Florida to Launch May 12 as Navy’s Queen of the Seas
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard workers cheer progress on the battleship Florida set for May 12 maiden voyage. President Taft and cabinet expected, with Florida delegation and guests including Miss Helen Gould and Miss Anne Morgan. The vessel will be the largest in U S service until the 26 000 ton class ships arrive and may secure future contracts.
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New York
Florida
Brooklyn Navy Yard
East River
Navy Yard
Baxter
Taft
Congress
Helen Gould
Anne Morgan
Naval Y. M. C. A
Utah
Arkansas
Wyoming
Brooklyn Yard
Society Wedding Lights New York Scene
In New York on March 28 Miss Anne Scarborough Hollinsworth, daughter of Mrs Ralph Hollinsworth, married Ralph Milburn son of John C Milburn of Buffalo now in the city as chief counsel for Standard Oil. The ceremony was at Grace Church Chantry followed by a large reception hosted by the bride’s parents.
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New York
Anne Scarborough Hollinsworth
Ralph Hollinsworth
Ralph Milburn
John C. Milburn
Buffalo
Standard Oil Company
Grace Church
Notable Shackleton Honoring Luncheon in New York
In New York on March 28 a luncheon honoring Sir Ernest Shackleton V. O. was held by The Pilgrims of the United States at the Lawyers' Club. Distinguished guests attended as Joseph H. Choate presided and Commander Peary prepared to deliver the welcome address ahead of Shackleton's first U.S. public lecture at Carnegie Hall.
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New York
Ernest Shackleton
V. O
Pilgrims
United States
Lawyers’ Club
Ernest
Carnegie Mall
Oseph H. Choate
Aldrich Davenport Nuptials Mentioned in Boston Note
Boston social item notes the engagement of Miss Dorothy Davenport and William Aldrich with details linking to the Havenport family and Senator Aldrich lineage as reported in a March Boston clipping.
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Boston
Mass
Marge
Dorothy Davenport
George Havenport
William T.drich
Senator Aldrich
Bride and groom wed at bride’s parents in Boston society circles
The ceremony occurred on Rescoo Street at the bride’s home. Miss Davenport’s father is a wealthy Boston lumber merchant, and the couple will live in New York where Mr Aldrich works as an architect with Carrere Hastings.
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Rhode Island
Rescoo Street
Miss Davenport
Boston
New York
Aldrich
Carrere & Hastings
Easter Monday Egg Rolling at the White House
Washington reports the annual Easter Monday egg rolling festival opened on the White House grounds with thousands of children from all backgrounds allowed to participate. President Taft and Mrs Taft observed from the windows as bands played later drawing a large crowd.
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Washington
Lincoln
White House
Taft
Brilliant! V. M. I. Triumphs Over V. P. I. In Close Game
In Roanoke on March 28 V. M. I. defeated V. P. I. 5 to 4 in seven innings. A ninth inning rush nearly tied the score but Kenner stumbled at home plate and was ruled out, ending the frame as VM I gained revenge for last year.
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Roanoke
M. I
V. P
Kypre
Blacksburg
Chinese Visitors to San Francisco Arrive to Study U S Military System
Chinese residents prepare elaborate reception for Prince Teai Tiao brother of China’s prince regent arriving in late April. He will study the American military system with a large retinue of aides and servants, and stay only a short time in the United States.
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San Francisco
Prince Regent
Cal
Prince Teai-Tiao
China
Poole resigns from Army Engineers for business
Captain John H. Poole a prominent Army Corps of Engineers officer resigns his commission to pursue business. A Michigan native and 1901 West Point graduate he previously served as a military aid to the president and as military acting head of the War and Navy Departments building project in Washington.
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Washington
John H. Poole
Corps of Engineers
Army
Poole
Michigan
Weel Point Academy
Navy
Conference Postponed In Charleston District 17 Meeting
The conference between operators and miners of district 17 in Charleston W Va was postponed until April 5. The delay was agreed weeks ago but not announced publicly. Officials cited the Cincinnati conference delay as the reason for the postponement.
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Charleston
W. Va
District 17
Cincinnati
Havana Hosts Transcontinental Rail Officials Convention
Havana welcomes the American Association of General Passenger Agents as rail and commercial interests join to entertain delegates from major U S Canada and Mexican railroads. The convention begins in Havana and runs through the week with attendees from nearly all leading railways.
