Dillon Suspended Over Unparliamentary Remark in Commons
London reports a volatile House of Commons session as John Dillon was suspended for an unparliamentary insult toward Mr. Chamberlain. The debate focused on South Africa policy with Campbell-Bannerman and Chamberlain clashing over pro Boer charges.
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London
House of Commons
John Dillon
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Chamberlain
Sir William Court Gully
John Dilon
Mr. Chamberlain
Dillon
A. J. Balfour
Dr. Dillon
Mr. Dillon
David Lloyds-George
South Africa
War Office
Charles Cayter
J Lloyd-George
Lloyd-George
John Redmond
Charles
W. R. Plummer
Redmond
Brodrick
Australia
Commonwealth
Fire destroys Hardman Peck piano plant in New York
A blaze leveled the Hardman, Peck & Co. piano factory at West Forty-eighth Street and the North River causing an estimated 390000 dollars in losses. Debris from the collapsing walls injured a fireman and a spectator on the adjacent roof.
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New York
Hardman, Peck & Co
West Forty-eighth Street
North River
Clearing Local Forecast Delivers Warmer Weekend
Forecast from Washington on March 20 calls for clearing Friday morning with fair conditions Saturday. New England expected to have clearing skies with fresh to brisk north winds and generally fair air over the weekend.
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Washington
New England
General Miles Attacks Hawley Bill at Senate Hearing
General Nelson A. Miles told the Senate military affairs committee that Hawley’s proposed general staff bill would destroy army unity if enacted. He warned he would resign rather than serve under its provisions, citing Napoleon, Washington and Grant to argue for a single head of the army. He recounted actions at Santiago and criticized Congress for unpreparedness at Havana, while noting friction with Secretary Root over command structure and duties.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Senate
Committee On
Hawley
War Department
Miles
General Staff Corps
Army
General Staff
Secretary of War
Napoleon
Wellington
Cass
Grant
Spadn
Santiago
Secretary Long
Shafter
Tampa
Havana
Alger
Congress
Roots Report on Bill Washington March 20
The printed testimony of Secretary Root before the military committee on Senator Hawleys bill was released. He described a proposed army general staff as an advisory body to study and prepare plans for orders rather than issue them. He noted the president would appoint a chief of staff as commander in chief detail and that the lieutenant general would decide limits on power. He recalled Spain War work done by adjutant general staff and stressed need for capable officers and forethought.
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Washington
Root
Hawley
Army
Ancient
Bate
Spain
Shain
Boston Common Council Votes 600 for Monomoy Life Savers Widows
The Boston Common Council nearly unanimously approved a 600 appropriation from council salaries to aid the widows and orphans of Monomoy lifesavers. Councilman Linehan urged the measure as humanity, while others urged restraint or questioned legality. The vote followed debates and a postponed motion, with mayoral vetoes on unrelated items.
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Common Council
Monomoy
Frank J. Linehan
Ward 13
Common Council of
Boston
Barrett
Ward 9
Linehan
Monomiy
Curry
Bennett
Ward 11
Dolan
Collins
Miart
Board of Aldermen
Man Dies After Laudanum Take In Roxbury Street
Pa trolman Riordan found Maurice Foster of 10 Nown street Roxbury unconscious on Broadway near Albany street. Dr Williams at City Hospital said recovery unlikely as Foster had taken laudanum while intoxicated after a period of unemployment and heavy drinking.
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Riordan
Station 4
Broadway
Albany Street
Williams
City Hospital
Maurice Foster
Nown Street
Roxbury
Foster
Tragic Hanging Death Of East Boston Toddler Lester Williams
Lester Williams 38 year old son of Mr and Mrs Williams of 230 Bennington Street East Boston hanged himself with a towel from a kitchen door last night about 730 pm while parents ate supper. The child wandered the kitchen earlier and seemingly wrapped the towel around his head in play leading to fatal strangulation. A doctor attended the family through the night.
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Lester Williams
Lester
Local Mother Dies in Fire After Tragedy
In New London Connecticut Mrs. Alfred A Brown 128 Pequot avenue is believed to have killed her one year old son Alfred and then set fire to her clothing. The grandparents found smoke and discovered both bodies smoldering on the floor. Mrs Brown had shown mental instability in recent days but seemed better that morning. She was 930 years old.
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New London
Conn
Alfred A. Brown
Pequot Avenue
Alfred
Man Receives Carbolic Acid Dose After Drinking
Joseph T. Jones 43 of Bunker Hill street attempted suicide with carbolic acid while intoxicated last night at his home. doctors report he will undoubtedly recover.
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Joseph T. Jones
Bunker Hill Street
Noted Litigant Killed by Fall in Elevator Well
Mrs. Julia B. French a wealthy eccentric famed for lawsuits was found dead in her Back Bay residence at 10 Newbury Street. Police report death due to an accident after she fell 40 feet from the third story while alone, with the body found atop the elevator in the basement well. No foul play suspected. details of exact time uncertain.
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Julia B. French
Back Bay
Newbury Street
Draper
Wilfred A. French
A. L. Whittier
Robert M. Morse
Whittier
Mr. Whittier
Sergeant Nagle
Kataminas Kendall
Misésing
Katz
Emily J. Todd
Bangor Flood Recalls Citywide Ice Jam Disaster
A massive ice and log jam on the Penobscot floods Bangor Maine cutting rail and road access. Bridges lose spans and water rises to basements in Broad and Main streets as officials warn a second jam could devastate property and life. Train service halted, water works down, power limited to a standpipe.
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Bangor
Penobscot
Toll
Omer
East Side
Maine Central
Three-Time Shooting at Memorial Hall Ends in Capture
William J. Jordan, a colored waiter, was shot three times by William E. Lowe, also a waiter, as he exited Memorial Hall in Cambridge. Lowe fled to 107 Inman Street, where Inspector Murray confronted him. a gunfire exchange ensued but no injuries occurred. Jordan identified Lowe at Cambridge Hospital, and Lowe was arrested at Station 1 to face trial.
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William J. Jordan
William E. Lowe
Memorial Hall
Cambridge
Lowe
Murray
Inman Street
Jordan
Cambridge Hospital
Holt and Kearney
Batchelor
Mrs. W
Tm. Te Ie
Prince Henry Takes Command in Kiel Waters
Berlin March 2 Admiral Prince Henry of Prussia hoisted his pennant at noon today on the battleship Kaiser Friedrich III as commander of the squadron in Kiel waters.
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Berlin
Prince Henry of Prussia
Kaiser Friedrich III
Kiel Waters
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