Local notices and political bids in Bryan district
The Eagle reports W R Johnston as a candidate for alderman in Bryan's upcoming April election. Also notes Gould railroad syndication plans, a 70 year marriage milestone in Nacogdoches County, livestock vaccine impact in 1900, and Dr Geo R Tabor as a potential health officer candidate with support from Senator Bailey and others.
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Blunt
Geo. R. Tabor
Brazos County
Dr. Tabor
Tabor
Bailey
Henry
Storey
Dinsmore
Todaro Killing Shocks Town On Sabbath Morning
Antonio Todaro 23 a Sicily native and Bryan shoe dealer was shot and killed by Rosa Schittino in front of his shop on North Main Street. The Italian girl was arrested after fleeing toward her father’s home. Eyewitness H. Marwiski described the scene while Todaro’s funeral followed at the Italian Catholic church. Todaro had planned to wed another woman. jealousy is cited as the motive. Todaro leaves three brothers and a sister.
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Antonio Todaro
Zenuatti
North Main Street
Rosa Schittino
Todaro
H. Marwitsky
Sicily
Bryan
Anderson people push Texas Northern project forward
Dr. Fred B. Johnston reports satisfactory steel and rolling stock arrangements for the Texas Northern line. He says with these supplies secured, the community will complete the rest of the work.
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Anderson
Texas Northern
Fred B. Johnston
US to Employ Spies for Philippine Insurgents
The United States government will use spies to gather information on insurgent plans in the Philippines. An army recognized spy bureau is set up with a $2,400,000 incidental expense appropriation. Foreign military attaches note the open acknowledgment differs from abroad. The War Department declines specifics, but General MacArthur reportedly runs a valuable secret service in the Philippines.
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Washington
United States
Philippines
War Department
General MacArthur
Chile Will Resist Mediation in Peru Bolivian Dispute
Chile reaffirms intention to retain Tacna and Arica despite Peru and Bolivia protests. Washington dispatches report Chile seeks no U S intervention unless all three powers request action. Peru and Bolivia push U S pressure while the president holds to a three power request threshold. In other news Ex Representative E W A Rodenburg named to civil service commission and Fr Allen to Patent Commission to replace retirees.
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New York
Chile
Tacna
Arica
Peru
Bolivia
United States
Washington
The
Herald
Iex
E. W. A. Rodenburg
Illinois
Civil Service Commission
Mark 8 Brewer
Fr. Allen
Auburn
N. Y
Patents
Duell
Notable deaths and crimes reported in brief across states
Col Edward James of New York dies of pneumonia at Palm Beach. Burglars seize jewelry worth about 12000 in New York. Travelers J A Rodgers dies in Evansville. British secretary Rev Stonehouse murdered near Tien Tsin. Travelling salesman E J Breck murdered in Tallahassee. Berry Byrd charged in his companion's crime. Nelson Jones jailed for alleged poisoning murder. W J Dormin, a Catholic Order of Foresters organizer, dies in Chicago. Russia's Emperor Nicholas meets ministers over crisis. Judge Bartholomew dies in Bismarck. Frank B Wright dies in Cincinnati. wife dies earlier. Florence coal miners reach agreement. work resumes April 1. W P Evans found dead in Lexington. nose broken. Bubonic plague in Cape Town spreads, mainly affecting Black residents. Philadelphia ice palace burns, insurance coverage noted. Colorado storm brings blizzard conditions. 8 to 10 inches snow. Breach of promise suit in Fort Dodge awards 10000. Lorin Blodgett dies in Philadelphia at 79. Karpovich sentenced to life for assassination. William Gilmore kills his brother in Alexandria. F M Shape dies in Milwaukee. Noyes Norman factory fire accountability found in St. Joseph. Deputy Sheriff Tom Johnson dies after shooting in Red Rock. At Pocahontas John Norris shot dead by James Chavari.
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Edward James
New York
Palm Beach
Fla
Nathan E. Brill
New York City
J. A. Rodgers
Cleveland
Evansville
Ind
Rev. Stonehouse
Tien Tsin
E. J. Breck
Jacksonville
Tallahassee
Berry Byrd
Nelson Jones
Middlesburg
Conn
Ida Fosburg
W. J. Dormin
Order of Foresters
Chicago
Russia
Nicholas
Joseph M. Bartholomew
Supreme Court of North Dakota
Bismarck
N. D
Frank B. Wright
Chic
Cincinnati
Florence
Col
W. P. Evans
Versailles
Palace Hotel
Lexington
Cape Town
West Side
Ice Park Palace
Philadelphia
Colorado
Fort Dodge
Sophia Oleson
John Anderson
Lorin Blodgett
St. Joseph
Tom Johnson
Red Rock
O. T
Perry
Pocahontas
Ark
John Norris
James Chavari
Black River
Russia Breakoff Threat Looms Over Manchurian Treaty
March 25 dispatches report Russia to press China to sign the Manchurian convention or face negotiations breaking down. Changes olisi aim to avoid annexing Port Arthur and Kinehow, permit Chinese army order, and restrict specific mining and railway concessions. Separate notes from Pekin and Tientsin mention indemnity plans and a saber attack on Welsh fusiliers and Victorian police.
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Pekin
Russia
Prince Chin
Li Hung Chang
China
America
M. DeGiers
Syria
Kinehow
Port Arthur
Monkcen
Manchuria
Mongolia
Turkestan
Kashgaria
Berlin
Cologne
Robert Hart
Labor unions threaten library gift rejection in New Castle
New Castle council likely rejects Carnegie library offer of 50000 after Trades Assembly and nine local workers unions protest. Committee argues donations harm independence and references alleged injustice surrounding the gift. Separately, Boers near Queenstown force town guard action. peace talks with the Boers closed. Pittsburg miners wage settlement reached. a Panhandle Tex syndicate forms with 2 million capital. Italian shoemaker Todaro shot in Bryan. and nine men killed in a New Klondike mine explosion in Connellsville.
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New Castle
Andrew Carnegie
Trades Assembly
Association of Street Railway
Connellsville
New Klondike
Here
Salisbury Improves After Mild Cold Sickness
London dispatch reports Salisbury is not seriously ill, only troubled by a slight cold in the head and improving, downplaying earlier fears of a worse sickness.
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London
Salisbury
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Crockett
Senator Culberson
Texas
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Peru-Bolivia
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M. Bogoliepoff
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Alexandria
F. M. Shape
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Milwaukie
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