Threat to resign over Hawley bill creating army command clash
General Miles warned he would resign if the Hawley bill becomes law, saying it would split army command authority. He argued the measure would undermine unified leadership by shifting senior general duties to the general staff and allow favoritism in promotions, citing past emergencies to illustrate risks.
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Washington
Miles
Hawley
General Staff Corps
Army
General Staff
Secretary of War
Napoleon
Wellington
Cass
Grant
Spain
Santiago
Secretary Long
Shafter
Tampa
Miles statements may hasten General Miles retirement
Washington reports indicate the president discussed General Miles statements before the senate military affairs committee with several callers. The president suggested the lieutenant general of the army should treat his superiors with the same respect he demands from subordinates, hinting at possible retirement.
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Washington
Miles
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Civil Federation conciliation committee named in New York
Senator Mark Hanna announced the conciliation committee of the Civil Federation. M A Hanna is chairman Samuel Gompers is first vice chairman Oscar Strauss is second vice chairman Charles A Moore is treasurer Ralph M Bailey is secretary and nine appointees by the chairman include Archbishop Ireland Bishop Potter Franklin MacVeagh John Mitchell Frank P Sargent James Duncan J Kruttschnitt William H Pfahler and Marcus M Marks.
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New York
Mark Hanna
Committee On Conciliation of the Civil Federation
M. A. Hanna
Samuel Gompers
Oscar Strauss
Charles A. Moore
Ralph M. Bailey
Archbishop Ireland
Bishop Potter
Franklin MacVeagh
John Mitchell
Frank P. Sargent
James Duncan
J. Kruttschnitt
William H. Pfahler
Marcus M. Marks
Woman Burned to Death in Pickton Texas
Woman identified as Miss Mre Wratt, residing three miles east of Pickton, died after a fire incident on March 21. Authorities described the blaze as fatal. details of cause and circumstances were not immediately available.
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Pickton
Tex
Mre Wratt
Bank cashier Wrigley dies after long service in Macon
Macon Georgia March 21 Capt W W Wrigley for 37 years cashier of the First National Bank of Macon died Thursday. He is believed to have been the oldest bank cashier in point of continuous service in the south. A separate short incident notes a woman burned while burning cornstalks and a man burned on his hands and face.
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Macon
W. W. Wrigley
First National Bank of
South
Shooting in chidge may clear post office robbery case
Chicago March 21 police press ahead to link Joseph Hopkins injured in a Thursday shooting to last summer’s $76 000 post office robbery. Hopkins identified as bank robber and charity donor, with wife known as Blonde Maris. Daniel Ripley and Lillie Arlington under arrest claim self defense. Hopkins in critical condition at St Luke's hospital. A warrant issued. Postoffice Inspectors search Palos Park for connections and electrical device hints.
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Chidge
Chicago
Joseph Hopkins
Joseph Flopkins
Dan” Ripley
Ripley
Lillie Arlington
Diamond Lil
St. Luke’s Hospital
Hopkins
Palos Park
Maris
Girl With Six Million Bequeaths Fortune to Adopted Daughter
Frank Conger of Brooklyn left six million dollars to Oressa Stewart Conger his adopted daughter. The girl, now 14, was taken from a wrecked Rochester couple decades ago in Hamburg, New York. The will was filed in Ithaca NY and notes no natural heirs.
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New York
Frank Conger
Brooklyn
Detroit
Oressa Stewart Conger
Hamburg
N. Y
Conger
Ithica
E. E. Stewart
Rochester
Lake Shore Road
Fife Is Acquitted In Christmas Eve Murder Case
Stewart Fife was found not guilty of murdering Frank Richardson at Richardson’s Savannah home on Christmas Eve. The verdict prompted a dramatic courtroom scene as Mrs. Fife embraced her son amid reactions from the victim’s widow, Mrs. Richardson, and others present.
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Savannah
Stewart Fife
Frank Richardson
Judge Limits Divorces Citing Sacred Bond Of Marriage
Dallas March 21 Judge Thomas T Holloway in the Fourteenth district court warned against wholesale divorces. He said the court cannot grant a divorce on the testimony heard and that incompatibility or profanity alone do not justify divorce.
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Roses
Dallas
Thomas T. Holloway
Fourteenth District Court
Texas
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