Theater Chaos Leaves Officials Fatally Wounded in Penza
In Penza Russia a theater attack fatally wounded Governor Alexandrovsky and the assistant chief of police as extrem ist actors fired through the crowd. The assassin fled into the theater where a manager and a police officer were wounded. The gunman then hid in a loft and later died from his bullet injury in hospital.
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G.—S. A. Alex
Penza
Russia
Fedor Penza
Androvsky
M. Alexandrovsky
Red Cross Society
Japan
Thaws Insanity Evidence Questioned in Court
Mrs Thaw resumes testimony as Justice Fitzgerald signals need for further competent insanity evidence. Delmas argues lines of inquiry, while Jerome objects to defaming the dead. The witness details meeting Stanford White and pressure to remove Thaw from New York amid a family crisis.
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New York
Harry
Abraham Hummel
Thaw
Aid
Rockefeller Gift Boosts General Education Board to 32 Million
John D. Rockefeller Jr announces a gift of 32 million dollars in income bearing securities to the General Education Board, bringing total contributions to 43 million. The board, meeting in New York, learns of the plan to add one third to an endowment and allocate two thirds to specified objects, with any unassigned remainder to endowment.
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New York
John D. Rockefeller
John D. Rockefeller, Jr
General Education Board
Rockefeller
General Election Board
General Board
Thaw letters read in court reveal love and insult claim
Two letters from Thaw to attorney Mr Longfellow were read, expressing affection for Miss Nesbit and mentioning a "blackguard who poisoned her as a girl." They reference Thaw's coming marriage, a planned dispute, and describe the state of mind after Nesbit shared her story. Three corroborative letters echoed reasons Nesbit gave for refusing to marry Thaw.
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Blackguard
New York
Thaw
Vhaw
Owen Selected for Memorial to Congress
Colonel Robert L. Owen of Muskogee was named to deliver the memorial to Congress asking for a deficiency appropriation of 135,400 dollars. The Oklahoma constitutional convention reconsidered the employer liability clause and adopted banking report parts creating an appointive commissioner and fixing legal interest at 6 percent with a maximum of 10 percent. H G Brazelton, a Black man, shot himself in the neck at Wilburton Indian Territory. Captain Marshall Key, a Smith County Texas citizen, was badly run over by a train at Tyler.
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Muskogee
Congress
Guthrie
Sim
Robert L. Owen
H. G. Brazelton
Hingelf
Wilburton
I. T
Marshall Key
Smith County
Texas
Tyler
Six Drowned in Sacramento River Boat Capsize
In Sacramento California on a February Thursday the gasoline launch Cyrine struck the draw of a railroad bridge on the Sacramento river and capsized. Six persons including Mrs A Jacinto a Japanese woman and four Japanese men drowned. The boat owner acting as captain the engineer and five others were saved. The two women drowned inside the boat. Four of the Japanese men jumped into the river and drowned before help arrived. Others drifted ashore or rode pieces of freight to safety.
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Sacramento Cal
Cyrine
Sacramento River
A. Jacinto
River and Harbor Bill Passes With Burton Amendments
The House approved the river and harbor appropriation bill totaling over 83 million dollars along with sundry amendments all proposed by chairman Burton of Ohio. A separate measure updating the denatured alcohol law also passed. E H Harriman, previously confined by illness, returned to his New York office for the first time since his operation.
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Burton
Washington
House
Ohio
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Bryan
Eo. A. Adams
Parker Building
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Oliver Typewriter
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H E. Rohde
E.j.jenkins
RITY
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Loft
Self
Wany Times
New York City
Owen
Bank OF Bryan
United States Government Depositary
Resources
U. S
I. H. O. Boatwright
H. O. Boat Wright
J. W. Howell, L. L. McInnis, F. M. Law
T. R. Batte
Brazos County
T. S
Grand Opera House
Mike
J. W. Allen
Howell
Singer
J. A. Salterwhite
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