Patrick's Appeal Planned After Denied New Trial
Albert T. Patrick, convicted March 26 of murder in New York, faces execution by electric chair at Sing Sing the week of May 5. An appeal to the Court of Appeals will stay the sentence. Patrick's counsel argued numerous grounds for a new trial, all denied by Recorder Goff.
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Albert T. Patrick
William M. Rice
Goff
Sing Sing
Mr. Rice
Court of Appeals
Patrick
House
Washington officer to assume Asiatic Station command
A Washington based officer will depart immediately for the Orient to take the role of senior Squadron commander under Rear Admiral Rogers. He is slated to succeed Rogers as commander in chief of the Asiatic station in about six months when Rogers retires.
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Asiatic Station
Disastrous wreck reported on Great Northern line
A disastrous train wreck is reported on the Great Northern railroad 100 miles from Spokane. A number of physicians have been requested from Spokane to assist.
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Spokane
Great Northern Railroad
Strike at Augusta Cotton Mill Demands 10 Percent Raise
Eight hundred workers at King cotton mills in Augusta Georgia walked out demanding a ten percent wage increase. The strike, led from Fall River by a Textile Workers' Association official, could spread to all Augusta area mills if unresolved, risking ten thousand jobs across multiple towns.
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King Cotton Mills
Fall River
Textile Workers’ Association
King Mill
Manufacturers’ Association
Aiken
Vaucluse
Graniteville
Warrenville
Bath
Langley
Clearwater
Shah of Persia to Visit Berlin in May
Berlin reports Shah of Persia will visit Berlin in May to pay respects to Emperor William. He will travel to Contrexeville, France for health, and then likely return via St. Petersburg. Officials say the visit has no political significance for Germany and reject British claims of Persian influence.
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Berlin
Persia
William
Contrexeville
France
St. Petersburg
Germany
Body of Mrs. Levi found in Barton Creek near Oak Hill
In Austin on April 6 the body of Mrs. Ernestine Levi was recovered from a hole in Barton Creek about a quarter mile from her home. Three men hunting stock discovered the body tied with ropes and weights. The death is attributed to murder robbery and arson. Noskey is jailed but silent. Community agitation grows in Oak Hill and Cedar Springs.
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Austin
Ernestine Levi
Oak Hill
Barton Creek
Levi
John Dittman
Emil Rissman
T. Spillman
Cedar Springs
Jacmel Captured by Haitian Revolutionists and Retaken
A force led by General Nicolas Baptiste seized Jacmel on the south coast of Hayti, held it for 24 hours, freed prisoners, and withdrew with alarms and ammo after two were killed and several wounded. The Haitian cruiser Crete-a-Pierol and War Minister V. Guillaume headed to Jacmel with arms and troops. calm reported current.
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Port Au Prince
Hayti
Nicolas Baptiste
Jacmel
Crete-a-Pierol
V. Guillaume
Clarence Guerringer Dead
Clarence H Guerringer lifelong hotel manager died in Houston at his father in law Mr Potter’s hotel after a brief illness He once ran the Hutchins house in Houston the Beach and Tremont in Galveston and last managed the Mansion house and Manitou Springs hotel He was en route to Denver when stricken with heart disease.
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Houston
Clarence H. Guerringer
South
Mr. Potter
Guerringer
Beach
Galveston
Mansion House
Manitou Springs
Manitou
Colo
Denver
Senate Amendment Stricken In War Revenue Bill
Conferees of the war revenue repeal bill reached a pact as the senate receded from its bucket shop tax amendment. Officials said the move considered repealed sections and doubted the senate provisions would stand and feared the amendment would allow stock exchange members to engage in business while preventing bucket shop dealers.
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Senate
Washington
House Deliberates Chinese Exclusion Bill Read For Amendment
In Washington on April 7 the house continued debate on the Chinese exclusion bill after the Journal was read. The bill was then read for amendment under the five‑minute rule. Meanwhile the senate approved a measure to prevent desecration of graves in the District of Columbia.