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Havana
Cuba
United States
Canada
Mexico
Tragic hotel ball fire in Hungary kills hundreds
The Oekoerito village blaze at a ball in a hotel hall trapped guests in a stampede as dresses caught fire and the roof collapsed. Official reports list 400 dead and 100 wounded with many buried in ruins. The disaster struck on March 28 as guests crowded the ballroom and exits clogged.
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Mete-Sralka
Hungary
Oekoorite
Oekoerito
Situation Nearer Strike Than Ever in Coal Regions
Cincinnati March 28 The miners of Ohio Indiana and western Pennsylvania rejected a five cent per ton raise proposal from operators. The vote was unanimous and the proposal was sent back to the joint conference which will reconvene tomorrow to pursue settlement or end negotiations.
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Cincinnati
Ohio
Indiana
Pennsylvania
United Mine Workers
Wickersham Denies Sugar Trust Counsel Charge
Washington march 28 the passage of bills on the government of the District of Columbia dominated the house session. Attorney General wickersham formally denied ever serving as counsel for the sugar trust in a letter to representative bennett read in the house in reply to a colorado representative Marcin. The senate adjourned early due to no administration railroad measure ready for debate.
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Washington
District of Columbus
House
Wickersham
Sugar Trust
Bennett
New York
Marcin
Colorado
Senate
Contractors Indicted Over Eight-Hour Post Office Work
Chicago March 28 William and Fred Grote contractors of Joliet Illinois were arrested on bail after being indicted in Virginia for hiring employees to work more than eight hours a day on the Charlottesville post office project. A hearing is set for April 7.
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Chicago
Charlottesville
William
Fred Grote
Joliet, NL
Virginia
Supreme Court Justice to Address Bar Associations at Hot Springs
Justice Lurton of the United States Supreme Court will address the joint meeting of the Virginia and Maryland bar associations at Hot Springs Virginia on July 28. About five hundred attorneys from the Old Dominion and Maryland are expected to attend.
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Washington
Yustiee Lurton
United States Supreme Court
Virginia
Maryland
Hot Springs
Old Dominion
West Virginia and Virginia Weather Outlook
West Virginia sees fair weather Tuesday with unsettled conditions Wednesday and showers afterward. Virginia forecasts fair and warmer Tuesday, Wednesday mostly clear with light southerly and southwesterly winds.
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West Virginia
Virginia
Death claims a justice of Supreme Court
Washington March 28 David J Brewer aged seventy three years an associate justice of the supreme court of the United States died tonight Stricken with apoplexy at 1030 he died before medical aid could be summoned Brewer came to the court from the federal court in Kansas He was the second oldest member and was regarded as the most democratic affable and accommodating in manner He was born Smyrna Asia Minor June 26 1837 son of Rev Josiah Brewer and Emilia Field with ties to Justice Field He studied at Yale and Albany Law School and served in Leavenworth Kansas before joining the national bench his career included federal circuit judge and various public posts culminating in his 1889 appointment to the United States Supreme Court
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Washington
David J. Brewer
Supreme Court of the United States
Justice Brewer
Federal Court
Kansas
Justice Harlan
David Josiah Brewer
United States Supreme Court
Smyrna
Asia
Mineor
Josiah Brewer
Emilia A. Field
David Dudley
Cyrus W
Stephen J. Field
Turkey
Yale College
Albany Law School
Leavenworth
Kans
United States
Leavenworth County
Supreme Court
Circuit Court of the
Eighth District
Stanley Matthews
Venezuelan Boundary Commission
Cleveland
British Guiana
Venezuela
Yale University
International Congress of Lawyers and Jurists
St. Louis
Iowa College
Washington College
State University of Wisconsin
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Conn
University of Vermont
Bowdoin College
Walsh Improves After Illness Return Home
Thomas F. Walsh, the Colorado mining millionaire, was brought back to Washington from San Antonio in serious condition. Doctors say he is improved after twenty four hours and remain confined to his house for at least a month. physicians are optimistic about his recovery.
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Washington
Thomas F. Walsh
San Antonio
Texas
Walsh
Senator Daniel Maintains Stable Condition In Florida
Dayton Florida March 28 Senator Daniel is holding his own as doctors note improvement over the past two days. The coma has disappeared though his mind occasionally wanders according to Dr Chowning tonight.
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Dayton, Fla
Daniel
Dr. Chowning
Planter L C Dulaney Indicted in Bribery Case
Jackson Mississippi March 28 An indictment was returned tonight charging L C Dulaney a prominent planter with bribery in connection with the recent senatorial election.
