsey buys Baltimore News promising continued independence. Santa Fe to hire 486 new operators to meet nine hour law. Harvard Yale boat race set for June 25 on Thames at New London Conn. Yankton assigned to search off west coast of South America for Jeffs. Ohio legislature grants Maryland flag return. Sylvia Green engagement to Matthew Astor Wilks announced. Richard Mansfeld art sale in New York includes Hogarths. Lost St Gaudens Hiawatha statue found at Judge Hilton estate Saratoga N Y.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New York
Dudley R.child
Boston
Taft
Tennessee Bar Association
Nashville
N. B. Thistlewood
House of Representatives
Ilinois
G. W. Smith
Willson
Kentucky
Frank A. Munsey
Baltimore News
Mr. Munsey
Santa Fe Railroad
Harvard Varsity
Harvard-Yale
Thames
New London
Conn
Admiral Evans
South America
Jeffs
Maryland
Ohio Infantry
Ohio
Sylvia Green
Betty Green
Matthew Astor Wilks
John Jacob Acor
Richard Mansfeld
Hogarth
Hiawatha
August St. Gaudens
Metropolitan Museum of Art
Henry Hilton
Saratoga
N. Y
Deadly bombs target two rulers in separate plots
In Teheran a bomb attack on Shah Mohammed Ali Mirza narrowly missed killing him as three escorts died and the shah escaped in a rear carriage. In Buenos Aires President Jose Figueroa Alcorta survived an abortive bombing as police detained a suspected lunatic and three others.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Teheran
Persia
Mohammed al Mirsa
Buenos Ayres
J. Fisueroa Alcorta
Republic
Argentina
Bail in patent scandal nets three on conspiracy charges
Washington March 1 Ned W. Barton third assistant examiner Henry W Fielding patent attorney Philadelphia and John A Heany inventor York Pa were indicted by the grand jury and arrested for alleged conspiracy to defraud the government and destroy public records They were released yesterday on $10000 bail No trial date set.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Ned W. Barton
Patent Office
Henry W. Fielding
Philadelphia
John A. Heany
York
United Stats Grand Jury
Body Found in Camp Near Blackduck
Bemidji Minnesota March 1 Unidentified lumberjack found dead in an abandoned cedar camp near Blackduck with exposure suspected as the cause. The body is in the undertaking rooms of J P Lahr in Bemidji.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bemidji
Minn
J. P. Lahr
Blackduck
Favor Fowler Bill
Washington March 1 the house committee on banking and currency voted 11 to 5 to authorize its chairman Representative Fowler of New Jersey to report the Fowler currency bill to the house with a recommendation that it pass three members present and not voting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fowler
Washington
House Committee On Banking and Currency
Representative Fowler
New Jersey
House
Five Babies Born at One Birth in Steubenville
Five perfectly formed children were born yesterday to Mr and Mrs George Campbell of Steubenville Ohio. Three of the babies died within an hour after birth. One boy and one girl are expected to survive.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Steubenville
Ohio
George Campbell
Accused of Raising Bill in Candy Store Case
Brainerd Minn March 1 Fred Wallapter and Ed Brooks accused of passing a raised bill on Annie Van Sickle in her father's candy store were turned over to Deputy United States Marshal Rider.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Brainerd
Minn
Fred Wallapter
Ed Brooks
Little Annie van Sickle
United States
Rider
Central Iowa Lumbermen Hear Fight Against Mail Order
At Marshalltown Iowa 140 lumbermen heard J F Weart Cherokee urge retailers to match mail order ads with persistent advertising. He urged using catalog cuts and pricing parity in newspaper ads to compete. The fourteenth annual convention will meet in this city next winter.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Marshalltown
Iowa
Central Iowa Lumbermen’s Association
J. F. Weart
Cherokee
Northwestern Retail Lumbermen's Association
Grace Hospital Fire Endangers 75 Patients in New Haven
Fire on the top floor of Grace hospital Ward Chapel Street endangered seventy five patients some in serious condition. Nurses doctors and citizens evacuated them by ambulance carriages autos and trucks as firefighters battled the blaze. Loss is estimated under 30000 with twenty five patients in serious condition.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
New Haven
Conn
Grace Hospital
Chapel Street
Albough
Oregon Railroad Dividend Declared by Union Pacific Group
An extra dividend of 75 cents per share on preferred stock totals 8.25 million dollars. The Union Pacific and its auxiliaries own nearly all of Oregon Railroad and Navigation Company's 24 million dollar common stock and most of its 11 million dollar preferred stock. The railroad operates as part of the Union Pacific system.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Oregon Railroad & Navigation Company
New York
Union Pacific Company
Union Pacific
Mammoth cave in undermines railroad near Wilkesbarre
A mammoth cave in occurred yesterday near Wilkesbarre Pennsylvania along a branch of the New Jersey Central railroad. The shaft eighty feet deep disturbed surface about one third of an acre and inundated the Blackman colliery workings of the Lehigh Valley Coal Company with rock clay and sand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wilkesbarre
New Jersey Central Railroad
Blackman
Lehigh Valley Coal Company
Grain and Livestock Markets Across Cities Reported
From St Paul to Chicago and Milwaukee, prices for wheat corn and oats are listed by grade and region. Cattle hog and sheep quotes show ranges in Sioux City South St Paul and Chicago, with good to choice grades highlighted.
