Postoffice probe widens as Payne extends inquiry
Washington dispatch reports Postmaster General Payne expanding the investigation to all four assistants and all departments. The move follows Bristow’s findings amid a Washington squabble over Wynne and Machen, with findings delayed until after the President returns from the West Indies trip.
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Commercial Tribune
Washington
Payne
Postoffice
Bristow
West Indies
Wynne
Machen
Honduras Revolt Ends as Tegucigalpa Surrenders to Bonilla
A cablegram from U S Consul Moe in Tegucigalpa Honduras reports the revolution’s success and Tegucigalpa’s surrender to Bonilla. The Navy subsequently transmitted updates from the Panther detailing the situation and photos.
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Washington
State Department
United States
Moe
Teguscigalpa
Honduras
Tegucigalpa
Bonilla
Pope Leo to reach age of 100 says Dr Lapponi
Rome April 15 Dr Lapponi told the Associated Press he did not veto any celebration for April 28 when the Pope would reach the age of St Peter He said the jubilee festivities were enough and that the Pontiff is in good health For him nothing unforeseen would prevent a potential 100th birthday rule of life for Leo XIII
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Rome
Peter
Leo
Pope Consents to Audience with King Edward
Rome correspondent for the Daily Mail reports the Pope has consented to receive King Edward after the king's visit to the Quirinal. The April date is noted.
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London
Rome
The
Daily Mail
Edward
Quirinal
Rabbi Gustave Gottheil Dies After Illness in New York
Rabbi Gustave Gottheil emeritus of Temple Emmanuel died of apoplexy in New York after weeks of illness. A liberal exponent of the Jewish Church he served the temple for thirty years and spoke in Gentile churches. Born in 1837 in Prussia he studied at the University of Berlin and the Institute of Hebrew Literature and prior to New York led a Manchester England rabbinate.
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Emmanuel
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Prussia
University of Berlin
Institute of Hebrew Literature
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England
New Goebel plot witness testifies in Kentucky case
Frank Creil a Bell County convict and Goebel murder conspirator testified he opposed killing Goebel though his testimony did not connect Howard to the crime He said Taylor offered 2500 to a killer for Goebel and claimed a pardon Creil described meetings with Powers Cul ton and Golden and a plan to settle the contest with violence Youtsey to be called today at the Kentucky Penitentiary for testimony on the shooting's shooter
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New Star
Frank Creil
Bell County
Goebel
Howard
Powers
Taylor
Crell
Creil
Culton
Golden
Capitol Hotel
Commissioner of Agriculture
John D. Gambrell
Knox County
Jim Howard
Manchester
D. M. Woodson
Youtsey
William Barrett
Clay County
John G
Rev. White
Lexington
Steve Barrett
Sid Baker
Bill Goebel
Barrett
C. T. Jones
Dave Chadwell
Jim Stubblefield
Henry Youtsey
Franklin and
T. C. Campbell
Lillard
Kentucky Penitentiary
Manufacturers Define Stand On Trades Unionism
New Orleans delegates to the National Convention of the Association of Manufacturers debated labor policy and approved a platform opposing illegal acts while supporting union rights. A resolution condemning convict labor and endorsing employer organization was adopted amid heated talks.
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National Convention
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D. A. Tompkins
North Carolina
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Toledo
Parry
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National Association of Manufacturers
United States of America
Fit
Resolutions Committee
Richard Young
New York
Charlotte
N. C
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United Action
Ensign Hussner to face court martial in Germany
Berlin April 15 A German navy Ensign Hussner faces a court martial for killing artilleryman Hartmann at Essen on Good Friday over a disputed salute. Hussner says Hartmann tried a handshake and ran. Hussner stabbed him and later warned blood would flow. He also claimed his duty required strict saluting. The Ensign notes in a notebook call for stricter courtesy among privates.
