Croker Faces Mazet Panel In Tammany Probe
Richard Croker, Tammany boss, testifies before the Mazet Investigating Committee in New York detailing patronage, auctions, and his private holdings. John F. Carroll and Judge Daly also recount pressure and renomination issues as the inquiry reveals political entanglements and threats of contempt.
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New York
Richard Croker
Mazet
John F. Carroll
Tammany
Joseph F. Daly
Supreme Court
Moss
Witness Testimony Ties Carroll to Tammany Hall Influence
The witness denies pauper status and salary from Croker or Tammany Hall. When asked about recent earnings, he refuses to answer, claiming intimidation. He concedes that Croker speaks for him and those aligned with Tammany Hall or backed by its influence.
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Mr. Croker
Tammany Hall
Mr. Moss
Mr. Carroll
Lion tamer Mme Piancka wins divorce in Kansas City
Charlotte Wilhelmina Gertrude Bishop known as Mme Piancka the lion tamer obtained a legal separation from R H Bishop of New York today in Kansas City. She alleged cruelty and intimidation by her husband while he did not appear in court.
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Madame Piancka
Kansas City
Charlotte Wilhelmina Gertrude Bishop
Mme
Piancka
R. H. Bishop
New York
Wireless telegraphy test spans over a mile in Washington
The War Department Building and the Naval Observatory conducted a wireless telegraphy test over more than a mile. Officials say the experiment proved the concept and will be extended toward wider separation points including Fort Myer and the Georgetown Observatory.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
War Department
Naval Observatory
Ft. Myer
Georgetown
Fort
Marconi
Squire
Allen
General Greely
Signal Service Corps
Windsor Laundry Boiler Exploded in Delaware Ohio
An attempted dynamite blast damaged the Windsor Laundry boiler early today. A 30 foot fuse ran from an alley into the boiler near the police station. No clues found. police force on case. Earlier a Windsor Laundry delivery horse was poisoned but saved by veterinarians.
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Commercial Tribune
Delaware
Windsor
Barton
Sandusky Street
Epidemic of spinal meningitis hits Brownstown
An epidemic of spinal meningitis grips Brownstown Indiana twelve miles west of Seymour. Last week two died and schools closed. The disease worsened with four more deaths, four new cases, and panic among residents as Dr. David Cummins reports to the State Board of Health.
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Commercial Tribune
Seymour
Ind
Brownstown
David Cummins
Board of Health
State Board of Health
Finnish Protest Denounces Czar Rights Over Finland
The Finnish American and Swedish American associations in Chicago appeal to the American public and humanity, charging the Czar with depriving Finland of constitutional rights. They condemn Governor General Bobrikov and question Protestant world inaction, citing harsh Russian measures and a reported Swedish press remark.
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Chicago
Finnish-American Association
Swedish-American Association
Finland
Russia
Czar
Grand Duke of
Bobrikoff
Special Pocket in Sleeve Spurs Defendant's Remarks
Mrs. George shows a unique pocket sewn into her sleeve as the trial reveals a formidable accumulation of remarks by the defendant. Lawyers clash over the implications as testimony unfolds across the courtroom.
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Mrs. George
Revenge allegations mark Mrs George trial glimpses
In Canton Ohio on April 14 the defense and state litigate threats Mrs George made against Saxton. Witnesses recount how she claimed harm by Saxton and described a pistol incident at the Althouse house. Court halts chemical cuticle testing due to arrest duress and scant sample.
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Commercial Tribune
Canton
George
Saxton
Mary Finley
Mary Nauman
Mrs. George
Althouse House
Maria Pontius
Albert D. Smith
Sectiool of
Applied Science
Eaj
Charles C. Loyd
Perry van Horn
Mrs.George
Michael Barr
Postoffice
Judge Opposes Columbus Dam Project In Ruling
Judge Evans of the Common Pleas bench in Columbus Ohio issues an opinion on the storage dam question. He rules against the city on most points and says the water works dam cannot be built as planned. The decision also requires submission to the State Board of Health. It holds that city voters’ decisions cannot be overridden by the municipality or Public Works Board.