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St. Paul
Northern
Minneapolis
Duluth
Chicago
Milwaukee
Sioux City
Iowa
South St. Paul
Bradley Wins Senate Seat Amid Democratic Defection
In Frankfort Kentucky on March 1 former Governor William OConnell Bradley Republican candidate won a six year senate term beginning March 4 1909 with 64 votes helped by four Democrats who had opposed Beckham all session The floor erupted in excitement as Beckham withdrew and Democrats failed to break the quorum or alter the result. Bradley thanked the speaker for fair rulings.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frankfort
House of Representatives
William O’connell Bradley
James B. McCreary
United States Senate
J. W. Beckham
Bradley
Beckham
Blackburn
James
James McCreary
Emma Goldman faces deportation if captured in U S
Chicago March 1 Emma Goldman the queen of the reds who is to speak at a Socialist meeting in Chicago March 6 will be arrested and deported to Russia by United States immigration officials if they can lay hands on her in time. She left the United States last year and orders were given that if she returned she was to be arrested. Those close to the anarchists say they have no knowledge she is in the country.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Queen of the Reds
United States
Chicago
Emma Goldman
Russia
United United States
Miss Goldman
Attell Stops Kelly in Rough Exhibition Ring Fight
Abe Attell, the American featherweight champion, floored Ed Kelly four times in the seventh round of a scheduled twenty round match in San Francisco before police halted the contest. The bout was marked by a lopsided exchange as Attell pressed his advantage.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Attell
Kelly
San Francisco
Abe Attell
Ed Kelly
Buffalo
Maniac Sentenced to Life in Illinois Prison
Henry H. Hackett, an escapee from Bartonville asylum, was found guilty by a Lincoln jury for the January 17 murder of William B. Hagerbach in Chestnut and sentenced to life at Chester penitentiary. The jury rejected insanity as a defense.
