Dillon Cave Lie to Chamberlain
London, March 20. A tumultuous Commons scene ended with John Dillon's suspension for a damning insult after a clash over South African policy. Chamberlain and Campbell-Bannerman clashed amid accusations of pro-Boer slander as Lloyd-George attacked the war office. The government sought more troops as 9,000 Boers reportedly remained and Australia was urged to send 2,000 more.
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London
House of Commons
John Dillon
Henry Campbell-Bannerman
Henry
Chamberlain
William Court Gully
Mr. Chamberlain
Dillon
A. J. Balfour
Mr. Dillon
David Lloyd-George
South Africa
War Office
Charles Cayzer
Lloyd-George
John Redmond
Charles
W. R. Plummer
Redmond
Brodrick
Australia
Commonwealth
Fire Devastates Hardman Peck Piano Plant in New York
A major fire destroyed the West Forty-eighth street plant of Hardman, Peck & Co., piano makers, causing losses reported at $395,000 and possibly higher. Debris from collapsing walls injured a fireman and a spectator on Monday, as flames spread toward the North River area.
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New York
Hardman, Peck & Co
West Forty-eighth Street
North River
Cnve
Clearing Local Forecast Sees Clearing Weather Friday Morning
Local forecast notes clearing weather Friday morning with fair conditions by Saturday. Washington dispatch reports New England will have clearing skies Friday with fresh to strong north winds and generally fair conditions Saturday.
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Washington
New England
Miles Breaks With Hawley Bill Over Army Unity
Washington March 20 General Nelson A Miles told the military affairs committee that if Senator Hawleys bill for a general staff becomes law he would resign his commission He argued the measure subverts military unity and cited Napoleon Wellington and Grant to support a single head of the army His lapse into emergency action showed the need for centralized command amid questions of Miles retirement and friction with Secretary Root.
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Washington
Nelson A. Miles
Committee On Military Affairs
Hawley
War Department
Miles
General Staff Corps
Army
Secretary of War
General Staff
Napoleon
Wellington
Ashington
Cass
Grant
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 Hawley’s bill was released. He describes a proposed army general staff as an advisory body for study and planning, not orders, with the chief of staff selected by the President as commander in chief in a limited role. He cites Spain War experiences and warns that without proper preplanning, reform could fail. Continues on page 2.
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Washington
Root
Hawley
Publilc
Army
Navy
Bate
Spain
Boston Common Council Funds Monomoy Life Savers Widows Aid
The Boston Common Council approved a $500 annual salary deduction to aid the Monomoy life savers widows and orphans, despite some members calling it impractical or charity at home. Debate featured Councilmen Linehan, Barrett, Curry, Bennett, and President Dolan, with a few vetoes on mayoral items and a photographer's invitation amusingly received.
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Common Council
Monomoy
Frank J. Linehan
Ward 13
Common Council of
Boston
Barrett
Ward 9
Bennett
Ward 11
Linehan
Dolan
Collins
Dilart
Board of Aldermen
Man Dies After Laudanum overdose Alley Death
Patrolman Riordan found Maurice Foster of 10 Nown Street Roxbury unconscious on Broadway near Albany Street shortly after 8 pm. He was taken to City Hospital with little hope of recovery. Foster, out of work and drinking heavily, had ingested laudanum while intoxicated.
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Riordan
Station 4
Broadway
Albany Street
Williams
City Hospital
Maurice Foster
Nown Street
Roxbury
Foster
Tragic Death Of East Boston Infant Lester Williams
Lester Williams, 33 month old son of Mr and Mrs Williams of 230 Bennington Street East Boston, hanged himself with a towel from the kitchen door last night while parents dined nearby. Parents discovered the child after a faint gasping noise and a kick from the door panels. A doctor attended the family through the night.
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Lester Williams
Lester
Woman Kills Son Then Sets Fire in New London
In New London on March 20, Mrs. Alfred A. Brown of 128 Pequot avenue is believed to have killed her 1 year old son Alfred and died by setting fire to her clothing. Her husband’s parents, who were cleaning the vacated lower tenement, found smouldering bodies after smelling smoke. Mrs Brown, 30, had shown mental aberration for days but appeared better that morning.
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New London
Conn
Alfred A. Brown
Pequot Avenue
Alfred
Village resident takes carbolic acid amid drunken mood
Joseph T. Jones, 43, of Bunker Hill street, attempted suicide at his home last night while intoxicated. Medical staff report he will probably 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 and famous litigant was found dead at her Back Bay home, 10 Newbury Street. She apparently fell 40 feet from the third story, three or four days before discovery, with no foul play suspected per Medical Examiner Draper. Police were alerted after a patrolman noticed a light on in the third floor front room. The elevator shaft contained the victim and a wrench near the body, raising questions about the fatality. The case remains under investigation.
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Julia B. French
Back Bay
Newbury Street
Draper
Wilfred A. French
A. L. Whittier
Robert M. Morse
Whittier
Station 16
Mr. Whittier
Katz
Emily J. Todd
Bangor Flood Fears Realized As Ice Jam Deluges Penobscot
Bangor Maine reports the Penobscot River flood reached critical by an ice and log jam that swept away a railroad bridge and toll bridge spans. Basements and streets flooded from Broad to Hammond streets with stores ruined, trains halted, power and water services disrupted. Eastern Bangor Brewer link severed, city braces against further jam at water works dam with extensive property damage.
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Bangor
Penobscot
Toll
Maine Central Railroad
East Side
Maine Central
Three Times Shot in Cambridge Hall Incident
William J. Jordan, a colored boxer, was shot three times by William E. Lowe, a waiter at Memorial Hall Cambridge. Lowe fled, hid at 107 Inman street, dodged Inspector Murray, then was captured and jailed at Station 1 awaiting morning trial. The revolver showed two unspent cartridges and one discharged.
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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
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