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Lang
Ohio
New York
Merritt
Frankie Monnett
Industrial Commission
Trust
D. K. Watson
J.K. Richards
Congress
United States
Senator Hanna
Washington
Thomasville
Cleveland
Republican National Committee
Hanna
National Committee
George D. Taylor
Armour & Co
John J. Murphy
Ice Department
Swift & Co
Francis M. Dean
Pennsylvania Artillery
Puerto Rico
Manitoba
Manitoba Aer
Ponce
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Evans
Common Pleas
City Board of Public Works
State Board of Health
Board of Public Works
Alger Denies Resignation Plans From Enemies
Secretary Alger issued a firm denial to rumors he would resign as War Secretary. He stated he plans to remain in office for the duration of the administration, barring unforeseen disasters or health issues, and urged the press to stop publishing false reports.
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Algér
Alger
Horace Porter
Russell Hastings
Washington
Chi
Associated Press
Witnesses Describe Suspect’s Composure and Letter Threats
The narrative details a judge denying the letter's admission, labeling it a tirade of threats against Saxton written by Mrs. George. Miss Mattie Grimes testifies she saw Mrs. George an hour after Saxton’s death with flushed face and evident excitement, marking the first post‑incident sighting aside from the elevator ride to Sterling’s law office. Grimes plans to recount how she observed Mrs. George in cross examination tomorrow.
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Saxton
George
Mattie Grimes
Mrs. George
Sterling’s Law Office
Monnett to file information on oil bribery attempt
Attorney General Monnett will tomorrow file with the Ohio Supreme Court a formal information detailing an alleged bribery attempt connected to the Standard Oil cases. The filing transfers the matter to the court for further investigation.
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Supreme Court
Standard Oil
Commercial Tribune
Columbus
Monnett
Father of Senator Fairbanks breaks thigh in fall
L. M. Fairbanks aged 75, father of Senator Fairbanks of Indiana, fell from a stepladder at his Union County farm, fracturing his thigh. He was brought to Springfield this evening and lies at the point of death with slim chances of recovery.
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Commercial Tribune
Springfield
Ex Queen Dowager Kapiolani Stricken Again in Honolulu
Honolulu advices report ex Queen Dowager Kapiolani seriously ill with a second stroke of apoplexy. She worsened after the first spell and is not allowed to be seen by even her closest friends.
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San Francisco
Honolulu
Kapiolani
Confessed Murder Ties Miners to Kentucky Case
Bob Vickers, a union miner from Pana Illinois, confessed to a Kentucky murder from five years ago. His brother Al Vickers, wounded in Monday's riot, was arrested as an accomplice. Both are leading union miners.
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Pana, Ill
Bob Vickers
Kentucky
al Vickers
Senator-Elect N B Scott Endows Oratory Prize
Morgantown West Virginia April 14 Senator elect N B Scott endowed the University of West Virginia School of Oratory with an annual award of 100 dollars for the best young women student oration.
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Commercial Tribune
Morgantown
W. Va
N. B. Scott
School of Oratory
Oration
Shooting at Tuca Leechee Cove Wounds Three Men
The incident occurred near Thomas Frey’s home in Tuca Leechee Cove a remote settlement thirty miles east of Knoxville Tennessee. Andrew Dunn William Dunn and James Webb were target shooting when Frey ordered them away after objecting to their practice. A quarrel followed and Frey shot the three men. William Dunn is expected to die Andrew Dunn is fatally wounded and James Webb is dangerously wounded possibly fatally. Frey fled and has not been arrested.
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Knoxville
Tenn
Tucaleechee Cove
Andrew
William Dunn
James Webb
Thomas Frey
Frey
Webb
Pistol Shot Linked to Whitely Area In Bodenmiller Case
In Muncie Indiana on April 14 the state contends a pistol fired November 14 near a gravel pit east of Broadway may relate to Andy Bodenmiller’s disappearance. Testimony shows conflicting details as witnesses describe guns seen by Oland’s schoolmates, with some noting a twenty two caliber while the shooting used a thirty two.