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Maniac
Peoria
Henry H. Hackett
Bartonville
William B. Hagerbach
Chestnut
Lincoln
Ill
Chester
Johnstown Man Arrested in Barnes Fire Case
Johnstown Pennsylvania March 1 Leroy Adamousky a tailor was arrested on charges of incendiarism for starting a fire at Barnes borough last week that caused $100 000 in damage and killed a woman. Police allege the blaze was set to collect insurance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Johnstown
Barnesboro
Here
Leroy Adamousky
Fergus to Host State Farmers Institute
Fergus Falls announces a state Farmers institute to be held in the city on Thursday March 12. Community leaders and farmers will attend to discuss agricultural practices and rural development.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fergus
Fergus Falls
Paper mill merger near as Deane & Shipley ready funds
Appleton March 1 The latest report on the proposed paper mill merger states the Providence firm Deane and Shipley is in a position to lay hands on 15000 dollars on demand to swing the deal, with culmination near at hand.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Appleton
Wis
of Deane & Shipley
Providence
R. I
Bayonne Stiff Upper Lip Sways at Jersey Central Stop
A Jersey Central express halted briefly at a station in the early morning. A restless passenger, described as a sensational gentleman, stepped onto the platform and, after a few deep breaths, asked the brakeman if the air was invigorating. The brakeman replied it was Bayonne, and the man retired.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Sessler
Jersey Central
Bayonne
Bank of Clear Lake Robbed in $3000 Vault Dynamite Job
In Banks raid at Clear Lake Minnesota the Bank of Clear Lake was robbed of $3000 after burglars blasted a rear window vault door with dynamite. A witness saw two men one tall over six feet near the depot and a handcar missing with no clear direction of escape. The building suffered heavy damage but insurance coverage is noted.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Elks River
Minn
Suitor slays Laura Fleishman in Ten Strike home
Bemidji Minn March 1 Laura Fleishman aged sixteen was murdered in her Ten Strike home by J O Jahnke the former teacher who then killed himself He had courted the girl for three years and pressed her father to consent The crime occurred in front of three younger children of the family Charles Fleishman is Laura's father The motive given was her refusal to marry him
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Laura Fleishman
Bemidji
Minn
Laura
Fleishman
J. O. Jahnke
Jahnke
Charles Fleishman
Detective Kills Nephew in Manitowoc Funeral Row
William Kuchenberg, 22, was shot and killed by his uncle Carl Hayes, a Chicago detective, at a Manitowoc house where Hayes had traveled with Kuchenberg for their mother’s funeral. A prior dispute over the estate allegedly led Hayes to draw a revolver and fatally shoot Kuchenberg.
Priest Chief Arbitrator to Settle Des Moines Streetcar Dispute
Rev. Father Flavin announced he would take the third arbitrator role in the wage scale conflict between a Des Moines streetcar company and its motormen and conductors. With the other two arbitrators far apart, Flavin will effectively decide the case as the company seeks a 10 percent wage cut and the workers demand a 40 percent raise.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Des Moines
Mer
Flavin
Pather Flavin
Farmer Lars Nelson Dies After Fall From Straw Load
Albert Lea Minn March 1 Lars Nelson a farmer north of town was killed when he fell from a straw load. his neck was broken and death was instantaneous. His wife noticed the team standing still and found him on the ground in the field.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Albert Lea
Mivn
Lars Nelson
Mayor Maxwell of Eveleth Dies Suddenly
Mike Maxwell mayor of Eveleth Minn died suddenly in his barn while tending to his horses at age fifty five. He was respected on the Mesaba range and his unexpired two year term will be filled by council appointment at their Tuesday meeting.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Eveleth
Minn
Mike Maxwell
Mesaba Range
Maxwell
Murder charge dropped in Pepin farm incident
Two suspects arrested on a Pepin farm for the murder of Bernard Roemer of Pepin Minnesota were cleared after Sheriff McCloud’s investigation showed they were not the wanted men.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pepin, Wis
Pepin
Bernard Roemer
Pepin, Minn
McCloud
Three-year-old Breake Jaw Collision Injury
Three-year-old Cacci Bennett, son of Mr and Mrs Bennett of Baker, Minnesota, fell from a hay loft and struck his chin on the manger breaking his jawbone in an accident reported from Barnesville on March 1.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Barnesville
Minn
Cacci
Bennett
Baker
Wisconsin Farmers' Institute Round-up at Richland Center
Plan Institute Round-up in Richland Center Wisconsin on March 17 18 and 19 Merchants and business men raise 400 dollars for prizes for the event.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Plan Institute
Richland Center
Wis
Wisconsin Farmers’ Institutes
Body Found in Cedar River Near Austin Minn
Owen Gaha gan’s body was recovered from the Cedar river yesterday morning during a search for him. He was last seen Monday and the cause of death is not yet known.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
River
Austin
Minn
Owen Gahagan
Cedar River
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Washington Notes
Metcalf
Naval Academy
House Committee On Interstate and Foreign Commerce
Interstate Commerce Commission
Commission
Black Hand
Joseph Digiorgio
Stuart R. MacDiermid
Green Mountain Savings Bank
J. L. Munzer
Louis Baher
Rochester
Jerome Jewis
National Association of Attorneys General
Denver
Shah of Persia
Argentine
Shah
Alcorta
Houston
Tex
Charles Scott
Conroe
Scott
Miss Alloy
Secretary of
Lumbermen's Association
U. P
Gov. Bradley
Clear Lake
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