Date in History Highlights Key Events Across Centuries
March 26 1649 John Winthrop first governor of Massachusetts dies born January 12 1588 1694 Bank of England incorporated 1776 South Carolina adopts constitution 1856 first street railway in New England Boston Cambridge opened 1861 Kansas first state legislature 1864 Confederate force captures Paducah Kentucky 1881 King Charles of Romania ascends throne 1885 Northwest rebellion in Canada begins 1892 Walt Whitman dies born May 31 1819 1900 John M Stone ex governor of Mississippi dies born 1830 1905 Mildred C Lee daughter of Gen Robert E Lee dies in New Orleans 1907 Russian Duma calls for abolition of drum head courts martial 1888 earthquake hits southern Mexico including Chilapa
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Cambridge
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Ada
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Robert E. Lee
New Orleans
Duma
Mexere Chilapa
Heights to Play A and M College in Two Games Today
The Houston Heights baseball team travels to A and M College for two games today and tomorrow. First game set for 4 30 this afternoon, second at 2 00 tomorrow afternoon. Heights described as crackerjack and fans urged to support them to boost the home team.
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Houston Heights
A. and M. College
Heights
Singer Bewing Machine Ad Sutterwhite Seeks Cash Rentals
There is practically no limit to the variety of work that can be done with a Singer Sewing Machine for embroidery sewing or feigned ornate stitching. We sell for cash or on small installments. Also rent and repair machines. Phone 105. T. A. Sutterwhite, Salesman.
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T. A. Sutterwhite
Wall Collapse Kills Eight at Chicago Warehouse Yard
Eight workers died when a wall toppled at the Darling & Co. warehouse yard during demolition. Fire had left the building unstable and a section collapsed trapping workers. three bodies were recovered soon after.
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Stadl Yards
Darling & Co
Beaver Trapper Sent To Trinidad For Timber Damages
Chicago report says Cy DeVry head animal keeper at Lincoln Park Zoo has gone to W. H. Barttle's ranch in Trinidad New Mexico to trap beavers. He plans to return with about six pairs to protect timber and aid the broker's interests.
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Chicago
Lincoln Park Zoo
W. H. Barttle
Board of Trade
Cy DeVry
the Park
Trinidad
N. M
DeVry
Castro to Lead Venezuelan Revival from Bordeaux
Cipriano Castro former president of Venezuela and party members left Paris for Bordeaux. At the station he told a small group of adherents he intends to reestablish power in Venezuela by any necessary revolution.
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Paris
Cipriano Castro
Venezuela
Bordeaux
Senor Castro
Grand Jury Indicts James Boyle and Helen Boyle for Blackmail
Cleveland officials report a county grand jury indictment against James Boyle and Helen Boyle alias Faulkner for blackmail. The charge stems from the $10,000 ransom paid by J. P. Whitla for the recovery of his son Willie last Monday.
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Cleveland, O
James Boyle
Helen Boyle
Faulkner
J. P. Whitla
Willie
Fire destroys barn and stock at Scott-Wilson yard
Fire of unknown origin consumes the Scott-Wilson Lumber company barn in Fort Worth killing fourteen horses and two mules. The blaze spreads to a lumber stack, total loss estimated at five thousand dollars.
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Fort Worth
Scott-Wilson Lumber Company
Highwaymen Rob Denver Pullman Car, Loot About $400
Two highwaymen held up the occupants of a Pullman car in the Denver and Rio Grande railway yards at West Denver. After securing about $400 they escaped.
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Denver
Denver and Rio Grande
West Denver
Fire Claims Life of Denison Woman in Isolated Home
In Denison on March 25 an elderly woman identified as Mrs. M Shafter perished in a fire that consumed her lone residence. The blaze left no other occupants. Authorities described the incident as a fatal house fire with little available on a possible cause.
Underwood Opposes Dill Tariff Bill Revival in House
Washington March 25 The heavy wind and rainstorm did not dampen House attendance as tariff debate resumed. Chairman Payne called up the bill and Underwood of Alabama opened with a lengthy opposition to the Dill measure.
