Omnibus Territorial Bill Backed for Statehood
The House committee on territories approved a single omnibus bill admitting Arizona New Mexico and Oklahoma as states. The measure unifies former separate bills with harmonized provisions and has broad support from both parties. William A. Rosenberg resigns from the U S civil service commission effective April 1 with Richard Dana cited as a potential successor.
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Washington
House Committee On Territories
Arizona
New Mexico
Oklahoma
Knox
Commissioner Rosenberg
William A. Rosenberg
East St. Louis
Roosevelt
United States Civil Service Commission
Richard Dana
Boston
Tents Loaned for Reunion in Dallas Confederate Meet
A resolution was adopted authorizing the secretary of war to loan tents to Texas for the Confederate reunion to be held in Dallas on April.
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Reunion
Washington
House
Secretary of War
Texas
Dallas
Judge Rules Five Years Abroad Does Not Forfeit Citizenship
Judge Coxe of the United States circuit court overturns a treasury ruling on how long an American can stay abroad without losing citizenship. The case involved duties on paintings by a Philadelphia artist living in PoisSy France. The court held the secretary of the treasury had no authority to declare five years abroad as permanent residence, ruling for the importers.
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New York
Coxe
United States Circuit Court
Secretary of the Treasury
Philadelphia
Poissy
France
Paris
Deputy Marshals Arrest John Love in Graves Murder Case
United States deputy marshals, active on the Graves murder case, arrested John Love near Homer on a charge of murdering Alfred Graves a former mail carrier between Berwin and Elk. Graves was found in a ravine with his throat cut from ear to ear and Love is jailed in Ardmore.
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Ardmore
I. T
United States
Graves
John Love
Homer
Alfred Graves
Berwin and
Elk
Love
Wolseley Heads to Cape Town Amid South Africa Rumors
Field Marshal Lord Wolseley will depart for Cape Town immediately in what officials call a private visit. Gossip links the trip to the South Africa crisis, noting his experience could aid Kitchener given his fighting and administrative background.
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Wolseley
South Africa
London
Lord Wolseley
Cape Town
Kitchener
Bauer murder verdict in Denison case returns second degree ruling
Sherman Tex March 14 The jury in the case of J O Bauer charged with murder of Ed Lane in Denison returned a verdict of murder in the second degree and assessing the punishment at confinement in the penitentiary for 15 years.
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Sherman
Tex
J. O. Bauer
Ed Lane
Denison
Wife Fatally Shoots Husband in New York Home
March 14 report that John E. Stover was shot and killed by his wife Alice at their New York City home. She says he threatened to kill her over money and she acted to save her life, police arrest her for the homicide.
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New York
John E. Stover
Alice
Painters Trade Union Calls St. Louis Strike for Higher Pay
The International Brotherhood of Painters Decorators and Paper Hangers issues a strike order affecting about 1400 members in St. Louis. The move aims to secure higher wages for its members.
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St. Louis
Interna National Brotherhood of Painters, Decorators
Danish Lower House Ratifies West Indies Sale Treaty
Copenhagen reports the Folkething by 88 to 7 votes approves the treaty for sale of the Danish West Indies to the United States. The measure moves next to the Landsthing for approval.
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Folkething
Copenhagen
Folksthing
Danish West Indies
United States
Landsthing
Fire Claims Two at North Pelham Post Office
A blaze at the North Pelham post office in New York destroys the building and costs two lives. Firemen battled flames as investigators began work on the cause and casualty details.
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New York
North Pelham
Edward Yocum News Boy and Mrs Thomas Duans Named
Edward Yocum, a news boy, and Mrs. Thomas Duans are mentioned in the notice. The fragment indicates a local civic or social reference involving these individuals in a community context.
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Edward Yocum
Thomas Duans
Judge Terrell Candidate Declares Austin Legislature Run
Judge A W Terrell ex minister to Turkey of Austin has announced his candidacy for the legislature on March 14.