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Washington
the House
Senate
District of Columbia
Accident Ends Life of Teen Chum in Accident
Ollie Johnson aged 18 was shot and killed by his friend Alex Lowrey 14 at Lowrey’s home near Dunlap. The weapon, a self acting pistol, discharged as Lowrey picked it up, striking Johnson in the head and causing a fatal fall.
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Austin
Ollie Johnson
Alex Lowrey
Dunlap
Lowrey
Johnson
Gold fields camp in Thunder Mountain Iron Spur
Spokane report from April 7 notes flour sugar and salt priced at 3 dollars a pound in Thunder Mountain Idaho gold fields. 800 to 1000 men are already present with 50 more arriving daily. Sixty miles must be traveled on snowshoes through snow depths of three to fourteen feet.
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Spokane
Wash
Idaho
Thunder Mountain
Evans Sailing to Philippines Arrives in San Francisco
Rear Admiral Robley D. Evans has arrived in San Francisco as he prepares to depart for the Philippines with orders pending. The visit comes ahead of his scheduled voyage in early April.
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Evans
Philippines
San Francisco
Robley
Storm Strikes Hugo In Tornado at Choctaw Crossing
A storm swept Hugo Texas thirty miles north of Paris at the Choctaw crossing of the Frisco Saturday night. The plate glass front of J J Thomas store was wrecked and the front of Joel Springs and the Kelly Smith Grocery company stores were blown out. A large store building under construction was totally wrecked. Two dwelling houses owned by F M Hopkins under construction were demolished and Hopkins hotel partly unroofed. Many tents in town were blown flat.
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Paris
Tex
Hugo
J. T
J. J. 4Nomas
Joel Spring
Kelly-Smith Grocery Company
F. M. Hopkins
Hopkins
Ben Wade Rearrested in Toledo for Sullivan Sisters Murder
Ben Wade, once with the Landis gang and just released from prison, was rearrested at the door and brought to Toledo on a charge of attacking the Sullivan sisters and killing one of them. He reportedly admitted to detective Carew and others that he planned the murder. Carew had long pursued Landis gang links to the crime, making trips to the penitentiary for evidence.
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Toledo
Ben Wade
Landis
Sullivan Sisters
Carew
Landis Bang
Ex Senator Fowler Buried in Lexington Kentucky
Ex senator Fowler is laid to rest in Lexington Kentucky with funeral rites held on April 7. Local officials and family attend as pallbearers and mourners honor his public service and long career.
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Fowler
Lexington
Senator Fowler Died in Washington at 82
Former United States senator Joseph Fowler, who died in Washington, D C at age 82, was buried Sunday. He opposed Johnson’s impeachment, drawing some party disfavor, later served as Tennessee comptroller and was elected to the Senate from Tennessee.
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United States
Joseph Fowler
Washington, D. C
Andrew Johnson
Fowler
Tennessee
Senate
Miller Loses His Suit Over Texas Rice Law
Austin April 7 The supreme court refused the petition for a writ of mandamus in the case of E Miller et al against Secretary of State John G Tod. The court held that growing rice in Texas is not authorized by state statutes.
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Austin
Supreme Court
E. Miller Et al
John G. Tod
Texas
James Whitfield Obituary Seeks Causes of Death
James Whitfield president of the Western Baseball League and longtime Sporting Editor of the Kansas City Star died by suicide at his home in Kansas City. Overwork and financial troubles named as causes.
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Kansas City
James Whitfield
Western Baseball League
The
Kansas City Star
Green's August Flower marketed for general health
An advertisement attacks fad diets and promotes Green's August Flower as a universal digestive aid and liver stimulant. It touts improved digestion and vitality and directs readers to Wilson-Jenkins Co. for remedies and the Green's Almanac.
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G. G. Green
Wilson-Jenkinsoe Co
Green
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