Lawrason Testifies on Brownsville Rifle Evidence
Lt George Carson Lawrason who led Company B Twenty-fifth Infantry testifies before the senate military affairs committee about Brownsville gunfire notes. He corroborates his men and others on most points while admitting uncertainty over shell origins and rifle types. He cites storage, decapping, and misfires at Fort Niobrara and Fort Brown and says chests remained untampered since Niobrara.
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Washington
George Carson Lawrason
Twenty-fifth Infantry
Brownsville
Senate Committee On Military Affairs
Springfield
Krag
Fort Niobrara
Fort Brown
Lawrason
Senator Foraker
Purdy
Ohio
Roosevelt
Senate
Post Office Warns on Rural Mail Box Setup
Fourth Assistant Postmaster General Degraw orders boxes on rural routes to be placed by the roads for easy access by carriers. Failure to comply may lead to discontinuance of rural mail service.
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Fourth Assitant
Washington
Degraw
Woman Dies From Strychnine Mistake Headache Remedy
Chicago reports the death of Mrs. Blewett aged about 30 at 1802 Wabash Avenue after she took a tablet containing a grain of strychnine mistaken for headache medicine. Dr. W J Blewett was away attending a patient when he found her.
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Chicago
W. J. Blewett
Wabash Avenue
Dynamite Explosion Kills Two in Atlanta
Two negro men were killed instantly and a man missing after a dynamite blast near Peters' freight depot on the Southern railway in Atlanta. The car door reportedly shoved against a can of giant powder triggered the explosion demolishing depot sidewalls and two freight cars. A minister Rev Philip J Dickerson of Mountain View was arrested for arson in Guthrie over the farmhouse fire near Goleta scheduled for a preliminary hearing.
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Atlanta
Peters
Southern Railway
Guthrie
Philip J Dickerson
Mountain View
cGorge Gordon
Gotebo
Richard Mansfield Abandons Spring Tour
Announcement from Mansfield's manager states the actor has abandoned his spring tour due to illness, effective immediately, with no new dates revealed.
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New York
Richard Mansfilld
Mr. Mansfield
Carnegie Attacks Wall Street Gambles in Dinner Speech
Andrew Carnegie, in a March 29 address before the United States Military Telegraph Corps, vocally condemned Wall Street gambling. He said he never made money by stock gambling, urged businessmen to shun profiteers, and praised true value creation over speculative gains. He recalled his poverty roots and asserted wealth brings little human happiness.
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Andrew Carnegie
New York
Wall Street
United States Military Telegraph Corps
Mankurian
Carnegie
Mr. Carnegie
Ecards
America
Wal Street
Carnegie Steel Company
No Arbitration in Western Rail Wage Row
Chicago March 29. Union leaders reject arbitration for train service wage scale. General managers admit gravity as Federal mediators Knapp and Neill plan to urge settlement. P H Morrissey says unions will not accept final managers offer and warn of possible strike if demands are not met.
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Chicago
Western Railroad
Feder
Thirdman
Knapp
Interstate Commerce Commission
Charlies P. Neill
Labor
P. H. Morrissey
Brotherhood of
Beings Bombarded Reported as Nicaraguans Fire on Amapala
Washington reports a dispatch from United States Minister Merry in San Jose Costa Rica stating that Amapala Honduras has reports of bombardment. Augusta Ga March 29 Demurrage claims total 70000 against the Augusta and Florida railroad filed by Pennington Evans lumber men of Barfield Ga on a basis of 100 per day per car, the largest such claim before the Georgia railroad commission.
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Amapala
Honduras
Washington
State Department
United States
Merry
San Jose
Costa Rica
Augusta
Augusta and Florida Railroad
Pennington & Evans
Barfiel
Georgia Railroad
Reward Deposited for Return of Dover Boy
Dover Delaware March 29 Dr Marvin father of Horace Marvin Jr four years old missing from home near Dover for more than two weeks deposited one thousand dollars in gold at a local bank cashier to be paid for the boy’s return.
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Dover
Del
Dr. Marvin
Horace Marvin, Jr
Here
Pride of Kentucky horse touted as top all purpose sire
Breeders praise Pride f Kentucky as a premier all around horse with speed and size. His progeny show strong market demand with twenty one colts selling for over $1000 and forty eight over $500. yearling prices commonly range from $100 to $250. Breeders urged to breed to him if they have quality mares.
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United States
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Kentucky
Tembrook
Red Cloud Sr
Red Cloud, Jr
E. DuBose
Pride
Pride of
American Saddle Horse Breeders Ass’n
Louisville
Brazos Valley Horse and Mule Co
Marlin National Bank
First National Bank
E.duboss
Manacer Bryan Barn
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