New Plot to Defeat Home Rule
London May 3 The Sketch announces it will publish in memoir form Katherine O Shea Parnell widow of Charles Parnell to vindicate her first husband Captain O Shea Just before the home rule vote she writes to her son Gerald O Shea detailing use of private papers This adds a sensational angle to the political fight Mrs Parnell is English sister to Field Marshal Sir Evelyn Wood.
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London
Katherine O’shea
Parnell
Captain O'Shea
Gerald O’shea
Memoirs to Stir Home Rule Debates and Unionist Weakness
The widow of a prominent figure promises sensational memoirs aimed at home rule leaders, with Nationalist circles suspecting a sinister Unionist hand behind leaks. Ulster unrest has waned and left Unionists with little to show in any potential election, prompting a last desperate move as a scandal previously used to defeat a home rule bill resurfaces.
Sky Events and Anniversaries for Today
Tonight moon moves into first quarter with full changes May dates listed. Sunrise sunset times given plus Venus Mars Saturn and Jupiter visible. Anniversaries include Raymarket riots 1886 Rhode Island independence 1776 Civil War 1865 Napoleon exile 1815 and anti alien land bill 1942 note.
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Forecast for Boston and New England Weather
Fair conditions in Boston and nearby areas with moderate south winds. Northern New England expects mostly cloudy skies Monday with showers at night and fair Tuesday. Southern New England should have partly cloudy Monday and fair Tuesday with moderate south winds.
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Vicinity
Washington
New England
Sickles Dies at Home After Long Illness and Reconciliation
General Daniel E. Sickles dies at his New York residence after cerebral hemorrhage. His estranged wife returns to care for him as son Stanton facilitates a late reconciliation. Funeral planned at St. Joseph's Church with Father Avard officiating. date not set.
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New York
Daniel E. Sickles
Stanton
Walker
St. Joseph's
General Sickles
Sickles
General Sickles Dies After Cerebral Hemorrhage
General Sickles died from cerebral hemorrhages and paralysis after a comatose period. At his bedside were Mrs. Sickles, their son Stanton, and long-time colored servant Frazier Moseley who had cared for him for years.
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General Sickles
ALways a Fighter Gen Sickles Noted for Bitter Contests
General Daniel Edgar Sickles, famed Gettysburg commander and lifelong fighter, known for his harsh clashes in politics, law, and war, lingered as a rugged figure with one leg lost in battle and a imposing presence described as resembling Bismarck, hobbling on crutches through his later years.
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Daniel E. Sickles
Gettysburg
New York
Daniel Edgar Sickles
Bismarck
Scoutist I W W group fails to enter Rockefeller estate
A scoutist party of the I W W visited the Rockefeller estate at Pocantico Hills to protest John D Rockefeller Jr. They found the estate strongly guarded and proceeded to New York. They planned to reach Tarrytown and march with a coffin to urge Rockefeller’s stance on the Colorado strike. Arthur Caron and David Sullivan led the group. Members included Nathan Stessan and another who called himself the Tacoma Terror. The march occurred around church time on Cortland Street in Tarrytown.
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New York
Rockefeller Estate
Pocantico Hills
Tarrytown
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Colorado
Arthur Caron
David Sullivan
Nathan Stessan
Tacoma
Cortland Street
Rockefeller Estate Tour Sparks Curiosity Among Visitors
Churchgoers in Pocantico Hills paused to watch a band as they asked directions to the Rockefeller estate. John D. Rockefeller and his son did not attend services, choosing to stay indoors for several Sundays at the Lyceum. John D. Rockefeller Jr. sent word illness kept him from church attendance. Scouts marveled at the estate’s expanse.
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Rockefeller Estate
John D. Rockefeler
Lyceum
Pocantico Hills
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
Sports score roundup from multiple games
Buffalo defeated Indianapolis 1 to 0 while Chicago routed Pittsburg 10 to 3 and Baltimore beat Kansas City 5 to 1. The brief notes summarize three major results with no further context or details.
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Buffalo
Indianapolis
Chicago
Pittsburg
Baltimore
Kansas City
Vandals wreck cemetery in Abury causing heavy damage
Marble monuments and 34 gravestones were toppled and smashed in Abury cemetery last night. Police say a coordinated gang with crow bars likely caused the destruction within 300 yards of the entrance. Investigators McCarthy and Molt pursue leads with no local clues yet.
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Sporrs
Attenta
Millbury
McCarthy
Molt
Roosevelt A Life Saver
Brazil May 3 Colonel Roosevelt narrowly escaped drowning while saving three lives on a canoe trip on the Davida River. He leaped from his own craft to seize a endangered canoe and kept it from going over the rapids though his foot was cut and infected. Two native escorts died during the expedition one drowned and one was shot in a quarrel.
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Brazil
Roosevelt
Davida
Laure Severiano Muller
Rio Janeiro
Colonel Roosevelt
War Department holds urgent Vera Cruz conference on Mexican threat
Secretary Garrison called a hurried War Department chiefs meeting to discuss General Funston’s Vera Cruz report. He warned of planed 10 000 federal troops under General Maas and potential brightening of hostilities. Funston fears a general attack and cautions against firing first.
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Vera Cruz
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Carranza
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War Department
Huerta
Zaporta
Soledad
Japala
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