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Commercial Tribune
Muncie
Ind
Andy Bodenmiller
Broadway
Oland
China approves three new ports in Kiang Su Kiang Si and Anhui
London dispatch says the Chinese Government has assented to opening three new ports in Kiang-Su Kiang-Si and An-Hui provinces. The move follows Shanghai reports and reflects expanding maritime access.
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London
Shanghai
Kiang-Su
Kiang-Si
Ngan- Hwei
An-Hui
Fatal Prairie Fire In Greeley County Neb
Prairie fires wiped out property in Greeley County. J J Lepper and his son from Brayton died in the blaze. Fires also burned hundreds of square miles of grazing land around Cheyenne Wells Colorado with thousands of cattle moved to other ranges and another fire on the Wild Horse range covering over twenty square miles.
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Omaha, Neb
Greeley County
J. J. Lepper
Brayton
Cheyenne Wells
Colo
Wild Horse Range
Colorado Snow Blockade Breaks After Seventy-Seven Days
Colorado Midland Railway blockade west of Leadville is broken and through traffic resumes after seventy seven days. Two through freight trains start from Colorado Springs at noon and regular passenger schedules are restored. Snow banks reach twenty five feet and rails are iced blocked but cutaway work ends delays.
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Denver
Col
Colorado Midland Railway
Leadville
Colorado Springs
Girl Struck by Train in Huntington Tragedy
Miss Edith Kelley seventeen daughter of Councilman Kelley was crossing the Ohio River Railroad tracks when struck by a fast train. She was hurled twenty five feet and died half an hour later in Huntington West Virginia on April 14.
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Commercial Tribune
Huntington
W. Va
Edith
Kelley
McKenna Wire Runs Through Enemy Country Without Guard
Manila dispatch reports General Lawton moving north with gunboats Napidan and Laguna de Bay as troops push into hostile country. McKenna of the Signal Corps is praised for running a wire through the area without a guard amid shelling and troop movements near Longas and San Antonio.
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McKenna
Signal Corps
Manila
Lawton
Laguna de Bay
Lambun
Longas
San Antonio
United States Philippine Commission
Fourth Cavalry
Santa Cruz
Fourteenth
Pasig
North Dakota
Cascoes
Lieutenant Southern Wounded in Filipino Action Near Santa Cruz
A patrol of sixty sharpshooters led by Lieutenant Southern advances toward Panzanghan near Santa Cruz. Southern is wounded as U S forces push through a trench, later capturing the area with losses on both sides. Filipino forces suffer heavy casualties. American troops report restrained reprisals and evacuations.
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Manila
Panzanghan
Southern
Washington Regiment
Santa Cruz
Fourteenth Infantry
Linck
First
Idaho Infantry
Fraine
North Dakota
Aguinaldo
Fourteenth
Cariboo
Tongas
Paolo Aguirre
Lawton
Pasangha
Brook
Ohio Officer Falls Overboard in Seventeenth Incident
Manila reports an Ohio officer fell overboard during a voyage of the US transport Sheridan formerly the Massachusetts sailing from New York. Details continue on the fifth page.
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Manila
United States
Sheridan
Massachusetts
New York
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Clares
Croker
Peter F. Meyer
Air and Power Company
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No. 111 Broadway
Roger A. Pryor
Daly
Carroll
Consolidated Ice Company
Admiral Schley
Navy Department
By Hal. D. Landon
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Naval’ Examining Board
Schley
Naval Examination Board
Indiana
Jani
Nettie McAllister
John L. Jackson
Miles
Charles R. Blundell
Second
New Jersey
Edwin W. Hine
Harry W. Wiley
Agricultural Department
Senator Fairbanks
Pana
Oratory School
Neb
Colorado
Han
Maj. Weisenberger
Meyer
Weisenberger
Pactos Ancontonia
Longas Church
Father McKinnon
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