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Hartmann
Essen
Tim
Taft reports health trip from Manila to Benguet
Governor Taft wires Secretary Root about his Manila Benguet journey to recover health. He says he stood the trip well rode 25 miles to 5 000 feet altitude and hopes dysentery is cured. He praises the province notes bracing air and cool cottage porch temperatures around 68 degrees.
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Root
Taft
Manila
Benguet
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Murray Bay
Philippines
Cowboy Breakfast Planned for President Visit in Hugo
In Hugo Colorado on April 15 a plan to serve a genuine cowboy breakfast to President Roosevelt during a May 4 stop was approved. Secretary Loeb confirms the presidential party will greet locals early that morning, with stockmen and cowboys from the region expected to participate in a chuck wagon style feast.
Morgan and Hill Disagree Over Northern Securities Case
New York April 15 A Wall Street rumor says Morgan wants to drop the Northern Securities case while Hill pushes for an appeal The Southern merger Morgan favors meeting strong opposition in several states has reportedly been abandoned
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Wall Street
Morgan
Hill
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Chicago police raid Jacobs printing office on gambling charge
Chicago police raided J J Jacobs printing office at 76 Sherman street and arrested him on charges of keeping a common gambling house and conducting a lottery. He is alleged manager of the Montana Mining Loan and Investment Company, whose offices were raided earlier. A wagon load of stock certificate printing material was seized and Jacobs released on $600 bond.
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Resignation Sought by German Army Corps Leader
General Count Von Haezeler, commander of the Sixteenth Army Corps, asks Emperor William to accept his resignation on April 30, the fiftieth anniversary of his entering the army.
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Count von Haezeler
Germany
William
Ex-Governor Taylor Denies Offering to Shoot Goebel
In Indianapolis on April 15 ex Governor Taylor of Kentucky rejected reports that he offered Frank Cecil 2500 dollars to shoot Goebel as famously false. He said he did not know Cecil and had never seen him to his knowledge.
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Indianapolis
Kentucky
Frank Cecil
Goebel
Cecil
Dayton Attorney Marries After Twenty Year Betrothal
William B. Iddings 48, a Dayton attorney, and Miss Mary Van Ausdal 41, from a prominent Dayton family, wed today in Dayton. The couple had been engaged for about twenty years, with Miss Van Ausdal’s father Isaac Van Ausdal threatening to disinherit her. The wedding was delayed until his death and estate settlement.
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Commercial Tribune
Dayton
William B. I4dings
Mary van Ausdal
M. E. Wilson
van Ausdal
Isaac van Ausdal
Newlands Daughter Engaged After Nevada Senator's Wedding
Washington April 15. The engagement of Senator Newlands second daughter Miss Janet to Dr William Johnston of Southborn Mass follows the wedding of Miss Edith Newlands to Charles H L Johnston of Southborn. Dr Johnston, Harvard graduate, is the bridegroom's brother and son of the late Dr W A Johnston of this city.
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Nevada
Charles H. L. Johnston
Southborn
Mass
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Cotton King to Retire With 5 Million Profit
Special Despatch to Commercial Tribune from New York reports Daniel J. Sully plans to exit the cotton market. Wall Street speculation centers on his willingness to take profits, estimated at about 5 million dollars, and retire with a small following.
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Commercial Tribune
New York
Daniel J. Sully
Wall Street
Sully
First Arrest in Asylum Scandal in Louisville
An indictment against King based on Dr. Minor’s testimony accuses him of assaulting the patient at the asylum, breaking ribs and dragging him to a darkroom. King, son of Leo King editor of the Oldham County News, was arrested after attempting to testify before the grand jury. The probe revealed attendants choking patients with towels and mistreatment of women about to be released, with several victims refusing to testify due to threats. Investigation continues. more dismissals likely.
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Dr. Minor
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Leo King
Oldham County News
Governor Holds Only Ohio Flag in Existence
The sole Ohio flag, adopted by the current Legislature, is the Governor Nash personal property. It was loaned to Colonel Coit who denied possession and later the janitor found the flag in a storeroom. Adjutant General Gyger said it would not accompany the regiment to St. Louis and the United States flag would suffice.
