La Follette charges a monied conspiracy in currency clash
Senate debate on the currency bill features Senator La Follette alleging a deliberate panic guided by Morgan Stillman and other interests. He accuses Secretary Cortelyou and big bankers of manipulating funds to depress stocks and profit from the bottom. House speakers praise Roosevelt Taft Bryan as pension bill work continues.
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Washington, D. C
Senate
la Follette
Aldrich
Committee On Finance
Morgan and Stillman
Morgan
Stillman
Treasury
New York
Wall Street
Arket
Union Pacific
Northern Pacific
Standard Oil
New York City
Roosevelt
Taft
William J. Bryan
House of Representatives
Kennedy
Ohio
Bryan
Ollie James
Kentucky
Prince
Illinois
Brundige
Arkansas
Congress
Floyd
House
Hart Edges Wille Forfeit Win In Fourth Round
In Hot Springs Arkansas Marvin Hart of Louisville won a foul decision over John Wille of Chicago in the fourth round after an intended clean break. Hart fell and appeared unable to respond due to a blow to the ear potentially causing serious damage. Separately a Havana dispatch reports suspected terror in Port au Prince with executions on March 10.
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Hot Springs
Ark
Marvin Hart
Louisville
John Wille
Chicago
Hart
Wille
Mart
Key Weat
Pia
Havana
Port Au
Hayti Violence Escalates Amid Fear of Massacre
Report notes street fights throughout the day and growing fear of a general massacre of white residents in Hayti. Authorities urge calm as tensions rise and rumors spread about potential retaliatory violence.
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Hayti
Carlson and White Sentenced in Penitentiary Case
In district court Albert Carlson pleaded guilty to attempting to burglarize Barnett store and received eighteen months in the state penitentiary Judge Matson presiding Al White admitted forging F A Menea’s name and drew a one year sentence to the penitentiary.
New Lumber Yard Planned for Cheyenne by Halleck Lumber Co
Halleck Lumber and Supply plans a new lumber yard at Cheyenne near the corner of Sixteenth and Evans Street. The project aims to expand supply lines and serve local builders with timber and hardware products.
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Halleck Lumber & Supply Company
Cheyenne
Sixteenth and
Evans Street
American cars in New York to Paris race progress reports
Race dispatches brief the lead American car crossing Utah Nevada border at 6 pm mountain time en route to San Francisco. Italians reach Marston Wyoming for a night stop. French car at Grand Island Nebraska waits two days for shaft repairs. German car at Omaha plans rapid plains crossing. second French car at Carroll Iowa arrives badly damaged.
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Tecoma
Nev
Ogden
New York
Paris
Utah
Nevada
San Francisco
Marston
Wyo
Granger
Grand Island
Neb
Omaha
Plains
Man with rifle drives workers from ranch in Colorado
Albert James a Grand Valley rancher used a Winchester to drive fifteen men and teams from his ranch after they began digging a waste water ditch without a right of way. He was in Grand Junction seeking an injunction when the incident occurred. The case likely heads to court.
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Grand Junction
Colo
Albert James
Grand Valley
James
Burns Beats Roche in World Heavyweight Title Bout
Tommy Burns American boxer defeated Jem Roche Irish champion by knockout in the first round at the Royal theater Dublin. The bout lasted one minute twenty eight seconds before Roche was counted out. A syndicate offered to match Squires against Burns on the same terms.
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Dublin
Tommy Burns
Jem Boone
Royal Theater
Burns
Roche
Squires
Burna
City weighs bond bids as law evasion debated
Cheyenne struggles to sell 160000 waterworks extension bonds at par while considering schemes to dodge state law. Rollins & Son offer par value with staged payments and 5 percent financing. American Light & Water proposes work in exchange for bonds. City council grants time for finance committee review and to meet bidders. Scavenger bids also reviewed for next year.
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Cheyenne
W.A. Scott
E. H. Rolling & Son
Chicago
Rollins & Sons
Rollins &Son
Rollins & Son
W. P. Bullock
American Light & Water Company
Nimmo
Deadly gas claims two in Greeley well mishap
In Greeley Colorado a father-in-law and his son-in-law died while cleaning an abandoned well on the Laters ranch nine miles southwest of town. Leo Jenkins descended to rescue John Laters but both were overcome by gas. The family, including Laters wife and children, witnessed the tragedy.
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Latesvis Ranch
Gregley
Latovih
Jenskine
Tris
Jenking
Feld
Tillmans Scorching Speech on Roosevelt Denounces Executive Power
Senator Tillman denounces President Roosevelt accusing him of executive encroachment and press manipulation. He cites banking capital, patronage rules, and Wall Street misdeeds, asserting Congress has become a recording machine under strong executive influence.
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Tillman
Roosevelt
Washington, D. C
Committee On Finance
New York
Andrew Jackson
Congress
Senate
House
Paul Morton
Santa Fe Railroad
White House
Tragic Well Rescue After Fatal Drowning Incident
A man and a younger companion died after falling into a twenty foot well. Neighbors rushed to aid as Mrs Lateviz feared the worst. Charles Swink and hired men recovered both bodies after clearing the shaft. The coroner and sheriff proceeded to the scene.
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Lateviz
Charles Swink
Latevis
Jenkings
Sherif
Osborne predicts record crowds for Democratic convention
Denver reports John N. K. Osborne former Wyoming governor and national committee subcommittee chair returned from Chicago where he attended national Democratic leaders meeting. He says Denver may host one of the largest convention crowds with many delegates bringing families. committee likely won’t meet before May 1.
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Denver
Colo
Johnn KE. Osborne
Wyoming
National Committee
Chicago
Albany
Osborne
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South Carolina
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