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Austin
A. W. Terrell
Turkey
General Reynolds Dead
General D. H. Reynolds a Confederate brigadier died at Lake Village Arkansas after a long illness. He served with distinction in the Civil War and was respected by peers in Arkansas. His death was announced from Little Rock.
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General Reynolds
Little Rock
D. H. Reynolds
Lake Village
Ark
Altgeld Funeral Observed in Chicago
John P. Altgeld former Illinois governor lay in state at the Altgeld home in Sheridan Park. Cook County judges attended the service as flags flew at half mast. Rev Frank Crane preached and Clarence Darrow spoke. Body to be moved to the public library for public display before interment at Graceland cemetery.
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Chicago
John P. Altgeld
Illinois
Altgeld
Sheridan Park
Cook County
Frank Crane
Pes Pie’s
Clarence 8. Darrow
Yates
Graceland Cemetery
Trial of Patrick Witness Testifies in Rice Murder Case
Charles A Adams a New York lawyer testified as a witness in the Albert T Patrick murder trial. Adams described thirty year friendly terms with William M Rice his business associate and described conversations in 1900 about cremation and letters to Patrick counsel identifying both a 1897 letter about a codicil and a 1897 instruction to draft alterations to a 1896 will.
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New York
Charles A Adams
Albert T. Patrick
Wm. M. Rice
F. D. Turner
Chicago
Patrick
Adams
Rice
Woman Dies After Taking Headache Powder Similar Poison Case
Sheriff reports a Toledo clue to a Lowell Ohio death following exposure to a headache powder tossed into a carriage. A woman driving near Leipsic reportedly used a sample powder days earlier and died from symptoms of poisoning. An officer will probe Savannah New York to investigate the powder's maker.
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Grand Rapids
Mich
Chapman
Toledo
Klump
Lowell
Leipsic
Savannah
N. Y
Boers Break Through Heilbron Blockhouse Line
Commandant Mentz leads Boers in a night breakthrough at Gottenburg Heilbron Wolvenboeck line after days of pursuit. One Boer reported killed. British pursuit troops collect scattered Boer groups totaling about 50 men.
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Heilbron
Orange River Colony
Commandant Mentz
Heilbron-Wolvenboeck
Gottenburg
Mentz
Texas Rangers Reunion Move From Fort Worth to Dallas
Adjutant L P Siker issued an official order changing the Texas Rangers annual reunion from Fort Worth in March to Dallas in October during the state fair. The move is due to better hotel and railroad rates.
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Fort Worth
Dallas
Austin
L. P. Sieker
Texas Rangers
Storm Strikes Greenville Residence As Tornado Winds Hit City
In Greenville Texas a storm Wednesday afternoon caused a lightning strike at the home of R. C. Dial tearing four feet of shingles from the roof. In the southeast city area the wind intensified to tornado proportions with strong gusts.
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Greenville
Tex
R. C. Dial
Storm Rips Barns Near Pompeii Schoolhouse
A tornado-like storm wrecked multiple barns in the Greenville area. The Pompeii schoolhouse, 1.5 miles south, was blown 80 feet and demolished as students were gone. A. B. Turner’s barn two miles east collapsed killing a cow. One small girl was slightly injured in southeast Greenville.
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Pompeii
A. B. Turner
Greenville
Senate Returns to Ship Subsidy Debate After Passage
Washington March 14 Senate resumed consideration of the ship subsidy measure after approving a substantial number of unobjected bills.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
Confederate Occasion Bill Vetoed in Richmond
Governor Montague vetoes the 300000 appropriation for Confederate veterans citing constitutional and technical grounds. The action stems from an appropriation bill debated in Richmond on March 14.
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Richmond
Montague
Quinorla Promises Malaria Cure in Four Days
Claims Quinorla cures malaria in four days and offers refunds if unsatisfied. Sold by M. & James, leading druggists in Bryan Texas, price 50e per package.
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M. & James
Bryan
Texas
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