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Washington
House of Representatives
Payne
Underwood
Alabama
Nominations set by President for diplomatic posts and offices
Washington list includes John Leishman as ambassador to Italy Henry Clay Ide envoy to Spain Charles Sherrill to Argentina Charles Orr named U S judge in Western Pennsylvania William G Wheeler United States Attorney Western District of Alaska Ormsby McHarm assistant secretary of commerce and labor Charles Judson collector of customs Sandusky Ohio noted as a Vorys faction victory in Ohio politics
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Washington
Italy
John Leishman
Pennsylvania
Spain
Henry Clay Ide
Vermont
Argentina
Republic
Charles Sherrill
New York
United States
Western District of Pennsylvania
Charles Orr
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Western District of Alaska
Commerce and Labor
Ormsby McHarm
North Dakota
District of Sandusky
Charles Judson
Ohio
Judson
Brewer Editor Urges Cooperation Between Brewers and Temperance Movement
Henry E. O Heinemann, editor of the American Brewers' Review, argues for cooperation between brewers and temperance reformers. He urges adopting European controls on drinking plates and taxes by alcohol content, suppressing impure drinks and the treating habit, and sees brewers as partners in temperance and social betterment.
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Chicago
Henry E. O Heinemann
The
American Brewers’ Review
Society of Brewing Technology
Burns Big Building Threatens Jacksonville District
A three story Forsville street building fire in Jacksonville Florida on March 25 threatened the business district. The blaze confined to one structure after two hours of effort from the fire department. Loss estimated at 350000 with partial insurance. H and W B Drew printing plant, a leading facility, was a total loss displacing many workers. Origin attributed to lightning striking electric wires igniting storage rooms.
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Jacksonville
Fla
Forsville Street
South
Eight Hour Mending Circle to Open in Chicago
The Womens' Trade Union league will open its Eight Hour Mending Circle headquarters on April 1. Shingle nails may replace buttons as mending substitutes. The New York Ship Shapeshop pattern aims to aid bachelors and relieve housewives of learning and mending tasks. Prominent society supporters back the project. it promises jobs for many girls and fills a public need.
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Chicago
Womens’ Trade Union League
New York
Indictments Dismissed Against Insurance Officials
In New York on March 25 the Supreme Court Justice Blanchard dismissed the December 1906 indictments against George W. Perkins and Charles S. Fairchild of New York Life. An indictment against Robert H. Grams, former vice president of Mutual Life, was also dismissed.
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New York
Supreme Court
Blanchard
Grand Jury
George W. Perkins
Charless
Fairchilds
New York Life Insurance Company
Robert H. Grams
Mutual Life Insurance Companys
Rich Widow Mary Gray Remarries in Freeport Alliance
Aurora U March 25. Mrs Mary J Gray sixty five and wealthiest resident has wed D W Tyrrell sixty seven a Dekalb printer formerly widow of Virgil Gray a horse trader who amassed a fortune in Aurora.
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Aurora
Mary J Gray
Freeport
D. W. Tyrrell
Tyrrell
Virgil Gray
Fire destroys high school in Baird Texas
Fire swept through the high school and an adjoining building in Baird Texas on March 5 destroying both structures. The total loss was estimated at seven thousand five hundred dollars.
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Baird, Tex
What to Do in an Emergency Shipwrecked and Crimes Advice
Practical emergency tips from a vintage publication. Shipwrecks urge immediate landfall, dry clothing, and reporting to a reporter. include a photo if possible. For a train accident, leave the scene with authorities and notify the station master. burglars are to be faced with literature and calm explanation. For those accused of crime, seek stage work and claim a high salary based on gravity.
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Tariff Reform League
Punch
Man changes bride name after banns publicated
A youth asks a vicar to swap the proposed bride from Sarah Jenkins to Mary Atris after two banns. The vicar explains a fresh announcement is needed, adding a new shilling fee. The lover declines, choosing to marry his original betrothed.
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Mary R Atris
Sarah Jenkins
Pearson’s Weekly
Matrimonial Ad Provokes Wry London Scraps Joke
In London Scraps a quip notes a matrimonial agency offering to supply a wife for a guinea. A husband replies that it costs less to get into trouble than to get out again, framing the satire around arranged matches and social norms.
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London
Downcoast Prisoner Hears Lawyer Jab at Jury
The prisoner near the coast hears a lawyer boast that his jury is too stupid to convict, a bleak courtroom quip that contrasts hope with guilt in the Philadelphia Ledger excerpt.
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Philadelphia Ledger
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