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Ohio
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Sinks
Coit
Fourth Infantry
Gyger
St. Louis
United States
Odell to Lead New York Troops to St Louis Fair
Albany April 15. The New York State Senate passed a $50,000 bill for Governor Odell his staff and a regiment of militia to travel to the St Louis Fair on April 27. The Adjutant General will select 1,000 National Guard troops for Odell's escort and display.
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N. Y
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Memory Loss Strikes Local Businessman in Owensboro
William N. Bumpus of Owensboro aged about 60 suffered sudden retrograde amnesia this morning. He recalled nothing after conversations with a friend and appeared well previously having retired two months ago as manager of H. B. Phillips Company. He is a former Virginian Confederate veteran, unmarried, long at the Rudd Hotel, seeking medical help as doctors investigate the blank memory.
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William N. Bumpus
James Bumpus
Cincinnati
Bumpus
H. B. Phillips Company
Rudd Hotel
Barrows
Virginia
Joplin Riot Rages as Mob Hangs Suspected Killer
A mob in Joplin Missouri violently overpowered police and burned dozens of African American homes after seizing a suspected killer of a police officer. A stranger was lynched and the city faced arson, fear, and widespread disorder with no confirmed fatalities.
Aguinaldo Indorsed Plot to Kill General Otis
Washington dispatch says Captain John R. M. Taylor found papers from Filipino insurgents including a document endorsed on the back with a direction to kill General Otis. The handwriting is attributed to Aguinaldo with a note naming Leberino Kotienko and Feliciano de Cruz as kill commissioneds.
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John R. M. Taylor
Fourteenth Infantry
Otis
Taylor
Aguinaldo
Manila
San Miguel
Feliciano Cruz
E. Aguinaldo
Leberino Kotienko
Feliciano de Cruz
Bureau of Insular Affairs
Dora Clay Brock’s Husband Arrested for Concealed Weapons
Riley Brock, husband of Dora Clay Brock and former wife of General Cassius M. Clay, was jailed in Lexington on concealed weapons charges. Authorities plan to turn him over to federal agents for alleged counterfeit money circulation. The man traveled Kentucky towns with Dora, while she refused to return to White Hall with General Clay.
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Commercial Tribune
Lexington
Riley Brock
Dora Clay Brock
Cassius M. Clay
Marshal Peel
Nicholasville
Peel
Brock
Kentucky
Mt. Sterling
Winchester
Richmond
Harrodsburg
Kokomo Ind
Pinchard
Dora
White Hall
General Clay
Clay
Lynching in Joplin Claims Thomas Gilyard at 20
The Joplin lynching tonight killed Thomas Gilyard a 20 year old. He was said to be shot by Policeman Leslie during the fight last night. Sheriff Owen rushed to the Carthage jail after Dan Bullard a nearby companion was spirited away amid fears of an attack on the county jail.
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P. H. Decker
C. Leslie
Kansas City
Decker
Carthage
Thomas Gilyard
Leslie
Owen
Dan Bullard
Gilyard
Bullard
Yale Freshman Missing After Harbor Sail
Lester C. Barton of Chicago, a Yale freshman, vanished after a harbor sail with companion William Mason Duncan of Russellville Kentucky. A student party chartered a tug to search Long Island Sound, but inquiries along the Connecticut shore found no trace of the boat or its occupants.
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Lester C. Barton
Chicago
Yale
Barton
William Mason Duncan
Russellville
Duncan
Long Island Sound
Long Island
Connecticut
Burglars Stage Denver Bank Safe Attempt
In Denver early today burglars forced entry into the Daniels Bank on Sixteenth Street near Curtis but fled at the burglar alarm before attacking the safe. The robbers left with about $100,000 in cash. the incident marks Denver's first recorded safe robbery attempt.
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Sixteenth Street
Curtis
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