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Jackson
Miss
L. C. Dulaney
Scarlet fever scare in Bluefield prompts health board letter
Bluefield faces a week long scarlet fever scare amid quarantines, business disruption, and public alarm. Mercer County Health Board president D P Crockett asserts no malignant scarlet fever cases exist and cites mixed infection with diphtheria as cause, ordering further investigation and release of some quarantined individuals.
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Bluefield
County Board of Health
State Board of Health
State Board
4. BE. Robbins
Charleston
H. A. Barbee
Point Jeasant
W. Va
Point Pleasant
City Board of Health
Gould
Pyle
Hughes
Osler
Shoemaker
D. P. Crockett
Board of Health
Mercer County
Te Town Council
Graham
Norfolk and Western
Fever warning echoes public health plea
The speaker said there were no cases in noon discussions yet noted that scarletina simplex is contagious and urged every effort to prevent its spread, hoping the public remembers the warning and stays vigilant.
Post Office Robbers Net 85000 in Stamps
Intruders at the Richmond post office vault robbed stamps valued about 85000 and payroll cash, shifting cases to hide the drill work. Secret Service agents and local police pursued a lead involving a traveling man linked to a New York novelty house.
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Richmond
Richmond Post Office
Secret Service
Washingington
Harrison
New York
Uncomfortable Day for Lawyer Buckley in Insurance Inquiry
New York March 28 Wim H Buckley faced along day on the stand in the fire insurance inquiry as State Superintendent Hotchkiss pressed his examination of Buckleys services linked to Albany legislation. George F Seward identified Edward A H Brown as the man who sought $10000 in 1892 to kill a bill at Sing Sing prison, Browns denial followed. Wim B Smith testified Travelers Insurance paid Buckley 21400 to push through the liability reserve bill.
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New York
Wim. Ih
Buckley
Hotchkiss
Albany
Geo. F. Seward
Fidelity and Casualty Company
Edward A. H. Brown
Middlestown
N. Y
Big Tim) Sullivan
Sullivan
Sing Sing
Brown
Seward
Wim. B. Smith
Travelers Insurance Company
Vertford
Motive for Murder Remains a Mystery in New York
Albert Welter, jailed for the Ruth Wheeler murder, said he would reveal all if his former partner Kate Miller stayed loyal. Detectives pressed for a confession as Welter wept, yet he denied knowledge of the victim. Miller described odd fireplace incidents but did not incriminate Welter.
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New York
Albert Welter
Ruth Wheeler
Kate Miller
Mueller
Miller
Welter
Producers Coal Company to Move Offices to Cincinnati
The Producers Coal Company with offices in Bluefield since its inception will relocate to Cincinnati after May 1. The firm has prospered in coal and cites a large operational territory around Cincinnati, while Bluefield regrets losing the office but expects the company may return to establish a local headquarters for southern West Virginia and southwest Virginia coal trade.
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The
Producers Coal Company
Cincinnati
Bluefield
West Virginia
Virginia
Strangers Stop at Kinder Home in Thompson Valley
Two unidentified passersby arrived at the Kinder residence in Thompson Valley to inquire about a shooting. The man who fired the shot died from his injuries and will not reveal his name as authorities hold him pending the outcome of the investigation.
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Thompson Valley
Young man in jail for cutting rival in Tazewell
In Tazewell Virginia two men are held after a shooting injured Charles Kinder’s 12 year old daughter at Thompson Valley. The attackers claimed accidental shooting. Another man, William Haws, is jailed for seriously cutting Alex Howery in a love triangle related incident. Elder T G Witten died suddenly with funeral planned with Masonic honors.
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Tazewell
William Haws
Pisgah
Here
Alex Howery
Hansg
Howery
Vengence
Dr. Witten
More Indictments By Pittsburg Grand Jury
Pittsburg grand jury began sessions targeting nearly a hundred bank directors and officials over alleged bribery to secure bank depository status for city funds. An initial report lists 34 current and former councilmen indicted earlier, with Hugh Ferguson William Brand and Charles F Stewart charged with conspiracy and bribery over bribes totaling 102,500. The remaining thirty one indicted are accused of accepting bribes.
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Pittsburg
Star Chamber
Hugh Ferguson
William Brand
Charles F. Stewart
Telegraphers Win on Rail Line Demands at Arbitration
Cincinnati Ohio March 28 The arbitration board today granted most major demands of the Order of Railway Telegraphers on the Pour railroad. The accord will cost the Big Four line about 34 dollars more per month in payroll outlay.
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Big Four
Cincinnati
Ohio
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